Chapter 29 Chapter 29 That yard is already in ruins

Pajia received a telegram from his hometown in Qamdo. His father had passed away. Holding the telegram in his hand, he looked solemn.Xiao Puci urged from the side: "Uncle, let's go back to Qamdo, if we leave now, we can still catch up with offering sacrifices to grandpa..." Pa Jia's tears flowed down, and he waved his hand at Xiao Puci. "Should we go? If you don't go back, who will help grandpa save his life?" Paka just shed tears and didn't speak. "Uncle, you are talking." Pa Jia suppressed his emotions, took a money bag and threw it to Xiao Puci, saying: "Go to the post office and return a telegram, and then send some money home. Let them handle my father's funeral in a decent way, Please ask lamas to recite scriptures, so that my father can be reincarnated as soon as possible."

Xiao Puci looked at him and stood still. "Go!" Paja yelled. Xiao Puci had no choice but to pick up the money bag and leave. Pajia felt very sad, he wanted to cry loudly, but felt that it was not the place, so he got up and left the room. When he came to the yard, he was in a bad mood and turned a little bit. Finally, he confirmed Dongfang, knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed, and said, "Abba, I have no face to go back and see you off. I have been in the holy city for more than ten years. , I miss you every morning when I wake up. When I left Qamdo, you told me to grit my teeth and get a job in Kashag, honoring my ancestors. Dad, do you know that I came from a small family like me, Wanting to become a master is harder than ascending to heaven and becoming a Buddha..." Pajia raised his face, suppressed his tears, and said fiercely: "Now the opportunity has come, the most critical moment, Dad, I can't go back and save you I want to be reborn as a nobleman on the snowy plateau, a great nobleman, and I want to be a Kalon, a rich man, and in the future, the emperor will make me Zhasa, seal me I am Tai Jiwei, make me a duke..."

Nazhen appeared in the alley not far from the courtyard, and she walked towards the courtyard gate evasively.Yangzong led the horse, looked east and west, looked left and right.Suddenly, she found a familiar figure and took a closer look, it turned out to be Nazhen.She walked to the door of a house, stopped, and looked around.Seeing this, Yang Zong quickly hid in a corner. Seeing no one on the street, Na Zhen went into the yard.Yang Zong poked his head out to see her sneaking, felt strange, and followed her. Nazhen entered the courtyard, and when she saw Pajia kneeling on the ground, she asked strangely: "Pajia, what are you doing?"

With his back to her, Paka wiped away the tears on his face and stood up. Seeing that his eyes were red, Nazhen asked eagerly, "What happened?" "Listen, the dharma horn is ringing at the Potala Palace." Paka said in a disguised manner. Nazhen listened attentively, and only then did she hear the music of large-scale Buddhist rituals coming from the Potala Palace in the distance, which was low and mysterious. Pajia continued: "The 14th Buddha has reached the age of studying scriptures. Today, two scripture masters performed the initiation ceremony of Amitayus Buddha and Horse Head Vajra for the Buddha. I am here silently reciting the mantra, praying for the Buddha's body to be healthy and academically advanced. , to benefit the people of my Snowy Region."

"I'm about to die of anger. You still have the heart to pray for little Lhasa. How can we control his affairs?" "Is Baima back?" "Isn't that right, something went wrong when he just returned home yesterday, I can't help myself." Pajia pulled Nazhen into her arms, and while rubbing her chest nonstop, said: "I'll give you Shun Shun, Shun Shun. Take your time, don't worry, we still have a baby in our stomach .” "I don't know why, but another Kangba girl has fallen in love with Baima. I'm afraid we will regret our marriage with the Kangsa family."

Pajia was shocked, and asked anxiously, "Why did this happen?" When he looked up, he saw Yang Zong's head appearing on the wall, and Pajia shouted, "Who?" Nazhen turned her head to watch, and she yelled, "That's her! This girl...is a human or a ghost." Yang Zong shrank his head and disappeared.She was standing on the saddle and peeking into the courtyard wall, but when Pajia yelled, she jumped off in fright, and fled with a whip on her horse. Pajia pushed Nazhen away from her arms, and quickly chased to the door. Yangzong had already run away.Pa Jia said angrily: "It's broken, she bit your tail and followed!"

"Then what? She saw us together." "It's not scary to let her see it. If your son finds out, it will be a big trouble... When Tashi and Deji understand it, the ghee in our bowl will not be able to drink..." "Make up your mind quickly, don't miss the business." "I know that Kham girl, and I know where she lives. Nazhen, hurry home and keep calm. I'll take care of the next thing." Yangzong galloped all the way on horseback, she looked back nervously while running, and was relieved to see that Paka did not chase after her.Only then did she realize that she had run into a dead end, so she quickly reined in the horse.Suddenly, someone blocked her retreat, standing on two legs at the entrance of the alley, blocking her inside.

