"Wait a minute, old village chief, you said the primary school is a snake mountain, why can't you see a snake now?" Wang Ke was a little strange, but the old village chief's next question was even stranger.
"Is it possible that there is less grass and less rocks on the mountain now, making it harder for insects to hide?" the old village chief asked.
"There are a lot of snakes, but you didn't see them." Gu Maolin interrupted abruptly, and Wang Ke saw the joy flashing in his eyes.
"Maolin, aren't you trying to scare us? Too many snakes are bad for the school."
"Don't worry, the snakes won't come up to the ground, they will have a good place to go." Gu Maolin said, winking at Wang Ke.
"What are you talking about? Where are these long worms going?" Seeing Gu Maolin's seriousness, the old village chief immediately became nervous.
"Well, I mean these snakes don't come to the surface because they've moved."
When Gu Maolin said these words, the cunning look in his eyes could only be understood by Wang Ke. As for why Gu Maolin suddenly became interested in the hillside of the elementary school, Wang Ke thought of the cloth bag and the colored stones in his hand. Did he discover something else?
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Wang Ke suddenly discovered the special fishy smell on the cloth bag and those colored stones two years later when he went to the battlefield. This smell was not caused by water, but the unique smell of snakes. Once you smell the same smell, there must be a poisonous snake within five steps, so be especially careful. But if you have this bag of stones by your side, no poisonous snake will bite you, even if you pet it, it will be as docile as a pet.
No matter what Gu Maolin discovered, at least it is not appropriate to talk to the old village chief anymore. Talking too much will lead to mistakes, so we will stop here.
"Old village chief, let me tell you something else." Wang Ke started to interrupt. Seeing the old village chief staring at him, Wang Ke said: "There are so many donkeys in the village now. Have you considered the next step? To build a veterinary station?”
"No one understands this."
"That doesn't matter, just send someone to learn. The key is to find someone willing to do it."
"Okay, let me think about it. Also, squad leader Xiao Wang, do you know about loans?" The old village chief asked back. The three small factories run by the village still need a loan of 100,000 yuan.
"I really don't understand this. I think we should go to the bank in the county, right? My godfather is going out tomorrow and I have to go see him off. Why don't you go with her and go to the bank in the county to find out."
"That's great. When will you leave tomorrow? Call me when you leave."
"Old village chief, let's go back first. Thank you for your story today. When Section Chief Chang and the others arrive, I will bring them over."
"Okay."
Wang Ke and Gu Maolin came out of the old village head's house. Gu Maolin wanted to go back to sleep, mainly to practice harmonica and flute, but Wang Ke thought he should go to Professor Wen's place.
"Maolin, don't hide anything from me."
"Squad leader, what do you mean?" Gu Maolin felt guilty and mumbled.
"Can you find out what you mean about the hillside of the elementary school?"
"No, we can just build our own ancient river channel, and don't touch this hillside." Gu Maolin immediately answered in the affirmative.
"Do you believe the legend?"
"This is not a legend, this is true." Gu Maolin affirmed again.
"You mean, there is an anti-gold hero buried under that hillside?"
"Yes and no, it's true that there are countless venomous snakes under the hillside."
"Maolin, you mean the hillside of the elementary school is a snake mountain."
"Squad leader, that's what you said. I just said there are countless venomous snakes in the heart of the mountain."
"Isn't that the same?"
"That's different. These snakes won't come out. You know, there are gaps in the middle of the hillside, holes and food. They don't need to come out. So don't disturb their life and tranquility."
"Maolin, this is not a trivial matter. You mean that the underground of Nanshao Village may be empty."
"I never said it, but the bottom of this hillside is empty and leads to an unknown place. It's best not to touch it, as it will cause trouble for ourselves."
"Okay!" Wang Ke was right when he thought about it. That waterfall and tiankeng, the underground river in Tunliu Village, and there was a world under the Xishan Mountain. He didn't doubt Gu Maolin's words at all. But what does this snake have to do with him? Has he and the snake already formed a symbiotic relationship? Professor Wen is also planning to further explore the hillside of this primary school.
"Maolin, then you go back and catch up on some sleep. Our reconnaissance team will be coming soon, so you can accompany them for a walk. I'll go to Professor Wen's place first. I want to sum up some things."
"okay!"
The two broke up at the intersection, and Wang Ke walked quickly to the elementary school. He made up his mind and persuaded Professor Wen to give up detecting the hillside of the primary school. Wang Ke believed Gu Maolin's words at this time. It doesn't matter whether there are snakes under the hillside of the elementary school. Even if there is something underneath, it should be preserved for future generations. Aren’t the shipwrecks on that ancient river busy enough?
When we arrived at the elementary school, Professor Wen's door was open. Wang Ke walked to the door and shouted: "Report!"
A girl came out, a student of Professor Wen.
"Teacher Wen is not here, he is on the hillside behind." The girl smiled and said to Wang Ke that she was helping Professor Wen tidy up the room.
Professor Wen brought five graduate students this time, two men and three women. If it weren’t for this unprecedented movement, they might have graduated long ago. Now, all of them are over thirty. They are students, let alone staff of the institute. . Including the previous doctoral student and a staff member of the research institute, there are a total of eight people living in the primary school. Professor Wen lives alone in a room. With students, he also has someone to take care of his life.
