I said you have to start the car and follow!
He turned around and said, "It's a waste of gas. Just let him go first. I'll follow him in half an hour!"
Just like that, walking and stopping, I looked ahead with eyes wide open.
How could a person ride a tricycle so slowly? It was like slow motion in a movie. No wonder the old man said he wanted to close the stall and go home early.
Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I got out of the car and rushed over.
"Huh? Why is it you, young man!"
I smiled bitterly and said: "What a coincidence, I just passed by. I see that you are riding a bit slowly, uncle. Maybe your legs and feet are not convenient. How about I help you."
"I'm not riding too slowly, young man? I'll be home in two or three hours."
After arguing for a few minutes, I asked him to get in the car and sit on the back while I helped him ride.
"Slow down, young man!"
"Slow down! It's too fast!"
It didn't take long for us to arrive at Fude Village. The place where he lived was a small courtyard. The courtyard was dimly lit. I helped put the car away. The old man kept saying that he met a good person today and gave me a cup of hot water.
I took a sip and asked straight to the point: "Uncle, I want to ask you something, which is the location of the old tower. Can you remember where it is?"
He frowned and thought for two minutes, then hummed,
"Where?"
I looked expectantly, waiting for his answer.
The old man whispered: "It's in the water."
"I know it's in the water! I'm asking you if you know where it is in the water! Are there any signs around it! Or obvious reference objects!"
"Why are you asking for such details?"
"To tell you the truth, sir, I major in ancient architecture, specializing in the structure of old-fashioned buildings like ancient pagodas. I just became very interested in it when I heard you talk about that pagoda."
"Young man, I think you are interested in silver?"
I denied it, and the old man laughed and said, "I'm dazzled, I'm not blind. You helped me with this and that. Aren't you just interested in the legend that there is silver hidden in the tower?"
He said: "That happened many years ago. Several comrades from the Archeology Institute searched all the places where things could be hidden in the tower but couldn't find any silver. If you can find it, you are considered great."
I thought to myself, don’t underestimate people, I am more capable than the archaeological team.
The skills of looking, hearing, asking, and questioning in the tomb robbing business are applicable to both southern and northern schools. What I am asking now is also called Panhua.
How to explain the words and to what extent you can ask questions, there is knowledge in this.
In reality, if a foreigner comes to the village to chat with an elderly man, and suddenly the topic comes up about some famous place and historic site, then he is probably a tomb robber.
After my perseverance in talking, I finally got the important information out of this old man's mouth.
About fifteen miles north of Fude Village, there is a small island covered with masson pine. In fact, before 1959, this small island was still a hill. The locals called it "Tata Mountain", and it was the Fu of Xunzang Guanyin. Deta is directly behind Tata Mountain.
In other words, if I find the island and dive around it, I can see the blue brick pagoda from the Ming Dynasty.
I have gone through all the details of this matter in my mind. According to my experience, if there is something really hidden in the tower, it will be hidden in these places.
In the attic at the top of the tower or in the hollow tower.
The tower is between the stone slabs of the tower.
In the underground palace three to five meters deep under the base of the tower.
Assuming there are hundreds of silver ingots, it is unlikely to be hidden on the top of the tower. It would be too heavy and would easily collapse. It is possible but not very likely between the layers of the tower. The most likely one is the underground palace. In my analysis, as long as it is under the tower base Having a space of seven or eight square meters is enough to hide official silver.
The archaeological team that investigated the matter did not gain anything at all. It may be that they did not find the entrance to the underground palace at all. The entrance to this type of underground palace is difficult to find. It has no rules and no signs. It is often covered with an inconspicuous small stone slab. Changgan Temple in Nanjing has been renovated countless times over the centuries. It was not until 2008 that the entrance to the underground palace was accidentally exposed due to heavy rain, and the gold coffin, silver coffin and the supreme Buddha's top bone relic were unearthed.
After thinking for a long time, a perfect plan suddenly emerged in my mind.
