There is a door in the gap. The thick door panel is two feet high and covered with thick iron sheets. It needs to be supported by a semicircular rail to open and close. There are staggered deer villages blocking the door in front and back. It can be seen that this place is heavily guarded.
To the left and right of the seam are stone walls, three to five feet high, covered with rugged green moss and interspersed with wild grasses and wild flowers, which look like they were naturally formed.
There are lookout posts at regular intervals on the wall. When they see the cavalry, someone has already shouted. A group of people quickly ran out and evacuated the Luzhai. They pushed open the iron-clad door with a "squeak", led the horses and pedaled for The cavalry were cleaning up.
Lin Tuo got off his horse and walked into the door together with the cavalry. The world in front of him suddenly changed.
The stone walls on the left and right sides turned out to be circular and hollow, tightly surrounding the vast valley several hundred feet inside.
The valley is divided into two sides. On the left are houses. The ones near the door are low, narrow, and shabby. The ones farther away on the hillside gradually become neater and more orderly. The further toward the top of the slope, the more gorgeous, tall, and stylish the houses become.
On the right is a messy mining area, with large and small gravel scattered in all directions. Many people in tattered clothes are knocking inside, and the sound of "ding-ding-ding-ding" fills the valley. There are many people carrying baskets and carrying baskets on the mountain. People are constantly going in and out of the dark cave at their feet. When they go in, they are often empty-handed, but when they come out, they are always loaded with baskets.
A small group of people did not work. They held knives and whips, and patrolled the crowd arrogantly. If they saw anyone who was walking a little slower, they would whip them over...
Before they had time to take in the whole situation, a group of people ran past them in neat steps. After a while, two half-dead people were dragged out from the low and dilapidated house.
There was a lot of gravel on the ground, but the two of them didn't struggle. They just let others drag them as if they were half asleep and half awake, and soon two unclear blood stains were dragged out.
Why is it not clear? Because the gravel had already been stained with black and purple blood stains, the color of the fresh blood could not be seen.
The two of them were dragged to the high platform in the center of the mining area like dead dogs. Someone exhaled and announced: "These two people are sick before noon. This is the third day! In this mine, you are missing." Food? Or are you missing something to wear? How dare you not go to work even if you are sick? Come on, let me cut you off!"
"Plop!" It was clean and neat. Before Lin Tuo could react, his hand had already raised the knife and dropped it. Blood spurted out weakly, and two miserable heads rolled down the high platform with "Gululu".
"Hiss!" He had seen too many execution scenes on TV and too many cold corpses in medical school, but this was definitely the first time for Lin Tuo to visit the execution ground in person. For a moment, the hair on his hair stood on end and a chill ran down his spine.
There was not a trace of noise in the mine, and the "ding-ding-ding-ding-ding" sound continued as if nothing had happened. Few of the miners raised their eyelids, and the sound was even louder before their heads fell to the ground before they could react.
Lin Tuo shuddered fiercely, this is... this is the numbness that seeps into his bones. How many heads have been beheaded on that high platform in the distance, how can people be trained so blindly?
It makes me shudder just thinking about it. I thought that the two months in the Old Dao Barn were like hell, but now it seems that it was me, and I have never seen what real hell looks like.
Fortunately! Fortunately, the flattery made this group of people happy. Otherwise... I would be so miserable that I would be several times worse off than the slave laborers in the coal mine who were kidnapped.
Swallowing his saliva, he couldn't help but ask the cavalryman who was carrying him all the way: "Brother Guo, are these people... all death row prisoners?"
Da Guo scratched his head: "What are death row prisoners? Can they be eaten?"
So cruel! Lin Tuo was speechless for a moment. He pointed at the miners and changed his explanation: "That is, have those people made any mistakes or violated any rules?"
Da Guo grinned: "Rules? Yes, they only have one rule... just keep mining honestly."
"Then if you don't mine... you will die?"
Da Guo looked at Lin Tuo as if he were looking at something strange: "Aren't you talking nonsense? Isn't the Qianshan Mine raising idle people for nothing?"
"Gudu!" Lin Tuo swallowed hard and looked at the numb faces and mechanical figures in the distance. His heart felt cold and his spine felt cold: That old Taoist... was he really wronged?
This conversation reminded Da Guo, and he stretched out his hand to call someone: "So and so, this guy is new here, find a place to settle him. The boss has told him to find him an easy job, and he will not die easily. Planted.”
"Okay!" The group of cavalrymen who went out seemed to be of high status. The person who came over was ordered to pull Lin Tuo and left.
Along the way, the leader made insinuating remarks, just asking what kind of skills Lin Tuo had that could lead to the leader's way and let him speak the golden mouth.
This little trick could not be concealed from Lin Tuoqiu. Now he was talking about him and acted enigmatic. Instead, he asked the eight generations of the leader's ancestors clearly and found out that his name was Li Hua'er. Because of the two corns on his eyelids, he is nicknamed Four Eyes [Thanks to book friend Four Eyes for his generous support]. I am 38 this year and have been working in the mines for more than ten years...
Why the ambiguity? In his mind, Lian Shanyun may not reveal what he has gained from today's ancient temple.
A common man is innocent, but he is guilty of carrying a jade!
Although they have strong soldiers and horses, they may not be able to guard against some high-ranking guys. Otherwise, they would not be afraid of the old masters.
In this case, it is very likely that what happened today will only spread among the top management of the mining area, and not...
Just as he was thinking about it, another cavalryman, Xiaozhuang, hurried over: "What happened today..."
"I won't say it casually." Lin Tuo made a zippered mouth seal, but it was too connotative and no one in this world could understand it.
"Well, it's really easy to talk to smart people." Xiaozhuang understood the general meaning and nodded with a smile, "Go ahead. If you need anything, just call our brothers."
Choosing to resell antiques is certainly related to Lin Tuo's ambition, but whether he can succeed or not, ambition is not the most important thing, it also depends on whether you have talent in that area.
Lin Tuo, does he have it?
Need I say it? He is born with a good eye, he is the first to observe words and expressions, and he also has a clever mouth, which can be as sweet as honey and as sharp as a knife. As the old saying goes, if you don't have diamonds, you can't do porcelain work.
Although his origins are questionable and his skills are low, Gu Guanzhong's flattery along the way is enough to establish him as a timid, smart and harmless image among the group.
Don't hit someone with a smiling face. This is a universal truth, so it's not surprising that Xiaozhuang is so kind to Lin Tuo.
When Xiaozhuang's expression, tone, and words fell into Li Si's eyes, they inevitably changed.
Suddenly, his tone became more respectful, and he didn't even dare to test her.
When had I ever seen a group of elite guards like the leader be so kind to an outsider? And not just one person.
Not to mention outsiders, even to the two general managers inside and outside, these guards are still picky and picky, and if they don't agree with each other, they open their mouths to curse and beat them with swords?
Not an outsider! Definitely not an outsider!
If he is not an outsider, he must be an insider...
wife? Could it be that... she is a relative of the leader's favorite concubine, Liu Hong's family?
possible! Most likely! Look at his pretty face, thin skin and tender flesh, so fragile...
Li Siyan gave full play to his imagination and quickly speculated on Lin Tuo's family tree.
Lin Tuo is good at observing people's emotions, but he never expected that in the blink of an eye, he would become related to a person he couldn't even touch. If he knew about it, he would only be dumbfounded and sigh at himself, right?
