I can see the commodity price curve

Zhang Yue said to Yan Zihui: "You go and hide first, I will call Du Zhijian and Anthony."

Yan Zihui shook his head: "I'll call Du Zhijian, and you call Anthony. It will be faster this way."

Du Zhijian and Anthony also reacted quickly. The four of them slowed down and hid quietly in the distance.

The seven or eight people holding strong flashlights suddenly turned around 20 meters away from the three-person tent. Just as Zhang Yue was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly froze.

Are these people black?

He quickly looked at the other three, and Du Zhijian and Anthony also frowned.

It’s not surprising to see Uyghurs in the mountains, but it’s a little strange to see black people.

Did they come here smuggled in?

Not right!

This place is nearly [-] kilometers away from the border. If we were really trying to cross the border illegally, we wouldn't have to climb so far over mountains and ridges.

In addition, although several people were traveling at night, they all looked calm and even talked and laughed, more like security guards patrolling.

Anthony said: "In this case, you three wait for me here, and I will quietly go over and investigate."

Zhang Yue nodded: "Then be careful."

Anthony is the fittest among the four, so letting him investigate is the most sensible choice, and Zhang Yue can't be pretentious.

Anthony quietly went out and disappeared quickly.

Zhang Yue and the others waited quietly.

Suddenly, a figure approached, it was Yan Zihui.

At this moment, Yan Zihui's face was still slightly flustered, and it was obvious that she had not yet settled down from the recent incident.

Zhang Yue smiled slightly and held her hand hard.

After waiting for two hours, Anthony's voice finally sounded not far away: "I'm back."

Zhang Yue immediately said: "We are here."

Anthony was more relaxed than ever before: "I misunderstood, those people are workers from a nearby mine."

Yang Ze was stunned: "Workers from nearby mines?

Wait, that doesn’t seem right?These people are all black people, the swarthy kind. "

You can't blame him for being surprised. The people Zhang Yue has met during his travels over the years are like carps crossing the river.

But this was the first time he had seen so many black people.

Although the Uighurs in Western Xinjiang also have dark skin, this kind of blackness and real black people are two completely different concepts.

Anthony said: “I asked them specifically about this.

They are indeed from Africa and are responsible for mining here.

It’s just that they rarely come out of the mining area, and they don’t understand our language and don’t communicate with our people.

So we know less about them. "

After a pause, Anthony said: "Actually, although this kind of situation is rare in our country, it is not unheard of.

Rent a mine and transport some black people to dig it.

Because black people's wages are cheaper and they are easier to deal with if anything happens, they are very popular with some mine bosses. "

Zhang Yue was silent.

This was not the first time he had heard about finding black people to dig mines for him.

So what Anthony said is most likely true.

Anthony added: "Actually, these black people are very hospitable. I just pretended to be a lost person and talked to them.

Seeing how miserable I was, they kindly invited me to rest in their camp.

I asked them if I had a few companions who could go with me, and they also said it was no problem. "

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Yue, obviously interested in staying there.

It was too cold in the mountains. Although the accommodation conditions of those black people were probably not very good, they were still more comfortable than setting up tents.

Zhang Yue pondered for a moment: "Let's forget about borrowing in the past. Regardless of whether the other party has malicious intentions, we'd better be safe.

After all, here in the wilderness, a few people disappeared without anyone noticing. "

Although Anthony was a little disappointed, he still nodded.

The next few people returned to the camp to sleep, and Zhang Yue also placed several simple alarms around them.

Fortunately, nothing happened overnight.

The next day, the four of them packed up their gear, re-determined their route and moved on.

However, I was stunned just half an hour after walking.

I saw many tower cranes built on the mountains ahead.

People were busy coming and going from time to time, and the scene was very lively.

Zhang Yue looked closely and found that most of the workers had dark skin.

Could this be the mine that the black men we met yesterday mentioned were being mined?

The other three people all looked at Yang Ze.

Yang Ze asked Yan Zihui: "Didn't you say that it is the rare earth elements that make the red, white and yellow flowers work?

Let's find a way around it and just look for the mountains where the rare earth elements are located. "

Unexpectedly, Anthony frowned at this time: "I'm afraid I'm in trouble."

Zhang Yue looked at him doubtfully, and Anthony explained: "Although I have not done any on-site testing, the color of the mine in front is very similar to that of a rare earth mine."

Zhang Yue asked: "You mean, what these people are mining now is the mine we are looking for?"

