Chapter 57: Antiques!

Big nose, his father's old nose! Guan Yun blinked for a long time, and secretly decided to go home and discuss with his wife and take out the 20,000 yuan he had saved over the years.

Several people went through the formalities for another day and paid the deposit, which made them feel more secure. Look at the darkness. I'm sure I won't be able to go back. I'll stay one more night.

The three of them put the money in their pockets, and there was less than 30 yuan left. They had to find a noodle shop. A man came with a bowl of noodles, and they didn't dare to ask for a side dish.

Guan Yun was still very happy: "I talked about a big business of 3 million yuan, and then I ate noodles for 30 yuan, and it feels good——"

The guests at the next table all cast disdainful glances: Uncle didn't see him drinking, how could he talk nonsense!

Lao Wang drank all the noodle soup in the bowl, and then he wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead: "I agree with you, uncle." Two days ago, I always felt like I was carrying a bank card of 3 million yuan on my back. It's like crushing a mountain. Now there are only a few dollars left on the card. I felt so relaxed. If I want to talk about this person, I can't have money. As the old saying goes, no officials, no money, no wives, no sons, everything is fine. ”

The waiter at the noodle shop had been paying attention to these three people for a long time. Big talk is loud, and there is definitely no yuan in your pocket. Maybe it's the one who eats the king's meal, but we should keep an eye on it.

"You can pull it down. It was right to arrange to marry Mina earlier. The manager's uncle also put down his chopsticks, picked up his small cigarette pouch, and snapped twice. Then he found that there was no tobacco in it. A few days after it came out, the packet of tobacco had been exhausted.

Although the pouch does not smoke, you can enjoy the oil in the pouch by smoking it twice. Don't look down on the oil in your cigarette pouch. It's very powerful. In the countryside, there are naughty children who steal two big cigarette pouches from their grandparents, and nine times out of ten they get drunk and go to a crooked place to lie down.

It seems a bit tragic. Lao Wang also touched his pocket. It was shriveled inside, and the empty cigarette case had been thrown away. However, these minor problems are over. The point is, at the auction a month later, it was not yet clear how much it would cost to tear down the forest. How to fill the funding gap?

There is little potential for mobilizing the power of the old and young people in Jiangbei. There is no output now. There is only one way to borrow money. It is better to apply for a bank loan, and it must be in the millions.

Although there are now micro-loans in rural areas, and five households can provide joint insurance, after all, the number is limited, and there are only a few households in Jiangbei, so they can't raise much money.

When I was thinking about it, the mobile phone rang, Lao Wang listened to it, and immediately smiled and said: "Lao Wang, you are not making a comeback - what, it's all in the county seat, then you come over quickly, I'm in Wang Xiaoer's noodle restaurant, you come to help us settle the bill!" ”

After a while, Xiao Li pushed the door in, followed by more than a dozen people, including several foreigners with big noses and blue eyes. When he entered the house, he was so cold that he rubbed his hands and stomped his feet.

"Why is your face red?" Lao Wang stood up, ran to meet him, grabbed his big hand and shook it twice.

"Energetic!" Lao Wang raised his eyebrows and stared, following the words of the script, holding it tightly in his hand. Of course, he knew that his ability to reactivate was the result of Lao Wang's persistence. This friendship is priceless.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions. That's what Lao Wang said. Lao Wang pretended to nod, and then pointed at a foreigner fiercely: "Why is it yellow again?" ”

The foreigner was frozen to death just now, and Leng Buding was startled by Lao Wang's yang finger, and began to mumble to the translator next to him. The translation is also difficult, but it is still the original translation. Finally, I explained, this is the slang used by local bandits.

"Well, the kind of people you're talking about are like cowboys in the West." From the United States. Foreigners can still be contacted. After communicating with the interpreter, they extended a thumbs up to Lao Wang: "I am white, my skin is not yellow, and a layer of antifreeze is applied to it." ”

After the translator translated this into Chinese, Lao Wang couldn't help but say: "The cold-applied wax is the same." It seems that we brothers have a common language, so we should be good at nagging. ”

A Chinese, a bearded foreigner, does not speak the other's native language. After comparing and comparing, they had a lively conversation. In his spare time, Lao Wang shouted to the waiter: "Give foreign guests a bowl of filial piety noodles and more spicy soup." If you feel comfortable, you will pay in foreign currency later and give you all the VND! ”

After the noodles were served, the foreigners ate loudly, sweating profusely, and kept praising Goode. Lao Wang and Lao Wang chatted for a long time, talking about the fact that the first two inspection teams were defeated.

