Mountain driving career since 1982

Chapter 813 is full of cunning
The mountains are gentle and the river is also gentle. Even with a pedal pole, you can easily slide a birch bark boat upstream.

Don't underestimate the speed of the birch bark boat. With a single oar, it can cover a distance of more than 20 miles in an hour. If you go with the current, it is not a problem to row [-] to [-] miles in an hour.

This allowed Lu Lu and others to row a birch bark boat to go deeper and bring back the agate stones on the river beach.

There are very few villages around Wuyi Ridge. On the contrary, there are slightly more villages in places near the Ating River in the north, but most of them are sparsely distributed along both sides of the river.

Lu Lu and the others are currently located near Qingling Village by the Ating River. On the gentle slope not far from the river beach, you can see a large field of corn.The area along the river has been reclaimed into paddy fields, covered with lush rice.

At noon, a few people were grilling and eating fish caught from the river with small fishing nets by the river. While drinking big ballast porridge, many people could be seen working in the fields.

The weeding season has already arrived, and you must not be lazy when working in the crop fields. Otherwise, if you fool it at ordinary times, it will fool you during the autumn harvest. This is a truth that ordinary people understand. Even if the sun is already very hot, the fields There were so many mosquitoes and midges inside, but I still didn't dare to be careless.

Seeing fireworks rising from the river beach, a sixty-year-old man who was cleaning duckweed and weeds with his trouser legs rolled up in the field next to him also came over with two steamed buns for lunch: "Men, what are you doing?"

"We, those who pick up stones in the river, take them back and send them to the factory to exchange for some small money!"

The car was parked on the dirt road next to it, and the raw agate stones picked up in the morning were also piled on the ground. Lu Lu and others couldn't hide it, so they just told them.

In those years when Northern Red Agate didn’t attract much attention, who would have the time to pick up these things? The key is to pick them up and put them away. What can they do?Most people don't have much concept in this regard.

"These things are everywhere on the river beach. Can they be exchanged for money?" The old man thought it was quite novel.

"It can be exchanged for money, but these stones can't be exchanged for much now. They have to be processed by craftsmen to be valuable! We found them for a processing factory in My Khe."

If someone is willing to pick up these stones and sell them, Lu Lu is also very happy to accumulate more materials. Anyway, these things are piled up, and there is no need to worry about deterioration. The more the better, spend a little money to buy them, and accumulate them in large quantities. Getting up is an excellent way to save a few people from searching everywhere, which can save a lot of trouble.

"What kind of acquisition method?" When the old farmer heard that there was money to be made, he suddenly became interested.

Lu Lu weighed it: "20 yuan a ton!"

20 yuan is not cheap.

If someone is willing to pick it up, it is not difficult to get a ton of it. As long as you are willing to put in the effort to search, dozens or hundreds of kilograms a day is not a big problem. In a month, it is not too difficult to get five or sixty yuan. The key point is Yes, not everyone has the ability to find things in these ravines and carry them out.

Of course, it would be quite extraordinary if we could find the Chicken Nest Mine.

There are two sources of raw agate stones.

One is that Lu Lu and others followed the river to pick up these rough agate stones that were weathered and silted by the running water onto the river beaches and in the river. They were also called Jianglao stones.

The other is mining the Chicken Nest Mine.

Because agate is formed from volcanic eruptions, which are so powerful that they can eject molten lava several kilometers away. This ejection is irregular and will spray at any angle, and the distribution is quite uneven.

Sometimes they are concentrated, and sometimes they are dispersed. Due to the phenomenon of rolling from high to low during the formation of agate, the raw agate stones gather. Depending on the landform, some gather more and some gather less, so the rough stones will be relatively concentrated. The "chicken coop" phenomenon is also known as the chicken coop mine.

But often such places have been buried deep underground during many years of changes, with very little exposed.That is to say, some rivers have more erosion areas, and even if they are found, mining will be difficult and time-consuming.

This is also the reason why Lu Lu chose to pick it up rather than mine it. Otherwise, he himself knew that there was a place known as the source of agate in Xunke, and there were many Jiwu mines there.

Of course, it was also a place Lu Lu must visit. Along the stone beach along the Heilongjiang River, you can find a lot of them there without even bringing a birch bark boat.