Anthony said: "I hope my guess is wrong."

At this time, Yan Zihui suddenly walked forward for a distance and kept rummaging on the ground.

Soon she found a rock that was the same color as the mine ahead.

Then Yan Zihui used a special rubbing knife to continuously polish the rock, and soon got a small amount of stone powder.

She poured the stone powder into the test tube to dissolve it, and then added a few drops of unknown reagent.

Then a magical scene happened, and the liquid in the test tube turned pink instantly.

Yan Zihui looked up at Zhang Yue: "This is the mine."

Zhang Yue frowned and thought.

Suddenly, Du Zhijian slapped his hand: "I understand, we all thought that the minerals in the mountain spring water that reduced the efficacy of the red, white, and yellow flowers were due to the sudden increase in precipitation in recent years.

But that's wrong, look over there! "

Zhang Yue looked in the direction of Du Zhijian's finger, and then froze.

It turned out that about 500 meters ahead, the flow of mountain spring water suddenly turned a corner.

The neatly trimmed sides of this bend are obviously man-made.

In other words, the mountain spring that originally flowed through this ore mountain was forcibly changed because it blocked these miners from mining?
Since the diverted mountain spring water cannot fully come into contact with the ore, the content of rare earth elements in it naturally decreases significantly.

Snapped!
Zhang Yue slapped his hands angrily, but he didn't expect it to be the fault of the guys in front of him.

After pondering for a moment, he asked Anthony: "Are you sure the people here don't have any malicious intentions?"

Anthony nodded: "Don't worry!

I know you have some scruples in your heart, but it's just because you don't understand black people.

Black people are actually much more enthusiastic and kind-hearted than we think.

Of course, the quality of a person cannot be judged by the color of his skin or his race.

There are also bad people among black people, but yellow and white skin are not all good people, right? "

Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed again: "These people have traveled thousands of miles to come here to mine and work hard to earn a small amount of wages.

Even if it is really bad, how bad can it be? Zhang Yue nodded: "In this case, you go and negotiate with them. I want to talk to their person in charge." "

Anthony smiled and said: "Leave this to me, I promise to arrange it for you."

After saying that, he quickly walked towards the black camp, while Zhang Yue and the other three were waiting there.

Anthony was very fast this time and returned again in only half an hour: "Follow me, I have made an appointment with their person in charge."

Zhang Yue nodded.

Soon the three of them arrived at the camp of these black men. Zhang Yue was still a little nervous at first, but he soon felt relieved.

Because Zhang Yue discovered that this camp was different from the black slums he imagined.

Although the facilities inside are not very good, they are clean and tidy, and there is no smell.

As the four people advanced, black people passed by them from time to time.

These black people just looked at them curiously. Some people saw Zhang Yue looking at him and subconsciously shrank his neck and hid behind his companions.

Obviously a little afraid of Zhang Yue's behavior.

This made Zhang Yue feel extremely weird. You must know that not long ago, he had the same attitude towards these black people.

The supervisor of the other party that Anthony mentioned was on the second floor of a small western-style building.

When Zhang Yue walked in, he found that the other party was actually a yellow man.

Seeing Zhang Yue, this person was obviously stunned.

He pointed at Anthony and then at Zhang Yue: "Are you his boss?"

Zhang Yue smiled and nodded: "What's wrong? Did you miss it?"

What he said was the dialect of Henan Province, because although the yellow man in front of you spoke Mandarin, you brought a lot of Henan Province flavor into your Mandarin.

The man slapped his thigh: "Oh, it turns out we are fellow villagers, why didn't you tell me earlier?

Please take a seat and have some tea. "

The other party showed unprecedented enthusiasm.

Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Then I won't be polite."

"You're welcome. By the way, have you had breakfast?"

"Eat some compressed biscuits that I brought with me."

"What compressed biscuits? Are those things edible?
Wait a minute, I'll get you something nice. "

After speaking, he turned around and opened the cabinet, and quickly took out a cardboard box. After opening it, he gave one to Zhang Yue, Du Zhijian and Yan Zihui each.

Zhang Yue's eyes lit up because this thing was spicy soup.

As a native of Henan Province, Hu spicy soup is Zhang Yue’s favorite.

As long as there is a chance, Zhang Yue will definitely have a bowl when he has breakfast.

Pair it with a few fried dough sticks or a plate of fried buns, and it doesn't feel too good at all.

This spicy spicy soup is made with water just like instant noodles. Just pour boiling water in and let it sit for a few minutes before drinking it directly.

Zhang Yue was not polite. After tearing open the material package inside, he boiled another cup of boiling water and soaked it for himself.

And asked Du Zhijian and Yan Zihui: "Are you two drinking?"

Du Zhijian shook his head: "Let's forget it. I really can't get used to drinking this stuff."

He is not from Henan Province, so he is naturally not obsessed with spicy soup.

Yan Zihui nodded: "Make a bowl for me, too. It's quite cold in the mountains."

Then Zhang Yue and Yan Zihui sat there drinking spicy soup.

The fellow from Yu Province brought another basket of fried dough sticks, and Zhang Yue was even happier now: "Thank you!
I... don't even know what to say to express my gratitude. "

The other party waved his hand quickly: "Why are you so polite?

You don’t know, I’ve been here for so long and I’ve been surrounded by black people.

Although these black guys are nice people, meeting fellow villagers still feels like meeting relatives. "

Zhang Yue also nodded: "I'm almost the same as you.

I was really nervous when I came here, but since I saw you, I feel relieved. "

The more the two talked, the more speculative they became, and Zhang Yue also knew the other person's name: Liu Pengchun.

After he had eaten and drank enough, he sat down with a smile and said, "I'm a fellow countryman, so I won't beat around the bush with you.

In fact, the reason I took the three of them into the mountains this time was because I had secured [-] acres of land in Naoyin to grow medicinal herbs.

These herbs are very important to me. Unexpectedly, through testing, I found that the effectiveness of the herbs grown in the ground this year was reduced by nearly half.

After investigation, I found that the reason for this is that you have diverted the original mountain spring water. "

After saying that, Zhang Yue changed his tone: "Brother Liu, I have no intention of raising an army to seek culpability, but your diversion has really had a great impact on me.

So I want to discuss with you, can we change the water back?
Don't worry, your work won't be in vain.

I can pay you double the market price for the cost of rerouting. "

However, Liu Pengchun's expression was full of embarrassment: "Brother Zhang, it's really not that I don't want to help you.

We have no choice but to divert mountain spring water, otherwise the water will flow into our mines.

As a result, all the previous efforts of our workers will be in vain.

Secondly, although I am the supervisor here, I am only responsible for managing people.

There are other people involved in the specific construction and planning, so even if the route really needs to be changed, it doesn’t count for what I’m talking about. "

"Is there someone else? Who is he? Can you introduce him to me?"

"That's no problem, but the other person is in Africa. If you want to see him, you have to go there in person."

"Ah? Africa?" Zhang Yue was dumbfounded.

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Can I buy your stone?"

Although Zhang Yue has not yet contacted the so-called person in charge, according to Liu Pengchun, there is a high probability that the negotiation will not work out.

And even if it is successful, if the other party changes the route in a year and a half, it will still be troublesome.

Instead of doing this, it is better to buy a large amount of rough stones directly from here, grind them into powder and scatter them in the ground, so as to solve the problem once and for all.

Liu Pengchun waved his hand: "Buy whatever you want. Just come over and get as much as you want."

Zhang Yue said: "I want [-] tons."

Liu Pengchun almost fell off the chair: "Wait, how much did you say you wanted?"

"Ten thousand tons!"

Zhang Yue clapped his fingers: "I have [-] acres of land, and if it's [-] tons, one acre of land is only [-] kilograms.

According to the content of rare earth elements in the original stone, this number is just enough. "

Liu Pengchun waved his hands quickly: "No, no, you want too much, and I can't make the decision.

So you’d better go find the person in charge! "

After finishing speaking, Liu Pengchun may have felt that his tone was a bit too much, so he quickly made amends: "Don't be angry, I really can't make the decision."

Zhang Yue immediately said: "I understand, then you can send me the contact information of the other party directly, and I will call him now."

Liu Pengchun nodded.

Zhang Yue took out his mobile phone and entered the other party's contact information, and was quickly connected to the other party.

A rough boy asked: "Who are you looking for?"

"Is it Mr. Potato?" Although Zhang Yue was more and more surprised that the other party would have such a name, he still tried his best to keep smiling.

The other party nodded: "What do you want?"

"That's it." Zhang Yue said what he wanted to do.

Unexpectedly, the other party just said "crazy" and hung up directly. (End of chapter)