A week later, Yibin Jue County.

Matang Village.

"Brother Yang, wake up, it's already here!" Chu Ziqiang gently patted the co-pilot's seat.

"Is this the time? It's so fast. Zhang Yang woke up from his dream as he spoke.

As soon as he finished the treasure appraisal work in Handong Province, he was officially issued a document by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and recruited to southern Sichuan.

I got up too early, Zhang Yang was still jetlagged, and he couldn't sleep.

But there is no way, now that the Chu family is the creditor, Lao Chu strongly hinted that Zhang Yang came over to accompany Xiao Chu, and it was really difficult to refuse.

Especially when Zhang Yang himself is very interested in hanging coffins.

In the 5,000-year-long history of China, in fact, many ethnic minorities in the south have the custom of hanging coffins.

For example, Baiyue, Ganyue, wingman and so on.

But the most famous of them are the servant hanging coffins in southern Sichuan and the boat-shaped hanging coffins in southern Fujian.

Xiao Chu strongly recommended Zhang Yang to come and have a look, what to say, with Zhang Yang's understanding of ancient Chinese culture, he will definitely be able to find something different, maybe it is the first major archaeological discovery in China in the 21st century.

Chu Ziqiang's words were very exaggerated, and they were funny when they heard it, but it was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, and Zhang Yang still came.

"That's the hanging coffin, isn't it?" Zhang Yang asked, looking at the cliffs behind the farmland in the distance.

From a distance, the cliff over there is about 100 meters high, and it is bare all around except for a little shrub on the top.

On the cliff perpendicular to the ground, you can see a lot of wooden stakes, and there are a few "small squares" on the stakes.

That is the hanging coffin and the stake used to hold the coffin.

The first reaction of a normal person when he sees these coffins is: how did you get it?

In fact, the reason why the hanging coffin is mysterious is indeed mysterious:

Hundreds of years ago, or even thousands of years ago, how did the servants who were very backward in productivity drive wooden stakes into the cliffs, and how did they hang the coffins of Nanmu weighing thousands of catties to the cliffs hundreds of miles high?

This theme can be filmed in at least 5 episodes of "Into Science".

But in the mouth of the local village chief, one sentence explains:

"This is what Zhuge Liang taught us."

"Huh? That Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms? Zhang Yang looked at the village chief wearing a felt hat and a green military coat in front of him, and his tone was a little questioning.

When the village chief introduced himself just now that he was a descendant of the servants, Zhang Yang had already begun to doubt.

Because normally, the servants have been slaughtered when they were in Wanli.

"That's right, it's Zhuge Liang." Xiao Chu echoed beside him, "What unsolved mysteries, in fact, are all tricked by the media, just ask the locals in the local area, in fact, it is not mysterious at all." ”

"Come, village chief, you can introduce us to Teacher Zhang."

"It's actually very simple,......," the village chief took out a photo to show everyone.

Zhang Yang looked at it, good guy, it turned out to be the winch used in the TV series version of the Three Kingdoms.

The principle of this thing is a bit similar to the wheel, the key part is a concentric circular shaft of different diameters, artificially rotate the thin place, drive the coarse place to rotate, and use the characteristics of large diameter and longer circumference to save effort.

"Our ancestors of the servants once followed Zhuge Liang to fight in the south and the north, so they know a little bit of ordnance." The village chief elaborated.

"At that time, there were old people in the clan who died, Mr. Feng Shui said that he must be buried on the cliff to keep our clan safe, and there happened to be a servant ancestor who came back from the army. and lifted the coffin with a winch......"

"How? No problem, right? Xiao Chu said proudly after listening to it.

He knew these stories a few months before Zhang Yang, and he was a little superior.

"The story sounds like a Romance of the Three Kingdoms." Zhang Yang complained.

The tricks are all out, and the story is too strong and very unrealistic.

This kind of combat winch did appear very early, the earliest can be traced back to the Western Jin Dynasty, and it is said that it existed in the Three Kingdoms, and it is barely acceptable.

But at that time, the carrying capacity of the winch was definitely not enough to lift a thousand-pound coffin up to a hundred meters.

Zhang Yang felt that it was more interesting to say directly, "God Zhao Yun threw a gun and pierced a few holes in the cliff, and kicked the coffin up with another flying kick".

"Teacher, don't you believe it?" The village chief looked at Zhang Yang and asked.

The tone and expression, as if not believing such a story, was an insult to him personally.

"I'm not unconvinced." Zhang Yang waved his hand and explained, "I just think that feng shui master is a little perverted. ”

"It's really good to hide on a cliff in feng shui, but there are many such places in the world, and the moon is even better, you can overlook the whole earth, but when he calculates feng shui, doesn't he consider the ability of people at that time?"

"Teacher Zhang, when you say this, I also think it's a feng shui master's problem." The county cultural relics department and the chubby Director Rao who came over together echoed.

