There was really a lot of commotion outside the door, so Gu Long secretly opened the door and took a look.
Outside the courtyard, there were more than a dozen officers and soldiers holding sabers, sitting on horses.
Behind these officers and soldiers were more than a hundred people, holding many wine barrels in their hands.
Liu Qing'er also saw that scene through the crack in the door, and asked stupidly: "Master, did Master Zhou send someone to deliver wine again? But after all, you are only one person, and the two of us don't drink."
"How can you drink so much wine by yourself?"
Gu Long couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Bring us wine? Silly girl, what are you thinking about?"
"If I guessed correctly, it was Butler Li who learned that we were not dead and told the E County Yamen about the smallpox incident among the three of us."
"The people from the Yamen sent officers and soldiers over, and the wine they brought was for setting fires, not for drinking."
When Liu Qing'er looked confused, Liu Qingqiu said in a deep voice: "Set fire to burn us to death!"
"When dealing with smallpox-prone areas, the Yamen will usually send heavy troops to surround them and not allow anyone to enter or leave."
"Even if we burn this place down, we won't care whether the people inside are alive or dead to prevent the spread of strange diseases."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Qing'er's face suddenly turned pale, and her little face was full of panic.
"Is this... like this?!"
"Master, Fourth Sister, what should we do?"
Gu Long didn't panic at all, "Don't worry, let's see what's going on first."
Outside the courtyard, the officer and soldier Zhang Xiaoyan sitting on the horse in the front asked indifferently: "Is this Gu Long's home?"
Qian Xiaowu looked respectful and bowed beside him, "Sir, this is his home."
"He has already contracted the plague. In order to prevent him from infecting others, we should burn him to death as soon as possible!"
"Without further delay, now is the right time to take action!"
Zhang Xiaoyan originally received the order and came to burn Gu Long's family.
After confirming that the courtyard in front of him was Gu Long's residence, he immediately ordered: "All of you, pour wine on his house and light a fire for me in the courtyard!"
"quick!"
The hundreds of people holding wine barrels rushed over immediately and poured the wine everywhere according to Zhang Xiaoyan's order.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xiaoyan lit a torch with a fire stick and threw it into the courtyard!
The alcohol was ignited almost instantly and immediately enveloped the entire Gu family's house!
The fire is raging and burning!
The house hasn't burned yet, but Liu Qing'er was already scared to death, "Master, let's get out quickly!"
"If we don't go out, we will all die at home!"
Liu Qingqiu also changed his expression, picked up the machete on one side, and said angrily: "Instead of waiting for death in the house, it is better to go out and fight with those officers and soldiers! Even if you can't kill them, you will infect them with smallpox!"
But just when the two women were excited, Gu Long grabbed Liu Qingqiu who was about to rush out, shook his head and said: "Don't be impulsive. If you really go over and fight with them now, you will only be the one who dies."
"Although they are all small soldiers raised by the yamen, they also have martial arts skills."
"Before you even get close, you will be pierced by their arrows and die on the way to charge."
Liu Qingqiu was really angry, "Then what do you think we should do?"
"Butler Li obviously wants to kill us!"
"Now the house is on fire, and soon it will be burned in. Are we really waiting to die?"
Gu Long smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, the folks in the village won't just watch us die."
His words made the two women very confused.
But sure enough, the next second, various roars came from around.
"Why is that boy Gu Long's house on fire?!"
"Quick, go put out the fire!"
"Fortunately, there is a river next to it. Come with me to get water!"
Next, Zhang Xiaoyan saw a scene that he would never forget.
Hundreds of villagers, men, women, old and young, all took out the buckets from home, one after another, one person for another, and extinguished the newly lit fire in the Gu family's new house.
Before Zhang Xiaoyan could question him, the village chief rushed over with an angry expression.
The village chief, who was already full of white hair, glared at Zhang Xiaoyan angrily and cursed: "Are you crazy?"
"How dare you set fire to kill people in public? Do you want to die?"
Zhang Xiaoyan was afraid that he had made a mistake for a moment. He was startled and shouted hurriedly: "You old man, you are crazy! I came here to set fire to the Gu family after receiving the order from the county master!"
"Don't you know that that boy Gu Long and his two women have already contracted smallpox?"
"If we don't burn them to death, smallpox will spread to all of you, and then it won't just be the Gu family that will be burned down!"
However, the people of this era are not like the people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who were submissive to the people in the yamen.
In order to demonstrate his wisdom and strength and consolidate his imperial power, Emperor Dafeng even enacted legislation to encourage local people to launch an uprising against the local government.
The emperor believed that if an uprising occurred in a local area, there must be many problems among the people.
If the people revolt, they will not be killed, but will be rewarded by the emperor.
Anyway, those who died were people from the local government, and Emperor Dafeng himself could still win the hearts and minds of the people.
Therefore, the people of Dafeng are not afraid of the officers and soldiers.
The villagers looked angry.
Especially the village chief, who turned red with anger and cursed angrily: "You little son of a bitch, you really think you can talk nonsense with a knife hanging on your waist, do you?"
"It's been two days since Gu Long got sick, and he hasn't been out!"
"In order to prevent his strange disease from being transmitted to us, we even prepare and deliver the meals that the family of three eats every day!"
"Moreover, when the boy went out to get food yesterday, he was still alive and kicking, with no signs of illness at all!"
The other villagers also shouted angrily.
"Zhang Xiaoyan, don't think that I don't know you. You are also a farmer. You have only been an officer and soldier for a few days, and you dare to kill people randomly?"
"That's right! You didn't even investigate before setting the fire, and you dared to set it on fire privately!"
"Believe it or not, I will bury you alive right now, sir!"
Although Emperor Dafeng was very stupid in issuing some decrees.
But the country has always been governed with benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust.
This also resulted in every common person receiving relevant education after birth.
If a person, after receiving help from others, does not repay that person, but harms that person, everyone will discriminate against him.
In order not to hurt the people in the village, Gu Long did not step out of his house after getting sick. This was a great help to the villagers.
Naturally, the villagers will keep this kindness in mind!
So at this moment, Zhang Xiaoyan was constantly being cursed.
Zhang Xiaoyan's face was already flushed, and she didn't expect that Gu Long showed no signs of illness.
Moreover, he knew how to win people's hearts and used the fact that he was infected with smallpox to make the people in the village support him overnight.
This immediately put Zhang Xiaoyan in a dilemma, but she finally gritted her teeth and said, "I have to obey the county magistrate's order!"
"Otherwise, I will get out of the government immediately."
"Village chief, and fellow villagers, please don't embarrass me, otherwise don't blame me for having no eyesight!"
Liu Qing'er became nervous again, "Master, what should I do?"
"Zhang Xiaoyan must have taken money from Butler Li. He took money to do things and must kill us."
"Master, Qing'er doesn't want to die!"
