Hearing what Liu Shan said, I also became somewhat interested. In addition, the Taoist priest also made me feel a little weird, so I didn't refute it.
And if Liu Shan doesn't leave, I can't leave either. I have to rely on his iron knot to take me to Dragon Burial Village.
Then Liu Shan and I walked around the village, and I noticed that almost every household was talking about going up the mountain to find treasures, but they were all worried about what would happen.
Obviously, even though that man and the Taoist priest said what they said, they were still hesitant to believe it.
Perhaps because we were unfamiliar faces, someone found us after wandering around the village for a while.
He is an old man who looks to be in his sixties or seventies.
He said he was the village chief here.
Let me call him Uncle Xu.
After knowing the purpose of our coming here, he agreed to take us to his home to rest, and I also learned the name of this village from his mouth.
Tanhua Village.
It is said that this village once had a Tanhua, so he was named like this.
And the old house on the mountain that the middle-aged man was talking about was built on the mountain after the rich man returned home.
It's just that after Tanhua passed away, the old house has always been empty.
Soon we arrived at his home with Uncle Xu. His home was deserted and he was alone.
But what makes me feel a little strange is that he is the only one in Uncle Xu's house, but everything seems to be in duplicate, and there are some clothes that are obviously not suitable for him.
I asked: "Uncle Xu, where are the other people in your family?"
Uncle Xu sighed and said, "My wife didn't listen to my advice two days ago and secretly went up the mountain. She hasn't come back yet."
When Liu Shan heard this, he quickly asked: "Are you looking for a treasure?"
Uncle Xu nodded slightly.
"They say they're looking for a treasure, but who knows if that's true?"
"It's been so many days and I still haven't received a letter."
"The man who came to collect the treasure just now asked a Taoist priest to come over and said that my wife had found the treasure and ran away."
Speaking of this, Uncle Xu shook his head and said, "My wife is almost seventy, and her legs and feet are not strong enough. Where can she run?"
I thought for a moment and asked, "So do you think something happened to your wife?"
When Uncle Xu heard what I said, his expression suddenly changed. Then he closed the door and said, "Everyone actually knows."
"There is something strange on that mountain."
"In the early years, people in our village often went up there, but some strange things always happened, and then no one wanted to go up there anymore."
"It wasn't until some time ago that Boss Zhang came and said that there was a treasure in the old house and offered a big price, so everyone started to get interested."
"Who knew, there were more than ten people who went there in a row, but not one of them has come back yet."
I said with some confusion: "Since you think something is weird, why don't you stop them?"
Uncle Xu sighed: "It can't be that easy."
"Our village was behind us, and as soon as we got there, we planted some crops to make some money. Boss Zhang took out a thousand yuan in one breath, which was almost everyone's income for most of the year."
"Isn't my wife also gone?"
"If it hadn't been for the fact that none of those people came back, everyone would have been scared in the past two days, and more people would have gone."
Liu Shan didn't quite understand and said, "Aren't you the village chief?"
"Wouldn't it be nice to drive away that boss Zhang?"
Uncle Xu shook his head.
"Everyone wants to make that kind of money. Although they are afraid, they still think about it."
"Aren't there two old guys who just lost their composure and wanted to try their luck? If they succeed, it will be a thousand yuan in income."
Liu Shan was speechless and said, "Aren't you afraid of something happening again?"
"Do you believe that your wife ran away?"
Uncle Xu was silent for a while and said, "Let's take a look again."
Liu Shan still wanted to talk, so I pulled him back.
I have already seen that Uncle Xu actually wants to earn that thousand yuan in his heart, and now he is waiting for the situation of the two people who are going up the mountain tonight.
I thought for a moment and said, "Hearing what you said, we would also like to go up there and have a look."
"But I heard that boss Zhang said that if you want to go up the mountain, you must be from your village, or you need your permission."
"Look..."
But Uncle Xu waved his hand and refused: "Now everyone is hoping to make some money. If nothing happens tomorrow, everyone will want to go up."
When Liu Shan heard this, he quickly said: "We know."
"But we don't want to make that money, we just want to go up and have a look."
"If we really get any treasure, all the rewards we get will be given to you."
"What do you think?"
Liu Shan added: "We just want to visit that old house and see what kind of treasures Boss Zhang can get for spending so much money."
Hearing what Liu Shan said, Uncle Xu was obviously a little moved.
But after thinking for a while, he still didn't agree directly and said, "Let's see tomorrow."
"Then let's talk tomorrow." Liu Shan glanced at me and nodded.
Seeing this, Uncle Xu seemed to have no intention of telling us any more. He pointed to an empty room and said, "My place is simple, so you can just squeeze in here tonight."
After speaking, Uncle Xu returned to his room.
After Liu Shan and I looked at each other, we returned to the room that Uncle Xu had vacated for us. After closing the door, Liu Shan asked me in a low voice: "Why do you suddenly want to go up there?"
I thought for a moment and said, "I'm just curious."
Liu Shan looked unbelieving and said, "From what Uncle Xu said, there must be something strange in that old house."
"It seems that what Director Li said is not wrong."
Is it Li Bowen again?
I asked: "What else did he say?"
Liu Shan seemed to realize that he had let something slip, and said with some embarrassment: "It's nothing."
"It's Daochang Li who said that no matter where we stop on the way to Dragon Burial Village, something will happen."
"That's why he said, let me help you if you encounter trouble."
"Isn't it true that something really happened as soon as we got here?"
"but……"
Liu Shan said with some worry: "Looking at this posture, if something really happens, it doesn't seem to be a good thing."
"Can you really handle it?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't know."
"But didn't you mean that Daozhang Li said that except for Dragon Burial Village, I can solve everything encountered on this road?"
Hearing this, Liu Shan nodded.
"Too."
"Then I won't worry."
"After all, you can even take down zombies."
"It's getting late. I've been driving all day, so I'll take a rest first." Liu Shan said and lay down directly on the bed. "If you're hungry, just eat some solid food."
"Okay." I nodded and sat aside, thinking about it in my heart.