Chapter 63: Work Dinner

All the preliminary preparations were quickly resolved through the support provided by the local government, and in order to prevent unexpected power outages, the power department sent a generator set over. In terms of security, under the arrangement of professionals sent by the Municipal Bureau, sound and light sensing equipment and multi-channel cameras were quickly set up. Seeing that everything had been prepared, the sky was getting dark, and smelling the fragrant dinner in the cauldron, Feng Weiguo was full of a sense of accomplishment. This time, he assisted Professor Chen and his entourage in the excavation of the general's tomb, and he himself admired Professor Chen's professional ability and quality. Archaeology is a systematic project, many times it is the development of one person and one direction, and Professor Chen and Zhang Gong are almost all-rounders, knowledge from ancient times to the present, metaphysics, science, as long as it is said through their mouths, no matter how complicated, they can express it clearly in the most popular words, not the same as those scholars who have been in contact with before, full of mouths, they are afraid that others do not know how much they read, really let them talk, they say inconsistencies, Feng Weiguo believes that this is the gap in quality, One is pragmatic and the other is abstract, which is the status quo and the helplessness of the industry.

It was already dark, and the camp at the mouth of the cave began to be crowded with people under the light of several LED lights high above. When it was time to start the meal, the professional chef organized by the city magically served a few pots of vegetables, and the first dinner after changing camps began.

This dinner was not presided over by Professor Chen, but was naturally conducted by local representatives. Feng Weiguo poured wine for everyone and said: "It lasted more than half a month, the excavation of the general's tomb behind us ended smoothly, such an efficient excavation work is the first time I have seen it, and it is also the first time to participate, although it is just a simple move out, there is still a long way to go, during this period I learned a lot of things that cannot be learned in books, and I also experienced the hardships of professional archaeologists, Professor Chen and their party are influencing me all the time, It makes me feel like a child with more desire to learn, what can we know, I think we can all weigh it, Professor Chen is a national archaeological talent, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of the archaeology department of several famous universities, his knowledge and authority are recognized, I am grateful to have such a good teacher these days to give me the opportunity to re-learn, this glass of wine I salute a few teachers! ”

Professor Chen stood up and smiled slightly and said: "Director Feng, in the past, such dinners after the excavation were presided over by Zhang Gong, and we can all memorize his set. The last time we had a meeting in Beijing with old guys who met decades ago, they all had the same idea, and now there are many programs on TV that name them archaeologists, and we don't know too well whether those scholars themselves sell dog meat on sheep's heads, but entertaining very serious things and commenting on them with unprofessional knowledge is not only misleading the audience, but also damaging the future and credibility of archaeology; I feel very relieved to hear what you just said, because in the past, after giving speeches in many universities or forums, there are always many sincere voices coming out, which are the tomorrow and hope of our archaeology, and also the source of motivation for our preaching. ”

After the first cup went down, Zhang Gong began to turn against the guest, and he continued to follow what Professor Chen just said: "Archaeology now gives people a saying that it is digging graves, and they are right, because they think it is boring and worthless when they see us doing sweeping work, and the teeth and bones of the ancient apes are a waste of time for them, and their focus is on what is in the ancient tomb, and then spread rumors about what they have stolen, what they have seen with their own eyes, etc., these people are brushing their sense of existence at the same time, there are always many ignorant people who blindly trust without thinking, Let those experts and scholars who really do things suffer trauma, although there was an unpleasant incident around us yesterday, in fact, this is also caused by his personal immaturity, he does not know the seriousness of the law, this is the same as the legend, the things in the tomb are cursed, and if you move, you will be unlucky, this legend is actually known to everyone to be false, but the demon is real, it has been hidden in the corner of everyone's heart, some people will not be triggered in a lifetime, and some people will immediately explode in a specific environment, And once the inner demon instructs the body to act irrationally, the inner demon will become stronger and stronger, so powerful that a good person completely loses himself. Yesterday's buddy was very down-to-earth and diligent in his observation a few days ago, but why didn't he resist the temptation? The reason is simple, that is, he himself positions his personality too low! It is said that the best of the best, but we do not need to choose in this industry, as long as we insist on a few tombs, we can refine noble quality comrades, and we only need to pass the test of a few tombs, and we are basically qualified archaeologists, and we are here today for the archaeologists here! ”

Chen Zhijun stood beside his father, listening to Zhang Gongman's philosophy, he was a little uncomfortable, and quietly asked Professor Chen: "Dad, why is my Uncle Zhang so serious?" I'm really not used to it. ”

Professor Chen smiled but did not answer, and motioned for him to continue listening.

Zhang Gong saw that everyone had finished drinking the wine in the glass, and he was not polite, and after pouring a full glass, he continued: "Today's beer is enough, and it is okay to drink a small amount of wine; Today's wine has two meanings, one is to drink celebratory wine for the completion of the excavation of the general's tomb, and the other is to enter the cave tomorrow and drink preheated wine; The cooperation of everyone in the general's tomb is very good, a few of our old guys from Beijing are warm in their eyes, efficiency can not be the product of personal factors, but the result of teamwork, the business almost doesn't matter, at least we have enthusiasm and faith, this is enough, if the profession is just a tool and means of survival, then we can choose too much, I think your salary is not high, it is said that it is idle to do archaeology, that means when there is no work, who can be idle when you really receive the task? You've all participated in field archaeology, and you know what it's like to have back pain, is that comfortable? If it is to survive and earn those few wages, it is better to go to which school to be a teacher or do some other small business, which is much stronger than this, sometimes it is said that the choice is more important than the result, in fact, this is right, the choice is to experience the process before the end, the result is only a short memory, and the process is often a lot of unforgettable, tomorrow in the cave in addition to the possibility of natural beauty, there may be surprises that we can't imagine, for tomorrow, we continue! ”