Origin Chapter 20: The corpse

For Wang Xinran, college life may really be a torment. This guy has no interest in archaeology at all. He basically plays games every day in class. Rush out, run to the end of the corridor and lean against the window to smoke.

Not only Wang Xinran, but other students who have chosen archaeology majors are actually not very interested in archaeology itself. Part of it is to satisfy their curiosity about the unknown. The courses they like are archaeology after the Qin and Han dynasties, Wan Shanhai That's the mentality.

There is another Wang Jize in the same dormitory. He and some classmates have a different idea. They chose this major for future employment. Archaeology has a cultural relic identification course. They came for this. With the market economy With the development of the technology, more and more people like to collect antiques, and antiques are becoming more and more valuable. Being able to identify cultural relics, whether it is collecting by yourself or helping rich people identify antiques, is a good way to make money.

Wu Zhongyuan’s mentality is different from theirs. The courses he is most interested in are Neolithic archaeology and Xia, Shang and Zhou archaeology. The era should be the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. That era was located after the Neolithic Age and before the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It was a special period with only myths and legends and no historical records.

There are not many real objects discovered by archaeology during this period, at least not many recorded in books. The earliest known unearthed bronzes can be traced back to the late Neolithic period. pattern, and no hieroglyphs remain.

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors did not belong to a feudal society, and the coexistence of multiple tribes was the main body of the social structure at that time. Part of the slave system may also exist at that time. The reason why it is possible is that the archaeological objects are insufficient, and it is only based on some abnormal deaths in the tombs. Human bones, it is inferred that there may have been human sacrifice at that time, and the evil of human sacrifice mostly appeared in slave society.

On the basis of this pitiful archaeological discovery, it is difficult to accurately infer the customs and living conditions at that time. Due to the long time and few unearthed cultural relics, the archaeology of that period was in a kind of Very embarrassing situation, there is not even an independent subject classification.

Although there is a lack of conclusive historical records, there are many myths handed down in ancient times. Wu Zhongyuan found some clues from these myths. Among them, he was most excited about the totems of several large tribes at that time.

The Yellow Emperor's family used the bear as the totem, the Yan Emperor's family used the bull as the totem, and the Chiyou family's totem has two versions. Chi You and Emperor Yan are actually the same person.

But there is another way of saying that, according to some archaeological discoveries currently known, it was found that a strange bird had a very high status at that time, and some stone tablets and some pottery often appeared on it, and most of these archaeological discoveries were found. Unearthed in what is now Shandong, the northeastern region of Henan, and the southern part of Hebei, this is also the area where the Chiyou family lived in those days. Therefore, some scholars believe that this strange bird is the real totem of the Chiyou family.

As for these two arguments, Wu Zhongyuan prefers the latter. The reason is naturally his special chromosome. If this is the case, then his identity will have a rough outline. President Wang once said that he has more The mammal's chromosome was inherited from the father, and the bird's chromosome was inherited from the mother. Zhao Ying also told him before leaving that the mammal's chromosome was somewhat similar to that of a bear. Based on this, it was inferred that his father should have From the Huangdi family, and the mother from the Chiyou family.

You must know that the Huangdi clan and the Chiyou clan are hostile to each other, and the union of his parents should not have been allowed and recognized by the two clans at that time. In addition, President Wang also asked someone to analyze the material of the swaddle cloth, and found The conclusion came from the noble class at that time, which means that at least one of his father and mother was a noble class, and the most likely one should be his own mother, because swaddling is such a thing, fathers generally do not worry about preparations.

Also, the strange skeleton with a beak buried under the tree next to the old house also supports the hypothesis that the mother is from the Chiyou family with birds as totems. As for the identity of this person, it is very likely that own mother's clan.

Wu Zhongyuan can't think of why this person brought him to appear in modern times, but one thing is certain, that is, the reason why the two appeared in modern times must be because of some kind of accident, definitely not someone This is done on purpose, for the simple reason that no one can control time and space.

College life can be exciting, for most students, eating, drinking, having fun, and falling in love.

College life can also be very peaceful, for Wu Zhongyuan, he goes to work step by step every day, classrooms, dormitories, restaurants, three-point-one-line.

College life can be boring, but for Wang Xinran, she follows Wu Zhongyuan every day, except when she sleeps, she is almost inseparable at other times.

Wang Xinran and Zhao Ying are completely two types of people. Although they are inseparable, Wang Xinran never acts close to him. He doesn't even bother to pretend, and even speaks hard. It is not the tone of a girl in love at all.

Soon, the classmates also realized that something was wrong. Although they didn't know what their relationship was, they knew that they were definitely not boyfriend and girlfriend, because girls who were in love would never show their boyfriends. Playing with a mobile phone with a cigarette in his mouth, and a boy who is in love will not droop his brows like Wu Zhongyuan, with a face of bitterness and hatred.

Wu Zhongyuan was worried enough to be followed by Wang Xinran, but what bothered him even more was that Wang Xinran was very addicted to smoking. One pack a day was not enough. Guarding her was like guarding a big chimney, and she smelled of smoke.

Soon, the classmates began to suspect that the two were boyfriend and girlfriend again, because Wu Zhongyuan swiped his card to pay for the meal recently. No one knew the reason. Wang Xinran did not refill the meal card.

Later, Wang Xinran went too far and borrowed money from him.

