Chapter 3 Chapter Three
Huo Xiaoxie came out from the dense forest with the parcel on his back, and found out the location. It should be the northwest corner of the Wang family compound, which is not far away.At this time, the sun was setting, and the lanterns of each house were just coming up, and the lights were already lit on the turrets of the Wang family compound.But the Wang family compound has high walls and deep courtyard, and the outer wall is flat, so it is not easy to climb.
Huo Xiaoxie was not in a hurry, walked around a few private houses and walked out carelessly.At this time, it was time for every household to eat. Although it was not in time for the daytime, there were still people coming and going, and it was very lively.The Qingyun inn clothes that Huo Xiaoxie wears are ordinary, decent families have such clothes, so Huo Xiaoxie walks on the street like ordinary people.
Huo Xiaoxie originally wanted to go towards the west gate, which is relatively quiet and might not be noticed by others, but Huo Xiaoxie thought about it, at this moment, he was a half-child wandering around the west gate, which made people suspicious. Since it's still early, let's look at the situation in other places first.Huo Xiaoxie made up her mind and walked eastward along the north wall of the Wang Family Courtyard, pretending to have a full meal and wandering around, walking very leisurely, constantly checking whether there was any place that sneaked into the Wang Family Courtyard.
Huo Xiaoxie passed by the north gate of Wang's compound, but the door was wide open, but there were many courtyard guards and servants standing at the door, talking and laughing happily at the door, with no intention of leaving.Huo Xiaoxie couldn't help frowning, thinking that it was not easy to enter the Wang's compound, it seemed that he had to wait until the night when everyone was quiet to make plans.
Huo Xiaoxie walked forward for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he saw a grocery store on the side of the road, which was about to close.There is a poster hanging outside the store, which reads: New Hangzhou female reds, rouge, face powder, limited quantity, so hurry up if you want to buy.
Huo Xiaoxie felt happy, walked quickly to the front of the store, opened the door and was about to enter the store.The clerk who was closing the store hurriedly stopped Huo Xiaoxie, and shouted: "Hey! This young man! We are closed, come back tomorrow!"
Huo Xiaoxie scolded: "I'm leaving tomorrow! I'm here to do big business for you! What are you talking about?"
The clerk took a look at Huo Xiaoxie, not daring to offend him, and opened his mouth and shouted: "Boss, boss, we have customers! They say they want to do big business!"
"What a big business! It's closed! It's closed! Come back tomorrow!" A voice came from the store.
Huo Xiaoxie rushed inside and shouted: "Boss, it's urgent, just buy it and leave! It's convenient for you! I just came here after seeing the poster on your store. Do you know how to do business?"
A tall, thin man stepped out of the store. From the appearance of the profiteer, one could tell that he was the owner of the store.
The shop owner looked at Huo Xiaoxie, and said angrily, "You are only half a child, what do you want to buy?"
Huo Xiaoxie snorted: "What are you talking about! You can't go shopping anymore, I'm here to buy your new rouge!" Huo Xiaoxie took out two oceans from his arms and shook them in his hands. Said, "Do you think I have no money? I have plenty of money. If you don't like to sell it, I will leave!"
When the shop owner heard this, he blinked his eyes, put on a smiling face, and said, "Yo! This young man really knows the goods! Please come in, please come in!"
Huo Xiaoxie thought to himself: "This profiteer must think I'm a brat who doesn't understand women's red rouge, and wants to kill me, that's fine! It's exactly what I want."
The shop owner hurriedly invited Huo Xiaoxie into the shop, turned on the lights, and said with a smile: "Master, you are here. I have a new high-quality rouge here, Hangzhou beautiful red brand, but it is scarce Dare I ask who the young master bought it for?"
Huo Xiaoxie said: "You care so much, bring it quickly!"
The shop owner said with a smile: "Come on, come on! Master, if you give your daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, or good friend who has never been married, it will be worth the money." He took out a paper bag from the container, opened it and placed it on the counter.
Huo Xiaoxie has been around Fengtian Market for a long time, and knows that the owner of the store is showing off his goods on purpose, and he has preconceived ideas, so he can ask for a good price at that time.
Huo Xiaoxie would not buy these women's things, anyway, he didn't mean it, and asked, "How much is this rouge?"
The shop owner said mysteriously: "The business is closed, and I will tell you the real price. This cake of rouge costs half an ocean! This small box of incense powder is originally more expensive. If the business is closed and sold at a loss, it is still worth it." You are half the ocean!"
Huo Xiaoxie said in surprise, "How expensive! It's not so expensive anywhere!"
The shop owner didn't even smell Huo Xiaoxie when he saw Huo Xiaoxie, knowing that Huo Xiaoxie didn't understand at all, he said with a smile: "Master, this is really a good product! Master Wang Xing's women all came to buy it from me. The price they ask for is even higher than yours!"
Huo Xiaoxie deliberately doubted: "It's so expensive! It's too late to buy a pig, which woman is willing to spend so much money?"
The shop owner said: "Hey, young master, Wang Xing's women are very rich. As long as they are worth the money, half an ocean is nothing to them."
Huo Xiaoxie snorted: "Master Wang Xing used it for some kind of woman, but don't use it as a vulgar thing for a bitch to please!"
The shop owner hurriedly said: "Hey, how can this be! They were all bought by Mr. Wang Xing's aunts and wives! It's very expensive! Look, look at how bright the red is, how delicate the powder is, look at it!" The shop owner picked up a piece of rouge and introduced it in a serious manner.
Huo Xiaoxie pretended to look at it, and slowly asked: "Does Master Wang Xing's third concubine also use it?"
The owner of the store didn't bother to think about why Huo Xiaoxie suddenly asked about the third concubine. He was busy running the train with his mouth full of business, and said, "Yes! Of course! The third concubine only asked her girl to buy it this morning. Pass!"
Huo Xiaoxie asked: "Is Third Aunt very pretty?"
The shop owner said: "Of course it's beautiful! In the courtyard of Wang's family, the third aunt is the most beautiful! I rarely see her come out on weekdays, but once in a while, she looks like a fairy, young master, a woman like a fairy." , I also want to use my rouge and face powder! Do you think it's worth half an ocean?"
Huo Xiaoxie frowned, pretending to be very hesitant and said: "Shop owner, what you said is very good, but I have never met the third concubine, how do I know if she is good-looking, don't fool me!"
"Huyou?" The shopkeeper couldn't understand the Northeast dialect at once, but he could immediately understand the meaning of the words, and hurriedly said: "Master, I don't fool you! Ask around, the third aunt is a first-class beauty in Wangjiabao Well, all those things in Xichun Garden can’t compare to the half of Third Aunt Tai!”
Huo Xiaoxie said to herself: "It would be great if I could see that Aunt San used your rouge too much."
The shopkeeper sighed: "Oh, this third aunt, she won't come out easily. This time, Wang Jiabao sang a big show for ten days, and she didn't come out."
