What kind of place is a quarry? I can't get out of it in this lifetime unless my body is thrown into a mass grave.

No matter how many lives were put in, it would not be enough. Some people died of exhaustion within less than a month.

I work almost every day from early morning to midnight, and the food I eat is worse than that of a dog. If I am a little slow, I will be beaten.

Because of the long-term shortage of people, even women and boys are needed, and those who are a little good-looking will be enjoyed by the supervisors in turn.

At this time, some people could no longer bear it and knelt down to beg for mercy, crying and shouting.

"Master, spare us. We only dared to do this because we listened to the village head. Please forgive us this time."

Gu Lingze was not actually a cruel person, but he knew that those who knelt or did not kneel were all in cahoots with each other from beginning to end and were not worthy of sympathy at all.

He handed the indenture to Li Renya and said, "I don't care about the money they paid for selling their bodies. Just remember what I said."

Li Renya took the thing from Gu Lingze's hand, his face lit up with joy, and he nodded quickly.

"At this time, the remaining people who were still standing could no longer hold on, and they fell to the ground, trembling and crying.

The housekeeper tried to hug Gu Lingze's legs, but was kicked away by him.

"Master, please spare me, I really know I was wrong, I will serve you like a slave from now on, Master..."

The cries for mercy were endless, but Gu Lingze showed no sign of moving.

The human traffickers tied them up one by one with ropes and strung them together like rice dumplings.

There were three people who were not sure whether they were really fainted or pretending to be fainted. Li Renya didn't care and just dragged them away.

"Sir, I will definitely do what you ask me to do. Just let me know if you need anything in the future." After saying this, he smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed.

He got a great bargain today. He is best at selling people to quarries.

Gu Lingze waved his hand to indicate that he understood. Li Renya bowed again and left with his men.

It was so lively that it was impossible for no one in the village to have seen it, and so people started talking about it.

Gu Lingze led the two cows to Xu's house and arrived just in time for dinner.

"Uncle Xu, I bought two cows and will leave them at your house first. It's inconvenient to always borrow from others."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kaneko and Reiko ran to the cow and looked at it curiously.

"Brother, is this our own cow?" Jinzi gently touched the cow's body.

"Yes, it will be convenient for you and Brother Xu to go to the academy in the future." In fact, the Xu family used to have a cow, but they sold it to pay for Xu Mingyan's medical treatment.

There is no farmer in the countryside who doesn't like cows. Uncle Xu touched the cow's back, feeling happy but also a little sorry.

At this time, Xu Mingyan said, "How about we each take half of the money?"

Gu Lingze smiled and replied, "If Brother Xu says so, I won't be able to ask you for help with the following matters."

"What's the matter? You're wasting money again." Aunt Tao came out of the kitchen and wiped her hands while saying this. Although she said this, she had a smile on her face.

"I just sold out everyone on the farm..."

Gu Lingze suddenly realized that Jinzi and Lingzi were still there, and immediately changed his words: "They've all been driven away. I've taken back the manor. I want us to live there together. The place is too big to clean up."

"This..." The three members of the Xu family were a little hesitant when they heard it.

"Brother Xu can study quietly and teach Jinzi when he goes there. Uncle Xu and Aunt Tao can also take care of us together. I'm sorry to bother you." Gu Lingze knew their concerns.

"As for the farmland, I don't know how to take care of it. I've rented it to someone now. Those servants must have done a lot of harm to it."

What he said was not false. The head of the village could be said to be a local tyrant. If the owner did not investigate strictly, he could use many means to conceal his crimes.

Uncle Xu was a little tempted when he heard about the field. He didn't want to make money, but he really didn't want to see Gu Lingze suffer.

In the entire Donglin Village, the Gu family farm has the most land under its name, and almost all of it is rented out by the head of the farm to "people with connections" in the farm.

In particular, the head of the village rented two-thirds of the land himself and only had to pay a small rent every year, and the harvest was just average every year.

Looking at Uncle Xu's expression, Gu Lingze knew that it was half done.

She gave Jinzi a look, and Jinzi immediately pulled Lingzi and acted coquettishly in front of the three people, saying that if the three people from the Xu family didn't go together, they wouldn't go either.

The Xu family’s house was quite shabby. They had originally planned to renovate it after Xu Mingyan passed the imperial examination, but then that incident happened and they had to give up the plan.

The three brothers and sisters worked together and finally convinced the three members of the Xu family. They planned to pack up and move in together.

In fact, there have always been people living in the village, so there is no need to clean up.

"The land deeds are all in my name. I'll give them to Uncle Xu later. I'll also ask you to find out who they've been rented to."

Since the village head didn't even tear up the indenture, Gu Lingze knew that he was not a brainless person.

I guess they won’t sign any rental certificate with the tenant. Otherwise, once the owner comes, they won’t even need to check and will know there’s a problem just by looking at the certificate.

"No problem. We are all from the same village. I can find out for you right away."

"By the way, Lingze, my employer's restaurant is reopening tomorrow, and I'd like to invite you to go along and join in the fun." Uncle Xu said happily.

"No problem, we'll go together then. I didn't have a good time strolling around the county town last time."

The whole family was in high spirits and felt that their days were getting better and better.

At night, Gu Lingze brought the two children back to the thatched hut, saying that he was packing up his things, but it was actually just an excuse.

After entering the house, Gu Lingze asked the two children to sit on the bed. Because there were fire talismans pasted on the wall, the room was not cold at all.

He held their hands and said, "Do you... still want daddy to kiss you?" After saying that, his eyes drifted away vaguely.

Shen Si was standing in this thatched hut at this moment, and when he saw his two children, he was already in tears.

Jinzi and Lingzi were silent for a while, and Jinzi asked, "Brother, has my father been reincarnated?"

Gu Lingze couldn't tell the truth and could only nod.

"Will he be able to live a good life after reincarnation? He won't suffer like before, right?" Jin Zi's eyes were slightly red and he choked a little.

Gu Lingze patted his head and said, "Don't worry, your father will go to a good family."

Before he could finish, he could no longer hold back his sobs and started crying with Reiko.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Si's soul became much fainter. This was to fulfill his wish and go to reincarnate.

“Study hard in the future, and I will take good care of you two.” After saying that, he hugged the two little ones in his arms and turned to look at Shen Si.

After Shen Si kowtowed to him three times solemnly, he disappeared completely.

After comforting the two children, he sent them back to the Xu family.

I am still meditating in the thatched hut. In fact, practicing mental skills can make people feel refreshed even more than sleeping, so every night is the best time to practice.

Early the next morning, the six of them had a simple breakfast and then rode their own ox cart to the county town.