In addition to the grain, the supplies delivered yesterday also included a small piece of mutton. Uncle Quan planned to chop it up and make porridge together to replenish the body of the eldest young master.

The meat was not big, less than half a catty, and Uncle Quan was reluctant to use it all. He planned to cut it into a small half first and save the rest for eating the day after tomorrow. Who knew that when he cut it with the knife, it didn't cut open, and there seemed to be something inside.

Uncle Quan quickly turned the meat over and examined it carefully. It turned out that this piece of mutton had a small opening cut in an inconspicuous place, and a small piece of silk was stuffed inside.

"On October 21st, wait in front of the culvert in the mansion!" Uncle Quan took the silk cloth and approached the window. There was a small line of words inside.

All the materials entering the mansion were inspected by someone, and they actually came up with such a way to deliver the news. Uncle Quan didn't know who sent the news, but he planned to cooperate, because it would be too dangerous for the eldest young master to stay here.

October 21st is the day after tomorrow, so there is no rush now, so let’s feed the eldest young master first.

After dinner, Uncle Quan put Sun Zhenzhou to sleep and went out towards the culvert.

There is a canal of running water flowing through the Duke's Mansion of Lu. For safety reasons, there is an iron fence blocking it and it can only be opened from the inside.

Uncle Quan was very careful. He was afraid of alerting the guards outside, so he just hid behind the rockery and stared at the lake in the direction of the culvert.

The night was getting darker, and the surrounding area was getting quieter and quieter. Uncle Quan could vaguely hear someone whispering softly outside. At this time, it must be the arranged guard, who turned and left immediately.

The next day, everything was as usual. Uncle Quan and Sun Zhenzhou were playing in the mansion. As long as they didn't go out, they were free. Every day at noon, the guard would come in for a tour.

After all these years, Uncle Quan finally realized once again what it means to live like a year.

When a crescent moon hung over the treetops, Uncle Quan looked at Sun Zhenzhou sleeping beside him, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter what, for fear of missing the moment.

At two o'clock, Uncle Quan wrapped Sun Zhenzhou up and tied him to his back. At his age, he couldn't hold on for a while.

Sun Zhenzhou raised his head and glanced vaguely, and saw that it was on Uncle Quan's back. Remembering his instructions during the day not to make a sound, he tilted his head and fell asleep again.

Uncle Quan didn't know what situation he would face. He just hid behind the rockery and quietly looked at the culvert in front. As for the lock above the culvert, it was quietly opened at dusk.

"Puff~puff~" There were two muffled sounds, and waves of waves appeared on the originally calm water surface, which was vaguely visible under the moonlight.

On the empty water surface, the iron fence suddenly rose. In a short time, five black figures wearing water rafts climbed ashore and looked around.

"Are you looking for an old man?" Uncle Quan immediately made a decision and appeared from behind the rockery.

"We have been ordered to rescue the eldest son and Uncle Quan!" The leader immediately bowed his hands and saluted. In Jiangning City nowadays, interrogation is extremely strict. They are members of the Qing Gang, which is a hidden clue that Sun Yu laid early.

Although Sun Yu retreated that day, he would not be indifferent to their safety. He secretly sent a message to Yan Qiu, the current leader of the Qing Gang, asking him to find a way to rescue them.

Originally, Sun Yu broke with the court and no longer had the ability to control him. Yan Qiu also thought about joining other big shots in the court, but for some reason, he could never make up his mind.

Those who make a living on the margins must have big people looking after them. After thinking about it again and again, it is better to take care of this matter first. As for the future, it would be good to go back to their hometown to live a leisurely life. Sandwiched among these big people, just a splash will be enough.

Gone.

Each of the five people took out a sheepskin from their arms and blew it in front of Uncle Quan. The five sheepskins were soon swollen to their heights and were then tied together with ropes.

and formed a simple raft.

Uncle Quan sat directly on the raft, and the five of them each held one hand on the sheepskin, and held a short oar with the other hand, paddling quickly towards the outside of the house.

After leaving the house, Fang couldn't walk more than a hundred steps, so he docked the raft and asked Uncle Quan to take Sun Zhenzhou ashore first. They cut all the sheepskins, wrapped them up in a ball and sank to the bottom of the lake.

Uncle Quan followed them, but he couldn't figure out the direction. He quickly turned around and entered a private house.

As soon as he entered the house, there was movement outside.

"These idiots are really alert." The leader's name was Lu Xiao, and he slapped the table with his palm. Originally this was just a temporary stop for them to change their equipment, but they didn't expect to be discovered.

Already.

"Boss, the two guards are gone. It's normal if there is any movement. Let's think of a solution." The others comforted them. All they had to do was to quickly find a way to get to the city gate. There would be a way to send Uncle Quan and the others out of the city.

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Uncle Quan knew that the two guards must have been killed by them and sank into the river. All he could do was wait.

"I'm going out for a while. After seeing that they are about the same, I will take them and leave quickly through the back door." Lu Xiao grasped the handle of the knife. At this point, he will definitely not be able to leave. Once he finds that he is looking for someone in the Duke's Mansion,

If you can't find them, you will have to search from house to house.

"Boss, how can you do this alone?"

"Bullshit, I can't do it? If you can do it, do it!" Lu Xiao cursed angrily.

Some things are not only useful if there are many people.

"Hurry up and change the water support. Be prepared and don't miss the time." Lu Xiao explained and went out.

The number of people patrolling the river has increased significantly. They have not yet gone to the river to salvage anything. They are very careful not to leave any traces.

