After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 377 We are different

Jinjia Shugan laughed twice, feeling a little at a loss.

He was not very used to his friend Hai Jiao's forthrightness after returning to his home. In the past, Hai Jiao seemed to be more tactful and reserved when speaking, always taking his mood into consideration. He didn't expect that Hai Jiao would be so calm in front of his relatives after returning home, which made him a little embarrassed.

However, he honestly revealed his source of information: "The two guard brothers sent by the Zhou family were talking with their companions in the yard. I heard someone say that Sister Hai quickly climbed up the wall more than two feet high. , and some people said that Sister Hai jumped from the wall... Although I only saw Sister Hai jumping from the wall of the courtyard, the Zhou family has no reason to lie..."

This is a misunderstanding.

Haitang did climb the ladder to the top of the two-and-a-half-foot-high exterior wall, but she jumped from the top of the wall to the eaves of the small building in the front yard, then grabbed the window sill and landed on the roof of the west house. She dropped down one level at a time, and then walked on the roof to reach the courtyard. Next to the wall, he climbed up to the top of the courtyard wall, walked to the side of Jin Jiashu's house, and then jumped to the ground... This is only a height of three or four meters. During her morning exercises on weekdays, she often jumps on the backyard wall to practice Qinggong. This is really a common thing for her.

Jin Jiashu said that this was unusual at all: "I have never seen a girl jump down from such a high place and do so lightly and skillfully without any bumps. You were still carrying a knife at the time! There’s another whip…”

Hai Jiao had already understood and said with a smile: "This is actually nothing. She also likes to dance with knives and guns on weekdays, jumping up and down, but after you came to our house, she only moved around in the backyard. Just for you to see."

He turned to look at his little sister and said with a smile: "I heard that grandma scolded you? Did she scold you badly?"

Haitang waved his hand: "Grandma meant what she meant. Although she cursed fiercely, she said that as long as the enemy doesn't come knocking on the door, I won't be allowed to kill anyone with a knife. But today, isn't it the enemy knocking on the door? So I took It's okay to kill people with a knife, but at most I'll practice jumping over walls in front of my grandma more often, so that she won't be so weird anymore."

Haijiao laughed loudly. Jin Jiashu was stunned again.

He finally realized that the reason why the Zhenguo Government arranged for him to stay in Haijia temporarily was not just because Haijiao was his good friend and was the first to come up with the plan to use a substitute to lure the enemy. Even though the Hai family looks like a wealthy family in Zhili, it is even somewhat similar to the style of his late father Jin Juren in terms of emphasis on reading and learning. However, those who came from the Northwest Frontier Army are still The behavior of a military family who has lived in a border town for many years is really different from that of a gentry family like Jin Jiaofang...

He had heard from the Zhou family's soldiers how the Hai family defended themselves against the enemy. Even the servants who cooked in the kitchen and the servants who usually served him in daily life dared to pick up kitchen knives and sticks to subdue those with sharp blades. Enemy, what's so surprising about the daughter of the Hai family being able to fly over eaves, walk around with arms, and kill people with a knife? Hai Jiao is just the grandson of a minor civilian official in the army, but in terms of riding and shooting skills, how can he be worse than the grandsons of Marshal Zhou, the Duke of Zhenguo? During the chat, he talked about the art of war and strategy, and he was quite insightful. Even Zhou Yijun, the young master of the palace, admired him very much. He was by no means comparable to an ordinary half-year-old boy.

The Hai family who came back from the border town were stronger than ordinary people. He was so shocked, but it seemed that he had insufficient knowledge to make such a fuss.

After Jin Jiashu calmed down, Hai Jiao told him an interesting story about his family in Guazhou: "One time when barbarians broke into the city, my second uncle climbed up on the wall and shot arrows to kill the enemy. One arrow at a time, no arrows. My grandfather was holding a spear to help with the wounds. My grandma was guarding the yard with a hatchet. When someone came over the wall, she stepped forward and stabbed him. Before the man hit the ground, his foot was broken. It was such a miserable scream! My cousin uncle and some of his scholar friends stabbed the man to death with swords. Uncle Cui and his son worked together to throw the body out of the wall to avoid dirtying our yard... …”

This was an event he recalled that left a deep impression on him when he lived in Guazhou during his childhood. At that time, my younger sister Haitang could not remember anything, and the Hai family had not yet prospered in Guazhou. They did not live in a deep compound surrounded by high walls. If the enemy attacked, the whole family would have to work together. Since no one in the family was injured, and they were very happy when they participated in the city's celebration afterwards, Hai Jiao felt that this was an interesting thing in his memory. Jin Jiashu was shocked by the "interesting things" he said, and he became more and more afraid to underestimate the Hai family.

