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Chapter 1116 Isolation from the World
"Is there any gold left in Lao Jingou?"

After Zhu Chuanwen made his attitude clear, Zhu Kaishan finally revealed some of the situation between Lao Jingou and He Laosi.

In addition to helping Zhu Kaishan to avenge He Laosi, Zhu Chuanwen was most concerned about whether there was any gold in Lao Jingou.

Gold mining in Laojingou has been going on for many years. Whether the ore veins have been exhausted is of course not a value.

"If there was no gold in Lao Jingou, would He Laosi be harmed?"

He said he wanted to investigate, but in his heart Zhu Kaishan already acquiesced that He Laosi was killed.

"Then let's break into this old Jingou. I don't believe that this old Jingou can still be a dragon's pond and a tiger's den."

Although there are many ways to make money, apart from burning, killing and looting, there are not many ways to make money faster than mining gold mines in this era.

"We went to Lao Jingou for revenge. Don't be fooled by the gold."

Seeing that Zhu Chuanwen was very interested in gold, Zhu Kaishan reminded him.

"I have a sense of propriety, and I am not someone who does not know the importance of things and would rather give up his life than his wealth."

Zhu Chuanwen still understands this very well. The gold mine is not necessary for him.

"Dad, don't worry about how to get to Laojingou. Someone from Laojingou has come to Yuanbao Town to recruit workers."

After the two decided to go to Laojingou, the only remaining question was how to get there.

It's not impossible to leave because of the reputation.

But when you are already harboring dissatisfaction, it is inevitable that it will be a bit abrupt when you send it to your door.

Will be listed as a key suspect, making it inconvenient to do things.

So even though we had decided to go to Laojingou together and had made various preparations for several days, the two of us had not set off yet.

Zhu Chuanwen knew that Lao Jingou would come to Yuanbao Town to recruit workers, so he took Xian'er to play in the town every day. He also paid attention to the news. When he heard that Lao Jingou was coming, he came back to notify Zhu Kaishan as soon as possible.

"These people come all the way to recruit workers because they are here for me!"

Lao Jingou didn't come to Yuanbao Town to recruit workers before, but he came here this time, which was abnormal.

"Dad, they are here for you."

Zhu Chuanwen nodded affirmatively.

Zhu Kaishan was thinking about avenging He Laosi.

The person who killed He Laosi was also thinking about Zhu Kaishan, He Laosi's golden blood who controlled his brothers.

He came up with the idea of ​​spreading the news of He Laosi's violent death first.

Then go to the nearby area of ​​several hundred miles to recruit workers and lure Zhu Kaishan back to Laojingou.

Whether Zhu Kaishan is thinking about avenging He Laosi or thinking about gold, he will undoubtedly take the bait and deliver it to his door.

This wave can be regarded as a two-way rush.

"You two are digging for gold together?"

After the two of them arrived in Yuanbao Town, they saw the gold heads from Laojingou. They all boasted that Laojingou had a lot of gold and was good at gold mining.

But just bragging about this kind of thing is of no use.

Every fool knows how dangerous gold mining is.

So there are still more people watching and less people signing up.

When he saw two strong men, father and son, signing up, Jin Boutou was very enthusiastic.

"My family can't live well, so we can only take advantage of it, otherwise the whole family will starve to death."

Zhu Kaishan, who had changed into a ragged coat, explained to Jin Bituou.

If you are going to go gold hunting, it is necessary to change into rags.

No one from a good family would do this.

"Where did it come from?"

"The cowherder."

"what's your name?"

"My name is Boss Zhu, and his name is Zhu Xiaowen. Please write down our names."

What stands out about this pseudonym is its randomness.

Try to match the style of naming a poor home for common people.

"Brother, let me ask you something..."

"Dad, let's go back. We still need to pack our luggage."

Seeing that Zhu Kaishan still wanted to inquire about He Laosi's situation, Zhu Chuanwen pulled him out.

The eagerness to avenge his brother still affected Zhu Kaishan's calmness a little, making him appear a little eager.

If you want to test it out, there is no need to expose yourself so obviously.

Once you tempt others, it is inevitable that others will tempt you in turn.

"Why did you pull me out here?"

"Dad, if you want to know about Uncle He's situation, you will know everything when you get to Laojingou. We are not in a hurry in the next few days."

When Zhu Kaishan was young, his temper was similar to Chuanwu's, and Chuanwu's recklessness was inherited from Zhu Kaishan.

It was after the Boxer Rebellion, being stabbed in the back by the Manchus, and experiencing lessons that he matured.

But in emergencies, some of it will still be exposed.