Huo Xiaoxie said: "What? This third aunt is too shameful?"
The shop owner said: "That's not true... Although this third aunt is pretty, she seems to have a bad temper. Last time she came out, someone looked at her a few more times, and she beat him up."
Huo Xiaoxie asked: "So powerful? How about the third aunt's maids? Do they come out often?"
The shop owner said: "There are two girls under her, they often come out, but they are like men's women, if you provoke them a little, they will beat someone, and they will fight, seven or eight men are not their opponents."
Huo Xiaoxie asked in surprise, "Could it be that he is a martial artist?"
The shop owner wanted to say something, but when he rolled his eyes, he suddenly put away the paper bag and said, "Master, are you shopping? Or are you chatting with me? If you don't buy it, it's fine, I'm going to close the store! You take one for three." How about Auntie, someone else might have arrested you to inquire! If you don’t buy it, forget it, I’ll sell it to someone else tomorrow!”
Huo Xiaoxie chuckled, and said: "Shop owner, don't be like this, to tell you the truth, I fell in love with the two girls of the third concubine, and I want to buy something they like to please them, haha, so I asked carefully. a bit."
The store owner suddenly realized, and said: "So it is like this, young master, you really have a good eye! I guarantee that if you buy it, they will be happy, and it's even possible for two people to serve you!"
Huo Xiaoxie said: "That's good! I won't bargain with you, a cake of rouge, a box of face powder, I want it, a piece of ocean!"
The shop owner was overjoyed, and the business was done.
The shop owner sent Huo Xiaoxie out, weighed the ocean in his hands, looked at Huo Xiaoxie's back and smiled gloatingly: "This business is really profitable! I met a fool with a nympho! Go curry favor with the third concubine's girl ? I think you took the wrong medicine, and you have money and no place to spend it, so you just wait to die. Haha!"
Huo Xiaoxie touched the rouge and face powder in her bosom, feeling a little distressed, but thinking of getting a lot of information from the third wife, it was worth it.
Huo Xiaoxie is now sure that if she finds Third Aunt and gets the red rope around her waist, she must enter the Wang family compound.
Huo Xiaoxie returned to the north gate of the Wang Family Courtyard and lingered for a while, and was about to leave when he saw a group of ox carts coming out of a side intersection and heading towards the north gate of the Wang Family Courtyard.The bullock carts were piled full of firewood and straw, and were driven by three or five coachmen. These coachmen looked a little anxious and kept beating the back of the cattle, urging them to move quickly, as if they were in a hurry.
As soon as Huo Xiaoxie saw it, he knew that this must be sending firewood to the Wang Family Courtyard. This is basically the scene of rich and noble families in Fengtian.
Huo Xiaoxie was happy in his heart: "God help me too!" Looking around, he quickly walked to the alley of the residential houses on the side of the road.
The cattle caravan stopped in front of the north gate of the Wang Family Courtyard, and the driver at the head wiped his sweat, stepped forward and flattered a man in a long robe standing by the gate, "Guard Wu, the car broke down once on the road, so I'm late. Please forgive me."
The elder, Wu Guanshi, who was full of embarrassment, scolded arrogantly: "Do you still want to do it? I know that we have a lot of distinguished guests here recently! We need firewood urgently. If you don't come out sooner, it's still so late?"
The other coachmen came forward to accompany the smiling faces, and the leading coachman bowed vigorously: "Guard Wu, please take care of me, I will not be late next time, thank you in another day!"
Manager Wu said sourly: "Forget it, forget it! Seeing that you are also an acquaintance, don't worry about it this time! Get the car in quickly!"
Relieved, the coachman turned around and hurriedly shouted at other coachmen to drive the ox cart in.
"Moo! Moo! Moo!" Suddenly there was an earth-shattering yelp, and the last ox in the three ox carts suddenly barked wildly and went berserk, with red eyes, kicking and jumping wildly, dragging the ox cart and running like crazy. open.
The coachman shouted: "Oh, my mother! The cow is shocked!"
All the coachmen desperately chased after the mad cow.
Steward Wu, the martial artist, and the servants standing at the north gate all looked at them, all laughing.
These coachmen are very familiar with the habits of livestock. After catching up with the mad cow, they grabbed the bull's nose ring, slapped it down a few times, subdued the cow, and dragged it back sweating profusely.The ox had a fit so badly that it knocked down a lot of firewood on the cart and spilled it all the way.
Steward Wu scolded: "You idiots! First come over and send two carts in, and then pick up all the fallen firewood. Hurry up, if a bundle is missing, you don't want to do it!"
The lead coachman wondered what was going on with the cow, so he suddenly went crazy.But he heard Guanshi Wu yelling and cursing, so he didn't care about these things, so he arranged for a driver to go forward and drive the two ox carts into the yard, while the others reloaded and collected firewood along the way.
In the firewood courtyard of the Wang family compound, a driver parked two ox carts and hurried back to help others collect firewood.
Sisisuo, the hay on the bullock cart moved slightly, a person got out from inside, looked out slightly, and strung into a dark corner like a rabbit.
This person was Huo Xiaoxie, but Huo Xiaoxie didn't know at this time that he was the first thief to enter the Wang's compound.
Huo Xiaoxie's ability to enter the Wang's compound was indeed due to luck when he encountered an ox cart, but ordinary people may not be able to hide in the firewood when they encounter an ox cart.
When Huo Xiaoxie saw the ox cart, he ran into the alley. At that time, there were not a few people making a fire and cooking. It didn't take much effort, so he just begged for a stick that was lit at one end.Huo Xiaoxie drove out of the alley with a hot stick, the ox cart was waiting at the north gate of Wang's compound, and a group of cart drivers were begging with Guan Wu.
Huo Xiaoxie didn't think much about it, looked left and right, no one was paying attention, took a stick and stabbed at the tender meat on the cow's buttocks.Cows are usually honest animals, with thick skin and flesh, and they have been beaten a lot with whips and sticks. They won't feel too much pain when they are beaten casually, but the excretion place on the cow's buttocks is different. Here The meat is tender and very sensitive, and it is the part of the whole body that is most afraid of pain.When jackals, tigers and leopards deal with animals like cattle, if they can't bite the throat, they always start from behind the buttocks, and take out the intestines with one claw, and the cattle will lose half their lives if they don't die.
Huo Xiaoxie stabbed it with a hot fire stick, the pain was so extreme that even an honest cow would go crazy.This is exactly what Huo Xiaoxie wanted.
The honest cow who suffered from Huo Xiaoxie's sinister trick had never suffered such a crime since he was a child, and he was frightened and went mad, running around.When the coachmen rushed to pull, Huo Xiaoxie saw that everyone's attention was focused on the mad cow, and he slid into the firewood, and then he was able to enter the Wang's compound.
