“...... When I was younger, I was interested in the stories behind these antiquities, and I always felt that these things had existed for so long, and I must have experienced a lot of things. ”

"Looking at them, I can't help but wonder about the process of making them, the effort of the master who made these terracotta figurines, and whether they played a role in a certain history and a certain story during these long years. ”

Gently brushing the railing next to the tourist stand, the middle-aged man moved his steps to the side, while looking at the different terracotta figurines in the tunnels in front of him.

"It's like right now, when we're looking at them, are they looking at us, too. Or, once, at some point, was there someone like us, looking at them. ”

“...... I was fascinated by the intertwining of history and the present, so when I applied for the archaeology major, I wanted to hear some of the stories behind these antiquities. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man paused again, propped his hand on the railing, and looked at the tunnel.

“...... Little brother, look there, at the beginning of the excavation, there were traces of burning in that place, as if it had been set on fire. When the fire was blazing, you said how these terracotta figurines were standing here.

Since it was deliberately destroyed, why didn't it all shatter, and how did this fire finally go out......"

Without waiting for Lian Ge to answer, the middle-aged man shook his head, brushed the railing, and continued to walk to the side,

“...... When I was young, when I applied for this major, my family disagreed, thinking that there was no mechanical major, and the manufacturing major had a promising future and a stable future. At that time, I was young and vigorous, and I was stubborn, so I thought that this major and this job were interesting, and insisted on learning, but in the end, my parents had no choice, so I agreed......"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man couldn't help but have a smile on his face,

“...... Little brother, this pit has come to an end, I'll take you to Pit No. 2 to have a look. ”

The middle-aged man turned his head and looked at Lian Ge.

Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at the middle-aged man and nodded.

Then, the two of them moved away again and walked towards the outside of the No. 1 pit venue.

......

As the night deepened, the moon slowly rose into the sky, and the museum became quieter.

Lian Ge and the middle-aged man moved their feet and stepped into the venue where the No. 2 pit was located.

“...... This No. 2 pit is smaller than the No. 1 pit, but the terracotta figurines inside and the military formations arranged by the terracotta warriors are much more complicated, and the types of terracotta figurines are also more complicated. At the time of the first excavation, a large number of weapons were excavated along with the terracotta figurines. ”

“...... Over there, there was a crossbow array, with kneeling and squatting crossbow warriors and standing crossbow warriors, forming a crossbow array that fired alternately...... That's the chariot formation over there, and the one on the edge is the cavalry formation......"

The middle-aged man recounted as if he had a few treasures, and a smile appeared on his face again,

“...... Brother, this picture is spectacular, isn't it?"

When Lian Ge heard this, he looked at the middle-aged man, glanced at the terracotta warriors and horses in front of him, and nodded,

"It's spectacular. ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man smiled again,

Immediately afterwards, the smile gradually faded again, and after a pause, he looked at the terracotta warriors and horses in front of him, as if he was stuck in a memory.

“...... When we were first admitted to this major, there were only a few people in a classroom, and on the first day of our visit, the tutor told us to be mentally prepared. ”

As a result, on the second day of school, there were three teachers in the whole major, and they left the school with a few of us, and my tutor took me all the way by train, by van, to Sanri, and finally on foot, leading me directly to the barren mountains and mountains, where there is only a mountain village within a radius of a few kilometers, and the roads are all the kind of dirt roads around the side of the mountain.

When I got to the place, I understood what to prepare mentally.

On the first day of my visit, I didn't see any antique relics, so I hired the surrounding villagers to dig up the mud for a day with a hoe.

Less than a week after school started, I regretted it. This is from archaeology, that is, digging soil in a field. ”

As he spoke, a smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face again,

“...... It wasn't until a week later that I excavated the first artifact at the excavation site.

It was a ceramic shard, with a blue and white glaze on it, depicting an orchid, and when it was first unearthed, it was still soaked in earth......"

With a smile on his face, the man's voice paused slightly, and his eyes looked ahead, as if the picture appeared in front of him again,

“...... Then, the tools for digging the soil in the field were picked up and never put down. ”

"When I was young, I followed my teacher around the barren mountains and mountains, the countryside and the villages, and when I was older, I took my students around the mountains and fields...... This blink of an eye, it's half a lifetime. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man shook his head,

"I'm sorry, little brother, this is talking and talking, and it's far away. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at the middle-aged man, shook his head slightly, turned his gaze, and looked at the terracotta warriors and horses in the pit in front of him.

“...... Since I came to see the terracotta warriors, I naturally wanted to hear the stories behind these terracotta figurines, and your story is also part of the story of the terracotta figurines. ”

“...... Yes, I'm already part of the story behind these figurines. The middle-aged man nodded,

After a slight pause, the middle-aged man refocused his gaze on the terracotta figurines in front of him.

“...... When I was still excavating the No. 1 pit, my mentor often told me that there must be more than just one terracotta warrior pit, and there must be other figurine pits around.

Under his auspices and that of several other gentlemen, we continued to survey the surroundings while we were excavating.

Finally, two years after the excavation of this pit, the second pit was discovered.

When I found out, my mentor was very excited, and he told me that Pit 2 might be even more spectacular than Pit 1......"

The middle-aged man said, pausing again,

"It's just a pity...... When the No. 1 pit was excavated, he was already in poor health, and he died before the No. 2 pit began to be excavated, and when the terracotta warriors in the No. 2 pit were seen again, he died. ”

“...... When he was seriously ill, he didn't want to go too far from here, and he didn't want to go back to the capital, so he was treated in Chang'an, and I went to the hospital to see him at that time. He was on a ventilator, with a vital signs monitor in his ward, his face was pale, and he was already very weak......

He grabbed my hand and told me that I must help him take a look at the terracotta warriors and horses in Pit No. 2, and see if the military formation formed by these terracotta warriors is more magnificent than Pit No. 1......"

“...... The day after I visited him, he died in the night. At that time, I couldn't understand that these things can really make people remember when they are dying......

Looking at the terracotta pit in front of him, the middle-aged man was a little silent.

Immediately after, a smile appeared on his face,

“...... I saw the excavation of Pit No. 2 for him, and I saw the terracotta warriors in Pit No. 2 again, and as he said at the beginning, Pit No. 2 is indeed more spectacular than Pit No. 2. ”

With a smile on his face, the middle-aged man turned his head again and looked at Lian Ge,

"Slowly, I also understood, and understood why my mentor still couldn't let go of these things when he was dying. ”

"I've been with these terracotta figurines for half my life, and I've been with these things in the soil for a lifetime, and it's really, it's not so easy to let go......"

Smiling, the middle-aged man shook his head,

"Little brother, I'll take you to Pit No. 3 to have a look......"