The years of reselling the haunted house

The fat man smiled naively: "Didn't the uncle say that drinking this stuff is good?"

The third uncle picked up a bowl of porridge, drank it and said, "The fat man is right. Drinking a little more grain porridge recently is good for your health. I know my body well. I can basically recover if I rest for another day. Today you guys Don't be idle both of them, the soldiers will start to move in two ways..."

The third uncle sat cross-legged on the bed, holding a bowl of porridge in his left hand, and gesticulating with a spoon in his right, as if a general in the central palace was pointing the country.

However, the third uncle was sloppy and didn't wash up after sleeping for two days. This image matched his movements and looked extraordinarily funny.

The fat man and I didn't dare to laugh, so we waited for the third uncle to give orders.

"Fatty, go find Chen Tao, ask him to find that Yang Yongfu, and then ask his father, that is, the old professor in detail. Also ask him if there is an ancient painting handed down from his family? In short, about him Family background, including ancestors, if you can ask clearly, try to ask in detail."

The fat man nodded: "Okay, uncle, leave this matter to me."

The third uncle said to me again: "Nephew, take the inscription note I wrote and go to Professor Guai to inquire about the inscription."

I smiled: "Why third uncle? Do you trust Lao Ma now?"

The third uncle stared and said: "I believe in your size, he is a dead horse, I am a dead horse as a living horse doctor."

I know that Uncle San approves of Lao Ma very much in his heart, he is a well-cooked duck with a hard mouth.

Although the third uncle and the old horse are quite different in age, both of them have a somewhat mischievous personality as they get older.

Pang Dahai and I received the tasks respectively and left the hotel immediately.

I took the note written by my third uncle and went straight to the School of Paleontology of Bencheng University where Ma Di was.

Not surprisingly, I blocked Lao Ma in his office again.But today is not the weekend, Lao Ma is preparing to teach the students.He asked me to wait in his office.

I was bored myself, so I just followed Lao Ma to the classroom.

The classroom is an amphitheater that can accommodate 200 people.As a result, the classroom was overcrowded, and there were even many standing students.

The strange professor Ma Di, wearing a pair of baggy wide-leg pants, a yellow sweater on the upper body, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and a book under his arm, walked into the classroom pompously.

As far as the image of the old horse is concerned, no one doubts that he is the one who cleans the toilets at the school.

But as he walked into the classroom, the aura was really strong enough to explode.

Ma Di's footsteps were neither too fast nor too slow, and they were sonorous and measured.The students who saw Ma Su from behind all followed him to the podium.

Chapter 447 Ma Di's Performance

Ma Di walked to the podium, threw the book on the table casually, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and stared at the students off the field.

With this extremely simple action, the originally noisy environment off the court was suddenly silenced.

Subsequently, Ma Su began his performance on the podium.

It turned out that I just heard about Ma Su's status in the academic world. I heard that he was highly respected and respected in the School of Paleontology.Today, I saw Ma Di's lecture with my own eyes, and I really understood some things that were just hearsay.

I now understand why Ma Di cannot do without his academics and his school, and is willing to immerse himself in it for the rest of his life.

Because Ma Di belongs here, he belongs to the three-foot podium under his feet.

His performance on the podium formed a strong contrast with his dullness and dullness most of the time in reality.

Ma Di's lectures are relaxed and relaxed, and the weight is lifted lightly.Although I don't understand much of what he said, I still think that listening to his class is definitely a kind of enjoyment.

It is not difficult to understand why this place is overcrowded.I heard from the whispered discussions of the classmates next to me that there are many students from other schools who came here specially to listen to Lao Ma's class.

From this, my admiration for Ma Di has reached another level.

Ma Su's class lasted for nearly two hours, and finally ended with thunderous applause.

Ma Di walked down from the podium with the book in his arms, saw me standing at the door, and waved to me.I followed him back to the office building of the Faculty of Paleontology.

Ma Di looked radiant on the podium, but when he walked down, he looked like a very ordinary little old man.

I looked at Ma Su and kept laughing.

Ma Su stared at me and asked, "Li Yang, are you so happy to see me? What are you laughing at?"

I gave Ma Su a thumbs-up, and praised: "Old Ma, I have seen it today. Your performance on the podium is really like a general who is determined to command. I am convinced of that aura. But you are such an awesome professor, why can’t you wear decent clothes to give lectures? The school leaders don’t care about you? How much does this affect the school’s image, no wonder they call you a strange professor.”