Huo Xiaoxie entered the Wang family's compound, not in a hurry, quietly hid behind a broken vat, waited until the coachmen came back cursing, unloaded the firewood, piled it in the courtyard and left, then got out.
Here is a huge kitchen backyard. The kitchen is brightly lit, full of people, and busy.
Just as Huo Xiaoxie took a step out, he wanted to leave this place as soon as possible, when a door of the kitchen creaked open, startled Huo Xiaoxie, quickly shrank down, and hid in the dark without daring to breathe.Fortunately, the person who came out of the kitchen didn't pay attention, and hurried to the firewood, hugged a bundle of firewood, and hurried back inside.
Huo Xiaoxie took a breath, and wanted to get out again, but remembered the clothes of the person who came out just now.Huo Xiaoxie secretly smiled inwardly, took off the package on her back, turned out a set of clothes from the inside, put it on quickly, rolled up the sleeves, and opened the front of the clothes on purpose. The man was no different.In fact, the clothes of ordinary guys in that era were not as fancy as modern uniforms. Most of them were of the same style, but the colors and fabrics were different. For the more sophisticated ones like the Wang Family Courtyard, the name of the master was embroidered on the chest or sleeves. Black cloth shoes with double layer soles are already quite elegant.
After Huo Xiaoxie changed her clothes, she hid the rest of her clothes behind the water tank. She looked around, got out and stuck to the wall, and slipped to the back door of the kitchen yard. Looking outside, there were high walls on both sides and a road. Go straight, and there are no other intersections.Huo Xiaoxie waited for a while, but there was no sign of anyone coming, so she hurried out, trying to walk further along the wall.
After walking a few steps, he heard the sound of footsteps coming in a hurry. Huo Xiaoxie cursed secretly, then turned around and walked back. Xie hurried back to the yard, and he had already reached the intersection.
Huo Xiaoxie didn't dare to sneak around, so she straightened her body, pretending that nothing happened, and walked forward again.Huo Xiaoxie understands that in such a place where there is nowhere to hide, if you run in a panic, it will be tantamount to a guilty conscience and you must be arrested.
Huo Xiaoxie was just one step away from turning back to the yard, when someone behind him yelled, "You little bastard in front! Stop!"
Huo Xiaoxie's scalp went numb, and he cursed secretly: "This goddamn beast, who is a little bastard!" But he had no choice but to stand still.
"Your grandma, if you don't do something well, why come out!" The man cursed, walking towards Huo Xiaoxie.
Huo Xiaoxie didn't dare to raise her head, she looked utterly frightened, and replied, "I, I, it's fine."
The man quickly walked up to Huo Xiaoxie, looked him over, and cursed, "What are you doing here? Ah?"
Huo Xiaoxie glanced sideways, and saw a burly body guard standing beside him, Huo Xiaoxie replied in a low voice: "I, I'll come out, Xiaojie!"
The guard scolded: "Is the hut here? No one told you? Your grandma, when did you come?"
Huo Xiaoxie said nonchalantly, with cold sweat dripping down his back, "Today, today..."
The guardian of the courtyard pulled Huo Xiaoxie's arm, Huo Xiaoxie shook in fright, thinking that he had been seen through, and wanted to struggle to escape, but the guardian of the courtyard took a step forward, stepped into the courtyard, and continued to scold Said: "I guess you just came here today! You new kitchen helpers, you have no rules at all! Come back with me! The hut is in front!"
Huo Xiaoxie responded in a low voice, let the guard drag her back, and walked back to the backyard of the kitchen, towards the door where someone came out just now.
The bodyguard of the hospital dragged Huo Xiaoxie into the kitchen, pushed Huo Xiaoxie aside, and shouted: "People in the big kitchen, listen up! Boss Kong has something to tell! You just listen, and cook quickly Yufengshen catcher hasn’t had dinner yet!” Huo Xiaoxie stood there dumbfounded, gritting her teeth and did not dare to move, but Huo Xiaoxie looked down and saw a piece of wood tied to the belt of the escort guard. The waist card was engraved with a huge word "Wu", which reminded him of the task of making trouble for Xiaobao, but now he was in an embarrassing situation, Huo Xiaoxie didn't dare to look more, and stood with his head down.
The back kitchen of this Wang family compound is quite large, with more than ten stoves, twenty or thirty people are busy inside, there are men and women, old and young. Going up, there is no difference between her attire and Huo Xiaoxie.Everyone raised their heads when they heard the guard shout.
The guard guard shouted: "Boss Kong said that you are not allowed to walk around in the Wang family's compound these days, and you must use your badge to enter and leave the inner house! The new workers in these two days are not allowed to leave the big kitchen area. Please count the number of people every hour! Did you hear that? Don’t be short of people at that time, the master will blame you and cry for your father and mother!”
Everyone was very busy, after hearing the bodyguards of the Nursing Academy finished yelling, they responded weakly one by one, and hurriedly resumed their work.
The bodyguard of the nursing home snorted, cursed a few words in his mouth, and shouted at a skinny old man who just ran into the back kitchen from the door: "Liu is on duty, take care of your little workers, don't mess around!" Run! If I catch someone running around outside again, don’t blame me for a good beating!”
The skinny old man Liu Dangban squinted his eyes to see who was scolding him. It seemed that his eyesight was not very good. After he saw the person clearly, he rushed to the guard guard and bowed again and again, saying: "Don't dare, no Dare, I will discipline you well!"
Duang Liu glared at Huo Xiaoxie who was standing stupidly by the side, and cursed: "Stinky boy! If you don't get back to peel potatoes, if you dare to run around, your legs will be broken!"
Huo Xiaoxie responded, lowered his head and ran towards a large pile of potatoes in the corner of the room, squatted down, and imitated the two boys of the same age next to him, picked up a potato from the hill-like pile on the ground, and touched it. He took a knife and quickly peeled the skin.
The escort guard with the word "Wu" on his waist tag and Liu Dangban walked through the kitchen and walked to the front yard. Liu Dangban seemed to be asking the escort what was going on, and the two walked out chattering all the way.
Huo Xiaoxie looked up, feeling a little more at ease in his heart.
A potato peeler next to Huo Xiaoxie poked Huo Xiaoxie with his arm, and said with a smirk, "Hey, brother, are you new here today? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Huo Xiaoxie scolded: "I haven't seen you either! When did you come here?"
The stinky boy asked persistently: "Hey, brother, you don't have a local accent? Where are you? I really don't remember you!"
Huo Xiaoxie scolded: "If you don't remember, don't remember, what do you want? Stand up and shout if you have the ability!"
The kid barked, very displeased, rolled his eyes at Huo Xiaoxie, and said: "Speaking so aggressively, you must have taken gunpowder. I don't care where you are, forget it, I'm lazy to talk to you." This kid Finally shut his mouth, angrily busy peeling his own potatoes.
