Chapter Eight: Zhuge Xuan
Soon, the car drove into a place called Zhuyuan Township. After entering a village, the village chief received us warmly. Professor Chen originally planned to go to the excavation site immediately, but the village chief insisted on staying with us for a meal. He refused.
However, a few people entered a house with yellow earth and black tiles.
Most of the houses in this village are made of earth. Many houses are connected in a row, with several floors going up and down. They are connected by stone steps. There are many bamboos nearby, and the bamboo forests wrap the village inside.
Even in this summer, it feels very cool.
The people in the village are not only enthusiastic, but also very attentive. Seeing that none of us are from the south, the breakfast they brought included pumpkin flowers, soy milk, fried dough sticks and steamed buns, and they were all homemade. Oh my, that feeling is amazing to eat.
Not to mention how fragrant it is.
Before leaving, the fat man took the village chief's hand and said, "Brother, we will come back in two days. Remember to make more pumpkin flower buns for the fat man."
Everyone laughed. At this moment, a young man wearing glasses suddenly walked over from the crowd. From what I saw, he must be from the archaeological team. However, when he came closer, I couldn't help but "Oh!"
There was a sound.
The fat man also reacted immediately and whispered to me: "Damn, aren't those peanuts?"
When I looked at that person, he was definitely a peanut. However, I always felt something was weird. Just as I was about to go up, Professor Chen suddenly said: "Uh, you two, let me introduce you. This is my nephew. His name is Chen Zixiang."
, previously studied in the History Department of National Taiwan University, and this time, he is also a member of our profession..."
After Professor Chen introduced me and Fatty, I saw a look of surprise on Peanut's face, and said in Taiwanese Mandarin: "Oh, you are the people of the Ming Dynasty that uncle said. Nice to meet you."
." He said and came to shake my hand.
Fatty and I were both dumbfounded and didn't know how to react.
Damn, that's right. Peanut's name is Chen Zixiang, but how could he be Professor Chen's nephew? He didn't seem to know us. The most outrageous thing is that his voice also changed. A person can pretend to be different.
The voice is different, but it can't be like the current peanut, which seems to have completely changed into another person's voice.
The situation was unclear, so the fat man winked at me, so I shook hands with him calmly.
There was no way to take a car on the next road. After walking for more than ten miles to the east end of the village, we saw the excavation site from a distance.
Along the way, Fatty and I stared at Chen Zixiang's every move. If it weren't for his face, I was almost certain that there was no way this person was a peanut.
Peanut is also a person who likes to laugh, but you can tell at a glance that his smile is very fake, but the man in front of you laughs like a ghost, which makes people feel stupid. Moreover, between his movements, he also
He was a little naughty, and from time to time he would wink at Yang Lang, which made my skin crawl all over.
At this time, the fat man took out a cigarette and handed it to Chen Zixiang, "Brother, have one."
This was probably an idea that came to Fatty's mind suddenly, because we all know that Peanut guy smokes fake cigarettes and looks very awkward when he smokes them. Therefore, Fatty wanted to give it a try to see if the opponent would reveal any flaws.
But Chen Zixiang hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Oh, thank you, I don't smoke." After saying that, he took out a bag of betel nut from his pocket and asked us if we wanted to take a few bites.
Hiss... there was nothing we could do now. The fat man quietly pulled me behind and said, "This guy just looks alike."
I said how could such a coincidence happen? Even if they look alike, how could they even have the same name?
The fat man said: "That's because he doesn't want Professor Chen to know that he knows us. But I think it's true that he is Professor Chen's nephew. Damn it, I didn't expect him to be Taiwanese."
"Let's wait and see what happens. Anyway, we will go to the ancient tomb later. Then we will drag him to a place where no one is around, and then we can find out more about it."
While we were talking, we arrived at the excavation site. There were many people around, and there were many tents further away. However, those people were not continuing to dig now, but were doing their own things sporadically.
A few are still playing poker.
When I saw Professor Chen coming, many people came over to say hello. Some people even asked when other archaeological teams would come. I was not in the mood to listen to their chat, but looked around, trying to find the seven gates that Professor Chen mentioned.
, but after looking for a long time, I found nothing.
