Chapter 579

——【Wow, I've been sleeping like this for over ten years; it's incredibly comfortable.】

——【Yes, I'm watching a livestream right now, lying just like this. Maybe it's bad for the waist, so you need a pillow under the calves and two blankets.】

——【My mother always scares me, saying this posture is bad.】

——【Look, having a big belly isn't necessarily a bad thing; the ancients had big bellies too.】

——【Do I sleep less in this posture than they did? As for discomfort, I don't know; only the dead in our place prop up their feet.】

——【So I've always slept like this, but I've never seen any records about how the ancients slept, nor do I know their methods. I just subconsciously felt this posture was very comfortable, so I kept doing it. But now it seems our thoughts truly align with modern people's.】

In fact, when digging reached this point, Fang Yang no longer wanted to continue, but the treasures he'd unearthed today were hardly presentable. Still, handing them over to the Guojiawenwu Bureau officials would likely meet no objections, since they still had many items left to excavate.

Thinking this, Fang Yang decided to turn back while holding the several scrolls in his arms, but just then he stopped.

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"Brother, aren't we going back? Or do you have another discovery now?"

"Yes, it seems I saw something again—no, I should say I sensed something."

Probably a treasure.

Thinking this, Fang Yang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

At that moment, after hesitating only briefly on the spot, he walked toward the destination.

Having walked back toward the left for about five minutes, Fang Yang stopped.

He took his shovel and began digging from the side.

Every movement Fang Yang made carried skillful force.

Though the digging seemed baseless, each action was performed with seriousness.

At that moment, he unearthed another treasure.

It was a square wooden box.

Fang Yang glanced at it briefly, then took the object inside out.

It was a very beautiful set of jewelry.

【Qing Dynasty Tourmaline and Aquamarine Court Beads】

【...】

Fang Yang stared blankly at the display; upon receiving the system's memory, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Wow, it's truly beautiful. Whoever wears this jewelry will surely feel compelled to show it off; girls love this kind of thing the most..."

However, upon hearing the Cameraman say this, Fang Yang couldn't help but raise a hand to cover his eyes.

He had originally thought the final artifact unearthed would differ at least somewhat from the previous ones.

Yet he hadn't expected that, while appearing different, they were actually similar in certain aspects.

Fang Yang paused briefly on this, then said, "This isn't an accessory for girls to wear; it belongs to the Imperial Bodyguards."

Imperial Bodyguards?

Aren't they men?

The Cameraman looked utterly shocked; he shook his head, unable to believe what Fang Yang said.

However, meeting the Cameraman's gaze, Fang Yang gave a very definite answer.

"Exactly, this is for men to wear."

"Brother, don't joke with me. These red and blue gemstones, you say men wear them? That's simply impossible."

The Cameraman felt his mind completely confused.

He quickly organized a series of thoughts in his head, then couldn't help but continue, "If worn publicly, whether in ancient or modern times, it would seem very strange."

"But during the Qing Dynasty, men did indeed wear jewelry."

Seeing the Cameraman's utterly confused expression, Fang Yang found it very amusing.

He paused his voice briefly, then hurriedly began explaining, "You must have watched TV dramas before, right? Didn't they show this kind of content?"

"But when I watched those dramas, I clearly remember they wore beads carved from sandalwood or similar materials, all one uniform color, nothing like this colorful mess."

As the Cameraman spoke, his voice sounded uncertain, because he actually didn't remember the TV dramas he'd seen very clearly.

He said such things merely offhand.

As if once he finished speaking, others would simply believe him.

And he himself actually believed it too.

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——【My son likes pink. Some people say boys shouldn't like pink. Why? Girls can like black, so boys can't like pink?】

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——【My son also liked pink when he was little. Adults told him not to like pink, saying it's for girls. It's just a color; you can like any color you want.】

——【When my son was seven or eight, he wore a pink hoodie. He had no concept of color; as long as it was warm, that was fine. His homeroom teacher said, 'Boys don't wear pink; go change it.' Then my son never saw that pink hoodie again. I was really speechless and extremely angry at the time.】

——【Ah, is this for real? That teacher is way too much.】

——【Yes, and he's supposed to be a role model.】

——【My son also likes pink. I buy him pink short-sleeved shirts and pink hoodies, plus neon green, sky blue, milky yellow—basically no colors boys are 'supposed' to wear.】

——【My child's pants are all colorful, haha. Kids seem to be like that.】

——【My nephew has always liked pink and red; my niece likes yellow, black, and similar colors; my daughter likes blue and brown, not pink. Some say those who like pink are boys. I ask, does a color have a gender?】

——【Actually, I really dislike dressing my son in dark, gloomy clothes, so I try to pick bright colors. I think boys look great in pink. When I got married, my husband wore a pink shirt. I really hate those gender stereotypes, especially binding colors to gender.】

——【Binding gender and colors is actually a capitalist sales tactic, just to make various products sell better.】

——【Before 1950, people didn't distinguish colors by gender. Pink represented strength and a strong attitude, making it a boy's color; blue represented nobility, making it a girl's color. Until the early 20th century, the market introduced a new customized commercial strategy: boys use blue, girls use pink, mainly to make clothes sell better.】

——"Is it possible that in our ancestors' time, pink jade represented peach blossoms, and both men and women could wear it?"

——"I really hate it. Why must we define these things by color?"

——"A graceful young man. I watched many traditional performances back then; those young men were all dressed in pink."

——"The color scheme of this jewelry looks far more sophisticated than today's."

——"This is truly beautiful, so beautiful."

——"My gaze simply cannot be torn away from this piece of jewelry."

——"Pink does seem more suitable for girls at first glance. Anyway, I will guide my child to like blue. If the boys in your families like pink, let them; it has nothing to do with me."

——"To be honest, this jewelry looks very cheap. It's not even as nice as the wholesale items from Yiwu nowadays."

Regardless of whether everyone thinks this jewelry is good or bad, the mere fact that the items are placed there has already made people quite satisfied.

Fang Yang placed all the treasures he had unearthed into his own hands.

Then, he continued walking back together with the Cameraman. Although this time he sensed that treasures existed in other places, he had no intention of stopping, continuing straight toward the people from the Guojiawenwu Bureau.

While Fang Yang was coming over, the people from the Guojiawenwu Bureau had actually unearthed one or two treasures as well.

However, one of those treasures had been slightly chipped due to a careless moment.

When they held the object in their hands, panic stirred in their hearts.

"Fortunately, it was only a tiny chip."

Gathering around that artifact they held, they couldn't help but say.

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When Fang Yang approached, he happened to hear their words and saw that damaged artifact.

That tiny chip, if not looked at closely, was impossible to see clearly.

Fang Yang noticed their actions and felt somewhat speechless.

"I have unearthed a few more artifacts; I am handing them over to you now. My off-work time is almost here. You all continue working hard."

The several scrolls and that piece of jewelry in Fang Yang's hands were placed into theirs.

The others still wanted to try to persuade Fang Yang to stay.

But thinking back to exactly what they had said to each other before, they clearly knew that even if they spoke more now, it would be completely useless.

It would be better to say nothing at all.

"Then, take care on your way."

After the experts from the Guojiawenwu Bureau finished speaking these words, they finally fixed their gaze entirely on the artifacts they had not yet unearthed.

Just as Fang Yang had said before, since he had already placed the items in their hands, if they still failed to unearth the rest, it would be completely useless.

Fang Yang and his group left very quickly this time; after simply exchanging a few words with the people from the Guojiawenwu Bureau, they left eagerly.

"The weather here is really hot."