A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

The next day at noon, the fat man came to find Bai Jing and explained his purpose.

He had persuaded Hu Bayi to go back to Ganggangyingzi to see the villagers and collect the porcelain jars and other items from their homes, hoping to help them make some money.

But as an archaeologist, Bai Jing must know about major events in the archaeological field. This time, Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang are destined to make a wasted trip.

As far as he knew, just last month, an earthquake struck Niuxin Mountain, which runs between Ganggangyingzi and the town, and the earthquake shook out the tomb of the Liao Empress Dowager inside the mountain.

Given the nature of archaeologists like Bai Jing, they would usually wander around the villages surrounding the ancient tomb to see if any burial objects had been found.

If the items are burial objects from this tomb, they are handed over; if they are not burial objects from this tomb, they are usually purchased from the villagers for some money.

That's roughly the case.

Of course, most experts and professors in the archaeological field do not actually have the habit of collecting cultural relics.

This is actually also to prevent

They used the guise of archaeology to appropriate the artifacts found in the tombs for their own use.

Bai Jing was actually following this rule.

Since he started working in archaeology, he has never taken anything from tombs home; all his items are collected from antique markets and similar places around the world.

Moreover, most of them are from the Song Dynasty onwards.

Wang Pangzi's purpose in coming here was to ask whether Bai Jing was going or not.

Bai Jing thought about it for a moment. He had been away from Ganggangyingzi for ten years, and since he didn't have anything to do recently, he simply agreed.

The fat man was overjoyed to see that Bai Jing also agreed.

After all, Bai Jing is a discerning person who knows the true value of antiques, so he won't bring along worthless items.

Fatty immediately went to the station and bought train tickets for himself, Hu Bayi, and Bai Jing to Ganggangyingzi.

After that, I went back to pack my things.

The fat man figured that this trip would take at least ten days to half a month, and that all the tapes he had stockpiled might be wasted by then, so he decided to sell everything off at cost price.

The brothers pooled their money, bought some more things, and then sent a telegram to the village explaining their plans.

Then, a few days later, the three of them boarded a train together.

Train, oxcart, the three of them finally arrived at Ganggangyingzi on the afternoon of the third day after they boarded the train.

"Xiao Bai, Xiao Hu, Fatty, you're back."

"The fat man is fatter now than he was back then."

The elderly people in the village were overjoyed to see Bai Jing and his group return.

To be honest, Bai Jing and his two companions were the only ones among the educated youth who left the village to come back and visit.

Bai Jing also noticed that the village was doing quite well; at least he saw that there were utility poles erected in the village.

I found out after asking around that we had to thank Bai Jing for this.

Bai Jing found the gold vein at that time, and with the arrival of the gold mine, the higher authorities not only supplied electricity to the gold mine, but also connected the village to electricity.

Before long, Bai Jing and his two companions saw the old Party Secretary, Yanzi, and others.

Upon seeing Bai Jing and the other two, the old Party Secretary immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Good, good, good! I never thought that I would see you all again at my age. The teacher's children have returned."

Bai Jing and the other two were also excited to see these gradually familiar faces.

After calming himself down, the old Party Secretary quickly invited everyone into the house.

Seeing the swallows again, Bai Jing felt a sense of loss and change.

Yanzi now works in town and is considered a public servant.

Although Yanzi did not go to university or join the army, she did get the opportunity to attend a vocational school.

After graduating from vocational school, she went to work in the town and is now the town's women's director.

Looking back now, Bai Jing smiled knowingly, realizing that Yanzi had a crush on Hu Bayi back then.

Amidst the warm welcome of the villagers, everyone entered the house.

As Bai Jing walked along the road, he noticed that almost none of the young people in the village were there.

Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang naturally noticed this as well, and after entering the room, Fatty Wang asked about it.

Before the villagers could answer, Bai Jing said directly, "They must have gone to help the archaeological team, right?"

Hearing this, the other villagers also became curious.

Someone immediately asked, "How did you know?"

Before Bai Jing could speak, the fat man laughed and said, "Old Bai is a university professor now, and he specializes in these kinds of things, so of course he knows."

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Chapter 123 Changes in Ganggangyingzi

The fat man still had a smile on his face; he hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

Bai Jing didn't want to spoil everyone's fun, so he simply didn't explain these things.