Huo Xiaoxie didn't have the time to argue with him, she was so focused on leaving the place as soon as possible, she turned her head to see that Liu Duandu hadn't come back yet, stood up slowly, and walked towards the front yard of the kitchen with small steps.
Just as Huo Xiaoxie walked out of the kitchen door, he heard someone scolding from the side: "Stinky boy, where are you going?"
Huo Xiaoxie looked sideways, and saw that it was Mr. Liu walking towards this side. He was so irritable that he couldn't be more irritable. He said angrily, "The latrine! I'm going to suffocate!"
Duan Liu was taken aback for a moment, but immediately waved his hand and said, "Go! The lazy man has a lot of shit! Go over there!"
Huo Xiaoxie ran like a wild horse towards the place pointed by Liu Dangban.
Liu Dangban walked into the kitchen, picked up a blowing stick by the door, walked to the side of the two boys who were peeling potatoes, and hit the boy who had just questioned Huo Xiaoxie's identity with a stick on the head. Screaming, covering his head and yelling: "Liu is on duty, why did you hit me!"
Liu Duanban scolded: "Stinky boy, did you sneak to the backyard to be lazy just now? Did someone catch you?" As he spoke, he hit another stick.
The boy cried, "It's not me! It's the one just now!"
Liu Dangban scolded: "Still sophistry! Which one just now? What's your name?"
The unlucky man was speechless for a while, and said with a bitter face: "This... I don't know his name!"
Liu Dangban beat him with sticks and scolded: "Stinky boy, how dare you argue! You think my eyesight is not good? It's not who you are! See if I don't break your leg this time!"
The two mingled together, and the other potato peeler moved his butt dumbly, gave them a cold look, didn't help them speak, and continued to peel potatoes by himself.
Huo Xiaoxie climbed up the wall next to the hut, and was about to jump down through the black, when he saw two people chasing and beating out of the kitchen, it was Liu Dangban and that kid, Liu Dangban scolded while chasing and beating: "Stinky boy, you When I can't see clearly, right! How dare you run!"
The boy kept running away, crying, "Stop beating, you really killed me!"
Duan Liu was unwilling to let go, chasing and beating and scolding: "You are fooling me! You are the only one who is cunning! You are lazy every day! You even put the blame on others! If you don't break your leg today, my surname is not Liu!"
Huo Xiaoxie squatted on the wall, annoyed and funny, watching this farce again, and jumped off the wall.
Mr. Zhang Siye and Mr. Zhou led a group of hook soldiers to escort Guo Laoqi. The hook soldiers took the things in their hands and stood at the west gate of the Wang family compound, accompanied by Wang Xing, Kong Biaotou and a group of bodyguards. .
The escort leader Kong ordered: "Open the west gate!" Several escorts stepped forward, unlocked the west gate, moved the huge bolt, and opened the door.
Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhou filed out.
Fourth Master Zhang looked back at Ximen, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, the character Wang is in his early years!"
Wang Xing imitated Fourth Master Zhang and raised his head to look at Ximen, and said, "What is the word Wang in the beginning?"
Fourth Master Zhang smiled lightly and didn't speak, thinking that you, Master Wang Xing, are really good at pretending to be confused.
Fourth Master Zhang ordered: "Mr. Zhou, lead the way!"
Mr. Zhou nodded in response, and with a wave of his hands, the hook soldiers dispersed skillfully and walked towards the side of the west gate.
Wang Xing walked beside Fourth Master Zhang, looking at a loss, frowned, and asked: "Fourth Master Zhang, according to what you said, these thieves used the Wang family compound as their meeting place, which is near the west gate. I still find it incredible. .”
Fourth Master Zhang said: "Mr. Wang, don't worry, we'll know it after we see it."
These people went all the way to the narrow door where Huo Xiaoxie entered the Qingyun Inn, and the Hook Corps surrounded the door, as if they were worried that a wild animal would suddenly rush out of the door.
Fourth Master Zhang said to Wang Xing: "This is the door! The thief entered through this door. Mr. Wang, where does this door lead to?"
Wang Xing said in great surprise: "Master Zhang, this door has long been abandoned, and it was sealed from the inside, it is a door of death!"
Fourth Master Zhang nodded, and said to the hook soldier who was guarding Guo Laoqi beside him, "Let go of his mouth!"
The hook soldier let go of Guo Laoqi's mouth, Guo Laoqi took a few breaths, and kept sneering.
Fourth Master Zhang asked: "Lao Qi Guo, did your young master Zheng Zedao enter from here?"
Guo Laoqi winked and snorted coldly: "Where did Zheng Zedao go, how do I know? What does this door matter to me? I have never seen it before!"
Fourth Master Zhang snorted, and said to Wang Xing: "Mr. Wang, if you don't mind, let us have a try!"
Wang Xing said, "Fourth Master Zhang, please feel free!"
Fourth Master Zhang waved his hand and said, "Be alert! Go and open the door!"
The hook soldiers responded in unison, holding their bodies steady. A few hook soldiers stepped forward quickly, fastened seven or eight three-melon hooks in the crack of the door, and led the rope back to the team. The soldiers worked hard together, and with a bang, the narrow door was pulled away from the threshold and thrown aside.
Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhou fixed their eyes and took a deep breath. There is no access to this door. As Wang Xing said, it has been sealed long ago, and it is tightly blocked with bricks and stones.
Fourth Master Zhang and Mr. Zhou looked at each other and thought to themselves: "Could it be that we made a mistake? Isn't this Qingyun Inn here?"
Wang Xing laughed dumbfounded, and said, "Fourth Master Zhang, look, this has been blocked a long time ago."
Guo Laoqi hahahaha laughed: "Yufengshen is good at catching! I have seen what it means to break into a door! Hahaha, I hit a wall in the end! I laughed so hard!"
Fourth Master Zhang scolded: "Shut his mouth!"
The hook soldier stepped forward and stuffed Guo Laoqi's mouth again, but Guo Laoqi still kept laughing.
Fourth Master Zhang was silent for a moment, and whispered to Mr. Zhou: "Mr. Zhou, go and have a look."
Mr. Zhou nodded, walked slowly to the door, touched the wall inside the door with his hands, knocked up and down, looked it up carefully, clicked his tongue, turned around and walked back, and said to Mr. Zhang: " It has indeed been sealed for several years, yes!"
Mr. Zhou turned his head and clasped his fists at Wang Xing, saying, "Mr. Wang, what an offense! Please forgive me!"
Wang Xing returned the gift, and said with relief: "You're welcome, you're welcome, I'm relieved if I look at it this way! If there are really gangsters entering the Wang family compound from here, I'm afraid I'm scared to death!"
Mr. Zhang said: "Mr. Wang, I'm really sorry, we made a mistake. Let's go back now!"
Wang Xing said: "Okay, okay! Dinner has been delayed for a long time, why don't we go eat first."
Mr. Zhang said: "I'm sorry! I'm ashamed! Mr. Wang, please!"
