The next day, Gao Xu realized why the tour guide named Mona would use a tentative tone when mentioning the daily salary. It turns out that the daily salary of ordinary people in the local area is between three and four yuan, which is still the income of people with jobs.

When Gao Xu was a company clerk, his daily salary was about 170 yuan. He neglected the exchange rate of the Ming Yuan, and he didn't realize that the Ming people could easily earn more than forty times the income. No wonder Mona said that she only serves the Ming people, and it is difficult to determine whether the reason is because of the "politeness of the Ming people".

The local prices are not necessarily low, such as Yang Kui and the Shanhu off-road vehicle that drives, and the price is more than double that of the Ming country. The only thing that is low in price is food, and it is said that the government gives a large financial subsidy every year.

Yesterday the French couple complained that the locals were unpunctual and lazy, presumably thinking that this is common among people in the tropics. But Gao Xu now thinks about it, if he gets a salary of three or four yuan a day and can't see the upward channel, he will definitely grind foreign workers at work, and his mentality is very Buddhist.

But Mona was not like this, she had been waiting in the hall for a long time, and she had done her homework, carried a little notebook of explanations, and was very serious.

Early in the morning, the four of them got into the off-road vehicle and set off for the city.

After chatting in the car for a while, Gao Xu suggestively led the topic, and finally let Mona take the initiative to say what happened to the black girl yesterday. So Yang Kui should naturally understand that the reason why Gao Xu would find a tour guide by himself was a coincidental fate, rather than a subconscious mutual check and balance, or a little lack of trust.

As we approached the city, a large area of wasteland appeared on the side of the road, on which many small houses were built. Some dirty people had just gotten up and were coming out of the small house. Gao Xu turned his head to observe the scene outside.

"Cemetery." Mona's voice said.

Gao Xu turned his head to look at her. She pointed to the small house outside, "It's a burial chamber built by a rich man, and it's not used yet." ”

He immediately understood what it meant, the people who lived in it were homeless vagabonds. He didn't say anything, and the car fell silent.

Everyone rode to the city, as if from the civilized area on the side of the hotel, into another garbage-covered earthy yellow world. Yesterday's parade is over, and the occasional old-fashioned tank car passing by on the road is often seen by soldiers with loaded guns.

But the city is really popular, and there are many people on the streets in the morning, young and old, sitting on small stools on the side of the road, smoking a kind of hookah in large metal containers, with black tea and white sugar on wooden boards. People chatting lazily made the mood less nervous when they saw the high luck of the tank. The locals seem to be friendly, and when they see the Oriental face by the car window, they smile and wave in greeting.

Miao Jin opened his mouth and asked, "Is there no industry?" ”

"There are textile factories." Mona said, "Originally, Ming Guo provided equipment and helped us train workers. But later, too many countries and regions made textile and clothing, and the cost in some places was lower, and now the textile factory is also in recession. ”

Gao Xu said: "The lower the industry, the more fierce the competition. ”

Mona echoed with a smile, "Yes, it's the same for those who do business." ”

Gao Xu added: "Maybe you have to rely on education. ”

Mona shook her head and said, "Our school and literate people may not be as good as Mingguo, but."

Higher than many countries. People from bad families, if they have talent and real talent, will often emigrate. Generally, most of the people with academic qualifications went to the public sector of the main government, and there are probably more than 6 million people, and their income is not good. ”

For a moment, Gao Xu seemed to forget that he was just a commoner, and he pondered for a long time before speaking again, "There is still a lack of traditional expectations. If we make everyone fully believe that they can become officials and make a fortune by studying, there will be a large number of young and strong people who will work hard to do dirty and low-income jobs for the future of their children and families, so as to accumulate capital for social innovation, instead of smoking hookah and stagnation when they are full. ”

No one responded to Gao Xu's words, and Miao Jin just looked at him and shook his head with a wry smile. The cold field again brought Gao Xu back to reality, and he was no longer the one who controlled the operation of heaven and earth. The audience is no longer Qi Tai, Gao Xianning, Hu Hu and other people who are dedicated to helping the world and glorifying the Daming Sect. And it's about other people's affairs, and everyone doesn't care too much.

Mona stared out the window blankly, her eyes full of yellowish unfinished buildings and slow-moving passers-by, and she had a sad look on her face for a while. When she noticed that Gao Xu was observing her, she turned her head and smiled sweetly and easily.

Gao Xu no longer talked about reality, they were originally here to see the relics of thousands of years ago. What's more, when he first arrived at this place, he didn't have an in-depth understanding at all, and he only saw the surface, and it was just idle talk, meaningless.

Yang Kui parked his car outside the museum, some distance from the gate, because parking was not allowed there. So Gao Xu and Miao Jin followed Mona to the museum on foot. Along the way, many people gathered around, wanting to talk to Gao Xu. Mona told them to leave it alone.

