I squatted and looked at the slate again, I really couldn't figure out what the so-called bony fish was different from the others, just to make sure that this fossil was not originally born on this slate, I took a knife and chiseled it off, and sure enough, there were still small fan-like fin traces in the chisel marks at the bottom, which were yellow and filled on the slate.

The excavation continued, and a group of men chiseled through the loose sandstone around the slabs and pulled them out. Because the stone slab behind it was buried deeper and deeper, it took a long time to pull out another piece.

There was nothing to be found on this one, and although it was a surreal prehistoric relic, it was just a slate in the end, and I got bored of watching it, so I sat aside to see how long they were going to do it.

Wang Shanqi came to my side and said as if talking to himself: "If I found it this time, I would have done a great job!" ”

"Don't be sorry, this credit has nothing to do with you, it's all theirs. Besides, now that everyone is taking care of themselves, who cares about this? I leaned against the stone on the side and said lazily.

"Millions of years ago!" Wang Shanqi was still exclaiming, "What will people do at that time?" How do they make this stuff? ”

"How do you know it's a million years ago?"

"Fossils are proof!" Old man Wang came out with a sentence, was stunned for a moment and said, "No! The Taihang Mountains began 70 million years ago, where did the bony fish come from at that time? ”

Wang Shanqi had already begun to go crazy at this time, and kept muttering to himself: "This stone step must have been deposited from the bottom of the water before it was buried in the rock formation...... and the one behind it became indistinct, "This red sandstone...... 70 million years! 70 million years! ”

The old king ran over to look at the stone again like a madman, and he almost licked it with such greed. In fact, I understand his feelings very well, if it is more credible that the monkeys of one or two million years ago could process this kind of thing with rough stone tools, then this 70 million years is indeed too amazing, I think I know, the ancient ape under the tree to express the intention of evolution is ten million years ago.

Xiao Kan was teasing Xiao Adam, and he didn't pay attention to what was going on here, but Gege asked me: "Si'an, what's wrong with him?" ”

"It's okay, it's just a scientific discovery!" I replied.

At this time, Erguotou had already ordered the work to stop, and the stone slabs behind it were too difficult to dig, and those few tough guys were already tired like dogs, and if they didn't rest, they might not be able to leave. There were still four stone slabs that had not been dug out, and they had disappeared into the cliff little by little.

Wang Shanqi was still holding the stone slab with fossils in despair, Erguotou sat over and asked softly, and there was a light of surprise in his eyes, and then I didn't hear the conversation between the two clearly, I only heard Erguotou say a sentence, is this really a fairy cave?

Originally, Erguotou wanted to dig to see where this stone path leads, but although he gave up at this time, after talking with Wang Shanqi, he thought about it again and ran to discuss something with Gege.

I was right next to Gege, so I could hear it clearly, and he wanted to stay here for two days before he could figure it out. Gege objected, but could not convince him. I saw that the two were at a stalemate, and couldn't help but interject: "There's no need to be so troublesome about this, if you really dig the head, don't say two days, two years may not be possible, I think the arrangement of this slate is quite neat, let's follow this trend to find out if there is still a part that has not been exposed, wouldn't it be better to dig out his nest directly?" ”

Erguotou nodded at the moment, and Gege also agreed, so we gathered together and briefly talked about getting on the road again.

The shape of this mountain is very interesting, it is generally surrounded by a low slope, and a huge pillar rises about ten meters high from the middle, and it is surrounded by cliffs. I don't know if this small piece was raised by the orogeny in 10,000 years, or if the surrounding rock layers were reduced by a little weathering, but the stone slabs we found were embedded in this cliff.

We actually searched the surrounding slopes and valleys, but found no other stone slabs, and then followed the trend of the stone slabs and searched the mountain.

After walking around the cliff and walking a short distance, we found a stone slab in the grass, which may have fallen out of the sandstone, and had been lying in the grass for a long time, and had been pasted with a layer of rotten weeds.

The rest of the year was spent searching and finding a few more stone slabs, but the end of the road had not yet been found, and we were drifting off the beaten track.

Erguotou was still in high spirits, but Gege was in a hurry and ran to his side to talk, I didn't know what they were talking about when I was far away, but I saw that the two of them were pointing at each other very fiercely. At this time, it was almost dark, and all the people who had climbed the mountain for a day were already tired. I stood on the hillside and watched our way, the valley was blocked, and only the strangely shaped and imposing peak could be seen.

In fact, from the moment I discovered these stone slabs, I had the feeling that the illusion I saw in the confused noise happened on this road. However, hundreds of millions of years have passed, and the ancient road has been hidden by rocks, and it has become absolutely impossible to verify it with the scene in the illusion. What those things are doing here doesn't matter to us anymore, what really matters is the present and the future.

The argument between the two men was finally over, and we prepared to camp and rest, for we had to walk a lot less because of the delay in this discovery, and I am afraid we would have to walk for another day tomorrow. The terrain wasn't suitable for camping, so we walked up a little more and found a fairly flat shelter from the wind.

In order to prevent falling rocks from hurting people, the tents are set up on the side away from the cliff, and between the tent and the cliff is a flat stone surface of six or seven square meters, with a natural groove in the middle, and a little rainwater is stored.

There were very few bushes around this place, and the guys were really tired and too lazy to look for firewood, so they simply scooped up the rainwater in the groove and threw solid alcohol into it to start a bonfire. I pointed out to them that it was dangerous to fire the stones by lighting them directly on them, but the bunch of people were giggling and laughing. I felt that my position in the team was getting worse, and I knew that it was because I was about to get to the ancient tomb, so I stopped insisting and just left the rock with Xiao Kan and ate hot things on the portable alcohol stove by myself.

The night sky in the mountains is extremely bright and moving, and after eating something, I will point to the sky for Xiao Kan to distinguish the various constellations. Along the way, I have been helping her to make up for all kinds of wild knowledge, even this kind of romantic activity of counting the stars and the moon.

"See, it's the legendary Big Dipper over there!" I pointed to the big soup spoon that stood out in the sky and said to Xiao Kan, "At night, you should distinguish the direction, and it is most convenient to see it." ”

Xiao Kan quickly identified the stars, framed them with his hand and looked at them while asking, "How can you tell them?" ”

"The Big Dipper rotates with the seasons, and in spring, summer, autumn and winter, its spoon handle points in the direction of south, south, west, and north."

Xiao Kan took out his compass and carefully distinguished, "No, it doesn't refer to the north!" ”

"Is there a compass in the sky, how can it be due south and north?" I was a little dizzy, "Teach you a simple one, did you see the star with the mouth of the spoon facing forward?" That's North Star, and it's basically due north! ”

"I didn't see it anywhere!"

I had to frame her with my hand, "See, this is called Little Beidou, it is part of the constellation Bear, and the North Star is on the tip of the bear's tail, so you can remember that the bear's tail always points to the north." ”

"Hah! The name is cute! Xiao Kan said with a smile, gesturing with his hand in the air.

I looked at her, my heart was soft to death, this way has been a journey, there are many divergent paths, if only this future direction could be so easily discerned in the direction of the sky!