In fact, the blue letters, gunpowder letters and military mercenary letters mentioned by Lu Lu are also folk methods for finding gold, and they have been proven to be feasible.
Already deep into the mountains, the next thing to do is to look for it.
"Also, if you encounter those brightly colored and translucent stones during the search, don't forget to bring them with you." Lu Lu warned again with a smile.
He has not forgotten that there is a good thing that is abundant in the wilderness - agate.
And Tahe, the boundary of Huma, is also the place where agate is produced.
Agate rough stone is a very common stone. Agate rough stone may be found along many rivers, in mountains, and in the wilderness.
These days, in the eyes of many people, agate is a prettier stone.
But in later generations, more and more people had spare money. Strange little things like agate could be used as decorations and ornaments, and the price also rose accordingly.
Unlike the agate in the south, which is closer to stone, the agate of Black Dragon is more of a jade quality, so it is called northern red agate.
Northern red agate is widely distributed in the middle and lower reaches of Yichun, Xunke, Nenjiang and other river basins. Its reserves are limited, but it is gorgeous, warm and rich in color. Especially the red agate has good transparency and its quality ranks among the top among agates in the world.
Wuyiling District in Yichun is known as the hometown of northern red agate.
When Lu Lu was looking around today, he accidentally saw a piece of agate. The quality was not good, but there was enough reason for him to start thinking about it.
He couldn't help but think that in his spare time, he could find an opportunity to wander around and look for agates in the river ditches. Just for fun, he could also unknowingly save some valuable things.
The reserves of this thing are not large, so we have to get it.
Now, I originally planned to look for gold mines along the valley. If I see something like agate, it wouldn't be a bad thing to collect some.
"What do you want that thing for?" Zhang Shaofeng asked a little strangely.
"This is agate. Find some and keep them. Maybe they will be worth some money in the future!" Lu Lu said casually, fearing that they would not pay attention to them. Lu Lu emphasized again: "That can almost be called a gem."
"Gems are obviously just stones. Who wants them? My two naughty sons used to dig some out in the ditch. When they got tired of playing with them, they threw them away... I'm too lazy to ask for them. If you want them, I'll give them to you."
If I encounter it, I can keep it for you!"
Zhang Shaofeng still didn't take it seriously.
Judging from the reactions of Liang Kangbo and Chen Xiuqing, they are probably similar.
"Okay, when you see it, just pick it up and keep it for me. If you don't want it, I want it!" Lu Lu said with a smile, "Don't regret it then!"
"There's nothing to regret!" Chen Xiuqing also laughed: "There are plenty of them in the ditch!"
Lu Lu shook his head, that is, if he can see more now, he will try it in a few years... Since they don't take it seriously, it will be an advantage for themselves.
You must know that Northern Red Agate has the five characteristics of gemstones: bright and beautiful color, high hardness, good transparency, chemical stability and scarcity. In later generations, Northern Red Agate was also a good thing that was vigorously promoted.
After shaking the wooden dustpan for most of the day yesterday, he didn't have much time to sleep at night, and he had been running around for another day today. Lu Lu couldn't help but yawn while eating.
After quickly filling his stomach, he cooked some corn noodles, added the offal of the small animals, and fed Yuan Bao and the others. Lu Lu told Zhang Shaofeng and others what they should pay attention to, and then went directly into the tent. It was still dark.
Hei went to bed early.
Today's situation is different from the past. I was robbed, but in turn robbed my family. Being in the deep mountains, I had to be wary not only of wild beasts, but also of people who might cause trouble. So I had to be even more careful.
However, tonight, Zhao Yongke and Liang Kangbo took turns on duty. Both of them were experienced and more alert than Zhang Shaofeng and Chen Xiuqing, so Lu Lu was relieved.
After spending a peaceful night and getting enough sleep, Lu Lu felt that most of his fatigue had dissipated when he woke up in the morning.
When he got out of the tent, he saw Zhao Yongke already cooking.
As Lu Lu got up, Zhang Shaofeng and others who were awakened also got up and went to the river to wash their faces.
"Did anything happen last night?" Lu Lu asked.
"Nothing happened, Yuanbao didn't say anything!" Zhao Yongke said: "Do you think those people didn't dare to come?"
"I hope so...anyway, it's better to be careful."
Lu Lu rubbed the black tiger that was flapping around him. Bailong and other dogs also stretched out their hands and rubbed their hands. They stood close to Lu Lu's left leg, looking up at Lu Lu's ingot, and then went to the river to wash their faces.
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When returning from the river and waiting for breakfast, Lu Lu said: "Let's search along this river valley today!"
After leaving Xinglong Valley and entering the deep mountains, Lu Lu frequently climbed up to observe the mountains. After entering the mountains and walking to the northwest for a while, he led a few people to turn around and head north.
This is the direction facing Baoxing Valley.
Baoxinggou Gold Mine, also called Xiaosirgen Qi River, means winding river in Oroqen language.
Lu Lu knew the location of this gold mine. It was directly opposite the Lawagan Forest Farm, forty or fifty kilometers to the east. The location of this gold mine had not yet been discovered these days. I think it was in 1987.
It was discovered around 1990 and was not officially mined until around 1990.
And it wasn't until 2007 that two large-scale gold mining areas were discovered there.
Nowadays, wherever there is, it is a place where no one visits.
Lu Lu suspected that the reason why the gold mine here was discovered so slowly was probably because this was a remote mountainous forest, a place where gold prospectors had not yet arrived. Otherwise, it would have become famous long ago.
Of course, we don't rule out the possibility that someone like me might find it but hide it alone and quietly make a fortune.