"In fact, Academician Wu is still very good. Thanks to his nomination and support, I was able to preside over this event again this time. Of course, Xiao Li knows some unspoken rules of their business. Academician Wu's move, although a little reluctant, also has the intention of promoting Lao Wang to the top. It's a blessing in disguise.

This was a bit unexpected by Lao Wang. He opened his eyes wide for a long time and said, "Oh, I know. I wasn't supposed to flirt with someone else in the first place. Hey, hey, what's wrong with these foreigners? "Of course, this kind of thing cannot be called a robbery by foreigners.

Lao Wang also knew Lao Wang's thoughts, and said with a smile: "You can understand that they are here to make soy sauce." However, this major foreigner has a certain background, and he is the world-renowned ancient anthropologist C. Murphy. Professor L. Michael.

"Waiter, bring Mr. Ti another bowl of noodles!" Seeing Michael's appetite, Wang ordered him another bowl of noodles. The waiter pursed his lips and agreed, presumably smiling at the nickname "tired and undead".

Lao Wang pouted and said, "You can't even do business." Now take two photos and print them back. They say that our food is highly praised by foreign friends. Maybe you can open a chain store in New York. ”

Don't mention it. After hesitating for a while, the shopkeeper really came to ask Michael for advice. The foreigner was also very open and nodded in agreement. He even gave a thumbs up while slapping the noodles. It's very cooperative.

When he had eaten and drunk his fill, Professor Michael grunted. The translator also showed some embarrassment. After inquiring, Mr. Michael found that Mr. Michael actually asked the noodle restaurant for 1,000 yuan.

Those robbers and cowboys we started talking about are weaker than your old friends. Even after eating the overlord meal, they have to exchange money. Lao Wang was impressed: a foreigner came all the way to China for something, not for the people's money.

After spending the night in the county seat, the group prepared to leave. At the same time, Lao Wang received a call from Lao Li, saying that he was going to climb the plow into the city. They have been out for days. The people in the village were worried about this.

So, he hired several large carriages for the investigation team, mainly to pull some simple equipment and so on. When he saw the tiger pulling the plow driven by Lao Li, Professor Michael immediately opened his eyes and shouted loudly. Through the translation, Lao Wang realized that this guy said that he had ridden a tiger sled in Alaska before, so he wanted to relive his old dream.

Lao Wang was a little worried: Just like you, like a cheetah bear, don't exhaust my cheetahs.

If you want to say that Mr. Michael is really a wonder. Yesterday, he asked someone for a portrait fee at a noodle shop. In the end, Lao Wang interceded and left a meal to solve the matter. However, this noodle restaurant quickly became the most popular noodle restaurant in the county. It seems that the "alien effect" is still good. Professor Michael took the money for granted.

Michael isn't young, but he's funny. Lao Wang also admitted that in this regard, Chinese are far worse than foreigners.

However, Michael actually wanted to drive the tiger to pull the plow, so he didn't know how many bowls of dry rice he ate. Even Lao Li, who has fed Xiao Hei for several years, can barely drive them.

After shaking the rope for a long time, his arm was sore, and those cheetahs did not notice this, and Michael had to give up regretfully.

"Look at me - drive!" Lao Wang shouted, and the cheetah immediately took his place. With a low roar, they pushed forward together, and the sleigh swooped out.

Michael also asked the translator: "What password does this drive belong to?" ”

Translators also grew up in big cities. I don't really understand any of that. Finally, through his own observations and summaries, Michael got a general understanding of the technical terminology of "William Adams Miller".

In the second half of the journey, he is the driver. However, the king was worried that the cheetah would get tired, so he left Michael on the tiger plow.

Because it was cold, the exhaled breath gradually condensed into frost on his beard, and his beard turned white. Lao Wang looked straight at him and said, "If I give you a red hat, it will be a real Santa Claus!" ”

It wasn't until after two o'clock in the afternoon that I could see Jiangbei. The tiger pulled the plow and rushed to the front. The first to enter the village, Michael shouted "family", which quickly attracted a lot of people.

