Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 113 Fate

"Master Chen, Han Yuanxiao from the Han family of Chongqing Prefecture greets you!"

Chen Gu frowned and thought for a while while sitting in the carriage, then said, "To make a long story short, you guys probably don't want me to stay in this city for too long!"

"Shao Shantou is a straightforward person. From now on, if Shao Shantou needs anything, as long as the price is right, the Chen family will agree to it!"

Han Yuanxiao only said one sentence, but it was enough. It was enough for Chen Gu at the moment.

"That's just right. I think the imperial court will send a large army to attack me soon. After returning to the stronghold, I will make a list of what I need and ask the Bian family to hand it over to you!"

Chen Gu also cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much in advance, Master Han!"

"I don't deserve it, but let's just call it a deal!" Han Yuanxiao returned the greeting.

"It's a deal, goodbye!"

"No thanks, take care!"

It's just a cooperation where both parties get what they need. If you give money, there's no need to be too polite. Just maintain the minimum respect.

However, seeing Chen Gu greeting and talking to Bian Shichun, Bai Wencheng and others, the doctors who were kidnapped by the roadblock breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Gu had cooperation with the big families in the city, so at least the safety of their families was guaranteed to a certain extent.

After a few words, Chen Gu led most of his men away. There was still thirty miles of mountain road to go, and when they returned to the mountain stronghold, it was already the middle of the night.

The village prepared food, which was steamed pork with rice flour and pumpkin as the base. It was delicious and filling. Everyone went to rest after the meal.

After eating a little, Chen Gu fell into a deep sleep. While he was in a daze, he seemed to be fed a bowl of bitter medicine. However, he felt much better when he woke up the next day.

Although he was sad, Chen Gu had no time to be depressed. Liu Er was dead, and more than a dozen of his brothers were also dead, including Zhang San. There were still many things to deal with in the mountain stronghold.

The next day, after discussing with Lao Piao and Lao Nian, Chen Gu decided that he had to return to Fobao first. After all, someone needed to preside over the funeral of Liu Er and his brothers.

The mountain village is safe at present. The injured, including Lao Piao and Lao Nian, are staying in the village to recuperate, and the entire sixth row is also staying outside to gather intelligence.

Paper money filled the air all along the way, and it didn't stop until it reached the Buddha treasure.

Chen Ke didn’t know whether these paper money were of any use to the dead, but they were a comfort to the living. After all, there wasn’t much Chen Ke could do for them.

In addition to funeral necessities such as paper money and coffins, Chen planned to build a large tombstone for the martyrs to commemorate their achievements.

After returning to the Buddha's treasure, Chen Gu handed the matter over to the stonemasons and told them to make it, but not to be shoddy and to carve it with great care. Chen Gu did not make any strict requirements on the size of the tombstone, only saying that the taller the better.

A total of fourteen people died this time. Except for Liu Er and Zhang San, among the remaining twelve, one was a sniper and the other eleven were spies from the sixth row. Among them, the sniper and one spy were local people from Fobao.

At this time, the two families and Zhang San's family were all crying over the corpse.

Chen Ju didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only say, "The pension is 200 taels of silver, the rent of the land that the family rents will be exempted for 15 years, if the sons are willing to join the army, they will be recruited first, and the medical expenses of the family members in the future will be paid from the public account."

These are all the promises Chen Gu can make, but they are enough to offset the loss of a family losing one person.

After making a promise and comforting the family of the deceased, Chen Jue turned around with heavy steps and walked towards Zhongyi Hall. Wu Qing'er and Qin Ling, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried over to support Chen Jue. "Thank you for your hard work!" Wu Qing'er comforted him in a gentle voice.

Chen Jue couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It's a blessing to be alive, so what's the hard work!"

Chen Gu thought for a moment, then turned around and shouted to Wang Wu, "Brother and Master's Wife, come in and have a chat!"

Wang Wu nodded and helped his old mother into the Loyalty Hall.

After sitting down and waiting for Qin Ling to serve tea, Chen Gu said, "There is no extra yard for the time being. Master's wife and Master Brother will stay in the warehouse for a few days. I will arrange for someone to build a yard for you as soon as possible. Just let me know if you need anything.

Regarding Master's funeral, I wonder what Master's Wife and Master Brother have to ask for?"

"Just bury him as soon as possible. The person is dead, why bother with so much trouble!" Wang Wu said with a wry smile.

Chen Gu nodded and said, "Then let's hold it together with the other brothers. In the next few days, Big Brother can also think about what he wants to do in the future, whether it's studying literature, practicing martial arts, joining the army, or being a craftsman, or even farming. "

Wang Wu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can you trust me to learn martial arts and join the army?"

"Brother, you are just joking. Chen Gu is not such a narrow-minded person. Let alone in the future, even now, if you think you have the ability, why not I give up my position to you!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

Wang Wu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I really don't have that ability. Not to mention me, even the old man doesn't have that ability. Everything now is yours. Don't worry, I won't snatch it from you."

"What's there to rob when you have to risk your life?" Chen Gu sighed, then said, "Just live a good life here from now on. Although it's a little hard here, we have everything we need.

As long as Chen Ju is here, he will keep you safe and provide you with food and clothing. If Chen Ju is no longer here, you should hide in the mountains and find a way to live somewhere else. "

In fact, Chen Gu was not afraid that Wang Wu would snatch anything from him. Everything now, let alone Wang Wu, actually had little to do with Liu Er, and more of it was Chen Gu's credit.

It’s just that some things need to be made clear first, so as to avoid any resentment in the heart and cause discomfort to each other in the future, which would be a bit disgusting.

After resting for two days, Chen Gu's health improved a lot. Zhang Haomin, who got the news, finally rushed back from the mountains, but did not come to see Chen Gu.

After Chen Gu learned that Zhang Haomin had returned, he went out to look for him and finally found him in Qingyuan Palace.

Zhang Haomin is burning incense to the Lord of Sichuan.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't bring the person back to you!" Chen Gu said with some guilt.

"I don't blame you. You didn't do anything wrong. It's fate!" Zhang Haomin said with a wry smile.

"Do you accept your fate?" Chen Gu asked with a frown. He could hear that Zhang Haomin's tone was a little bored.

"You have to believe it. When my third child was born, I asked someone to tell his fortune. The fortuneteller said that he would meet a noble person this year, but he would also have a disaster in his life. If he could avoid it, he would become rich and powerful. If he couldn't avoid it, it would be the end of his life.

That’s why I thought of keeping him by my side, hoping that he would be safe and sound. But that guy was born in the Year of the Monkey. The more you try to control him, the more he will trouble himself, until he tortures himself to death. Now that I think about it, it’s so accurate!”

"Haha, I don't believe in fate. If there really is such a thing as destiny, then I will poke a hole in the sky!" Chen Gu sneered.

(End of this chapter)