At this time, a girl in her early twenties wearing archaeological overalls ran towards us.
"Professor Chen." The woman shouted from a distance. Behind her, there were two men. All three of them were carrying big bags. It seemed that they were the other three people fighting this time.
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After Professor Chen introduced me, I learned that one of the two boys was named Zhang Yadong and the other was named Zhang Yaxi. They were two brothers. And the woman, the Feng Shui master the fat man mentioned, was named Zhuge Xuan. She was quite beautiful.
Yes, even wearing the extremely ugly archaeological overalls can't hide her good figure, and I heard him talk in a whiny voice, Feng Shui master? This... doesn't look like it.
But as soon as they met, the fat man had already started to argue with Zhuge Xuan, "Hey, sister, it's such a hot day, you are a girl, you must be tired here."
Zhuge Xuan held Professor Chen's arm and rolled her eyes at the fat man, "Who is your sister? Don't talk nonsense."
When she said this, I saw the two brothers Zhang Yaxi and Zhang Yadong staring at the fat man at the same time, just like two royal guards.
The fat man smiled and said: "I made a mistake, so instead of calling you sister, how about I call you eldest sister?"
"You..." Zhuge Xuan's eyes widened even more, but she looked very angry when she said, "Uncle Chen, who are you looking for? I won't go with him."
Professor Chen laughed and said, "Oh, he was just joking with you. Well, since everyone is here, let's hurry up. If everything goes well, we can come out before dark."
After saying that, Professor Chen asked Yang Lang and Chen Zixiang to get the equipment for the three of us. The fat man was worried and followed. Professor Chen found a few colleagues on the other side and walked away temporarily.
I originally wanted to follow Fatty, but Zhuge Xuan held me back.
"Hey, come with me." Zhuge Xuan waved to me mysteriously.
"Me?" I was stunned for a moment, then said smoothly: "Why should I go with you?"
As soon as I said this, the two Jinyi guards were immediately dissatisfied with me, and Zhuge Xuan's expression also changed.
At this time, Zhang Yadong said: "Yuan Jie, Xiaoxuan is a cadre of our archaeological team. Although you are just a civilian, since you have joined us, you have to listen to her."
I laughed and ignored that person. These two brothers were obviously nerds who had a crush on Zhuge Xuan, and their words had a sour taste of nerds. Talking to them, I was afraid that my front teeth would be sore.
But before I could get impatient, Zhuge Xuan turned around and shouted to the two people: "Are you annoyed? Why are you just standing there? Go help them pack their equipment."
Zhang Yadong and Zhang Yaxi must have been fascinated by this little aunt. As soon as Zhuge Xuan finished speaking, the two of them actually walked straight towards the fat man and the others.
Turning her head, Zhuge Xuan suddenly smiled at me again. I don't know why, but looking at her smiling face, I felt panicked, as if she had some intention.
"Hey, to be honest, you and the fat man fought upside down, right?"
As soon as she said that, I immediately became alert.
"No, we dig coal." Of course I wouldn't admit it, and I'm not one of them at all.
"I'm telling you the truth." Zhuge Xuan obviously didn't take my nonsense seriously, "I'm telling you, don't tell others, my grandfather is also a tomb robber."
I felt that this woman was very clever, and if I talked to her too much, it might be detrimental to me and the fat man, so I wanted to find an excuse to walk away. But suddenly, an idea flashed in my mind, and I thought of my mobile phone.
In the photo, the person chatting and laughing with Peanut seems to be a woman. There are very few girls in the archaeological team, so it is probably her.
Zhuge Xuan wanted to say something else, but I interrupted her, "Hey, by the way, when did Chen Zixiang of your archaeological team come? Uh... It must be very hard to come here from Taiwan."
Zhuge Xuan glanced at him from afar, then turned around and said, "He just arrived a few days ago, why are you asking him?"
"Oh, it's nothing. He, he looks quite similar to an old friend of mine. Just ask." I thought to myself that there was indeed something fishy.
Zhuge Xuan looked at me suspiciously, but did not ask any more questions. She quickly put on her mysterious expression and said to me: "Are you planning to take some things from the tomb and sell them? Haha, here we go."
I can help you when the time comes."
I was dumbfounded after hearing this.
Chapter completed!