Shanshi County
At this time, it was the dead of night and everyone had already fallen asleep when suddenly a young worker living in the back courtyard of Yuelai Restaurant shouted, "This is bad, the fire has started, everyone get up quickly."
The voice was extremely piercing, awakening several fellow workers lodging in the back courtyard, who all began to panic and cry out.
"What? A fire has started?"
"Quick, get up quickly."
"Stop sleeping."
"..."
"..."
Several workers hurriedly got up, threw on their clothes haphazardly, and ran toward the front courtyard of the restaurant, only to see thick smoke billowing in the hall of Dongfeng Restaurant, causing great anxiety. Someone shouted, "Quick, go fetch water."
Several people rushed to the well to draw water, bucket after bucket they tried to extinguish the fire in the hall, but the fire continued unabated. Some workers frantically used wet rags to slap at the flames in hopes of putting them out, but to no avail.
