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Qi Ling nodded and quickly went with his companions to investigate.
He Tiantian and Qi Daniu arrived at the wooden house, collapsed on the ground, and gasped for breath.
When Director Yang heard that He Tiantian had met four tomb raiders, he became even angrier. Those damned tomb raiders, they destroyed so many things, they deserved to die.
These things are strictly controlled during the Chinese New Year, and most of them will be lost overseas.
Thinking of this, Director Yang was heartbroken.
He Jingyu was worried about his daughter and refused to let her take the basket. He led a few young men from the village to bring back the grass and wild eggs from the basket.
“From now on, you should cut grass around here and not go up the mountain,” He Jingyu said, determined not to let his daughter cut grass anywhere else until the tomb raiders were caught.
It's too dangerous, especially since there's a huge tomb in the back mountain containing countless treasures.
If this group of people is not the same as the previous group of tomb raiders, it means that the tombs in the back mountain have already attracted many tomb raiders, and there may be even more tomb raiders in the future. Therefore, He Jingyu believes that the back mountain is not safe.
He Tiantian nodded and said, "I understand, Dad. We'll just cut grass near the peach orchard and won't go too far."
Tomb raiders are despicable, but at the same time they dare not openly appear in front of people.
The archaeological team, though small, consisted of seven or eight people, plus the people sent by the village and the police, making a total of more than twenty people.
Those tomb raiders, unless they're stupid, would never directly clash with an archaeological team.
The very next day, after Director Yang issued the report for reinforcements, an infantry company was directly transferred from Huai City to protect the large tomb on the back mountain.
Only then did Curator Yang dare to excavate the precious items with peace of mind! What they had seen before was just a drop in the ocean.
Although the items stolen by the tomb raiders were valuable, they didn't take much with them.
What angered Director Yang the most was that these tomb raiders not only took away valuable items, but also damaged the tomb. Their methods of entering the tomb were highly destructive, damaging many useful inscriptions.
Archaeology, with "examination" as its core, involves not only clearing out valuable ancient burial objects, but also determining who the tomb's occupant was, what era it existed in, what stories it contained, and what research value it holds for understanding ancient culture and life.
With the army stationed in the back mountain, the archaeological team's work efficiency improved.
Even if Ma Guoliang has some ulterior motives, he can't slack off in his busy work.
While the archaeological team was making great strides, Secretary Qi, along with the villagers, built a good road leading to the county seat at the call of the county government.
From Qijia Village, it only takes two hours to get to the county town by bicycle; three hours by oxcart, which is much faster than before; even on foot, some fast walkers can make the round trip in a day.
The villagers along the way were overjoyed, and a huge weight was finally lifted from Secretary Qi's mind.
Back in the village, seeing the crops in the fields and the peach trees on the hillside and barren hills being well cared for by He Jingyu, Wang Shuping, and their team, they were even happier.
Secretary Qi would walk around the peach orchard and peach tree hill twice a day before he could feel at ease.
As for the large tomb on the back hill, Secretary Qi was unwilling to go; it felt like being forced to work at gunpoint. Those things were to be handed over to the state, and had absolutely nothing to do with their Qi Family Village, so he had no desire to get involved!
However, this large tomb is the largest tomb excavated in recent years, and the precious items inside and the tomb's owner are very mysterious and have a distinguished background.
Many newspaper reporters came to Qijia Village, and as the reports progressed, the name of Qijia Village frequently appeared in the newspapers.
At the same time, many people come here because of its reputation.
Aunt Liu lived at the entrance of the village and set up a tea stall, earning a lot of money and grain coupons.
Because there are many people on the back mountain, He Tiantian can only summon the Snake King back every month when she provides him with holy blood. However, the Snake King is too big, and he always makes a mess of He Tiantian's room.
Fortunately, every time He Tiantian woke up, the Snake King was gone, and the things in the room had been cleaned up.
He Tiantian lived a simple yet fulfilling life, often receiving letters written in advance by Huo Yingjie. She would often mutter "fool" while reading the letters, but a smile would play on her lips.
And so, autumn arrived in the blink of an eye.
Autumn is the harvest season.
Secretary Qi led the villagers in the autumn harvest.
This year's rainfall has been excellent, just the right amount, making it a truly favorable year. The crops in the fields are doing better than ever before, with grain yields increasing by 20 percent compared to last year.
The amount of grain handed over to the state is the same as last year. In this way, the village can keep more grain this year, and the people can get more grain.
What made the people of Qijia Village even happier was that the peach orchard tended by He Jingyu and Wang Shuping actually yielded 120 catties per tree, and the 100 peach trees produced nearly 13,000 catties of peaches.
If the price remained at 60 cents per pound, and the grain coupons were still valid, then 8,000 yuan and 8,000 pounds of grain coupons could be sold, which would be a huge fortune for Qijia Village. Each household could receive 70 or 80 yuan and 70 or 80 pounds of grain coupons.
Secretary Qi thought that the villagers had enough grain, but lacked industrial coupons. If anyone wanted industrial coupons, Secretary Qi would help them exchange them for other coupons so they could buy some industrial products.
He Jingyu and Wang Shuping made great contributions, and Secretary Qi wanted to repay them. So he asked someone to discuss it and decided that He Jingyu and Grandma Qi would be considered as two households and could receive double the amount of things.
The villagers knew that He Jingyu and his wife had brought them this way of making money, so they were envious but also approved of it.
The villagers are able to remember those who dug the well when they drink the water.
Secretary Qi specially arranged for diligent and meticulous people in the village to take care of the newly planted peach trees on the barren mountain.
The villagers tasted the benefits of jumping and devoted themselves to it even more than they had to tend to the crops.
The large tomb on the back mountain was finally excavated before winter arrived. All the valuable items had been taken to the museum in Huai City, leaving only square pits and rubble on the back mountain of Qijia Village.
Secretary Qi felt it was wrong to leave people's graves exposed, so he applied to his superiors to cover up the large pits, but his application was rejected. They said it was a historical site and people would go there to see it in the future.
Upon receiving this reply, Secretary Qi wanted to curse. Wasn't this ruining the feng shui of Qijia Village?
However, he was just a village party secretary and didn't dare to confront his superiors directly. But after returning home, he secretly collected a lot of paper money and burned it in the middle of the night.
“Secretary Qi, is there any need for us to do this?” He Jingyu frowned. “This is feudal superstition. If we get caught, we will all be punished.”
Secretary Qi smiled and said, "It's just you and Shuming here, we're all on the same side, what are you afraid of? Burn some paper money so the owner of the tomb has money to spend, then he won't come looking for trouble with us."
"Hehe!" He Jingyu chuckled. Secretary Qi's idea was quite interesting. "Alright, let's burn it then." (To be continued.)
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