Grave Robbing Past
9 Treasure Appears

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Treasure Appears

I went back to them. No one seemed to care about my embarrassment. Grandpa lit a cigarette." It seems that we should speed up our actions this time. Someone should be watching this place. Since someone had their eyes on him, it meant that the police would soon find out. This time, we are digging the Buddhist tomb that we saw last time. As long as we dig out the relics, we will be almost done. Grab your weapons, let's go take a look at the grave!”

We put on our waterproof suits and took our weapons. Then, we followed Grandpa to the place where the two little ghost faces parked. I looked around and saw many country bumpkins of all sizes. Grandpa walked to the relatively larger country bumpkin in the middle." Just dig from this side down diagonally. We'll get the goods out in half an hour.”After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the slope of the ancient village to watch from afar.

Sis Hua didn't follow us. I thought she might be keeping watch somewhere. Uncle dug the biggest one, while Second Uncle found a smaller one nearby and started digging. Little Uncle and I helped them.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter. The surface temperature was almost 40 degrees Celsius. My sweat flowed through the gaps in my waterproof suit and into my rubber shoes. Later, I found out that wearing waterproof clothing was to not leave any evidence, including sweat stains, and also to prevent skin contact with the things below. About ten minutes later, a layer of rammed earth appeared below. The soil was very hard, but it was easy to dig. Uncle kept pulling out large pieces of soil from inside. I looked around from time to time, worried that those two little ghosts would come back and kill me. If that really happened, I would also be able to make a contribution. This country bumpkin was very strange. There was not a single blade of grass growing around him, but almost every country bumpkin had dried Achnatherum on top of them. Every time I bend down, I have to be careful. I'm afraid that the Achnatherum splendens will prick my butt and tear my waterproof clothes.

After a while, I saw the dark space inside. Why? Didn't the ancients dig at least two meters down? There was also a layer of lime. Why wasn't there one here?

I asked my uncle curiously,"Why is there grass growing on it?" Why isn't there lime below?"

As the uncle dug, he said," The wind blew on the bumpkin. The terrain below is low. The grass seeds were blown to the top by the wind and took root. There was no lime below because this place was too dry. The lime was used to absorb water, but this place did not need it at all.”

The uncle began to expand the hole until it was big enough for a person to enter and exit. He then straightened up and waved at his grandfather. Second Uncle also stopped what he was doing and came over. I looked inside and saw a coffin inside. I was immediately excited. I've only seen Buddhist relics once, and it was on television. This time, he wanted to see it for himself and play with it. I really want to roar into the sky. I'm too f * cking lucky.

What I saw was a wooden coffin. Because it was so old, the coffin had already cracked diagonally. Uncle tied a rope with two iron bars. We pulled together and the coffin was pulled out. I think if the ancient corpse knows about it, we can be considered to have talked for a hundred years.

Everyone began to put on breathing masks. I took a deep breath and helped them open the coffins. The moment the coffin was opened, I felt my breathing freeze. Her hair was scorched by the sun, but her hands were cold. Slowly, I saw a body clearly. It was very big. The scene was very quiet. When the coffin lid was completely opened, I was shocked. Grandpa was also shocked." A wooden man? [-3uww]”

I saw it too. It was a wooden man. The wood had not rotted. Some parts were just dry and cracked. I tried to touch it. Grandpa pulled the wooden puppet up, and the wooden puppet's arm fell off. Second Uncle smiled and began to strip the wooden puppet of its clothes. He even said,"This is a kasaya! Haha! Not bad! This wooden figure was really good. It wouldn't corrode his clothes.”

There was a string of purple Buddha beads on its right hand. I picked up the Buddha beads. There were Sanskrit words engraved on them, but I couldn't understand them. However, these beads seemed to be stones, but they didn't seem to be. They felt very hard. There were 108 of them, a very long string. Grandpa took it and looked at it. He was an eminent monk who used the Diamond Bead as a Buddhist prayer bead. He was a monk who came from the mainland. Yes, he was an exorcist monk!”

I held the lower part of the Buddha Bead and looked at it again and again. Isn't it just a black and shiny unknown substance? Could this be the Diamond Bead?

"Grandpa, what is a vajra? How do you know if he's from the mainland or an exorcist?”

