"Brother Lu, I heard you muttering in the woods on the slope before, saying that the mountain has a platform and a lot of gravel and so on, and then you ran to the river and asked us to get a wooden dustpan. Is there anything said about that place?
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In the evening, when several people were sitting around the fire to warm themselves up, Chen Xiuqing couldn't help but ask.
He was often taught and scolded by Lu Lu. He was somewhat used to it and always paid attention to Lu Lu's words.
Even though Lu Lu was just talking to himself at the time, he still noticed him.
After finding the gold, Lu Lu endured the cold and took a bath. He also rubbed the mud off his clothes. Of course, he did not forget to wash Gouzi and Zhui Feng, who were also covered in mud.
Stimulated by the gold, Zhang Shaofeng and the others worked very quickly. They set up the tent, prepared firewood, skinned the bear, brought down some bear leg meat, and put the rest in the shade of the hillside where it had not yet melted.
Buried in the fallen snow.
Even if it's summer, you can still rely on the remaining snow in the shade to preserve it for a while.
Liang Kangbo was left to watch the cooking by the fire, while the others jumped into the river regardless of what was happening, hoping to see one or two dazzling pieces of gold in the river.
Lu Lu didn't care about them, it was better to get familiar with them first.
Next, going into the water to find gold at the bottom of the river will become a basic operation.
After a lot of work, they actually found a few more pieces at the bottom of the river.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark and the cold was almost unbearable, they went ashore, wrung out their clothes and hung them by the fire to dry. As for a few of them, they just squatted by the fire wearing a pair of underpants.
Seeing Chen Xiuqing suddenly asking this question, Zhang Shaofeng and others also looked over curiously.
They heard Lu Lu muttering, but they didn't hear it clearly. At that time, they just felt like they were talking.
"That's what is said in ancient books, and it is also a technique used by the ancients to find gold. When we look for gold, we look at mountains, water, and plants, all of which have various manifestations. And what I am talking about has a simple meaning. It means: in
There are small pieces of flat land on the mountain, and there are many stones. The soil inside is fine and moist with a dark luster. In such a place, there is gold underneath!
When we went into the mountains before, we often looked at them from high places. We were looking for mountain-shaped water veins, and we were also looking for this type of place, because such a place is also a kind of indicator mark, similar to a gunpowder letter."
Now, Lu Lu already knows that this place is one of the several veins of the Baoxinggou Gold Mine in later generations.
From places where no one has mined, you can find good sites without digging at all. You can just find places where sediment accumulates and you can directly mine.
Of course, the most valuable gold nuggets that are directly exposed should be collected first.
Therefore, the next thing is to pick up the directly visible gold first, and then pan for it.
"Tomorrow we will go upstream along the river to identify the mineral belt. Then, you will be responsible for picking it up all the way back. Just pick up some gold nuggets that you can see, no matter how big or small, don't let it go. Then, I
Gotta see Sanshan!”
Lu Lu arranged the work for tomorrow.
"Look at three mountains...what do you mean?" Chen Xiuqing heard something new and immediately seized the opportunity to ask.
"This is a method to determine the gold mining areas based on the landforms to determine the placer gold enrichment rules. This thing is a long story, and it can be simply classified as looking at three mountains and four uncovered mountains, namely Zuo Mountain, Guanmen Mountain, Yingmen Mountain, and Guanqian Bu.
Expose the mouth, don’t expose the blockage behind the ditch, don’t expose the wind in the ditch, don’t expose the naked body in the whole ditch!”
Lu Lu said a few simple words, very briefly, but several people looked at Lu Lu with confused expressions.
"What... do they all mean?" Liang Kangbo scratched his head and looked at Lu Lu blankly.
Zhang Shaofeng shook his head: "I'm confused by what I heard. I don't understand it at all. If you want me to tell you, don't ask. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish talking about these things until midnight. Just listen to Lao Wu. He
Just do whatever you say, anyway, let’s just let it go and pick it up tomorrow.”
After a pause, he glanced at a few people, and then said: "We have to leave something for Lao Wu. There are many things. The fewer people know about it, the better. Lao Wu has always had no reservations about us. He will say whatever he asks, but he is calm
, we should also be aware of our interests...
I speak frankly, and don’t find it unpleasant. Everything has been told to us. The relationship between us brothers is prone to breakdown. It’s like lifting a stick. The same reason why Uncle Jiang only told Lao Wu. We
Just unite around Lao Wu. He is our Lao Wu and our leader. Just trust him and follow him and that's it."
Zhang Shaofeng was safeguarding Lu Lu's authority.
These words, to be honest, touched Lu Lu's heart.
Whether it is a stick or gold, they are all extremely valuable things. If the method is completely spread, it will be very detrimental to himself.
Relationships between people often exist because of interests. Once the value becomes dispensable, then it is also when the maintained relationship breaks down.
Friendship is no exception, there are too many cases where brothers turn against each other.
Hearing what Zhang Shaofeng said, Liang Kangbo, Chen Xiuqing and Zhao Yongke pondered for a moment and nodded.
"It's true whether these words are rough or not!" Liang Kangbo took a deep breath: "We have to leave something for the fifth brother. As brothers, we should be brothers with a sense of propriety."