When Yang Zong heard movement behind her, she was very nervous, so she dismounted and prepared to fight.The sound of footsteps approaching behind her, she reached out and pulled out the waist knife, turned around and stabbed out. The person who came was Baima, who was almost stabbed by Yangzong's knife.When Yangzong saw that it was Baima, he said pleasantly, "It's you? Where did you go? I'm looking for you everywhere." "Yangzong, why are you so nervous?" Baima asked strangely. "Ah... just now... I just ran into..." Yang Zong said in shock. "So what happened?"

"I... I ran into your mother." "You went to Delore's mansion?" "Ah, go." "You know everything?" "I see, your mother asked you to marry that noble lady." "I won't marry her. Yangzong, I won't marry anyone in my life except you. Don't worry, I won't obey their arrangements even if I go far away with you." Pajia came out from the intersection, he hid in the dark, and watched the movements of Baima and Yangzong from a distance. In the evening, Baima returned to Dele's mansion.The gas lamp in the living room creaked, and under the light, Dele's family was eating. Tashi, Deji, and Nazhen drank tea and ate refreshments with elegant gestures.Only Baima gobbled it up and made a grunting sound.

Seeing this, Nazhen couldn't bear it any longer, she spoke up: "Whether you eat or not, you don't look like a young master from a noble family." Baima ignored her, still eating big mouthfuls, he was very hungry. Tashi quietly blowing tea, drinking tea, secretly observing Baima. Seeing that the food in front of Baima was gone, Deji ordered Gangzhu to say, "Add some sausages to the young master." Gangzhu waved his hand, and the servants brought Baima a plate of meat sausage, milk tea, etc. Baima was finally full. He wiped his mouth and said, "It's delicious and delicious." He got up and picked up the sausage to leave.

"Don't be like a starving ghost. In the past few years in Yadong, I even forgot my identity in that ravine." Nazhen said dissatisfied. "I'll take it home for a midnight snack," Baima said. "If you like food, take it home. I've been on the road and tossing around for the past few days, so I haven't had a decent meal. Gangzhu, prepare refreshments for the young master and send them to the room." Deji said. "Thank you, Mom. I'm sleepy. I'm going to bed." After Baima finished speaking, she left with the sausage. Nazhen noticed that Baima's expression was wrong, she turned her head and asked Tashi: "Suddenly I can eat and drink again, why is it so strange, is there something wrong?" Tashi didn't say anything, he just drank his tea with his head down, trying not to say anything. After Yang Zong came home, she was busy in the room. She packed some clothes and goggles into the bag.Dad passed by the door, felt that she was behaving strangely, and walked in.Yang Zong didn't hide from him, and said straight to the point: "Father, where are you going? Quick, quick, pack up your things, let's go." "The sun is setting, and the lights are dark, where are you going?" the old man asked suspiciously. "I have made an appointment with Baima. We will meet at Manidui by the Lhasa River tonight, and we will go far away together." "What are you doing? You two... want to elope?" "It's not elopement! Baima is going to play in my hometown and learn the little tunes of Kangding's love songs." Yang Zong said, taking Baima's Chinese flute from the bedside and putting it in the bag. "It's so easy to say. Girl, you didn't hide it from me. I went to Dele's mansion and knew about it." The old man revealed. Yang Zong was surprised when he heard that, and then said coquettishly: "Father, Dele Mansion booked a noble lady for Baima. He is unwilling, and he can't hold back his parents, so he can only escape marriage. Let's make a plan and escape together to Go to Xikang’s hometown.” "That's not okay." "Why not? When we arrive in Xikang, you will arrange our marriage according to the customs of the Kham people, let him be your son-in-law, and lead the pack team with you to do business." "Childish, with your two horses, can you run to Xikang Province? Girl, don't dream, before you pass Nyingchi, the servants of Dele Mansion and Kangsa Mansion will catch up with you, and the Kashag government is not guaranteed. Don’t forget, Lhasa is the Lhasa of the Lhasa masters.” "It doesn't matter where you run." "What about after that?" "Father, next spring, the pack team will go to India to make goods, and we will return to Lhasa. At that time, the hard wood will be burned to ashes, and the raw water will be boiled into milk tea. It will be too late for his parents to blow their beards and stare." gone." "It's simply whimsical. Girl, you should die!" "Father, can you go?" The old man was really embarrassed, and he said earnestly: "Yangzong, there are as many young lads as there are stones on the river beach. Why do you want to keep an eye on him? And asking him to lead a pack team to do business, isn't this nonsense, he You are the young master of a noble family, how can you afford our hard work." "Didn't his father and mother also take the pack to India?" "It's two different things. The pack team in Dele Mansion has a housekeeper and a pot head, accompanied by the master and wife. They are going to visit mountains and rivers and worship temples and Buddhas." "I don't care. Anyway, we have an appointment. I'll go first. You and the pack team will catch up later. We will meet up in Ya'an." Seeing that Yangzong's determination had been made, the father grabbed her bag and said with a stern face: "I can't let your temper go any longer. If you want to cause trouble, this is a catastrophe!" "Father, what are you doing?" "You stay in the house, don't go anywhere!" said the old man, picked up the bag and went out without looking back.He closed the door back, and when Yang Zong rushed to pull the door, his father had already locked it outside. Yang Zong yelled in the room: "Dad, Dad, let me out! Let me out..." Dad returned to his room, put Yang Zong's burden on the table and sighed.The buddy Zhikui asked cautiously, "Master, what should we do now?" "You heard it too, this girl is determined. The most valuable thing is Master Baima. He dared to run away from marriage and elope for our girl. He is a man who pees standing up." "Master, what do you mean?" "We Kangba people dare to love and hate, Yang Zong has good eyesight, so I will fight it out." "My lord, didn't you say...that you will cause disaster, think again." "What are you thinking about. Zhikui, prepare some valuable gifts tomorrow. I will leave this old face behind and visit the mansion to talk to Master Dele." "The nobles in Lhasa have always regarded us Kangba people as inferior people in a barren land. Will the Dele Mansion agree? Besides, Master Baima has already engaged Kalon's daughter. Master, you don't think about it." The old man hesitated, and kept patting Yang Zong's burden. "At the beginning, Miss and Master Baima were in Yadong, I was worried and didn't dare to say anything." Zhikui said again. "If Baima wasn't the young master of the Dele Mansion, I would be worried too. Haven't you heard that the current Master Dele is actually a lama who was born as a serf? He is different from those noble masters. Master Baima was thrown in the temple since he was a child, and he was only recognized by the family when he was 18 years old. It is too legendary, so I didn't stop him. So be it, do as I say." "Master, although Yang Zong is not your own, but you are very kind to her." Zhikui said emotionally. "Go back to sleep. When the sun comes out tomorrow, there will be hope for tomorrow." It was late at night, and the moonlight shone into Yang Zong's room through the window lattice, and the surroundings were quiet, only the yelling of the police officers from the street: "At night until the third watch, the streets are closed, and those who wander..." Yang Zong on the mat suddenly opened her eyes. She got up, walked to the window, and looked at the scene on the street by the moonlight.Looking down from the window, the two guards continued to yell: "...Once caught, you will be severely punished." Then, they fired three shots into the sky, dang, dang, dang. Yang Zong walked to the door in the dark, lying on the door to listen to the movement outside, it was extremely quiet outside, there was no sound at all.She turned around and came back, took out a set of Tibetan robes from the suitcase to wear on her body, took out some clothes, jewelry, silver coins, Tibetan banknotes, and finally took out a tin biscuit box, on which was printed a Shanghai girl in the 1940s. Star, she unfolded a women's Tibetan robe and wrapped all these things inside.Then, he walked gently to the door of the room and pulled the door. The door was locked from the outside and could not be pulled. Yang Zong was a little anxious and pondered.Suddenly, she had an idea, and went back to the mat, stood up and stretched out her hand to tear off the hada hanging on the thangka, and collected all the hada in front of the Buddha statue, and began to tie knots and tie long ropes. The two policemen on duty were still patrolling the street. Seeing Paka and Xiao Puci walking towards each other, they rushed forward to salute.Pajia asked: "Is there anything unusual tonight?" "Master Company Commander, it's peaceful, it's amazingly peaceful," the policeman replied. "Go and change shifts." Pa Jia waved his hand, and the policemen left. Seeing them walking away, Pa Jia and Xiao Puci came to the wall of the watchtower of the old house and looked around