Chapter 3 Copper Cylinders
Uncle Chen and Xu Ding glanced at each other, and hurriedly followed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Abba! Grandma! What's wrong with you guys? Before the person arrived, Han Yu's voice came from afar, and Han's father and Han's mother, who were arguing with others, heard the voice and hurriedly looked over, and also returned loudly: "Ah Yu, we are here!" The flashlight in his hand was also constantly waving to show Han Yu the way, and in the dark night, that light was particularly conspicuous.
The wind was very strong on the beach, so they could only shout loudly so that the other party could hear it, so as to determine the direction of the two sides, and when Han Yu arrived, he was already tired and out of breath, he ran over shouting all the way, his throat was dry and smoking.
"Ah Yu, come here, your Abba They closed the net and reached this tank this time, they said they wanted to open your Abba but refused, they were about to fight just now." As soon as Han Yu arrived, Han's mother hurriedly said, seeing that he was panting tiredly, she hurriedly found a kettle and handed it over.
"Sister-in-law, you're not right! Since everyone got it together, that thing belongs to everyone, and besides, the minority obeys the majority, why don't you let us open it? If it's a precious treasure, everyone can split the money after selling it, right? As soon as Han's mother's words fell, Sister-in-law Fu came back, and she was also the most noisy there.
Han Yu frowned, took the flashlight in Han's mother's hand and came to the fishing net, the fish in it had been picked up and sold to the fishmongers, only a half-person high tank remained, which looked not much different from the big water tank at home, but this tank was cast in bronze from head to toe, and the patina soaked by the seawater on it was obvious, and it was easy to identify.
There is also a tight lid on it to seal the mouth of the cylinder, in addition, there is a layer of iron chain net outside to wrap it as a whole, Han Yu looked at it for a while and couldn't see a name, so he reached out and knocked tentatively, the voice was dull, there must be a lot of things inside, no wonder the villagers had a dispute because of this.
In the past, I had occasionally heard of someone picking up a strange object at the beach, and then someone would come and take it away and make a lot of money, so the villagers were sure that it was a good thing, and it was worth a lot of money.
Xu Ding and Uncle Chen, who came later, also arrived out of breath, their physical strength was not comparable to Han Yu, they were already tired and out of breath at this time, and their faces were pale.
After slowing down for a while, seeing that Han Yu still couldn't see why, the two stepped forward together, intending to take a closer look at this behemoth with the light in Han Yu's hand, and as soon as the two stepped forward, Uncle Chen's face changed greatly, and he snatched the flashlight in Han Yu's hand and carefully rubbed the lines on the copper cylinder, his excited hands were trembling while watching, and a crystal tear overflowed from the corner of his eye.
"Found it, found it! It's been 12 years! I thought about it day and night, and even dreamed about it, and now I found it here unexpectedly! Talking to himself, Uncle Chen laughed wildly like a madman.
The villagers know Uncle Chen, although he is an outsider, but the villagers who have always been kind-hearted have long regarded him as their own family, but Sister-in-law Fu, who was still arguing non-stop, spoke, she looked at Uncle Chen with disdain in her eyes and said, "What are you doing with the gods?" If you want to open it, you can say it! ”
The anger that the taciturn Father Han had calmed down instantly ignited again, and he pointed at Sister-in-law Fu and stammered excitedly: "Open...... What's on? What's on?! How many times have you said that this is a sacrifice to the god of the sea, do you not want to do this business in the future when you grab the sacrifice from the god of the sea? ”
"What age do you still say such superstitious things, where are there any gods or ghosts, be careful that I call the police to arrest you!" Sister-in-law Fu fought back without showing weakness.
"Old Han is right, this thing can't be opened! No matter what kind of treasure it is, whether it is a sacrifice or a sacrifice, but it must be a precious cultural relic that has been adrift on the sea for a long time, and the historical significance of its own existence is the most valuable existence for us. As soon as Sister-in-law Fu's voice fell, Uncle Chen said angrily.
"What artifacts? I think you just want to collude with the old Han family to swallow it together! Sister-in-law Fu's dissatisfied voice became louder and louder, and the crowd began to echo the voice, some people were driven by the interests in their hearts, and some people were a little hesitant, everyone knows that destroying cultural relics is a crime.
It's just that they didn't dare to stand on Father Han's side, they just watched neutrally.
"Sister-in-law Fu, you're going too far, how can you say that I want to swallow it alone? It's not mine, it's the state! Uncle Chen tried to reason. In his heart, he sighed helplessly, thinking that he was a senior researcher of the country, but he was accused of being greedy, which was really inexplicable.
