A hundred things without scruples

"Yuanfeng is the reign name of Shenzong of Song Dynasty, and Shaosheng is the reign name of Zhezong of Song Dynasty..." Wang Manyin treasures these reign names very much.

"Have our generation in Guan Village ever fought a war? Why is there a mass grave?"

"Of course we have fought. Throughout the Northern Song Dynasty, the original West County area has been the frontline of the war between the Song Dynasty and Xixia. Hundreds of wars, large and small, have occurred. The Wuding River over Mijia Town has been even more important in history.

There are numerous bones and millions of corpses buried.”

Since the beginning of written records, the Wuding River Basin has been at the forefront of the conflict between nomadic peoples and farming civilizations.

From the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, tragic stories happened one after another in this land, and the fighting almost never stopped. On the mountains outside Mijia Town, Wang Manyin also saw the broken soil

The ruins of the Great Wall and Beacon Tower.

"I know this, 'The poor bones by the Wuding River are like those in a spring boudoir's dream.'" Shang Zhimin immediately shook his head and recited the ancient poem, showing that he was not ignorant.

Wang Lianshun said impatiently: "There is no point in talking about this. The key point is that this place is a mass grave. What should we do? Should we still dig it?"

According to Xie Gong's plan, a flood discharge channel will be built here. Now that so many people's bones have been excavated, should we modify the location of the flood discharge channel?

The customs here on the Loess Plateau emphasize that the deceased should be laid to rest, and the graves of the dead are generally not touched. After all, a thousand-year tradition cannot be changed in a short while.

What's more, this place looks very dangerous.

The guy fluttered a few times and fell into the grass.

This should be the simplest concept of animal protection for hunters on the Loess Plateau. They know that fishing if the lake is exhausted will mean there will be no fish next year.

Although the power of the small bomb was not as good as the detonator, it should not be underestimated. So he was careful along the way, for fear of hitting it and exploding.

A few educated youths were highly motivated, holding shovels and rakes, and then jumped into the pit to start working.

He was very eye-catching about Rhubarb's abilities. He had never seen such an intelligent native dog. With this guy here, it shouldn't be a problem to find small prey.

Wang Manyin was naturally very familiar with Dahuang's actions and immediately reminded: "Uncle Yanqiang, be prepared, there may be prey ahead!"

No, still not.

After hearing what he said, Wang Lianshun moved his mouth and did not raise any objections. If he continued to speak, he would probably make a mistake.

Eating dry food and drinking cold water filled my stomach.

As for who the other party is, he doesn't know.

After eating and resting for a while, the two of them continued wandering around and finally shot a male hare.

There was joy on both of their faces, and they couldn't help but speed up their pace. Sure enough, there was a bloody patch where the small bomb was dropped. But when they saw the prey, their faces turned to disappointment.

Wang Manyin was lucky. In addition to more than a dozen copper coins, he also found a stone seal. After cleaning the soil on it, he could barely make out that it was a seal script and was engraved with "Wang Clam Leaves Seal".

This animal looks very similar to a domestic cat, but its ears are slightly longer. It is often seen in the Loess Plateau.

However, Wang Yanqiang's ability to separate male and female hares at a distance of seven or eight meters was considered powerful enough, but Wang Manyin did not have this ability.

"Let's go, take the rhubarb and see if you can catch a rabbit, pheasant or something. Let's have a tooth ceremony at noon." After the business was done, Wang Yanqiang felt relaxed.

By the time the bait is laid, it will almost be over.

The two took Rhubarb and headed towards Langwo Mountain again.

Wang Yanqiang took aim and then put it down.

For this operation, Wang Yanqiang was very well prepared and deliberately carried two guns at home. One rifle was prepared to deal with wild wolves later. The other was an earthen gun, loaded with gunpowder and iron sand, and shot out a large area.

More effective against small prey.

"I'm so scared!" Wang Yanqiang could only shake his head.

The two exited the cliff ditch from the other end.

It's not the wild wolf you imagined, but a fat wild cat.

As for the copper coins and other things dug up, they were all sorted out, and what they dug up belonged to each person... The amazing thing was that no one said they were afraid at this moment.

Suddenly, the buzzing sound of flies came from the grass not far ahead, and Rhubarb also roared for the first time.

After all, how many of the copper coins in the hands of collectors in later generations are family heirlooms? Ninety percent of them were dug out of the soil and just changed hands.

Wang Yanqiang was very proud of his marksmanship. He raised it and said, "Man Yin, do you want to try a shot?"

Wang Manyin still refused. He only lives once, and he was unwilling to touch anything that was unsafe. Especially this kind of gun produced in a local workshop, there were many people who were blinded by it.

