Chapter 363: Mixed Feelings of Joy and Sadness

At the foot of the mountain, a group of about four or fifty middle-aged men were gritting their teeth and trying hard to climb up the mountain.

They were all dressed in rags, with sallow and thin complexions, and their faces were full of sorrow and endless worry.

"Bang!"

A deafening sound rang out.

In an instant, the earth shook, thick smoke rose into the sky, and mud and rocks rolled down the mountain.

Everyone looked horrified.

"Get out of the way!" a deep voice rang out.

Everyone reacted quickly, dodging the rolling rocks and mud while quickly retreating to a safe place, trying their best to avoid this sudden danger.

After a while, the falling rocks stopped rolling, but people no longer had any thoughts of surviving the disaster. Instead, their faces became increasingly heavy.

Zhang Qiang opened his mouth, trying to suppress the panic in his heart, and asked, "Village leader, what's going on?"

Village chief Zhao Li clenched his fists and looked towards a mountain range covered in thick smoke with a sharp gaze. The solemnity between his brows almost solidified into substance.

"The mountain collapsed from the middle of the mountain. There are only two conclusions. One is that the emperor's tomb activated the self-destruct mechanism, and the other is that someone blew it up."

Whatever the outcome, it would be a pain they could not bear.

Zhao Li's eyes turned red, and then his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, covering his face with his hands and crying, "Wow, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been so careless, Mingjie and the others wouldn't have sneaked out of the village."

"Wow, General, I am so sorry for your trust. I am so ashamed of you two gentlemen and I am so ashamed of you!"

Zhao Li, who has always been brave and resourceful and is known as the pillar of the village, cried like a helpless child at this moment.

The other men looked sad.

Looking at the collapsed mountains, the taut string in their hearts broke completely and they all burst into tears.

"Woo woo, Goudan, you little bastard, you have been disobedient since childhood, and now you are asking your father, an old man with white hair, to send you, a black-haired man, off. You are so unfilial."

"Wuwuwuwu, my lady, I'm so sorry. I couldn't bring the duck eggs back to the village. Wuwuwu, I can't even bring back the corpse."

"Oh my God, we have lived a hard life, why do we have to encounter such a thing, wuwu..."

“…”

Almost all the fathers of various eggs have come.

They had no power or influence, and had to spend several months searching for various eggs on their own. After finally finding the whereabouts of the person, they didn't even get to see him. He was already... gone!

How could they accept this?

If the village was not so poor that they could not even make ends meet, they would not have gone out to work to earn money to support the entire village, and they would not have let these young men sneak out of the village because of their own deception.

Woohoo…

They don't ask their children to be rich or successful, they just want them to be safe and sound. Why is it so difficult?

The men cried heart-wrenchingly and soul-stirringly, and the deafening cries could be heard from far away.

Just when their tears were about to run dry, a soft and tender voice came to their ears.

"Hehe, uncles, you are so good at crying. If you can cry like this, why don't you consider forming a funeral team to cry for the rich and powerful?"

To mourn for someone?

Can this make money?

It seems that it is not impossible!

The men couldn't cry anymore. In the past ten years, they had done everything that could make money, except, of course, such unscrupulous things as murder and arson.

In order to make money and support their families, they have long been worn down by life and have tried to do business. Unfortunately, they are not cut out for it and each time they end up in failure.

Hey, don't say that!

There is really money to be made by crying at funerals!

Why not give it a try? It doesn’t require any investment.

"Uncle Zhao, what are you thinking about?" Seeing the uncles thinking deeply, Mingchu felt embarrassed to disturb them.

"Nonsense, of course I'm thinking about making money." Zhao Li blurted out, then realized it belatedly and asked, "Who was talking just now?"

This voice sounds so familiar.

Zhang Qiang's eyes widened in surprise, "Village leader, isn't this Mingchu's voice?"

Come out tomorrow! ! !

As soon as these words were spoken, the fifty or so men's hearts trembled, and they hurriedly looked towards the source of the sound, their pupils shrinking sharply.

When did this group of people come?

They didn't even notice!

Especially the pair of golden boy and jade girl standing in the front, their noble aura and exquisite and beautiful faces are truly one-of-a-kind.

There was a flash of surprise in Zhao Li and others' eyes, and then they quickly shifted their gaze.

They have always been good at judging people. This golden boy and jade girl must be of extraordinary status. People like them who are small already have a hard life, and they must not bring trouble upon themselves and make the important people unhappy.

Luo Ranran glanced at the embarrassed men, waved her hand, and moved aside with her people.

Only Mingchu and others were left behind to reunite with the men.

Zhao Li and others looked at those familiar faces, feeling mixed emotions of sadness and joy at the moment. They did not even bother to hug and cry, but were busy counting one after another.

"One, two, three, four, five... thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, all here, not one less!"

The men were surprised and happy. The children were all there, and this would be the happiest moment in their lives. They rushed forward to hug Mingchu and others.

"Woo woo, you little brats, we thought you were buried in the mountain, woo woo, luckily you are okay, luckily you are okay."

"Goudan, you little brat, are you getting too bold? You want me, your father, to send you off when you're young, wuwu..."

“…”

The teenagers looked at their familiar relatives, listened to the particularly cordial accusations and scoldings, and felt a mixture of grievance, surprise, guilt... and so on.

Those tears fell down like water, and she hugged the men tightly.

"Oh, Dad, I almost didn't get to see you."

"Dad, I really want to eat the vegetable dumplings, whole grain pancakes, and egg soup that mom made..."

"Woo woo, Uncle Zhao, you are right. The world is dangerous and people's hearts are hard to predict. We overestimated ourselves. In the past six months, we have experienced life and death several times. Fortunately, we survived. This time, if we hadn't met the girl, we might have really died."

"Woo woo, Uncle Zhao, with the help of the girl, we found the person behind the accusation that Dad embezzled military pay. It was worth the trip."

"Girl?" Zhao Li's face darkened. He quickly pushed away the Mingjie brothers who were holding him and wiped the tears from his face.

"Mingjie, come on, take us to thank the savior, don't be rude."