He was assigned by the above to lead the way, and after hearing about Zhang Yang's identity, he has been looking for an opportunity to "lick" him.

Of course, this kind of opportunity cannot be missed, and we should hurry up to show solidarity and publicity.

However, as soon as Director Rao spoke, Xiao Chu instantly felt bored.

He hates these sloppy people down there the most, and he feels that as soon as there are such people, it is not an atmosphere to discuss serious matters.

He hurriedly said, "Okay, village chief, let's go and find the person I told you." ”

The village chief nodded: "Okay, let's just follow this river all the way." ”

……

The hanging coffins of the servants in this village where Zhang Yang is located are distributed very regularly, all on both sides of a small river called "Crab Creek".

So the village chief said that the feng shui of these hanging coffins was good, and Zhang Yang felt that it was no problem.

It's all on the cliff near the river, sitting on the mountain and looking at the water, can that be bad?

"Teacher Zhang is here for the first time, so let me introduce you." Director Rao is very enthusiastic and explains the surrounding points like a tour guide.

However, he read the manuscript on his mobile phone, which was somewhat unprofessional.

It has to be the local village head, who is a little more easy to understand.

The place where Zhang Yang and his party got off was in the "coffin shop", where the earliest hanging coffins were found, with a total of 34 hanging coffins;

Further inside, they passed by "Lion Rock", "Nine Lights", "Mopan Mountain", "White Horse Cave" and so on, and also found a small number of cliffs or caves with hanging coffins;

When I arrived at a place called "Nine Seals", I was blocked by a tributary of a small river.

In the upper reaches of this tributary, there are four or five small villages, which is the destination of Zhang Yang and his party.

The old man Jiang who sold weapons to collectors in Handong online and buried them in hanging coffins lived here.

The village chief had already stepped on the spot in advance to confirm that he was at home.

However, he strictly complied with Zhang Yang and Xiao Chu's requirements, and did not startle the snake, lest Jiang Laohan destroy the evidence in advance.

Today they are focusing on a sneak attack.

Everyone soon arrived at Jiang Laohan's house, a somewhat dilapidated earthen walled and tiled house.

The owner of the house was sitting under the eaves smoking a dry tobacco.

Seeing Zhang Yang coming, the old man didn't move, as if he didn't see them.

"Old ginger?" The village chief walked up to him and stretched out his hand and shook it in his face.

If you don't respond, you'll have to call 120.

The old man really had feedback, looked up at the village chief and said:

"What's the matter? Running to my side all day long, they still come empty-handed. ”

"Old Jiang, these two are experts from Yanjing, and they are here for the hanging coffin."

"Oh." Jiang Laohan took two puffs of dry smoke, pointed to the cliff in the distance and said, "Hanging coffin...... Isn't it hanging over there? What are you looking for me for? ”

"Here's the thing, did you sell a few antiques to others on Tease before?" The village chief asked.

"Nope."

"How could it not be? Look at this account called [Village Head Old Ginger], isn't it your comic number? ”

"It's mine, but I haven't sold antiques." The old man insisted, "I can't send couriers, how can I sell things to others online?" ”

"That's what your grandson sold." The village chief quickly thought of the grandson of Jiang Laohan's family, who was still in high school, "What about Jiang Yusheng?" Is school in school? ”

"I don't know, he's not at home all day, and you don't know it the first day."

"That'...... Then you give him a call. "The village chief worked hard to find a way.

But Jiang Laohan decisively refused: "I can't fight." ”

"Eh, you old man, ......" Director Rao couldn't hold back, he ignored Xiao Chu's obstruction, stood up and asked, "Your own grandson, make a phone call to inform me, saying that someone in the county is looking for him, is it difficult?" ”

"It's hard......"

Jiang Laohan's appearance of not entering the oil and salt made everyone else present have a little headache.

Zhang Yang on the side faintly felt a little strange.

Why is this old man so calm?

Zhang Yang had been to many villages before, including Weijia Village, and when the local villagers heard that they were experts from the city, their eyes and movements were a little uncomfortable.

This has nothing to do with age, it is the knee-jerk reaction of many people.

But the old man Jiang in front of him was very calm and didn't say anything, and even after hearing that Director Rao was an "official" in the county, he didn't mean to get up.

Could it be that there were too many people who came to inspect the hanging coffin before, so they were immune?

Zhang Yang walked aside suspiciously and looked at the whole house.

Xiao Chu and the others are standing in the lobby, and there is a side door next to it, and there is a small room.

If you look at the yellowed smoke of the windows in the room, it should be the kitchen or firewood room.

Recalling all kinds of information about the hanging coffin, Zhang Yang walked in decisively.

If it's a firewood house, maybe there's a clue.

This is somewhat impolite, but it is better than listening to the village chief, Director Rao, and Old Man Jiang talking about it.

Zhang Yang pushed open the door, and the fire in the center of the room was smoking, and a pitch-black tin kettle was hanging on it, and the spout of the pot was still steaming outward.

