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Chapter 29 Snow Crane

After we all got closer, Peanut suddenly stood up from the ground.

"I'll go around and take a look." After saying that, Peanut picked up a mine lamp from the ground and turned around.

"Hey, Zixiang..." Professor Chen wanted to call Peanuts, but Peanuts ignored them at all. He lifted the mining lamp and walked towards the depths of the tomb.

I could feel that Peanut is a little angry now. If this person was not his uncle, if it were someone else, Peanut would not have had such a big reaction. I used to think that Peanut was a person who would be calm when encountering anything, but now I feel that he is starting to look a bit like a normal person.

Professor Chen looked helpless, looked at Peanut's back with a hint of apology in his eyes.

I winked at the fat man, and the fat man said, "Professor Chen, let's talk about other things when you go out. What do you want to do this time?"

Professor Chen lit a cigarette, looked up at the top, "To find a fan."

"Fan," I was stunned, "Is that fan valuable antique?"

Professor Chen smiled, "It's worth it. In terms of money, it may be the only thing that is more expensive than that fan, such as Heshi Bi, which has long been gone."

As soon as he heard this, the fat man became excited. "Hey, Professor Chen, I have never heard of this. Is there such a valuable fan in ancient times? What is it made? It can be compared with Heshi Bi."

Professor Chen shook his head, "There is no such thing as compared to Heshi Bi? I am just a big brother. However, if I could really find that fan, it would cause a sensation that might be no less than some archaeological discoveries of historical surnames."

Professor Chen said this, let alone fat people, even I couldn't wait to know what it was.

But at this time, the fat man showed a suspicious expression to Professor Chen.

"Professor Chen, don't be confused. I know very well how many famous fans there are in history. I have never heard of it as valuable as you said."

Professor Chen said: "It's right that I haven't heard of it."

Fans are a relatively unpopular thing in antique collections. There are many reasons. The most important one is that it is very difficult to preserve whether it is a feather fan, a paper fan, a silk fan or a wooden fan.

It is not easy to find a fan from the early days on the market now, and most of them are broken. Of course, there are fine products among these fans, but the most important value of antique fans is also based on the inscriptions and paintings on the fan. If it is written by a famous artist, just break the fan casually, and the current price will be tens of thousands. If it is preserved a little better, it will cost hundreds of thousands.

But Professor Chen just mentioned the Heshi Bi, so we think that the fan must be better than the Tang Dynasty in terms of age.

"Can something without name be that valuable?" The fat man really didn't believe it.

Professor Chen said: "You think too singlely. It doesn't matter whether the fan is famous or not. As long as the person who uses it is famous enough, that's fine."

"Those who use the fan..." I suddenly realized, yes, this is Zhuge Ke's tomb, so the fan that Professor Chen mentioned was at least before the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Professor Chen continued: "Since you already know that this is Zhuge Ke's tomb, it is not difficult to guess who the owner of the fan is."

I hate the surnames of the older generation who don’t like to say everything in a simple way. I still have to guess when I say something to you, which really makes me anxious.

"Zhuge Ke..." The fat man shook his head. Suddenly, I saw the fat man trembling all over, and his wide eyes stared at Professor Chen.

"What kind of fan did you think of?" I asked the fat man.

The fat man ignored me and stared at Professor Chen. After a long time, he said, "Damn, no, is it his fan?"

I don’t know who “he” is, but when I see the fat man’s pale face, I know that the man must be famous.

Professor Chen nodded, "That is a feather fan, called 'Snow Crane'. Snow Crane is a legendary bird. Some people say it is actually a white crane, and some people say that the snow crane is the descendant of a phoenix and an egret. However, these are all rumors. The real value of this snow crane fan lies in the person who uses it, which is extraordinary."

Professor Chen paused and looked around, "This is Zhuge Ke's tomb, and the owner of the snow crane is his uncle... Zhuge Liang."

"Zhuge Liang!?" As soon as this name was mentioned, the image of Mr. Kong Ming played by Mr. Tang Guoqiang jumped into my mind. "No, it's the fan that Zhuge Liang shook in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"

Professor Chen said: "The feather fan at that time was similar in appearance, but the snow crane was obtained by Zhuge Liang in his early years. After walking out of Longzhong, he hid the snow crane for some reason. It is said that there was a huge secret hidden in the fan, but Mr. Kong Ming's own image was too dazzling, and there were very few people who knew that fan."

I feel a little dizzy now. I, Zhuge Liang's feather fan, will I still have to carry Guan Erye's big sword later?

The fat man didn't say anything for a long time, and then asked: "Professor Chen, how do you know so clearly?"