"What we fish out is ours!" Sister-in-law Fu said, turned to the person behind her, and incited: "Do you say it's true!" You must not let this person rob him! "There was an immediate response to a lot of voices.
Everyone was excited, and even someone had already gone up to pull away Uncle Chen, who was closest to the copper cylinder, but Han Yu hurriedly went up to stop him.
"What are you doing here? Are they all from the same village to the point of fighting! Han Yu looked at it for a while, his heart was already full of anger, those were just a group of ignorant greedy people, although he was persuading, he had also suppressed the anger in his heart.
Xu Ding saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Everyone is calm and calm, don't be impulsive!" Then he glanced at Han Yu vigorously, but after dark, he couldn't see his five fingers, and Han Yu obviously didn't see it.
"What to do? Of course, it's a treasure! Pull them all away! A voice came from the crowd, and the scene immediately became chaotic.
The men all came up and pulled Han Yu and Uncle Chen aside, they were all in the prime of life, pulling Uncle Chen left and right, he couldn't break free no matter how he struggled, but Han Yu raised his fist, hesitated again and again but still didn't fight, everyone is from the same village, usually the left and right are like his own relatives, how can he do it? It's just that the more he struggles, the more people come to stop him, and for a moment he is overwhelmed and unable to move.
Xu Ding and Han's father and Han's mother were all in a hurry, and hurriedly went up to snatch him back from those people's hands, but in vain.
"Ah Shun, you go and pry open the lid to see what's inside!" It was Chen Baozhi who spoke, he was already in his fifties, and Chen Shun was his son, twenty-five this year, five years older than Han Yu.
"Leave it to me! Abba, just wait and see the good things! Chen Shun said ambitiously, then turned around and ran to the fishing boat to climb up to look for something, and after a while, I saw him jump off the boat and run back with two hacksaws and a steel bar polished crowbar.
"Take it, you're in charge of sawing off the chain, watch me pry it open!" Handing the hacksaw to two peers, Chen Shun took the crowbar and began to look for the gap, trying to pry the lid of the copper cylinder open.
For a moment, everyone was silent and watched the movements in the hands of the three people, and the two hacksaws rubbed against the metal to make a trace of sparks, like a mini fireworks stick flickering.
"You, stop me! Stop! Uncle Chen was so angry that he trembled, but he was suppressed and couldn't move.
"Boom!" With a bang, everyone heard the sound of the iron chain falling to the ground, and it turned out that the two guys had quickly sawed it off, and after taking off the iron mesh, the true body of the copper cylinder was revealed.
Chen Shun had already found a recess to put into the crowbar, and he worked hard with the other two, and the lid really had a slight tendency to rise.
"Uncle Chen, you can take a good look! Ah Shun didn't destroy the cultural relics in your mouth, you can open it after a while, we are only interested in the treasures inside, as for whether you take this jar back to fill it with water or hand it over to the state, we don't care! Sister-in-law Fu said proudly, looking at the copper cylinder, her eyes were shining.
"Phew! Ignorant wicked woman! You know what! This is a precious historical relic, and every crevice of it has important research value, you ...... You just pried it open, it's not destruction, it's something! Uncle Chen took a sip and said angrily.
Sister-in-law Fu shot back: "Nothing is important, how much money can we make a year by fishing?" Don't children need to read? Firewood, rice, oil and salt can't be bought with money, how do you know our hard work when you're a bachelor, don't say it lightly! ”
"How many plots of land do you have? There is at least 10,000 yuan of income when planted a year! Han Yu knew that it was useless to struggle, he had calmed down at this time, and when he heard Sister-in-law Fu's words, he took over and said sarcastically.
Sister-in-law Fu's son went to college in the mainland, because he was the first college student in the village, so she has always been the capital to show off in front of the villagers.
"But my son is still in college! What doesn't want money now? Tuition, accommodation, textbooks, and living expenses, but my son is so competitive, even if I smash the pot and sell iron, I will provide for him to go to school, but what can I do with the income from fishing and farming? ! Sister-in-law Fu said.
Isn't it just that I was admitted to a third-rate university? Han Yu said disdainfully in his heart, he dropped out of high school because of the poor conditions at home, and his grades were at the top of the class at that time.
Just when everyone was thinking, they heard a loud noise, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and the lid of the copper cylinder was pried open and fell aside.
Chen Shun was the closest person to the copper tank, and as soon as the lid was pried open, a strong fishy smell came, and it was normal to have a fishy smell after soaking in the sea water for so long.
After he stretched out his hand to shake away the strong smell, he stretched out his head to look inside, but his eyes were straight and stunned.