From the moment I decided to leave for Dragon Burial Village, Li Bowen acted as if he knew everything in advance, and even specifically asked Liu Shan to follow me.
At the beginning I was a little confused.
Now it seems that it is not unreasonable for Li Bowen to seek Liu Shan.
Because Liu Shan's personality is obviously more suitable for dealing with strangers than mine, and Liu Shan seems to have special trust in Li Bowen, so Liu Shan has no other ideas about what Li Bowen told him, and he just does it.
When such people follow me, I can passively do many things.
For example, stay here in Tanhua Village.
But there's one thing I don't understand.
Why did Li Bowen tell Liu Shan to help me whenever I encounter anything?
What's the point of doing this?
Or, what impact will everything I encounter along the way have on me?
Or is it some other reason?
After thinking for a while, I still couldn't figure it out. When I looked at Liu Shan, he was already snoring and had obviously fallen asleep. I had no intention of waking him up, so I also fell asleep next to him.
However, at dawn the next day, there was a noise in the village.
Liu Shan and I woke up at the same time, and as soon as we left the room, we saw Uncle Xu getting ready to go out.
Liu Shan quickly asked: "Uncle Xu, what happened?"
As Uncle Xu walked out, he said, "I'm back."
"One of the two old guys who went last night is back!"
Upon seeing this, Liu Shan and I quickly followed.
It was the same place as before, now full of people.
An old man was counting a wad of money in his hand, and his face looked full of joy.
At this time, the middle-aged boss Zhang took out another stack of money and said, "You also saw that the Taoist priest did not lie to you yesterday."
"There's nothing weird in the mountains."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask him."
"You should believe what he says, right?"
Seeing Boss Zhang pointing at him, the old man who was counting the money said happily: "Boss Zhang is right."
"There really isn't anything weird on the mountain."
"It's just that the treasure is not easy to find."
"That old guy Xu Daniu and I went up the mountain and searched for almost a whole night before we found something in the house."
"What about Xu Daniu?" Xu Bo asked through the crowd.
The old man counting the money shook his head and said: "He was still with me when I found the treasure. When I came back, I didn't know where he went. Maybe he felt that he would suffer a loss by giving the things to Boss Zhang, so he secretly wanted to go to the city to get the things.
Sold?"
Speaking of this, the old man counting the money said again: "He doesn't even think about it, how far is it from here to the city?"
"And we don't know how much these treasures are worth. Even if we can sell them in the city, we may not be able to give them as much as Boss Zhang."
Hearing this, Boss Zhang chuckled and said, "You better think it through."
"Anyway, I still say the same thing. If anyone still wants to go up the mountain to find the treasure, just come and tell me."
"One thousand yuan a piece."
"The more you find, the more money you get!"
"I!"
"I'm going!"
"I……"
After Boss Zhang finished speaking, four or five people stood up in just a moment, both men and women, all middle-aged.
Boss Zhang didn't waste any words and directly gave each of them 100 yuan.
At this time, the old man who had counted the money said again: "But old man, I still want to remind you."
"Although there is no danger in the mountain, there are some evil ways."
"Old man, I almost lost my way up there several times."
Hearing this, a few people who were about to come out retracted their feet again. Boss Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "You have already taken the money, why are you still helping?"
The old man glanced at Boss Zhang and said, "Then I'm not allowed to tell them the truth?"
"In case something happens again, it will all be blamed on me."
After saying that, the old man hummed a tune and left the crowd.
Boss Zhang gave a bitter smile and had no choice but to look at the crowd again and said, "What the old man said makes sense."
"But everyone has seen it."
"There must be no danger in the mountains, otherwise the old man wouldn't be able to come back, right?"
"It's the same sentence."
"A thousand dollars!"
"I'll go too." At this time, Uncle Xu walked out.
When I saw Uncle Xu walking out of the crowd, I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
When Liu Shan went there, he pulled me along and shouted, "We're going too."
But Liu Shan's words suddenly attracted everyone's attention. Tanhua Village is not big to begin with, and there are not many people there. There are probably only a few hundred people, so everyone can tell at a glance that none of us are from the village.
people.
Soon, one of the first few people who said they wanted to go said, "This is a matter of our village. You are not from our village. Why are you meddling in it?"
"that is."
"Even if there is a treasure on the mountain, it belongs to our village. If you go up there, aren't you going to snatch the treasure from us?"
Liu Shan quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't get me wrong."
"We have already told the village chief about this. We just want to go up and have a look. Even if we really find the treasure, we won't get any money and will give it to the village chief when the time comes."
"We are just curious about the old house."
"Who knows if what you said is true? What if the baby is found and runs away?" Someone else questioned.
Liu Shan pointed to the entrance of the village.
"My car is parked just outside the village."
"If I don't come back, the car will have to stay here. It can't be bought for a thousand yuan."
"Besides, doesn't the village chief want to go too?"
Liu Shan looked at Uncle Xu.
Uncle Xu hesitated for a while, looked at the people in the village and said, "There are only a few people in our village who are willing to go up the mountain to have a look."
“Although it’s hard to find treasures in the mountains, there should be quite a few.”
"Just let them be."
"It won't be a problem if I keep an eye on you."
"If they really find any treasure, the money they get will be shared among everyone."
After hearing what Uncle Xu said, those who still had opinions did not refuse.
I looked at Liu Shan and couldn't help but admire him.
If I were alone, if they wouldn't let me go up the mountain, I might really not go.
At this time, Boss Zhang asked everyone again: "Is there anyone else who wants to go up the mountain to find the treasure?"
"If not, I will go back first."
Those who haven't decided yet are all looking at each other, but obviously no one has made up their mind yet.
After a while, someone said: "Let's wait until they go there again and have a look."
This time, Boss Zhang didn’t try to persuade us anymore. Instead, he pointed at the few of us who were going up the mountain and said, “That’s you. I’ll be here waiting for you tomorrow morning. If you find the treasure, just come.”
Find me."
"Money is no object!"
After saying that, Boss Zhang turned around and left.
The crowd also dispersed.
After everyone left, Uncle Xu looked at me and Liu Shan and said, "You can wait a little longer. There is no need to rush up the mountain in such a hurry."