Wonderland

Chapter 6 Payment of Ore
Going to a small river in the bamboo forest in the east, Xiao Lin washed himself inside and out, especially the iron pick, three or four times, until he couldn't see a trace of blood before he felt relieved. Come.

When he returned to the thatched hut, the sky had already lighted up slightly, but Xiao Lin didn't care, he fell on the bed and fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took to fall asleep. When Xiao Lin woke up refreshed, he looked at the bright window with a thoughtful expression on his face.

The scene that happened in the mine was still replayed in Xiao Lin’s mind. He was thinking about how to deal with Xiang Kun’s group again. At first, he thought about whether to change the mine, but soon the idea was over. He was pushed back by him. After all, if he wanted to come here, there might not be such a thing when changing a mine. At least Xiang Kun was just collecting money for the road. .

When he thought about it, Xiang Kun doubted that he was sure, but he also had his own advantages. After all, he was only 12 years old and was thin and weak. Even if Xiang Kun doubted it, he probably wouldn't believe that he could kill Wang Ji.

At that time, he was casually making up a few lies about Wang Ji's sneak attack, and maybe he could get away with it. After thinking about it with a frowning face for an hour, Xiao Lin walked out of the hut with an expressionless face.

These two days are the days of centralized payment of ore, so there are many people in the small square, most of them carrying bamboo baskets, queuing up to hand in the ore.

Xiao Lin carried the bamboo basket on his back and silently lined up behind him. His bamboo basket was covered with a rag, so that people could not see how much hematite he had dug.

Since the deadline for leaving the mine is tomorrow, most of the people who come to deliver the mine today have already completed the task, and their faces are full of confidence. After all, completing the task means that they can live well next month. As for How about next month, for these miners, it is not so long-term.

Soon, there were only three people in front of Xiao Lin, and he also stretched his neck, watching the people in front of them hand over the mine.

At the front is a young man in his early twenties, with clear eyebrows and a well-proportioned figure. At first glance, he looks like a scholar who has nothing to do with miners.

The young man came to the disciples who collected the mine in Bailiantang and grinned. He lifted the sackcloth covering the bamboo basket, revealing the hematite ore with more than half of the bamboo basket inside.

"Get on the scale." Bailiantang's ore harvesting disciple shouted, and someone immediately behind him poured the hematite in the bamboo basket into a large bamboo basket next to him, while a Bailiantang disciple used a big exaggerated Weigh to weigh.

The rod of the steel scale is made of a solid piece of wood, dark red in color, about a zhang long, and the thickness of the arm. In Xiao Lin's eyes, the scale rod alone is at least a few tens of kilograms heavy, not to mention the large iron scale and the There are dozens of kilograms of ore hanging up.

This Bailiantang disciple's arm strength is at least [-] kilograms, and he can easily lift it up by himself.

He glanced coldly at the scale.

"One hundred and seven pounds, complete the task, record the merit once, and reward five taels of silver with a reward." The Bailian Hall disciple said expressionlessly.

The miners in the back all gasped, with envious expressions on their faces.

"Who is this person? He was able to dig out more than 100 catties of ore?"

"You don't know, he is Zhu Chong, the nephew of Zhu Biao from the No. [-] mine."

"Zhu Biao? Is that Zhu Biao, the one who claims to be the most brutal in the mine?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, let Zhu Biao know. You don't know how you died. Hey, who else can there be besides him? Otherwise, do you think his nephew Zhu Chong can dig more than 100 catties of ore?"

"I heard that the No. [-] mine is about to die. At least two or three people die in it every month. I think Zhu Biao did it."

"There's no way around this. Before Zhu Biao came to the mine, he heard that he was an escort from an escort agency. He had a lot of skill in his hands. Later, he ran out of the escort agency and was chased by a group of escorts. It's just that I came here."

"It seems that Zhu Biao wants to become a disciple of Bailiantang at any time, but I don't know why he always chooses to be a miner in Pit No. [-]?"

"It's not that simple. Zhu Biao's current power is something that ordinary outer disciples can have. To become an outer disciple, you have to find mineral veins. How can it be comfortable to be king and hegemony here, not to mention that he doesn't need it now. Going down the hole to mine, every moonlight is a part of the filial piety of the subordinates, and it is enough to pay the task."

"I heard that this nephew of his is also highly valued by Zhu Biao. After paying so much ore at one time, it seems that he is preparing to train him to enter the Bailian Hall."

"That's for sure. Although Zhu Biao dominates the mines, it is a dream to leave here. If his nephew can enter the Bailian Hall and become a disciple of the outer sect, he will be able to receive excellent martial skills. Zhu Biao will leave even if he leaves. After returning to Huai County here, I can also run rampant."

