After walking for most of the way, the shouting ahead became louder and louder.
After they charmed a team of guards, they came to the seashore with surging waves and hid behind a reef.
Seeing the scene before them, both of them were shocked.
The Tu family actually dared to do this—secretly refining salt!
I saw hundreds of pools of different sizes dug on the wasteland not far away, and workers standing around them, some were drawing water, some were digging holes, each doing their job in an orderly manner.
There were also hundreds of large iron pots placed around, and workers were carrying baskets and filling them with sea water.
There are two types of refined salt: raw salt and cooked salt.
It seems that the Tu family practices both.
There was still more than an hour before dawn, but the workers were already busy. You can imagine how big the Tu family's business chain is!
Xie Ling thought that it was no wonder that the Tu family was so arrogant. They refined so much salt that they could be said to be rich enough to rival a country.
Among the seven countries, no country was allowed to refine salt privately. The technology of salt refining was monopolized by the government and the court. Anyone who refined salt privately would have their property confiscated.
No wonder the Tu family refused to let anyone from the government come in. It turned out they were afraid that the salt refining business would be exposed!
Gu Wei frowned, but this gave the government an opportunity to search and confiscate the Tu family's property.
After looking at the sky, Gu Wei quietly lit the incense.
After a while, all the workers fainted one by one.
At this time, everyone in the Tu Family Manor fell into a coma and everything was silent.
Xie Ling walked forward and put the salt-refining tools into the space.
There is also a sea in Lingnan, and then she can try to make salt herself!
After taking a quick look around, Xie Ling half squatted down and looked at the salt refined by the Tu family.
There are large chunks, some of which are even more than two or three meters wide, with hammers and other tools scattered around.
I guess I need to use a hammer to break it into small pieces and carry them out one by one.
The ancient salt-making methods were really crude.
And without iodine, it is easy to get goiter.
She will practice it herself in the future!
After clearing the surroundings, the two began to look for the source of the Dragon Auspicious Symbol.
When passing by a sealed house, Xie Ling frowned, "Why is this house different from the others?"
No matter how many houses there are, they all have several windows, are built high for ventilation, and have solid foundations.
This house... looks weird no matter how you look at it.
It's more like a prison.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Xie Ling knocked on the wall, "Is anyone there?"
No one responded from inside.
Just as the two were about to leave, a hoarse voice sounded, "Who are you?"
It was clearly only Xie Ling who was speaking, but this person could detect Gu Wei's presence!
Master!
But why would such a master be imprisoned?
Xie Ling said half-truthfully, "The Tu family's enemy."
"Enemy? Save me, I know a lot about the Tu family."
Xie Ling raised her eyebrows. "You are in prison, how can you know what is happening outside? But it is not impossible to rescue you. Tell us where Long Rui is?"
In the silence, there was a sudden rustling sound of chains.
Then, the man's footsteps got closer and closer.
"I know. Three hundred and fifty meters southeast, dig down. I hope you don't forget your promise."
At this time, the three of them were only separated by a wall.
Xie Ling winked at Gu Wei.
"Do you believe him?"
Gu Wei nodded.
"He has no reason to harm us now. We are his only hope."
The two turned around and went straight to the place the mysterious man mentioned.
It was a wasteland.
There was not a single blade of grass, and there was a lot of sand and gravel, which was very painful to walk on.
Xie Ling put away the measuring tape and stepped on the ground beneath her feet.
"Three hundred and fifty meters, right here."
Gu Wei squatted down and knocked on the ground.
"There is no mechanism, you can just dig it."
After saying that, Xie Ling quickly took out two shovels from the space, and the two of them started digging down.
After digging for almost thirty meters, Xie Ling was sweating profusely.
An excavator was taken out directly from the space. The reason why the excavator was not used at the beginning was that I was afraid that the thing was too shallow and the excavator would dig it up.
We have dug thirty meters and there is no shadow at all. What is there to be afraid of?
Gu Wei stood aside, looked at the petite figure sitting in the huge excavator, and blinked.
Is there anything in this world that A Ling can't do?
Xie Ling's face was cold, and her eyes were fixed on the ground in front of her.
I have to say that the excavator is very useful. After shoveling four or five times, Xie Ling touched something hard.
She stopped and motioned Gu Wei to jump down.
After Gu Wei jumped into the pit, he also used his wind-based abilities to reach the bottom.
Gu Wei bent over and kept touching his surroundings.
The mud on the beach is wet and salty.
Gu Wei fumbled for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, he picked up the shovel in his hand and dug down, only to see a small rectangular gap suddenly appeared in front of him.
What they were standing on was actually an extremely thick stone slab!
The moment the stone slab was opened, a long-lasting musty smell instantly emanated!
Xie Ling quickly covered her own and Gu Wei's noses.
Sometimes, poison gas can kill people!
Especially for this kind of stone cave that has been buried for who knows how many years, it is unknown whether there are ancient bacterial toxins in it.
Once it enters the body, the consequences are very serious.
To be on the safe side, Xie Ling took out the disinfection mask and protective clothing from the space to make sure that her skin would not touch any air.
After putting them on quickly, the two jumped in.
This is a very spacious stone chamber.
It was silent and dark, with no light inside except for a glimmer of moonlight leaking through the small opening they had just opened.
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