On April 7, after dealing with the matter at hand, Meng Zitao set off with the army to find the treasure.

The destination is Lishan in Jianzhou, Jin Province, which also belongs to the Taihang Mountains, where there is abundant water, dense forests, and a wide variety of species, which is known as the "gene pool of plants". The core area of Lishan is seventy-two mixed ditches, the forest covers the sun, wild beasts are infested, the people are inaccessible, nearly 100 valleys crisscross and crisscross, like a labyrinth, and occasionally villagers and travelers enter the edge of the primeval forest.

If Mencius had not found the wrong place, the treasure would have been stored in the primeval forest of Lishan.

There is a direct train from Lingshi to Jianzhou, but the speed is not fast, it takes more than 20 hours, if you are in a hurry, Meng Zitao will definitely not take it.

However, this time the matter was not urgent, and since he was a child, he has never been on the train for such a long time, so he wanted to experience it, and booked a sleeper ticket with the army, of course, he didn't want to wronged himself, so he booked a soft sleeper ticket.

After getting on the train, the two packed their luggage, and Meng Zitao asked with a smile: "Dajun, aren't you curious about what we are doing in Jianzhou this time?"

The army shook his head: "I only have one mission, to keep you safe. ”

Seeing that the army didn't care at all, Meng Zitao felt quite bored, he rolled his eyes, and said, "Sue you, our mission this time is to find treasures." ”

Hearing the word "treasure", the army's eyes couldn't help but show surprise.

"If you can be indifferent in this way, then I count you as powerful!" Meng Zitao laughed secretly. Just as he was about to elaborate, he heard footsteps outside. Hurriedly shut up.

After a while, a man and a woman walked in, the man looked like he was forty or fifty years old, with slightly bald hair and a belly, looking like a successful person.

Female in her early thirties. Danfeng eyes. The appearance is a little bewitching, and as she comes in, there is a jasmine fragrance in the room, but it is not very strong, it smells of a faint jasmine fragrance, and the taste is not annoying.

As for the relationship between the two, Meng Zitao can see something to some extent.

The man nodded politely to Meng Zitao first, and then packed his luggage with the woman first. The two also whispered a few words.

"I, Zhou Yide, I don't know if the two of you are companions?" As he spoke, Zhou Yide took out two business cards and handed them to Meng Zitao and Dajun.

Meng Zitao took the business card and looked at it. It was found that this person is the CEO of Jiade Cultural Tourism Development and Investment Co., Ltd., which is generally an investment unit engaged in tourism real estate development, entertainment facilities construction and other projects.

"Yes, we are together, I don't know what happened to you, Mr. Zhou?" Meng Zitao asked.

"Little brother, your surname?" Zhou Yide asked with a smile.

Meng Zitao replied: "Your surname is Meng, Meng Zitao, this is my army of friends." ”

Zhou Yide smiled: "Hello Brother Meng, that's the case. My friend usually sleeps too high, can you give us a lower bunk? ”

The woman smiled apologetically at Meng Zitao and Dajun beside her.

Speaking of which, the reason why Meng Zitao bought two lower berths is also because the soft sleeper is not like the hard sleeper, which has three rows of upper, middle and lower rows, but only two rows, and he didn't expect that this situation is now.

There is a way to be convenient with others and with oneself, the other party is very polite at first, and he is also pleading with women, so Meng Zitao did not reject it much, so he gave the army an interrogation eye.

Seeing that Dajun said that it didn't matter, Meng Zitao nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll sleep on the top bunk, speaking of which, I've been sleeping on the top bunk at school." As for the price difference, then forget it at all. ”

At school, he actually had the conditions to go to school, but, like many adolescent teenagers, wanted to be free from his parents, so he lived in the school.

Seeing that Meng Zitao agreed, Zhou Yide was very happy and hurriedly thanked Meng Zitao, and the woman took out some exquisite food and gave it to Meng Zitao to taste.

Because of the change of seats, the two sides had a lot of enthusiasm, and the time when the train was sent out was nearly nine o'clock, at this time, everyone had no idea of resting, so they began to chat while eating snacks.

Zhou Yide asked, "Brother Meng, where are you going?"

Meng Zitao replied: "There are some things to go to Jianzhou, what about you?"

Zhou Yide said: "Our company is in Luzhou, and this time we came to Lingshi, mainly because we have a cultural project to discuss. However, the business has not been easy to do in the past two years!"

