Chapter 17: Climbing
Master Liang immediately put down the food in his hand and briefly described the background of these two people to us.
The two bosses from Guangdong, surnamed Wang Qi and good Li are called Li Pipa, both of them are from Foshan, and they are very famous in the local antique industry.
And the reason why I know this is because I and Lao Itch once overheard him, but everything he said was his side, and there were a few exaggerations in it, so we don't know, but now it sounds like Master Liang said it, and it is much more conclusive and credible.
And Wang Qi's family background is not as prominent as Li Pipa, but it is more real, and his ancestors engaged in a profession called court.
What is Pilgrimage? It is their job to sit on a high counter and judge the value and authenticity of a thing in a short period of time.
Among them, the person in charge of high-level item identification and administrative affairs is called Da Chao Feng, a big pawn shop, which can be said to be the person who has seen the most treasures in the world, and he has seen all strange things, Wang Qi's ancestor, is a famous Da Chao Feng, called Wang Xianchu, he wrote a written test in his later years, called "Gu Yu Zhai Qi Disaster Yu Lu", this thing, can be called a strange book, which records the items he thought were strange in his life, and recorded in detail the owner's description, his judgment, etc., It has a strong horizontal reference value for archaeological work.
Wang Qi itself is not highly educated, but his recording power is very good, this "Gu Min Zhai Qi Disaster Record" in the things, he has seen many times, unconsciously all written down, it happened that once, in a street exchange meeting, he saw a white jade lion, and "Gu Yu Zhai Qi Disaster Record" recorded in a kind of head box is very similar, he in front of everyone, according to the "Gu Yu Zhai Qi Disaster Record" in the record, put the white jade lion into the tea, not long after, the lion actually opened his mouth, A gold leaf was spit out from inside, and Wang Qi became famous and out of control.
As for when these two people got together, Master Liang couldn't say clearly, but I heard that it was because of a woman, these rich people, there has never been a shortage of romantic debts, and it is not easy for them to ask as masters.
Hearing this, I asked Master Liang, why did the two of them come here in person this time, these people are used to being pampered, how can they stand this kind of toss?
Lao Itch said: "What can't be figured out about this, this is called idle money to burn the brain, it is a lot of money to make trouble, these rich people, more money does not know who they are, they have to find their own value in life, some people have a lot of money and have to go out to ask for food, this is not surprising." β
Master Liang smiled and said: "I thought so at first, but then I found out that it was not, this time the two of them were very resolute, according to my estimate, there may be a hidden meaning in this, I think, it may be related to the 'great benefits' that this little brother said." β
I saw that Master Liang mentioned this stubble, so I took the opportunity to ask Lao Itchy: "I said, it's all here, just tell me, what is in this tomb, what is the big benefit of that day?" β
Old Itch said to me: "I really can't tell you, I'm going to tell you, even if you go down to the mouth of the pit, you have to turn back, but this thing is definitely good for you, really, you believe me this time." β
I thought to myself, how could this sound so awkward, how could there be a great benefit that I couldn't avoid, it was like saying that ice was hot.
Since Lao Itch insisted on refusing to say it, I didn't force him. We had breakfast, picked up some branches scattered on the pebble beach, wrapped one end around our clothes, poured soju on it, lit it and used it as torches, but we could only make one bottle of soju.
These branches were washed up from the upstream by the current, and they were stranded on the pebble beach, just in front of us.
I picked up my backpack, took off my clothes and tied them around my waist, fastened my shoelaces, and the three of them were ready, and began to try to climb down the first step, ironically, among the three people, I may be regarded as the best physical strength, so I held the torch, and I wanted to be in the palace of King Lu, but it was completely a grade of adding heads, how did I take on such a heavy responsibility this time, I don't know what was going on.
That being said, I don't have anything to say about the current situation, so we slowly lowered our bodies to the bottom of the cliff and crawled to the bottom of the pitch-black hole.
The climb was very hard, and there were a few times when I almost slipped off the cliff, but overall, the old itch was right, although it was steep, it was not difficult to climb, and it was bold and careful, even the little girl could climb down, but it was just more time.
Halfway down, Master Liang's feet have been shaking, it seems that this person is not used to climbing the mountain, I see that he is too weak, so I said to him: If you can't stand it, just go up and wait for us, we will come out soon, things will not be less of you, he refuses to live or die, probably because he is afraid that we will not come back, insisted on advancing and retreating with us, we have to climb and stop in order to accommodate him, it took about half a pack of cigarettes, my feet stepped on the ground that I had not seen for a long time.
