Rumors began to spread, but in the past three to five days, the Qin family, which used to be very lively and prominent, had fallen into disarray. There were only a dozen servants and three or two kittens left in Nuo Da's mansion.
And after Qin Zukang handed over his position as the master of Qiandeji, the target of the rumors changed again.
Miraculously, people no longer cursed Qian De Ji for colluding with outsiders, and the finger was once again pointed at Qin Zukang and his son, as if they should bear all the blame.
After this blow, Mr. Qin's already sickly body became worse and worse day by day. However, although his body was deteriorating, he was fortunate to still have his mind and did not become confused because of this.
However, after many days of hard work, his energy and energy were much less than before, but his frowning face was still full of stubbornness.
Qin Zukang was a child of old age. Although he was nearly sixty years old, he only had this son. Under his careful training, Qin Zichen lived up to expectations, and was impeccable in both his business skills and his treatment of people.
Especially in terms of recognizing people, even his father felt inferior to him. Now, nearly half of the shopkeepers in Qiandeji are newly promoted by Qin Zichen, but none of them disappoints.
It is precisely because of this that Mr. Qin Zukang was content to stay behind the scenes and let him appear in front of the curtain. The intention was to cultivate his personal experience and reputation so that he could take over as the chief shopkeeper of Qiandeji in the future.
"You are not wrong in choosing to cooperate with Uncle Yongning. Although there is a hurdle in front of you, as long as you get over it, our Qin family will definitely usher in greater development!" Looking at his son Qin Zichen in front of him, the old man said categorically to him said.
Hearing his father's words, Qin Zichen couldn't help but raise his head and said with tears in his eyes: "My father thinks so, and the child is deeply pleased!"
He continued: "Having said that, I just caused my father to lose his position as the head of the family, handed over the Qian De Ji to others, and suffered the same fate as his children. I am always uneasy..."
Before Qin Zichen finished speaking, he heard a burst of noise outside, and then heard the old housekeeper shouting: "My boss... my boss... it's not good..."
The faces of the father and son of the Qin family changed when they heard the sound. Before they could react, they saw that the door had been pushed open. The old housekeeper Qin Zhong staggered into the room. Before he could catch his breath, he hurriedly said: "Master... …Breaking on the door…They’re banging on the door…”
A loud "bang" sound came. It turned out that Qin Zukang hit the table with his palm and shouted angrily: "Wang Fa, is there still Wang Fa?"
"Cough cough cough..."
Qin Zukang was already in poor health, and he had only allowed Qin Zichen to appear in public these years, presiding over various affairs of Qiandeji. At this time, he was so anxious that he couldn't help but cough loudly.
"Father...Father..."
Qin Zichen quickly stood up, supported his old father and called out hurriedly. The old housekeeper Qin Zhong responded the fastest. He poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qin Zukang and said, "My boss... my boss, drink some water... suppress your anger..."
After Qin Zukang took it, he took a sip. Before he could swallow the second sip, he spit it out and asked the old housekeeper Qin Zhong anxiously: "How many people are left in the house?"
"My boss, apart from you and the young boss, there are only eleven adult men left. I'm afraid we won't be able to stop you."
Qin Zukang, who had just stood up, sat back on his chair when he heard this, with a dejected look on his face, and murmured: "They are going to kill them all!"
"Father, even if Huairen County takes advantage of them, General Wang and my Qin family are already tied together, and he will not leave us alone..."
"Confused!"
Qin Zukang gasped for breath and said: "Wang Puyuan is far away in Datong. Besides, it is difficult for him as a commander-in-chief to intervene in the affairs of local prefectures and counties. I'm afraid... I'm afraid I won't be able to count on him."
"Fan Yongdou and others are really vicious. He has handed over the position of head of Qiandeji. Why doesn't he leave us a way to survive?"
"Zi Chen, if the thieves break into the house later, I will fight with all my strength to deal with them. Taking advantage of the chaos in the front yard, you quickly go to the back house, take your mother and daughter-in-law, and escape quietly through the back door. .”
"No."
Qin Zichen said categorically: "Father, the child is left to deal with them while you and your mother take Wanting and escape from the back door. I want to see how bold they are and what they can do to me?"
"Silly boy……"
Qin Zukang said dejectedly: "Haven't you noticed yet? These are your uncles, don't worry about us."
