A drizzle of rain fell from the sky, and Lao Ba was digging at the rubble like an emotionless machine, as if he didn't hear anything the people around him said.

"Old Eight, don't do this," Mulan covered her injured arm with her hands and sat down on the side, "I'm scared if you do this..."

Although Mulan and Lao Ba have not known each other for a long time, in her eyes, Lao Ba is a very honest man who does whatever he is told to do.

This crazy look today was the first time she had seen him.

Xia Tiezhu found a half-broken hoe from somewhere, wiped his bleeding forehead, and said, "I'll help you!"

……

"Brother, I have to go to Qiushan Town. I left some food for you in this bag!"

As soon as Xia Qingqing handed the bag to Huo An, Qingfeng followed and said, "I'll go with you!"

Huo An was also a little worried and said, "Let Qingfeng go with you. That way I'll feel more at ease."

Xia Qingqing hesitated for a moment and then agreed. Otherwise, she was afraid that Huo An and Zhu Huifei would go with her.

After all, it is still relatively safe here now. According to her perception, the town center seems to be in the direction of Qiushan Town.

It would be great if Su Xi was here at this time. She is like a mobile radar.

Along the way, there were collapsed houses, crying people, cracked earth... Xia Qingqing and Qingfeng saw them one by one, and every scene made them cry.

It was already morning when they arrived at Qiushan Town. Both of them were covered in rain and mud, and were dirty.

The two didn't know where Lao Ba's house was, so they could only search aimlessly. Suddenly, they heard a quarrel not far away.

An old man beside him said with tears on his face, "When a person dies, he becomes nothing but a handful of dirt. This is the first time I've seen people fighting over a corpse."

"That girl from the Leng family is so pitiful. They broke off the marriage they had agreed on, and ended up marrying their daughter to an eighty-year-old man as a concubine just for a few dozen taels of silver!"

"But the old man died that day, and she became a widow before even having her wedding night, and was driven back home."

"After all these years of being pointed at and criticized, who would have thought that silly boy would come back again and such a mess would happen again!"

"Hey..."

An old man and an old woman were tidying up their yard while chatting. Compared to others, their children were alive and well, which was already a very happy thing.

"Dong family, Tong family, maybe Lao Ba."

Qingfeng turned to look at Xia Qingqing, "Let's go and take a look."

When the two arrived at the scene, they saw Lao Ba holding a lifeless woman in his arms, Mulan holding a stick, and Tiezhu also holding a stick and confronting the people opposite.

"I'm telling you, bring me ten taels of silver and I'll take Leng Xiaoyue away!" A dirty woman stood up with her hands on her hips. She glanced coldly at Leng Xiaoyue's body and cursed, "You're such a loss! If she hadn't killed Mr. Fang, would the Fang family have been able to get the betrothal silver back? It's so good to die today!"

The woman's sarcastic and mean nature was fully reflected, which shocked Mulan and Tiezhu at first, and then a surge of anger rose in their hearts.

"You are Xiaoyue's sister-in-law. She is already dead, and you still want to use her to make a fortune. Do you have any conscience?"

Mulan's angry curses had no effect on Leng's parents and sister-in-law. They were still clamoring for ten taels of silver, but Mulan and Tiezhu's horses ran away due to an earthquake, and their money bags were all in the cart.

Where can I get the silver?

Moreover, it was they who dug out Leng Xiaoyue's body. The Leng family members didn't touch it at all and just watched coldly all night.

"Asking for ten taels of silver at this time is like asking for death!" The neighboring old lady, unable to bear it any longer, took out a few copper coins from her pocket and handed them to Liu, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Leng family, saying, "Mrs. Liu, I still have a few copper coins here. Please don't make things difficult for Ba Zi..."

"Auntie, thank you for your generosity!" Liu glanced at the copper coin with disdain and sneered, "I didn't expect that I wouldn't have earned a single copper coin after being away for so long. I was right not to marry this damn girl to you!"

The eldest brother of the Leng family also nodded and said, "You are such a waste! If Mr. Fang hadn't spared your life, the grass on your grave would be taller than Leng Xiaoyue's!"

"You've gone too far!"

The usually quiet Old Eight finally roared, "You threatened us with my family. If I hadn't left, all of my family of more than a dozen would have been dead. Now you're forcing me! I want to die with you!"

The veins on Lao Ba's face were exposed. This shout scared everyone around. Liu quickly stepped back and said, "What's the matter? Killing someone means paying with your life!"

"Old Eight, don't be impulsive."

Xia Qingqing walked out slowly and walked towards Lao Ba. She lowered her head and looked at the woman who put her hand on her neck, with a slight surprise in her eyes.

She suddenly looked at Lao Ba, but Lao Ba still looked painful and sad, and it didn't seem like he was pretending.

Lao Ba grabbed Xia Qingqing's arm and begged, "Master, please lend me ten taels of silver. I will work like a slave for you..."

Xia Qingqing raised her hand to stop Lao Ba from speaking. Mulan and Tiezhu also came over and were relieved to see that she was fine.

"Boss? You're Tong Laoba's boss?" Liu excitedly approached Xia Qingqing, took a look at her clothes and the breeze behind her, and immediately said with a smile, "Give us this silver, and Xiaoyue will take it away."

"I'm in business, not charity," Xia Qingqing hesitated and looked at the Leng family. "A dead person is not worth ten taels of silver no matter what."

"Besides, if I pay ten taels and you guys ask for more money when Lao Ba goes to bury someone, what should I do?"

Seeing Xia Qingqing's hesitation, Liu's eyes rolled and she walked towards Leng's parents.

The old couple slowly walked out, and Leng's father said, "Boss, we also see that you are sincere in buying it, so we negotiated eight taels of silver and no less."

Leng's mother then added: "I will write a severance agreement, so you don't have to worry about us asking you for money again."

Seeing the expressions of the Leng family, Xia Qingqing almost slapped them in the face, but for the sake of the overall situation, she endured it for the time being.

"In that case, let's do it."

Xia Qingqing agreed, and the transaction was quickly completed under the witness of the neighbors, even the fingerprints were completed.

Liu took the silver and said happily, "Master is so generous. I didn't expect you guys to carry paper and pen with you. How convenient!"

"Boss, I want to marry Xiaoyue and bury him myself."

As soon as Lao Ba finished speaking, the people around him were surprised at first, and then began to dissuade him.

Liu laughed so hard she fell backwards and said, "Oh my god! This is the first time I've seen someone getting married to a dead person. I'm afraid he must be a big fool!"

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