Chapter 257 Black pottery from more than 4,000 years ago(1/2)
In a courtyard in Kyoto, Shilao hung up his cell phone and walked into the house with a slightly unhappy expression on his face. There were several old people drinking tea in the living room. One of them glanced at Shilao and immediately laughed and said, "I've told you a long time ago.
I said, that boy has been very busy these days. The girl from my family even made an appointment with him, but she didn’t have time. I don’t know how a young man can do so many worldly things.”
Shi Yunli came out with a plate of snacks and asked: "Grandpa, grandma asked Li Mo if he can't come over at night. If he comes over, prepare two more of his favorite dishes."
"It would save some trouble if I don't come." Shi Lao said angrily, "When will your brother come back?"
"I called a few minutes ago. I'll be here around 5:30 in the evening."
"Where's your dad?"
"It should be about the same time. Grandpa, you also know that they have a lot of things to do."
"It's rare to take a break and not even go home. I have to wait until dinner time to come over. Bring me the phone and I'll urge your dad."
Shi Lao took the phone and got up and walked outside. After a while, he heard his majestic voice and scolded the other party. Then he walked away without knowing what to say. It took a while before he returned to the house.
"Everyone of them is outrageous."
"Shilao, you are already quite old. Please take it easy and drink more tea to maintain your health." A slightly fat old man said with a smile, "Just like our family, that brat only has more than ten days a year.
When I stayed in Kyoto, I spent the rest of my time messing with those broken stones. As time went by, I figured it out and let it go."
"Mr. Qiu, it's easy for you to say that. After all, your grandson has made a big splash, unlike our family who has accomplished nothing."
The old poet sighed, "Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite."
"Drink tea, drink tea, and don't worry about your children and grandchildren. Let's live a few more years before we talk about it."
Over in Yunshan, the village director quickly brought eight villagers around 40 years old, and they were paid 300 yuan for digging soil, which was three times better than going out to do odd jobs.
"Mr. Li, everyone is here, let's see how we start digging. The most important thing for a farmer is strength. If you have any requests, just ask."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements."
Li Mo saw that the tools they brought were quite complete, including shovels, shovels, and poles for carrying soil. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, gave one to each of them, and lit it.
These villagers have a great impression of Li Mo. This rich young man is good at doing things. Look at the cigarettes in his hands. Each cigarette is probably worth dozens of yuan. Anyway, they have never seen such a gold package.
"Uncles, dig from here first, with a diameter of six meters, and then dig down to a depth of about three or four meters."
"Okay, leave this little job to us."
A villager blew out a circle of smoke and happily walked to Li Mo with a shovel. He began to dig up the soil with rough and powerful movements. The other seven people each chose a place, and then slowly joined together.
Seventeen people from the Brown Bear side had already walked over. They were wearing uniforms and looked powerful. They were all practicing. The villagers who saw this scene were even more convinced that the young man was a super rich man. Otherwise, how could he go on a trip?
Bring so many bodyguards.
"Boss, do you need us to take action?"
"It's not necessary at the moment. We'll wait until the situation becomes clearer."
Eight people dug the soil, and it took more than two hours to dig three to four meters deep. A deep pit about six meters in diameter appeared in front of everyone. Fortunately, these villagers had experience. They did not dig vertically, but had a certain depth.
Slope to make it easier for everyone to enter and exit.
"Village director, could you please ask the villagers to cook some meals at the standard of fifty yuan per person. The dishes will be richer, and the compensation will be calculated separately."
Seeing that it was almost noon, Li Mo also asked everyone to do something. The village director was happy when he heard that the whole family could do this. It is such a simple thing.
"I'll go back and invite everyone to cook. The Spring Festival has just passed, and there are still many delicious meat dishes at home, which will definitely satisfy you."
After Li Mozhi left him, he looked at the bottom of the pit and suddenly shouted: "Okay, everyone, come up first."
"Mr. Li, do you want to continue in the afternoon?"
"No need for now. It's more than three meters deep now. I'll check again tomorrow to see if there is water seepage."
After speaking, Li Mo walked toward the village with his hands behind his back. If he digs deeper, he will encounter black pottery, and there are a lot of them. We will wait until Shibin arrives here tomorrow.
The meal at noon was indeed very sumptuous, and there was also home-brewed sweet wine. Li Mo didn’t drink it, so naturally no one else would drink it. After the meal, he chatted with the villagers about the mountains for an hour or two before returning to the county seat. Before leaving, he naturally
He is not stingy either. The village director and his family never close their mouths with smiles.
Before dawn the next day, Li Mo was awakened by the ringing of the phone beside his bed. He picked it up and quickly connected it.
"Brother Bin, are you here?"
"The old man gave the death order, but I came here overnight. I asked Brother Li, what kind of magic elixir are you selling in this gourd? The old man almost pointed a gun at my head."