He continued: "Fan Yongdou and others may want to scare the monkeys, so let's set an example for others so that Datong merchants will not dare to cooperate with Yongning Bo anymore, but it does not necessarily cost the lives of our father and son.
On the contrary, your uncles, although they have now taken away the position of the head of the family, are still not completely at ease with my father and son. They are afraid that the two of us will compete with them for the position of the head of the family in the future and have murderous intentions! "
Qin Zukang raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the courtyard door, and said in a trembling voice: "Even if the common people of Xiangyu Tong are incited, how can they dare to break down the door and storm the house? Aren't they afraid of the king's law?
It must be those gangsters in the city who took away their money, so there was such a movement and momentum. This is an attempt to eradicate my father and son, so we must not be careless. "
He opened his eyes angrily and continued with the last bit of his strength: "Good boy, don't be stubborn anymore, you are the hope of my Qin family, take your mother and daughter-in-law quickly, rush out from the back door, and go to Touxuan Mansion! "
Just at this time, the noise and abuse outside the courtyard gate became louder. Even the old lady and the young lady were helped into the house by the old lady, and everyone looked quite panicked.
"Kill these thieves who are colluding with outsiders..."
"Beat them to death...burn them to death..."
"Yes... rush in... beat these thieves to death with sticks..."
There were sounds of banging on the door from outside the courtyard, as if the gang of gangsters who had been encouraged would break in at any time. Bricks and tiles also rained through the door, constantly hitting the roof, window lattice, etc. at.
There were even several lit torches that were also thrown into the courtyard, causing fires. Fortunately, they were extinguished in time and did not cause a major disaster.
"Dong... Dong's house... it's not good... they climbed over the wall... climbed over the wall to get in!"
An old domestic servant hurried over, his words already a little incoherent: "Dong... Dong... we can't hold it... run away..."
"It's too late, it's already too late."
Qin Zukang slumped in his chair with a depressed expression and murmured: "It is a kind of perfection for the whole family, old and young, to be together."
"master……"
The old lady seemed to remember something, and he said in surprise: "Master, there is a silver cellar at home. It is underground. The door is thick and solid. You can hide in it to avoid evil."
Qin Zukang was just in a hurry. He only thought about escaping quickly, but he forgot about his silver cellar. Now when his wife reminded him, he suddenly realized: "Quickly, open the silver cellar quickly and get some water." Come with food.”
"My boss, the silver cellar is hidden and tightly sealed. It cannot be opened at a moment's notice."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you go quickly..."
The old housekeeper Qin Zhong just ran out of the house when he heard the sound of "bang...bang...bang...". Qin Zhong, who had just left the room, also rushed back with a few servants. He said anxiously: "My boss... my boss, it's too late... the front has opened, we've reached the middle gate!"
"What……"
The old man Yang Zukang stood up suddenly, but his vision went dark. He fell back into the chair again, his lips trembling slightly, as if he was saying something. If he got closer, he could hear clearly: "It's over... it's over... "
"Boom..." A loud noise came, and chaos immediately broke out in the middle courtyard. Amidst the mother-in-law's cries, vicious curses continued to be heard, gradually coming closer and closer.
It seemed that the mob headed by the thugs had already broken open the middle door and headed straight for the inner courtyard. Everyone had panic on their faces, knowing that the inner courtyard door could not prevent the thugs from breaking in.
Almost at the same time, there were noisy roars from the backyard, as if the door to the backyard had been knocked open, and there was chaos all around.
Faced with this sudden and huge change in front of them, everyone in the room looked panicked and at a loss. They all stood there in a daze, motionless.
…………
Just when everyone in the Qin family was in panic, they heard a burst of very hasty footsteps approaching in the backyard.
Suddenly, a hurried cry of "Young Master... Young Master... Young Master..." came, and then the door was slammed open, and a figure rushed into the house, shouting loudly and urgently: "Someone is coming... Xuanfu is coming... someone is coming..."
"What?"
Qin Zichen was the first to jump up and asked loudly: "Qin Liang, did you say someone came from Xuanfu?"
It turned out that the person who just rushed into the house to report the news was Qin Zichen's study boy and his follower who had been with him for many years - the young boy Qin Liang.
Before Qin Liang could reply, he saw a burly man rushing out of the door. He was dressed in black and not wearing any military uniform or armor. Qin Zichen stared blankly at the person with a look of astonishment on his face, unable to tell who it was. !
