Volume 1: The Journey of the Emerald Rough Chapter 4: The Emerald Mining Area
As the sky grew brighter, the originally gray sky in the east flashed with more and more intense glow. Gradually, the sun appeared, staining the eastern clouds like blood-colored reliefs.
The habit of practicing martial arts since childhood made Chen Song wake up early. After a night's rest, Chen Song's movements were no longer hindered, but he still felt very weak all over his body.
After a simple wash, Chen Song, who was leaning softly on the fence, looked at the crowd that was getting up one after another.
Facing the morning light, looking at the dew drops still dripping in the grass, along the leaves, I feel more peaceful than ever before!
Suddenly, Chen Song's whole body was shocked!
He was pleasantly surprised to find that after a night's rest, the snake venom in his body had reached a balance with the medicinal power.
Previously, because of the snake venom invasion, the sea of qi like the Dead Sea actually had a hint of qi!
The sea of qi is the ocean of vitality, which is the key point for replenishing vitality for the human body, and is located in the center of the human body. It is the starting point of the meridian qi operation of the three meridians of the Ren pulse, the Du pulse and the Chong pulse, and the twelve meridians are also directly or indirectly fed into the meridian through the sea of qi, and then transferred to the internal organs.
Therefore, the sea of qi is the ancestor of human life, the source of vitality, the foundation of the five internal organs, the root of the twelve meridians, the meeting of yin and yang, the door of breathing, and the hometown of the intersection of water and fire.
In other words, the sea of qi is the source of human energy!
The strength of the human body, life and death, can be said to depend on the prosperity and decline of the vitality in the sea of qi.
When the vitality is full and vigorous, the potential of the human body can be mobilized, so that the vitality can circulate throughout the body.
If you keep the vitality in the sea of qi full, you can cure all diseases and stay strong forever.
The attack of snake venom at the beginning made Chen Songqi's vitality in the sea swoon, and he couldn't raise any strength in an instant.
Chen Song, who couldn't feel the existence of vitality, was soft all over his body, not even as good as a child.
Although there is a trace of qi feeling now, it shows that his body can already cultivate.
As long as you convert it into grain qi through food, and then combine it with the method of breathing, and absorb the life qi that is ubiquitous in the heavens and the earth, you can quickly increase your vitality, speed up the recovery of your body, and you can get rid of this feeling of powerlessness as soon as possible.
If it weren't for the snake venom attack yesterday, the poison in the body would have overshadowed the medicinal power, and the vitality of the Qi Sea would not have been lost, and it would not have fainted, and finally someone would have been caught in this mining area inexplicably.
At this moment, Chen Song was so happy that he couldn't help but want to yell loudly!
"Chen Song, don't stand and giggle! Hurry up and have breakfast, and take you down to the mine after eating." β
Yang Hao held a big bowl that was a little broken, took a sip of the sticky porridge in the bowl, and said: "Anyway, you kid still loved to die yesterday, but today is no different from ordinary people, your body's recovery power is enough!"
"Ha, it's okay! I wasn't hurt much, I just lost my strength. "Chen Songle hehe.
I don't know who the person who was covered in blood and almost collapsed on the ground yesterday and asked me to help him back. β
Yang Hao looked at Chen Song, who was leaning on the fence, wearing shabby denim clothes that were obviously a little wide and not very fit, revealing bronzed skin, his face was slightly pale, but his facial features were extremely delicate, and his eyes were deep and bright, and he suddenly quipped: "Don't say it, you clean up a little, you look very beautiful." β
Pretty?!
Chen Song was stunned, maybe the words of praise in each place are different!
I didn't take it seriously, and went over to get breakfast with a smile on my face.
The accommodation environment in the mine is not good, but it pays more attention to food, after all, it is basically manual work.
According to Yang Hao, the general has always attached great importance to the food of the people in the mine, and never fooled the people who work with things like pig food like other places.
Although the food is not rich, but at least it is full, and there are special people responsible for three meals a day, after it is done, use a tricycle to push the front of the miners' dormitory, and fill as much as you eat, as long as you don't waste it.
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"I said brother, you can eat too much!" Walking on the mine road, Yang Hao suddenly stared at Chen Song like a monster.
"That's hungry!"
Chen Song was very embarrassed to be asked, and his slightly pale face couldn't help but blush.
However, Chen Song was indeed telling the truth, he had not eaten a decent meal for more than two months, and he had not eaten anything since he was arrested yesterday until this morning.
It can be said that there is basically nothing that can be digested in the stomach, and there are injuries on the body, so it is inevitable that the amount of food will be larger.
It's just that the amount I just ate is really amazing!
drank nine large bowls of porridge in a row, plus ten large buns, which made the people around him look at him curiously.
It's not often that such a diet is placed on a teenager's body.
Because he was injured on his body and was afraid of being greasy, Chen Song didn't touch the fried foods that others liked, such as dumplings, spring rolls, and fried dough sticks.
"Haha, will you still be shy?!It's okay, that's all there is to it...... No matter how much you eat, no one cares, as long as you don't waste food. But when you get to the mine, remember to dig more, because you look down on people who eat dry rice the most, lest someone make irresponsible comments because of your appetite. β
Yang Hao looked at Chen Song's embarrassment and couldn't help but continue: "And even the people who are arrested here to mine will be paid every day according to the quantity and quality of the digging, although the money is not much, but at least it is enough to buy cigarettes and buy some wine to drink, which is also their greatest pleasure." If you dig up a good texture, not only will you get a big reward, but it will also be a chance for those who are caught to regain their freedom. β
Chen Song looked at the rows of people walking forward, and asked curiously, "Brother Yang, what kind of mine is this, and why are there so many people?"
