Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The Hole in the Soil

The threatening letter under the rock is really weird, Lao Yue first asked everyone, if they don't want to go into the mountain, they can leave now, everything is voluntary.Of course, if there is danger, everyone will take care of each other and not take care of themselves.Huang Qianshan felt that this move was absurd. This was obviously a registered vote. Since he was asking in front of everyone, who would have the nerve to say that he would be a deserter. Things went as Huang Qianshan expected, no one said they would leave, but there was already a sense of uneasiness in the team.Hao Dali took the lead and jumped off the rock first, followed by the others.There are dense ferns growing under the rocks, and when you push them away, you can see a dark irregular-shaped hole. Cool winds rise from the hole, and the ferns are swayed by the wind, as if they are dancing.Behind the cave is a limestone crevice, the height difference in the crevice is very large, the low point is less than one meter, and you have to curl up to pass through.As soon as I went in and walked a few steps down the slope, the inside was covered with slippery moss, and there was a smell of mud in the air, which made Cai Minmin yell that it stinks.

Gu Changtian looked around and said, "This secret passage is a crack in the mountain, probably cracked by an earthquake." "The old man picking herbs hasn't been here for so many years, and there is no life in the mountain crevices." Cai Minmin kept fanning the air in front of him with his hands. "Stop fanning me, I farted just now, I'm sorry." Hao Dali, who was walking in front, said loudly. "Dali, you..." Liang Xiaoyu was speechless, and hurriedly covered her mouth and nose. Lao Yue coughed seriously and said, "Everyone, be careful, the ground is very slippery, don't fall."

"Is there no danger in the crevice?" Huang Qianshan asked hesitantly, he always felt that the crevice was not flat. "The old man picking herbs has been here thousands of times, nothing will happen." Cai Minmin was quite sure of this. "Really?" Huang Qianshan felt ominous, but Cai Minmin was right. If there was danger in the cave, it was impossible for the old man to retire safely. Since the old man had come in thousands of times, it shouldn't be a big deal. question. There are insects and birds singing in the mountains, but once you enter the crevice, you feel very quiet, and you can't hear the sound outside, as if it is a completely isolated world.Huang Qianshan followed the crowd silently. Lao Yue was probably worried that he would be left behind, so she turned her head to look back from time to time, but when she turned her head, the light from the headlight also hit Huang Qianshan, making Huang Qianshan almost blind.Only two people in the team turned on their headlights. One was Hao Dali who was leading the battle, and the other was Lao Yue. They didn't turn on all of them to save electricity.Because after entering the mountain, it is impossible to resupply what is needed, and food is easy to solve, but things like batteries must be used sparingly.

Walking into the depths of the mountain crevice, there are all kinds of jagged and strange rocks inside. Huang Qianshan has been to many famous mountains and caves. If he wants this mountain crevice to become a tourist attraction, his reputation must be as good as others.Lao Yue was originally walking in front, but then he walked more and more slowly, and finally paralleled Huang Qianshan.Seeing that Lao Yue always lowered his head, Huang Qianshan also looked at his feet. The rocks under his feet were in the shape of vague steps, as if someone chiseled them.However, the water vapor in the mountain crevices is pervasive, and no traces of human processing can be seen after years of infiltration. It can only be regarded as a miracle of nature.

Ever since Huang Qianshan entered the crevasse, he heard strange sounds. As an interpreter, listening is the most important skill.Because foreign languages ​​are different from Chinese, especially English, their words often have very small endings. These endings indicate the part of speech of the word. In addition to grasping the content of the entire sentence, you must also pay attention to hearing the attributes of the word.Therefore, when training listening and translating, Huang Qianshan once tried to listen to a speech, not listening to the content, but listening to the slight pronunciation at the end of each word.Huang Qianshan wanted to ask what Lao Yue's voice was about, but he didn't want to cause panic, so he didn't ask, just took it as wind.

However, the voice became more and more famous. At this time, Liang Xiaoyu in front asked in horror: "Listen—is there a strange sound?" Cai Minmin said disapprovingly, "You are too caring. The old man used to gather herbs. He used to come here often. If there is danger, he will not be alive." Huang Qianshan hesitated for a moment, and said, "It seems to be a snake." "Snake!" Liang Xiaoyu and Cai Minmin cried out nervously. "Don't be afraid, snakes won't attack people casually." Gu Changtian comforted their emotions. "We've all walked into their dens, are we still going to be honest?" Hao Dali smiled wryly, but there was a taste of gloating, he said, "The old man picking medicine didn't say there was a snake, could it be a snake that just moved here?"

