Chapter 95 Where there is gold nuggets, there must be gold mines

Tang Qingshan only heard about this incident afterwards.

Considering Tang Shitou's previous sarcastic remarks, he immediately knew what was going on.

What he cares about is, the Yuan family, why should he show kindness to them? Stand up for them?

Or maybe they just don't like Tang Shitou's gossiping style? Moreover, if what they did before was to gain a firm foothold, then the conflict with Tang Shitou... was really just, how should I put it, provoking a war.

Although everyone focused their fire on Tang Shitou, which was indeed better for them, no one dared to have any resentment or disrespect towards them, and there was actually no need for that.

There is no trouble to be caused, so there is no need to divert it to the east, which makes it seem even more strange.

Although he was thinking about it in his heart, he looked calm on the surface.

Yuan Yaogui, on the other hand, came over to ask him, "Uncle Qingshan, weren't you selling candy before? Why aren't you going?"

Tang Qingshan said: "Now Pagoda Mountain is no longer ownerless. It's fine to use it for a living, but it's inappropriate to use it for profit."

Yuan Yaogui smiled and said, "Nothing, nothing, you can go ahead, my father doesn't care about this."

"Thank you, but it's not necessary," Tang Qingshan insisted, and added: "The place where the sea buckthorn is is very hidden, why don't I ask my son to take you there to have a look?"

“No, no,” Yuan Yaogui was obviously not interested at all and waved his hand: “My family doesn’t eat that.”

The people who were listening nearby couldn't help but ask: "Yuan Xiaolang, can we go pick them?"

"Ah?" Yuan Yaogui said, "I don't really care about these little things. I just remembered to say something because I get along well with Uncle Qingshan."

He didn't answer directly, but he was not trying to pass the buck, but was just offering a favor. Tang Qingshan was surprised, but said, "Thank you Yuan Xiaolang for your generosity. I really don't plan to sell it. I'll ask Sanlang to take you there tomorrow."

The few who heard it thanked him, but someone said, "It's no use knowing the place, we don't know how to make candy."

Tang Qingshan pretended not to hear.

Recipes have always been the most valuable. If you want to be an apprentice in a sugar factory, you will need at least four taels of silver a month, which is more expensive than going to school. So, how could he teach anyone how to make sugar casually?

The others also understood this, and when they saw that he didn't respond, they just stopped asking.

Tang Qingshan looked around and saw that there was no one there, so he thanked Yuan Yaogui again.

Yuan Yaogui smiled and said, "Uncle Qingshan, let's go over there and talk."

Tang Qingshan agreed and followed him to the side. Yuan Yaogui looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Can you please ask your son to take us to the place where we found the nugget gold one day without being seen by others?"

Tang Qingshan was surprised.

He tried to say, "If you really like the stone, I'll sell it to you at the price we agreed on that day."

"Not here," Yuan Yaogui seemed to be hesitant to speak: "Anyway, thank you for your trouble."

"It's nothing," Tang Qingshan said, "I'll tell my son that when you are free, go find him."

Yuan Yaogui thanked him with a smile.

Tang Qingshan went home in the evening and told his family about this matter, and he was puzzled.

Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "I know that."

Tang Qingshan asked: "Know what?"

Mrs. Lin smiled and moved closer to him, saying, "Where there is gold nuggets, there must be gold mines."

Tang Qingshan was surprised, "Is there such a saying?"

Madam Lin nodded: "This is something that only experts know. It is indeed true."

Tang Qingshan groaned, "If that's true, then it makes sense."

Brother Tang said: "But if that's the case, then, since it's the nugget gold we picked up, will they do anything bad to us?"

"It shouldn't be that serious," Tang Qingshan said, "Everyone knows that place is near the chestnut tree. It can be found with a little search. With so many people knowing about it, it's no longer a secret. Don't worry."

He paused and said, "But when they came to buy the house, they clearly hadn't seen the nugget yet."

"You just like to overthink!" Madam Lin said angrily, "Maybe someone has seen it before! That's why they came here, otherwise how could he recognize it at a glance? Can a gold nugget be a common thing? If he doesn't know it in advance, he wouldn't be able to think of it even if he saw it in front of him!"

I have to say, there is some truth to it.

Tang Qingshan nodded.

The next morning, quite a few people came to look for someone, so Brother Tang took them to the place where the sea buckthorn was.

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As soon as they left, Yuan Yaogui and Yuan Yaochu came over.

Brother Tang San took them there. Yuan Yaogui jumped down the slope, looked carefully, and said to him, "Thank you very much. Then, Tang Xiaolang, please do as you please."

Brother Tang San had heard his father's instructions before, and although he was confused, he did not ask much. He turned around and left. When he looked back, he saw the two brothers of the Yuan family going up the mountain along the mountain road.

The Yuan brothers all knew Kung Fu, and they quickly climbed over the hilltop. Yuan Yaochu said, "Is that enough? I can't see anymore!"

Yuan Yaogui nodded, and Yuan Yaochu sat down directly. The grass was thick and the sun was warm, so he simply lay down, chewing a piece of dogtail grass and squinting his eyes.

Brother Yuan also sat down next to him.

Yuan Yaochu said: "Why bother? Who cares whether you buy the mountain or not?"

"Why not?" Brother Yuan said, "That Tang Qingshan is indeed a shrewd and experienced businessman. As soon as we showed our goodwill, he became alert. I had no choice but to pretend to be interested in the gold nugget to dispel his suspicion."

He paused and said, "So, putting on a show is just a matter of a trip. What else? Tell them that we bought the mountain with no intention of doing anything else, just to spend money? Won't they think we are fools?"

Yuan Yaochu was delighted: "It's true."

They were actually doing it for Yan Shenjue.

Yan Shenjue has been plagued by bad luck ever since he could remember.

Most likely it's not a fatal disaster, just extremely unlucky. Not the kind of bad luck like choking on water, but accidents are prone to happen around him. Whenever something happens, even if only one person is injured, that person must be him.

It was common for a carriage to have an axle break or a wheel damaged, and it was also common for it to be injured or sick. Not only that, it was also difficult to save money... If there was any large income, it would be sure to suffer a disaster or be seriously injured if it was not spent quickly.

It wouldn't implicate others, but he would suffer, so as soon as they had money, they would quickly find a place to spend it. They bought Pagoda Mountain just because it was nearby and there was really no special reason.

But who would believe such a thing? After Yuan Yaogui said this, it was more believable that he came for the gold nugget.

The two brothers sat and lay down, chatting for a while, and Yuan Yaochu said, "Let's go down the mountain to eat. We are hungry."

Big Brother Yuan jumped up and pulled his younger brother up. Yuan Yaochu walked and kicked the stones at his feet: "Brother, is it true that where there is gold nuggets there must be gold mines? Should we look for it? What if we find it by accident?"

"Don't do that," said Brother Yuan, "We are not short of money right now. If we really find a gold mine, it may not be a good thing."

(End of this chapter)