Daomu Biji

We were chatting enthusiastically, but his words had no beginning and no end, and his accent was heavy. We couldn't understand it at all. Lao Itchi let out an "ah" and asked, "Where is Ah Da?"

Seeing that we didn't understand, the old man asked us in Mandarin with a heavy accent: "What I mean is, where do you two want to do business? Are you here to dig up dirt?"

I don’t know what local goods are, and people in the South are indifferent. Except for salesmen, few people will talk to people casually at roadside stalls. I didn't know how to react for a moment, but luckily Lao Itch reacted and imitated the old man's tone and said: "We - we are here for tourism, and we are not interested in local products. You - your old man sells local products?"

The old man laughed, waved to us and walked back to his seat. The two of us were puzzled. We heard the old man whisper to his tablemates: "It's okay, it's okay. You two young guys don't understand. No need." Take care of it.”

After hearing this, Lao Itch's expression changed and he told me to leave. We dropped ten yuan and walked away from the roadside. When I reached a corner, I asked Lao Chu: "Why are you leaving? Are you only half-drunk?"

Lao Itchy glanced back furtively and said: "That - that old man is not simple. Just now he told his deskmate that we are Qing - Qingtou, I heard those people who were wandering around in the prison say that However, this green head means that we are not people of the Tao, and this group of people may also be here to fight."

I laughed and said, "It's not like we have to leave. The soldiers will stop us, and the water will flood us. What can they do to us in public?" Lao Itch patted me and said that I didn't understand what happened in the underworld. I don’t know. I think we have all heard what we just said. These people are all desperadoes. Killing someone is like squeezing an ant to death. If you don’t leave, you will have long nights and many dreams.

I know that he may have heard a lot of things said by some gangsters in prison, but I didn't want to argue with him. He nodded and went back to the guest house.

The next day, we set off before seven o'clock, each carrying 15 kilograms of equipment and dry food. There are many mountains and streams in the Qinling Mountains, so we didn't need to bring too much water, but it was necessary to prepare some medicine to treat diarrhea. The stomachs of us in the city will certainly not be able to adapt to the natural streams in the mountains.

I have been to the Qinling Mountains several times before, and every time I came, I was guided around by the tour guide. I never knew how to go along this road. So this time he had to follow Lao Itch. When he came here three years ago, he was also with the tour group. He had to follow the tour group this time, otherwise he wouldn't be able to recognize the road.

We drove about three hours via Xibao Expressway to Changyang Mountain in Baoji, Shaanxi. Then I turned to the source of the Jialing River. I looked at the map, and the more I looked at it, the more depressed I became. Damn it, this was a big circle. If I had known this earlier, I might as well have just signed up for a tour group.

I usually take a walk on the straight road, but this winding mountain road makes a small turn every five seconds.

Ten seconds later, my head was pressed against the seat in front of me, and I felt like my internal organs were churning. The old itching was no good. He hadn't been in a car in three years, and he was already dizzy on the way. This time it was extraordinary. I was about to vomit out my guts and said straight away: "I'm old, I'm old, I'm useless when I get old. When I walked this road three-three years ago, I could still argue with the women next to me. I didn't expect that I could still argue with the women next to me. This time I couldn’t even open my eyelids—I couldn’t.”

I scolded: "Don't talk so damn much. Instead of taking the highway, you have to take the winding mountain road. Now you regret it for nothing."

Lao Itch waved his hand towards me and told me not to talk to him.

At this time, I suddenly heard an explosion coming from a distance, which shook the car glass and caused a commotion in the whole car. I looked out and saw the sky full of dust and smoke rising from the mountain opposite, which scared me a lot. He jumped and asked me: "What - what's going on? There's an earthquake!" A middle-aged man who looked like a local in front turned around and said: "You two are from other places, you don't know this? Is there someone here?" Blow up tombs.”

I asked: "In broad daylight, is this tomb robber so brave?" He grinned, showing his yellow teeth, "The mountain opposite is different from this mountain. Even though there is only the Jialing River in the middle, we are here." There is a winding mountain road on the side, but there is no place to walk over there. Even if you call the police now, it will take at least a day and a night for the police to get there. Unless you can grow wings and fly over, they will just stare."

