Capítulo 119: Chapter 119
Cocoons were flammable.
Bamboo baskets were also flammable.
Even the pillars and eaves in the warehouse were flammable.
Therefore, the fire was extremely fierce.
In a few moments, the entire warehouse was ablaze.
"It's on fire, it's on fire …"
The first worker who discovered the fire immediately shouted.
"Quick, put out the fire, put out the fire …"
The workshop was lacking in everything but water. There were large vats everywhere.
Soon, dozens of workers were holding buckets and basins, desperately trying to extinguish the fire.
The walls of the warehouse were made of mud, and it was difficult to burn through them.
If this continued, the fire might really be extinguished.
However …
In a warehouse a few hundred meters away.
A very strange scene appeared.
Two workers were carrying a basket of cocoons into the warehouse.
Suddenly …
A ball of green flame suddenly burst out.
A will-o '-wisp!
The two workers swore that it was a will-o '-wisp, exactly the same as the will-o' -wisp they had seen in the tombs.
It was too late to talk about it, but it was too late.
Another worker immediately wanted to bring water to extinguish the fire, but the vats were tens of meters away.
Therefore, he had an idea.
A classic scene was born.
The little worker who peed to extinguish the fire.
Although this worker was already eighteen years old, his size was similar to that of the little boy on Earth.
He was too quick-witted.
It seemed that there was some truth to the saying that 'big breasts have no brains'.
Bah bah bah! He deleted the paragraph above.
He fantasized about how much money he would receive after extinguishing the flame and making a great contribution.
However, a shocking scene appeared.
Such a small flame and such a large puddle of water.
It did not extinguish the fire.
The will-o '-wisp swayed and danced in the water.
There was actually a fire in this world that could not be extinguished by water?
It really was a will-o '-wisp!
Soon, the entire basket of cocoons was set ablaze.
This seemed to be a signal.
Next, an even stranger and more terrifying scene appeared.
In the large workshop that spanned hundreds of acres, inside dozens of warehouses.
One will-o '-wisp after another suddenly ignited.
There was no warning, as though it was the work of evil spirits.
Basket after basket of cocoons were ignited.
Storeroom after storeroom was ignited.
At first, these people were desperately trying to extinguish the fire.
Then, they were completely stunned!
Everyone's hair stood on end when they saw this.
"Ah … there's a ghost, a ghost …"
A few storerooms, a dozen storerooms, dozens of storerooms, all started to burn.
This fire could no longer be put out.
Everyone was earning their wages, so why should they work themselves to the bone for their employer?
"There's a ghost, there's a ghost, everyone run!"
"Run! If you don't run now, it'll be too late. It's too late …"
Then, hundreds of workers swarmed out.
He rushed out of the workshop.
It was still safe outside.
Because of the high walls.
These walls were originally meant to prevent thieves, but now they had become the best isolation belt.
Hundreds of workers stood outside the workshop.
The autumn wind blew.
The fire in the workshop burned even more fiercely.
In a short period of time, hundreds of acres of the workshop were engulfed in a sea of fire.
No one could save this big fire.
There were an astronomical number of cocoons, countless amounts of raw silk, and countless pieces of silk inside.
Everything was burned to the ground.
Just this workshop alone was worth tens of thousands of gold coins.
The hundreds of workers were filled with fear and elation.
Xu the Exploiter was in trouble this time.
But now that the workshop was burned, their jobs were gone.
"Ghostfire, it's definitely ghostfire."
"I heard that this place used to be a mass grave."
"The evil ghost has come for revenge. I saw the ghostfire with my own eyes."
The hundreds of workers discussed and concluded that it was ghostfire.
The hundreds of people saw that the green flames had appeared out of thin air.
No one had set the fire at all.
In the midst of the flames, the wind howled, like the wailing of evil ghosts.
The hundreds of workers trembled in fear.
Suddenly, a worker said, "It smells so good, I'm hungry."
Everyone took a whiff. It smelled so good.
There were countless silkworms in the cocoons, so of course it smelled good after being roasted.
These workers were heartless.
But the manager of the workshop was Xu Guangyun's confidant.
Seeing this scene, his legs went weak, and he almost peed his pants.
It's over, it's over.
It's all over!
"Quick, go into the city and report to the patriarch!"
Then, a dozen guards of the workshop rode fast horses and rushed toward the Xu family's residence in Xuanwu City.
…
At the highest point of the Xuan Wu Mansion.
Shen Lang had been waiting here since dinner. He had even occupied the best seat in advance.
He had brewed tea, prepared melon seeds, and prepared snacks.
He was waiting to watch a good show.
He didn't have to wait for long. Just over two hours later.
The sky in the west was cold from the flames.
The fire was so big that hundreds of acres of the workshop were all on fire.
Even though they were more than 20 miles away, they could see it clearly.
