The next morning, before dawn, Su Yun'an summoned Uncle Ping: "Take some men to town and find a stonemason to carve three new tombstones, and also buy three coffins, the best ones of all."
Su Yun'an handed the words to be engraved on the tombstone to Uncle Ping.
"Yes." Uncle Ping took the note and went to make arrangements.
Su Yun'an couldn't sleep either; he had barely slept at all last night.
He had previously thought he couldn't sleep because of his uncle's deafening snoring, so he deliberately slept separately from his uncle last night, but he still couldn't fall asleep.
Looking back now, I guess I had something on my mind, which is why I couldn't sleep.
Since he couldn't sleep, he decided not to sleep at all and started practicing his swordplay in the courtyard.
I don't know how old my father was or if he started learning martial arts. It's not easy for children in this village to learn martial arts, so my grandparents must have had a reason and a purpose in training my father.
However, the father himself lived up to expectations. At a young age, he had already achieved mastery in martial arts and became a great general that everyone admired!
Thinking of his father, Su Yun'an practiced martial arts even more diligently.
He didn't aspire to surpass his father, or necessarily achieve the same level of success; he only hoped not to bring shame upon his father.
Youyi was awakened by the sound of Su Yun'an practicing his sword. He walked out sleepily and saw Su Yun'an practicing his sword intently in the courtyard.
Seeing how skillfully he wielded his sword, Youyi felt a pang of envy.
My senior brother really found two good disciples, one specializing in medicine and the other in martial arts.
That girl's medical skills are beyond question; she's an absolute prodigy. This boy also has good aptitude for martial arts, and with his diligent work, he's bound to achieve great things in the future.
Sigh, my senior brother found two good disciples to inherit his mantle, while he hasn't gotten a single disciple yet.
Youyi suddenly thought of the child in Su Xuening's belly. Xuan Yuanzhan's martial arts seemed to be quite powerful, so his son would probably be just as good. He just needed to wait to take their son as his disciple.
If a disciple falls from the sky for free, then I absolutely have to take him on!
"Young master."
Su Yun'an had just finished practicing his sword when Su Xiaoli came to his door: "I've already spoken with the villagers, and everyone is willing to help. They've already gone to the Su family ancestral graves and are waiting for you."
"Thank you very much, Grandpa Su."
After thanking Su Xiaoli, Su Yun'an took the outer robe handed to him by Qingshan and put it on: "Let's go to the Su family ancestral graves."
The group visited the Su family ancestral graves again.
As expected, many members of the Su family were waiting there. When they saw Su Yun'an and Su Xiaoli arrive, they all bowed and greeted them: "Young Master, Village Chief."
Su Yun'an looked at everyone gratefully and said, "Thank you all for coming to help. I invited you all here today because I want to take care of the renovation of my father's and grandparents' graves."
Upon hearing this, the members of the Su family couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Isn't General Su's tomb regularly maintained? Why does it need renovation again?"
"Who knows? Who can understand what's on the minds of wealthy people?"
"They rarely come back, and they've already paid their respects to their ancestors and performed the ancestral rites. All that's left is to repair the grave!"
"This young master is very generous. Even if he helps repair the tomb, he certainly won't treat us unfairly. Why ask so many questions? We'll just do whatever he asks us to do!"
"That's right. The village chief said yesterday that the young master is paying us for our help, so he definitely won't treat us badly! Where else can you find such a good job?"
Su Yun'an looked at everyone and said, "Today's task is a bit heavy, everyone, let's get started. After we finish the repair work, I'll treat everyone to a feast."
"Thank you, young master." Everyone perked up immediately upon hearing that there would be a continuous feast.
"Come on, let's begin!"
The villagers and craftsmen got busy together.
Su Yun'an and You Yi stood aside, watching them dig the grave.
There were quite a few people who came, so the three graves were dug up together.
Youyi stood next to Su Yun'an, watching the villagers and craftsmen working busily, and became curious again: "If you're going to repair a grave, why are you digging it up? What are you trying to do?"
Su Yun'an leaned closer to Youyi and whispered, "There are no other clues right now, so let's just open the coffin and see if there are any clues."
"You're awesome too!" You Yi gave Su Yun'an a thumbs up and then said nothing more.
This kid went to great lengths to investigate a clue, even digging up his father's grave and opening the coffin.
Su Yun'an was truly at his wit's end. He had investigated everything he could, but he still hadn't found any clues about the Northern Wei Dynasty or the Su family army. That's why he was thinking of digging up the graves to see what his father and grandparents were buried with, hoping to find some clues!
My mother prepared my father's burial arrangements, so there might not be any special clues. However, we can take a look at my grandparents' burial arrangements.
Since the grandparents were not from Sujia Village but came from elsewhere, perhaps there were some strange burial items that could prove their identity.
They dug all morning, until noon, before finally finding the coffin.
At this moment, Uncle Ping finally returned with the tombstone and three of the finest coffins.
"Let's start by raising the coffin."
Su Yun'an had the villagers carry all three coffins up.
Of the three coffins, only Su Renzhong's coffin, made of high-quality Phoebe zhennan wood, remained intact. The other two coffins, made of ordinary wood, were dilapidated due to their age.
Su Xiaoli frowned as she looked at Su Renzhong's coffin and said to Su Yun'an, "The General's coffin is quite good, so why don't we keep it?"
As for those two coffins, they are indeed dilapidated and should be replaced if necessary.
"Then let's change the coffins for my grandparents first."
In fact, Su Yun'an was also quite curious about the burial items of his grandparents.
At Su Yun'an's command, the villagers began to pry open the two dilapidated coffins.
With a "boom," the moment the coffin lid was opened, everyone instinctively stepped back.
Only Su Yun'an stepped forward to check on things immediately.
Su Yun'an was disappointed at first glance, because both coffins were very simple, with no unusual burial items other than earthenware jars.
Su Xiaoli, unaware of what Su Yun'an was looking at, stepped forward and asked, "Young Master, shall we move the coffin now?"
"shift."
Upon hearing Su Yun'an's answer, Su Xiaoli immediately called on the villagers to help move the coffin.
Both sets of remains were carefully moved into the new coffin.
Su Yun'an leaned closer to Youyi and asked, "Can you tell anything from these two skeletons?"
You Yi was also staring at the two skeletons. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Nothing strange. From the outside, there are no external injuries on the skeletons. However..."
"But what?" Su Yun'an immediately looked at You Yi nervously.
Youyi pointed to his grandfather's skeleton and said, "Judging from your grandfather's skeleton, he was not very tall, less than six feet tall, while your father was nine feet tall. This, to some extent, also proves that your father was not born to your grandfather."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com