Just this sentence made Qiao Yuyan suddenly break out into a thin layer of sweat. She clenched Pinlan's hand tightly, and the two couldn't help but press against each other tightly.
Shiye also slipped behind Qiao Yuyan silently.
In the darkness, you can only hear the breathing of other people around you.
Qiao Yuyan felt that the palms of her hands were sticky, greasy, and wet. Although she was in such a cold winter, she seemed not to notice the cold at all.
The firelight coming from outside the wall became brighter and brighter, and the sound of footsteps became clearer and clearer. Along with this, there was the sound of metal colliding, which was indescribably terrifying to human ears.
The chief butler was standing not far from Qiao Yuyan, and he and the maids behind him all turned their attention to Qiao Yuyan.
“Tuk-tuk-tuk!”
There was a knock on the door, startling everyone in the courtyard to become nervous.
Qiao Yuyan immediately turned to the others and made a gesture of silence.
"Is there anyone inside?" someone asked outside.
Everyone looked at Qiao Yuyan's reaction, and no one dared to say anything.
The person outside shouted again, but there was still silence and no movement inside.
"Impossible! Can the Wen family disappear out of thin air?" Someone wondered, "We have searched the houses in front of us. After all, such a big family should have 200 or 300 people."
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"Then go in and take a look!" A strong voice suddenly spoke, silencing the voices of the others.
Someone responded, and then there was the sound of kicking the door, "Commander, there is someone inside, and the door is locked!"
Qiao Yuyan immediately gave the others a wink, and everyone took their places.
People outside began to negotiate, "People inside, listen, we know that you are all the old, weak, women and children of the Wen family. We are not the people who surrounded your house. You can open the door and come out and go back to where you were before."
house."
The people outside shouted very politely, but these people outside killed people just when they said they would. Who can tell clearly what they would do to the Wen family?
People inside are still silent, while people outside are still lobbying.
In the silence, I suddenly heard screams coming from the back wall.
Qiao Yuyan was startled, and immediately rushed to the backyard to take a look. Then she screamed twice more.
"Commander, the people inside are prepared. Our people climbed up for a long time and were injured!"
When Qiao Yuyan heard someone reporting outside, her heart suddenly sank.
There is no other choice but to fight to the death.
These people are not good people at all. If they have no intention of hurting others, or if they come here in a friendly manner, when they come to the door, they should report their identity first!
Qiao Yuyan immediately signaled for people to replace the charcoal fires under the pots that had been set up with open flames, and immediately boiled the water. The bamboo branches and leaves that had been cut down could be used as firewood, and the well happened to be nearby.
Originally, according to the book, the best thing to use in street fighting is oil, but where did the oil come from here? You can only use boiled water.
The fire started, and the people outside were also angry, "Well, you Wen family, you people still want to fight against us, follow my orders, kill without mercy, except for those masters, everyone else."
The people who were originally hiding in their respective rooms in the inner courtyard could no longer sit still at all.
Such a loud noise would wake you up even if you were really asleep.
It was already dawn and Qiao Yuyan immediately asked Pinlan to go to the old lady's house. If that didn't work, she would be the first to send the old lady away.
Seeing those people in the inner courtyard poking their heads, Qiao Yuyan frowned and said, "Since you've come out even if you don't sleep, then come over and help!"
When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she immediately shrank back. Mrs. Chu was also a little embarrassed, but Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth and came over, "What can I do?!"
“You can go anywhere and lend a hand!”
Qiao Yuyan was a little surprised. After all, in her opinion, Chen was a bit petty and selfish. She didn't expect that she would be the first to rush out.
"Sixth Aunt!" She took two steps out and suddenly turned back, "Can you let my brother follow the old lady?"
Mrs. Chen had probably not slept all night, and she was obviously very haggard, with a circle of blisters on her lips, but her eyes were looking at Qiao Yuyan very seriously.
This is what she wants!
Qiao Yuyan looked at her for a while and then said softly: "If possible, let the old lady and the children go first."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen smiled, turned around and ran to a woman, picked up a sharpened bamboo pole from the ground, and climbed up the ladder without saying a word.
Chen...
She is truly a good wife and mother.
The people outside probably saw that the people inside were actually resisting, and began to counterattack frantically.
Fortunately, there were many people here, and for a while, the people inside the courtyard actually had the upper hand.
There are strong women and servants standing on the walls of the courtyard, and the people below are responsible for passing bamboo poles and boiling water.
The door has been blocked with a large water tank, and the two doors were built at a high cost. It would not be easy for outsiders to break them open.
Qiao Yuyan looked at the situation in the yard and was worried. This was not going to work. When everything was used up, the loss of these equipment was much greater than she thought. She still had no experience.
For example, if those bamboo poles are pierced into the opponent's armor, they will become blunt easily and need to be replaced with new ones.
When it comes to war, talking about it on paper is really deadly.
But the chief steward looked at Qiao Yuyan with admiration and said, "Thanks to Mrs. Six's ingenious plan, otherwise, we all might not have a way to survive."
When encountering such turmoil, the people most likely to die are these subordinates. It is not an exaggeration to say that their lives are like straw.
Even the outsiders just wanted to save the lives of the masters of the Wen family for other purposes. As for the people below, they didn't care at all.
Qiao Yuyan called Shi Ye over, "Send the old lady out first and hide her in the yard behind. There are wastelands there. If you find her, it will be easy to escape. Then there are the children. If others want to snatch them,
It’s up to you!”
Upon hearing this, Shiye immediately asked, "What about you?"
"You go ahead and send these people out first, and then come to me!" Afraid of Shiye not agreeing, Qiao Yuyan added, "Whether you have time to save me depends on whether you move quickly or not!"
Shi Ye followed the order and left. Qiao Yuyan turned around and went back to the house, but took out the embroidered spring knife given by Zhao Jinghai and asked Pinlan and Grandma Qixi Wang to stay together. Yuanbao and Yuanxiao also rushed over.
Qiao Yuyan looked at them and let out a long breath, "There are scissors for scissors, and there are daggers for daggers!"
Their masters and servants all took this action, and others naturally also prepared.
When Zhou saw this, she panicked and hurried into the kitchen to get a kitchen knife, but all the knives in the kitchen were used to cut bamboo. There were no more knives. As soon as she came out, she started scolding Qiao Yuyan, "You are a scourge! You really just want it."
My life is..."
"Are you cheap?" A cool voice sounded, suddenly cutting off Zhou's voice.
I saw Princess Jiahe lazily walking out and looking at Mr. Zhou with disdain, "What a big deal."
After saying that, she walked directly to the door.