In the end, his mood was a little low, and it was likely that this trip to Lingshi did not go as he wished.

Meng Zitao nodded: "The general environment is indeed not very good. ”

"What industry does the little brother do?"

"I'm mainly in the antiques business. ”

Zhou Yide was stunned, and then said with a smile: "Brother Meng is really young and promising." ”

"How can you see it?" In the past, when the people Meng Zitao met heard that he was in the antique business or had good eyesight, a considerable number of people were very disdainful, and some people didn't say it, and they would feel that he couldn't do it in their hearts. As for the reason, it is nothing more than the influence of the hairless mouth and the lack of work.

Therefore, Zhou Yide's statement made Meng Zitao a little curious.

Zhou Yide smiled: "It's very simple, one is that you give me a different feeling, and the other is what kind of place is this?"

Meng Zitao immediately understood what Zhou Yide meant, in fact, the reason is simple, if he has achieved nothing, then why bother to buy a soft sleeper ticket generously, of course, it is also possible that his family conditions are better. As a result, there is the "feeling" that Zhou Yide mentioned earlier, that is, the ability to see people.

Seeing that Meng Zitao did not deny it, Zhou Yide smiled: "I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." ”

Meng Zitao was a little strange: "Does your company also do antique business?"

Zhou Yide shook his head: "No, but our company will also undertake some cultural relics exhibitions." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "That's okay, I'll ask you for help in future affairs." ”

"That's it. Zhou Yide laughed.

The two sides chatted for a while, and Liang Ling (woman) gently kicked Zhou Yide with her foot. He asked, "Brother, are you familiar with jadeite?"

Liang Ling's movements seemed hidden. However, he was still noticed by Meng Zitao, and he smiled slightly: "You can still take a look." ”

Zhou Yide smiled and took out a jade plaque from his pocket: "Then can you please ask my brother to help take a look at this jade plaque?"

Meng Zitao agreed with a smile and asked Zhou Yide to put the things on the table, and then took them to his hand to observe.

This jade jade plaque is full of green, and it is indeed very gratifying. And the carving looks good. One side is carved with three sheep, implying Sanyang Kaitai, and the other side is carved with a poem.

Meng Zitao looked at it carefully and asked, "Brother Zhou, I don't know how much your jade plate cost for this jade?"

Zhou Yide said: "200,000, what do you think?"

Meng Zitao said: "I can only regret to sue you, this is definitely not worth the price you said." ”

"Why?" Zhou Yide and Liang Ling's expressions were originally very calm, and they were immediately taken aback by Meng Zitao's words.

Meng Zitao said: "Because the material of your jade plaque is actually not jadeite. It's Australian jade. ”

Zhou Yide was surprised: "Australian jade?"

Meng Zitao said: "Yes, it is Australian jade, which is a kind of jade that is very similar to some green jadeite in appearance, so some people often use Australian jade in the market to imitate green jadeite." In fact. This jade is a kind of cryptocrystalline structure of SiO2, which is a type of quartz jade, and can only be counted as chalcedony strictly speaking. ”

Zhou Yide was stunned for a while and said, "Brother, can you tell me the difference between the two?"

"Of course, even if you don't ask, I'll tell. ”

Meng Zitao explained: "First of all, visual identification. We can distinguish them from the difference in the surface luster of jadeite and Australian jade, although jadeite and Australian jade are both glass luster, but in contrast, the luster of jadeite looks more fresh and translucent, more sharp, and experienced insiders can distinguish them by surface luster. Secondly, you can observe the jadeite jadeite, the jadeite can see the jadeite, while the Australian jade can not see the jadeite"

"In addition, it can also be distinguished from the green form, the green form of jadeite has an open shape, the boundary between emerald green and white is obvious, green and white are distinct, and generally speaking, the water head of the green part is better, which is commonly known as 'water in the dragon' in the industry. ”

"The transparency of the green part of Australian jade is similar to that of other parts, there is no obvious difference, the boundary between green and white is not obvious, and the emerald green will generally see the color root, while the Australian jade can not see the color root; under the light transmission, we can see that the jadeite is a fiber interwoven structure, and the Australian jade is an equal granular structure......"

Meng Zitao gave a detailed explanation from many aspects, which made Zhou Yide, who didn't believe in Meng Zitao at first, have no luck in their hearts, and recognize the reality that they have indeed been deceived.

