Uncle Han passed away right in front of Gu Qing's eyes, and that face with the corners of his mouth slightly raised will stay in Gu Qing's mind forever.

The surrounding craftsmen gathered around again. Except for the stick that killed Uncle Han, they found no clues. Looking at the dead Uncle Han lying on the ground, some of the craftsmen sighed and some were angry.

Gu Qing's face remained expressionless, without any emotional fluctuations.

He found Song Gensheng from the crowd and asked Song Gensheng to handle Uncle Han's funeral affairs.

First of all, we must cleanse Uncle Han, change his clothes, prepare a coffin, and let him go cleanly. Secondly, send someone to report the funeral to Uncle Han’s family. Uncle Han has two sons and one daughter, so they all should be invited to Shiqiao Village. Then go to Qingcheng Mountain to invite them.

Taoist priests came down and built a spiritual platform in Uncle Han’s hometown to perform rituals for Uncle Han...

The aftermath was explained one by one, and Song Gensheng remembered them one by one. When he asked if he wanted to report to the official, Gu Qing stopped him.

"If you don't report it to the official, when the clan leader in Uncle Han's village asked, he said it was an accident and it is our responsibility. We will pay more, especially Uncle Han's family. From now on, I will take care of their family's food and clothing, Erlang

I also took care of the marriage. Before Uncle Han’s funeral was over, he immediately went to find a matchmaker to arrange a marriage. He also found a girl from a good family to ration Erlang. The money was open for use. Be sure to find a good match before the funeral was over. After the funeral, you should observe mourning for three years.

, It’s delaying Erlang’s age.”

A sixteen-year-old boy used a mature and vicissitudes of tone to arrange the funeral affairs of an old man in a clear and logical manner. Even his family had arranged them properly. It seemed a bit strange, but no one was thinking about it at this moment.

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Song Gensheng was a little surprised: "But Uncle Han was obviously killed by a thief, how could he not report it to the official?"

Gu Qing smiled strangely: "Listen to me, don't report to the government. Explain it to Uncle Han's family and give him enough money. Anyway, don't report to the government."

Song Gensheng heard the determination in Gu Qing's words and could only nodded in agreement.

Turning back and taking another deep look at Uncle Han's body, Gu Qing walked down the mountain alone in silence.

Although he has the body of a teenager in this life, his soul is already in his thirties after all. A truly mature adult will not be too impulsive when encountering anything. When Uncle Han died, Gu Qing's mood was naturally sad, but it was not unforgettable.

After all, he and Uncle Han have not known each other for a long time.

To say that he was devastated would be to make matters worse for himself. In addition to Gu Qing's grief, there was even more hidden anger.

There is a wrongdoer and a debtor, and it is only right to kill someone to pay for one's life.

What Gu Qing wants to do now is to avenge Uncle Han. The reason why he stopped Song Gensheng from reporting for office was because he could not believe in the king's laws in this era. In an era where the rule of man is greater than the rule of law, there are too many accidents and reversals that may occur in a human life lawsuit.

, and Gu Qing likes to use the simplest way to achieve his goals and does not want to cause too many twists and turns.

The name "Yao Guitang" has been deeply imprinted in Gu Qing's mind. Uncle Han spent his last breath uttering the name. If he died too happily, it would be a violation of the oath Gu Qing swore in front of Uncle Han.

Early the next morning, Uncle Han's two sons came and knelt in front of Uncle Han's body and cried bitterly. Feng Aweng comforted him while explaining the cause of Uncle Han's death. Under Gu Qing's instruction, Uncle Han's death was an accident.

A landslide hit him on the head. Gu Qing paid a lot of money to apologize on the spot and said that Uncle Han's family would give him a certain amount of pension every year from now on.

The two sons, grieving but helpless, had no choice but to accept the fact. The next step was to enter the coffin and perform rituals with the Taoist priests.

After leaving the unfinished funeral affairs to Song Gensheng, Gu Qing left the village alone.

On the mountain road at the entrance of the village, Song Gensheng ran out in a hurry and grabbed Gu Qing's arm.

"Are you going to avenge Uncle Han?" Song Gensheng stared into his eyes.

Gu Qing smiled: "The scholar suddenly stopped being stupid. It's a little hard for me to adapt..."

