Daomu Biji

Chapter 6 Inheritance

It was a black and white photo that was a bit brown, very similar to the one Brother Chu showed me. It was sandwiched among many photos, making it difficult to distinguish. Above is a photo of two people, and I was surprised to find that one of them turned out to be Chen Wenjin.

This photo is much larger than the one Brother Chu showed me, so I can see it quite clearly. In addition to the two people in the photo, there is a child in the background. The other man, wearing the folk costume of the Yao people, had a nervous expression, while Wen Jin smiled brightly.

What's going on? How come Wen Jin's photo appears here? I got goosebumps all over my body and immediately asked Agui: "When was this photo taken?"

Agui pulled over and took a look: "Decades ago." He pointed at the man wearing folk clothes, "This is my father, and this woman is from the expedition team."

"Expedition team? Has there been an expedition team here?" I almost jumped up, "What is going on?"

"I don't know. It seems that something was discovered in the mountains over there." Agui pointed in a direction, "I worked on it for several years, and then suddenly nothing happened."

I secretly screamed in my heart. I couldn’t find anything after wearing iron shoes. It took no effort to get here. This trip was really worth it for me. I immediately pulled Agui to sit down and asked him to tell me about the expedition team right away. .

Agui felt baffled as to what was going on with this man and why he was so excited when he heard about it. The fat man said: "We are just good at this, don't mind, just tell me, we will give you money and royalties, thirty for one thousand words."

As soon as Agui heard that he had money, he immediately became excited and hurriedly waved his daughter over to count the words and told us everything from beginning to end.

Agui was only a teenager when the incident happened. Banai was very poor and almost isolated from the world at that time, so the appearance of the expedition team left a deep impression on him. He remembered that there were more than a dozen people in the expedition team, led by a woman, and they followed people going to the market back to the village. Because his father was the liaison officer of the village at the time, he went to receive the expedition team.

The woman told his father that they were an archaeological expedition team from the city and were going to conduct an archaeological expedition nearby, hoping that his father would cooperate.

They had red seal documents from the "government", which was considered a big deal in the village. Agui's father did not dare to neglect, so he helped them arrange accommodation and guides.

The expedition team stayed here for only six or seven months. However, during this period, they spent most of their time running outside in the mountains. Basically, no one in the village had contact with the expedition team. The people who had the closest relationship with them were The guide arranged by Agui's father.

Later, after the expedition team left, they asked the guide what they were doing in the mountains. The guide couldn't tell clearly. They had traveled almost all the nearby mountains in the past few months, and it seemed that they found the place they were looking for in the last few months. If he wasn't running in the mountains, he wouldn't need a guide, so the guide didn't follow the team. The woman asked him to report every three days, and specifically reminded him not to be too early or too late.

Then something happened that sounded quite evil.

In the beginning, the guide always went there every three days, and there was no big problem. One time, he wanted to help his relatives cut grass, so he thought it would be okay to go a day early. But when he went, he found that there was no one in the archaeological team's camp. , I don’t know where I went. He was frightened, thinking that something had happened to him, but he didn't dare to say anything. He went to look for it by himself, but he searched all over the nearby mountains and couldn't find it.

He returned to the village in fear and did not sleep all night. When he went back the next day, he found those people appeared again and the camp was bustling as if nothing had happened.

He felt something was abnormal at the time and thought it was the mountain god causing trouble. He did not dare to tell the story until the archaeological team left before telling the villagers.

When the archaeological team left, they took away more than a dozen boxes of things. It was said that they were all found in that area. No one knew what was inside. This photo was taken by the female team leader and his father before leaving. It was printed and sent back in the city. Because of this incident, his father later became a village official, so his father regarded this as his own The glorious history is hung on the wall.

After Agui finished speaking, the fat man could no longer restrain his excitement and winked at me. I knew what he meant: the archaeological team disappeared, probably because of a fight. I made a gesture to calm him down and asked Agui: "What year did it happen? Do you remember?"

Agui pointed with his cigarette rod at the child in the background behind the photo: "This is me, too young, I can't tell the year. There were no books to read at that time. But there are definitely people who will remember it. If you want to know more details, I’ll go ask for you tomorrow.”

I thanked him, and my heart started to churn. It seemed that things here were indeed more than that simple. The expedition team had appeared here before, so it was not an accident that Menyouping lived here. There must be someone behind this and this expedition team. origin. Although there is not much information about Agui, it is certain that they did conduct a series of archaeological activities in the mountains, which obviously should be related to their plan.

I looked at the mountain and asked Agui: "You are a local. Is there any local saying about that mountain? What can there be?"

"That area is called Yangjiao Mountain. I really don't know what is there. In fact, I am quite curious. Later I also asked some people. According to some old people, there used to be an old village in that valley. I don't know where it was. When did it come from? Some say it was from the Ming Dynasty. Later, when the emperor was at war, there was a mountain fire. Most of it was burned by the mountain fire. Many people were burned to death and it was abandoned. Maybe they were studying that thing." Agui He said, "What? Are you also interested?"

"Quite interested!" Fatty said sincerely.

"The mountain is a bit far away, the road is difficult to walk, and it's strange. There are few wild animals. We usually don't go there. But there is a river valley there where you can catch fish. It rains a lot this season and it will be dangerous. I suggest you don't go there. Go there and play.”

