Yes, if Godfather Wen asks, how did you two brats know that the box was under the big locust tree? How should I answer?
Wang Ke thought of a hundred reasons, but none could conceal the essence of the problem. Only he could explain clearly what was buried deep in the ground, so how could others know about it? Now it seems that we can only tell the secret of Gu Maolin, otherwise it would be such a special power. Would anyone believe it?
well! Take it one step at a time and we'll talk about it when the time comes, but we must come to this cemetery and dig out this box before we talk about it.
It was already midnight when we entered Longquanzhuang, and the whole village was shrouded in darkness.
Wang Ke and Gu Maolin entered the village one after the other. If this were in Nanshao Village, it would have caused a group of vicious dogs to bark. But in Longquanzhuang, there was silence because there were no dogs in this village.
The silence was eerie, and there seemed to be countless pairs of eyes staring at the two people in the darkness.
"Platoon leader, have you noticed? Except for a mad dog in the cave within a cave, we have never seen a dog in Longquanzhuang."
"Well, you just found out."
"Isn't this abnormal?"
"Yes, we need to study why. Let's ask Uncle Ye when we have time."
As the two of them talked, they arrived at the small courtyard of Uncle Geng's house, but when they saw it, the light in the west wing was still on, so no one was asleep yet.
Wang Ke opened the door and entered the house happily.
But when he lifted the door curtain of the inner room, he was stunned. Professor Ye Rongguang was okay, but Godfather Wen had a livid face.
"You're back? Where were you two brats in the middle of the night, wearing leggings?"
"Daddy Wen, we have a new discovery." Wang Ke quickly stepped forward and sat down, explaining while taking off his leggings.
When he heard about the new discovery, Godfather Wen looked much better. When everyone was about to go to bed, Dr. Xiao Zhang discovered that the two were missing. Later, they further discovered that their leggings were gone, and the two professors realized that the two boys had slipped out. What kind of terrain is suitable for leggings? It must be the mountains.
Going into the mountains in the middle of the night must be a big deal. But after waiting and waiting, the two professors became a little angry. Now that he is back, he will naturally be questioned strictly.
"What new discovery?"
"Daddy Wen, do you still remember the graveyard in Huangcaotan?"
"Well, are you still worried about the grave?" Professor Wen was still not angry.
"This...this..."
"talk."
"This cemetery is very suspicious." Wang Ke mustered up the courage to continue making up, but he still couldn't tell Gu Maolin's secret until he was cornered.
"Is there anything suspicious?"
Wang Ke folded the leggings he had taken off and put them aside. He glanced at Gu Maolin next to him and continued: "Who would bury their ancestors in such a desolate place? Feng shui is not feng shui, and popularity is not popular."
"Maybe they just want to be quiet?"
"No, Godfather Wen, the choice of this cemetery is very doubtful. Judging from the cemetery, no one has visited the grave or burned incense for decades. Are all the descendants dead? "
"It's possible, there were wars here in the past."
Wang Ke still shook his head and continued: "Daddy Wen, if you were from Longquanzhuang, you would never choose your ancestral grave in such a desolate place. If you were not from Longquanzhuang, who would it be?"
"Xiao Wang Ke, is this none of your business? Are you too worried?"
"It's not just a matter of worry, but we have always suspected that there is a treasure buried there."
"Okay, even if there is a treasure down there, it's not your turn to go out in the middle of the night and make us two old men worry about you." Professor Ye Rongguang finally spoke and expressed his resentment.
"Uncle Ye, didn't something happen at the cemetery today? We suspected that someone took the treasure map and went there to dig graves..."
"Childish!" This yell was made by Professor Wen. He really couldn't tolerate Wang Ke's strong words. So before he could finish speaking, he immediately interrupted Wang Ke.
"Daddy Wen, don't be angry, we really found out the clues."
Professor Wen and Professor Ye Rongguang both opened their eyes in disbelief. Professor Wen asked, "Has someone gone to dig a grave?"
