Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 221 Digging for Treasures
Both of them have a tendency to be a little dumbfounded: monkeys, roasted sweet potatoes, flames...

Liu Junhao already fully understood what happened in the kitchen. Although the fire that was cooking before was not extinguished, it would not cause such a big flame.The scene in front of him must have been caused by the firewood that Wukong stuffed into it, and then slowly caused it.

Ever since he ate roasted sweet potatoes that time, the monkey has been obsessed with it, and almost every other day he will go to the backyard to grill a big sweet potato for the master to roast.

Sometimes Liu Junhao is too lazy to do it, he will jump and scream beside him until he bakes sweet potatoes.Tonight, I was in a hurry to look up information on dried sweet potatoes online, so I didn't pay attention to this guy.

I thought it would end up being a mess for a while, but who would have thought that this guy would often watch the master roast sweet potatoes by the stove, and after doing so a few times, he would actually learn it.

I once read in a book that some adult monkeys have an IQ equivalent to that of a six or seven-year-old child, but now it seems that my monkey's IQ is not low, and its ability to imitate is super strong.

Seeing that it dropped a lot of firewood under the pot, Zhang Qian hurried forward to clean it up, and then extinguished the fire in the pot.

Wukong probably also knew that something was wrong, and when the two turned their heads to look for it again, the guy had already rushed outside.

It doesn't matter if you run away, Zhang Qian has plenty of ways, so she went back to the house and grabbed a lot of dates.In less than 2 minutes, the monkey stopped at the door creaking.

It hangs its head now, and occasionally raises its head, looking pitiful.This demeanor is completely like a child who has caused trouble outside and dare not see his parents.

Zhang Qian was very angry and funny, she showed the vigor she used to lecture the students in class, and talked for ten minutes at a stretch, regardless of whether Wukong could understand or not.

From the beginning to the end, this guy squatted on the ground obediently, as if he really realized his mistake.

After the lesson was over, he was given a few jujubes, and the monkey immediately jumped up excitedly on the ground.

Slap a sweet date, my wife is more familiar with this trick than myself, it seems that I need to learn more in the future, Liu Junhao muttered secretly in his heart.

After eating the jujubes, that guy showed his temper again, squeaked and stretched out his hand, and continued to ask Zhang Qian for it.

"No more." Liu Junhao waved his hand.

"Squeak..." As a result, the guy suddenly jumped to the door of the side house, stretched out his furry paws and pointed at the wooden door.Its meaning is very clear, and there are dates in it.

"Puchi..." Zhang Qian had a stern face at first, but now she laughed amused by its movements.

Seeing that the two of them ignored him, Wukong leaned over and pulled Liu Junhao's trouser legs, trying to get the master to open the door.The side door is a kind of closed lock, which can only be opened with a key from the outside, and the monkey has not learned to use the key yet.

"Go out and eat tomorrow." Liu Junhao didn't get used to this guy like Zhang Qian did, so he just raised it and grabbed it outside the door.

I never thought that monkeys are very resilient, and just after throwing them out, they got in through the window again.

Helpless, he had to get up and grab a few dates.

Now there is no need to be rushed, Wukong went out happily by himself.

Finally sent this annoying guy away, and the two continued to stare blankly in front of the computer.After a while, they all felt that the weather was quite cold at night, so they both went to bed.

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At noon, Liu Junhao had nothing to do, so he wiped two large baskets of raw sweet potatoes with the two old men.

This is planned, the raw sweet potatoes are dried and thrown into the pot to eat, and it is good to change the taste.

The rubbed dried sweet potatoes are naturally dried on the roof. There is no shade from the trees and the sun is very good.In order to prevent magpies and other birds from stealing food, he specially sent Doudou to watch on the roof.

As for the monkey, he didn't dare to let it go up. This guy eats sweet potatoes better than anyone else.Let it serve as a guard, and it will definitely guard itself.

The yard was busy, and the two old men continued to play chess, while Liu Junhao took Chitu and Xiaopi to go for a walk in the field taking advantage of the good weather.Of course, Wukong must also be led out, otherwise he will definitely go upstairs to fight Doudou later.

Monkeys are actually quite willing to go out with their owners, especially if they can ride a horse.

The winter sun is particularly gentle, shining warmly on people.Looking around, large tracts of wheat fields are exuding compelling greenery.A gust of wind blows, and the wheat field turns up several waves immediately, which makes people feel relieved.

The willow wind blowing on the face is not cold. Although it is a winter wind, it does not make people feel cold. On the contrary, it brings the unique flavor of the mountain village in winter.The hope of a good harvest is brewing in the field. The heavy snowfall last month probably killed many pests in the field.

The auspicious snow heralds a good year, and there will be a good harvest of wheat next year.

As soon as I got on the embankment, I saw a few figures swaying on the river beach in the distance.Look carefully, it seems that they are all from their own village.

Where there is something, Liu Junhao is full of curiosity, and rides on the red rabbit to rush over.

Before he got close, the group of people also found him, Liu Laosan shouted at the top of his voice: "Xiaohao, come over here and have a look, we have dug up a treasure."

"What baby?" Chitu had already arrived at the place while speaking.Liu Junhao naturally didn't believe his nonsense, the land of Liujiagou used to be a backwater, where there would be no treasures.

