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Chapter 676

Chapter 676

The old man's surname is Huang, let's call him Lao Huang!

According to his own statement, it was his two elder brothers who led him here.

When I first arrived in Huma, I didn't know anything for the first few years, I just knew to find a place and look at the mud and sand. At that time, the gold I panned could barely fill my stomach.

Later, gradually, the experience came out of the scouring, and a rich mine was discovered, and the three brothers made a fortune because of it. Each of them bought more than 30 taels, and the total was more than 100 taels.

"More than 100 taels, more than ten catties..."

"How much is that worth?"

Both Zhang Shaofeng and Liang Kangbo were speechless.

"That's right, it was a lot of money at the time. My second brother and I still want to continue shopping. It's not easy to come across rich ore, but once you encounter rich ore, it's like an addiction. Stop and just think about working day and night.

But my elder brother thought it was wrong. He said that there is no end to the gold in the world, and asked when we can find it?Thinking that with this gold, he should go back to his hometown in Shandong, buy property, marry a wife and have children, and live a stable life for the rest of his life. "

Lao Huang's mouth full of teeth has fallen out to the few left, and his mouth has also shrunk.

But when eating, I still work very hard.He didn't have teeth to tear off the braised jumping cat meat, so he simply used his hands to pick it off with his long black nails, and stuffed it into his mouth, one by one.

The speed of eating is no slower than a few people.

Lu Lu looked at him stretching his neck from time to time, blushing and swallowing, knowing that he couldn't chew the tough meat at all, probably just tasted it in his mouth, and then swallowed it whole go down.

To Lu Lu and the others, these are just jumping cat meat that can be obtained easily, but to Lao Huang, it seems that they have eaten some kind of peerless delicacy.

He was really afraid that the old man would choke himself all of a sudden, and if he belched here, he would cause a lot of trouble for no reason.

"Qingzi, put the pot on the fire, add some water and boil for a while, otherwise the old man will have a hard time eating!"

Lu Lu picked up the wine bowl, took a small sip, and looked at Lao Huang with a smile: "Eat slowly, there is plenty of meat and rice in the pot, so be full."

Overcooking the meat also allows him to grind the meat a little finer in his mouth without any major problems.

Chen Xiuqing put the pot back on the fire, added some water into it, and added a little seasoning to turn the braised yellow into a soup pot.

Lao Huang looked at Lu Lu gratefully, and said with a wry smile: "After all, I am old. It has been three months. Let alone meat, I have never seen even oil stars. Seeing such a good thing all of a sudden makes me greedy." Panic, I made you laugh. You... are all good people!"

A small move, in exchange for a "good man", in Lu Lu's ears, it is full of sadness.

However, Lu Lu cared more about what happened next to Lao Huang, which sounded quite interesting. He smiled slightly, and then asked, "Then what happened to the three of you brothers?"

"Brother is the oldest, in his thirties, and the most calm. Our two brothers naturally listen to him, and his words are also right. The world is full of gold, and when it is time to stop, we should stop. But, this is Huma, if you come here, as long as you are a gold digger, it is difficult to get out! In fact, we have already been targeted by people."

After Lao Huang took a sip of the wine, he put down his chopsticks, waited for the meat to be cooked, and began to talk about his past.

In the Great Wilderness at that time, the traffic conditions were very bad. In the warm season, because the permafrost melted, there were jars of miso everywhere, and it was impossible to walk.It's the same in Huma.

The three brothers wanted to leave Huma County, but they had to wait for the ground to freeze hard in winter before they could leave.

At the beginning of autumn, the eldest brother bought a bay red horse and made a pair of large sledges for three people. He hid all the gold dust in the hollowed-out oak handles of the sledge, and each person carried only a few taels. Gold as travel expenses.

But even in winter, you don't just leave whenever you want.

It was three or two years ago.

They have to deal with both the official card on the surface and the beard in the dark.

As the saying goes, it is easy to hide a hidden arrow but hard to defend against it.

In this wilderness, in addition to the beards, warlords, and black shops that were robbed hard, there were also little turtles who invaded the wilderness in September [-], and there were more "businessmen" who were "softly robbed".

