After successfully coming into contact with the unearthed cultural relics, in the next ten days, Xue Chen continued to absorb the aura of the unearthed cultural relics. His mood became more and more cheerful, and he was meticulous and serious in his work.
Professor Pan saw this and became even more satisfied with him.
On the way to and from the excavation site and the county seat on the bus, Professor Pan also liked to ask Xue Chen to sit next to him, because in the entire archaeological team, only Xue Chen could discuss professional knowledge with him.
Xue Chen has become a "popular person" in front of Professor Pan. Not only that, he has also gradually become popular among the archaeological team. Except for Li Wenbo, everyone has a good relationship with him, and several young women in the team always have a good relationship with him.
It was under the guise of learning knowledge that I would chat with him whenever I had nothing to do.
When Xue Chen goes to the excavation site every morning, he is full of energy and does not look tired or lazy at all. Because with the excavation, the number of cultural relics unearthed every day is constantly increasing, and the value of the cultural relics is also higher. He has absorbed it.
The spiritual energy is also richer. How can I feel bored and wish I could live at the excavation site every day?
On the other hand, the other members of the archaeological team, after the initial excitement of excavating ancient tombs, slowly became lazy and sat on the bus, all looking drowsy and listless.
When Professor Pan saw this situation, he coughed heavily, stood up and came to the front of the car, facing everyone, and said: "Everyone, cheer up. I know you are all tired. You have been living and working outside for most of the time."
It’s a very hard month, but we are archaeologists who shoulder the responsibility of protecting national property and protecting historical relics, so we should have the spirit of not being afraid of hardship and suffering. I think you can learn from Comrade Xue Chen on this point."
For a moment, the archaeologists who didn't know Xue Chen's inner thoughts looked at Xue Chen, who was high-spirited and energetic, with admiration in their hearts.
Xue Chen looked modest and touched his nose sheepishly.
Professor Pan looked at Xue Chen and said encouragingly: "Xiao Xue, don't be embarrassed, your work attitude is visible to all of us."
Seeing that Professor Pan was so optimistic about Xue Chen, Li Wenbo felt increasingly unhappy. Before Xue Chen arrived, he was like the second-in-command of the archaeological team. He hung around Professor Pan every day, assisting in the command work, and he was very popular. Find him when you have free time.
The female colleagues were chatting and living a very happy life, but Xue Chen came and stole all his limelight!
"Everyone, cheer up. We have reached the final stage of the archaeological excavation. The main tomb chamber will be excavated today, which is also the most important step in the entire archaeological excavation. You must not make any mistakes. Do you understand?" Professor Pan said solemnly.
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Xue Chen was also shocked and secretly gearing up. As we all know, the main burial chamber and the coffin contain the richest burial objects, and naturally have more spiritual energy.
Just as Professor Pan said, after a whole morning of hard work, at around one o'clock in the afternoon, the main tomb chamber clearly appeared in front of everyone. There was a coffin in a semi-rotted state in the tomb chamber.
The coffin from four hundred years ago, even if it is made of the finest wood, cannot withstand the erosion of water and soil and the bites of ants and insects. The paint has long since peeled off, exposing the rotten wood, but it is still relatively intact and not completely preserved.
of collapse.
Seeing that the most important coffin in the ancient tomb had been completely unearthed, the archaeological team members cheered up and showed a rare enthusiasm for work, cleaning up the rammed earth in the main tomb.
Everyone temporarily stopped what they were doing and gathered around the coffin. They smelled the decaying smell faintly emanating from the coffin and pinched their noses.
"Professor Pan, should you open the coffin on the spot? Or transport it back as a whole?" asked an archaeological team member.
Professor Pan stood next to the coffin with a serious expression: "This coffin is too decayed to be transported away as a whole. I have just discussed it with the leaders of the bureau and decided to open the coffin on the spot and take out the contents of the coffin.
burial objects, and bury the bones and bring them back."
Upon hearing that the coffin was opened on the spot, the archaeological team members present could not restrain their excitement, but Professor Pan's next words made everyone feel helpless and unhappy.
"However, the opening of the coffin will have to be left until tomorrow, because the leaders of the bureau will personally preside over the process of opening the coffin. In addition, it seems that friends from Xiangjiang will come to watch the process of opening the coffin. Some reporters will be present at that time to conduct
Record and photograph.”
Hearing that the leaders of the bureau were coming to preside over the opening of the coffin, everyone couldn't help but feel resentful. In the nearly one month since the tomb was excavated, no leader had come to the site. Now that the main tomb chamber and the owner's coffin have been excavated,
He rushed over to preside over the work, and there were reporters taking pictures and recording it. It was obviously just for show and for political achievements.
In order to wait for the leaders of the Cultural Relics Bureau, Xiangjiang friends and reporters, the archaeological team did not gather at seven o'clock as usual to go to the excavation site the next day, but stayed at the Jinyuan Hotel.
At about 11 o'clock in the morning, five cars drove up to the Jinyuan Hotel. A dozen people got out of the car. Professor Pan and the archaeological team all went downstairs to greet them.
