Chapter eight hundred and thirty first departure again
The distance from the diamond mine to the jade vein is not that far. However, the road in between is a bit troublesome, especially when you have to pass through the place called the Gate of Hell. Some places are even steeper and difficult to navigate, so
The process is very slow.
Ah Xing and Hu Zi walked in the front, behind them, and in the middle were Tang Dashao and other people. The donkey Ye Qun was riding was held by Ah Hu's hand on the rope, followed by a team of mules and horses. These mules and horses were carrying all the burdens.
Most of the supplies for jade vein workers include oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, rice and noodles, etc. Of course, fuel for the machine is also indispensable.
The journey took about more than two hours, and the smoke of gunpowder could already be seen in the distance. Ye Qun excitedly pointed to the place where the smoke was coming out and said: "Xiao Liu, is it in front of you? Is it the place where the smoke is coming out?"
Tang Dashan observed the situation carefully and nodded: "It should be there. The smoke should be produced by the mining machine."
"Well, it seems like it's not very far." Ye Qun nodded.
Not very far?
Hearing this, Young Master Tang shook his head and said, "It's not far. You'll know when you walk down."
There is an old saying in China, "Looking at the mountain and running to death." In the past, Ye Qun always felt that he could not understand the meaning of this sentence. He had already seen the mountain. It should not be very far away. How could he still run to death?
However, this personal experience finally made him realize that the words left by his ancestors still made sense. The smoke emitted by the machine was clearly in sight, but after walking for two hours, the smoke still seemed to be gone.
Just like moving...
"Xiaowu, let's rest for a while, drink some water, and eat something. It's almost two o'clock now, and it's past lunch time," Ye Qun said.
"No, you can't rest here." Young Master Tang shook his head and refused.
You could rest an hour ago, and you can rest an hour later, but you can’t rest now...
"Why? You see everyone is so tired..." Ye Qun frowned.
"Young Master, you really can't rest here. Do you feel that there is something strange in the mountainous area on our right?" Abao said from behind.
"Weird? Is this still a forbidden area?" Ye Qun asked.
Kunlun Mountain is very famous in China and has many legends, especially related to gods and Buddhas. The legendary Queen Mother of the West lived here in the Yaochi Wonderland of Kunlun Mountain.
Generally speaking, places with many legends always have some mysteries, and there are things that even modern science cannot explain, such as the Venetian water monster, the Tianchi water monster, flying saucers, aliens, etc...
"Forbidden land? That's right. The mountainous area to our right is called the Gate of Hell. It's a very evil place. Some scientific researchers have gone in but found nothing. As a result, many people died..." Ah Hu said.
"Uh, Gate of Hell? As you can tell from the name, it's probably not a kind place." Ye Qun said.
"Well, it's very evil. There are always lightning and thunder." Mr. Tang nodded.
"Then forget it, don't stay here any longer, leave as soon as possible." Ye Qun shrank his head after hearing this, Lei Dian would not show mercy because of his identity as Ye Qun...
After walking for about half an hour, Ah Xing signaled that they were far away from the Gate of Hell. Everyone stopped to rest for a while, looking at the misty smoke in the distance. That was their destination!
After resting for a while, eating some dry food and drinking some water, everyone continued on the road and finally arrived at their destination before dark.
"Axing, why do I feel like we walked farther this time? I remember it didn't take so long last time." Looking at the chimney not far away, Mr. Tang patted the dust on his body and said.
"Haha, we are not walking on the same road. The distance is actually about the same. However, we are walking slower this time. After all, there are many mules and horses behind us. There were only five of us last time, so the speed is naturally much faster than this time."
Xing smiled.
Upon hearing this, Young Master Tang glanced at Ye Qun beside him and nodded. Indeed, with such a hindrance, it is impossible to go fast...
Just as they entered the area of the jade vein, five members of the patrol team came over. After seeing Ah Xing, they breathed a sigh of relief and laughed loudly: "A Xing, you are here to bring us food again. This time you came early.
A few days."
"Haha, Atta, not only am I here this time, but also Mr. Tang, you should remember him." A Xing pointed at Young Master Tang with a smile.
"Mr. Tang? Remember, I will never forget the stunt that Mr. Tang performed when we were at the dragon's exit. I picked up a stone from the ditch, and it turned out to be the best black jade. And the last time Mr. Tang brought it
The female companion who came here was also very lucky, and she actually picked up a piece of top-quality mutton-fat jade." Atta said with a smile.
Young Master Tang smiled when he heard this, and used stone cutting to get a piece of top-grade black jade. Tang Ruyan got a piece of top-grade mutton-fat jade. Unexpectedly, these people from the mine protection team still remembered it in their hearts...
"Hello, Atta!" Mr. Tang stretched out his right hand.
