Fang Ming couldn't help but hesitate, pondered for a moment, and asked, "In this way, isn't that black medicine egg the same as the mine?"

Hou Biantan nodded. "Hmm...... Kind of, but not quite...... The black medicine egg is slippery and slippery than the stone in the mine, and it is much lighter than the mountain stone. The main thing is that the black medicine egg was blown up by gunpowder, which can literally stink people to death. ”

"Stinky ......" Fang Ming frowned.

"Yes! It's like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard. ”

"......" Fang Ming choked, but he also thought a little more in his heart.

"Look, sir...... The room in front of us was the room of our mine owner, and they were still studying the stone, and the adults would see when they went in. Hou Biantan said, pointing to a larger wooden house in front of him.

After that, he was a little excited: "If the people in the mine knew that the magistrate had come here to visit us, they would definitely be excited for several days." ”

Fang Ming smiled slightly: "To be honest, as soon as I came here today, I was quite excited when I saw this mountain......

How could he not be excited? If it is really as Hou Biantan said, this mine is a relic. He still vaguely remembers what was written in a certain book, but it has been too long for him to remember a rough idea.

The book says: In the land of the northern foothills, there are indeed dragons, and mountains, rivers, rivers and moons can be done...... The dragon's body is the same rainbow, and it will be shown after the rain...... The black dragon can cover the mountains, the pith can turn stones into gold, and the body can turn into black stones......

"Could it be that this mine is the remains of a black dragon?" Fang Ming secretly doubted in his heart.

......

"Knock! knock!"

As there were three knocks on the door, a voice came from the room: "Who?"

"Mine master, it's me, Hou Zi. ”

"Don't play tricks, come in. ”

After hearing this, Hou Bian happily pushed open the door, opened his mouth and shouted: "Mine master, why don't you say why your eyelids are jumping! Who do you think is coming?"

Hou Biandan's words here were cheerful, but the three men and two women in the room listened to the circle. The five of them gathered around the square table, motionless, staring at the door with their eyes in unison.

Among them, the first to react was the strongest of the three men, he first glanced at Fang Ming, and then said as if he understood everything: "What's the matter, monkey? This is your relative, and you also want to come to the mine to eat and drink?"

"I said flat, you have to remember that you are just a janitor, and the mine has given you the task of janitor, which has been good to you. The shortest of the three took over the conversation and followed up with a few words, but was quickly stopped by the last man.

"Hey, Shao Tuo, don't say that about Brother Hou. In the end, the man who spoke had a beard, which made it difficult to see his expression and his temper. He first said a few words to the short man, and then said in a soft tone: "I said Brother Hou! You too, you always pull people into the mine, what do you let the brothers in the mine do." ”

"What to do, isn't this easy to do? Look at this little brother's fine skin and tender meat, let him go to the kitchen helper!" said the one in the red dress of the two girls with a contemptuous expression.

The rest of the girl in a white dress only looked at Fang Ming and didn't speak.

Hou Biantan listened to these people muttering, but he didn't get angry at all.

On the contrary, he couldn't laugh and said: "Ahem! Yes! Relatives, the relationship is quite good! I am not an outsider, I have been the magistrate of Jinxi County for a few days." ”

"What? After a few days as the magistrate, you will blow ......" The short man called Shao Tuo said halfway through, and he didn't dare to say any more.

The bearded man was taken aback when he heard this, then looked at it again, and asked tentatively: "Is it the new magistrate from Jinxi County?"

Hou Biandan nodded hurriedly: "That's right, it's the newly arrived magistrate of Jinxi County-Fang Ming, Lord Fang." ”

"Oh, you're really a magistrate! How did you come...... Look, I'm right!," said the bearded man, and he was about to salute.

The four people behind him also followed.

Seeing this, Fang Ming hurriedly stopped a few people: "Don't don't, don't! Fang Ming didn't come here today for official business, but he saw the golden light in the east last night, and he thought that the mine had used gunpowder, so he couldn't help but be curious, so he wanted to come here to take a look." ”

"Oh, so that'......" the bearded man agreed, and got up and replied, "Lord Hui, it was a stone egg dug up from the mine yesterday, and it was so hard that I couldn't open it after all my efforts." In the end, I had no choice but to use gunpowder to blow it up. As a result, the egg didn't explode, but it disturbed the adults, which really shouldn't be. ”

"Hmm~ It's not enough to be disturbed...... I haven't asked for your first name, but you are ......"

"Yes, yes, yes, look at my brain, I haven't introduced it to the magistrate. The villain's name is Xing Kaishan, and he is the owner of this mine. The bearded man hurriedly introduced, and after introducing himself, he pointed to the big man next to him and said: "This big brother is a masonry in the mine, named Shi Zhuang......"

As soon as Xing Kaishan finished speaking, the short man Shao Tuo hurriedly said: "My name is Shao Tuo, I am a blacksmith in the mine, and I can also fiddle with some gunpowder or something." ”

"And me, my name is Yin Luoluo. The only woman in the white dress who didn't say anything to mock Hou Biantan also followed.

As soon as she finished speaking, several people's eyes instantly turned to her. Including the girl in the red dress whose name is not yet known.

The girl in the red dress couldn't smile from ear to ear, revealing two bright teeth: "Ah! Luo Luo! Sister is the first time I have seen you take the initiative to say hello! When did our family Luo Luo become so generous?"

"Sister, how can you say that about me in front of others. Yin Luoluo couldn't help blushing.

"Okay, okay, okay! I won't tease you, the magistrate is still here. The woman in the red dress didn't continue to tease her sister after saying a word, but reported to herself: "Hello adults, the little woman Yin Yuhan is the sister of this shameless little girl." ”

"Sister!

"Hee-hee, it's my sister's mistake! Don't be angry......"

Xing Kaishan listened to the two of them arguing for a long time, and finally couldn't stand it, so he couldn't help but stop it: "Okay, okay, you two don't make trouble, and delay the business of the county magistrate again." ”

"Out of the way, out of the way. ”

Fang Ming made this trouble, and he recognized everyone clearly.

But I can't help but be a little curious, why are there female dependents in the mine? And looking at the dress and temperament, it looks like a lady somewhere.

But curiosity is curiosity, he doesn't question in front of everyone, even if it is a casual question, it will seem out of place.

After all, this belongs to the meritocracy within the mine, and no matter how big a county official is, you can't control the officials of other counties. What's more, this is not an ordinary official, but a rich mine inspector.

"Haha, it has to be the magistrate, there are a lot of adults. Xing Kaishan said, making a gesture of invitation to the square table. "Your Excellency, please see, this is the black medicine egg that was dug out of the mine. Adults are well-informed and want to give advice. ”

Looking in the direction of Xing Kaishan's finger, a stone the size of a duck's egg with a black surface lay smoothly in the center of the square table.

Fang Ming stepped forward and glanced at Xing Kaishan.

Xing Kaishan's arm that was about to be put down was raised again, still maintaining the posture of please, and said respectfully: "My lord, please." ”

Fang Ming picked up the stone, the stone was very light, and the light was a little unexpected, so that children who were writing calligraphy for the first time could easily hold it in their hands.

The surface of the stone is covered with a layer of crushed stone wool, as if a pile of crushed stones were hammered and pieced together into a whole, and it is also in the shape of a perfect drop of water.

So much so that the black gap between the stone and the edge of the stone is clearly visible, and there is a strange smell coming out of the crack.