At night, six raging fires quickly burned on the empty ground of Anle Village, and the firelight illuminated the entire village.
All the villagers became quiet when they looked at the fire, and some even shed tears.
Lin Jiuniang didn't speak, she stood aside quietly and watched, her face becoming extremely solemn as she watched the fire devour everything in front of her.
Gu Changan looked at the fire and sighed, the deal was done and there was no way to change the matter.
But he still couldn't help but look at Lin Jiuniang, "Jiuniang, are you sure you really want to do this?
Do you know the consequences of doing this?"
Lin Jiuniang nodded, "Don't worry, I'll be fine.
After we leave tomorrow, please ask Mr. Qin to confirm the burial place of the former county magistrate in Songping Town.
If the place for their burial is not good, their bodies will be exhumed and buried in our Anle Village.
If the place is very good, find an auspicious day, bury Xie Yulian and his master and servant next to them, and reunite their family.
It was they who killed our enemies with their own hands. They are considered to be the benefactors of Anle Village and should be enshrined in incense to them."
Xie Yulian, such an intelligent and charming woman, she remembered.
It's just a pity that I can't see it.
It would be great if she was not framed by these feudal rules.
Gu Changan nodded, "Okay, I will arrange this, don't worry."
After that, the two stopped talking and looked at the fire in front of them quietly.
…
After Qin Shuo read the letter sent by Lin Li, his face could not be darker.
damn it!
I didn't expect these bandits to have done so many crazy things over the years, it's disgusting.
He will not let go of anyone mentioned in the letter.
Qin Shuo had a gloomy face and began to deal with these letters.
I was busy until late at night, and when I was about to fall asleep, I received another message from Anle Village.
"You mean, how many fires were burned in Anle Village just now? The fire was still very big?" Qin Shuo frowned, what's going on?
After receiving a positive reply from his subordinate, he frowned and looked at the other party:
"Any idea what they're burning?"
"I don't know," the subordinate shook his head, "They sent people to guard outside to prevent anyone from getting close.
And everyone kept their mouths shut tightly and didn’t say anything.”
Qin Shuo had a headache.
What is this woman Lin Jiuniang trying to do? Isn't setting up a bandit's den enough to quell her anger?
Now, what tricks are you going to do?
Fortunately, he stayed up until Xu Yu arrived tomorrow night and let him worry about it.
If you keep worrying about this, you will become a puppy.
I waved my hand and asked him to go down first.
Early the next morning, Anle Village was enveloped by the sounds of wailing and pain.
A pair of coffins was lifted and carried directly to the grave that had been dug on Daqing Mountain.
Along the way, white flags and paper money were floating in the air.
The villagers of Anle Village were wearing sackcloth and mourning, crying and walking behind to see off their ancestors.
Qin Shuo watched this scene from a distance. This huge funeral procession looked like a white dragon winding up.
His eyes narrowed, his gaze was deep and hesitant.
Was the burial a little hasty?
Also, for the funeral today, Gu Dongsheng took a leave of absence due to illness.
He always felt that something was wrong, and everything was full of weirdness.
Lin Jiuniang walked next to him and looked at the white dragon in front of her. "It's very spectacular, but also very sad, right?"
Qin Shuo came back to his senses and did not answer her question, but looked at her seriously:
"The burial was a little quick..."
"Isn't it as you wished?" Lin Jiuniang sneered.
"Xiao Baoke said that you kept urging him to let the deceased be buried as soon as possible, and you also arranged for people to come here every day to spread quicklime.
Mr. Qin, you have done a good job as a parent official."
Qin Shuo was speechless.
Smiling bitterly, "If corpses are piled together and left untreated, it can easily cause a plague.
Spreading quicklime was taught by Dr. Xu, which can remove corpse odor and prevent the occurrence of plague."
Lin Jiuniang didn't look at him, "It doesn't matter. Now, they have been buried. As a qualified parent, you can rest easy."
She's not a fool, she still understands basic common sense, okay?
Qin Shuo shook his head and asked tentatively, "I heard that you burned several fires here last night. What were you burning?"
"Master Qin is so curious, why don't I take you to see what's burned?" Lin Jiuniang's eyes finally looked at him, with a hint of sarcasm on her lips:
"Master Qin, you really care about our Anle Village.
You all know what happened to us."
Qin Shuo rolled his eyes, "It's not because of you.
If I don’t keep an eye on you, who knows what you, a lunatic, will do?”
However, the two enemies he knew were far away from here at this time, and he was not worried that she would do something crazy.
He arranged for someone to secretly look at what they burned last night.
Nothing much was found except a pile of charcoal.
So, look, it's not necessary.
She didn't want him to know what was burned. Even if he went there now, he wouldn't see anything wrong.
But he always felt that it was not that simple.
The whole village participated together, and sent people to strictly guard against letting people get close. Even everyone's mouths were tightly shut, and no one could ask anything.
The whole thing was full of weirdness, and he must find out.
However, there is no rush for now.
And he couldn't understand the next scene even more.
Looking at the eight carriages heading towards the village entrance, Qin Shuo frowned again:
"them……"
"Going out for shopping," Lin Jiuniang said confidently, "We have no rice or grain, can't we go shopping?"
What a rush!
Qin Shuo rolled his eyes at her, "Lin Jiuniang, do you have a strong opinion of me?
Just because I didn’t let you take revenge immediately?”
"How dare you?" Lin Jiuniang said with a false face.
Qin Shuo didn't bother to pay attention to her weird look, but told her about the letters she had people send.
After chatting for a while, he took the people away.
As soon as he left, Gu Xiaobao immediately came over and whispered, "Ms. Lin, everything has been arranged."
"Um."
Lin Jiuniang's face lost its previous expression and became serious and deep, "I'll leave all the affairs in the village to you.
If you need money, just pay it to your account.
In addition, ask people to support the business at the dock.
Anle Village will not fall so easily."
Gu Xiaobao nodded, "Take care on the road."
Lin Jiuniang nodded, walked towards Lin Li who was holding the horse at the side, and took the reins from her hand.
"Lin Li, why don't you stay in the village?"
Lin Li's face darkened, "I only protect you."
He looked at Gu Xiaobao next to him with sinister eyes, "It's all in vain.
Starting from tomorrow, we will add half an hour every day."
Gu Xiaobao nodded seriously, "Okay."
Lin Jiuniang raised her head and looked at the white crowd on the mountain in the distance, with an indifferent expression, "Let's go!"
…
An hour later, at the dock, the Lin family's ship quietly sailed out of the dock.
When Qin Shuo got the news, it was already time to light the lamp.
When his subordinate came to report, he just thought it was Lin Jiuniang who had arranged for someone to go out for purchasing.
After all, Lin Jiuniang has her own ship, so it is natural to go to other places to purchase food in order to save money.
Besides, Anle Village suffered a disaster, and the food supply was basically destroyed. To meet the food needs of a village for the next few months, Lin Jiuniang arranged for people to go out to purchase, which was normal.
So after learning that the Lin family's ship was sailing, he just waved his hand and let people get off.
What he was more curious about now was the purpose of the fires lit last night.
He arranged for people to test it, but those who came back said that the people in Anle Village said nothing on this matter.
And if I asked too many questions, they would get angry and chase me away.
She couldn't help but knock on the table with her hand. What kind of medicine was sold in Lin Jiuniang's gourd?
I always feel like this is full of mystery and weirdness.
"grown ups!"
Just as he was deep in thought, a figure stumbled in: