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Chapter 207: Digging up an Antique with Patterns

Shen You found a place and just dug two shovels, but the snowman’s belly was not yet complete.

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of something in the ground!

A piece of stone, nothing special at first glance, but after a closer look, something is wrong.

It has patterns on it!
Shen You quickly put down the shovel, swept away the snow that was covering the floor, ran into the shop, took out his eating utensils, a magnifying glass, and a flashlight.

The stone is embedded too deeply, and it will take some effort to dig it out completely, so let's try digging it out first.

Shen You half-lay on the snow and took a closer look. There were indeed traces of carving, but it was severely weathered and the patterns were difficult to discern.

Digging a little deeper, we found that there were not only patterns on the broken stone slab, but also words!
It is oracle bone script.

It's strange, because oracle bone inscriptions usually appear on animal bones and are mostly used for divination.

The characters in bronze script are simpler, equivalent to printed characters, and are mostly used for recording. They are also more formal and are commonly seen on bronze ritual vessels.

The carvings on the stone slabs may be from ancient tombs or ancient city ruins, and they are believed to have been carved in bronze.

Is it because of the difference between this plane and the real world?
However, bronze ritual vessels engraved with gold inscriptions can also be found in Da Qi. Shen You has not studied them, but only read the manuscripts left by the previous supervisor.

Some fonts will be slightly different from the current ones, but they are basically the same.

The strokes of oracle bone script itself are not standardized and there are variant forms of characters.

"What are these words? I can't see clearly." Shen You frowned and muttered to himself, repeatedly adjusting the angle.

In the past, I only heard about other people picking up patterned things while fishing or farming, but I never thought that one day it would be my turn!
I was so excited!

Unfortunately, it was too worn out. She didn't know much about things so old and could only look at bronze artifacts.

There are so few items with oracle bone inscriptions that they are only used for research in museums.

Things like stones and animal bones are not valuable monetarily, but are very valuable in historical research.

There are many empty ancient tombs of local officials from the Ming and Qing dynasties today, with stone carvings of quite good quality, which are also placed there.

Shen You held the shovel and moved carefully. If he didn't dig this thing out today, he wouldn't be able to eat or sleep well.

The period of Da Qi was definitely much closer to the oracle bone inscriptions than the modern period.

That is to say, some records and objects are better preserved.

If you decipher an oracle bone inscription correctly, you will be rewarded 10 yuan!

When Liu Yunyan brought his men over, they saw the master in their minds squatting there, moving a shovel and then his hands.

Looks busy, but I don't know what.

"Manager Shen, what are you doing?" Liu Yunyan came over with a puzzled look.

Everyone looked around in confusion. It was just a piece of broken stone, why was the master so happy?

"Dig out this stone." Shen You said without turning his head.

Originally, only a small piece was exposed, but it got bigger the more it was dug.

It seems that this place is not simple!
"How can we let you do such a small thing? Let us do it, let us do it."

Liu Yunyan put down his spear without saying a word, and the others hurried over. It was everyone's honor to be able to help the master!
Manager Shen saved Shuozhou City. Not to mention digging stones, even digging mountains is no problem for everyone.

"Thank you, but don't dig the stone apart." Shen You reminded.

"Don't worry!" Liu Yunyan nodded confidently. This little thing was not a problem.

With everyone's help, it will be much faster.

Soon, the stone was dug out, or to be more precise, it should be a component of the stone slab.

Shen You held up a flashlight and probed the soil to see if there were any other debris. This location was at the foot of the mountain, with many rocks, thick snow, and the soil was frozen hard.

Does she have any other tools?

The main thing is that she is an antique restorer, not an archaeologist, so it is normal that she doesn't have any tools. She can only use a shovel for planting flowers and search further down.

Liu Yunyan and the others saw that she was so serious, not knowing what she was doing, and stared at her with bated breath.

Until he heard it, Shen You exclaimed in surprise, "It really is!"

The visible areas are very smooth, with obvious signs of polishing!
But the area underneath is even harder to dig. You have to clear all the snow around it first, and then slowly pry the soil underneath.

It was completely dark, and several people turned on lights and worked hard for a while, finally digging out a stone about the size of a 10-inch tablet.

Several soldiers also helped move the two stones into the shop and placed them against the wall on the side of the entrance.

Shen You planned to wash it clean and take a closer look later.

"This stone doesn't look valuable at all. Why does the master look like he has found gold?" A soldier standing next to Uncle Zhou asked in a low voice.

Uncle Zhou explained in a low voice: "What do you know! This is the difference between the masters and ordinary people like us. The masters may not like gold."

"Since you are here in the master's house, please behave yourself. Don't move around or look around."

Uncle Zhou gave another warning with concern before following behind.

Shen You took the speaker that Liu Yunyan handed over and needed to charge it. "If you need more, you can come back tomorrow to get it."

"Okay!" Liu Yunyan was also a straightforward person and didn't be polite to Shen You.

In the past, we could only find people with loud voices to pass messages line by line, and there were also drums and military flags to command the soldiers.

The loudspeaker is really fast for giving orders. Once spoken, it is deafening and no one in the army can match its loud voice.

Manager Shen said he would come to get it tomorrow. It must be that it needs to be re-injected with magic before it can be used.

"Thanks to you, Shuozhou was able to survive today." Liu Yunyan sat down and let out a long sigh.

Only when she walked into the shop and saw the bright lights did she feel able to relax for a moment.

The wind and snow outside are too fierce.

"It's just that there are not many Molotov cocktails left. The foreigners will come again next time."

Shen You knew their concerns and said, "I can make Molotov cocktails anytime, so you don't have to worry about this."

She pointed to the boxes piled up nearby. There weren't that many empty bottles in the small shop, so she bought a few more boxes of beer later.

"However, this thing is not very effective against the heavy cavalry of foreigners."

The Lancheng version of the Molotov cocktail is okay, as it can even blow up tanks, but it certainly cannot be used in ancient times.

Shen You continued, "According to what you said, if the foreigners must take Shuozhou, they will most likely dispatch some heavy cavalry."

It depends on which one arrives first, the army led by Jinguo General and Wen Zhi, or the heavy cavalry.

Liu Yunyan: "That's true, but the weather in the north is terrible. An old man who has lived in the city all his life said based on past experience that there will be a heavy snowstorm tonight, which should last for two or three days. Even the heavy cavalry will find it difficult to move forward smoothly."

Some signs of a blizzard can already be seen outside.

“So today’s failure has made the foreigners even more angry.”

"That's good." Shen You smiled and nodded, "I have some grapefruits here, do you want some?"

Several people followed her gaze and saw bags of fresh grapefruit piled on the ground. The bright colors and unique fragrance of the grapefruit peel occupied their sight and sense of smell.

Pomelo is a tribute in Da Qi!
Guess what Shopkeeper Shen found~