The heavy rain in 1985 did not cause serious floods, but some farmland near Dayanpo must have been washed away. After the water receded, farmers returned to the farmland that was washed away by the water. Such heavy water has a negative impact on the soil.
The impact was so great that the crops that year were definitely hopeless and it was too late to replant.
"This kind of loss makes several landowners very sad. Do you know why?" Wu Shengli stopped and asked me while talking.
I looked at him. In fact, I didn’t know Wu Shengli very well, because he was very hidden. In the past days of contact, he must not have revealed his true side to me. I think he is a well-educated person.
However, at this time, I could tell that his motivation for asking me the question was not simple. He did not want to communicate with me, but used the time of asking the question to consider how to tell me next.
Thinking of this, I had a plan in my mind. I couldn't believe everything Wu Shengli said.
"Farmers rely on the fields for their livelihood. Is it not a pity if the fields are destroyed?"
"That's probably what it means. However, there is a special field. After it was washed away, the owner even wanted to die."
The field Wu Shengli was talking about is at the easternmost end of Dayan Slope, which is the lowest-lying place. Bashu is mountainous, and fields are very precious, especially this field, which is not particularly large. For farmers, it is
It’s a treasure. I didn’t know about this place in the past. When Tingwu Shengli mentioned it, it seemed a bit mysterious.
It is said that the rice grown in this field is a treasure, with large and plump grains that will sink when placed in the water. Four or five ears of rice are often pulled out from a rice stalk. The rice produced from the rice is smooth and oily, with a vague sense of
Light golden color. Use this kind of rice to steam rice, and one pot of rice can make people in a village smell the aroma of rice.
Because of this, the farmers were extremely heartbroken after the field was washed away. The incident happened in this field.
The floods washed away the soil layer on the surface, leaving large and small mud pits. When cleaning these mud pits, they discovered a pavement that looked like bricks and stones under the soil layer. This layer of stone bricks was made of whole blocks.
The stones were polished and laid on in a continuous piece, and they were quite strong. Hitting them with a pickaxe would only leave a white mark.
The locals initially thought it was a pavement sunk under farmland, because the stone bricks were obviously carefully polished and then constructed after overall planning. This thing is strange and strange, but it is not very remarkable, so
The farmers watched for two days, and some dolls often jumped on it and ran back and forth to play.
Later, an old man in the village who stayed at home all year round heard about this and forced someone to help him and ran over to take a look. After watching for a while, the old man's expression changed and he pointed at the few people walking back and forth on the road.
The kid was running crazy and yelling curses. People around him found it strange, because this old man was always talkative, but he rarely had disputes with others, especially children with bigger butts, and he was less likely to argue.
Someone asked a question, and the old man muttered for a long time, and finally said that this was not a road, but a roof. The house was for sleeping, and a few dolls ran up to play, as if they were stepping on the owner's head.
Wu Shengli didn't know much about the situation at that time, but this is probably what happened. After that, the locals cleaned up the field thoroughly, and finally dug out the "house" the old man said. But
This kind of house is quite weird.
The house is about fifteen meters long and wide. It is completely a whole. It is built entirely of stone bricks and corresponding adhesives. The most peculiar thing is that this huge "house" has no doors or windows and is sealed.
It is airtight and is only over one meter high. If the thickness of the stone bricks and foundation is excluded, the real space in the "house" is less than one meter.
After the huge "house" was completely cleared, the locals were very confused. Is such a house used for sleeping? At such a height, even a child would have to lower his head to walk in.
Because the house was a sealed whole when it was cleared, no one knew what was inside, so there were different opinions. Some people went to the old man to continue questioning, but within just a few days, the old man died. About the old man
There was no explanation for his death. After all, he was an elderly person and his health was quite poor.
Then, a few brave people took the lead in breaking open this huge and weird house. The house was extremely strong, and it took a lot of effort to open a hole. Someone got in, and it didn't take long to get out.
A corpse came out, and it was also a very strange corpse.
No one knows when this huge house was built, but it must have been buried under the farmland longer than Dayanpo has been inhabited, because the field has been cultivated. Based on this, it can be inferred that the house's
It was at least more than five hundred years old, but the corpse taken out of the house did not rot. The clothes on it were all rotten, and the corpse itself existed in a very strange way.
The corpse was completely rigor mortis, but the muscle tissue was not decayed. The local climate was relatively humid and it was under a paddy field, so a thick layer of gray-black mold grew on the surface of the rigor mortis, which looked very scary. However.
After removing this layer of gray-black mold, you can even see the corpse's appearance in life.
The body in the huge house was not this one, but the locals were frightened by this body and did not dare to continue.