"You can't go!" Song Gensheng said in a serious tone: "The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall. Although you are not yet a rich man, with your ability, you will reach great heights sooner or later. Don't risk yourself for the sake of a human life."

Gu Qing said calmly: "I just do what I should do."

"This is not what you should do! This is what the government should do!" Song Gensheng stubbornly grabbed his arm and refused to let go.

"I swore to Uncle Han that I would avenge him with my own hands."

"Gu Qing, don't be impulsive. Today is different from the past. You are now the backbone of Shiqiao Village. How many villagers in the countryside depend on you for food. If you make a mistake, the whole village will go back to the old days of starvation.

Is it worth it for one life?"

Gu Qing thought for a while and said seriously: "It's worth it."

"Many people live to have enough to eat, but I don't."

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Cuijiang Village is more than 20 miles away from Shiqiao Village. On the hillside three miles away from the village, Gu Qing is sitting in the grass, biting a grass stem and squinting at the scattered houses in the village.

Gu Qing was thinking about a plan of action.

First of all, he must avenge Uncle Han while protecting himself. Preservation is the prerequisite. Gu Qing would not really rush into the village and kill everyone without hesitation, and finally be sentenced to death by the government. That is something only a fool can do.

Adults have rules for doing things, calm plans, careful and thorough preparations, flawless actions, and aftermaths that leave no trace. All of these combined are the rules of the game in the adult world.

Except for Uncle Han, no one knows who the murderer is. This is a favorable condition for Gu Qing, so Gu Qing decided not to report it to the official, and even explained to the outside world that Uncle Han died accidentally. All of this was a foreshadowing.

Then Gu Qing found Cuijiang Village from Uncle Han's few last words, and the enemy was from this village.

Then the next step is the specific action plan.

On the way here, Gu Qing already had a rough outline of the plan. It is not perfect. If the government is determined to dig deeper, some unfavorable clues will still be exposed. However, there is no crime without loopholes in the world. Gu Qing can

What we do is to reduce traces as much as possible and eliminate them as invisible as possible.

After sitting on the hillside for more than an hour, Gu Qing finally waited for a passing villager. The villager had a white scarf on his head and carried a bundle of dry firewood on his back. He was obviously a woodcutter who went up the mountain to cut firewood.

Gu Qing stopped him and smiled kindly: "May I ask if you are from Cuijiang Village?"

The villagers were stunned, but still said kindly: "Exactly."

Gu Qing still smiled softly and said: "I am from another village and I would like to inquire about a person in your village. Is there a person named Yao Guitang in your village?"

The villagers suddenly showed fear. They could see that this Yao Guitang was also a village bully in Cuijiang Village. No wonder he knew the Ding brothers.

"Brother, don't panic. I don't know Yao Guitang. I was just asked to come to Cuijiang Village to give him a message. But I heard that Yao Guitang is a bit... fierce. I am timid and dare not enter the village. I will sit here.

We have been in a dilemma all morning." Gu Qing said with a wry smile.

The villagers looked at him curiously. Well, he was skinny and skinny, and he looked very resistant to beatings. He also had a naturally unhappy face, so he was indeed easily beaten.

"What do you want to say to Yao Guitang?" The villager was a kind person, and he couldn't bear to see Gu Qing's hesitant look.

Gu Qing took out a handful of copper coins from his arms, about a dozen coins, and stuffed them into the hands of the villagers.

The villagers were immediately flattered and shocked by the sudden happiness.

"Brother, I'm very generous. I'm very grateful. Please accept this little thought. All I have to do is send a message to Yao Guitang, saying that what happened last night has already happened."

The villagers looked confused and continued: "What happened last night has happened?"

Gu Qing's smile became even warmer: "That's right, that's it. If he asks who said it, just say it was an unknown person from another village who said it."

The villager's mind was filled with questions at this moment. This meaningless statement was too suspenseful, but the handful of copper coins in his hand told him that no matter how many question marks there were, don't ask, just pass on the message honestly.

The villagers patted their chests and promised to complete the task, and were about to leave. Gu Qing pointed to a sheep intestine mountain road at the bottom of the mountain and asked: "Can this road lead out of the village?"

"Yes, and there is only one way out of the village. Otherwise, you have to climb the mountain to get around, which would be too hard."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Thank you very much, brother. Please bring me your message. I'll take my leave."
Chapter completed!