Ma Su curled his lips: "In my life, I have been used to doing my own way. It was like this when I was young, and it is even more so when I am old. My lectures are for preaching and teaching. I am not a model to perform on stage. What do I wear? I am just naked. Going up will not affect the things I said. Over the years, the students I have sent away have been crop after crop, and that is what I have said..."

Ma Di usually doesn't talk much, but when he sees me, he is willing to talk more.He couldn't stop talking, and I didn't speak, just looked at him and smiled.

Only then did Ma Di realize that he waved his hand: "You brat, you didn't come to see my lecture this time, did you? What happened again?"

When I'm with Lao Ma, it's always rare and easy.This ease comes from the heart.

But this relaxation didn't last long. Seeing him ask, I had to mention the real purpose of my trip.This is bound to be a difficult topic.

"Old Ma, I know that you study paleontology, so do you have any research on ancient civilizations and ancient writing?"

Ma Di was a little surprised to hear my question. He glanced at me and shook his head: "What you are asking is nonsense. You have also been to college, so you should know that there are specialties in art, especially at my age. This is even more so. In terms of paleontology, I am still in the learning stage, not to mention other fields... why are you asking this?"

I didn't hide anything, I took out the note my third uncle gave me, and put it in front of Ma Su.

On it were a few inscribed characters that third uncle barely sketched out from his own memory.In fact, I know that these words look similar in shape, and whether they are written correctly or not, the third uncle himself has no idea.

Ma Di said that there is a reason to specialize in the arts, so I naturally understand.It is impossible for a person with Ma Di's knowledge to be knowledgeable in all fields.The reason why we want to ask Ma Su for advice with this inscription is also to see if he can help us find someone who has researched ancient characters.

If it can be confirmed that these characters are not ancient characters, then this thing is most likely the inscribed characters mentioned by the third uncle.

So I didn't pin my hopes on Ma Di. I didn't expect that Ma took the note, looked it over and over again, and suddenly said: "Li Yang, what you drew...is it inscribed?"

I was originally sitting, but when I heard Ma Di's question, I suddenly stood up and was shocked: "Old Ma, you...do you know Yinwen?"

If Ma Su really knew Yin Wen, then I could take him to the front of the stele and recognize the words on it.

At least it can provide us with a clue to break the terrible situation.

Unexpectedly, seeing my reaction, Ma Di waved his hand: "Don't get excited, how can I recognize any inscriptions?"

"Then...you...why do you ask that?" I was a little discouraged.

The old horse sighed: "It seems that you have to face what you have to face. Come, come and see this..."

Lao Ma didn't answer me directly, but took me to the front of his bookcase, opened the cabinet, and rummaged inside.

While searching, he muttered: "It's been a bit long, I'm getting older, my memory is not good, and I don't know if I can find it..."

The old horse turned out the books in the bookcase one by one, and threw them on the ground.

I had to help him organize the books on the floor one by one.

After searching for more than half an hour, Ma Su finally shouted: "Yes, this is it..."

I was taken aback, and hurried over to have a look.

Ma Di was holding a book in his hand, but what he was looking at was not the content of the book, but a photo in the book.

Ma Su handed me the photo.

I saw that the photo was an old photo, it should be taken with a camera with film in the past, and the picture is far less clear than the current digital camera.The environment in the photo looks like a field, but the subject is a huge stone.

I looked at it for a long time and didn't understand what Lao Ma meant by showing me this photo, so I asked in puzzlement: "Old Ma, isn't this just a rock? Why do you let me see this?"

Ma Di glanced at me, picked up a magnifying glass from the table and handed it to me: "Look carefully."

I suspiciously used a magnifying glass to observe carefully on the photo.

As a result, I saw that there were characters on the surface of that boulder.

It's just that the stone is covered with turquoise moss-like plants, and the writing is a bit blurred.But judging by the few clear characters, they are indeed very similar to the so-called inscriptions on the stone tablet and the walls of the house that we have seen.

Could it be that the inscription on this stone is also a kind of inscription?

I couldn't help asking: "Old Ma, where was this filmed?"

Chapter 448 The Archaeological Team

"It was taken more than ten years ago when an expedition team jointly formed by several colleges went to Shaanxi to investigate. At that time, the objects we investigated were different. Of course, I was looking at the creatures in the mountains, and I also went to archaeology. After we arrived at the relevant area, we acted separately and then assembled. At that time, I took several biologists into the mountain for investigation, and found this stone. The words on it at that time attracted us. Unfortunately, none of us I recognize these characters, but I don’t know when they were left. So we took this photo and located the location. We want to hand it over to the archaeological team when we go back to see if there is any research. value."

