The old man put the pot on top of the flame. Li Yibai handed him the cooked food and canned food he brought. Let him be hot. The old man had never eaten these delicacies in his life.

Smelling the aroma of the room, the old man said, 'This food is so delicious.' It must be delicious. ’

Li Yibai smiled, "Many of these are specially brought by us from other places. You old man must try it in a while. ’

The high master took out another bottle of Luzhou Laojiao, which was made by Long Wu. He opened the bottle, and a strong aroma of wine came to his nose.

'Good wine. It's Luzhou Laojiao. The old man exclaimed, "Luzhou Laojiao is produced in Luzhou, and being able to drink Luzhou Laojiao is only something that a rich and noble family can do." I've always dreamed of taking a sip. ’

We'll get drunk later. Li Yibai said with a smile.

After a while, the food was hot.

And they began to eat and drink.

Li Yibai asked while eating, the situation in this vicinity.

The old man took a sip of wine and said, 'This village is not big, and there are about a hundred families. There is also a large clearing on the other side of the mountain. There was a small market town on the other side of the clearing.

We're in the middle of nowhere, and the townspeople don't want to come. We only occasionally go to town to buy salt. ’

It can also be seen from the old man's linen clothes that their entire village is extremely poor and backward.

'Sir, if I give you some money, will you move out?' ’

'This. The old man hesitated. Life here is poor, but everyone is happy. If we move to another place, I'm afraid that paying taxes on the fields will be a big trouble for us.

Actually, we have a gold mine here. The gold mine is just inside the river. But where is occupied by bullies. We can't go panning for gold. If there is someone, go and help them pan for gold. It's just a little bit of money for food and clothing. That little bit of money. But it takes a great deal of toil. Why don't we stay here! So the outside world we don't want to go. ’

'Gold mines. Li Yibai's eyes lit up, he needed a lot of gold. It's great to have gold mines here.

'Don't worry, old man, since I let you move out, naturally I will arrange your future life. I will give you a lot of land. These fields are mine, and I don't have to pay taxes. At the same time, you move over, and I will help you build the house. You also have a bounty for relocation. 100 taels per family. ’

'100 taels. The old man was short of breath and almost fainted. 'This. That's an astronomical amount. We sold 1,000 eggs in our village, which was not bad, 2 taels of silver. And it also requires the chickens of the whole village to be able to do it together. Your family gives 100 taels. You're not joking. ’

'How could it be. Saying that, Li Yibai took out a silver ticket of 1,000 taels. Here are 1,000 taels of silver. As a deposit, you take the money and discuss it with your village chief. Let's take a look at this for a moment. In the future, I want to turn this place into a natural gas field, and I want to build it here. Wait until I have your new home arranged. Then you can act. Then ten thousand taels of silver will be paid to you. ’

The old man had never seen a silver ticket, but when he went to town to buy something, he had seen someone else's silver. Of course, he didn't touch the silver, he just exchanged eggs for salt.

It's just a piece of paper. He can change money. ’

Li Yibai took out another silver bar. You believe it. ’

'Ahh 12 taels of silver. The old man exclaimed again, 'I believe.' I believe. This is real silver, and it is of very high fineness. ’

After eating, Li Yibai ordered the old man to take him around. He left the ephemer and technicians to explore the gas in the village.

'Old man, take me to the gold mines.' ’

'Gold mines? It's dangerous there. I advised my son not to go. The old man persuaded.

Li Yibai smiled faintly, "Don't be afraid. You can take me there. If there's something, I'll deal with it. ’

The old man saw that Li Yibai insisted on going. I had to rely on him.

'Okay then. But if you encounter danger, you will say that you are a friend of Sun Xianling. The gold mine here is occupied by a bully named Golden King Eight. ’

The old man said as he walked.

The two of them trekked through mountains and rivers and walked along the river.

'Who is King King's eight?' How much gold does that gold mine produce in a day? ’

Jin Wangba is a local landowner, and his family has 10,000 acres of fertile land. He raised a bunch of villains. Those people do all kinds of evil. He is the local tyrant, and no one dares to complain.

The poor people who came from Yibin were driven by him to pan for gold in the water. Whether it's freezing weather or scorching heat in July, those people's legs have to be soaked in the river water.

After a long time, my legs are soaked with maggots. And he had to whip the workers, who could not run away but could only eat a little rice at each meal. At the same time, if someone wants to escape, he will send villains to kill the person who wants to escape. ’

'Then no one cares about him?' ’

This is the realm of the three regardless. If you are a powerful person. He'll give you three points. If you are a common man, he doesn't take you seriously at all. The magistrates of the three places did not dare to offend him. He is the Emperor of the Earth here. He has villains as pawns. The magistrates of the three places have no soldiers, so they can't control him at all. ’

I see. How many taels of gold can this gold mine produce per day? ’

'100 taels of gold. But I don't know very well, because we don't dare to come, for fear that we will be caught by Jin Wangba to do the hard work of gold panning. ’

'We're going straight to the gold mine, and I'm going to see the gold mine.' Li Yibai said resolutely.

