Listening to what Bai Xiaowu said, I suddenly thought of the ancestral precept that Mr. Qi once said: "There is a mountain god living in the cave, so don't offend." It turns out that this ancestral precept was actually to prevent anyone from discovering the endless treasure hidden in the cave.
The treasure was just passed down.
Wen Qingshan frowned and asked: "In that case, how do you know about the treasure? Could it be that you have already found it?"
Bai Xiaowu glanced at Wen Qingshan and said frankly: "If I found the treasure, would I accompany you to wander around the cave for a few hundred yuan?" At this point, he told us: "Two years ago,
I went to the old house in the village and accidentally found a wooden box under the floor of the old house. Inside the wooden box was a yellowed map and a secret letter. Only after reading the secret letter did I know the secret of the treasure.
I originally thought that the older generation in the village knew this secret, so I went out of my way to test Second Master Qi’s words, but he seemed completely ignorant. Later I realized that the people in the village actually didn’t know, and everyone just followed their ancestors.
It's just a motto, guarding a myth. However, after all, hundreds of years have passed, and this ancestral motto is too superstitious, and now everyone no longer takes it to heart. In the past two years, I have pretended to do it in detail.
I went into the cave to knock out stalagmites and looked for treasures everywhere, but I searched almost every corner of the cave and still found nothing."
After hearing what Bai Xiaowu said, Jianjian couldn't help but sigh: "Hey! It seems there is no chance. You have been searching for three years and still haven't found it. Either the treasure is not hidden in the cave, or there is no treasure at all!"
Wen Qingshan pondered for a while and said: "The Dashun treasure must exist, and judging from the ancestral instructions left by the Bai family, it is very likely that it is hidden in the cave. But it is probably too hidden, so Xiao Wu
My brother hasn’t discovered it yet.”
Bai Xiaowu said: "I have no experience in detecting treasures. It is normal that I have not found them. But you are experts in this field, and it can be seen from the equipment you brought. I can cooperate with you to find the treasures, but I have a condition."
"What conditions?" Wen Qingshan asked.
"After finding the treasure, I will score 60%!" Bai Xiaowu said loudly.
Wen Qingshan smiled slightly and said: "You are too greedy. This treasure belongs to the country, and we cannot divide it even 10%, but I can promise you that if you really find the treasure, I will give you one million."
"What! One million? Humph! Such a big treasure is worth hundreds of millions at least. You only gave me one million. Do you think you are sending a beggar away?" Bai Xiaowu shouted. If he knew the value of this treasure, it would be worth more than one million.
With tens of billions, I probably won’t do it anymore.
"How much do you want?"
"At least ten million!"
Wen Qingshan said calmly: "Two million at most! If you don't want to, forget it, we can find it ourselves!"
Two million is already an astronomical figure for Bai Xiaowu, and he should also understand that if he does not agree, he is afraid that he will not get the last penny. He thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said: "Okay! Two
One million is two million!”
The two parties reached an agreement, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This way, we can discuss the Dashun treasure in front of Bai Xiaowu. However, I am always a little uneasy about this guy. I always feel that he is secretly
It seemed like he was going to do some dirty trick, so I kept an extra eye on him.
Bai Xiaowu told us that he has searched almost all of Hukou Rock, but there is only one slanted cave that he has not entered yet. The slanted cave slopes downward at an angle of 60 or 70 degrees, and there is a stench inside the cave.
It was filled with poisonous gas, because if you get even slightly closer, your head would feel dizzy, so Bai Xiaowu didn't dare to go in.
After listening to what Bai Xiaowu said, Wen Qingshan decided to go to the inclined cave to have a look, so Bai Xiaowu led the way and led everyone towards the inclined cave.
We wandered around the twists and turns of the cave for more than half an hour, and finally came to a fork cave entrance with a diameter of about two meters and sloping downward. Before we even got closer, we smelled a faint odor, as if it was...
The smell of rotten eggs.
Wen Qingshan immediately stopped and stopped everyone from moving forward. He said: "It is hydrogen sulfide gas. Hydrogen sulfide gas is highly toxic. Everyone, please move back!"
When everyone heard this, they didn't dare to neglect and immediately stepped back a few meters. They didn't stop until they could no longer smell the smell.
Wen Qingshan frowned and said: "Hydrogen sulfide gas in nature generally exists in volcanic craters. Could it be that this area has volcanoes?"
Bai Xiaowu said: "There is no volcano here! I have never heard of it."
"Then there might be a sulfur mine under the cave. If that's the case, we have to wear gas masks to go in, and before that, we have to find a way to reduce the concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the cave. Otherwise, if the concentration
It’s too high, and even if we go in wearing a gas mask, it may have adverse effects on our bodies.”
"Then how can we reduce the concentration of hydrogen sulfide?" Huang Yixian asked from the side. He had no knowledge of chemistry at all. He probably didn't even know what hydrogen sulfide was.