He looked beyond the fire and the kettle to see a few black planks in the corner.

It is clearly a processed wooden board with a very flat surface.

How could such a thing be put here for firewood?

After taking a closer look at the lamp, Zhang Yang quickly determined that these planks were all split from the Nanmu coffin.

In this place, there is of course only one source of Nanmu coffin:

The servant hangs the coffin.

The source of the item also shows that this is what Jiang Laohan picked up in the cave, which is the coffin wood of the hanging coffin.

The coffin wood is burned as firewood, and Zhang Yang suspects that Jiang Laohan is an anti-superstitious fighter.

He wandered around the room again, and was about to go out to tell everyone what he had discovered, when the door suddenly went dark.

It was Xiao Chu who came, he poked his head out and asked, "Brother Yang, have you found anything?" ”

"Yes, you see, there are coffin boards for hanging coffins, which have been split into small pieces." Zhang Yang picked up a half-charred piece of firewood from the tail of the fire, "Come, smell it, and see if there is any aroma of nanmu." ”

"This is the authentic small leaf Zhennan, the only fragrant Nanmu, no one will burn it for you to smell in other places."

"Really?" Hearing that it was very precious, Xiao Chu walked in with great interest.

However, he obviously didn't study hard in junior high school chemistry class, and he didn't know that when he smelled the smell, he had to fan it lightly with his hands, instead of directly using his nose to get up.

As a result, he was coughed straight by the smoky "cough cough" and retreated again and again.

"How does it feel?" Zhang Yang put down the coffin board and asked with a smile.

"It's a little bit up, let me take a break." Xiao Chu raised his head and took a deep breath several times before he opened his mouth and told Zhang Yang, "The smell is very strange, there is a little smell of burnt cloth, and there is a little smell, but there is no fragrance." ”

"yes, it doesn't smell at all." Xiao Chu said with certainty.

He felt like he had been deceived by Zhang Yang.

"Is that so?" Zhang Yang thought about it for a while, as if he understood, "It should be the linen fabric that accompanied the deceased for burial, as well as some organic matter after the corpse decomposed, stuck to the wooden board." ”

"After a heated ......"

"Organics of corpses?"

"Vomit~" Xiao Chu pretended to retch.

"Okay, okay, don't come to the show, hurry up and go to the village chief and confront the old man."

……

After listening to Zhang Yang and Xiao Chu's relay, Director Rao angrily pulled the old man and was about to confront him in the small room.

The village chief stopped the director, saying that he could convince the old man.

"The coffin boards have been found, what are you arguing about?" The village chief questioned Jiang Laohan.

"My own coffin, it's not done, can't it be burned?" Jiang Laohan said hardly.

"Experts have said, this is a Nanmu coffin, can you afford Nanmu? Whoever buys it, you say, I'll confront him. The village chief was tougher and even a little angry.

As the village head of Matang Village, where the hanging coffin is located, the tourism income brought by the hanging coffin is not much compared with other scenic spots in the county, but in the countryside, it is definitely not less.

So there is a reason for him to be angry, he thinks that Jiang Laohan is smashing everyone's jobs.

"It doesn't matter if I bought it or not, it's not a stolen hanging coffin anyway, it has nothing to do with you."

"Those hanging coffins are monitored, you go check it yourself to see if I stole it." The old man said righteously.

"You ......" The village chief just wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered something, and looked at Zhang Yang, "Teacher Zhang, it seems that there is indeed surveillance, if someone steals the coffin, it will be monitored and recorded." ”

"Not necessarily, because this coffin is not one of the hanging coffins that exist." Zhang Yang explained.

He looked at Jiang Laohan and took the village chief's words and said, "We didn't say that you stole the coffin. ”

"We're just looking for where this coffin came from."

"This is most likely a brand new place to store the hanging coffin, and if you take us to find it, the county cultural relics bureau will definitely give you a bonus."

"You say yes, right? Director Rao? ”

"Huh?" Director Rao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly nodded his attitude under the gaze of everyone, "Yes, yes, yes, pay bonuses." ”

"If you don't believe it, let Director Rao say it again, and the village chief will help you make a video as evidence." Zhang Yang added.

"Okay then." Jiang Laohan nodded.

"You agree to lead the way?" Xiao Chu asked excitedly.

"No, it's you ......" the old man pointed at Director Rao, "Cooperate with the village chief to record a video." ”

"Let's just say that as long as I, Jiang Wangwang, bring experts from Yanjing to find the place where the coffin was found, the county will give me a bonus of 10,000 yuan. If you can't do it, Director Rao's whole family ......"

"It's over, you can't swear poison in the first month."

"Then say, if you can't do it, Director Rao will resign."

"Good guy, isn't this still a poisonous oath for Director Rao?" Xiao Chu said with a smile in Zhang Yang's ear.

(End of chapter)