The agates in Wuyiling and Xunke are widely distributed, but their reserves are limited. How much can be obtained just by a few people searching in the ravines.Moreover, every day when the rainy season comes and the rivers rise and wash away, you can always find some more.

Lu Lu and others only did this as a kind of accumulation without capital.

If someone is willing, it is not a problem to make some acquisitions.He didn't want to cause too much of a sensation. There was still a long time to go. He would take the time to get some every year and slowly accumulate them, which would become quite impressive.

Of course, when it comes to acquisitions, you can't just get some rough materials and use them. There is no standard, and if you just make up the numbers, you will spend money in vain.

After hearing Lu Lu say 20 yuan per ton and finding out that one ton is two thousand kilograms, the old farmer followed Lu Lu with great interest and asked about some material requirements.

Who would have thought that when Lu Lu simply mentioned the required agate standards, he would start shaking his head: "It can be done, but it's not easy to do. It's too labor-intensive, and a person in the village can only walk so much." , it’s not easy to get to those deep mountains. If you want to find one that meets the requirement of two thousand kilograms, you have to go to many places, and it’s not easy to move out once you find it. What if you encounter a deadly beast again..."

Lu Lu smiled: "That's why we specially prepared a boat, brought guns, and went to the mountains. Making money is not easy."

"It's not easy!"

The old man shook his head and sighed, full of emotion: "I will use your fire to bake two steamed buns..."

"We cooked a lot of rice porridge, and also got some fish... let's eat some together!"

Lu Lu enthusiastically took a bowl and scooped out a bowl of porridge for the old man and sent it over: "I don't have any extra chopsticks, so I'll make do with two sticks..."

The old man saw that there was indeed a lot of big ballast porridge in the pot, and it was made of mashed corn, rice, peanuts, beans and other things. He felt comfortable looking at it. After swallowing, he smiled and took the porridge handed over by Lu Lu. He came over and said, "You're welcome, old man!"

Lu Lu took a piece of fish that was grilled on the shelf and handed it to him.

After taking a sip of porridge and eating a bite of fish, the old man couldn't help but praise them repeatedly.

But then, Lu Lu and the others suddenly lost their appetite.

The old man stuck the stick with the fish on it by the fire, put down the bowl, stood up, broke off a branch from the nearby tree, peeled it off, selected a section, and broke it into two pieces to use as chopsticks.

When he came back and sat down, there was a buzzing sound next to him.Several people were a little sensitive to the buzzing sound. After taking a closer look, they all breathed a sigh of relief when they discovered that it was a blind fly.

Summer has come, and the most active thing in the hot summer is the blind fly. Some people say that the big blind fly in the wilderness is the gadfly. It can bite through the cowhide and scare the honest and heavy cows.

Although it looks similar, Lu Lu doesn't think it is.

In Lu Lu's impression, gadflies did not attack people very much, but this blind fly was different.

Lu Lu was bitten by this thing when he was at the Bird's Nest Island Farm. It was still a hot day. When he was bathing by the river, shirtless, he would often be bitten by blind flies that suddenly flew by. Blind flies fly very fast. The bite is urgent, and after being bitten, the itching sensation is unpleasant.

Therefore, when several people saw this blind fly, they were still a little wary.

Everyone's eyes followed the blind fly. After seeing the blind fly flying around a few people, it suddenly fell on the old man's exposed arm after rolling up his sleeves.

When the blind flies bite, they are slow for two or three seconds. That is the moment when they are obsessed with sucking human blood.

At this moment, the old man slapped him, causing the blind fly to fall to the ground.

Just when a few people thought it was over, they saw the old man actually picked up the beaten blind fly, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it without forgetting to smack his lips.

Fierce!

Lu Lu, Zhang Shaofeng and others were stunned for a moment, and then a feeling of nausea surged up, and they had to hold it back for a while before they stopped.

"Uncle, can this blind fly be eaten?" Zhang Shaofeng couldn't help but ask.

Looking at the faces of the few people, the old man smiled nonchalantly: "Why can't you eat it? The blind fly is delicious, it's sweet... Not only the bees taste sweet when they eat it, but the blind fly also has a little sweetness in its belly. Bag, it tastes good..."

