Let’s not ask Professor Wen how to take action. Wang Ke still led the "Pili Surveying and Mapping Team" and followed Section Chief Chang Gaofeng around Nanshao Village.
According to another idea of Section Chief Chang Gaofeng, everything is difficult at the beginning. Nanshao Village is not only the starting point of the entire 10,000 acres of fertile land, but also the starting point of the overall water network construction. So make a sample and have a reference later.
Soon the north and south diversion dams, the river mouth, and the flood outlet in the west of the village were completed one after another.
Finally, Section Chief Chang Gaofeng came to the pool that was flooded by water. The pool was not big, with a diameter of no more than twenty or thirty meters. At this time, the water in the pool has gradually become clear and has a faint green light.
The water must be drained. Chief Chang Gaofeng really wants to know the depth of the flood. The idea of building a micro-reservoir in the west of the village is very good, but how big and deep should it be? It can both store water and discharge floods, and can also meet domestic water needs for both humans and animals in the village.
After the village chief heard about it, he immediately arranged for someone to borrow a water pump.
Now the whole village is going all out to build houses and replenish spring crops, and there is no idle person in every household. Although they live in the same elementary school, Wang Ke rarely sees his comrades in the company.
This place is still a few hundred meters away from the village. There is a downward slope. If a reservoir is built, the amount of the project may be large or small. So this is likely to be the last surveying and mapping mission of the "Perak Surveying and Mapping Team" in Nanshao Village.
"Squad leader, rest now, can we go down and take a shower?"
"Aren't you afraid of the cold water?"
"What are you afraid of? I went into the water twenty days ago. The water was very cold at that time. Besides, I was covered in stinky sweat from running and there were some scratches on my body." Gu Maolin said.
Section Chief Chang Gaofeng said on the side: "Then let's all go down and wash up. I'll wash up too. Be careful not to go in the middle. I don't know how deep the water is in the middle." So the Perak surveying and mapping team concentrated their equipment on one side. I started to take off my clothes when I came to the water. I brought my towel with me, not for bathing, but to wipe sweat while doing homework.
After getting into the water, Section Chief Chang shouted: "The water is so cold!"
Except for Wang Ke, everyone stood on the shore and scrubbed themselves. As soon as I wiped it, the towel immediately turned black. My body was too dirty. This was the first time I washed it. Wang Ke also got into the water, but he didn't feel the coldness of the water. He groped and took a few steps forward. The water was up to his chest and there were gravels under his feet.
"See if I can touch the baby?" Wang Ke said to the soldiers with a smile. In fact, he wanted to wash his hair.
After holding his breath, he dived under the water, squatted down slowly, and picked up a stone from his feet. He lifted it up and saw a large yellow pebble at the mouth of a bowl.
"Squad leader, go a little to the right. There is a stone there. Touch it and have a look." Gu Maolin also became excited.
Wang Ke closed his eyes, squatted down slowly, touched his right hand with his right hand, "Huh", he came up and took a sip of water. He held up a larger piece of pebbles washed down from upstream.
Everyone laughed together, and one of them, Song Ruimin, shouted: "Squad leader, you have to listen to Gu Maolin. You will definitely get a millstone next time. Let's go back and grind tofu."
"I'm not talking about this area, okay? The real treasure is buried in the sand next to it." Gu Maolin felt aggrieved, but he was afraid of the cold and didn't want to go too deep.
What you say is unintentional, but what you hear is intentional. Is Gu Maolin joking or telling the truth? Anyway, Wang Ke took it seriously. He closed his eyes for the third time and dived down. There is a pit diagonally below on the right side. Wang Ke simply touched the pit a few times, and sure enough, there was a flat stone stuck in the sand. One side was smooth and the other side was rough. Especially the rough side, when you touch it with your hand, you feel that there are many small stones stuck to it.
Wang Ke pulled it out, it was about the size of a small basin.
With a "hoo", Wang Ke rushed out of the water. "Baby is here!"
After saying that, Wang Ke opened his eyes and looked at the stone in his hand. Judging from the smooth side, it is still a yellowed and irregular stone, with nothing unusual about it. But when he turned it over, Wang Ke was stunned, and several soldiers were also stunned.
There are more than ten densely packed small round stones on the stone, and these stones are very interesting. The circles of light patterns seem to be many eyes, all glued to the whole rock, looking at several warriors.
"What is this stuff?"
"This is a miraculous work of nature." Section Chief Chang said.
"Gu Maolin, is this the treasure you are talking about?" Wang Ke asked. In fact, many soldiers also wanted to ask, there are really strange-shaped rocks under the water.
If you fish it again, it’s gone. Only this stone is more interesting.
After taking a shower, the soldiers dried themselves and prepared to go back. Even if the water pump was borrowed this afternoon, it wouldn't work. The water must be pumped first, and the specific measurement can only be done tomorrow. Wang Ke took the stone back to the elementary school.
"Squad leader, do you really regard this broken stone as a treasure?!" Gu Maolin said.
"It can be regarded as a commemoration of the trip to Nanshao Village." Wang Ke replied with a smile.
Back at the elementary school, Wang Ke took a shoe brush and brushed the stone clean. After drying, he put it into an empty shell box. Several soldiers laughed together at the squad leader for being too crazy and putting all kinds of broken things into the box.
