They had anticipated the situations they might encounter along the way, and of course, had prepared some tools.

So when Gu Kaiping and the others approached the carriage of Liu Pingkang, seeing those hoes and grass mats, although angry, they felt helpless.

Never had it felt so clear that their lives seemed to count for nothing.

"Mr. Liu, may we borrow three hoes? What about this grass mat?" Gu Kaiyuan, seeing neither of his elder brothers speak, had to take on the task.

Without a coffin, a grass mat was the least that could be given.

"This must be bought with silver," even though he had some friendship with Gu Kaiyuan, Liu Pingkang couldn’t let his brothers’ interests suffer, especially as he himself had a share in it.

"That’s only proper," Gu Kaiyuan realized upon searching his person that he hadn’t brought a single copper coin, "How much would it be?"

Liu Pingkang glanced at the three brothers, "For the sake of my friendship with you, one tael of silver."

He could have asked for less but knew these Gu Family brothers were not harmonious, so he simply charged by the usual rate.

Moreover, Gu Kaiyuan was known for his generosity, not caring for a tael of broken silver.

Gu Kaiyuan felt a bit awkward, "Brother, do you have any silver? I don’t have any with me."

Gu Kaiping, "..." No silver, why inquire so much?

But she was their biological mother, and he couldn’t bring himself to say he had none, so reluctantly with a heartache, he took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom, "Third brother, you must share half with me else I can’t face my wife when I return."

Gu Kaiyuan gave him a deep look and nodded, "Consider this silver borrowed from my elder brother, I’ll ask Suihe for it later."

With three hoes and a grass mat, the three brothers returned to the ox cart.

"Dad, we borrowed the items, but where should we choose the spot?"

Gu Baijiang looked around; these were all barren hills, with no good feng shui in sight.

He pointed to a piece of elevated land, "That place seems good and easy to recognize. You promised your mother you’d eventually relocate her grave, so just temporarily lay her to rest."

The three brothers took the hoes and headed towards the designated high ground, Gu Kaichen remarked, "Brother, can the three of us manage to dig properly?"

He hadn’t done such work before, how could he possibly manage?

"It’s just the three of us," Gu Kaiping’s voice was somber, "Who would be willing to help us now?"

Neither kin nor kin, it’s lucky if they don’t kick us while we’re down. Who knows what gossip they might spread behind our backs?

The three brothers chose an open spot and began to dig diligently.

But the mountainous terrain was not easy to excavate; only a thin layer of the soil had been scraped and Gu Kaichen was already struggling, "After walking for a day, I got blisters on my feet, now after just a few tries, my hands are blistering."

"This soil is hard," Gu Kaiping struck a stone with his hoe, causing his arm to tremble painfully, making him want to give up.

"Should we try another spot?"

Gu Kaiyuan scanned the surrounding area, "If it’s softer soil you want, then it’s only those low patches, just the terrain being low, water could easily seep in later."

"But with the three of us, even digging all night wouldn’t complete the task." Gu Kaichen simply set the hoe aside, "Kaiyuan, why not go ask those two Bai Family laborers to help, in honor of Ms. Bai."

Gu Kaiyuan knew this issue couldn’t be avoided, and after thinking for a moment didn’t immediately agree but said, "I can go ask for their help, but even if combined with them, we won’t finish by tonight. Why don’t we offer some silver to see if others might lend a hand.

After all, this is mother’s final affair, as her children, we shouldn’t be too careless."

Thinking of Xu Huizhen, this time it’s rare Gu Kaiping and the others didn’t object.

The three brothers discussed, put down the hoes, and went downhill directly.

Seeing them return so quickly, Gu Baijiang was puzzled, "Done so soon?"

"Dad, we can’t manage it; the soil is hard, with lots of rocks," Gu Kaichen showed his blistered palms, "We barely scraped a thin layer, and our hands have blisters.

If we rely solely on the three of us, we might work until tomorrow morning without finishing."

"Then what do you mean?" Gu Baijiang’s face darkened, "Who’s saying to abandon your mother?"

If they treated their birth mother this way, what might his fate be in the future?

"Dad, we wouldn’t dare think that, we just want to lay mother to rest soon," Gu Kaiping quickly said, "We thought of asking some people to help."

"And who would help us now?"

"We said we’d give some silver, surely some would be willing."

Gu Baijiang contemplated for a moment, felt their rationale, and handed them a silver ingot, "Then find a few strong ones, and remind them to do a good job."

Gu Kaiping received it, feeling relieved that he wasn’t the one bleeding again this time.

He looked at Gu Kaiyuan, who immediately said, "I’ll go call some people."

"Third brother, we needn’t give silver to the two Bai Family members, right?" Just as he was leaving, Gu Kaichen stopped him.

"No need for that, I have enough influence," Gu Kaiyuan said and left directly, making Gu Kaichen a fool.

Zhuang Datou truly had to help this time, or else Bai Suihe might be gossiped about behind her back.

Bai Suihe had already changed into plain clothes, standing early to wait.

Gu Kaiyuan nodded slightly at her, "I’m here to take you over."

"Dongmei will stay here and watch, let them all go to help," Bai Suihe volunteered; they couldn’t stand aside at this time.

"Knowing me, Suihe does," Gu Kaiyuan went over to support Bai Suihe, and the group with mournful faces headed towards the Gu Family ox cart.

"Father," Bai Suihe’s eyes were red, she bowed to Gu Baijiang, her voice choked.

Gu Baijiang felt a pang in his heart, "..." cried at the wrong grave, gah! This Ms. Bai is indeed gloomy.

Annoyed, he waved his hand, "Go accompany your sisters-in-law to send your mother on her final journey."

Gu Kaiyuan supported Bai Suihe, "If you have any questions, just ask the elder sisters-in-law." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

At this moment, the curtain of the Gu family’s carriage was opened, and the family members were kneeling outside the carriage.

Bai Suihe walked over and knelt behind Xu Yulan, "Mother, how can this be so sudden..."

Gu Kaiyuan saw Chunxiang already heading over to attend, so he stood aside with Zhuang Datou and waited.

"Second brother, hasn’t elder brother found anyone yet?"

"He’s still negotiating with the Chen Family; Mr. Chen said he could send his sons, but I doubt their family can do heavy work," Gu Kaichen was somewhat dissatisfied, although the Chen Family was tall, could they truly do laborious tasks?