Dream of Tomb Raiders Notes

Chapter 153 Iron Nuggets

The little brother quickly grabbed Mengli's hand and looked at her.

"This box has no mechanism." Mengli also looked at the little brother and said.

"It's not a problem with the mechanism." The little brother shook his head, pressed the twist lock with his oddly long fingers, and said.

"It's not an organ, so why can't it be opened?" Wu Xie became even more puzzled, "Could it be that there is something wrong with the contents of this box?"

"What can there be in this box? Could it be that there is still a monster in it?" Fatty looked a little impatient when he saw their mother-in-law and mother, "You all stand back and let me come, how can you scare me with just a box?" You and me, fat man." After speaking, he rolled up his sleeves, ready to "do a big job".

"No." Wu Xie hurriedly pulled him back, and said, "In case there might be something highly poisonous in it, once you open it, we won't say anything about it. If it affects the whole village, it will be terrible."

The fat man seemed to hold his breath, and sat down on the bed all at once, and said dissatisfiedly: "This doesn't work, and that doesn't work, just for a box?"

Wu Xie also felt that because of a box that they didn't know what was inside, they struggled here for so long and still couldn't do anything. The little brother's feeling is not wrong, it's just that there is something in this box that makes the little one feel uncomfortable. Brother will feel afraid?And it's still his.

While Wu Xie and the others were discussing how to dispose of the box, Mengli flicked the buckle open, and opened the box directly.

"Don't worry about it, you can directly see what's inside." Mengli pointed to the inside of the opened box and said, "Look, there's nothing wrong with it."

The little brother and the others were startled by her sudden action. Just now, the little brother said so mysteriously that they would die if the box was opened, and now she opened it suddenly.

Inside was a gourd-like pimple with pustules on the surface. These pimples were also mixed with the luster of metal rust, which seemed to be a piece of iron.

Mengli wanted to pick up the thing with her hands, "Don't move." The little brother stopped her, then took a few pieces of paper from the desk, wrapped the iron block with them and took out the box.

Wu Xie studied the thing and said, "This should be a piece of iron that has been corroded by strong acid or a lot of bubbles were trapped during casting, forming these bumps." There are red and yellow pus spots on it, which should be rust You can still see some ancient patterns on it, which are already very blurred, and you can feel that this is an ancient object.

"What did you think was inside? It turned out to be a scrap of iron. Brother, you must be thinking too much." The fat man looked at the iron block that looked very ordinary, and said.

Looking at the iron block, Wu Xie also seemed to have a bad feeling.The little brother put a piece of iron in a big box, and set up a dark compartment under the bed to store it. Obviously, this thing should not be seen.And he felt that the contents of the box felt wrong, so the only question now was, what exactly was this piece of iron and what was it used for.

The little brother didn't speak but looked strange. He paused for a while looking at the iron gourd, and said: "This thing has only one layer of iron skin, and the real thing is wrapped in the iron skin."

Wu Xie was stunned for a moment: "Why do you see that?"

The little brother said: "The weight is too light."

The fat man was surprised and said, "You can figure this out?"

This is not surprising. Generally, people who deal with antiques must practice this kind of craftsmanship, and those who have weighed pure iron or made molds will know that the weight of a piece of iron is different from ordinary people's expectations. A person of average strength cannot hold a piece of iron with two fingers.

Wu Xie said to the fat man, "You guys don't have the basic skills to become monks halfway. We have to practice more or less for this kind of hands-on kung fu."

The fat man snorted: "Fatty, why do I spend so much free time practicing this? How much does it cost to buy an electronic scale?"

Wu Xie made a disdainful expression, and then asked the little brother: "What should be wrapped in iron sheets for storage? Do you have any thoughts or impressions?"

The little brother shook his head, and the fat man said: "In the past, there was a kind of iron-clad gold. When transporting, the gold nuggets were covered with iron sheets, which was not conspicuous. However, the iron sheet of this thing seems to be cast, and the weight is still light. gold."

"Iron covered with gold", Wu Xie had never heard of it. I don't know if what the fat man said was nonsense or he had actually seen it.

What Wu Xie cares about is the blurred pattern on it. Since there are patterns, this thing at least has a decorative effect, and it will not be a simple casting.It certainly has a real use.

"Could it be some iron parts?" The fat man asked again, "For example, the feet of the iron incense burner, or the decorations on the wheels of the car before?"

Wu Xiexin said it was also possible. He didn't have a deep understanding of ironware. Ironware is prone to rust and is difficult to preserve in ancient tombs, so it is far less popular in the market than bronze and porcelain.The value of ironware is generally not high, so most people who deal in antiques are not familiar with it, and they really have no clue.

