Red makeup against the world

Chapter 531 Escape from the Dead
I saw a person crawling out of the large water tank in the kitchen, dripping wet.

This station is equipped with a postman and four postmen. He is the nephew of one of the postmen, named Peng Liu.Because it is located on a major traffic road, there are often caravans stopping here, and he is at home, so the second uncle asked him to come here to help and earn some money to supplement the family.

He has been working here for more than a year. He has a sweet mouth to welcome and send off people. All local officials in Dizhou recognize him.

Chen Xiaowei and the others are used to doing such things, so it can be said that they are careless.First, he killed all the people, and then went to the post office to get the roster, and checked them one by one.After confirming that no fish slipped through the net, they set fire to the house.

It can be considered that Peng Liuming is big, he was greedy for the plate of mutton, and was afraid that his second uncle would find out, so he sneaked into the kitchen in the middle of the night, intending to cut two slices and take them back to the room to eat slowly.

In the Qingshui yamen of the post station, mutton is not something that can be eaten often.If there are no guests, you can only think about it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the kitchen, he noticed something was wrong.Hearing the slight sound of footsteps in the courtyard, he thought about it, peeked out through the crack of the door, and saw someone with a knife coming forward from behind, killing the night watchman with a single knife.

Peng Liu hurriedly covered his mouth, no matter what the intentions of those people were, the most important thing was to save his own life.He has worked here for more than a year and is very familiar with the kitchen.Looking around, curled up, and drilled himself into the place where the big stove was burning firewood.Good thing he's only 12 years old.

Not long after hiding, I heard someone push the kitchen door, looking around with a torch in hand.The firewood pile in the corner, the rice noodle jars and water jars placed on both sides of the chopping board were all savagely inserted by the man holding his sword.

He held his breath, not daring to make a sound.Only after the person had left did he dare to breathe lightly.Where did the Killing God come from, to dare to attack at the post station?Peng Liu was thinking in confusion.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt that the temperature was getting hotter and hotter, and when he looked out from the stove hole, there was a faint glow of fire.

Suffered!They're going to set fire to the station.Hiding here is a dead end sooner or later.Can't be chaotic, can't be chaotic, he pinched his palm fiercely, and if they go out at this time, if they haven't left, they will die if they are found.

When life and death were at stake, he suddenly had a quick wit and remembered that the kitchen was made of yellow mud mixed with paste, and it would not burn down for a while.When the fire is fierce, those people can't stay, they can only leave.

Then, when the fire is burning the most, I can escape from here and jump into the big water tank, and I will definitely be able to escape!

Thinking of this, Peng Liu couldn't help being grateful for his diligence.After cooking today, he saw that there was no water in the kitchen, so he went to the well to fill up the water tank.

He thought at the time that such a large caravan lived here, and he would have to use a lot of water to get up early tomorrow.There was no water in the water tank, and I had to suffer from my second uncle again.

Unexpectedly, this tank of water actually saved his life!
Peng Liu crawled out of the water tank, coughing continuously.The flames of the burning fire wafted in the air, mixed with the stench of burnt corpses.

That night, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to go out even if the fire was extinguished.

Until the sky was bright, he thought that since those people killed and set fire at night, they must not dare to show up in the daytime.After sneaking around in the ruins for a long time, he walked along the path he was used to and left here.

……

Five days later.

Shopkeeper Sun marched into the capital city of Dizhou with a grain cart.Outside the city, all the tarpaulins covering the grain carts were removed, and the heavy bags of rice were exposed outside. When you get close, you can still smell the unique fragrance of new rice.

The people along the way cheered when they saw it.No matter where the food team came from, they finally had rice to buy.

Those who have the courage to go up to inquire about the price of rice.The coachman patiently told them that this was the prince's second batch of food for disaster relief, and after it was registered in the government office, they could pick it up with their household registration.

People couldn't believe it at first, there is such a good thing.After repeated confirmations, the people all over the street suddenly boiled and rushed to tell each other.

"His Royal Highness is the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who saves the suffering!"

"Your Highness' kindness, I will never forget it."

"God finally opened his eyes, my family can finally survive!"

"..."

The prince leaned on the railing on the second floor of the restaurant on the street, looking at the people who shouted his name, feeling satisfied.

Wang Miaoyan poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, "Your Highness, the people of Dizhou now regard you as a living Bodhisattva! When you return to Beijing, the officials here will write a letter, and the emperor will definitely reward you."

The prince hooked his lips and smiled: "What is this?"

What he wants to do is not just for the people of this state to shout his name.Instead, above Duanmen, people in the whole capital and the whole world shouted long live to him three times.

After a quarter of an hour, shopkeeper Sun went upstairs and bowed to salute: "Caomin has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"You did a good job on this trip, so I won't pursue the matter of your Ningxing company's food mold." The prince was very happy, and let them go gently.Immediately, the conversation suddenly changed: "However, when we return to Beijing, let the person in charge of your firm come to me personally to confess the crime."

Shopkeeper Sun repeatedly said yes.

He was very nervous, even after a few days, the massacre at the post station that night was still in his mind, and he couldn't get rid of it.

He wanted to tell the prince frankly, but seeing that the prince was in a good mood, he gently revealed the moldy food.Glancing at the smiling Wang Miaoyan next to the prince, he gulped down his saliva with a "gudong", and held back what he was about to say.

Anyway, Xiaowei Chen said, neither of them said this matter, only God knows.

Glancing at shopkeeper Sun who was standing there, the prince asked lightly, "Is shopkeeper Sun still doing something?"

"Oh, no, Cao Min obeys His Highness's instructions."

"Then go down and make arrangements for the food distribution. After the matter here, the hall will leave for the next place."

……

At the same time, a file of official documents was placed on Xie County Magistrate's desk.

It said that a fire broke out at the post station beside the official road in Yuxi Township, and no one in the post station was spared.Fortunately, no officials lived in the station during this period.

Yuxi Township is under the jurisdiction of Luyang County, and Xie County Magistrate is the parent official of Luyang County.

He held the dossier, full of doubts.

He often passed by that station, and the postman had worked there for more than [-] years, and he often picked up caravans to earn some small money, so he was quite experienced.How could there be a fire accidentally?Moreover, the entire inn was burned to the ground. If the kitchen caught fire, it would definitely not be so severe.

Even at night, there are several people in the station, which can be extinguished quickly.Besides, even if it can't be extinguished, it can still run out, so how could it be burned to death inside?
Just thinking about it, there are countless doubts.This is by no means an ordinary fire case!
(End of this chapter)