Chapter 218 Gold Mine

Sisi rarely cries, but this time she must have been irritated, so she cried so hard. Lin Yue ran out quickly, picked her up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Sisi still had tears on her face. She showed her mother her hands in grievance, "Sister smashed my stone..."

Lin Yue knew that Sisi treasured the stones she picked up the most, and no one in the family would touch them. She said angrily: "Zhang Linghan, come in!"

Ling Ling was standing outside the door secretly observing. She knew her mother was really angry, so she didn't dare to go in. She stiffened her neck and said, "It's just a few broken stones. Everyone plays like this. I'm teaching her! I even picked out the ones she doesn't like. At worst, I can just pick up a few more and give them back to her!"

She also loved playing with stones when she was a child, but she and a group of friends liked to smash the stones into fine powder and see whose color was prettier.

Sisi cried and shook her head, "I only have one Xiao Jin, it was given to me by my father and mother, and you smashed it!"

Lin Yue...why doesn't she remember when she gave this child a stone?

She looked down at the "little gold" in the child's hand, and the words of comfort that were about to come out of her mouth could no longer be uttered.

Zhang Yuandong came back on Monday morning. He didn't even have time to go home, but went straight to the camp. He walked quickly to the office, tugging at his collar. He hadn't changed his clothes for two days, so he always felt a strange smell on his body.

Someone called him from behind, "Zhang Tuan, the commander wants you to go over!"

Zhang Yuandong turned around and saw Xiao Zhao standing next to Master Jiang. He smiled and said, "That's great. I also have something to report to the Master."

He followed Xiao Zhao to the teacher's office. The teacher had a happy look on his face, with his hands behind his back, walking back and forth in the office.

Zhang Yuandong said: "Commander, I have something to report to you!"

When the commander saw Zhang Yuandong coming in, he said happily, "Xiao Zhang is here, come quickly, I have something to tell you too!"

He interrupted Zhang Yuandong and said excitedly: "I asked someone to investigate the matter your wife mentioned yesterday. It seems to be quite reliable, but there is no professional talent in our army, so we have to ask experts from the city to come and take a look. This is a big deal and the news cannot be leaked. Before confirmation, the fewer people who know about it, the better. So you are responsible for finding experts!"

Zhang Yuandong was confused and asked in confusion, "Master, what is going on? You have been talking for a long time, but I still don't know what happened."

The commander laughed and said, "Haha, look at you, you must not have gone home yet, otherwise Comrade Xiaolin would not have failed to tell you! Then guess what I am talking about?"

Zhang Yuandong was so confused that he said helplessly, "I don't know what it is, but I guess you are definitely not in a hurry. You are still in the mood to entertain me."

The commander laughed and stopped teasing him. He told him the general situation and said with a smile: "I know you won't be here for long this time. Time is tight and the task is heavy. You don't need to do this yourself, but you have to pick someone who is reliable and go to the city to invite experts back. Those people are not easy to deal with, so you have to be more careful. By the way, don't let the news leak out."

Zhang Yuandong quickly thought about it in his mind, stood at attention, saluted, and hurried out.

The commander put his hands behind his back and pondered for a while, then suddenly said to himself, "Didn't he say there was a situation report when he first came in? Well, he must have forgotten, he's so impatient!"

Zhang Yuandong returned to his office, took out the phone book and searched for a long time. However, he did not make any calls. He just called Sun Fangqing and pointed to several units in the phone book and gave some instructions. After listening to him, Sun Fangqing's eyes lit up, and he responded loudly, "I guarantee to complete the task," and then went out excitedly.

Sun Fangqing looks like a rough guy, but actually he has a subtle side. He has the kind of appearance that can easily put people down, and his rank is not someone that people would look down upon, so it's just right to send him on this mission.

Zhang Yuandong was late for the training ground because of this delay. This training ground was the largest venue in the camp, and more than 10,000 people were standing there. Zhang Yuandong stood on the stage, holding a loud speaker in his hand, and began to speak.

There have been constant minor frictions between the Flower Kingdom and the big brother next door in recent years, but both countries adhere to the principle of not firing the first shot. Now it has developed into a physical fight, which is jokingly called a "martial arts tournament" by everyone.

The Russians took advantage of their size and won repeatedly, so the Hua Kingdom simply recruited many people who knew martial arts to join the team, hoping to contain the enemy.

There was a lot of discussion about whether the two countries would go to war, but it was generally believed that the war would not start easily. Commander Zhao was different. He trusted his intuition about the war very much. So when Zhang Yuandong came back this time, in addition to his own tasks, he was also arranged to explain the experience of fighting against the Russians to the soldiers and to train for a period of time.

He was not very good at speaking, and he always spoke in a straightforward manner, but in the past few years, he had become well-known in the army on the other side, and everyone in his own unit admired him. So when he came back this time, he didn't need to say anything, the soldiers were already excited, and the voices of his answers were even louder and full of passion.

