The gold sank to the bottom of the water, and Wei Xi felt cold all over as he looked at it.
Because this mission was in Tangkou Town, Wei Xi also looked for some books about mineral deposits during his night watch.
This kind of book is naturally controlled by the imperial court in this world. There are only many things that the imperial court has no control over the sect.
Minerals like gold are of little use to monks. It can neither assist Bi's practice like spiritual stones and other minerals, nor can it be spent when going down the mountain to practice like silver. If it weren't for the Qingcheng Sect, we really wouldn't be able to find much about gold. describe.
Wei Xi flipped through the contents of Bailuge's book on mineral deposits one by one, and there were only a few words about gold.
So Wei Xi turned to the notes in the mineral book area.
Qingcheng Pai Gui Cai is, after all, a well-known sect with a rich heritage accumulated over thousands of years.
The most important point is that the disciples in front of them are too powerful. None of them have achieved anything famous in their cultivation of immortality, but they are more ruthless in expanding their research scope. Half of the books in Bailu Pavilion are the notes of previous disciples.
Wei Xi unceremoniously enjoyed the wisdom of her predecessors. She spent two nights fussing over a pile of notes, and even Goupi was hired by her to take a second job.
About five hundred years ago, a senior brother made a fortune by using gold filigree to make jewelry. At the same time, a senior sister used gold to make a magic weapon called the Golden House. Wei Xi even saw a doctor who used gold to treat hemorrhoids. Home remedies.
Fortunately, one hundred and eighty years ago there was a senior who loved to experience life and experienced the work of a miner at the Gongman Gold Mine.
This senior was dedicated to describing the life and work scenes of miners, and also recorded the songs sung by the miners and their habit of raising rats under the mines.
In short, there is nothing Wei Xi wants. Wei Xi believes in solving problems quickly so that she can have more time to do nothing.
And she hates rats because they steal food.
But the experientialists also faithfully recorded some of the miners’ experiences about gold.
One of the miners worked as a gold digger when he was young, and one record is that the gold sand in the river is generally not in lumps.
The gold on the river beach in Tangkou Town cannot be called gold sand, but it can be called gold nuggets.
Wei Xi originally thought that Cheng County Cheng's smelting skills were not good, so the gold in the box was not as neat as the official silver displayed by Qin Feng.
After working for a long time, Cheng County Cheng was engaged in a very primitive collecting industry. Gold nuggets of various sizes were scattered on the river beach. He just sent people to pick them up.
Wei Xi now had some doubts about the origin of these gold nuggets, but she did not pick up the gold nuggets that were within easy reach.
After all, Cheng County Cheng can control the gold in Tangkou Town, but there is no way to guarantee it. Wei Xi has no backup now, so naturally he does not dare to take risks.
Furthermore, gold is not official silver. There are so many anti-counterfeiting methods, but they rely on the fact that the circulation is not as good as silver and Jucheng's control from the source. Wei Xi didn't see the patrolling soldiers picking up the gold nuggets just now. She blamed herself and others. If the gold was fine, what kind of work would the soldiers do for Cheng County Cheng?
People in Tangkou Town can make a fortune by picking up gold. Cheng County Cheng, just go ahead!
After promising Qin Feng to be cautious, Wei Xi didn't even dare to go into the water. Because she was not sure when the patrol would come back, Wei Xi did not dare to stay any longer. After all, there was still a house of sacrifices waiting for her to check.
Just as he was about to get back into the weeds, Wei Xi had an idea and walked a dozen steps upstream along the river bank.
Sure enough, there was no gold at the bottom of the water three feet up.
Wei Xi's eyesight was very good. She had developed it from catching rabbits with her father in the mountains since she was a child. She could see clearly without even a grain of gold sand.
Wei Xi understood that it seemed that only that place contained gold.
After confirming this, Wei Xi continued his journey of sneaking through the grass and walked towards the direction where the soldiers were patrolling.