This matter was reported, and the first person to intervene was the cultural relics department, because after hearing some of the reported information, they believed that this might be a group of tombs that had never been seen before.
After the cultural relics department came here, they conducted preliminary excavations. However, after a little digging, it became clear that this might not be the burial place of a family. There were about twenty corpses in the huge house, and no remains were left on each corpse.
Therefore, even the most experienced experts present at the time were unable to make relevant analyzes and judgments, and they could not even tell the relationship between the people buried in the house.
The only thing worth noting, and it can be said to be the only clue that can be grasped, is that there is a small stove-like stove next to these corpses. This stove is like an alchemy furnace that has been shrunk many times.
There are no other superfluous things in this weird gathering place of corpses. The small stove is a very special item. This kind of stove is very small, but its structure is no different from a real alchemy stove. People at that time, in these small stoves,
I found some dry, hard dark brown stuff.
When I mentioned these dry and hard dark brown things, I naturally thought of the things cleaned out from the bird's beak tripod in the Western Zhou Dynasty. A small piece of those things was also hidden by Mr. Chen. I don't know what it is, but
Wu Shengli’s narration was not interrupted for the time being.
During the subsequent excavation, they tore off a piece of the roof of the big house and took out all the corpses. In fact, except for some mold that grew due to moisture, the big house was very clean.
All the debris was gone. Originally, the cultural relics people thought that nothing else would be found, but after cleaning up all the mold inside, they saw that there were many criss-crossing patterns on the floor of the house.
The deeply chiselled lines are quite complex, and the overall look is like an abstract but exquisite painting.
Wu Shengli would not talk about what happened after that, but he told me that these gouges attracted the attention of some people, and a team may have been specially formed to conduct systematic and rigorous investigation and research on Dayanpo. He said
At this point, I understood what Wu Shengli said before. Mr. Chen left the Institute of Cultural Relics for three years between 1985 and 1988. Maybe he was a member of that team at that time.
"Let me ask a question." Seeing that Wu Shengli didn't want to continue talking, I immediately asked: "What is that thing in the small stove?"
"That's good stuff, absolutely good stuff." Wu Shengli raised his head to look at me with difficulty. He sighed and said, "Beifang, I treat you as a friend."
"Don't I also consider you a friend?"
"So..." Wu Shengli turned over, took out two keys from his body, handed them to me with trembling hands, and said: "Leave something for you, go get it yourself, and let me rest for a while.
"
He told me an address, and I had a hunch that Wu Shengli might really not be able to hold on anymore. What he said just now was just lip service, but it seemed to be very strenuous for him.
"What did you ask me to get?"
"Good thing." Wu Shengli closed his eyes: "Beifang, I won't harm you. Go ahead and let me sleep for a while, otherwise I won't be able to endure it."
I hesitated for a while, and after a comprehensive analysis, Wu Shengli needed me right now, and he probably wouldn't have any bad thoughts towards me, so I settled him down, then took the key and ran to the place he said.
A new house that has not yet been renovated. I always thought that Wu Shengli temporarily lived in the dormitory of his work unit because he couldn't afford a house, but I really didn't expect that he would have a new house.
There were only a few simple pieces of furniture in the house. I found what Wu Shengli asked me to take out in a locked, old and thick iron cabinet that Wu Shengli said.
The cabinet was empty, with a small copper stove about the size of two fists placed in the middle. I specialize in the repair of metal objects, and you can see the general idea once you get this kind of thing.
This is a small bronze furnace. It is an absolute antique and has been carefully maintained. Although the furnace body is full of pits caused by corrosion and rust, the furnace body is intact.
Inside the small furnace, there is a little dark brown scab. This is what Wu Shengli asked me to take. My mind is racing. I have never seen the small furnace unearthed from Dayanpo. However, according to what Wu Shengli said before
, I can tell that the small stove in the iron cabinet is probably something brought from Dayanpo.
I grabbed the small stove and ran all the way, and soon returned home. Wu Shengli was nestled on the sofa. He was not asleep, but just resting his mind.
"Tell me, what is in this stove?" My tone was a little impatient, because this kind of dark brown scab was not ordinary. Mr. Chen kept a piece of it secretly and left a message asking me to take it away from the bookshelf.
.I guess Mr. Chen should know what this is, but he might have refused to tell me for various reasons when he was alive. He wanted to tell me before he died, but he had no chance.
"Even if I say it, would you believe it?" Wu Shengli lowered his head and said, "Maybe you don't believe what I say at all."
"Tell me, if you don't tell me, how do you know if I will believe it?"
"This thing..." Wu Shengli slowly raised his head and said, "It's bird poop."