Grandpa said," This is a treasure. In the West, there is a tree called the King Kong Tree. The fruit it bears is very hard. There are only a few purple fruits on a tree every year. Westerners still believed that King Kong Zi could exorcise evil spirits. This monk was probably doing this. Moreover, King Kong Zi did not come from the Western Regions, so it could only be from the mainland!”

I admire Grandpa's reasoning. Grandpa took out the oil paper and carefully wrapped it up. He said,"This thing is enough to be a family heirloom, haha!”

I saw Second Uncle taking off the wooden puppet's shoes again. Grandpa said,"Alright, put this coffin back and fill the hole. Basically, the surrounding graves were buried with this string of beads. Leave this wooden figure to the country!”

Second Uncle looked at the pair of shoes and wanted to take them off, but he had no choice but to put them back. He closed the coffin lid and sighed. He lay on the ground and pushed the coffin in with his feet. When he was about to cover it with soil, he even shone his lamp inside, hoping to find an object placed outside, but he found nothing. In the end, he was so angry that he didn't even bury the soil. He went straight to the small mound that he liked, leaving his uncle and youngest uncle waving the shovel.

I still had a lot of questions, so I asked Grandpa, who was stroking the oil paper at the side with a smile on his face," Why is there a wooden puppet inside?”

Grandfather said," That's hard to say. I think this person might have been thought to have high magic power. He died and was burned. In the end, there were no relics. His ashes were worshipped. It was also possible that he had died in an accident during the ritual, and there was nothing left of him except for this Buddha Bead.”

I asked again,"Oh right, Grandpa! How do you know this is a Buddhist grave? It's not written on it?"

Grandpa was pleased." Look around. It's right in front of the ancient village. The road we came in from is actually an ancient road. " Look over there." He pointed to a dried riverbed in the distance." That's a river with a line in the middle. I think there's a temple where we store things, but it's not big. It's probably where the owner of this wooden puppet cultivated. From this point, I can tell that it should be a Buddhist temple!”

"This…How many years does this have?”

"I think it's been over a thousand years!”

I was secretly amazed. Thousands of years! I actually touched something that was thousands of years old. If I could live for a hundred years, I would have to reincarnate ten times to see this thing. Oh my god! Thousands of years! "Hurry up and help your second uncle!" Grandpa urged. He should be done soon!"

I quickly picked up the shovel and walked towards Second Uncle.

After about twenty minutes, Second Uncle turned his regret into strength and dug hard. From time to time, dirt would be thrown onto my body. The black waterproof suit was made to look like a camouflage suit by him. Suddenly, she saw him put on his breathing mask and lay on the ground with his butt sticking out like a guinea pig digging a hole. No matter how I changed my angle, I could only see his butt. His grandfather had appeared behind him at some point and kicked him in the butt. Half of his body fell into the grave. He heard a roar from inside,"Who is it? Who kicked me!"

As he spoke, he slipped out like a loach. When he stood up, I was shocked to see a withered arm hanging from his head. It had turned black, but he didn't feel anything. Grandpa took a step back first. He pulled me back with one hand and grabbed my uncle's neck with the other. I stumbled and bumped into my uncle who was burying the soil. He was smart and turned around to catch me. That was close! There was a large patch of Achnatherum beneath me. If I fell on it, I would probably suffer tonight.

Grandpa shouted at Second Uncle,"Stand there and don't move!"”

I was baffled. What was going on? Grandpa tightened his waterproof suit and put on a breathing mask. Uncle subconsciously followed suit. "Oh, Min, put on the breathing mask!”

Second Uncle started to get nervous and asked,""What, what? What's going on?"

Grandpa put on the rubber gloves and walked forward." You have half a hand hanging on your head. Don't you know?”

"I don't know!" Second Uncle said. Quickly take it off! Disgusting!"

"Don't move! Half of my hand is poisoned!"

When Second Uncle heard this, he stood still obediently. When Grandpa removed the hand, half a drop of sparkling liquid fell from his palm. "Mercury!!" Grandpa said.

Second Uncle seemed to be relieved. Grandpa continued," If you weren't wearing a breathing mask, this grave would be filled with the most powerful poisonous fog in the world. Anyone who enters would die. Anyone who breathes this gas will soon be half-paralyzed!”

I was wondering why Grandpa was so nervous just now. Grandpa carefully removed the broken arm from Second Uncle's hair, as if he was afraid of breaking a hair. As soon as he took it off, Second Uncle jumped to the side and shouted,"Damn it! You scared me to death! Who kicked me just now!"

