The two hundred and forty-fourth mined ores
The geographical location of Nanshan South is on the periphery of the mountains of the island in the middle of the lake, and it is a day's journey from the island in the middle of the lake, and the speed of the carriage is estimated at two or three hundred kilometers.
The distance of about 300 kilometers makes the temperature between the two places not much different, and Hong looked up at the gray sky, seeing that the first snow of the year was about to fall.
However, she thought that even if it snowed, it would not stop the enthusiasm of the warriors, and the tribesmen had begun to dig with stone hammers and axes that had been scraped from the Anta tribe.
After careful discussion, the two of them did not let the warriors dig the ore under their feet on the spot. In order for the carts to be transported smoothly in the future, they were asked to completely chisel open the door of the cave and continue to mine in the cave.
The sky was getting dark, and the cold wind was blowing, and although the cold was overwhelming, it could not dampen the enthusiasm of the warriors for mining ore. Hong also excitedly commanded one warrior after another to put small pieces of green malachite into a rattan frame and quickly transport it out.
The more she walked inside, the more excited she became, and she saw not only malachite, but also green copper with a copper content of more than 70%. And more surprises are yet to come. A warrior discovered a purple-red natural copper with a copper content of up to 99 percent, which is soft and gives people many things that can be used in their lives.
In addition to the copper ore, she saw brown stones in the small openings of another cave. Hong couldn't imagine it, she stroked it carefully, and couldn't believe that the brown hematite stone could be found by them so easily, which broke what she had learned in her master's codex.
The master's codex records that the iron ore associated with copper ore is generally pyrite, and it is impossible to mine with copper ore like hematite as high as 70% or more.
However, now the facts are in front of her, although she still has many, many doubts, and the whole process is beyond her expectations. But the result is good, and that's enough. At present, the development of the territory needs ore to forge weapons, and now that the ore is available, it doesn't matter how it came to be, is it good?
After Hong figured it out like this, he was relieved in his heart, and stretched out his hand to excitedly command a warrior and said, "Hurry up...... Fast... Dig up this brown hematite block. ”
A warrior immediately ran to Hong's side, and couldn't help but think in his heart: Master Physician is simply an omnipotent existence in the territory, and what Master Doctor asked him to dig must be a good thing. The little warrior was excited, and when he crossed the rainbow, he hit her and staggered, but fortunately, there was a strong arm behind him that hugged her.
The deep male voice was dignified, and Hong could even feel the resonance of the rise and fall of the man's chest when he spoke: "Don't be frizzy when doing things, be careful and watch the road." ”
Only then did Hong notice that Yinshi had been silently following behind her, remembering how she had forgotten herself just now, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue, as if the frizzy person just now wasn't good for her.
Raising his eyes to look at the little warrior on the side, he was frightened by the black-faced silverstone and stood there and didn't dare to go, Hong was angry at the silverstone, and then smiled at the little warrior: "I don't blame you, I don't blame you, I'm in a hurry to go over, you go quickly!" ”
"Thank you, Physician." The little warrior patted his chest for the rest of his life, the captain's face just now was too ugly, but the doctor was so gentle! Hong didn't know that he had a little fan brother unconsciously.
Hong was happy, and briefly told Yinshi about the ore, which means that this time they made a lot of money, there are not only copper mines, but also associated hematite with high iron content, as long as you go back and keep forging, eighty percent of the warriors in the territory can have a knife in their hands after the snow season.
Hong is also secretly glad that there is no one like her in the Anta tribe. Otherwise, hematite would have been discovered by the Anta tribe long ago and forged into sharp weapons.
If they want to obtain the territory of the Anta clan like before, they will have to go through a bitter battle, and when the time comes, there will be rivers of blood and corpses all over the field, which is not something she wants to see.
Especially Yinshi, his heart was particularly touched, although he was very calm on his face, but Hong still found his excitement in his shrunken eyes. This can't blame the man for panicking, such a big surprise, who can control the joy?
When noon came, the warriors breathed a sigh of relief, the work of digging ore was more tiring than going out to hunt, and their heads were very excited, and they worked too hard. At noon, they can not only fill their hungry stomachs, but also rest. But tired is tired, the spirit of the warriors is good.
After a while, Yin Yu returned with a cart of large prey. What fat takin, large tiger beasts, are some meat and thick skin prey. When the bonfire was lit, the snowflakes in the sky fell from the sky like tiny grains of millet.
The snowflakes were still very small, and they quickly disappeared over the blazing fire, and the prey was scorched by the fire, and the oil droplets dripped onto the firewood, and even more sparks sparked.
After the beast meat was roasted, it was half an hour, and the warriors of about 200 people, each with a piece of fragrant barbecue, all took a big bite and gnawed on it with great reserves. Only when they are full can they have the strength to dig ore, and they have to eat a lot, and only when they are full can they have the strength to work.
