Black-bellied Bamboo Horse: Xiaoqingmei, I can't eat enough!

Chapter 1008 Professor Xu Storytelling Time
Xu Qiao was very satisfied with the rental car that Luo Wanning booked. It was an unassuming jeep, very low-key, but it was very suitable for them to travel outside in a few days.

After the two got into the car, Xu Qiao handed the itinerary for the last few days to Luo Wanning's hand, saying: "I will stay in West City for two days, and there are some important meetings, you come with me Go, start at eight o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, and you and I will take turns driving, and it will take about a day and a half to reach the ruins of the ancient city of Xile."

After a pause, Xu Qiao continued, "I'm going camping on the way. After the meeting tomorrow afternoon, I'll go with you to buy food and water."

Luo Wanning nodded repeatedly, and had no objection to his arrangement.

She is a Ph.D. in academic research, but Luo Wanning feels that she is just a newcomer in field inspections.

She has no theoretical knowledge now, so she must combine theory with practice!
This is also the most important purpose of her trip.

She has every reason to believe that when she goes back this time, even if Xu Qiao doesn't take her with her anymore, she still has enough capital to persuade Boss Sun to take her on field missions in the future.

Well, her goal this time is to accumulate experience points!
The conscience of heaven and earth, she really didn't study archeology to be a leisurely teacher in the university in the future, let alone some willful ignorance, she really wanted to dig out those cultural relics and protect them!
"Professor Xu, how did you discover the ancient city of Xile?" It was a long way from the airport to the city, and Luo Wanning couldn't help asking Xu Qiao some questions that she was curious about.

Xu Qiao didn't even hesitate, as if that memory had already been deeply engraved in his mind.

"At that time... it was actually a chance."

"Many years ago, I saw the records about the ancient city of Xile in an ancient book. Its culture and history fascinated me. Until the end of the year before last, when I came to Xishi on a business trip, it was because of the landslide here. Here comes an ancient tomb."

Xu Qiao spoke slowly, telling Luo Wanning what happened back then like telling a story.

Luo Wanning listened very carefully, not even daring to breathe.

She was still holding a tape recorder in her hand.

As Xu Qiao said before, part of her graduation thesis is about the ancient city of Xile, so it is of course best to get as much information as possible from Xu Qiao, the person involved in the excavation of the ruins.

"I found the tomb to be very strange. The inscriptions were not in ancient Chinese characters, and the contents of the murals were also very strange. I suddenly thought of the ancient city of Xile, and after searching through ancient books, I was sure that it was the tomb of a prince from the Xile Kingdom."

"It's just that there are very few introductions about Xile Kingdom in ancient books. I searched through ancient books and atlases, and finally confirmed that there was a basin near Xile Kingdom during the Xile Kingdom period."

Luo Wanning nodded clearly, and couldn't help interjecting: "The construction technology in ancient times was not as advanced as modern ones, and it was too difficult to move the prince's corpse out of the basin for burial, so the ancient city of Xile should be near the tomb, right?"

Xu Qiao nodded approvingly, and praised her with a smile: "You are very suitable for archaeological work."

Luo Wanning pursed her lips and chuckled, her eyes sparkling: "And then? Did you find it like this?"

Xu Qiao laughed out loud, "How could it be so easy? After more than half a year, we finally found the remains of the ancient city of Xile along a group of tombs."

"Oh my god, more than half a year?" Luo Wanning looked at Xu Qiao in disbelief.

Xu Qiao looked at her with a light smile: "It's going well. You see, it's been so long since the excavation, isn't there still new tombs being discovered?"

Luo Wanning nodded: "That's right."

Xu Qiao unscrewed the water glass in his hand and took a sip of water: "Archaeology is a thing that cannot be rushed, not only for protective excavations, but also when looking for ancient sites, except for competing with robbers-tomb-thieves for time. Apart from being anxious, don’t be anxious about the rest.”

Luo Wanning nodded, her expression became more serious.

Xu Qiao looked out of the car window. The West Market is not big and the population is small. It made me feel a lot better when I never encountered a traffic jam during the drive.

Xu Qiao turned her head and saw that Luo Wanning's expression was still serious, so she simply talked to her about another matter: "Speaking of which, firstly, this archeology depends on our professionalism, and secondly, it has something to do with luck."

Luo Wanning looked at him suspiciously: "Luck? Could it be that the cultural relics will jump out by themselves?"

Xu Qiao nodded and said with a smile: "Don't believe it, such things are really not uncommon."

"Huh?" Luo Wanning showed curiosity and looked at her in surprise.

"Perhaps you haven't noticed this news," Xu Qiao said with a smile, "In the 80s, the tower of a royal temple in the northwest, which was completed since the Tang Dynasty, tilted by nearly half due to disrepair. One, when the craftsmen went to repair it, they found an underground palace under the tower, which was full of cultural relics."

"Ah?" Luo Wanning looked at Xu Qiao in astonishment, and whispered in disbelief, "You really ran out by yourself!"

Xu Qiao smiled and nodded: "Yes, so luck is also very important... Those cultural relics were hidden by the old abbot to protect the items in the temple during the turbulent period. After the old abbot passed away, this became a secret. know."

Luo Wanning couldn't help sighing: "If the tower didn't collapse, this underground palace might never be discovered."

"Well, so sometimes, don't ignore any inconspicuous place." Xu Qiao told her her own experience, "The ancients were very smart, the more unremarkable a place is, the more likely it is to have great Things."

Luo Wanning nodded with a serious face.

Xu Qiao was afraid that he had overcorrected, so he couldn't help reminding: "Of course, don't be dazed, some places are really impossible."

Luo Wanning looked at him and blinked: "For example?"

Xu Qiao pointed to the buildings on the side of the road: "For example, this kind of place where the foundation has been dug tens of meters."

"Professor Xu! I'm not stupid!" Luo Wanning looked at Xu Qiao resentfully.

He said so...

How to make her feel like a fool!
Xu Qiao laughed out loud, looked at her and said, "Luo Wanning, you are too nervous, relax a bit, being too nervous is not a good thing."

Luo Wanning looked at him in surprise, her eyes full of disbelief.

So... Was he afraid that he would be too nervous, and deliberately told himself stories to attract his attention?

Xu Qiao looked out the car window, took another sip of water and said suddenly, "Here we are."

arrive? !
Luo Wanning quickly turned off the recording pen in her hand, and stuffed it safely into her backpack, but she still couldn't hide the excitement on her face.

(End of this chapter)