Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Collector

Huang Qianshan opened the photocopy of the manuscript, and the content mentioned in it was almost all related to China, including many Chinese myths, legends, and folk songs.These were not enough to surprise Huang Qianshan. What surprised him was the few lines on the front page of the manuscript, which mentioned the origin of the manuscript.Huang Qianshan didn't believe it, so he read it again, and it was true. The manuscript was snatched from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing on October 18, 1860. "No, the Old Summer Palace is full of national treasures. I have never heard of a foreign language manuscript in the Old Summer Palace. This thing is not qualified to be placed there." Huang Qianshan closed the manuscript, too lazy to think about it, he just translated, Other things have nothing to do with him.

That night, Mother Huang completed the operation and was out of danger.Lao Yue and Huang Qianshan have been guarding outside the operating room. Huang Qianshan and her have only known each other for less than a day. In theory, they don't have a deep friendship.However, Lao Yue still paid the fee and waited tirelessly. If Huang's mother was not still lying on the hospital bed, Huang Qianshan really wanted to say immediately: Girl, marry me. Huang Qianshan is not a petty person, he doesn't want to take advantage of others, especially women's, so he broke the silence: "I read the manuscript just now, but it's actually not that much, I'll turn it over to you overnight, and you just watch it All right."

"Don't be in a hurry for this moment. If you are tired, rest first." Lao Yue said politely. "It's okay, it's not the first time I stayed up late." Huang Qianshan said indifferently. "Well, I won't be polite to you." Lao Yue said with a faint smile. Huang's mother fell asleep in the ward, and Huang Qianshan guarded his old mother while translating the manuscript for Lao Yue.There is no ready-made dictionary in Libexi language, so you can't look up the dictionary when translating, and it depends on real skill to translate it into Chinese.However, Huang Qianshan found it more and more strange that the content of the manuscript was jerky and lonely, and it was very difficult to translate.Huang Qianshan gradually discovered that the manuscripts were all about Chinese myths and legends. Some place names did not know where they were at first glance, but from the content of the text, we can know that these place names belong to villages and towns in Henan. The strangest thing is that the whole manuscript revolves around There is a legend about Yugong Yishan.Huang Qianshan felt more and more strange that this manuscript was very similar to classical Chinese. What is puzzling is that this manuscript reveals a point of view: Yugong moved mountains because there are treasures in the mountains, not for the convenience of going out.

"This woman spends a lot of money, and the manuscript is full of weird things. Could it be that she is doing the business of stealing and selling cultural relics?" Huang Qianshan muttered in his heart. "Mr. Huang, why did you stop?" Lao Yue asked with concern. "Miss Lao, I know that translators shouldn't be busy, but where did you get this book? I can't help translate illegal things." Huang Qianshan didn't like to beat around the bush, so he directly asked the question in his heart. At this time, Lao Yue's cell phone rang again. Instead of answering Huang Qianshan's question right away, she stood up and walked aside to answer the phone.Huang Qianshan was always suspicious of the letter, but Lao Yue's reaction was really weird. Besides, there was indeed a problem with the manuscript. He read half of it in one go, and he felt that the manuscript was about how to find a buried ancient relic.

"Mr. Huang, I have something to ask you, please agree." Lao Yue answered the phone and came back with a serious expression. "As long as it's not murder and arson, you can just tell the truth." Huang Qianshan said. "Can you go to Henan with me immediately, you don't have to worry about the remuneration." Lao Yue asked. "Interpretation?" Huang Qianshan didn't understand. "No, I was translating the contents of the manuscript for me during the trip. I have to go to Henan immediately, so I can't stay here anymore." Lao Yue was in a dilemma.

"Miss Lao, you are a serious person. As long as you can guarantee that you will not be involved in immoral things, then you will be up to you." After Huang Qianshan finished speaking, he remembered his old lady, so he said, "But my mother is sick in bed now. I'm afraid I can't escape." "You don't have to worry about this. I just talked to the hospital. Please ask the best nurse to take care of her until you come back." Lao Yue said, "You can come back in just a few days, and you only need to pay the price." Reasonable, anything can be discussed."

Huang Qianshan glanced at his old lady lying on the hospital bed, remembering the expensive medical expenses and his own alcohol addiction, so he agreed to Lao Yue.In this way, Huang Qianshan and Lao Yue took a plane overnight, from Nanning to Guangzhou, and then transferred to Zhengzhou. Huang Qianshan works as an interpreter. This kind of sudden job and flying to other places happens from time to time. He doesn't feel surprised, nor does he find it hard.You must know that as an excellent translator, you need to have excellent physical fitness and good psychological quality, because in this way you can work for a long time without affecting your performance due to fatigue or traveling around.Translators must also have a good psychological quality, be able to withstand pressure, and be free from stage fright and panic, so as to prevent the quality of interpretation from being affected by emotions.

On the way, Huang Qianshan was thinking about how to ask about the origin of the manuscript, but instead of Lao Yue, he went out of his house and told the origin of the manuscript.It turned out that Lao Yue's parents were collectors and died of illness a few years ago, but they had a wish, which was to retrieve the lost cultural relics and return them to the country.According to historical records, the Old Summer Palace was looted several times by foreign powers, and many precious classics were lost, including the famous "Yongle Dadian", and more classics were burned on the spot.

On October 18, 1860, the Eight-Power Allied Forces ransacked the Old Summer Palace again. At this time, an American soldier found a very inconspicuous booklet, which recorded the burial places of countless ancient Chinese treasures.After several rounds, the booklet was translated into English by the soldier’s descendants, but later this booklet was transcribed into Libehi language by an American soldier from the Maldives.When it was transcribed into the Libexi language, much of the content of the pamphlet had been lost, and the content of the pamphlet only contained ancient treasures somewhere in Henan.

