Chapter 12: Into the Mountain

At less than 1,800 meters above sea level, Gushan Mountain is by no means a high mountain, but it stands in the middle of the basin with an average altitude of only 300 meters. Gushan Mountain is huge, in a square shape, the length of each side is about 10 kilometers in the east, west, north and south, and its total circumference is about 80 miles or more.

The mountain road was bumpy, and the convoy drove slowly. Along the way, through Shi Jian's description, I roughly understood what was going on. Zhou Xingyao was in charge of this archaeological discovery from the beginning, and the city bureau originally planned to be led by Uncle Zhou into the mountain, but Wen Xianbao picked up a ready-made bargain. According to Shi Jian, Wen Xianbao has just been parachuted into the city bureau for less than two weeks, and he is only a cadre at the deputy section level, and it is said that he is the deputy director of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, and the specific relationship between the two is unknown. That You Xiqian was also transferred to the Municipal Bureau after Wen Xianbao was transferred, she was not an archaeology major at all, and she came to the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau most likely to follow Wen Xianbao.

It is said that You Xiqian is a rich second generation, the Hummer is her car, and Kong Yaohua is her driver. Speaking of this, Shi Jian sighed for a while, saying that Zhou Ju had not assigned himself a driver for so many years. Hearing him say this, I was a little curious and asked, "The young man who drove Uncle Zhou today, isn't he Uncle Zhou's driver?" ”

"Ugh!" Liu Rumei, who was drinking water, seemed to be choked, she hurriedly took out a handkerchief from her backpack to wipe it, and said, "It's okay, it's okay, you go on." ”

Shi Jian's face showed something strange at this time, he didn't answer my question, but said to Liu Rumei: "Xiao Liu, I just opened my mouth, I don't mean anything else." ”

Liu Rumei turned around and smiled sweetly, and said to Shi Jian, "I know." ”

I was confused by their conversation, and was about to ask out loud, but Liu Rumei's pretty face had already turned around, and said to me seriously: "That person is not Uncle Zhou's driver, it's my driver." ”

"Ah......" I was a little surprised, thinking to myself that it was no wonder that Shi Jian was a little strange just now, when he mocked the clerk with a driver, he also mocked this intern with a driver by the way. I suddenly thought again, since the driver is hers, then the car should also be hers, is this girl also a rich second generation.

This girl seemed to be able to read my mind, and said to me with a smile: "I am also a rich second generation." ”

Hearing her say that, I didn't even know how to take her words. At this time, Shi Jian on the side said: "Xiaoliu, you are different, even if you are a rich second generation, you are also a rich second generation......

Li Xin, who was driving, seemed to be unable to listen to it, so he interrupted Shi Jian and asked, "What is the second generation of good wealth?" ”

Shi Jian explained: "I mean, although Xiaoyanagi is a rich second generation, he is low-key ......"

Liu Rumei deliberately frowned, shook her head and said, "Hey! An intern goes out with a driver, and he is not low-key at all. ”

“……”

Seeing that Shi Jian was finally squeezed speechless, Li Xin and Liu Rumei both laughed happily. I looked at Shi Jian, who was blushing, with some sympathy, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, and then couldn't help laughing. In the end, Shi Jian also scratched his head and laughed "hehe" with everyone.

After such a small episode, the atmosphere in the car is no longer as oppressive as it was at the beginning, but this makes me curious about the origin of Liu Rumei. The term "rich second generation" has always been slightly derogatory since it was coined, and I always feel that the group that can be called this is either idle or cause trouble. Take You Xiqian and Liu Rumei as examples, comparing the style, temperament, and conversation of the two, You Xiqian is like a rich second generation in line with people's impressions, while Liu Rumei is more like a little sister next door. According to Shi Jian's statement, You Qianqian is estimated to have used a lot of strength to work in the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, and she herself is not even a cultural relic-related major, so it is obvious that she did it in order to follow Wen Xianbao. Although I have not dealt with her, from this matter alone, the willfulness of the rich second generation has been fully displayed. And Liu Rumei's ability to engage in archaeology is obviously not capricious, which makes people feel even more puzzling.

Thinking like this, my eyes involuntarily looked at Liu Rumei. She seemed to notice it, and smiled back at me, as if she already knew what I was going to say, and before I could open her mouth, she said to me, "Are you curious why I studied archaeology?" ”

"yes, how do you know?"

"You're not the first to be curious." Liu Rumei smiled and said, "If I say it's a hobby, will you think it's strange?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, then shook my head and smiled, "There's nothing strange about it, it's just a reason to make a choice." ”

She smiled faintly and turned her head back.

……

The mountain road was tortuous, and about an hour and a half later, the voice of a fat man came from the car intercom: "Hey! Feed! Attention to the vehicles behind, there is no road ahead, stop first, I'll go down and take a look......"

All three cars had stopped, and I was a little worried, so I got out of the car to look, and it turned out that I was overthinking and there was no accident.

There was no road ahead, and at the end of the road was a clearing, quite large, which looked like it had been specially groomed, and there was only some low grass on the empty ground. I looked at the top of the mountain and saw that it was very close to the top of the mountain, about a few hundred meters.

