Xu Da originally wanted to deny that the treasure was hidden under the foundation, but in the end, she came up with a new possibility. After saying it out loud, she felt unsatisfied and smiled bitterly.
Gao Zixuan keenly heard a problem and said, "You're saying that the person who hid the treasure dug a secret room in the temple to hide the treasure, but there are so many people coming and going in the temple. Wasn't he afraid that someone would find out when he dug it?"
Li Rui frowned and said, "This involves a new problem. Did the person who hid the treasure before or after the temple was built? I think it's better to clarify this problem first so that we can determine the direction of our thinking. "Gao Zixuan curled his lips and said," How can we be sure? Do you know when the person hid the treasure? Do you know when the temple was built? "Li Rui shook his head and said," I don't know, I don't know. "Gao Zixuan said," If you don't know, how can you be sure? Are you sure that your brain is flooded with water? Haha. "
Li Rui looked at her with love and hate. If it wasn't for Xu Da beside him, he really wanted to grab her into his arms and spank her perky butt a few times to vent some of his anger. This girl, if she didn't get spanked for a few days, she would go crazy. She was laughing at him. Did she think that her husband was easy to bully?
Xu Da interrupted at the right time, "Zixuan, you're wrong. Although we don't know when the treasure was hidden and when the temple was built, with a little deduction, we can deduce who was the first."
Li Rui said, "Yes, according to a normal person's thinking, if they were to choose a place to hide the treasure, they would definitely not hide it in a place that is especially famous and has a lot of people. In other words, if the temple was already built, the person who hid the treasure would not have brought the treasure here. "
Xu Da continued, "Yes, I'm also inclined to think that the treasure was hidden first and the temple was built later. It's just that the temple was built on top of the treasure."
Gao Zixuan interrupted, "Then why did the person who hid the treasure bring it to the mountain?"
Li Rui was stunned for a moment before he replied easily, "It's very simple. The bandits entered the village, or the peasant rebels raided the village, or even the army crossed the border. In order to protect the family's wealth, the family head had no choice but to hide it."
At this moment, Gao Zi Xuan was suddenly possessed by Huang Rong. She became exceptionally smart and quick-witted. She asked, "The few situations that you mentioned, at first glance, sound very reasonable, but in fact, it's just nonsense. Take any one of them as an example. For example, if a large group of bandits came to the village, do you think that the person who hid the treasure would run away with the treasure when a large group of bandits rushed into the village? If he really dared to do that, he would be chopped up by the bandits as soon as he stepped out of his house. The bandits would even take advantage of him. Do you believe it? Just like this morning, Hu Yibo and the others came to my house to snatch my orb. Oh, I clearly knew that they were waiting outside, yet I still took the orb and ran out? Am I tired of living? Am I stupid? Unless he could predict that the bandits would come, but how could that be possible? "
These words were very reasonable. Li Rui's face reddened and he laughed mockingly, "Stupid girl, aren't you also very good at reasoning? Why don't you use your brain?"
Gao Zixuan saw that he was deflated and was very happy. She looked at him mockingly and said, "I don't like to reason. I only like to argue with you. Hehe."
Li Rui rolled his eyes at her and thought for a moment before saying, "No matter what, Zixuan's words are reasonable. It seems that we still have to consider why the treasure keeper would go so far away from the village to hide the treasure. If we don't understand this point, I'm afraid that we won't be able to deduce the location of the treasure."
While the three of them were at a loss, an old man in his sixties suddenly came from the road. He was thin and had white hair, but his spirit was very hale and hearty. He walked over with his hands behind his back and a happy smile on his old face. He was humming an old opera, "Su San, after leaving Hongtong County, come to the street …"
Li Rui and the other two didn't know what he was doing, so they just stared at him.
The old man didn't expect that there would be people here at this moment, and three of them at once. He looked at the three of them curiously. His eyes stopped on Li Rui's face for the longest time. After looking at him for a while, he suddenly opened his mouth and asked, "Boy, you're from the village's Old Li family, right?"
There were many clans with the surname Li in Eternal Sun Village, but only the Li Clan that Li Rui belonged to could truly be considered a big clan. Since the generation of Li Rui's grandfather, the Li Clan had prospered and multiplied. Now, it could be said to be the biggest clan in the village. Therefore, the Old Li family that the old man was talking about was Li Rui's Li family.