Needless to say, it goes without saying that the last thing Lu Lu wants to see is for someone to come and exploit it.
He also wants to quietly make a fortune when he finds a vein of minerals.
The gold sand we got back, after a little smelting and purification, cost thirty yuan a gram these days, compared to three hundred or four hundred yuan a gram in the past 20 or 30 years. In hard currency, I'm afraid it's not that much!
Along the way, there were many valleys and ravines. Lu Lu only knew the approximate location, but he believed that it would not be difficult to search for places with so many placer gold veins in these rivers.
At this time, who should go shopping slowly? As long as you find the location, it is only right to pick it up along the river.
After breakfast, a group of people started walking north along the river.
Along the way, Zhang Shaofeng and Zhao Yongke walked on the left side of the river bank, while Chen Xiuqing and Liang Kangbo walked on the right side of the river bank.
Both groups of people were carefully looking at the mountains, rocks, vegetation, and river beach sand on both sides.
If you have any doubts, ask Lu Lu to confirm.
What Lu Lu did was to walk on both sides of the river, and every two hundred meters or so, he would take out a wooden dustpan, get some sand on the beach, and wash it in the river to see if there was any gold.
What he does is actually very particular.
As the old saying goes, gold emerges from the shadows.
This is exactly the folk experience summed up in frozen areas like Dahuang.
Alluvial gold deposits, especially terrace deposits, are mostly distributed on the shady slope side of river valleys.
That is to say, in the east-west trending valley, there are many placer gold deposits on the terraces of the unpredictable slopes of the valley, but very few on the north side.
For north-south river valleys, gold deposits are mostly distributed on the terraces on the west side, with very little mineralization on the east side.
The river valley does not go straight north, but winds through the mountains, running east-west or north-south.
Therefore, Lu Lu chose the dark side as much as possible and had to jump to both sides of the river valley from time to time.
The river is more than two feet wide, so it is not difficult for Lu Lu.
Riding Zhui Feng, he could pass through shallow water areas directly, and even if he encountered deep water areas, Zhui Feng could carry him and swim directly there.
Yes, swim over!
Horses can swim, and they can swim quite well.
Not to mention a strong and tall horse like Zhui Feng, even the petite Oroqen horses can carry people across the river.
However, this is enough, Lu Lu's pants have not been wet all day long.
Of course, when Lu Lu used a wooden dustpan to wash things, he was not messing around.
This is also a very particular thing.
Taking heavy sand samples along rivers for placer gold prospecting is one of the most commonly used gold prospecting methods among the people.
Generally, sampling intervals are required to be two to three hundred meters apart, and the sampling locations should be selected at internal locations where the river changes direction (turns), areas where the flow speed of the river slows down significantly, and areas where there are large obstacles in the river bed.
Gully, next to the intersection of the main stream and tributaries.
Moreover, when taking samples, soil, sand and gravel must be available before they can be taken. If one of the three is missing, the effect will not be good.
It should be noted that no samples are taken from the water.
The purpose of Lu Lu's doing this was to determine the location of the mineral vein.
Of course, he also glanced at the river, especially hoping that he would suddenly see the golden reflection on the gravel-covered bottom of the river.
If you can see that kind of situation, there is a high probability that it is a nugget of gold. If you just pick up a piece of gold, you may be looking for gold for many days.
The rivers in the mountains are crystal clear, which is easy to see.
He was also looking into the water to see if he could see a piece of transparent agate.
In addition, every time he walked, he had to find a high place to judge his direction and ensure that he could continue to get closer to Baoxing Valley instead of drifting further and further away along the river and mountains.
Time flies by minute by second, like sand between fingers.
As a result, at night, as expected, no one noticed anything.
The only reward was that Chen Xiuqing actually found two fist-sized rough agate stones for Lu Lu that looked beautiful and had good transparency.
When we set up camp at night, several people gathered around the firewood and passed around two agate stones.
When Liang Kangbo took it and looked at it, he joked with Chen Xiuqing: "Qingzi, are you focusing all your attention on finding rocks to please your brother Lu today?"
"You don't need me to please you, Brother Lu has always been very kind to me." Chen Xiuqing was a little shy when she said this.
Zhang Shaofeng took over the conversation at the side: "That's right, you don't have to please me, just please Xiuyu! By the way, did you dream of swallows again last night? I heard you scream non-stop at night, and you were happy while you were doing it.
Hehehehe...you didn't do anything good in your dream, did you?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiuqing's face suddenly turned red and she argued: "Yes!"
Who knew that Zhao Yongke would make up for it at this time: "You were the one who woke me up last night. You just missed touching me all over and scared me so much..."
"No wonder he suddenly woke up early and asked me to keep watch..." Liang Kangbo grinned.
Chen Xiuqing's face suddenly turned purple.
He slept deeply last night, so Lu Lu didn't know about this situation, but looking at it like this, it was most likely true.
Knowingly, several people turned to look at Chen Xiuqing: "Qingzi, please take it easy!"
At that moment, Chen Xiuqing really lowered her head and was pulling at the stones in front of her, probably looking for a gap.
The laughter turned into laughter, and the fuss turned into fussing. A few people were worried that the fuss was too much and that the little brother wouldn't be able to bear it, so they started to talk a few words and talked about other things.
At this time, Zhao Yongke also took out a stone half the size of a fist from his pocket and handed it to Lu Lu: "I also found a small piece for you!"
When Lu Lu saw this piece of agate, his eyes couldn't help but light up: crimson, transparent, and a very pure piece of red agate.
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