Wang Ke didn't pay attention. Seeing that there was still a while before lunch, he took Gu Maolin to the back door of the elementary school to see if there was anything going on with Teacher Wen. The excavator was brought by Ye Xianxian yesterday and came to the site today. Since Ye Xianxian had driven a heavy truck before, he did not bring a driver and had been digging in the morning.
From the hillside to the foot of the tree, it was more than 800 meters, and there was basically no path. When the two people walked along the tracks of the bulldozer, their shoes were full of mud and sand.
Under that tree, a large pit that was twenty meters long, ten meters wide, and six or seven meters deep had been dug. The surrounding sand was piled up into hills. The pit was muddy, and water had seeped into it in some places. So far nothing has been found.
In the excavator cab, Ye Xianzhang was following a ramp she had opened, concentrating on continuing to dig downward. Professor Wen on the other side looked solemn. It seems confidence is wavering.
I have found nothing until now, and anyone else would have stopped long ago. But Professor Wen witnessed the process of turning from silt to yellow sand, and then from yellow sand to green sand. Since the sand has come out, it means that this is the old river course and it is far from the bottom. This is the only reason for him to comfort himself. He nodded to Wang Ke and did not say hello again. He stared at Ye Xian's zigzag-shaped bucket with both eyes.
Wang Ke was also surprised. After digging so deep, it was all green sand. Why was there nothing there? Gu Maolin wasn't fooling him, was he? "Gu Maolin, look here, kid, where is the ship?" Wang Ke lowered his voice and asked quietly.
Gu Maolin was also a little unsure, but when he took a closer look, he suddenly felt happy. "Squad leader, it's a bit off. Just dig another two meters under the tree."
"real?"
"It's absolutely true. Why did I lie to you?"
The two of them were talking here, and Professor Wen raised his head there. "Are you two saying that we dug a little off?" The original drawing indicated that we should start digging from the tree to the north. Considering that we would not damage the tree easily, we deviated by five or six meters.
"Teacher Wen, can you dig a little under the tree, even if it's more than one meter?" Wang Ke commanded.
Ye Xianxian, who was driving the excavator at this time, also noticed Wang Ke's arrival and smiled at the two of them with his lips pursed. Wang Ke pointed at the tree and motioned her to dig in the direction of the tree.
The excavator turns around. He took a step back with a bang, turned his long arm around, stretched out the bucket and dug a hole downwards on the east side, and the green sand above collapsed. Continue, digging a few more times in succession. Suddenly, there was a muffled "click" sound from under the bucket of the excavator, as if something was being dug.
"Wait!" Professor Wen was overjoyed and immediately waved his hand to signal Ye Qianqian to pause.
Ye Xianqian stopped immediately, leaned his upper body out of the cab, and shouted loudly: "Uncle Wen, what's wrong?"
"Exit slowly."
"okay!"
Everyone could see clearly that a dark ship plank was brought out from the bucket of the excavator. There was really a sunken ship underneath. Professor Wen took a step forward, picked up the wet boat plank as if he had found a treasure, put it under his nose and smelled it, and then looked carefully into the depth of the bucket. Everyone was puzzled, except Wang Ke and Professor Wen, whose hearts were beating wildly.
"It's a ship's plank, it's a ship's plank!" At this time, Professor Wen stood up and turned around and shouted to everyone.
This is the first time I have received evidence in hand when stationed in Nanshao Village. With this ship board, it means that we have found the right direction. With this ship board, the following archeology can be carried out smoothly.
Ye Xianxian also jumped off the excavator. She waved to Wang Ke and Gu Maolin and hurried to Professor Wen's side.
"Uncle Wen, should we continue digging?" She was also very excited when she saw the broken ship plank.
"No, fill in this place." Professor Wen said decisively.
Some roads seem difficult to walk, but if you keep walking, you will find a different scenery. The end of the sky is the sea, the end of the night is dawn, and the end of the road is the goal.
"Why?"
"It's not too late to have a good meal. We have to make all preparations before taking action."
Professor Wen’s considerations have several aspects.
First, he needs to take this ship plank back to Jinmen and report it immediately to the university and relevant departments. Looking at it now, Nanshao Village is likely to be another milestone in his archaeological history. If you hold a handful of soil, you may find Qin bricks and Han tiles; if you shovel a shovel of sand, you may find treasures and history underneath.
Second, build a team of no less than ten people. In addition to organizing a group of graduate students to do internships, they must also instigate Professor Ye Rongguang to work with him to recruit Ye Pianqian first. Except for her, no one can match this excavator.
Third, we need to apply for funds and strive to bring two underground metal detectors and infrared hyperspectral imaging detectors imported from Germany to carry out comprehensive exploration.
Fourth, today Professor Wen did not expect to find the remains of the ancient river channel immediately. Who would have thought that after digging all morning, he dug up nearly 10 million yuan from yellow mud to yellow sand, from yellow sand to green sand, and there was no trace at all. He thought about a hundred possibilities, but he never thought that as soon as Wang Ke arrived, the two young soldiers pointed out the real thing and immediately found it. Is this a coincidence or the archaeological team's blessing? This strengthened his determination to borrow Wang Ke. He still needed Jinmen University to come forward and invite Wang Ke to join the archaeological team for the second time.
"Okay!" Ye turned over on the excavator and started backfilling.
Professor Wen smiled, as if he saw a big goal in his heart, waving to him!
