Chapter 47 Horse Thief
Li Fan was lying on the bed with his clothes in his clothes, and he was always unable to fall asleep. He always felt anxious. Could it be that something happened to the Xishan Workshop?
The most shortage of food has been obtained, and Xishan Workshop should not have any obstacles!
I don’t know if the blast furnace has been prepared and whether the craftsmen have refined qualified steel?
Finally, he couldn't sleep, so Li Fan got up and walked out of the room. There were a lot of Wanli furnaces in the inn, which made Li Fan a little frustrated.
I pushed open the door and walked out of the house. Just now I went out, the voice of the postmaster Liu Min came from beside me: "Mr. Li! You haven't slept yet so late? Do you want to make two small dishes and eat some more?"
Li Fan waved his hand and said, "No! No! I'll go and have a rest!"
"That's great! If you have something to do, call me Xiaodi, and Xiaodi is there!" As he said that, Liu Min pointed to the room that was still light and waiting not far away.
Li Fan nodded and walked towards the door. He breathed in the air without any pollution, feeling an indescribable pleasure!
Perhaps this pure air will disappear soon. Once the steelmaking in Xishan Workshop District is successful, the capital will become the ph2.5 in the future.
I don’t know if Comrade Xiao Zhu would regret it at that time. Thinking of Comrade Xiao Zhu wearing a mask up and down every day, a smile appeared on Li Fan’s face.
"Sir! You haven't rested yet!" The figure jumped out of the darkness scared Li Fan. After a closer look, it turned out to be the coachman.
"It's so late, haven't you been asleep either?" Li Fan said angrily. This guy was hiding behind the carriage, and he couldn't see it if he didn't pay attention.
The coachman has been familiar with Li Fan these days. Knowing that Li Fan does not have the airs of an official, he was scolded and said with a smile: "Sir! The villain just checked the axle. The black fans you gave are really useful. After running such a long way, the axle has only worn a little.
After all, it would be fine if you run a few more round trips...!"
"That's called graphite, it's a thing for women to draw thrushes. Don't call it black fans in the future. It's just a shame for me...!" Li Fan smiled and cursed, leaving behind a confused coachman.
Can women use things for drawing thrushes on the axle?
Li Fan stepped on the snow. Listening to Xuesheng, who was "crying!", his anxious heart calmed down a lot.
After a big "yawn!", Li Fan was about to go back and rest. Just as he turned around, a light suddenly saw the corner of his eyes.
That is not a candlelight, it should be the reflected moonlight.
Li Fan woke up instantly and did not turn around and check again. He quickly recalled the scene he had just seen.
The moonlight reflected in the snow makes the night not as dark as before. You can see the distance, sparse trees, half-human-high weeds, and...
Wait! It seems like there are several places that are still pitch black, and the reflected light comes from there.
Is there anyone? Or someone holding a sharp blade?
Thinking of this, Li Fan accelerated his pace. When he passed by the coachman, he lowered his voice and said, "Don't talk! Get the car quickly and get ready to set off at any time!"
The coachman was about to ask a question when he saw Li Fan's serious face. He swallowed the questions back into his stomach. The coachman nodded and went to hold the horse.
Back at the inn, Li Fan quickly ran to the second floor, and the rapid footsteps woke the sleeping people up.
"Brother Li! What happened?" Zhang Wu poked his head out of the room and asked.
"There are people lying outside, Brother Zhang, hurry up and make some preparations!" Li Fan replied, and the man had already run to Qi Jin's room.
Before he could knock on the door, Qi Jin rushed out of the room. His clothes were already put on, and the Qi family's knife was already in his hand.
"Brother Li! Are there thieves outside?" As soon as Qi Jin finished speaking, Liu Min's shout came out of the post station: "The grain truck is on fire! Come and put out the fire!"
Hearing this sentence, Li Fan's face changed. It was not their purpose for those outside to set fire. It was their real idea to attract postmen and coachmen who escort food and create opportunities for them to attack the postmen.
At this moment, Liu Min ran in from outside and shouted when she saw Li Fan and the others: "Sir, the food truck in the backyard suddenly caught fire..."
Before he could finish his words, a rocket with "swoosh!" was nailed to the gate of the station. The rocket was wrapped with oil-soaked cloth strips and quickly burned.
"Ah! The enemy... the enemy attacked!" Liu Min's shrill shouts sounded, and the entire post station was suddenly in chaos.
The coachmen who woke up from their sleep ran around like headless flies. They were in disarray. Some wanted to go to the backyard to put out the fire, while others wanted to escape from the inn.
Liu Min shouted desperately, and wanted to organize people to put out the fire first. The main entrance of the station was pulled down by someone.
Qi Jin's eyes shrank, and these thieves were skillfully pulling down the main gate with war horses. They were definitely not ordinary thieves.
"Brother Li, be careful! The thief is about to rush in!" Qi Jin shouted and jumped directly from the second floor. At the risk of being shot by a rocket, he grabbed the door of the inn and closed it hard.
It was not until this moment that Zhang Jingxiu and his sister came out of the room. Listening to the chaotic voices around him, he asked anxiously: "Zhang Wu! What happened?"
Without waiting for Zhang Wu to answer, a series of horse hooves sounded outside. Then the fire flashed and several torches were thrown on the roof of the inn. A torch even smashed the window and was thrown into the house.
Zhang Jingxiu didn't need Zhang Wu to answer this time, and Zhang Jingxiu knew what happened. After gritting his teeth, Zhang Jingxiu stuffed the small package into his sister's arms and said, "Zhang Wu! Send each other's miss back to Beijing!"
Zhang Wu was stunned and said in a daze: "Big Young Master! Then you...!"
"Go away! Cough cough!" Zhang Jingxiu said just one sentence, and was choked by the thick smoke and couldn't speak.
At this moment, Li Fan had already run downstairs, grabbed the torch with thick smoke, and threw it out along the window.
Qi Jin held a steel knife and said with a serious expression: "Brother Li! When you open the door later, you will run out.
The thief’s goal should be food, and you should be fine if you go out!”
Li Fan nodded decisively without saying nonsense. He knew that at this time, he was not much better than ordinary people. The most appropriate way was to leave. Staying there would only cause trouble for Qi Jin.
"I have already ordered the carriage to be prepared, and the coachman should have prepared almost!" Li Fan replied.
"Yeah!" Qi Jin nodded vigorously and looked at Zhang Wu. Zhang Wu unshewn the sword and protected the Zhang brothers and sisters behind him. Even Liu Min picked up a door bar and stood behind them with gritted teeth.
"Run!" Qi Jin suddenly opened the door and jumped out the first time. Just as he opened the door, a sharp arrow shot towards him.
What a Qi Jin. With a wave of Qi's sword in his hand, he knocked the sharp arrow away. He didn't stop and rushed towards the thief who was riding on a horse recently.
Zhang Wu protected everyone and took the lead in rushing out. As soon as they ran a few steps, Liu Min's heart-wrenching cry came from behind: "Big Niu, Heizi, Liu Sancai..., you... get up!"
Chapter completed!