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Big Gold Teeth was talking incessantly, and Wang Kaixuan was already a little confused as he was not an expert in this area. Only Hu Bayi was still listening reluctantly, holding Big Gold Teeth in his hands.
Taking advantage of the time, Hu Xiuwu and Fatty put all the mutton, tripe, vegetables and mushrooms on the table into the pot and ate to their heart's content.
Da Jin Ya talked for a long time and finally got to the point:
"If we can find a seller for this pair of jade bi, it won't be a problem to sell it for hundreds of thousands. I happen to know a boss who likes this thing, so I'll take care of it."
(The original book sold for 80, but I moved the timeline back so it went up a bit. Also, it’s a bit exaggerated to sell for in the s.)
Wang Kaixuan took Da Jin Ya's words as an excuse to drink, and drank the rest of the beer in the glass, saying it was a great pleasure.
After the business is settled,
Wang Kaixuan had almost finished drinking, and with a red face, he boasted about his trip to Niuxin Mountain with Da Jin Ya and Hu Xiuwu.
It tells how he and Hu Bayi outsmarted the red-haired monster, captured the giant sloth, and bravely broke into the Guandong arsenal.
That guy only praised him and Hu Bayi as Zhao Yun's resurrection and Lu Bu's reincarnation. Hu Bayi felt a little embarrassed when he heard it.
Big Gold Tooth had only heard his father talk about tomb robbing and had never actually been there, but he enjoyed listening to stories about it no matter where he went.
I heard that the two men smashed all the bottles and jars in the Jin Dynasty general's tomb, and left the mask on the big Zongzi's face in the tomb.
Da Jin Ya felt heartbroken:
"Oh, my brother, those are all valuable goods, why don't you bring them out too!"
When Wang Kaixuan heard Da Jin Ya say that those things were valuable, he felt so heartbroken that even the mutton in his mouth lost its flavor.
Xiu Wu, who was not interested in these things, ate up all the mutton in the pot after Wang Kaixuan couldn't eat any more.
When Xiuwu had almost finished eating, he heard that his elder brother Hu Bayi seemed to have made an appointment with Da Jin Ya to join some archaeological team.
Then, everyone drank heavily, and only Xiuwu was concentrating on eating.
The next day, Hu Bayi and Da Jin Ya went to Tianjin and found a female boss named Han, and sold the jade bi for 150,000 yuan.
When they returned to Sijiu City, Hu Bayi divided the money into several parts.
In addition to the share he and Wang Kaixuan received, Hu Bayi distributed the bulk of the money to the relatives of his comrades who died in the battle and the villagers of Ganggangyingzi.
He rented a new courtyard house, packed up his things, and went to a hotpot restaurant with Wang Kaixuan and Hu Xiuwu to have some meat.
After eating and drinking, Hu Bayi remembered to call home and tell his parents that Hu Xiuwu had come to his place.
When they heard that Hu Xiuwu had returned to secular life and was still living with his brother, their parents immediately decided to go to Sijiu City to pick up Hu Xiuwu.
Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan stood at the door of the store, watching Hu Xiuwu talking on the phone with his family.
Wang Kaixuan sucked on his popsicle and complained to Hu Bayi:
"Tell me, Old Hu, are you Aunt Hu's biological child? Why did you just talk to me for a few minutes and spent so much time with Xiu Wu?"
Hu Bayi said helplessly: "You haven't heard of 'oldest son, eldest grandson, old woman's life', Xiuwu is my mother's treasure."
"That's right. If someone grows up to be like Shuugo, he will be liked by others. Tsk! When I was young, I was not much different from Shuugo."
"Just shut up! How dare you bring that up? You've been like a New Year's picture doll since you were little."
The two of them sat in the shade and joked for a long time before Hu Xiuwu finally finished his call.
When Hu Bayi saw Hu Xiuwu finished his phone call, he asked him, "What did your family say?"
Hu Xiuwu said: "Dad said he would come to Sijiucheng to see me in two days."
"That's perfect. We are both going to the archaeological team, and I was worried that no one would take care of you."
Wang Kaixuan threw away the popsicle stick and said, "Let's go and report to that archaeological team. Let's also earn some foreign exchange."
When I was having dinner with Da Jin Ya the day before yesterday, Da Jin Ya revealed a piece of news that a Chinese American had funded a domestic archaeological team to go to the desert to search for the ancient city of Jingjue.
This archaeological team happened to lack a leader who had experience in desert survival and was good at celestial astrology and feng shui, so Da Jin Ya recommended Hu Bayi.
When we arrived at the courtyard where the archaeological team was located, several young people were sorting out their equipment.
It turned out that these people were members of the archaeological team, Chu Jian, Satipeng, and Ye Yixin.
Under the guidance of the young people in the courtyard, Hu Bayi and his companions came to the house in the quadrangle.
I could hear someone talking inside.
A middle-aged intellectual in his forties wearing glasses was interviewing two people who wanted to join the archaeological team.
In the inner room, one can see an old man and the back of a young woman. The two are discussing a map, seemingly studying the route to travel.
After the three of them went in, they found Professor Chen, revealed their identities, and learned that the middle-aged man was Professor Chen’s student, Hao Aiguo.
Hao Aiguo looked at the three people for a few times. Seeing that they were big and small, fat and thin, he thought that they were just like the two people just now, who were also here to eat for free. He spoke very impolitely:
"Everyone, we want a leader who has experience in desert survival and is proficient in Tianxing Feng Shui. If you don't have this ability, then there's no need to talk anymore. We won't use the back door."