Lao Yue also embarked on the road of archaeology because she had been exposed to her parents' collections since she was a child.Lao Yue believes that Chinese myths and stories are well-founded, and she has always hoped to find relevant real evidence.Lao Yue has come into contact with many tomb robbers. She knows that many tomb robbers throughout the ages like to hide their eyes and ears. For example, they are farming on the surface, but they are actually digging holes. In Chinese myths, Lao Yue believes that the earliest tomb robbery has been vaguely pointed out, and this myth is Yugong Yishan.The story probably says that there are two big mountains blocking the road in front of Yu Gong's house, namely Taihang and Wangwu. He was determined to level the mountain, so he led his descendants to dig the mountain non-stop.Is Yu Gong really moving mountains?Is he stupid or wise?Lao Yue felt that there was a large tomb in the mountain, or some kind of treasure was hidden, and Yu Gong was actually moving the mountain to unearth the rare treasures buried in the mountain!

During a search, Lao Yue found a booklet related to the collection of ancient books in the Old Summer Palace. She once asked a Maldivian lady to translate it into English, and then translated it into Chinese by herself.During the handover translation across the three languages, Lao Yue learned that the content of the manuscript was related to the Chinese myth of the Yugong, which probably said that there was a treasure in the mountain, and what Yugong wanted to dig was not the mountain. Jiyuan, Henan, Wangwushan, the hometown of Yu Gong.This sentence means that Yu Gong lived in Jiyuan City back then, so Lao Yue sent someone to Jiyuan City to inquire about it.Lao Yue rushed to Jiyuan, Henan because Li Guowei's death made her feel uneasy. She guessed that the content of the manuscript might have killed Li Guowei, but she couldn't think of who it was.Tonight, Lao Yue's people heard that a group of people had gone deep into the mountains, and none of them were locals. Lao Yue guessed that this group of people must have a great connection with Li Guowei's death. The person who killed Li Guowei had already taken the translation, so Lao Yue didn't know the content of the translation, but judging from the current situation, it is likely that the translation killed Li Guowei.Of course, all of this is speculation, without any evidence, the police will not believe it, Lao Yue can only act on his own.If the group of people who entered the mountain are found and the lost translation is found on them, then it can be proved that those people are related to Li Guowei's death. Lao Yue does not shy away from talking about these things with Huang Qianshan, she feels that she has done nothing shady, even if she finds the remains of Yugong Yishan, she will truthfully announce it.What's more, if the legend of Yu Gong really alludes to tomb robbery, maybe the treasure inside has been dug away by someone long ago, so it would be cheaper for Lao Yue. "I didn't expect Miss Lao to have such ambitions, I admire, I admire." Huang Qianshan looked at Lao Yue with admiration. He didn't expect that besides making money, this woman also has a conscience. "You don't think I'm crazy, do you?" Lao Yue asked seriously. "I'm not a lunatic when I follow you around. At best, you are—" Huang Qianshan wanted to say that he was daydreaming, but he remembered that it was night, so he changed his words and said, "Chasing dreams is something to be encouraged." "You are tired too, rest first, and you will rush from Zhengzhou to Jiyuan tomorrow, and then translate slowly when you arrive." Lao Yue said thoughtfully. "That...wait." Huang Qianshan felt the need to express his position. He said, "I am responsible for the translation. But I still have to say something more. If you find ancient relics, remember to report to the relevant department and don't take it privately." "Don't worry, translators have their own professional ethics, and so do we collectors." Lao Yue replied solemnly. Huang Qianshan stopped talking, and went to sleep with his eyes closed, but he still felt depressed. Rich people really have nothing to do, and they are tired of living a good life, so they want to go to the mountains to suffer.On the plane, the two stopped talking and closed their eyes to rest.After the plane landed in Zhengzhou, Huang Qianshan and Lao Yue took the bus to Jiyuan City. This trip was really torturous. Huang Qianshan thought fortunately that he had rested for a few hours, otherwise this trip would have killed him. Zhengzhou's passenger transportation is very developed, but Huang Qianshan and Lao Yue took a black car in order to hurry up.The people who transported passengers in black cars vividly portrayed their greed. They were like the Allied Forces of Eight Nations looting the Old Summer Palace. They took everything they could take away. If they couldn't take it away, they must create conditions to take him away.Huang Qianshan was stuffed in the middle of the most crowded lane, with no room to move. Several times, Huang Qianshan felt that someone touched his butt. He sighed, thinking that he was a man, if a woman was not innocent, she would be touched away. up. Jiyuan City is located in the northwest of Henan Province, adjacent to Taihang in the north, Wangwu in the west, and adjacent to Shanxi Province. It is the main throat from the northwest of Henan Province to the neighboring province of Shanxi.Jiyuan is named after the birthplace of Jishui. In ancient times, Jishui, Yangtze River, Yellow River and Huaihe River were called "Sidu".As early as the end of the Paleolithic Age and the early Neolithic Age, that is, 10,000 years ago, humans have multiplied and lived here. Finally, after a long ordeal, the bus arrived in Jiyuan City.Huang Qianshan and Lao Yue did not rest in Jiyuan City, they continued to take the bus to Wangwu Town, where Lao Yue said that five friends were waiting for her.Huang Qianshan has heard that there is Wangwu Town in Jiyuan City, and there is Yugong Village in Wangwu Town, and the destination of Lao Yue is Yugong Village.Huang Qianshan thinks that Lao Yue's name is unlucky, and fishing for the moon from the bottom of the water must be a waste of money, and she is doomed to lose Yugong Village. However, Huang Qianshan did not expect that when he translated the last content of the manuscript that night, he read a secret, which made him change his mind.