Chapter 266 On the vein

" Zhuang Rui has also become serious. He has not learned any survival skills in the wild. What he can rely on is nothing more than his strong body and aura in his eyes. Zhuang Rui knows that without unified command in the wild, it is easy to make trouble. The next day, the sky net was bright, that is, in the early five o'clock, Zhuang Rui was called up. After getting dressed, he walked out of the small building and found that the yard was already full of people. Zhuang Rui estimated that there should be at least a few hundred people. But no one is making noise here. It's very quiet.

In the middle of the courtyard, there is a generous table. There is a sheep's head and a full table of fruit plates, which are dedicated to the mountain god. Bless the jade picking personnel who enter the mountain are safe.

The ancient man of the ceremony was very simple. After saying a few words, he toasted to heaven and earth, sprinkled it on the ground, and then all the men who were ready to enter the mountain. They all brought a bowl of wine and drank it in one gulp. Zhuang Rui was also stuffed with a bowl of wine in his hand, but it was good wine. Otherwise, if this bowl goes down, I'm afraid half of the people present will fall.

After the ceremony, the crowd suddenly dispersed. The teams entering the mountain were looking for their own people, and some families of the men entering the mountain to see them off, and the scene became noisy.

"Brother Zhuang, come on, let me introduce you

When Zhuang Rui stretched out his head to find Zhang Dazhi, Zhang Dazhi waved his hand more than ten meters away from him, and there were still three people standing beside him.

"Brother Zhuang, this is Brother Tiezi, and he is Wang Fei. This big man is called Mengzi, don't think he is big. He is one year younger than me. This time, we are in a group of five. Let's get to know each other. Brother Zhuang is a distinguished guest of Yuwang Mou, and he is specially arranged for our group. Zhang Dazhi introduced several people to each other.

When Zhuang Rui shook hands with several people, he looked at him. Brother Tie was a little older and looked 34 or 35 years old. Wang Fei was a little younger, about the same age as Zhang Dazhi, and neither of them was tall. It looks very capable.

And the fierce man is a tendon, more than one and a meter tall man, and he is quite simple and thick. He was not angry when he heard Zhang Dazhi call him to be so naive. He kept laughing.

Brother Tie and Wang Fei's attitude towards Zhuang Rong is not indifferent, but they are not enthusiastic. For a newcomer like Zhuang Rui, they are still somewhat resistant to it. After all, there is a newcomer in the team, which will affect the progress of jade picking.

In addition, according to the rules of the jade pickers, the jade picked by the people in a small team should be divided equally by everyone. For example, Zhuang Rui has no experience in picking jade, and will also share the share they deserve. This is also the reason why Brother Tie and Wang Fei were unhappy, but Zhuang Rui joined the team at the order of the Jade Prince, and the two did not show their faces to Zhuang Rui.

"Xiaozhuang, and you guys, come here

Not far away, the ancient man and Adilla stood there, waing to Zhuang Rui and others, and several people hurried over.

The old man pointed to a big backpack more than one meter high beside him and said to Zhuang Rui, "This thing was specially prepared for you by Uncle Tian. Here, this climbing stick is your Uncle Tian's beloved guy, and it has also been used for you."

Speaking room. The old man also handed Zhuang Rui a mountaineering skill in his hand and said, "There is a mechanism on this turning handle, here. Hold your finger here, and this claw will appear below. Generally, the fist-sized stone can be grasped, so you don't have to bend down to pick it up. This claw is specially made of alloy and is very strong. Thank you, Uncle Tian.

"Ha ha, don't thank me. If you don't know anything about jade, I won't give it to you. But let's talk about it first. What good things are we found this time, but we have to sell it to the old man first

Adila waved her hand and said to Zhang Dazhi and others, "Are you complaining that the old man has arranged a new person for you?"

"No, no, Uncle Tian, you're joking."

Tiezi and others quickly shook their heads and denied it. Even if there were all kinds of dissatisfaction in their hearts, they did not dare to show it in front of the Jade Prince, in Xinjiang. If you offend anyone, you dare not offend the Jade Prince.

"Don't think Xiaozhuang is young. He is the director of the National Jade Association. The level of jade appraisal is not lower than me. He follows you. It's a blessing for you guys."

Adila's words surprised several people. They thought that Zhuang Rui was the son and nephew of the ancient man, but this time they joined in the fun. Now when they hear Zhuang Rui's identity, they are immediately shocked. You know. The Jade Prince himself is just the director of the Jade Association.

"Cough, Uncle Tian, you are joking. Brother Tiezi, they are all old jade pickers. I want to learn more from them

Zhuang Rui was very modest. Yesterday, I told him about the distribution of supplies for this team. However, with the particularity of Zhuang Rui's eyes, he is naturally full of self-confidence, and there is no need to be too modest.

