Chapter 159 Treasure Hunting in the Back Mountain
As soon as the words fell, a cold wind suddenly blew up, and a mournful ghost cry reached everyone's ears.
Then they saw a skinny old man lying on the bed, looking extremely weak.
This person is Xin Chengzhi.
There were many people standing by his bed, including his son and daughter, as well as neighbors and friends. They all looked at him with greedy eyes.
"Old Xin, it's come to this, why don't you tell me where the gold is hidden?"
Xin Chengzhi moved his cracked lips and said, "I told you there's no gold, why don't you believe me?"
"Bullshit! Old man, you are willing to give the gold to Xin Hailian so that she can live a good life outside, but you are unwilling to give the gold to us. Are we your biological children?" the eldest son said angrily.
"Hailian has achieved what she has today through her own efforts. It has nothing to do with me, and I don't have any gold to give her!" Xin Chengzhi said helplessly and angrily.
"Brother, why are you wasting your words? If the old man doesn't say anything, let's break his legs, reattach them, and then break them again. Let's see if he can bear it!"
Xin Chengzhi watched in horror as his second son walked towards him with a wooden stick as thick as his arm:
"No...no! I really don't have any gold!"
The second son was even more furious when he heard this, and hit Xin Chengzhi with a stick, causing him to scream in pain.
The younger daughter seemed a little reluctant, but she was also greedy:
"Dad, just tell us what you want. We'll take the gold and promise to treat you well in the future!"
“I…I really didn’t…Ah!!”
The eldest son took the stick and struck it hard, saying angrily, "You old fellow, you're still being stubborn!"
The second daughter grabbed Xin Chengzhi's neck and slammed him against the corner of the table: "Old man, are you going to talk or not?"
"Second sister, please be gentle. Don't beat him to death. If you kill him, no one will tell us where the gold is!"
"What are you afraid of? Don't we still have our elder sister? She also knows where the gold is!"
"This old man must have moved the location of the gold. Hailian might not know about it. Let's go and search the back mountain!"
Upon hearing this, Xin Chengzhi, who was beaten almost unconscious, quickly said, "No... I can't go!"
"Hey! Old man, you stopped playing dead when you heard we were going to rob your gold!"
"Brother, let's ignore him and go to the back mountain for a walk. Maybe we can find him!"
"Come on! The mountain behind is so big, who knows where he hid the gold!"
Xin Chengzhi cried bitterly, not knowing whether he was in pain or sad.
"Big brother, second brother, you really can't go! I worked so hard to raise you. If there really was gold, I would have given it to you long ago!"
"Old man, do you think we will believe you? We will beat you every day you don't tell us. I wonder how long you can hold out!"
"Beasts! Beasts! You bunch of beasts!!"
Xin Chengzhi pointed at his children and trembled, looking at the indifferent villagers beside him, Xin Chengzhi lowered his head helplessly.
He didn't understand why the children he had raised with great difficulty treated him like this, nor did he understand how the villagers could watch everything he went through so coldly.
Finally, after enduring nearly a year of torture, Xin Chengzhi died, and those people were unable to find any gold.
After seeing all this, the illusion disappeared.
They always thought that it was only Xin Chengzhi's children who hurt him, but now it seems that those indifferent villagers are also one of the culprits.
"Grandpa, since there is no gold, what exactly did you bury in the mountain?" Tang Tang asked.
Xin Chengzhi suddenly revealed a strange smile:
"If you want to know, go there yourself. It's in the cemetery behind the old locust tree on the back mountain, under the third grave."
Suddenly there was a noise outside the mourning hall, and it seemed that someone was running away.
Xin Chengzhi showed a sarcastic smile:
"Since they want to know so much, let them go. Tang Tang, grandpa doesn't want you to die. Go home with your parents!"
Xin Chengzhi raised his head, looked at the sky and said with a wry smile:
"In my life, I have five sons and three daughters, all seven of them are useless. I even pushed the only good one away with my own hands.
Tang Tang, tell your mother that Grandpa is sorry for her. In fact, Grandpa has missed her very much over the years. "
Xin Chengzhi's hostility faded a little, and Chu Runrun had no intention of accepting him.
The villagers here have been above legal punishment for too long, and it's time for them to get some retribution.
In a thatched hut not far away, Xin Dashan hurriedly told his father what he had overheard.
Several people suddenly became excited.
"Old man, you said he wasn't partial. After he died, he would rather tell that stinky girl Tang Tang his location than tell us!"
"Dad, let's go quickly. With gold, we can live like the Tang Tang family!"
"Okay! Everyone, grab your gear and come dig for gold with me!"
A group of people set out in a mighty procession, unaware that retribution was waiting for them ahead.
In the dark night, several flames were lit on the mountain, and a group of strong men were digging at the grave behind the old locust tree.
"Hurry up, we have to dig out the gold before those people do!"
The sound of hoeing with shovels and iron spades was extremely clear in the silent forest. The awakened crows cawed and flew away, and the owl on the locust tree laughed strangely.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a chill down their spine.
"Brother, please chase the owl away. It sounds scary!"
"What's there to be afraid of? Just dig! Once you find gold, you won't be afraid of anything!"
Everyone worked hard and dug up the entire grave, but they didn't find any gold.
"Brother, we've almost dug up the coffin, but why haven't we seen any gold yet?"
"Let's dig deeper. That old guy didn't tell anyone even after he died. There must be quite a few left. Maybe they're buried very deep!"
"good!"
Everyone dug for another half an hour.
Suddenly, a man dug a shovel and there was a ding sound.
Everyone stopped immediately, greedy smiles on their faces.
"Dig! Dig!"
So everyone immediately dug towards that place.
Not long after, a square corner was revealed, and someone quickly cleared the dirt off it.
Looking at the golden color, everyone was overjoyed:
"It's gold! It's gold!"
Seeing this, everyone worked harder, and finally, an hour later, the true appearance of the gold was revealed.
It turned out to be a coffin made of pure gold. After being buried in the soil for so long, the gold had become a little dull, but this did not affect their greed.
"How much would such a large golden coffin sell for?"
Some people couldn't help but touch it greedily, and the texture of gold made them unable to let it go.
"We've agreed that no matter how much this thing sells for, we'll split it equally. No snatching allowed!"
"Why? My son risked his life to eavesdrop on this news, so my family should get the lion's share!"
"Brother, what you said is wrong. Didn't we discuss this from the beginning?"
“The beginning was the beginning, and the present is now!”
“…”
Everyone was arguing, and no one noticed that red liquid was seeping out of the cracks in the golden coffin.
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