"go to hell."

Originally, Mrs. Lin and Old Lady Wang were about to hold hands, but when Mrs. Lin heard such familiar and vicious words, and thought of the suffering she had endured over the years, she immediately retracted her hand. Then, without hesitation, she raised her foot and kicked the half-extended head back hard. Old Lady Wang let out a shrill scream and was hit by the burning rafter that fell from her head. She never thought until her death that the last vicious word could directly kill her.

At this time, everyone was busy with their own business, and no one noticed that such a murder had happened under their noses. Jing Changning and Xiaobei's grandfather happened to be standing behind Lin, blocking almost everyone's view.

They were also trying to see if there was any possibility of rescuing more people, so Old Lady Wang's words and Lin's kick were seen clearly. Jing Changning's mouth twitched and he paused for a moment. He didn't expect that the usually gentle and weak Lin would have such a bloody side when she got angry.

Worried that Jing Changning might do something awful, Grandpa Xiaobei gently pulled him aside, reminding him to keep quiet. In reality, both of them secretly gave Lin a thumbs-up. Someone like Old Lady Wang wasn't worth keeping. If she stayed, she'd become crippled, and Lin would be humiliated, perhaps even forced to carry her all the way to Lingnan.

Under the big banyan tree,

Although there was no tent to block the view, the people who had been drugged felt weak and listless. They thought they were tired or had not slept enough, and they felt that they slept very well.

Although the few people who went out were basically unable to make it in time to save people and put out the fire, they were so tired when they came back that they just lay down under the quilts and slept very soundly under the stars and the moon.

When Sugar Frost came back from getting water in the early morning, many people were awake, as no one had any sleep at all.

Frosting was still telling jokes: "I think no one needs to wash their face this morning. Everyone in our room is cleaner than those over there, hahaha!" The little girl was much more lively now, and she knew to start telling jokes. It was already dawn, and she went out and saw the people outside, especially the people in the old patriarch's room. They looked neither human nor ghost, which was very funny.

It makes sense that Sugar Frost couldn't help herself. Just now, when she went out, she saw many people's clothes and faces were blackened by smoke, and many people's hair was half burnt.

Among them were some officials, as well as the inn's cooks and waiters, but at most they just had darker faces.

The old patriarch and his group of people hardly slept the whole night. They were lying on the bare floor, sighing and groaning. The crying of children was also very obvious. I heard that one of them had his leg stepped on and broken, and one had a fractured arm. Anyway, they all looked very miserable and looked like nobody's business.

After listening to Frost's description, all the people who had woken up remained silent. The scene was so tragic that even if those people were hard to sympathize with, one could not help but sigh.

"I have good news for you. Master Liu said he wants to rest here for a day and leave tomorrow.

They said that more than a dozen people had died at once and they had to report it immediately to the county government office, which was over fifty miles away. They had to reduce the number of people being escorted and dispose of the bodies before they could leave.

"Get up, get up, don't stay here tonight, let's move to the outside door."

After discussing, the family decided to move outside the door. As soon as Zhuang received the order, she shouted loudly to the others who were still lying down. Everyone became energetic when they heard the order to move.

The truth is, although they are now facing the wind, I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but when I think of so many people dying not far away, I feel nauseous. It seems that all I can smell in my nose is the smell of burning fire and burnt corpses.

"Don't rush the two little ones to get up. Take them out first to avoid them having nightmares at night." Xiaotuanzi and Qiaoqiao basically didn't wake up last night. Everyone decided not to tell them about this, also for their health. Exile was hard enough, why impose such a thing on the children.

Yin also quickly agreed: "Mingyue, you take Sister Xi out first, and we will clean up the things inside. Once you go out, you are not allowed to come back in." The two children were not very big. Although they were sensible, they had never seen such a tragic scene. They tried not to see it if possible.

After saying that, everyone started to work immediately, some folded the quilts, some rolled up the oilcloth, and soon everything was cleaned up.

"Changning, take Dalang and the others over to see who the dead are. If there is anyone who needs help, go and lend a hand." Seeing that the boys were in a daze and did not help to pack up, Old Lady Jing hurriedly gave the order.

As for herself and her daughters-in-law, she wouldn't let them go over there at this time. They couldn't see anything at night, and they weren't afraid. Who knew what the fire was like over there? She wanted to avoid disturbing her daughters-in-law, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

"Uncle San, you should go ask Master Liu and the others about the situation. Don't go over there yet. The old man and the big guys are looking to cause trouble for you," Lin said hastily. She knew that family well and they would definitely take this opportunity to embarrass them, perhaps even extort money. She didn't realize her words were disrespectful to the clan leader, but the others didn't find it strange.

Lin then continued, "The old man's wife died, his three legitimate daughters-in-law also died, and a few others who died were his aunt and granddaughter. Three men also died, and the two from my family also died."

It was said that Su slept in the innermost room. Even if she was strong, she couldn't have squeezed through so many people alone. She would have been burned to charcoal long ago. When Lin said these words, there was no sadness in her eyes, and there was no trace of tears.

Lin woke up early in the morning and ran over to check, just to make her presence felt. Most of the dead were sleeping on the kang, or even lying in the innermost part. It was the two illegitimate sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren who, unable to get a kang and squeezed closer to the door and windows, who were the ones who escaped.

"Looking for us? What can happen to us?" Shiro hadn't woken up yet, and the cushion under his body was pulled away. He was already feeling grumpy when he opened his eyes and heard that they were going to settle the score, and his hot temper came back.

Dalang smiled, a rare moment of laughter: "Come on, we'll fight with swords and sticks. Now that a dozen of you are missing, I wonder who's still afraid of whom!"

Sanlang's hair was a mess and he hadn't had time to comb it. He started to mutter, "Those four big-head brothers are still alive? They're lucky."

But despite cursing, they all knew that evil will be punished, and that their robbing of the house this time also protected them from disaster.

After hearing what Lin said, Jing Changning decided not to go there for the time being. He thought that if he wanted to go, he should first find the two families sleeping at the door of the post station, and if he wanted to go, several families should go together.

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