Villager of Destiny

Chapter 106 Inciting People
Hearing his words, the onlookers suddenly started talking.

Seeing this, the man said again: "But let's not hide it from everyone, I came here because of your treasures."

"But I'm not from your place after all. As an outsider, I can't go up the mountain to find treasures without your consent."

"I don't blame those who leave the village after finding the treasure. After all, it's all about money."

"so what."

As he spoke, he took out a wad of money from his pocket.

"As long as anyone of you is willing to go up the mountain to find the treasure for me, as long as the treasure is given to me, I will give each of you 1000 yuan."

"If you want, you can come to me first, and each person will receive 100 yuan, and it will be my revenge for you in advance."

"So generous?" Liu Shan's eyes widened.

"Is 1000 yuan a lot?" I asked.

Hearing what I said, Liu Shan was stunned for a moment, then he seemed to think of something before he said, "A lot."

"Even in Baiyun City, 1000 yuan is equivalent to half a year's income of an ordinary family, let alone in a place like this."

"But it's okay if you don't understand."

"In your case, all your money is used for burning."

As Liu Shan said, a distressed expression appeared on his face.

I frowned slightly.

Isn't it all paper money that I burn?
Although Zhuang Yue and Liu Ming, who died before, also said that the paper money I burned was money, but I compared the paper money I burned and the money Liu Shan said were completely different.

But I didn't think about it carefully, because I haven't figured out the weirdness of Niang'er Village until now. If I want to know the real truth, I may have to wait until I return to Niang'er Village again.

I set my sights on the crowd again.

At this time, two old people had already walked up to the middle-aged man with a big belly and received the 100 yuan.

But the middle-aged man seemed to be still very dissatisfied. While shaking the stack of money, he asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to go up the mountain to find the treasure for me?"

"You have all seen it too, I have already given the 100 yuan first."

"When you find the treasure, I promise to give you the rest."

It's just that after he finished speaking, no one moved anymore, and everyone still had some scruples on their faces.

After a while, one of them said, "Let's wait until the two of them come back."

"Yeah yeah!"

"You don't even believe this Taoist priest from Maoshan?" the middle-aged man said helplessly.

The Taoist also snorted coldly at this moment and said: "If you don't believe me, the poor Taoist will not talk too much."

Seeing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, Taoist priest, they are also worried."

"After all, you were also found by me, and they should have concerns."

After speaking, he looked at the onlookers and said, "Since everyone has scruples, then I won't force you."

"Let these two old men help me go up the mountain first."

"What if the baby is not found?" one of the old people asked.

The middle-aged man thought for a while, and said with a determined look: "I really didn't find it, and I won't take back the 100 yuan."

"Not only that, I can give you another 100 yuan."

"Just take it as your hard work."

"I'm not going to hide it from you, anyway, as long as I find the treasure, I can make a lot of money."

"Then it's settled, don't go back on your word." An old man quickly put away the money, then looked at the other old man and said, "What are you still doing, go back and pack up, and go up the mountain to find the treasure."

Seeing them leave, the middle-aged man smiled again and said: "Everyone can wait and see, when they come back, if you still want to help me find the treasure, what I just said will still count."

"Let's go, let's go, let's talk about it when they come back." One person said and left first, and soon the crowd also dispersed, leaving only me and Liu Shan standing in place.

The middle-aged man looked at the Taoist priest with guilt again.

"Master Dao, thank you for your hard work this time."

The Taoist snorted again and said, "If it wasn't for your sake, why did the poor come to suffer this insult?"

After speaking, he shook his sleeves and left directly.

The middle-aged man smiled wryly and shook his head.

At this time, Liu Shan walked up.

"What treasures are there on this mountain?"

Seeing Liu Shan passing by, I couldn't help but froze for a moment.

The middle-aged man also froze for a moment, then frowned and said vigilantly: "You don't seem to be from this village, do you?"

Liu Shan hurriedly said: "Don't worry, we are just passing by, and we won't snatch the treasure from you."

"I'm just curious, what kind of treasure is it that you spend so much money to let them find it?"

The middle-aged man looked Liu Shan up and down, and said after a while: "It's not a rare thing, but there is an old house on this mountain. As far as I know, it is a place where a big man lived in seclusion. Miss the baby at that time."

"I'm just in the antique business. I can make some money by messing around with those things."

"But..." The middle-aged man looked at Liu Shan, "You have no connections, even if you find those treasures, it's useless."

Liu Shan smiled and said, "Then I understand."

"It's not because you are willing."

Liu Shan glanced at the money in the middle-aged man's hand.

The middle-aged man was suddenly surprised: "What? You want to go too?"

Liu Shan nodded, then pointed to me and said, "My friend and I would like to go, but we are not from this village."

"It's better to wait for those two old men to come back. I'm going to discuss with the people in this village to see if we can make accommodations so that we can also make some money."

The middle-aged man glanced at me and said, "This is up to you."

"But if they agree to let you go up, I can also give you the same price."

"Then it's settled!" Liu Shan's eyes lit up.

"Then let's go first."

"I just came here, and I don't have a place to stay yet."

After speaking, Liu Shan dragged me into the village.

It wasn't until I didn't see the middle-aged man that I frowned and said, "I'm still rushing to Zanlong Village."

"I don't have time to find any treasures."

Liu Shan looked around, and after confirming that there was no one there, he said, "Don't you feel anything wrong?"

"What's wrong?" I froze for a moment, not quite understanding.

Liu Shan said in a low voice: "The one who received the treasure must have been with that Taoist priest for a while."

I asked: "How do you know?"

Liu Shan explained: "I've seen this kind of trick a lot. It seems that the two of them are colluding. The purpose is to make the people in this village believe their words."

I still don't quite understand asking, "What's the point of doing this?"

Liu Shan thought for a while and said, "I don't know, but I can be sure that there must be something wrong here."

"And didn't you hear just now, many people disappeared after going up the mountain."

"I don't believe they all found the baby and ran away."

(End of this chapter)