"Hello, Mr. Tang. Is Mr. Tang here for inspection this time? The mining of jade veins has been going on for more than two months. Everything is normal. The mined jade materials are usually transported down the mountain once every half month."
"The supplies here are also once every half month, just in time to transport supplies here and transport jade back." Atta said.
In fact, many people have an impression of Young Master Tang, not only because of Young Master Tang’s miraculous performance when he came over, but more importantly, the Jade Prince himself has said that whether it is the jade vein or the diamond vein, Tang
Half of the elder...
In this case, Young Master Tang is equivalent to the boss of these people. Now that the boss comes to inspect, Atta will naturally have to perform well...
"Well, how many days ago was the last time we sent back the remaining materials?" Young Master Tang asked.
"Ten days ago, I came five days early this time," Atta said.
Young Master Tang nodded when he heard this. He knew that the reason why he came five days early this time was mainly because of himself.
"Let's go in and take a look. Fifth brother, I'm afraid you haven't seen how this jade mine is mined." Young Master Tang said with a smile.
"Haha, I really haven't seen this before. I'm going to gain experience this time." Ye Qun laughed.
In fact, he came here mainly for the Snow Mastiff Wolf King. As for the development of jade veins, he was not very interested, but he just wanted to follow the scenery along the way.
After entering the jade vein base for a casual visit, Young Master Tang showed a satisfied smile as he looked at the piles of jade materials on the ground.
This was originally a deep pool created by a waterfall, and jade veins existed at the bottom of the pool and on the cliff.
Nowadays, Prince Jade has used violence to blast and change the flow direction of the river upstream. There is no longer water flowing down here, and the water in the deep pool has long been drained, exposing a large area of the ground. Now many machines are working at the bottom of the pool.
"This place is not that big in terms of scale. I have been to mines that mine iron ore and copper ore. Compared with them, the equipment and manpower here seem to be far behind." Ye Qun said.
After hearing this, Young Master Tang couldn't help but said depressedly: "Copper and iron mines can be the same as jade mines. If there is such a mining scale, this jade will become a popular commodity, and it will be worth a damn amount of money."
"Well, this is true, how much can this jade vein produce in a year?" Ye Qun asked.
"I don't know exactly, but it must be several hundred million. Otherwise, Prince Jade wouldn't have spent so much effort." Young Master Tang shook his head.
"Well, with these people and this little machine, the output value is several hundred million a year, which is really not that small." Ye Qun nodded.
"Fifth brother, why don't you just take a look here? I have some things to do and I may have to go deeper into the mountains." Young Master Tang said.
The best mutton-fat jade is hard to find. Young Master Tang did not find the jade he wanted in this jade vein, so he planned to look deeper into the mountains.
"Want to go deeper? Xiaoliu, what are you going to do?" Ye Qun asked in surprise.
It took nearly two days to get here, and we still want to go deeper into the mountains? Isn’t it too crazy?
"Well, I didn't come to Xinjiang this time just for fun. I had a purpose. I wanted to find a piece of top-quality mutton-fat jade." Young Master Tang said.
"The best mutton-fat jade? Although this thing is rare, there should be some at the Jade Prince's place. Is it worth letting you go so deep into the mountains? Who knows what will happen..." Ye Qun frowned.
"Since you've come here, you can't just take a look and leave, right? There are a lot of words in Wucuo Novel Network," Young Master Tang said with a smile.
He just wanted to explore the road. If he could find it, he would look for it. If he couldn't find it, he would go back to the Jade Prince and ask for a piece.
However, this piece of mutton-fat jade was to be given to Yun Changshang. From the bottom of his heart, he would rather find a piece of top-quality mutton-fat jade himself, which would be more meaningful!
"Okay, I'll go too..." Ye Qun said.
"No, you can't go this time, just wait here. Let's rest here for one night. Tomorrow I will ask Axing to take me to find jade, and I will go out for a day. When I come back, we will set off and return to the diamond veins.
, and then pick some diamonds as gifts from there, and then you can leave Xinjiang." Young Master Tang shook his head.
Just kidding, with his physical strength, it wouldn't be a waste of time if he went...
Ye Qun heard this and said sarcastically: "Okay, then I'll wait for you here."
There was no water in the river bed near the jade veins. Some houses were built here with trees, some were used to hold jade, and some were used to live in. Young Master Tang and Ye Qun lived in such small wooden houses for a whole day.
Night……
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Mr. Tang took Ahu Abao and Axing Huzi to form a five-person team and headed towards the mountains with some equipment.
Ye Qun was willing to follow, but thinking about his physical strength and the dangers he encountered when he came here, he finally shook his head...
Now is not the time to show off as a hero. If you are not careful in the mountains, you will harm others and yourself...