229 A Tomb Behind the Waterfall
After three consecutive rounds of heavy rains, the sun appeared, but the temperature was no longer as high as before.
Presumably, there was no way to dry the mud today. Crops could not be harvested anymore, so everyone simply rested in the afternoon.
Old Madam Wang asked Wang Chuangui to teach the children while Wang Chuanyuan helped clean up.
Then, she brought Old man Wang, Wang Chuanfu, Wang Chuanman, and the little lamb into the mountain.
They were going to the waterfall to take a look.
When they were half a mile away from the waterfall, Old Madam Wang said to the lamb, “Go over there and see if the person is still there. Is he one of us?”
Wang Chuanman could not help but laugh. “Mother, how can a lamb understand such complicated words?”
This was just an ordinary lamb. Could it be a divine goat?
However, as soon as she finished speaking, the lamb swung its hooves and ran forward. After running a few steps, it turned around and glanced at Wang Chuanman.
Its eyes seemed to be filled with disdain.
Wang Chuanman was puzzled, but he saw Old Madam Wang reveal a similar gaze.
Wang Chuanman: ???
Was it the lamb that became a spirit, or was it his mother who was good at domesticating sheep?
He was really confused.
The lamb quickly returned and bleated at everyone.
It led everyone forward.
There was no one at the waterfall anymore. If not for the fact that there were still some messy marks on the ground, they would not believe that there had been a battle here.
After a thunderstorm, many of the traces that should have been here had disappeared, including the stronger smell of blood.
The few people from the ‘contract team’ had naturally disappeared.
Wang Chuanfu asked, “Mother, those children were probably just joking. They might not be telling the truth.”
Actually, Wang Chuanfu had wanted to say this before. How could they take the words of big mouthed kids like Wang Wulang seriously?
In the end, his mother still brought them on this trip.
There were several miles between the village and the waterfall, and the mountain path was difficult to walk on. It was obvious how tiring it was.
If it was in the past, they would not have such good stamina.
In the past few months, their physiques had become stronger and thus they could barely manage it now.
Not to mention Wang Chuanfu, even Wang Chuanman was confused.
“Mother, why are we here?” Fortunately, Wang Chuanman was still worried that he would encounter trouble and had weapons at his waist.
On the left was a sickle and another firewood knife.
Old Madam Wang’s gaze was fixed on the waterfall.
There was a huge world behind the waterfall. This was also what the children had said.
Old Madam Wang did not care what her two sons said and only looked at the waterfall.
“Old woman, stop fussing. Let’s go back and rest early. While it’s raining and the weather is cool, we’ll continue to harvest the crops tomorrow morning.” After harvesting, they would finally be able to rest easy.
“Work, work. Other than work, don’t you have anything else in your mind? You’re no different from a block of wood. Why don’t you just die of exhaustion in the fields? You talk so much nonsense every day. Is your stomach bloated from all the food you ate?”
Old Madam Wang glared at Old man Wang.
Old man Wang: ?
Her two sons were the ones who spoke nonsense, so why didn’t she scold them instead?
A decent person should not do this!
Old Madam Wang could not be bothered with him anymore. She wanted to pick up a rock from the ground, but she realized that the ground was so bare that she could not even find a rock.
In the end, she climbed up and found a few pebbles.
She weighed the stone and looked at the waterfall.
Wang Chuanman instantly understood. “Mother, are you trying to see if there’s a place behind the waterfall? Give it to me. I’ll throw it.”
However, Old Madam Wang did not give the stone to Wang Chuanman.
She handed it to Old man Wang. “Throw it into the waterfall. Don’t tell me you don’t have the strength.”
Old man Wang took the stone and looked at Wang Chuanman provocatively. “You young people don’t know how to do this. Let me tell you, this waterfall doesn’t look any different from the outside, but if there’s another world inside, you have to aim it at the right spot. Like this-”
The rock smashed over, but it was blocked by the torrent. With a plop, it fell into the deep pool below.
Old man Wang: “…Ahem, if you don’t aim it at the right spot, it would be like this.”
Wang Chuanfu looked enlightened.
Old man Wang hefted the second stone. This time, he used all his strength and suddenly threw it at the waterfall.
With a pop, the stone sank into the waterfall and disappeared.
Wang Chuanman acted shocked on the spot. “Father, there’s really a mechanism behind it?”
He could even hear the movement of the mechanism.
Old Madam Wang’s voice was especially cold. “That was your father’s arm.”
Wang Chuanman: “…”
Wang Chuanfu: “…”
There was indeed a gap behind the waterfall. Wang Chuanman untied the sickle and firewood at his waist and handed one to Wang Chuanfu.
The two brothers went to cut a few pieces of tree vines. One was wrapped around the tree by the waterfall, and the other was wrapped around Wang Chuanman’s waist.
Wang Chuanman slowly descended from the waterfall and felt his way through the huge torrent.
“A little more,” Old man Wang instructed from outside.
Wang Chuanman stretched his toes down and found nothing. He panicked and his breathing quickened. Before he could hold on firmly, he was washed in by the waterfall.
“Fourth Brother!!” Wang Chuanfu watched anxiously from outside and immediately wanted to pull the vines.
Old Madam Wang: “Don’t be anxious. Wait a little longer.”
Indeed, not long after, Wang Chuanfu felt a tug on the vines.
The three of them pulled the vines and slowly pulled Wang Chuanman out.
Wang Chuanman dodged the torrent and climbed up along the rock beside the waterfall.
He wiped the water off his face, his eyes especially excited.
“Father, Mother, Big Brother, there’s indeed something behind the waterfall!”
Old man Wang asked, “What is it? A treasure vault?”
Wang Chuanman shook his head. “No, it’s a tomb. There’s also a set of armor outside but it’s rusty.”
Whose tomb was hidden behind the waterfall?
On the other hand, Wang Chuanfu muttered, “Previously, I heard from the village chief that a great general once appeared in Hu Family Village. Do you think that’s the great general’s tomb?”
Old Madam Wang: “Let’s go back.”
Old man Wang: “We’re going back now? Aren’t you going in to take a look?”
“This isn’t our problem. Let the villagers resolve it.” Old Madam Wang rubbed her forehead, looking slightly tired. “Let’s go back. I’m tired.”
Even though everyone was taking care of Old Madam Wang, Old Madam Wang had also done some work in the fields. It would be a lie to say that she was not tired.
She originally only wanted to come and see those mysterious people. Even if she was prepared not to see them, she still had to come.
Fortunately, the trip was not a complete waste of time.
Old man Wang squatted down in front of Old Madam Wang. “Come, I’ll carry you back.”
Old Madam Wang: “I need you to carry me?”
“What’s wrong? I carried you a lot when I was young!” Seeing that his two sons were present, Old man Wang did not say that Old Madam Wang used to go out and liked to let him carry her.
“You said it was when you were young. Don’t forget about your old arms and legs- Chuanman, come and carry me.” Old Madam Wang was old after all, so she did not force herself.
Seeing his wife being carried on his fourth son’s back, Old man Wang felt very upset.
Ha, she actually found him old.
He followed unhappily for two steps before hearing Old Madam Wang say.
“Go back and get some medicinal wine from Doctor Hu. Don’t you want your arm anymore?”
So she still remembered that he’d pulled his arm just now.
A chrysanthemum bloomed on Old man Wang’s face. It was as if all the emotions from before had never existed. “Hey! I’ll get it when I get back!”
Wang Chuanfu watched helplessly as his father’s expression changed.
In these few breaths, did something happen that he did not notice?