As early as the Qing Dynasty, there was a constant influx of gold diggers in Mohe, Huma and other places.
The name of the most famous Rouge Valley in Mohe is related to gold. Because it is rich in gold sand, the news reached Cixi's ears, so she changed the place into her own private property. Over time, people forgot the original name of Rouge Valley and only named it Rouge Valley.
It is called Rouge Valley.
The gold mines in Xinglonggou had been mined as early as the Qing Dynasty.
Anywhere where gold is produced, there have been various stories filled with blood and tears, ancient and modern, at home and abroad, no exception.
Xinglong Valley is an east-west ravine, sixteen miles long and four miles wide. It is also rich in golden sand.
In such a place, even if it is managed by the Gold Mine Bureau, there are still more than a hundred households of gold prospectors resident there. These people are basically people who traveled to Guandong in the early years of the Republic of China or the Manchukuo period or their descendants.
Of course, many people with dreams of getting rich continue to pour in and set up shacks in the surrounding areas.
After all these years, it is still lively.
Within the area defined by the Gold Mining Bureau, machines roared and gold miners were constantly busy.
Outside, some people were setting up machines to continue crushing and screening the abandoned slag, and some were panning it in the river ditch downstream.
Looking along the way, there are people everywhere, and most of them are hunched over. This is caused by squatting down by the water or simply standing in the water all year round.
Even so, they still couldn't stop putting a handful of sand into the wooden dustpan used for gold mining, dipping it into the stream, and shaking it from side to side.
The wooden dustpan interacted with the water surface, making a snapping sound, accompanied by ripples rippling out in circles.
After washing for a while, I took a closer look at the bottom of the dustpan with my fingers, and then pulled off the excess sand and gravel. After repeating it several times, I poured the remaining fine yellow powder that was difficult to pick up with my fingers into a basin on the side.
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Everyone's operation is the same, it's just that the speed is different.
The five of them walked around and took a look. Zhang Shaofeng looked at the dark and red faces and the hands that were white and wrinkled because of the water. He shook his head slightly and asked in a low voice: "Lao Wu, just a little bit like this, how much can you do in the whole day?"
How much money do you have to pay? It’s not even enough to fill the gap between your teeth, right?”
"If we do this, I'm afraid it's better to go into the mountains and hunt for greyhounds to make more money." Liang Kangbo also frowned: "I'm afraid the ashes falling into his eyes will be more than that little bit of gold sand."
I heard Lu Lu say it was simple before, as if I could go into the mountains and pick it up directly. The excitement disappeared without a trace after seeing the current scene.
The most important thing is that this place is too far north. Even in Yichun, the crops have grown as high as the knees. Here, there are still a lot of unmelted snow in many shady places. Think of this.
How cold is the water?
I feel guilty just looking at it.
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Lu Lu said softly: "Just look at it. Gold panning is just like us carrying a stick or hunting. There are also rules. Don't collide with others and cause trouble. Also, don't expose the purpose of our search for gold. We will be
It’s not good if people are following you.”
When several people heard this, they immediately closed their mouths and said nothing more. They just watched silently along the river until they reached the edge of the mine waste pile, when a man with a gun pointed at the wooden sign next to him and shouted:
"This is an important area for mining operations. No idlers are allowed to enter. Can't you see such a big sign?"
"Illiterate... We are just passing by, taking a look out of curiosity and leaving immediately!" Lu Lu smiled compensatingly and asked a few people to move away.
In this way, a few people walked around a large area in the ravine and found that in addition to the mining area, there were also many places with slag and other things that were circled by people to prevent them from getting close. It could be faintly seen that the ditch was densely packed with gold.
People are also divided into gangs and gangs, and many people even bring guys with them.
Anyway, he was just learning how to use a wooden dustpan to pan for gold. Lu Lu did not stay near the mining area, but chose to walk downstream along the ditch. By the way, when passing by the village, he asked a child and found
A family that specializes in making gold dustpans bought five gold dustpans.
This thing is simply the symbol of a gold digger. Suddenly, everyone in the place where these people passed became wary, as if they were afraid of trying to steal gold from them.
Lu Lu simply led a few people to go further until downstream, where there were fewer and fewer people. Then he tied the horses to the big tree by the river, looked around, and sat down on the river beach to the lower right.
A skinny old man with gray hair sitting on a stone, immersed in panning for gold in the muddy stream, walked over.
Seeing Lu Lu and others gathered around, the old man was startled at first, and suddenly turned back to look at the few people. He did not show a fierce look like the others, but stood up slowly: "I'll give it to you!"
After saying that, he took his tools and luggage, turned around and walked down.
It’s not hard to tell that they are treating people like themselves as turf grabbers.
"Old man, don't get me wrong. We are not here to compete with you for position... Let me tell you straight. In fact, we went into the mountains to hunt. We passed by here and were a little curious, so we came to take a look. I heard that gold mining can make a lot of money.
I want to learn it and see if people like me are suitable for gold mining... There are a few of us, but we don’t even know how to use this wooden dustpan."
Lu Lu explained with a smile.
"Get rich? Here comes another group of people who want to get rich. If it were that easy, I wouldn't be able to stay here for the rest of my life without being able to get out."