Li Rui was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile, "Uncle, how did you know?" The old man laughed and said, "I can tell that you're from the Old Li family just by looking at your face. You Old Li family members all look similar, but I've never seen you before. Which family are you from?" Li Rui said honestly, "I'm the son of the fourth son, Li Jianmin." The old man raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "No wonder, you're Li Jianmin's boy. Didn't your family move to the city early? I was wondering why I didn't know you. I know everyone in your Li family … Actually, I know you too. I've seen you before when you were young. I have a good relationship with your father. According to the seniority in the village, I have to call your father Fourth Uncle." Li Rui knew that the old man was also from Yong Yang Village and was a true fellow villager. He laughed and said, "Haha, then you're not an outsider. I have to call you Big Brother, right?"
The old man waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite. He glanced at Gao Zixuan and asked in puzzlement, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" Li Rui naturally couldn't tell him the truth, so he lied, "Oh, my two friends just came from the provincial capital. They're tired of living in the city, so I brought them here to climb the mountain and see the places I used to play when I was young. Haha. Big Brother, what are you doing here? "The old man laughed and said," Me? I'm here to catch a fox. "Li Rui was surprised and said," Fox? There are foxes on this mountain? " The old man said proudly, "You don't know this, but there are not only foxes on this mountain, there are also weasels, badgers and other small animals. Fox skin is valuable, weasel tail hair can be used to make writing brushes and can also be sold. Badger oil is the best medicine to treat burns, it's also valuable. "
Xu Da was interested and asked, "Uncle, how do you catch a fox?" The old man laughed and glanced at him, saying, "I can tell you, but don't steal my business. Otherwise, if I tell you and you know how to catch a fox, why would I catch a fart? People of the same trade are enemies, do you know that? "Xu Da laughed and said," How can that be? How can I steal your business? I'm here to climb the mountain today, and tomorrow I'm going back to the provincial capital. "The old man laughed and said," Even if I tell you, you won't be able to catch one. Foxes are all clever monkeys, ordinary people won't be able to catch one. "Xu Da said," Tell me first, I don't plan to catch one, I just want to hear something new. "The old man said," It's a long story, there are ways to catch a fox when it's alive, there are ways to catch a fox when it's dead … "
Li Rui smiled and looked at Xu Da and the old man talking, he didn't have the slightest intention to stop them. He knew that with this old man here, the three of them wouldn't be able to find the treasure, so they might as well see how long he would stay here. If he was going to leave in a while, then they would wait. But if he didn't plan to leave for the whole afternoon, then the three of them would have to leave.
The old man told Xu Da some interesting stories about foxes, "Foxes are psychic, they understand human nature and are different from other animals. Other animals, for example, wolves, avoid people. As long as you don't force them, they won't come to you. But foxes are different, foxes like people, they like to live with people, they cultivate and learn from people. When they become intelligent, they can turn into a human … "Xu Da was surprised when he heard this, he called out," Really? "The old man snorted and said," How can this be fake? Why are there so many animals, such as dogs, cats, pigs, but there are no legends about them, only foxes are the most common? There are fox spirits everywhere, and there are many fox spirits in Chinese Studio. Isn't it because foxes understand human nature and like to be close to people? Let me tell you, foxes like to choose places where people live to make their nests, they can't get too close, they are also afraid that people will hurt them. So, most of the time, they choose to make their nests in those old houses where no one lives. "
Xu Da asked again, "Then why did you come here to catch foxes?" The old man said, "I didn't tell you, foxes like to choose places where people have lived before, they can absorb the human scent, which is actually the yang energy, and then they can cultivate. This is the Mountain God Temple, although it is dilapidated, the incense and human scent of several hundred years have not dissipated, so the foxes moved here to make their nests, they cultivate and absorb the incense … "Xu Da heard that the more he talked, the more mysterious it became, he was skeptical and said," Daye, let's not talk about this first, just tell me, have you caught any foxes here? "The old man said," I have caught no less than three foxes. The foxes here hate me to death, as soon as they smell my scent, they squeak, some even imitate wolves to scare me away. Hey hey, this old man is not someone to be trifled with, when I was young, I killed a wolf with my own hands, why would I be afraid of a few lousy foxes? The more they scare me, the more I come, I must catch their entire nest, from grandfather to grandson, clean. "
Li Rui couldn't help but interrupt, "Are you saying that there is a fox nest in this Mountain God Temple? But when we were walking around the temple just now, we didn't see any fox nest? " The old man laughed and said, "If fox nests were so easy to find, would it be my turn to catch them? They would have been caught by others long ago. " Hearing this, Li Rui's heart was moved, he asked tentatively, "You mean, there is a very secret place in this temple that we outsiders can't see?" The old man just laughed, he laughed for a while, then said, "Come with me."
Before his voice died away, suddenly there was a burst of strange laughter coming from the north side of the Mountain God Temple, it sounded like it came from an old woman with phlegm in her throat.
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