Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Heartache

Battalion Commander Shi was in his forties, a big man of 1.8 meters, with rough and dark skin on his face, and a few small pockmarks.His facial features are very distinctive, square face, thick lips, high nose bridge, small eyes, thick eyebrows, but a bit of a splayed eyebrow, which has nothing to do with the mighty temperament of a soldier, but a little more reliable with an old man. From the few simple words of Yingying Commander Shi, it can already be clearly felt that this is a person with great character, who works vigorously and without lack of organization. He said to Guard Cui, "Guard Cui, just go and put the car on fire, warm it up, and we'll leave right away."

Guard Cui said "yes" in a sonorous and forceful voice, then turned around and trotted out the door. Battalion Commander Shi turned to Riwobuji and the others and asked loudly, "Where is Mr. Zhang Yao? Which one is Mr. Zhang?" Master Zhang Yao did not expect that Commander Shi would focus on his name.In Zhang Yaoye's consciousness, this Battalion Commander Shi should be regarded as the most powerful official he could meet in his life, so he admired and feared him at the same time.He replied firmly: "I am." The voice lacked any confidence. Battalion Commander Shi immediately stepped forward, patted Zhang Yaoye on the shoulder and said, "Come on, Zhang Yaoye, come here for a while. And you, Riwobuji."

Zhang Yaoye and Riwo Buji followed Shi Yingchang out of the hall of the ancestral hall and stood in the dark courtyard.Commander Shi Ying asked Mr. Zhang Yao: "I heard that you found a lot of things in the ditch a few years ago?" In front of such a big official as Battalion Commander Shi, Master Zhang Yao didn't dare to lie anymore, and quickly said: "Yes." "You still say you don't remember where it was buried?" The battalion commander Shi stared at Zhang Yaoye with cold eyes, and Zhang Yaoye felt flustered and chilled by this stare. "Remember, I marked it when I buried it in the vegetable garden. Only I know that mark." Master Zhang Yao said like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

"That's good. In this way, we will drive you back to Woniu Village in a while, and you will take us to take out that pile of things immediately. That pile of things can no longer be left there. Otherwise, your personal safety will be threatened. You know what? ?” When Zhang Yaoye heard this, his heart was even more wobbly, and he repeatedly said to Commander Shi: "Okay, okay, okay, I know, I know." His eyes when he looked at Commander Shi also changed Straightforwardly, it seemed that Battalion Commander Shi would drive him back immediately and dig out the pile of things.He never dreamed that that pile of things would become a hot charcoal burden!

Battalion Commander Shi seemed to see Zhang Yaoye's worry, and patted Zhang Yaoye on the shoulder and said, "Zhang Yaoye, don't have any thoughts and worries about what I said, as long as you cooperate with us, nothing will happen. There won't be any." "I will definitely cooperate with the government, I will cooperate with the government." Zhang Yaoye said again and again. Battalion Commander Shi said, "Okay, then we'll leave right away." At this time, Zhang Yaoye said: "Shi... Battalion Commander Shi, there is another important matter that I have to report to you."

"What's the matter?" Battalion Commander Shi stopped the steps he had taken and turned around. "In addition to the pile of things I buried, I also know a pile of more valuable things." "what?" "Gold, boxes of gold. There are dozens of guns and boxes of ammunition." "What did you say?" Battalion Commander Shi's small eyes widened immediately. "What I said is true. I went down to see it myself. It was piled up in a large basement hall." Battalion Commander Shi began to scratch his scalp, took off the hat on his head and put it on again, and walked back and forth in the courtyard twice. What Zhang Yaoye said was obviously beyond his expectations, and it also completely changed his methodical thoughts. Messed up.

He stood in front of Riwobuji and asked, "Why didn't you report this matter in advance?" Riwobuji was also at a loss, and said, "Master Zhang Yao didn't mention this matter." "What about Zhang Zikun? Did he know about this in advance?" Riwobuji said, "I probably don't know, otherwise he wouldn't have kept us informed." Zhang Yaoye said, "He knew about it first. At first I thought he opened the hole." "What?" Battalion Commander Shi raised his voice by at least an octave, his small eyes widened, and he stared at Master Zhang without blinking.