The old man smiled and shook his head: "Young man, leave quickly, this job is not suitable for you."
"We are just trying... In this case, please teach us how to use this wooden dustpan. We will follow you to pan today. All the gold we pan will belong to you. We also want to see how much we can get in one day. Then we will also
So desperate."
Lu Lu continued to increase his chips.
After hearing this, the old man thought for a moment: "That's fine. If you give up, you might as well leave early... Come on!" He sat down on the stone again.
Lu Lu and others also took off their shoes, rolled up their trousers and sleeves, and squatted down by the river beach. As soon as their feet entered the water, a cold feeling penetrated their hearts, making several people shiver.
"The job of gold mining is actually not complicated. Back then, countless people came to this place with dreams of getting rich, but basically none of them got what they wanted..."
The old man smiled faintly and began to show a few people how to use the wooden dustpan.
When panning for gold in the wilderness, due to seasonal reasons, the gold panning process has to be divided into two stages.
First of all, you need to "prepare materials" in winter, which means moving the soil containing placer gold to the stream. When the snow melts next year and there is running water, the official gold panning begins.
The process of gold panning is also simple. Just add the prepared sand to the wooden dustpan, then immerse the wooden dustpan in the water. After briefly washing and dispersing, start shaking it left and right. The soil and stones will be washed away with the running water, slowly.
Separate little by little until finally, the placer gold with a larger specific gravity remains at the bottom of the dustpan.
The old man is too old, and his body cannot bear the winter, so he has no ability to prepare materials. He can only rely on experience and choose places where placer gold has been produced in the past in these places that have been mined countless times. He can do some random things and try his luck.
, and also see if you can find some golden foam left by the current in the sediment at the bottom of the river.
Yes, Jin Moer!
The placer gold found out is almost like powder and has no shape.
According to the old man, slightly larger placer gold is shaped like millet. If you can find one the size of a soybean, you will be lucky.
Some gold nuggets are larger than broad beans, which can be called "dog-headed gold".
For gold diggers, gold nuggets are hard to come by.
Lu Lu had a large piece of gold nugget on hand that he got from Jin Zhiquan. Of course he knew the value of this thing.
Under the guidance of the old man, several people squatted by the river and awkwardly shook the wooden dustpan in their hands in the water. They worked for more than half an hour. Their hands were sore and their feet were numb from squatting. But in the end, they looked at the bottom of the wooden dustpan mixed with some...
The tiny yellow dots among the fine black particles made a group of people curse in their hearts.
It's just a few things, put together by a few people. If it's dry, just dip a little saliva on your finger and it will stick to it all at once.
It's really a dream to make a fortune by searching for gold like this. I'm afraid it will be difficult to fill your stomach with these things.
But the old man had a calm face: "Going for gold also depends on luck!"
Several people agreed with this.
At this moment, several people wearing Chinese tunic suits, carrying buckets, shovels, and gold dustpans came down from the forest and walked along the road toward the mining area.
When they saw these people, those who had been squatting on the roadside waiting to watch doing nothing immediately jumped up and gathered around them one after another, dragging a group of people along, offering cigarettes, wine, and others.
Take biscuits and cans and put them in people's bags.
A few people even saw a woman with a somewhat dark face but a good figure. She cooed and pulled the leader into her shack.
A group of people watched a man emerge from the shack. They consciously closed the door and squatted at the door. They also greeted the group of people with apologetic smiles. These people seemed to be watching a common thing.
, left chatting and laughing, and before reaching the mining area, he was dragged into various shacks, either eating and drinking, or being greeted by women.
"Fuck...can you bear this?" Zhang Shaofeng felt a little unbelievable and muttered in a low voice.
"Those people are out for surveying in the mining area. Although there is an element of luck in gold mining, no one can deny that if you want to make money, you still have to rely on these educated people. After hanging around here for a while, you will get used to it. Everyone is special.
I am willing to get to know the surveyors and try to trick them into telling me the location of the rich mines. This kind of thing is not surprising. As long as people keep their mouth open, it is not a problem to have enough food and drink for a period of time, and you can even make a little fortune."
The old man's tone was very calm. When he said this, his turbid eyes were staring at the shack where the woman entered. His expression seemed to be a little excited, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
Lu Lu listened silently, without saying anything else. He just washed the fine gold powder in his wooden dustpan with water into the copper basin next to the old man, added some sand to his wooden dustpan again, and continued to shake it in the water.
Gold panning, for him, is something he had thought about but never tried in his previous life. He has experienced it in this life, and he is working hard to master the skills.
After all, there is still a lot to be done in this regard in the next few years.
Zhang Shaofeng and others looked at it and joined in with their heads down, but they still couldn't help but look up at the shack that started to shake violently after a while, and then suddenly returned to calm.
The five of them are not stupid. By the evening, they have all learned the skill of using a wooden dustpan and even become proficient in it.
Especially for Lu Lu, the old man couldn't help but praise him for learning quickly. He even had great luck and found a small piece of gold sand the size of half a grain of rice near the evening, which made the old man even more excited.
, he said that he wanted to invite Lu Lu to drink.
At the end of the day, I don’t feel much gain. If I say the gain, it’s more of a sore back, leg cramps, and wrinkles on my hands and feet that are white from soaking. I’m afraid they still hurt.