"It's a jade mine, and what it produces is what you Chinese people call jadeite. β
Yang Hao looked up at the crowd in front of him.
"Emerald?"
Chen Song was very surprised.
He knew that the old man had a few items in his hand, and they were very precious! I heard the old man say that they used to be in the palace, and they were all priceless things, and he often held them in his hands to show off to others when he was fine.
I didn't expect that there was actually jadeite here, and it was also a vein.
Chen Song suddenly wondered if the jade objects in the old man's hand had been deceived, but they were not so rare and valuable.
"Yes, the jadeite in the world basically goes out from us, including the jadeite of your Huaxia Kingdom!"
Yang Hao was very proud when he saw Chen Song's surprised expression.
There are few places in the world where jadeite can be found, and the production and quality here are not only famous in the world, but also the world's first!
Thinking of the current situation in the local area, Yang Hao sighed and said: "Alas, but speaking of which, this is a good thing for us, but also a bad thing! We are different from your Huaxia Kingdom, we have almost no production capacity, and the source of income in this area basically depends on these jades, and other materials can only be purchased from other countries." Recently, the war has been tight, so the general ordered to arrest people everywhere to mine, just to take advantage of the rainy season to dig more. β
"It's not that the world is peaceful, why is there a war all of a sudden?"
Chen Song looked puzzled, very puzzled.
He remembered that the old man had told him that the war had been fought and that the world had been unified.
"Haha, the world is peaceful? How is this possible? That's your Huaxia country. β
Yang Hao said helplessly: "We have been in constant war, and the big and small warlords are divided, and they are doing their own thing. Most people are living a precarious life, and some even have a full meal!"
"Isn't jade valuable?
Chen Song had never been in contact with the outside world, so he didn't understand it at all.
β........ It's expensive...... But war costs money! Otherwise, what will they do to protect us? Take us as an example, how many forces are there around us, big and small! We are all quite good, and everyone can still have enough to eat with the help of the general and Mr. Ge. A little further north, the forces are more intricate, and there they ...... Survival is even a problem for ordinary people. β
Yang Hao replied with some amusement about Chen Song's naΓ―ve questions.
"In fact, even if there is no war, we all depend on the sky to eat, and when the rainy season arrives later, everywhere will be flooded, and the output of jade will be greatly reduced or even none. β
"There are so many forces, and no one cares about them?"
Chen Song was a little confused.
Since I was a child, I heard the old man say that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are always people who want to be the big brother.
"Anyway, the Northern Alliance, composed of these large and small forces, occupies the largest jade mine in the north, and the personnel and materials are very sufficient, these local forces with money and people, even the Southern Federation has no problem with them for the time being! Hey~ But it will be bitter for ordinary people...... If we weren't so messy, we would probably be richer than any other country in the world with jade...... It's all internal friction! It's not as united as your Huaxia Kingdom, we're all about to mess up here, and everyone is in a precarious ......."
"I see...... By the way, what was the rainy season you just said?"
"The rainy season is when it rains non-stop, probably from May to October. β
"It's so high that it can be flooded during the rainy season?"
β...... In some places, heavy rains will cover the mountains, collapse everywhere, and be flooded by mudslides. β
"That thing, running so fast, sticking out a body. β
β...... Excavator!"
"There's a moving iron plate in front of it. β
β...... Bulldozer!"
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Along the way, Chen Song kept asking questions to Yang Hao like a question baby.
Faced with Chen Songle's various questions.
At first, Yang Hao felt very interesting, and took the trouble to answer, even some very idiotic questions.
But in the end, Yang Hao couldn't stand it anymore and began to wonder if Chen Song was an earthling!
This kid was curious and excited when he saw everything, and he almost screamed!
Forget if you don't know anything about cars, planes, and even the most basic common sense that children know!
Yang Hao suddenly felt that this young man was pretending to be stupid and deliberately asking these common-sense questions to trick himself.
But every time I saw this young man asking a question with a sincere expression, it didn't seem like he was playing with himself, so he had to answer casually with a suspicious face.
......
"See, that's a mine truck, it's big enough, haven't you seen it!" Yang Hao pointed to a huge truck not far away that was so old that he couldn't even distinguish the color, and said to Chen Song with a smug expression.
Wait a minute!
Yang Hao suddenly found that the road was wrong, what was there to worry about a broken mine-truck?!
Why do you suddenly feel that you are talking to Chen Song as if you are getting more and more mentally retarded?!
How can I feel like I was a child and showed off my toys with the little flower next door!
Could it be that he has been led astray by the question asked by this kid?
Or did this kid Chen Song pull his cognition to his level, and then he was defeated by him with his rich experience?
That's not going to work!
Yang Hao didn't want to see Chen Song's reaction after speaking, so he took a few tools directly from the person next to him, took one and handed it to Chen Song: "You take this iron pickaxe, you can use it later, remember to return it when you go back." It doesn't matter if it's broken, don't lose it, if you lose it, your wages will be deducted!"
"Okay. β
Chen Song was still in the shock of seeing the big minecart, his eyes were staring at the big minecart, and he didn't see Yang Hao's strange expression, and subconsciously took the iron pickaxe.
Reluctantly glanced at the huge minecart with tires twice as tall as him, and then silently followed behind Yang Hao, looking back from time to time at the big minecart that had already driven away.
The roads in the mine are not easy to follow, full of broken stones, potholed hills on both sides, dumped mud and rock, and some muddy pools appear from time to time.
At intervals, a large man in camouflage uniform and armed with a rifle can be seen standing.