Listening to Fang You's words, Wei Lao showed a thoughtful look on his face, sighed for a long time, and said with emotion: "Maybe there would be such people among tomb robbers a long time ago, but now, in an era full of interests, all tomb robbers are robbing tombs for profit. ”

"It can be said that it is profit that drives them to steal, and in addition, there are many other ways to help others, but there is no need to do things that will be punished by God."

Fang You's face was a little solemn, "Old Wei, if such tomb robbers really exist in reality, and I have seen it with my own eyes, they completely donated the proceeds of the tomb robbery to the orphanage, then what should I do." ”

Indeed, as Tong Wei Lao said, Fang You had already secretly made up his mind that no matter what, helping others could not be a reason for Xu Mengyun to rob their tombs.

Wei Lao's eyes flashed slightly, "Oh, there is such a thing, the dozens of groups of tomb robbers I found, all of them are only for profit, is there really such a tomb robber who is only for others and not for himself." ”

While speaking, Wei Lao didn't look at Fang You, as if he was talking to himself, as if he was asking himself, and in the end, he smiled and looked at Fang You with a soft gaze, "Xiaoyou, you have fallen into a misunderstanding." ”

Wei Lao's words couldn't help but make Fang You's heart confused, "Misunderstanding, Wei Lao, what misunderstanding have I fallen into, is such a tomb robber really losing his conscience." ”

"Hehe, Xiaoyou, such tomb robbers really exist, what should I do, or whether such tomb robbers are as conscientious as other thieves, you shouldn't ask me these questions, you should ask yourself, this is your misunderstanding."

Fang You seemed to have an understanding on his face, "You should ask yourself ......"

Wei Lao looked at the early morning sun, patted Fang You's shoulder with a smile, and continued: "Yes, I should ask yourself, Xiaoyou, your character is very tenacious, but there is indecision hidden in it, if this matter is really like what you said, then it is really a matter of benevolence and wisdom." ”

"You want to listen to other people's opinions, this is a misunderstanding, everyone's views are fundamentally different, I know, you are seeking a kind of inner approval, but you don't need to care about other people's opinions and opinions, just do your own thing, other people's opinions, usually have a subjective nature, if a lawyer, then no matter what the tomb robber is for, he only condemns and scolds."

"If the people in the orphanage know about this, maybe their opinions will be the real opposite of the lawyer, what you think in your heart, that's what, caring about other people's opinions, you will only never get an answer, understand."

Speaking of this, Wei Lao took a deep breath of the early morning air and said with a smile: "The ancient princes and nobles, in order to continue to enjoy a luxurious life after death, did not hesitate to spend huge manpower and material resources to build an underground palace, and at the same time looted all kinds of valuable things to be buried in the tomb. ”

"These things are in the tomb, they are just dead things, dead things with no value, if it is really like what you said, it can help orphans and help more people, these things can be said to have become items of incomparable value in the real sense, Xiaoyou, in this way, what do you think, they are bad people or good people, what difference does it make, the most important thing is to care about your own opinion."

Wei Lao smiled, "You say they are good people, they are good people, you say they are bad people, they are bad people, you don't need to care about other people's opinions, life is in the world, you have to ask others what they think of it everywhere, so it's too tiring to live." ”

These continuous, profound words, like a thunderbolt from a sunny day, hit Fang You's heart, making his heart not calm down for a long time, his somewhat confused and confused eyes became brighter and clearer, and finally a thick smile appeared on his face.

Wei Lao's words completely woke him up, and made him understand how serious the misunderstanding he had fallen in, why should he care about other people's opinions, whether it is to seek peace of mind, or to find a pillar for his somewhat confused heart, is other people's opinion the right solution.

There is no accurate answer to this question, because everyone has their own answer in their hearts.

As Wei Lao said, his character seems to be tough and decisive, but in fact, there is hesitation hidden in it, and other people's opinions only represent their own views, not themselves, and their subjective will cannot be changed in any way.

Some tomb robbers only rob tombs for monetary gains, do not hesitate to sell national treasures out of the country, and their hearts are extremely distorted and want to be disrespectful to the owner of the tomb.

Although these things are not enough to be the reason for her to rob the tomb, what she is doing now is something that no number of sanctimonious people can do.

What's more, the things in the tomb, put inside, are useless at all, using the things of the dead can make the living live better, what if Xu Mengyun is a good person or a bad person, why care about other people's opinions, keep your own heart, it is the most correct.