I nodded and asked again: "Then there is no good solution?"

He shook his head, "I can't even figure it out, how can we common people come up with a good idea? Just let it be. But looking at the movement just now, I'm afraid too much explosives were put in."

I said "Oh" and turned my head to look outside. I saw a vast forest. It was impossible to see what was happening under the canopy of trees. This should be one of the several branches of the Qinling Mountains.

The Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi are distributed in a peak-waist shape, with several mountain ranges branching off on the east and west wings. Mountains and basins are alternately arranged, and there are many rivers that cut deep into the mountains. The 800-mile Qinchuan has been a famous gathering place of cultural relics and historic sites since ancient times. In particular, Beipi has many imperial tombs, as well as countless tombs of other dignitaries and wealthy gentry. Therefore, tomb robbers are always flocking here. place, but I didn't expect that before entering the depths of the Qinling Mountains, there would be tomb robbers brazenly blowing up tombs here. It seems that it is definitely not that easy to find one or two Han tombs worth destroying.

The local was very enthusiastic. He handed me a cigarette and asked, "We two kids are here to travel, right? Where do you want to go?"

I said, "I want to go to Taibai Mountain to have a look." He nodded and said, "You can't go far if you don't follow the tour group. There are many twists and turns in this mountain. If you don't do it, you will get lost. Do you want me to give it to us? Want to lead a section of the way? I live in a village on the edge of the reserve, just over two mountains. You see, it is necessary to find a tour guide when you go out to play."

When I heard this, I realized that this guy was still a shady tour guide. The folk customs in this mountain are fierce. Please don't take me to the ravine to stab me. I shook my head quickly and said: "No, no, we have our own arrangements."

He kept talking for a long time, but when he saw that we really didn't have the intention, he went back to sleep.

The car drove for another hour and finally arrived at the foot of Taibai Mountain. Lao Itch and I stumbled out of the car, knowing that with our current physical condition, entering the mountain would be a dead end. Fortunately, there was a small farmhouse hotel right there. After staying one night, I didn’t even eat dinner, so I lay down and went to sleep. I slept until noon the next day, when Lao Chu pushed me awake and called softly: "Lao Wu, get up and take a look, who is this person?"

I was pulled to the side with sleepy eyes, and I saw five people standing in the patio downstairs. The leader was the old man we met at the roadside stall in Xi'an. He was scratching something in the ground with a branch, and then the other four people nodded and walked out.

When we saw them walking away, we ran downstairs to see where they were standing. I saw the old man drawing a lot of square squares on the ground. Lao Itch asked me: "What - what is this old guy drawing? How does it look like Tetris?" I said: "What Tetris, you see clearly , this is a floor plan. You can see that these two rows are stone men and horses, and here is the mound of earth. This is the central axis of the entire tomb area. It seems that they are looking for a big tomb in a planned way."

Lao Itch asked me: "Can you tell what dynasty is?" I scolded: "You think I am a god, go and settle the bill, we will follow them. Where there is a big tomb, there must be an accompanying tomb next to it, let's pick it up They were arrogant enough to eat the rest.”

The two of us hurriedly bought a few sesame seed cakes and hurried all the way to the mountains. After running for about fifteen minutes, I finally saw the man squatting on the ground and resting. Lao Itch pulled me and hid in the bushes, and said softly: "I - don't follow too closely. Look at their crotch pockets." The place is full of stuff, maybe there are guns, and there are still some tourists here, and the more we go in, the fewer people there will be. It’s not that easy for us to hide, and if they find out, we’ll be in trouble.”

I thought it made sense, so I nodded and waited for the group of people to go away before cautiously following them. Fortunately, there are many turns here, so tracking them is not too strenuous. However, the skin and flesh are a little aggrieved. They are scratched here and there by sharp weeds and shrubs, which makes it painful and itchy.

