Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 375: Rock Paintings from the Qin and Han Periods
Delivering food and exercising, although both involve physical activity, are really different in intensity.
After not having run like this for a long time, Chen Yiyang found himself needing to visit Zhang Yuling for a massage after several days of food deliveries.
As he enjoyed Zhang Yuling’s services, Chen Yiyang took out his phone and glanced at it.
Today’s info, ancient rock art: In a pile of rocks in the suburbs of the Imperial Capital, there’s rock art from the Qin and Han periods. Obtaining this rock art could be a chance to score big.
Images of related items and locations are attached on the second page.
Rock art from the Qin and Han periods?
After reading the scoop, Chen Yiyang thought for a moment before deciding to go check it out.
Although such rock art isn’t worth much as an artifact, it might have research value.
So in the afternoon, he drove to the place mentioned in the scoop.
It was quite a desolate area, neglected due to poor geography and being too far from the Imperial City District to be developed.
Chen Yiyang rummaged through a pile of rocks for a while and finally found the rock art mentioned in the scoop.
Then, he was a bit dazed.
To be honest, if it weren’t for the scoop, he’d never think this thing was carved by people during the Qin and Han periods.
Because the picture looked too much like the ’Old Ding Man’ doodles he and his friends drew as kids.
Qin and Han period rock art.
This piece of rock art might have been done by some craftsman or even a bored child.
Yet, it has remained intact through thousands of years, which is extremely rare.
So Chen Yiyang took the rock art to the hotel he had booked earlier, intending to show it to a historian.
However, just as he reached the hotel entrance, he found a crowd gathered.
The historian, along with a few strong experts, was confronting a group of elderly people.
Actually, both sides were old men or half-old men.
"What’s going on here?" Chen Yiyang asked curiously as he walked over. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
"Young man, I know you. Last time you helped with the Liao Chronicles written in large characters from Russia, right?" an elderly man asked, approaching Chen Yiyang.
Chen Yiyang glanced at the elderly man and remembered.
This man should be a mentor of Xu Xiaosheng.
The Liao Chronicles he bought from Russia were handed over to this expert’s institute for research.
"Grandpa, let’s make it clear. The Liao Chronicles are mine; I bought them. I’m just lending them to you for research." Chen Yiyang quickly emphasized the ownership to the old man.
"You also brought in the Liao Chronicles, Mr. Chen?" The historian was immediately excited upon hearing the words Liao Chronicles.
"Previously, when we hoped to send people to the Imperial Capital to study it, no one agreed. We didn’t realize it was a Lin’an local entrepreneur who retrieved it."
"Uh, I have a one-to-one copy; I’ll give it to your research institute later." Chen Yiyang quickly diverted the topic.
"By the way, did you happen to find some good stuff this time?" The expert from the Imperial Capital continued to ask Chen Yiyang, "A student of mine said many experts from Lin’an have rented a hotel in the Imperial Capital. We want to visit, but they won’t let us in."
Now, Chen Yiyang understood why these old historians were confronting each other at the hotel entrance.
The experts from the Imperial Capital had heard rumors that the group from Lin’an discovered something valuable in the Imperial Capital and came to see.
If these experts from the Imperial Capital saw those sixteen volumes of Song Dynasty manuscripts that looked brand new,
The historian definitely wouldn’t be able to keep them; at the very least, there would be cooperation for joint research.
Seeing this scenario, Chen Yiyang decided to help the historian.
So he took out the stone slab he had just retrieved from the scoop.
"Gentlemen, don’t just stand around; come with me to the lobby. I’ll show you something interesting from the Qin and Han periods."
Hearing that Chen Yiyang had something from the Qin and Han periods, these experts immediately curiously went to the hotel lobby and sat around a table.
Under the expectant eyes of the crowd, Chen Yiyang took out the Qin and Han period rock art.
"Is this thing from the Qin Dynasty?"
"It’s absolutely authentic from the Qin and Han periods. If you don’t believe me, the experts can verify it."
"This drawing is quite crude." A few experts clicked their tongues.
Then they took a closer look.
They found that judging by the wear, this rock art did indeed seem to have been passed down from the Qin and Han periods.
This rock art might attract curious tourists in a museum.
Some tourists might even go home and try to copy it.
And then, when humans discover both the original and the copied versions several tens of thousands of years later, they might conclude there was no progress for thousands of years.
But besides this value, the rock art was just that.
These experts mainly worked on inferring ancient lifestyles and societal thoughts from artifacts.
This kind of rock art clearly revealed nothing.
"I don’t believe that this rock art alone could have brought Mr. Shi all the way from Lin’an." said an old expert from the Imperial Capital.
"The rock art alone wouldn’t, but think about it," Chen Yiyang said to the expert. "This rock art can’t be the only thing here, right? There might be more discoveries where it was found."
Chen Yiyang immediately told the experts the location where he discovered the rock art.
"Alright, we’ll go take a look first."
Seeing that Chen Yiyang was young and strong, and realizing that they wouldn’t win against or get into the hotel with the historian’s crowd today, the experts from the Imperial Capital decided to withdraw.
They planned to check out the location Chen Yiyang mentioned for any new findings.
Usually, such rock art doesn’t appear out of nowhere and likely indicates traces of past human activity and habitation.
"Mr. Chen, thank you so much. These old guys from the Imperial Capital carry on with pompous airs, have no shame, and want to come over and snatch things."
The historian said while pulling Chen Yiyang back into the hotel.
"All the manuscripts have been secured. The police in Lin’an also discovered that the two grave robbers have returned home and are preparing to arrest them. We plan to take the items back to Lin’an first."
"Alright, I’ll see if we can charter a flight to bring them back. These Song Dynasty manuscripts are too precious; it’d be troublesome if anything happens en route."
"Then it’s all up to you." The historian said, patting Chen Yiyang’s shoulder, "In Jiangnan, if you encounter any trouble, just let us know. Although we aren’t capable, we do know quite a few people."
"Absolutely, absolutely." Chen Yiyang nodded immediately.
But he didn’t really take the historian’s offer to heart.
What trouble could he possibly have that would need the historian’s help to resolve?