Looking at the photo, Ma Su recalled slowly.

I found that when Ma Di talked about this matter, he seemed to hesitate to speak, and his expression was a little strange.It seems that he is not very willing to mention the things at that time, but he has to talk about it because I came to beg him.

"Old Ma, what happened at that time?" I had a premonition that there would be something wrong at that time, otherwise Lao Ma would not have put this photo in the book and sealed it up.

Ma Di looked a little sad, nodded and said: "You are right, I really don't want to recall this past. I don't know why you saw this kind of text, but since it reappeared after so many years, maybe it is telling For me, what should be faced is always faced. If you can understand this kind of writing, it can be regarded as an explanation for the dedication of the two scholars at that time."

"Devotion? Did someone die at that time?" I asked in surprise.

Ma Di nodded: "At that time, after several of us took photos, we continued to search for a tree species we wanted to find, but found nothing, so we returned to the camp that day. Since our cameras were not digital at that time, the photos we took were still available for the time being. We couldn’t get it out, so we told the archaeological team about the stone and the words on it. Unexpectedly, they were very interested after hearing about it, so we sent someone to leave the camp with the film. We went to the nearest town to wash. We continued to stay in the camp and conducted surveys around the area. Two days later, the man came back excitedly with a photo. A few of them actually wanted to go into the mountain overnight to find that stone."

When Ma Di said this, I stopped him and asked, "Wait a minute, old Ma, are you saying that this photo was taken by you at that time, and that person went to the town to develop it?"

"Yes." Ma Su nodded.

I shook my head: "That's not right, my third uncle said that inscribed inscriptions don't exist in the world. In other words, inscribed inscriptions can only be viewed, not saved. I once took pictures with my mobile phone, and after the results came out, all the words on it disappeared miraculously So, if the words on the stone are inscribed, how could there be words in this photo?"

Ma Di said: "Maybe those who are difficult will not, and those who will meet are not difficult. After the man came back with the photo, I once heard him say a few words, it seems that he used a special method to wash it, and added some medicine. In short, it is very laborious. I don’t know the specifics.”

I couldn't help asking again: "They have worked so hard and are so interested, they must know the origin of these words."

Ma Di nodded: "They didn't say much at the time, they just wanted us to show them a way. Although we didn't come from the same place as them, after a period of work, we have formed a deep friendship with each other. For the sake of safety and to help my friends, another companion and I entered the mountain with the three of them."

"Going into the mountains at night, and there should be undeveloped mountainous areas, isn't it a bit dangerous?" I asked.

Ma Di smiled: "Even you know, how could we not know. But the behavior of those three people was completely different from usual, as if they were possessed by evil spirits, and they insisted on entering the mountain. We can't stop them even if we try hard to persuade them. We had to accompany them into the mountain. But after entering the mountain, it became very difficult for us to continue to find the location we positioned. We all have experience in living in the jungle, but we found the location nearby that night, but how did we find it? I can't find the stone either. It makes me wonder if there was something wrong with our positioning at the time."

Ma Di seemed to be completely lost in memory, and he spoke slowly.

I went over to pour a glass of water for the old horse and handed it to him.

He silently took the water glass, took a sip, and continued: "We have been wandering around that place for two full days, and all the dry food we brought has been eaten, so we suggested that they go back to the camp first. But they refused to go back." , I want to continue searching there."

I asked, "Didn't you ask them why they were so persistent in looking for that stone?"

Ma Di replied: "Their reaction is so big, of course we have to ask. But they have always kept their mouths shut. We know that some things involve industry secrets, so it is understandable not to say. So we didn't continue to ask. That's it, we We searched there for another day, and finally ran out of ammunition and food, so we had to return to the camp. We pitched a simple tent nearby, and decided to stay there until dawn before returning to the main camp. As a result, something happened that night. ..."

Having said this, Ma Su took a deep breath, took another sip of water, and continued: "I lived in one tent with another companion that night, and the three of them lived in two other tents. Everyone After wandering around for three days, I was a little tired. In addition, I had no dry food for a day, and I only ate some wild fruits to satisfy my hunger. I couldn’t keep up physically. So we went to bed early, and then I heard outside. Movement. It was the kind of small sound, as if someone was walking lightly. I looked at my watch in a daze, and it was a little past eleven o'clock that night. I gently opened a crack in the tent and looked out. I found two figures, just crawled out of the tent, and tiptoed to the outside of the temporary camp."