"Foreigner, where is your home in this village? Why are you here? "Everybody looked confused.

The tiger of the old Li family shouted loudly: "This crooked kernel robbed my father's plow." Where is my father? Where's my father? Did you hurt him? ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately began to look at the man and surrounded Michael. Looking at the bright shovel and the sharp nine-tooth nail rake, Michael was also fascinated and pursed his lips and shouted "no".

Luckily, Nana came. Her English is good and her conversation is good. After communicating with Michael, she explained the situation to everyone, and this is how to solve the crisis.

"I thought I was on cannibal territory." Michael is still worried, but this guy's broken car mouth is even more annoying.

At this time, the big carriage behind also caught up with him. Seeing the old man sitting in the carriage, Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief and ran to find out what had just happened. Lao Li immediately laughed: "You should have confidence in your father, your father can defeat ten foreigners like a tiger and a bear!" ”

Other people in the village also gathered around Uncle Manager and Guan Yun to ask. After learning that a tender was needed, they discussed it for a long time. Most of them made a decision in their hearts: they had to raise money to sell iron.

Lao Wang invited the inspection team to his home. Xiao Li came here as if he was at home. He took off his shoes, walked to the kang, and sat cross-legged. This was the first time Michael had seen this hot kang, and so did he. However, his two long legs could not be bent backwards. In the end, he simply knelt there and shouted to Goode.

In this way, Xiaobai was blinded, walked around Michael twice, and then took out a dollar bill from his pocket and put it in his hand.

Why? Michael: This Munch doesn't look like any other monkey. Is it a separate branch of evolution?

Lao Wang couldn't suppress his joy at a glance: did he really treat others as beggars?

You know, before meeting Lao Wang, Xiaobai had been kneeling there begging, so seeing Michael's figure reminded him of a long time ago.

Michael asked Nana directly without looking for a translator, so Wang was even more wary of this guy. What if he was an old goat?

Of course, Nana knew Xiaobai's intentions, but this couldn't be said. Otherwise, Professor Michael would have had to get through the crack to the bed. So he explained that Xiaobai wanted to exchange gifts with foreign guests.

"What a clever little fellow!" Michael said in admiration, then pulled out his wallet, took out a Franklin, and stuffed it into his little white paw.

One hundred dollars for one dollar, Xiaobai copied it this time. However, the goods took the money and looked at it for a long time, and finally threw it directly in Michael's face: I really thought I didn't know the money, but I deceived me with fake money. Believe it or not, leave a mark on your face!

You're a loser. This bill is enough for you to live for a year. Lao Wang hurriedly took Franklin back and put it back in Xiaobai's pocket. Xiaobai was still talking about it, and when Lao Wang was angry, he ignored him and went to the outhouse to arrange dinner.

The treatment of this investigation team was completely different from the previous two times, and it was definitely of the highest standard: sauerkraut stewed with large bones and served in a large bowl; In addition, considering the presence of foreign guests, we also grilled two leg of lamb, oily, golden, not too attractive; Add mushroom stew with chicken and noodles with pork stew.

Uncle Manager and they were both called in and set up two tables. They exchanged cups with each other, which was harmonious and warm. In the investigation team, there are also a few acquaintances who came with us last time. They're ready to eat and starve, but the contrast is a little too great.

"Wow, is this Chinese food?" Michael was surprised. He grabbed two chopsticks and went to pick the noodles. Wang's family will not prepare knives and forks. Michael doesn't know how to use chopsticks, just like in the old version of "Journey to the West", Monkey King eats noodles, rolls the noodles onto the chopsticks little by little, and then stuffs them in his mouth.

I despise you - Xiaobai can't stand it. He expertly picked up a piece of vermicelli with chopsticks, shook it under Michael's nose, then spit it out, chewed it twice, and swallowed it in his stomach.

Professor Michael is still very studious. He also learns from Xiaobai. He fiddled awkwardly with two chopsticks. After hugging for a long time, he was surprised to find that he hadn't picked up a single noodle. He had to tear off a piece of lamb and eat it with his hands.

So the black blind man came to the conclusion that foreigners are dumber than monkeys!