But since it is an ancient relic and it is still hidden under the little brother's bed, then this thing must have some origins, and it should be related to what he experienced in this village.

They guessed, but Mengli knew clearly that it belonged to the Zhang family, and it was brought out of the water by Chen Wenjin and the others.

Mengli looked at the little brother, and interrupted their unrestrained imagination: "Brother, this is something from your house, don't you still remember it?"

The little brother didn't speak. He looked at the thing in his hand and fell into deep thought. He didn't know if he was remembering.

"My little brother's?" Wu Xie asked suspiciously.

Mengli nodded: "This is what Chen Wenjin and the others brought from the mountain, er, no, to be precise, it was brought out from the water."

When the fat man heard this, he leaned closer to the thing in the little brother's hand and studied it carefully, "The little brother hid it so tightly, this thing must be very valuable. Wu Xie, come and have a look, what age is this thing from?"

The fat man beckoned Wu Xie to come over and study together.

"I don't see it, maybe it's an ordinary piece of iron, we need to study it carefully." Wu Xie said looking at the piece of iron.

"That's all right, let's take this thing out. If you want to look at something else, quickly look through it. If it takes too long, others will find out." The fat man said.

Suddenly, there was some movement outside the window, and then several people saw a figure flashing by outside the window, they looked at each other, and quickly chased them out.

But when they went out, the person had disappeared.

Wu Xie wanted to see those photos, but just saw some photos, which looked very strange.

Aning suddenly stopped them and asked them to look in one direction, and saw a few villagers standing on the hillside above the high-storied building. They didn't know when they appeared, and they were looking at them with gloom.

Immediately, the few people were taken aback, and began to feel guilty, as if they had been stolen.

Those few villagers were all about five or sixty years old, and two of them were carrying poles, as if they had just collected something from the mountain.These few people just looked at them directly, and did not move.

"Let's go first, there are opportunities to come, we can come again at night." Aning said.

After speaking, they returned to Agui's house according to the original memory. Mengli thought about it and said, "If the iron piece was brought out of the water, then we can start from here."

"Water? Okay, the sun in Guangxi is too hot, I just want to cool down." The fat man lifted his spirits when he heard it.

Agui was not at home, so they asked Agui's daughter where there was a source of water nearby. She replied, "There is a stream outside the village. The water there is clear and clean. We all go there to play in the water."

The few people asked for directions and finally came to the stream. The water in this stream was relatively calm, and when they walked to the stream, they felt a coolness blowing over their faces.I saw many children playing in the water. Girls who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old wore no underwear but shirts, with wet clothes sticking to their bodies.

Looking at the harmonious scenery in front of him, Wu Xie felt that the folk customs here are simple and simple, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. If he could live here, he might not have as many worries in his heart as he does now.

The fat man also became interested, took off his shirt and rushed into the water, playing with those children, having a great time.

Wu Xie couldn't help but took off his shirt and went into the water to cool off.Ah Ning just took off his shoes and socks, and sat by the water to play in the water. In the past, he was decisive and capable, but now he was only delicate and pretty.

And the little brother is enjoying the shade under the tree beside him.

"Brother," Mengli also sat under the shade of the tree, and then looked towards the stream, "won't you go together?"

The little brother shook his head, looked at her with a very serious expression, and said, "You seem to know about me."

I know?Didn't I know it all along?Is the little brother's brain short-circuited again?Or rebooted again?Mengli complained in her heart. "Are you asking me why I didn't tell you? You don't believe me?"

"No, on the contrary, I believe in you very much, this is my feeling." The little brother wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't continue to speak.

"Some things I don't know yet, but I will help you find the past, I said..." I will make you laugh, I won't leave you alone, and I will help you until you recover your memory.Mengli looked at her little brother with determination in her eyes and smiled.

The little brother nodded, and poked the corners of his mouth with two fingers like the way she taught him to laugh before. Mengli couldn't help laughing out loud. I didn't expect the little brother to take it seriously~ It's so cute!

Glancing behind the little brother, he saw thick smoke rising not far away.

The curvature of the corner of her mouth disappeared in an instant, Mengli's face changed drastically, and she spoke very fast: "Brother, your house is locked!"

When the little brother heard this, he looked back, his face changed drastically, and he ran over there quickly, and Meng Li hurriedly followed.

"Wu Xie! Fatty!" Ah Ning also noticed the situation, and quickly called out to the two who were still playing in the water, and hurriedly put on their shoes and socks.

"What's wrong?" Wu Xie asked slowly.

The fat man said, "It seems that a house is on fire."

Wu Xie looked in that direction, it was the place where the little brother's high-footed building was, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

I am slow to update, I am also very helpless ╯﹏╰

Thanks to the little cuties who never leave me (??ω??)??

(End of this chapter)