Chapter 619

After Xiang Fangyang finished recounting everything that needed to be told, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

By the time they finished their account, it was already nearly noon, and the Mayor took the initiative to invite Xiang Fangyang and his group to dine at a nearby five-star hotel.

Xiang Fangyang and the others were hungry by now, so naturally, they did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

When they arrived at the location, the aroma of food wafted over, and even their stomachs couldn't help but rumble.

"Xiang Fangyang, you are truly remarkable. With your explanation today, I believe everyone will be able to gain a very deep understanding of modern history and the current situation of our country."

As the Mayor looked at Xiang Fangyang, the expression on his face revealed a level of emotion that was hard to ignore.

"This is all what I should do. Since I am doing things for the country, naturally, I must let everyone understand what kind of country ours truly is, rather than just focusing on what is right in front of us, or even the past."

In truth, after recounting the national gifts today, Xiang Fangyang also realized that what he could currently do for the country was actually very limited.

Everyone was doing their part.

All for the sake of making this country better and better.

In fact, the Mayor had been feeling quite uneasy all day.

He was truly worried that Xiang Fangyang's poor mood from earlier might have persisted until now.

But while chatting and eating at the table with Xiang Fangyang, he realized he might have overthought it.

Perhaps at the very beginning, Xiang Fangyang was angry with him for other reasons, but afterwards, he no longer thought that way.

The Mayor's heart, which had been anxious all day, finally settled down.

"Regarding the excavation work, I have already fully finalized everything here, and the tools have been completely prepared for you. I feel you don't need to dig too much; today, you helped us promote the national gifts, and the fact that you made everyone understand so much about them is already a great help to our city, and even to this country."

When the Mayor said this, he still wore a very moved expression.

Xiang Fangyang felt that it was completely unnecessary for the Mayor to say this.

He hesitated for just a moment at the dining table, then took the opportunity to steer the conversation away, directly discussing the next location for excavation.

"What Boss Yang said to you before isn't actually wrong. Our city really has very few cultural relics because, in the past, most things were looted due to war."

"Even if some things were lucky enough to remain, they were basically smashed to pieces."

It wasn't just the current mayor who felt a headache and distress when thinking about this; even the previous few mayors shared the same sentiment.

They were unhappy that the cultural relics had been looted, and they felt angry that in that era, these relics were not protected but instead smashed.

However, those were things that had already happened in the past, so they naturally had to focus on the present.

Moreover, their lives now would only get better and better in the future. As long as they thought of this, their moods would start to improve quite a bit.

After finishing their meal and letting their food settle, they went to an open space that was probably several thousand square meters in size.

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"Is this the place where the cultural relics are to be excavated? What do you plan to build here later? I see it looks like construction is planned nearby."

"Most of our city's museums are national gifts. As time and years pass, our country's national gifts have become more and more numerous. The original small museum is completely insufficient, so we plan to expand it now. It is estimated that it should be completed within these two years. Before it is built, the first thing we must do is clear this area and confirm that there are no other cultural relics buried here."

When building structures, they didn't know if some cultural relics would be buried underground forever, but such things certainly existed.

The mayor did not want such a tragic thing to happen to them, so he took the initiative to speak up, hoping that Fang Yang could excavate all the cultural relics in this area.

Seeing that Fang Yang did not speak, the mayor might have realized that what he said was a bit excessive, so he immediately changed his tone and said: "Fang Yang, I actually know that in a city before, to avoid certain situations, you directly marked out some local cultural relics. If you feel very tired or don't want to do it now, then you can just draw a map, and we will do the excavation ourselves. Although our city has relatively few cultural relics, we still have people from the Cultural Relics Bureau."

"I didn't mean anything else, I was just sighing that the cultural relics here are indeed very few, perhaps the fewest among all the cities I've been to."

"There is only one cultural relic in this area. I will excavate it in a moment. If you want me to continue working, I can accompany you to other places to take a look, but it is best to have a map."

Fang Yang said this.

Hearing Fang Yang's response, the mayor had no reason to disagree, so he immediately nodded.

"What you said is very good, let's do it that way. So, where exactly is that cultural relic? Do we need to help you? The tools are all over there. See if there is anything missing. If there is anything missing, don't be shy, you must tell us. Whatever we can do, even if it's arduous, we can help get it done..."

The mayor talked incessantly, wishing he could pour his heart out to Fang Yang.

Fang Yang really couldn't handle such enthusiasm. He quickly waved his hand at the mayor: "No need, Mayor, the tools are quite complete. I will start working now. Mayor, you should just take a good rest over there."

