After catching his breath, Lu Yuan got back to work.
The two large vats were first covered with lids, then wrapped in several layers of oilcloth. They were also tied securely with ropes as thick as a finger.
Lu Yuan used all his strength, with the help of the knife, to finally open the lids of the two large vats.
"Uncle Liu, you didn't hide these two large vats by yourself, did you?"
"How could that be? These were things my original family hid in this house because they sensed something was wrong. They wanted to leave themselves a way out, but they never expected that all the men in the family would be beheaded. The rest of them also burned to death in that fire."
At this point, Old Liu seemed to have opened up and began to tell stories from back then.
He was an orphan who was adopted by his master and became a servant.
The family owned a small brick kiln and hired about ten long-term workers.
The master of the house had a bad temper and would beat his servants at the slightest provocation.
During the land reform, the master's family was classified as landlords. The servants, harboring resentment for past beatings and scoldings, rose up in rebellion to fight against the landlords.
Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) is not just a game; it's a real battle.
Not only were all their property confiscated, but the men were also beheaded, while the women and children were spared.
"Back then, the master and several young masters were beheaded, and their heads were thrown off the bridge outside the village. The women in the family went mad, and the other servants even said they wanted to fight."
“I practically grew up with the master, and I watched those young masters grow up too. I couldn’t bear it. So that night I secretly went and picked up the master’s and the young masters’ heads, sewed them back to their bodies, and dragged them to the back of the mountain to bury them hastily.”
"There was no monument erected, and I dared not offer sacrifices. Now I can't even remember exactly where they are buried."
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