There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning.
Lu Cheng pulled two suitcases and followed his father out.
A domestic four-wheel-drive SUV parked at the door, with two people already sitting inside. One was Lu Tianming's colleague, Lao Huang, who was proficient in jade from the Cultural Affairs Bureau, about fifty years old; and the driver "Xiao Chen" was relatively young. , less than thirty years old.
Lu Cheng put the suitcase into the trunk and saw his father and Lao Huang sitting in the back seat, so he sat in the passenger seat.
As soon as he got in the car, he took the initiative to say hello with a smile: "Brother Chen, how many hours have you been driving this way? If you feel tired, you can do it for me. I also have a driver's license."
The driver, Xiao Chen, smiled and declined: "The distance is not far, it takes about five hours. Xiao Lu, how many years have you been taking the driver's license test?"
"Two years, but not a lot of driving."
"Then you need to practice more. This road not only has highways, but also rugged mountain roads. To be honest, it's a bit dangerous."
After hearing what he said, Lu Cheng stopped talking, fastened his seat belt, took out his mobile phone, and started reading online novels.
Lu Cheng liked martial arts novels when he was a child. He read Jin, Gu, Liang, Huang, and Wen when he was in junior high school. Unfortunately, these old gentlemen died, died, and stopped writing. There were no new books coming out, so he could only read online novels. , including fantasy, fairy tales, cultivation, time travel...
He has a special liking for cultivation novels. Because of this, he has a strong interest in cultivation. After several years of sitting meditation, he has reached the point where his limbs are warm and his Dantian is slightly warm. This is the basis for opening up the Great and Small Heavens. If there are still people in this world In the world of cultivation, it is equivalent to approaching the Qi refining stage.
However, despite practicing for several years, he has no miracles. He does not have the fist strength to kill a cow from across the mountain, nor the leg skills to jump ten meters away, nor can he fly in the air and overcome the center of the earth like a bird. gravitational.
The car drove forward quickly, and the scenery on both sides kept changing.
Lu Cheng didn't care too much about the scenery outside the car. He was immersed in the world of novels.
At 12 noon, the car arrived in Wulian County.
The group got out of the car, had lunch, and then continued on their way. After driving along the narrow cement mountain road for more than an hour, we came to a wilderness.
The car stopped and everyone got out.
Lu Cheng looked up and saw a mountain of seven or eight hundred meters high standing in front of him. Next to the mountain, there were two round hills tens of meters high. The hill on the left is much shorter, with heads shaking on it, and many people are working. The hills on the right were quiet, no one could be seen, and it seemed that no ground had been broken yet.
While watching, Lao Huang praised: "Hey! These two earth-sealing platforms are not small! Who would have thought that such a hill could actually be used to seal ancient tombs!"
Lu Tianming also praised: "The sealing ruins of this scale are even more magnificent than the Mojiao Mountain ruins."
Lu Cheng also has a family background. He likes to watch archaeological documentaries and knows that the Mojiaoshan site is a representative of Liangzhu culture.
The Mojiaoshan site is located 25 kilometers northwest of HZ City. The central mound of the site is about 670 meters long from east to west and 450 meters wide from north to south. The total area is about 300,000 square meters, and the soil layer is 10.2 meters thick. There are three small mounds on the big earth platform, forming a tripod: Wugui Mountain in the south, Xiao Mojiao Mountain in the north, and Da Mojiao Mountain in the east. The entire artificially built huge mound platform is like an "earth pyramid" ".
The two mounds of earth in front of them are fifty meters high, and their momentum exceeds the big earth platform of Mojiao Mountain.
Lu Cheng turned around and looked around and saw many cars parked nearby, including buses, cars, and several excavators.
At this time, Lu Tianming had already taken the lead to move forward.
Lao Huang and Xiao Chen followed.
Lu Cheng walked at the end, moving along a path towards the hills.
When we came to the foot of the hill, we saw a cordon surrounding it, and a sign beside it that read, "Ancient ruins, no one allowed to enter."
There are also about a dozen soldiers in camouflage uniforms standing guard around the area, responsible for maintaining public order and preventing outsiders from taking photos.
A young girl, who must be an archaeological team member, came up to Lu Tianming and said with a smile: "Teacher Lu, Teacher Huang, welcome you two."
Lu Tianming asked: "Xiao Li, to what level have you dug the soil?"
The girl replied excitedly: "Five layers have been dug out, revealing the chariot and horse pits, the burial tombs, and the top of the cairn. Teacher Lu, hurry up and take a look! The chariot and horse pits alone are amazingly big!" Seven vehicles, 28 tigers, 35 giant bears, 48 leopards, and dozens of bears have been found... In addition, there are also some large bird skeletons..."
"What? Isn't there just one bird?"
"Teacher Lu, you don't know. The chariot and horse pits at the right rear of the tomb are all pulled by huge birds. I don't know exactly how many there are."
When Lu Tianming heard this, his eyes shone, and he speeded up his pace unconsciously. As he walked, he said, "A giant bird pulling a cart? It's really unbelievable!"
Lu Cheng also became excited and thought to himself: "Is it possible that the immortal's tomb has been dug up? Is there a Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin?"
Of course, such words cannot come out of his mouth. This is the 21st century, an era that pays attention to science and breaks down superstition. Moreover, this is a national archaeological site. If he talks nonsense, he will lose face to his father.
Several people walked quickly up the hill and faced the archaeological site.
The archaeological site is very large. The top of the hill is flattened, and it is more than 500 meters long and 400 meters wide. There is a huge stone cairn in the center, which is square in shape, with a side of more than ten meters, and is covered with exquisite patterns.
There are eight burial tombs in front of the cairn. Only one is being excavated. The remaining seven have been marked and have not yet been excavated.
Behind the cairn, there are two chariot and horse pits, each of which is more than a hundred meters long and thirty meters wide. The chariot and horse pit on the left side has been dug out, revealing the skeletons of tigers, leopards and bears; the chariot and horse pit on the right is being excavated.
In addition, not far from the cairn, there is a circular altar, which turns out to be a huge jade! Completely carved!
At this time, many people were wandering around the stone cairn, altar and chariot pit. Some were digging carefully, while others were studying excitedly. Drones were flying in the sky to record and take photos. This is a national-level archeology, and every step is recorded.
Someone brought a confidentiality agreement and asked the newcomers to sign one by one.
Lu Tianming and Lao Huang both signed seriously; Lu Cheng also signed without saying a word.
After signing his name, Lu Cheng followed his father to see the tiger, leopard and bear.
"This is not an ordinary tiger, this is a saber-toothed tiger. It is more than five meters long. Look at this tooth, which is at least 25 centimeters. It is said that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct 10,000 years ago. I didn't expect that there was a cart puller here. Sabre-toothed tiger…”
"This is no ordinary bear. This is a short-faced bear that has long been extinct. It is over three and a half meters tall..."
"This should be a prehistoric black panther, much larger than the existing leopard..."
As Lu Tianming spoke, he kept praising him, his expression was so excited that it was hard to suppress.
Lu Cheng stared with wide eyes, full of doubts in his heart: "Dad, don't you think this is weird? Who knows how to use tiger, leopard and bear bears to pull a cart?"
Lu Tianming smiled broadly and said: "You are still young, read more and talk less! Just wait for the excavation results. Just like the Sanxingdui ruins, when the bronze statues were unearthed, weren't they just as amazing? This is the meaning of our existence as archaeologists. , discover ancient monuments, study history, and reveal the truth.”
Then, he walked towards the chariot pit on the other side.
