Chapter 587: Plan 587
Su Yuanyuan sat on the side, listening to their technical jargon, feeling really uncomfortable. She didn’t understand a thing. After about fifteen minutes, they finished explaining. But the two of them just looked bewildered, completely not comprehending.
"Folks, if you explain it to the common people like this, I doubt anyone could understand.
Can you put it in the simplest terms?"
Su Yuanyuan felt really helpless, you know. This isn’t an academic report; you need to explain it to the uneducated villagers.
An older-looking person spoke up, and he put it more plainly. Su Yuanyuan thought people might understand it this way.
"Alright, let’s explain it like this. On the road, you can discuss if it can be made even clearer, so more people can understand and accept it."
They released the four members of the Zeng Family too.
The two young ones were particularly happy. After all, who wants to stay in there?
All four vehicles set off together. The last one carried the archaeologists’ tools.
Initially, Su Yuanyuan was quite curious. But by this point, she wasn’t much interested anymore.
Upon reaching the cemetery, Shao Hongming asked all the archaeologists to stay here and the two of them took the scientists to the village.
Everyone was in a bad mood, feeling like they just wanted to destroy the village’s feng shui.
The villagers are actually very superstitious. They believe they are being protected. That’s why they strongly oppose it.
So when they came, everyone put on a cold face for them.
You can understand why. Shao Hongming found Village Chief Yu.
To be honest, he didn’t want it either, but after all, he’s the leader and he’s the village chief.
"Village Chief, we came with scientists. We need to trust science."
Village Chief Yu’s face didn’t look good. "Comrade, it’s not that we don’t want to follow orders, but we have been through this.
Your generation experienced disasters. But although our village’s production decreased, it was far better than other villages.
It’s not that we don’t believe in science, but how do you explain this?"
"Village Chief Yu, you need to have a broader perspective. This isn’t a personal matter. This is a national issue now.
Also, these people have surveyed here before and already know the reasons. Village Chief Yu should know if there really was something special, would the country have ignored it for so many years?"
Village Chief Yu was speechless by Shao Hongming’s questions, but the folks were unwilling and had protested twice.
Then Zeng Yaozu stood up. "Village Chief Yu. Our surname is Zeng, and according to family records, this is the burial site of our Zeng ancestors.
As descendants, we agree to the excavation of the tomb."
At this, Village Chief Yu was at a loss for words. Even the descendants agree and aren’t afraid of disturbing their ancestors.
Actually, most of the villagers share the surname Yu, and the village chief had heard from his grandfather. Their Yu family had safeguarded the Zeng ancestors’ burial site for generations.
Very few people knew about this, and now that the Zeng family had come, they were already aware of this matter.
"Comrade, I can’t make the decision. You still need to explain it to everyone, after all, everyone is their own master now, and it needs to be democratic."
Shao Hongming nodded. He went through the trouble of bringing scientists here precisely for this reason. It’s essential to appease the villagers.
"Alright, I’ll call everyone over." He decided to leave it to them. If everyone is persuaded, he has no objection either.
About an hour later, all the villagers gathered. By looking at the cars parked at the brigade headquarters, they understood the purpose.
They were genuinely unwilling. People are selfish. In those years, the whole village survived.
Now they want to disrupt it. That’s like smashing their livelihoods. Who would agree to that?
So everyone gathered around, discussing animatedly.
Shao Hongming and Su Yuanyuan listened inside. They were at a loss too; honestly, they weren’t particularly willing about this matter either.
Village Chief Yu came over to call them, and several people went out together.
"Everyone, quiet down. These are leaders from above."
"Listen up, folks. I’m here to inform you that the tomb will definitely be excavated. This is a contribution to the nation, to enable future descendants to better understand our history."
It caused an uproar below. "Comrade, we disagree. This will affect our village’s feng shui."
A few elders from the village sat at the front, and Su Yuanyuan saw a few young ones bend over to listen to what the elders were saying.
After a while, the six of them straightened up, showing a resolute stance of disagreement.
Shao Hongming frowned; he really didn’t like this.
No choice, Zeng Yaozu stepped forward again. "My surname is Zeng. I agree to cooperate with the country in opening the ancestors’ resting tomb.
And they have already promised that it’s only for research, and will restore the place afterward."
There was a brief silence below, but soon a middle-aged man jumped out. "What a disgraceful descendant you are, bringing outsiders to dig up your own ancestors’ tomb."
Zeng Yaozu felt a bit embarrassed and retreated awkwardly.
Shao Hongming had the four scientists speak. Su Yuanyuan listened on the side. It was already plain enough.
The crowd below was silent. At this point, Su Yuanyuan stepped forward. "I understand everyone’s concerns. But think about it, this place has already been discovered, we’ve already inspected it. Like rat holes, it’s been visited by many tomb robbers.
The country’s intention is to understand the history of that era based on our ancestors’ burial customs. Thus equipping our children with more materials to research history.
Moreover, this place will also be restored."
Think about it, why do tomb robbers keep coming here? Because they believe there’s a lot of gold and silver treasures buried here.
But the country’s excavation and restoration mean they’ll likely give up. In this way, the ancients can rest peacefully here."
Shao Hongming was a bit in awe of Su Yuanyuan. Wow, what a way with words. Even he was persuaded.
"Everyone should think about it properly; tomb robbers do more damage to feng shui. The country’s excavation will show more respect for the ancients.
And because of the importance attached here, they’ve sent two top-tier archaeologists to personally lead the team, ensuring a more professional excavation."
After Su Yuanyuan finished speaking, no one said anything for a long time.
At this point, Shao Hongming continued. "Moreover, the excavation work now requires a lot of manpower, and it just so happens that everyone isn’t particularly busy now, so those interested in working can register with Village Chief Yu."
This made many people’s resolve waver.
Village Chief Yu sighed inwardly. They were indeed well-prepared. With just a few succinct words, no one had objections anymore. The matter was settled.