"Oops, we forgot one thing!" Lao Yue was taken aback, and said, "Dali, quickly take your..." "Ah—snake!" Cai Minmin stepped on a piece of mud and rocks, and several small green-scaled snakes drilled out of the mud. This kind of green snake is poisonous. Huang Qianshan immediately pushed the green-scaled snake away with a branch in his hand.The green-scaled snake came out of the place where Cai Minmin stepped on it. There was originally a flat ground, but there was a small hole in the ground.Cai Minmin was still in shock, her eyes turned white with fright when she saw the little green-scaled snake, but fortunately Gu Changtian supported her so she didn't fall down.Huang Qianshan took advantage of the light to take a look at the place where Cai Minmin stepped on it. There was a hollow in the loess there. There were red, black, and green paint colors on the mud wall of the hollow. Huang Qianshan looked familiar to him, and when he was about to take a closer look, he saw a few blue scales. The little snake swam out from the corner of the dark mountain crevice.

Gu Changtian saw that the green-scaled snakes were frightened and there were quite a few of them, so he shouted, "Run down quickly, the bottom is the exit." Hao Dali dragged Liang Xiaoyu and Cai Minmin to run ahead, and Lao Yue chased after him anxiously, shouting, "Dali, give me your bag first." Lao Yue shouted loudly, and Hao Dali heard it too, but he was protecting Cai Minmin and Liang Xiaoyu with both hands, so he had no time to stop.Huang Qianshan didn't dare to stay any longer, he didn't care to look at the hollow in the loess, and followed everyone to the bottom of the crevice.The green-scaled snake became hostile and chased after it closely. The stick in Huang Qianshan's hand knocked several of them flying. He felt strange. Didn't the old man gather medicine say that there was no danger in the cave? Why are there so many green-scaled snakes here? ?It seems that the green scaled snakes like the shade and coolness, this place is not like their new nest, they seem to have made their home here a long time ago.Why didn't the old man gathering herbs encounter the green-scaled snake before? Could it be because of Huang Qianshan's bad luck that he ran into it?

Strange to say, the quality of the mudstone here is very bad, and the loess is full of holes.Not to mention Huang Qianshan, even the others stepped on a few places.Along the way, everyone fell several times, which can be said to be frightening at every step.Lao Yue also noticed the hollows in the soil, but the green-scaled snake was chasing after her, so she couldn't take a closer look, so she had to continue running towards the exit of the mountain crevice.At this time, a small snake with green scales swam up, Huang Qianshan was at the back, he quickly swept the snake away, but another one chased after it.

Lao Yue hurriedly took out the lighter and pulled out another piece of clothing. She set it on fire and shouted, "Mr. Huang, get out of the way." Huang Qianshan hastened to dodge, the burning clothes blocked the green-scaled snake's path, Huang Qianshan glanced back by the light of the fire, unexpectedly a bunch of green-scaled snakes were crowded in the crevice of the mountain, his legs twitched in fright soft.Huang Qianshan cursed in his heart, the old man picking herbs is so fucking wicked, there are so many snakes in the secret passage, why did he keep silent, could it be that he deliberately didn't say anything, and wanted to kill them?