"Okay, you go to dinner. The truck has been arranged, and we will leave in 20 minutes."

After Uncle Tian finished speaking, Zhuang Rui came forward and picked up the big backpack. The weight was not light, weighing fifty or sixty catties. It was not that Zhuang Rui couldn't move, but carried this thing up the mountain. I'm afraid he couldn't get far.

"Brother Zhuang, I'll do it,"

Mengzi stood up from behind Zhuang Rui, took the backpack with one hand, and threw it back casually. He carried it to his shoulder, as if there was nothing, and Zhuang Rui smashed his tongue.

In the corner of the yard, there are a few big pots. There was porridge inside, and on the table next to the big pot, there were deep-fried dough steamed buns waiting for breakfast. Several women were there to make porridge for everyone, and behind them. There are also a bunch of backpacks the size of a schoolbag. Zhuang Rui can see that there is a kettle in each backpack.

Zhuang Rui posted an umbrella on the 8th day of Shan Xun's book. While hanging down the porridge, he received a small backpack. When it was his turn to slack off his mouth, he was also sent one." With porridge in one hand and a deep-fried dough stick in his mouth, Zhuang Rui opened his backpack and looked at it. There is a precipitated military green kettle in it. In addition, there are air-dried meat and pancakes wrapped in oilcloth, which are their supplies after going up the mountain.

During the meal, Zhang Dazhi introduced the director of each person to Zhuang Rui. Tiezi is an old jade picker. He has followed the adults up the mountain since he was fourteen or fifteen years old. He is quite familiar with the Kunlun Mountains and the topography of the Yulong Lush River. Naturally, he has rich experience in picking jade.

Wang Fei is Zhang Dazhi's comrade-in-arms. He has been up the mountain several times together. His marksmanship is very good. The only shotgun of this team is under his control, and he is strong and physically strong. He did it all. As for Zhang Dazhi, he has a very strong ability to survive in the wild. In the middle of the mountain to pick jade last year, he was separated from the team. Without food supplies, he stayed in the mountain for nearly 20 days and came out safely.

On the whole, Zhuang Rui's jade picking team is a good match. Considering safety and other aspects, it must be to take care of Zhuang Rui who entered the mountain for the first time. The Jade Prince did it on purpose.

At six o'clock, a whistle came. People who squatted and ate in various places stood up. According to the previous rules, they would get into the car and leave immediately when the time was up. They would not wait to be late

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"Hurry up, get in the car quickly

"You, monkey boy, where are you going to drill? Get in the car quickly."

"Enival, I still can't bear to part with your water tank: What do you mean by your wife? Do you want to take it with you? You can have a good time in the evening.

The noisy sound sounded in the yard. Each team greeted their teammates. One. The Uygyu youth, who had just been married for a short time, was saying goodbye to his wife, attracting a group of bachelors.

This young man is going to change the people in the mine site. It was estimated that it would take half a year to go, and his wife was reluctant to stand there in a low voice and sobbed. There were a total of six cars parked outside the yard, of which there was only one bus, and the rest were all large trucks with a canopy. Zhuang Rui and others naturally got on the bus. After sitting down, Zhang Dazhi said happily to Zhuang Rui, "Brother Zhuang, I still took your light this time. I stopped by the truck last year

With what the Jade Prince just said, Tiezi and Wang Fei are also much more enthusiastic about Zhuang Rui. This is not just a two-person city, but they only have the opportunity to go up the mountain once a year. This year's income also depends on this opportunity. Naturally, they are unwilling to bring new people, but Zhuang Rui has the expertise of Jianyu

There are many jade on the mountain that are extremely difficult to identify. And the weight that everyone can carry is limited. With Zhuang Rui, you can choose precious jade to carry. A master who can distinguish jade is very helpful to them.

"Zhuang Yu, you can't look back. This is the rule."

After another short whistle, the motorcade slowly started. The minibus that Zhuang Rui and others were driving at the back. Hearing the shouting in the crowd behind him, Zhuang Rui was about to look back. But he was pulled by Zhang Dazhi.

The jade picker standing on the big truck in front of him. It is also facing the front, and the atmosphere is quite tragic that "the wind is cool and the water is cold, and the strong man will not return as soon as he goes away".

Wada belongs to the foot of the foothills of Kunlun Mountain. After the car started for more than an hour, the terrain gradually became higher.

Everyone in Kunlun Mountain should have heard of all kinds of myths and stories, starting from the Pamir Plateau in the west. The mountain range is Choukou kilometers long, with an average altitude of Wangkou meters. The highest peak is at the junction of Xinjiang and Qinghai, with an altitude of meters.

