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The carriage drove straight into the gate and came inside.

As soon as they entered through the gate, the four people who came to this 'bone pit' for the first time heard all kinds of clanging sounds.

Looking through the gap between the canvases of the carriage, I saw that along the way, there were gravel strewn everywhere, and many people in ragged clothes were either holding tools and beating desperately, or two or three people were carrying a huge stone.

The work in his hands was a little slower, and there was a supervisor of the cultivator, holding on to the leather whip, and he stepped forward to be whipped.

The miners who were beaten let out a terrible howl, and after a short time their skin was opened, and even the voice of shouting was lowered.

"Don't look at it, this is what you're going to experience from tonight onwards. The young guard Tieqiao suddenly spoke.

The boy's body shook, slowly lowered the canvas, and sat there with a pale face.

Soon, the carriage stopped.

Although it is only the edge of the mine, there are no roads for horse-drawn carriages. There is still a long way to go to get into the hinterland and even into some of the deeper caves.

At the edge of the mine, there is a temporary resting house for the overseers of the cultivators.

Lao Wu and Tieqiao led the four of them to the house and handed them over to an overseer.

However, before leaving, Lao Wu whispered to the overseer: "Brother Fan Chong, it happens that your foreman is not here at this moment, and it is convenient for me to say this to you." The four people we sent this time were from rich and noble families in the past, and they had never done rough work, so if possible, please arrange some easier work. Otherwise. I guess it won't be long before they're going to die of exhaustion. ”

Fan Chong has only one eye. After glancing at the four of them, he nodded to Lao Wu: "Since Lao Wu, you have spoken." Naturally, the brothers want to help. Luckily, the adults weren't there, so he went to inspect the depths of the mine. Before he returned, I sent them to Cave Nine, where the mission was the easiest. ”

There are many caverns in this Xieduo mine, most of which are marked by numbers.

Some of the caves are deep and dangerous, and the rock formations are hard, so the task of mining is naturally heavy.

Some of the caves are better.

This No. 9 mine is a relatively easy one.

Hearing Lao Wu intercede for himself and others, the young man immediately glanced at Lao Wu gratefully.

Lao Wu patted Fan Chong's shoulder: "Brother, so." So I took my leave. After the meeting, after work, come to Captain Liu's place, and we will have a few drinks together. ”

Fan Chong naturally would not refuse, and he also guessed that this old Wu must have brought good wine from the dry shooting city when he came over.

"Everyone, let yourself know!" Lao Wu glanced back at the four of them, one old and three young, then sighed and turned to leave.

Fan Chong distributed the tools, and then arranged for the four of them to work.

Fan Chong led the four of them. Went deep into Mine Nine.

Of the hundreds of caves in the Xieduo Mine, Cave Nine is the lightest task.

The cave was as cold and damp as a passage to the Nine Shades Yellow Spring, spreading diagonally into the ground.

The whole passage is not big, with the height of the man. And bow forward.

The young man, who is about 1.8 meters tall, also has to bow his head slightly, and from time to time avoid some rocks protruding above the pothole. to move forward. Because the two girls are relatively petite, it is not a problem to walk in it.

"Listen up, you guys. There are a lot of dangers in this mine, so keep your eyes open. Eat one meal a day. When it comes to the meal, someone will naturally pass through the shaft and bring the food down. Under normal circumstances, it takes fifteen days for the next mine to return to the surface for a day of rest. Those who have not completed the mining task have no food, and they cannot go up to the ground to rest. Fan Chong led the way in front, and when he spoke, his voice buzzed through the mine, making people's eardrums very uncomfortable.

The entire mine is very dark, and every few tens of meters, there is a torch for lighting.

Fan Chong led the way in front, and when illuminating, he used a metal long stick inlaid with luminous crystals.

Along the way, I also saw some forks in the road, but it was dark and I didn't know where to go. The man immediately asked, "My lord, are there many forks in the road here?"

Hearing the man's words, Fan Chong said coldly: "Hmph, the mine cave is deep, like a labyrinth, such as those forks, once you go wrong, get lost in it." Even if I come in person, uncle, I can't find it, so except for the lot where you are arranged, you are not allowed to wander around, you know? Whether you get lost or landslide, no one will risk saving people for a few of you!"

"Ah~~" Suddenly, one of the two girls screamed.

"What are you doing!" Fan Chong glared at him and reprimanded angrily.

"Die... Dead!" the girl threw herself into her brother's arms in fright, and pointed to the distance ahead.

A few people looked over, but saw that there was a pile of remains in the stagnant water on the ground of the mine, and it had begun to decompose, and the smell was really disgusting.