The members of the archaeological team had already disembarked from the car in twos and threes, stretching their bodies to observe the surroundings. I saw the fat man and Wen Xianbao standing together and chatting about something, so I walked over quickly.

The fat man pointed to the top of the mountain and said, "...... It's only a few hundred meters from here to the top of the mountain, and it's only a few minutes to walk up. ”

Wen Xianbao looked around and asked the fat man, "What do you mean, camp here?" ”

The fat man said, "That's what I mean, there is no such suitable place near the top of the mountain." ”

Wen Xianbao looked around and continued to think.

I had approached and whispered to the fat man, "What's the situation?" ”

The fat man smiled at me and said, "It's okay, I suggested that the camp be set up here, and I'm discussing it with the Wen team." ”

I looked around at the open space around me and asked the fat man, "It's a good place to camp, but how do you know there's a clearing?" ”

The fat man squinted at me and said in a very stinky tone: "The fat man pinched his fingers and counted ......"

I was expressionless, just raised my hand high at him.

"Uh......" The fat man immediately said seriously: "I heard in the past two days, how can there be a place in this mountain that the sixth master does not know, this place used to be where the forest farm used to hoard wood, and then it was not allowed to be logged, so it was empty." ”

"Tsk, very dedicated." I also praised him seriously, he is still very reliable, but he looks a little out of tune.

"Of course...... "The fat man never knew what modesty was when he was praised.

At this time, the members of the archaeological team had already come over, and they all looked around and talked in low voices.

"Uh......" Wen Xianbao cleared his throat, and after seeing that everyone was quiet, he said, "The guide means to make this a camp, and everyone can mention any opinions." ”

Seeing that everyone was silent, he continued, "If you have no opinion, let's get to work." ”

It's easy for fieldworkers to set up camp and pitch a tent, and I remember there was even a special course when I was in school. Everyone started to get busy, me and the fat man also joined in, and even Liu Rumei was helping Shi Jian move the equipment on the side, but I didn't see You Xiqian, and she was still in the car. Wen Xianbao also rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to help, but at this time, Sun Yaohua had already walked over at some point, and said while taking the things in Wen Xianbao's hand: "Brother Bao, you have a break, let me come." ”

Wen Xianbao nodded slightly, then patted the soil on his hands, turned to the fat man and said, "Wang Bo, take me around to have a look." ”

"Okay." When the fat man heard the sound, he put down the things in his hand and walked over, and when he passed by Sun Yaohua, he stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Andy, there is a future." ”

The camp was set up very quickly, the tents were all available, the small generators had been set up, the equipment had been distributed to the individuals, and everyone was sorting out their backpacks.

"Hey! Feed! ”

"Uh-huh."

“……”

Everyone tested the walkie-talkie, and there was a lot of noise. At this time, Wen Xianbao and the fat man had already walked back with their hands behind their backs, and when he saw that everyone had finished preparation, he smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone has worked hard......"

Wen Xianbao made the final pre-war mobilization, and then announced that all the personnel except the logistics personnel would set off. The fat man led the way in front, and a group of ten people marched towards the top of the mountain. There is also a rocky path from the camp to the top of the mountain, which is a little stumbling when walking, but fortunately, the distance is not far, and it takes about ten minutes to walk.

The summit of Gushan is a huge piece of exposed black granite, the overall shape is like a round tabletop, at least about 200 meters in diameter, the top is flat and smooth without vegetation, only a small amount of gravel scattered on it. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, the entire mountain is covered with green pines and cypresses, and the villages and farmland in the basin below the mountain can be seen in full view.

Shi Jian and Li Xin climbed to the top of the mountain a few days ago, but they slowly climbed up from the rocky ditch, not to mention the hard work. The two of them looked in the direction of the rocky ditch and sighed for a while, and the others had already surrounded them to ask them about the location of the ruins.

The location of the ruins is not far away, and I went down to the top of the mountain in the direction of the rocky ditch, and near the angle between the boulder on the top of the mountain and the rocky ditch, there is a mountain wall that has been washed down by the current, and a small hole is faintly revealed.

"Let's get to work." Wen Xianbao simply assigned the work, and then stood aside to look at the scenery, obviously he didn't mean to do it himself. Shi Jian and the others went their own way, and the work was quickly carried out, Liu Rumei was also helping on the side, while the fat man and I were arranged by them to do chores.

Archaeology is boring for ordinary people, and the fat man slowly gets a little bored after the initial novelty. He came up to me and chatted with me for a while, until he couldn't lift his spirits and simply took out a cigarette from his pocket. I saw that he was going to smoke, and said solemnly: "No fire on the mountain." ”

The fat man twitched at the corner of his mouth, put away the cigarette, and said, "If you don't smoke, you won't smoke, let go." ”

There are no toilets in the mountains, so just find a place to avoid people when you get rid of this kind of thing. So, after the fat man finished speaking, he walked into the distance, but I always felt that the fat man was looking for a place to smoke.

After a short while, the fat man crept back from the direction he had just left, and when he came back, he looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, and then whispered in my ear, "Rubbish, I see that something seems to be wrong." ”