The fact that Gao Guobing brought people to the village to arrest the tomb robbers has become the latest topic of conversation in the village. Some people knew little about the matter, but they spoke as if they had seen it with their own eyes.
In the evening, the village became more and more lively. People gathered in groups and talked. Among these topics was the matter of Gao Guobing catching tomb robbers.
Of course, Gao Mingcheng will also be mentioned. It is said that Gao Mingcheng discovered that the tomb robbers had entered the mountain to rob the tomb, and then ran to the county town to tell Gao Guobing, who then led people to arrest him.
"Speaking of ancient tombs, there used to be a lot of them in the mountains in our village! During the Republic of China, warlords dug up several ancient tombs in our village! Oops, most of those ancient tombs are from the Ming Dynasty, and some are from the Song Dynasty. , I heard that there is a lot of porcelain in it, and the porcelain is not like the coarse porcelain bowls we use, it’s so beautiful!”
"If you hold the porcelain and look at the sun, it will be transparent! There are also patterns of flowers and birds on it, so beautiful!"
Under the big camphor tree in the center of the village, an old man in his nineties was sitting on a low stool, talking about ancient times with the people around him.
There were many people around him, including several children in their early teens, all sitting on the rocks nearby, urging the old man to tell stories faster.
For children, in an era when entertainment is scarce, it is also very interesting to listen to stories told by their elders.
The old man smiled with a good temper and continued: "You all know Wang Anshi, right? He is from here! Of course, he is from Linchuan District, and he is still 45 kilometers away from us, but here we are There is also a descendant of Wang Anshi in Xiaowang Village, and their village just compiled a genealogy a few years ago, and I know this."
"How awesome Wang Anshi is! I don't need to say more, right? Linchuan is known as the hometown of talented people. Since the Song Dynasty, we have produced many dignitaries here!"
"If nothing else, let's just say that our ancestors in Gaojia Village also produced Jinshi!"
"Forty years ago, our village was not what it is now! The buildings in our village were so impressive at that time! The eaves of every household were connected together. When it rained, you would run around the village without even thinking about it. You will get caught in the rain! Water channels have been built on the patios of every house. After the rainwater collects, it flows directly from the water channels to the pond at the entrance of the village. No matter how heavy the rain is, the village will be dry and dry!"
"Oh, it's so comfortable to live in that house!" The old man's eyes were half-squinted, his expression full of memories and reluctance.
Gaojia Village produced Jinshi a long time ago and was a squire with a strong say in the local area. The ancestral house in this village was naturally well repaired.
Although it is located in the mountains and has inconvenient transportation, the ancients would not abandon the old house easily. Even if they became prosperous, the old house would still be well maintained.
Because in ancient times, no matter how high-ranking an official you were, you would eventually have to retire and return to your hometown. You were not allowed to stay in a place like the capital.
The old house is the root of a family, and the fertile land near the old house is basically owned by this family.
"Grandpa, why is that house gone? I want to live in a house like that too!" A boy in his early ten years said loudly, causing other children to agree.
"Yeah, we want to live in a house like that too!"
"Oh, this is a long story! Forty years ago, the world was in chaos. The son of a landlord from the opposite village was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy and became an officer! In our village, there were several Red Army soldiers, but at that time we The Red Army in the village has no home all year round and is fighting outside."
"Later, when the Red Army was about to win, the landlord's son got the news and was so frightened that he ran away with his parents, wife and children. They ran away in such a hurry that they left behind all the family's grain, cattle, chickens, ducks and pigs."
"The village was having a hard time at that time, so someone simply went to the landlord's house and robbed them of all their belongings."
"But, not long after, the Kuomintang came back! It turned out that the Red Army team just passed by us and left quickly! Now it was serious. When the Kuomintang came back, everything in his house had been robbed. , Is this okay? So he took a few of his men, armed with guns and kerosene, and burned down all the houses in our village!"
"After doing this, he also knew that he couldn't stay here anymore, and he ran to Taiwan not long after. Alas, it's a pity that the house in our village is gone! Fortunately, it was not winter at that time, otherwise he would have froze to death. Where are the people.”
The old man couldn't help but sigh when he talked about this past event.
Most of the people present had not experienced that difficult period.
But he is ninety-two years old!
He was born in the Republic of China and has witnessed too much.
Children in their teens did not know what happened back then, but those in their 40s and 50s still had memories of this incident, so the atmosphere became gloomy.
Finally, a fifty-year-old uncle said: "Grandpa Xi, stop talking about this, talk about the ancient tombs!"
"Yes, talking about ancient tombs!"
The ninety-two-year-old man seemed to have been reminded. He was originally going to talk about ancient tombs, but why did he go wrong?
So he sorted out his thoughts and then said: "In the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, there were many officials and businessmen here. When they died, they were naturally buried in the green mountains nearby. In ancient times, people were not buried as casually as we are now, and a lot of burial objects were required!"
"During the Republic of China, the warlords wanted to go to war. What should they do if they had no money? Robbing tombs! You could make a lot of money by robbing a tomb once! At that time, let alone our village, it was our county and the county next to us. , as long as there are famous ancient tombs, they have all been stolen!"
"Oh, I thought all the ancient tombs had been stolen at that time, but I didn't expect that there are still more in this mountain! It even attracted tomb robbers!"
"Fortunately, the tomb robber was discovered by Ming Cheng, and the national soldiers were called in in time to catch him. Otherwise, everything in our village would have been stolen in vain!"
The ninety-two-year-old man sighed with a hint of joy in his tone.
For the people in the village, the ancient tombs belong to their village and cannot be stolen by others.
Of course, this is just a spiritual belonging, but no one dares to actually take out the things in the ancient tomb. Not to mention whether it is harmful or not, the main reason is that it is illegal!
After listening to the story, the adults were all sighing and sighing, but only the children could not fully understand this emotion.
A child curiously asked: "What does the ancient tomb look like? Are the funerary objects placed next to the corpse? Or where?"
As soon as he said this, he was hit on the head by the adult next to him: "What nonsense! This is not something you should know. Let's go home! Go home and eat!"
As a result, several children were driven away.
They didn't get an answer from the adults, but they didn't give up. They gathered together and whispered: "Isn't there a half-excavated ancient tomb in the mountain? How about we go to the mountain to have a look?"
The child who made the suggestion was the most naughty child in the village. His eyes were sparkling with intelligence, and it looked like he was overly clever.