"Dong Qin's family, someone under the command of Uncle Yongning attacked He Kuan. Therefore, the area is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province. I waited until it was inconvenient to reveal my true identity, so I dressed up like this." He Kuan took out something from his arms and stretched out his hand as he spoke. He stuck it out for Qin Zichen and others to watch.
It is an iron waistband with the word "brave" engraved on it. In the middle is the battalion number where he is located. At the bottom is his military rank and name. However, the battalion number on his waistband is not. It is engraved with the words "Weiyuan Camp".
Qin Zichen has spent a long time on Beilu, especially last year when he personally accompanied the army to Liaodong. He is also quite familiar with Zhang Cheng's generals. Even He Kuan in front of him has met several times, but He was anxious for a moment, and because of He Kuan's attire, he didn't recognize him at first sight.
Now that he has seen the waist card, there is no reason to doubt him. The surprise in his heart is beyond words. He said with a trembling voice: "General He came just in time. Please save me quickly."
He Kuan didn't do any ink, so he said in a deep voice: "Dr. Qin's family, I shouldn't stay in Huairen for a long time. Please follow me out of the back door quickly, get in the car and leave the city."
"How many people have you come?" Qin Zukang, the old man of the Qin family, with the support of the officials and Qin Zichen, had just stood up and asked He Kuan.
He Kuan raised two fingers and said very relaxedly: "Twenty people."
"Only twenty people?"
The old butler Qin Zhong was the first to question. He asked with a worried look on his face: "There are so many rogues outside, how can only twenty people be enough?"
He Kuan's face was full of disdain, and he just urged Qin Zichen: "Qin's family, if you don't leave, it will be too late."
At this time, there were several miserable screams from the middle courtyard, indicating that someone had been killed. Then a strong man dressed the same as He Biao rushed into the room. His chest was bright red, and the tip of the knife in his right hand was also red. Drops of blood kept dripping down.
As soon as she saw the blood, the young lady Qin Chu couldn't help but exclaimed and began to vomit. If it weren't for the quick hands and eyes of the old woman next to her, she would have fallen to the ground.
"General, there are a lot of people in the front yard, including some practitioners. If you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in time." The visitor urged.
He Kuan also knew that the situation was critical, and if he continued to delay, once the government officials arrived, he would cause a lot of trouble in vain. He turned around and shouted: "Don't just stand there, help me up, don't ask for anything, follow us first." rush out."
He no longer cared whether the Qin family father and son heard clearly, stepped out of the door and shouted: "Dongzi, come on, take two people each to the front yard, and guard the front for me. Remember, when we come out of here At the back door, use 'Ten Thousand Enemies' to greet these idiots."
Qin Zichen has been traveling all over the country these years. Although doing business is different from fighting, he is not an inexperienced person. He also knows that the situation at this moment is extremely dangerous, and he does not dare to delay any longer. He quickly calls to the housekeeper and the servants and women gathered around him to help him. His father, mother and wife followed closely behind He Kuan and left the house.
At this time, there was chaos outside. The old housekeeper first called a servant to caress his old boss Qin Zukang for him, and then he yelled and cursed to calm the flustered servants, maids, and wives, and turned his head to look at Qin Zichen's face was full of begging.
Qin Zichen didn't understand what he meant. He looked very embarrassed and said to He Kuan in front of him: "General He, the rest of the people in the house are loyal servants..."
How could He Kuan not know the meaning of his words? He asked slightly impatiently: "Tell me, how many people are there?"
Qin Zichen felt relieved when he heard this, but he looked at the housekeeper Qin Zhong and heard him reply hastily: "Congratulations to the general, there are a total of seventeen men and women left in the house."
He Kuan waved his hand and said to him: "Bring them all with you."
However, he then solemnly stated: "There are only three large cars at the back door. If there are not enough seats for these many people, the young and strong ones may have to follow them on foot."
"Easy to say, this is easy to say!" Butler Qin Zhong readily agreed.
At this time, everyone saw clearly that there were only three people outside the room. They were all dressed in black shorts. However, their whole bodies were filled with an indescribable aura of toughness and coldness. They all held swords and shields in their hands, and even more on their waists. There is also a black iron lump stuck in the middle.
"He Tou, there's a fight in the middle courtyard. Let's go quickly..."
After hearing this shout, everyone discovered that there was another person lurking on the roof.
(End of chapter)
