Shao Wenzhao sent everyone over to check the heads one by one, verify the identity, and mark the names in the book of life and death. This was the end of the work, and he left the corpses on the ground and walked away.
Zuo Sizhong, who was in charge of the cooking scene, strolled over and said, "If any of you want to collect the bodies for them, please do so. If you don't, they will all be buried. The big holes over there have been dug."
"Master Zuo, I will send someone to take care of it, so I don't need to bother the brothers from the Punishment Department." Lin Qi said, taking out a letter of silver and offering it with both hands, "It's freezing cold, so buy a bowl of wine for the brothers from the Punishment Department."
Zuo Sizhong took the silver and handed it to the people behind him, "Master Lin rewarded me with it. Let's use it to buy wine."
Everyone thanked him loudly, took the money, and dispersed in an instant.
Sun Zhi left quietly. He came alone, obviously he would not help collect the corpse...
Chen Ming and others said hello to Lin Qi and left one after another. This matter had nothing to do with them and no one would interfere.
Lin Qi asked Duan Yu to take the funeral experts hired from the coffin shop. While the corpses were still warm, he quickly sewed their heads on, changed their clothes, put them into coffins, and then sent them for burial...
"Mr. Lin, that person looks familiar to me?" Duan Qiyun didn't leave either. He looked at Duan Yu from a distance, lost in thought.
"This is all handled by my little brother. General Duan, you don't have to suffer the cold here." Lin Qi said.
"Okay, then I'll take the first step. Let's drink and talk later." Duan Qiyun said and left.
It was not until dusk fell that all the corpses were finally buried. After the workers left, Duan Yu finally vented his anger and lay down on the snow and cried loudly, with blood spurting from his eyes as he cried!
Lin Qi didn't try to persuade him, he just stood aside holding the horse and watching quietly.
When he returned to Xiao Chen's mansion, he saw lights and colorful decorations, laughter and guests, which was in sharp contrast to the desolation of Xiao Ran in the execution ground and cemetery... He suddenly fell into a trance, as if he was in another world.
Originally, he wanted to tell Xiao Chen, but seeing many guests in his room, he didn't go and went back to his room alone. Unexpectedly, there were people waiting in his room.
It was Jiang Chenghe, Murong Lin, and a pale young man, but they didn't recognize them either.
"Haha, you are such a kind-hearted brother, why you went to collect the corpses of a gang of rebels in such a cold weather!" Jiang Chenghe was now in high spirits, and was no longer as frightened as before.
"Actually, when I heard that you were going to do this, I also discussed going with Cheng He, but he just refused." Murong Lin said with a smile.
"Damn Duan Fengnian almost killed our father. I wish I could cut them all into pieces and collect their bodies? If it weren't for the protection of Mr. Xiao, we would have been beheaded before them. Now the graves are all special There's grass growing!" Jiang Chenghe said angrily.
Jiang Wu and Murong Yumen were not Duan Fengnian's confidants. They were involved innocently, so Jiang Chenghe and Murong Lin didn't have the slightest pity for the Duan family. It was enough to hate them to the core.
"You two won't go if you don't want to go. We're all dead, so there's no need to make sarcastic remarks." Lin Qi looked at the young man, "Does this brother know so little about him that he doesn't know his surname?"
"My younger brother, Lu Wenqian, is from Jingzhou and is also a candidate of this subject. He just came to pay homage to Mr. Xiao, but he was meeting guests, so General Xiao Yu asked me to wait here. It was extremely abrupt. Brother Lin, don't be surprised." This man was surprised. It's Lu Wenqian.
"The conversation we had with Wen Qian just now was also very speculative. We are all good-natured people. Let's go out for a drink later... By the way, Wen Qian is a distant relative of the fat man, so we are all our own people." Jiang Chenghe also regarded himself as a member of the Xiao Mansion.
"Oh." Lin Qi patted his head and suddenly realized, "Brother Wen Qian is sister Yunxiu's...cousin, right? We have known each other for a long time, and have long wanted to visit him, but he just came back after going to Langya with the Marquis... Then We are one of our own, and today I drank wine from Chenghe, so I have to offer a toast to Brother Wen Qian no matter what."
"No." Lu Wenqian shook his head and refused, but then smiled, "I have admired Brother Ziban's name for a long time, so one cup is not enough, at least three cups!"
"Hahaha, what Cheng He said is indeed true, Wen Qian is really a man of temperament, then I will sacrifice my life to accompany you today, and I will not stop until I get drunk!" Lin Qi said with a smile.
"Why are you guys here shouting about whether you are drunk or not? The exam is about to start, and you are not at home to study hard, so why are you drinking?" But Xiao Chen walked in with a smile.
Several people wanted to pay their respects, so Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, "This is my home, not the imperial court, so I am exempt from these gifts. Wen Qian, do you have any business coming to see me?"
"It's okay, it's some New Year's gifts from home. I brought them to Brother Xiao... Brother Xiao, you have a guest. You were going to leave, but Brother Xiao Yu refused to let you go. Just now, you followed Cheng He and Murong. When we start chatting...Chenghe will definitely invite me to have a drink. It's hard to resist the enthusiasm, so I have no choice but to obey." Lu Wenqian said.
"Well, it doesn't matter if they are other guests, but if Liu Qiheng, the examiner, is here, it won't be easy for you to see him." Xiao Chen said, "You are all candidates for the imperial examination. Drinking outside is inconvenient, but getting together together It doesn’t matter if you make out or make out, I don’t think you should go out, just drink here, don’t I still have wine at home?”
"Actually, that's what we mean. We're just embarrassed to bother Ziban so many times. This time we just want to be a little dong. But since the Marquis has a destiny, we have to stay." Jiang Chenghe said with a smile.
"Haha, Chenghe had this plan when he came with me. He repeatedly told me to play a double act with him, saying that as long as Ziban stayed, we would not leave!" Murong Lin laughed.
"Oh, can you say this in front of your wife?" Jiang Chenghe said with a smile, "It won't be easy to hit him in the future."
"Then you can do whatever you want. It doesn't matter if you get drunk. Just live here and I won't accompany you." Xiao Chen still had guests over there, so he came over to say hello and then left.
Lin Qi sent him out and whispered, "The business is done and Duan Yu has left. I asked a few brothers of Xuanyi Guard to find a merchant ship for him in Haining Bay and send him directly to Yanyun County."
"Well, who is going to see them off today?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Duan Qiyun...and that Sun Zhi." Lin Qi said.
"Sun Zhi went? Was he sent by Li Feng?" Xiao Chen said.
"Definitely not, he just went alone." Lin Qi said, "Brother Xiao, that Lu Wenqian..."
"Oh, that Lu Wenqian is also from a metaphysics family. He has been friends with your sister Yunxiu's family for generations. He just wants to get a Jinshi degree and will not be an official in the court in the future. Wenqian is one of his own, so you have nothing to do with him. It doesn't matter if you are close or close." Xiao Chen said.
"Brother Xiao, these criminals have been killed, why haven't there been any changes in the imperial court's reward?" Lin Qi asked.
"Oh, I'm waiting for Yandang King Li Yan. The emperor sent him to Jiangzuo and entered Langya County with Xie Changan... I guess he should be back in the next two days." Xiao Chen said.
Li Yan and Xie Changan have also made great contributions, so when it comes to awarding rewards, they cannot be left behind.
