gifted collector

Chapter 397 Principled Grave Robbery
Perhaps it was because of good luck that nothing could stop it. After Fang Ming dug the first hole 500 meters away as Niu Ping said, he found flower soil at a distance of ten meters: when he looked at When Luoyang shoveled the mud mixed together and couldn't tell what color it was, his heart beat violently again.

However, this made Niu Ping even more depressed, because he didn't find anything about the hole he drilled.

"You kid, you are so lucky!"

Niu Ping stood in front of Fang Ming, looking at the flower soil on Luoyang's shovel, talking in a muffled voice.After Fang Ming made the hole with the tiles, he set the positions of the other four holes based on it to make the plum blossom hole, and then he and Fang Ming each randomly found one to punch down, but Didn't expect Fang Ming to be the one who made the hole in the end!
Apart from saying that Fang Ming's luck was beyond heaven, what other possibility could there be?
"Hahahaha!"

Fang Ming laughed loudly and said, "Old Niu, this... this is something you can still envy, I'm just lucky!"

Seeing Fang Ming's arrogant appearance, Niu Ping could only shake his head one after another. After all, this is the truth, so what can we do?

"Okay, just be arrogant, I really have nothing to say."

Fang Ming didn't dare to continue to "provoke" Niu Ping, otherwise he would be so violent that he would have nothing to do.

"Old Niu, what should we do now? After the flower soil is dug out, can we dig a big hole down to enter the tomb passage?"

The place where the flower soil appears is often the place where the tomb passage is. Niu Ping has said this before, so now that the flower soil has been found, it is very likely to be the place where the tomb passage is. The next step.

"It's still early, not yet. Although there are flowers and soil, we still know too little about the situation below, so we still need to continue to use the Luoyang shovel to dig holes."

Niu Ping is an expert, and Fang Ming must have listened to him. "Still use the original plan, 20 meters deep? Make a rectangular tomb?"

Niu Ping nodded and said, "That's right. Only when we really find out where the tomb passage is, can we arrange the next step and enter the magistrate."

Fang Ming nodded and said, "Okay."

In the evening, Fang Ming and Niu Ping talked about the situation to Zhao Zhuzi, and then decided that in order to speed up the progress, Zhao Zhuzi didn't need to be on guard anymore, and in addition, Zhao Zhuzi had gotten a lot of rattlesnakes recently. Now, the passage leading to the oasis is almost covered with poisonous snakes and insects. Anyone who wants to pass through such a place will have to think carefully.

Because he already had the exact location of the flower soil and Niu Ping, an experienced tomb robber, the three of them started working together and the progress was quite fast. During the process, Fang Ming even discovered that Niu Ping was facing The underground imperial mausoleum is very careful, for fear that it will cause even a little damage, which surprised him very much, because in his imagination, tomb robbers often use unscrupulous means for their own ends, regardless of their own excavation. Will it cause huge damage to the underground tomb?So, during a break, he couldn't help asking his own question.

"Oh, the situation you mentioned does exist, and it should be said that it is common in the industry of tomb robbers. This is also related to the industry of tomb robbers. First of all, it is a shameful industry, so doing things It can only be sneaky, so how could he take too much into consideration? At the same time, he must complete the task of taking out the cultural relics and treasures from the tomb in the shortest time, which often leads to only It could have been handled violently."

Fang Ming naturally understood this point, what he wanted to know was why Niu Ping didn't use this method:

"Old Niu, then... why are you not like this? I found that you have been very careful, for fear of damaging the tomb below."

"Oh! It's just a difference of opinion."

Niu Ping took a sip of water, and then said: "I am a tomb robber, I admit it, and I don't think I am a noble and great person. But I have a principle, which is to try not to destroy the underground antiques and cultural relics." , because each of these things is rare, even there is only one in the whole world, no one is qualified to destroy them, and naturally I can't."

"I have been in many ancient tombs in my life, but I can say with certainty that I have destroyed very little of these ancient tombs, and basically kept them as they were. If later archaeologists excavate such tombs, they will You can still see what the original tomb looks like. Of course, I will take away the things in the tomb, but I don’t take much, and often it’s not the most precious ones, just take out some ordinary ones, which are used to keep me alive..."

Listening to it, Fang Ming couldn't help being awed.

Niu Ping is definitely a principled grave robber.Most people's dislike of tomb robbers is of course because they disturb the dead, but more of it comes from the graves that have been dug by robbers. Rather than saying that grave robbers take things from the grave, it is better to say they Destroyed everything in the tomb.