"If you don't believe me, come and have a look." Liu Laosan said and stepped aside a little.

I saw a big hole dug on the river beach, and beside it was a thick bluestone slab the size of a wooden basin. On the slab, there were a few indistinct words written on it, which seemed to be in traditional Chinese characters.

"Do you know what this word is?" The old bull head also came over and asked.

He was the first to discover this place. It was all right at noon, and the old Niutou drove the seven or eight sheep of his family to the river beach to graze, but soon a rabbit was startled.

With the intention of picking up a bargain, he chased after him with a sheep whip. He never thought about not catching the rabbit, but getting kicked by something instead.

The old bull head got up and patted the ashes on his body, and turned to look at the thing that tripped him.I was stunned when I saw it, it turned out to be a Ma Wu brick.

No one may be familiar with Ma Wu, but everyone knows about Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty.There is a rumor in Daqingshan that before Liu Xiu became emperor, he was chased around by Wang Mang in this mountain, and then two people came out to escort him.One of them is Ma Wu, and the other is Chen Peng.

It is said that Ma Wu has a big face, and he was a brick maker before meeting Liu Xiu.The bricks he made were as bumpy as his own face.

I don't know if this legend is true or not, but the bricks in front of me have obvious characteristics. The side is a pattern with overlapping diamond-shaped raised checks, which can be recognized at a glance.

Lao Niutou has lived in Liujiagou for most of his life, so he is quite familiar with it.This river beach is two miles away from the ferry, so how could there be Ma Wuzhuan?

There must be something underground, the old man thought about it, and wanted to see what was buried in the sand.

There was no suitable digger, so he randomly found a wooden stick and dug in the sand. He quickly dug out two Mawu bricks, and then a bluestone slab.

The stone slab weighed one or two hundred catties, so he couldn't do it alone, so he ran to the village and called a few idlers.After hearing about this, the people who originally came to play also followed to join in the fun.

When Liu Junhao arrived, they had just dug out the stone slab and were about to carry it out.

"Xiaohao, you are very knowledgeable, can you tell what this word is?" Er Mazi asked again.

"Let me see." Liu Junhao stretched out his hand to wipe off the sand on it, and then carefully identified it.

Probably because of the age, the handwriting on the stone slab was already blurred. It took him a long time to recognize the first one as the traditional Chinese character Liu.It seems to be related to Liujiagou... After recognizing the first character, the rest are easy to recognize.

"Liu Erwa opened a well for future generations to drink water..." There are two words under it that have been completely worn out. He speculates that it should be "Siyuan".

"I heard that this name is a well dug by the ancestors of our Liu family. Could this be a manhole cover? Whose name is Liu Erwa? Could it be someone from outside? Our family used to be based on seniority cards, and it was strict. Only outsiders don’t get names according to their names..." Liu Laosan expressed his judgment first in order to show off his knowledge.

Before he finished speaking, he was reprimanded by the old bull: "Don't talk nonsense."

"What did I say wrong?" Liu Laosan asked suspiciously.Not only him, but the younger generation is also baffled.

"Have you forgotten who your ancestor is?" the old bull said with a dark face.

"Isn't it... Liu Erwa, you mean...?" He had just said half a sentence, but suddenly seemed to choke.

Liu Junhao was also taken aback, this well...could not have been dug by the first ancestor of the Liu family.

Although the history of Liujiagou's ancestors is not recorded in writing, it is still passed down orally from generation to generation.When Liu Erwa moved here from Shanxi, there were three brothers, namely Dawa, Erwa, and Sanwa.

However, the three of them didn't know the reason, and they didn't settle in the same place, but chose three different places along the river.In the early years, Liu Junhao heard from the old people that there was another family in Liujiagou outside the mountain, and they were talking about the other two surnamed Liu.

So... is this bluestone slab considered a cultural relic?But the Ming Dynasty!But looking at it again, it seems that it has no archaeological value. It is just a bluestone slab that has been worn bare, and the words carved on it are crooked.

But will there be cultural relics in this well? If it is really dug out, it must be worth a lot of money.

He wasn't the only one who thought so, even Er Mazi exclaimed excitedly: "Then...there must be old things in this well, and we can make a fortune. I heard that Liu Erwa seemed to have made a fortune in transportation. Hurry up." Digging...everyone has a share when they dig something good."

The more he talked, the more excited he became, but he didn't notice that the old bull's face was getting darker and darker.It was still Liu Laosan who saw that something was wrong, so he hurriedly pulled him behind.

"Do you want to sell the things of your ancestors... sell all the things of your ancestors?" The old bull was furious.

"Ahem... I'm just talking casually, casually." Er Mazi thought about it, no matter what is in this well, it is something left by the old ancestors, if it is really sold, go back to the village It must be referred to as a ditch in the spine.

"Then... shall we still dig this well?" Liu Qihua asked in a weak voice, he had no intention of digging for treasure now.

"Let's do this first, Xiaohao, hurry back to the village and call Guangju to come over and take a look. People from the older generation are also called to come over. We'll talk about it after we discuss a charter..."

In the eyes of others, this matter is a big deal, but in the eyes of the elderly, it is definitely a big deal.

(End of this chapter)