Soon, the lights were brightly lit in the yard of Ding's house. Twenty or thirty countrymen and three puppet soldiers under Ding Jia were all standing in the yard of Ding's house. Each one was holding a rifle, and several of them were Individuals held torches and lanterns.
Ding Shengtian stood in front of everyone, waving the pistol in his hand, his face was ashen, and he shouted:
"Listen to me. If you kill Donkey Er and Yingzi, you will be rewarded two oceans each. Whoever kills them will be rewarded five oceans."
"As command----"
The villagers agreed excitedly.
Ding Shengtian waved his hand and led a group of peasants and puppet soldiers to run toward the courtyard gate in a menacing manner.
Xiu'er, who had been hiding behind the pillar to peek, had a look of worry on her face. She hesitated for a moment and then ran out of the courtyard quickly.
Xiu'er walked out of the courtyard and saw Ding Shengtian leading the puppet soldiers and villagers, holding torches and shouting, walking forward along the street.
Xiu'er was very anxious and wanted to catch up, but then she stopped. She thought for a moment, turned around, ran quickly into a small alley, and disappeared.
At Yingzi's house, Carpenter Lu and Yingzi's father were still trying to persuade Lu Er and Yingzi to run away.
Yingzi remained silent.
But Donkey Er refused to run away and insisted on asking his father to get the shotgun. He wanted to fight the Ding family hard.
"Dad, I won't leave. Go get the gun quickly. I want to fight with the Ding family to see who is more powerful, the Ding family or me!"
"My little ancestor, you are so powerful. Dad, please run away. Don't get into trouble again..."
The father and son were arguing, when there was a rapid knock on the door from outside.
"Thumping, beating, beating——"
Everyone in the room was surprised.
Yingzi's father was even more shocked and raised his voice and asked: "Who is it?"
Xiu'er's voice came from outside: "Uncle, it's me, Xiu'er, open the door quickly!"
When everyone heard this, they relaxed a little.
Xiu'er is Yingzi's close cousin and works as a servant in Ding's house. When everyone heard that it was Xiu'er who came, not the Ding family, they guessed that Xiu'er came to tell the news and hurriedly walked out of the house.
Yingzi also came out.
As soon as they came out, they heard noisy shouting not far away, coming this way. Although they couldn't hear it clearly, they could guess that it was the Ding family who came to settle accounts.
Yingzi's father quickly opened the courtyard door, and Xiu'er was standing outside the courtyard door.
Xiu'er did not come in, but stood at the door of the courtyard and said anxiously: "Uncle, where is Sister Yingzi?"
Yingzi revealed his head from behind his father: "Xiu'er, I'm here."
Xiu'er: "Oh, sister Yingzi, you have caused a big trouble!"
She saw Lu Er and Carpenter Lu again, and said anxiously: "Don't say anything, sister Yingzi and brother Erzi, you two run away quickly, Ding Shengtian is going to kill you two, and they will be here soon. Okay, I'm leaving. I can’t let them see me. You two, run away----"
After Xiu'er finished speaking, she quickly slipped away. She was afraid that the Ding family would find out that she came to tip off the news.
At this time, the noisy sounds outside were closer.
Both Carpenter Lu and Yingzi's father were so frightened that their bodies were shaking and their faces were pale.
Carpenter Lu begged to Donkey Er: "Second son, please leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late. Dad will kneel down for you----"
Carpenter Lu said, really wanting to kneel down to his son.
Donkey Er quickly supported his father with both hands, and then spoke what was in his heart:
"Dad, it's not that I don't want to leave. If I leave, they won't let you go..."
Carpenter Lu quickly said: "I didn't hit Ding Jia. They won't kill me. They'll beat me at most. If you don't leave, if you really fight with them, both of us will die, and Yingzi and her father will also live." No. You two young men, run away, we two old men, they won’t make it difficult for us. Do you think it’s Lao Liu?”
At this point, Carpenter Lu asked Yingzi's father for help.
Yingzi's father quickly said: "Yes, we are all half buried in the ground, and the Ding family will not do anything to us. Yingzi, you and Erzi run away!"
Yingzi knew that staying with Lu Er would not only not help the situation, but would deepen the conflict. If they really got into a fight, it would be okay if she died, but her father would also die.
But she also knew that after running away this time, she didn't know when she would be able to come back again. Her father was old and sick. Even if the Ding family didn't make it difficult for him, how could he survive alone?
Yingzi was very embarrassed.
Yingzi's father continued to plead: "Yingzi, please keep the green hills here, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood! You go first. When you settle down outside, I will come back with a message and dad will go find you."
At this time, the noisy voice was closer and had already entered their alley. If they didn't leave, it would be too late.
Yingzi took a long breath, turned to Lu Er and said:
"Second son, don't be stubborn, let's go!"
He turned around and said to his father: "Dad, please take good care of yourself. I will pick you up soon!"
When Donkey Er saw that Yingzi agreed to run away, he had no choice but to no longer object and said to his father:
"Dad, I'm leaving first. You wait for me. One day, I, Donkey Er, will come back in glory and make you happy!"
Carpenter Lu smiled bitterly: "I don't ask for any happiness, I just want you to be safe! Second son, don't come back. Run as far as you want, and never come back!"
Just as Luer Er was about to say something, Yingzi pushed behind him:
"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly!"
Donkey Er looked outside the courtyard gate and saw that the entrance to the alley was brightly lit with torches. Ding Shengtian and his men had already run into the entrance of the alley.
Donkey Er quickly retracted his head:
"We can't get out, everyone is at the entrance of the alley."
Yingzi’s father quickly said:
"Hurry up and jump over the wall!"
Yingzi pulled the donkey and ran quickly towards the courtyard wall.
The courtyard wall was a bit high, so Yingzi jumped twice but failed to jump up.
Donkey Er squatted down and patted his shoulder: "Stand on my shoulder and I will help you up."
Yingzi stood on Donkey Er's shoulders. As soon as Donkey Er straightened up, Yingzi's hands climbed to the top of the wall. She climbed to the top of the wall neatly, turned over and jumped into another alley.
At this moment, Ding Shengtian led his people over. Half of them rushed into Donkey Er's house in the opposite yard, and half of them rushed into Yingzi's house.
Yingzi's father and Lu Carpenter had already bolted the courtyard door to slow down Ding Shengtian.
"Break the door open for me, hurry up!"
Ding Shengtian ordered his men to knock on the door together, and soon the courtyard door was opened.
Ding Shengtian was the first to break in, and happened to see Lu Er climbing up the wall with both hands.
"Donkey Er, don't run away you bitch, I'll beat you to death----"
Ding Shengtian cursed, raised his pistol, and shot Donkey Er.
Carpenter Lu was hiding behind the courtyard gate. When he saw Ding Shengtian shooting at his son, he jumped out quickly, pushed Ding Shengtian's arm with both hands, and begged:
"Master Ding, please don't shoot——"
"thumping----"
The gun went off!