We didn't speak. Grandpa said," I kicked it. When you went in just now, I felt that something was wrong. From afar, your surroundings were deformed. Why is that? It meant that something was evaporating! Dig! Dig, dig, dig! Are you happy that you lost your life?"

Second Uncle didn't say anything. Even through the mask, I could imagine his frustration. It seemed that I wasn't the only unlucky one!

Grandpa said," Let this grave evaporate. You guys dig another one. Those further away, put on your masks for me! Shout when you open the door!"

As he spoke, he walked to the side, took off his mask, and looked around. I turned back to look at the grave. There seemed to be a black coffin in the dark hole.

We first helped Uncle fill the largest grave, then turned to the other side and found a relatively larger grave to start digging. Wearing a breathing mask made me extremely uncomfortable. The sweat from my waterproof clothes entered my rubber shoes. I felt like I was in a swamp. Every step I took felt like my shoes were about to fall off. Everyone seemed to be conserving their energy. They didn't say anything. I was the first to fail. I was dying of thirst. I retreated to the foot of the ancient village and took off my breathing mask. I felt the fresh and dry air. It was really enjoyable! I took a deep breath and began to take off my waterproof suit. Then, I didn't care if Sis Hua was looking at me or not. I put on a pair of shorts and stood in the shade. The hot wind blew past and I shivered. It was so comfortable. My pores tightened and I felt like I was back in the air conditioner at home. I stood there for less than five minutes. When I saw that Second Uncle was dying, I ran out too. He rarely admitted that he couldn't do it and always liked to drag his uncle into it. When the two of them walked over unsteadily, Uncle suddenly exerted his strength and said to us,"I dug it open!"

Grandpa stood up and said,"Come back!" Take a break! Otherwise, I won't have any stamina!" Only then did the few of them walk over from the grave.

I picked up the kettle and drank it. The water was warm, probably because it was placed on the sand. This time, his uncle drank the most and finished a pot. Second Uncle and Little Uncle ran over to bring a watermelon over. After a few cuts, they wolfed down the food. I also took half a piece. Maybe I drank too much water and couldn't eat much. Grandpa said,"You two brats, drink some water after you finish eating!" Eating too much of this stuff won't quench your thirst!"

I looked at my watch. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Grandpa actually didn't call everyone for dinner. "Grandpa, when are we eating?" I asked.”

Grandpa looked at me." We'll change to eat later. We won't stop when people stop at the grave." This place isn't safe. Let's finish this as soon as possible!”

" Oh," I said. Sis Hua came down from a broken wall and picked up the kettle to drink. I started to put on my clothes in a panic. In order to distract myself, I asked,"Sister…Sister Hua, is there anything wrong?”

She shook her head and didn't look at me. I felt slightly relieved. This was the second time I had only worn my underwear in front of this woman. I didn't want to continue being awkward here, so I put on a waterproof suit and shouted at Grandpa,"Grandpa! Let's go and take a look!"

Grandpa zipped up his waterproof jacket. Even my grandson is more hardworking than you!"

As we spoke, we walked towards the grave that Uncle had dug up. Passing by the grave filled with mercury, Grandpa squatted down and looked inside for a long time. Then, he stood up and continued to walk forward. He turned on the lamp and looked inside. I stuck my butt out and looked inside too. I saw…I don't know if it was a coffin. It was pointed at both ends and very wide in the middle, like a boat. Grandpa stood up and said,"Go and call your uncle over. Let's see if there's anything good on the foreign ancient corpse!"”

I was very surprised and excited when I heard it. It's a foreign one! I jogged all the way. Second Uncle and the others had already finished eating the watermelon and were enjoying the cool air with their feet in the air. I said,"Grandpa wants us to go over and see the ancient corpses overseas!"”

Uncle put on a waterproof suit, and Second Uncle and Little Uncle also started to mess around. Sis Hua stood up and walked in. I looked at her and called out softly,"Sister Hua! Be careful!"

She nodded and walked into the ancient village without looking back. "You know how to be gentle with women now?" His uncle teased. Haha!"

Second Uncle said,"Our Min 'er has grown up!”

I didn't give them a chance to tease me anymore. I turned around, took the shovel, and ran to Grandpa's place!

I rushed to the grave and hit it with a shovel. Grandpa said,"Dig out! Dig out! Be careful not to break the treasure!"