Wang Ke nodded. "Yeah, dig the mess up."
"How could this happen?" Professor Wen's words softened. Facts have proved that Wang Ke and the others were right. Could it be that the tomb robbers really got the treasure map and followed the map to dig the grave there? If this is true, it would be interesting.
"Besides, when we went there, the tomb robber was still there. He hadn't left yet, so we came back first."
"The tomb robber is still here, which means he hasn't found what he wants yet. Then why are you here? Come on, let's go now, Xiao Zhang, get up." Professor Wen became anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly called to the person who was already lying down. Dr. Xiao Zhang.
Seeing Professor Wen's impatience, Wang Ke couldn't help but smile.
When Wang Ke smiled, Professor Wen realized that he had been fooled. He thought for a moment and said, "No, the tomb robbers haven't left yet. How did you find out?"
"Gu Maolin discovered it, but we didn't make any announcement and deliberately lured him away."
"How to say?"
So Wang Ke learned again what Gu Maolin said incoherently.
"Ah, if you say this, don't you let the tomb robber attack the eagle's mouth? What if he goes up and kills someone?" Although Professor Ye Rongguang was not sleeping, he had been in bed, and he sat up.
"Don't worry, Godfather Wen and Uncle Ye. The eagle's beak is so big. The cliff alone is enough for him to find. It's not easy to get to the top of the eagle's beak."
"Then what do you mean..."
"We'll dig tomorrow."
"Is it random digging?"
"No, no, no, Godfather Wen, do you still remember my mathematical model? When I got there today, I took a look and told Gu Maolin that there is a special place that has not been dug yet. If the treasures are there, they must be there. "
When Professor Wen heard this, he was a little skeptical. Why? At that time, in Nanshao Village, the ancient river channel investigation encountered a bottleneck. It was Wang Ke who used modeling technology to calculate the ancient water flow and used mathematical models to let him change places. Can this cemetery be used now?
"Old Ye, what do you think?" Professor Wen didn't dare to make up his mind, but the tomb robbers didn't find it, so there was still hope.
"I think we can try it tomorrow with the shovel."
"Aren't people from the province coming tomorrow?"
"Then let the landlord, Mr. Geng, take care of him first, and let's go try digging first. Maybe there is something you, Mr. Wen, are interested in!" Professor Ye Rongguang knew that Professor Wen couldn't walk when he heard about the ancient relics.
"Okay, that's it."
Early the next morning, Professor Wen went to the landlord Lao Geng and told him about the reception of people from the province. Then according to Wang Ke's request, he asked Lao Geng to go to the village to borrow axes, iron picks, big saws, hemp ropes, etc. Crowbar...
This is not digging a grave, this is cutting down a tree!
You're really right, just cut down the tree first.
After breakfast, the group of people put on leggings, straw hats, picked up tree sticks and gathered in the yard.
As for Gu Maolin, he filled all the seven military water bottles of the six people, loaded the tools borrowed by Uncle Geng into the wheelbarrow, pushed it on and left.
Wait a minute, why are there seven military kettles for six people? Don't forget, Wang Ke borrowed five military kettles from the interference group. Ye is the eldest lady, not big, and drinks the most water. The extra military kettle was prepared for her.
Don't be surprised. The six people left the village, crossed the road, and soon arrived at the grassy beach opposite.
After walking for about forty minutes, the group finally found the cemetery.
When I got there, I saw that it was dug up in a mess. There were bones, coffin slabs and loess everywhere.
"This unfilial descendant has dug up his ancestors for money. Little Wang Ke, come here and see what we should do?" After Professor Wen finished scolding, he immediately found Wang Ke. This cemetery, said Big or small, no, no small. Now five or six graves have been dug up. It seems that this tomb robber is at his wits end and has nothing to do.