Unexpectedly, Xie Tanhua, who looks like an elegant old scholar, Mr. Cao and Mr. Lu, as well as the kind-hearted Grandpa Hai and Grandma Hai, all have the experience of killing enemies in border towns. It’s true that people cannot be judged by their appearance...

After a break from chatting, Haitang asked Haijiao what news he had heard at the Zhenguogong Mansion. How did the Sun family's minions intercept Mrs. Gui and her daughter? They wanted to be uninvited guests in another courtyard today. I heard that they went out without telling the people of the Zhenguo Palace. How come they bumped into "Master Cai" and his group?
After hearing the little sister's question, Hai Jiao hurriedly told the news he had found out.

Mrs. Gui and her daughter indeed borrowed the familiar coachman and carriage from the Zhou family's fourth house today, and went out without telling the people of the Zhenguo Palace. They pretended to go shopping to buy clothing materials, but in fact they just sat for a while in a familiar tea shop as a cover, then got up and left.

Because Zhou Xuejun was prepared in advance, he asked the servants in the four rooms of his house to pay attention to Mrs. Gui's whereabouts. The guards following the car would send letters back from time to time to report to Zhou Xuejun where Mrs. Gui and her daughter were. The coachman was actually aware of it, but no matter how much he loved the old lady's descendants, he would not betray his Lord for them, so he did not stop her.

Mrs. Gui noticed the guard's little move and made excuses to send everyone off to run errands. Then she turned towards the other courtyard. The guard immediately told the Zhou family's eyes and ears in the city, who then passed it on to Zhou Xuejun, so Zhou Xuejun walked out with a straight face during the small banquet. She planned to stop them at the front door. She is the eldest daughter of the Fourth Bedroom. If she orders the carriage driver of the Fourth Bedroom to go back to the mansion, Mrs. Gui will have to be pulled back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion by the carriage again if she wants to come in. The big mistake made by the servant in the fourth house will not be exposed in front of the sisters in other houses.

However, Mrs. Gui and her daughter were walking on the street with only a maid and a coachman, and there was no one around them to protect them. This matter would naturally attract the attention of the Sun family's minions.

The "Caiye" and his men escaped from the new stronghold just before dawn. He also learned from Xiaocui that the Wu family's female relatives had been frequenting a tea shop recently. Thinking that Jin Jiashu could not be kidnapped, he simply kidnapped one or two Wu family members. , it’s not a trip to Chang’an City in vain. Moreover, the city was so heavily guarded that if he didn't have a hostage of sufficient importance, he really had no chance of successfully escaping from the city.

They discovered the whereabouts of Mrs. Gui and her daughter in the tea shop, and followed them all the way. Seeing that there was only one person left beside them, they robbed the person while they were passing by a quiet and remote street corner.

The maid who was following the car was thrown out of the car, and the coachman was the only one left beside Mrs. Gui and her daughter. He was afraid that "Master Cai" and others would hurt Mrs. Gui, his mother and his daughter, so he obediently drove the car to the gate of the other courtyard. Before, when he saw his young lady coming out of the door and the concierge being killed by a thief, he remembered his duty and stood in front of Zhou Xuejun...

Hai Jiao briefly explained the fate of the coachman, and then said: "After that 'Master Cai' was arrested, he and his accomplices explained what happened next. This 'Master Cai' wasn't stupid enough. He knew he couldn't escape, so he I’ll do it honestly, but I don’t know how likely it will come true.”

Haitang was a little curious: "Who is this 'Master Cai'? What is his full name?"

Speaking of this matter, Hai Jiao became excited: "This man's real name is Sun Cai. You must have never imagined that he is Sun Yongbai's confidant! A listed slave!"

(End of this chapter)