Fang You suddenly laughed a few times, his eyes brightened and he bowed deeply to Old Wei, "Old Man Wei, thank you for your advice." ”

Wei Lao smiled and waved his hand, "Hehe, Xiaoyou, what I said is just a whim, and it does not represent my point of view, no matter what, it is not right to steal and dig the tombs of our ancestors, and we archaeology is the same, but what we do is a public welfare thing without any interest, in order to explore the history of ancient times, so that the ancient splendid civilization can reappear in the world and be known by everyone, of course, what I said is just to find a legitimate reason for archaeology, and some people still misunderstand archaeology, That's their business, we just have to keep doing ourselves. ”

"Well, Elder Wei, I understand, just like Elder Chu told me, as long as you have a clear conscience in everything, it is enough." Fang You smiled and nodded, remembering Old Chu's words again.

At that time, Chu Lao was also like Wei Lao, he did not express his own opinions on what he asked, but told himself some perceptual things, so that he could slowly experience it, instead of blindly following the opinions of others and having a clear conscience, which has a lot in common with what Wei Lao said today.

As long as it is something that he has a clear conscience, he must stick to it, this is the truth he summed up according to the words of the two old men.

Old Wei nodded, "Old Guy Chu is right, as long as you have a clear conscience in everything, then other people's opinions are like passing clouds, and they don't matter." ”

Fang You smiled lightly and untied the knot in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little happy, living in other people's opinions, that kind of life was very painful, as if it was torment.

As the saying goes, you don't have that much audience and you don't have to care what other people think.

"Okay, Xiaoyou, let's go take a break, have some breakfast, and start today's work again." Seeing that the sun in front of him was gradually rising, Wei Lao smiled and patted Fang You's shoulder and said.

Fang You nodded, walked into the tent with Wei Lao, rested for a while, the staff of the archaeological team, gradually arrived, Wang Chao and Li Qing were afraid that they would be hungry, and specially brought them buns and fritters.

After breakfast, the entire archaeological team began to get busy again, doing their work in an orderly manner.

As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books, and practice in real life is the best way to learn.

After briefly talking about the layout and customs of the tomb, Wei Lao looked around and said with a smile: "The value of this tomb is not as big as imagined, and the two guys who smuggled cultural relics said that the approximate location is near here. ”

Hearing Wei Lao's words, Fang You couldn't help but be interested, earlier in the tomb robbery novel, he often saw the protagonist holding a Luoyang shovel and stealing invincible hands all over the world, but he didn't have a clear understanding of the Luoyang shovel itself, let alone how to use the Luoyang shovel to steal the invincible hands all over the world, that kind of extremely high and profound realm.

Wei Lao came to the tent and pulled out a large toolbox, which contained both small and delicate tools and various large objects.

Looking at these metal objects of different sizes with U-shapes, Fang You couldn't help but be a little puzzled, "Old Wei, are these the legendary Luoyang shovels?" ”

Wei Lao smiled and nodded, "Yes, Xiaoyou, these are the legendary Luoyang shovels, how are they, are they strange." ”

"Well, I thought the Luoyang shovel was exactly the same as an ordinary shovel." Fang You said curiously, indeed, after reading many tomb robbery novels, he didn't even know what Luoyang shovel looked like.

Wei Lao smiled, handed Fang You a small Luoyang shovel, and then pointed to the U-shaped shovel head on it and said: "Most of this Luoyang shovel is semi-cylindrical, which is what we often call U-shaped, because only in this way, when the Luoyang shovel enters the depths of the earth, can the soil from the depths of the ground be smoothly brought out, so that we can easily analyze and identify." ”

"This can bring out a lot of soil Luoyang shovel, for digging holes, is also a great help, a diameter of about more than ten centimeters of small holes, it doesn't take much effort at all, you can dig out, well, when you get to the scene, I'll explain it to you in detail." Wei Lao smiled, took out a few Luoyang shovels of different sizes, put them in his bag, handed them to Wang Chao and Li Qing, said hello to the deputy of the archaeological team, and then took them and walked into the distance.

In the process of walking, after Wei Lao's explanation, Fang You understood the origin of the Luoyang shovel.

The invention of the Luoyang shovel, the most widely used theory, was made in the 20th century by Li Yazi, a tomb robber in the countryside near Luoyang in Central Plains Province.

Around 1923, Li Yazi came to a market near his house to catch the market, and after a while, he rested beside him, because Li Yazi usually robbed tombs for a living, so his mind was always thinking about the problem of tomb robbing, just like some successful businessmen, how to make money all day long in their minds is the same.

At this time, he saw a steamed bun shop not far from him, and the steamed bun seller was holding something and was preparing to make a small hole in the ground to fix the stall, and his tool for making a hole in the ground aroused Li Yazi's interest.

Because he saw that every time this thing poked into the ground, it could bring up a lot of dirt. Li Yazi, who was experienced in tomb robbing, immediately realized that this thing was easier to explore the ancient tomb than the shovel he usually used, so he was inspired to make a paper pattern according to the tool, and found a blacksmith to make a real object according to the paper pattern, and the first Luoyang shovel was born. According to research, the blacksmith who created the first Luoyang shovel is called Chen Yinwa, who is now deceased.

