Hearing Elder Wei's praise, Fang You smiled, and then said jokingly, "Old Man Wei, your old footprints have traveled all over China, and how many treasures in ancient tombs have reappeared in the world, compared to me, you are really amazing." ”

Wei Lao looked helpless, pointed at Fang You and shook his head with a smile, "You kid, when did you learn to pat on the back." ”

Fang You smiled, "Old Wei, I didn't learn this from anyone, I just told the truth." ”

"You kid......" Wei Lao shook his head, then picked up the fragment, "Fang Xiaoyou, according to you, what is the real condition of this porcelain." ”

Fang You smiled lightly, "Wei Lao, I am most familiar with Yongle blue and white, although the porcelain fragments are charred black, but it can also be seen that the fetal quality on it is delicate, the glaze is bright, the general folk kiln is unable to make such a fine product, it must be an excellent work of the official kiln, I wonder that such an official kiln boutique, but as if it suffered a big explosion, it has become fragmented and unrecognizable, it is really a bit of a violent thing." ”

Seeing Fang You looking at himself with a sigh of mourning, Wei Lao actually felt a little embarrassed, as if this thing was messed up by himself, he couldn't help but laugh twice, and said with a smile: "Fang Xiaoyou, this thing was found by us at the scene of an explosion, the place where the explosion was originally an uninhabited haunted house, and I heard from the nearby villagers that it was often haunted, but it suddenly exploded some time ago. ”

"From the scene of the explosion, we not only found these porcelain fragments, but also some tools used in tomb robbery, what makes people even more strange is that at the time of the explosion, there were still people in it, and there was more than one, but unfortunately with the explosion a piece of broken bones, the fundamental situation at the scene, we guess that it should be these two tomb robbers due to the uneven distribution of the spoils, so there was a fight, in the middle of the fight, they ignited the detonator they used to blow up the mountain."

"After the incident, the local police notified us, and we immediately came to the village, and after watching the scene, we visited the villagers who had been in contact with these two people before their deaths, and went to their homes, one by one, but we did not get any information, because the local villagers, who have lived with them for all these years, did not find the slightest suspicion, in the home of these two people, we also found some porcelain, asked their families, they do not know the real location of the tomb."

"However, after the explosion, another person in the village also disappeared, and his whereabouts are still unknown, presumably because he saw the explosion and fled in panic, we circled around the village for four or five days, but there was no gain."

Fang You smiled helplessly, it would be strange if there was a harvest, that mausoleum was located in the middle of the mountain, and the surrounding area was extremely steep, it was not at all comparable to this hundreds of miles of mountains like flat land, if it weren't for Zhu Papi and these people, even if he passed through the mountain, he would not have noticed it in the slightest.

The other man ran away and fell down the hill, and it was the second dog with a very sharp nose, who did not hide in his house after the explosion, but took a sack and sneaked into the tomb and filled the bag with all his might.

At that time, Fang You really felt that this guy was a little heartless, and just said a few words underground, and he was so scared that he fled in a panic, after blocking the cave, Fang You escaped to the bottom of the mountain, and saw this guy lying on the ground in the shape of a dog gnawing, as if he was frightened by himself, and fell down the mountain.

After a deep sigh, Fang You looked at the fragment and said: "Old Wei, if this fragment is intact, since it is in the official kiln, it is also a fine work, if this porcelain is really stolen from the tomb, then it represents at least a prince and general, the tomb of this kind of person has always been very hidden, and it must not be easy to find." ”

Wei Lao sighed, with a look of pity, "Fang Xiaoyou, your analysis is very correct, but we don't care whether we can find it or not, but we regret the precious cultural relics inside, once a tomb is dug out by tomb thieves, the air outside will continue to enter a closed space with countless rooms, and those precious cultural products inside will gradually oxidize, especially some rare paper ancient books, which is the most important means for us to understand the social form at that time." ”

"There's no rush on these things now, the most important thing now is another thing." Wei Lao stared at Fang You tightly, with a look of ill intentions, Fang You had not studied tomb culture, he could analyze these things, his attainments had already been mastered from antiques, and he could be proficient in another discipline, how could this not make Wei Lao's eyes shine.

A top antique collector, this is a good seedling that can't be found with a lantern, archaeology is an unpopular subject, most of the people in the class he teaches are watching one or two novels or treasure exploration TV series, one mind wants to learn archaeology, and then go to various places to explore treasures, treasure hunting, and experience the excitement and fun.

This is simply a big absurdity, and only when they become real archaeologists can they know how difficult archaeology is, especially in the field and tombs, it is a rigorous work that cannot be neglected.

Especially when cleaning up the debris in the tomb, it was boring, almost maddening, there were no magical treasures, just all kinds of tattered and shabby ancient objects.

Not to mention, some of the students who apply for this major only stay at the level of valuable treasures in their understanding of antiques.