Seeing that nothing serious had happened, Escort Kong was happy to take his time, and hurriedly led the way.
A group of people walked into the west gate. The west gate had just been re-locked when they heard a loud bang. In a place in the courtyard of the Wang family, a large fire rose up in the air. It was extremely dazzling, as if something had exploded. .
Fourth Master Zhang yelled: "Boss Kong, protect Mr. Wang! Mr. Zhou, you bring a group of hook soldiers to escort Guo Laoqi back, and bring the leopard dog! The others follow me!"
Huo Xiaoxie crawled behind a flower bed and stayed quietly.According to Huo Xiaoxie's experience, in a large house like the Wang Family Courtyard, the master and concubines usually live in the houses in the middle of the compound. Generally speaking, the concubines live on both sides of the master's main house. Easy to determine.
Although Huo Xiaoxie didn't know exactly where Third Aunt Tai lived, it was definitely right to head towards the middle of the Wang family compound.
Huo Xiaoxie wanted to take advantage of the gap and crawl forward slowly, but heard a loud bang, and a huge fireball rose in the sky not far ahead.Huo Xiaoxie was shocked, thinking: "What! Could it be that Xiaobao is setting the fire? It depends on his ability!"
Following the explosion, the Wang family compound suddenly became chaotic. People shouted loudly and ran around, carrying water, calling for people, and some people took out gongs and beat: "It's on fire! It's on fire! Come on! Put out the fire!"
In the courtyard where Huo Xiaoxie lived, countless people ran past, carrying buckets to scoop water in the pool in the courtyard, very busy.These people are dressed in different ways, some are wearing long gowns, some are wearing short coats, and some are only wearing vests and shorts. Men and women, old and young, are not as well-dressed as those in the kitchen.
Huo Xiaoxie knew in her heart that with the scale of the Wang family compound, there were more than a hundred servants, such as cleaners, gardeners, handymen, cooks, servants, maids, martial artists, etc., each performed their own duties, and not everyone was in charge of each other. I know that foreign thieves are easy to stop, but domestic thieves are hard to guard against, that's the reason.Huo Xiaoxie thought: "Hey! That's good! I can get along for a while."
Huo Xiaoxie looked around, and there was a dilapidated wooden bucket for watering flowers not far from him. Huo Xiaoxie lifted the wooden bucket, took advantage of the panic outside, jumped out from behind the flower bed, and ran straight to the pool .There were quite a lot of people coming and going to fetch water, but no one paid attention to who Huo Xiaoxie was.
Huo Xiaoxie scooped up a bucket of water, held it in her hands, followed the others, and rushed out.
After running out of this courtyard for a few steps, when I turned a corner, I saw a half wall of a room blazing with flames. The roof collapsed in half, and thick smoke billowed out from the roof and windows. so big?There were already 20 or 30 people around the place where the fire was on fire, and there was a commotion, there were bodyguards yelling and ordering, telling the fire fighters to disperse and pour water all over the house.There were other people running around, calling for help to put out the fire.
Huo Xiaoxie was carrying a bucket, huddled together with the firefighters, splashed a bucket of water into the fire, then turned around and ran back.
Huo Xiaoxie didn't have this kind of leisure to save lives, so he splashed the bucket of water and got in. After running back a few steps, he dodged, hid in an alley, threw the wooden bucket casually, and walked around Seeing that no one entered the alley, he ran into the alley and shouted loudly, "It's on fire! Come on! Put out the fire!"
Before the explosion sounded, two women were in a room in a chic small courtyard in the middle left of the Wang family compound.One of the beautiful women was wearing light clothes, sitting quietly in front of the mirror, with long black straight hair hanging loose, she was motionless, her eyes were slightly open, although she didn't have any expression, but she had a cold temperament. From the eyes, it looks like a crystal beauty of ice sculpture.
Another glamorous young woman is Wang Xixi, the proprietress of Xichun Garden, holding a wooden comb, combing the sitting woman's hair carefully.
While combing the third aunt's hair slowly, Wang Xixi gently praised: "Sister Qing, your hair is really beautiful."
The glamorous woman smiled lightly and said, "Sister Wang, I always want to trouble you."
Wang Xixi said: "You haven't been outside for a long time, so you can take a walk in the street while the weather is neither cold nor hot."
The glamorous woman said: "I hate seeing the expressions on the faces of those people on the street."
Wang Xixi smiled and said: "Sister Qing, it's not because you are good-looking. Those men are virtuous when they see beautiful women, so don't worry about it."
The cold girl didn't answer, but said: "Sister Wang, thank you, every time you come to comb my hair, I am very happy."
Wang Xixi chuckled, stopped talking, and combed her hair slowly.
The glamorous woman suddenly said leisurely: "Sister Wang, Wang Xing likes you, why do you wrong yourself and insist on running Xichun Garden?"
Wang Xixi sighed: "Sister Qing, I don't have such a good life as you. My body is not clean and I am not worthy of Master Wang Xing."
The glamorous woman said coldly: "Wang Xing is not a serious businessman at all, how could he care about these things? In fact, it's just a word from you, Sister Wang."
Wang Xixi said: "Hehe, Sister Qing, I'm used to those affairs, I don't ask for any status anymore, I'm free, I'm really married to Wang Xing, I'm not happy anymore."
The glamorous woman's expression darkened suddenly, and she said, "Yes, if you like a man, why should you stay by his side, but Sister Wang, no matter what, I can't be as free and easy as you."
Wang Xixi said thoughtfully: "Still thinking about that man? It's been many years ago."
The glamorous woman said: "My heart has been stolen by him long ago, but he... well... Wang Xing and I have the name of husband and wife, but we don't have the reality of husband and wife. It's worth dying to see him once."
Wang Xixi said: "Maybe he's just a heart thief... Sister Qing, don't always take it to heart."
The glamorous woman smiled silently, shook her head slowly, her eyes were blurred, as if her thoughts flew to the distant past again.
The cold woman thought for a moment, and said: "Sister Wang, you came a little late today, and there is chaos in the Wang family compound again, did something happen?"
Wang Xixi said: "Yes, today Yufengshen arrested Fourth Master Zhang and they suddenly came to Xichun Garden to catch the thief. They really caught a guy named Guo Laoqi. It seems that he used to be the killer of the Sanmeihui, but now he is The northern Jiangsu bandit is a servant who does nothing for nothing. Wang Xing should now patrol the house with Yufeng Shenbu."
The glamorous woman said: "Three eyebrows meeting? Haven't heard of it for many years. Why are they here?"
Wang Xixi said: "I heard Fourth Master Zhang and the others say that we have a group of thieves gathered here, and I don't know what they are going to do?"
The cold woman frowned and said, "It's probably the arrangement of Wang Xing and that immortal Wang Quan again!"
Wang Xixi hurriedly said: "Sister Qing, this can only be said between the two of us privately, please don't talk nonsense, otherwise Wang Xing will be unhappy when he hears it."