I nodded, and felt the temperature around me increase by at least 10 degrees. Hot! How uncomfortable! But my instincts told me not to stop. Uncle and the others will replace me in a while. I tried my best to stand still. Even if it was hot, it wouldn't be so hot that it felt like I was burning.

"Erzi, go down. Remember, tie a slipknot at the end of the coffin and a dead knot at the front!"”

Second Uncle went down and climbed out in a while. I went to help him up, but he was still carrying a big earthen jar. As soon as he came out, he said,"There are treasures inside! There were treasures inside! Hahaha! There was only one burial in this grave. Move aside!”

Grandpa kicked him again." Get lost! He didn't know what was inside and just opened it randomly!”

Second Uncle thought about it and agreed, so he stepped aside. Grandpa knelt on the ground and slowly felt the weight of the jar. He shook it gently and heard the sound of metal colliding inside. At this moment, the lid of the earthen jar broke and fell off. Grandpa took a look and threw it to Second Uncle." Here, your baby!”

Second Uncle took it and looked at it. Like a deflated ball, he shouted,"Five baht! Five baht coins! You said you were dead! Why not put in some useless money?!”

However, he did not seem to have any intention of throwing them away. He only gently put them aside. I went over and picked up a few to take a look. There were some bronze and some were even black. The whole body was pitch-black and had some bronze. I imagined that this thing could be used to buy buns in ancient times. I turned around and asked Second Uncle,"This is worthless?"”

Second Uncle said,"One can only be sold for 100 yuan at most! It was the same price as selling it to the Russians. They had many such things and didn't care for it!”

I said,"Then sell it to the nouveau riche!"”

Second Uncle was depressed." This thing is really something that I can't bear to lose. It's not easy to sell it if I keep it! A nouveau riche bringing an ancient coin out on the streets. Look at the black color and the green color. It's not pretty enough! Or it could be worth tens of thousands of yuan, but who would bury a fool with a dime? Use it as spare change for the car?"

I thought it made sense and said,"Then give me a few when we go back!" I'll go coax my girlfriend!"

Grandpa said,"You can take a few. The rest can be put back!" This five baht jar was worthless. It was useless to take it!”

"Oh." Next, each of us will take one of the four rope ends. "Pull!" Grandpa said. I saw the coffin come out bit by bit. When it was all pulled out, I looked at it. It was indeed in the shape of a boat. There was no lid, and the person inside was a woman with a headscarf. His uncle was amused." A woman? [-3uww]! Haha! There should be something good!"

I looked at the female corpse. She should have been very peaceful before she died. Her entire body was wrapped tightly. Her head was wrapped in white-yellow hemp. Her hair was separated in the middle and the color was maroon. Her nose bridge was high, her eyes were sunken, and her lips were very thin. She looked like a typical Xinjiang person. The strangest thing was that the decoration on her hair was actually a feather. She was wearing a long robe made of cotton. I gently touched it and it felt okay.

His uncle didn't care about this. He pulled at her headscarf and said,"Be good! Let me see if there are earrings? Haha!" As she spoke, she took off the earring. I took it and saw that it was black in color. There were three small chains hanging from the curved ear hook. There were three small diamonds on the chain that looked like ancient arrowheads. I asked Grandpa,"Grandpa, what…what material is this?”

Grandpa took a look and touched it with rubber gloves." Gold!”

I was shocked. Black gold?"

Second Uncle stood up and said,"What black gold? That was because the earring was stained with something dirty. It turned yellow after washing it with sulfuric acid!”

I seemed to understand a little. In this line of work, one had to have some foresight. Otherwise, if they dug up a treasure and didn't understand what it was, they would throw it away like trash. If they found out in the future, they would regret it until their intestines turned green.

I carefully handed the earring to my uncle. He took out the oil paper and wrapped it up." This is worth a lot of money!”

I looked at my uncle. He had just taken off the corpse's robe. The corpse's hands were placed on its abdomen, and its legs were in a strange posture. It was bent to one side. Under the robe was a silk robe with an eagle embroidered on it. It was lifelike. I knew that this robe was very valuable. The ancient corpse was also wearing a bracelet. It was a very strange jade bracelet. The bracelet was pieced together. Every piece was basically the same. Each piece was engraved with a sitting Buddha. There were six pieces in total. The jade had a faint bluish-white color. The holes were at the top and the end of the jade. They were very small and round. The six pieces of jade were connected by a thin hemp rope. The hemp rope was black, probably soaked in some kind of material. The wisdom of the ancients could be seen from this small bracelet.

