Old Liu said that Professor Sun and the others had only been to the Shibeidian ('Shibei' means Stone Tablet) for half a day, and it wasn't far from Gulan County. However, the place was tricky to find for those who had never been there. "Let me find someone to take you," he said. He then called over a chubby kid about ten years old, who was his grandson. The boy usually stayed with his parents in Henan but came to Gulan County every summer for vacation. The Shibeidian was close to the county, so the kid often played there.
Liu called out to the boy, "Er Xiao, stop messing around. Take your uncle and aunt to the Shibeidian. They want to find Professor Sun from the archaeology team."
Er Xiao had a buzz cut, probably just finished a fight with some other kids, and was covered in dirt. He had a runny nose and, seeing that Liu wanted him to lead us, he took me and Shirley Yang to the Shibeidian.