Zhou Yide couldn't help but scolded: "Tama, Jian Lun's kid is really not a thing, I believe him, and he actually uses this kind of thing to lie to me!"

Speaking of this, he also reacted, and hurriedly asked Liang Ling to take out a pendant from his clothes: "Brother, please help me take a look at this pendant again." ”

Holding the pendant with a slight trace of body temperature, Meng Zitao didn't think much about it and directly began to observe.

Zhou Yide and Liang Ling looked at Meng Zitao a little nervously, and when Meng Zitao raised his head again, Liang Ling asked about the result first.

Meng Zitao said: "This is indeed a ...... carved using ice jade."

Before the two of them were happy, they heard Meng Zitao continue: "However, this is a new pit species, I don't know if you know?"

"What do you mean?" Zhou Yide and Liang Ling both said they didn't understand.

Meng Zitao was a little speechless, he didn't even know the new and old pits, what kind of jade to buy, but seeing the questioning eyes of the two, he had to explain patiently.

"Jadeite has the old pit and the new pit, the biggest difference between the old pit jadeite and the new pit jadeite is the internal structure of the jadeite, in addition to the type of jadeite deposits, the water head of the jadeite, the hardness, toughness, surface gloss, density will have some differences. ”

"Specifically, the old pit jadeite is generally mined in riverbed sedimentary placer deposits, while the new pit jadeite is mined in the primary deposit, which is the difference between the old pit jadeite and the new pit jadeite deposit. ”

In addition, the nature of the old pit jadeite and the new pit jadeite itself is also different, the internal structure of the old pit jadeite is dense, and the cementation between the crystals is very good, while the internal structure of the new pit jadeite is relatively less dense, and the hardness and density of the old pit jadeite will be greater than the new pit jadeite. The surface luster is stronger than that of Xinkeng jadeite, which is brighter and rounder. ”

Hear this. Zhou Yide hurriedly said: "According to your meaning, the price of the new pit jade must be worse than that of the old pit, so how much can this pendant be worth?"

Meng Zitao thought for a while and said: "If the old pit is used, it is estimated that there will be a big six, and the new pit will be the middle four." ”

Zhou Yide smiled bitterly: "Brother." You're talking about the terminology in your industry. We don't understand it. ”

Meng Zitao said: "Sorry, let's put it this way, the big corresponds to 789, the medium corresponds to 456, the small corresponds to 123, and as for four and six, that refers to the number of digits of money." ”

Zhou Yide pondered for a while, and then understood: "In other words, this pendant is only worth four to six thousand?"

Meng Zitao nodded and said, "Almost." However, I don't know much about the jadeite market, so you'd better ask someone else. ”

Even if Meng Zitao doesn't know much about the market, the price can't come and go very much. Therefore, Zhou Yide was so angry that he smoked, but because of the presence of outsiders, he didn't scold, and Liang Ling next to him was silent, and his mood was obviously not much better.

After a while, Zhou Yide thanked Meng Zitao and said, "Brother." Thank you so much today, otherwise we don't know how long we will be hidden, and maybe one day we will make a big fool of ourselves. ”

Meng Zitao waved his hand, indicating that he was not polite: "Brother Zhou, I will build you, and I will buy jade jewelry in the future, if it is valuable, it is best to find some reliable experts." ”

"yes!"

Zhou Yide regretted it very much: "I just believe in that guy too much, I really know people and faces!"

In the end, he secretly swore that he would not spare Jian Lun, and if he deceived him, he would have to pay the price!

Because of this incident, both parties were not interested in talking, and the time was not early, so they washed and rested.

There was nothing to do overnight, and the next day, Zhou Yide's mental state seemed to have gotten rid of yesterday's negative feelings, which can also be seen from the words.

Meng Zitao still admires Zhou Yide's point, but if he was his former self, he had to toss and turn for a few days.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the train arrived at Jianzhou Station, Meng Zitao said goodbye to Zhou Yide, and got off the train with the army.

Taking a taxi to the hotel that had been booked a long time ago, Meng Zitao packed his luggage and leaned back on the sofa, "It's still comfortable here." By the way, Dajun, the equipment you were asked to prepare has already arrived, right?"