Xue Chen walked at the end and came to the door of Jinyuan Hotel. He glanced at the people getting off the car and unexpectedly saw two people he knew.
Zhao Heng from Fuji Auction Yunzhou Branch followed closely behind an old man with gray hair and a black Tang suit who looked very stylish and aura.
"Is this what my friends in Xiangjiang are talking about?" Xue Chen thought to himself.
In addition to Zhao Heng, what made Xue Chen more noteworthy was that Lin Xirong, a reporter from Haicheng City Evening News, also came. She was wearing sunglasses and a light brown windbreaker. From time to time she smoothed the strands of hair that had been blown around her ears.
As soon as the figure emerged from the car, it became a beautiful scenery that people could not ignore.
Xue Chen saw these two people, but they obviously did not notice Xue Chen standing among a group of archaeological team members.
Accompanied by Professor Pan, the group entered the Jinyuan Hotel in a grand manner and settled down in the room that had been prepared long ago. After the reception, Professor Pan attended and ordered that the coffin-opening ceremony will be held tomorrow.
As a leader and distinguished guest, he obviously would not eat in the ordinary restaurant on the first floor like ordinary archaeological team members. Lunch would be held in a private room on the sixth floor, and the standards would naturally be higher. Only Professor Pan and Li Wenbo would accompany him.
Xue Chen and all the archaeological team members were sitting in the restaurant on the first floor, eating and chatting.
"Have you noticed the female reporter? She's the one wearing a windbreaker. I don't know which TV station or newspaper she is from." A male archaeological team member said with a slightly strange tone.
As soon as someone mentioned Lin Xirong, other male archaeological team members immediately started talking to her. In their words, almost all of them praised her for her good figure, fashionable dress, and temperament.
There were only three or four young women in the archaeological team who heard the men in the team praising the new female reporter in front of them, and all of them were a little annoyed and unhappy.
Li Qin snorted: "Don't think too much. Even if the female reporter is not married, not everyone can get her. Didn't you notice the windbreaker and shoes she wore? They are all international brands.
, I’m afraid it would cost thirty to fifty thousand to buy her. Can you afford to raise such a woman?”
One sentence can make those unmarried young men who have some charming thoughts in their hearts chatter endlessly.
At this moment, someone noticed that the female reporter they just mentioned came down, but she was not alone, but accompanied by two people, one on the left and one on the right.
Xue Chen turned his head and took a look, and saw Lin Xirong walking in front with a hint of impatience on her face, followed by Zhao Heng and Li Wenbo.
The people in the archaeological team all watched with great interest, and they all saw that these two people were interested in this beautiful reporter.
"Reporter Lin, if you want to buy some daily necessities, let me accompany you to avoid finding the mall. I have been here for a long time and am very familiar with Nantai County." Li Wenbo said very enthusiastically.
Zhao Heng frowned and said unhappily: "It's just a small county town. Compared with Xiangjiang, it's simply crude. Reporter Lin and I should go there. It just so happens that I also want to buy some things, so you can
No need to follow."
When Li Wenbo heard this, he felt unhappy. If he hadn't been worried that the other party was a guest from Xiangjiang and seemed to have some relationship with the leader of their cultural relics bureau, he would have kicked him aside.
Zhao Heng also looked down upon Li Wenbo, secretly thinking that the toad wanted to eat the swan meat and actually prevented him from being alone with Reporter Lin.
At this time, Lin Xirong stopped, turned around, and said helplessly: "Thank you both for your enthusiasm, but it's enough for me alone and I don't need to be accompanied."
"How can this be done? If you meet someone with evil intentions and treat you carelessly, there won't even be anyone around you to protect you." Li Wenbo said seriously.
Hearing this, Xue Chen couldn't help but laugh, and said to himself: "You are still worried that others are not in the right mind. I think it is because you are in the wrong mind."
When Li Wenbo heard laughter, he turned around and said angrily: "Xue Chen, what are you laughing at?"
Xue Chen?
When Lin Xirong heard the name, she immediately looked over in surprise. The moment she saw Xue Chen, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.
At this time, Zhao Heng also recognized Xue Chen and was surprised, "Why is this guy here?"
"Xue Chen, what a coincidence, why are you here?" Lin Xirong walked towards Xue Chen and asked Zhao Heng what he was thinking.
"I am currently a transferred person, helping the Cultural Relics Bureau to excavate the tomb." Xue Chen said with a smile.
"I see."
Lin Xirong nodded, and suddenly, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, "Then do you have time now to accompany me to buy some daily necessities?"
Xue Chen glanced at Zhao Heng and Li Wenbo, who had ugly faces, and raised the corner of his mouth, "Journalist Lin has a request, how can I refuse? I am willing to help."
"Then let's go." Lin Xirong said happily.
Everyone in the restaurant on the first floor watched Xue Chen and Lin Xirong walking out of the hotel side by side. For a moment, every face showed a different look, surprise, envy, jealousy... (To be continued)