Chapter 33: The Stone Statue of the Giant Pupil (optional)
"Come to Professor Chen, take a sip of wine to relieve fatigue. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Looking at the wine bag handed over by Chu Nan, Professor Chen took it and thanked him again and again.
He took two large sips and sighed.
"In the past, we used to work in the field, but then we were locked up in the cowshed, went to work in the Wuqi cadre school, and went to the labor camp to dig rocks, and we all survived, all because of this thing. As he spoke, Professor Chen swept the wine bag in his hand, "Thank you so much, Comrade Xiao Chu, if it weren't for you, my old bones would be buried in the desert, thank you, thank you." ā
"Professor Chen's words are serious, it is my task to protect you, and it is all within my duty. Chu Nan took the wine bag handed back by Professor Chen, and handed it to Hu Bayi, "Come on?"
"Okay!" Hu Bayi was not polite.
"Hey, we're about to enter the heart of the Black Desert, and the environment there is definitely worse and more cruel than here. ā
Professor Chen knew that this was what Chu Nan said to him, so he hurriedly said, "Comrade Xiao Chu, I understand, don't worry about me, my life is born for archaeology, besides, this rare sandstorm is not encountered in a hundred years, we have all avoided it, and there will be a blessing." ā
Hey, although people are looking forward to it, more often than not, it is a disaster, and Professor Chen has no idea what he will face next.
However, looking at the already low morale, Chu Nan couldn't bear to hit them anymore.
"Lao Hu, you are well-informed and have a rich resume, tell us a few stories to refresh yourself. ā
Lao Hu also saw that his morale was low, so he let it go.
"Well, I'll tell you about the war on the front line. ā
As soon as everyone heard that Lao Hu was going to tell a story, they all became interested, and they gathered around a little tighter, listening to him while eating.
"At one point, we were connected to a difficult task... Go up and take the position down with a charge. ā
When everyone heard this, they were even more enthusiastic, and they asked about the details of the situation at that time.
"Brother Hu, how did you get the position?"
"Yes, Brother Hu, how many people have you sacrificed?"
In the face of these sharp questions, Lao Hu immediately became dumbfounded, and the fat man on the side also laughed. To be honest, it's not easy to see Lao Hu eating deflated.
"What, comrades, what I mean by this story is that no difficulty can stop us, our greatest enemy is ourselves, as long as we can overcome our own fears, as long as we overcome our own weaknesses, we will definitely be able to achieve the final victory. ā
"Comrade Xiaohu, well spoken!"
Bang Bang Bang ~
Under the drive of Lao Hu, the previous oppressive and dull atmosphere was finally greatly relieved, and although the sandstorm outside was violent, these people were no longer as nervous as they were just now.
After eating, everyone took out their sleeping bags and began to prepare for rest.
At this time, Lao Hu saw the human bones of the victims in the corner of the wall, and said to the fat man: "Fat man, let's bury this corpse, everyone is awkward here." ā
Wang Fatzi glanced at the outside of the house, "Let's just bury it there, we can't get out outside." With that, the fat man turned around and went to clean up the bones, and as for Hu Bayi, he took a sapper shovel and dug a pit in the corner on one side.
But after digging a few times, he heard the sound of gold and iron clashing, Chu Nan, who was closing his eyes and recuperating on the side, immediately opened his eyes, and Lao Hu froze in place.
At this time, Wang Fatzi moved the bones over, saw Lao Hu's cross-dressing, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?
Others also looked over, but Hao Aiguo denied the fat man's speculation, he was very sure that the house would not be so short.
Wang Fatzi turned on the flashlight directly, "Is there something down there?" I'll take care of it for you." ā
Under the searchlight of the flashlight, Lao Hu dug a few more times, and finally got started directly, and when he pulled the sand out a few times, he finally revealed something underneath, a spherical thing.
"What is this? Black Stone Egg?"
Hearing Wang Fatzi's words, Hao Aiguo and Shirley Yang all came over with flashlights.
Hao Aiguo knelt on the edge of the sand pit and looked up at the roof, "This house should be a place like a yamen or a council hall, more than half of it has been buried in sand, how big is this stone, how high can it be." ā
"Whatever he is, dig it out for him first. Wang Fatzi spitted two mouthfuls of spit into the palm of his hand, and then picked up the sapper shovel on the side, "Stand back, stand back." ā
"Xiao Wang, you have to be careful. ā
And An Liman, who had already rested, was also noisy, twisting his neck to look this way.
Finally, after wasting all the strength of the two tigers, digging more than half a meter deep, the things under it revealed the true face of Lushan - it was actually the human head of a black stone statue.
This man's head is the size of two heads of ordinary people combined, and the eyes are olive-shaped, long, and the proportions of the facial features are too large, which makes it look uncoordinated. There is no crown and hat on his head, only a flat bun, and his expression is very serene, without obvious joy and anger.
"It's a head, but it's too ugly, isn't it?" said Wang Kaixuan.
Hu Bayi pulled the sand on the stone statue again, "This seems to be the idol of the god enshrined in the temple." ā
At this time, Professor Chen was also alarmed and immediately surrounded him.
But before the old professor could speak, An Liman came out of nowhere, lowered his voice and said, "Don't move, don't move anymore, don't move anymore." His voice was full of awe and unease.
Then the old man took a few steps back, bowed down to the statue, and began to pray reverently.
It's a pity that his actions didn't get anyone's attention, especially Wang Fatzi, who annoyed him even more, so he directly said that he didn't care about him! The group gathered around the stone statue again to observe.
Professor Chen looked at it for a while, and then said to Hao Aiguo: "Aiguo, look at this stone statue, have we seen it anywhere before?"
Professor Hao pondered for a moment, and then nodded again and again, "Yes, I have seen it, it is the one in Xinjiang, in that thousand coffins, there seems to be a body exactly like him." The eyes are very prominent, different from ordinary people, this seems to be called a giant pupil stone statue. ā
"Not to mention that one, this kind of giant pupil stone statue has been found in the Tianshan Mountains of Xinjiang, the Altay Hotan River Basin, and various places in the Mongolian steppe. Professor Chan added.
"Professor Chen, is there any origin for this stone statue?" Chu Nan asked.
Professor Chen helped his reading glasses and stood up, "Regarding the origin of this stone statue, the archaeological community also has different opinions, some scholars have proposed that this is a certain god worshiped by the Mongols, but some people say that this is left by the ancient Turks, and it has not been concluded until now." ā
At this time, Chu Nan saw An Liman, who was still kneeling and worshipping, this old man knelt down as soon as he saw the statue, he should know something.
"Old man Anliman, do you know this idol?"
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Seeing that An Liman had no reaction, Wang Kaixuan said directly: "It's so mysterious, let's dig it out and take a look." ā
As soon as the words fell, An Liman was like a cat whose tail had been trampled on, and shouted: "No, no! This is arranged here by the gods, and it will be punished by God for moving around." ā
"We are doing scientific research, not messing around!" Obviously, Hao Aiguo, an atheist, and An Li are not in the same pot.
As for Hu Bayi, he helped An Liman up, "Old man, you know Hu Da, you know God, you know God, what kind of religion do you believe?"
An Liman was blunt: "Whoever is good to me, I will believe whom." ā
Chu Nan was speechless, he knew that this old man had been pretending to be crazy and stupid, but he couldn't break it, or Zheng Banqiao said it well, it's rare to be confused! It's like Chu Nan knew that there was a nest of desert marching ants below, and he didn't stop their behavior, because the world view is different, the belief is different, and arguing is a war, and Chu Nan doesn't want to see it at this time.