"Is it from the two archaeological teams?"

Ma Di nodded, then shook his head: "Actually, they are not a real archaeological team. They are all scholars who study ancient civilizations and cultures in school. Of course, they also do some archaeological work sometimes."

I guessed: "Then I guess they must have discovered something during the day and didn't want you to know, so they sneaked out at night."

Ma Di glanced at me, sighed and said, "Li Yang, I didn't expect you to guess this point just by hearing my story. It's a pity that I didn't think about that at the time. We always regarded them as friends. I have been doing my best to help them, but I never thought they would do those things behind our backs."

"So, that stone must be very precious and important to them. It's so important that they want to find it without telling you."

Ma Di shook his head: "To be honest, until now, I don't know what the value of that stone is. I didn't know even more at that time. When I saw them going out, I thought it was them going to get up at night. Who knew they Not long after they left, people who lived in another tent also came out, and followed those two down. Their strange behavior aroused my curiosity. It was more than ten years ago, and my curiosity is still strong. So I also sneaked out of the tent, and followed the third person out of the camp from a distance. They walked and listened in front, and they should be determining the route while walking. But I don’t understand why the three of them didn’t go together action."

Chapter 449 Distraction

When Ma Di said this, I sneered: "It seems that they must know the value of the stone and the words on the stone to them. At the critical moment, the three of them were distracted. To use an inappropriate metaphor, it is like It's the same as dividing up the loot after the thief succeeds, everyone has their own selfish motives."

Ma Di nodded: "But I really didn't think about it that way at the time. The three of them usually seem to be very friendly, and they have a deep friendship with each other. It is said that there have been dangers several times during archaeology, but they never leave. Not giving up, helping each other, overcoming countless difficulties. How could it be possible to be distracted just because of a stone with writing on it?"

I replied, "That depends on whether it's worth their distraction."

Ma Di shook his head: "No, I still don't believe they will be distracted by this."

I looked at Ma Di's expression, he did not quite agree with my statement.I know that Ma Di has been selfless in his heart throughout his life, and he has no great desires or pursuits. It can be said that in the hearts of people of Ma Di's age, he is a rare piece of white paper that has not been tarnished by worldly fame and fortune.So, he also doesn't believe in negative things that he thinks are unlikely to exist.

So I didn't want to argue too much with him on this aspect, but continued to ask: "Old Ma, what happened later? What happened later?"

Ma Di went on to say: "I followed them through the woods and left the temporary camp. They turned around the path we walked during the day, and they found the stone with strange words very quickly. It turned out that our There is nothing wrong with the location, we have been looking around here, but for some reason we have not found it.”

Speaking of this, I asked Lao Ma again: "Then have you ever thought about why you couldn't find the stone at the beginning, but later they found the stone by acting alone?"

Ma Di explained: "Of course I thought about it. There is only one reason, that is, they are more professional than us in finding the location. After all, we study biology, and they study archaeology. At the beginning, they couldn't find it because After being disturbed by us, they acted alone later and became more focused. I think they must have thought of something suddenly that night. Because they will leave the camp the next day, they can only act at night to see if it will What will be discovered?"

Ma Su is a kind person, so he will regard all people as kind.

Even though he had personally witnessed his student Zhou Zheng betraying him, he even wanted to kill him.Now that Zhou Zheng is missing, he still mentions him from time to time, wondering if Zhou Zheng has some difficulties, and still saying that Zhou Zheng was originally a kind person, and he would not become like that for no reason.

It seems that human beings have flaws. When I saw Ma Di's appearance, I really couldn't bear to say anything to hurt him.The Three Character Classic says that human nature is kind at the beginning, and it is not easy for Ma Su to maintain this kind heart after living for decades.

Ma Di himself said that those members of the archaeological team were indeed better than him in finding the location.So judging from the situation he described, it was likely that the two members of the archaeological team had done something to find the location, so that they had been searching around but couldn't find it.They waited until the end, and then secretly went to find the stone.

This time I didn't speak. After listening to Ma Su's continuation, I probably understood what happened at that time.

The two people walking together in front were Fang Jiaming and Zhao Huanchu.The one who followed him was called Song Ping.The three of them are also well-known scholars in a certain college, and they all have the titles of professor and associate professor.

The ages of the three people are also similar, Fang Jiaming is slightly older by two or three years, and he has the oldest qualifications among the three people, so the actions have always been carried out under his command.