In the camp, looking at the man surnamed Zhang who had just left, Li Ji asked with some curiosity.

"Professor, what are these people here for?"

It's no wonder he's curious, after all, even from the shape of their bodies, these people can see that they are not normal people―――――― in this era, it is difficult for ordinary people to train so many muscles.

There is no way, although people are much better off now than before, at least they can train a lot of muscles. But this still doesn't mean that things like fitness are common.

At least so far, the so-called physical exercise is not very popular in China.

It's not surprising, at least there is a weekend in China, and a lot of work should be said, anyway, the time is not very long.

However, this is not the case in this era, although the national government has enacted legal working hours. But in fact, in some local factories, it is almost common for workers to work for long periods of time, and it is called overtime ――――――.

There is no doubt that this type of overtime is certainly unpaid.

Even if there is, this kind of salary is basically very small.

There are even some more insidious manufacturers who simply spread overtime pay into the salary, that is, you can only achieve the full salary if you choose to work overtime.

Needless to say, this is definitely an unreasonable thing to do.

But in this day and age, it seems that there is no way to ask for so much.

After all, this era is not a very legal era, although both the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Integrity have been working very hard. But it's only a few years. It is almost impossible to correct many bad habits of the past.

In fact, if it were not for the existence of a competent anti-corruption department, I am afraid that it would not be corrected. It would be nice not to be bureaucratized by the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Whatever one may say, for many ordinary people in the current era. Their lives are actually quite simple. Workers, in particular, basically get up early to go to work, then come home late, and after eating, they don't seem to have much time to do physical exercise other than doing some of the things they love.

It is also for this reason that in today's China, except for some people who are relatively wealthy or have free time, only soldiers will deliberately exercise.

As for being like the Hereafter. It is often seen that a girl can run in the park, exercise and lose weight, which is even more rare and unimaginable. After all, in later generations, the kind of women who can only go shopping are few in this era, and naturally they have no time to care about their weight and figure―――――― of course, with the continuous improvement of life, the number of women in later generations has also begun to emerge, but the number is still only a small part.

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He glanced at the people in the distance with the same serious look. Situ Nan shook his head.

For others, it may be okay, but Situ Nan really values this young man named Li Ji very much. After all, among the young people under his hands, he can be said to be the most outstanding one. Situ Nan even thought about accepting him as a closed disciple.

Well, not ever, to be exact. Rather, they plan to wait until after the archaeological operation is over.

Of course, it is a very deliberate thing to take in disciples. What's more, it's still a closed disciple?

You know, ancient China was very particular about being a teacher for a day. Such a thing as a father for life. In other words, the master can be treated as Lao Tzu, and the apprentice can also be regarded as a son―――――― even if it is the so-called son-in-law, according to this set of theory, there is no apprentice, after all, the son-in-law is only half a son.

Of course, this is only theoretical, because in practice, in most cases, the son-in-law is closer than the apprentice, and it is rare for the apprentice to be closer than the son-in-law. After all, no matter what, there is a relationship with a daughter.

Although, in some court dramas or other dramas in later generations, it is often seen that when the father-in-law incident or something else, the son-in-law very categorically sold half of his father...

Although the above behaviors usually occur in ancient times. But now, after all, it is only just out of ancient times, and this kind of past customs still have a very deep influence on the people of today.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Situ Nan is so cautious.

After all, unlike in later generations, accepting closed disciples at this time is basically like looking for a son.

In many cases, this kind of disciple may even be more reliable than his own son.

But even if you are looking for a son, you have to find a filial piety, isn't it promising?

Therefore, Situ Nan plans to take the opportunity of this mission to take a good look at Li Ji's character and temperament, if there is no problem, then after returning to China, Situ Nan plans to accept him as a closed disciple.

"I don't know why, there is always a hunch that this kid will come out of the blue..."

Looking at Li Ji, who was looking curious not far away, Situ Nan said silently in his heart.

I can't help but say that his directness is not wrong, because the person in front of him has indeed left a very deep mark in the original Chinese history...

The reason is very simple, because this person named Li Ji was once known as the 'father of Chinese archaeology' in Chinese history...

In the original history, Li Ji graduated from Tsinghua School in 1918, and then went to the United States to study at Clark University in Massachusetts to study for a master's degree in psychology and sociology, and entered the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University in 1920. Dixon vs. the physical anthropologist Ernst? In 1923, he completed his dissertation "The Formation of the Chinese Nation" and obtained a doctorate in anthropology. He returned to China in the same year.

