Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

I was also thinking about the night pearl.

When Professor Zhang was telling me about history, he specifically mentioned the night pearl.

There is almost no record of the night-shining pearl in official history, and it is only recorded in collections of strange stories such as "Biographies of Immortals" and "Records of the In search of the gods".

In addition, no real night pearl has ever been discovered.

Therefore, Professor Zhang believes that the night-shining pearl was an exaggeration by the ancients, and it may actually be fluorite that can glow for a short time.

I reached my right hand into my arms, carefully took out the night pearl and held it in my palm.

When I slowly opened my fingers to reveal the night pearl, a mysterious green light shone.

At this moment, Cui Hao and I were both staring at the night pearl with our eyes fixed on it.

The beads are perfectly round and dark green all over.

If you look closely, you can see many crystal structures that emit light.

Gulu.

Cui Hao swallowed hard, his face flushed with excitement, and he started shouting and dancing.

"Get rich, get rich, brother!"

"If you have money, you can marry a wife. All the pretty girls in the whole town are up to us two brothers to choose from!"

"Wet his monument, that's not right!"

"You have money, but you're still looking for cowardly village girls. Let's marry city girls! Marry the most beautiful city girl, preferably a college girl!"

"Let those idiots in the village envy us to death!"

"Yeah, and there's also Xiufang who was so blind she broke off the engagement, making her whole family regret it to death!"

The guy started dreaming before the things were even exchanged for money.

But when I heard Xiufang, my heart skipped a beat.

Being ruthlessly rejected is a pain in the heart!

Grandpa vomited blood because he was angry about the broken engagement!

If I really have money, I will make Xiufang's family regret it!

As if sensing that I was in a bad mood, Cui Hao's excited voice gradually subsided.

He put his arm around my shoulders and patted me twice.

"Brother, you are brave and educated, your future is limitless, don't let yourself be depressed because of a woman."

"In the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei said women are just clothes. Now that we have money, we can change into beautiful clothes every day!"

I was stunned for a moment, then laughed silently.

This is a rough statement but it makes sense. How can a real man be so upset because of a woman?

Although I don’t agree with what Liu Bei said that women are like clothes.

But later in my life, I summed up a truth.

If you can get a woman with money, use less emotion on her. If you can get a woman with emotion, spend more money on her.

And Xiufang is undoubtedly a woman who can be obtained with money.

It's not worth my wasting my feelings on her.

"You're right, working hard to build a career and make money is the real truth!"

After I said that, I took a deep breath and blew out the oil lamp.

"Brother, why are you blowing out the lights?"

"Try to see if it's a real night-shining pearl."

Because of Professor Zhang’s point of view, I have doubts about whether this bead is really a night-shining pearl.

According to ancient records, the night-shining pearl can illuminate the night sky in an environment without light source.

Fluorite, on the other hand, can only emit weak fluorescence.

The oil lamp went out and the tunnel became dark.

The night pearl did not emit the bright light that I had imagined.

The dim green fluorescence could only reflect human silhouettes, and even Cui Hao's face, who was so close to him, could not be clearly seen.

Looking at the pitifully weak fluorescence, my heart sank.

This is at best the light of a firefly.

They are definitely two different things from the legendary night pearl that can compete with the stars in the night sky!

As I robbed more and more tombs and gained more knowledge, I became more and more certain that the legendary night pearl was a figment of my imagination.

Later, someone used artificial strontium boroaluminate to make night-shining pearls, which became very popular and deceived many people who wanted to make a fortune.

Cui Hao scratched his head and felt that there was something wrong with the night pearl.

"Why is the Night Pearl so dim?"

"This shouldn't be a real night pearl." I said softly.

"Huh? If it's not a real night-shining pearl, then what is it?"

"According to Professor Zhang, it should be fluorite mixed with rare earth elements, which can only emit weak phosphorescence."

"Ah?! Then, is this thing still worth money? Can it make a fortune and marry a beautiful wife from the city?"

I shook my head regretfully: "It's hard to say."

I felt very bad that the priceless night pearl turned into fluorite.

This means that the beautiful imagination just now may all come to nothing.

"How can it not be a real night-shining pearl? You took it out of the skull's mouth. Did we rob a fake tomb?"

"Could the gold and jade items also be fake?"

Cui Hao became more and more panicked as he spoke.

He hurriedly lit the oil lamp and looked at the gold and jade artifacts carefully.

After a moment he gave up.

He has no idea how to distinguish between truth and falsehood, good and bad. He is just like a dog looking at stars.

"Brother Shitou, take a good look at these things. They are supposed to make you rich. If they are fake, then our happiness is in vain!"

I squinted my eyes and fell into deep thought.

The word "fake tomb" reminded me.

In order to prevent tomb robbers, the ancients had many anti-theft measures.

In addition to the various well-known anti-theft mechanisms, there are also suspicious tombs.

The most famous of these is Cao Cao's 72 suspected tombs.

Cao Cao had robbed tombs so many times that he felt guilty, so he frantically built fake tombs to hide his tracks.

However, most of the suspected tombs in the Western Zhou Dynasty were built directly above the real tombs.

Tomb robbers dug up a suspected tomb, saw the coffin, took the things and left, never imagining that there was a larger tomb underneath the suspected tomb.

"Suspicious tomb, suspicious tomb."

I murmured softly, closing my eyes and thinking hard about the book I had read at Professor Zhang's residence.

Because there is a deep connection between historical research and archaeology, some of the books in Professor Zhang's residence are archaeology-related documents.

I read those archaeological documents as leisure books in my spare time.

