Chapter 126: Life is Cheaper Than Grass!

outside. Seeing the Liu family, their faces were all grim.Li Laosi even drove them away directly, "We don't need your help, get out of here!"Liu Laifu had never liked Li Laosì to begin with. Hearing..."No! Save him!" Li Laosì was the first to react, rushing over and trying to push open the door, but it was bolted shut from the inside.

He could only pound on it, "People inside, open the door!"

Unfortunately, there was no reply.

At this moment, Qiao's sister-in-law and Liu Biaotou arrived, Li Lao Si gritted his teeth, took a step back, and with a bang, kicked the door open.

Everyone gasped in shock.

Four children's bodies were laid out in a row on the ground, while several women hung from the rafters.

"Help! Somebody save him!"

Li Lao Si was about to step inside when he was stopped by Qiao's wife.

"It's no use, there's nothing that can be done!"

Li Laosi was stunned, Liu Biaotou and the villagers were also anxious, "You haven't been saved yet, how do you know you can't be saved!"

They ignored Qiao's pleas and pulled tables and chairs, quickly freeing the several women. Then... Qiqi fell silent.

The woman's body was almost completely cold, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal couldn't save her.

The villagers blamed themselves, "We should have kept someone watching things just now."

"Yes, I was just thinking about how sad they were. They'll be alright after a while. I never thought..."

Qiong's wife shook her head and said softly, "You can only save them for a while, persuade them once, but you can't persuade them for a lifetime, save them for a lifetime. They are determined to die and will always find an opportunity."

"It's better to be alive than dead, even bandits are already dead..." Some villagers didn't believe it, but Qiong's wife walked over to the table and sure enough, there was a bloody letter and tokens.

She picked it up and glanced at it briefly, saying, "They are the family members of the Guo family from the Taihua Academy in Kyoto. They asked us to bring word of their deaths back home. The Guo family, a prestigious scholarly family, values chastity above life itself. These women originally endured hardship and kept themselves alive just to survive for their children..."

Now that the children are dead and their innocence is lost, there is no reason for them to live. If you have any pity for them, please keep their story a secret. Tell anyone who asks that their entire family was killed by bandits.

Everyone listened with hearts filled with both pain and resentment, wishing they could pull the bandits out and kill them ten thousand times over.

Qiong's mother showed the blood letter and tokens to Lao Si Li and Liu Dapao, then put them away in her bosom.

"Our madam knows Madam Guo Shan's from long ago, although we haven't seen each other in many years. These things entrusted to our madam should be delivered to the Guo family. Don't worry everyone, at that time, I will definitely not take credit for your efforts..."

Li Laosi hurriedly waved his hand, "We didn't do much to help and have no credit. But we failed to keep an eye on these poor women under our noses, allowing them to take their own lives. We feel guilty about it."

Liu Biatou also nodded and sighed, "At this point, we can only do our best to help him rest in peace."

"I'll go around and look for any luggage belonging to the Guo family, or any women's clothing. I'll help tidy them up a bit before they are buried, so it looks less pitiful. When their family comes to collect their remains later, it won't be too unsightly."

Still, the woman was perceptive. Neither Li Laosi nor Liu Biaotou had thought of so much, but they were willing to support her wholeheartedly.

The villagers scattered immediately, rummaging everywhere. Sure enough, they found several packages on the ground in the west house.

There were not only clothes but also some miscellaneous items, including a few bottles of pills.

Qiong's wife simply identified it and handed a bottle to Wu San Shu.

"This should be for wind-cold, the same as what our mistress ate before. Feed the child one pill first."

Uncle Wu quickly thanked them. Gou Sheng'er had a cloth covering his forehead, and he was awake now. Seeing his father, he cried out loudly, but his fever still hadn't broken.

This pill is exactly what I needed!

Qiong's wife nodded and took the clothes to help the women of Guo's family dress up.

She was the only woman, and no one else could help her. So she simply moved a wooden chest from inside her house outside and planned to use it as a temporary coffin.

Result was busy halfway, suddenly a villager exclaimed, "Come quickly, there is food here, lots of food!"

Everyone rushed over. It was a small ear room, but on the earthen kang, there were three layers of grain sacks piled up, more than twenty in total. One sack had been opened and half eaten, revealing white glutinous rice inside.

There were four or five other oil cans, along with some salt, ginger, garlic, and even a jar of candied apricots. It was evident that these things must have been brought by the Guo family on their journey, not wanting them to be robbed by these bandits…

"Great, great! We won't have to worry about starving through the winter now."

"If I take this back home, my family will be over the moon."

Li Lao Si and Liu Biaotou looked at each other, understanding perfectly.

Let's bury the Guo family first, and then thoroughly search this courtyard. These things all belong to the Guo family. Since we have received their kindness, we should do something to feel justified taking these things back.

The villagers all nodded in agreement and quickly carried out all the boxes from the courtyard. There were five in total, which should be enough for the Guo family to live comfortably.

Lao Si and his men brought back several men hanging in the forest and helped them put on clothes.

It is unknown how many days these people had been dead, their bodies were stiff and hard. It took everyone quite a lot of effort to move them.

It was bitterly cold outside, making it difficult to dig a hole.

Then everyone moved all the things out of the west room of the main house and dug directly into the floor.

Perhaps good is rewarded, a piece of brick near the corner was pried up, revealing a small altar inside, filled to the brim with silver.

Everyone was stunned, it was obvious that this was the dirty silver that the bandits had hidden.

This silver ingot was like the spark that ignited everyone's treasure hunt. For half the night, the Guo family's grave pit was dug out, and the entire courtyard was turned upside down.

Unfortunately, besides that chest of silver, there's nothing else.

Everyone was disappointed, but Liu Biaotou was yelling.

"What are you all thinking Aren't you being too greedy! We came here to save the child, and now that the child is saved and we have received so much food and a jar of silver, we've already been incredibly lucky. If things had gone even slightly wrong last night, we would all be meeting the King of Hell by now!"

Everyone listened and thought it made sense, they all smiled sheepishly.

For a while, no one complained and everyone hurried to help bury the Guo family.

To avoid any awkward situations, such as a cousin and their sibling being buried in the same coffin, the Guo family still opted for separate burial arrangements for men and women.

Two women one box, two men one box, four children one box.

Finally, five boxes were placed together in the pit.

Qiong's mother found a charred stick and a piece of white cloth. She recorded the features of each Guo family member buried in the boxes, intending to give them all to the Guo family later.

Li Lao Si raised his axe and marked the box before jumping up. Everyone looked at the twelve members of the Guo family, their hearts heavy with unease.

Heaven and Earth are merciless, regarding all things as mere livestock!

In times of chaos, human lives are as fragile as roadside weeds.

"Mr. Guo and Mrs. Guo, we are also unfortunate refugees who stumbled upon this place by chance, arriving just as your family suffered this terrible tragedy. This is all we could do, we hope you find it satisfactory."

"Those food and silver, we don't know if they belong to your family. We are going to take them. The day we leave the mountains and reach Jiangnan, we will definitely find your families and explain this matter. Please wait quietly for your families to pick you up."

After Li Lao Si finished speaking earnestly, he led the crowd in a bow.fficult and troublesome the return journey had been. Every word was laced with regret.Jia Yi and Liu Yang ate while nodding their heads, occasionally chiming in with, "She's even more delicate than Fu...