The small groove comes out of the mouth, and the big groove has legs, neither big nor small in the belly!
This is a summary of experience in judging the location of placer gold veins based on the length of the river ditch.
A small valley refers to a small valley with a length of less than three kilometers. The outlet of a small valley means that you should pay attention to look for placer gold deposits at the exit of the small valley.
This is why Lu Lu returned to the exit near the main stream after seeing that the tributary with golden sand was not long.
In other words, the area where he screened out gold sand was the place where the small tributary was rich in gold placer.
A large ditch refers to one with a length of more than ten kilometers.
If gold sand is found in such a ditch in the river valley, it is possible to find placer gold deposits in some branch valleys upstream. The reverse is also true. If there are placer gold deposits in the branch valleys, there may also be placer gold deposits in the main valley.
A medium-sized ditch refers to a ditch of more than three kilometers and less than ten kilometers.
What we say is in the belly means that the main mineral deposits are within the valley.
These are formulas derived from previous experiences.
And right now, the ditch where Lu Lu is located is undoubtedly a big ditch.
It's fun to pick up gold nuggets, but they can't be found everywhere.
One day while searching along the river valley, I found nuggets of placer gold that could be called gold nuggets, weighing about a kilogram and a half. However, I couldn't find any more.
This is also a considerable gain, and several people are quite satisfied.
It has been eight or nine days since I came out, and almost one-third of the estimated time has passed in the blink of an eye.
You have to hurry up and seize the time to dig for gold.
After getting up early the next day, after breakfast, a few people immediately took wooden dustpans and headed downstream to Guanmen Mountain, selected the sediment and gravel accumulated on both sides, and began intense washing.
There was placer gold, so we naturally worked hard.
It is indeed a place rich in placer gold. More than a kilogram of placer gold can be found in one day.
In such a river ditch, it is not comparable to a place like Xinglonggou that has been washed countless times.
In Xinglonggou, the placer gold found is as tiny as fine flour.
Here, placer gold as big as rice grains is very common. Almost every time you wash it, you can find a few grains at the bottom of the wooden dustpan. Some are as big as beans, broad beans, and even larger ones, and some appear from time to time.
Calculated in this way, for a few people per day, the income is more than 10,000 yuan and nearly 20,000 yuan.
But I worked hard with all my energy, and when I took a break, I found that I was almost paralyzed from exhaustion.
In the evening, I went back to the tent to rest. Everyone could lie down and never sit down. They looked at each other with smiles on their faces, but they didn’t even think about setting up a fire to cook. They didn’t want to move at all. They were completely unaccustomed to this kind of work.
The level of irritation is not as simple as embroidery for a big girl. It is quite boring and monotonous, and it tests your patience very much.
It’s really all about the gold.
"Take a rest, take a rest, and then cook again!"
Zhang Shaofeng lay sprawled on the beach in front of the tent.
There were gravel everywhere on the beach. Normally, he would have felt uncomfortable lying on it. But now, in his opinion, it only felt comfortable.
Liang Kangbo was also lying on the beach, looking at the sky: "The whole person seems to have fallen apart. The hands are not his, the legs are not his, and this waist is completely numb!"
Zhao Yongke stayed further and sat under a big tree. He didn't speak, but looked at Lu Lu who stretched out his hands to tickle some dogs.
Among the few people, the most energetic one was Chen Xiuqing, who was picking at the Jinsha Shale in the cloth bag.
"We have to find a way so that the soreness and backache caused by squatting in cold water all day long will not be a problem!"
After resting for a long time, Lu Lu suddenly said: "Let's all work harder, go into the forest, peel some birch bark, and let's use the running water method to pan for gold, which is more labor-saving and faster!"
“Flowing gold mining?”
When Zhang Shaofeng and Liang Kangbo heard that there were other ways to play, they immediately became energetic and immediately turned over and sat up. Liang Kangbo asked: "How to do it?"
