Chapter 156

Something's wrong!

Where did so many wooden sticks come from.

Fang Yang decided to go down and see.

Jumped down from the driver's seat and walked towards the mud pit.

Chen Feng immediately perked up: "What's wrong? Did you dig up something?"

Fang Yang didn't pay attention, but walked forward in thought.

Until he walked to the position of the mud pit and reached out to take the wooden stick inside.

It was already covered in mud.

Put it on the grass and rubbed it hard for a while, and the mud fell off bit by bit.

The system panel suddenly popped up.

【Chair Leg】

【Texture: Sandalwood】

【Era: Han Dynasty】

This...

Fang Yang was stunned!

Digging a piece of wood casually turned out to be sandalwood from the Han Dynasty!

Doesn't that mean these few are all?

Fang Yang immediately picked them all up and cleaned the mud.

As a result, they were all chair legs from the Han Dynasty.

This is funny, could it be that a chair from the Han Dynasty was buried here?

Holding the chair leg, walking back, Chen Feng walked up: "What is this?"

Fang Yang smiled: "Look carefully at what era it is, I'll go continue digging first!"

After saying that, he jumped into the driver's seat and continued digging.

Chen Feng and several archaeological members kept cleaning and studying the wood.

They all found that this piece of wood didn't look like ordinary modern wood.

To verify the idea in his heart, Fang Yang continued to dig deep on the spot.

However, this time he didn't dig up chair legs, or the body of a chair.

Instead, he dug up a white long strip, covered in mud, and couldn't see what it looked like at all.

But with the previous experience, he couldn't continue digging, and immediately jumped off the machine and walked over.

Came to the mud pit, squatted down, and scraped the dirt in one go.

Soon, a white long strip appeared before his eyes, very thin, about ten centimeters long.

【Ivory Counting Rods】

【Material: Ivory】

【Type: Calculator】

【Era: Han Dynasty】

【13.5cm long, 0.4cm in diameter, both ends are neat, polished all over, equal in length, uniform in thickness】

【Calculation tool before the appearance of the abacus, there are two types of calculation formulas: horizontal and vertical. A horizontal one represents one, a vertical one represents five, encounter 0 and it's empty, strictly following the decimal system. Counting rods appeared in the Spring and Autumn period and have been used for more than two thousand years....】

Fang Yang was stunned, this little thing is actually a counting rod?

A calculator used by the ancients?

And it's made of ivory!

Seeing Fang Yang squatting on the ground without moving, Chen Feng immediately walked up to join the fun.

As a result, seeing the white long strip on the ground, he was pleasantly surprised: "Is this a cultural relic?"

Fang Yang nodded: "Yes, it should be a counting rod used in ancient times!"

"Counting rod? Then this thing is very old! Why don't you dig it out?"

"Dig? You first look at what material it is!"

"Hmm?" Chen Feng was a bit confused, but still observed its material carefully, but couldn't see it after looking for a long time.

"What exactly is the material, just say it! You don't let me dig it out, how can I see it just by looking like this!"

Fang Yang smiled helplessly: "This is made of ivory!"

"Ivory? Hiss~~" Chen Feng couldn't help but ponder, thinking about what Fang Yang just said: "Oh~~ I understand, no wonder you don't let me dig it out, you're afraid that it will break after being unearthed, right?"

"Yes! Ivory has been in the water for many years and has long lost its moisture. If it is taken directly from the soil, it will definitely deform and crack!"

Chen Feng nodded: "I'll have them come over to handle it. Fortunately, I brought an organic insulation box before coming here. It shouldn't be a big problem if put in immediately!"

"Hmm!"

【Popularity】+1+1+1+1...

——【What is a counting rod? Is there anyone in the live stream who can popularize it?】

——【There is no one with a big one, but there is one with a big one. Counting rods are ancient calculators, made of wood, bamboo, iron, ivory, etc. People in the past would carry a bag when they went out, containing 28 counting rods, used to calculate things at any time. Counting rods were used from the Spring and Autumn period until the Ming Dynasty before they slowly declined, because the abacus basically replaced counting rods in the Ming Dynasty.】

——【Actually, many words we calculate now are related to counting rods, such as 'calculation' (calculation), 'chips' (chips), 'bamboo chips' (bamboo chips), 'wine chips' (wine chips), 'drinking and chatting' (drinking and chatting), etc., and then derived words for planning, such as 'planning' (planning), 'preparation' (preparation), 'overall planning' (overall planning), etc.! Counting rods have important significance in Chinese history, it's a pity that they were finally eliminated and forgotten by people.】

——【When I was a child, I played with willow sticks. I don't know if it was invented based on this thing. It feels very similar to what you said!】

——【Last time I watched a video, it said that the Jinsha ruins were developed, and countless ivories were dug up, piled as high as a mountain, but half of them were put back into the soil. Mainly because this thing has been in the soil for too long. If you don't move it, it won't change. Once you take it out, it will all be broken. As a result, a pile of bronze ware below cannot be excavated. It is said that Sanxingdui was like this back then.】

——【Seriously, if I dug this thing up, I would think it was a chopstick at first, and then kick it into the mud pit. There is a golden house in the book, the ancients did not deceive me. I decided to read more books and study more from today, striving to save the women of Japan early!】

Fang Yang couldn't dig this place anymore, so he could only dig next to it.

Intuition told him that this place was very wrong.

Why are they all things from the Han Dynasty?

First chairs, now counting rods, it's highly likely he can dig up other things from the Han Dynasty.

The archaeological team was excavating counting rods on the side, and Fang Yang tried to dig next to it, so as not to dig too far and miss the position.

Five minutes later, a pit of over a meter appeared again on the side.

Just as he shoveled down.

Crack~~

Could clearly hear the sound of wood breaking.

Fang Yang's expression froze, damn it, don't break the cultural relic.

Hurry up and walk over, squat down and dig directly with his hands.

Chen Feng saw it and immediately ran over to help.

As the two dug, a wooden box suddenly appeared at a depth of over a meter.

The wooden box was already broken, and it looked like it had a long history.

Fang Yang's system frame also popped up.

【Wooden Box (Damaged)】

【Material: Sandalwood】

【70cm long, 30cm wide, 40cm high】

【Era: Han Dynasty】

The two looked at each other.

Actually have a wooden box?

Could there be treasures inside.

Fang Yang didn't think about it and opened it directly.

The wooden box had been soaked in the ground for so many years and was already fragile. It opened with a gentle pry.

A thick layer of mud inside.

Fang Yang was just about to lift it up and pour it directly, but was immediately stopped by Chen Feng: "Don't don't.. ancestor, there might be cultural relics inside. I'm afraid if you do this, don't move, let me do it!" ===== CHAPTER 157 =====