"Mr. Huang, hurry up, the exit will be here soon." Lao Yue urged. "Tell me, is the old man collecting herbs in a daze and forgot about the snake?" Huang Qianshan followed Lao Yue angrily. "No, it's because we didn't do something that the old man who collected herbs did, and he probably forgot about it." Lao Yue said calmly. Huang Qianshan couldn't figure it out, he said: "What's the matter? Why don't you just walk down on two legs, do you still burn incense and worship Buddha before coming in, or bring in an old hen for the little snakes to swallow?" Lao Yue looked back at the clothes on the fire, and she said: "The old man collects medicine for a living, and he must take protective measures before entering the mountain. He must have drunk realgar wine or rubbed realgar wine on his body, so he didn't touch the young man." Scaled snakes. The old man who collects herbs regards these as basic common sense, he is used to it, and thinks there is no need to remind us, of course he did not tell us, because he has never seen a snake before, he drank realgar wine!" Huang Qianshan suddenly realized that he was very familiar with realgar wine. Realgar is also known as male essence. In Chinese myths and legends, realgar is often used to restrain animals that have been cultivated into essence. Control takes shape.Therefore, the ancients not only sprinkled realgar powder on places where mosquitoes bred, but also drank realgar wine in the hope of warding off evil spirits and keeping themselves from getting sick. Drinking a small amount of realgar can cure convulsions and sores, but because realgar has corrosive power, it must be ordered by a doctor and brewed according to the ancient method before drinking realgar wine.Modern science has proved that the main component of realgar is arsenic sulfide, and arsenic is the main raw material for refining arsenic. Drinking realgar wine is equivalent to eating arsenic.Therefore, taking realgar is very easy to poison people, and it can kill people if they are not careful. Lao Yue kept calling Hao Dali just now, because the medicine was in Hao Dali's bag, and the realgar was also in it, but Hao Dali was walking in front, so it was inconvenient to stop.The exit of the mountain crevice was only ten steps away, and Hao Dali and the others had already reached the exit, standing at the bottom of the mountain stream.Seeing that the green-scaled snake was blocked by the fire, Lao Yue stopped chasing and shouting at Hao Dali, and asked everyone to smear realgar potion on them to avoid insects and snakes. "Ah Yue, are you alright?" Seeing that Lao Yue hadn't come down, Gu Changtian turned back to search again. "It's okay, the snake is temporarily blocked, first look at the holes in the soil." Lao Yue was secretly pleasantly surprised, as if she had found an important clue. Huang Qianshan had long felt that the hollow in the loess was strange, and looked familiar. He also stepped on a hollow just now, and now he stepped on it a few times, and the hollow took on the shape of a person.There were paint colors such as red, black, and green in the hollow. Huang Qianshan stared at it for a moment, and immediately remembered that he had seen this thing before. In other words, there is a Zhou Dynasty cemetery in Liangdai Village, Hancheng, Shaanxi. June 9 is Chinese Cultural Heritage Day. In 2005, CCTV broadcast live the excavation site of the ancient tomb in Hancheng.Huang Qianshan also went to the scene, and also interpreted for foreign friends, where he had seen similar soil voids.At that time, many ancient relics were unearthed in the cemetery of the Western Zhou Dynasty, especially four wooden figurines were unearthed in a large "A"-shaped tomb, which is the earliest terracotta warriors discovered in this country so far, more than 600 years earlier than Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors and Horses . However, the ancient tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty have a history of 2,800 years, and the wood has decayed into ashes. How did the wooden figurines be found? Naturally, Huang Qianshan didn't know, but because he wanted to explain this reason, an archeology professor gave him a copy of the materials in advance, so that he could do the translation conveniently.According to the data, the body of the wooden figurines was painted with colored paint when they were buried in the soil. Although the wood has decayed and turned into ashes after a long time, the painted leather is hard to decay.During the archaeological excavation, red and black lacquers were found at the four corners of the tomb. These lacquers are still well preserved, and they cling to the mud blocks formed by the mud poured after the wood decayed.After the wooden figurines decayed, a cavity was formed in the loess. Archaeologists poured plaster into the cavity, and then carefully peeled off the soil on the figurines, so that the lifelike wooden figurines with colored paint were revealed. Both Lao Yue and Gu Changtian are experienced people. As soon as Huang Qianshan remembered the past of translating, Lao Yue and the others had already reasoned it out.At present, the only ancient tombs with wooden figurines are found in the tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty, because after that, productivity has improved, and things such as bronze figurines appeared, and the wooden figurines were naturally eliminated.Lao Yue said that Henan belonged to the feudal state of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the feudal state of the princes at that time was called the ancient Guo state.However, there have been several ancient Guo states in history, and historians today are not sure which ones and how many there were. "So there are ancient tombs in the mountains?" Gu Changtian said pleasantly, "Could it be that the people who moved the mountains wanted to dig ancient tombs?" "It is possible that the wooden figurines here are just decorative burial pits." Lao Yue said thoughtfully, "In this case, the moving of the mountain mentioned in the manuscript should be done by people after the Western Zhou Dynasty. " "I don't know if the tomb in the mountain is still there?" Gu Changtian said worriedly. "Don't worry, the ancient tomb has no feet, so you can't run away." Huang Qianshan looked back at the fire that was about to go out, and said, "Go out first, or the green snake will pounce on you." Huang Qianshan followed Lao Yue and Gu Changtian to the exit of the mountain crevice. He was a little worried because the content of the manuscript did not seem to be talking about tomb robbery.It's a pity that the last part can't be translated, and he can't help wondering, is there really an ancient tomb in the mountain in the ancient Guo State of the Western Zhou Dynasty?The little green-scaled snakes didn't chase after the fire after the fire was extinguished, perhaps because the residual temperature was still there, and they didn't dare to touch the place where the fire had been burned. After leaving the mountain crevice, Huang Qianshan came to the bottom of the mountain stream. When he looked up, he felt a thin line of sky.The mountain wall is full of wild trees, and the wild trees drop dead leaves from time to time, and the dead leaves are flying in the air, as if it is autumn, although it is summer now.There is a river at the bottom of the mountain stream, the river is black and dark, and there are small fish swimming in the water, but the fish are all strange colors.Although the other mountain crevice is on the opposite side, it is not opposite to where Huang Qianshan and the others are. You have to go back more than a hundred meters to see the entrance of the other mountain crevice. Lao Yue worried that there were insects and snakes under the mountain stream, so she asked Hao Dali to take down the backpack and take out the realgar medicine inside.Unexpectedly, Liang Xiaoyu was wiping her sweat. She looked up and saw a small snake with green scales coiled on a branch not far away. She was startled, but she backed away and bumped into Hao Dali who was putting down his backpack.Hao Dali didn't stand firm, and fell into the river in the mountain stream with a splash. The river is very deep, but because the water is so muddy, you can't see the bottom at all.Hao Dali didn't float up immediately after falling, and there was still no movement after a few seconds.Huang Qianshan was in a hurry, he just wanted to jump down to find someone, when Hao Dali floated up panting.Hao Dali was about to say something, but a few things floated up in the water, everyone turned blue with fright.