Dajun nodded and said, "It should have arrived, I'll call and ask." ”

As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone and dialed a call, and hung up without chatting a few words: "It's all here, and we'll send it over tomorrow when we leave." ”

"Okay. Meng Zitao smiled: "I don't worry about you doing things." ”

Dajun said with a stern expression: "But I am not at ease with your decision. ”

Meng Zitao waved his hand disappreciatively: "Hey, it's just looking for a treasure, what's not to worry about?"

"Hey, that's a light point, have you thought about the danger inside the treasure?In case there is any mechanism, do you know how many people will die if you don't prepare in advance?"

Meng Zitao said: "I have also checked a lot of information about the agency, as long as you are careful, it shouldn't be too dangerous at that time, right?"

In fact, Meng Zitao said this not because he was ignorant and fearless, but because he was confident in his own strength. Besides, the treasure is deep in the mountains and old forests, how can there be any powerful mechanism, so he doesn't think there will be much danger.

Meng Zitao then asked, "Dajun, have you encountered anything before?"

Dajun said: "I can't tell you what the specifics are, but that time we had a total of eight comrades-in-arms, and in the end I was the only one left. ”

In the end, Dajun's eyes were full of grief, and his eyes were a little moist.

When the army's feelings were a little more stable, Meng Zitao opened his mouth and asked, "Is it all because of the agency?"

The army gritted his teeth and said, "Except for the two who died in the battle with the enemy, everyone else is because of those damn mechanisms. ”

Meng Zitao said: "Dajun, I know that it may be a little wrong to say this now, but can you introduce the mechanism you encountered?"

"There's nothing bad about it," said the army, "the first time we encountered the mechanism was when we walked through the door of the tomb, and before most of us could react, an arrow suddenly came at us. Due to the suddenness of the incident and the very fast speed of the arrow, there were several people who were hit by the arrow because they could not react at that time. ”

"Fortunately, the people who went that time were all good hands, although everyone didn't react at the first time, but they immediately made remedial measures, otherwise it is estimated that most of the people would have died just that time. ”

Meng Zitao asked: "Did you find out later, how did you encounter the mechanism?" ”

Dajun explained: "The thing that fires the arrows is called a wheel, which is to install several tools like modern pulleys in the tomb, and the pulleys are placed on one side of the bow and arrows, and the rope connects the bow and crossbow to a silk thread in the doorway that is not much thicker than a human hair, and the person who goes first touches the thread and triggers the mechanism." ”

Meng Zitao sounded like a fantasy: "You're not mistaken?

Dajun said: "Can I lie to you about this? There are still some things that can completely subvert your imagination, but these are all secrets, so I can't sue you." ”

"Since you can't say it, then you still say it. ”

Meng Zitao sneered, and then asked, "Tell me about other organs." ”

The army said: "Then I'll talk about a 'chain flap', this mechanism is to dig a pit first, and under the pit are extremely sharp knife and awl sharp weapons. The upper layer of the pit is covered with several planks, with a shaft in the middle of the plank, and a small object of the same weight is decorated with a balance scale, and there is a cover on the board. If someone stepped on this plank, one end of the plank would flip over, and the person on it would fall into the cone of the pit, and the result would be predictable. ”

"The serial flap we encountered at the beginning, the designer was very insidious, not a wooden board, not to mention the stone slab, until three people walked up, the slate turned over, and the knife below was stabbed, and it was wrapped in huge poison, and the person who fell into it was either stabbed to death or poisoned, and no one could climb out alive at all......"

Next, Dajun said a few more mechanisms, which completely subverted Meng Zitao's imagination, making him frightened and amazed at the same time.

The army asked, "How is it, are you still going treasure hunting?"

Meng Zitao hesitated for a moment and said, "You can't run for nothing, right?"

"You're really asking for money. The army sneered.

Meng Zitao spread his hands and said: "This has nothing to do with asking for money and not wanting to die, can't you let me throw away all the clues I find? Besides, what you said is also an individual phenomenon, it is impossible to say that most of the ancient tombs have this kind of mechanism, right? What's more, I am a treasure, not an ancient tomb." ”

Dajun frowned and asked, "Are you really sure you want to go?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Dajun, you don't have to be so nervous, I have always been very lucky, and it is unlikely that I will be unlucky enough to meet the institutions you mentioned." And I'm a very life-sparing person, when we get there, we can observe it first, and if it's not right, let's stop, you think it's always okay, right?" )>