"I couldn't hold it back." Zhu Kaishan reflected on himself.

"Don't be anxious for now, safety comes first." Zhu Chuanwen consoled him.

After signing up, I waited for another two days for the people from Laojingou to finish recruiting in Yuanbao Town.

Zhu Chuanwencai and Zhu Kaishan followed Jin Baotou to Lao Jingou on horseback and sledge.

Yuanbao Town is already a prosperous commercial town.

It radiates over a radius of dozens of miles, with many villages and towns and a large population, but there are only a dozen or so workers willing to go and pan for gold.

There are only a dozen people, most of them are Shandong people who came from Guandong and have no industry.

From this number of people, we know that if there are other ways out, most people will not do this.

"Jin Baotou, how long until we get to Lao Jingou?"

Lao Yan'er, who was riding in the same car as Zhu Chuanwen, asked Jin Bangtou.

It’s still the first month, and in the Northeast, the weather hasn’t gotten warmer at all.

It is not a good experience to ride on a horse sleigh for a long time. The temperature is minus 20 degrees Celsius, and sometimes you have to ride in the wind and snow.

Being blown by the cold wind for a day can really freeze someone to death.

A day's sledge ride with Lao Zhu's family from Fangniugou to the town, playing for half an hour at a time, can't be confused.

"It's still early. Yuanbao Town is five hundred miles away from Lao Jin. How far have we gone?"

"It's too difficult to travel in winter. Why don't you wait until the snow melts in spring?"

"To go to Laojingou, you have to cross a large meadow. When the weather warms up and thaws, the meadow turns into a big sauce vat, making it impossible to walk."

The fractional gold turned his head and said, this is close to a meadow, if not a swamp.

Not to mention what happened to Laojingou, just on the way there, the weak people could be eliminated.

"Dad, have a drink."

Zhu Chuanwen has an unusual physique and is not afraid of the cold, but even if Zhu Kaishan is very strong, he still has an ordinary physique, so Zhu Chuanwen still prepared soju for Zhu Kaishan to keep him warm.

"Little brother, give me a sip of wine, too. I feel like I'm going to freeze up. I'm from our Yuanbao Town too."

Another person in the car saw it and asked Zhu Chuanwen.

Although these dozen people were all recruited from Yuanbao Town.

But most of them are migrants and have little connection with the Zhu family.

This person told Yuanbao Town that he could get close to the Zhu family.

"Wen'er, give him a drink. His name is Niu Dejin, and he really comes from our Yuanbao Town."

After Zhu Chuanwen looked at Zhu Kaishan for instructions, Zhu Kaishan replied.

"Niu Dejin, why do you have to go gold mining? Are you capable of gold mining?"

After getting the name, Zhu Chuanwen recalled a little bit of the plot and determined that this was an old unlucky guy. He was a person who Zhu Kaishan had saved several times but could not survive.

Just now, if Zhu Chuanwen didn't give him some wine to keep out the cold, his physique was not good enough and he didn't wear enough clothes, he would freeze himself on the sledge.

"Well, it's just for a bite of food."

Niu Dejin sighed and didn't explain why.

But when you think about it, life is unsatisfactory. Each of these dozen people has his or her own difficulties.

After walking for ten days, we finally arrived near Laojingou.

These days I have been traveling through mountains and forests. I rest when I feel tired and continue on my way after resting.

There is no serious place to rest. At night, we stay in some shacks for hiking.

It's barely a shelter from the wind.

Only experienced people can navigate this path.

If you can't find a shelter at night, you can send yourself away directly.

If Zhu Chuanwen hadn't given away a gourd of soju, at least two would have been lost on this journey alone.

Zhu Chuanwen didn't know that these people had no common sense or were too poor.

I dared to hit the road like this in the Northeast winter without being prepared to avoid the cold.

This side of Laojingou is a mountainous and mining area, and there are no homes for dozens of miles.

But as we approach Laojingou, it’s a bit better than the road. There is an inn here.

"Take a rest. Once we get here, we will cross the big meadow tomorrow and we can enter Laojingou."

When I arrived at the inn, I knew the place well. I said a few polite words to the shopkeeper and arranged for him.

There is nothing in the villages here. There is an inn so unexpectedly, and of course it depends on Laojingou for survival.

This can also be regarded as the nest established by various groups in Lao Jingou outside Lao Jingou.

It is basically equivalent to the hotels opened at the four intersections of Liangshan.

In addition to keeping people for lodging and food, information is also very important.

The gold diggers at the bottom of Laojingou are not worth mentioning.

These metalworkers went into Laojingou and were usually not allowed out.

