After bidding farewell to Professor Wen, Wang Ke returned to his godfather Dong's small natural rubber factory, where he continued to help clean the leather and change the water.
The water tower has been built and is taller than this three-story building, but it has not been officially opened yet. But for now, the on-site meeting will definitely be used.
"Godfather, Godfather Wen came to see me tonight mainly because he wanted to ask me..."
"Are you asking when you are leaving?" Godfather Dong Pianfang stopped Wang Ke.
"Well, I want to return to the team after the on-site meeting. The troops are stationed in Xishan for training, and there will be live-fire shooting and exercises later." Wang Ke did not go on to say anything further. This training can also be called combat readiness training. Everything starts from actual combat, and the reconnaissance team has been on a business trip for nearly a year.
"Boy, you are a member of the army, and everything must be done for the interests of the army." Godfather Dong Pianfang remained calm and continued to stir the scraps of skin in the open pot. But inside, there was a huge wave at this moment.
He clearly knew that Wang Ke was in the army and would have to return to the army sooner or later, but he still couldn't bear to leave. The fight against the flood in Chun Shang, the subsequent resumption of production, the investigation of ancient river channels, and the establishment of small factories and clinics are unknown to others, but Godfather Dong's folk prescriptions are vivid in his mind. After many lives and friendships, Wang Ke is closer than his own son. Everyone in the village knows this.
"Godfather, I will come back often to see you and your godmother." Wang Ke also felt a little sad when he said this. Twice, my life was saved by my godfather. Because of this great kindness, Nanshao Village will always be my second hometown.
"Boy, the Lettuce Barracks is not far from Nanshao anyway. We will visit you when we have time."
"Godfather, in half a year, my old squad leader Huang Zhonghe may be demobilized, and he will settle in Nanshao Village by then. By then, I will have more opportunities." Wang Ke squeezed out a smile and consoled him. Holding the godfather.
"Okay, next year I will make more tiger bone wine. You like to drink it, and your godfather Wen also likes to drink it. You guys will ask for leave during the Chinese New Year. At that time, I will make more donkey meat."
Let’s talk, it’s already midnight.
Godfather Dong Pianfang went back. Wang Ke patrolled the yard and came to the reception room at the door. He lay on the small bed and looked at the ceiling, not feeling sleepy at all.
They say life opens up as you go, so you don’t have to worry now. Let the tree that should belong to you in the future grow longer and let those flowers bloom again. When you meet again, when you see that tree and see those flowers, that is the most beautiful time.
If he had not been a soldier, if he had not met his godfather Dong Pianfang, would he have such great affection for Nanshao Village?
He had so many adventures in Nanshao Village that Wang Ke even wondered if he had fought here in his previous life. When Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, would there have been someone named Wang Ke at that time?
In his wild thoughts, Wang Ke fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, my godmother came to deliver the meal early in the morning and at the same time came to replace Wang Ke. This morning, at the ancient river excavation site, exploratory mining will be conducted downwards again.
Nowadays, excavators can no longer be used. Basically, manual shovels are used to remove the skin of beans, layer by layer, carefully.
After breakfast, Wang Ke went to primary school.
Professor Wen was still standing on the hillside behind the primary school, facing the rising sun, breathing in the fresh air. Today is the decisive battle, the time has come to unveil the ancient river channel.
His mind was racing with thoughts. He had been in Dingxian for several months. In this land adjacent to the Xishan Mountains, he was likely to reach another peak in his career after his last visit to the ancient wells and underground rivers in Tunliuzhuang. .
When I was thinking wildly, I saw Wang Ke running over from a distance.
"Good morning, Godfather Wen!"
"Good morning, little Wang Ke."
"Daddy Wen, today we are going to reveal the true face of the ancient river."
"Yes! So, I'm still a little excited inside."
At this time, two soldiers with live ammunition passed by. They were going to change the guard. A 20-meter-wide isolation belt has been pulled up around the outer edge of the excavation pit. There is a sentry post at the entrance and a mobile sentry post in the opposite corner, which operates every two hours and is on guard 24 hours a day.
Passing by Wang Ke, the class members raised their hands and saluted Wang Ke, and Wang Ke immediately responded with a military salute. This interaction shocked Professor Wen.
"Xiao Wang Ke, are you all like this in the army?"
"Yes, Godfather Wen. Two people form a team, three people form a line. This is stipulated in the queue regulations."
"Okay, our archaeological inspection team will also implement this kind of militarized management in the future." Professor Wen is not only curious now, but also feels that this is combat effectiveness.
There are too many things in Wang Ke that interest Professor Wen.
"Dad Wen, have you eaten?"
"Go and eat right away, how about you?"
"I've eaten, Godfather Wen, have all the numbered boxes been shipped?" Wang Ke was referring to those that were ready to be loaded with possible antiquities.
"It's ready." Everything is ready now, all we need is the east wind.
"Okay, Godfather Wen, I'll go to the mining pit first. I'll wait for you there."
"Okay, be careful."
After Wang Ke said goodbye to Professor Wen, he came to the mining pit. Now the place has been built like a giant underground museum, with a slope of tens of meters in a zigzag shape, and it took three consecutive turns to reach the bottom of the slope.
Learning from the lessons of the last landslide, and based on the geological conditions of Nanshao Village, there are many steel pipes under the roof, with support frames and support plates on all sides, which is more than a four-story building.
