At around five o'clock in the morning, when the sky was dark, a few of us discussed it and decided not to go back, but to continue searching for the marching pot on the island, because it would be too time-consuming to return during the day and at night.
I'm not worried about being discovered during the day, because this island is isolated from the rest of the world, and the occasional boat I see passing by is far away. In addition, it is the fishing ban period during the Chinese New Year, so no one comes to the island at all.
The only person I was a little worried about was Brother Yu. Although the wound on his back was not deep, it bled a lot. I asked if I should go back and take care of it first? Brother Yu said no, it was more important to do business.
So I asked Brother Yu to stop being so arrogant and just sit down and rest. Xiaoxuan was still responsible for looking after the host, while Dou Yazi and I were the arrogant ones.
In this environment, the pulse machine played a great role. At about six o'clock, we found the third marching pot, and at about eight o'clock, we found the fourth pot. At about eleven o'clock in the morning, we dug again in the southwest of the island.
The fifth and sixth bites.
These marching pots are of the same shape but vary in size. They are all filled with soil. The largest one weighs more than 700 kilograms, and the smallest one is probably less than 300 kilograms. There is no pattern between the burial locations. It seems that they were buried this way on purpose.
According to the local legend of Qiandao Lake, there are at least eighteen pots, but starting from the sixth pot, progress is slow.
The search lasted until about three o'clock in the afternoon. Dou Sprout and I carried the pulse rack and walked almost all over the island, but could not find the seventh pot.
If there is, the pulse should be able to scan it. If it cannot be scanned, it means it is gone. Then where are the other dozen military pots?
There are two possibilities.
First, it was buried on a nearby island.
Second, under water.
There are two possibilities for being underwater. One is underwater in other places, and the other is underwater on the island we are standing on. Don’t forget, before Qiandao Lake was formed, this was still a mountain.
I had already guessed that this might happen, so I brought two sets of diving suits with me before I came. Now I only have one set left, and that one was burned. The task of exploring the water naturally fell to Dou Sprout.
He called Dou Yazai over and told him, "Ya Zai, your mission is to circle around the island underwater and survey the terrain, mainly to see if there are any caves underwater, or suspicious large areas of flat land, and whether there are any problems."
"No problem! I've been down there before! The water here is only forty or fifty meters deep! It's a joke!"
Without a tank, just wearing a wetsuit and a flashlight, you can circle the island in the cold water in winter. This kind of water ability is considered top-notch even among the southerners who have many water monkeys.
I can't do it, even with a tank, my legs will cramp.
So I used to tease Dou Sprout from time to time, saying that he was born in the wrong child. He should have been born in the southern school, and he would definitely be a good person. Dou Sprout often responded to me like this: "Never mind the southern school or the northern school, for me I can make money."
That’s the good faction. Speaking of Fengzi, if I go to the southern faction, won’t I become the northern faction’s sworn enemy? Even if you beat me to death, I don’t want to go against the boss.”
After changing into his wetsuit, Dou Sprout warmed up a little, gestured to us and jumped directly into the lake.
The ripples dispersed and soon the lake surface became calm.
Dou Sprouts showed up twice to take a breather, but by the third time he couldn't see anyone else. He might have swam to the other side of the island.
Time passed by and the sun went down.
Just as we were getting anxious waiting, we finally saw the bean sprouts popping up again.
"How! What's going on underwater!" I shouted.
Dou Sprout said nothing and swam hard this way.
After landing on the shore, he collapsed on the ground in exhaustion and gasped: "Hang on... Fengzi, there are no caves down here! There are stones and water plants everywhere! Especially water plants! They are densely packed! They are taller than people!"
I wondered: "What if there is a cave underneath and the entrance is blocked by water plants?"
Dou Sprout scratched his head: "It's possible. The main reason is that those aquatic plants are too dangerous. If you insist on getting in, you won't be able to avoid them just by trying to hide."
‘If I accidentally get entangled in a weed, can I bring a knife to cut it off?’ I said.
The head immediately interjected: "Okay Yunfeng, that's it. I've told you more than once that when the risks outweigh the benefits, you need to know how to stop."
I nodded and didn't insist.
Indeed, if a military pot can be sold for 200,000 yuan, it cannot be taken if the risk is too great.
But I'm not willing to give in.
The things that the rebel army plundered from Hangzhou back then were far more than these marching pots. If compared according to the legend of "Yinjia Mountain", these six pots may not even be counted as one percent of the treasure. Think about it, gold
Silver jewelry piled up into a mountain, what a spectacular scene it must be!
He glanced at the sky and said: "Xiaoxuan Yazai and I are looking at things here. Wen Bin, wait until around nine o'clock, you and Yunfeng go back and go to the fish market to find a car for pulling fish."
For the enclosed cargo, I’m buying a box of waterproof tape.”
At this time, Xiaoxuan suddenly said: "Hold your head and let Brother Yu rest. His back is seriously injured. Yunfeng and I can go shopping."
I said yes, let Xiaoxuan go with me.
He nodded and told me: "You two, pay attention to the time and try to be back before two o'clock."
"No problem, head."
"Fengzi, please leave two cigarettes for me. Brother Yu and I will smoke."
"Brother Yu doesn't smoke, why the hell can't you buy two boxes for yourself?"
"Haha, hurry up, what difference do we have between you and me?"
...
Soon it was nine o'clock. Before setting off, Xiaoxuan asked me: "Can you sail a boat?"
"Of course I can. I can open my eyes even if I close them."
To drive this boat, I just need to turn on the diesel engine and then steer. My natural sense of direction is stronger than the average person.
It turned out that I was not bragging. I docked at about 10:30. The surroundings were dark and no one saw our boat. I went back to withdraw some cash, and then I took Xiaoxuan and hailed a taxi.
"Master, go to the fish market."
"Go to the fish market? Buy fish?"
I said yes.
The taxi driver immediately kindly reminded us: "It's closed early at this hour. If you want to buy the freshest fish, you'd better go there around five o'clock tomorrow morning."
"It's okay, master, let's go."
The fish market was where Dou Yazai and I used to sell big fish. The location was probably at the intersection of Nanjing Road and Menggu Road today. The fish market 20 years ago was not what it is today. It was very dilapidated and chaotic.
The fishy smell can be smelled from fifty meters away, so the locals call it Fish Street or Fish Head Square.
The chef probably regarded Xiaoxuan and I as a traveling couple. He introduced me to all kinds of things on the roadside very enthusiastically along the way. I was thinking about Tou Tou and Brother Yu, and just wanted to finish the work quickly and pick them up, so there was a
He didn't respond to him without a word.
Seeing that I was a little cold, he started talking to Xiaoxuan who was sitting in the back row.
At this time, I looked up at the reflector.
Xiaoxuan was looking at the street scene passing by outside the window. A smile suddenly appeared on her expressionless face.