When Zhang Yuandong returned home in the evening, Sun Fangqing had already returned from the city with his men. He had just arrived home and had no time to say anything to Lin Yue, when Sun Fangqing followed him home with a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties with sparse hair.

As soon as the middle-aged man entered the door, he couldn't wait to ask: "Quick, take me to see it in person!"

Zhang Yuandong quickly brought the man into the house and closed the doors and windows. Fortunately, the other party only said a few words without any context, so no useful information was revealed.

Sun Fangqing touched his nose in embarrassment and explained, "This is Engineer Yang from the Municipal Institute of Geology. He is the most knowledgeable person on gold mines."

The four children in the room all looked over curiously, made eye contact with each other, and called out "Hello, Grandpa" obediently.

Yang Gong was a little anxious when he encountered something about the mine. Seeing so many children in the house, he felt a little embarrassed. He awkwardly searched his pockets and took out a few pieces of hard candy that had melted and deformed. He didn't count how many pieces there were. He smiled and stuffed them into the hands of Wanli, who seemed to be the biggest one, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, good boy, share them with your brothers and sisters!"

Lin Yue brought tea and asked with a smile, "Have you seen that stone, Mr. Yang? When I picked it up, I found it was shining golden in the sunlight, but I didn't take it too seriously. I gave it to my child as a toy when I got home. I never dreamed that I would run into a real guy."

Engineer Yang looked heartbroken and thankfully said, "Fortunately, you didn't throw your child away. From this small piece of ore, I can tell that the quality of this gold mine is very good, but I still have to conduct a field survey to roughly estimate the gold content."

He urged: "It's superfluous to say anything now, why don't you take me to see the situation on the spot!"

Zhang Yuandong said, "There's no rush. It's a bit remote and it's getting dark. It's not safe to go there now. Mr. Yang must not have had time to rest after traveling such a long distance. Let Xiaosun take you to the guesthouse to rest for a night. It won't be too late to go there tomorrow."

How could Yang Gong rest well? Although he was invited, he also came with a mission. He was afraid that something might happen one night later, so he was unwilling to go back to rest. But seeing that the other party was tough and said he would not go, there was no better way, so he could only pester Lin Yue to tell him about the land features there.

The area around Shitou Cliff was sparsely covered with vegetation, and even animals were reluctant to go there. Lin Yue had never been there before, and she only remembered that there was a long rock belt there, and that water would flow down from the mountain in summer. If it weren't for the group of kids who regarded it as a secret base and played dangerous games there, she wouldn't have paid attention to such a place.

She recalled and gave a general explanation. When she finally sent the person away, the family courtyard was already dark. She sent the person to the door and felt as if someone was secretly spying on her. She glanced in the west without leaving a trace, and said nothing. She just said goodbye to the person in a friendly and polite manner and went back.

In the house, Zhang Yuandong had been waiting for her. What happened today was beyond his expectations. He never thought that a casual joke he made before could come true. There might really be a gold mine under the rock.

After Sun Fangqing sent the people to the guesthouse, he hurried back. Seeing several children still in the room, he was stunned for a moment, touched the back of his head, and dared not speak.

Zhang Yuandong said: "It's okay, just tell me, they knew it earlier than us, they won't tell anyone casually."

Sisi's "little gold" looked like a piece of rock with a hint of yellow, which would not attract much attention. However, after it was smashed open, there were obvious golden and silver flakes inside. Even though Lin Yue had never seen a gold mine before, he could guess what it was at this moment.

She was a little excited at the time. Several children were watching around her, so they naturally knew that something was wrong. But fortunately, they had kept their mouths shut since they were young, and they would never say anything if they were not allowed to.

The four children nodded solemnly when they heard their father praising them. They were very proud that they could keep such an important secret. They puffed up their little chests and looked like little suicide squads.

Sun Fangqing grinned and stopped being shy, and asked hurriedly, "Sister-in-law, I heard that you discovered the gold mine. When did it happen?"

"It wasn't us who found it. It was those naughty kids. They went to Stone Cliff to skate secretly in the winter two years ago and were met by Yuandong. We found a few small stones nearby and thought they looked pretty, so we brought them back."

When the children recalled the punishment they had received, their heads drooped and they shrunk their necks, acting like quails, fearing that their parents would think of them again.

Sun Fangqing said to the children sternly, "No, you can't do that. You really should not take it lightly. It's okay to be naughty at ordinary times, but you can't go to such a dangerous place to play!"

Zhang Yuandong added quietly, "That's their secret base. Many children have gone there. Your son has been there too."

Sun Fangqing's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "My son is going too. When did he become so brave? I thought he could only be a coward, but it seems he is quite courageous!"

Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong looked at him in confusion. Lingling and Wanli also secretly raised their heads to gauge his expression and smiled secretly.