The glamorous woman said: "I don't care if he likes it or not! If he dares to play tricks on me again with the red string around my waist, I will show him to death!" The glamorous woman said, putting her hands on her waist, she所穿的衣服松阔，她手一摸，就听到腰间叮叮啷啷，有小铃轻响。
原来这冷艳女子就是火小邪要找的，王兴的三姨太！
三姨太话刚说完，只听嗵的一声爆炸声从窗外传来，把她们两个女人吓了一跳！三姨太身手敏捷的站起，一脸寒霜，一步跨到窗边，将窗户推开，只见不远处一个火球腾在半空中，黑烟滚滚。
三姨太哼道：“还真的有贼来了！我倒要去见识见识！青柳，青苗，在不在！”
房屋门立即推开，跳进来两个穿着劲装的俊俏女子，看着巾帼不让须眉，都是一脸英气！
三姨太冷冷的吩咐道：“更衣！把我的飞刀拿来！我要出去看一下！”
青柳、青苗这两个女子齐齐干脆的应道：“是！三太太！”
三姨太脸色更冷，骂道：“没有外人的时候，不准叫我三太太！”
青柳、青苗赶忙点头称道：“是！青帮主！”
青柳、青苗两个丫头一扭身，跑向侧旁拿衣服去了。
王兮兮拿着梳子，愣在当地，一脸的无奈，根本不敢上前阻止，只能自己说话给自己听：“呀，青妹妹，还是不要出去啦，危险，唉，没准不是什么大事呢……”
火小邪乘着乱，一路摸到内宅，都有惊无险，平安无事。火小邪蹲在一面高墙的角落里，打量着眼前数套院落，愁眉不展，心想：“这个鬼三姨太，到底住在哪里啊！总不能抓个人问问吧！”
火小邪正想着，杂乱的脚步声从一侧传来。火小邪连忙缩紧身子，一动不动的蜷在阴影处，只见七八个镖师从巷口转了出来，急急忙忙的向这几套院落刚来，他们径直跑过火小邪隐藏之地，毫无察觉。
这几个镖师跑到院落前，便分散开，二人一组的站在门边，似乎是要值守警卫。靠火小邪较劲的一个院落门口，两个镖师刚刚准备敲门，门便推开了，三个都穿着劲装的女人快步走出。
这两个镖师一愣，其中一个镖师赶忙鞠躬问好：“三太太……”
这三个女人就是三姨太和她的两个丫鬟青苗和青柳。三姨太此时穿着一身青色贴身短褂，更显出身材的玲珑，一头秀发盘在脑后，用几个簪子别住，她尽管未施粉黛，打扮随意，但另有一番让人心动不已的风韵。三姨太腰间束着一条宽带的皮带，皮带上挂着两排皮夹子，共有十把亮光闪闪的飞刀别再上上面。
三姨太冷冷的打量了一眼这两个镖师，镖师抱着拳，低着头，不敢看她。三姨太哼了声，十分不悦的问道：“你们来干什么？”
镖师有些惧怕的答道：“王老爷吩咐，让我们来保护各位太太，院子里着火了，怕有贼进来……”
三姨太骂道：“我还要你们保护？瞎了你们的狗眼！”
镖师无奈道：“是，是王老爷吩咐……”
三姨太还是骂道：“让开，我要去看看怎么回事！”
青柳、青苗两个丫头上前，一把将这两个镖师拨开，三姨太快步走出，青苗、青柳紧紧跟着。
两个镖师愁眉苦脸，但屁也放不出来，互相看了一眼，一个镖师赶忙跟上几步，愁道：“三太太，您慢点，王老爷说了，让各位太太不要乱走……”
三个女人理都不理，继续向前走去。
两个镖师互相苦笑一下，一个嘀咕道：“那咱们怎么办？”
“还能怎么办？跟着去吧。”
这两个镖师商量完，都不敢停留，快步赶上三姨太她们，老老实实的跟在身后。
火小邪见他们几个走过，才探出头来看了一眼，念道：“得来全不费功夫，这个冷美人就是三姨太？好家伙，竟带着飞刀，女中豪杰啊！我还以为是个弱女子，谁知道竟是个硬茬！哎呀，难办！”
火小邪本想偷偷跟在三姨太他们后面，但思前想后，料定就算跟着去，也不见得能够得手，心想这个三姨太既然住在这里，那就不着急，总是要回来的，现在偷摸着进到她所住的院子里去，等她回来以后，再做打算。
火小邪打定主意，知道从院子门口撬门进去肯定是不行的，还有其他镖师在这条路上值守，恐怕唯一办法就是翻墙进院。
火小邪左右看了看，并无脚步声过来，便贴着墙边如同耗子一样钻出几步，不断抬头打量了一下墙壁，见有墙上有不少抠手之处，心中一乐，并没有犹豫，站立起来纵身一跃，右手已经抠住一处砖缝，左脚一抬，脚尖几乎同时踩住一个凹槽，人顿时如同壁虎一样，牢牢的贴在了墙上。
那个时代，做贼的人要是不会爬墙，简直就是笑话！火小邪能翻进张四爷的院子，这个三姨太的小院落更不在话下。这个爬墙讲究可不少，有徒手和器械两类，火小邪所用的就是徒手。徒手爬墙十分考究，常见的有数种爬法：
一种叫“壁虎攀”，就是火小邪现在所用的法子，乃是身子紧紧贴在墙上，主要用一手一足支持，身子稳在墙上后，再换手换脚，这种爬墙法，对较为光滑的高墙十分有效，尽管慢了些，但不用助跑，唯求一次成功；
一种叫“腾跃攀”，这种爬墙法较为常见，乃是在确定好墙上的几处着力点，通过助跑，手脚在墙上发力，一下腾上，抓住墙头，这种爬墙法尽管速度够快，但动静很大，会在墙上留下明显足印，一般来说贼人逃脱时才用腾跃攀，腾跃攀的高人，能在墙上连续发力三到四次，看上去真如飞檐走壁一样；
一种叫“紧手攀”，这种爬墙法用于两面墙的接合处，若是壁虎攀和腾跃攀都不好使，只能用紧手攀，全凭双手、双脚摩擦两面墙壁支撑，也可用背部摩擦，一寸一寸的向上移动，一直到顶。紧手攀难度极大，容易失败，若是两面墙的夹角大于九十度，就几乎要另做打算了。传说有一个胖贼，背上的肉十分厚实，还能蠕动，仅用背部摩擦力支持，就能上墙。紧手攀在现代也十分好使，可以用来空手爬上玻璃做成的拐角墙壁。
