Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Cui Hao and I straightened our bodies.

I held my breath and dared not breathe out, and every muscle in my body became stiff.

We both prayed silently in our hearts at the same time.

I hope all the gods and Buddhas will bless us and don’t let them find us.

When we were both getting extremely nervous, we heard voices from above.

"Hiss, my feet are so fucking inchy today!"

"It's your own fault for not being careful. I think the person who intercepted it must have done it during the day. It's useless for us to search anymore. Let's go back and help get the bronze artifact."

"Let's go then... Wait, there looks like something under that wooden cover I just kicked. How about we move it and take a look?"

The moment that person made the suggestion, my heart skipped a beat.

There's a real sense of tension as if death is about to strike.

Cui Hao was trembling all over, and his clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

"Could there be anything scattered? Heima Gudong can't see a hammer."

"It really seems like there is something..."

At this time, I held the iron bar in my right hand and slowly adjusted my posture.

Bang!

The board was kicked again.

The sound was particularly clear in the silence.

I raised the iron rod, ready to stab anyone who came down.

As the saying goes, when two brave men meet in a narrow road, the braver one prevails!

At this time, you can only fight to the death.

"There's an egg, hurry back to the boss, we have to be on guard against Meng's tricks!"

"Am I dazzled? Then go back."

The voices of the two people gradually faded away, and the sound of their footsteps gradually disappeared.

I didn't let go of the iron rod until I could no longer hear any sound. I pushed Cui Hao away and lay on the ground gasping for breath.

Every second feels like an age.

It was just over a minute, but it felt like several years. My muscles were so tense and sore, and my clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

"Whoop whoosh!"

Cui Hao was panting heavily and wiping the sweat from his face with both hands.

"Oh my god, I was so scared!"

"You're really smart. You asked me to hide in the tunnel early in the morning, otherwise I would have been blocked just now."

I rubbed my chest with lingering fear.

It was just pure luck.

If those two had been more cautious and careful and lifted the wooden lid to check, we would have been stuck.

We must be extra careful in the future and never be careless about safety.

Because of this incident, I have been cautious for the rest of my life.

But he didn't expect that fate would play tricks on him and he still failed in the end.

"Stop talking nonsense. While they're going back to move the bronze artifacts, let's hurry back to the village."

"Yes, yes, come back quickly."

We left the abandoned kiln and walked towards the village carefully.

When they were about to reach the village, Cui Hao suddenly whispered, "Brother, Meng Jianshe has always been interested in Xiufang."

"Huh?" I glanced at him in confusion.

Xiufang is a beauty in the surrounding villages.

There are many men who are interested in her, and Meng Jianshe is just one of them.

But what does this have to do with me?

"Brother, you haven't figured it out yet?"

"Meng Jianshe is not a good person at heart. I guess he's the one who reported you and prevented you from going to university!"

"He's jealous of you going to college and marrying Xiufang. He's jealous and wants to break you up, so he wrote the report to ruin your future!"

I was silent for a moment and felt that what Cui Hao said made sense.

Reporting can attract the attention of higher authorities, and they will send people down to investigate. At the very least, it will have the endorsement of the village chief.

Moreover, the village chief accompanied us throughout the investigation and must have said a lot of bad things about my family in private.

He looked towards the village chief's house.

I took a deep breath and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense without evidence."

He told Cui Hao to stop talking nonsense, but he was secretly keeping a grudge against Meng Jianshe.

This time, I cut off his tomb and took away the most valuable part, which I would consider as interest.

And because of the interception, Meng Jianshe might have a falling out with the tomb-robbing gang.

Tomorrow we might see him being beaten badly.

I went home, hid the spoils from the tomb, went to bed and fell asleep.

I got up very early the next day.

Grandpa's health was getting worse and worse, and he didn't even have the strength to sit up.

"It's ok, just take a rest."

"Remember to go find Matchmaker Wang today. The marriage cannot be delayed."

Grandpa looked at me with a somewhat distracted look.

He raised his hand to touch my head, but it dropped down weakly after just a little.

"Master, I'll go find a doctor and buy you some medicine!"

I was really afraid that my grandfather would not be able to bear it and rushed out of the house wiping away tears.

The only one we can find now is the village doctor.

I hope his secret recipe is as effective as it's touted to be.

When I saw the village doctor, he raised his head with his nose in the air and didn't even look at me.

"A phoenix without feathers is no better than a chicken."

"You made me lose face in the village yesterday. Now you want me to treat your grandfather's illness, kneel down and beg me!"

I was shaking with anger.

He clenched his fists tightly, wishing he could smash his head off.

But when he thought of his grandfather's illness, his fists loosened involuntarily.

"I'll give you money."

"Tsk, how much money can you have...ah, so much!"

The village doctor's contempt turned into surprise when I took out the money.

I took out all the money my grandfather had saved for me and slammed it in front of the village doctor.

"It's 68.32 yuan in total. If you want the money, use it to pay for my grandfather's medical treatment."

The village doctor stared at the money, greed overflowing from his eyes.

This amount of money may not seem like much now, but in those days, it was equivalent to a village doctor's income for three months.

"You're using all your money as a wife to honor me."

"Haha, everything is easy if you have money!"

"However, this is just an apology for being disrespectful to me. The medical bill will be paid for."

I'm too lazy to argue with him.

Just keep grandpa's condition stable.

The village doctor took the money and put it in his pocket with a smile on his face.

He turned around and went to the medicine cabinet to get the medicine, and after a moment he handed me a few packets of medicine.

The pills wrapped in straw paper are of different sizes, and it is impossible to tell what kind of medicine they are.

I took the medicine and turned to leave.

The village doctor shouted angrily: "I haven't paid for the medicine yet!"

"Keep the account and settle it together next time."

I took note of the village doctor in my heart.

All accounts must be settled!

I had just finished feeding my grandfather his medicine when I got home when I heard a commotion outside.

"Er Gouzi, did you see anyone going to the fields yesterday?"

"Sanlu, someone said you went to the fields yesterday. Were you digging for something?"

"Anyone who saw anyone going to the east field yesterday can report any clues. There will be a big reward!"

It was Meng Jianshe's voice.

My heart shuddered.

It seems that he has not fallen out with the tomb-robbing gang.

This is to track down the person who intercepted last night!

Meng Jianshe's voice was heard again.

"Hey, Mouse, you didn't go out to dig a burrow last night, did you?"

"Brother Jianshe, don't make fun of me. I don't know how to dig a hole."

Cui Hao's voice was trembling.

You don't need to look to know that he must be extremely nervous right now.

"Why are you so nervous? Beads of sweat are forming on your forehead. It's hard for me not to be suspicious of you."

"I'm here to see Brother Shitou... Don't touch me! You're touching a man like me in broad daylight!"

"Someone saw you going to the fields yesterday. Hold him down for me."

"Meng Jianshe, you idiot! You bully people just because your father is the village chief! Fellow villagers, come and give me some advice!"

Cui Hao shouted at the top of his lungs.

Although there were many villagers watching, they were angry but dared not speak out.

Not only because Meng Jianshe's father is the village chief.

Moreover, the Meng family is large.

Meng Jianshe's grandfather had eight sons and the family expanded. By Meng Jianshe's generation, there were more than 40 male descendants, making it the largest family in the village.

So no one in the village dared to mess with the Meng family.

Even if the Meng family behaved recklessly, everyone could only swallow their anger.

clap clap!

The sound of slapping was heard, and there was dead silence outside.

I picked up the steel chisel with a sullen face and walked out. Suddenly, Cui Hao screamed miserably, "Don't move the basket!"

"If you dare to touch the basket, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"