The uncle took the piece of jade down." Min 'er, this is the same jade as the one I gave you. It's just that the one I gave you was later processed into a necklace. It's considered rare. This kind of bracelet was the best of the best when the Silk Road was at its peak. Those who could afford this jade bracelet were at least one of the richest people in the city.”

I subconsciously touched the jade on my chest and carefully examined the jade bracelet. The jade was very clear and there were some yellow marks. Grandpa looked at it. This was the soul entering the bracelet.”

I picked up the jade bracelet and tried to see it clearly through the breathing mask. The Buddha was smiling under the sunlight, but his posture was very strange. It was unclear whether he was standing or sitting. "Grandpa!" I asked Grandpa. What kind of posture is this Buddha in!"

Grandpa looked at it and said,"This is Amitabha, it's for exorcism!"”

"Amitabha?" Wasn't this the kind that he had heard of when he was young?”

"Yes," said Grandpa. He was a Buddha to begin with. This Buddha once said,'If someone wants to be born in my land of bliss, he only needs to recite my name sincerely. Even if he only chants my name ten times, he can still be born in my paradise.' The ancients believed in this!"

I nodded and handed the bracelet to Grandpa. He wrapped it in oil paper. His uncle began to take off the silk dress again. He took off his clothes very smoothly, but when he took them off to his shoulders, he accidentally broke her arm. He quickly said,"It's a sin. I'll definitely bury you properly later!"”

After he took off the silk clothes, I saw that the female ancient corpse was wearing a pure white wrap and a pair of white silk pants on her lower body. The pants were very fat, very similar to the old bloopers. She was wearing a pair of leather boots on one side of her feet. The leather boots were very beautiful, and there were some patterns on them. I looked at her and guessed that she must have been very beautiful when she was alive. She had a pair of slender arms, and her fingers were long and beautiful. Perhaps it was because of the dry environment, her nails were a little long, but it still could not hide her beauty. It made people feel a little reluctant to take off her shoes. His uncle did not care about all of this, but he did it gently, trying not to destroy her body. It was easy to take off her shoes, probably because her bandages were well preserved at the time of burial.

Grandpa took the leather boots and touched them." It's probably deerskin! Yes, these shoes can only be sold at a good price in pairs!”

At this moment, something fell out of his shoe. In the blink of an eye, his grandfather caught it and realized that it was a gold plate.

I took the gold piece and looked at it carefully. Sanskrit was written on it. "What does that mean?" I asked him.”

Grandpa said,"This is the best evidence to prove that this female corpse believes in Buddhism!"”

"Why?" I asked eagerly.

Grandpa said,"This means that you will become a Buddha immediately and convert to Buddhism after death!"”

I asked again,"Grandpa, from her appearance, she should be a minority. Why does she believe in Buddhism?"”

"Hehe!" It was hard to say. There were also Han people who washed their intestines and did not eat big meat (Xinjiang called pork big meat). It was also possible for ethnic minorities to believe in other religions!”

I nodded, and then I found a basketball-sized pottery jar beside the female corpse's leg. From afar, it looked like a big goblet with a lid. Grandpa took a look. The lid was open, which meant that it was not sealed. He gently picked up the lid. There were still some items inside. When his grandfather saw this, he laughed loudly. She's also a lovestruck woman!"

Puzzled, I went up to take a look. There was a bunch of light yellow hair in a very exquisite iron box. The iron box had already rusted out with bronze. There was a half-black golden bird and something else that he could not name, but the rest were basically shattered at the slightest touch. There was a layer of white satin at the bottom, covered in dust.

Grandpa closed the lid." Dali, quickly put it in my car and wrap it with cotton!”

Uncle might have wanted to run away long ago, because it was so hot here that it was difficult for ordinary people to stay for more than a few minutes, but we had been here for almost an hour.

The final cleaning work came to this jar. I naively asked Second Uncle,"Do you want me to get a piece of clothing to cover him? See for yourself. Other than the robe, there's nothing else for him to wear inside?"”

Second Uncle looked at me with disdain and said,"Did you get a heatstroke? Putting this thing in would be evidence of your crime. Moreover, you're covered in sweat. Aren't you afraid that you'll make people jump up and fight you?”

