Chapter 47: The Stone Statue
Tomb robbers have always been divided into two factions, north and south, tomb robbers, because they walk underground all the year round, so there are some very bad names, such as what 'gophers' and 'earth rats', developed to the present, generally collectively known as Tufuzi.
The Tufuzi of the northern and southern factions, due to the different regions where they are located, have different cultures, so the methods of tomb robbing are also different. Take tools as an example, such as the most common Luoyang shovel, which is what we call an archaeological exploration shovel.
At first, it was used by the Tufuzi of the northern faction, but this thing will not work in the hands of the southern faction, because the soil in the south is different from the north, and the shovel cannot bring soil in the south, and it is not as good as a short-handled hoe, so the southern faction does not use this thing in Luoyang.
There is already a difference in the tools alone, not to mention the rest of the techniques and exquisiteness.
But my grandfather's work notebook is very strange, there is no southern and northern school on it, many things are mixed together, and the description in many places is also very different, not like the same person wrote, a bit like my grandfather in the process of writing work notes, occasionally excerpted some other literature.
Although the paragraph about Feng Shui and Wangqifa Tomb seems to be only about ten pages, it is all written in ancient Chinese. As we all know, ancient classical Chinese is actually more summarizing than modern vernacular, and often the meaning of a few words requires a large section of vernacular to translate, so the amount of information contained is very powerful.
Although I had already read it roughly before I came, many of the details were difficult, but it still seemed to be shaking, and I took advantage of this moment to read under the firelight, and deliberately ignored the seemingly non-existent singing.
Turning to the section where the phoenix turns its neck, I looked at its detailed introduction.
It is written above that the phoenix turns its neck, and at the neck turns, it forms a great feng shui. During the period, there will be living water, and if there is water, you will see the dragon, and the dragon will be alive; Those who have no water are cut off, and those who are broken are also stagnant.
This is to the effect that according to the pattern of the phoenix's neck, there must be a water source at the position of the neck, and this water source is preferably living water, such as river water or groundwater, which is suitable for burial; But if there is no water in that place, or if it is stagnant, it is a phoenix with a severed head, a place where dragon qi is hindered, and no one can be buried.
Looking down, there are feng shui patterns related to the phoenix's neck, such as what people are suitable for burial, and what is important when burying, although it is less than a hundred words, it covers infinite mysteries, and the more I look at it, the more fascinated I become.
At this moment, there was a sudden gust of cold wind in the forest, in this summer night, it aroused a layer of goosebumps all over my body, so that I couldn't help but look up, and looked in the direction of the cold wind, only to see the junction of fire and light and darkness, faintly squatting a thing, two green eyes exuding a ghostly light, and I don't know how long I looked at us in the dark.
If it weren't for this weird cold wind, I wouldn't have noticed it.
What exactly is it? Is it a wolf or something else?
Suddenly I found the pair of green eyes, and I suddenly jumped up from the ground, and picked up the torch on the ground. Animals are afraid of open flames, and I naturally know this reason, regardless of whether they are wolves or other wild beasts, when they see open flames, they will generally retreat. I approached the thing with a torch, and I couldn't help but think to myself: Why is this thing not responding at all? Is it not afraid of fire at all?
What are the animals that come out in the middle of the night and are not afraid of fire? I quickly went through it in my head, and I didn't come up with a reason for it for a moment, but when I got closer and saw the thing, I couldn't help but be taken aback. There was some beast, and it was a strange big rock, lying under the canyon, as if it had rolled down from a mountain.
I subconsciously looked up along the stones, and in the dark night, the mountains were so dark that I couldn't see anything clearly.
The shape of this large stone is very strange, the upper body has traces of carving, and the lower body is relatively primitive, and it seems to be an unfinished thing. This stone statue is very strange, the body is a bit like the body of a canine, there is no neck, and the shoulder is a human face pasted to the ground, and the reflection is indeed the eyes of the stone statue, and then the torch looks, it is inlaid with green gems, but I have no research on gemstones, what kind of species, I don't know.
