Chapter 95 - 18_4
By rights, this shouldn’t be a big deal. As for the alluvial plains, the density of ancient tombs and buildings is certainly much lower than that of the Central Plains. Still, during construction works, they sometimes unearth the graves of some ancient small landlords or temples or such.
However, under special historical circumstances, archeological excavation and preservation inevitably have to make way for engineering projects. Anything that stands in the way of construction gets dug up and pushed aside.
Of course, it is also because these small landlords don’t hold much sway, not significant enough to garner attention from relevant parties—it would have to be at least a minor noble.
Yet, if it were in places like Xi’an or Luoyang, even minor nobles would have to step aside during construction because they aren’t considered rare.
However, the temple unearthed this time was somewhat unusual; there were rumors that it enshrined a female Bodhisattva, who was bound with chains, and the other ends of these chains were nailed to various corners of the temple.
The people found this setup somewhat sinister and dared not approach to handle it.
It was finally two students from Haihe University who broke the chains with hammers and knocked down the statue of the Bodhisattva.
This allowed the construction work to continue.
By dusk, practically every team had already far exceeded their tasks for the day. Everyone was experienced—finishing early meant they could go home early after passing the inspection, and they could arrange their sleeping spots earlier.