I think it makes sense, but I always feel empty in my heart. Watching them send the ship coffin into the grave bit by bit, I touched the few five baht coins I was holding. I felt very uncomfortable and simply put these five baht coins into her grave.

Grandpa told us to fill up the hole and then go back to rest. He counted the spoils of war and said,"This time, we'll just have to finish dealing with that tomb filled with silver. We still have another tomb to go to!”

This time, they were even more thirsty than the last time. After everyone took off their waterproof clothes, they all drank water vigorously. Even Grandpa began to drink crazily. It seemed that everyone was hot to the limit. I said,"Grandpa, I can't stand the heat!”

Grandpa threw out a bottle of cooling ointment." Wipe them all! You're almost at your limit. We'll call it a day after we deal with this place! Rest here for the afternoon!"

I looked at my watch. It was already six o'clock in the afternoon. It was good that no one had eaten lunch and it was time for dinner. I crawled into the ancient village and found a naan and a few horse intestines. Because I drank too much water, I didn't feel like eating at all. However, a feeling of twitching in my heart quickly surged up. I knew it was because I was hungry, so I forced myself to eat a little. Then, my stomach began to churn. I suspected that I was poisoned. Why was it so useless? Then, I felt dizzy. Just as I was about to faint, I seemed to see Sister Hua. I staggered and fell down. After a while, when I felt it, I smelled a pungent scent of cool oil. When I opened my eyes, Sister Hua was beside me, holding my head and pinching my philtrum. Suddenly, I felt a wave of nausea. I turned my face to the side and vomited all over the ground. Basically, there's nothing in my stomach other than acid.

"You got a heatstroke!" Sis Hua said softly.

I didn't dare to look at her, afraid to see her cold face. I said,"I'm fine. I'm sorry I dirtied your shoes."”

"Rest for a while!" Sis Hua said softly. I've already helped you wipe your body just now. Here are some summer pills. Take a few and eat something else.”

After saying that, she put me down and disappeared into the village. I thought about what she said just now. Help me wipe my body…Wipe my body?! I quickly reached my hand down and touched it. Fortunately, it didn't rub her vital parts. However, my body was very comfortable. There was also the faint fragrance of jasmine on her body. I felt much better.

At this moment, Grandpa ran over in a panic and asked,"How are you? If anything happens to you, it'll be my fault! Alright, you should rest!"

After saying that, he put on a breathing mask and ran to his uncle's grave. I think he might have gone to change Sis Hua's sentry position just now. Now that he saw that I had woken up, he quickly came over to see me.

I also put on a waterproof suit. Even though I felt like I was about to collapse, I still put on a breathing mask and rushed over. The door opened a wide crack. The scene inside was different from other tombs. The soil around the coffin had been soaked black, and the coffin was black. Grandpa looked at me." Go back and rest. Do you want to die?"”

I said,"It's okay, I'm just looking!"”

"Dali, look after him! If anything happens, you'll be responsible!" As he spoke, he looked inside again and muttered," This thing is not easy to pull out! This black substance was most likely mercury. How could there still be mercury after evaporating for half a day? The coffin was black, and there was a lot of mercury inside. This…didn't make sense?”

"Grandpa, is mercury used for preservation?"”

Grandpa patted the soil off his body and said," Everyone knows this. But this is the strange thing. Xinjiang is dry. There's no need to do this.”

I thought about it and agreed. I said," Then could it be that when he was buried, it happened to be raining heavily. The person who buried him was afraid of the humidity, so the body was damaged. Could it be that they buried him with mercury?"”

"No!" Grandpa said. The rainstorm had ruined the atmosphere of burial. No matter what, they would wait until the weather cleared up. The ancient people in Xinjiang paid attention to the weather when they were buried. They would not choose a day when the heavens were unhappy!”

I think if I say that, I won't have any ideas. Second Uncle said,"Is this guy born with a liking for mercury?”

Grandpa thought for a long time and said,"Maybe!" Come! How about this, if we can't get down, we'll hook it out and get three inverted harrows!”

His uncle ran over eagerly. After a while, he came over with a rope and three inverted harrows. Grandpa grabbed an inverted rake and took a step forward along the hole in the grave. He exerted strength on his waist and the inverted rake flew into the bottom of the grave. He pulled hard again and the inverted rake hung in a corner of the coffin. The second rope was also very smooth. The third rope was put aside. Grandpa combined the two ropes into one. Uncle, Little Uncle, and Second Uncle worked together. The coffin made the sound of wooden planks rubbing against the ground, but the sound was very strange. I squatted at the side and looked inside with the headlights on. I found that everyone had used all their strength, but the coffin only moved about a meter. Grandpa put down the rope in his hand." It's so weird. It's so heavy! Alright! Everyone put away their things and went to eat. Let the mercury in it evaporate again.”