"Ruan Duo? What do you mean!" Chen Xiuqing was stunned for a moment, and then encountered something she didn't understand.

Lao Huang smiled and said, "At that time, people in Huma County didn't pan for gold, but they knew that gold diggers had gold, so many stalls and kilns for making money came into being."

"I've heard people say about this. Back then, Huma Jinshan Town was extremely prosperous because of the mining of the Xinglonggou gold mine. There were shops, restaurants, restaurants, treasure bureaus, brothels, etc., and it was extremely prosperous for a while. Great Jinshan Town, Little Harbin' as the saying goes.

The so-called soft snatching is to provide some places to eat, drink and have fun, and try to use various means to turn the gold in the hands of gold diggers into their own pockets. "

Lu Lu gave a further explanation.

"It means that Huma is more prosperous than Harbin. Brother Lu, let's come here. We haven't been to the town yet. When are we going to learn more?"

So far, not to mention Chen Xiuqing, Zhang Shaofeng and others have been to the most lively and prosperous place, which is Harbin. I am quite curious to hear that a small town can be so prosperous.

However, looking at them like this, you can tell that they want to see those treasure bureaus, brothels and so on.

"Those are places that suck the bones, what's there to do? Don't get caught up in it, take care of yourself." Lu Lu issued a warning angrily.

Hearing what Lu Lu said, Lao Huang gave Lu Lu a thumbs up: "You are someone who has seen the world, those places are too easy to destroy people, it is best not to go."

Lu Lu smiled, and then asked: "Then what happened to you three brothers?"

Old Huang gave a long sigh: "How is it? Huzi stopped me before I walked five miles away. My elder brother negotiated with Huzi in order to protect the gold. Are those people reasonable? They killed my eldest brother with a big knife on the spot. When it was split, more than half of the gold was lost.

They didn't know that there were also some hidden in the walnut catalpa wood at the bottom of the sledge, but they couldn't find it because they were covered with ice, snow and mud.Our little brothers were also beaten up, and all the gold on us was taken away, and the bay red horse was also taken away, leaving only us two brothers and a pile of smashed wood.

Not killing us is to let us continue to go back to pan for gold.

With this matter, we also know that no matter how much gold is scoured, it will be difficult to get out.

I don't plan to stay anymore, but my second brother didn't live up to it. The eldest brother is gone. On the contrary, he felt that no one was in charge, so he didn't rush to leave. He was cheated away very quickly, just one day later, in the middle of winter, he drank a lot of wine at night and had no money to pay. He was beaten up and thrown out of the tavern, and then he froze to death on the street of Huma. "

Hearing these words, several people's expressions froze, and the two brothers lost one after another, and they all shook their heads.

But Lao Huang is still here now!

Lu Lu couldn't hold back, and asked, "What about you? Why didn't you leave?"

Lao Huang was silent for a while: "I was the only one left. The time I was beaten by the beard, I was so frightened that I lost my courage. If my second brother didn't leave, I didn't dare to leave. I just wandered around the street, and then I was pulled in by a kiln sister named Tweety.

She is beautiful and smooth, so rare, I still remember her appearance, her big eyes, as if she can talk, compared to the woman you saw pulling people into the shack today Fortunately, his man was too lazy, so he pointed her at her to make money, and she would die as well, making her no different from a kiln sister.This woman, last year I found a golden bean, and she came to my shack, she only knows how to rub, she can't even bark, she smells bad, it's boring.How fragrant is Tweety! "

Hearing this, Lu Lu frowned involuntarily.

Sure enough, poor people must have something to hate.

Hearing this now, Lu Lu suddenly felt a little bit of sympathy for what happened to him before, and it disappeared in an instant, and he even didn't want to talk to her.

But Lao Huang went on to say: "I have lived with Tweety for almost three months, she can serve people, I also thought to myself, since it is robbed by others and cannot be taken out, it is better to have fun inside, the big deal If you don’t have it, go shopping again, so you spend your money openly and have fun every day. Before the Huma River thaws, the gold will be gone.