Some archaeological excavation records of high-level tombs in the Western Zhou Dynasty include records about preventing theft in suspicious tombs.

The more I think about it, the more excited I get.

It is possible that the tomb is just a suspected tomb.

This means there is a bigger tomb underneath!

There are more valuable antiques inside!

"Brother, what's wrong with you? Stop scaring me with your weird talk!"

Cui Hao was frightened by my deep thought and mumbling, and hurriedly grabbed my shoulders and shook me hard.

"Don't shake it, I'm fine."

"Huh," Cui Hao breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you're okay. I thought you were possessed."

"Mouse, I have a bold idea..."

I leaned close to Cui Hao's ear and told him my speculation about the suspected tomb.

Cui Hao's eyes gradually became as big as copper bells, and his mouth opened so wide that he couldn't close it.

"Brother! You mean there's a bigger tomb? More treasures?!"

"I'm not too sure, but it's a possibility."

To be honest, I was also surprised by my own speculation.

If the tomb we visited was indeed a suspected tomb, then the real tomb below was at least of royal level!

The wealth inside is simply unimaginable!

"Fuck!" Cui Hao clenched his fist excitedly and slammed it hard on the ground.

"When a man dies, the birds fly up to the sky, and he will live forever!"

"Even if there's a one percent chance, it would mean eternal prosperity for both of us!"

"Brother, just tell me what to do!"

Cui Hao's eyes were full of anticipation.

Only by getting rich can he feel proud, and he really wants to seize this opportunity.

I also want to seize the opportunity.

But we don't have any tomb-robbing skills, and we went into the tomb just now just by luck and found something ready-made.

"This matter still needs to be considered in the long run."

"Grandpa Tuo has told so many tomb-robbing stories before. They don't sound made up. Maybe we can talk to him."

"Talk to Master Tuo about this? Will it leak out?" Cui Hao said worriedly.

"I can't say it directly, I have to hint at it... Let's discuss going to the provincial capital tomorrow first."

"Yes, yes, yes, sell these gold and jade items quickly and exchange them for money to avoid any more trouble."

Cui Hao was afraid that gold and jade items would become worthless like the night pearls, and he wanted to sell them immediately and exchange them for cash.

But I am worried about how to sell so many things.

If you go to an antique shop to sell it, you can only do it slowly and steadily. Taking out too much at once will definitely arouse suspicion.

Looking for a goldsmith to sell gold items?

Most goldsmiths don’t have the ability to take on so much, and if they sell it to them, they can only sell it at a discount to the gold price, which is not worth the cost.

It’s difficult, too difficult!

I didn't think too much about it when I was robbing the tomb, but now that I have the stolen goods, I realize that selling the stolen goods is even harder than robbing the tomb.

Precisely because it is difficult to sell stolen goods, tomb robbers are the group with the greatest risk and the least profit in the entire industry chain of tomb robbing and selling stolen goods.

The bulk of the profits are taken away by middlemen who are able to sell the items to end customers, send them for auction, or smuggle them out.

"It's unrealistic to take out so many things at once."

"Take a small piece of each of gold and jade to the provincial capital to test whether they can be sold. Safety first."

Cui Hao calmed down and nodded repeatedly.

I also understand so many things, and it is unlikely to monetize them.

At this time, you must stay calm, safety is the most important thing.

Cui Hao patted his chest and said with great loyalty, "I have two older sisters. They can take care of the family if anything happens. You are the only one in your family, and your grandfather can't do without you."

"I'll go sell the stuff, and I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

I shook my head.

He is neither bold nor careful, so we dare not let him ship the goods.

When Cui Hao was about to continue nagging, I vaguely heard a faint vibration on the cave wall.

It seems like someone is walking towards this side.

"Shh!"

He put his finger to his mouth and made a gesture of silence.

Then I put my ear to the wall of the cave and listened carefully.

It was indeed footsteps.

And the footsteps were heading towards the abandoned kiln.

Cui Hao also followed my example and lay on the wall of the cave to listen.

When he heard the footsteps, his face turned pale.

"He's coming towards us! Have they been discovered?"

"Keep calm and don't talk."

My heart was beating fast with nervousness, but I still tried to comfort him.

The footsteps became clearer and clearer, and I could even hear the voices of the people coming.

Cui Hao panicked and hugged me tightly with his hands, burying his head in my arms, as if he wanted to hide himself in my body.

It would feel great if a girl hugged and nuzzled him like this, but unfortunately Cui Hao was a big guy.

I frowned and pushed him twice, but failed to push him away, so I could only let him hold me.

Tread.

The footsteps seemed to be right above my head, and their voices could be heard very clearly.

"Damn his ancestors, who is the bastard who dares to interrupt us!"

"There's probably a traitor. We've all been working together for a long time and we all believe it. Meng Jianshe is just a temporary member, and he's a local boss."

"I suspect him too! His father is the head of Yagou Village. He's capable of organizing people to carry us down to the tomb and retrieve the treasure!"

When we heard Meng Jianshe's name, Cui Hao and I both shuddered.

He is the son of the village chief.

He also didn't get along with us and always led the villagers to bully us.

I didn’t expect that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes would also participate in tomb robbing!

"elder brother……"

Cui Hao couldn't help wanting to speak, but I covered his mouth before he could say half a word.

I glared at him fiercely.

If any noise is heard by the people above, we will be caught in a jar.

Bang!

There was a sound of wooden boards being kicked overhead.

The sound was just half a meter above my head!

The wooden board covering the tunnel entrance was kicked!