Electric lights were installed at the bottom of the slope, illuminating the working surface brightly. The actual focus of the work area is only the size of a basketball court, but standing under this huge pit, you still look very small. Looking up from the bottom of the pit, the ceiling is just a small piece.
At the excavation site, there are gloves, archaeological shovels, brushes, cultural relic pads, small sieves, excavation trucks, water pumps, buckets... everything is available. All it takes is Professor Wen Wen and his party to come down with their cameras and notebooks.
According to the pre-arrangement, the bottom of this basketball court-sized operation pit has been divided into six operation pits, namely Pit No. 1, Pit No. 2, Pit No. 3, Pit No. 4, Pit No. 5 and Pit No. 6.
Standing there, Wang Ke was filled with excitement. We will be witnesses and practitioners of ancient river excavation, and will participate in the entire process of excavation. Buried deep under the sediment of ancient rivers, those shipwrecks and cultural relics dating back thousands of years are about to be revealed to the world. Are they also very excited?
Sitting on the second-floor ramp, Wang Ke closed his eyes happily. He was thinking, let me feel it, or use my mind to navigate. See what's at the bottom of this pit?
Wang Ke meditated like a monk, with his mind empty and eliminating distracting thoughts. More than half an hour passed without him noticing.
Between heaven and earth, it is like washing with water. But he sat there, and for a long time, not a single phantom appeared before his eyes. Has his ability to perceive disappeared? The thinking navigation in your head has also failed?
While I was imagining there, suddenly a wave of heat slowly rose up in my Dantian, gradually rising and slowly spreading to my limbs. But when it comes to the hands and feet, the heat rushes left and right, then slowly gathers back, making the lower abdomen get hotter and hotter.
What's going on? Wang Ke slowly let out the old stuff and brought in the new stuff, exhaling hot breath.
"Little Wang Ke!" There was a burst of chaotic footsteps on the slope behind him. Professor Wen came down with a dozen of his colleagues and students.
Wang Ke exhaled heavily, then patted his butt and stood up. "Godfather Wen!"
As everyone came to the bottom of the pit again, Professor Wen divided them into two groups, and first began to explore and excavate the No. 3 and No. 4 working pits in the middle.
What is exploratory excavation?
This is the most commonly used method of excavating ruins in archaeology. That is, the excavation area is divided into a number of equal squares, and the excavation is divided according to the square unit. These squares are called "exploring squares".
Professor Wen asked everyone to lay a wooden peg at each intersection of the cross lines in each drawn square grid. The size of the grid depends on the thickness of the cultural accumulation at the site.
The exploration square consists of three parts: the main body, partition beams and key columns. The direction of exploration is generally the positive direction, which is where the magnetic needle points. This will not only facilitate measurement, but also facilitate future excavations. The general square meter specification is 5×5 meters. The main part area is 4×4 meters. The area of partition beams is 4×1 meters each, and the area of key columns is 1×1 meter. The southwest corner of the exploration area is unified as the coordinate base point for the exploration area measurement.
This operation made Wang Ke confused. He didn't expect that he still had so much knowledge.
Soon, the two groups dispersed. Everyone was half squatting, holding small shovels and shoveling inch by inch according to the map.
Each pair of eyes scanned the soil beneath their feet like a detector. Suddenly, a classmate exclaimed: "Teacher Wen, there is something going on here!".
Professor Wen walked over, which was expected. But Wang Ke could only stand and watch from a distance. A dark thing appeared in the small hole she dug. Everyone gathered around to look at it, the ship plank! I don't know who shouted.
"Slow down and clean with a brush."
This thousand-year-old ship plank is actually as hard as iron, completely different from the ship planks dug under the big poplar tree before. Slowly, the female classmate cleared out more than one meter in length, but there was still no end.
Everyone quickly returned to their excavation point and followed the direction of the ship plank to expand the scope of their search. Luck favors those who are prepared, and soon more and more shovels hit the same hard object.
Everyone really wishes they had a big shovel so that they could dig up this sunken ship with just one shovel. At this time, Professor Wen shouted loudly: "Students and colleagues, excavating cultural relics is a meticulous job. You can't do it quickly, but work slowly and carefully."
More than an hour later, the true face of the sunken ship appeared in the sand. The bow of the ship was thrust diagonally into the northwest underground direction, and the deck was turned sideways. What was discovered now was only one side of the ship. The exposed ship plank alone is more than ten meters long. According to visual inspection, the length of this thousand-year-old shipwreck will not be less than twenty meters, and the width will not be less than three meters.
The unexpected shipwreck immediately made everyone excited. Although nothing was seen, the sunken ship was enough to excite everyone. It was so well preserved, not to mention the contents of the cabin.
Everyone's fatigue disappeared. Although there were no thrilling scenes on the archaeological trip and the excavation was very difficult, it was tiring and happy, boring but surprising.
"Come on, come on, let's take a rest, let's take a photo and keep it as a souvenir!"
Professor Wen greeted loudly, and everyone began to squat around the sunken ship, preparing to capture this most precious moment.
"Wait a minute, little Wang Ke, come to the middle." Professor Wen saw that everyone was there, but Wang Ke was still standing far away from Tan Fang.
"Daddy Wen, I won't go there!"
"You must come! And in our team, you have the greatest contribution." Without any further explanation, Wang Ke was dragged over by a student.