anxiously.Suddenly, a bundle of women's Tibetan robes fell from the sky and hit Xiao Puci on the head.Little Puci was about to scream, but Paka covered his mouth. They looked upstairs, and a rope made of khata floated down from above.Afterwards, Yang Zong climbed out of the window.Pa Jia took Xiao Puci and hid aside. Yang Zong fell to the ground smoothly, she picked up the burden and ran towards the intersection. Xiao Puci was dumbfounded, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, one of them ran out, what should I do?" Pajia looked carefully, and finally said, "It's Dawa Yangzong." "In the middle of the night, if there is a door, don't go and climb the window." "Follow up, do it clean!" Paka took out a pistol and handed it to Puci and said. Xiao Puci agreed and chased after Yangzong.Yangzong didn't notice Xiao Puci behind him, she trotted all the way with her burden on her back, turned into the alley and disappeared.Xiao Puci took a shortcut and came out from another alley entrance. Yang Zong was right in front of him, and Xiao Puci chased after him. Paka whistled, and four people emerged from the darkness. They were dressed as foreigners, and the leader was Gong Po.Gonpo is a horse bandit who does all kinds of crimes, and the three men he brought were all brutal, and two of them approached with a kerosene barrel in their hands.Pajia explained to Gongbu: "This is the yard, you should leave the city as soon as you are done." The four nodded and started to act.Gonpo led people into the yard and observed carefully. He saw that some of the guys were asleep in the stables and some in the house, so he waved behind him.A barbarian walked forward carrying a wooden box, he opened the lid, and inside were six incense sticks that had been lit, and the smoke was lingering.They threw the tower incense towards the place where the guys slept, and the tower incense fell to the ground one after another, and continued to burn silently, with emerald smoke everywhere. Taking advantage of everyone's deep sleep, Baima sneaked out of the main building and slipped into the stable.He took out a saddle from under the haystack and put it on the horse's back. Seeing no one was around, he began to untie the horse's reins.Suddenly, someone behind him said, "Can you go?" Baima was startled, and hurriedly looked back.It turned out to be Tashi, and Baima stood there in a daze. Tashi pointed to the outside of the stable and said, "The courtyard door has been locked. Can you go out? Your mother was on guard. She took the key from the housekeeper and locked the courtyard door herself." Baima begged anxiously in a low voice: "Father, this marriage is not your idea, it is my mother who made a deal with Kangsa Kalun, I don't like Miss Mei Duo, Dad, please help me... ..." Tashi ignored him, turned around and left, and Baima stood there stupidly.Tashi walked a few steps, seeing that Baima hadn't followed, he turned around and asked, "Why are you still standing there?" Baima understood and quickly followed. He followed Tashi to the courtyard wall. Tashi leaned down and said, "Help me." Standing on the courtyard wall. "Let's go, go over the wall. I know, you must have an appointment with that girl." Tashi said. "Dad..." "Where can you go?" "We met by the Lhasa River after the third watch, and then headed east, taking the Sichuan-Tibet business road, to Xikang Province. That is Liu Wenhui's territory, which is beyond the control of Kangsa Kalon. Dadrak Living Buddha is also out of reach." "I guess so, you must be going to the girl's hometown." Tashi said, took out a letter, handed it to Baima and said: "Dele Mansion has a business in Ya'an, if you need help, just Give this letter to Tenzin, the shopkeeper of the firm, and he will arrange your life." "Dad, I..." Baima was at a loss for a moment. "I prepared a horse for you outside the wall, and the expenses on the road are all in the leather bag... go up the ladder." Baima stepped up the ladder and immediately came down again. He knelt down in front of Tashi gratefully, ready to kowtow.Tashi helped him up and urged him, "Let's go, you won't be able to leave when your grandma finds out." Baima had no choice but to get up, climb up the ladder, and climb over the wall. After he landed, he saw the horse that Tashi had prepared for him, with a leather girdle on its back.Baima led the horse and left, not far away, he stopped, turned his head and kowtowed deeply towards the house, when he raised his face, tears were streaming down his face.Baima got up, jumped on the horse, and rode away. Tashi was holding the ladder inside the wall, and he felt depressed when he heard the sound of the horses hooves drifting away.He felt deeply guilty towards Baima in his heart, after all, he agreed to this marriage.He knew very