After saying that, we followed Grandpa back to the ancient village.

No one seemed to have a good appetite when they were eating. Uncle, on the other hand, ate a few mouthfuls slowly without stopping. Second Uncle only ate naang, but Little Uncle was the opposite. He only ate horse intestines. Grandpa came out from the corner later and gave each of them a small bag of saline solution, but he gave me two bags." Drink one bag and start eating!”

Sis Hua didn't come over for dinner. I kept wanting to see where she was, but I couldn't see her. I recalled the moment when I was lying in her arms. Why did I feel a little happy? However, I lost my memory and fainted. If only I had woken up and pretended to be asleep for a while! However, he just had to throw up at the side. How embarrassing!

I let my imagination run wild. In the blink of an eye, it was already seven o'clock. The heat wave seemed to have weakened a little, but I felt that the temperature of the ground was about to boil the sand. Saline started to work in my body. I applied some cooling ointment and closed my eyes to rest. There were red-headed ants crawling on my legs from time to time. I only had the strength to watch them climb up and down and wreak havoc on my legs. I no longer had the strength to chase them away.

Grandpa seemed to be very tired as well. His white clothes were already soaked. Thinking about how old he was and how he had suffered here, I couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

Grandpa stood up and began to put on the waterproof suit. He said,"Hurry up! We can't wait any longer!"

Everyone knew that they were basically fighting against time. If they did not complete the grave before dark, they could not light the lamp at night. Once the weather turned cold, the moisture in the air would attach to the dried corpse. When the coffin was opened, the corpse would be damaged to varying degrees. This would increase the difficulty of retrieving the treasures in the coffin. It might take more than double the time.

When everyone returned to the grave, Grandpa said,""Pull it out in one go! We only have less than an hour!”

I was still wondering why Grandpa had calculated the time so accurately. Everyone had already grabbed the rope and pulled together. Just like that, the coffin inside was pulled out bit by bit.

When they were about to come out, Grandpa hung up the third rake. This inverted rake was used in the middle of the coffin every time, and it was one size larger than the others. With this inverted rake, the coffin seemed to be easier to pull. When I came out, I saw that it was a colorful coffin. The red and gold colored paintings on it were dazzling. There was a fierce tiger drawn on one side, and the lines were very rough. There was a Buddha drawn in front of the tiger. Its expression was very natural, and its body was shining with golden light. Although the wooden coffin had been corroded by mercury, most of the paintings were still very clear.

On the other side of the coffin was a group of people. They were all kneeling. Everyone seemed very pious as they knelt down to an Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha Buddha's expression was awe-inspiring.

I squatted down and looked at the seams of the coffin lid. It was inlaid and the seams were very tight. When the crowbar was used, due to the age and the corrosion of mercury on the wood, the coffin lid cracked open. We had no choice but to knock on it piece by piece. In order not to damage the coffin lid, Grandpa pried every corner. This is a waste of time, and it's even more torturous for us who don't have much stamina left. Finally, the lid of the coffin opened. Grandpa said,""Don't be in a hurry to look. This coffin is very strange! I don't know what's inside, so I'll open it first!”

Grandpa walked a little further away. When he saw that we had propped up the crowbar, he squatted down and narrowed his eyes. Through the breathing mask, I looked at Grandpa, Second Uncle, and the others. They didn't seem to be in a hurry and surrounded me. "What are you looking at?" I asked.”

Uncle said,"Strange! It was strange to add mercury to this coffin. Moreover, ordinary coffins were not sealed. Why was this coffin sealed so tightly?”

When I heard uncle say this, I had a creepy feeling. I thought that there couldn't be some evil thing inside. Since it appeared in the Buddhist tomb, was it an evil thing suppressed by Buddha? The more I thought about it, the more afraid I became. The slightly tilted coffin lid looked sinister to me. Even though it was daytime and the sun was still very bright, I could still feel the coldness inside.

I hid behind my uncle. Grandpa suddenly stood up." Open the door! There shouldn't be any more problems!"

