Chapter 001: Something a Billion Years Ago

Time flies, and hundreds of generations pass by in a snap of a finger.

Xi'an, 2010.

Bao Yuan walked into the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Social Sciences, came to the laboratory department, looked at Zhang Chenghe with a straight face, and asked politely: "Hello Professor Zhang, the sample I sent last month, is the test result out?" The sample that Bao Yuan refers to is the leather scroll that the Bao family's Houdao ancestor brought back from the tongue of the dragon in Yushan hundreds of years ago. A month ago, Bao Yuan cut a sample the size of a fingernail from it and sent it here for testing.

"Ouch, the bag is here, sit down, sit down!" When Zhang Chenghe saw Bao Yuan, he showed great politeness, pushed up the dark thick-framed glasses with one hand, and when Bao Yuan sat down, Zhang Chenghe asked with a puzzled face: "Xiaobao, where did you get this sample?" ”

"Handed down by the elders."

"Good stuff, really good stuff!" Zhang Chenghe had praise on his face.

"Professor Zhang, are the results out?"

The origin of this thing, Bao Yuan knows it well, and now he cares about the value of this leather roll.

When he was a child, his father often told him the story of the tomb robbery of the Bao family's kind ancestors, which was originally bizarre and not good, but after several generations of oral performances, it was even more bizarre. It is reported that when Bao Houdao came back from Yangzhou, he never touched the leather scroll again, and the words and pictures marked on the scroll did not look like the world at all. When Bao Houdao passed away, he sternly confessed: do not move, do not sell, and do not participate in tomb robbery.

For hundreds of years.

The Bao family has a single lineage, and everyone knows that this volume is extraordinary, but no one can solve the secrets on the volume.

Silent existence in the world.

To this day, the leather scroll has been passed to Bao Yuan's father, Bao Guisheng. At present, it is because Bao Yuan has reached the age of talking about marriage, his family is poor, he is poor, he can't afford to buy high-priced commercial housing, and he can't get high financial gifts. Bao Guisheng knelt in front of the statue of his ancestor and put on incense ten times in a row, smacked his dozens of big ears fiercely, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and endured the pain to invite this heirloom leather scroll down, and instructed Bao Yuan to sell it, in order to solve the urgency of this fucking world.

"The test results are more than a billion years old and may ...... Probably something prehistoric. Zhang Chenghe's face is serious, and his words are correct, judging from his expression and pronunciation, it is definitely not a joke.

"A billion years, how is it possible?" Bao Yuan was taken aback, his face was incredulous, and he secretly thought to himself: "A billion years of vicissitudes of life, a billion years, the stones have already been ground into goose eggs, and the trees have long been turned into charcoal, how can a single skin withstand the vicissitudes of the sea and the mulberry fields?" ”

"We used the world's most advanced instruments to measure carbon and found ...... It was found that it still has active factors, and the blame is ......"

"What's it?"

Zhang Chenghe seemed to have a hoarse appetite, paused, took out a piece of paper, and said while drawing: "Its genetic structure is close to any **, that is, it can transform any animal with the characteristics of living things, including humans." ”

Bao Yuan was stunned, and originally wanted to measure the year through scientific means, estimate the value, and ask the auction company to sell it at a good price. Unexpectedly, there was a big problem with this thing, and the antique was measured into biology, and Bao Yuan's heart beat like a drum, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"What is the bag?"

"It's a ......" Bao Yuan wanted to speak and stopped, but he really couldn't come back to his senses.

"Xiaobao, can you open my eyes?"

"This ...... This, Professor Wang, you know, if it weren't for the outrageous high housing prices now, no one would get an old object like this on the market, I ...... I just want to measure the vintage, evaluate the value, not very generous...... Convenient. Bao Yuan's words were prevaricated, and his words were full of rejection, which was really not a fabricated reason. My father agreed to sell it, and I held my heart for a long time, and the blood marks on my face were like countless needles stinging Bao Yuan. Bao Yuan didn't dare to sell it rashly, so he deliberately cut the size of his fingernails and took it here for identification, when he heard that this thing has existed for a billion years, do you dare to sell it blindly?

"Silk book? Scriptures? Annals? Zhang Chenghe blindly guessed, and glanced at Bao Yuan's expression every time he said something.

"Neither."

"I guess: it must be an important document, otherwise it would not have been preserved in a leather scroll." Zhang Chenghe's attitude of wanting to see can no longer be concealed.

"Professor Wang, it's not a secret, it's a landscape painting, marked with a lot of words that look very similar to the big seal, I have compared it with the "Great Seal Dictionary", and none of the words can be correct, Professor Wang, can you tell me about its value?"