well that because of his recklessness, Baima and Dawa Yangzong were harmed, and Miss Mei Duo was also harmed.The question now is, Baima is gone, how will I explain to Master Kangsa?To make an apology, to apologize, even to kowtow, I have to bear it alone. Yang Zong hurriedly ran towards the Lhasa River. She saw that there was a mani pile in front of her, so she slowed down and looked around, and shouted in a low voice: "Baima..., where are you? Baima..., I'm here... ...Pema..." A black shadow hid behind the mani pile, it was Xiao Puci.He poked his head out to stare at Yang Zong, and then observed the environment left and right, seeing no one around, he was relieved. "Baima... where are you?" Yang Zong continued to call. Xiao Pu stood up and also shouted in a low voice: "Oh, I'm here." After hearing this, Yangzong ran over.When the two met, she was stunned and asked, "Who are you?" "I'm your brother Bai Ma." Xiao Puci saw that she was beautiful, and he felt evil. He rushed to tear Yang Zong's clothes, and the two of them fought and rolled into a ball.Yangzong grabbed a stone on the river beach and threw it at Xiao Puci's head. Xiao Puci fell to the ground with his head in his arms. Yang Zong got up and ran away. Running faster, Xiao Puci took out his pistol and shot her.Yang Zong fell down in response, she got up, ran forward a few more steps, and fell into the river with a splash. Yang Zong in the Lhasa River drifted with the current. Baima rushed towards Manidui in a hurry. When he heard the gunshot, he quickly reined in the horse and listened carefully. Xiao Puci was chasing after the shore, when he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, he stopped and looked back, seeing that it was Baima galloping, he quickly bowed his waist and ran in the other direction with his gun in hand . Baima rushed to the mani pile, looked around, and called in a low voice: "Yangzong..., Yangzong..." Seeing that there was no one around or moving, he raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was already ten o'clock at night. It's half past two. He jumped off his horse, came to the mani pile, and waited.Baima looked around, and the Lhasa River in the night was only the shadow of water. Xiao Puci ran back to the old house to find Pa Jia, and Pa Jia took him to the house of an old friend of his. Xiao Puci took advantage of their intimacy and beat the woman to death.Then, under the moonlight, he carried her to the old house of Yangzong's family. Gonpo jumped out from the shadow of the watchtower to meet them and carried the woman into the watchtower.Carrying kerosene, the two savages also followed. Baima was still looking around by the river, when suddenly he noticed that the city of Lhasa was on fire.Baima frowned, thinking, he became alert, isn't that the northeast direction of the outline, the old house rented by the father and Yang Zong is there, and Yang Zong hasn't appeared for a long time, something must have happened.He yelled, no good, jumped on his horse, and ran towards the city of Lhasa. When Baima ran to the old house, the watchtower was on fire, and tongues of fire were bursting out of the windows and door openings. It was already a sea of ​​flames and thick smoke billowed.Mules, horses, and people were noisy and chaotic. Neighbors, lamas, five or six policemen, Zhikui and porters were putting out the fire. Baima rushed over and shouted: "Father..., Yangzong..." He caught sight of Zhikui, grabbed him and asked, "Where are Father and Yangzong?" Zhikui cried and said, "I slept deeply. When I woke up, the fire had already closed the door, and the master and miss... didn't come out..." Upon hearing this, Baima rushed into the flames. "Master, you can't go in, it's all burnt down...you can't go in, you can't go in..." Zhikui stopped him and said. The police also came to stop Baima one after another, but Baima refused to obey, and tried to struggle inside. He shouted, "Where is Yang Zong? Where is Dad? I'm going to save them..." At this time, the roof of the watchtower burned down, fell down with a bang, and flames splashed everywhere.Baima yelled hysterically: "Dawa Yangzong..., father... let me in..." The police, Lama and Zhikui couldn't hold him back, so they had to hang him up and drag him away.Baima was in pain on the arms of everyone, struggling in mid-air. Dawa Yangzong was not shot to death. She drifted along the river for a long time, and climbed up to the river bank with difficulty at dawn.Yang Zong was injured on her leg, and her pants were covered with blood. She was lying on the shore, coughing constantly. She heard the sound of "Dangdangdang" carving stones in the forest, so she got up enduring the pain, the burden on her body was dripping, she didn't care so much, and stumbled towards the forest. Mason