They eventually returned to Spike's house first, and when they crossed the mountain road, Spike picked a large handful of wild flowers in the mountains and carried them to her parents' graves. When the villagers saw their group, their eyes were always a little complicated, scared and curious. The matter of Qingping County also spread to the village after a while, and they probably had some guesses about the soldiers and commanders who appeared at Mu Yong's house that day.

Now that Xiao Sui'er has been brought back again, the villagers privately said that it was the people who took her who had helped her avenge the murder of her father and mother. Murong Yuhua and his entourage now lived in this village, and they didn't have much contact with the villagers, Murong Yuhua and Zhu Li helped take care of the field that Mu Yong had originally cultivated, and Gu San also took advantage of this leisure time to straighten his feet.

Even if she broke her bones again, she hurt her muscles and bones, and it was not easy to move much, Murong Yuhua cut a few trees from the mountain by herself, and together with Zhu Li, she spent some time making a wheelchair for her, and by the way, the threshold in front of the door was removed to make it easier for her to enter and exit. The family of four lived in peace for the time being in the company of the two graves, and the villagers did not dare to approach them, most of them watched from a distance, and Xiao Sui'er was much quieter than before when she returned.

She is still young in the end, and after experiencing these changes, it will always have some impact on her personality. But fortunately, with Gu San and Murong Yuhua taking care of her, no matter what, one day she will still be able to get out of the haze and slowly recover. Children's tolerance and growth potential are actually better than most people think.

During this period, it was not that no one had come to visit, and the news that Murong Yuhua and Gu San lived here was not a secret.

The first to come was Zhu Kuan.

A chaos in Qingping County seems to have shuffled the cards again, and the original bandits have turned into a new warlord force with strong family backgrounds through this battle. Dong Wan originally wanted to stretch out his hand, but unfortunately after a battle, Zhu Kuan's troops won.

Some of the bandits were originally composed of people who had been soldiers, and under the chaos of warlords in various places, some soldiers and troops were separated, and some returned to their hometowns after the end of their service period, but they could not forget the feeling of fighting on the battlefield, and embarked on this road of crime again.

When Zhu Kuan came, the weather had already warmed up, and after June, there were a few heavy rains a few days ago, and the heat dropped a little.

Gu Sanzheng and Xiao Sui'er sat in the door to choose vegetables, after two or three months of cultivation, her feet were slowly able to move, although it was still a little inconvenient, but it did not affect her normal life. She quickly became accustomed to such a daily dull and impoverished country life, with no enemies, no zombies, no precariousness, and no one to compete for food, which was too comfortable and unfamiliar to her.

So much so that the moment she saw Zhu Kuan, she didn't even hold the gun in her hand for the first time as usual, she just put down the bamboo basket in her hand, wiped her hands and stood up, "It's you." ”

Zhu Kuan looked around, his eyes fell on the two graves in the courtyard, pushed open the courtyard door and walked in, and squatted down in front of Mu Yong's grave. He wore a hat and a gun at his waist, and his expression was solemn.

Xiao Sui'er watched his footsteps and subconsciously hid behind Gu San.

After Zhu Kuan looked at the tombs of the Mu family and his wife, he got up and asked Gu San, "Where is Murong?" ”

"I was busy in the field and didn't come back."

"I have something to talk to him about, can you let me in and sit for a while?"

Gu San didn't have that kind of hospitality, she protected Xiao Sui'er and replied to him, "Just wait for him to stand outside and wait." Or something to say directly. ”

"The visitor is also a guest, at least give a cup of tea?"

"I don't have enough cups here, not yours."

Zhu Kuan stood in the courtyard and looked at Gu San's expression, he noticed the little girl who was timidly hiding behind her, squatting down to try to say hello to her, but Xiao Sui'er immediately turned her face sideways, not daring to look at him again.

"This is Muyong's child?"

Gu San nodded.

"It's a little similar to him, I didn't expect it to be so big." Zhu Kuan saw that the kid ignored him, so he stood up again and dusted off the ashes on his body, "Mu Yong is one of the few people who went up the mountain to go home. Most of my men had no father, no mother, and no home, and they went up to the mountains to become bandits, so they never thought about coming back, only he and a few other brothers would go home when the farm was busy and help with the farming. ”

He looked at Mu Yong's grave and sighed, "They are very good people. ”

"Yes."

"I didn't expect you to be willing to take care of his children."

Gu San replied, "After all, it was because of our business that Xiao Sui'er became an orphan, and we can't just let her live alone in the future." ”

"But have you ever thought about what if you are in danger next? What should I do at that time? ”

"I can protect her for as long as I can."