It is said that the immortal lord of Kunlun Rang is the Queen Mother of the West, and "Yao Chi" is recorded in many ancient books. It is the Black Sea at the source of the Kunlun River, where the sea throws rice, the lake is clear, and there are flocks of birds and birds. Wild animals are infested, and there are thousands of weather. In the bison ditch through the Kunlun River, there are precious bison ditch rock paintings.

not far from the Black Sea is the legendary place where Jiang Taigong has practiced Wuxing Avenue for 40 years: Yuxu Peak and Yuzhu Peak, wrapped in silver, surrounded by clouds and fog in the mountains. Kunlun Spring, located on the north bank of the Kunlun River, is the largest unfrozen spring in Kunlun

The ice-free spring forms the spectacle of Kunlun's June snow. The amount of water is large and stable. It is said that it is the spring water used by the Queen Mother of the West to make agar jade liquid, which is a high-quality mineral water. The middle reaches of the Golmud River, which originated in Kunlun Mountain, has eroded thousand slate for a long time, forming a canyon cliff. A one-step natural wonder with a depth of dozens of meters.

Because Zhuang Rui and others are going deep into the Kunlun Mountains, they still bring thick cotton-padded clothes even in June. You know, there are many snow-covered peaks in the Kunlun Mountains all year round.

On the way of the car to the mountain, Zhuang Rui found that the trees seen along the way were all short bushes, not as tall broad-leaved tree species in the south. Just now, on the mountainside, he also saw a group of wild donkeys. Zhuang Rui net picked up the camera, and the roar of the car made the wild donkey

The car drove on the road of Huanang for more than three hours. Above the cloud-like peak in the distance. You can clearly see the white snow.

According to Zhang Dazhi, the altitude here is already above 3,000 meters, and ordinary people will have some altitude sickness, but Zhuang Rui, who has experienced a trip to Tibet, does not feel uncomfortable. It's just a pity that the white lion couldn't accompany him. Otherwise, you can also feel the charm of the snowy mountain.

"Brother Zhuang, we're almost there. Have you seen the mountain pass in front of you? That's the transit station for entering the mountain."

Zhang Dazhi and others have been here several times. I was used to it for a long time. I was afraid that Zhuang Rui would feel bored, so I told him about the legend of this place.

The car passed the Lakoram Pass, separated by a well-flowing ditch. Zhuang Wu clearly saw a mountain in front of him. This is the famous "The old man looked at the legend that the son of an old man in ancient times entered Kunlun to collect jade and did not come back, so the old man sat in Kunlun Mountain and watched. Day after day, year after year,

Generations of jade pickers stepped into the mountain from his side, and dragged his tired body down the mountain. The old man carefully examined everyone in the past, but never saw his son. Thousands of years have passed, and he sits there motionless, waiting and watching,

In addition to the Queen Mother Yaochi, there are more beautiful stories in Kunlun Mountain.

Just after getting out of the car, Kunlun Mountain gave Zhuang Rui a feeling, but it was not so beautiful.

The place to get off is a transit station. Whether it is the people who go into the mountain to pick jade or the workers who go to the mountain mine, they have to stay here for a while. On this empty land of thousands of square meters, there are dirty garbage such as plastic bags everywhere.

It is said to be a transit station, which is a small two-story building. There is a shed next to the building, and there are actually four or five camels in it, which makes Zhuang Rui have a few more glances.

The motorcade entering the mountain was not only Zhuang Rui and others. In front of the small building of the transit station, three trucks had been parked, and the noisy crowd crowded into the small building. Zhuang Rui didn't know what was going on. He was stunned and found that more than 100 people who were standing beside him were the only one who was alone. Even Zhang Dazhi didn't know where he had gone.

Looking at the dark crowd, Zhuang Rui was not interested in squeezing in. After about four or five minutes, the crowd dispersed a little, and then Zhuang saw Zhang Dazhi coming over with two enamel jars in his hand.

"Brother Zhuang, eat it. This is the last hot meal in the mountain. There are many restrictions on making a fire in the mountain. Most of the time, we can only eat the food we brought."

Zhang Dazhi handed Zhuang Rui an enamel jar in his hand. There were two steamed buns in it, and there was some mutton soup underneath. After five or six hours from the morning to now, Zhuang Rui was also very hungry. He took it and ate it.

After dinner, the jade picking teams were combined together and went into the mountains. Some teams had only two people. Zhuang Rui knew that they were all experienced in jade picking. They didn't want to team up with those novices. What they were afraid of was to spread out the jade they had picked. Such combinations were generally friends for many years. Or your own relatives.

"Brother Zhuang, the prince asked me to take you to the jade mine first, and then we will go into the mountain to pick jade. What do you think?"

"Dazhi, you arrange it, and I'll follow you." Zhuang Rui did not forget the old man's explanation before he came.

