Han Qingyun followed Yan Hui to the river at the end of the village.

In the silent night, Yan Hui's sad and angry voice was like a needle, piercing Han Qingyun's heart.

Han Qingyun never imagined that the Yan family would suffer such a tragic fate.

Ten days ago, Yan Hui and his family, along with County Magistrate Qian's wife and children, rushed all the way to Liyuan County.

Seeing that they were about to enter Yunzhou Prefecture, Yan Hui and his group relaxed.

The Yan family fled Wuping County and abandoned many of their properties, especially the shops in Shangyang Prefecture and Anling Prefecture, which were all lost.

Yan Hui felt very sorry and thought that it would be difficult to start a new business in Luocheng, so he wanted to import a batch of goods from Liyuan County and transport them to Luocheng.

There is a Cui's cloth shop in Liyuan County. They sell a kind of cloth called Ruyi Tianxiang Soft Brocade, which is as light as gauze, soft as clouds, and has rich and bright colors. It is very popular in Kyoto.

However, Cui's Cloth Shop only sells this kind of cloth on June 10th every year, and the owner does not accept reservations. Buyers are determined by drawing lots on the spot, which is quite fair.

Ruyi Tianxiang Soft Brocade is an ancestral craft of the Cui family. They have never thought about expanding production and only produce fifty pieces each year.

No matter how many people come, Cui's cloth shop never raises the price. For decades, the price has been 60 taels per piece.

Despite the extremely high price, many merchants rush to buy it every year, and after buying it, all the goods are shipped to Kyoto, the richest city in the country, Luocheng.

As long as it can be shipped to Los Angeles, the profit will be at least three times. If it is made into ready-made clothes and then sold, the profit will be even more astonishing.

Yan Hui's younger brother Yan Yu once won the lottery. The profit of Yan's embroidery workshop in that half year was equal to the total profit of the previous three years.

Since Yan Hui arrived in Liyuan County, he naturally wanted to try his luck.

Even if the chances are slim, if they win the lottery, they can quickly gain a foothold in Los Angeles with this batch of cloth.

After discussing with Mrs. Qian, their group of sixteen stayed in a restaurant next to Cui's cloth shop.

On June 10th, Yan Hui and Yan Shi'an were waiting early in the reception room of Cui's Cloth Shop. Unfortunately, Yan Hui and his son did not win the lottery this year.

Although the father and son felt a little regretful, they were mentally prepared and were not very depressed.

When they rushed back to the restaurant, Butler Qian told them that Madam Yan and Young Madam Yan had gone shopping.

After entering Liyuan County, the Yan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, as well as Mrs. Qian, went shopping several times, and the two were not worried.

But until after lunch that day, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Yan family did not come back, and the guard Yan San who followed them did not come back either.

The Yan family father and son began to get anxious, and they sent out the other five guards to search everywhere.

Mrs. Qian also sent Qian Dajie out to inquire about the news.

In the afternoon, Qian Dajie brought back the news.

At noon that day, Wang Yuanshi, the son of the magistrate of Liyuan County, met the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Yan family and forcibly took them to Jiqing Restaurant.

Yan San was also beaten to death by Wang Yuanshi's thugs.

When Yan Shian heard the news, he rushed to Jiqing Restaurant.

But when he arrived, his mother Qiao had a knife stuck in her abdomen and was dead.

Wang Yuanshi was coming down from upstairs cursing, and Lin Qiaoyue was lying inside the door with her eyes wide open and blood on her forehead.

Yan Shi'an rushed upstairs and saw his dead wife and his mother's body downstairs. He took out a vase from the room and smashed it on Wang Yuanshi's head.

Unfortunately, the vase was blocked by the thugs beside Wang Yuanshi, and only hit the corner of Wang Yuanshi's mouth.

Wang Yuanshi covered his bleeding mouth and ordered his men to beat Yan Shian to death.

Yan Hui, along with five guards and Qian Dajie, fought with the other side.

The other side had more people and more power, and their methods were ruthless. Yan Er and Yan Liu both died in the fight.

Seeing that Yan Da, Yan Si and Yan Wu were suffering more and more injuries, and even Qian Dajie was injured, Yan Hui had no choice but to let the three of them go, and quickly left Liyuan County with Mrs. Qian and her son and Yan Xuewen.

After Qian Dajie took Yan Da, Yan Si and Yan Wu away, Yan Shi'an was severely beaten by Wang Yuanshi, and then Yan Hui and his son were also thrown into jail.

Qian Dayong and Qian Dajie returned to the restaurant and quickly took Mrs. Qian, her son, and Yan Xuewen to Yunzhou Prefecture.

