Reading: Beginning as the Dean of the Academy

Chapter 113 Atonement
Cao family.

After Zhu Quan and his party left, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Because Cao Shuang didn't know how to treat Su Le and Chen Xinyu.

"I solved the trouble for you. I want to know why you hate Li. It's not too much."

Chen Xinyu was the boss after all, and knowing that Cao Shuang had a thin skin, she would not take the initiative to speak at this time, so she simply asked first.

"Is your surname Li not sure? No, just now he said that you are the eldest lady of the Chen Group, and your surname is not Li."

After Cao Shuang realized it, Gao Qiang silently walked outside the iron gate and closed the gate. Vice President Chen was obviously here to handle private matters. How could he just listen to his boss's private affairs?

Standing outside the iron gate, Gao Qiang was not as simple as guarding the gate. In addition, he called the company and asked the company's person in charge at Yongshun to bring some security guards. Just now, when Boss Zhu left, his eyes were not friendly.

Don't be afraid of [-], just be afraid of what.

Anyway, the Chen family is engaged in real estate, so there will be a shortage of high-tech scientific research talents, but there is absolutely no shortage of security.

In particular, there is a real estate project in Yongshun that has already started the pre-sale process. The headquarters has specially transferred a group of retired soldiers to be in charge of the front of the property.

All of them are not only tall and tall, but also handsome.

Of course, this group of real estate soldiers were laid off during the pre-sale of the community, and they will not be there after the house is handed over.

inside the door.

"Your surname is not Li, why do you pretend to be Li, who are you?"

Cao Shuang looked at Su Le and Chen Xinyu suspiciously, Su Le didn't intend to go around in circles, and said bluntly: "Your ancestors were not named Cao, the reason why we came to you is to know something about your ancestors. In the past, even if there was hatred back then, it is impossible for us to seek revenge from you now."

Su Le spread out her hands, Cao Shuang became less defensive when she heard this, and realized that she was too weak.

"The ancestors of our family once told their ancestors that they are not allowed to deal with people surnamed Li. If someone surnamed Li comes to the door, absolutely ignore them. The ancestors wanted the ancestors to pass this sentence down from generation to generation, so I previously That’s why there’s such a big reaction.”

Cao Shuang was a little embarrassed, but also felt that what the man in front of him said was right. Even if there was any grievance between the ancestors and the Li family, it was hundreds of years ago.

People can't hold grudges for hundreds of years.

To put it this way, there are still many people whose ancestors were beheaded by the emperor. Now that the Qing Dynasty has collapsed, is it possible that these people still have to go to the descendants of the Qing Dynasty to desperately go?
"How much do you know about your ancestors?"

"I don't know much, but I just heard from my father that our family was not in Yongshun. It was during the Qing Dynasty that an ancestor came here and changed his surname and settled down. Our family used to be named Zhuang. , that ancestor came to Yongshun and bought a lot of land, but he didn’t live in Yongshun at that time, but came back after some years.”

Cao Shuang heard these stories from her father. According to her father's speculation, her ancestor should have been an official, and a corrupt official at the same time. , Later, it was estimated that something happened, so he fled and came back and changed his surname.

Just like those who were officials in the past, it is a reason to transfer assets abroad in advance and prepare another identity for themselves.

"I just heard them talking about ancestral graves, what's going on?"

Seeing that no more useful information could be obtained by asking, Su Le suddenly thought of something and asked curiously.

"You're talking about the back mountain, right? That's the tomb of our Cao family's ancestors."

"Your Cao family should not be prosperous. I just heard that there are hundreds of tombs."

Su Le stared at Cao Shuang with scrutiny. Over hundreds of years, it was normal for a family to have hundreds of tombs, but if you think about it carefully, you will find clues.

First of all, excluding the nearly 300 years since the founding of the country, the Cao family should have declined at that time, so it took less than [-] years for the Cao family to truly prosper.

The incarnation of the housekeeper of the Li family, surnamed Cao, settled down in Yongshun. His generation was alone. Even if the branches and leaves spread out quickly, don't forget that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were years of wars.

Of course, this is not the main reason for Su Le's suspicion. The main reason is that the Cao family's actions do not conform to the theory of feng shui yin house.

This cemetery is not a mansion, so it doesn't care about its popularity. On the contrary, there are as few other tombs around as possible, so that it can enjoy all the feng shui of a good land.

It is impossible for the ancestors of the Cao family to understand this truth. No matter how good the feng shui of that mountain is, the graves of the entire family cannot be buried together.

Of course, there is another reason, just like the Three Caves of the Rabbit, in case there is an earthquake or tomb robbers on this mountain, there are tombs in other places, so that all of them will not be stolen, and no feng shui will be left behind.

The ancients were more aware of urgency than today's people, and would not do such a thing.

When things go wrong, they are demons.

"Actually, if you don't say anything, I will go to the back mountain to see it myself later. I can see some clues about the tombs of your Cao family ancestors. Let me tell you the truth, I am a Feng Shui master."