Wang Ke and Gu Maolin looked at each other, then pretended to walk to the old locust tree that was as thick as an arm's length, gave a thumbs up in the direction of the eagle's beak, took out the compass and looked left and right. He muttered to himself, and finally said: "Godfather Wen, Uncle Ye, let's saw off this old locust tree first, and then dig down from its roots."
There are several trees here, and this old locust tree is the largest and thickest.
"Brother Bing, we need to cut down a tree. Let's cut down the one over there. This one is too thick." Ye jumped over wearing a straw hat.
"Do you think we are really here to cut down trees? You stay by the side and provide us with logistical support." Wang Ke glared at her, picked up the big saw, and said to Gu Maolin: "Maolin, I Come first."
"Swish, swish, swish," and after a while, Wang Ke and Gu Maolin started sawing, one on the left and the other on the right.
This old locust tree was too lush. Wang Ke and Gu Maolin sawed it for more than half an hour, but they didn't get halfway through it. Dr. Xiao Zhang and Professor Wen were replaced, and they sawed for another half an hour. The tree finally began to shake.
"Daddy Wen, get out of the way." Wang Ke climbed up the tree and tied the rope to the upper part of the tree. He directed the five people to hold one end of the rope while he used the big crowbar to insert it into the sawed gap. , knocking down the big locust tree in one breath.
Dig now. After cutting off the surrounding tree roots, several people took turns and three shovels finally dug out the big tree root.
Gu Maolin nodded to Wang Ke, and Wang Ke understood. He walked up to Professor Wen and said: "Daddy Wen, have you noticed that this big locust tree itself grew on a grave mound. It finally grew into a big tree in fifty or sixty years. Mao Lin and I have long suspected that this is The person who buried the treasure did it, and now the tree roots have risen, so there should be something underneath."
"Well, I hope so." After all this trouble, Professor Wen sat tiredly under the fallen locust tree and looked at Wang Ke and Gu Maolin who were very motivated.
Especially Gu Maolin, standing in the pit more than one meter deep, picked up the iron pickaxe and started digging hard at the bottom.
There was a "bang" sound, and the pickaxe seemed to have struck something.
This sound also startled Gu Maolin. Isn't it just a box? Why is this sound coming?
This sound also attracted Wang Ke's attention, and the time to witness the miracle had arrived. He picked up a shovel and jumped into the pit. He first cleaned out the soil and then shoveled away the debris. Only then did he discover that it was a vat with a mouth and a bottom upward.
"Daddy Wen, Uncle Ye, a vat was found here."
In fact, there was no need for Wang Ke to shout. The two professors, including Ye Qianpian and Dr. Xiao Zhang, had already gathered around excitedly.
If there is a tank, it means there is something there, let alone an upside-down tank.
"Keep digging." Professor Wen signaled. Without his words, Wang Ke had already dug downwards along the mouth of the tank. After a while, I finally saw clearly that they were two vats, with the sides of the vats interlocking, and they seemed to be filled with glutinous rice syrup.
Wang Ke lay next to Gu Maolin's ear and said softly: "Didn't you say it's a box?"
Gu Maolin's face was a little red. He held the pickaxe in his hand and asked Professor Wen at the edge of the pit: "Teacher Wen, do you want to break it open?"
"No, no, no, get the tank out together." Professor Wen shouted. He has traveled a hundred miles and has reached this critical juncture. He must not give up halfway.
Finally, everyone worked hard to get it out. Although the two paired cylinders are not big, they are firmly glued together and weigh more than a hundred pounds.
"Call it off, call it a day, and take it back to Longquanzhuang." Professor Wen was as happy as a child. Needless to say, the treasure in this vat will definitely be earth-shattering. He originally came to Longquanzhuang just for fun, but after twists and turns, he got this treasure by accident.
On the way back, the car was covered with thick grass, and the two tanks slept on it, tied tightly. Wang Ke and Gu Maolin have been pushing the wheelbarrow in turns, while Professor Wen and Ye Rongguang are on the left and right, like two guardians, and the others are following the team carrying tools.
