Two o'clock in the afternoon, downtown.
After many inquiries, I finally found a factory that processes solid wood furniture in the south of the city. The area is quite large. There are various semi-finished boards stacked in the courtyard, and the cutting sound of the electric saw is very loud.
"Brother, who are you looking for?" A worker who was cutting boards asked me loudly.
I said loudly: "I want to customize some solid wood furniture! I don't know if we can do it here! The price is easy to talk about!"
The worker turned off the power, and the roar of the machine stopped abruptly.
He casually wiped the sweat on his face and said with a smile: "If you can do it, you can do anything, tables, chairs, benches, window partitions, wardrobe cabinets, big bed sofas, as long as you have enough money, you can do coffins?"
I smiled and said, "Are you the boss? What's your surname?"
"Your surname is Zhou. I'm not the boss, but I can make the decision. Just tell me what kind of furniture you want. I'll give you a discounted price."
I said that I wanted to make ten 1.5 by 1.6 solid wood boxes. I had no other requirements. The only thing I wanted to do was that they should be made to fit tightly and be strong!
The other party looked stunned and asked: "Ten wooden boxes? Why do you make so many big boxes?"
"I'm useful. Don't ask any more questions. Just tell me if you can do the job and how much it will cost."
"Of course, it's not difficult. How about this? I'll use the strongest boards for you. It costs...three hundred yuan for a box? How about that?"
I didn't counter-offer and gave him a thousand yuan on the spot. I said it was a deposit and the rest would be settled after everything was done. The other party was very happy. The price at that time was only two hundred yuan for a sofa, so he accepted it. It's a good job, and I give money easily, so the other party is naturally happy. We chatted for a while and made an appointment for me to come pick up the goods tomorrow afternoon.
Next, rent a secure warehouse.
I originally wanted to find a place in the countryside, but after careful consideration, I decided it would be better to rent one in the city. Because there are few people and few cars in the countryside, no matter what you do, people will notice you. On the contrary, in the urban areas, there are many people and cars, and there is a mix of good and bad, so you will not attract anyone's attention if you do something.
Finally, I rented an apartment on the first floor of an old community from an agent. It was a good place to live and store goods. The location was across from the hardware store in Xialu District, and across the street was the old Xialu Police Station.
Huangshi is next to the Yangtze River, why can't it develop? The impression is that people are not wealthy, prices are low, and people have no money in their pockets. The busiest places at that time were probably the pedestrian street snack alley and the area near the Old Cultural Palace, where there were quite a few children.
At that time, the big trees on both sides of the Yellowstone Avenue had not been cut down. In the afternoon, I bought two popsicles, blew the hot summer wind, ate the popsicles, and walked from west to east under the shade of the trees on the Yellowstone Avenue. It was so pleasant. I still remember the appearance of the long-haired young woman selling old popsicles in the small supermarket, but she 100% does not remember me.
I was walking on the road when I suddenly saw a truck full of saplings passing by. I had an idea and thought of a perfect solution.
I hurried back to the mountain before dark, and I told the leader that we should cut down ten ginkgo tree saplings! The day after tomorrow, hide the money jar in the box first! Spread the soil! Then put the ginkgo tree saplings! That way no one would be suspicious if they saw it.
"Okay, this is a good idea."
"Boss, haven't you found the main tomb yet? You shouldn't." I said.
He shook his head and said: "Yunfeng, you didn't go down yesterday and we almost got lost. The structure there is complex, with dozens of underground chambers and many tomb passages leading in different directions. I always feel that this ancient tomb... .....It may have been rebuilt based on some underground project back then."
"Boss, the Southern Song Dynasty was not strong enough back then, and the Mongols would attack at any time. Is it possible that this is a remodel of the underground military shelter built by Lu Wende?"
"It's possible. Anyway, there are still many mysteries to be solved. We may have to stay here for a while. When you go to the city tomorrow, remember to prepare more daily necessities."
"Moreover, I want to hear your opinion on what you plan to do with these ten money jars."