Mulan, wearing a dress, was also watching from the side.
Shen Lang quietly moved closer and sniffed.
My wife smelled so good.
Shen Lang's hand was on Mulan's small waist.
Mulan didn't object.
Shen Lang's hand slid down bit by bit.
Again, Mulan didn't object.
Shen Lang's hand fell on the most voluptuous and wonderful place.
Mulan still didn't object.
It was really unusual.
Then, Shen Lang saw Mulan's eyes were full of tears.
She wasn't sympathizing with the Xu family, but hating the destruction.
No matter who did it, it was not easy to build it. It was heartbreaking that it was burned down by a fire.
Shen Lang moved his hand up bit by bit and held his wife's waist with a little force.
Mulan nestled in his arms.
"Wife, we did it to survive," Shen Lang said softly, "In this world, nothing is more important than survival. Even if you have good intentions, you have to survive first. "
"I know," Mulan said, "I'm sad, but I don't regret it."
Shen Lang gently kissed Mulan's forehead and said, "My wife is always strong. Your husband has never seen you so fragile."
Mulan said, "You'll see more of it in the future."
This was already the biggest confession he could make.
Why would a strong person become weak?
The reason was simple!
… …
Xu Guangyun was holding a big banquet.
Previously, Xu Qianqian and Zhang Jin's engagement banquet was too high-end. The businessmen in Xuanwu City, and even some of the Xu family's relatives and friends were not qualified to attend.
Originally, they planned to hold a make-up banquet the day after the engagement banquet and invite all the businessmen and relatives.
But that night, at the engagement banquet, Shen Lang won a big victory, and the Xu family suffered a crushing defeat and lost face, so naturally, the make-up banquet was left unsettled.
But today was a good day!
Shen Lang was defeated, and the Xu family won a big victory.
Therefore, the Xu Family's Master held this supplementary banquet and invited all the rich merchants present.
Today, Shen Lang, that little bastard, finally had his bones broken and his spine broken.
"Did you guys see how that little bastard Shen Lang looked like today? Not only did he bow and apologize to Xu, but he also burned thousands of his books with his own hands. That scene was so satisfying. "
"Yeah, that little bastard fainted on the spot. I heard that he vomited blood after being carried back to Xuan Wu Mansion."
"Xu Gong made a lot of money this time. He bought 300,000 kilograms of cocoons at a 40% discount. How can there be such a good business in the world?"
Xu Guangyun said with a smile, "What's the big deal? There are more than 3 million kilograms of cocoons produced in Xuan Wu Mansion. I plan to buy them all at a 30% discount. "
As soon as this was said, everyone was envious and jealous.
It was amazing that Xu Gong had a marriage alliance with the governor. They thought that it would be a bottomless pit and they had to keep pouring money into it.
They didn't expect that they could make a lot of money.
It seemed that the combination of power and money was the most powerful.
"Can Shen Lang not sell it? Does he dare not sell it? If he still doesn't sell it, the moths in the cocoons will fly out. At that time, those one hundred thousand hungry people will eat Shen Lang alive, and these one hundred thousand hungry people will burn the entire Black Tortoise Earl Manor to ashes. "
"What can Xu Wu do? Buy food with his own money to feed 100,000 people? Where does he get the money? I'm not afraid to tell you that Xuan Wu Mansion is not only poor, but also heavily in debt. The debt can't be paid back in several lifetimes. "
"The Kim family is just a skeleton in the grave. It's almost finished!"
"As for Shen Lang, since he compromised for the first time, he has no bottom line," Xu Guangyun said lightly, "He wants me to buy the more than three million kilograms of cocoons left in his fief? Okay, kneel down to me in public and kowtow to apologize. "
"Yes, yes, let Shen Lang, the little beast, kowtow to Lord Xu and apologize!"
Everyone flattered him.
Xu Qianqian didn't drink with them. Instead, she drank alone in the room of the embroidery building.
She wanted to celebrate this victory in peace.
Just like what those people had said, Shen Lang's spine had already been broken.
Today he could burn books in public, so tomorrow he could kneel down and kowtow.
Once people broke through the bottom line of their dignity, they would have no bottom line.
Thinking of the tragedy of Shen Lang in the future, Xu Qianqian felt happy and even a little sympathetic.
"Shen Lang, you shouldn't have gone to Xuan Wu Mansion to be a son-in-law. You should have been a servant in my family, so that you would have a better end."
A bootlicker should be a bootlicker for a lifetime. Why should he change his position?
After the destruction of Xuan Wu Mansion in the future? Shen Lang would die without a burial place.
And now it seemed that Shen Lang might not be able to hold on until that day.
Xu Qianqian picked up the wine glass, opened the window, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and smelled the fragrance of osmanthus in the third season.