Yanzi, upon hearing Bai Jing and the others' conversation, didn't think much of it and immediately replied, "Bai Jing is right, they were hired by the archaeological team to do work."

Back in 1976, there was the Tangshan earthquake, and we also had an earthquake here. The tremor cracked the entire Niuxin Mountain.

Then they discovered a huge tomb inside, like a palace, and wow, it had tons of amazing stuff.

"When I found out about this, I reported it. The report alerted the higher-level government, and soon the archaeological team arrived. They hired young men from several surrounding villages to work. They provided food and drink, and even paid them three yuan a day."

Upon hearing this, the fat man's expression turned slightly off; he seemed to be thinking of something unpleasant.

Hu Bayi naturally noticed the fat man's unusual behavior and immediately comforted him, "Don't worry, Fatty, we're just here to collect some things."

Yanzi quickly called out, "Alright, everyone get on the kang (heated brick bed), don't just stand there, dinner will be ready soon."

Hu Bayi quickly called Fatty and Bai Jing over to help take the TV out of the box.

Although the village had electricity, no one had ever seen a television before, so everyone became very curious.

While installing the television, Hu Bayi said to the old Party Secretary, "This is a television, old Party Secretary. When we connect it to electricity, people will appear in it, they can talk, and we can even learn about national affairs through it."

Hearing this, everyone became curious.

Soon, the television was powered on, and as it turned on, the picture appeared, but it was all static.

This is because the area is quite remote and there is no signal.

Bai Jing and the others immediately busied themselves again, and finally, the screen appeared—it was CCTV.

However, there was still some static in the sound. After adjusting it for a while, the static disappeared, and it was finally almost there.

Ultimately, in addition to CCTV, they also received offers from Heilongjiang TV station.

The people present were quite interested in this novelty, and they started chatting while watching TV.

The old Party Secretary also said with a smile, "You guys just came like that, and you even brought anything with you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing and the other two quickly said to the old Party Secretary, "We haven't been back for so many years. Now that we've finally come back, it's only right that we show our respect to you."

Immediately, while watching TV, everyone started talking about the changes that had taken place in the village over the years.

It was also thanks to Bai Jing that the village was the first to have electricity because of the gold mine. As a result, when the primary school was planned in 76, it was located in the village.

This made it much easier for the children in the village to go to school.

As a result, the village now has telephones, electric lights, and even televisions.

Before long, the food was almost ready, and Yanzi quickly had someone invite Bai Jing and the others to sit down and eat.

Seeing this, the old Party Secretary's son asked, "It seems the three of you are doing quite well now."

"You brought so much stuff with you?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi quickly explained, "Hahaha, the national economy is not just doing well, it's doing exceptionally well, it's booming! Naturally, people are becoming more prosperous, and we are living much better lives than before."

Seeing this, the fat man laughed and said, "So, although our lives are getting better and better, we can't let the three of us enjoy these good days alone. That's why we came back to see if we can lead our fellow villagers to prosperity."

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at Bai Jing. They could tell from Bai Jing's time as an educated youth that he was a capable person. When it came to leading the villagers to prosperity, Bai Jing was undoubtedly the first name that came to mind.

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Bai Jing immediately said, "Old Hu and Fatty are right. They're dealing in antiques and curios in Panjiayuan in Beijing, and they remembered that we used to have a lot of pickling jars and the like in our village."

Hearing Bai Jing say this, the old Party Secretary was also a little confused, but still asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Upon seeing this, Hu Bayi quickly said, "Old Party Secretary, didn't Lao Bai just tell you that now that we've reformed and opened up, people in big cities have money, and these people like these antiques and collectibles?"

Fatty and I are now in this business. We've met a lot of big bosses in Beijing, and these people are willing to spend a lot of money on these things.

I was thinking, didn't we have a lot of jars and pots used for pickling vegetables and such in our village? Those are probably old things too, and they'll be valuable if we take them to the big city."

Hearing this, those present basically understood.

Taking advantage of the moment, the fat man picked up an enamel mug from the table, then looked at everyone with a mysterious expression and asked, "Do you know how much something this big could be worth if it were an antique from hundreds of years ago?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers present were also at a loss for words, as they knew nothing about it, and immediately shook their heads.

The fat man didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "At least several hundred!"