Beipai Tomb Raiders Notes

It doesn't sound good to be called Pi Huang, so I'll call him Old Pi.

"Boss! Here are eight plates of mutton dumplings!"

"They are all distinguished guests, they must be treated well!"

Seeing that my expression was not right, Lao Pi smiled and called the boss for an extra meal.

One bite at a dumpling, and a big mouthful of Bingfeng, his mouth was full of oil.

"The idea is a bit tricky, do you know if you know it?" I put down my chopsticks and asked.

"Hey Wang, I know, of course he knows."

"Brother, I, Pihuang, value reputation the most. Let's put it this way, if something happens to me, I guarantee that you will not be found. 10 yuan is my one-stop price. If you want to do it, I will take you to see it later. Son, it’s okay if you don’t do it, after this meal, we’ll go far and wide, and we’ll still be good friends in the future.”

Looking back now, I thought what he said was a polite remark, and I didn't take it seriously.

Never thought about it.

Just three years later, in 3, Lao Pi was arrested for robbing a tomb on a mountain in a small county in the north of Fufeng. There were eight people in total, and Lao Pi was sentenced to ten years in prison. Originally, he should have eaten corn bread for 2006 years. As a result, in February 16, Lao Pi was released on medical parole due to injuries.

He first started his career in Fufeng, Shaanxi. After he came out in 14, the local Chinese Business Daily reported him. At the same time, Mr. Guo Jianming, president of the Baoji Cultural and Creative Association (Cultural and Creative Association), wanted to interview Lao Pi and write an article. A documentary short story, I don't know if I wrote it later.

Chairman Guo, if you haven’t written it, then I will briefly talk about it.

Fufeng and Qishan in Shaanxi were famous bronze ware distribution centers at that time. In 96, Lao Pi dug up a bronze cup for drinking from Fufeng Brick Factory, and sold it for 5000 yuan, which was equivalent to the local wages for several years.

The millennium, from 00 to 03, was previously called the "crazy three years" in Shaanxi Tomb Robbers.

The real situation at that time was not only the tomb robbers, the local farmers in Xi'an often went to the ground to dig holes to find tombs, and they were very courageous.

According to statistics, a total of 02 ancient tombs were discovered in Xi'an in 334, which means that new ancient tombs are discovered almost every day.

Lao Pi first started robbing tombs, then became a traitor (connected with Hong Kong people and Beijingers), and finally sold some. He brought animals to Qinling Zoo. .

I was supposed to be in Lijiang in 06. At that time, I heard that Lao Pi suddenly went in to eat corn bread. I was afraid for a while because of this, thinking that this old boy would not call me in to accompany him, would he?

In the end, nothing happened. What Lao Pi said at the beginning, he really did what he said.

After he came out, people in the industry were still willing to give him food, but his wife refused to let him do it (his wife, Xiao Lao Pi, is 16 years old), so Lao Pi planted a few acres of apple trees at home with peace of mind, and finally last year Died in July.

I want to ask how it feels to do archaeological work in Xi'an.

Director Luo, who was the curator of the Zhouyuan Museum at the time, said angrily: "The next door is numb, and every time I come a step late, there are holes everywhere, a group of grandchildren, Pi Weiwu is a big cancer, and there should be no end of life."

"Pi Wei Wu" refers to the three people at that time.

Pi Huang from Fufeng, Lao Wei from Lin County, and Lao Wu from Xi'an, I have dealt with all of these people, and they are all from the Northern School.

After eating dumplings and mutton steamed buns, I made a decision. If you don’t go into the tiger’s den, you won’t get a tiger cub. I decided to let Lao Pi take us to "see something".

At that time, the night market in Xi'an was full of roadside stalls, and in winter there were stalls selling Liangpi on the side of the road. Brother Yu drove us along with the pickup truck, and we arrived there in about two hours.

When I got out of the car and saw the police station less than 100 meters away, my right eyelid twitched, not sure if it was a jump disaster.

"Just the two-story building," Lao Pi pointed to the two-story building across the road.

There is a color steel tile at the entrance of the small building on the second floor.

The word "wine shop" was written in red pen on the color steel tile.

This place sells alcohol.

Seeing that the upstairs was brightly lit, I asked Lao Pi: "There are still people living here, how can you be sure there is a tomb of the Tang Dynasty?"

"You underestimated me, didn't you?"

"Brother, let me tell you, in our Xi'an, sometimes you go to the toilet to shit, maybe you can pull out an ancient tomb."

Lao Pi pointed to the wine shop in the distance and whispered: "This family, the old man came from Shandong and has settled in Xi'an for more than 40 years. In the early years, he sold Xifeng and Taibai. In the past two years, he mainly made wine by himself. Packaged and sold loose."

Seeing that I was listening, Lao Pi went on to say: "Later, his family sold a small variety of sauce-flavored liquor in Shandong.

"One is mosquitoes, and the other is yellow mud cellar.""

Lao Pi explained to me: "Brother, this brewing needs to be done backwards. The mosquitoes used are the same mosquitoes as Maotai. The distiller's koji needs to be fermented with the mosquitoes. This is Huangnijiao. His family invited them three months ago. Someone is digging a new yellow mud cellar, my old cousin is one of the workers digging the cellar, look what this thing is."

He touched it from his arms as he spoke, and a bag of instant noodles appeared like a magic trick.

Open the instant noodle bag, inside is a handful of soil.

I sniffed it and turned it over with my hands.

It's whitish and sticky to the hand, it's living clay white paste mud.

"Is there any more?" I said that based on this, it cannot be concluded that it is a Tang tomb, and the Song tomb and Liao tomb also have this kind of white plaster.

"Hehe..." Lao Pi smiled mysteriously, saying that you are taking a closer look.

"How to look carefully at this?"

I stretched out my hand and pulled it twice, and suddenly I bumped into a hard object, I pinched it out with my fingers and looked at the street light.

It is a piece of colored pottery.

I frowned and said, "Tang Sancai?"

Lao Pi smiled and said: "Yes, this thing has always been a funerary vessel. Not only this piece, but hundreds of pieces were dug up at that time. The owner of the house just didn't see it, and my old cousin put it away. According to my inference, that piece The yellow mud used for fermentation has only been lowered to a depth of two meters, so it should be just a burial pit."

Looking at the police not far away, I don't want to take risks anymore.

why?

Because ordinary Tang Sancai is worthless at this time, and Tang Sancai for bowls, plates and jars is only a few thousand yuan.

At that time, there were only two kinds of Tang Sancai that were valuable in the industry. One was a three-color horse without a broken leg, and the other was called "three-color plus blue" in our industry.

The general Tang Sancai is yellow, white and green, and very few are "yellow, white and blue."

This kind of blue is not blue and white, and the whole is black and black. The number of this kind of blue Tang Sancai objects is much less, and one can sell for 6 figures.

If it is a pottery horse with three colors and blue colors, it will be more expensive.

But the chances of encountering this kind of thing are relatively low.

"What do you think brother? At this point, can you do it with 10 yuan?"

I thought about it carefully, and felt that if the Tang tomb under here is a new pot, it should not be a big problem to keep the capital. As for how much I can earn, I will talk about it after digging it down. Besides, this time the head is a test for me. Put down the stall.

I nodded and said, "Okay, then 10, deal."

"Ah, happy! I just like your temper, brother! Talk to me when you have something to do in the future."

That's it, that night.

It is less than 100 meters from the entrance of Xi'an Chonghuang Police Station.

Old Pi smiled and shook hands with me.

Sold me something from the wine shop.