Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1158 True and False Rumors
So after a long time, everyone just treated the rumor as a joke.

However, there are always some people who are unwilling to give up. But after some people went to look for treasure in Xishan, but failed to find the treasure and lost their lives in it, most of these people gave up the idea.

"No!" Zhang Yu quickly sensed something was wrong.

He frowned, as if thinking of something: "Uncle, is there more than one rumor about treasure in Xishan? Didn't you say before that Uncle Liu was forced by the Japanese to go to Xishan to look for treasure?"

I didn't expect my nephew to think of this.
Xie Zhiying coughed lightly, seemed a little embarrassed, turned around and explained: "That's just a rumor. The Xie family has lived here for so many years, and no one has ever found the treasure.

But you should be able to find out from the time that your uncle Liu was forced into Xishan by the Japanese devils before the bandit suppression, so it was not a bandit treasure at all. "

Seeing that Xie Zhiying looked hesitant and didn't seem to want to say anything, Zhang Yu didn't insist on asking.

Just as he was about to change the subject and help his second uncle out of the predicament.

The other party seemed to have figured something out, and took the initiative to speak: "Logically speaking, this matter should not be told to others, but Xiaoyu, you are not an outsider, so Second Uncle will tell you the truth.

I don’t know if there is any treasure on the West Hill, but the Japanese are sure there is a treasure on the West Hill.”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yu's eyes flashed.

Then Xie Zhiying continued, "Speaking of which, the story of the treasure hidden in Xishan has something to do with our Xie family. It is said that one of the ancestors of the Xie family liked doing business since he was young, but his parents did not like him doing business, so he left home when he was young and ventured outside for many years. Unexpectedly, he really made a difference.

When the ancestor returned to his hometown in his later years, he brought back hundreds of boxes.

According to some rumors, those boxes were full of gold, silver and jewelry, among which there were three priceless treasures.

It’s just that that ancestor was obsessed with business and never married in his life, so he had no direct descendants.

As for nephews, they have been enemies for a long time because of the grudges of previous generations.

When he returned home, his nephews tried to ease the relationship, but the old man was stubborn. In addition, the young man's brothers did things that were not decent, so hatred had already been formed. The old man could not let it go. Knowing that his nephews were eyeing his property, he even said that he would never leave it to them.

Seeing his firm attitude, his nephews said it directly and felt hopeless. Moreover, they could not stand the gossip of the family members, so they gave up the idea of ​​trying to please him.

After his death, it was still his clansmen who buried him.

After the burial, the clan discovered that the hundreds of boxes brought back by the ancestor had all disappeared, and only a sum of money was left in the family that was just enough to handle the funeral.

After that, somehow a rumor started to spread, saying that the ancestor buried all the things he brought back inside the Western Hills, and only those who were destined could get them.

The rumors were very credible, and even a treasure map was revealed later."

Speaking of this, Xie Zhiying was a little speechless: "At that time, there were more than ten types of treasure maps. If you want to see them, I should have a few at home. I just don't know where they are for the time being. I will look for them someday and see if I can find them."

After hearing this, Zhang Yu burst into laughter.

Regardless of whether the rumor was true or not, he understood why Uncle Xie didn't want to mention it.

The people in the Xie family are getting worse with each generation. The previous generations were still okay and were still considered big names.

But in recent generations, they have long since disappeared, and before the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were no different from ordinary farmers and had to live in a small corner.

Perhaps the only difference between the Xie family and other farmers is that they have a family tree.

Other than that, there was no difference. Some families even lived worse than ordinary farmers. However, it was precisely because of their poverty that the Xie family got a good class status after the founding of the country.

However, family members know their own business. The Xie family has a shady background, so naturally they would rather avoid attracting attention.

The rumor about the treasure would do them more harm than good, and would easily bring the Xie family into the public eye again.

At present, the most important thing for the Xie family is to be patient, quietly accumulate strength for future generations, and then wait for the day when they will explode.

Xie Zhiying saw from his nephew's expression that he had figured out the matter, so he continued, "Just keep in mind the rumors I just mentioned, but don't tell anyone else. If someone asks you about the rumors about the treasure in Xishan, and you can't refuse, just say..."

Xie Zhiying seemed to feel that it was not a good idea to teach his eldest nephew to make up lies, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.

He coughed twice to hide his embarrassment and continued, "The previous rumors are already very old, and no one mentions them anymore. Now, in front of the new generation of Xie family children, the Xishan treasure is mentioned. In addition to the bandits hiding the treasure, another rumor is that a large landowner nearby hid his property in Xishan to avoid the war."

At this point, Xie Zhiying couldn't help but cough twice, his face slightly flushed, but he continued: "I don't know the surname of the landlord... Anyway, I know that right after the landlord hid the treasure, his whole family was robbed and killed by bandits, and the whereabouts of the treasure has been unknown since then."

As soon as Xie Zhiying finished speaking, he quickened his pace, not wanting to look back at his nephew's expression.

If possible, they wouldn't want to make up this nonsense.

But to be honest, the Xie family's background is not very clean.

Regardless of whether the rumor was true or false, there are still people who remember it.

The Xie family was not the only ones who knew that Old Man Liu was forced by the Japanese to go treasure hunting in the Western Hills.

Some people with ulterior motives inevitably linked this matter to the treasure hidden by the Xie family's ancestors.

Most importantly, as Xie Zhiying's status in the clan became higher and higher, he also came into contact with some secrets.

There was one thing that caught his attention, which she only found out this year.

Over the years, the elders in the clan have also noticed that the Xie family seems to be being watched by some mysterious force.

The current situation of the Xie family is there for everyone to see. It is no different from ordinary families. Some families can't even get enough to eat.

During those three years, this area also suffered from disasters.

If the clan had not worked together to help orphans, widows and families with insufficient labor, I'm afraid at least one-third of the people would not have survived.

The Xie family has fallen to such a state. Apart from the treasure which is still unknown whether it is real or fake, the elders in the family can't think of what it is that would cause those people to go to so much trouble and keep targeting the Xie family members day in and day out for years.

Where Zhang Yu couldn't see, a dangerous light flashed in Xie Zhiying's eyes, showing for the first time that he was not as easy to mess with as he seemed.

Since those people are unwilling to give up, it would be better to let them go to Xishan and take a look for themselves.

Seeing is believing, I believe that no matter how much we do for them, it will work.

As for whether they can come out alive after entering, that depends on their ability.

As for the processed rumor he just mentioned, he only told it to the younger generations to prevent them from being ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth and becoming really greedy, which would cause great trouble to the Xie family.