When I ran out of money, the old bustard was about to drive her away, and Tweety'er didn't show up, so I realized that there was no real emotion in this kind of joke. Unfortunately, I still wanted to go to the gold digging to earn a lot of money to marry her.I was confused at the time, and my mind was full of her. I went to look for it several times, but in the end, I had no money in my pocket, and I was beaten again. Two ribs were broken and I vomited blood. "

After Zhang Shaofeng heard it, he said teasingly: "You know it's a joke, but you still take it seriously?"

After hearing this, Lao Huang became impatient: "Little brother, you are people from the new society, and you don't know what it's like. I was in my 20s at the time, when I was at the peak of my firepower, I met a woman for the first time and climbed over After the belly, it will never be forgotten."

Zhang Shaofeng and the others didn't say much.

On the contrary, Chen Xiuqing nodded slightly, seeming to share the same feeling: "Hearing what you said, I miss swallows a little... What's it like in the kiln? Brother Lu, why don't we take some time to take a look? "While speaking, the originally simple and honest face became a little more narrow-minded.

Before he finished speaking, Lu Lu had already slapped him on the head: "Did you lose your mind? I just told you to put your mind away, isn't it serious?"

Lu Lu only listened to the matter of Lao Huang as a story, but it seemed to be full of temptations for Chen Xiuqing. The whole person was very excited and curious, especially the narrow and sly way he showed, he was obviously a little moved.

Lu Lu didn't even suspect that if he didn't say a word to him and let him go, this bastard would have money in his pocket now, so he probably couldn't bear it anymore and went looking for him.

He is very clear that whether it is gambling or sex, it is a bone-scraping knife, which is too easy to sink. For the sake of his uncle, he can't say it.

"Don't think I'm too lenient. You are the same. You are all people with families. Don't think about those who have and don't. Don't be unable to control yourself and make a mess of yourself. My words are ugly, but we It's brother, I have to say."

Lu Lu didn't forget to tell them a few words, the chatter was getting worse and worse.

Seeing that Lu Lu's complexion was not very good, Chen Xiuqing quickly lowered her head and muttered in a low voice: "I was just curious, and I just said it casually, but I didn't go again."

"Qingzi, don't take it seriously, it's just us brothers, the fifth one said that, if you are an outsider, who cares what you like, don't be ignorant of good and bad, what is good, you have to distinguish clearly !"

Liang Kangbo stretched out his hand and rubbed Chen Xiuqing's head: "Brother Lu is also doing it for your own good. If this goes astray and harms others and yourself, you have to listen to it."

Liang Kangbo seemed more honest at this time.

Zhao Yongke just listened silently, didn't say much from beginning to end, occasionally took a sip of wine.

Zhang Shaofeng smiled and looked at the two of them: "It's not a big deal, he's younger than us, he doesn't have much experience, and it's normal to be curious... But, Qingzi, you must not take this path. Some things, think about it Just fine."

After a pause, he then asked Lao Huang: "Don't talk about those useless ones, someone broke his ribs, what happened afterwards?"

Lao Huang shook his head: "What can I do? I dragged my wounds and found a fellow who was also panning for gold in the Xinglong ditch on the streets of Huma. I borrowed some money and went back to this ditch to pan for gold. From then on, every little money I saved Dust Gold just wanted to go home, but he went back and forth seven or eight times, and he didn’t even leave Huma County.”

Zhang Shaofeng laughed and said, "Are you looking for Tweety again?"

Lao Huang sighed and didn't answer. He just picked up the bowl, raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl with trembling hands.

After a long time, he said again: "Actually, it's not just me. Few of the Shandong fellows who pan for gold here can leave the county town. Go and see the hillock to the south. It's full of graves. Put a piece of wood as a tombstone. They all face the south, even if they die, they still want to go home.”

"Then I couldn't go back before, and didn't think about going back after liberation?" Lu Lu asked quietly.

The old Huang's eye sockets were wet all of a sudden, he turned his head quickly, and wiped his sloppy sleeves: "It's been so many years, I have lost contact with my hometown, and I don't know if there are any living relatives. I don't have the face to go back ... Alas, I've been like this for the rest of my life, and I can't get out."

He reached out and patted Chen Xiuqing's shoulder: "Little brother, I am a living example. You guys are right. Sometimes, relatives may not tell you that."

(End of this chapter)