It was Yang Dachuan who spoke in a deep voice, "Apart from the four who were clever enough to hide, there are the three old women who were looking after the drunk crabs in the next courtyard, plus Fugui and a few others. The rest either died on the spot or were found too late."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia’s heart skipped a beat. There were at least fifty to sixty servants in the Yang Family, and now, counting those left, there were only about a dozen left; more than half had died.
"Dad, some of them have families. There are records from when they were bought. Some didn’t have any, the servants without families can be buried generously on our Yang Family’s burial grounds. For those who have families, send a sum of silver to their homes and have someone bring the bodies back for them."
"Dad is aware, and I have already sent Qingyou and Tieshu to take care of it."
"How is Grandpa doing?" Yang Chuxia asked next, as she still remembered the wound on Old Yang’s back, such a large gash. It must be said that Old Yang shocked her again; despite his age and his severe injuries, he still managed to haul Yunyun and the others while they ran.
"Your grandpa hasn’t woken up yet, but Divine Doctor Mu has seen him, and he will be fine with proper care," murmured Yang Dachuan. "But after all, he is old and his recovery won’t be as quick as a young person’s; it might take a while for the wound to heal."
"Dad, it’s good that Grandpa is alive, that’s better than anything. Our family isn’t short of money, and with Divine Doctor Mu here, Grandpa will receive the best treatment."
"Yes, I know!" Yang Dachuan nodded, his expression somewhat defeated. "By the way, Dad has already had someone check on the small building, and everything is fine there, everyone is safe."
"I almost forgot about that," Yang Chuxia breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, then added, "Since it’s fine there, let them come over and help Mom out, the household must have been in chaos these past few days."
"That’s a good idea, I’ll have your mother talk to them later."
As the father and daughter were talking, Mu Shaoling walked in from outside, looking very weary.
"You haven’t rested at all up till now, have you?"
Seeing the concern written all over Yang Chuxia’s face, Mu Shaoling couldn’t help but feel warmth in his heart.
"No, I took a short nap at noon," he replied, then continued, "The interrogation results are out. Let’s go to the study, and Uncle Yang, you should come too."
"Alright." Normally, Yang Dachuan would definitely not want to get involved in such matters, but this time it concerned the Yang Family, and with so many people dead, he wanted to know why as well.
Once they arrived in the study and had taken their seats, Mu Shaoling said, "This time, there were two groups of people. One was targeting the Yang Family, and the other was targeting me. Uncle Yang, I’m sorry for bringing trouble upon you."
Yang Dachuan waved his hand, "Without you, our family would have faced trouble just the same. Let’s not talk about that now."
"Yes, my dad is right."
After hearing this, Mu Shaoling continued, "The group targeting the Yang Family was actually a band of bandits. There weren’t many of them, just eleven in total. They heard that there was a wealthy household here in the countryside and came for it."
"That’s not right," Yang Chuxia was the first to object. "There’s something fishy about this. Where would bandits come from in Quanya? Even if there were bandits, why would they come straight to our house? There are other wealthy country households in Quanya County, not just ours."
Mu Shaoling nodded in agreement, "I thought the same thing. Later I found out that these bandits were just passing through Quanya County and didn’t intend to target anyone in the county. But while passing through Quanya County Town, someone mentioned how wealthy the Yang family in Wangquan Town was. You know that wealth tempts the heart, especially for bandits. So, the bandit leader casually inquired further, and to their surprise, that person knew the Yang Family as if it were their own home. Therefore, I suspect that these bandits were deliberately led here by someone."