In ancient Chinese society, especially during the period of feudal serfs before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, the funeral system was particularly prevalent.

After the death of a prince with extremely high power, the number of burial goods and burial companions is extremely staggering, which can be seen from the tombs of those princes and kings excavated by archaeology.

Slaves were buried with their wives and concubines, and those who were at the top of social power in ancient times wanted to continue to enjoy everything they had in life after death, and the various things they did were also outrageous.

Although Bai Qi is extremely famous in history, he is just an ordinary person after all kinds of glory and strength, and he will also have the seven emotions and six desires that people should have, and he will also covet the wealth and power in his life.

In this ancient tomb, in addition to Bai Qi's main burial chamber, there are seven burial chambers, among which the thousand-year-old female corpse is Bai Qi's wife and concubine before his death.

We have already learned the identity of the little girl in red from the mouth of Village Chief Yao, since she is the youngest daughter of the first generation of tomb keepers back then, she must have been martyred for Bai Qi.

"What's the secret?" Hearing Village Chief Yao's words, I hurriedly asked. However, after hearing my words, Village Chief Yao did not speak again for a long time, as if he had forgotten what he had just said.

In desperation, I turned my head to look at Li Huiyan, at this time, Li Huiyan's whole body clothes had been soaked in the pool water, and she was tightly attached to her body, and her bumpy figure was unobstructed.

Although it is not the first time to see Li Huiyan soaking wet, every time she sees it, her heart still beats faster.

"Colonel, you read a lot of archaeological books, do you know any secrets about the tomb keeper?" In order not to look too embarrassed, I quickly moved my gaze from her to her face and asked softly.

"I don't know much about this, and I don't know much about the grave keepers, so I don't seem to have heard any secrets." Hearing this, Li Huiyan shook her head and said.

As soon as I heard that even Li Huiyan didn't know what secrets the tomb keeper had, I became even more curious about Village Chief Yao's words, but he was reluctant to say it, and I was helpless.

"Village Chief Yao, I have always had a question, why are the people of your tomb guarding family willing to guard the tomb for generations?" Seeing that Village Chief Yao didn't speak for a long time, I had to ask a question that I had always been curious about.

If the previous generations of tomb keepers have some relationship with the owner of the tomb, it is understandable to guard the tomb for him, but people like the Yao family are still willing to guard the tomb after more than 2,000 years, it makes people feel a little curious.

There are many grave keepers in this world who steal from themselves, and after a few generations, they will get the burial goods in the tomb of the owner of the tomb and sell them for money.

But the Yao family is not like this, there are so many funeral goods in the Baiqi Mausoleum, and the Yao family did not take it out to repay the money themselves, otherwise it would be impossible for most of the houses in Yaojia Village to be old-style tiled houses.

When I was in the ancient tomb, I could see it clearly, all kinds of burial goods were thrown all over the ground by tomb robbers from all over the ages, and Village Chief Yao didn't show the slightest emotion.

"Do you want to keep all the funeral goods for yourself? That's why you are willing to be a grave keeper for Bai Qi for so many years? Xiao Yue also agreed.

"Fart, how can anyone steal something from their ancestral grave." Hearing this, Village Chief Yao couldn't help but say angrily.

This is the first time I have seen Village Chief Yao behave so angrily, and I can't help but feel even more puzzled, how did Baiqi's mausoleum become the ancestral tomb of the Yao family again?

"Forget it, it's not a big deal, since you want to hear it, then I'll tell you." After another moment, Village Chief Yao spoke.

Seeing that Village Chief Yao was finally relieved, I quickly pricked up my ears to hear what he would say.

"It's not a secret, the ancestor of our Yao family was also a general under the general, and he followed the general to fight in the south and the north, and later left the army because he was seriously injured." What Village Chief Yao said didn't seem to have anything to do with the identity of the grave keeper, but I still listened patiently.

I only heard the village chief Yao continue: "A few years after the ancestor of our Yao family left the army and returned to his hometown, a bad news suddenly came from the Bai family, the general was given death by King Qin Zhao and was preparing to be buried. The meaning of the Bai family is that we hope that our Yao family can be the tomb keeper and guard the mausoleum for the general for generations. ”

"But all the soldiers who have fought with the general regard the general as a god-like person, and when they heard that the Bai family asked our Yao family to guard the tomb of the general, they agreed without thinking about it."

"But what is surprising is that the grave keeper is not so simple to become, and there is one thing that must be done before that, that is, to choose a person in the family to accompany the general for the burial."

"You all know that the tombs of the ancient emperors and generals were all built in feng shui treasures, and ordinary people have no place to enjoy such a place. However, the Bai family promised us that as long as the ancestors were willing to promise the Yao family to be the tomb keeper for generations, we would let the Yao family's funeral companions be buried in a tomb whose feng shui was second only to that of the general, and the coffin and burial goods were all available. ”

"In the end, the ancestor agreed to the Bai family's request after much hesitation, and finally chose the youngest daughter from his children as the burial companion." When Village Chief Yao said this, he couldn't help but sigh, and he didn't seem to approve of his ancestors' choice back then.