"Teacher Wen!" Wang Ke passed through the back door of the elementary school and saw Professor Wen standing on the hillside with his arms crossed, looking at the rising red sun in the distance.
Hearing the shout, Professor Wen turned around and saw that it was Wang Ke. He immediately smiled and said: "Last night, you also built the water house. It seems that this person is also formidable!"
"Well, Teacher Wen, section chief Chang from the administrative department and our reconnaissance team will be here soon. The old village chief asked you to take all the students to his house for dinner today at noon."
"I understand this, Squad Leader Wang, what do you think is under the hillside of this elementary school?"
"Teacher Wen, I just came from the old village chief's house. He has a legend that may be useful to you."
"Oh, what legend?"
So Wang Ke told all three legends about the old village chief, the focus of which was the legend about the formation of the hillside of the primary school.
"These legends are interesting. I didn't pay attention to the jujube tree thorns you mentioned, but there are indeed no mosquitoes or flies here in our primary school. I'm still wondering if the terrain here is related, or is there any mineral deposits underground?" Wen After the professor finished speaking, he looked around and asked, "Are they like this in the whole village?"
"Yes, it's the same. Mosquitoes and flies are rarely found in the entire Nanshao Village. I will accompany you to the back mountain to see the jujube tree. It's very puzzling."
"Team Leader Wang, there are all kinds of wonders in the world. Come on, let's go see the jujube tree. If there are such thorns, it's a new species."
"Okay, then, Teacher Wen, don't you have any ideas about this legend on the hillside of the elementary school?"
"It is better to believe that this legend exists than to believe that it does not exist." Professor Wen put his hands behind his back and walked west along the hillside. There is the back of the village. There are many date trees on the saddle-shaped ridge.
In fact, Professor Wen is not afraid of this legend, but has doubts about the detection under the hillside.
What good things can be put in iron cabinets? In the Yan State from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, there has long been a saying about iron-edged copper axes. The ancient iron smelting technology can be traced back to Nanshao Village more than 1,300 years ago. As the hometown of the ancient capital of Yanzhao, it was from here that the iron-smelting technology with documented history was introduced to the Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.
But if you make an iron coffin, it is not very reliable. It seems unlikely that other items could be buried deep underground. When excavating a historic site, we must first look at its cultural and historical value. If you don’t know anything, you can’t easily start a project.
"Teacher Wen, do you mean to believe these legends without further verification using scientific means?"
"That's not what I mean. Many coincidences in nature add mysterious evidence to our legends, but it does not mean that all legends are true." Professor Wen stopped, looked back at Wang Ke, and continued: "But if it can be passed down as a legend and endure through generations, it must have its shadow. As for whether the bottom of this hillside is empty, this is not difficult. You can know it with just a test, but I think it may be empty."
"Teacher Wen, you mean that you have discovered that it is empty a long time ago."
"Yeah!" This was the first time Professor Wen expressed his suspicion that the hillside was empty. He turned around and was surprised to see Wang Ke, and added: "But that's not what I care about. We should still focus on exploring the ancient river channels."
"Okay. Teacher Wen, I find you are really good." Wang Ke said this without any compliment. Professor Wen is not only knowledgeable, but also quick-thinking. No legend can escape his analysis.
"Teacher Wen, your instruments are so powerful, can you go through the back door and explore my godfather's courtyard?"
"Oh, why is this?" Professor Wen stood still again and turned to look at Wang Ke.
"I think so. Just from the ancient well in my godfather's house, we can see how wealthy the old Dong family was at that time. Who has the money to build a deep well? And from what we can infer, this ancient well is far away from the old house. It’s definitely not too far away, and I think we can definitely find a lot of ancestral property.”
"Captain Wang, how do you judge that the old Dong family has ancestral property, just based on an ancient well?"
"You're right, Teacher Wen, the reason why this well was sealed with a huge stone slab was because of a huge flood in history. After the flood, the ancient well was buried six or seven meters underground, and the entire village was razed to the ground. , presumably the house was also buried underground. I was in a panic at that time, and it was impossible to empty the house before the flood came."
"Well, you have a point."
The reason why Wang Ke wanted to do this was mainly to distract Professor Wen's energy. In addition, he did not dare to tell Professor Wen about Gu Maolin's basement inspection. Both of them were already very passive now.
"That's good. Let's do a comprehensive exploration of the ancient river channel tomorrow. Squad Leader Wang, didn't you give me a rough hand map? Let's start here first and take a look at the underground conditions within a few kilometers of this section. . When you have time, come and take a look at the small courtyard of Lao Dong's house, inside and out." Professor Wen thought for a while and decided to help.
"Oh, that's great. If my godfather knew about it, I don't know how happy he would be."
Professor Wen suddenly stopped and looked at a clump of low wild jujube trees in front of him. He bent down. The wild jujubes on it were only the size of a fingernail. "It's weird, the wild jujube thorns are also bent downward and inward!"
Then, Professor Wen took a few steps forward and saw a relatively large jujube tree, with jujubes as large as eggs. The jujube thorns also curl downward and inward.
"What's going on?!" Professor Wen asked Wang Ke, tilting his head.