'Ahh Childe, aren't you afraid of being caught? I just wanted to take you from afar. The old man hurriedly persuaded.

'Nope. I have to go see that gold mine. I need to know the yield of gold. You take me there. I have something to protect you. Li Yibai continued.

In fact, it was already very close to the gold mine at this time. From afar, you can see a lot of people standing in the water in front of you. There were also a lot of people with knives guarding the area.

But the terrain is steep, and the guards guard the only access point. If you want to enter the gold mines, you must go through a guarded passage.

'Okay. Since you don't want to go. I'll go myself. Isn't that group of people where. ’

The old man nodded. 'Childe, why do you kill yourself? King Jin is not afraid of eight days, and the earth is not afraid. If you are planted in his hands, you will be miserable. ’

Li Yibai didn't stop the old man's words, and walked straight to where the guards were.

'What people. The two guards with knives asked viciously.

'My name is Li Yibai. It is the current dynasty to solve the yuan. I want to meet your master. Li Yibai said lightly.

The guards are all villains. One of them laughed. 'Second brother. Tell me if this person is from out of town. We just happened to be caught as hard labor. Now the golden master will definitely reward us with 2 taels of silver. ’

That's right, little brother. We arrest him. ’

'Bold. Li Yibai scolded sharply, "I am the imperial court Xie Yuan, you dare to arrest me." ’

When the two guards saw Li Yibai's extraordinary momentum and said that they were Xie Yuan, they immediately hesitated.

"Second brother, you go and inform Jin Ye." If this person is a noble person, it will not be good if we are mistaken. ’

Hear here. Li Yibai's heart moved, and he immediately said with a pleasant face, "Two, I am a friend of Jin Ye, and I have come to see him." Please lead the way. ’

The two guards were stupid, they had never seen the world, and when they heard Li Yibai say this, they immediately became respectful.

'It turned out to be a friend of Jin Ye, please come with me, and I will take you there. ’

said. Li Yibai followed him to the gold mine. There is a large fence inside the gold mine. There is a big yard inside the big fence, and there are many people in the big yard loading gold. as well as drying gold.

And then there was a big house.

There were a lot of guards standing in the big house, and they were all villains. Finally walked to the room.

'Master Jin, a friend of yours has come to look for you. ’

A big fat man with a bald head and a big fat face turned around, 'My friend, who is it?' Bring him in. ’

Li Yibai walked in. 'You're the Golden King's Eight.' ’

'King of the Golden King. Jin Wangba was furious when he heard that someone dared to call him by his nickname, "You, who are you, so bold that you dare to call me by my nickname." ’

Li Yibai smiled faintly, "You are occupying gold mines and driving others to pan for gold for you, you are like the king of the river." That's why everyone else calls you the king. ’

Jin Wangba saw that Li Yibai was very bold, and he was not afraid of him at all. He was stunned when he arrived, he didn't dare to act rashly.

'Who the hell are you?' What are you doing with me? ’

Li Yibai took out the official seal, "I'm a Lin'an transit envoy, and I'm here to see you with a cloth cloth, can't I?" ’

'Transporter makes. King Jin was taken aback, he had heard of the official position of the transfer envoy, which was much higher than the official position of the county order, he was a five-grade official, and he was also the transfer envoy of Lin'an. What kind of place is Lin'an, how can it be compared to a small place like Yibin.

'Are you really a Lin'an transit envoy?' ’

Li Yibai handed over the official seal, and Jin Wangba took it and looked at it again.

It's true. Jin Wangba was terrified. 'My lord, please sit down, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, please forgive me. ’

Li Yibai smiled faintly, "No need, those who don't know are not guilty." ’

Jin Wang Ba's heart was put down. Although he is arrogant in the local area, he still does not dare to offend such a big official as a transit envoy.

"May I ask the Transit Envoy, why did you come to such a small place as our Yibin." ’

Li Yibai smiled faintly, "I plan to do business here and buy a house." ’

'In Yibin real estate, we are poor and remote here, what can we do. Jin Wangba was puzzled.

Li Yibai chuckled and said, "Don't you have a gold mine here?" ’

Gold mine. Good fellow, he's here to fight my gold mine. That's not going to work. This gold mine is the basis of my fortune. How could I give it to you so easily.

Jin Wang Ba pondered in his heart. But he smiled.

'Transporters, we have a very small gold mine here. Actually, there isn't much gold left. Why do you have to go so far for the sake of a small gold mine here? ’

Li Yibai smiled faintly and said, "I want to come and inspect your gold mine." Then I'll buy it again. I just looked along the riverside. You've got a good gold mine. The gold content in the sand is quite high. But your technology doesn't work, resulting in less production.

So I'm going to take your gold mine. (To be continued......)