For example, if the Luoyang shovel hits the center of the underground palace at once, the tomb robbers don't care and continue to beat down immediately. Once there are precious cultural relics and treasures below, they will definitely be smashed or damaged. , the result can be imagined.

However, Niu is different. For example, when Fang Ming hit the tiles with a Luoyang shovel before, he stopped letting Fang Ming continue to hit them—in fact, it would be easiest to determine the location of the underground palace of the imperial mausoleum if he continued to hit the tiles. However, Niu Ping did not do this. He chose a more secure method, that is, to drill holes at a distance of 500 meters. He must find out the flower soil first, and he is not satisfied after finding the flower soil. To find the tomb passage through the flower soil.This is because the tomb passage is the only normal passage to enter the underground palace at the core of the tomb. As long as it is found and broken open, it will not cause huge damage to the tomb when entering the tomb.

Such an approach is undoubtedly the most laborious and also the least thankful, but Niu Ping did just that!
What for?
The purpose was to not destroy the tomb as much as possible.

And even if you want to take out antique treasures from the grave, it's just taking some less important ones, and you also directly admit that you are doing it for money!
Such a principle is really rare for a grave robber, and it is not easy to stick to it!

Facing such a person, how could Fang Ming not be respectful?

"Fang Ming."

Fang Ming immediately sat up straight, looked at Niu Ping and said, "Old Niu, what can you say?"

"Oh, don't be so serious, I just have something to chat with you casually."

Niu Ping waved his hand and said: "That's right, you are playing antiques now, and I know from some information I have learned that you have extraordinary talent in this area, but because of this, you should pay attention One thing, or that you have to take on the responsibilities you should bear, that is, you must protect the antiques as much as possible. If you have the opportunity to go abroad in your lifetime, you should try your best to find those antiques that have been lost abroad. Come back, no matter what method is used."

"It doesn't matter who owns the things of the ancestors, what matters is that they must be kept on this land."

"Okay! No problem! I agree to this matter! And I will definitely work hard to do it!"

Fang Ming nodded heavily. He knew that this was what Niu Ping expected of him. Of course, this was also Fang Ming's own goal.

"Zhu Zi, go and get the little cage I brought."

Niu Ping turned around and gave instructions to Zhao Zhuzi who was sitting beside him.

"it is good!"

Zhao Zhuzi didn't ask why, and immediately stood up and ran to the camping place, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Hey, Niu Lao, what is in that cage? I think you are very mysterious."

From the very beginning Fang Ming noticed that Niu Ping was carrying a small cage. The cage was covered with a cloth and it was impossible to see what was inside. This immediately aroused Fang Ming's curiosity, but since Niu Ping didn't say anything, he also It is inconvenient to ask, but now it seems that the answer to the mystery is about to be revealed.

"You'll know soon!"

Niu Ping, on the other hand, had no intention of informing him a little in advance, and pretended to keep the secret till the end.

"Okay, I'll wait."

Faced with Niu Ping's behavior, Fang Ming could only wait.But he didn't have to wait long, and soon Zhao Zhuzi came back, holding the cage that Niu Ping almost never left his body.

"Grandpa Niu, the cage is here."

"it is good!"

Niu Ping took it, put it on the ground, and carefully lifted off the cloth covering it.

Fang Ming's eyes widened suddenly, and there was a bird in the cage, but he had never seen such a bird before.

The head is relatively large, with less obvious black lines under the eyes, and a white line on the eyebrows. The top of the bird's head is like a red brick, and the color behind the neck is lighter, with black wings, but , the feathers under the abdomen and tail, including the hair on the feet, are all white-brown.

Although it can't be said to be very big, it is about 20-30 cm long, but when the cloth is opened, the head is raised high, staring at Fang Ming, making him feel as if he has become a prey!
What a vicious bird!

"What kind of bird is this?"

Fang Ming asked curiously.

"Falcon, a type of eagle, can be used for hunting after taming."

Niu Ping opened the cage while talking, and then Fang Ming stared wide-eyed. He actually saw the Saker falcon walk out slowly by itself, then flapped its wings, and flew up to stand on Niu Ping's shoulder. Of course, he still stared at himself and Zhao Zhuzi vigilantly.

"Okay... Niu Lao, what do you want to do?"

Niu Ping took the Saker Falcon off his shoulders, stroked it gently as if treating his own child for a while, and then took out a piece of meat from his pocket to feed it before raising his hand. With his hand, the Saker flew into the sky, and disappeared above the layer in a blink of an eye.

"Let it find someone. There are so many imperial tombs, even if we find the tomb passages, it is impossible to clean them out."

(End of this chapter)