Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 359 Identifying Excavated Land

After all the horses were tied up and fed with hay.

Wang An took out a rag and showed the pattern on it to everyone. He explained to everyone that this was a rough map and asked everyone to help study it.

However, after everyone took turns watching, they all looked at Wang An with suspicion.

Uncle Feng Chengmin frowned and said to Wang An:

"Xiao An, did you draw this? Your drawing...hiss...is not as good as your cousin Ruosi's."

Ruosi is Feng Chengmin's daughter, and her full name is Feng Ruosi.

To be honest, the name "Feng Ruosi" is quite decent and good for rural areas in this era. It sounds like the person who gave it the name is very educated.

The key point is that this name was given by Feng Ruosi’s father Feng Chengmin. The reason is that there are a few pages of ancient books in Feng Chengmin’s house with an idiom on it, called "thoughtful".

I have to say that Feng Chengmin is still somewhat cultured.

Upon hearing this, my uncle Lin Dajiang gave Lianqiao (brother-in-law) Feng Chengmin a mocking look, and then said:

"You are a grown-up, but you are still talking nonsense. This was obviously drawn by two little nieces. Look how well the circle is drawn, with a big circle inside a small circle."

At this point, Lin Dajiang paused, then asked in confusion: "Xiao An, what is this painting?"

Wang An, who was waiting for the two men to come up with ideas, looked at his two uncles, twitched his lips, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

Reaching out and taking two pieces of rags, Wang An said helplessly: "Well, you two should just do what you need to do."

"Oh, okay," they both said at the same time.

Wang An suddenly discovered that "people's eyes are actually all dark", "power will be dispersed when there are too many people", and "three Zhuge Liangs put together may not be as good as a cobbler".
So Wang An decided to follow his own ideas.

This bunch of people are talking nonsense!

So, everyone stood there with their tools, some smoking, some chatting, waiting for Wang An to find a seat.

This time when they went into the mountains, this group of people brought almost all the tools for digging.

Ice picks, long picks, shovels, axes, pointed picks, and pickaxes are all hard-core tools.

The main function of these tools is to dry out the frozen soil and cut off tree roots encountered during the digging process.

As for the axe, it can also be used to chop wood. In this freezing cold weather, lighting a fire to warm yourself up is something you must do.

Of course, as for the tree roots, theoretically they should not exist, but nothing is certain.

If the time since the burial is too long, it is possible that the tree roots have grown again.

Or when burying something, it is normal for the person digging the hole horizontally, deliberately not damaging the tree roots above, in order to confuse people.

Anyway, the more comprehensive the tools, the better, just in case.

In addition to these hard-hitting tools, other tools for shoveling soil include pointed shovels, square shovels, small baskets, etc.

To be honest, Wang An had no idea where the things were buried.

The main thing is that the pattern on the rag is just big circles inside small circles, and I can't understand how the distance between the circles is defined.

Therefore, if you want to find the exact location, you basically have to rely on "hack and swipe".

Finding the right direction, Wang An took big steps, and when he reached the 9th step, he stopped. Then Wang An used a sharp pickaxe to dig at the ground, and started to dig. In comparison, frozen snow is easier to dig, but it is very difficult to dig on the ground.

The frozen soil is very hard. Not only is it hard, but it is also very tough.

This reminded Wang An of the day after he was reborn, when he dug out guns from behind the dilapidated temple in Yangshutun.

But the gun was buried very shallowly, and this time, we don’t know what is buried, let alone how deep it is buried.

Fortunately, there are many people!
So Wang An only dug a shallow pit, then gave way and said to everyone in a high-sounding manner:
"You guys dig, I still have to look for it."

At this time, Grandpa Wang Dashu said:
"Xiao An, we can't dig like this. It's obvious that there's nothing underneath where you're digging."

In fact, Wang An also found that digging in this way didn't work, but he didn't have any good solutions, so he asked with a curious look:
"Then uncle, what do you think we should do? The key is that I don't know which piece of land it is."

Wang Dashu said, "Look at the grass here. It's exactly the same as the grass next to it. That means the soil underneath has never been moved."

Wang An blinked in confusion, because Wang An really didn't understand this matter.

Wang An said, "Uncle, please continue. How do you tell which piece of land has been dug?"

Wang Dashu explained, "Before I dug a hole for someone else, I heard about it from someone else."

To dig a pit for someone means that when someone dies, you help dig a pit for burying the coffin.

Then Wang Dashu explained how to check whether the area had been dug up and then backfilled.

It turns out that in this mountain, no matter which piece of land, the grass growing on this land is basically the same height.

As long as the grass in this small piece of land grows relatively tall, then the soil in this small piece of land must have been moved.

Of course, it doesn't have to be man-made. It could be something like a wild boar turning over the land, or it being washed by rain.

Because grass roots are not long, and relatively loose soil allows the grass roots to penetrate deeper into the soil, and the grass will naturally grow taller.

Therefore, the chances will be higher if you look for places where the dead grass is higher.

At the same time, Wang Dashu also said that all the backfilled land, even if it was stepped on very firmly, the soil in this land is softer than other places, and even if it is frozen soil, it is still easy to dig.

Finally, Wang Dashu also said that if you just find a place to dig a hole, and then fill it back with the excavated soil and step on it a few times, the soil will definitely not be able to fill the hole.

After Wang Dashu finished speaking, except for Wang Daliang and Lin Dajiang, everyone else had a look of surprise on their faces.

To be honest, although these things sound simple and are something we experience every day, we have to say that if we don’t pay attention, we will definitely not know them.

At the very least, it is a very surprising thing that the pit is not full even though the soil from the original pit was used to fill it.

It has to be said that no matter what you do, experienced people are indispensable.

After everyone was silent for a while, Wang An smiled and said:

"Uncle, you should come with me to find a seat, and don't mess around with them."

Wang Dashu heard this and said with a smile:
"Okay, you're the leader of our gang, and I'll listen to you today."

After Wang Dashu finished speaking, everyone laughed and agreed that they had to follow Wang An's arrangements today.

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