"This idea has been circulating in our mind, Lao Chu, for a long time. I originally planned to tell you, little brother, later, but I just heard that you, little brother, are leaving. If you don't tell me, you won't have the chance."
Yang Junshan asked curiously: "Are you sure that I will agree?"
Chu Chuang shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but how will you know if you don't try!"
Yang Junshan said seriously: "When this matter comes up, the most I can do is tell you a message to my father. After all, I can't make the decision on this matter myself. Secondly, to be honest, how much powder can you gather now?" ? How much of the cotton soil powder you grind out every day can be exchanged for Linggu? If the accumulated cotton soil powder can only be exchanged for three to four hundred kilograms of Linggu, why would my father go to Chenchen from Mengyu County? A trip to Yu County?”
When Chu Chuang heard Yang Junshan's previous sentence, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, but when he heard the latter sentence, his face darkened and he couldn't help but sigh. His mouth squirmed, but in the end he didn't say anything.
What Yang Junshan said is also true. Even if you travel by carriage from Mengyu County to Chenyu County, it will take a day and two nights. Even if you can drive a grain truck faster, it will still take a day and a night. If the quantity is small, it is not worth it. When walking back and forth.
Besides, there is a shortage of Linggu everywhere in this year. He is openly driving a fully loaded grain truck between the two counties. In order to prevent any jealous family from grabbing food in the middle, at least one martial arts master is needed to control the formation. For the little bit of clay powder in the hands of the Qingshu villagers, it was a one-time deal, so it was really not worth it.
On the second day, Yang Junshan switched to another mine tunnel for excavation. He spent almost a whole day advancing the mine tunnel seven or eight feet without any gains. In the evening, Yang Junshan returned to yesterday's mine tunnel. Zhong brought a basket of raw ore, said hello to Chu Chuang, and then left with a basket of concentrate. He could see that Chu Chuang seemed to want to say something to him, but he seemed to have some scruples and finally did not speak.
On the third day, Yang Junshan once again dug a small cave from the bottom of the mine tunnel and harvested a Wutu stone that was only the size of a pigeon egg. Although this Wutu stone was small, it finally made Yang Junshan feel relieved. I finally started to calm down and practice again.
After another three days of this, Yang Junshan had dug up ** Wutu stones in the second mine tunnel. Although he had not been able to dig out the second Wutu stone, the harvest could be considered. Not bad.
In the past few days, Chu Chuang gave Yang Junshan a small flag with a big word "Chu" written on it. However, in the past few days, Chu Chuang led several of his brothers and other miners to fight for the mine tunnel. After the conflict, Chu Chuang and others joined forces and began to purposefully occupy some mine tunnels with rich mineral resources. By placing this "Chu" flag at the entrance of the mine tunnel, it was to tell other miners in the mine that they were in this mine. Chu Chuang's people have reserved the venue. If anyone breaks in again, they will be in trouble with Chu Chuang.
Chu Chuang has already made a name for himself among the miners. Having this flag has saved Yang Junshan a lot of trouble. If it is inserted at the entrance of the mine, it will reduce a lot of harassment whether he is practicing or mining.
On the evening of the seventh day, Yang Junshan carried a basket of raw ore as usual to the gathering place of Chu Chuang and others in the mine. When he was about to leave with a basket of concentrate, he was suddenly grabbed by Chu Chuang. He was dragged into a secluded mine tunnel.
"Brother Yang, if I have a lot of cotton soil powder on hand, brother Yang, can you help me build a bridge with Mr. Yang?" Chu Chuang asked sincerely.
Yang Junshan said in surprise: "A lot of cotton soil powder? How many do you have and how did you get it?"
Chu Chuang gritted his teeth and said: "Give me two months, I can save enough to buy a fully loaded car with Linggu!"
"Impossible!" Yang Junshan didn't believe it at all, and said, "If you accumulate enough cotton soil powder to exchange for one hundred and fifty stone spirit valleys in two months, even if you and your brothers don't eat or drink in these two months, It’s impossible to save even if you practice!”
Chu Chuang said: "Don't worry about it. Anyway, our old Chu has a way to collect enough cotton soil powder. As long as Brother Yang can get a cart of Linggu, our old Chu will never let you suffer."
Yang Junshan squinted his eyes and looked at Chu Chuang, and finally shook his head and said: "Brother Chu, it's not that I don't trust you, but it's useless for me to believe in you. This matter is very important, and you must give me a reason to convince my father! "
Chu Chuang's eyes wandered uncertainly, showing that
However, there was also a battle between heaven and man in his heart, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind and said: "Okay! Who told everyone to be forced into this situation? We, Lao Chu, risked our lives and wealth!"