In the middle of the night, facing this stone statue that looks like a man and a beast, I only feel a little chill in my back, and a chill is in my neck.
I don't know why, staring at the thing on this human face and beast body, I feel a little familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere, but after thinking about it for a long time, I can't get the point. I couldn't help but wake up Tofu and let him follow the staff officer, barren mountains and mountains, uninhabited canyons, such a thing suddenly appeared, it was really a bit weird.
I said to Tofu, "I always think it's a little familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it again, we spend most of our time together, maybe you've seen it before, think about it." ”
Tofu's saliva flowed out of his sleep, and he was tossed up by me, and suddenly saw such a strange thing, and he was so frightened that he almost jumped to his feet, and said: "The surname is Chen, can you let me sleep peacefully, let me see this as soon as I wake up, I don't know if I am a rat!" ”
I saw that he was not lightly frightened, and hurriedly comforted: "It's just a stone statue, although you are a mouse, but there are heroes among the mice, you have always been bold, this little thing, where can it scare you." ”
Tofu was put on a high hat by me, and it was immediately very useful, and his expression eased, with a triumphant look, a reluctant look, and said: "Forget it, for the sake of the brothers, I don't care about you, you wait for me to see." Then he took the torch closer, looked at the face of the stone statue for a long time, and then said slowly: "I can't see what it is, but I can see it clearly." ”
I immediately asked, "Which point?" ”
Tofu pointed to the stone statue's eyes and said, "These two eyes are quite valuable, why don't we buckle them down." ”
After listening to it, I almost didn't get angry, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook my head and said to Tofu: "Forget it, when I didn't say anything, you better go to sleep, hurry up and go to sleep, don't leave it here to mix." ”
Tofu probably knew that he was off topic again, so he touched his head and said; "No, I'll just say that, actually, although I don't see what it is, I still have an idea."
I didn't have any hope for this little coward, and said perfunctorily without much care: "What do you think, say it." ”
Tofu suddenly pointed to the mountain and said, "Obviously, this stone statue rolled down from above, in this case, there must be a clue on it to go up and take a look, don't you understand?" "I've always felt that more is better than less, but this statue gives me a sense of familiarity, and if I don't understand it, it's like I have something in my heart. Although tofu is unreliable, this is to the point, so I immediately said: "You are right, it seems that we have to go up and have a look." ”
When Tofu heard this, he immediately shrugged his head, fell to the ground with a bitter face, and said, "Chen Hang, you killed me, you will kill me immediately!" If this continues, sooner or later I will be tossed to death by you. Instead of working hard in the future, it's better to give me a good time. ”
I was so amused by him that I was about to open my mouth when Tofu suddenly snorted again and got up from the ground with my buttocks. I quipped, "Aren't you waiting for me to kill you, how did you get up on your own?" ”
"Don't make a fuss." Tofu frowned and said, pointed to the mountain, and said, "Look, how can there be light on the mountain?" ”
As soon as he said this, I couldn't help but look up, and my heart chuckled for a moment: No, it was still dark when I watched it before, why is there light now? Where did this light come from?
The light was faint, like fireflies in the mountains, and flickering and flickering. Tofu put away his rogue expression at this moment, frowned, and said, "It seems to be a bonfire raised by people." ”
I also felt like a bonfire, which was different from the light of the lantern in the previous Yinyang Liubu Village. How can there be people in such a place, on the hill next to us?
Just thinking about it, Tofu suddenly said: "Could it be Wei Guangtou and them?" ”
I shook my head and said, "Impossible." Wei Guangtou left two days ago, how could he still stay here now? Eighty percent are other people. Tofu touched his chin and speculated, "Who else can come to this kind of place except us who dig mushrooms?" Could it be that you have met your peers again? ”
It stands to reason that such a place should have been inaccessible. But first the bald fat man and the little beauty, and now a group of people suddenly appeared, which is too weird. My vigilance and experience have taught me that things may change, and if we don't figure it out, we may suffer a great loss.
So I said to Tofu, "The bonfire must have just risen, let's climb up and have a look." ”