Gu Shaoyu nodded and said nothing more.

Silently watching the falling snow outside, he fell into a depressed mood again. Du Jingyi just accompanied him quietly.

Until Tai Ge'er appeared and broke the deadlock.

"Father, Mother."

It was clearly a small group of people, but it seemed to be getting bigger day by day.

Since winter came, he changed into new clothes. Because of his status, the patterns in the middle of his clothes were mostly embroidered with Qilin, which made people feel majestic when seeing them.

But today, he was wearing a dress embroidered with a vase, gourd and cassia flowers, which seemed more suitable for his age.

He is almost three years old now, and his speech has become much more fluent. Not only can he understand what adults mean, but he can also express what he wants to say clearly. It feels like he has grown up from a child in an instant. So when Du Jingyi saw him, he pulled him to sit next to him affectionately and then asked a question.

"Why don't you take a nap?"

"My son is not sleepy."

Tai Ge'er looked at his father obediently, who was still silent. Then he took out something carefully wrapped from his arms and handed it to him, smiling sweetly and said.

"The cake is for Dad to eat."

Sugar cake is a kind of snack in Jinling City. Ever since Tai Ge'er ate it once on the street, he often clamored for it. So Danruo took the initiative to learn how to make it, so Tai Ge'er could eat it whenever he wanted.

But for the sake of his teeth, there are restrictions on what he can eat.

So this piece today was specially saved by Tai Ge'er for his father. Gu Shaoyu knew his intentions and touched Tai Ge'er's head, feeling quite gratified.

"It's cold these days, so I won't take you brothers out to work. Starting tomorrow, you should practice squatting for half an hour in your room every day. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

Tai Ge'er was still holding the sugar cake in his little hand, his eyes sparkling, which made Gu Shaoyu's heart move a little. He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. It was slightly sweet, not greasy, and tasted good.

After quietly finishing the cake, Gu Shaoyu said to Du Jingyi.

"On the day of the public sacrifice, let you make more cakes. Luo Yuan likes to eat sweet and sticky things. I will bring some to him."

"good."

It seemed like a plain remark, but Du Jingyi knew that from now on, sugar cakes would probably not be served on the table.

The wind and snow outside are getting stronger, but they don't last as long as in the north. They usually snow for a while and then stop for a while, so it's difficult for them to pile up into a mountain.

I had originally thought that holding a funeral on a snowy day might be a bit too desolate, but three days later, on the day of the public memorial service, the sky cleared up.

But the winter sun is always not very warm, so the atmosphere in the Gu family cemetery is also gloomy at this moment.

After renovation, the Gu family's cemetery has been restored to its original state, even more neat and magnificent than before. It can be seen that the craftsmen have put their heart and soul into it, not only for the Gu family's business, but also out of respect for Marshal Gu and others.

Gu Shaoyu came today in plain clothes, standing at the front, alone.

Du Jingyi stood in the second row with several aunts and sisters-in-law, and behind them were the rest of the Gu family. However, the children were still young, so they all stayed at home. They specially invited Old Master Su and Old Madam Su to help take care of them, as they felt more at ease with them around.

In the cemetery, all you can see is white.

In front of him was a row of coffins, with new burial pits dug next to them.

The coffin is made of a rare sinking wood. Even if only the bones are left, they are still placed neatly inside and then buried.

A new grave was built next to Gu Shaoyu's brothers.

The person buried here is Luo Yuan. His coffin had been celebrated in the camp before it was sent here, so it was nailed shut when it was sent here.

Every one of the brothers of the Tiger Guards now has tears in their eyes.

Each of the twelve deputy generals had followed Gu Shaoyu through thick and thin. Now one of them is gone. It must be heartbreaking.

Gu Shaoyu's stubble and the dark circles under his eyes seemed to be telling of the past days. He also had trouble sleeping.

This is somewhat different from the death of my grandfather, Marshal Gu, and others. At that time, it was more about the pain of the sudden death of a loved one, but now Luo Yuan's death is also accompanied by a lot of guilt and self-blame.

If he had found Kuang Yujun earlier, would Luo Yuan have saved his life?

Such questions had been lingering in Gu Shaoyu's mind, and even now, when Luo Yuan was about to be buried, he still hadn't figured it out.

"The auspicious time has come, General, let's put the coffin down and cover it."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Mr. Feng Shui's words brought Gu Shaoyu back to his senses. When he looked at the row of tombstones again, he felt a sense of loss.

"Well, let's go."

"yes."

Gu Shaoyu personally shoveled soil, and covered the coffins of his grandfather and others one by one. Then the tomb keepers in charge of filling the tomb began, shoveling one shovel after another, until all the coffins were placed. Only then did the Feng Shui master order people to set off cannons.

Looking at this desolate scene, Gu Shaoyu recalled what happened in the past.

With my grandfather's achievements and status, he should have chosen a separate Feng Shui site and made some arrangements for the tomb passage. However, my grandmother went against the majority's opinion and only selected a coffin to send her husband on his way.

At that time, Gu Xiaolang was still young, and when he saw this scene, he asked an extra question.

“Why was my grandfather buried so simply?”

But Madam Gu answered.

"When a person dies, the light goes out, but the soul lives forever. As for the things buried with the dead, they will only make people with ulterior motives have unwarranted thoughts. Grandmother doesn't want people to dig up your grandfather's grave after his death, so it's better to keep it simple."

The thought was good, but it was a pity that it could not be realized.

Gu Shaoyu sighed softly towards his grandfather's tombstone, and the sound was drowned out by the deafening sound of firecrackers. With the explosion of the firecrackers, the sacrifices were considered over. Because the body was being buried again, the Gu family only had to observe mourning for three days and follow the ancient rituals.

Because of the previous incident, all the people guarding the Gu family cemetery were replaced or punished. The more than one hundred people here now are all the Huben soldiers who retreated due to injuries. Some of them have no relatives or friends, so even if they leave the Huben army, they have nowhere to go. So after asking their wishes, Gu Shaoyu kept them all here.

They were hurt for the Gu family, and the Gu family should take care of them for the rest of their lives.

As for those who were unwilling, they were given ten times the repatriation money and then arranged to return to their hometowns one after another.

As for those who have passed away like Luo Yuan, all they can do is send their ashes back to their hometowns along with pensions, ten times the amount, which will also be paid by the Gu family.