PS: Kiss! Where are your collections, flowers, and evaluation tickets?
The outer wall of the house was covered with sand wormwood. It was a type of hay. I stretched out my body and casually plucked some. I took out some solid fuel and lit a small fire to keep everyone warm.
The dark ancient house was lit up by the fire. Ye Yixin suddenly jumped up and hit her head on the beam. She almost fainted. Countless fine sand fell from the beam. The people below were not wearing goggles, so they could not help but be blinded.
Everyone rubbed their eyes and asked Ye Yixin what was wrong.
My eyes were filled with sand and I couldn't see anything. I only heard Ye Yixin's trembling voice call out,"
" There's a dead body lying in the right corner!"
"Corpses?"
Hao Aiguo rubbed his eyes and asked,
"Little Ye, why are you so shocked? Are we archaeologists afraid of dead bodies?"
Ye Yixin's eyes were also filled with sand. She covered the top of her head that had hit the roof beam and apologized,
"I'm sorry, Teacher Hao. I…I just didn't expect that there would be a dead person in this room. I wasn't mentally prepared…I'm sorry, I'm sorry.”
Hu Bayi hurriedly took out a flashlight from his portable geological bag and looked at the wall. There was indeed a human skeleton.
The desert was unusually dry, and it was hard to tell how long he had been dead. All that was left was a set of white bones, half of which was buried by the yellow sand. Most of it was still exposed. It was quite scary when one looked at it coldly. No wonder Ye Yi's heart was beating so fast.
At this time, the rest of the people also opened their eyes one after another. They took out water bottles and used clean water to wash the few people who were seriously dizzy. I told everyone not to worry. It was just a human skeleton. I didn't know how many years it had been dead. After we ate something and rested for a while, we would dig a hole and bury it.
Other than Old Man An, the members of the archeological team often dealt with ancient corpses, so no one was afraid. They were just a little puzzled that this human skeleton had died here.
The dead in the desert rarely rotted. Most of them were naturally dried into mummies. However, there was no skin or flesh on this skeleton. It might have been eaten by the sand wolves.
Some time ago, Brother Long and I even pulled out her blanket.
Old Man An didn't think it was strange. Didn't the white camel run in to avoid the sandstorm? We were lucky to have followed it. This desert was different from the half-desert and half-Gobi desert where the Loulan historical remnant, Yadan, was located. When people entered the Black Desert in the west, they only dared to follow the route of the ancient Peacock River. They did not dare to deviate at all. It was impossible for them to find the ruins of this castle by themselves, but the animals in the desert were different.
" This abandoned city must be a shelter given by Hu Daci to the animals in the desert. We didn't see it, but there might be many sand wolves, yellow goats, and sand leopards hiding behind those broken houses and walls…At this moment, there's a big sandstorm in the sky. The animals on the ground are all frightened, and no one can care about the other. After the sandstorm passes, they might find that the wolves and yellow goats are hiding in the same house. At that time, the wolves should bare their teeth, and the yellow goats should stick out their horns.
Hearing that there were many wild animals hiding in these dilapidated houses, Ye Yixin and the other timid people were a little nervous. Old Man An was also worried about the camels hiding behind the dilapidated city wall. He wanted to brave the sandstorm and tie up the camels.
It seemed that the sandstorm would not stop for a while. He did not know how long he would have to stay in this big house. Therefore, Fatty and Chu Jian went out with him and brought in food, fuel, and sleeping bags.
The two of them put on goggles, covered their mouths, noses, and ears with headscarves, and climbed out of the hole in the roof.
After the time it took to smoke two cigarettes, the three of them returned, covered in sand. Fatty tore off his headscarf and goggles and sat down on the ground.
"If it weren't for the two of us pulling each other, the wind would have blown us into the sky. However, the old man didn't lie to us. When we passed by a broken wall, there were six or seven yellow goats hiding behind it. When the wind is less windy, I'll take out my gun and shoot two of them. We'll eat fresh meat. We've been eating jerky for the past few days, and it's getting annoying.”
When Old Man An heard this, he expressed his firm disagreement.
"No, no, you can't. The moment you shoot, the sound of the gunshot will scare away the wild beasts hiding in the city. If they run out, they will be buried alive in the black sandstorm of the demons. We're the same as those animals. It's all because of Hu Da's kindness that we can hide here. You can't do this.”