一种叫“指力攀”，这种爬墙法只靠双手指力，说白了和引体向上十分相似，指法上主要分为上引指和荡引指，上引指是一手紧紧抓住，将身体向上引；荡引指是一手抓紧后，身子左右荡向一侧，再使另一只手抓住着力处，做横向移动。指力攀一般用在异形的墙壁上，如斜上或者天花板一样的墙壁，这种墙壁不好蹬脚。如果各位看官不好相像，就看看现代的攀岩运动，就能明白是怎么回事了。
至于使用器械爬墙，可就更加五花八门了，火小邪这个时代常见的器械爬墙无外乎钩、绳、刀、锥、棍、脚叉这些，比较邪门的有“蜈蚣吸”，乃是用巨大橡胶片做成，粘在墙上，贼人每上一段就再翻出一段，象一条青虫一样，就这样一段一段的到达墙顶。江湖上传说，有的大盗用一种叫“蝇毛脚”的爬墙器械，乃是两个布满倒刺的巴掌，戴在前臂中部，上墙非常方便快捷。
火小邪爬墙的本事，在奉天下五铃的小贼里面要是第二，就没人敢称第一，连上五铃里面的好手，都不敢轻易和火小邪比试爬墙。一般奉天里三指刘属下的徒子徒孙碰到要上墙头勘察，从院里面开门的事情，火小邪向来都是当仁不让。火小邪敢翻张四爷家的墙头，三成是胆子大，七成却是实实在在有真功夫！
火小邪用壁虎攀，身子真的如同壁虎一样，先是贴在墙上静静不动，然后双手双脚猛然一甩，身子就唰的一下上了半尺，继续静静贴着不动，都看不清他手脚是如何使劲的。
火小邪如同机械人跳舞一样，“突突突突突突”间歇性向上移动了六下，就已经到了墙头。若是有人亲眼目睹，定会赞叹不已，这身手可不是盖的！
火小邪蹲上墙头，并不着急跳下，而是如同灵猫一样团成一团，四肢抓着墙头，向院中打量。
这个院子说大不大，说小不小，却十分别致整洁。火小邪所在之处，下方并无房屋遮挡，乃是一片花园泥地，种着不少鲜花，并没有树木，能看清院子的全貌。院中亭台楼阁，遍地花草，还有一块铺着方石的空地，摆着一个草藤编织的镖靶和不少刀枪棍戟，一看就是平日里习武之人的惯常摆设。院子另外一边，则有七八间大房，此时屋里还都点着灯，有人影在屋内移动，看来还有人在。
火小邪暗道：“还有人在？麻烦！”
火小邪向院内一边看去，有一个屋子的侧面离围墙尚有不到一人的距离。火小邪看了一眼，大概看出了墙与房之间的远近，便向那边爬过去。
各位看官，大家一定思量着，火小邪直接跳下不就可以了，下面是泥地，肯定没有声音。其实这种想法大错特错，爬墙容易跳墙难，盗术里面对跳墙也是有十足的讲究的。想从高处跳下，不发出声音，那是影视作品、武侠小说里面糊弄人的，哪怕是跳到一堆棉花上面，也会有“噗”的一声闷响，何况院中泥地情况不明，寂静无声，房内还有人在，有经验的贼绝对不会贸然跳下。
如果院中无人，不怕落地发出声响，但跳到泥地、沙坑、土坡等处，对于贼的偷窃过程来说，还是有许多忌讳的。盗术中有一条俗话，乃是“来无影，去无踪”，这句话尽管大家经常听到，却不知这个俗语本来是对盗术高明的贼的一种形容，换成贼话，意思是说，不能留下任何痕迹，让人察觉到已经有贼潜入进来，无声无息的来了，无声无息的偷了东西逃走，失主直到检查物品时才发现。做到这种程度，做贼就有一定境界了！跳入泥地、沙坑、土坡，最容易在脚底、鞋袜、身上粘上泥沙，不管你怎么整理，也不能在当时做到不留一丝一毫在身上，泥、沙易留痕，土有土味，碰到稍有经验的防盗者，比张四爷这种神捕低七八个档次的，都能轻易发现。
火小邪在王家大院中偷窃，一万分的小心，这些忌讳都牢记在心，哪能随便乱来？
并非笔者告诉大家怎么做贼，这里再多说一下盗术里跳墙进院的花哨。
从高处徒手跳下来，盗术里面称之为“纵”，用器械从高处下来，则称之为“降”。
“纵”法简单分为四种：
“声纵”，就是在有其他声音发出的时候，如钟鸣、鸡叫、吵闹等等杂声之时，从高处跳下，这样一定的声音会被掩盖住，不易引起人的注意；
“彩纵”，这是一种盗术里面欺骗的花招，就是在另一个地方制造声音或者是干脆伪装成一种声音，把人的注意力引开，再跳下；
“潜纵”，就是并非一跃而下，而是通过几个回转之处，分几次跳下；
“爬纵”，就是说以身法从墙上倒挂或者以其他不会发出声音的地方爬下，接近地面后才跳下。
“鸡鸣狗盗”这句成语，说的是《史记：孟尝君列传》中的一个小故事：齐孟尝君出使秦被昭王扣留，孟一食客装狗钻入秦营偷出狐白裘献给昭王妾以说情放孟。孟逃至函谷关时昭王又令追捕。另一食客装鸡叫引众鸡齐鸣骗开城门，孟得以逃回齐。其实说白了，孟尝君的这些食客都是贼，装狗进秦营偷东西，学鸡叫引起众鸡齐鸣，都是“声纵”和“彩纵”活学活用之法。
火小邪爬到墙头，看了眼对面的房檐，双手一伸，身子站起，直挺挺的前扑，一下子按住房檐上的木梁，果然毫无声息。火小邪手脚撑着两面的墙，一步一挪向下移去，待看清下面有平整的砖石铺地，高不过一尺，才双手一松，跳下地面。
火小邪用的乃是“爬纵”的跳墙手段，看似轻松，寻常人没有三五年的经验，也别想做到。
火小邪贴在房边，探出头看了一眼，有一间亮着灯的房间，人影婆娑，当是主卧室。火小邪心奇：“如果三姨太是从这里出来的，她的卧室内又是何人待在里面？”火小邪不知道，此时在房间里的人乃是戏春园的老板娘王兮兮。
王兮兮来给三姨太梳头，三姨太匆匆而走，叮嘱王兮兮等她回来，王兮兮便等在房中，不曾离开。她哪会想到，此时院中已经来了火小邪这个贵客？
王兮兮有些心神不宁，在屋中来回踱步，紧紧皱眉，嘴中念念有词：“难道王兴老爷真的在搞什么鬼？从郭老七被人安排住在戏春园，就觉得有什么不对的地方，今天又是御风神捕抓人，又是院中突然着火，按理说不该是赶巧了啊？”
王兮兮叹了口气，摇了摇头，干脆坐在梳妆台前，自己对镜细细梳妆，孤芳自赏起来。
火小邪见屋中人影总算不再走动，踮起脚尖，贴着房前，快速向三姨太的主卧室摸了过来。