In the blink of an eye, the hare penetrated the jujube thorn bush and disappeared.

He felt that this guy was a bit difficult to understand. He obviously looked like a good man and did things that suited his taste, but he was very timid in some things.

After watching with the members for a while, Wang Yanqiang called Wang Manyin and others to unload the stones.

Seeing that the sun above their heads was almost noon, they simply found a place leeward, separated a bunch of dried caraganas, and started to barbecue.

The next moment, an earthy gray figure sprang out from the grass ahead.

Just when Wang Manyin had this intention, he immediately led Dahuang to clear the way in front. Just after climbing over a hill, this guy's movements were wrong, his body was arched, and he let out a low whimper.

The pheasant is roasted, half for each person, and the remaining bones are thrown into the rhubarb.

Wang Manyin rushed forward immediately and broke the pheasant's neck, giving the opponent a good beating.

Obviously, wild wolves are most likely hiding inside.

***

After breakfast, Wang Manyin went to the village early to meet Wang Yanqiang.

If you meet an adult, you will most likely hide quietly.

"What should I do? There is no piece of loess where people can't be buried, and the living can block the way of the dead! Dig them all up for me...throw them all into the ditch next to them and bury them later." Wang Yanqiang was unscrupulous, so he simply

Give orders quickly.

"Let's just drop a 'small bomb'?" Wang Manyin said and took out a jar.

There were also clay pots and broken ceramic pieces... These were worthless and were used by dead people, so no one cared about them and they were all thrown aside.

There are too many pits in the wormwood bushes. If a native dog falls into it, it will be seriously injured even if it is not dead.

This place was originally the bottom of the ditch. It was often eroded by floods in summer. Over a thousand years, the bones were rotted away. When a nail was raked down, they were all turned into broken bones and dregs, and even the whole bones could not be put back together.

"Manyin, does the copper coin agency here accept it?" a member asked.

"Accept it, why not accept it?!" Wang Manyin also answered simply.

Bah...

He is also afraid that his rhubarb will be injured. As long as the wild wolf is still hiding in the cliff ditch, sooner or later the bait will be found.

Although Wang Manyin was a little moved, he finally shook his head: "Forget it, I heard this thing is quite dangerous."

When they arrived at the place, Wang Manyin took the man directly into the pit and ditch. After walking forward for a while, he pointed at a pile of gray-white feces in the wormwood bushes.

"What's wrong? Why don't you fight?" Wang Manyin asked puzzledly.

The two men continued to hunt, and during the process they encountered a male hare. Unfortunately, Wang Yanqiang raised his gun too late, allowing the male hare to run away.

I searched seven or eight places, but still found nothing.

After sniffing for a while, Dahuang rushed to a dark pit and hole, roaring in a low voice.

Hearing this, Wang Yanqiang raised his loaded gun.

This time, Wang Yanqiang did not show any mercy. He took aim with the gun, pulled the trigger, and succeeded in one go.

Seeing that Wang Manyin remained silent, Wang Yanqiang thought he was tempted and hurriedly advised: "Manyin, let's not go down. The situation in the cave is unknown and accidents are easy to happen."

In this way, the two of them threw a "small bomb" every twenty or thirty meters. In addition to exploding wolves, this thing also made noise when people stepped on it... To prevent accidental injuries, the two of them also specially made obvious signs nearby.

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Wang Manyin was grateful again: Fortunately, he had stopped a few educated youths from exploring deep into the cave. If they encountered wild wolves inside, the consequences would be disastrous.

The entire cliff ditch is winding and winding, almost four to five hundred meters long. During this period, several pheasants and hares were found. Dahuang was about to chase them out, but was stopped by Wang Manyin.

What's more, the current environment is too restrictive, so small bombs are easy to use. However, in a few days, the weather will get completely warm, and the lard wrapped outside will melt and there will be no way to use it.

Although Wang Yanqiang carried two guns, he had no hope.

After waiting for a while, they stepped into the cliff ditch again.

"It's a female. You can't hunt female rabbits in spring," Wang Yanqiang explained.

Then, he jumped down into the pit first.

As the mass graves were completely dug up, more and more things were unearthed. There were hundreds of copper coins alone. If sold as scrap copper, it would be worth almost two or three yuan.

"You read that right, it must be wolf dung, there are so many... there should be a wolf den nearby," Wang Yanqiang nodded repeatedly after looking at it, completely agreeing with Wang Manyin's inference.

"It's okay, I'll help you load the medicine and make sure there are no problems."

"Yes," Wang Manyin nodded repeatedly.

Wolves are not stupid, they know how to eat. If they encounter children in the mountains, they will naturally sneak up and attack.

The large pile of dried wolf dung at least shows that wild wolves have lived here for a long time.
To be continued...