"No need, we have a few fellow villagers who can help out. We are already very grateful for your help in taking care of Gangzi, how could we possibly cause you any more trouble?" After saying that, Grandma Zhou pushed Gangzi toward them.

The child, who had been timid, now clung tightly to the old woman's leg, saying, "Grandma, I want to stay with you."

Grandma Zhou patted Gangzi's head and said, "Grandma told you before that we should be hardworking children. You can help your uncles and aunts with some things here first. Grandma will go and keep your dad company for a while."

Gangzi looked back at Sicheng and Yunqi and said, "Then I'll go with you and come back later to help my uncle and aunt with their work."

Grandma Zhou patted the child's head and said, "Be a good boy. Grandma has a lot of things to do and can't take care of you. You have to learn to take good care of yourself."

After saying that, Grandma Zhou pushed the child forcefully towards them and ran back. Gangzi straightened up and wanted to chase after her, but Yunqi grabbed him and said, "Don't run around by yourself. I'll take you there."

Looking at the thin child, whose wrist felt like a small bamboo pole, hard and thin, Yun Qi dared not let him run around alone. If he went the wrong way, it would be very dangerous.

Yun Liping also stood up and said, "Let me go with you to take a look! In case the old man needs any help, we can lend a hand."

They knew they wouldn't be staying here for long, and once the rest time was over, everyone would continue on their way. If they could get their luggage over earlier, they wouldn't be in a rush later.

Bodies from accidents like this are usually buried or cremated on the spot. However, it wasn't convenient to do these things last night outside someone else's wall, and we had to get to our destination early this morning, so we had to bring the body here to handle it.

When Yunqi and the others arrived with the child, Grandma Zhou had already found the best clothes she had kept in her luggage and, with the help of several fellow villagers, dressed her son in them.

Seeing her grandson chasing after her again, Grandma Zhou didn't say anything. She just picked through her pile of luggage and handed Yun Qi and the others a small bag, saying, "These are the child's things. Please help him pack them."

Grandma Zhou watched as Gangzi knelt down beside his father, then went up and hugged the child's shoulders. "Our Gangzi is the best boy. He must listen to the adults and try his best to live a good life."

Although Gangzi was still young, he had already witnessed many partings and deaths. Looking at his grandmother, he said with tears in his eyes, "From now on, I will go out to find more food. What my father can do, I can do too. So Grandma, don't be sad, okay?"

Seeing how sensible her grandson was, Grandma Zhou couldn't help but hug him tightly.

Seeing the grandfather and grandson embracing each other, the villagers and Yun Qi standing nearby couldn't help but wipe away tears from their eyes.

No one went forward to offer comfort. Having witnessed so much life and death, everyone was filled with sadness, but also somewhat numb.

They had all experienced life and death separations on their way here, whether it was their own or others'. Although they felt sympathy, they could only sigh at most. The most important thing was their own future life.

After all, no one knows who will be the next to face life and death. Everyone has even made the worst-case scenario plan in their hearts.

Grandma Zhou hugged her grandson briefly, then asked the villagers nearby to help her carry the body to the edge of a deep pit not far away.

This method of directly burying them in the deep pit is the most common and frequently used method for them.

"Just put it here for me. I still want to say a few words to him," Old Lady Zhou said to the villagers beside her after glancing at the deep pit.

Gangzi wanted to stay, but Old Lady Zhou pushed him to Yunqi's side and asked Yunqi to take care of him.

Everyone understood, and they quickly cleared out the space for them to say their final goodbyes.

All they saw was Old Lady Zhou sitting there muttering something to the corpse. Before long, she stood up, bowed to the villagers not far away, waved in the direction of Yun Qi and the others, and opened her mouth to her grandson. From the shape of her mouth, they could vaguely read, "Live well."

Just as everyone realized what she was about to do, she had already jumped into the deep pit with the corpse in her arms, and there was no way to stop her.

"Grandma," Gangzi tried to rush forward, but Yunqi and Yunliping, who had reacted, held him back tightly.

"Let me go, I need to go find my grandma." Gangzi struggled fiercely, trying to break free from their grasp.

"Xiao Qi, what should we do?" Yun Liping held the child tightly, but the child kept struggling, and Yun Liping almost couldn't hold on to him. She asked Yun Qi anxiously.

Yun Qi pressed down on the child's hand. "Quiet, don't forget what your grandmother told you. She told you to listen to us. Do you want to disappoint her?"

Seeing the child still struggling, Yunqi couldn't help but speak harshly, "Do you want to disappoint your grandmother? She entrusted you to us, which means she made a decision. Now you're the only one left in the family. You have to live well for your father and grandmother, otherwise they will be disappointed."

Having lost his family members one after another, Gangzi stopped struggling and cried loudly towards the sky until he couldn't breathe and fainted in Yun Liping's arms.

Seeing the child bent over, Yun Qi and Yun Liping didn't care about anything else and quickly picked up the child and ran back, calling out to Liu Fengya as they ran.

The few villagers who remained could only sigh and go about their own business.

The group didn't linger for long because of this incident; they just muttered a few words as they continued on their way, as such things were all too common for them.

This time, however, it gave everyone more reason to talk. They were all discussing how incredibly shrewd Old Lady Zhou was. By leaving the child with the powerful Pinghe Village, she had found a way out for the child, which was much better than having him stay with an old woman like her.

As they hurried along, discussing the matter, the child named Gangzi also woke up on Yunheng's back.

He opened his eyes and looked around. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, tears streamed down his face, slowly soaking Yun Heng's back.

Yun Heng sensed his awakening the moment he raised his head. As tears dripped down his back, Yun Heng simply sighed and said nothing.

The villagers walking beside Yunheng also noticed the commotion, but no one spoke; they simply continued on their way in silence.

Several other women in the village wanted to go and comfort them, but they were all stopped.

In their view, children of this generation are not as fragile as they seem. Once they figure things out, the matter will pass. After all, there is still a long road ahead that they will have to walk on their own.