That night, the moon was dark and the wind was cold.

The village fell into sleep early.

The sound of horse hoofbeats came from far away and was so loud that it woke up several families.

"The bandits are coming!"

Someone shouted something, and the whole village started to commotion.

"What? There are bandits?"

The villagers panicked. Ordinarily, bandits shouldn't come to this poor village.

After a while, there were shouts outside. It was almost an overwhelming killing! These bandits killed everyone they saw. It didn't look like looting at all, but more like... massacring a village!

"Quick, Ling'er, let's run from the backyard! The bandits are coming!" Liu's mother suddenly knocked on the door and shouted.

There was so much commotion outside, Gu Lingxi had woken up a long time ago and was quickly packing away some belongings.

Opening the door, without saying anything, Liu Ma took Xiao Qin and Gu Lingxi who was carrying the dumplings and went straight to the backyard.

Unfortunately, there are too many bandits, they are everywhere, and there are a few bandits outside the backyard gate.

Gu Lingxi was anxious. So many bandits suddenly appeared and started killing people indiscriminately! In this world, is the king's law so ignored? Are the lives of ordinary people like them so ignored?

"Mama Liu, we can't get out. Is there any place we can hide?" Gu Lingxi thought, they all hid first, and as long as the bandits left, they would be saved.

Liu's mother was panicking. After Gu Lingxi reminded her, she remembered that there were several hiding places in the house. The four of them hurried back to the house.

Arriving at Liu's mother's house, Liu's mother placed Gu Lingxi and Tuanzi in a large wooden box, which was usually used to store clothes.

When Gu Lingxi and Tuanzi entered, they covered all the clothes they took out so that no one could be seen underneath.

I heard that the bandits had entered the yard! Liu's mother quickly took Xiaoqin and hid in a standing cabinet nearby.

Bang! The bandit kicked the door open and looked around, but found no one planning to turn around and leave.

"Sneeze!" A small sneeze sounded suddenly. Maybe there was some dust in the cabinet, so Xiaoqin couldn't help sneezing.

The bandit heard it, slowly came to the place where the sound came from, and opened the cabinet door!

Liu Ma and Xiao Qin were discovered!

"Ah!" Almost instantly, the big knife pierced Liu Ma's body.

Blood splattered all over Xiaoqin's face, and Xiaoqin was so frightened that she shouted: "Mother! Mother!"

Just for a moment, there was no sound again.

Gu Lingxi covered Tuanzi's mouth tightly, tears falling silently. She was also trying her best not to be impulsive!

After the bandits finished killing the people, they began to wonder if there were still people hidden in the house and started rummaging around.

After a while, the wooden box was opened and the bandits rummaged through it.

Gu Lingxi's heart was in her throat in the box. If she was discovered, she would risk her life to protect her dumplings!

The bandit only rummaged through it and found that it was all clothes. Before he rummaged through it further, he heard a voice from outside: "Assemble!"

The bandits then left.

"Brothers! Kill them all! Bring your money and burn this village for me! Hahaha..." the bandit leader shouted loudly.

This voice came, and Gu Lingxi remembered it fiercely until she heard it again many years later and directly brought them to the bandits' den!

The fire spread quickly! When Gu Lingxi heard that the horseshoes had gone away, she dared to bring the dumplings out.

The fire had already reached the house. When Gu Lingxi saw Liu Ma and Xiao Qin lying in a pool of blood, she felt sad, but she also planned to take them out!

"Liu Ma, Liu Ma!" Gu Lingxi picked up Liu Ma with one hand and dragged Xiaoqin with the other, "Xiaoqin!"

Only Liu Ma's weak voice came into my ears, "Ling'er, go quickly...don't...take care of us." After saying that, Liu Ma's hand was crooked to one side, and she was breathless.

"No! Mother Liu, no!" Gu Lingxi cried bitterly, holding the two people who were lifeless at a loss.

Tuanzi stood aside, his eyes red, trying not to cause any more trouble to his mother. He had been enduring his emotions, even though he was extremely scared.

The fire got bigger, Gu Lingxi gritted her teeth, "Tuanzi, go out and wait for mother, hurry up!" Tuanzi was a young man, so he got out of the house first to avoid the fire, and came to the yard to wait obediently.

"Liu Ma, I will take you out." Gu Lingxi dragged Ma Liu's body hard and tried her best to drag Ma Liu and Xiaoqin into the hospital.

I found the flatbed truck that Liu Ma usually used to carry heavy objects, and put Liu Ma and Xiaoqin on it.

"Tuanzi, let's go!" Gu Lingxi, who had calmed down a little, felt that her heart was still hurting, and the pain penetrated deep into her bones.

They are like her family!

The sensible Tuanzi helped his mother push the cart, and the mother and son escaped from the village fire all the way out of the village.

Gu Lingxi saw that Tuanzi's little hands were trembling, but she still pretended to be calm and didn't cause her any trouble. She behaved very well.

Some distance away from the village, Gu Lingxi gently put down the flatbed truck as if she could no longer hold on any longer, sat on the ground, pulled Tuanzi over and hugged her, with trembling shoulders, Tuanzi knew that her mother was crying again.

At a young age, he had not experienced much, and he was still ignorant about some things.

But he also knew that Liu Ma and Xiao Qin were his family members, and they were both dead now. His mother was very sad, and so was he, but he wanted to comfort his mother and not cause any more trouble to her, so

He had to hold back and not cry.

"Mother..." Tuanzi called out softly, patting her back gently with his little hands, just like her mother used to coax him when he was a child.

Gu Lingxi gradually calmed down, looked back at the burned village, wiped her tears and said, "Let's go."

Walking to a small forest, the scenery here is very beautiful. Gu Lingxi dug the soil numbly with her hands, she wanted Liu Ma and Xiao Qin to be laid to rest here.

After a while, the tips of her fingers were a little worn and bleeding. It hurt, of course it hurt, but Gu Lingxi continued to scratch it with her hands.

Tuanzi realized something was wrong and hurriedly took his mother's hand, "Mother, wait a minute."

Tuanzi ran to the flatbed truck, used a stone to cut off the fixed rope, and removed two wooden boards. "Mother, use this, and I will join you."

Gu Lingxi nodded and took it with a numb expression.

They didn't know how long they dug, but they finally buried them.

After carving a name on the wooden board with a stone, Gu Lingxi placed the wooden board on the grave, took the dumplings, and kowtowed three times solemnly.

When she came into this world, it was Liu Ma and Xiao Qin who gave her the warmth of family, giving her, a lonely soul, a sense of belonging.
Chapter completed!