The first rain after winter came in a hurry. The sun was still shining brightly in the early morning, but the raindrops began to fall in the evening.
In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, whenever it rains, it lasts for several days. In order to prevent cold illnesses, most people in the city put down their work and return home to keep warm.
But there were always those who had no time to return, so they had to make do in the rain for a few days.
There is a mining field at the foot of the mountain to the west of Gusu City, which produces low-quality iron ore, and because it is buried deep underground, it also makes daily miners a little more risky.
In the Song Dynasty, only those mining sites with larger output were controlled by the government. However, the one near Gusu City was already considered a dead mine, so its management was relatively lax.
The officers and soldiers responsible for supervising the mine were in a larger wooden house not far away. Judging from the window paper, they seemed to be eating snacks and drinking wine inside.
In another wooden house, five men gathered around the campfire and complained that the heavy rain came too suddenly, making several of them more or less wet.
"Fu Bao, do you have any extra food? My stomach is not full and I feel hungry."
The one who spoke was the oldest man named Chen Chang. He had stayed in the mine the longest. He was the one who took several people to the mine on weekdays and was always in charge.
Wang Fubao scratched his head, turned around and rummaged through his package, and then handed some dry food to Chen Chang.
Chen Chang thanked him and put the dry food on the fire to roast. After a while, the fragrance filled the air.
The others couldn't help but swallowed, but they didn't dare to ask for food due to Chen Chang's power.
There isn't really much money that can be earned in the mines. The main thing is to earn more by occasionally finding mineral veins.
However, there are fewer and fewer ore veins that can be found in this mine, and there are already voices among a few people preparing to withdraw from the mine.
Seeing this, Chen Chang refused to eat alone. He distributed the dry food to the remaining people, and then discussed the search for new mineral veins.
Now that all the exposed veins have been dug, they can only try to dig everywhere to see if they can find the veins hidden in the rocks.
"Why don't you go take a look at the dead mine? Even though it's closed, what if there's something slipping through?"
As soon as these words came out, they all looked at Wang Sanbao who was speaking, and the atmosphere became a little solemn.
"What...what happened?" Wang Sanbao asked in a confused tone.
Chen Chang shook his head and refused directly: "Absolutely not. This mine is too weird. Several people have died."
"Isn't it normal for people to die? It's not safe in the mine." Wang Sanbao muttered, not wanting to give up.
"Brother Wang, you are too courageous to dare to take any ideas from that damn place."
Wang Fubao couldn't help but shuddered and said, he more or less stopped the weird rumors inside, and subconsciously moved his body closer to the fire.
"What's the point..." Wang Sanbao waved his hand, but was interrupted by Chen Chang before he finished speaking.
"Sanbao, please be smarter. This mine is connected to the underworld. You know that monk who was so talkative a few days ago? There was no movement after entering the mine."
Wang Sanbao's expression was a little unhappy. He felt that the other party had lost his face, so he couldn't help but said: "That monk just went to the mine to die. What can he do..."
Everyone thought of the weird monk and rushed into the mine like a madman, unable to stop him at all.
A bolt of thunder fell, illuminating the room with dim light.
Chen Chang's face became extremely ugly, and he said in a heavy tone: "Wang Qiming must have heard of it. It was about a mine about ten years ago. He went crazy after coming out, and it is said that evil things were brought out."
"What……"
"A stone statue." After Chen Chang finished speaking, he said no more. The stone statue was carried on Wang Qiming's back. What was extremely strange was that it was born with flesh and blood.
He didn't want to say more, besides, Wang Qiming died and was buried early, so he could earn less money, and safety was the most important thing.
The discussion ended unhappily, and everyone went to sleep on the floor.
However, Wang Sanbao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He always felt that Chen Chang was bluffing him. This mine was not as mysterious as what the other party said.
The monk who said he went into the mine to invite Buddha was a lunatic and must have died inside.
It's just a pity. Judging from the style of the cassock this monk is wearing, I'm afraid it comes from Hanshan Temple, and he might still have some oil and water on him.
Thinking of this, Wang Sanbao suddenly had the idea that he wanted to go into the mine and make a lot of money as long as he could find the monk's body.
He hesitated for an hour, then while everyone was sleeping, he got up with a torch and sneaked out.
The mine was not far away. Wang Sanbao hurried over without caring about the drizzle, and reached his destination in a few minutes.
It can be seen that the mine has been abandoned for a long time, and wooden fences are piled at the entrance to prevent idlers from entering by mistake.
But the wooden fence couldn't stop someone who was interested, and he climbed over easily.
After Wang Sanbao lit a torch with a fire stick, he bent down and walked into the mine. It was pitch black inside, and there was no trace of bats.
After walking for a while, he began to feel scared and felt a little regretful. At this time, his position was unknowingly deep into the mine.
After thinking for a moment, Wang Sanbao chose to turn around and go back, but before he could take a few steps, heavy footsteps suddenly came from behind him.
His body suddenly froze, and he did not dare to look back. With his peripheral vision, he looked at the shadow illuminated by the torch, and there seemed to be a figure walking towards him.
The man seemed to be carrying something, so his footsteps were very heavy.
Wang Sanbao suddenly broke into a cold sweat after remembering Chen Chang's words before. Could it be that this mine is really connected to the underworld?
He suppressed his fear and ran towards the entrance of the cave in a panic, but the footsteps behind him accelerated, and he followed closely without giving up a step.
Wang Sanbao's speed further increased, and he finished the ten-minute journey in less than half the time.
When he reached the entrance of the cave, the footsteps behind him suddenly disappeared.
Wang Sanbao couldn't help but turn his head and take a look. Half a meter away there was a monk whose appearance he couldn't see clearly, carrying a stone statue on his back.
Some of the stone statues seem to be Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, but upon closer inspection they are somewhat different.
The monk spoke in a hoarse voice: "I...I invited the Buddha..."
As soon as he finished speaking, dense centipedes crawled out around the mine, and the expression of the Buddha statue also became strange.
Wang Sanbao was so frightened that he took a few steps back, turned around and prepared to run away.
But then a palm fell on his shoulder, and then the palm exerted force, and the nails pierced directly into his flesh and blood, causing Wang Sanbao's face to twist in pain.
Before he could resist, he was dragged into the mine. A faint scream rang out, and when the movement subsided, footsteps appeared again.
The monk walked in the rain carrying the stone statue on his back and soon left the scope of the mine.
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