128. Broken soil
The ginger juice was indeed well-deserved. The mouse threw his arms and used the shovel as easily as cutting tofu. Of course, this was inseparable from the fine steel mouth of the stainless steel shovel prepared by Lao Xie. After a while, the mouse dug out a 3
The big pit, which was about 1 meter square, was as hard as granite when I dug deeper. At the same time, gray-brown soil that was different from the sealing soil was exposed underneath. This soil was somewhat like cement used in construction. I jumped down and touched it with my hands.
, and found that its density is higher than cement and it is very smooth.
"Lao Xie, are we here? This is rammed earth, right?" I asked him, because it was my first time to do this kind of thing. I had only heard about it before, and I knew that generally large tombs would have rammed earth after the earth was dug and sealed.
It is said that this rammed earth is very particular. It can be said to be the last line of defense of the tomb. Once the tomb robbers are dug out, they can go straight to Huanglong without any hindrance. Therefore, how to dig rammed earth is also a craft.
Lao Xie said: "Although this rammed earth is similar to our modern cement concrete, the craftsmen who built the imperial tombs in ancient times are not like us modern people. They cut corners in everything they do. Even if the quality of our cement is up to standard, it cannot compare with others.
, this craft has been lost. Elderly people say that the raw materials of this rammed earth are extremely complicated, including sand, lime powder, sugar, egg white, boy urine, virgin menstrual blood... I don't remember the rest, anyway, this ingredient
There are many kinds, but the hardness cannot be underestimated. When Sun Dianying excavated the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi, he used a lot of explosives to barely open a gap."
Mouse spread his hands: "End, you mean we have to use explosives too?"
Meihui echoed: "We can't use explosives unless we have to. This is the Kunlun Snow Mountain. We are in a low-lying area. Be careful of causing an avalanche!"
Lao Xie said that his ancestors passed down a method that he didn’t know if it would work. He has never robbed such a large-scale tomb of a nobleman. Today, he can only try it. Whether it works or not depends on fate. I thought he was talking about it.
What kind of high-tech secret recipe is this? Unexpectedly, I pulled out a bottle of vinegar from my bag and it had the label of Sichuan Baoning Vinegar on it.
"Is it reliable, Lao Xie?" I had some doubts.
"The ginger juice worked just now, maybe this secret recipe passed down by my ancestors will also work," he said.
He followed the same pattern as before and sprinkled all the vinegar on the rammed earth. The change was not as obvious as the ginger juice and frozen soil. He said don't worry, wait and let the vinegar completely penetrate before starting. Mouse and I
He smoked cigarettes one after another, and after waiting for a long time, he saw no movement on the exposed piece of rammed earth. The mouse scolded his mother for saying that Lao Xie was talking nonsense.
At this moment, the piece of rammed earth suddenly sank obviously. I widened my eyes and ran over to take a look. Sure enough, the piece of rammed earth had been corroded by vinegar and had loosened a lot. A small hole was exposed, and the tomb was dark.
He couldn't see anything clearly, so he quickly summoned the mouse to move.
While digging, the mouse stretched out his thumb at Lao Xie and praised: "The wisdom of the Chinese people is infinite. This can definitely be applied for an international patent!"
He turned back to compliment Lao Xie while moving the shovel without even looking at the rammed soil. Everyone was laughing and joking at this time, and no one except me noticed that the small hole exposed from the rammed soil dug up by the mouse
Chapter completed!