Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 408 Box
The three of Zhao Chunming dispersed to look for firewood, while Zhang Peng and Zhao Laowen sat there chatting.
"Uncle, what do you think this thing looks like?"

Zhang Peng turned to Zhao Laowen next to him and asked.
"What? Who knows this stuff? But what Xiao Chunming just said is really good. This guy has been buried for a long time, and it cannot be newly built."

Zhao Laowen took a sip from his pipe and pot, then turned to Zhang Peng and said.
"Let's open it later and take a look. If you pay for it, you will really make a fortune."

Zhang Peng looked at the thing in front of him, and then said with a little expectancy.
Soon Zhao Chunming and Wang Xiaoli came back dragging dry branches. After cleaning them a little, they lit a fire on top and everyone gathered around. About half an hour passed like this, until they watched the fire slow down. of extinguished.
Zhao Chunming and the others stepped forward and used pine branches to scatter the burning embers and extinguish them. Then they waited for a while until the surface temperature dropped. Then they tentatively started digging with pickaxes. This time it was not as difficult as before. , but it was only the surface layer. Fortunately, there was no very deep soil layer left on it, so it was soon revealed that it was buried underground.
This is a square building about two meters long and wide, with neat corners. After Zhao Laowen and the others saw it, they also breathed a sigh of relief. Such things first excluded temples and cemeteries for worship, both of which would not be This shape.
"Look for the entrance and see which direction it is."

Zhao Laowen came over and said to everyone.
After hearing Zhao Laowen's words, everyone began to search, and soon saw an exposed piece of rust on the side.
"Uncle, there is rust here, it feels like an iron gate."

Wang Xiaoli pointed with his finger, then turned to Zhao Laowen and said.
"It feels very similar. I'll dig it open quickly to see if it's true."

Zhao Laowen stood beside him with a smile and directed. Since one side had been opened, the rusty side was quickly exposed.
The result is as expected. It is indeed a rusted iron door. It seems to be still very thick, but it may have been a long time, so the surface is very rusty. The door handle and door lock are also rusted. It's in such bad shape. It is estimated that after a while, the door handle will be completely rusted and a big hole will appear.
"Phew... finally the door was dug out."

Zhao Chunming took a long breath, and then said to Zhao Laowen and Zhang Peng.
"Haha, brothers, stop inking and open it quickly. Let's take a look at what's inside."

Zhang Peng laughed and said to everyone.
Hearing Zhang Peng's words, Zhao Chunming and the others were also very excited, and their strength suddenly came up. This was all the last trembling. If there was something in stock but not in stock, it would be opened later, so Zhao Chunming also did his part and continued to take turns. Got the foreign pickaxe.
"Clang, clang..."

As the pickaxe struck on the iron door, it was obvious that with the passage of time, the iron door was no longer as strong as it was before. Just the few times Zhao Chunming had just swung it, it had already knocked out the surface. A dent.
As Zhao Chunming kept tapping on it, the depression became bigger and bigger. Finally, when he dug hard on it, the pickaxe penetrated right through. The people standing nearby were also a little excited. The people gathered around him.
When Zhao Chunming pulled out the foreign pickaxe, the small hole was exposed. Because it was pitch dark inside and the hole was too small, it was difficult to see what was going on inside.
"Chunming, first use a pickaxe to knock hard on all four sides of the iron door. Once the knocks are loose, a few of us will work together and use a pickaxe to see if we can open the iron door. Otherwise, The iron gate is rusted all around, no matter how hard we try, we can't open it."

Zhang Peng first observed carefully and touched the four sides of the iron gate with his hands, then raised his head and said to Zhao Chunming.
After hearing Zhang Peng's words, everyone stepped aside. Zhao Chunming understood what he meant, and quickly used the other end of the pickaxe to hit the four sides of the iron door hard, and the rust also followed each time. After knocking, it kept shaking out of the gap and fell to the ground.
They hammered like this for a while. During this period, Hou Damao replaced Zhao Chunming, took the pickaxe and continued to hammer on the iron door. As the rust continued to fall off, the gaps in the door became larger and larger. Obvious gaps can be seen on the four sides of the shutter.
"Da Mao, it should be almost done."

Zhang Peng said to Da Mao who was still knocking on the iron door.
"Huh..., second brother, is it almost done?"

Hou Damao stopped and said to Zhang Peng while holding a pickaxe.
"Well, it looks like it's almost done. Da Mao, insert the pickaxe into the hole and let's lift it up together to see if it can be opened now."

Zhang Peng stepped forward and said to Hou Damao.
When Hou Damao heard Zhang Peng's words, he quickly inserted the pickaxe into the iron door. Then everyone stepped forward and worked hard together. The iron door, which was already severely corroded, was opened by everyone, and then A musty smell wafted out from inside.

Since everyone did not want to pull away so easily, they were dodged. Except for Zhao Laowen who did not participate, Zhang Peng and others fell aside one by one.
But this is nothing to worry about. All the attention of everyone is attracted by the things inside. After the iron door is opened, the space inside is exposed to everyone. The space inside is not very big. After all, the cement This thing is not so easy to get on the mountain, so it is more reasonable for the space to be smaller.
Seeing the things inside again made Zhang Peng and the others excited. There were four boxes neatly placed inside. However, it might be because it had been a long time, and it had been buried in the soil without sunlight for a long time, so It all looks a little messed up.
Zhang Peng and others quickly climbed up from the ground. After surrounding them, because the space was relatively small, Zhao Chunming had to bend down and get in. Since it was a closed space, there were no animals making their homes in it. Apart from being a little damp, there is nothing unusual about it.
Zhao Chunming struggled to drag out one of the boxes, which was not too big. It was not very heavy, but the surface of the wooden box was already very crisp, so he did not dare to use force. Fortunately, it was only the surface layer, so Zhao Chunming still It can be done with a lot of effort.
This box was about 40 centimeters high and only fifty or sixty centimeters long and wide. After it was dragged out, Zhang Peng couldn't wait. He squatted down and pulled off the rusty lock on it. That's right, even after it was pulled off, the nose of the box was rusty and rotten, so Zhang Peng was able to pull it off easily.
Everyone gathered around the box, even Zhao Laowen came around with great interest. Zhang Peng opened the lid of the box with some excitement, and now the contents inside were exposed to their eyes.
Looking at the contents inside, everyone was a little speechless. Although when they just took the box, they could feel that it was not very heavy inside. If the surface was not too crisp, it would be easy to take it out, so gold bars, jade, porcelain, etc., That means it's ruled out.
(End of this chapter)