Hong and Yinshi are the same, they eat large pieces of barbecue, she doesn't have to drink soup with hypocrisy, she is outside the territory, she understands everything from the simple truth, and she is not a squeamish person, in this world, a pack of instant noodles to pass a meal is also a common thing.
After lunch, the afternoon snowflakes are still like grains of salt, so I am afraid that the snow will get heavier and heavier, and it will be difficult to walk on the way back. Yinshi and Yinyu discussed that even if they mine ore overnight tonight, they should fill the cart they brought as soon as possible, and set off back to the island in the middle of the lake as soon as it dawns tomorrow morning.
Silverstone frowned and nodded in agreement, Yinyu was still in charge of the security guard around the Anta clan, and Silverstone was digging the hole of the ore, staring here with Hong.
In the middle of the afternoon, a little warrior came running up and shouted in amazement, "Captain, my lord, take a look at what this thing is?" ”
Hong took it and took a look, it turned out to be a piece of jade with a big broken corner of the basin, or a piece of jade with a good turquoise, but after being smashed off by this warrior, he found that it was different from other ores.
Jadeite is invaluable in the present world, and such a large piece of jade with good color can even make people rich overnight after cutting. But this is another world, and the jadeite is worthless compared to the gray iron ore.
But it's a pity to throw it away, take it back and cut it into small pieces, polish it into bracelets, rings or something, and it can also make the women in the territory stinky and beautiful.
Hong raised his head after watching it thoroughly, and smiled at the little warrior: "Don't worry about these for now, we will mainly dig brown iron ore today, and the others will be mined later." ”
"Yes, sir." The little warrior immediately went back to work.
Silverstone touched the little turquoise circle on Rainbow's finger, which he had brought to her on the day he proposed to her on the island in the middle of the lake. Although only one corner of the ore was exposed, Silverstone asked guessingly, "Is it the same material as the material on your finger?" ”
Hong suddenly turned her head to look at Yinshi, and only nodded to the man with a smile after a while, the stinky stone is too smart, and the slightest clue can see the essence of the problem.
"Big stone, let me tell you, this ore is called jadeite, and this one is very valuable in my hometown." Hong thought about it, and suddenly didn't know how to describe what kind of thing money was to a man.
Then she pointed to this piece of jade and explained to Yinshi: "Just like this piece of jade, it can be exchanged for a big house in our hometown, several yards, and rich women like to use this jade for jewelry."
People make jade bracelets and wear them on their hands and necks, necklaces on their necks, and earrings on their ears. But in the Sifang Continent, its value now is not as real as a piece of knife.
The warriors in the territory have taken a knife to defend themselves, not only to protect the safety of the territory, but also to go to the jungle to hunt more food to feed the people. Thinking about it this way, jade is still not as important as weapons. But when I have time in the future, I can also polish jadeite and sell it as an ornament, and I think this will be a long time later. ”
Hong's tone sounded very shallow, but Yinshi heard the helplessness in his words, and he secretly made up his mind that he would develop the territory quickly and give the little woman a better life.
"Ore needs to be mined, weapons need to be forged, but jewelry needs to be made. But for now, I just want to do it for Hong'er alone. Yinshi stretched out his big knuckled hand, and rubbed the ring on Hong's finger with a serious expression.
Hong looked back at the man's eyes, and the man's black eyes were full of warmth, which made her bound with nowhere to escape, and she almost drowned in this boundless tenderness and sweetness......
When night came, a bonfire was lit again in the cave of the Anta tribe, and in order to reward the warriors after a tiring day, in addition to the roast meat of several prey, several large pots of broth were boiled on the bonfire.
The warriors don't have many tableware, and the warriors are not picky, so they have made some wooden bowls to use, and they still enjoy eating with relish, and it seems that although each warrior's face is tired, but his eyes are full of hope, which can be regarded as a joy in suffering!
Compared with the warriors who drank happily, the only two girls besides her were a little cautious. Except for the warrior who dared to lean on her side, he didn't dare to do anything out loud.
This is incompatible with those women in the other world who are strong-looking, dark-skinned, loud-voiced, and lively, compared to flower girls. Hongdu was a little skeptical, how did she survive in another world?
After nightfall, the snowflakes floating in the sky gradually became larger, and Hong's face was a little sad, I don't know if the road back to the island in the middle of the lake tomorrow is good? I don't know how many weapons can be forged from the ore pulled back this time?
But the warriors were all the same, and Rainbow saw that the tired warriors were wrapped in animal skins, huddled around the campfire to rest, and they needed to quickly recover their spirits to meet the warriors who were mining in the middle of the night.
In the first half of the night, Silverstone was on duty in the ore cave, and she, lying alone in the carriage, slowly closed her eyes.