PFC Chapter 212 New Gold Vein
Chapter 212 New Gold Vein
At this time, several miners in charge of smelting came out to move boxes under the command of the supervisor.
Cui Laowu kicked the box beside him angrily, and when he saw the miners looking at him, he cursed:
"You're a bunch of despicable people! If you keep looking, I'll dig your eyes out!"
When the miners saw his ferocious look, they were so frightened that they lowered their heads and dared not look at him anymore.
Several miners struggled to lift a box filled with gold particles and began to walk inside.
The supervisor next to him looked at Cui Laowu like this and didn't dare to say anything. He just followed the miner back inside.
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Half a month later, He Baotou saw that the gold grains he handed over were getting less and less, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
The previous gold vein had been almost dug out, so he hired someone to find a new gold vein a few days ago.
But it has been several days and I still haven't found it.
By the river, Lu Qingqing signaled Qin Lang to take a rest, as the gold yield from the soil has been very low in recent days.
It’s not worth it to maintain the same high workload as before.
Qin Lang saw her stand up and stretch, so he also stood up to rest.
The people washing materials around also took a break after working for a while. They all knew that they couldn't produce much gold now, so they didn't work as hard as before.
On the shore, the supervisors were used to this.
When He turned his head over, this was the scene he saw.
He didn't have time to pay attention to these people and went straight to his master who was looking for the gold vein.
The man was still searching everywhere. When he saw him coming, he knew he was here to urge him again, so he said with a sullen face:
"Boss He, stop rushing me. Finding a gold vein isn't that quick. It took at least half a month to find one before. It's your fault for not coming to me earlier!"
He Baotou was choked by these words, but still forced a smile and said:
"Mr. Zhou, I know you're sincere. I'll treat you to a couple of drinks at the tavern tonight. But the gold vein is gone. No gold has been delivered in two days. You'll have to pay attention!"
As he said this, he sighed:
"Who would have thought that the gold vein would stop there? We had previously estimated that we could still dig for another month or two!"
Mr. Zhou stopped what he was doing, looked at He Baotou's anxious face, and sighed:
"How about this? I'll give you a golden grass, and you can have the miners look for it everywhere according to the pattern. If you come across a place with more golden grass, tell me and I'll check it out. This will save you some time."
He Baotou was overjoyed when he heard this and expressed his gratitude to Mr. Zhou:
"Thank you so much, I will remember your friendship, please come to me if you need anything in the future!"
Mr. Zhou waved his hand:
"Go call the miners over here, and I'll tell them how to find it."
Upon hearing this, He Baotou quickly instructed the supervisor to call the person over.
Mr. Zhou looked at the people who gathered around him, raised the grass in his hand and said:
"We call this golden grass in our business. Wherever this grass grows abundantly, there are usually gold veins. Look carefully at the grass and look around for it."
He raised his head to listen to him and continued:
"Everyone, pay attention! Without a gold vein, no one can expect to make any money. Similarly, whoever discovers a gold vein and has it confirmed by Old Zhou will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"
Hearing that there was money involved, the crowd suddenly became interested.
Everyone gathered around to look at the grass. It had long roots and no leaves.
After seeing the shape of the grass clearly, the miners dispersed and went around looking for golden grass.
Lu Qingqing looked at Lu Tianming and saw him nod slightly. She instantly understood what he meant.
This is a rare opportunity to explore the surrounding environment under the pretext of looking for gold.
Lu Qingqing pulled Qin Lang towards the south, crossed the river and continued east.
At this moment, most of the people in Lu Qingqing's team were heading in different directions.
Although the two came with the purpose of exploring the surrounding environment, they would go forward to check out any places with lush grass they saw along the way.
As a result, when she walked to the small path she had been on before, she heard Qin Lang calling her:
"Daya, come and look, is this the golden grass? There's a patch of it right here!"
Lu Qingqing saw Qin Lang standing on a slope and hurried over to check. It turned out to be a field of golden grass.
We have to go back and ask that person to verify it to know whether there is gold here.
She asked Qin Lang to watch there while she trotted back to report the news.
When I returned, I found that Mr. Zhou had been called away.
Miners would always find some gold grass when they looked around.
After waiting for a while, Mr. Zhou came back.
He is old and was gasping for breath after walking so much distance.
After a short pause, he followed Lu Qingqing to check.
After arriving at the place, Mr. Zhou looked around the environment.
He squatted down and took a look at the place where the golden grass grew most densely, then called his two disciples over.
One of them held a hammer and the other held an iron wedge.
As soon as they came over, they cooperated tacitly and started knocking on the position that Mr. Zhou mentioned.
After some inspection, it was found that there was indeed a gold vein here.
Soon, someone invited He Baotou over.
He almost ran all the way over and went straight to Mr. Zhou. When he saw the gold particles at the bottom of the bowl, a smile appeared on his face.
"Mr. Zhou, is there a gold vein here? How much gold does it produce? Is it better than the previous one?"
Mr. Zhou was a little annoyed by his series of questions:
"There is indeed a gold vein here. As for the amount of gold it can produce, we have to mine it further to find out!"
He Baotou finally calmed down a little and asked Old Zhou to help point out the direction and approximate location of the gold vein.
Only after determining the mining direction did Mr. Zhou take his apprentices away.
After Mr. Zhou left, Head He immediately arranged for people to start mining on the spot.
First, two large baskets of materials were collected and taken back to the original place for everyone to grind into soil, and then go to the river to wash the materials.
When he saw a small layer of gold particles under the golden dustpan, He raised his head and smiled, unable to lower his head.
He waved happily to the crowd watching:
"Reward! Whoever discovers this gold vein will receive ten taels of silver from my counter!"
It was already evening when Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang received the silver.
This afternoon, the newly mined gold vein produced a large amount of gold.
Because it is a bit far from the original location, the number of people mining has increased a lot.
Even if all the animals in the barn were used, it was still not enough, so He Baotou went to borrow some more animals.
Lu Qingqing's cows didn't rest all afternoon, which was completely different from the previous situation where they could rest for a while after each work.
After dinner in the evening, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang went to the livestock shed to check on it, and heard the cow groaning with fatigue.
I don’t know if it’s because it drank a lot of space water, but this cow is becoming more and more human-like.
Lu Qingqing couldn't help feeling distressed when she saw it groaning with exhaustion.
They fed it half a bucket of space water, and then took out some food and fresh grass. After watching it finish eating, they left.
Compared to this unlucky cow, the other cows and horses in the space live a much more comfortable life.
In the space, there is no shortage of hay, fresh grass, and food. They drink space water every day, and there is no work that requires them to do.
These days, the cattle and horses are all fat and strong, with very smooth fur.
Lu Qingqing felt that the lives of these cattle and horses were much more comfortable than her own, and she made a secret decision in her heart.
When she escapes and settles down in the future, she will also relax and enjoy life like this.
Unfortunately, that will have to be in the future.
Over the next ten days, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang began their crazy gold rush.
The gold output of this gold vein is really high, and everyone is working with great enthusiasm.
After the previous gold robbery incident in Xigou, at the end of this month, He Baotou invited all the officials under Lord Jiang to dinner in advance.
Ask them to patrol as close to this new gold vein as possible and come over in time if anything happens.
After this meal, He Baotou spent a lot of money and felt a little painful.
But thinking that he had completed the task long ago this month and had embezzled a lot of gold grains, he could take in another concubine when he returned.
As he thought about it, He Baotou felt full of fighting spirit again!