After eating, Wang found that Michael was still an alcoholic. He is even as good as Lao Li.

When the food was almost finished, everyone started chatting about raising money. While he was drinking, Guan Yun took out a stack of passbooks from his pocket. There are fifteen or six passbooks, and they are slapped on the table: "This is my money." ”

"I see, you've hid deep enough!" Everyone was stunned by the passbooks.

Guan Yun drank red wine and said: "I am a person who is passing by the clouds, saving a passbook every year, who is like you, poor enough to eat and drink?" ”

Lao Wang felt that the conversation was wrong. He picked up a passbook, opened it, and saw that the amount on it was more than 120 yuan, and opened a few more books, all of which were several hundred yuan. Wait until the next one, there are thousands, and in the end it adds up to nearly 20,000 yuan.

"You have a lot of passbooks, but you don't have much money." Lao Wang was a little disappointed.

Everyone's mood is the same. In fact, people like Guan Yun are already good in Jiangbei, and they can save some extra money every year. These passbooks are sweat. It's really not easy.

Looking at all the people who collected money, Lao Wang also spoke: "Don't make money, I'm here with a bonus this time!" ”

When Lao Wang heard this, his little eyes immediately widened: prehistoric human fossils, such a big discovery, will not reward a lot of money!

Others asked excitedly, too. Lao Wang took out a red-headed document from his bag and read it out in public. There are some clichés ahead. When the key amount is reached, Lao Wang intends to raise his voice: "200,000 yuan is hereby rewarded!" ”

After reading it, he looked around as if his reaction was not so enthusiastic. Lao Wang wondered: "Little fatty, how much money do you need?" ”

"It is estimated that 200,000 yuan is not enough for one change, it's too stingy!" Lao Wang repeated the situation to Xiao Li, and Lao Wang's face became solemn. "Otherwise, I'll also ask relatives and friends to raise some money?"

If it is placed in normal times, the 200,000 yuan is not small, and it can also play a certain role in the development of supermarkets; But at this juncture, we simply can't solve too big a problem.

"Wait until I think about it—" Of course, Wang couldn't ask Wang to pay anymore.

It was Professor Michael who was also relieved of the translator when he was fighting with Lao Li. After listening to Lao Wang's embarrassment, the old man's heart was moved, and he no longer fought with wine.

When he went to bed at night, Michael advised him to stay at Lao Wang's house. There was no way, Lao Wang had to send Yang Rui to another home to find a place to live. From Kangtou to Kangtou, there was a long queue: Lao Wu, Lao Wang, Lan Lan, Xiaobai, Lao Wang and Michael were arranged to Kangtou.

The guy didn't realize this and shouted loudly to sleep with Xiaobai. When Xiaobai saw him, he didn't disturb others, and he didn't want to be squeezed on the kang, so he simply hugged the bear baby to sleep.

Lying on a pillow next to the kang, Michael noticed the bear on the ground and at first thought it was a tiger.

"Oh, there's a black bear. Luckily, it was a cub, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to sleep. Michael shouted.

Less common, more strange - Lao Wang muttered, then pulled the light cord, turned off the light and went to sleep.

Lao Wang stepped on the ladder and climbed up from the top of his house. There is a skylight, which is often referred to as a black shed. It's between the ceiling and the roof. The gap is huge. Usually, in order to keep warm, it is filled with sawdust or chopping wood.

Then, I saw him take out large fossilized bones from the black shed. The old members of the investigation team were involved in the previous search. Think about the effort. It's close to our eyes. Fortunately, there was no recklessness at the time. They were angry with the short man, and their hearts were all set on fire by his house.

Someone picked up the bones and placed them on a laid plastic sheet. In addition to Lao Wang, the members of the investigation team saw the giant skeleton fossil for the first time. Everyone lit up with two eyes to take a closer look at it.

Michael rubbed his hands excitedly. Guan Yun kindly said to him: "Comrade Lei, if you are cold, go in and warm up." ”

He didn't know that even a whip could not drive Professor Michael away. He took some simple tools from his assistant and began to conduct a preliminary examination of the fossils.

Although Professor Michael is usually noisy, he is very rigorous once he is in his work. With a wealth of experience, without any measurements, he can identify several key points: First, the fossils must be real and ancient. Second, the fossils are relatively intact and belong to the same entity. They are definitely not piecemeal. Third, the fossils do belong to some kind of upright animal. Although it is not certain that it is a prehistoric giant fossil, it should at least belong to the fossilized skeleton of some kind of giant ape.

