Professor Zhang took Qi Yuancheng and two other students to an inconspicuous Jidao restaurant. The four of them entered the door, looked around, and walked straight to a table inside.

Qi Yuancheng saw that there was already a person sitting there at the table, needless to say, this should be the person in charge of the local maintenance.

Professor Zhang greeted him in a rough voice: "Lao Jin, you are in a hurry!" ”

The man known as Lao Jin raised his head and looked at Professor Zhang, then at Qi Yuancheng and the others, and said, "Why did you bring so many people this time?" This table is small. Hostess, find me a big private room! The proprietress was an aunt in her fifties, and she enthusiastically took Lao Jin and Professor Zhang into the hut inside.

Lao Jin said to the proprietress: "Sister Yin, you can get a bowl of rice for each of them, and a big pot of pork and sauerkraut, hurry up." By the way, two more bottles of wine. ”

After a few people sat down, Professor Zhang first pointed to Lao Jin and said, "Let me introduce you to a few of you, this is the director of the local Museum of Culture and History." Then he said to Lao Jin: "Lao Jin, these two are my students, and I will bring them here for some investigation this time." This-" He pointed at Qi Yuancheng, not knowing how to introduce it for a while. Qi Yuancheng hurriedly got up and nodded in salute and said, "Hello Director Jin!" I am a student at Professor Zhang's school, majoring in history. Come out with Professor Zhang for a long time. ”

Curator Jin squinted at Qi Yuancheng and said, "Long knowledge? How sinful is it to come all the way here? I can say okay, I just lead the team to inspect with you, not a nanny! ”

Qi Yuancheng consciously lost his words, and just about to explain, Professor Zhang said to Director Jin: "Old Jin! What kind of stinky shelf are you putting up there? This is the key seedling of the history department, remember the paper you praised last time? That's what he wrote. I brought him to work on projects with me. ”

When Curator Jin heard this, he sat up slightly straight, his attitude softened, and said, "It turns out that the research was done by you, and the ideas in it are very new. Don't worry, in my one-acre and three-point land, I won't let you suffer hardship. ”

Qi Yuancheng saw that his research had been recognized by an unknown curator of the Museum of Culture and History, and he was not proud, but said humbly: "I am also helping the teacher to conduct some investigations, and I will listen to you all here." ”

By this time, the proprietress had already brought the meal to the table. Director Jin said: "Lao Zhang, there are still a few of you, let's take a bite of the bar first." As he spoke, he skillfully opened the wine bottle, filled the wine for the four of them, raised his glass and said, "Welcome to my poor country, let me flourish here!" I respect the experts! He drank it all down.

Professor Zhang shook his head, as if he was helpless against this Curator Jin, gave the three of them a look, and drank the wine himself in one gulp. The three of them looked at each other, after all, they had never drunk such a big glass as soon as they came up, but the teacher didn't want to drink it after making a sample, so they had to drink it hard.

Professor Zhang saw that Curator Jin was about to raise a glass, and hurriedly said, "Lao Jin, we have told you about our arrangements in advance this time, we have to go into the mountains to have a look." Last time, we went back to study the ruins and thought it was very valuable. You're all right with your equipment, right? ”

Curator Jin said, "Just remove that 'bar'." When did my old Kim run an errand? He saw that several people's wine glasses were empty, and his face was bitter, knowing that everyone was not drinking enough, he couldn't help but feel a burst of contempt in his heart. He couldn't mention the wine anymore, so he had to take another big sip by himself, and then said: "Lao Zhang, I'll be honest, what equipment do you need to prepare for the ruins last time?" The wild beasts in this mountain are all gone, and besides, there is a large pile of bricks and stones in the forest, so you don't have to dig holes in the earth and bring some camping equipment. ”

After all, Qi Yuancheng is a history major, and when he heard that there were relics, his interest also came up. He poured half a glass of wine, got up and saluted Director Jin and said, "Director Jin, this is the first time I have come to Northeast Province, thank you for your hospitality, I would like to give you a glass!" ”

Director Jin also raised his glass, nodded with a smile and said, "I guess you are not used to drinking our wine either, so half a glass is half a glass." As he spoke, he clinked glasses with Qi Yuancheng and drank them dry.

After Qi Yuancheng finished drinking, he also respected Professor Zhang and said: "Professor, thank you for giving me this opportunity to come out to study at the archaeological site, and I also respect you." Professor Zhang had a hint of appreciation in his eyes and took a sip of his glass.

Qi Yuancheng put down his wine glass after drinking and asked sincerely: "Professor Zhang, Director Jin, I haven't read much of the materials of this expedition before, can you please tell me about the background of this expedition?" ”

Professor Zhang and Director Jin looked at each other, and Director Jin said, "Old Zhang, you can tell me about your project." ”

Professor Zhang nodded but didn't answer directly, he said to his students, "Xiao Liu, you can tell your junior brother about it." ”

Liu Zhi was thin and tall, looking weak and untouchable, but his voice was very sonorous and powerful. He briefly introduced the situation of the previous discovery of the ruins to Qi Yuancheng.

The clue to this relic was speculated by Professor Zhang half a year ago based on some Jurchen historical data. Based on the information from the data, he deduced that there should be a site of early Jurchen settlement near the present-day Longhe Town. Due to his busy teaching tasks, he was unable to go to the field trip, so he had to get in touch with Director Jin and ask him to help him explore the neighborhood.

According to the location information provided by Professor Zhang, Director Jin conducted a lot of search work in the primeval forest around Longhe Town, and finally found the remains of a ruin two months ago. Professor Zhang was so excited by the news that he pushed off all academic conferences, arranged substitute teachers, and finally made the trip.

Seeing that Liu Zhi finished speaking, Professor Zhang added: "Director Jin has been a friend of mine for many years. We have worked together to investigate and refine the genealogy of the Wanyan clan. This time, thanks to his preliminary work, we have the opportunity to explore the living environment of the ancient Jurchens. ”

Director Kim continued to drink with a nonchalant expression, and he said, "It's nothing. I still don't think there's anything special about that place, except that it's hard to find. It's worse than the average ancient tomb, so there's no need to be as tight as you say. It's too much fuss. ”

Professor Zhang said in a rare and serious way: "Lao Jin, don't be careless. As I told you before, in addition to describing the location of this site, the research materials also vaguely mention the legend of the dragon god. For the mysterious legends and shamanic beliefs of the Jurchens, we still have to be in awe and not take them lightly. ”

Curator Jin sneered: "Lao Zhang, why are you still idealistic as a big professor?" I've been to so many ancient tombs, but I've never seen any demons or monsters. ”

Seeing that Curator Jin still didn't care, Professor Zhang stopped arguing, raised a glass and asked a few people to toast Curator Jin's wine together, and also wished the rest of the trip a smooth one.

Director Jin said: "It's not too early, I'll take you to check the equipment first, and then hurry to the guest house to rest, and set off early tomorrow morning." ”

Qi Yuancheng and others, under the leadership of Director Jin, came to the treasury of the Museum of Culture and History. Curator Jin opened the door and turned on the light, pointed to the neatly stacked materials, and muttered, "I am usually reluctant to use these materials, but this time I will be cheaper for you." ”