Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 55 I have a way, inscription content

"Brother, Wang Dahong said it wasn't the Meng family who reported you, but if it wasn't the Meng family, who else could it be?"

Cui Hao started thinking about reporting again.

He always thought that it was Meng Jianshe who reported me, but Wang Dahong's behavior just now didn't seem fake.

"You haven't offended anyone else in the village, so no one will ruin your future."

I smiled bitterly.

Now we don’t have time to figure out who reported it.

The most important thing is to quickly find the clues and find the Baon snake within three months.

"We'll investigate the report later when we have some free time. Let's hurry to the provincial capital to find Sister Nan and Ai Wuzhuang and see what's written on the inscription and the English letter."

"Yes, this concerns our lives."

"Brother, do you think we can find someone to remove the curse on our backs?"

That's something I hadn't thought about.

It might be helpful to find a high monk or Taoist priest.

But the problem is that we don’t know anyone in this field and we don’t know where to look.

"Do you know any eminent monks or Taoist priests?" I asked in a muffled voice.

Cui Hao shook his head.

"How would I know them? I heard that many monks and Taoists have returned home and now the temples and Taoist temples are all empty."

In those days, many monks and Taoists returned to secular life and went back home to produce.

Later, as the economy gradually developed, more and more monks and Taoists came to the fore, and some even contracted temples to start businesses.

Moreover, there are very few monks and Taoists who are truly accomplished in Taoism.

Later, I traveled far and wide and met many so-called eminent monks and Taoist priests, and ninety-nine percent of them were just deliberately trying to be mysterious.

Those who are truly capable can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

When I returned to the provincial hospital, I went to see my grandfather first.

Grandpa's complexion looks better, but the doctor in charge said that this is only temporary and that anti-inflammatory drugs cannot cure Grandpa's illness.

If this continues, the condition will worsen within half a year.

Cui Hao was left to take care of his grandfather.

I went to the emergency room to find Zhang Nan.

Zhang Nan sat beside the hospital bed, his face full of worry and haggardness.

Ai Wuzhuang was holding a lunch box and persuading her to eat.

"Nannan, just eat a couple of bites. If you don't eat, your body will complain first."

"But I can't eat it."

"Even if you can't eat it, you have to eat it. If you don't eat it, I will force it into your mouth."

I walked into the ward: "Sister Nan, Sister Ai."

"Hey, Brother Shitou is here. Go and persuade your sister Nan. She didn't eat much last night, and now she won't eat a single bite."

I took the lunch box and sat next to Zhang Nan.

"Sister Nan, how is Professor Zhang?"

In fact, you don’t need to ask to know that Professor Zhang’s condition is not very good.

He was still unconscious, his face was dark blue, and his lips were dark purple, indicating a problem with blood supply to his heart.

Zhang Nan shook his head silently.

Ai Wuzhuang couldn't bear it any longer, so he pinched my arm and whispered, "Hurry up and persuade her to eat!"

"We have to help Sister Nan resolve her emotional issues first, then she'll be willing to eat with us."

"Her concern is Professor Zhang's illness, but..."

"I have a way to save Professor Zhang." I said with certainty.

"What?"

Ai Wuzhuang was a little surprised.

Zhang Nan grabbed my arm tightly with both hands as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw.

"You, you really have a way to save my dad?"

"There is a way, but I need your help."

"What help do you need? Just tell me, I'll help you no matter what it is!"

Zhang Nan was extremely anxious.

I guess even if I asked her to marry me, she would agree without hesitation.

I held up my lunch box and said, "Sister Nan, you should eat first. Only after you eat will you have the energy to help."

The glimmer of hope in Zhang Nan's eyes dimmed in an instant.

Ai Wuzhuang curled his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't try to trick Nannan with this matter. I shouldn't have asked you to help me if I had known."

"Sister Nan, please believe me, I really have a way to save Professor Zhang."

Zhang Nan nodded slowly: "I believe you, I'll eat it."

"Sister Nan, eat the fried dough sticks first. I'll peel the eggs for you."

I peeled the eggshell in two strokes and handed the fragrant tea egg to Zhang Nan's mouth.

She took a bite of the egg white a little embarrassedly, then took the egg and slowly ate it.

Ai Wuzhuang kept smacking his lips and making clicking sounds.

"I've finally figured it out. Some people prioritize love over friendship."

"I didn't." Zhang Nan defended in a low voice with a red face.

"Okay, okay, just pretend you don't have it. Keep eating. I'll lend you my stone brother."

Ai Wuzhuang dragged me out of the ward, took me to the stairwell, and asked, "When you left yesterday, were you going to..."

"Sister Ai, please help me take a look at this first."

I didn't wait for her to finish asking and took out the copied inscription and handed it to her.

"Jinwen? Where did you copy it from?"

"Don't worry about where they came from. Please help translate these inscriptions and see what they say."

I really want to know what the inscription says.

Because the life-saving clue is inside.

The two-clawed snake asked me to find a Baon snake for it, and Professor Zhang also said he wanted to find a Baon snake. There must be some connection between the two.

Ai Wuzhuang took a few glances and his brows gradually furrowed.

"This should be a bronze inscription from the late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty. Many characters bear the characteristics of Shang Dynasty oracle bone script. It is easy to translate word by word, but considering factors such as punctuation, it takes time to accurately translate the meaning."

"for how long?"

"It will take at least two or three days. First, tell me where you got it from?" Ai Wuzhuang stared at me and asked.

I had already thought of a reason.

"Someone in the village dug up a bronze plate a while ago. When I was a kid, I didn't have much to play with, so I copied down the inscription on it."

"What about that bronze plate? It's an inscribed bronze plate from the late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty. It's very valuable for research!"

"Well, steelmaking."

"..."

Ai Wuzhuang's face was filled with regret. "Wasting things. Judging from the description at the beginning of the inscription, it should be the deeds of Duke Ji Gao of Bi in the early Western Zhou Dynasty."

"If we keep that bronze plate, it would be worthy of being a first-class museum collection."

In 78, the state issued the "Standards for the Selection of First-Class Museum Collections (Trial)" in an attempt to implement hierarchical management of museum collections.

The selection standards can be regarded as the predecessor of the cultural relics grading system. With the promulgation and implementation of the Cultural Relics Protection Law in 82, a clear cultural relics grading system was established.

In 87, the "Standards for the Classification of Cultural Relics Collections" were issued in accordance with the Cultural Relics Protection Law.

The division between precious cultural relics and general cultural relics, as well as the classification standards for first-class cultural relics, second-class cultural relics, etc. among precious cultural relics are clarified.

As an archaeology student, Ai Wuzhuang has been exposed to the selection criteria, so he said that it is qualified to become a first-class collection of the museum.

While feeling regretful, Ai Wuzhuang suddenly thought of something and said, "Is this related to saving Professor Zhang?"

I didn't expect her mind to work so quickly.

After some hesitation, I decided to tell part of the story.

“There is some connection.”

"I was taking care of Professor Zhang at night before, and he talked in his sleep about finding the Baon snake to save me."

"Baong Snake? Could it be the three words Nan Nan asked me last time...hiss!"

Ai Wuzhuang took a deep breath and shuddered with fear.

The word fear was written all over her face.

Wow!

Her hands shook violently and she threw the paper with the inscription on it away.

"You, you, you, let me calm down."

I picked up the paper and put it into her hand with a smile.