Chapter 211 Coal Mine
Xiaoshi Village has become the focus of discussion among relatives in various villages during this period.
Because Dashi Village is close to Xiaoshi Village, many people know Heisan and Meng.
But no one expected that they would do such a thing, and everyone was very sad for a while.
Wei Changfeng also heard about the incident in Xiaoshi Village. He had originally planned to look for Xie Shuangbai on the second day of the Lunar New Year, but it rained heavily, and then there was a murder case, which delayed him for several days.
Early this morning, Wei Changfeng planned to go to Xiaoshi Village to visit Xie Shuangbai.
As a result, his mother suddenly felt dizzy again, and he had no choice but to disrupt his plans.
At the same time, the surveyor that Rongye found arrived unexpectedly early in the morning.
Xie Shuangbai marveled at their efficiency. In that era when transportation was inconvenient, it was quite impressive that they arrived in just four days.
Xie Shuangbai asked them to rest and recuperate first before going on the investigation.
After lunch, Rong San took them quietly to the back mountain. Because of the recent incident, everyone was still a little wary of outsiders, so they could only keep a low profile.
During the days when the surveyor was not there, Xie Shuangbai was not idle either. He met Wang Shunmei and his wife at Wang's house, signed a pig-raising contract with them, and taught them how to raise and fan pigs.
Xie Shuangbai will buy the new batch of piglets when they grow up. He also asked them to expand the breeding, and Youranju will buy all pigs that meet the standards.
Wang Shunmei's in-laws were naturally delighted and said that they would increase their breeding when they returned home and would definitely do as Xie Shuangbai suggested.
When it was completely dark in the afternoon, the surveyors followed Rong San and his team back.
Rong Yi stepped forward and reported, "Master, after investigation, it is indeed a coal mine!"
Rong Ye nodded and asked, "Is there still a need to mine it?"
"Master, only a small part of it has been developed. It looks like it was mined privately. Their technology is very crude, and there is still a lot that has not been mined."
Xie Shuangbai couldn't hide the joy on his face.
I thanked God for the 108th time in my heart that he could make honeycomb coal!
Rong Ye's face was expressionless as usual, and no one knew what he was thinking.
He asked them to leave first and settled them in the Xie family house to live with Rong Yi and the others.
Seeing that he was silent, Xie Shuangbai asked, "What's wrong?"
Rong Ye said: "Don't rush to mine this mine. We need to keep it secret for now."
Xie Shuangbai saw that he was so eager to make steel a few days ago, but now he is not in a hurry anymore?
He thought carefully and asked, "Are you afraid that the emperor will not agree?"
"Although I have the right, if the emperor doesn't allow it, I'm afraid I'll have to go through a lot of trouble. This is one thing.
Second, Xiaoshi Village is already attracting a lot of attention. If news of the discovery of a mineral vein gets out, I'm afraid the village will be in turmoil."
Xie Shuangbai almost forgot this. Although the customs of the people at that time were still relatively simple, there were still some mentally ill people who liked to make trouble.
After several incidents in the village, he felt that the rate of insanity in their Xiaoshi Village was a bit high.
He had an idea: "Xiaoshi Village is actually not very conveniently located, and the land is not fertile. Do you think people would be willing to move the village?"
Rong Ye: "Even though there are obstacles, it's not impossible. You might as well discuss this matter with the village chief and see what he thinks."
Xie Shuangbai thought so too, it would be better to ask the indigenous people what they think.
The next day, Xie Shuangbai took Rong Wu to Wang's house, leaving Rong Ye at home to take care of the children.
When Xie Shuangbai saw Wang Dadi, he almost didn't recognize him.
The old man who was once so energetic turned into a haggard old man in just a few days.
He was surprised and said, "Uncle, how did you become like this?"
When Cui saw Wang Dadi like this, she wanted to scold him, but seeing how pitiful he looked, she finally held back.
"Why else could it be? Ever since the Hei San incident, your uncle has been like this!"
Xie Shuangbai: "Uncle, please be more open-minded. This is something you cannot control. You must not blame yourself too much."
Xue also agreed: "Yes, father-in-law, you have to listen to Shuang'er and not let yourself down!"
Wang Dadi was sighing and groaning, looking dazed. He kept muttering, "It's over, it's over. I've lost all my face!"
Xie Shuangbai listened for a long time before he understood his worries.
"Uncle, even though you are the village chief, you can't monitor the villagers' every move all the time. Besides, if someone wants to die, who can stop him?"
Wang Dadi gasped sickly, "You don't understand, you don't understand. They've reported all the scandals in our village to King Liang. Tell me, at my age, isn't this too embarrassing?"
Xie Shuangbai was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and thought to himself, Uncle, if you knew that Rong Ye, whom you opposed before, was actually the King of Liang, I wonder what you would do!
But he still patiently comforted him, "Uncle, think about how busy the King of Liang is every day. He has so many military and political affairs to deal with. How can he have time to look into such trivial matters as someone's death in the village? You think the King of Liang has so much free time!"
Prince Liang is indeed very busy, busy taking care of the children at home!
Wang Dadi thought about it and realized that it was true. How could King Liang really have the time to take care of their deserted village?
Thinking of this, Wang Dadi felt relieved.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xie Shuangbai was right.
"You're right. The prince may not even have seen the county magistrate's report."
His mood improved, and he realized what was happening. He looked at Xie Shuangbai and asked, "Shuang'er, why are you here?"
Xie Shuangbai saw that his emotions came and went quickly.
"Oh, I came here to tell you something confidential."
"Secret?" Wang Dadi instantly became alert, looked at the people in the room, and signaled them to go out with his eyes.
Seeing that he was alive again, Cui was too lazy to pay attention to him. She put down the sugar water and turned to leave.
Xue also went out with Tiantian in her arms.
They were the only two people in the room.
"Tell me, what's the secret?"
Xie Shuangbai's expression also became more serious: "Uncle, you can't tell anyone about what I'm going to say next."
Wang Dadi was getting nervous: "Don't worry, I won't tell you. Just tell me what's going on!"
"Two days ago, Rongye and I went to the back mountain and found a cave. I asked someone to check it out again and confirmed that it was a coal mine and there might be a mineral vein!"
Wang Dadi, who was drinking sugar water, choked on his saliva in excitement: "What! Ahem!"
Seeing that he had returned to his previous anxious state, Xie Shuangbai smiled and said:
"Uncle, please keep your voice down. I haven't told anyone about this. Rong Ye also wants us to keep it quiet for now. Our Xiaoshi Village has been in the spotlight enough these days!"
Wang Dadi agreed: "That's right, no matter whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, we dare not let anything happen again!"
Wang Dadi felt that this matter was too big and it was not something that a small village chief like him could decide.
"This is a serious matter. I have to report it to the county magistrate!"
Xie Shuangbai said, "Uncle, it's best not to tell anyone about this for now, including the county magistrate. Rong Ye has already sent a message, and perhaps the King of Liang will give instructions in a while."
"What, King Liang! Cough cough cough." Wang Dadi couldn't bear to hear these two words at all.
He was surprised and said, "That big guy also knows King Liang!"
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