Taba is carving scriptures under the statue of Tara on the stone wall. He is familiar with the technique and moves gracefully.Yang Zong stumbled over, she fell to the ground in a daze, and knocked over the mason's teapot, making a loud noise.Taba turned his head and looked around, seeing someone fainted, so he quickly put down what he was doing and ran over. Taba came in front of Yang Zong, saw her wet and passed out on the ground, and quickly called out: "Girl, girl..." Yangzong didn't respond.Taba had no choice but to carry her into the dilapidated hut and leaned against the haystack. Seeing that Yang Zong was shivering from the cold, he quickly took off the burden on her, put it aside, and took a piece of broken pulu to cover her.At this time, Taba looked at her seriously. He was surprised to find that the girl was as beautiful as the Tara he carved. He looked at Yangzong, and then at the Tara statue on the stone wall. Yang Zong had a high fever, was half unconscious, and shivered from time to time.Seeing this, Taba ran up the mountain with a yak bag.Not long after, he ran back panting, found a clean stone, put the collected herbs on it, and pounded it quickly with the stone. He walked up to Yangzong with the pounded herbs, lifted her skirt, and applied the medicine to the gunshot wound on her leg.Yang Zong woke up with a jerk in pain. Seeing that she had woken up, Taba said with a sense of relief, "Girl, you're awake." Yang Zong looked at him in horror, unable to speak. Taba explained: "It hurts a little, bear with it! This herbal medicine is very effective. It is picked from the nearby mountains. It can heal the bite of wild animals, knife wounds and gunshot wounds." Yang Zong nodded and gritted his teeth. "Girl, where are you from and what's your name?" Yang Zong still did not speak and closed his eyes. "This is a gunshot wound. You must have met your enemy. A girl as beautiful as Tara will not do evil...I'll get you something to eat." Taba said, gently pulling Yang Zong's skirt Covered the floor, got up and left. The old house has turned into ruins, and the unburned ruins are still emitting green smoke. Many onlookers came from outside the house.Tashi, Deji, Nazhen, and Gangzhu hurried over with their servants.Gang Zhu stepped forward and yelled: "Get out of the way, get out of the way. Master Dele is here, get out of the way!" The crowd of onlookers were either fearful or respectful, and immediately flashed a way, which happened to reveal that two policemen also cleared the way from the inside out.The two corpse-bearers came out with a yak bag on their backs, oil and water dripped out of the bags, and Zhikui followed behind, weeping bitterly. Pa Jia covered his nose with his sleeve and stood not far away.Seeing Tashi coming, he went up to meet him, and said hypocritically, "Master and Mrs. Dele, why are you here? The evil spirit is so strong that it dirty your eyes." Tashi looked at the yak bag on the back of the corpse-carrying man and asked, "Two people died..." "A man and a woman, an old man and a young man, have been burnt beyond recognition. They should be the father and daughter of this family." "Master Paka, I heard that this is the residence of a Kangba Tuo team?" "That's right. It's a rented house, and I haven't lived in it for long." Na Zhen looked at the scene in front of her, feeling sad. Her eyes met with Pa Jia's, her eyes were blurred and frightened, and Pa Jia immediately avoided her eyes. Deji asked eagerly: "There is a girl named Dawa Yangzong in their family?" "It's in a yak pocket. People who have seen her say that she is a beautiful girl... somehow angered Vulcan, and she burned badly in the middle of the night." Pajia said hypocritically. Nazhen felt nervous when she heard this, and suddenly she felt sick, so she quickly avoided the crowd and walked away.She came behind the earthen wall of the ruins and vomited profusely. Baima leaned on a corner deep in the earthen wall with dull eyes. He was sitting among the scattered fire-burned bricks and wood, holding a half-burnt Chinese flute in his hand. After Nazhen vomited, she looked up and found him. She asked in surprise, "Bai Ma, why are you here?" Baima didn't respond. Nazhen ran over and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?" She reached out to grab it. Baima hugged Handi tightly in her arms and looked at her with strange eyes. "Baima, why do you look at Grandma like this. Baima...has an evil spirit? Baima..." Nazhen said in fear. Tashi and Deji also rushed over. When they saw Baima, they understood. Deji cried and said, "Who did this?" Tashi walked over, knelt down and hugged Baima.Baima sobbed, and Tashi wept sadly. Zhikui's cry came: "Why did I sleep so hard, I have to wake up earlier, and I can rescue the master and miss..." Hearing