When we arrived at Weizhuang, it was almost dusk, and some scattered cave dwellings appeared in front of everyone. Along the way, we saw many such cave dwellings built on the mountains or on the ground, or sunk into the ground to form large well-style courtyards.
Holes and rows, more than 4,000 years ago, people living in
People on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi Province have the custom of digging caves to live in. Because the loess on the plateau is sticky and hard, it is not easy to collapse. Cave dwellings are built according to the mountains, and holes are dug horizontally inward on the natural earth walls.
The construction is simple, easy to build by yourself, low in cost, and you can live in it warm in winter and cool in summer.
The cave dwellings were embedded in the loess, and they felt a sense of desolation. The six people in front saw many rows of cave dwellings, built in a concentrated manner, but when they arrived at Weizhuang, the cave dwellings were sparse and seemed a bit scattered. The sky was dark
Slowly dimming, six people need
They wanted to find a place to live. After some discussion, they decided to find a place to live in a house that looked like the newest and most respectable cave dwelling. When they came to the cave dwelling, the door was ajar. Xiao Ning shouted first: "Is there anyone there?"
?We would like to stay overnight."
There was no response from inside, so Lei Zi said: "It seems there is no one, let's find another one."
At this moment, there was a rustling inside, and a soft sound of footsteps came over. Tang Sancheng didn't understand a word of the Xi'an dialect, but he heard Lei Zi talking to the people inside, using
It’s actually the standard Xi’an recipe
This made Bai Yi take a different look at Lei Zi. The people inside heard what Lei Zi said and walked out quickly. She was an old woman in her sixties. Her eyesight was obviously bad. She squinted her eyes and looked at her.
The faces of the few people in front of me were a little panicked.
Lei Zi slowed down his tone and talked with the old woman, and finally turned around: "She agreed. She is the only one in the house now. My wife and son and daughter-in-law went out to visit relatives."
Bai Yi took out a ten-dollar bill and stuffed it into the old woman's hand: "Old man, this is our accommodation fee."
A smile appeared on the old woman's wrinkled face, and she rubbed her hands together, looking embarrassed. Although this place was remote, the folk customs were still simple. The old woman led six people into the cave dwelling. Tang Sancheng raised his head and said,
The cave dwelling is more than three meters high and three meters wide. This cave dwelling should be newly built. The earthen cave dwelling was reinforced with stones to form a stone cave door. When I first came here, I also saw bricks used to reinforce the cave dwelling.
of.
The cave dwelling is connected in all directions. There are single kilns on the left and right, which are rooms. Dried chili peppers, some bacon, and some corn are hung on the walls. The atmosphere of the farmhouse is very strong. The old woman brought six people into a room.
There was a kang on the left and right inside. Xiao Ning's expression changed. Didn't he let himself live with five grown men?
Lei Zi laughed and said: "Xiao Ning, you sleep alone on the same kang, let the five of us squeeze in together. Although we are in the same room, don't worry, we won't do anything to you."
Xiao Ning threw her bag on the kang: "Bah, stop teasing me!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Bai Yi asked Lei Zi: "You can speak the local dialect. Please help us find out where the Tang Dynasty porcelain was dug. This old man is a bit old, so he must know about it."
Lei Zi followed the order and left. Tang Sancheng took off his shoes, climbed on the kang, and started studying the map. The more he looked at it, the more fascinated he became. When he was done, he patted his knees: "No wonder this is the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties."
"How do you say it?" Qixie asked.
"On the map, there are a total of eight rivers surrounding the city in a strange pattern. Do you think it looks like a Bagua map?" Tang Sancheng pointed at the map and said, "Also, between the Qinling Mountains and the Weihe River, there are clearly
It is a dragon vein, with its head facing north, drinking water from the Weihe River, and its tail facing south, absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, and rushing out of the Qinling Mountains. The place we are at is the belly of the dragon vein."
Wu Tong took a deep breath: "So, we are now in the dragon's veins?"
"That's right." Tang Sancheng said: "No wonder you can dig out porcelain from the Tang Dynasty just by digging here."
Xiao Ning became more energetic: "I think any hole dug here can lead to the underground palace."
"No," Bai Yi said, "I remember when the porcelain was unearthed, the relevant departments devoted manpower and material resources to the excavation, but after all the trouble, nothing was found. So I was wondering if there might be more under the ground.
What other mystery is there? Could it be that a big mistake was made back then?"
"Isn't that right? Let's go find out." Tang Sancheng said disapprovingly. At this moment, Lei Zi came back with a subtle expression on his face. He sat down. Tang Sancheng was about to ask when he said: "Don't
Noisy, let me speak slowly."
Not only does this old man know what happened back then, but it was her husband's nephew who discovered it, so he knows all the details. It happened a bit strangely. It is not a strange thing to dig out canals and dig out porcelain. You can even hoe the ground here.
Since ancient coins were found, the people here know that the place where they live is a geomantic treasure land. There are countless treasures buried under the ground, so the practice of tomb robbing among the people is also very popular.
At first, after the porcelain of the Tang Dynasty was discovered, the relevant departments mobilized many people to come over. They were so heroic that they dug more than twenty meters underground. The deeper they dug, the more their hearts sank.
There was nothing but gravel below. In the middle, two corpses were dug out. However, according to research, these two people died no more than five or six years ago. Hearing this, Bai Yi said: "These two people should have been together, Porcelain
Maybe they brought it out."
"Yes, this was the common understanding at the time, so there was a lot of excitement at the time. Everyone thought there must be an ancient tomb underground. The excavation work went on for a week and finally gave up." Lei Zi said: "That place is right behind where we live.
."
The cave dwelling was dug against the mountain. Bai Yi understood: "Is it the back of this mountain?"
"That's right." Lei Zi said: "I told the old lady that we were traveling from other places, and she didn't have any suspicion. When will we go there?"
"Leave early in the morning." Bai Yi said: "Try not to disturb other people."
"It's really strange. Look, the palaces of the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty are symmetrical. One is in the east and the other is in the west. They are both near the 'dragon head', which is the highest place in Xi'an. This whole city is a Feng Shui treasure.
Well, no wonder they all chose to choose here. The Tang and Han Dynasties occupied the two best positions in the Dragon Vein, one in the east and the other in the west.
In the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, it was indeed not built." Tang Sancheng held the map and studied it happily: "There are hundreds of valleys in the south, which are the rivers in the mountains after the rivers split the mountains. The ancients meant that all the essence of the mountains and rivers were gathered together.
In the city, Xi'an was called Chang'an in ancient times. It has long-term peace and stability and a prosperous life. The existence of this entire city is rare in the world."