Chapter Twenty-Three: A Village in the Mountains
Looking at the little brother's expression, I could obviously feel a momentum, I nodded, it seems that he and Uncle Fat and others do have a deep relationship with Dad, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to save people in such a situation.
The black blind man handed over the equipment from behind, only a saber and a flashlight.
These huge iron mounds are all solid, and these hollows should have just burned out of the group of people, and there was still a little residual warmth; As the three of us rushed deeper, and the air quality in the cavity was low, we all felt that breathing began to become difficult.
The cavity was not opened, and after some distance it came to the end, and we looked to the side and saw that the cavity had actually been opened, but the exit had been blocked by rocks, and there was no way to get out.
The rock has been broken, it must be caused by the blasting, the little brother stretched out his hand and touched the crack in the rock, and then motioned for us to retreat, and saw him put two fingers into the crack and broke it a few times, and suddenly the rock began to gradually loosen and fall off, and fell down.
As soon as the rock loosened, the iron lump also fell, and a few of us kept spinning in the hollow, rolling for half a minute before hitting the ground hard.
The three of them immediately rushed out, only to see that this was an unconventional tomb structure, revealing a dusty atmosphere under the cover of the rocks, and the eyes were full of carved murals and strange tomb buildings.
I immediately went to see if there were any people around, and sure enough, there were several corpses buried under the rubble, all dressed in the same costume as the people above, and they were already dead.
There are also a large number of blood stains on the side of the rubble, judging from the traces, someone should have escaped from the rubble, and the blood stains left by the injury, judging from the amount of blood, the injury should not be light.
We followed the bloodstains inside, and gradually saw a cleared open space, and at a glance we knew that this place was where people had rested, and there were bloodstained gauze on the ground, disposable needles, etc., which showed that some people were still alive.
"He should be alive, if he dies, others should be crazy to survive, everything is in order here, indicating that Wu Xie should go inside." The little brother looked at the ground and said.
I immediately looked up at the huge space behind the rubble and said, "Inside? What's inside? ”
The little brother ignored me, pulled out the black knife on his back and rushed in without even hitting the lamp, it was difficult to see him anxious along the way, it seemed that his father's life and death were particularly important to him.
The black blind man and I followed, and within a few steps we saw the outline of a village appear in the darkness, with many houses looming in the shape of houses, and rotting hedges on the periphery.
As we got closer, the village became more clearly and conspicuously, this is indeed a small village, and I even saw the wellhead and the millstone, and I thought to myself, what kind of tomb is this?
But soon my curiosity was overwhelmed by fear, and in the courtyard in front of these houses was a large coffin with a corpse kneeling in front of it.
I suddenly felt a chill, and cowered as I approached the nearest house, only to see that this house was still in its original state, it was a typical southwestern house, and it was very regional style, it seemed that this was a village that had once lived, but if this was the case, how could this village appear here? Is this the inside of the mountain?
The black blind man said, "Don't touch anything, our purpose is to find people." ”
I nodded, carefully avoided everything, slowly squeezed into the door of the house, and shone a flashlight through the crack in the door, and after just one look, I was scared and broke out in a cold sweat, there was actually a person sitting in the main hall of the house.
The black blind man also took a closer look, and then gently pushed open the door, only to see a corpse dressed in ethnic minority costumes sitting on the Taishi chair in the main hall, the clothes were not much decomposed, but the corpse was only bones, and it seemed that it had been dead for at least several decades.
I plucked up the courage to go inside, and immediately looked at the side rooms on either side, and on the left side of the house was a bedroom, and there should be an inner bedroom in it, a bed full of mold and a bed was coldly placed, and the mosquito net was covered with cobwebs.
On the right, there is a room for farm tools, with a partition above it with hoes and other items, and to the right is the kitchen, behind which is the pigsty.
His grandmother is a bear, this is obviously a very authentic farmhouse, how can it appear in the mountains, could it be that they have planted crops in this dark place?
But after thinking about it, I understand a terrible conclusion, there is no doubt that this village has lived, then the only thing that can be explained is only one conclusion, that is, at first this was not a mountain at all, this whole mountain was piled up later, and it may take many years to build an ancient tomb, so it makes sense that someone lived here.
Due to the total enclosure, the houses here are still quite well preserved, with only shallow dust and no footprints in the rooms.
The black blind man and I slowly withdrew and closed the door, and the black blind man said, "Don't be surprised, there is only what you can't think of, there is nothing that the ancients can't do, don't be surprised if you see anything in the ancient tomb, stay calm." ”
I ignored him, and went to see the house next door, this one is smaller, there is no so-called main hall, only a bedroom and kitchen, and a bamboo shed is built on the side, which should be poorer.
I couldn't help but look at the coffin outside and said, "Will they go into the coffin more, there is hair and Milota here, and snakes." ”
"Is it possible, do you dare to open the coffin?" The black blind man said.
I swallowed, I definitely didn't dare, but I still tried to push the lid of the coffin, but when I touched it, I found that the coffin was actually stone, and I didn't move at all.
The black blind man came over and made a respectful gesture to the coffin, and then the saber poked into the gap in the coffin lid, and when he turned around, the whole sarcophagus lid was lifted more than half, and he moved his eyebrows for me to see.
I squinted at the sarcophagus, my heart beating faster than I could speak, and though I tried to tell myself not to be afraid, my body began to tremble very honestly.
Inside the coffin lay a corpse, which had been decomposed and albilist, and there was not even a single burial artifact, and the corpse's costume was very strange, all very plain dress, much like the style in a nunnery.
The black blind man also felt strange, frowned and observed for a long time, and said to himself: "It is not reasonable for a person who is dressed as such a green man to kneel and worship after death." ”
We are very puzzled that this ritual is not very clear about the identity of the deceased, otherwise no one will bow down, but how to explain this style of burial?
After opening the coffins in several courtyards one after another, and finding that all the formats were agreed, I suddenly thought of a problem, and immediately re-looked at the rooms, and soon came to a conclusion.
"What do you see?" The black blind man said.
I took a deep breath: "This village is full of women, there are no male items in all the rooms, including hoes and sickles, which are one size smaller, and every bedroom has a bronze mirror and a dresser, this is a village without men. ”
The black blind man frowned and said, "Really, there are no men?" Without men, there would be no reproduction, but the structure of the village does not look like there is no reproduction. ”
"You don't think about it all, there is no man who will indeed break the generation, but it has nothing to do with the continuation of life, if you think about it, there are no men here but life will continue as scheduled, then there is only one conclusion."
The black blind man looked at me: "What? ”
"I think these women should have been brought, a large number of craftsmen built ancient tombs, women washed and cooked for the workers, they were planned to live, not natural villages, just like the school cafeteria aunts, either invited to work, or taken captive." I said.
The black blind man grinned: "The analysis is very clear, yes, what you said is very likely, but it is not the most correct answer, many things you ignore." ”
I immediately said, "What? ”
The black blind man said: "This is a large-scale project for decades, it is impossible to transport women in a steady stream, the area here is remote and there is not so much population, the coolies who built the ancient tombs at that time should have been forced, the wives and children were taken away together, the older ones did small things, the strong men did the hard work, and the children were raised and continued to work." ”
I looked at him and said involuntarily, "You...... Are you saying these women are widows? ”