World Tibet Bureau

When we ran over to take a look.

President Liu has already excitedly pulled the big bones on the ground outward.

But because they had been buried underground for too long and the soil was thick, President Liu couldn't pull them up even after pulling them for a long time. He turned around and said to us: "Come help! Why are you standing there?!"

We actually have little interest in these things.

It can be seen that President Liu seemed to have met his biological father, so he had no choice but to go over and help. Everyone shouted three-two-one, and within two seconds all the bones were pulled up.

After being pulled up, President Liu's face was slumped and his interest was completely gone.

"I thought it was really some kind of paleontological fossil. It's just the skeleton of a horse!"

A horse indeed.

Many of the bones have rotted into disfigurement, but they can still be vaguely seen from their appearance.

Lu Cenyin and I asked at the same time: "Where did the horse bones come from?!"

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone reacted.

Horse bones should not exist in such a place.

If it exists, there is only one possibility. It is the horse that Qubi and other tea horse merchants brought along the Tea Horse Road.

According to Qubi's notes, they mistakenly entered this cave to avoid the wind and snow. Whether the route was the same as the spring, summer, autumn and winter route we took is no longer available, but one thing is very clear in the record: all the tea horse merchants died. In the Witch's Nest, Qubi was the only one who escaped with a so-called dragon scale.

That being the case.

It shows that all their horses were also killed at that time.

Tell the truth.

Since going up the snow mountain, all of us have only followed the records of markers along the way in Qubi's notes, but we have never found any ironclad evidence that can strongly prove that our route is correct. If relevant evidence can be dug out, it will be confirmed that this horse is The horses of the tea-horse traders back then are enough to provide ironclad evidence that our path is 100% correct.

President Liu frowned and asked, "You mean, this is the tea horse merchant's horse?"

Xia Xi said: "What else?! Dig quickly!"

We all started digging nearby.

One dig.

Sure enough, there was a big harvest.

Two human skeletons, two horse skeletons, and several large packages were unearthed nearby.

The package was wrapped in cowhide, and it was still well preserved and not rotten after all these years.

Open the package and take a look.

Good guy!

One package was filled with Pu'er tea cakes, another package contained many tools for snow mountain climbing, and another package contained daily dry food.

Hao An's eyes lit up and he directly collected some Pu'er tea cakes that were still in shape: "Even if you can't eat the old Pu'er tea cakes from fifty or sixty years ago, selling them to wealthy businessmen for fun is still a considerable income."

I didn't think so at the time.

After some years.

I saw some people frying Pu'er, Dahongpao, or canned tea at sky-high prices, and then I realized that Hao An really has a way of making money.

Some of the tools for snow mountain climbing are rusty, but most of them can be used, such as shovels, anti-wolf sticks, mink vests... Although the styles are very old, the previous craftsmanship and quality are really good.

We have been without equipment for a long time. With these things, we are really even more powerful. Now everyone is giving us points.

As for the dry food, it was as black as cinders and it was hard to tell what it was, but judging from the quantity, the food prepared by the tea horse merchants was quite complete. Xia Xi also found several wrapping papers of "Laodao Brand" cigarettes, with vague patterns visible.

I remembered that the old manager had once painted a painting of a tea horse merchant delivering tea. There was a picture of "Laodao" cigarettes in it. Because of this picture, we connected all the clues and finally came here.

In a daze.

There is a feeling of having a space-time dialogue with the old manager.

In my mind, I can even imagine the old manager holding his hands behind his back, smiling elegantly at me, and reciting poetry, looking like a great leader.

"Thousands of miles of snow-capped mountains roaring caravans, strong wine makes people laugh on ancient roads. I dare to bring orchid flowers with the fragrance of tea, but I cry because of the shadow puppets in the play."

The mysterious old manager!

What's even more amazing is.

Xiaozhu found a copper gourd from the dry food package. The mouth of the gourd was sealed with wax. After shaking it, there was still liquid inside.

President Liu took it over and took a look at it: "The copper gourd from the 1930s and 1940s is ingeniously made, bright in color and made of pure copper. It is a rare good thing. I want it."

After finishing speaking.

He stuffed it into his arms.

Xia Xi said speechlessly: "Old Liu, you have no objection to the copper gourd, but what is inside, you are not allowed to open it and let us see it?"

Chairman Liu said with a smile: "Okay, okay."

He removed the seal and opened the copper gourd lid, and a smell of wine came out from inside.

It’s actually wine!

An old wine from sixty years ago!

Xia Xi swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Can... can I still drink it?"

President Liu scratched his head: "It shouldn't be a big problem. However, when those dignitaries in Kyoto buy old wine, they have to look at the packaging and brand. In fact, they can't even touch it. They just drink the psychological comfort of a master! Like this Old-fashioned wine without brand packaging, no matter how old it is, is not worth anything.”

Xia Xi quickly grabbed it: "Who the hell said you want to sell it? I'll take a bite!"

There was no time to stop it.

This guy raised his head and drank a few gulps.

After drinking.

Xia Xi's eyes widened, she covered her mouth, and remained silent for a while.

I asked, "Don't tell me I was poisoned?"

Xia Xi let go of her hand covering her mouth and turned to look at me: "Damn it! I've drunk countless high-end wines, but this is the first time for me to taste such a delicious wine! It's the most amazing and beautiful wine in the world. Yuye is so wonderful that it brings ultimate enjoyment to the mouth and taste buds, stimulating dopamine bursts all over the body! Su Zi, hurry up and try it!"

Does it taste so good? !

President Liu and Hao An are eager to give it a try.

I said: "No one moves! Boss Hao, you got the tea cakes, Lao Liu, you got the copper gourd, Daxia and I should drink this wine!"

After finishing speaking.

I'm going to get the copper gourd.

President Liu grabbed it, poured it down his throat, and finished it in two gulps.

"puff!"

President Liu vomited out all the wine like a dolphin, then covered his stomach and squatted on the ground to vomit. (End of chapter)