For a time, the chatting atmosphere that had been so comfortable before suddenly became dull.
But in fact, Lu Lu never thought about these things.
Zhang Shaofeng was thinking about Lu Lu. He said it simply and straightforwardly, but he was really protecting the friendship between brothers.
Just like those sworn brothers in martial arts, they don't share their martial arts secrets.
If it is said that carrying a mallet and panning for gold is something that can be done for a lifetime, Lu Lu would choose to hide it. But now, how many years can he carry the mallet freely and pan for gold?
Not many years left!
Lu Lu only thinks about the money he can enjoy for the rest of his life in just a few years.
As for these professions that can only be practiced for a few years, there is not much use in keeping them. By the time they have "become good", there will be no room for further development.
"Actually, there's nothing bad to say. You can't do these things for a lifetime..."
Lu Lu just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Zhao Yongke: "Stop it, I think what the fourth brother and the second brother said are very reasonable, so stop talking!"
"I won't listen anymore!" Chen Xiuqing scratched her head: "Hurry up and cook and eat, dry your clothes, and have a good sleep to refresh yourself so that you can pick up gold tomorrow."
Well...since they are also aware of this problem and insist on doing this, Lu Lu has no need to force it.
"It's not easy to pick up gold. The conditions for the formation of these golds that can be seen with the naked eye are too complicated. The amount is very small in the first place. Let's take it as much as we can pick it up. I guess it still takes a lot of time to look for it... It really should be raised.
Be energetic, there will be all kinds of tossing tomorrow."
Several people consciously avoided this question, so Lu Lu stopped mentioning it and started talking about other things.
Then it was busy eating, baking clothes, and then going to bed.
Lu Lu received preferential treatment, and even if he wanted to join the four of them in taking turns to watch the night, he simply let go and slept.
I woke up early the next morning and had breakfast prepared by Zhang Shaofeng. After the sun came out and the environment became brighter, Lu Lu also led a few people to pick up and walk up the river ditch.
I walked along this river ditch all morning, walking slowly while looking for gold nuggets, and estimated it to be about ten kilometers.
Lu Lu saw a tall mountain peak. On some of the exposed stone slopes, horse teeth could be clearly seen distributed in strips. Some stones were also embedded with red stripes, which were veins of cinnabar and pyrite.
He knew that from various indications, this mountain was the gold-producing mountain in this valley.
The gold-producing mountain in the upper reaches of the river valley is also the so-called mountain.
When Lu Lu said looking at mountains, the first mountain he looked at was this gold-producing mountain. This is actually a trick for finding gold. When you see such a mountain peak, there is a high probability that there is gold in the river ditch.
Experience shows that in a river valley where there is a mountain, the possibility of forming placer gold deposits is greater. This is to judge the placer gold veins in the river valley.
The second mountain Lu Lu mentioned was Guanmen Mountain.
On the way up, Lu Lu didn't see such a mountain shape, and it was probably still downstream.
The so-called Guanmen Mountain is a place where both sides of the river valley suddenly protrude to block the flow of water, forming a pincer-shaped mountain shape. It is also called Guanmenzuizi. It is a place where a large amount of sediment accumulates. Naturally, it is also a place where weathered gold sand is deposited and mineralized.
The third mountain Lu Lu looked at was called Yingmen Mountain. It is the mountain facing the river at the bend of the valley. It is also called Buluzui or Bulukou. These landforms are signs of alluvial gold mineralization.
The place where they found gold yesterday, at the bend of the river, is where Yingmen Mountain is located.
Above Guanmen Mountain or in the valley in front of Yingmen Mountain, there are generally areas rich in placer gold.
This is also the reason why Lu Lu and the others were able to directly find nugget gold there.
The so-called "no exposure to wind" is also called "no exposure to the waist". The mountains on both sides of the river where placer gold is produced are higher, and the wind seems to be unable to blow in.
Not explicit means that the rocks on the bottom of the river bed are not exposed, indicating that the river valley is in the accumulation stage, which is where the gold sand accumulates.
The rocks on the bottom of the river bed were all washed away by the flowing water, and that was no place where the golden sand could remain.
Therefore, all the way into the mountain, he only saw a few small pieces of nugget gold, which was difficult to form, and the amount was not large. However, Lu Lu was sure that there were places rich in gold sand, but he did see a few places. After connecting them, there were ten
Gold can be found in a section as long as several miles, but the difference is more and less.
Of course, Lu Lu also didn't let go of the tributaries that merged into the Little Silgen River.
Whenever he encounters a place like this, Lu Lu always chooses to go deep into the area, then picks out some sand for washing, and then identifies a section with gold sand.
So, for a whole day, they all searched everywhere along the rivers and ditches in the mountains. They walked everywhere and got into the water. Even Yuanbao and the other dogs jumped into the water. They really did it for Lu Lu and the others.
Someone found a few pieces of small dog's head gold.
After walking along that tributary, I discovered that it was only a tributary of a small ditch.
After going deeper along the small ditch and discovering that it was only a two-kilometer ditch, Lu Lu decisively returned to the exit of the small ditch, followed the river back to the tent, and continued walking downstream until he saw Guanmen Mountain.
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At this time, Lu Lu said: "Tomorrow, let's start from here and choose the rich ore area to pan for gold!"