Suddenly, Zhuge Xuan laughed, "Of course it's because of me?"

"you?"

"Yes." Zhuge Xuan looked at us, "Fatty, didn't you doubt your aunt just now? Why? I can't remember it now."

I had a flash of light in my mind and almost didn't jump up, "Is this, are you really a descendant of Zhuge Liang?"

"Damn, no, I just said that, are you really confused?" The fat man said in surprise.

Looking at the shocked expressions of the fat man and me, Zhuge Xuan seemed very happy. After laughing for a long time, he continued to say, "I'm just kidding you. If I really am a descendant of Mr. Wolong, I must be a celebrity now."

"Hmph, maybe not." I couldn't help but think of something, "Some time ago, there was a young model who said that he was Zhuge Liang's 63rd generation descendant. He was a model, and the one who was just a substitute was considered a celebrity. You? Zhuge Xuan, isn't it just the name of the same person?"

"No, how can she get involved with Mr. Wolong? Besides, am I not pretty?"

Hey, modern girls are inexplicably confident, it seems to be true. But to be honest, Zhuge Xuan is really beautiful, and then, that's the type I like very much, with big breasts, not tall, and good-looking face... I usually can't find a girl like this, but I don't like Zhuge Xuan's surname, which is lively and fierce at the moment. I always feel that talking to her makes me feel panicked.

Zhuge Xuan didn't seem to want to argue with me about this, "Our ancestors were not actually Zhuge's surname. However, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, my ancestor was indeed very familiar with Zhuge Liang."

"Who is your ancestor?" the fat man asked.

Zhuge Xuan said proudly: "My ancestor is the child from Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage."

"Children?" The fat man snorted, "Just do whatever he wants, he dares to use Zhuge Liang's reputation."

"What do you know?" Zhuge Xuan's voice immediately became louder, "He is both a servant in the thatched cottage and a disciple of Zhuge Liang. When Zhuge Liang left Longzhong, he was the ancestor who handed the snow crane to my custody."

"Then why is it now in Zhuge Ke's tomb?" I couldn't help asking.

"I don't know this. In short, the book left by my ancestor is written like this: 'For the rest of my life, the snow crane was hidden in the tomb of my nephew Zhuge Ke. It is absolutely not advisable to be at this time."

"'It's absolutely not advisable to be the time.'?" I was a little confused. I still know some classical Chinese. The literal meaning of this is that you must never take out the snow crane from the tomb until the time is right. Since that's the case, Zhuge Xuan is here to take it now, that is to say, that specific time has come.

The fat man said this question directly. "Did the time your ancestors mean the present? What's special about now?"

"What do you care about our family's affairs?" Zhuge Xuan said, "Anyway, our purpose this time is to find the snow crane before excavation."

I thought about it and asked Professor Chen, "Listen to what Zhang Yadong said just now, he seems to know what those three people are like, Professor Chen, what is that Mingkui?"

Professor Chen looked at me and his eyes flashed, "Well, actually... I hid something from you in that matter. The last time I came in... not only the three of them, but also me, Yang Lang and those two brothers."

"Ah?" The fat man shouted immediately. "So you all know the situation here."

I was also very surprised and thought to myself, how could you, a veteran in the archaeological world, do such a thing behind your back? But Professor Chen's words made me speechless next.

"No, no, I, we absolutely don't know what's going on here."

The fat man was very upset, "You all came down, how can you still not know?"

Professor Chen seemed a little embarrassed, "We didn't come in from the entrance last time, but a few people dug holes from the village and dig them directly into the main tomb chamber with shovels."

"Ah! Digging a thief hole?" The fat man jumped up, "Damn, are you really the Professor Chen I know?"

OK, now it’s OK, at least Fatty and I don’t have to worry about how to explain it. After doing it for a long time, Professor Chen is also doing the things between Fatty and my father.

Professor Chen continued: "I, I can't do anything about it. Anyway, if you don't get that snow crane, things will be very troublesome."

"Is that big girl pushing you?" I couldn't help but think of Zhang Yadong's words. At that time, Peanut directly called the big girl "that woman". I guess there was a very powerful woman behind her.

Professor Chen immediately looked at Zhuge Xuan, and then said, "Two, this matter has nothing to do with you, I can't tell you."

Now when I hear this, the fat man continued, "Then why did you suddenly think of bringing me here?" He also patted me, "It doesn't matter if I am a rude lady. You made her daughter run around overnight. Are you feeling sorry for you?"

The fat man still doesn't forget to squeeze me over and I kicked him immediately.
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