Wen Qingshan said: "Hydrogen sulfide can be dissolved in water, can also burn in the air, and can react neutrally with alkaline substances. Therefore, there are several ways to reduce the concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the cave. One is to use
The hydrogen sulfide gas in the cave was burned out, and second, a large amount of water was injected into the cave."
Hearing what he said, I immediately raised an objection: "Our chemistry teacher once said that igniting a mixture of hydrogen sulfide and air can easily cause an explosion. Now we have no idea about the concentration of hydrogen sulfide below, so it is definitely inappropriate to ignite it rashly.
.”
Jianjian added: "It's unreliable to inject a large amount of water into the cave. There is no water source in the cave at all. Is it possible that we still bring it in bucket by bucket from outside?"
Wen Qingshan smiled slightly and said: "You are both right, so the only way we can take is to use caustic soda to absorb the hydrogen sulfide gas in the hole."
"Use caustic soda to absorb?" Everyone was stunned.
Wen Qingshan explained: "Caustic soda, also known as soda lime, is mainly composed of sodium hydroxide and quicklime. Sodium hydroxide can neutralize hydrogen sulfide, thereby effectively reducing the content of hydrogen sulfide in the cave."
Huang Yixian was stunned for a moment. He probably didn't understand what neutralization reaction was, but he basically understood what Wen Qingshan meant, and said with a disappointed look: "That means we can't go down to check today!"
Wen Qingshan smiled: "Haha, there is no rush. Brothers Xiao Wu have been looking for three years, and we have only been looking for half a day! Let's go out first. While it is still early, I will go to the town to buy some caustic soda.
Come again tomorrow!"
Huang Yixian nodded helplessly, and under the guidance of Bai Xiaowu, the group walked out of the cave.
It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon when we came out of Hukou Rock. We entered the cave around ten o'clock in the morning. I really didn't expect that we would wander around the cave for four or five hours without knowing it.
Wen Qingshan called Fatty Niu and Bai Xiaowu and drove to Sanyuan Township to buy caustic soda. Jianjian and I followed Huang Yixian back to Qiping Village.
The three of us had just walked to the door of the village committee, but suddenly a person rushed out from inside and almost bumped into us. The other person lowered his head, said "I'm sorry" in panic, and ran away as fast as I could.
When I turned around and saw the yellow hair and the tattoos on his arms, I immediately remembered who it was. It was the guy who walked with Bai Xiaowu yesterday.
Huang Yixian cursed in a low voice: "Why are you so reckless, this brat? You're out of your mind!"
But we didn't pay much attention to it. Even though we lived here, this was a village committee after all. It was inevitable that people would come in and out during the day, so it was not surprising to meet him.
However, when the three of us returned to the room, we were dumbfounded to see that our luggage had been turned into a mess and clothes and other items were thrown all over the bed.
After being stunned for a moment, I suddenly came to my senses, slapped my head and cursed loudly: "Damn it, that guy is here to steal things!"
Jianjian and I were about to chase out immediately, but Huang Yixian held us back. He said calmly: "Let's see if there is anything missing first."
We thought so, so we quickly checked. The strange thing was that nothing seemed to be missing. Wen Qingshan's briefcase was placed beside the bed, containing tens of thousands of yuan in cash. However, although the bag had been opened, the money was not there.
Still there. It seems that the other party must have noticed that we were back, so he ran out of the house in a hurry before he could make a move.
Although nothing was lost, Jianjian and I were still very angry and shouted to go find Huang Mao to settle the score. However, Huang Yixian stopped us. He felt that since nothing was lost, there was no need to make the matter a big deal. After all, there was no
The evidence proved that it was that guy who did it. What's more, we are still living in other people's villages, so it would be of no benefit to us if we rashly made the matter a big deal. In the end, Jianbian and I had to give up.
In the evening, Wen Qingshan and others came back from buying caustic soda, and Bai Xiaowu happened to come with them. Huang Yixian asked him about Huang Mao.
Bai Xiaowu said: "His name is Liu Qiang, he is a friend of mine and a foreigner. He came to Qiping Village to collect stalagmites. Why do you ask him?"
Jianjian was just about to tell what happened that afternoon, but Huang Yixian answered first: "We just happened to meet him at the door of the village committee this afternoon, so we asked him casually!"
After Bai Xiaowu left, Huang Yixian told Wen Qingshan about the thief in the room and reminded him to keep the money. After hearing this, Wen Qingshan did not immediately check whether there was any money in the briefcase, but frowned slightly.
He raised his head and fell into deep thought. After a long while, he murmured: "This guy doesn't want to take the money, what is he looking for?"
Jianjian said disapprovingly: "I think he just wanted to steal money, but we just came back and he didn't have time to do anything."