“…… You don't deny that you might be in danger. ”

"When you live, you should think about when you will die." After Gu San finished speaking, he felt a little strange, "What do you want to say here?" Just wanted to see how our days were? Do you want to go to the grave of Mu Yong and Yong's sister-in-law? ”

Zhu Kuan seemed to avoid his gaze and looked at Tian Gong, as if he deliberately opened the conversation, and asked, "When is Murong going to come back?" Otherwise, you tell me, point in the direction, and I'll go find him." ”

In Gu Sanhu's suspicious gaze, Zhu Kuan finally looked forward to Murong Yuhua's return. Murong and Zhu Li each carried farm tools and walked slowly to their homes on the mountain path, and they saw someone in the yard from a distance, and they quickened their pace slightly.

As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he looked at the big brother very strangely, "Brother Kuan, why are you here?" ”

Gu San chose the vegetables in his hand and handed them to Xiao Sui'er, asked her to take them to the kitchen, and walked out of the house himself to see what kind of medicine this big brother was selling in the gourd. When Zhu Kuan saw Murong, he finally took off his guard, held his hand and sighed, "Brother, something happened in Qingping County." ”

Murong Yuhua frowned, "I went to inquire before, didn't I say that there is already a new county magistrate who is going to take office, Brother Kuan, you and that adult get along quite well, and it can be regarded as a cooperative relationship?" ”

"It was a month ago."

Murong Yuhua darkened his expression, "If it's about your power struggle and competition, you don't have to continue talking." I have no interest in getting involved in these disputes. For me, it doesn't matter who Qingping County belongs to, in the final analysis, it belongs to the people. Neither you nor the county magistrate are but a source of oppression in my eyes. There's no difference between you, and I'm not going to make you look any difference. ”

He has such a long list of words, and it will be easier for Gu San to say it, "Anyway, it's just dog eats dog, don't dislike the hair in your mouth." ”

Zhu Kuan was not angry when he heard Murong Yuhua's refusal, but he shook his head, "I'm not here for this." I have already settled the matter of the county magistrate, anyway, no matter who comes, in the final analysis, it will be a one-year term, and it will naturally leave as soon as the term of office expires, which is not in my concern. ”

Murong Yuhua looked uninterested, pulled out his hand, and wanted to put the farm tool in his hand next to the door, Zhu Li followed him, didn't say much, and quietly handed the vegetables picked from the field today to Gu San.

Zhu Kuan stood behind him and continued: "I came back just for the people. These things make me anxious, none of the doctors in the city can make up their minds, I want to think about it, I know a lot of knowledgeable people, and you are the only one who has a clue. ”

Murong Yuhua still looked a little unconvinced, and looked at him suspiciously, but did not interrupt him, as if waiting for him to continue talking.

Gu San stood aside and clasped her hands, she didn't have any interest in these at first, but she was afraid that Zhu Kuan might hurt Murong Yuhua if she did something at that time, so she was guarding here.

"Since last month, there have been people in the county town who have fever and disease, like the plague, which is not easy to treat, and slowly spread. But now it's June, it's very hot, and the disease is weird, and several doctors still treated them at first, but later they saw that the epidemic was menacing, and no one dared to take over anymore. Zhu Kuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, "At the beginning, I was also ruthless, and discussed with the county magistrate, thinking that if the dead died so badly, then whoever was infected with the disease would be transported to the broken temple on the outskirts of the city to wait for death." There is no need to arrange for someone to take care of them, anyway, let their patients take care of each other, and if anyone is sick and is going back to the city, don't come back if they are not well. In this way, although some people are going to die, no matter what, the county seat is always saved. ”

Murong Yuhua was already a little angry when he heard him say this: "You let the sick person fend for himself? Do you still think there's nothing wrong with that? ”

"Murong, don't blame me for this, you don't know how bad this disease is, and few of them can survive well. It's that many of the doctors who treated the doctor at the beginning were infected. That's it, who would dare to take care of it? Who would dare to take over? It's going to die. ”

Murong Yuhua suppressed his temper, "Haven't you already made a decision?" What did you come to me for? Lashing out at your practices? Let me find a new solution for you? ”

“…… I know it's dishonorable, but I don't regret it at all. Zhu Kuan said this, cleared his throat, and said solemnly, "It's just that this illness is slowly getting more wrong." I thought that if the patient died of illness, it would be forgotten, and I sent someone to deal with the broken temple at that time. If it is not handled properly, there will be many dead people, and the disease will still be infected—but who expected, since three days ago, the people I sent to check on the broken temple have not returned. ”

Murong Yuhua was not angry, and snorted coldly: "Maybe they have recovered their health, and when they saw the people you sent over, they hated and killed them." ”

"But then you should also live to see people and dead to see corpses, right? I sent someone to find out about it—and this time, the man who sent it came back. But the weird thing is that he said that the temple was broken, and there was no one left. ”