The Swordsman who started from Baicaotang

Chapter 78 Pain

early spring.

The cold wind is howling, sharp as a knife.

"Ta-ta..."

There were footsteps at the door, and several big men walked in quickly. Huang Feng took a closer look and said calmly: "Lao Cui, Lao Hu, Liu Xiong, you are here."

Cui Meng's face was solemn, and he replied in a deep voice: "After I heard the news, I came to take a look."

After saying that, he lifted the white cloth and took a look. Suddenly, his heart tightened, as if a big hand was firmly grasping his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Killing can only be done with a nod of the head!

These guards were not even intact. He had recruited them personally and he could call out every one of them by name. Now they were lying on the ground, which was hard to accept.

How to send their bodies home? Not even a complete body.

In this world, people are very particular about being buried in the ground. No matter how they were in life, they hope to have a complete body after death. It is said that if they do this, they will be reborn into a good family in the next life, which is a good wish.

Otherwise, you will have to work like a slave in your next life, or even be disabled, which is really unacceptable.

"Chen Hou, Wang Lei, Yang Fan, Liu Saner..."

"you…………"

Cui Meng lifted all the white cloths, and everyone did the same thing. He called out more than 20 names in a row, and finally he was speechless. His eyes were wet and red, which was scary to see.

After reading it, Hu Liu immediately started to curse: "Fuck you, you bandit. You killed people without mercy and even left the bodies intact. I really fuck your ancestors for eighteen generations. This is intolerable!"

Hu Liu also knew the guards lying on the ground. Especially Chen Hou, who had good talent and was willing to study hard, and would have a promising future. Unexpectedly, he suffered such a disaster and had his head chopped off.

"Damn it, I'm going to fight them!"

After saying that, he drew out his long sword and was about to rush out of the house. Cui Meng was quick to stop him.

"Old Hu, calm down! Stop messing around!"

Hu Liu stared at him intently and said in a deep voice: "I can stay calm, but can you? I don't know that you..."

Before he could finish, Cui Meng raised his hand to interrupt him, "No need to say more, send their bodies home first."

After saying this, Cui Meng winked at Hu Liu, who understood what he meant and said no more.

Now the bodies are not complete, how to send them back home? It is inevitable that there will be complaints.

At this time Huang Feng said: "Why not burn them and put their ashes in a box, so their family members can't see them and won't be upset."

This is a good idea!

Although the body needs to be intact, which is impossible now, it is better to burn it so that it is out of sight and out of mind. Of course, if it turns into ashes, people will scold it. It is easier to accept than seeing only a head.

Then a fire was lit in the courtyard, and Huang Feng brought over more than twenty sandalwood boxes, with a name written on each box.

The fire was raging, and the light shone on people's faces, which was a little painful.

After about two hours, all the bodies were burned. Huang Feng called two carriages, one for the urn and one for the silver. A group of people drove the carriages and soon they were out of the city.

Cui Meng knew exactly where these guards were and where their homes were. To be frank, Huang Feng didn't know either, so he could only follow him.

Loess Col.

There were dozens of families living in a mountain valley. The mountain road here was rugged, with only one small road leading to the valley, and even a horse carriage could not enter. It was very poor here, and when there was a famine, they would definitely sell their children to make a living.

If they are sold, everyone can survive. If they cannot be sold, they can only wait to die, and starve to death.

Whenever there is a famine, people here will come to Baicaotang and they will be considered regular customers.

Cui Meng was holding more than ten wooden boxes in his hands, Huang Feng was carrying a box of silver, and everyone walked behind them, slowly entering the valley.

Entering the valley, the first thing that comes into view is the houses built on the hillside, some are made of mud, some are dilapidated thatched houses, some are wooden houses, and there are one or two houses built of bluestone.

Several of the wooden houses were newly built, and you could tell at a glance that they were hanging high on the hillside, like fruits on a tree.

As soon as they walked in, they met villagers. Someone knew Cui Meng and immediately greeted him respectfully.

"Master Cui, our harvest was good last year. We could barely make ends meet, and I haven't heard of anyone selling their children."

It's a small place, but if there is any disturbance, everyone will know about it and it can't be hidden.

Cui Meng replied in a deep voice: "I didn't come here for this matter, I came here for something else."

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on the villager's rough face, and his mouth opened, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Master Cui, you must be tired after walking such a long way. I happen to have a few old hens at home. I will catch them and serve them to you as wine."

The villagers of Huangtu'ao had no hatred towards Cui Meng, only gratitude. There was no water or good farmland in their area, only some mountains. On weekdays, they could barely make ends meet, but once a famine came, they would starve to death.

Fortunately, Baicaotang would accept their children. Not only would they be taught to read and write, but they would also be taught martial arts. After half a year, they would receive a stipend. For them, this was a way out.

In the past, there were only thatched houses here, which would collapse if the wind blew. After someone became a guard at Baicaotang and sent some money home, wooden houses and even bluestone buildings were built.

Being a guard is a good career. You can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks and live a happy life. But being a guard is also dangerous. You can lose your life if you are not careful.

For these villagers, this is nothing new. If they want to live a life of luxury, losing their lives is nothing. As long as they can eat and drink, it is better than anything else. At least before they die, they will be full and satisfied. That is enough.

Normally, if someone was killed, they would cover the body with a white sheet and carry it in. Now it seems that this is not the case at all. There is no white sheet and no body.

Cui Meng was holding a wooden box in his hand. It looked extremely exquisite and must be a good thing. There were words written on it. Of course, the villagers didn't know what it was.

The villager was about to leave when Cui Meng stopped him.

"Liu Laogen, these are your son's ashes. I sent them back to you."

What? ! !

He didn't come to his senses until Cui Meng put the wooden box in his hands.

Ashes? ! !

Is this thing for ashes?

His son was dead? Really dead?

After a long time, he spoke with difficulty: "Master Cui, my son is dead?"

"Yes!" Cui Meng replied frankly.

"He was killed by bandits and we were unable to save him."

Hearing this, Liu Laogen was stunned for a long time. He just sat there with a wandering look, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

After a long while, he replied, "Okay!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, but was stopped by Cui Meng again. Huang Feng took out two ingots of silver from the box, each weighing fifty taels.

"Old man, this is a small gift from Baicaotang. Please accept it."

He handed over the silver, but unexpectedly Liu Laogen refused to accept it, "I don't want it, I don't want it. Baicaotang had already paid the silver when it hired me, and my son has lived a life of luxury. It's not in vain, it's worth it, worth it!"

what.

This is actually the idea.

Cui Meng replied in a deep voice: "I can only bring back his ashes this time. I am sorry for you. Please accept the money. Burn more paper money for him so that he can be reborn in a good way in the next life."

The villagers may not have high vision, but that doesn't mean they are stupid. Cui Meng only sent ashes this time, presumably because his body could not be collected and was torn to pieces by the bandits.

After thinking for a while, he said, "My son has already lived a good life in this life. He will have to live a good life in the next life. I hope he can find a way to be a guard at Baicaotang."

Liu Laogen kept refusing to accept it, but Huang Feng finally stuffed it into his arms. Then everyone left and followed Cui Meng to find the next one.

Liu Laogen did not return the money at this time. Thinking about it, his son was probably chopped into meat paste, and he needed to make a wooden body, which would cost a lot of money.

Only when his son has a complete body can he rest in peace. In his next life, he will be a good man with all his limbs intact. Only those who have no physical problems can go to Baicaotang to be a guard, and Baicaotang can accept him.

From then on, he lived a good life, eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks every day.