"Oh, if it's really a prehistoric legacy, its appearance is bound to cause a sensation in the academic world. Its value must not be measured by money, and I am afraid that it is a little underestimated when I say that it is worth a lot of money. Zhang Chenghe hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Xiaobao, can I take a look?" ”

Just now, Bao Yuan's intentional or unintentional push was completely ignored, and he was unwilling to see it.

What's more, it's him, and it's the same as who it is.

Who doesn't want to catch a glimpse.

Zhang Chenghe pondered: "The small bag is used for appraisal just to sell it, driven by interests, and it will always be taken out." His eyes rolled slightly, and he said earnestly: "Xiaobao, I am very shocked by the results of this sample, and I plan to report to the higher authorities, this sample is enough to shake people from all walks of life in the archaeological community, academic community, biological community, and history community." Xiaobao, I hope you can carefully consider and dedicate it to the country. ”

Although Bao Yuan's face didn't show much surprise, his heart was already beating like a rabbit, and he calmed his thoughts as calmly as possible: "If this thing is really like what he said, it has passed a billion years, obediently, a billion years, it can't be sold, it can't be sold!" "It's easy to sell and repay for life.

In order to sell for a good price.

Bao Yuan took the time to go to bookstores to look up the Cultural Relics Law and many other regulations.

Although this thing was left by the ancestors who robbed the tomb hundreds of years ago, the origin is not very glorious, after all, it has been handed down for hundreds of years, and the ancestral thing is inherited property. There are a few treasure holders on those increasingly popular Saibao programs who are doing the right thing, but everyone knows it. The ancestral treasure is handed over to the country, and the contribution is great, but the problem is that there is not much good, and the two jujubes will be sent away, and at most the title will be contributed. In the face of the sky-high housing market prices and the monthly salary of not having enough to eat, Bao Yuanxin is very reluctant.

A flat head like Bao Yuan, who is struggling at the bottom of society, definitely does not have the noble sentiments of a saint.

Talk about the point.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the major events.

Zhang Chenghe poured a cup of tea, put his hands in front of Bao Yuan, and persuaded warmly: "Xiaobao, consider it, hand it over to the party and the country, our country will try to meet your requirements in accordance with the policy, this matter will be of great help to your future future, and you will leave your name in history!" ”

Good words indeed.

There is no need for words at all, and it can be catchy.

Bao Yuan was unhappy, and secretly said to himself: "For Mao's good things, I have to hand in his mother's contributions, and the country can spend a lot of money to buy them from me, and there is no reason to let Lao Tzu dedicate them innocently." Lao Tzu has been adrift in Xi'an for five years, low-rent housing is not ranked, and there are several sets of powerful people who occupy them, when is democracy and fairness, when is it not too late to dedicate, and it will not fly anyway. He shook his head and waved his hand, and said politely: "Professor Wang, I appreciate your kindness, mainly because I have no right to decide where to go with the ancestral things, and I must obtain the consent of my parents." ”

"Xiaobao, think about it, don't rush to reply." After Zhang Chenghe finished speaking, he felt that his words were not tasteful enough, and he put on the line again: "Xiaobao, hand it over to the country to study, it has a huge contribution to the nation and development, you are about to leave a name in history, and think about it." ”

Bao Yuanxin said: "Think about it, if your family has it, are you willing to dedicate it?" Are you willing to turn it in? , who wouldn't say a witty truth? ”

Zhang Chenghe saw that Bao Yuan should not answer, and knew in his heart that whoever held it would not be willing to hand it over innocently, so he asked with a light smile: "Xiaobao, I know a few experts who study ancient gold inscriptions, and they want to spend a lot of money to buy rubbings, as research, you see?" ”

Bao Yuan really needed money too much, and he weighed it nervously for a while.

Zhang Chenghe didn't see the leather scroll, just the tip of the iceberg, he said that it was worth a fortune.

has existed for a billion years, and the content recorded on the leather scroll may exceed the leather scroll itself, but Bao Yuan still calmly vetoed it.

"This is my business card, feel free to contact me if you are interested." Zhang Chenghe handed the sample to Bao Yuan along with the business card, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a pleasant voice: "Xiaobao, I hope you make a good decision, and your contribution will be a milestone in the academic world." ”

"Professor Wang, you're polite, don't bother me, I'm leaving." Bao Yuan has both worries and joys.

After Bao Yuan left, Zhang Chenghe took out his mobile phone, dialed the phone, and said with his eyebrows fluttering: "Hey, Mr. Li, hello, hello!" I am worried about going to the house to visit you, you are away all the year round, this time I must see your Buddha, how is your old health? Eh, let's make a long story short, yes, I received a test sample a month ago, it is a scaly skin, the carbon measurement result is 5 billion years old, according to the holder, it is a leather scroll, there is a big seal like text on it, I think this thing is very unusual, very important, Li Lao, let's make an appointment to talk in detail, well, good, good! ”

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