Lu Xiao sneaked into the river quietly, holding a reed pole in his mouth, and swam quietly to the culvert. On this cold day, Lu Xiao was still extremely cold even if he walked for the second time, but he could only grit his teeth and persist.

Lu Xiao was at the bottom of the water, gently lifting the fence up, secretly thinking that the gods would bless him and give him face.

Fortunately, no one noticed the movement of the fence. Lu Xiao swam over like a loach, but the reed pole broke, so he could only swim in quickly.

Climbing ashore wetly, people were already searching the Duke of Lu's mansion, and they would soon find out that the people in the mansion had escaped.

Lu Xiao had a topographical map of the Duke of Lu's Mansion in his hand before, and he immediately identified the direction and headed towards the kitchen.

With the not-so-bright moonlight, everything went well for Lu Xiao. He found a fire stick next to the stove. This was the thing he needed most. If he wanted to remove everyone outside, the best way was to set a fire.

Next to the kitchen is the firewood shed, which has piles of firewood piled high.

After several previous raids, everything else was taken away, except for this firewood, which no one valued. It was originally enough for the entire mansion to use for the coming year, but later on, Quan Shu and Sun Zhenzhou didn't use it much.

Lu Xiao pricked up his ears and listened. There was no big movement around, so he quickly picked up firewood and piled it in the yard.

"You two, go over there, everyone else, follow me." A loud shout came. It was obvious that the guard had sensed that something had happened in the mansion and wanted to search for Uncle Quan and Sun Zhenzhou.

When Lu Xiao heard this, he blew the fire in his hand until it turned red and leaned against the thatch. The fire started quickly. Lu Xiao lit a handful of twigs on fire, threw it on the hay, and ran towards the courtyard wall, along the way.

Holding on to the wood that had been set up in advance, it was easy to flip out.

A large amount of dry firewood burned very quickly. Thanks to the wind, the kitchen and woodshed were quickly swallowed up, and the entire yard turned into ashes.

Sea of ​​fire.

The guard, who had already noticed something was wrong, arrived and found that the door was stuck, and he couldn't get in for a while.

The manpower originally sent to search for Uncle Quan and Sun Zhenzhou had to give up and instead came to help put out the fire. However, such a large fire could not be easily extinguished. The only option was to clear the surrounding areas as quickly as possible to control the fire.

But before the fire here was under control, a fire broke out in another yard. Although it was not as good as this one, people still had to be dispatched to take care of it.

"Come here, order everyone to surround the Duke's Mansion. Not a single mouse can escape." Guard Huang Yeshan's face was gloomy. This man actually dared to provoke him like this. Since he is still in the manor, he must take it.

Live with this person, and everything else will fall into place.

Lu Xiao, who was originally wandering around in the Duke of Lu's mansion, feeling that he could come and go freely, soon realized something was wrong. He wanted to escape, but found that there were dead ends. There were already guards patrolling with torches at the culvert where he came in.

Lu Xiao grabbed two stools and ran under the courtyard wall. If he could climb over the courtyard wall, there was still a chance of survival.

But he was disappointed. Outside the courtyard wall, every ten steps, there was a person holding a torch and surrounding the Duke's Mansion.

His original intention was to attract all the guards here to give Uncle Quan and Sun Zhenzhou a chance to escape. Unexpectedly, he went too far and now he is trapped to death.

"Come out, where else can you hide?" Huang Yeshan walked leisurely with a long knife in his hand. As long as he can find the person back, what will happen if the entire Duke's Mansion is burned to ashes?

Lu Xiao tightened his grip on the dagger in his hand. It was the only weapon he carried. Compared with the opponent, it had no lethality. Besides, Huang Yeshan was surrounded by several personal guards. He was really going to fall this time.

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Just when Lu Xiao didn't know how to escape, Uncle Quan, carrying Sun Zhenzhou on his back, appeared in the alley outside Dinghuai Gate, where an old man was slowly pushing a dung cart.

Although Uncle Quan is just a housekeeper, he has been pampered and pampered over the years. When he smelled the smell of the dung truck, he couldn't help but cover his nose.

One of them went up and whispered a few words to the old man, then waved his hand and called several other brothers to work together to lift the big bucket on the dung truck.

"Hurry in!" The man shouted to Uncle Quan.

Yan Qiu went to look for loopholes in the city's defense more than once. There were other ways to avoid inspection in the past, but now that Jiangning has gone through a catastrophe, there is a lot of chaos, and the inspections in and out of the city are extremely strict. Only this dung truck can be more sure.

Uncle Quan took a closer look and saw that the dung bucket looked the same as usual on the outside, but there was an empty section at the bottom. He carried Sun Zhenzhou in, but it could barely accommodate it.

"No, it stinks!" Sun Zhenzhou had woken up a long time ago. He had never experienced such a smell before, and he kept covering his mouth and nose with both hands.

"Young master, be good, follow me in, and don't make a sound." Uncle Quan took off Sun Zhenzhou, held him in his arms, and got in directly.

The floor under the dung truck is made up of wooden boards spliced ​​together. The gaps are not small enough for two people to breathe in it.

"Young Master, remember, don't make any noise. I'll buy you something delicious when you go out." Uncle Quan lay down under the dung bucket and held Sun Zhenzhou in his arms. He thought of the young master who had to suffer at such a young age.

Such grievances made my heart unbearable.

Sun Zhenzhou felt very smelly and kept wanting to vomit, but he kept covering his mouth and nose with his hands.

The dung truck did not leave the city immediately. Instead, it followed its usual route and slowly collected night incense from house to house. It did not go to the city gate until it had completed its usual route.
Chapter completed!