Kankan caught up with the soldiers before they entered the house. The room where the sacrifices were prepared as the soldiers said was not far from the river embankment, but some distance away from the gold-producing river beach.
Fearing that he would be discovered, Wei Xi did not dare to get too close. The soldiers knocked on the door. Someone answered the door. After a few words at the door, the soldiers entered.
Wei Xi honestly chose a place to squat.
The matter will not be resolved for a while, so we have to wait for the opportunity.
It is a hunter's instinct. Unfortunately, Wei Dong does not have this patience and is often played by Wei Xi.
Less than half a quarter of an hour later, the patrolling soldiers left the room where the sacrifices were prepared. Wei Xi waited until they left before walking around the house while keeping a distance.
The house was built of stones and looked quite big. There was only one window facing the Huan River.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual outside the house, Wei Xi walked back to his squatting spot and watched what happened.
Just now, we only saw the gold and river embankment in Tangkou Town. Wei Xike still didn't know the third thing about Huanhe River.
Wei Xi hoped to learn something from the sacrifices. Another thing she hoped to see was who was participating in the preparation of the sacrifices.
After all, the loud-mouthed waiter in a restaurant is not an easy person to use. How could he be chosen to do something that most people regard as serious, such as preparing sacrifices?
It was said that it was the majority, naturally excluding Wei Xi. Wei Xi never cared about ghosts and gods. When there was a famine, she went to the cemetery to bring home the weathered sacrifices. Her mother was so angry that she cursed.
Wei Xi thought that he had eaten too frequently before and had nothing left to eat that he liked.
After Ling Yin fell asleep, there was no movement in the room where the sacrifices were being prepared. Six young men walked out, each one yawning profusely. Wei Xi saw at a glance that the one holding the lantern was the waiter from the restaurant.
If these six people have anything in common, it is that they are not very old. They look about seventeen or eighteen years old. They are all boys, with relatively strong and big frames.
Wei Xi paid attention to the conversation between these people. They probably had prepared the sacrifices, and they probably wouldn't need to come again after the county government officials finished checking them tomorrow.
"Oh, really, I have been preparing these things for more than ten days. There are not many things. Why do we need so many people?"
"I killed so many livestock, but I didn't see many. Were they all eaten by the soldiers?"
"Shhh! You should be respectful. Forget it on weekdays. We will be sacrificing to the river in a few days. We don't have a sense of propriety yet!"
Someone in the team scolded the complaining young man, and the six of them walked away.
When there was no one on the river beach, Wei Xi poked Lingyin awake and took Lingyin close to the room where the sacrifices were being prepared.
There was no sound at all in the room. Only then did Wei Xi realize how much psychological pressure Lian Goupu was under. She looked at the dark room and began to think that if there were guards inside, she would not be able to take advantage.
Without any hesitation, Wei Xi opened the door a crack and directly pushed the confused Lingyin in.
After confirming that Lingyin didn't scream, Wei Xi held the dagger and entered the room holding the lamp he took out from the Qiankun bag.
The lampstone illuminated a large area. Wei Xi saw that there was indeed no guard, so he used the door bolt standing on one side to block the door.
These people were probably really tired, and they didn't even close the door.
Lingyin flew back into Wei Xi's lapel regardless of past suspicions, and Wei Xi didn't care where it slept at night.
There are several wooden boxes neatly placed in the room. If Qin Feng can recognize that the carvings on these boxes are of good craftsmanship, I am afraid these boxes will be expensive.
Wei Xi counted six boxes in total. Four of them were filled with high-grade spiritual stones, and two boxes were filled with medicinal herbs. In order to make money, Wei Xi grew elixirs before. He also read books about elixirs, so he recognized these two kinds of elixirs.
Apart from the spiritual stones and elixirs, the only things in the room that could be called sacrifices were the shelled nuts next to them and a table of chicken, duck and fish.
Wei Xi looked at the things in the room: Six people have been preparing these things for more than ten days?
