It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Song Guijiangfu and the others watched as this group of relatives, friends and strangers headed towards their predetermined end, disappearing little by little in the wind and snow. They wiped away the frozen tears on their faces, whipped the mine manager and guards a few times, and then turned around and left without hesitation.

No matter how many obstacles lie ahead, they must return safely to the Nanqi Mansion... to avenge them.

Day turned into night, and the cold sun hung high in the mountains.

The group of people who were moving back with the support of faith finally collapsed after seeing the mine and scattered in the snow. Only a few faint wisps of white steam showed that they still had life.

Lying in the snow like them were corpses and blood scattered on the ground before they left, now basically covered by the heavy snow that had fallen all night.

They lay like this for a long time, and then some people gradually regained some strength, got up from the ground, avoided obstacles, and slowly dragged the others who were still lying in the snow into the cave one by one.

This mine was dug out by the miners from the rubble-covered mountain wall day after day. After a few years, the outer side has become as large as four or five acres. Later, it has been a temporary resting place for the miners.

Ordinary miners are trapped in the mine every day, digging towards the inside of the mountain. They can only leave when they die of exhaustion or the passage collapses.

The managers and guards built their dwellings on the flat ground outside the mine. As long as they guarded the entrance to the mine, the miners would have nowhere to escape.

……

After an unknown amount of time, someone collected some corn and flour that had not been taken away from the house of the steward and the guards, and boiled them into a thick pot of corn noodle soup with the snow water outside.

Fuan got a small bowl.

But at this time, his consciousness was already groggy, and his hands were too weak to hold up the wooden bowl by himself, so he had to rely on someone to hold up his head and feed him.

Swallowing was very difficult, and most of the soup slipped from the corners of his mouth. However, the heat from the little bit of food that entered his body made him somewhat sober.

Fu'an struggled to open his eyes and saw the middle-aged man lying on the ground with his legs supporting his head. He spoke word by word, "I remember you. Come to the workshop and work with us later."

The workshop was located in another small, long-abandoned mine, where no ore with a high gold content had been found for a long time, and was therefore used as a workshop for panning and preliminary refining of gold sand.

Working in the workshop was less strenuous than simply mining. Therefore, those selected not only had to keep their mouths shut, but also had to build good relationships with the managers and guards.

Five months ago, after the flood, a large-scale riot broke out in the mine. There were only a few people left in the workshop, so the managers picked some of the miners to fill the gap.

Because they were unfamiliar with the refining method, a serious accident occurred in the workshop. Except for a few people like Fu'an who were transporting the ore outside, the rest of the people died on the spot or survived for a few days. This is why the middle-aged man was assigned to work in the workshop as soon as he entered the mine.

The middle-aged man didn't speak.

Fuan didn't want his answer either.

After a long time, as if he had gathered enough strength, he actually got up from the ground and walked out of the mine under the tired but surprised gazes of the people there.

"Where are you going..." Someone's voice stopped him in his tracks.

Fu'an's face flushed and his voice excitedly replied, "I'm going to the workshop! Do you know what happened in the workshop last time? Before Muzi died, he told me that he had misplaced something.

I'm going to light up the stove and wait for them to come up the mountain to join me."