There are generally three types of people who can freely enter and leave Laojingou.

One category is the top cabinet of each gold mining team.

One type is the Qing soldiers sent by the imperial court, and the last type is the bandits who cooperate with the Qing soldiers.

The business of this inn is mainly taken care of by these people.

"I can finally sleep on the hot bed and have a hot meal. This place is useless. Even if there is gold, it is not worth coming." After sitting down, Zhu Chuanwen said to Zhu Kaishan.

This place is far different from Zhu Chuanwen's expectations.

It’s the same era, and it’s the same gold rush.

San Francisco in the beautiful country can develop a city, but Lao Jingou cannot even develop a village.

It can only be said that although they are all gold mines, the gap between mines is greater than the gap between humans and dogs.

Before coming, Zhu Chuanwen was a little interested in this place.

After traveling ten days to arrive, Zhu Chuanwen lost most of his interest in this place.

Zhu Chuanwen likes a certain pastoral life, but he also requires abundant supplies.

It's not like being in prison and being isolated from the world. If you want to buy something, you have to run hundreds of miles away.

"My man is here, do you want to braid your hair?"

After eating a meal of sorghum rice and waiting for the metalworkers to go back to the Datongpu arranged by Jin Boutou to rest, a tall and elegant lady walked in.

"What is braiding or not braiding?"

"It's just not a scoop." A local metalworker replied.

"How can I braid my hair if I don't have money?"

"It's okay to pay on credit. You've already come to Laojingou. Are you still worried about not having any money?"

"Sister, I want to go to the toilet, please show me the way."

Then a few LSPs ran out with the eldest sister hungry.

Listening to the lewd smiles of the others who stayed behind, you knew what these people were going to do.

This was a place for entertainment and consumption by Qing soldiers and bandits. Of course, it was not just about eating and drinking.

There is still something in the entertainment industry where smoking and women are the most basic equipment.

This inn has the same services as the nightclub in the future.

"Are these people working their butts off just for this thing?"

Originally, Zhu Chuanwen had some sympathy for these people.

But look at these people who haven't even made a penny yet, and they go play with women first.

Most of the sympathy is immediately gone, and there must be something hateful about the poor man.

I'm not a serious person, so it's okay for the poor to come here and live a life of gold mining.

Although this is what men do, but these people are risking their lives to play with women, which is a bit too lustful.

Of course, there were more than a dozen people in total, but only three or four went to the "toilet" with the woman.

It is enough to show that most people are not so perverted, but still want to change the fate of their families through gold mining.

"When you enter Laojingou, you can't touch women with anything, otherwise you won't even be able to get rid of your skin."

After a few unscrupulous men walked out with the women, a golden husband, with a very experienced look, said to the remaining people.

After resting for a night at the inn, we continued our journey the next day.

"The meadow is hard to find, so the carriage should take a detour. Let's hold hands and walk together."

Not far away, when they arrived in front of the meadow, Jin turned his head to everyone and said.

Lao Jingou also used this large meadow to control the access of metalworkers.

If one is not familiar with the road conditions, it is easy to get stuck in the meadow and be unable to get out.

"Why would you dare not walk on such a frozen road? I don't believe it can trap people."

Niu Dejin is a very brainless person. He doesn't listen to others' advice and just moves forward arrogantly.

"I'm afraid he's not a fool. How can such a person live so long?"

Zhu Chuanwen asked Zhu Kaishan why he thought of saving such a person.

No matter how you look at this kind of person, it doesn't look like he can survive smoothly.

"Ouch. Save me."

After a while, Niu Dejin fell into it.

Jin looked at Niu Dejin and said with a sneer: "You didn't believe it, didn't you? Do you believe it now?"

"Help, I still have a wife and children at home that I need to support!" Niu Dejin cried, looking like a happy person.

Although the feeling of being trapped and experiencing death a little bit was terrifying, it wouldn't make such a grown man burst into tears.

"Cut your belt off." Jin threw his head to Niu Dejin with a sharp knife, and then said to the others: "Let's work together to pull the person out."

Jin Baotou is still experienced. After being trapped, he cut his belt and it was indeed easier to pull people in.

It's just that after Niu Dejin came out, he was in a state of no pants and bare buttocks.

No one wants to know what it feels like to have a bare butt when it's over 20 degrees below zero.

If you freeze for a while, you can basically say goodbye to women.

"Quickly find a pair of pants and put them on, don't show your little house bird to anyone."

After Niu Dejin was honest, he encountered no more trouble when crossing Caodianzi.

Then they joined the carriage coming from Rao Road, and after driving for a while, they actually entered Laojingou.

(End of this chapter)