Luoyang shovel is mainly used for digging caverns, collecting soil, after installing a tough wooden pole, it can be driven into the ground more than ten meters, through the identification of soil structure, color and inclusion brought out by the shovel head, you can judge the unearthed quality and whether there is an ancient tomb underground.

Speaking of this, Wei Lao smiled, pointed to the seemingly plain Luoyang shovel and said: "This Luoyang shovel seems simple, in fact, there are more than 20 production processes, the most important thing is the U-shaped arc created when forming, and it needs to be carefully beaten, because if you are a little careless, if the solitude of the shovel is deviated, then after the Luoyang shovel is driven into the land, it will not be able to bring the soil." ”

"Not only that, the Luoyang shovel is more complex in the production process, usually the manufacture of a small shovel needs to go through nearly 20 processes such as billet making, calcination, heat treatment, forming, sharpening, etc., so the Luoyang shovel can only be made by hand, so that it can be really useful Luoyang shovel, and in real life, those with machines, mass production of Luoyang shovel, for exploring the tomb, there is no use at all."

"Therefore, most of the tomb robbers' Luoyang shovels are made by hand, and they have their own height and body shape to create a suitable Luoyang shovel, so that they can be at ease and invincible when robbing tombs."

Fang You couldn't help but be a little surprised, a small Luoyang shovel contained so much knowledge.

Wei Lao smiled, "Originally, the Luoyang shovel was only a tomb robbery tool, and it was not used by archaeology, but around 1928, a famous archaeologist, when he witnessed the scene of tomb robbers using the Luoyang shovel, was inspired to use the same in archaeology, and now learn to use the Luoyang shovel, and analyze the soil quality brought up by the shovel, which is the basic skill necessary for every archaeologist." ”

"Old Wei, now that science and technology are so developed, do you still need this primitive tool to explore tombs?" Fang You couldn't help but say with some doubts, what kind of X-ray fluoroscopy, infrared rays and the like are used to explore tombs now, isn't it more convenient and faster to use these.

Wei Lao took the Luoyang shovel, his eyes showed affection, and he shook his head lightly and said: "Although science and technology are very developed now, but the use of remote sensing detection and other means can only determine the general direction, and with the Luoyang shovel, a simple and convenient tool, you can find the specific location of the tomb more clearly and intuitively." ”

"A Luoyang shovel, stolen all over the world, this is the true portrayal of the Luoyang shovel, and those high-tech instruments, with too many restrictions, there is no Luoyang shovel practical, so, Luoyang shovel is still the most advanced archaeological and tomb robbery tools, and the same will be true in the future, even if the technology is developed, Luoyang shovel will not be eliminated." Wei Lao said with a smile.

About two or three kilometers away from the tomb that was being cleaned up, Wei Lao slowly stopped, took out a few refined steel pipes from the bags carried by the two dynasties, looked at the height of Fang You and the three of them, picked a section for each of them, and then handed it to them.

Looking at the half-meter-long steel pipe in his hand, Fang You felt full of interest, the Luoyang shovel he was holding in his hand now was just a shovel head and an ash rod, this kind of ash rod was a common material for ancient weapons and long rods, such as spears and sticks.

The ash rod is white as jade, hard but not hard, soft but not broken, the rod body is bent to 180 degrees will not break, it can be said that when the Luoyang shovel into some solid land, the ash rod played a key role.

Fang You carefully studied the steel pipe, but found that there were still a few steel pipes inside, which could be stretched at will, interlocking, and completely pulled out the steel pipes inside, reaching about one meter and a half, which was the best length that he could exert his strength and not struggle with.

Looking at Wei Lao's movements, Fang You also followed their example, and connected the Luoyang shovel in his hand with the steel pipe.

Needless to say, his understanding was naturally needless to say, and he soon completely connected the steel pipe to the ash rod of the Luoyang shovel, and waved it a few times, feeling that it was very suitable.

Wei Lao smiled, and when he saw that the three of them had taken the Luoyang shovel, his expression suddenly became serious, "Okay, don't play, archaeology is a serious matter, this Luoyang shovel can't be used at will, Li Qing, Wang Dynasty, where are you two going to make holes, I'll teach Fang You some basic knowledge here first." ”

Fang You smiled and touched the Luoyang shovel in his hand, although he had the art of retreat and could easily find the location of the tomb, but these basic knowledge must be learned, and one day, he will be able to use it.

Ash trees are the most suitable hosts for ash worms. Historically, there are many ash tree gardens in Xichang and other places to stock ash insects, in order to take white ash, and the "insect meeting" of Xichang ash insect trading in the past is famous throughout the country. In addition, ash wood is tough and used to make furniture, farm tools, vehicles, plywood, etc.; Branches can be basketed; The bark of the tree is called "spring bark", which is used as a heat-clearing medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. White ash is a valuable natural medicinal raw material.

(To be continued)