"You are a salary earner, borrowing money from a poor student like me?" Wu Zhongyuan was stunned.

"Looking at how stingy you are, it's not that I won't pay you back, hurry up and take five hundred." Wang Xinran looked contemptuous.

Wu Zhongyuan reluctantly asked, "How much is your monthly salary?"

"More than four thousand, isn't it pitiful?" Wang Xinran took the banknotes and stuffed them into his pocket.

"For more than 4,000 yuan, you smoke soft Chinese." Wu Zhongyuan grinned.

"Want to take care of you?" Wang Xinran turned around and left, leaving Wu Zhongyuan in place with a look of disgust.

In a blink of an eye, it was almost New Year's Day, and there was nothing unusual. Lin Qingming would come to see him every once in a while. This time, a woman came with Lin Qingming.

The woman was about twenty-two or three years old, driving a foreign car of unknown brand. Lin Qingming got out of the car, but she didn't get off, sitting in the driver's seat holding a small box to touch up her makeup.

"Brother, who is she?" Wu Zhongyuan took the fruit brought by Lin Qingming.

"Zhao Lin." Lin Qingming said casually.

"What is she doing?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again. Although he didn't know the car that Zhao Lin drove, he knew that any sedan with four exhausts was not cheap.

"Zhao Dazhong's daughter." Lin Qingming took out a cigarette and lit one.

"What's your relationship with her?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

Lin Qingming did not answer.

After waiting for a while, but not seeing Lin Qingming's answer, Wu Zhongyuan knew that this Zhao Lin is now Lin Qingming's girlfriend.

"Anything going on recently?" Lin Qingming asked.

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head. He was being missed by officials and thieves. He must not tell Lin Qingming about this, otherwise he would be worried. , he didn't dare to tell Lin Qingming that he was different from Lin Qingming. If he could make a quarrel, it's better not to do it, while Lin Qingming could do it and never quarrel.

"What are the arrangements for the winter vacation?" Lin Qingming asked again. The two people's house in their hometown was demolished, and Wu Zhongyuan had nowhere to go during the holiday.

"I want to go back to the county seat and go to the hospital to work. I haven't seen Huang Ping for a long time. I also want to see her." Wu Zhongyuan said.

Lin Qingming naturally knew why Wu Zhongyuan said that, so he tilted his head and glanced at him, but did not answer.

"Brother, do you like her?" Wu Zhongyuan pouted at the car.

"It's okay," Lin Qingming beckoned to the car, "come down and see Zhongyuan."

The woman hurriedly put down her vanity case, got out of the car and greeted Wu Zhongyuan. She was very polite and had a good attitude.

Seeing that Zhao Lin listened to Lin Qingming's words very much, Wu Zhongyuan felt relieved, but he was also a little disappointed. To be precise, he was lost for Huang Ping. Huang Ping had liked Lin Qingming for many years, but Lin Qingming had always been indifferent to her. , This is over, Huang Ping has no chance at all.

After a short stay, the two got into the car and left, and Wu Zhongyuan walked back with the fruit.

As soon as he entered the school gate, Wang Xinran greeted him and took the things in his hand, "Zhao Da has a triad background, you'd better persuade your senior brother not to go too close to him."

"Do you think he will listen to me?" Wu Zhongyuan shook his head helplessly.

Wang Xinran didn't say anything else and changed the topic, "Don't make other arrangements for the winter vacation, just follow me."

"What do you want?" Wu Zhongyuan was wary.

Wang Xinran took the apple out of the bag and chewed it, "Take you somewhere."

Wu Zhongyuan didn't ask Wang Xinran where he wanted to take him, but refused directly, "No."

"You will go, there is something you must be interested in." Wang Xinran said.

Everyone is curious, Wu Zhongyuan is no exception, "What?"

Wang Xinran opened her mouth to bite the apple, freed her hand and took out the phone, called up the photo album and handed it to Wu Zhongyuan.

Wu Zhongyuan stretched out his hand to take it. When he saw it, he almost threw his phone away. This is a photo of a mummified corpse. It looks like a man with gray hair. He must have been quite old when he died. It was already dry and black, and at first glance, it was very scary.

"Why do you want me to see the dead body?" Wu Zhongyuan looked at Wang Xinran suspiciously.

"Look at his chest." Wang Xinran said casually.

Wang Xinran reminded Wu Zhongyuan to look at the photo again, and saw that the skin color on the chest of the mummy was indeed different from that of other parts. Looking closely, it was a tattoo. The size and position of the tattoo were very similar to the tattoo on his chest. It is similar, but the pattern is different. This mummified corpse is tattooed with a mighty bear head with a wide mouth and long fangs.

“This male corpse also has abnormal chromosomes. There are 47 chromosomes. After comparison, it is found that the extra chromosome in him is 20% similar to one of your chromosomes.” Wang Xinran said.

"Where did you find it?" Wu Zhongyuan asked in a deep voice. This mummified corpse is different from the bones he has seen before. This mummified corpse has normal human facial features.

"Discovered from Huang County in 1998." Wang Xinran said.

"Huangxian?" Wu Zhongyuan frowned. Huangxian was the region where he was located.

"Yes," Wang Xinran nodded, "this person was a second-rank military officer of the Qing Dynasty before his life."

"What? The Qing Dynasty..."