"This is a river with a height difference. We use birch bark to divert the water from high places and use the momentum of the flowing water to pan for gold.
You just need to constantly add placer gold where the water falls, pick out the large gravels, and the mud and fine sand will be washed away, leaving only the heaviest placer gold, which you can collect when the time comes.
Don't bend down or squat by the water and keep shaking the wooden dustpan, it will be much easier."
This is what Lu Lu can think of, and it is currently the simplest method.
When several people heard this, they immediately became very interested.
They finally understood. As soon as Lu Lu finished speaking, they stood up one after another, went into the woods with knives, found a similar birch tree and started peeling off the bark.
Lu Lu shook his head and smiled slightly, and followed him into the woods.
Birch bark in summer is rich in moisture and is very easy to peel. It took more than half an hour and one person returned carrying several rolls of birch bark more than two meters long.
Under the guidance of Lu Lu, a place with a relatively large drop was selected. Several people used shovels and short picks to block a small dam in the distance with stones and sand, and inserted it diagonally into the river to drain the water.
A water tank made of pieces of birch bark was introduced to flow to the rich mineral area.
The water rushes down from a height of about 1.5 meters, and below, there is a large piece of birch bark, followed by a chute made of birch bark that is seven or eight meters long.
The work was still busy until dark, so everyone took out their flashlights and shined them.
Until Chen Xiuqing brought a shovelful of sand with a shovel, poured it under the flowing water, and watched as the large rocks were left behind under the impact of the water flow, and the fine sand and mud continued to flow down the chute driven by the flowing water.
, the placer gold with a larger specific gravity was revealed on the birch bark, and several people suddenly became ecstatic.
"This is a good idea!"
"You can also imagine this method. Just relying on the flowing water, you can easily leave the placer gold in this chute."
"The key is that you don't have to bend down all the time. It's fast and easy. You can just keep adding sediment here and simply sort it. The slightly larger gold will stay in the trough, and the finer gold will go farther."
, but as long as the heavy sand mixed with gold foam left after washing at the end of the chute is washed, most of the placer gold in the sand can be picked out."
Zhang Shaofeng was the one who looked at it most carefully, and he explained the reason at once: "It is indeed a good idea!"
"I didn't come up with this. Others did it many years ago. I just used it."
"That's better than us!"
To put it bluntly, the flowing water method of gold panning still uses the characteristics of placer gold to carry out panning, but the method is changed.
But this small change was enough to make several people ecstatic and look forward to tomorrow.
Then, everyone's hands and feet began to become more agile, and they were full of energy when setting up a fire to cook. Lu Lu wanted to help, but Liang Kangbo pulled him into the tent: "Hurry up, lie down and rest, these little things are not easy for the few of us."
Just come, I don’t need you to help with cooking or anything like that, you just have to rest and be our head.”
"I think so. At the sink, I took a look today. One feeds the material, one is responsible for the preliminary washing in the flushing area, and two are responsible for the sorting in the chute and the final heavy sand washing. They can be separated every once in a while.
Just collect the placer gold. The four of us can do it."
Zhang Shaofeng has already thought out the process.
Of course Lu Lu did not lie down, but pushed Liang Kangbo out of the tent and said with a smile: "That's what happened, but don't get too happy too early. We'll see the effect tomorrow."
After a pause, he continued: "If it is feasible, I will leave the matter to you. I want to expand the scope and search around to see if there are any other mineral veins. This is a big ditch, and there are no valleys.
There should be other mineral veins, let’s see if we can pick up more nugget gold and bring it back.”
"You just go. You don't have to discuss this with us. If you find the veins and gold nuggets, it will be faster than just a few of us panning for gold."
Zhang Shaofeng expressed full support: "I think this is what you should do."
Chen Xiuqing and Zhao Yongke also nodded.
While several people were cooking, Lu Lu went to the place where Xiong Xiazi's meat was buried and cut some bear meat for Yuanbao and the others.