Fan Chong snorted and said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't it just a dead man, after a long time in the mine, you will not be surprised." Maybe in a few days, you'll be like that. ”

Immediately, Fan Chong said again: "A few of you are also considered lucky, this time Lao Wu sent you over, and also helped you speak, he is a little bit, kind-hearted." There are not many such people now. ”

"My lord, in my opinion, although you look vicious, your mind is similar to that of Lao Wu. At least all of what you just said is a reminder to be careful. The young man didn't have the panicked look just now at the moment, but complimented Fan Chong with a smile.

Fan Chong snorted coldly: "Don't be verbose, you should leave more energy to work." Although this place is safer than other mines, and the tasks are light, it doesn't mean that a boy like you can complete the daily tasks. ”

After speaking, he said no more, and quickly caused the way ahead.

In the mine, the twists and turns went thousands of meters deeper, and although there were many forks on the way, this Fan Chong was very familiar and did not go wrong.

As he was walking, he suddenly saw the light of a torch flickering in front of him.

Fan Chong stopped.

Someone stepped on the waterlogged mine, and the sound was heard far away.

Ahead, a tall man. He was carrying a thin young man on his back.

"Qingya, what are you doing?" Fan Chong said suddenly, with a hint of anger in his voice.

The man saw Fan Chong. Suddenly stopped: "Lord Fan! Zhao Yi is thin and weak, because he can't complete the mining task." I haven't eaten enough, and I haven't gone up to the ground to rest for more than 40 days. If he doesn't rest, he won't be able to do it. ”

When this man named Qingya spoke, he didn't look afraid of Fan Chong at all.

Fan Chong glanced at Qingya coldly, and said directly: "You haven't been on the ground to rest for months, aren't you fine?" And you all have food to share with them, why can't you still eat it? Such a weak person is struggling to survive in this mine, in my opinion. But if you die, you don't have to suffer here day and night. ”

Qingya said coldly: "Life is precious, even if you are weak, you have the right to live." ”

"What!?Do you want to rebel!?" Seeing that Qingya dared to talk back to him, Fan Chong was suddenly a little annoyed.

Qingya tugged with his fists, but he endured it.

Fan Chong is not too vicious, seeing that Qingya no longer talks back, except for glaring at the other party coldly, he did not punish him.

Qingya reluctantly glanced at the mine behind Fan Chong. I could only helplessly carry the dying Zhao Yi, turned around and walked back the way I came.

Since Fan Chong didn't let him carry Zhao Yi to the ground to rest, as a coolie, he naturally had to do it.

"That's right. These four people were only assigned to Cave Nine today. Later, you have to take care of the people. You'll have to add four more. After Fan Chong finished speaking, he asked the four of them to follow Qingya. He turned back to the surface.

In fact, Fan Chong didn't want to do this to Zhao Yi, but he was an overseer. He has his own responsibilities. If the rules of the mine are broken in Zhao Yi's place, it will not only be Qingya and Zhao Yi who will be punished. Most likely, even he Fan Chong will be punished.

Seeing Fan Chong walking away, the young man among the four newcomers suddenly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Qingya." ”

Qingya glanced at a few people obliquely, and found that the other party was all old and weak women, so she could only sigh in her heart and turn around directly to leave.

However, the young man's next sentence made him stop in surprise.

The young man looked indifferent, but with that bearing, he didn't look like an unlucky person who had become a coolie at all, but like a master who got out of the dust: "I have some food and herbs here, but I can recuperate Brother Zhao Yi, I think it won't be long before he wakes up." ”

After speaking, in the young man's hand, as if by magic, a dough suddenly appeared, as well as a few round pills.

Qingya's eyes suddenly lit up.

He was also hungry and hungry for food. With his strength, he has no problem completing daily quests, and can even exceed the daily quest requirements.

But he couldn't watch the other coolies starve to death. So every time, he would give his own food to others, and he would also give those who needed it once in fifteen days to rest on the ground.

However, the long years of living underground without seeing the light of day and the air is turbid have made the health of these coolies worse and worse, and more and more people need to be cared for.

Therefore, even though Qingya tries to take care of everyone every time, there are still people who keep falling down or dying suddenly.

This time, Zhao Yi fell ill due to fatigue and hunger, and if he was not allowed to rest in time, he would be the next person to die.

Just when Qingya decided to risk being beaten by the overseer and send Zhao Yi to the ground to rest, he met the four people brought by Fan Chong.

Originally, he thought that there would be four more people to take care of, but this time, he thought wrong.

Look at the white and tempting dough in the young man's hand.

Qingya grabbed it, and then resisted the urge to eat it, broke it into small pieces, and slowly fed it to Zhao Yi's mouth.

Zhao Yi chewed a few times and swallowed the food with difficulty.

Seeing this scene, Qingya and the young man's faces showed knowing smiles.

Qingya looked up and glanced gratefully at the peculiar young man. (To be continued......)