But there are still Ming people on the side of the road, sitting with the locals and communicating with each other, and smoking hookah. Now there are some Ming people who like to run around, and they are not afraid of risks. Gao Xu is not an adventurer, but because of the high level of security and defense in the past, he has formed a habit of being cautious.

There are a large number of cultural relics in the museum, and Gao Xu does not know much about the history and history, which is to see a strange one. He looked around, and all that was left in his mind were some strange and vague images, unintelligible texts, reliefs, gold products, and so on. The two dried corpses were more impressive, as Mona introduced them as the mummy of the pharaoh and the queen. But Gao Xu turned his head and forgot the name of the pharaoh, so he was only impressed.

It is said that the pharaohs and queens were all young and had a beautiful love story that carved love into a golden chair. Thousands of years later, they can still appear in front of the world and hold exhibitions.

And Gao Xue guessed that the kings and nobles kept their bodies, obviously not for the sake of sightseeing for the world, but for eternal life. This is a story of the pursuit of eternal life earlier than Qin Shi Huang, of course, in the eyes of Gao Xu, who was also an emperor, such an ending is more tragic.

After strolling around, the four of them left the museum and went straight to the Pyramid of Khufu and the Sphinx in the southwest.

Here again is a story about eternal life.

The pyramid was surrounded by loess and sand, and there was no grass, and the sky was gray and I don't know whether it was smog or dust. Without the backdrop of large buildings, the pyramid looks very grand and stunning.

Compared to the Greek mythological image of bricks, which can only be seen from a distance and up close, the human-faced sphinx, Gao Xu is obviously more interested in the tomb of the pharaoh who pursues eternal life.

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When I first arrived, I looked up at the specially shaped ruins and was in a daze. Mona and the others didn't say much, and followed and watched.

With the huge amount of stones, the pyramid makes the spire penetrate deep into the sky, as if receiving some kind of energy from the universe, giving the pharaohs buried below the magic of immortality? Gao Xu, with his guesses, suddenly felt that the pharaohs were extremely imaginative.

But the effect is seriously questionable.

What exactly is the energy from the universe or the celestial dome, electricity? Gravitation? Space warps? Ancient people didn't understand, and certainly didn't understand, what materials could be absorbed. But it still did not prevent the pharaohs from building such a large tomb with the strength of the whole country and desperately making themselves mummified. It's crazy, it's just all or nothing.

The surrounding tourists obviously scoffed at the beliefs of the ancients, and the tourists who were sightseeing were giggling and excited to see it. Some climbed up to the top and peered into a grave cave not far from the bottom.

Gao Xu and Miao Jin walked around slowly, they also looked like modern people. Dressed in trousers, a half-sleeved pullover, and sunglasses, he was surrounded by a tightly covered brocade and his lips were red, and his image was incompatible with the vicissitudes of history, and similar to the tourists around him. But the feelings in their hearts are obviously different from the people around them.

Perhaps modern people should not mock the pharaohs, because to this day there are still rich people who drain their blood and freeze it. Compared to the pharaohs, the difference does not seem to be noticeable in nature.

After a long time, Gao Xu spoke: "You are right, any religion is born from death. ”

But soon the most simple realities of life pulled them back from abstract and ancient topics. A man led the camel and said, "Camel, cause of each other." Then he spoke in an incomprehensible voice.

Gao Xu looked embarrassed: "Who taught you dialects?" ”

The camel leader couldn't understand, so Mona began to translate. After a while, she said, "He rents camels, but I don't recommend riding." It's a little unsafe, and after a while he will ask you for more money, and if he says yes, it will become a bright circle. ”

Fortunately, the people who rent camels don't understand Chinese very well. Gao Xu sensed Mona's kindness and accepted her suggestion.

Gao Xu first helped her black girl friend, and then generously and "trustingly" paid in advance (not caring about the money), Mona not only did not arrive late to release the pigeons, but also put herself in the interests of her employer. It seems that some of the things of human beings are indeed the same.

But the man who rented the camel did not go and followed it all the time. After a while, two more camels came with them. Gao Xu was no longer in the mood to experience the ancient concept of eternal life.

At this time, Yang Kui took out three small bottles of things, smiled and handed them to the camel leader, and finally ended the entanglement amicably.

Gao Xu smelled the smell and admired: "I didn't expect to give a small gift, the cool oil is good, it's really suitable for this hot place." ”

Yang Kui shook his head and said, "It's not like that." Their use is like Hindu god oil. ”

Gao Xu: "......"

Yang Kui also immediately encountered a cold scene, Mona pretended not to understand, and Gao Xu was not embarrassed to continue the topic.