Chapter 80: Occupancy
It seems that the force that Datuan is following this time is also very powerful. Otherwise, Datou and Datuan, who can only be regarded as marginal people, how can they have such a generous reward.
It's just that the more mysterious this force is, the more I feel that I should be vigilant. For example, the last time he was in the Three-Phase Tomb, wasn't the force that Zheng Wen worked for very powerful and mysterious, even the mercenaries were invited, and even the pistol grenade could pass the security check.
The forces hired by Datou and Datuan this time don't know if Zheng Wen's forces have anything to do with it. The reason why Zheng Wen worked for the force that came to the Three-Phase Tomb Mansion was to find his grandfather.
But this time, when I got the news from my grandfather, I immediately set off to come here. The big group and the big head also came here, could it be just a coincidence?
"Qiangzi, what do you think alone?" Seeing that I was silent, the big head asked me with some confusion.
"Nothing." I smiled at the big head, suppressed the doubts in my heart, sorted out my thoughts, and walked forward with the big head.
Datuan said that he would take me to meet their person in charge this time first, and see if I could join in, he is very familiar with the person in charge, and has been friends for several years, and has done it together before, otherwise the person in charge would not have asked him to help this time.
I think it's better to go with them than to look aimlessly in the mountains by yourself. In this way, you can not only look for them while walking, but also avoid some unnecessary troubles after meeting with their forces.
The person in charge left early in the morning, leaving only Datou and Datuan here to check the situation behind. If I come later, the big group and the big head will also chase the front area, and I may miss it.
The three of us walked very quickly, and after walking for about two hours, we saw that someone in front of us had set up camp and started to rest, and a fire was already burning on the ground.
After arriving at the camp there, he saw that there were only seven or eight people here, and the big group said that there were ten such small teams entering the mountain this time, and each team had a person in charge, all of whom led about a dozen people.
There are ten squads, each team has about ten people, so there are about a hundred people in total. The big head and the big group are the lowest kind of people in this hundred, and they can get such a rich return. So how many of these hundred or so people add up, it seems that this power is really not ordinary.
So what is the purpose of spending so much money and hiring so many people to come to this mountain? I don't believe that they are here to fight, even if there are many emperors buried in this place in Qinchuan, and these hundreds of people dig together, it is difficult not to be noticed by someone with a heart, if you call the police, you must not finish the game, now is the time when the wind is tight.
The person in charge is surnamed Ma, and he looks like he is in his forties, with a shrewd appearance. When Datuan introduced me to him, a pair of small eyes looked back and forth on me. Then he said to me with a smile: "Brother Ye Qiang, although Brother Datuan has had a friendship with me for several years, and I also praise you for being very powerful, but after all, you are later, and we don't know your ability, and the remuneration will be halved." In our line of work, with your head tied to the waistband of your trousers, maybe tomorrow you won't be your own, you have to think about it. ”
Datuan and Datou were obviously a little anxious when they heard the person in charge say that the remuneration would be halved, but I didn't think so: "Brother Ma, what you said is right, brother, I am not as godly as Datuan said, and it is too late to enter this industry, and I still have to learn from Brother Ma and my brothers." ”
The person in charge of the surnamed Ma saw that I agreed, a little surprised, but also a little happy, only to pay half of the remuneration, the above is to give the whole share, this is still half a point, of course, it fell into his pocket.
After taking me over to meet with the people he led, and after turning around, the person in charge surnamed Ma handed me over to Datuan, saying that since I knew Datuan, then let Datuan take me.
This arrangement is exactly what I want, my main task this time into the mountain is to find my grandfather, I don't want more people to know, the big group and the big head are my own people, but it has nothing to do with them, with them, many things are relatively easy to do. That's one of the reasons I joined them, and I didn't really care much about the pay or anything.
In the evening, more than a dozen people gathered in a circle for a meal and a drink. The person in charge surnamed Ma drank a little too much, and staggered to stand up and said to everyone: "Tonight, everyone eat and drink well, this day of eating and drinking, it won't be long." At most, in the next two or three days, there will be a big move above, and when the time comes, you may have to eat dry food and cold water. After a long time, you may not even be able to eat dry food. ”
Hearing the surname Ma say this, I glanced at the three of them, and it seemed that they might be in the place in two or three days. When they get down, it's very likely that they are entering the ancient tomb, is their purpose to come to fight? But with a hundred or so people fighting together, I really haven't seen much of it, and it is estimated that it is only the captains of Cao Cao's regular troops who have this pomp.
After eating and drinking, I went back with the big head group, and the three of us were huddled in a tent. This tent is not big, and it was just right for two people to sleep with big heads and big groups, but now that I have squeezed in, it has immediately become a little small.
Lying in the tent, listening to the movements in the tents around me, and estimating that they were all asleep, I shook the big head and the big ball awake. The two of them did not fall asleep and had been waiting.
"Datuan, Datou, what's going on with the person in charge surnamed Ma?" I listened carefully outside, and after finding that there was no movement, I asked softly to Datou and Datuan.