Fatty said,
"Alright, alright, stop it. I was just saying that. I've said so much. Can I continue eating the jerky? Don't tell me he won't even let me eat jerky?”
After saying that, he took out jerky, canned food, and white wine from his bag and distributed them to everyone.
After fleeing for their lives in the desert for more than half a day, they were now trapped in the ruins of the nameless ancient city by the sandstorm. Other than Fatty, Old Man An, Brother Long, and I, the rest of them were not in the mood to eat.
Qin Shi walked over to Professor Chen with a leather bag filled with white wine and advised him to take a few sips to relieve his fatigue.
Shirley Yang and Hao Aiguo helped Professor Chen sit up. Other than Chu Jian, who was on sentry duty next to the hole in the roof, the students also surrounded the professor with concern.
Professor Chen seemed to have recovered. He took a sip of wine and smiled bitterly.
"Thinking back, I used to work in the wild, then I was locked in the cowshed for more than three years, and then I went to the labor camp to dig rocks. What kind of suffering did I not suffer? I'm old and useless now. Sigh, it's all thanks to Brother Hu today. Without you, my old bones would have been buried alive by the sandstorm.”
Qin Shi comforted him and said,"
"We're all in the same team. This is my duty. If you feel unwell, we can go back as soon as possible. There's still time. After we pass the West Night Ancient City, we'll be at the center of the Black Desert. The environment is much crueler than here.”
Professor Chen shook his head, indicating that he was determined to continue. Everyone, don't worry. This kind of rare sandstorm doesn't happen often. Since we've escaped it, we'll definitely be blessed.
Just as Qin Shi was about to persuade him, Shirley Yang pulled me aside and whispered,"
"Mr. Qin Shi, I used to think that you were too young to be the logistics officer of the archeological team. I was worried that you didn't have enough ability and experience. We have experienced the power of nature, and the morale of our team members has suffered quite a setback. I hope you can cheer everyone up and cheer them up.”
This is a difficult problem, but since the shopkeeper has given the order, I can only do as he says. Everyone gathered around to eat. Qin Shi winked at Hu Bayi, and Hu Bayi said to everyone,"
"That…comrades, the atmosphere is a little heavy right now. Singing along the way is a fine tradition of our army.”
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering when they became soldiers. What does the fine tradition of our army have to do with us commoners? Singing at this time and occasion? For a moment, no one reacted.
I thought to myself," Oh no, I'm confused again. Why did I use the same tactic I used in the company?"
"No, no. Let's chat. I'll report to you guys about some small things in my collection.”
Hearing that Qin Shi was going to tell them a story, everyone became interested and gathered even closer. As they ate, they heard Qin Shi say,""There was once…(I told them about how I spent money like a country bumpkin in Tianjin).”
When the archeological team heard this, their eyes lit up and they asked for more details.
Under my lead, the oppressive atmosphere from before was finally greatly relieved. Although the sandstorm outside was fierce, these people were no longer as nervous as before.
After eating, it was Brother Long's turn to take over Chu Jian's sentry duty. Hu Bayi and Fatty went to clean up the victim's skeleton in the corner. They left it there. The people in the room were not very comfortable, so it was better to bury the skeleton before going to bed.
In such bad weather, it was impossible to bury them outside. They could only dig up the sand on the spot. After digging a few times, the shovel touched a rock. Hu Bayi felt that it was a little strange. The house was very tall, and the sand that had been blown in for hundreds of thousands of years was piling up higher and higher. Why was there a rock after digging a few times?
He pushed aside the sand and saw that the stone was black. He dug a few more times on both sides, but there was no stone. Hao Aiguo and the others saw this and came over to help. They dug more than half a meter deep. In the thin sand, a black stone head was revealed.
This human head was as big as two ordinary people's heads combined. The eyes were long and olive-shaped. They were too large in proportion to the facial features on the face, making it seem uncoordinated. There was no hat on his head, only a flat bun, and his expression was very serene. There was no obvious joy or anger. He looked like a statue worshiped in a temple or a stone man on the mountain path of a large mausoleum. However, judging from the position of the stone statue in this big house, it was more likely to be the former.
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