Chapter 1 Treasure Hunt at the Construction Site

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Retired Lao Wang came back from grocery shopping, and before he entered the community, he saw Uncle Li walking out in a hurry at the gate of the community.

"Master Li, are you going for a walk?"

"What a walk! You don't know yet, an ancient tomb has been dug up on the construction site next to it. If you're fine, come with me to pick up a few copper coins, and if you find porcelain or jade, we'll send them. ”

"Really?"

"Is that still fake? When our Xiaobao and a few classmates were playing on the mound over there, they not only picked up copper coins, but also saw the bones of dead people. Are you going or not? If I don't go, I'll go first, and I'll let someone else pick it up when it's late. ”

"Walk! Let's check it out! ”

Lao Wang didn't care about going home to cook, so he went out of Tianhe Community with Uncle Li with a vegetable basket.

Not a few steps away from Tianhe Community, it is a construction site, which is under construction in a residential community, and the foundation is still being laid at this time, and several excavators and pile drivers are parked on the construction site. At the edge of the site, the excavated earth has been piled up high, like a small hill.

When Lao Wang and Uncle Li arrived at the construction site, dozens of citizens had already gathered near Tushan, and they must have heard the news and rushed here. However, these citizens were stopped by the construction party at the bottom of the dirt mountain. The person in charge of a construction site was painstakingly explaining something to everyone.

"Listen to me, we really didn't dig up any antiques at the construction site, but a few children picked up some rusty copper coins while playing on this earthwork. The old neighbors who live here all know that our area was a mess before the liberation, and it is not a new thing to dig up a few dead people's money. When the Tianhe community was built, a rotten coffin was also dug up, indicating that the people buried here were poor people and had nothing of value. Let's all break up! It's not worth it for a few copper coins. I won't talk about how dangerous the mound collapse is, and it's not lucky to pick up this dead man's money, right? Take 10,000 steps back, even if you really dig up antiques, it is the state, and it will be illegal for the big guy to pick them up......"

The foreman really didn't expect a few copper coins to attract so many people. He's been doing engineering for years, and it's not like this kind of thing once or twice. If it had been more than ten years ago, it would not have been a big deal to dig up a few copper coins for burial. Even if the child takes it home, the adults will not care, and most of them are made into shuttlecock feathers and played with by the child. But nowadays, antique collection is hot, and people also have a sense of collecting, and adults are more active than children.

In the past, it was a group of children who went to the earthwork to pick up copper coins, and the workers dispersed with a bang. Now that I'm an adult, it's not so easy to coax. The foreman persuaded for a long time, but the crowd just didn't disperse, and there were more and more trends. If it weren't for the fact that a large number of migrant workers formed a human wall to stop the masses, I am afraid that some people would have started climbing the mountain long ago.

"You're keeping an eye on it! Don't let people go up, in case of collapse, we will all be responsible. I'm going to call the police. The foreman of the contractor instructed the worker and went to the side to make a call. The chaotic crowd made him feel a little frightened, and it could be said that the law did not hold the people accountable, and once the crowd far exceeded the number of workers, it was only a matter of time before he rushed to the earthwork, and in case of a conflict with the intercepted workers, things would be even more troublesome.

"Xiao Huan, you are a college student here. Tell me, is this copper coin really that valuable? ”

The citizens who heard the news were talking about the copper coins dug up on the construction site, and the workers who formed the human wall were also very curious about the copper coins. A worker asked in a whisper to a worker next to him.

The co-worker who was asked was a 10-year-old young man. He was wearing a hard hat and a gray-blue overalls, he was tall and thin, and his black, red, black, and red face was no different from the worker next to him. Although his face was no different from that of other workers, the confidence he revealed when facing the group of citizens in front of him made people know at a glance that he was a city man who had seen the world.

"Uncle Wang, I just graduated from high school and haven't gone to college yet." Zhong Huan found that the citizens who came to pick up copper coins were quite restrained and showed no signs of hitting the human wall, so he chatted with his co-workers.

"Haven't you already received your admission letter? That's a college student. Anyway, you have a high level of culture here, and you are from the city, so you can talk about it. Brother Zhao, a co-worker next to him, was also waiting to listen to Zhong Huan's high talk.

"I don't think it's worth much. This land is what we dug up, if there is really a big tomb, we will know first, where will it be the turn of a few elementary school students who play with soil to find out first? Didn't the foreman say that this was a cemetery in the past? It is estimated that a thin-skinned coffin was dug up, even if there were a few copper coins for the burial, the age would not be too long, and it would be worth one hundred and eighty yuan. ”

Although Zhong Huan is not good at antiques and tombs, he still has some knowledge, and the real tomb is definitely not something that can be picked up and turned into earth with a shovel of an excavator. If there was really a big tomb, the contractor would have called the police a long time ago. By the way, the foreman who dissuaded everyone just now was surnamed Bao, and the workers called him the contractor in private, but he himself preferred to be called a contractor or a contractor.

"One hundred and eighty is a lot, even if it's only worth ten or eight yuan, who doesn't want to pick it up for nothing? No wonder so many people came. Uncle Wang said and glanced at Tushan, it seemed that if it weren't for his duty, he would have wanted to pick up a few copper coins.

