It was already very late when Lu Lu returned to the tent, and Zhao Yongke was always by his side.
When the two of them got into the tent one after another, they didn't hear the usual snoring. He couldn't help but was slightly stunned. Zhang Shaofeng, Liang Kangbo and Chen Xiuqing were actually still sitting on their respective mats. Seeing the two of them
Come in and turn on the flashlights.
"Why don't you sleep?" Lu Lu glanced at the three of them.
"You're a grown man who goes to the river to sing at night. You don't recognize your relatives and you're covered in bruises. How can you possibly sleep?"
Zhang Shaofeng glared at Lu Lu: "The key is that I actually think it sounds good!"
"What's your name?" Liang Kangbo also asked aloud.
Lu Lu was stunned again and said casually: "I sang it blindly. If I have to say it, it is the poem "Song of Thatched Cottage Broken by the Autumn Wind" by the poet sage Du Fu."
He couldn't say that this was a song adapted by later generations.
"What bad song?" Chen Xiuqing was confused when she heard it.
Lu Lu didn't bother to explain: "It's an ancient poem anyway." It would become more confusing if he said too much.
He actually sang it out of emotion today. It felt very suitable for his mood, so he couldn't help but sing it out.
"This ragged song makes sense... Lao Wu, we are a little lost this time. You have to forgive us. You are right. There is endless money in this world, and there are many ways to do it. Of course, there is gold mining.
It’s fast, but it only counts if you really take it home and make it your own. You can’t just focus on making money and not care about anything else.”
Zhang Shaofeng said seriously: "Tomorrow we will backfill the last gold mining area, and then we go home together. As you said, we will come back when we have another chance."
"My heart was opened by your singing...I am also wondering now whether my little calf is mischievous!"
Liang Kangbo also said apologetically: "What happened today is my fault. It almost affected our brotherhood. Having said that, it's actually your fault. Who asked you to lead us here to dig for gold, but so many people are looking for us."
You have to find so many things that you can’t find at once. You have to forgive me!”
Lu Lu laughed when he heard this: "I really miss my wife and children. I haven't heard him call me daddy a few times. It's been so long this time. I don't know if he will remember it when I go back."
I."
"Come on, I know you are doing it for our own good. The more greedy we are, the easier it is for us to have problems. In addition to those who rob the way, there are also interrogations in various places we pass by. In addition, everyone is in danger now, so we should really restrain ourselves.
point."
Zhang Shaofeng said with a smile: "When I go back this time, the placer gold will be divided. Each one will take it home. No one can spread the word. The wealth is not revealed. It is not good for others to care about it."
"By the way, when you get back, don't rush to get rid of these placer gold. You can find a way to hide it yourself until the outside becomes stable." Lu Lu warned again.
The price of gold has been rising, and it is simply not worthwhile to sell it now. The key is to accumulate large amounts of gold in your hands, which will not be of much use.
"Yeah!" Several people nodded slightly.
"Go to bed quickly, I have to get up early tomorrow!"
Lu Lu urged: "I haven't kept vigil for a long time. I'll do it tonight. Anyway, I'll fill it in tomorrow and I'll be on my way!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left the tent, adding more firewood outside.
Looking at the jumping flames, a smile appeared on Lu Lu's face.
Before, he was thinking about how to persuade these guys by the river. Unexpectedly, a song inspired by his feelings actually solved the problem and saved a lot of trouble.
tongue.
If this fails to persuade them and they insist on staying here, Lu Lu obviously cannot leave them behind, otherwise it will be difficult to explain when they return.
What's even more scary is that if anything happens to them, they will be the biggest sinners.
Now, I can finally feel a little relieved.
He held the semi-automatic and just stood by the fire. Not long after waiting, he heard snoring coming from the tent.
There is no moon at night, just stars all over the sky.
In the middle of the night, a drop of rain suddenly hit his face, and the cold feeling aroused Lu Lu's somewhat groggy head to suddenly wake up.
I looked up at the sky. I don't know when, but the stars in the sky were no longer visible, and it was very dark.
Immediately afterwards, there was a crackling sound on the branches and leaves of the surrounding mountains and forests.
"Fuck...it's going to rain heavily!"
He quickly got into the tent and called Yuanbao and the others inside.
Several people who were sleeping soundly in the tent were suddenly awakened. They heard the increasingly violent noises coming from outside and knew what was going on. Except for Chen Xiuqing, there was no movement at all.
"It's raining heavily!" Liang Kangbo turned over and sat up. After listening for a while, he said, "If the water rises in our location, it should be fine, right?"
"It's quite far away from the river ditch. You can tell by looking at the stones on the river bank that it won't reach us."
Lu Lu opened the curtain of the tent, stretched his head and looked outside at the fire, which was suddenly drenched by the rain.
"What do you mean by this?" Zhang Shaofeng asked puzzledly.
"If the water rises, there will be no need to backfill the places where we have panned for placer gold. They will be silted up quickly and will not appear to have been tampered with. Wouldn't this save trouble? Also, next time
Even if it rains heavily, we have to stay and cannot leave. There are many miso vats in the forest, and it is not easy to walk through them. We have to wait until the rain stops and the weather stabilizes before we can leave. You can go shopping for two days.