Seeing the strange expression on Wei Lao's face, even with Fang You's peaceful state of mind, he couldn't help jumping, and his body couldn't help but retreat back, "Old Wei, what do you always want to do." ”

Wei Lao couldn't help but touch his nose when he saw that he had scared Fang You like this, and then his gaze returned to his original state, looking at Fang You, as if he saw some treasure, "Fang Xiaoyou, what do you think of the archaeological work." ”

For fear of scaring Fang You away all of a sudden, Wei Lao began to pour ** soup into Fang You.

Fang You subconsciously nodded and said: "Yes, archaeology can restore the history of thousands of years ago, in this process, let us understand the long-standing culture of the Chinese nation, and let us have the opportunity to reproduce the glorious civilization of our ancestors." ”

A relaxed smile appeared on Wei Lao's face, and he continued to gently open his mouth to induce, "That little friend, if there is a chance for you to participate in this work, will you be willing?" ”

Indeed, as Fang You said, archaeology is not digging for treasures, not exploring treasures, but trying to explore the ancient history and culture, trying to reproduce the splendid civilization of ancient times.

Seeing that Wei Lao still had that expression on his face, Fang You said helplessly: "Old Wei, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, there are too many pockets in this circle." ”

His trick was seen through by Fang You, Wei Lao smiled heartily, indeed, what are you doing in so many circles, if Fang You doesn't want to learn, it won't have any effect if he forces it, not to mention, antiques and archaeology have some similarities, imagine that an antique collector will not have a little interest in archaeology.

"Hehe, Fang Xiaoyou, if you're okay during this time, stay here, you help us identify the cultural relics, explain the culture, and I'll teach you some knowledge about archaeological tombs, can you see it." Wei Lao said with a smile.

Fang You thought for a moment and nodded, "Old Wei, I came here to learn from you, as for the identification of cultural relics, you are always here, can you still use me." ”

Wei Lao smiled happily, "Okay, good, not arrogant or impatient, this is the quality that young people should have, hehe, Fang Xiaoyou, what kind of college did you graduate from." ”

Even if they are old men who have been playing antiques for many years, if they pick up so many shocking leaks, they will inevitably be a little arrogant in their hearts, this Fang You can always maintain a peaceful state of mind, and ordinary people can't compare with it at all.

Fang You was a little puzzled, he didn't know why Wei Lao was asking these things, but he still answered truthfully, "Wei Lao, I graduated from the Department of Financial Management of Liuzhou University of Finance and Economics. "This university can only be regarded as a third-rate level in the country, however, Fang You does not have any inferiority complex because of this, the university does not mean anything, only after experiencing the hard work in the society, can you have a bigger stage.

Wei Lao frowned, and then stretched out again, "Fang Xiaoyou, although you are studying finance, but for the study of antiques, you have reached a very high level, and you can only learn a little bit of tomb culture here for a few days, otherwise, how about you apply for my graduate school, I believe that with your antique level, the exam will not be a problem." ”

Some archaeological staff members next to him couldn't help but be a little surprised, this Professor Wei has always been extremely strict in accepting apprentices, and these people are only sent to help from the archaeological research institute, and the dynasty and another young man standing next to him have been reluctantly accepted by Wei Lao after layers of screening.

Now this Fang You, Wei Lao actually took the initiative to accept apprentices, and asked the opinions of the parties, for fear that he would not agree, this is simply the first time in the world.

Fang You nodded, with a smile on his face, "Thank you, Old Master Wei, I will definitely study hard and live up to your old expectations." Fang You is very happy to be able to enter the school again, and archaeology and antiques are connected, and he can learn more splendid ancient culture and historical customs, which are very attractive to him.

Wei Lao couldn't help but smile on his face, "Okay, I'll explain some knowledge to you in the next few days, and then give you some review materials, you go back and integrate it, and wait until September next year, come to Beijing to find me." ”

Although he likes Fang You's character very much, archaeology is rigorous, and the test must be tested, so he can also see what level Fang You has reached in various requirements of archaeology, and then in the next teaching process, he can teach according to his aptitude.

"Old Wei, I understand." Fang You nodded, his expression was slightly excited, after all, this is what he loves, it is equivalent to a person who loves computers, and he has been admitted to a famous computer university, and that kind of excitement and satisfaction is something that ordinary people can't experience.

Wei Lao smiled, "Okay, through these ordinary porcelain, you can also know that what we are digging now is a tomb of a rich man in the late Ming Dynasty, when we found it, there were four or five robbery holes on this tomb, and we were worried that the things in the tomb would be oxidized, so we reported to the Institute of Archaeology, began to carry out rescue excavations, take a break, and wait for us to go to the scene to familiarize ourselves with the environment first, by the way, Xiaoyou, are you afraid of the dead." ”

Fang You was stunned, and then subconsciously shook his head, after having the Earth Escape Technique, he escaped to the tomb and saw the dead, he treated them with a normal heart, and did not have any sense of fear at all, not to mention that he personally dealt with a few tomb robbers, and his mental stability was not something that a dead person could shake.

Of course, it depended on what the situation was, if it was the two corpses that Fang You had found in Wuyang that had been defiled by scum, then he would never be able to restrain the anger in his heart.