Looking at those coffins from the ground, it doesn't feel as spectacular as looking down from above, but that feeling is definitely not a very pleasant experience, the coffin is a simple wooden plank, slightly a bit like a Han coffin, one big and one small, but it is much worse than the real Han coffin, plus the perennial sun can't shine in the cold chÑo wet hole, the coffin presents a moldy black sè, and the air is filled with a very strong musty smell.
I helped Master Liang down from the cliff, he staggered to a coffin, and crushed the coffin that had already rotted into a hole, and I pulled it before it fell in, he finally stood firm, wiped the sweat on his head, and said: "It really makes you laugh, I have been weak and sick since I was a child, and I fell when I saw the wind. β
I said to him, "It's okay, the division of labor in society is different, if you are like Indiana Jones, then we don't have to eat." As he spoke, he raised the torch to light up the surroundings and see how the road should go.
A path between the coffins leads straight to the front, but the fire is limited, we can only see more than ten meters away, and we can't see it any farther, but when we look at the cliff, we have already seen that this road leads directly to the flat land, and it is estimated that as long as we go forward, we can reach the place. The smell was so bad that I thought I might be poisoned if I stayed too long, so I immediately beckoned them to get out of the way.
Master Liang's physical strength was too much, and when he saw that I was about to leave, he hurriedly grabbed me and said, "No... No, I really can't walk, you let me take a breath here first, and by the way, take a look, whether this is a cave burial or not, I... I think, something is wrong? β
I listened to Master Liang's words, so I turned my head to look at the coffin on the side, and we walked together to the hole that was pressed out for him, but unfortunately the light of the torch was not clustered, and the things inside were basically not clear, so I asked him: "I don't see anything wrong, when I read the introduction of the cave burial on the Internet, the coffin in the picture is also like this, what do you say is wrong?" β
He said to me: "The coffin is the same as the cave burial, but you only know one thing and you don't know the other, you see, there are no wooden shelves on the side of these coffins, and the coffins of the Miao people are separated by tic-tac-toe shelves, and the shapes of the shelves for men and women are not the same, but here they are like stacking containers, which is unreasonable." β
I didn't have a clear idea of what he said, so I had to ask him what it would be if it wasn't a cave burial.
Master Liang said to me: "I can't see it now, if we want to know the actual situation, we have to open this coffin to see." β
The old itch snorted and said: "You said it lightly, this kind of thing can be big or small, if you open a zongzi, we don't bring a black donkey's hooves, you can't jump or jump, if you can't get it, I'm afraid the three of them will have to explain here, and there must be no dead weapon in this kind of coffin, and it doesn't make much sense to open it." β
I think the same as Lao Itchy, I think the coffin is still free, the most important thing at the moment is to enter the tomb, this kind of idle thing, I will have the opportunity to study it again in the future, if there is no chance, it will be just, we don't have to figure out everything, I said to Master Liang: "That's what, we won't open the coffin first, just rest well, this kind of place, other things can not be touched or less touched, Lao Itch said well, we don't have equipment in our hands now, this is someone's territory, or a little more convergence." β
Master Liang also muttered to me in his heart, I guess I had heard a lot of zongzi earlier, nodded and said to us: "That's okay, listen to the two little brothers, let's just rest for a while and move forward." β
I saw that the torch burned very fast, and the flame did not last long, and I was anxious, and if the torch was extinguished in such a place, it would be very difficult to find a way to make something for lighting, and in the worst case, we had to walk by touching the coffin, so we did not let them rest much, and squatted a few times to urge them to go on the road.
We walked along the path, on both sides there were rows and rows of coffins, the bottom of the cave was dirt, which surprised me, walking on it was not very solid, and I felt a chill on the soles of my feet when I thought that these black things were probably a mixture of dead people and rotting coffins.
After walking for a while, the flame of the torch was reduced, the range of light gradually decreased, we quickened our pace, began to trot forward, when I ran I began to feel strange, from the top of the cliff down, the distance here is more than 200 meters, the worst foot strength must have arrived within five minutes, how did I walk for nearly a quarter of an hour and still did not see the shadow of the pit, is it here that the black light is blind, where did you go to a fork?
We ran forward again with a cigarette, or the old itch, can only see the coffin before and after, and then the distance is a dark and misty, I can't help but curse, this time I miscalculated, I didn't think to go down to the end, the vision here is limited by the coffin, everywhere seems to be the same, now I don't know to run to that corner.
At this time, Master Liang really couldn't do it, so he grabbed me and gasped, and said, "Little Angkor, don't... Ran, no... Yes, we may have been tricked. β