Neither of them mentioned death again. Silently, they carried the person lying on the ground to the kang, tidying up their clothes and appearance.
When they were about to mention Fang Qiang, Wen Xi thought of Fang Ya and asked:
"Mo'er, where's Xiaoya? Isn't she with you?"
Gu Shengmo was just shaking his head when he heard footsteps coming from the door, followed by Fang Ya's brisk voice:
"Brother, Auntie, look what I found..."
Then Fang Ya stopped at the door and met Wen Xi's eyes, as well as the blood-covered prince she was supporting.
Wen Xi looked at Fang Ya with red and swollen eyes, wanting to explain something but not knowing where to start.
Fang Yacai discovered the bloodstains all over the yard.
She ran towards Fang Qiang, clutching a handful of green grass in her hand, and shouted:
"Brother, what happened to you? Xiaoya has found the green grass roots, and we have food now. It's all Xiaoya's fault. I shouldn't have secretly carried you into the mountains. It's all Xiaoya's fault."
Xiaoya climbed on Fang Qiang's body, but her brother did not respond to her. Fang Ya cried uncontrollably.
Wen Xi stood up silently, picked up the shovel from the corner, went out to the corner of the hill outside the backyard, and started digging.
Then Gu Shengmo joined in, followed by Ye Erniang, and finally Fang Ya also came over.
Fang Ya looked at Wen Xi, who seemed to be hesitant to speak. She wanted to ask what happened, but seeing Wen Xi's lost look, she didn't know how to start.
Seeing this, Ye Erniang took the initiative to explain a few words. Then she didn't say anything, but just worked harder to dig the hole.
It is almost impossible to find a coffin now. The family is full of young people, and there is no such thing as preparing a coffin at such a young age.
So they dressed them in the most appropriate clothes and placed them directly in the pit.
In addition to Mrs. Du and Mrs. Mao, who each received one, Wen Xi suggested putting Fang Qiang and Xiang Ye together.
"We were originally planning to get married last year, but now... we should make it happen."
Fang Ya nodded in agreement. Marrying Aunt Xiangye had always been her brother's dream. If possible, she hoped he would fulfill his wish. Even if they couldn't share the same bed in life, sharing the same grave was good enough.
With one last look, the siblings, with the exception of Fang Ya, didn't cry or shed a single tear. They simply looked deeply at the person closest to them in the pit. Then they buried him with soil.
Wen Xi returned to her room, feeling lost. She wasn't really a child, yet she had to take care of two other children. What was her future? How could she live up to her mother's expectations and live a good life?
Just as they were in a daze, another burst of crying and shouting came from the gate of the courtyard:
"Wuwu... My hands are incomplete, Gu Wenxi, wuwuwu, sister..."
Gu Shengjian cried and shouted until he saw Wen Xi and then ran over to hug her:
"My hands are incomplete, sister, sister... I don't have a mother anymore. I will never have a mother again. No one will beat me anymore, no more! Wuuuuuuu..."
In order to protect Gu Shengjian, Fang fought hard with the bandits, and in the end she was slashing like crazy as if she didn't care about her life. Two bandits were hacked to death, and the others retreated a little when they saw her crazy look. Just then, they received the order to assemble, and they left unwillingly.
But Fang was already dying, and she hugged Gu Shengjian and told him to live well.
Gu Shengjian thought that his mother always beat him and must not like him, but today she was trying so hard to protect him.
He didn't know how to explain this heavy love, and he just foolishly stayed by his mother's side. He didn't bury her until it was dark. When he went outside, he didn't know where to go. He just subconsciously came to find Wen Xi.
Seeing Gu Shengjian, who had become skinny and looked so fragile, Wen Xi said nothing and just patted his back.
She didn't know how to comfort Gu Shengjian, because he was not the only one without a mother. She and her younger brother also had no mother.
From then on, the four children were left alone in the world.
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