She drank a little too much and was a little tipsy.
She didn't know why she was a little wet.
She raised her glass to invite the bright moon and drank with them.
Xu Qianqian couldn't make such an awesome poem. Moreover, she didn't like to write poems, and she didn't like to be a talented woman.
One glass for the bright moon, and the other for destruction.
Shen Lang, your short legendary career is over.
Xu Qianqian drained the cup in one gulp.
Then …
She seemed to see a ball of fire.
To be precise, it was not a ball of fire, but a red light in the western sky.
Her heart couldn't help but tremble.
That seemed to be the direction of her family's big workshop?
Although the Xu family was rich, they were only businessmen after all. They couldn't build their factory on a mountain like Xuan Wu Mansion.
The terrain here was not high enough, and she couldn't see clearly enough.
Xu Qianqian was stunned for a moment, and then she ran wildly toward the highest point of her house.
Please don't, please don't!
Xu Qianqian prayed desperately in her heart as she ran wildly.
…
Xu Guangyun was a little drunk.
He was originally arrogant. At this time, he was complacent and even a little carried away.
"Everyone, my family will hold a big banquet tomorrow. Please continue to come and watch a good show."
"At my daughter's engagement party last time, didn't Shen Lang win a great victory and look awe-inspiring? Tomorrow night, let him kneel and apologize in public. "
"If he doesn't kneel, let the 100,000 people in Xuan Wu Mansion starve to death!"
"Hahahaha …"
And at this time!
There was a burst of hurried footsteps outside.
The manager of the Xu family's big workshop rushed in with a dozen guards. Their faces were still black, and their bodies were covered with ashes.
Seeing this group of people in a mess, Xu Guangyun said unhappily, "What's wrong with you? My place is full of guests. Aren't you disgracing me by looking so embarrassed? "
The manager suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, wailing, "Master, it's bad, it's bad. Our workshop is on fire. Everything is burned. Countless silkworm cocoons, countless raw silk and silk, everything is burned. It's all over, it's all over … "
As soon as these words came out, Xu Guangyun's body suddenly swayed.
As if he had auditory hallucinations, he even picked his ears.
And all the guests suddenly fell into silence.
They could hardly believe their ears.
The Xu family's big workshop was burned down?
How could it be possible?
There were water tanks everywhere in the workshop, and there was water vapor everywhere. How could it be burned?
After a while, Xu Guangyun suddenly stepped forward and kicked the manager.
"Who told you to talk nonsense? Who told you to talk nonsense? Are you tired of living, or have you drunk too much cat piss? "
The manager desperately kowtowed and said, "It's true, it's true. Master, you will know when you go and see."
At this time, Xu Qianqian ran over like a gust of wind.
"Father, it's bad. There's a fire in the west."
"Come on, prepare the carriage. We're going to the big workshop!"
A moment later, Xu Guangyun and Xu Qianqian took the carriage and rushed to the big workshop outside the city.
…
When Xu Qianqian and Xu Guangyun arrived.
The whole big workshop had been surrounded by hundreds of soldiers.
It was not to put out the fire, but to prevent the fire from spreading.
Because the big workshop was no longer saved.
It was almost burned out, and many walls were beginning to collapse.
His autumn clothes were cool, but being so close to the fire, he felt like he was being roasted.
But Xu Guangyun's body was cold, and he couldn't feel the slightest bit of warmth.
He looked at the fire that soared into the sky.
All his drunkenness disappeared without a trace.
A chill rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
It had been decades. This big workshop had expanded from a few acres to dozens of acres, and finally to hundreds of acres before it reached this scale.
It was the foundation of two generations.
Not to mention the astronomical number of cocoons, silk, and silk inside.
But now it was all burned down.
How great was the loss?
Only God knew!
That was most of the family's wealth.
This big workshop was the foundation of the Xu family!
Now it was all destroyed.
Just more than two hours ago, he was still proud and felt that he was at the peak of his life.
But now, fate seemed to have kicked him into the eighteenth level of hell.
God?
God?
God, why are you doing this to me?
"Why didn't you put out the fire, why didn't you put out the fire!" Xu Guangyun roared crazily.
The chief manager wailed, "We can't save it, we can't save it. Dozens of warehouses burned at the same time. The fire was so strange that it couldn't be extinguished even with water. "
It's all over, it's all over!
"Ah … Ah …"
Xu Guangyun roared like a wounded beast.
Then, he felt a stream of air rampaging in his chest and abdomen.
That feeling of suffocation was enough to make him explode.
Then, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
Then, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
This time, he really spat out blood!
And it was spat out one mouthful after another.
Then, Shen Lang's face appeared in Xu Guangyun's mind, like a sneering poisonous snake.
"Shen Lang, you're so vicious, so vicious …"
Then, Xu Guangyun suddenly fell backward.
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