Looking at Yang Junshan's questioning eyes, Chu Chuang said in a deep voice: "Brother Yang, we accidentally dug a secret passage at the bottom of a remote tunnel in the mine. A secret tunnel that escaped the surveillance of the array led to the outside of the mine. Secret passage!”
"What?" Yang Junshan immediately realized that his voice was too high, and he quickly covered his mouth and whispered: "How is this possible? Are there any of your brothers who are proficient in formations?"
Chu Chuang smiled bitterly and said: "Where is the formation master? I just happened to find it accidentally. Chu Yang has already tried it and sent a basket of screened concentrate outside the mine. After that, no warning appeared in the formation path. Next time After work, he and I quietly carried the basket of concentrate back from the back hill. "
The formation channels in the mine can detect whether there is entrainment on the miners entering the mine. In addition, the formation channel also has a function of providing early warning of the excavation situation in the mine. Once someone digs the mine channel through the ground, The stewards and bosses at the mine will know immediately.
Yang Junshan looked at Chu Chuang with a gloomy look. Chu Chuang didn't know what Yang Junshan was thinking, so he just looked at him nervously, but heard Yang Junshan suddenly say: "I'm afraid that won't work either. The managers and bosses at the mine are not Fool, daily mine inspections can roughly estimate the amount of concentrate collected. If you smuggle the concentrate out, you will definitely mine less. It will be noticed over time, even if you can dig more. , but the amount of smuggling will definitely be reduced.”
Chu Chuang smiled and said: "Our old Chu has thought of this a long time ago. Firstly, with Brother Yang's guidance, we can always find some rich ores, and the amount of mining will naturally be taken away; secondly, Brother Yang also knows that recently, Lao Chu and I are renting the mine with my brothers, and we forcefully occupy several mine tunnels to dig together every day. This also saves us from fighting with other miners every day."
"It turns out you had already thought about it!"
Yang Junshan secretly thought that this person is really thoughtful. No wonder he was able to become the leader of hundreds of miners in Qingshu Village in his previous life. However, this is a huge opportunity for Yang Junshan: "No, it's very important. I have to see it in person." Take a look at that secret passage."
This kind of loopholes in the formation may indeed exist, not to mention that the formation in the mine is not necessarily a brilliant formation. It is normal to have loopholes. With Yang Junshan's current ability, if the formation plate is arranged, The formation base was seen by him, and he might be able to find a secret passage from the mine. But if Chu Chuang happened to find a loophole in the mine, it could only be said that he was lucky.
When Chu Chuang heard that Yang Junshan wanted to see the secret tunnel in person, his expression suddenly changed and he said, "Brother Yang, this is not necessary. After all, my brother and I risked our lives to find that tunnel." "What do you think? If you give me something, I will return it to you the next day without going through the mine tunnel. Wouldn't this prove that we, Lao Chu, do have this secret tunnel?"
Yang Junshan also knew that it was really difficult to prove the secret passage in person. Seeing Chu Chuang's objection, he stopped insisting and said: "Okay, tomorrow you ask Chu Yang not to work, and I will leave it to you in the mine." Some things, and then I leave the mine in the middle of the day, and you still stay in the mine. After I go out, I agree on a place to meet Chu Yang. If he can bring the things I gave you, it will naturally prove that you have indeed avoided the formation. How about the passage?”
Chu Chuang thought about Yang Junshan's method secretly and found no loopholes, so he nodded and said, "Okay, it's up to you!"
On the second day of work, after Yang Junshan entered the mine, he did not immediately look for Chu Chuang. Instead, he walked quickly towards the mine tunnel where Wutu Stone was being excavated. However, he had just arrived at the fork near the mine tunnel. Yang Junshan paused in his steps and his face suddenly turned livid.
Ding dong! Ding dong! …
No, someone has already come here to mine first!
Yang Junshan slowed down and came outside the mine tunnel he was digging. He was relieved when he found that no miners were mining inside. However, when he followed the sound and found the mine tunnel that was being mined, , his face suddenly darkened, the mine tunnel being mined was actually another mine tunnel that produced Wu earth stone.
Did anyone notice this mine tunnel so quickly? Yang Junshan remembered that Wu earth stone was found in his previous life
Now it's a year and a half later, and it's even two years since Yang Junshan came to mine!
When Yang Junshan saw the pile of slag at the bottom of the mine tunnel, he suddenly realized that the reason was himself. Anyone who saw so much slag accumulated in a mine tunnel would conclude that the mineral deposits in this mine tunnel should be good. , there must have been a lot of people coming to mine to accumulate so much slag.