this, Tashi got up and ran over. He grabbed Zhikui and asked, "When did the fire start?" "I don't know. I'm a light sleeper. I usually wake up when there is any movement. I don't know what happened today. My head is so heavy that I fell asleep." Two guys helped Zhikui to leave.Tashi looked at his back and shook his head in pain. When he turned around, he found someone lying on the ground in the room behind him.Tashi was alert and walked in quickly. Two young men were lying on the floor under the quilt, snoring and falling asleep.Tashi pushed them, but the guy didn't wake up.Suddenly he smelled something, so he looked around, and finally found a small pile of tower incense ash under his feet. Tashi picked up a pinch of incense ash, put it in the palm of his hand, spread it out, brought it to his nose and smelled it, and he understood the general idea in his heart. This is the smell of Dingjing Lingxiang, which is only used on two occasions in Lhasa.One is monks practicing in closed-door practice for the first time, burning this incense will help them maintain righteous thoughts and enter the meditation; the other is horse bandits, who often throw this incense before doing evil to make people fall asleep. The courtyard of the Kangsa Mansion was full of joy, and the servants were using white lime to sprinkle festive eight-rui pictures on the ground. Mei Duo stood beside her and watched happily.The butler hurried in from outside the courtyard with a panicked look on his face.Mei Duo stopped him and asked, "What's the matter? You're out of breath." "Miss, a fire broke out in the northeast corner of the outer building last night, and I want to report it to the master." The housekeeper replied. "Isn't this a matter of the municipal government office, the master cares about everything?" "Miss... this matter... is a bit special." "I've heard that too. It seems that two people were burned to death." "Those two people... are spreading in the city...someone even made up a street rumor." "Don't hesitate, what's going on outside?" "It's been rumored...that girl who was burned to death was a friend of Master Baima..." "Huh?" Mei Duo was taken aback. She led the servant Ci Wang to the old house in a hurry. The scene of the fire was a mess, the doors and windows were burned, and it was pitch black.Mei Duo looked at the scene in front of her and was stunned. When Tashi returned to Dele Mansion, he couldn't calm down. He came to the roof, stood by the prayer flags, and looked at the Jokhang Temple in the distance, full of thoughts. Deji came from behind, Tashi turned his face and asked, "Where's Baima?" Deji said melancholy: "After persuasion for a long time, he just ate something and was in a daze....Tashi, I always feel that this fire is burning strangely." "I'm afraid it has something to do with Baima's marriage." "I'm also thinking about my soul. This fire has burned too far. It seems that our wishes have been fulfilled in the open and in the dark. I don't know if someone is going to help us or harm us." "You want to say...Kangsa Kalon ordered people to do it?" "Yangzong is dead, who else will benefit?" "Kangsa Kalun is good at calculating, so he wouldn't be so clumsy, and did such a wicked thing in order to complete Mei Duo's marriage? If Baima finds out one day, will Mei Duo's life be easier?" "You're right, Master Kangsa wouldn't act like that." "Besides, he has no knowledge of Baima's escape from marriage, so it is impossible to act at this moment." "Baima... wants to run away from marriage?" Deji asked in surprise. "I kept it from you. Only Baima, Yangzong and I know about this matter." "Nazhen didn't notice at all? Could it be her? I'm not sure about this woman." "A few years ago, she fought for the family property, but then it stopped. Now that she lives so honorably in the Dele Mansion, is she taking risks just to curry favor with Kangsa?" "Yangzong hindered Baima's marriage, and Nazhen was very annoyed. I heard from Gangzhu that she locked the courtyard door herself last night, and the key is still in her hand..." "Is she that bold?" Just when they were puzzled, Mei Duo broke into the yard with Tsewang.Nazhen came out from the watchtower, went up to meet her and said, "Oh, Miss Mei Duo, you came at the right time, go and coax Baima." Mei Duo was full of displeasure, and said angrily: "I'm still upset, I was just looking for him." She rushed into the main building. Seeing that they had all entered the building, Deji sighed and said, "Xingshi is here to ask the crime." Mei Duo pushed open the door of Baima's room and walked in. Seeing Baima lying on the ground, she was stunned and said, "Get up!" Baima remained expressionless, as if she hadn't heard. Nazhen stepped forward to pull him, and said: "Bai Ma, don't lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, Miss Meadow is here, show some respect. Get up!" Seeing that Bai Ma didn't move, she said: "Four feet He is up to the sky, and he is not afraid of being laughed at." "Bai Ma, you are going too far. You are going to get married in a few days, and you are still raising a good girl outside." Mei Duo said with an angry face. Bai Ma teng turned over and sat up, staring at her. Mei Duo was taken aback, and she said unyieldingly, "What are you doing? Stare! I'm not afraid of staring, you have to explain it to me today." Baima's eyes were burning, and she said fiercely: "Dawa Yangzong is my beau, and I want to marry her. I don't want anyone but her!" "Second Wife, Brother Bai...he bullies people." Mei Duo was aggrieved and began to cry. "Pema, how can you say such a thing, we have also given the bride price to the Kangsa Mansion, and the date has been set..." "That's your decision, it's none of my business!" "Bullying you...you look good outside, I...can I just ask?" "Put away your pitiful appearance, Dawa Yangzong is dead, you are satisfied...you are the one who killed him!" "Why me? Who killed her?" Mei Duo asked in surprise. "The fire last night was a conspiracy. It must be you...not you, and your father must have done it." "I just heard that you wronged people. I don't know anything." "How could it be such a coincidence... When I find evidence, I will never forgive you!" Mei Duo raised her hand suddenly, and said swearingly: "It's not me, I swear to Three Treasures, I don't know anything." "Who is it not you? Your Kangsa family has done all the tricks, and there is no good thing. Get out, get out, get out! I don't want to see you again!" He got up and grabbed Mei Duo's arm, and pushed her towards the door outside.Nazhen held Baima and tore her. Tsewang, who was waiting outside the door, saw Mei Duo coming out crying, and angrily hit Baima with his head.Mei Duo ran away crying. Nazhen chased her out and shouted: "Mei Duo, Miss Mei Duo...don't go." Tashi and Deji stood on the roof and saw Mei Duo running out of the yard crying.Tashi sighed, "It's true that the ghee fell into the sheep dung and ash, and it got bigger and bigger." "Where did we offend? The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas want to punish us like this, one after another, without letting anyone take a breather. I will go to the temple tomorrow to deliver offerings and pray for our family to ward off disasters." Deji said. "Send me to the monastery too, I really want to practice in seclusion for three months." Hearing this, Deji said angrily: "Go, hide in the quiet, and I will go too, and I will become a nun!" 梅朵跑回康萨府，趴在床上大哭不止，康萨心疼地说：“宝贝闺女，都哭成泪人啦，这金疙瘩金豆子，哪能这个掉法。” 梅朵回过脸来，质问他：“是不是你让人放的火？” “你听谁说的混账话？” “你告诉我！是不是？” “闺女，我也是刚听管家说起这件事儿，城里有些别有用心的人，胡乱联系，我正要查一查到底是谁在背地里造谣。闺女，你要相信爸啦。” 梅朵止住哭泣，认真地问：“爸啦，你没撒谎？” “爸啦怎么会做这种违背佛门教诲的罪孽之事，那是要下地狱的。” 管家手里捧着一沓帖子从外面进来，他问道：“老爷、小姐，婚庆大典的帖子拟好了，您过过目，看还缺谁少谁……” 梅朵上前一把打翻管家手里的帖子说：“庆什么庆啊，白玛哥恨死我了。” “这话怎么说的？这德勒府的老少爷们儿不能听风就是雨啊，看把我闺女委屈的，那浑小子对你干了什么？次旺，你过来。” 候在门口的次旺胆战心惊地走进来，小心地回话：“老爷，白玛少爷……他太过分，要不是……” “要不是什么？” “要不是我和二太太拦着，说不定他把小姐扯巴成啥样呢。” “次旺，掌你的嘴，乱说什么。”梅朵喝道。 康萨火了，腾地站起来，怒气冲冲地说：“我真是抬举德勒府了，太不把我放在眼里了。管家，你把他们给我叫来，当面说清楚……不，让他们去市政衙门候着。” 扎西和德吉、娜珍赶到了市政衙门，他们站在院子里犯嘀咕。娜珍一脸不高兴地说：“康萨老爷把我们叫到市政衙门干什么啊，这么毒的太阳，晒死我了。” 扎西感到不安，没言语。 “都是白玛惹的祸，康萨老爷要和我们打官司？不至于吧。”德吉猜测着。 “是祸躲不过，你们就别嘀咕啦。”扎西打断她们说。 市政长官从碉楼里出来，他一见扎西热情地招呼着：“德勒老爷、德勒太太、二太太，在这儿站着成何体统，里面请，里面请。” “墨本大人，是康萨噶伦差人让我们来的，我们还是在这儿候着吧。”扎西说道。 “康萨噶伦也来吗？” "should be." 这时，康萨怒气冲冲而来，他一副兴师问罪的样子，他下马便问：“白玛在哪儿？” “我猜噶伦大人一定是有要事相商，他一个晚辈毛孩子，我没让他来。”扎西说道。 “他是不敢来吧。” “大人，白玛这孩子不懂事儿，今天惹恼了梅朵小姐。”德吉说道。 “只是惹恼吗？我闺女正在家里哭呢。大太太，你们都知道，梅朵的阿妈啦走得早，我一直没有续弦。为什么，我怕后娘不能善待她，梅朵虽不是空行仙女，可也是金枝玉叶。白玛那浑小子，怎么能对她动粗？” “啊？还有这事儿。”德吉蒙了。 娜珍赶紧上前解释说：“没有……白玛他误会了梅朵小姐，有些激动，可没动粗，绝对没有！噶伦大人，白玛修养差，驴性，我回家好好规治他。” “不仅我闺女被误会了，现在有人在背后对我也是说三道四。墨本大人，你听说了吗？” “您说的是八廓外街的那场火灾吧？”墨本大人问道。 “到底怎么回事，查清楚了吗？” “大人，此案正在侦办，具体负责人是警察连长帕甲，我叫他来回大人的话。”墨本说完，冲身边的衙役摆了摆手，衙役转身跑向碉楼。 扎西明白了康萨约自己来市政衙门的目的，他上前说道：“噶伦大人，我和德吉、二太太从来没有怀疑过您与此事有瓜葛。至于街上的谣传还请大人彻查清楚，看看是谁在暗地里搬弄是非。” “不急，还是先听听市政衙门的说法。” 帕甲从碉楼里匆匆而来，他走到康萨和墨本面前说道：“二位大人，唤我。” “八廓外街的那场火灾侦办到什么程度，你向噶伦大人汇报一下。”墨本说道。 “火灾的现场是伦珠家的老宅子，很久没住了。最近刚刚租给来拉萨跑买卖的康巴人，是一对父女带着他们的驮队，我带人去现场勘察，发现火是从二楼堂屋里烧出来的。” 众人认真地听着。 “堂屋里有火种？”康萨问道。 “康巴商队一直游走四方，喜欢露天宿营，随地搭灶拢火。这套老宅是伦珠大人生前居住过的，与下等人家不同，他的堂屋里没有火塘，这对父女就用石头在屋子里摆灶拢火，结果夜里失火，他们也丧了命。” “这么说，不是有人纵火？” “肯定不是。我们得出结论，这场火灾是意外失火，不是人为纵火，市政衙门的告示即日就张布出去。” 康萨放心了，扭头看着扎西和德吉，一脸不满地说：“有人还想败坏我的名声。” “噶伦大人您放心，告示张布出去，谣言不攻自破。”帕甲说完，看了看娜珍，心情复杂。 “烧死的那个姑娘是白玛的相好？有这事儿吗？”康萨又问道。 “是，的确如此。”扎西如实回答。 康萨闻听，皱起眉头。 扎西继续说道：“白玛刚从亚东回调拉萨，家里事先也不知道，不然也不敢应了和您府上的美意。” “这个白玛，在亚东当几年差，学出息了。你们说吧，这个婚还结得成结不成？” 娜珍急了，上前说道：“大人，没影响啊。那姑娘走了，不碍事啊，白玛和梅朵小姐的婚庆大典到日子还得办啊，哪能说悔就悔啊……” “人是走了，可是她的魂儿从白玛的心里走了吗？” “那姑娘充其量是根绣花针，扎在手掌上，拔了也就忘了，哪记那么长远呢。” “你儿子这么不定性，我闺女嫁过去，会不会受委屈啊？德勒老爷，你能保证今天的事情不再发生吗？” “不瞒您说，白玛现在的心情很糟糕，他提出要为那对父女料理后事，我答应了。”扎西说。 康萨点了点头说：“这小子，有情有义！错不了！……把葬礼和婚礼搅和在一块，太不吉利。这样吧，他们结婚的事儿，缓一缓。”