Tomb Raider: I Can Hear Antiques Talk

Chapter 84 The Usage of Five Stone Powder
Hearing the commotion here, Chu Jian came over with a notebook, wrote and drew according to the contents in the jar, and asked his second uncle, "Second Uncle Xiao, what is Wushisan?"

The second uncle explained: "The feudal emperors in ancient times developed heresy methods of refining elixir and magic medicine in order to live forever. This five stone powder is one of the elixir. It is said that the earliest stalactite, sulfur, white quartz, purple Quartz and red stone are refined from five minerals of different colors. At the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, and even later in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Cao Cao's adopted son He Yan changed it into other prescriptions, including cinnabar, realgar, alum, Zeng Qing, and Cishi. , These are all strong and strong things. It is said that persuading them can make the gods open, be strong, feel hot all over, and even have hallucinogenic effects. To put it bluntly, it is poisoning.

"He Yan is an executive in the dynasty, and he is also talented and good-looking, so when he eats five stone powder, he has a role as a model and leads the way. It set off a trend among the gentry at that time. Only eating this food is fashionable enough. Otherwise, others will ignore you, just like we love to practice Qigong in the streets and alleys these years. This stone tomb is from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The ethnic minorities in the Western Regions and the North were influenced by the powerful Central Plains culture. The shape and structure of the tombs are all integrated with the elements of the Central Plains, so it is not surprising to put five stone powder in the funerary objects."

Hearing the second uncle's explanation, Professor Chen nodded in relief. It seems that although this student did not walk on the right path he thought, he still did not lose his basic qualities.

On the other hand, Xiao Ran was holding this pile of things, not knowing whether to throw them away or keep them.Even if there is no yaojiu, he also knows that it is impossible to eat these crap and become immortals. On the contrary, there are not many emperors who are bent on seeking immortality to take pills, and few of them are not short-lived ghosts.

But after all, it is the reward of the ghost of the tomb owner, throwing it here will inevitably refute his face, why not take it out and throw it away?Who knows if refusing these things now will cause other troubles.

Xiao Ran couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, it was really the most difficult thing to endure.

"Xiao Ran, let's take this away too. This is also a cultural relic that can prove the cultural exchanges between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Western Regions during the Wei and Jin Dynasties."

After Professor Chen finished speaking, he sighed heavily again.It's no wonder that the entire tomb, and only this jar of poison is considered a complete archaeological discovery, and there is no way to take these out.

But since Professor Chen thinks it is useful, it is naturally the best, and it will save him the trouble of dealing with it.

What about cinnabar, if you eat too much, you will be poisoned by mercury.And the realgar, what impressed Xiao Ran the most is that Bai Suzhen was made into realgar by the realgar wine...

Wait a minute, realgar!A thought suddenly flashed in Xiao Ran's mind, maybe the things given by the owner of the tomb can really come in handy!

Maybe even this time, everyone can return to Beijing safe and sound.With a secretive look on his face, he took back the five-stone loose red pill in the second uncle's hand and threw it into the jar, then resealed the jar tightly.

Seeing Professor Chen lamenting, Hu Bayi couldn't bear it, so he asked the professor to go back and rest early.Professor Chen gave Hao Aiguo a few words, and the second uncle sent Professor Chen out, replaced Sa Dipeng and Ye Yixin, and continued to save the things in the tomb as much as possible.

While everyone was busy, Xiao Ran brought back the yin and yang mirror. Based on the time estimate, he should have finished reading the Chaodu scriptures long ago, and it is likely that he and the female corpse stared at each other for a long time.

Seeing that there was nothing in need of help in the tomb, he turned and left holding the jar of Wushisan.As soon as he reached the entrance of the robbery cave, a gust of wind blew by, and with the sound of wind and sand rubbing against the tombstone, he vaguely heard a sentence of "Thank you... thank you..."

Xiao Ran couldn't help shivering, goose bumps all over his body.He looked back at the coffin containing the broken female corpse, remembering that his second uncle said that Faqiu's bloodline could hear the voice of the dead at the end of his life, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

You got it wrong, you must have got it wrong.People from the ancient Western Regions, % of what they said is now incomprehensible to the ethnic minorities in Western Xinjiang. How can it be possible to speak modern Chinese, thank you?Oh, it's ridiculous, I laughed to death...

After leaving the stone tomb, Xiao Ran went straight to the supplies on the top of the dune, just in time to see Fatty Cat sneaking up on something next to a box.

He went over and patted the fat man on the shoulder, which made the fat man jump up with a "ow".

"Xiao...brother Xiao, you are so late at night, you suddenly slapped me on the back without making a sound, I thought you were a ghost!"

Seeing the embarrassment on the fat man's face, Xiao Ran asked with a smile: "Brother Fat, what do you eat alone?"

The fat man looked at the few people who were still busy under the sand dunes, and quietly handed the leather water bottle in his hand to Xiao Ran: "Didn't I just think that I was almost buried alive, I was sweating all over, and I wanted to take a sip to drive away the water?" Cold. The sweet potatoes that Ganggang Yingzi brought out, I brought a few bottles with me before I left Beijing, and poured them into the kettle. Don’t let Lao Hu know, or you’ll have to run on me..."

Xiao Ran shook the kettle, there was still more than half of the kettle.He sniffed it, and a pungent smell of alcohol hit his forehead.

"Hey~ How much is this wine?" Xiao Ran asked.

The fat man grinned happily and said, "I don't know, it's estimated to be more than 50 degrees, and I don't know how to get such a high temperature, the old Wangtou family's untold secret..."

Xiao Ran frowned and said: "Fat brother, I advise you to drink less of this wine. It stands to reason that the wine made from sweet potatoes can't be of such high quality, be careful that old Wangtou mixes industrial alcohol in it, if you drink too much, you will lose your eyesight and brain..."

The fat man smacked his lips: "Is it true? But the taste of drinking this time is indeed different from the feeling of drinking it when I was in the queue before..."

"Brother Fat, we have worked so hard to get into the woods and into the desert, isn't it just to get some treasures to live a comfortable life? Don't worry about this wine..."

The fat man scratched his head and said, "It makes sense, the taste of this wine is just that, it's better to be careful. Then you can deal with it as you like, I'll go back to sleep first..."

After the fat man finished speaking, he shook his slightly drunk body and walked towards the camp.

Of course Xiao Ran is not sure if it is fake wine, but the smell of this wine is indeed too strong, instead of letting the fat man get himself drunk, it is better to use something else.

He took out more than twenty five stone powder, stuffed them one by one into the water bag containing wine, and poured some water into it.

Next, just wait for the contents inside to dissolve and ferment for a few days, and it should be useful by then.

Early the next morning, Hu Ba woke everyone up and asked them to pack up and prepare to go.Xiao Ran stepped out of the tent, and saw An Liman kneeling on his old blanket beside the camel on the top of the sand dune, praying devoutly with his palms facing the sky and eyes closed.

The wind and sand blew on him, and he remained motionless, but the scarf blown high by the wind really gave him the air of an old prophet.

Xiao Ran was curious, and asked Hu Bayao: "Why did An Liman communicate with Hu Da again this early in the morning?"

Hu Bayi sighed and said: "Don't mention it, I woke up early this morning, saying that I heard God's instructions at night, and he was not allowed to enter the Black Desert. I’m looking for another oracle.”

(End of this chapter)