Mrs. Qian was grateful for the friendship and loyalty that Yan Hui and his son had shown to each other, so she chose this village to settle down, and then asked Qian Dayong and Qian Dajie to return to Liyuan County to inquire about the situation.

Qian Dayong and Qian Dajie returned to Liyuan County and first found Yan Da, Yan Si and Yan Wu who stayed in Liyuan County, waiting for an opportunity to rescue Yan's father and son. Relying on their understanding of the layout of the county government, they rescued Yan Hui and the other two.

But as soon as they left the city gate, they were discovered by Wang Yuanshi's men, who chased them all the way to the place where they met Han Qingyun today.

Yan Shi'an lost all hope when he saw the corpses of his mother and wife, and he did not dodge or evade the attacks.

Yan Da, Yan Si and Yan Wu died on the spot in order to protect him.

Qian Dayong and Qian Dajie also suffered many injuries.

Yan Hui thought he and his companions were going to die on the spot, but then he saw Han Qingyun...

Yan Hui was already in tears when he finished speaking. His first wife, his daughter-in-law, and the six guards who had followed him for more than ten years were all gone.

Han Qingyun felt heartbroken when he heard this. He often lived in Yan's house when he was young, and Yan's mother treated him very well.

He didn't see Yan Shi'an's wife, Lin, very often, but he knew that she was a gentle and kind woman.

When he went to see Yan Shian in early May, he saw these two people. Unexpectedly, just over a month later, both of them were gone.

He couldn't imagine how Yan Shi'an felt at the time. He only hated the fact that the bad guys were in power and the good guys suffered.

Han Qingyun wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and wanted to comfort Yan Hui.

"Uncle Yan, it's already happened. I hope you take good care of yourself. Brother Shi'an has never experienced the pain of losing a loved one, and Xuewen is still young. The Yan family still depends on Uncle Yan for support."

Yan Hui nodded: "I know. Qingyun, please help me persuade him. He hasn't eaten or drunk anything for several days, and he hasn't said a word. I'm really afraid of him..."

Yan Hui was a little unable to continue. Yan Shi'an had always had a smooth life since childhood and had never suffered any hardship. He was really afraid that his son would not be able to withstand this blow and something bad would happen to him.

"it is good."

Back at the door of Yan Shian's room, Han Qingyun asked Yan Hui to take Yan Xuewen to the room where Han Huaijin and Han Huaian were.

Yan Xuewen was only ten years old. Although he did not see his grandmother and mother pass away with his own eyes, the pain of losing his parents was no less than that of Yan Shian.

Han Qingyun gave Han Huaijin a few instructions and then went to find Yan Shian again.

Yan Shian sat on the edge of the bed motionless, just like before, without even moving his eyes.

Han Qingyun sat down next to Yan Shian.

"You left early, so you probably haven't seen other refugees fleeing Wuping County yet. We've seen quite a few along the way. Many of them fled without even having time to take anything with them."

"When they saw we had food, they knelt on the ground and begged us for some alms. But there were so many people, we couldn't afford it."

"Ten days ago, my eldest brother's daughter, Han Mingzhu, a little girl not even five years old, saw a child so pale and skinny from hunger that she couldn't bear it, so she threw a bag of food to him."

"A bunch of people surrounded the child and his family, trying to grab the food. The child was beaten and his head was covered in blood, but he was still desperately stuffing food into his mouth."

"The refugees we met on the road said that after the rebels entered the city, they looted and killed people along the way. Wuping County was covered in blood and corpses."

"County Magistrate Qian, a mere scholar, fought the rebels with a sword and was beheaded. When Master Liu saw Dong Weng being killed, he also took up his sword to attack the rebel, but before he even touched the enemy, he was hacked into pieces."

"There's also County Lieutenant Wang, formerly Captain Wang, and County Magistrate Chen. The heads of the two of them, along with County Magistrate Qian, were all hung on the city wall..."

"Two of our group left a few days later than us."

"One was called Wang Daxin. He fled with another family from our village. On the way, when he went out to relieve himself, the rebels killed the family, along with Wang Daxin's wife and children. When Wang Daxin returned, he could only find the bodies of his wife and children."

"The other man was called Han Sanqian. The rebels massacred the entire Fengye Village. Han Sanqian watched helplessly as the rebels killed his mother, his brother, sister-in-law, and his nephews and nieces. He was saved by his grandfather and father. His grandfather told him to find us and tell the villagers that as long as we are still here, Fengye Village will not be extinct..."

"The village chief wants us to live well and watch those evildoers suffer the consequences of their actions..."

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