I didn't look closely before, but today I saw some carved patterns on the hu, jue, and jiao. After careful identification, I could see some small human patterns on them. The carving methods and images of these small human patterns were exactly the same, like a set of things. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancients were happy to record important events on the tripod, and this set of bronze ware seemed to be recording some events as well, with some continuity.
"Zhou Bo, what is that? It looks like some cultural relics unearthed from a Western Zhou tomb. Did you just find it today?" Bai Lu walked over and asked.
I handed the jade pendant to Song Bailu and said, "Take a look at the little figures carved on it and see if they are similar to those on the bronze ware. You are well educated, so you might know what the contents are."
Bai Lu took the set of jade pendants and walked over. She compared the jade pendants with the set of bronze ware, and looked at them from front to back. I saw that she was serious, so I didn't disturb her.
Not long after, Yunwen came in with a basin of ice and hid the two sea fish in it. Seeing Bailu standing and observing the antiques with a frown on his face, she went over to join in the fun and see what was going on.
"There is indeed some connection, but it seems to be just a description of the life stories of the owners of these bronzes. The stories do not seem to have any coherence. They are scattered, probably about what they did in their lifetime, what achievements they had, what official positions they held and so on. There is nothing special about it. But what is certain is that this set of bronzes and jade pendants must have come from the same owner." Song Bailu said.
"Then forget about it. Some people could not be recorded in history books, so they used bronze, jade and the like to record their life stories. It's understandable. Let's just watch them for fun, and when we are rescued in the future, we can hand them back." I said.
Song Bailu nodded, but at this moment Yunwen walked over and changed the placement of the three bronze artifacts. When Song Bailu picked one up again and looked at it, he immediately frowned and realized that something was wrong.
"These deeds are coherent. My father used to work in the Cultural Relics Bureau. He once said that since these vessels can only record limited things, they generally only record the things that the ancients thought were most important and wanted to convey to future generations. The three bronze pieces from left to right, the first one is two people talking about something, and it is a relatively secret thing. One of them is obviously dressed like a witch official at the time. The second one is the owner of the treasure, because he appears later." Yunwen said.
Song Bailu compared them and nodded quickly, saying, "That's right, absolutely right."
"So what does this all mean?" I asked.
"Putting them together, the protagonist of this story first heard a secret from the witch officer, and then sailed out to the sea and arrived at this island. This is the content of the three bronze pieces. And there are also three clues on this set of jade pendants. The first is that he went to a cave, the second is that he saw a glowing object in the cave, and the third is that he knelt down respectfully and prostrated himself." Yunwen explained.
Song Bailu looked at Yunwen with great admiration and approval in her eyes.
"How do you know it's this island?" I asked.
"Do you remember the last piece of kraft paper left in the treasure chest? The drawing on it is exactly the same as the carving on the third bronze artifact. I remembered it before, so I matched them up immediately." Yunwen said.
"It seems that our sister Yunwen is really not a vase. It really surprised me. I am beginning to like this girl more and more." Song Bailu said with a smile.
"Thank you...Thank you Sister Bailu." Yunwen also smiled.
"Hey, hey, hey, are you going to make dinner? I'm almost starving. What's the point of studying those things? You show off all day long. It's so annoying. Can you discuss something practical?" Song Yingchun complained.
After she said that, no one was interested in continuing the study. I put the jade pendant back into my backpack, while Song Bailu and Yunwen prepared to process the sea fish together. The two of them discussed something secretly, which made me see that their relationship had improved a lot, which made me feel relieved.
Although Song Yingchun stopped us from talking about it, I still thought a lot about it. It's just like the daily necessities of life, and suddenly there comes a little fun, why not study it and have some fun?
I sorted it out briefly. First there was the diary and then these Western Zhou Dynasty artifacts, but the clues all revolved around finding a certain treasure. I thought it was those desperate smugglers who were selling contraband. They accidentally saw the content on this bronze ware, and through some systematic investigations, they found this place and planned to look for treasure, but they didn't expect to lose their lives here.
Today, in the dangerous woods, it is estimated that he is the last treasure hunter. He wants to find the treasure by relying on the clue of the jade pendant in his hand, so he buried the others in a safe place that only he knows in advance, so that he has no worries. After finding the cave and the secret treasure, he will transport them away together.
It is not difficult to guess what the raft that brought us to the deserted island was about. It was prepared by him in advance for escape, but he had died in the danger zone. The escape raft was unfortunately washed away by the sea because it had been there for too long. So there were some harpoons, bayonets and other spare items on it for survival in the sea, but there were no other items.
There wasn't even any spare food, so after the shipwreck, the man who tied up the Song sisters was anxiously looking for food everywhere and had a fight with me.
This makes me curious about what the glowing object hidden in the cave is that these desperadoes want to get it so much. They must have found relevant information, otherwise they would not do anything without knowing the benefit. Without knowing the benefit, they would never take such a risk in vain.
At this time, the two girls were talking and laughing. Bailu was scraping the scales of the sea fish with a stone, while Yunwen was cooking soup on one side and cleaning and mashing the wild vegetables on the other, preparing to stew them later. The two of them had a good understanding of each other, and the aroma of the soup base was already rich, making me salivate.
I couldn't help but pick up the pot again, pour some tea into the horn cup, and take a sip.
"Oh, I don't know why you are all so bewitched by this vase. Did she cast a spell on you? You are like this, and now my sister is doing the same. I really don't understand." Song Yingchun came to me and poured a cup of hot tea, which she drank.
"Don't talk nonsense about casting spells or not. Don't you know that after the founding of the country, spirits are not allowed?" I laughed.
After that, we said a few more words, but there was really nothing to talk about. Seeing that she was bored, she pouted and went to the other end.
Before the meal was ready, I went out to check the constant temperature room and the wheat field. Seeing that the condition was okay, I went to get a clay jar, chiseled some ice cubes and put them in it. It was already dark outside and it was really freezing cold. I quickly went back to the house, closed the wooden door, and checked the condition of the earthen kang. It was basically fine, so it would be fine to lie on it. I could move up and sleep on it tonight.
After waiting for a while, Yunwen came and called, "It's time to eat."
Yingchun and I hurried over and saw half of the processed and grilled fish placed on the table, and the remaining half was put back into the ice basin. I guess it didn't need to be air-dried. The weather was suddenly cold, and if it was placed on ice, it wouldn't go bad for three or four days.
Half a salt-roasted fish and a bowl of grass-root bone soup were shared by everyone. In order to prevent someone from eating too much, it was cut into four pieces with a bayonet, one piece for each person. The portion was quite enough.
But Yunwen said that I worked too hard and insisted on giving me her piece of fish as well. I didn't agree. Finally, she and Bailu discussed it and each of them cut a piece of the fish from their own share and gave it to me to make up for my portion.
I said no, but I moved a lot and got hungry quickly, so I actually accepted it.
"Sister? Why did you give it to him and not to me?" Song Yingchun pouted and said angrily...