activa-t Chapter 388 Fire 1
Chapter 388 Fire 1
"Brother Yi, isn't this too risky? If the King of Qin finds out, I'm afraid we will all be killed without a burial place."
"The Hua family dominated Ningchuan City for many years. After King Qin came, it took only two months to uproot the Hua family. We are not as smart as the Hua family."
Tian Xin was just an ordinary businessman, so he naturally understood that the people should not fight against the officials. When it came to cotton, they only dared to raise the price to purchase cotton, and did not dare to use any dirty tricks.
Now asking him to send people to set fire to King Qin's cotton warehouse, to be honest, Tian Xin was a little afraid.
The other cloth shop owners looked at each other in dismay, and were also a little scared. The King of Qin was not someone to be trifled with. If the matter was really exposed, none of them would be able to escape.
"You guys are almost starving, yet you are still hesitating here. When we stockpiled cotton ourselves before, it was burned by fire. As long as we are careful, how can the King of Qin find out? Don't scare yourself all the time."
Seeing that the other owners were all retreating, Yi Wang's face was obviously not very good.
"You decide for yourselves. Either you want to die, or you want to work with me. Each family can contribute one person. In the future, we can make money together and bear difficulties together."
Yiwang is not a fool. He does everything by himself. If each family sends one person, each family can keep their mouths shut. Otherwise, he will be reported by others before he takes any action.
Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment no one dared to speak up to agree to this matter.
Tian Xin even began to think of quitting. He didn't want to not only not make any money, but also lose his life.
Unfortunately, it was too late to regret now. Yi Wang quickly convinced the other two shopkeepers, and Tian Xin couldn't refuse even if he wanted to.
"Brother Yi, how about we discuss it again?"
"Tian Xin, you are such a coward. You just put up with the bullying that people are doing to you. Do you want to wait until the palace squeezes us out of our livelihood before you fight back?"
"I?"
Finally, after being persuaded by several other bosses, Tian Xin reluctantly agreed. He had a whole family to support, and if he lost the cloth shop business, he was afraid that he would not be able to make a living in the future. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and work with Yi Wang and the others.
In order to prevent the news from leaking out, each family sent their trusted confidants with fire starters, preparing to secretly burn the cotton warehouse of the spinning workshop in the second half of the night.
"Brother Yi, it's so cold, what if the fire doesn't start burning when you throw it in?"
In the second half of the night, the north wind in Ningchuan City was biting. Tian Xin felt cold even wearing a thick cotton coat. However, he didn't care about the cold at this moment. His mind was full of setting fire to the cotton warehouse.
"I asked someone to bring sesame oil. On cold days, sesame oil can also light cotton."
"Okay, I heard that there are people patrolling the spinning workshop, so our people must be careful and not get discovered."
"Old Tian, how come you become less courageous as you get older? You can't do this. This is Ningchuan City. If you are not courageous enough, you will not be able to enjoy the good life."
Yi Wang patted Tian Xin's shoulder hard, waved his hand and ordered people to burn down the cotton warehouse.
Cotton is extremely flammable, and a single tinder can burn down an entire warehouse, not to mention using sesame oil.
Yiwang was still very confident that he could burn the cotton warehouse to the ground today.
In the second half of the night, Ye Jintang felt that he had just fallen asleep for a short time when someone knocked on the door and called Xiao Mo out.
If someone suddenly comes to see me in the middle of the night, something must have happened.
She sat up, feeling a little tired, and asked Luzhu.
"What happened?"
"Just now, General Zhu, who is beside General Shi, came over and said that the cotton warehouse of the spinning workshop suddenly caught fire. Miss Gu was almost injured when she went to put out the fire. General Shi happened to pass by and rescued Miss Gu in time, but General Shi was hit by a beam that fell from the roof. I heard that he was seriously injured."
Ye Jintang, who was a little dazed just now, suddenly woke up.
"Go get my clothes, I'll go over and take a look."
The fact that Shi Bin came to invite Xiao Mo meant that he was seriously injured. Ye Jintang was worried and had to go and see him.
When Ye Jintang came to the outer room, Xiao Mo had just heard the general idea and was about to go to the spinning workshop to take a look.
"My Lord, I will go with you."
Xiao Mo turned his head to look at the medicine box in Luzhu's hand and nodded.
"It's cold outside, wear something warmer."
As he said this, he took out a thick fox fur cloak and asked Ye Jintang to put it on, fearing that she would be cold on the road.
Just coming out of the warm house, Ye Jintang felt the north wind in the middle of the night, like a knife falling on her face, blowing her cheeks so painfully.
The group soon arrived at the spinning workshop by carriage.
A strong smell of burnt food could be smelled from a long distance away, and from afar the spinning workshop could be seen brightly lit.
When Ye Jintang came over, Gu Wan'er had already invited the palace's doctor to Shi Bin.
"Your Majesty, my wife, I just got my arm burned. Doctor Liu has already applied burn medicine to me. It will be healed in a few days."
Shi Bin didn't expect that his injury would alarm Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang. He felt warm but also a little embarrassed.
"General Shi, do you want to take a look at the area of gauze wrapped around your arm? How can such a large area heal in just a few days?"
As a doctor, Ye Jintang could guess the extent of Shi Bin's injuries just by listening to his description and the area of his injuries.
It was not easy for him to hide the truth from her sharp eyes.
"Doctor Liu, tell me how serious General Shi's injury is."
Doctor Liu, who had been silent the whole time, was called. He quickly stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, General Shi's entire right arm was burned over a large area, and because he was hit by the beam, his upper right arm bone was broken. However, General Shi is strong, and there is only a small crack on the bone. He will be fine after a few months of rest."
"As for the burns, the area is quite large, but fortunately they are only on the surface of the skin and not inside."
Normally, if someone is hit by a roof beam, he will lose half his life if not die. It is a miracle that Shi Bin only suffered such a small injury.
Ye Jintang was naturally aware of this. Shi Bin had used spring water a lot, and his physical fitness was much stronger than that of ordinary warriors.
Ye Jintang came here with the intention of leaving some medicine for Shi Bin, but she changed her mind when the words came to her lips.
If she didn't give Shi Bin the medicine, Shi Bin's injury would probably take a whole winter to heal completely. If Liuli received the news, she would definitely send medicine to Shi Bin, so the two of them would have another encounter.
So Ye Jintang just asked about Shi Bin's injuries but did not give him any medicine.
After asking about the injuries, Ye Jintang went to see Gu Wan'er again. Today, the cotton warehouse caught fire, and Gu Wan'er took all the patrolling female workers to put out the fire.
The reason why Shi Bin was injured was to save her. She was willing to sacrifice her life to save Mianhua.
As soon as Ye Jintang entered the inner room, he saw Gu Wan'er crying breathlessly. Liuli was comforting her in a gentle voice, but the effect did not seem to be good. Gu Wan'er's body was shaking from crying.
"Don't be afraid, cousin. It's all over. So are we."
Ye Jintang was just about to say that only a little cotton was lost and it was a blessing that no one was injured, but before she could finish her words, Gu Wan'er came forward and hugged her tightly. Perhaps she was too excited and pinched Ye Jintang's arm so hard that it hurt.