An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

On the outermost edge of the cave, there was a large area where many broken-down vehicles were parked.

There are at least a hundred vehicles, which were obviously abandoned here.

Since the animal skeletons are not visible, they should be used elsewhere.

Well, of course, it's also possible that it was eaten by the survivors.

Don't take it too seriously, the horse isn't the key, the chariot is.

The guy ran over excitedly. This place was really big; the straight-line distance was two or three hundred meters.

However, after inspecting each car, he was greatly disappointed—

The vast majority of vehicles were empty; even those that were loaded with cargo were mostly weapons, armor, or food.

The former are all ordinary iron products, which are now covered in rust.

They're not even worth as much as those copper coins.

And grain? Well, after decades or centuries, all grain has turned into dregs.

Of the more than one hundred vehicles, only five had different items on them.

One of the vehicles was carrying large copper basins and pots.

Clearly, in the eyes of the ancients, these were all precious things.

Jiang Baobin has a systematic and inherited foundation in epigraphy.

Among my personal hobbies is "antique appreciation," which involves old objects.

Although they're all amateurs, they're still enthusiasts at least.

Feeling an urge to try it out, I couldn't help but flip through the items one by one.

He had a pretty good idea: what if he had hidden something from the Spring and Autumn or Warring States period?

Wouldn't that mean making a huge profit?

Unfortunately, the result greatly disappointed him.

These are all civilian products; apart from being relatively large and old, they are not particularly special.

However, Jiang Baobin still picked out two that looked pleasing to the eye and put them into his space, intending to use them for his son's bath in the future.

You should know that by then, supplies will be extremely scarce.

I wonder how much effort it would take to get such a big basin.

Even wooden basins are treasures.

Jiang Baobin was very satisfied with his idea—this guy really knows how to live!

This guy is really weird. This is clearly a tool used by the ancients to cook food, but he only wants to use it to bathe his son.

Jiang Baobin kept complaining, "What kind of person is he? He has no manners at all."

"They can legally rob people, but they don't even mention buying a few pieces of 'Northern Song Dynasty official porcelain' or 'Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain'."

"So that my buddy can make a fortune too..."

He kept muttering to himself, and the entire load of stuff was flipped to the bottom.

The appearance of the two small jars piqued his interest.

Don't misunderstand, it's not because they are the porcelain treasures that Jiang Baobin cherishes.

It's just an ordinary jar, made of the same material as the water vats that ordinary people use.

What particularly interested Jiang Baobin was the contents inside...

The remaining four vehicles were originally used for transporting charcoal.

At this point, three of the vehicles were empty, and only the last one was half full.

Jiang Baobin rubbed his chin, thinking for a long time: Why would charcoal appear here?

Finally, I decided to fill the remaining space with what seemed to be the least valuable charcoal.

With that, Jiang Baobin was about to leave.

As I walked toward the waterway, that feeling that I had overlooked something came back to me.

Jiang Baobin looked back unwillingly.

The saying goes, "To catch the thief, first catch the king," so his gaze ultimately fell on the leader in the middle.

He suddenly clapped his hands: "Hey! I knew it!"

The guy grinned and walked back.

However, after walking only halfway, he slowed down and then stopped.

Because he was deeply moved by the scene before him—

A large group of soldiers huddled on the perimeter died silently.

Although following this leader brought them a small amount of wealth.

But they are definitely worker ants; when it comes to fighting desperately, they all become cannon fodder.

Where did the leader and his generals get their treasure? They couldn't have gone to steal it piece by piece themselves, could they?

They were all sacrificed through the hands of these cannon fodder.

They did the hardest work, risking their lives.

But they can only offer the best things to those who ride roughshod over them.

The generals in the middle circle received much better treatment.

But when their master needs them to fight desperately, they dare not hesitate.

Therefore, they all died from severe physical injuries.

It could be said that their lives had been sold to the leader.

Only the leader in the middle is a supreme being, holding the power of life and death over everyone.

This man was so vicious and lustful that even when he fled, he didn't forget to take a beautiful woman with him.

But when he was about to die, he immediately revealed his cruel nature.

Without hesitation, kill all the beauties!

In his view, good things should only be enjoyed by himself.

If they are no longer viable, even if it means destroying them, we must not leave them to others.

How selfish and vicious this person is!

But it is often these kinds of scoundrels who stand at the top of the pyramid.

Because he's shameless, ruthless, and vicious!

Once he succeeds, he will do everything in his power to humiliate and enslave others.

Those whom he insulted and enslaved, out of fear of him, still sang hymns.

How tragic this is!

Jiang Baobin offered his reflections on the state of the world today and in the future, as well as on human nature.

In this extreme environment, he once again attained enlightenment:

The reason why bad people are bad is that good people are too weak and always worry about this and that.

Damn it! Just kill him! I'll take the position myself!

No man is a hero without poison!

With a clear mind, Jiang Baobin strode onto the platform and flung aside the cloak covering the leader's body and left arm.

As expected—this guy had one foot on a treasure chest and his right hand on a treasure sword.

It seems like he's deliberately showing off his wealth and martial arts skills to others.

He deliberately hid his left hand inside his cloak.

Fortunately, although I was confused for a while, I still saw through his little trick at the last moment.

It turned out that a small gold box was pressed under the leader's palm bone.

This is something that's been hidden and concealed.

It's easy to see how much he valued this item.

Wow! This little box is so exquisitely made! It looks like a tribute item.

Jiang Baobin first put the box into his spatial storage, and then released it.

After all that handling, the box ended up in his hands.

This kind of box generally has only one purpose—to hold official seals!

However, Jiang Baobin was just about to open it to see what was going on.

But something went wrong—after losing the support of the box, the leader's entire skeleton collapsed with a "crash."

Even its head fell off the stage and rolled all the way out until it was stopped by other corpses.

Good heavens, he's really fallen from grace this time.

No wonder they say the higher you climb, the harder you fall...

"hiss……"

He was inwardly mocking him, but as soon as he turned his head back, he suddenly gasped.

Then he squinted hard, and then he was completely dumbfounded.

I was so shocked my jaw almost dropped to the floor!

Because there were no more skulls, or more precisely, no more cloaks to cover them.

The leader's chair suddenly revealed its true form...

Cao Pi's wife and the heifer had a tug-of-war—Zhen Ji pulling the ox, ah!