After a night of tossing and struggling in Geli Township, Zhenning County, Luo Tian and Cheng Zhen finally arrived at their destination, but this was not the final destination. Luo Tian found a tricycle, and there was no taxi here. Fortunately, it didn't rain.
The countryside trail was very muddy, so I had to bear it. The driver of the tricycle didn’t know how to speak Mandarin. Fortunately, he could listen. The three of them played for a long time and finally negotiated the price and drove towards Mengzheng Village.
Mengzheng Village is a Miao family with a strong root in Guizhou. This Miao people have a population of about 25,000. They do not believe in gods and only worship their ancestors, the Bamboo King, and call Yelang Bamboo King their ancestors. The male adults here are all
A ceremony is held to offer the Bamboo King, and the bamboo pieces offered to him are buried with him when he dies. Even if he is in the local area, this village is still a very mysterious village. The tomb of the Living Dead is in Mengzheng Village.
Mengzheng Village still retains some of the old styles, which surprised Luo Tian, who is knowledgeable, secretly. People here even wear clothes made of their own cloth. There are very few young people, and most of them go out to work.
Some old people were basking peppers in the sun. When they saw strangers coming, they looked at them with curious eyes. Now they were all old people. I wonder if they could understand Mandarin?
After paying the money, the tricycle turned around and left immediately. Luo Tian realized a big trouble. How to go back later? Now is not the time to consider this. The most urgent task is to find the tomb of the living dead, find out the facts as soon as possible, and then take advantage of the darkness.
Before leaving, Luo Tian found a man who was not too old: "Uncle, I want to ask, where is the tomb of a living person?"
The uncle looked at the person next to him, waved his hand, pushed Luo Tian, and signaled him to walk forward. Luo Tian was in no clue. Cheng Zhen seemed a little scared and tried his best to go next to Luo Tian. Luo Tian pointed in front of him.
: "You mean ahead?"
The old man nodded, smiled and waved his hands, and tried his best to signal them to walk forward. Therefore, Luo Tian had to take Cheng Zhen to the direction the old man pointed, and walked more than ten meters. The two of them did not see a place similar to the grave.
When he saw the village committee, he suddenly realized that the old man asked him to come here to inquire. After all, he was a village official and should be able to understand Mandarin.
The village committee secretary was working inside. Luo Tian had a sudden inspiration and thought of a good reason for himself. He knocked on the door and went in: "Hello, secretary."
The village committee secretary was quite young, but he was still in his fifties. When he saw two strangers, he couldn't help but put on an airs: "Who are you?"
Luo Tian took out his business card. He said that this business card has always been very low-key and rarely appeared. This time it finally came in handy. The words "a member of the National Antiques Association" were printed on it. Such a name is still very frightening.
Sure enough, the village committee secretary immediately became polite: "Oh, it's from the Antiques Association, who's here for us?"
"That's right." Luo Tian was not polite, and pulled Cheng Zhen and sat down: "I heard that there is a tomb of a living dead man in your land. The association asked me to investigate. We want to shoot a special documentary to develop the local area.
The tourism industry also helps. I heard that there are also ancestor worship activities every year, which are very grand. I believe it will definitely attract people."
"That's it." To Luo Tian's surprise, the secretary was very alert and seemed to have some reservations about the authenticity of this business card.
Luo Tian sighed: "Secretary, don't worry, just call to confirm my identity?"
The secretary really called to confirm that he had gone, which made Luo Tian’s head chill. Fortunately, he didn’t make up randomly, otherwise, this trip would have been in vain. After a phone call, the secretary not only confirmed Luo Tian’s identity
, I admire Luo Tian even more. I was just a little polite just now, and now I have made two cups of hot tea with enthusiasm: "It's really not good. You are so young, you are a member of the National Antiques Association. I almost thought you were
fraud."
"It seems that sometimes age can become a drag." Luo Tian shook his head helplessly: "Village Chief, where is this tomb of the living dead?"
"Just on the hillside next to our village, there is actually nothing good to look at, they are all empty. If you want to see it, I will take you there." The village chief put down his things and stood up: "It's not far away,
Let's walk over."
The three of them went to the hillside next to the village and saw the broken little stone caves. Cheng Zhen was very disappointed. She thought it was a very mysterious tomb, and there would be at least one or two mechanisms, and her expression betrayed her.
Luo Tian said, "In fact, it is a tomb, but it is actually a place where living people live, so it is still different from ordinary tombs."
The secretary pointed to the group of stone caves: "The tombs here are about the same size, usually 1 meter high, 0.8 meters wide and 3 meters long. Let's choose any one of them to go in."
Luo Tian chose one of them and pulled Cheng Zhen in, but the secretary was not willing to follow in. The older people always avoided the tombs and other things, which was exactly what Luo Tian wanted.
Asked the secretary to wait for them outside, he took Cheng Zhen in.
The entrance of the living man's tomb should have been completely sealed. In order to escape the pursuit of Shu soldiers, they must have completely pretended to die. However, it was completely opened later to facilitate outsiders to visit and worship ancestors. At that time, they were in this living man's tomb.
All the people stayed in the room were elderly people, children and weak women who could not withstand long journeys.
Luo Tian saw that there were some small holes on both sides of the tomb. The one on the left was for men and the one on the right was for women. There was a high platform on the top of the head of the tomb owner for placing food. Here is now
It was empty, there should have been bedding and clothes here in the past. Now there are only some stones and sand. The structure in this living tomb can be said to be extremely simple! Such a place is really related to its own fragments?
"Luo Tian, there seems to be no excuse here." Cheng Zhen was already planning to go out.
At this moment, Luo Tian felt the fragments in the golden gourd move, and there was a slight movement, but Luo Tian could feel it, and he shouted: "Wait!"
Cheng Zhen shrank back and looked at Luo Tian in no idea: "There is nothing good here."
"Let me think about it again, otherwise, you wait for me outside, don't run around, I'll come out in a while." Luo Tian said.
Cheng Zhen hesitated for a moment and nodded obediently: "Okay, come out quickly."
Luo Tian smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, it's very soon!"
Watching Cheng Zhen walk out, Luo Tian starts searching in the cave. He can feel that every time he moves, the fragments will vibrate differently frequently. This situation is a bit like - induction!