All of this made him very excited. It's like finding the door to a treasure trove, but the door is still open. It seems like you can open it with a light push and see a new world.

"Sampling for the determination of C14." Professor Michael is in a working state, seemingly in a strange state. He forgot about everything, just mechanically ordered his assistants.

However, the assistant didn't take any action, but turned his gaze to Xiao Li, after all, they belonged to the group watching the excitement this time. They took the place of the host and gave orders, which seemed a bit noisy.

When Professor Michael also realized the key problem, he patted his head in annoyance. He stood up and walked anxiously on the ground, his eyes constantly changing.

For him, the fossil in front of him has an irresistible charm, like the most beautiful goddess calling him, but he can only be expected and unattainable.

This is the most brutal torture. Professor Michael is almost insane. His breathing became faster and faster, and he rushed to the top of Fangshan Mountain, climbed the ladder that Lao Wang stepped on, and struggled to climb up.

The wooden ladder creaked. It's been years, and it can't stand these two. Moreover, Professor Michael is still a fat man.

With a creak, the ladder collapsed, and Big Fat and Little Fat fell to the ground amid the exclamations of the people. Lao Wang is not bad. He deftly jumped straight onto the snowdrift next to him. He cushioned and was unharmed; The big fat man is pitiful. He rolled on the ground, covered in dust and snow, and his face was torn.

However, the fanatical professor didn't care about these minor injuries. He got up and rushed to the old king. He shouted loudly for a while, but Lao Wang couldn't understand a word.

"What do you mean?" The old king turned to Nana and asked. He couldn't trust the translation.

Nana also looked shocked: "He said he wanted to buy a fossil and was willing to bid $1 million!" ”

Everyone was also very excited when they heard it, and after asking about the exchange rate between the US dollar and the yuan, they immediately broke out in surprise. Even the manager's uncle was impressed: if we sell it to this foreigner, we must have enough money to contract the mountain forest. After all, three fossils were dug up.

However, Lao Wang shook his head. Michael, believing that he was too short of money, began to quote again and again, while Wang shook his head. Eventually, the price soared to $10 million.

"Yang Xu, it's almost. Even if we sell all the people in Jiangbei, it's not worth so much money! Lao Li was also frightened by the price.

Lao Wang also smiled bitterly: "It's not a matter of money at all. The point is that fossils don't belong to us. If we sell them, we're going to have to grab them and squat on the fence. ”

After listening to the translator and interpreter, Professor Michael repeatedly shouted "no". In his opinion, whoever digs up the fossil has the right to own it, and it can be bought and sold freely.

This is because the national conditions are different. It took a lot of effort to explain this to him. Michael muttered angrily, not knowing what he was scolding. Last night, he spent half the night thinking. He already knew that if the fossils were really valuable, he would buy some to study.

After swearing, the guy came up with another bad idea: "Can we donate a fossil to my university in the name of donation, and then we can donate a sum of money to you?" ”

Originally, foreigners would have played this game, but even if I agreed, it didn't work. The state will certainly not agree to this contribution. Lao Wang is now obsessed with money. Unfortunately, he didn't dare to spend it anyway.

The negotiations were inconclusive. Professor Michael could only stare blankly at the pile of fossils. Xiao Li also began to make various measurements in an orderly manner. At the same time, he numbered and recorded the fossils and put them one by one into special bags.

At the end of all the tumbling, it was transported to the warehouse of the village council for storage. Immediately, most of the staff were left behind to take care of security and further research. He returned to the institute with two assistants and several samples for the most important appointments.

Professor Michael insisted on staying. The guy clearly didn't give up. After staying in Jiangbei for two days, he secretly found Lao Wang alone. When Nana was present to accept the translation, Professor Michael glared at him and said, "Lee, we can talk privately, tell me where the excavation is, or provide me with some additional fossil samples, and I'll give you a high price, whatever you want!" ”

Nana was also shocked, but she translated it truthfully, and then stared at Lao Wang with a pair of big watery eyes. She also wanted to know if Brother Yang Xu could withstand the huge temptation.