When Professor Chen heard what Hao Aiguo said, he quickly came out to smooth things over:
"I've heard about your story from Comrade Xiao Jin. Comrade Xiao Hu is no ordinary man. He has served in the border guards, special forces, and has fought against drug dealers and been to the desert. He is more than qualified to be the leader of weak scholars like us."
Professor Chen first praised Hu Bayi, then changed the subject:
"But this time we are going to the desert to look for the lost ancient city of Jingjue, and we need to use the knowledge of Tianxing Fengshui. I wonder if Comrade Xiao Hu knows about Tianxing Fengshui?"
Hu Bayi thought to himself: "This shows that they don't trust me. If I don't show my skills, I'm afraid this deal will be blown."
"Ahem, let me just say a few words. This kind of Tianxing Feng Shui is also known as Tianqiong Qingnangshu..."
(Same as above, no more quotations from the original text.)
"...There are many schools of Tianxing Fengshui, each with its own rules, and some of them are contradictory. It's good to have a 2 to 3 percent chance of finding an ancient monument in the vast sea of sand after a thousand years."
When Hu Bayi said this, Hu Xiuwu also added two sentences:
"Although there are many schools of thought, since the Zhou Dynasty, the stars have pointed to the Three Constants, Four Symbols and Twenty-Eight Mansions. Feng Shui emphasizes seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster."
“As long as it is close to the six auspicious stars Tian Kui, Tian Yue, Zuo Fu, You Bi, Wen Chang and Wen Qu, and avoids the six evil stars Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Mars, Ling Xing, Di Jie and Tian Kong, it is a very auspicious cave no matter which school it belongs to.”
"When the ancients built cities, their capitals would always be built under the Purple Palace among the Three Palaces. The Book of the Later Han says: There is a Purple Palace in the sky, where the God resides. The king built a palace based on this."
Professor Chen was very happy to hear what Hu Bayi and Hu Xiuwu said:
"Great, great. I didn't expect Comrade Hu to be so knowledgeable about celestial stars and feng shui. Even a child has such insights. It really is a family tradition. Comrade Hu, welcome to join the archaeological team!"
Professor Chen excitedly shook hands with Hu Bayi. Professor Hao Aiguo was also very excited and apologized to Hu Bayi.
Hu Xiuwu and Wang Kaixuan stood at the back. Wang Kaixuan whispered to Hu Xiuwu:
"Well done, Xiuwu. I didn't expect you to be so capable."
Hu Xiuwu whispered to Wang Kaixuan: "I am just a paper tiger. I only heard what my master said. I have never put it into practice. It's all just talk."
Wang Kaixuan secretly gave him a thumbs up.
The young woman who had just been discussing with Professor Chen in the room also came out.
The girl had deep facial features and a tall figure. She seemed to be of mixed Chinese descent. In Wang Kaixuan's words, she had a nice, straight body.
Professor Chen introduced to them that the girl was the sponsor of the archaeological team, Shirley Yang.
Shirley Yang said to Hu Bayi: "Mr. Hu, welcome to join the archaeological team. Mr. Hu can also join..."
"No, no, my brother is still young. He won't join the archaeological team. He still has to go to school."
Before Shirley Yang finished speaking, Hu Bayi interrupted her and said, "You're kidding. Their parents will be arriving in Sijiu City soon.
If they knew that he brought Hu Xiuwu to the desert,
His father, old comrade Hu Yunxuan, could break it into pieces and eat it with sauce.
"That's a shame. I wonder if Mr. Wang has any special skills? This time we're going to the Chakramargan Desert. The mission is very important, and we don't need people without special skills."
Hearing this, Wang Kaixuan became unhappy and started bragging about how great he was.
However, Shirley Yang obviously didn't listen, and instead found a jade pendant with ghost cave characters engraved on Wang Kaixuan's neck.
She discussed it with Professor Chen and then called Wang Kaixuan into the archaeological team.
After several people discussed it,
We agreed to set off in a week after all preparations were completed, taking advantage of the windy season.
Chapter 15 Wang Family
After only two days of waiting in Sijiu City, the parents of Hu Bayi and Hu Xiuwu arrived.
The old couple haven't seen their youngest son for a long time. They have missed him for a long time. This time they heard that he would stay at home and not go back to the mountains.
The two were so happy that they rushed over from their hometown.
"Dad! Mom! Here."
Hu Bayi was at the exit of the train station, waving his arms and greeting his parents, while Hu Xiuwu was standing next to him.
As soon as Hu Yunxuan and his wife walked out of the exit, Hu Bayi quickly stepped forward and took the luggage from their hands, being extremely attentive.
Hu Bayi had just sold the jade bi and now he was rich, so he didn't take the bus anymore.
As soon as I got out of the station, I found a taxi, got my parents in, and sat in the passenger seat.
Hu's mother sat in the middle of the back seat, with her youngest son on her left and her husband on her right.
As soon as they got in the car, Hu's mother held Hu Xiuwu's hand tightly.
Her youngest son had suffered a lot since he was young, so she was always heartbroken and worried about him.
Hu Bayi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked jealous.
"Mom, Xiuwu is fine. How can I let him freeze and starve? Why don't you care about your eldest son?"
Mother Hu rolled her eyes at him:
"What do you care about? Look at you. You ignored the job assigned to you by the army and went on a blind date. Instead, you came to this Forbidden City and hung out with that kid Wang Kaixuan."
"You two bachelors, what's the point of hanging around? Why don't you find a wife right away..."
Mother Hu became angrier and angrier as she spoke. Hu Yunxuan didn't dare to say a word, and Hu Xiuwu just watched his elder brother having fun.
Well, blame me. Why did I bring this up?
Hu Bayi slapped himself in his heart.