Wei Lao smiled, "It's good not to be afraid of the dead, but you also have to be prepared in your heart, the dried corpses unearthed in the tomb are very terrifying." ”

"Old Wei, these corpses are just like us, but they have evolved over time, and we will also become such people in the future, so there is nothing to be afraid of, they are also human." Fang You said calmly, when he entered the tomb several times, he didn't treat the corpses in the tomb as things at all, they were also human beings, but they just lived in ancient times.

"Xiaoyou, what you said is very right, they are all human beings just like us, Xiaoyou, I know your doubts, we will not have any negligence in this regard, respect for the deceased is the first condition for our archaeological staff." Wei Lao said with a somewhat serious expression.

When he met Fang You for the first time, this kid had some misunderstandings about archaeology, presumably his explanation in a few words at that time would not make him solve this misunderstanding, but through the understanding of the archaeological site, presumably this kid will definitely understand what kind of work archaeology is, and what is the difference between tomb robbing.

Fang You nodded slightly, he was a little hesitant when he came, because he didn't want to see what he didn't want to see, and now when he heard Wei Lao's words, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

After sitting in the tent for a while, I saw that the archaeological staff was gently handling some broken cultural relics, which were even lighter than their antique people, and there were several small bags containing some soil that seemed to have been excavated from the tomb, which made Fang You interested, and couldn't help but ask Wei Lao: "Wei Lao, do you still need to study the soil layer in the tomb?" ”

Wei Lao smiled with satisfaction, and asked if he didn't understand, this is the most important thing for people to be scholars, "Hehe, Xiaoyou, our archaeology is not only to explore the splendid civilization of ancient times through the items in the tomb, but also to involve many disciplines, we used to only pay attention to excavating the burial goods and human bones in the tomb, ignoring this point." ”

"We study the soil in the tomb, mainly to understand the remains of plants and animals at that time, after thousands of years of evolution, some ancient plants, modern can no longer see their traces, we are through some remnants of the soil, identification and analysis, to know the situation of other species at that time in addition to humans."

Fang You nodded, his eyes were full of surprise, he had always thought that archaeology was to study the cultural relics unearthed in the tomb, and he couldn't imagine that so many things could be studied through the soil in the tomb.

"Hehe, speaking of which, I'll tell you an interesting story." Wei Lao seemed to think of something, said with a smile on his face, and then began to speak.

Many archaeological workers around stopped their work and listened carefully to Wei Lao's words, "At that time, we were carrying out rescue excavation of an Eastern Han Dynasty tomb in a place in Hebei, and when the soil in each tomb was extracted, a few handfuls of green seedlings were found on the outer wall of a tomb. ”

"At that time, the doubt was whether these seeds grew from the inside of the soil layer in the tomb, or whether they were left by the surface of the ground, or rat holes, which were brought in by tomb robbers when they filled in the tomb, all of which aroused the interest of archaeologists."

Seeing that everyone had a strong interest on their faces, Wei Lao couldn't help but smile, "In the end, it was found that these seeds were not owned by the tomb itself, but were poured in by rainwater, causing the outer soil to collapse, or the seeds outside penetrated into the tomb, for the age of the seeds, everyone was a little curious, so they did a carbon-14 test on a few seeds that did not germinate, and all signs show that these seeds have a history of two thousand years, which can show that the seeds of the Eastern Han Dynasty have germinated in modern times." ”

"In the same way, the seeds that sprout in this tomb, the vigorous green seedlings, also bring a little life and light to the tomb that has always been considered lifeless, which we call the magic seed." Wei Lao said with a smile.

After two thousand years of seeds, they can still germinate, which makes some archaeological workers, can't help but be a little surprised, and they have turned their heads and ears, after this story, Fang You found that the motivation on these people's faces has become sufficient, and some of the previous fatigue has disappeared without a trace.

Wei Lao is really a master of enlivening the atmosphere, Fang You couldn't help but sigh and said, the story of a magical seed can make him play to the fullest.

"Alright, let's go out and have a look at the archaeological site." Wei Lao smiled, waved his hand at Fang You, and a group of several people walked towards the outside of the tent.

"Brother You, we will be senior brothers in the future, haha." Wang Chao, who was wearing glasses, couldn't help patting Fang You's shoulder, he admired some of Fang You's skills very much.

A young man who looked very stable next to Wang Dynasty couldn't help but smile on his face, the graduate students that Wei Lao is taking with him now, just the two of them, usually call one boring, plus Wang Dynasty This guy is a little introverted and usually doesn't talk much, which makes their archaeological life extremely boring.

Now that a person who knows a lot about antiques has come, he can't help but be curious, smiled at Fang You, and took the initiative to step forward to say hello, "Fang You, hello, I'm Li Qing, and I'm also your senior brother in the future, hehe." ”

Fang You smiled, shook hands with him, and then walked out with Wei Lao, about five or six meters away from their tent, a long cordon was pulled, and inside the line was the tomb that was being excavated.

(To be continued)