Chapter 161
Compared to these people, she naturally trusts Lao Song's professional level more.
These days, Old Song comes here every now and then to measure, draw and calculate, and has never given up on mining.
But even so, the best solution has not been found.
The ore that Jiang had picked up before was washed out from the cracks in the mountain. If these people had picked it up in the river by chance, Chen Chunxing could still believe it to some extent.
Dig it out of the ground and use it to appease the children?
But she didn't show it on her face, and instead showed a surprised expression: "You mean there's a mineral vein underneath the narrow village?"
The man answered carefully: "Almost certain... I wonder what Miss Shen is planning?"
Magistrate Xue, who frightened the people of Gansu, was right in front of him, but instead of asking any questions, he asked a little girl to make the decision.
"Go ahead and dig! There's something good here, why not?" Chen Chunxing asked, his tone becoming passionate. "God must be blessing me, Xia Yuan, to have sent such treasures to me during my most difficult time! Once we dig them out, we can make them into weapons and send them to the front lines."
The man was a little frightened and looked at her suspiciously, as if to confirm whether there was some truth in her words.
But the little girl’s acting skills were so good that no emotion could be seen on her face.
He thought about it and said, "Young lady, you have to think carefully. If the iron ore appears, you must fight for it..."
"Hush!" Chen Chunxing looked around pretentiously and lowered his voice. "If you don't say it and I don't say it, how will others know?"
"Didn't you just say you wanted to make weapons? Iron ore has always been a controlled commodity, and it's especially scarce in the North. As long as you take it out, someone will naturally guess what it is."
The man was at a loss for words, thinking that the eldest daughter of the Shen family was smart, but she was still young after all, and she was still a bit naive at heart.
"Who said this thing is rare? Isn't it available over at Jiufeng?"
Unexpectedly, Chen Chunxing grinned and instantly broke the misunderstanding of others about her.
"If they really get exposed, we can just blame them... If all else fails, don't we still have Liuren City?"
"Tell everyone that the ore came from Liuren City and see who dares to verify it... After all, they spread the news themselves. With the chaos in Jiufeng, it must have spread throughout the northern border by now."
"Someone is blocking the way, so we just need to keep a low profile."
Under the little girl's smiling gaze, the man wiped the sweat from his forehead with trembling hands.
I wish I could slap myself!
Suddenly, he lost the confidence to deal with the eldest daughter of the Shen family.
When it comes to being thick-skinned and cunning, he feels ashamed of himself.
Both of them pretended to be ignorant even though they knew the truth, and still had to say polite words.
The man nodded and said dryly, "Since the girl has come up with a plan, we brothers can rest assured and stay here..."
He was interrupted before he could finish his words.
Chen Chunxing rolled his eyes and suddenly sighed: "However, our village is poor. Even if we found a treasure mountain, I'm afraid we won't be able to mine it..."
"Now that you've joined our village, you're supposed to be one family. We'll take care of everything, including food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. But at the very least, we can't let you go mining on an empty stomach..."
"Oh, let's just forget it!"
The man was so startled by her loud gasp that he bit his tongue and shouted incoherently: "Since we are family, how can we let the villagers support us brothers? What's the difference between that and the past!"
"To be honest, young lady, we all took some money with us before leaving the village... Today I'm willing to give it back, give it back, give it back to the people!"
"Yes! It's the blood and sweat of the people that was plundered, so it's most appropriate to use it on the common people!"
After hearing the news, the two old men who hurried over were dumbfounded.
Wang Youcai opened his mouth and said, "Where did you kidnap this idiot from..."
Old Song covered it back in time.
The two brothers went to the riverside and stood there, punching and kicking each other, to conduct on-site investigation.
Wang Youcai scooped up sand from the river while muttering to himself, "Hey, these days there are still people who voluntarily hand over dirty money..."
I'm afraid you guys are being treated as fools!
"It is a blessing for our village that you all think this way. I would like to thank you all on behalf of all the villagers!"
Chen Chunxing smiled. As a beneficiary, she didn't mind playing the fool. She turned around and winked at Wu Min.
"Hey, now that everyone is gathered here, it's better to take action than to think. Sister Min, why don't you quickly count the number of people!"
Those who stayed in the narrow village naturally had to be registered. As for those who were going to the county town with Xue Yongan... it would not be a waste to leave the "people's blood and sweat" behind.
Wu Min quickly took out a pen and paper from his sleeve.
Compared to Diao, she is more like the village chief. Everything in the village, no matter how big or small, is recorded by her.
The man had a strange expression on his face, pursing his lips as if he had eaten bitter herbs, but he was very clear in the end and directly directed people to line up to pay.
Some took more than ten taels, some took a string of copper coins, and some even took out their treasured old mountain ginseng from their crotch...
Chen Chunxing quickly wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it aside. He turned around and told Xue Yongan, "Take this toy with you and find a way to sell it to Nanny Chen. It's also a token of our village's love for her!"
“…”
Xue Yongan smiled softly and said "OK".
"It's a blessing for our village to have you!" Wang Youcai gave Chen Chunxing a thumbs up.
After looking at it, the two of them walked back with their nose not being a nose and their eyes not being eyes.
Old Song held it in for a long time, and finally managed to utter: "Are you kidding me?"
What kind of ore was it that was dug out? It was obviously stuffed in there! Even the iron sand at the bottom of the river was deliberately mixed in!
Ordinary people might not be able to tell the difference, but to a professional like him, the traces were too obvious.
Chen Chunxing glanced at the team and said quickly in a low voice, "Who dares to bluff you? Since someone has come to help, they have to dig anyway, sooner or later... No matter how they play, as long as they're under my watch, they can't do anything."
A pile of silver and money quickly accumulated on the open space. Old Song took a look, hummed, and stopped complaining.
The little girl had a hard time walking here, and every step she took might be related to some kind of plan.
Whatever she says, that's it.
"Are we really going to dig?" Wang Youcai seemed quite hesitant. "We haven't done anything yet. Aren't you afraid someone will come and pick the peaches?"
Chen Chunxing glanced at the man who was maintaining order, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
She shook her head and said something incoherent: "Whoever plants the tree should take care of the fruit it bears."
How can we become good citizens when banditry is harming innocent people?
Judging from the personalities of these two men, blood debt must be repaid with blood.
But they brought people back.
Ever since their first encounter in the forest, Chen Chunxing had seen clearly that these people might have blood on their hands, but they were not unforgivable criminals.
He has money and is in good health. Even if he is afraid of Xue Yongan, he can just go to another place to make a living. Why does he have to come to this narrow village?
Chen Chunxing didn't believe that there was nothing hidden in it.
She walked around Liuren City and accidentally met an old Taoist priest. At that time, she felt that this mine could be mined.
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