"The person chosen by your Yao family to accompany the funeral should be the little girl in red we saw just now, right?" Hearing Village Chief Yao's words, I immediately thought of the little girl in red in the ancient tomb, and I couldn't help asking.

"That's right, it's her. My aunt was only nine years old at the time, and she didn't know that her fate had been decided. When entering the coffin, the aunt and grandmother thought they were playing until the coffin was completely sealed. Village Chief Yao nodded and said.

"This is too cruel, what is the benefit of being a grave keeper, even his own daughter is willing to sacrifice?" I couldn't help but imagine the scene when the little girl in red was buried, and I asked with a shudder.

"There must have been a lot of gold and silver treasures." Xiao Yue said indignantly. Although the others present did not speak, they all secretly shook their heads after hearing Village Chief Yao's words.

Today's children are not the treasures in their parents' hearts, let alone being buried with them, even if they bump into them, they have to feel sorry for the old for a long time.

I really can't figure out what the ancestors of the Yao family are for, even their own daughters can be used for martyrdom, is it just in the allegiance of Bai Qi?

Tiger poison doesn't eat children, the ancestors of the Yao family are really inferior to beasts when they do this, and the identity of a tomb keeper is so important?

"If I guessed correctly, old man, it should be for the feng shui of the Baiqi Mausoleum, right?" At this time, the old man spoke.

"Yes, that's exactly what Elder Yang said." Village Chief Yao nodded and said. As soon as I heard the old man's words, I also somewhat understood the intention of the ancestors of the Yao family to do this back then.

Village Chief Yao continued: "The ancient feng shui treasures were all divided by the emperor and the generals, and ordinary people simply got a tomb with outstanding feng shui. As you all know, people in ancient times highly respected the theory of Feng Shui, believing that if someone in the family could be buried in the treasure of Feng Shui, they could bless the future generations of glory and wealth. ”

It was with this idea in the heart of the ancestors that they finally agreed to be the tomb keeper for the general. The general's mausoleum is one of the best feng shui treasures, and the ancestors let their aunts and grandmothers be the burial companions, hoping that after the aunts and grandmothers are buried in the feng shui treasures, they can bless the descendants of the Yao family. ”

"Phew, I can't even protect my own daughter, and I still want to protect the descendants of the Yao family, it's ridiculous." Xiao Yue didn't care about Village Chief Yao's face at all, and said with a cold snort.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but think of the little girl in red, and what she said when we left.

Nine years old, a young age of innocence, the little girl in red made a funeral companion because of her father's ridiculous decision.

But even if she is a funeral companion, the little girl in red still maintains that innocent heart, even if she becomes a ghost, she doesn't have the slightest sense of harm, the only thing she wants is someone to play with her.

I can't imagine how the little girl in red spent more than 2,000 years of loneliness in the ancient tomb.

"Village Chief Yao, what Ling Ancestor did back then was indeed a little inappropriate, and presumably no one present would agree." Li Huiyan also said.

"Well, although I don't approve of the choice of the ancestors back then, after all, things have already happened, and all we can do in the Yao family is to protect this ancient tomb as much as possible. is not only guarding the tomb of the general, but also guarding the ancestral tomb of our Yao family. Village Chief Yao nodded and said.

"Village Chief Yao, can I ask you a question? What's your aunt's name? The appearance of the little girl in red kept coming to mind, and I couldn't help but ask Village Chief Yao.

"Her name is Yao Ling'er." Village Chief Yao said.

Yao Ling'er ...... It's a pity that a nice name, but not a perfect life. I sighed.

To become a grave keeper, you must first choose to be buried, and guarding the ancient tomb is equivalent to guarding your own ancestral grave, which I never thought of in any way.

After Yao Ling'er was martyred, Bai Qi's mausoleum naturally became the ancestral tomb of the Yao family, and the Yao family would naturally do their best to protect the ancient tomb.

Now that I think about it, the Yao family's guarding the tomb for Bai Qi is only part of the reason, and the bigger reason is for Yao Ling'er, the little girl who should have grown up happily but was martyred for the descendants of the Yao family.

The descendants of the Yao family have guarded the ancient tomb for more than 2,000 years, just to atone for what their ancestors did back then, and it is precisely because of this that Village Chief Yao finally chose to help us deal with Bai Qi.

After a while, Liu Laoqi and his nephew Donggua said goodbye and left, and before he left, I hesitated again and again, but I chose to return the peach wood amulet to him, and said the thing that concealed my identity before.

Liu Laoqi took the peach wood amulet and didn't say anything, only said goodbye, it seems that he must have guessed something.

After Liu Laoqi and Donggua left, the old man also left, and before leaving, he asked me to go to him when I left Yaojia Village, and I hesitated for a moment and finally agreed.