Chapter 3 A Chance Encounter with a Tomb Robbery Team
"The general trend is inevitable after all, and all we can do is to cherish the present moment and live every day with our hearts before these good things disappear." Kuroko said.
That night, the three of us chatted with each other in the moonlight until late at night, when the cold was unexpectedly cold, and then we went back to our rooms to rest.
The next ten days passed quickly, and each day was very easy and comfortable, whether we went fishing, or went to work in the fields, or basked in the shade of the trees at noon, or played chess for hours on end, and on one occasion the three of us went together to play several hares in the fields, most of course, thanks to Kuroko.
Time passed in a hurry, and when we reached the evening of the tenth day, we realized that it was almost time to set off again, and the place allocated to us was not far away, and it didn't seem too difficult, because the destination was a famous mountain: Yellow Mountain, as long as everyone pretended to be tourists and quietly picked up things. At least that's what I thought at the time.
The next morning, after saying goodbye to their parents, the three of them returned to the city, got on the train, and went straight to Huangshan City, which took about ten hours, so on the train, Xiu'er and I closed our eyes and began to rest, only Kuroko was still looking at the note intently, studying the information that we had not been able to understand.
I opened my eyes and looked at him and said, "It says go up the hill and look for a stone with a clear flag symbol, and the thing is hidden in that stone." So it's useless to rush into research now, let's talk about it when we get there. ”
Kuroko nodded, leaning back slightly on the seat, there are few passengers on today's train, and there are only about a dozen people in this carriage with us. I glanced at the other passengers, they were all lightly dressed, they didn't bring much luggage, most of them were food and water, but judging from the dress, they should not be poor, obviously the new hiking clothes on their bodies seemed to make them uncomfortable, and the new hiking shoes on their feet indicated that it was very likely that they were also going to Huangshan.
But it won't be such a coincidence, although Huangshan was somewhat famous in that era, it was not enough to cause such a wave of more than a dozen people to team up to play, and they didn't look like businessmen, and some temperaments couldn't be pretended. Could it be that we are being targeted again so quickly?
Kuroko shook his head slightly, and a barely audible voice came to me, "They seem to be tomb robbers, the target is not a few of us, don't panic." ”
At that time, the new country had just been established, the situation was still unstable, everything was still immersed in the sequelae of the war, and was waiting for revival, and the people's lives were not too good, although it was much better than before, but there were still many families who even became very difficult to survive, so it led to the fact that talented people from all walks of life took advantage of this time to start their old business, and did all kinds of shady business, the history of the Chinese land for more than 5,000 years, there have been too many hidden ancient tombs, often, they only need to find a large scale, Successfully bringing out the funeral treasures inside is enough to feed the family for many years. Therefore, although it seems a bit too coincidental to meet such a group of people in this carriage, but thinking about it, we have never had any conflicts with the tomb robbers, and besides, if we are serious, we are also one of the tomb robbers.
Thinking so, I was about to withdraw my gaze from them, not bothering to pay attention to them, but as soon as my gaze moved back to the map-like piece of paper on the table between the two middle-aged men, I could no longer move.
Unfortunately, it was too far away to see what was depicted on the map, but it was now certain that they were indeed tomb robbers.
Xiu'er's sleepy head moved on my shoulder and woke up, "Is it there?" ”
"Hehe, it's still early, you can sleep in peace, I'll call you when it's time."
Xiu'er shook her head, rubbed her eyes and said, "Forget it, don't sleep, I don't know why the sound of clanging seems so noisy, I didn't think it before." ”
Kuroko laughed when he heard this, "It's probably because you're used to the peaceful and quiet environment in your hometown, and you can't adapt to it for a while." ”
"Mm-hmm, that's probably the reason." With that, she sat up and found something to eat, "Aren't you sleepy?" What are you talking about? ”
Hearing Xiu'er's question, I suddenly had an idea, deliberately raised my voice and replied, "I'm just thinking, it's already winter, I don't know if it will snow in Huangshan this season?" In that case, we'll have to buy a few more cotton coats. After speaking, the corner of his eyes secretly glanced at the dozen or so people sitting there, and sure enough, when they heard the word Huangshan, they all cast their eyes.
It seems that everyone's destination is the same.
Kuroko looked at me playfully, intending that I was talking so deliberately just to test the reactions of those people, but I didn't expect that as the words landed, one of the two middle-aged men actually got up and walked over, handed over two cigarettes, and asked kindly, "The three of you look like locals, do you want to travel to Huangshan?" ”
I was a little surprised by his preemptive move, and while I was thinking about how to respond, Kuroko had already spoken, "Yes, I heard that I was lucky enough to climb to the top of the mountain this season and see a spectacular snowy scene." ”
The middle-aged man glanced up slightly at the window, "We are all from other places, and we don't know much about the weather conditions in southern Anhui, but in my opinion, this is just winter, and there should be few opportunities for snow." After a while, his sharp eyes had already looked around the three of us, but fortunately, he didn't bring any tools with him on this trip, only filled his backpack with some food and clothes, no matter how good he was, he couldn't see anything out.
Kuroko replied, "I still hope that the weather can change suddenly, and it will snow on the next day, otherwise it will not be easy to come out on this trip, and it would be a pity not to see it." Saying that, Kuroko pointed to Xiu'er, "My sister is looking forward to it." ”
The middle-aged man's eyes fell on Xiu'er with the transfer of Heizi's hand, Xiu'er was not stupid, and naturally realized the abnormality of this group of people, and immediately acted as the emperor's possession, pouted and pretended to look at Heizi angrily, "Hmph, I've begged you for more than half a year, and I only brought me here today, if I can't see the snow scene of Huangshan this time, see if I will spare you!" ”
Kuroko smiled at the middle-aged man in embarrassment, "Look, my sister is not a proper girl, so you can laugh." ”
The middle-aged man relaxed his vigilance, shook his head with a slight smile on his face, and said, "Where, this girl is really a rare beautiful person." Saying that, he turned to Xiu'er, "Girl, you have to wear more clothes to climb this winter, the temperature on the mountain is much lower than here, and when you really reach the top of the mountain, there is no place to buy cotton clothes in case it freezes." ”
"Uh-huh, thank you!" Xiu'er nodded innocently again and again.