火小邪踮脚件走路，这里面还有盗术的讲究。贼人偷窃时的行走，最忌发出声音，所以有步法之分：
“尖步”是用前脚掌踮脚尖快速行走，按步伐大小和频率又分为一尺尖前步、二尺尖进步、三尺尖跃步，若是用尖步快速后退，则称之为“退尖步”，但“退尖步”严格规定每退一步不可超过一尺，这是盗术里面的讲究，老祖宗的经验之谈，说是退的太快，一旦过了一尺，不仅会乱了心神，身后若有陷阱，也会缺乏了周转的余地；
“鸭步”是用后脚掌先着地，慢慢放平脚之后再走，乃是缓慢前进之用，如果用鸭步快走，就叫“赶鸭步”；
“拓步”是用脚尖慢慢行走，在狭窄的室内情况不明时，以及倒退着行走，多用拓步，拓步走的快了，就是尖步，但拓步虽慢，但；
“边步”是用脚掌外侧或外侧先着地行走，乃是随时准备横向移动或转弯时的步法，也用来通过地面上可能有机关的房间；
“平步”，整个脚掌平平踩下，站稳后另一只抬脚前行，也必须整个脚掌抬起，这乃是在房间里有人，站立着躲在暗处时，移动身子经常采用的步法。
如果贼人用步法用的好了，可以随时切换，每步都是一个步法，整个人看着极为灵动飘逸，所以看着有些大盗前行的时候，忽上忽下，忽左忽右，忽快忽慢，形如鬼魅，行云流水，人无定态一般。
火小邪走的是三尺尖跃步，三五个跳跃，便来到了一扇窗户之下。
火小邪借着窗边的一个花盆，躲在花盆旁，慢慢伸手探了探窗户，窗户应手而动。火小邪心中一喜，探出半个身子，双手齐推。窗户咯吱微响，听着十分明显。
火小邪并不慌乱，这窗户响的事情，是无法避免的事情，尽管听到咯吱一响，火小邪略略一顿，打量了一下窗户的活页之处，知道这窗户经常使用，而且并没有从里面栓上，便抠紧窗户的边缘，猛然一推！
这猛然一下，窗户反而没有发出声音，应手而开。这在盗术里面，叫“快中静”，越是这样能发出声音的窗户，越不能慢慢推开。火小邪抓稳了窗户，推开之后连忙用劲稳住，若是任由窗户自由敞开，没准会撞到什么，发出声音来。火小邪见窗户已开，探头向屋内一望，窗下空无一物，乃是个进入的好地方。
火小邪回头张望了一眼，细细一听，没有人际，便先是脑袋钻出，顺着身子一伸一缩，整个人如同泥鳅一样，滑入室内。火小邪双手撑地，在地上打了一滚，半跪在地上左右一看，房屋宽敞，布置的十分素雅，伸手在地上四处一摸，地面平整光滑十分干净，显然经常有人打扫。火小邪这才放下心，知道这间房子应该没有机关布防，经常有人走动，算是安全。
火小邪站起身，返身回去把窗户再次快速的关上，这才算妥当的进了房间。
可别小看火小邪伸手摸地这一个细微的动作，这可是决定这间房是否有问题的一个手段。有的人家防贼，不少屋子里都布置着地线响砖，若是轻易上前，触动了机关，会发出巨大的声响，引起主人的注意。但这样的防盗布置，不便打扫，会在砖缝等处留下灰尘，贼人摸到地面上的灰分布不均，自然要提高警惕，以防不备。
象火小邪进来的这间房，地面上几乎一尘不染，那是经常有人打扫擦拭所致，所以这里必然是常用的房间。
三姨太带着青苗、青柳，快步赶到着火的地点，此时尽管火势未减，但已被控制住蔓延之势，只需再多多泼水，就可以灭火了。三四十人在广场跑来跑去，场面虽然混乱不堪，但人人各司其职，没有乱吵乱闹，惊慌失措的。
三姨太快步走上前，却看到张四爷和钩子兵已经来到此处，不少钩子兵正在四处勘察。有个领头的镖师，在张四爷身边手舞足蹈的讲着失火的情况，而张四爷背着双手，凝神定目，看着火光不知是在凝听还是想些其他的事情。
三姨太向张四爷走去，张四爷听到身后有脚步声过来，头微微一转，已经看到了三姨太她们。张四爷对三姨太十分客气，赶忙转过身，对三姨太微微一笑，说道：“啊！三太太！你怎么来了！”
张四爷飞快的看了眼三姨太的一身行头，心中暗哼：“从见到这个女人，就知道她很不寻常，果然是个练家子！还是个使飞镖的好手！”
三姨太脸若寒霜，毫无笑容，微微点头应了，站在张四爷身边，看着火场，说道：“张四爷，你不是也来了吗？”
张四爷身边的那个领头镖师赶忙迎上前，低头鞠躬道：“三太太，这里危险，还是请你回去吧。”说着狠狠瞪了三姨太身后跟着的两个镖师一眼。跟着三姨太来的两个镖师有苦说不出，只能咬碎了牙往肚子里吞。
张四爷说道：“三太太，这么多日受王先生王老爷的照顾，再不来帮帮忙，说不过去啊。”
三姨太说道：“张四爷看出什么来了吗？这间着火的房子并不是住人的，怎么就着了呢？是谁故意点火，制造混乱吗？”
张四爷说道：“惭愧，现在火势未尽，还无法进屋里勘察，不能立即判断出起火的原因。不过从火势来看，这间房的几面墙似乎是同时点燃，屋顶还被炸出了一个大洞，有可能土制的炸药在屋中引爆所致。”
三姨太惊道：“我们王家大院里就算有贼人进来偷窃，点火就点火，趁火打劫何必搞的这么麻烦？张四爷，我看是有贼想调虎离山！”
张四爷笑道：“三太太说的有理，我怎么没有想到，惭愧啊惭愧！”
三姨太心中冷笑：“什么御风神捕，我看就是一帮子酒囊饭袋！”
三姨太对领头镖师喊道：“孔镖头呢？他跑哪里去了？”
领头镖师赶忙答道：“孔镖头刚才来了一趟，现在已经走了！”
三姨太骂道：“这个孔镖头，有事的时候就不见踪影了！哼！”
领头镖师看了眼张四爷，张四爷背手而立，既不说话，也不看他。
领头镖师只好说道：“三太太息怒，息怒……”
三姨太哼了声，正向走到另外一边看看情况，就听到有尖锐的哨声从远处传来，二长一短，连续不断，分外清晰。
三姨太头一次听到这种哨声，连忙抬头四处打量，却不知声音是从哪里发出来的。
张四爷呵呵一笑，说道：“三太太，先告辞了，有贼等着我去抓！”
三姨太忙道：“张四爷，这是什么声音？”
张四爷并未回答，反而淡淡的说道：“贼不出来犯案，我们怎么破案？不让贼