As soon as Su Le said this, Cao Shuang's face became flustered, while Chen Xinyu quickly rolled her eyes. It was obvious to her that Su Le was talking nonsense.

"You...what on earth do you want to come here?" Cao Shuang's voice trembled. There was a secret buried in her heart. Her father only told her this secret, not even her brother.

"As I said, no matter what your ancestors did back then, hundreds of years have passed, and the grievances and grievances have long since dissipated. I just want to know the truth."

Su Le stared at Cao Shuang. Before Cao Shuang answered, her younger brother Cao Neng, seeing her sister's embarrassment, immediately rushed towards Su Le angrily, waving his fists.

"You are not allowed to bully my sister."

"Da Neng is back!"

Cao Shuang quickly stretched out her hand to grab her younger brother, bowed her head and ordered, "Go into the house first."

"elder sister!"

"Cao Daneng, don't you listen to my words?"

Cao Neng was obviously more afraid of his sister, so after Cao Shuang put on a straight face, he obediently walked into the room.

"You...you are descendants of those people, right?" Cao Shuang looked at Su Le and Chen Xinyu with a complicated expression after seeing her younger brother go in. She didn't want her younger brother to know something.

"In Houshan, it is true that not all the ancestors of our Cao family were buried. The first ones buried in Houshan were killed by our Cao family ancestors. The reason why I insist on not allowing the graves to be moved is that I can't bear to disturb these dead people anymore. guarding the graves of these people is a way of atonement for our Cao family, and it was also established by our ancestors."

It is not a glorious thing that one's ancestor was a wounding and madman who killed hundreds of people. The Cao family will not tell the outside world. Even within the Cao family, only the head of each generation knows about it.

In modern times, the Cao family has declined, and only one or two people know the truth. In Cao Shuang's generation, only Cao Shuang knows the truth.

Now that she had spoken, Cao Shuang didn't hide anymore, and began to tell the truth she knew from her father.

It turned out that very early on, the ancestors of the Cao family came to Yongshun when they were teenagers, and spent money to buy land in Yongshun, including the back mountain.

The ancestors of the Cao family brought not only money for buying land, but also hundreds of corpses. At that time, it was the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, and the war was not over yet. Not many people cared about the identities of these hundreds of corpses. dead.

These corpses were buried in the back mountain. The ancestors of the Cao family arranged for people to guard the back mountain, and then they would come to worship once a year. Later, after the ancestors of the Cao family had an accident and returned to Yongshun to settle down, they took care of these graves more carefully. .

Before he passed away, he told his eldest son that the Cao family was sorry for these people. As long as there are still people in the Cao family who are not extinct, they will guard these tombs for generations to atone for their sins.

"So, your ancestors didn't say that he killed these people." Su Le understood the point.

Cao Shuang was a little puzzled, "The ancestors didn't say it, maybe they were embarrassed to mention the sins they committed, but if they weren't harmed by the ancestors, why did they have to protect them for generations, and they also mentioned atonement."

The ancestors of the Cao family who knew the truth all thought so.

Su Le and Chen Xinyu looked at each other, but they thought of another possibility. The ancestor of the Cao family was Li Qingshan's housekeeper, so it is very likely that he followed Li Qingshan since he was a child. It is normal for rich scholars to have a book boy by their side.

Li Qingshan killed so many people in Yunshan Academy, the ancestor of the Cao family should have been there at that time, and it is very likely that Li Qingshan asked him to dispose of these corpses.

The corpse cannot be buried near Xinzhou. If someone finds out, the rumors about Yunshan Academy being haunted will be debunked.

It is very likely that Li Qingshan asked the ancestors of the Cao family to take these corpses to other places for burial, and the ancestors of the Cao family chose to take them to Yongshun.

As for why it was taken so far to Yongshun to be buried, it may be that Yongshun has distant relatives of the ancestors of the Cao family, or there are other reasons.

After burying these bones, the ancestors of the Cao family probably had a conscience and hired someone to guard the tombs. When they got old, they found out that they had done such a sinful thing with Li Qingshan. Come to atone.

Su Le felt that his guess was correct, and he was a little happy in his heart. He didn't expect to find the bones of the teachers and students of Yunshan Academy so soon.

"Can you take me to the back mountain to have a look?"

However, although I feel that there is no problem with my guess, seeing is believing.

"can."

Cao Shuang readily agreed, since the tomb is in the back mountain, it would be useless even if she refused.

"Cao Daneng, stay at home and don't move around."

After explaining to his younger brother, Cao Shuang led the way to the back mountain, and when Su Le and the others entered the back mountain, a car stopped at the gate of Cao's house.

In the car, a kind-hearted monk got off and stood at the door of Cao's house. After a while, Cao Neng's figure appeared and opened the iron gate. The monk came out a few minutes after entering Cao's house, got into the car and left.

(End of this chapter)