"Qiangzi, it's okay, this is something everyone knows, there's no need to be so nervous. I found us here this time, because I heard that there is a big guy here, probably before the Han Dynasty, and maybe even from the pre-Qin period. "Datuan's words scared me, not because of the ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty or the pre-Qin Dynasty, but because the forces knew about it, they also made more than 100 people come over with great fanfare, and they were not afraid of people coming first, or calling the police.
I said my question, and Datou and Datuan looked at each other and smiled, and then said to me, "Qiangzi, you don't know this." We came out this time in the name of the archaeological team, and I heard that archaeologists from several provinces were specially invited to go with us. ”
Archaeological team? Archaeologist? No wonder they dared to go into the mountains with such fanfare. With this identity, even if it is a local thunderson, he will cooperate and will not obstruct it.
"Qiangzi, sleep, we have to get up early tomorrow to hurry, we are the last team, the first few teams are estimated to have arrived at the place, our team is lucky. All the things in front of us have been done, and we have just arrived. The big head yawned, turned to me, and said.
"You two go to sleep first, I'll sleep later, there's something wrong." I turned on the flashlight as I spoke, and looked carefully at my grandfather's diary, which I also kept with me this time, so that I could find clues about my grandfather at any time.
It's a pity that the two pages in the diary about the inverted fight in Qinchuan were torn off, otherwise you would have known more. I don't know if the two pages that were torn off have anything to do with here, could it be that the ancient tomb they came here last time is where these people are going this time.
I thought about it and laughed, and shook my head self-deprecatingly, how could it be so coincidental. On the border of Qinchuan, there are many ancient tombs, and I can't tell which one I want to go to this time.
I opened the notebook and looked at the two pages that had been torn off, and I kept guessing in my heart. I flipped through it again, and I saw the picture that Brother Li pointed out to me at that time, it looked very familiar, and I don't know where I saw it.
I looked at it carefully with a flashlight, and suddenly felt that this was probably a map. No wonder it looks a little familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere, in the three-phase tomb, isn't the mural of Princess Tongchang this kind of brushwork, and the map is hidden in it. It is not surprising that this painting is also like this, and it is not surprising that it looks familiar.
I immediately studied the map carefully, but because I didn't know much about the place and hadn't been to much, I didn't know much about the information marked on the map, and I didn't even know where it was. I looked at it a few times, but I still didn't have a clue, so I had to put the map down.
The next morning, before it was very bright, the person in charge surnamed Ma was already shouting outside: "Don't sleep, get up, take advantage of the cool weather in the morning, hurry up and get some food to eat, those in front are waiting." We can't let them say we're not, so hurry up. ”
When I got up, I didn't brush my teeth, I just rinsed my mouth with water and started eating. With this team, there is also the advantage of not worrying about rations for the time being, they are well prepared.
At dinner, everyone started to act, and this time everyone was very fast, and I had a little trouble following it. The big ball of ten catties of water was carried for me, a few large pots of helmet buns, and the big head took out the new bag and pretended to help me carry it. I'm just carrying a backpack right now, barely able to keep up with them.
"Qiangzi, if you can't do it, if you can't, I'll also help you carry the backpack." The big head looked at me panting next to me, and asked a little unbearably.
"Big head, I'm fine, but I usually exercise less and can keep up." It seems that no line of work is easy to do, the person in charge surnamed Ma in his forties doesn't look as strong as me, but his physical strength can throw me two streets, and I don't know how he trained it.
"Qiangzi, hold on, the surnamed Ma said to walk for another hour, then rest and eat, and leave after eating." Datuan just saw that I was tired and couldn't walk, so he went to the person in charge surnamed Ma to ask.
I looked at the time, and it had been a full five hours, and it was still a brisk walk. I don't know how they can hold it, anyway, I can't hold it, I can rest after walking for another hour, hearing the news, I just came a little stronger, got up and gritted my teeth and insisted on moving forward.
After walking for about an hour, in a small flat land in the mountains in front, the person in charge surnamed Ma shouted to rest, and more than a dozen people basically sat on the ground immediately, regardless of whether the ground was clean or not, and he himself took off his shoes when he sat on the ground.
I almost collapsed directly to the ground, and the big head and the big group next to me were the same, it seems that they were also tired just now, thinking about it, I feel a little more comfortable again.
I took the water, drank a few sips, and rested for a while before relieving myself. I started to make a fire to cook again, because I was in a hurry, so this time the cooking was relatively simple, and I didn't rest for long after eating, and the person in charge surnamed Ma shouted again, and everyone got up and walked forward.
It's not very fast, and I've just eaten, so I can still keep up. The person in charge surnamed Ma came to my side, patted me on the shoulder and said: "I heard that the group said that you are the owner of the shop, although you have some skills, but I think the boss can't sit all day and suffer nothing, I didn't expect you to be good, you can stick to it, if you perform well, you will be paid full marks." ”