Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 93 Bar Encounter
Of course, after the local cultural relics department took over, the archaeology of this site naturally does not need Liang En and his colleagues to intervene.As a treasure hunter, it was time for him to sum up the income from this treasure hunt.

"To be honest, these lead sheets are not worth much if they are purely economical, and even if they are added with those sculptures, there is not much advantage." As the director of the cultural relics department in the region, a middle-aged man said to Liang En.

After hearing these words, Liang En still maintained a very polite smile.After all, although the other party's words sounded disappointing at first, they contained some important information.

"—But because you took the initiative to contact this time, this cultural relic has been preserved very well. Therefore, we decided to give you 25000 pounds as a reward for your treasure hunt."

Seeing Lian Liang En's politeness, the official from England's cultural relics department smiled and nodded, and then stated their final decision.

"These cultural relics will then be brought into the Cultural Relics Conservation Center of the University of Bath for simple cleaning and maintenance, and then displayed publicly in the museum in Bath."

"You're right, this place in Bath can indeed get enough harvests." That afternoon, Fan Meng soaked in the hot spring and said, "I really didn't expect such good things to be dug out in that barren valley. "

"Actually, this is some work related to information collection." Liang En said from the other side of the hot spring pool. "For example, you can see the road from the satellite map, and the fountain itself can also find some clues from the local construction documents—"

"Yes, yes, it's not something that everyone can do there." Fan Meng shook his head and said, "At least I definitely can't read so many materials and find out what I need from it." content. So I’d better work hard with you.”

After soaking in the hot spring, Liang En and the others came to a bar next to the hotel.For the British, the bar is the most important social occasion in the local area, not one of them.

This bar looks like it has been around for a long time, and the decoration inside is also very good.As soon as you enter the door, you can see a lot of black and white or color photos on the wooden wall next to it.

"It seems that many celebrities have been here." Although some of these photos have become blurred due to the age, they can still recognize some people they have seen in some materials or even textbooks.

For example, in a corner, they saw Churchill holding a Xu wine glass and smiling at the camera with five or six people.

Probably because they came at a time when there were not many customers, so there were less than ten people sitting in the whole bar, so when they sat down, a waiter came over to greet them warmly.

So after Liang En and the others ordered two glasses of beer and some snacks, everything was quickly delivered to their table.

"The ancients are actually very interesting. For example, those lead flakes today are things that I have never thought of before." Seeing Fan Meng's interest in the things dug out in the past two days, Liang En also talked about it. content in this regard.

As a student studying archeology in the West, Latin is naturally a compulsory course.After the previous strengthening, Liang En has also reached the level of his mother tongue in this ancient language.

So after getting those lead sheets, Liang En quickly understood a lot of content from these lead sheets, and these contents were all the ancients' curses on some people.

"For example, in one of the lead tablets he cursed the damned thief, wishing the thief would lose his hands. Because the thief stole his woolen robe while he was bathing."

"Is a woolen robe worth such a vicious curse?" Fan Meng's eyes widened, and at the same time, a puzzled look appeared on his face. "Of course it's wrong to steal, but it's just a woolen coat—"

"The wool coat of that era is not something that can be described with the word "just"." Liang En raised his glass and took a sip.

"For many civilians in ancient Rome, the woolen coat was not only their coat, but also their quilt at night, and it might even be their only possession. In this case, the feeling of losing something may be the same as that of losing a car. "

In ancient times, especially in ancient Rome, people's private property was much less than it is now.After all, the production capacity of that era was placed there, and a thick wool coat was probably half of one's own possessions for a person with average economic conditions.

"That is to say, if I go back to ancient times, I can make a fortune with a load of woolen cloth." After hearing Liang En's words, Fan Meng joked.

"This is a very good idea. After all, whether in the West or the East, textiles were hard currencies, and they could even be used as currency." Liang En explained.

"Of course, the most popular kind of raw wool felt cloth may not have been so popular in that era, but various fabrics dyed in bright colors."

"I know, I've seen this in history books." Fan Meng raised his wine glass and touched Liang En, then said. "For example, the ransom demanded by the Gothic leader Alaric when he besieged Rome was 3000 pieces of red cloth."

"Yes, the price of dyed fabrics in that era may be several times that of undyed." Liang En nodded, "Especially those fabrics dyed with chemical dyes that we don't like today would be more popular in ancient times. welcome."

"Because those fabrics are not only bright in color, but also not easy to fade. It should be the most popular in that era. As for the harm of chemical dyes to the body, it was not a problem in that era—"

"Excuse me, are you the famous scholar who deciphered the ancient Egyptian language, Mr. Liang?" Just as the two of them were eating appetizers and drinking wine.Suddenly a young woman walked over.She turned around a few times before asking Liang En.

"I am the one who deciphered the ancient Egyptian language, but I don't dare to be called a famous scholar for the time being. May I ask who you are—" After being asked this question, Liang En looked at the young lady with a confused expression. It looked like a student, but Liang En felt that he didn't know this lady in his impression.

"Ah, my name is Diana Black, and I'm a student at the University of Bath. I saw you when you gave a speech before." The young woman quickly introduced herself after seeing Liang En's confused gaze, and continued Reminds me why I came here.

It turns out that Diana is not only a student of the University of Bath, but also an old resident who lived in Bath a few generations ago. Because of some recent incidents, she urgently needs to raise a sum of money.

Since she had heard Liang En introduce herself as a treasure hunter in a speech before, Diana came over and tried to invite Liang En to her house to hunt for treasure after discovering Liang En at a bar party with her friends.

"If your family has lived here since the Victorian era as you said, then there may indeed be some valuable things in your home." Liang En said to the short-haired girl in front of him.

"However, I need to remind you that in this case, the purchase price I will give you will definitely be much lower than the selling price of these things outside. If you agree with this, then we can go to your home to take a look. .”

(End of this chapter)