Seeing Fang Yang's awkward expression, the mayor also realized that he had been too eager.

He felt a bit embarrassed, so under the arrangement of his assistant, he went to inspect the vicinity.

The mayor didn't dare to get close to Fang Yang, lest he disturb Fang Yang's work.

Fang Yang jumped directly onto the excavator. The object shouldn't be very large...

Because they saw that Fang Yang quickly began to excavate the object.

"Brother, how deep is the object this time? Can it be excavated?"

"Since I have already determined that the object is in here, excavating it is an easy task."

Fang Yang said calmly.

The cameraman leaned in very close. Because he had long been very skilled at working with Fang Yang, he was not at all worried that Fang Yang would accidentally hurt him with the excavator. He was now very curious about what Fang Yang would excavate next.

He should be able to see what Fang Yang excavated very soon.

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The cameraman held the camera and almost immediately saw that something seemed to have revealed a corner at the bottom of the deep pit.

When he saw it, he was almost extremely excited as he said to Fang Yang: "Brother, look, you've dug something up! Be careful, don't damage this cultural relic."

Fang Yang looked at the cameraman's excited appearance and couldn't help but silently shake his head.

When had he ever damaged these cultural relics while digging?

If it was broken, then it must have already been broken in the first place.

Fang Yang didn't say much more, but directly said to the cameraman: "Don't get too close. Do you still want your life? What if I accidentally dig into you? You actually stuck your head right under my shovel, are you crazy?"

Seeing the cameraman holding the camera, Fang Yang didn't pay attention at first, but seeing him become more and more exaggerated later, he couldn't help but say this.

The cameraman was lectured by Fang Yang a few times and still hadn't reacted.

By the time Fang Yang's voice already carried a few traces of anger, he realized it and felt embarrassed for a moment, so he immediately held the camera and retreated repeatedly: "I'm sorry, Brother, I just wanted to be the first to see this cultural relic. You know, every time we dig up a new cultural relic, I always can't help but feel excited, and at the same time, I'm very curious. It would be great if we could dig up a new type."

Fang Yang found the cameraman's appearance very strange. The cameraman hadn't been like this before, and he hadn't shown such excitement.

It was probably because the excitement from seeing the national gifts just now was still lingering in his mind and chest and hadn't dissipated.

Fang Yang turned off the machine and jumped down from the excavator.

Then he took another look at the livestream room.

Sure enough...

Even though several hours had passed, there were still many people discussing the national gifts. It seems everyone is very interested in the national gifts.

Fang Yang shook his head helplessly and didn't continue to say anything about this.

He jumped directly into the deep pit he had dug and then used his hands to rake away the soil on top.

The cameraman held the camera and half-squatted beside the deep pit, finding the best angle to film. The people in the livestream room finally walked out of the excitement of the national gifts a little bit and finally turned their attention to this newly excavated cultural relic.

"What is this? Is it just a board?"

The cameraman couldn't help but ask curiously, and his words happened to represent the curiosity of everyone in the livestream room. They looked at this cultural relic and had no idea what its purpose was.

【Han Dynasty Liubo Chessboard】

【...】

"This is a Liubo chessboard from the Han Dynasty."

"This is a game from ancient times, played by two people."

"Don't we often use a word now called 'boyi' (game of strategy)? Well, that's where 'boyi' comes from."

"The 'liu' (six) in Liubo refers to the six game sticks."

"It's equivalent to our dice today."

"When playing chess, you have to roll the dice to decide how many steps the pieces move."

"Furthermore, the 'liu' also refers to the fact that there are 6 pieces."

"One large and five small; the large one is called the 'xiao' piece."

"There is a word called 'xiaoxiong' (hero/overlord), so this piece is called the 'xiao' piece, while the other 5 are called 'san' pieces."

"Whoever's 'xiao' piece is captured loses. By rolling the dice, the 'san' pieces can also be upgraded to 'xiao' pieces."

"So when people roll the dice while playing, they get very excited and will shout out loud. This word is called 'hecai' (cheering)."

"Now let's take a look at this chessboard."

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"There are 4 T-shaped patterns and 8 L-shaped patterns on this chessboard. The middle part is called the 'chess path'."

"In the past, when people played chess, many big things happened because of fighting over this path."

"Just like in the TV series, 'Emperor Wu of Han'."

"I don't know if anyone has watched this TV series. In the first episode, there is a very classic scene."

"When Emperor Jing of Han was looking back on his youth, he said a sentence."