Zhong Huan's family is not wealthy, otherwise he would not have come to the construction site to work to earn tuition. Speaking from the bottom of his heart, he also wanted to pick up a few copper coins to try his luck, anyway, it was an ownerless thing, and he might be able to pick up a few treasures that sold for a high price. However, it is not worth losing his part-time job for the sake of this very small possibility, so he is the same as Uncle Wang, just thinking about it in his heart, just dream of making a fortune.

"Click~" The flash in the crowd flashed, which brought Zhong Huan back to his senses. He didn't expect someone to photograph him, and thought that there were too many people who attracted reporters, or someone took pictures and posted them on Moments, so he didn't care. As everyone knows, the person who took the picture came at him, and after the shooting, he hid in the crowd.

I don't know what the contractor said to the police. In less than half an hour, the police arrived, and there were still several police cars, which seemed to be quite serious. When the foreman saw that the police were coming, he hurriedly greeted him. The noisy crowd also fell silent.

The prestige of the people's police is different, and Director Gao, who led the team, first went to the construction site to take a turn, and after coming out, he said the same words as the contractor just now. As soon as the words fell, the people all dispersed. It is estimated that the citizens feel that it is not worth it to pick up a few copper coins to enter the bureau, and as soon as the police come, the things in the tomb must belong to the state.

When the foreman saw that everyone was scattered, he breathed a sigh of relief, pulled the burly tall director to thank him, and wanted to invite people to dinner. Of course, Director Gao, who was performing official duties, politely declined, but the enthusiasm of the contractor did not diminish. He is red-hearted to make friends with Director Gao, after all, this is construction on other people's territory, maybe there will be trouble in the future.

After seeing the police car drive away, the foreman said to the workers who maintained order: "You have worked hard today!" Later, I will go to the police station to thank Director Gao, and there will be a few more people on night duty here, so that no one will be in danger when someone comes to look for copper coins at night, and who wants to stay. ”

"Baotou'er, is there any overtime pay?" A worker asked. It's not easy to do this overnight job, who can sell this strength without money.

"There is no overtime pay, but the person on duty can go and find the copper coin, and whoever picks it up will belong to whom." The contractor didn't pay attention to a few worthless copper coins, which were just used to mobilize the enthusiasm of the workers and save an overtime pay.

"Contractor, that's what you said. If we pick up something good, don't be blushing. "Some of the workers are rectums, and they say whatever comes to mind.

"Haha~ I'm not red-eyed! If only you could pick up the good stuff! It's best not to have a copper coin left, lest someone come to the construction site every day to hunt for treasure, then we won't work. "The contractor had already determined that he hadn't dug up any graves, or the police wouldn't have pulled out so quickly. He has already made up his mind, as long as the workers pick up all the copper coins, so that the citizens who come to hunt for treasures have no harvest, and no one will come to the construction site to look for copper coins after a long time.

When the workers heard the words of the contractor, they were all happy and expressed their willingness to stay on duty. Zhong Huan also stayed, he had to work to make money during the summer vacation, he didn't have any entertainment activities, and it seemed to be quite interesting to hunt for treasures while on duty at night.

The foreman of the contractor walked away proudly, and a group of workers also proudly occupied the earthwork. They work here during the day, and they are very aware of the earthwork structure, and they are not afraid of the danger of landslides or the like, and they focus on the treasure hunt.

"Mom, there are people on duty at the construction site tonight, and I won't go back."

The vast majority of the workers on the construction site are migrant workers who go to the city to work, and their food and accommodation are on the construction site, only Zhong Huan lives in the city, and goes home to sleep every day.

"Xiao Huan, don't be too tired. Otherwise, we will quit and the family will have money for you to go to college. Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Zhang Shulan didn't approve of her son working on the construction site, and when she heard that she had to be on duty, she suddenly felt distressed.

"It's okay! That's what I love to do. Don't worry about it, get some rest early. "Zhong Huan is not lying, his hobby is indeed a bit special.

"You have to pay attention to your body, don't get tired. It's hanging. Zhang Shulan knew that her son was older and had his own ideas, so she didn't persuade her anymore, but she felt from the bottom of her heart that her son was sensible.

Zhong Huan hung up the phone and looked back. Well, more than a dozen workers have already drawn the site, and they are all pouting their butts to hunt for treasure. From time to time, someone screamed excitedly, apparently picking up copper coins, porcelain tiles and other things.

The good lots on the earthwork were all occupied, and Zhong Huan was embarrassed to grab it, so he had to find it in a vacant lot at the foot of the dirt mountain. Zhong Huan didn't know that this vacant land was the place where the primary school students found the copper coins, and they had already been turned over, and there was no copper coin, so no one grabbed it.

Zhong Huan searched for a long time and didn't find half a copper coin, and he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. Looking up at the workers on the dirt mountain, there were also joys and worries, the lucky ones found seven or eight copper coins, and the unlucky ones only picked up two or three pieces of broken porcelain, and they couldn't see what utensils they were. However, everyone seemed to have gained a little, only their hands were empty, which made Zhong Huan a little unwilling, and looked down again.

Zhong Huan, who was digging open the soil layer with his fingers and searching carefully, suddenly felt that his fingertips touched a hard object, which felt a little like broken porcelain, the edge of a tile, and of course it could be just an ordinary piece of gravel.

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