"There's still an hour until dawn. That's all right. I'll get up and accompany you to get some buffet to eat first, and I'll talk to you about some things alone."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
At dawn, Zhao Guangliang came to the hotel again in high spirits. Now he had the confidence. He contacted his superiors alone last night and reported what he saw and heard today, and also expressed his guesses. In Yunshan,
It is very likely that a cultural site from the late Neolithic Age will appear nearby. If we go there again today, we will know the final result.
Obviously, he got some kind of commitment from the leader.
Sitting in Li Mo's car, Shibin revealed that he looked out of the car window and said, "Yunshan is not a big place, but it is crisscrossed by rivers and ditches. When the flood season comes, this place should be a land of plenty and the scenery should be good."
"
"It's a pity that there are no tourism resources here. Otherwise, with such a land of plenty, it would be a bit difficult to revitalize the local economy."
Li Mo turned to look at Shibin and asked in surprise: "Do you still understand economics?"
"Look at the disbelief on your face. To tell you the truth, this is what I majored in at the National Defense University. I was just more interested in firearms, so I later studied for a graduate degree by myself."
Shibin is only in his mid-twenties and is very confident in his professional abilities.
"I don't understand anyway, you can say whatever you want." Li Mo smiled slightly and asked in a low voice, "Have you ever seen the restaurant business?"
"I saw it three times, but then I didn't go. Every time I went, it was always full. I had to wait in line if I wanted to have a meal. But Brother Li, I really admire your brain. Those dishes are really good.
When it comes to food, diners’ satisfaction is not 100%, but it’s very close. Take your spiced eggs, for example. Damn, to be honest, I’ve never eaten anything so delicious. That guy from San Pang can sell a spiced egg for five yuan.
The supply is limited every day, which causes many subsequent diners to complain."
"Hahaha, this is called hunger marketing."
"I also heard that the third fat man said that you asked him to dig two furnaces in the backyard of the restaurant to prepare roasted pigs?"
"Well, when the weather gets warmer, I believe that the roast pig business can be operated alone. Brother Bin, just wait and make a fortune in the future."
"Hey, what's the use of getting rich? I keep a close eye on this old man. I will keep that money for my little sister to use as a dowry in the future. Besides, what can a grown man like me do with so much money? I can't spend much in a month.
.Let’s just talk about you. You are worth billions, but how do you dress any different from an ordinary college student?”
"I just like to be quiet and don't want to be annoyed."
Six cars arrived at Zhouqiao Village at around nine o'clock. The village director had been looking forward to it for a long time. As soon as he saw the cars parked on the side of the road, he hurried over with more than a dozen villagers.
"Good morning, Mr. Li."
"morning."
Li Mo said hello to him and then walked directly to the pit. Naturally, there would be no water seepage, at least it was still the dry season.
"Mr. Li, everyone is ready. How do you think we will dig today?"
"Don't worry, I'll have someone dig down another meter or two. Brown bear, come here."
The brown bear had been instructed long ago and took a shovel from a villager and entered the pit. He dug down carefully. After about ten times, he paused and looked up at Li Mo.
"What's the matter?"
Li Mo asked deliberately.
"It's a bit hard, like a stone." The brown bear shouted, and then slowly opened the soil layer with a shovel, revealing a black thing, which was shiny under the sunlight.
"Boss, it doesn't look like a stone. Come down and take a look."
The village director was surprised and walked to the bottom of the pit with Li Mo.
"Get out of the way and let me see what it is."
Li Mo used a shovel to carefully clean up the surrounding soil. Most of the black thing was exposed and looked like a large jar. When the entire black pottery pot was taken out from the soil, Li Mo visually estimated that the black pottery was about fifty meters tall.
The mouth of the pot is about ten centimeters and the bottom is about fifteen centimeters. There are two ears near the top of the pot that function like handles.
Also, the surface of the entire black pottery pot is not smooth, but has shallow ribs. This seems to be a black pottery pot with a special shape.
The black clay pot was full of soil, but this weight was nothing to Li Mo. He held the clay pot in both hands and came to it. Someone had already brought water to start cleaning the soil on the surface. When the soil on the surface was almost cleaned, he
Under the sunlight, the entire pottery pot reflects an unspeakable black luster.
The black pottery made more than 4,000 years ago has finally seen the light of day again. It is crude and simple, and it seems that you can see traces of time left on it.
Li Mo was very moved when he saw this scene. Yes, there seemed to be a warm current in his heart. Seeing this black clay pot, he felt like he had returned to prehistory, back to the world more than 4,000 years ago, and saw the ancestors using
Their wisdom is creating the most beautiful works of art in the world.
"Why is there a clay pot buried in the ground here?" The village director couldn't help but murmured a few words in a low voice as he watched for a while.
Zhao Guangliang squatted next to Li Mo, suppressing his excitement, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Li, are you sure now?"
"Well, my preliminary judgment is that this black pottery pot is indeed from the Neolithic Age, and judging from the shape of the pot, it should be used to hold water. Look at this black color, it has a pure beauty, and it has been buried underground for more than four thousand years.
It is still a blessing for our descendants to maintain such a good condition and be able to see it from close range."
Zhao Guangliang said excitedly: "I will report to my superiors immediately."
To be continued...