When he was leading Yuan Bao back, he suddenly heard the sound of several people shouting and killing from the side of the tent. He hurried back and found several old men rummaging around in the tent.
"What are you doing?" Lu Lu asked, standing at the door of the tent.
"Suddenly a big mouse sprang out from the forest. It was so courageous. It dared to come over and steal food while someone was nearby. It was chased away by a few of us. Then it jumped into the tent and found it without beating it.
It would be strange if it died, rats are the most annoying!"
Liang Kangbo stuck his head out and briefly explained the matter.
"Fight whatever you want, don't fight, don't fight. Why do you feel more energetic when you see a mouse than when you see a golden pimple? Even if you eat it secretly, you won't eat much. Why don't you go out and have a good rest?" Lu Lu smiled bitterly.
He said: "Come out quickly, don't look for me anymore."
After hearing what Lu Lu said, several people got out of the tent.
"Brother Lu, why can't you beat this mouse?" Chen Xiuqing asked curiously as he sat down by the fire again.
"This is the rule in Jingou."
Lu Lu also sat down by the fire: "There are also rules for gold mining. For example, when you meet each other, say hello and say "Gong Xi Fa Cai". Everything must be preceded by a gold character for good luck. Eating dumplings is called 'take'.
'Pimple', they also call the mouse 'daughter-in-law'."
"You call a mouse your wife? Why?"
Zhao Yongke also became interested.
"Gold diggers believe that rats dig holes. When gold diggers dig down along the veins, they are also digging holes, and they all suffer the same fate. Therefore, instead of fighting rats when they see them, they will feed them with food.
"
Lu Lu smiled and said: "We are considered gold diggers now. Let's not violate these rules. There are many things that seem to be nonsense, but if you think about it carefully, it is just like the rules about carrying a mallet.
Makes sense.
For example, if there are mice moving around in the mine, it at least means that the air conditions in the mine are very good, and you don’t have to worry about being stuffy inside. Many animals have sharper feelings than humans. So if
If a rat suddenly escapes outside, it means there may be a problem. Therefore, many people in mines even raise rats in them. The rats can become fat and not afraid of people at all. Not only in gold mines,
It’s more common in mines and coal mines.”
"So that's it!"
Chen Xiuqing suddenly realized: "That really can't be fought!"
"Qingzi, I just saw that the mouse got into your mattress. You don't have to think about the swallow tonight!" Zhang Shaofeng joked.
Lu Lu also laughed. He had seen how crazy Chen Xiuqing was when she slept at night.
The virtue of hugging someone while touching and rubbing them in their sleep means that whoever sleeps close to him will be unlucky. He will definitely lift his leg to press him, his hand will touch his chest, and from time to time, he will thrust his buttocks a few times.
Several people were afraid, and when they went to bed at night, they consciously avoided it. Otherwise, when they woke up, they would always feel extremely awkward, uncomfortable, and impure.
As soon as Zhang Shaofeng said what he said, several people who had experienced the same experience started making fun of him, and even Zhao Yongke couldn't help but say a few words.
Chen Xiuqing could only listen to it, scratch her head in embarrassment, and then have fun.
When he was young, he was most impulsive, and sometimes he couldn't control it easily.
After eating, several people hurriedly took the time to rest.
When they woke up early the next morning, while Zhao Yongke was cooking, the remaining few people immediately ran to the birch bark chute and started trying. They have been busy for more than an hour.
The results are very good, fast, and save time and effort. It is much more convenient and faster than shaking a wooden dustpan in the water.
This is destined to be a day of great harvest.
After having breakfast, Lu Lu safely handed over the matter to Zhang Shaofeng and others, and began to continue searching for gold veins to see if there was any chance of finding more gold nuggets.
Before leaving, Lu Lu did not forget to tell him: "Be careful, you must take it with you, at least put it in a place where you can easily take it. Don't be careless."
"I know, go early and come back early!"
Lu Lu nodded. This time, for convenience, he did not bring a wooden dustpan, but a bowl.