"Have you been there?" Menyou Ping asked suddenly.

"I haven't been there either. My grandpa has been there and said that the wildfire was so severe that everything that could be seen on the ground was gone. There might be some foundation piles left in the soil. It happened many years ago." Agui said, "If you want to know about the archaeological team, why don't I take you to the guide at that time tomorrow to ask. He must know more than me. It's best not to go to the mountains."

Menyouping ignored it and just said: "If you must go, how should you get there?"

"We have to walk along the stream. The road is very difficult. If you want to go there, I can help you find a guide for two hundred yuan. How about it? But we can't go tomorrow. It will take at least two days. The hunters haven't come back yet."

Menyouping looked at me, and I nodded, going to take a look no matter what. Two days are just right. We can first inquire about Mengyou Ping in the village, and then go to the mountains without conflicting time.

Agui muttered and said, "The problem is, there is nothing there, it's just the forest. You won't see anything there."

The fat man immediately said to him: "Just go and step on it."

Agui smiled bitterly and shook his head and sighed: "That road is really difficult. You city people don't know what's going on. You like to spend money to buy your own suffering." As he said this, something suddenly occurred to him and he asked us, "That's right. , Why are you asking about this? Are you not reselling cultural relics?"

The fat man drank too much and cursed: "What are you talking about selling cultural relics? It's so vulgar. Let me tell you, in fact, we are selling -" I quickly poked him and continued: "It's a tour guide. There is a group coming in. There is no one here." Dear companion, let’s inquire first, we are looking for scenic spots.”

Agui was very interested when he heard it: "Okay, bring me here and I will help you arrange it. There are many fun places here. It's not fun in the mountains. Just go there by yourself. The guests will definitely not like it."

I nodded and agreed with a smile, cursing the fat man in my heart. The fat man also knew that he had made a mistake, so he stopped instigating him and went to "pee" on his own.

I also wanted to ask Agui for some details, but he said that he really didn’t remember. I could tell that he might have been out working for a long time, and he didn’t know much about the village’s past, so I had to give up and wait until tomorrow. Ask other people to inquire. This matter was decided just like that. Then we sat outside in the open air to enjoy the cool air and continued to discuss some details.

When the fat man saw Agui return to his room, he immediately lowered his voice and said: "That damn archaeological team is here and there. No one is seen during the day, and they took away so many things before leaving. It's obvious that there is an ancient tomb in Yangjiao Mountain. This is really blind." A cat meets a dead mouse. We came here on a trip, but we got this news. How about it, you two? Should we just follow God's will and defeat this fight easily? "

I said to the fat man: "I knew you had to mention this. There are ancient tombs in the mountains. Now it's just your speculation. You won't know until you get there and see it in person. Moreover, every ancient tomb that those people entered is strange and abnormal. I really don’t want to go in.”

"It must be fine this time. Didn't you see that they all came out safely?" Fatty said, "And they also brought several boxes of visible weapons. Damn it, how much is this worth?"

"It's strange to say that, according to Agui, this group of people obviously did not adopt the work method of the archaeological team to uncover the roof. It seems that they also went down through the robbery hole. It is really rare." I said, if it were not determined that this group Since they are from a "government" background, I would definitely think that they are professional tomb robbers disguised as archaeological team members.

"This is because you are ignorant. When the conditions are not mature, the archaeological team will also use robbing holes to rescue some cultural relics. I think the scale of this ancient tomb may be quite large, and it is impossible to excavate it based on the conditions of Shangsi at the time." Fatty He said, his mouth watering as he spoke, "Didn't that little girl say that the Vietnamese are still in the mountains? I think they may have heard about this incident here and are looking for this ancient tomb. Even if we don't do it for money, we can't take it. This advantage is given to those Vietnamese guys who don’t even know how to use a Luoyang shovel.”

I sighed and said in my heart that I really don’t want to go to the ground anymore. I won’t listen to you no matter what you say. However, if there really is an ancient tomb there, it must be related to what the archaeological team is tracking down. It seems that it will be difficult not to go in. Not willing to give in. This is a bit difficult to do.

The fat man continued to nag in my ear, so I tried to slow down the attack and told him not to get excited. We would go see it on site two days later. Even if there was an ancient tomb, you might not be able to find it in such a big place. But if he really finds it, and he wants to go down, we will help him, and then he will be willing to give up. But he couldn't hold it anymore. As soon as Agui came back, he immediately pulled Agui and asked him questions.

I was originally afraid that he would reveal his secret, but I was very confused and in no mood to care about it, so I let him go. He leaned against the corridor pillar, looking at the moon from a bottle of oil, and thinking about what to do.

It was a bit hot and humid at night, so we fanned ourselves and blew in the cool breeze from the mountains carrying the fragrance of the trees. Soon the alcohol hit our heads, and I was a little dizzy. I couldn’t hear clearly what the fat man was talking to Agui. , my mind can’t move, I just feel that watching the stars in the sky here is like returning to the feeling of being in the countryside when I was a child, very natural and happy.

In a daze, I suddenly noticed that on the other side, in the window of Agui's wooden building, there seemed to be a person looking at us. There was no light on over there, and I could only see a vague and strange shadow.

I rubbed my eyes and found that the shadow's shoulders were completely slumped, just like the shadow behind the screen in the photo Brother Chu gave me.