In 1924, he began to engage in field archaeology, and in 1925, he became a lecturer in anthropology at the Tsinghua School Research Institute. In 1926, the Neolithic site of Xiyin Village, Shanxi Province was excavated, which became the first formal archaeological excavation in the history of Chinese archaeology. In 1928, he became the head of the archaeological group of the Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica. In 1929, he took over the position of Dong Zuobin and led the excavation of Yinxu for the next ten years. In 1945, he served as the first director of the Central Museum of History, and in 1948, he was elected as the first academician of the Academia Sinica. In 1955, he succeeded Dong Zuobin and served as director of the Institute of History and Philology until 1972. On August 1, 1979, he died of illness in his apartment on Wenzhou Street, Taipei. He has published about 150 archaeological works. His adopted son, Lee Kong Chow, was also an important archaeologist.

It can be said that Li Ji has a very important significance to the Chinese archaeological community, and famous Chinese archaeologists such as Xia Nai, Yin Da, Gao Quxun, Shi Zhangru, Yin Huanzhang and Zhao Qingfang have all received guidance and training from him and Liang Siyong, and participated in the excavation of Yin Ruins. His students in Taiwan, such as Zhang Guangzhi and Hsu Zhuoyun, were also leading figures in Chinese archaeology and Chinese ancient history.

It is precisely because of this experience that Li Ji is called the father of archaeology in China.

But in this day and age, things have changed a little ...

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is different from the original history, perhaps because of Yan Shao's relationship. Therefore, Li Ji went to school a year earlier than in history, and then during his study in the United States, he had to return to China from the United States halfway because of a sudden change in his family.

After that, Li Ji stayed in China. Work in archaeological research.

Naturally, Li Ji at this time is just a novice, but seriously. In fact, the Chinese archaeological community during this period was all novices...

After all, for the Chinese archaeological community in the past. Because there is no relationship that anyone supports, even if there is some excavation research. It's also private, and it's very small.

Even a person like Situ Nan was just like an appraiser in the past, and he had quite a high level of experience in identifying ancient treasures―――――― of course, he had participated in several excavations in private, but the scale was very small and private.

It was not until after the establishment of the national government that such activities received strong government support, and they took on a considerable scale.

Naturally, the end of his studies was halfway through, which was definitely not a thing to be happy about for Li Ji. But on the other hand, this may also be their greatest luck, after all, missing this incident is likely to be the biggest regret of Li Ji's life.

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"Who knows, all in all, just don't provoke them, after all, we're only here to archaeology, not to clash with anyone..."

Hearing Situ Nan's words, Li Ji nodded and didn't say anything more.

Regardless, it's a good thing that the supplies have arrived, at least everyone present can have a good celebration. There is also no need to worry about them being mummified in this vast desert, and finally staging a good show of the return of the mummies.

However, just as the people in the camp were carrying the supplies with the people in the convoy, there was a sudden sound outside, and then I saw someone running in front of Situ Nan and Li Ji and saying.

"Professor, it seems that the British have sent someone over, saying that they want to see you and have something to discuss."

"Oh?"

Hearing that person say this, Situ Nan and Li Ji both showed slightly surprised expressions, and they didn't know what the British were running over for this time?

You know, the relationship between each other in the past was not very harmonious, of course, there has never been any direct contradiction, after all, they are just a group, archaeologists, not an army, not here to fight―――――― although Situ Nan does not deny that there are some strong guys in his team.

This is not surprising, after all, archaeology is not a very safe job, and sometimes it can involve great risks. It's not just about the environment, it's often about other aspects as well.

For example, the human factor, you know, in Egypt there are not only archaeology, there are many so-called explorers, sometimes they are no different from robbers, and it is not easy to expect to be merciful when encountering them.

Therefore, even to ensure one's own safety, it is very inevitable to be equipped with more powerful force―――――― whether it can be used or not, it is better than nothing.

In addition, this archaeological activity also has a certain official nature in it, so it is natural that it is equipped with quite strong force.

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In any case, although the relationship between the two sides is not very harmonious, they are only archaeologists after all, and they are not here to fight, except that they are not very harmonious, and there is no big contradiction.

But even if this is the case, they are usually in a state of old and dead contact with each other, and rarely take the initiative to contact the other party.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Situ Nan feels a little strange.

At the same time, Li Ji next to him seemed to think of something while feeling strange, and hurriedly said to Situ Nan.

"I remember that the supplies on the British side seem to have been interrupted for a long time, and the movement of the convoy into the camp just now is still relatively large, although the wind and sand are also very strong, but it may not be able to cover up the movement of the convoy..."

Hearing Li Ji's words, Situ Nan suddenly understood.

"You mean?"

"That's right..."

At this point, it seems that there is no need to say anything more.

It's just that after understanding what Li Ji meant, after frowning, Situ Nan said to the person next to him. "If you go and sue the British, I'll go there right away."

Saying that, Situ Nan looked at Li Ji beside him and said to him. "Let's go meet the British, and see if they mean that."

"Hmm!"

Hearing Situ Nan's words, Li Ji nodded and hurriedly followed behind Situ Nan. After walking for a distance, the two of them soon saw Howard standing at the gate of the camp? Carter and two other Englishmen, it seems, are the two of them who are here this time... (To be continued......)