Zhang Yaoye immediately realized that he was talking too fast, and that this casual and honest sentence might cause Zhang Zikun a lot of trouble, so he said timidly, "I also guessed." But Battalion Commander Shi began to curse, "This Zhang Zikun, what on earth is he trying to do? If he really doesn't report what he knows, he will make a big mistake!" Hearing what Battalion Commander Shi said, Master Zhang Yao knew that Zhang Zikun was completely harmed by his mouth, so he quickly said: "Shi... Battalion Commander Shi, I just said that in passing. Maybe Zhang Zikun really didn't know There's so much gold hidden in that cave. I didn't intend to report this to the government, but... but..."

"You were right to report this situation. If you did not report it, you were wrong." Battalion Commander Shi said. Master Zhang Yao was in a cold sweat. But Battalion Commander Shi didn’t listen to Zhang Yaoye’s explanation anymore, and said as he walked: “It’s useless to talk nonsense now, I have to go to Woniu Village quickly, lest there will be long nights and dreams. Oh, by the way, didn’t you mean to bring Are a dozen helpers coming?" Battalion Commander Shi stopped again and turned to Riwobuji behind him. "They can't come, something happened." Battalion Commander Shi said angrily: "I haven't done anything well! I can't take care of that much anymore. Let's talk about it in Woniu Village first." He walked quickly into the hall of the ancestral hall.

Three old pedants were already waiting for Commander Shi in the hall. When Commander Shi stepped into the threshold of the hall, the three old pedants scrambled to surround him. One old pedant said a little excitedly: "Captain Shi, That brick factory has to be stopped immediately. It can no longer take soil and burn bricks there. The three of us can guarantee with our heads that we found a magical kingdom! A magical kingdom that has disappeared for thousands of years!" Battalion Commander Shi's small eyes widened and he said, "Are you sure?" The three old pedants nodded vigorously together, each with more excited expressions on their faces.One of the old scholars said: "It can be said with certainty that the place where the bricks were burned is definitely not a tomb group, because we probably put together several broken utensils. These fragments are ancient living utensils, not burials. Moreover, the shape of the vessel is very strange, and it is fundamentally different from the culture of the Central Plains. Therefore, the three of us can conclude that it is definitely a once extremely prosperous city. And the mysterious business road just disappeared in that place Yes. So it can be said with certainty that there was once the starting point of the mysterious business road. It is very likely that the mysterious city buried under that piece of land is the source of Shu culture and an extremely prosperous economic and cultural center. It disappeared like a mystery The thousands of years of Shu culture is likely to be unveiled there, which is simply too tempting."

Although the eyes of the three old pedants were flooded with excitement and their faces were flushed, Captain Shi calmly made a pause gesture to the three old pedants and said, "Stop, it's useless for you to tell me this as a layman. The most important job now is to do a good job of the tasks assigned to you. Naturally, someone will come to ask about this matter. You must be clear about your current identities. The three of you were brought here by us through illegal means. You can't see the sky. So, from now on, you can only move around in this yard. Uncle Jiang will take care of you in daily life. Your only task is to turn over this pile of rotten tiles." The two old scholars said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, we know, we know." But the excitement on their faces did not diminish at all. Another old pedant said to Battalion Commander Shi in a worried tone: "That brick factory really needs to be stopped immediately! If we continue to take soil in a large area, the damage caused will be incalculable and irreparable! Our heart aches. Very good!" Commander Shi rolled his eyes and said, "No matter how painful my heart is, I have to bear it! Even I have to change into casual clothes and go to Woniu Village in a while! You have to bear it even more! There is nothing wrong with saying that you are stinky intellectuals. Is it true that you don't listen to things outside the window, and you only read the books of sages? You don't know what the situation is now. "Agriculture learns from Dazhai, industry learns from Daqing", who can stop the brick factory from burning bricks? Can’t sit still about things that fart too much? Just start yelling? It’s a big deal? Just do the things that are entrusted to you, and other things are not in the scope of your worries.” After being scolded by Battalion Commander Shi, the three old scholars were discouraged, and their expressions of excitement dimmed.An old pedant turned around in grief and said, "My heart hurts! My heart hurts!"