This group of people had a very clear purpose and did not stop on the way. They seemed not to be interested in the scenery of the Qinling Mountains at all, and they were all in good physical condition. We all followed them until they fainted, but they were still walking as fast as they could. Lao Chi panted and said to me: "Old—Old Wu, I think that's it—forget it, they pour theirs, we pour ours, and I'm going to die if you continue." I cursed: "I said ***, You've only been working in a brothel for three years, how come it's useless like this? Why don't you do it now... Didn't all those sins you just endured be in vain? Grit your teeth and stand firm. "I said this, but actually I was thinking a little bit in my heart. I retreated, but this opportunity was too rare. With my little skill of searching for dragons and acupoints, the chance of finding an ancient tomb hidden six or seven meters underground among these high mountains was actually slim. Even if it can be found, it will take ten days and a half. I had great thoughts when I came here, and I thought I would just treat it as a tourist. When I got here, I realized that it is not so easy to stay in this mountain for ten days and a half. The climate here alone makes me a little uncomfortable. Too adaptable.

We bravely followed until midnight, when the group in front finally stopped. Lao Itch suddenly fell to the ground softly, and only said: "Oh my God, it makes me tired. If they keep walking, I will fight with him - them. Lao - Lao Wu, they stop Have you arrived at the right place?"

I thought about it in my mind and said, "No, it's still too shallow here. If there was a tomb here, it would have been dumped a long time ago. I guess they were tired from walking and took a rest. You see they lit a fire, I guess they will stay here at night." , let’s not waste time, let’s fill our stomachs and go to bed first.”

Lao Itch sighed, only complaining about my bad idea. We couldn't light a fire in the middle of the night. If we had a fire, we would be discovered, and our clothes and shoes would be wet. Only a sleeping ghost could sleep like this. I also regret it. I could have roasted the dry food before eating it, but now I can only chew it coldly. But now, I can’t stand it anymore. If I can’t stand this little pain, I will probably have to escape back to the mountains. .

Lao Itch was depressed for a long time, and suddenly said: "It's not an option for us to follow passively like this. It's so dark now, so let's sneak over there and listen to what they are saying. If we can get some clues, , we don’t need to follow so hard.”

As soon as I heard what Lao Itchy said made sense, I nodded, and the two of them stuffed the dry food into their mouths in three mouthfuls, and moved towards the bonfire.

I walked tiptoeing all the way, but it was so quiet in the mountains. We couldn't walk very far before we could hear their voices. Lao Itch pulled me and told me to just hide here and there was no need to go any further. I nodded, and the two squatted down, holding their breath, and heard them laughing there. To our surprise, there were two people inside who spoke with a thick Cantonese accent. This was really strange. I’ve never heard of Cantonese people doing this.

Just listen to a young voice saying: "Uncle Tai, how many days do we have to walk to get there? My legs are broken today."

Uncle Tai said: "I asked you to cultivate your health on weekdays, but you only know how to eat, drink, whore, gamble, and hang out with women. You will suffer this time. I tell you, those who have the road will have to walk for three days. , I can’t tell if there is no road. If you can’t bear it, go down the mountain now and don’t hold me back anymore.”

After hearing these words, Lao Itch glared at me fiercely and said softly: "Listen - did you hear it? Keep following - we won't know until the end of the year. Fortunately, I didn't listen to you." I patted him. Lao Itchi motioned him to be quiet and listen to what they said.

The young man was obviously a little jealous of Uncle Tai, and said: "I've been a little weak recently. Don't worry, this deal is done. We don't have to come to this ravine anymore. We will follow Boss Wang and Li The boss went to Hong Kong to see the world and live a life of a class, right?"

At this time, a person with a Cantonese accent said: "Hi, hi, no problem, we agreed, you guys get the things, we need as much as we want, this is a lifetime transaction, do it well Everyone can retire. By then Hong Kong will be a colorful world with lots of places to spend money, so it will be worth the hard work."

Then Uncle Tai said: "Boss Wang, don't talk so much first, but whether this fight is there or not is all you can say with your mouth. After all, we have been working together for so many years, and I have never known Where did you get this information? If you don't have any taboos, just tell us brothers."

Boss Wang replied: "Oh, I think you, old Tai, are just too narrow-minded. If you really want to know, I can tell you, but I'm afraid you won't believe it."

Lao Itchi and I were shocked at the same time.