Xiao Lin looked at Zhu Chong with a smug expression on his face in surprise. Zhu Chong took the silver and threw it to a disciple of Bailiantang, the disciple of Bailiantang. He caught it happily and smiled at Zhu Chong.

Except for Zhu Chong who paid more than 100 catties of hematite all at once, most of the rest of the people paid fifty catties, and three to five catties is not bad. This made Xiao Lin feel confident. It seems that These people did hide all the extra ore, otherwise it would be such a coincidence that most of them just dug out [-] catties of ore.

However, Xiao Lin saw that the disciples of Bailiantang obviously did not care about these, and did not intend to search the mine. After thinking for a while, Xiao Lin also understood that the miners here are not only eating, but also mining. Almost every day is two o’clock and one line, and there is no time to hide the hematite outside. Besides, for them, it doesn’t matter if the hematite is stored in the mine. will be handed over.

As long as the miners don't hide the ore outside, the ore will be owned by Bailiantang sooner or later. After thinking about this, Xiao Lin secretly decided that if he digs more than [-] kilograms of ore next month, he will hide it in the mine. Inside, in case the task cannot be completed in any month, it is better to bring it together.

In the process of paying the ore, Xiao Lin deliberately searched for Xiang Kun. In the mine, due to the dim light, in addition to Xiang Kun's appearance, Xiao Lin clearly remembered the appearance of several of his subordinates. He didn't care too much, he was still worried that Xiang Kun would find trouble for him.

After looking around for a while, Xiao Lin let his heart down. It seems that the overlord of Pit No. [-] has not come out. He should still be in the mine. I wonder if he is looking for the murderer.

Soon, it was Xiao Lin's turn. After weighing, there was a total of 58 catties of hematite, which was regarded as overfulfilling the task. Big, this is the first time I have earned money.

Although eight coins were not a lot, it was quite a fortune for a child in a poor mountain village. He took the silver and walked towards the grocery store happily, ready to see if there were any good things to buy. a little.

"It's not bad boy, he actually overfulfilled the mining task and got eight coins." Four strong men suddenly surrounded them. Each of these four strong men held a bright long knife in their hands, blocking the Xiao Lin's way to go, and from the side, a slow voice came out, and a person walked by.

"Zhu Chong?" Seeing this person, Xiao Lin's face turned pale, and his heart thumped wildly.

"In this Qingshui Lake Mine, miners don't need silver, so bring it." Zhu Chong smiled and stretched out a hand. In his opinion, the little boy in front of him was not as tall as his chin. Easy things to do.

As he expected, Xiao Lin was very obedient and gave Zhu Chong the broken silver in his hand. He took a deep look at Zhu Chong, bit his lip lightly, and said nothing.

"That's right, Wang San, go do a search and see if this kid has other good things." Zhu Chong's words made Xiao Lin's face change, but it returned to normal after just a moment.

The big man named Wang San touched Xiao Lin all over, but found nothing but a dagger. After whispering a few words to Zhu Chong, a few people left in anger.

Seeing Zhu Chong and the others leaving, Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. Fortunately, he hid the broken silver and the many daggers under the bed last night, otherwise there would be serious problems. Xiao Lin was not worried about the few taels of silver, but worried that if Xiang Kun found out about this matter, he would definitely think that Wang Ji died in his hands, and that would really not end well.

With no money in his hand, Xiao Lin lost the thought of going to the grocery store, so he returned to the house and fell asleep.

After sleeping for a whole day and night, Xiao Lin woke up refreshed. After calculating the time, these two days should be the time when the most people pay the monthly ore quest. To avoid trouble, he only went to the night when he was close to After a trip to the cafeteria, after receiving ten days' worth of food and water, I entered the mine.

Xiao Lin, who was cautious on the road, did not let go of his tense heart until he entered the mine he had dug. What he is most afraid of now is to meet Xiang Kun. Although he has already thought about his words, it is obviously best not to meet him. the result of.

Soon, a year passed. What surprised Xiao Lin was that he did not meet Xiang Kun again during this year, which made him a little strange. Could it be that something happened to Xiang Kun?Thinking about it, Xiao Lin felt that it was unlikely.

Thinking of the end, he didn't come up with a result, so Xiao Lin put Xiang Kun to the back of his mind. Now Xiao Lin has grown a lot taller after experiencing this year's life as a miner. Although he is only 13 years old, his current size He is already not much worse than an adult, his skin is slightly pale, his appearance is ordinary, his figure is also very well-proportioned, and his arms are much stronger. After all, here, although it is hard work, he can eat enough.

For more than a year, he has been able to complete the task without any risk every month through the method of the big head miner. Not only that, he also discovered a pattern in the process of mining.

(End of this chapter)