It’s gold.”
Lu Lu sighed slightly: "God saves people!" After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but yawned.
"Lao Wu, you can take a nap, I'll take your place!" Liang Kangbo stood up and put on his coat: "The raindrops were pattering on the tent, and the sound was loud enough. I've been sleeping for a long time. I guess I
I couldn’t sleep for a while.”
"It looks like it won't be long before dawn... Okay, I'll lie down for a while!" Lu Lu said, unfolded his own mattress, put on his clothes and lay down.
He slept near the tent door, so that he could hear Yuanbao and the others' cries in time and respond immediately.
He was really sleepy. Under the interference of the crackling noise coming from the tent, it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.
When Lu Lu woke up, it was probably almost ten o'clock in the morning.
He turned over and sat up and looked through the opened door curtain. It was foggy outside, but the rain had stopped.
Chen Xiuqing was guarding the newly lit fire at the door and making breakfast. No one else was in the tent.
Lu Lu stretched, stood up and got out of the tent to take a look. Just as he expected, the three of them, Zhang Shaofeng, were panning for gold in the muddy water by the river.
"Qingzi, when will the rain stop?" Lu Lu asked casually.
"It has been stopped for more than two hours, and the sun has been shining for a while, and soon there is fog in the valley."
"There is no wind in the valley, so fog is normal."
It stopped two hours ago. It didn't rain for a long time, but it rained a lot in a short period of time. It was a heavy rain that came and went quickly. The width of the river in the ravine doubled.
times.
In this kind of weather, even if the horses could swim again, they would not dare to ride across the river. If they could not cross the river, they would have to take long detours in many places.
We can only wait for the water level to drop...
Um?
Looking at the beach covered with mud and water, Lu Lu hesitated for a moment. He suddenly felt that the rain had come in time.
Will the gold nuggets originally hidden in the sand be washed out by the flood?
He felt that it was necessary to wait for a while, wait for the water to subside and the river water to become clear, and then take a look at the situation. If there was gold nugget exposed, it would be worth picking it up.
Since you can't leave, you can only join.
Lu Lu also brought a wooden dustpan and joined several others in gold mining.
As for the birch bark used to build the chute and divert the water, it has long been washed away by the water.
Everyone is ready to leave, so there is no need to rebuild again.
Lu Lu also shared his thoughts with a few people. In fact, some of them had some thoughts on staying, which was naturally a wish.
We waited for two days. The vegetation was luxuriant, the river water became clear, and the sun came out.
The first thing Lu Lu did when he got up in the morning was to walk downstream towards the river beach.
During this walk, I did see some washed-out gold nuggets scattered here and there. I quickly called a few people to look for them along both sides of the river and towards Guanmen Mountain below.
Just picking it up is pretty fast.
I searched the mineral vein area for more than ten miles throughout the morning and found more than two kilograms of nugget gold.
After a simple breakfast, Lu Lu called a few people to pack their luggage and put it on the horse. In addition, the agates they found during the gold mining these days were enough to fill a snakeskin bag, and they were packed in several
In the bag, each horse helped to carry a little bit. As for the placer gold and nugget gold obtained, each person also took some separately, and then followed Lu Lu to several other veins.
In the afternoon, I searched again in the two mineral veins and spent the night looking for a place. When I went to the last remaining mineral vein the next morning, not long after the incident, Yuanbao suddenly let out a cry.
Voice.
Someone!
Located in the middle reaches of the river.
This five- to six-kilometer river is exactly what I have always said: neither too big nor too small. The middle reaches are where placer gold is abundant.
Could it be that someone is digging for gold on it?
Lu Lu frowned slightly: "You guys wait here, I'll go up and take a look!"
After he finished speaking, he led Yuanbao and the others upstream along the river ditch. After going upstream for a while, they saw a group of seven or eight people above them coming down the river ditch.
You could vaguely hear conversations, but you couldn't make out clearly what was being said, but you could tell that these people were paying a lot of attention to the river shoals, walking around and looking around, and even digging a few times.
This vein has been discovered!
Lu Lu could tell.
He raised his semi-automatic rifle and looked through the scope from a distance. He found that they were all unfamiliar faces, and several of them were carrying firearms. The leader was an Oroqen man.
They hadn't met each other before, which made Lu Lu feel a little relieved.
He didn't want to let these people see him rashly at this time. He was carrying a lot of placer gold. If he was discovered, he would most likely be targeted, and he was just asking for trouble.
Gold nuggets can be seen at the bottom of the river and on the shallows. If a place like this is given an Oroqen name like Little Silgen Air River, among other things, it means that Oroqen people have been there a long time ago.
Lu Lu retreated silently, feeling that it was better to go ahead and not want to cause more trouble.
Who knew, not long after returning, I suddenly heard gunshots coming from above.
Lu Lu suddenly turned around, raised his gun and looked through the scope, and saw that the leading Oroqen man had fallen to the ground.