Little uncle and second uncle walked forward, and with a force, the four crowbars fell to the ground. The coffin slowly opened, and I was shocked. Inside…inside was…inside was a small elephant! The little elephant was lying on its side, its entire body shining with silver light. It was obvious that it had been smeared with silver powder. Its skin was completely dried up, and its tail had rotted. It was stuck to the elephant's legs, and its two hooves had fused together. The elephant's trunk was very neat. There was a piece of eye-catching cloth under the elephant's body. The material could not be seen. Perhaps it had been blackened by mercury. The baby elephant's belly was still very big, and there was a golden headpiece on its head. It was square and looked very beautiful.

His uncle started to untie the cloth. He wasted his old nose and ended up with an elephant. Only this piece of cloth is worth money. Look at this golden thread! Aiya, if not for this mercury, this would be even more valuable!”

I pity this little elephant, but I have a question in my heart. Why did you let a little elephant go?

I asked my grandfather,"Why did you put a small elephant?" This doesn't seem like a burial!"

"That's right!" said Grandpa. This was a great gift for Buddha, hmph! This elephant was a good thing. Buddha paid attention to the balance of the four elements. This elephant was given to Buddha to bless the balance of the four elements in the family!”

"But…but the Four Xiangs are the hexagrams in the Eight Trigrams? How can it be Buddhism?" I suddenly realized that Grandpa was also confused sometimes.

"Hehe!" I didn't know that you've done so much research. Very good! Look, the roof of an elephant's car has four corners instead of a dome, which represents power. These are the four elephants. However, this Four Symbols was different from the Eight Trigrams. It was divided into the first elephant eye, the second elephant tusk, the second elephant trunk, and the last elephant leg. There was a particular emphasis on each of them. Hehe, take your time to learn, kid!"

I suddenly realized that this was too fresh. It seemed that the elephant's eye was indeed well preserved. I asked again,"Then why did you rub the silver powder on the little elephant? Isn't gold powder better?"

"Hmph!" His uncle said disdainfully. This silver elephant represented the wisdom of Buddha. If it didn't use gold, it would be low-key. Silver represented eternity!”

I've learned my lesson. Grandpa started to walk out." Are any of you injured? Don't touch those with minor injuries. Go to the side and cool off. Those who can run and jump will take care of this elephant. After that, everyone will retreat. Oh right, the elephant's eyes were gems, and there was also something in its stomach! Did you guys not notice?"

I was shocked. Second Uncle said,"With such a big belly, who wouldn't notice!"”

I was about to leave, but I turned back to look at the elephant. As expected, the elephant's eyes were a little red. Looking at it again, it was indeed very colorful. This was the work of the ancients. The uncle took out a knife and pointed it at his eyes. The gem slipped out. The gemstone was dark red in color, and the surface of the gemstone had been cut very nicely. I couldn't bear to part with it. When I handed it to Uncle, I even took a few more glances.

Then, the uncle took out a pair of scissors and pulled up the elephant's stomach. After a few scissors, a hard gray thing slid out of the elephant's stomach. I took a closer look. It seemed to be…seemed to be…seemed to be the stomach of an elephant. Uncle picked it up and took a look. It was bulging inside and seemed to be very heavy. The uncle took out a scalpel, gently cut it, and then broke it. It was full of silver beads, big and small. The uncle looked at it and smiled."Silver beads? You really know how to turn things upside down!"

I picked up a silver bead. It was also very black. If Uncle didn't say it, I would have thought it was a gold bead! The uncle carefully put the grayish-white stomach into the oil paper and looked at it again. After confirming that there was no treasure, he called everyone to cover the coffin. The moment I closed the coffin lid, I looked at the little elephant's empty eyes and thought, The ancients were really cruel. They fed the little elephant so many silver beads when it was still alive and let it die from the bullet. I can even feel the little elephant's pain! They even wanted to remove its eyeballs! Sigh, I can't think about it!

We used a lot of strength again, but this time it was much easier. Everyone pushed the four corners of the coffin. Basically, they only needed to push a little. In the end, the colorful coffin completely sank into the grave. I took one last look at the colorful coffin and muttered,"Little elephant, you've lived for a thousand years. Rest in peace!"

His uncle looked at him strangely and asked,"Hey! Did you get muddle-headed from the heat stroke and start talking to the ancient corpse?”

I said,"No! I just feel sorry for it!"

Uncle ignored me and sped up the burial.

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