Now the weather is not hot, but it is unclear when the road will be accessible. Even for health reasons, we cannot let them rot in the open air, and it is impossible to carry so many corpses on the road and send them all to the county government. Burying it is the best way.
But seeing his men looking tired, Guo Yi couldn't help but frowning. Then he looked towards Village Chief Li, thought for a moment and walked towards him.
When Village Chief Li heard that there was money to be made again, he immediately nodded and agreed. There was no way he would push away the money-making matter.
To be honest, Village Chief Li was quite fortunate to meet Guo Yi and his group. They have earned a lot of money in the past two days, and they have put in just as much effort as the people in Lijia Village to deal with the bandits. If these people were not there, with Gulan and the men of Lijia Village, we might not necessarily lose, but the price would definitely be much more tragic than last night. Now, they come again and ask them, regardless of gender, to dig a hole and bury the body. Thirty cents per person is not a small amount. They must go!
"Don't worry, Chief Guo. We country folk don't have much else but a lot of strength. Leave it to us."
Guo Yi nodded: "Then I'll trouble Village Chief Li to compile the list."
"No trouble," said Village Chief Li with a smile.
Then he handed the matter over to the youngest son. Originally, such matters were given to the eldest son, but this child had been busy all night with an injury and was now resting. Making money is a good thing, but it cannot be compared with your child's health.
Soon more than a hundred people gathered where the bodies were piled and started digging with their own tools. As for whether they would feel uncomfortable seeing so many corpses? How could it be possible? Of course not, they had seen so many corpses along the way, hadn't they? They were already immune to it, and even the children were not affected and watched their parents busying themselves.
There were many people working, and it took less than half an hour to deal with nearly a hundred bodies. The burial site was far enough away from where they rested.
After receiving the money and thanking Guo Yi, Village Chief Li led the villagers back to the rest area. Since there was no work to do today and last night was too exciting, no one slept a wink and simply went back to the shed to catch up on some sleep. These old guys have shallow sleep and consciously look after everyone so that the children can rest assured. The rest lasted until the second half of the afternoon, and only then did people start to move around.
Gulan and her son also slept until the second half of the afternoon. AnAn had actually woken up a long time ago, but seeing the tired look on his mother's face, he forced herself not to move. The little guy didn't sit up until he realized his mother had woken up, shaking his little body. It was very tiring to just lie there.
After sleeping for several hours, she no longer felt sleepy. Holding her stomach which was rumbling again, Gulan got dressed.
I opened the door curtain and looked at the sun which was about to set. Wow, I didn't expect that I could sleep for such a long time. Doesn't that mean that my son and Brother Jin will starve along with me?
Gulan felt guilty instantly, she smoothed her hair, pointed at her son's small bag and told the little guy to fill his stomach first, then she folded the bedding and immediately started a fire to cook. She still remembered what she had promised yesterday, braised pig's trotters and chestnuts, and started preparing it immediately.
In fact, AnAn and the others were not as pitiful as Gulan imagined. Although they didn't cook anything because Gulan fell asleep and they didn't want to make any noise and disturb Gulan, they wasn't hungry either. They just ate the leftover dried vegetable cakes.
"Dad, have you prepared something delicious?" Seeing his mother's expression, AnAn immediately became a little excited.
"Yes, make AnAn's favorite pheasant stewed with mushrooms, braised trotters and chestnuts, and dry rice."
Gulan, who was preparing the ingredients quickly, deliberately whetted her son's appetite when he heard what she said. Sure enough, the little guy's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he said,
"Dad, let me help you."
In the carriage, Xiang Yunjin, who had been sitting and practicing martial arts, moved his ears slightly, exhaled lightly, and stopped practicing. It would take more time to clear the blocked meridians, and the delicious food that Gulan mentioned now attracted him even more. Another thing is that practicing martial arts requires a quiet environment, especially when cultivating internal strength. Now that more and more people are walking around, it means that there are more unstable factors. Xiang Yunjin had no intention of continuing.
Dayaa and Erya were not at there. After waking up from lunch, they went to dig wild vegetables in the surrounding area with the two little girls Li Ru and Li Yi and their aunts. When the two little girls came back, they smelled a strong fragrance before they even got close to the tent, which made them quicken their pace instantly. The smell immediately made Li Ru and Li Yi, who came back with them, envious.
"It smells so good"
Not only did they envy and smell the fragrance, even their mother who had been following them couldn't help but sigh.
"Gulan's cooking skills are unmatched. If he opens a restaurant, he will definitely make a lot of money. It's so delicious." Li San's wife thought her cooking skills were pretty good, but they were no match for Gulan's.
"It's true." Li Si's wife, holding her son's hand, nodded in agreement.
As soon as she finished her words, her son immediately broke free from her hand and disappeared into Gulan's tent. This skillful movement made the two people laugh and cry. Li Si's wife couldn't go in, so she quickly asked her niece to pull her son out and asked her niece to tell her son that they make braised pork in the evening.
They bought a lot of wild boar meat and roe deer meat yesterday. They had originally planned to provide good nourishment for their family. Since they had meat, how could they let their son go and eat it for free?
In the tent, Goudan heard his sister say that his mother was going to make braised pork, and he immediately became conflicted. He also wanted to eat chicken. Finally, he took a bite of the greasy braised pork. Goudan glanced at the clay pot on the fire reluctantly, and followed his sister out of the tent, looking back every few steps.
Gulan laughed at his greedy look, and she said immediately, "It's okay, go back. Uncle made a lot of pheasant stewed with mushrooms, and I'll give you later."
Goudan, who had not yet completely left the tent, smiled in surprise when he heard this, and his reluctance to leave disappeared.
The little one on Gulan's side, who had never known what politeness was, shouted happily: "Thank you, Uncle Gu!" Then his steps immediately became light, and he jumped out of the tent following his sister.
At dinner, Aunt Li saw a big bowl of pheasant stewed with mushrooms. She glared at her grandson, then shamelessly accepted it.
...thinking about giving my grandson a good treat after dinner.
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They rested for three whole days. Originally, everyone wanted to get up early on the second day, but Guo Yi refused. Of course, this was also Wen Ai's idea. Access is important, but injuries on the body are also important. When you are seriously injured and force yourself to work, you really can't get much done. It is better to take a good rest for a few days, which can actually improve your efficiency a lot.
So on the fourth day, except for those who were more seriously injured, everyone got up and continued to dig roads and make money. The Guo Yi people also rearranged the areas they were responsible for according to the severity of their injuries. Of course, the speed was much slower than before, but it was still much faster than if they dug by themselves.
Moreover, their men were also injured. Not only did they have to send some people to protect the young lady, but they also had to send some to watch over the bandits, so the number of people was even smaller. Fortunately, they had enough food. Considering the food problem of the bandits, they also carried a few bags of food when they came out of the mountains. They should have no problem lasting for ten days or half a month.