I thought for a while and said: "Boss, I don't plan to sell these ten money jars, let's open them ourselves!"
He raised his head and frowned and said, "You want to bet? Nine times out of ten you will lose, Yunfeng."
I nodded and explained: "It's worth a gamble! Look at the head! If we sell it as a whole, it will only sell for about one million! I saw Jingding Yuanbao and Xianchun Yuanbao on the surface of the jar yesterday! This is the Southern Song Dynasty money jar! I just I suspect there may be gold bars or silver ingots hidden under a jar!"
The going price at that time was that if it were a 200-pound Northern Song Dynasty money jar, it would probably be worth tens of thousands of yuan! But these ten jars are different, they are Southern Song Dynasty money jars!
Southern Song Dynasty money, large jars weighing hundreds of kilograms are rare! Usually they are small jars! Basically they are all broken! Except for the large jars produced in Xisai Mountain, only Hainan has such large jars.
I want to fucking smash them all open myself!
Just bet on whether there will be a gold ingot or a large silver ingot under the jar! Because there has been a silver ingot hoard in Xisai Mountain before, all of which were official silver. The silver ingots are as big as men’s travel shoes, and one can easily sell for hundreds of thousands!
If they were all smashed open and there were no gold or silver ingots, those ten jars would be sold for 100,000 yuan! So this is a disguised form of gambling.
I only bet if I feel there is a chance of winning!
If these ten jars were not dug out in Mount Xisai, then I would not bet on it 100%! I would choose to sell it intact to an antiquities dealer.
In addition, another reason why we don’t want to sell is that once we sell ten jars, the people from the Siping Gang and the Jiangsu Gang will definitely know! It's not fun when they arrive.
After thinking about it, he said, "Okay Yunfeng, let's take a small gamble."
In the middle of the night, the leader and others went to the tomb to look for things again. Mr. Pian and I were not idle either. We went to cut down ten ginkgo tree saplings for tomorrow.
I came back in the early morning, and this time I received three sacks of funerary objects, mainly dozens of oil lamps from the Song Dynasty, human-shaped pottery figurines and some bottles and jars. What is puzzling is that Dou Yazai said that the main tomb chamber seemed to be hidden. ! Can't find it anywhere.
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In the afternoon, I went to the city to find eight people to carry the custom-made large wooden box to the mountain. A worker asked out of curiosity: "Boss, didn't you say you were loading saplings? You don't need our help to pack them?"
"No need today, we can just install it ourselves. At two o'clock tomorrow afternoon, you guys remember to come on time and help me carry it down the mountain. The wages are the same, two hundred yuan a day."
"Okay! Boss, let's talk if you need it!"
After watching the workers leave, I quickly called over Brother Yu, Douyazai and the little Taoist priest, and we worked together to carry the large box that had been ordered back to the camp.
Put the big money can into the wooden box, seal the wooden board in the middle, fill it with soil, put the ginkgo saplings in, fill the gaps around the box with a layer of soil, and finally compact the soil! Press tight! This way it looks seamless, even if the box accidentally turns over, because there is a layer of wood in the middle, the money jar will not fall out.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the helping workers arrived as scheduled with poles. When they saw it, they said, "Oh boss! This sapling is great! It's full of water! It will definitely survive if it is moved to another place!"
I smiled and spread a circle of smoke for these people and urged them to carry them down the mountain quickly. Brother Yu didn't even show his head. They were watching from a distance, so the workers naturally wouldn't notice them.
Four people form a group, tie the rope tightly, put on the bars, and shout: "Get up!"
The big wooden box moved only slightly.
"Oh my God! Why is it so heavy?" a worker said with surprise.
I quickly said: "It's all dirt, how can it not be heavy? Brother, please work harder, and you will get a bonus when you finish your life!"
As soon as they heard that they had money to take, they immediately became excited.
Let’s start with a shout! The box was lifted on the spot.
I directed and opened the way.
In this way, a group of people carried the big wooden box down Xisai Mountain.
Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the foot of the mountain and before the boxes were loaded into the car, something unexpected happened.
People from the local forestry bureau came.