Eating blind flies is really a weird thing!

Seeing the old man looking complacent and even showing off, several people shook their heads. Looking at the big ballast porridge and grilled fish in front of them, they seemed to no longer taste good.

"Why, don't you believe me?"

The old man smiled and said: "This thing is addictive when you eat it. If you encounter it again, I don't believe you can grab one and try it."

"We can't eat it!" Liang Kangbo shook his head.

"If you can't eat, it's because you haven't been hungry very often... After being hungry, you can eat anything."

The old man smiled and said: "I have eaten a lot of bugs. I heard from the elders that eating ants can make you stronger. I also felt sick when I was a child. Ants are bugs. How can I eat them? They are so small and cannot be relied on." The ants are full, but it’s still fun to keep growing.

So, I found a large ant hill half as tall as a man. There were ants crawling around in front and behind the mound. I watched them move things dozens of times larger than themselves and still climb up and down. It was really powerful, so I caught one, and when I pulled it, the chest and abdomen were separated, but all the legs were still moving, and the mouth could bite. It was really capable...

Maybe this is power, so I put the ant on my tongue and brought it into my mouth to taste it. It turned out to be sour, so sour, just like the sauerkraut at home. Add some paste chili pepper and salt. The more you eat, the more you will enjoy it. That kind of thing, I was there, eating for more than half an hour. "

Eating ants is better than eating blind flies!

At least according to Lu Lu's knowledge, some people do use ants for cooking, and they even use them only when entertaining distinguished guests. This is more or less acceptable.

But I heard the old man continue to say: "I have eaten mosquitoes and small bites. Once when I was in the fields, I was really hungry and couldn't bear it, but there were still many mosquitoes trying to bite me, so I took my gauze hat and waved it a few times. , I gathered a small amount in the gauze hat, put it into the water, and it all floated up, as if there was a layer of oil... Then I gathered it up, stuffed it into my mouth, and the taste was like a few drops. It’s a summer’s oil, and it smells like haha…”

Why are you getting more disgusting the more you talk about it!

Lu Lu felt his stomach churn.

Looking at the faces of Zhang Shaofeng, Liang Kangbo, Lei Meng and Zhao Yongke, they were also quite uncomfortable.

"I've also eaten flies, and they have the worst taste. I ate them before when I was in the production team... The canteen and toilet are the places that attract flies the most.

Once I was given two white flour steamed buns from the canteen and I couldn't bear to eat them. I planned to save them for my partner to eat, so I put them in the cupboard. Who knows, the cupboard door was not closed properly. When I came back later, the buns were covered with flies and buzzing. Everything flew to the ground, the steamed buns were covered with brown stains, and the white noodles turned yellow. How could I deliver them, so..."

As soon as the old man started talking, he seemed to be unable to close his mouth. The more he spoke, the more exaggerated he became.

But it is not difficult to tell from his words that this old man always has some bad intentions.

This suddenly reminded Lu Lu of what happened when he married his wife in Xiushan Village in his previous life. He vaguely remembered that it was in [-].

A woman from out of town brought her child to Xiushan Tun, and every family came to ask for food. When they arrived at the door, Chen Xiuyu saw that she was pitiful and was about to eat, so she took her home. Originally, she was just going to the kitchen to prepare food. She added some food to eat until she was full, but when she saw chicken stewed in a large pot on the stove, the woman spit directly into the pot.

The woman was scolded severely by Chen Xiuyu and kicked out of the house, but it was impossible to eat the chicken. It would be a pity to throw it away. Seeing the woman standing pitifully at the door, Chen Xiuyu felt soft-hearted and threw all the chicken. After giving it to her, the woman left.

When Lu Lu met this old man today, he felt as if he had met that woman.

Are you attracted by these grilled fish and rice porridge?

As for it!
"Uncle, stop talking and eat quickly! Eat as much as you can, I'm afraid it will be hard for us to have an appetite!"

Lu Lu suddenly regretted handing him a bowl, feeling that it was dirty after using it.

Looking at the old man's smiling face, his eyes always seemed full of cunning!
(End of this chapter)