"Then let's go. The husband greeted Tiezi and others, and followed the workers who entered the mine. Walk towards the mountains.

The transit station is still more than ten kilometers away from the mining area. Usually, when there are few people, you can ride Luo to live there. But it's obviously not possible today. There are more people and fewer ostlings. And the slightly camel has to transport production and living materials. The miners had to walk on two legs. Zhuang Rui took a look and found that most of these workers were Uyz.

If you are on the flat ground, the road of more than ten kilometers is nothing to anyone, but it is different on the high mountains at an altitude of three or four kilometers. Severe hypoxia makes people's chest tightness and shortness of breath, especially for inexperienced new workers on the Internet, who have a headache like wearing a tight mantra,

At the front is a few ostlings carrying supplies. These workers follow closely. Although they are not used to it, they are also gritting their teeth and insisting.

Zhuang Rui feels fine, but the small backpack on his body is obviously much heavier than before. Looking at the fierce man who was buried in the road in front of him, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

The babbling of mountains and streams" The singing echoed in the empty canyon.

In the valley, there are red willows, wild dog berries, thorns, reeds, and several poplar trees like soybean sprouts. Standing alone at the foot of the mountain, traces of jade can be found in the pebbles of the ditch. Some of them have been picked up by the jade workers and put them on the stones by the "road" so that the jade people can take them away.

The history of jade picking in China can be traced back to more than 7,000 years ago. I heard what Zhang Dazhi said. The smooth pebbles in the ditch are not all washed away by the water. To a large extent, they are caused by jade picking and human foot friction. The ostrich bell has swayed in the valley for more than 20,000 years. People are used to this difficult process.

"Don't you pick up the jade here?"

Zhuang Rui pointed to a fist-sized jade on the roadside and asked Zhang Dazhi. Although the exposed jade and meat showed that this was just a piece of ordinary quality material, but it was also jade. Zhang Dazhi shook his head and said, "The good jade has been picked up, and those on the roadside are ready to be pulled away by car

Zhuang Rui and others would not have thought that because of the soaring price of jade, more than 200,000 people will flock in in the past two years. Not to mention the jade on the roadside, even the bottom of the valley will be dug three feet.

While talking, a tractor drove down from the mountain. Although the mountain road was not very steep, it was not peaceful. The tractor was like a roller coaster. The front was raised high, and the next moment he fell into the pit. Zhuang Rui was shocked when he looked at it. However, there were two people sitting on the rear of the car.

"Gudies, go up and work hard, haha."

When passing by Zhuang Rui and others, the man who drove the tractor shouted, but the man's appearance was somewhat funny. The bumpy road made his buttocks not touch the seat at all, like a convulsion, and everyone laughed.

After the tractor drove over, Zhuang Rui saw it. There was a man behind the tractor, who couldn't help throwing the jade on the roadside into the car. The dirt tractor is not much faster than the man walking speed, and the man behind him can keep up.

After more than two hours, I finally arrived at the mining area, and several wolf dogs barked and rushed up. He was scolded by the people who followed him.

"Brother Zhuang, let's go to the mine to have a look. After reading it, we will leave."

Although it was ordered by the Jade Prince, Zhang Dazhi and others were unwilling to waste their time here. After all, more and more people have entered the mountains over the years. If you are one step late, Haoyu may be picked up by others.

Zhang Dazhi has agreed with the people at this mine site, and he heard that the Jade Prince arranged someone to see the mine. The middle-aged man named Lao Yu did not dare to neglect. He took Zhuang Rui and others around a mountain road and came to the top of the mine.

What appeared in front of Zhuang Rui was a huge mountain wall dozens of meters high, but the whole mountain was cut by quarryers. The white section was just facing the afternoon sun, like a reflective mirror, which made Zhuang Rui't open his eyes.

As the saying goes: jade is buried in stone, which is difficult to understand, but the warm jade gas will rise in the air in the warm sun. The magical white creates a beautiful jade smoke and confusing illusion, which makes Zhuang Rui feel in a trance for a moment, as if he had incarnated in it.

"The Book of Songs" says: the stone of the mountain. You can attack jade, and mining mountain stones was called attacking jade in ancient times. It also refers to the mining of mountain jade, that is, the mining of native jade. Under the leadership of Lao Yu, Zhuang Rui drilled into the mine, which is said to be 83 meters long. The height and width of this mine are only more than a meter, and Zhuang Rui can only follow Lao Yu. He crawled into the hole inch by inch. Before entering the hole, Erzhuang Rui imagined that the jade mine must be connected. There must be jade on all four walls in the cave. It can be discernible, but when he climbed to the bottom of the cave, he did not see any trace of jade.

After eating a mouthful of dust, Zhuang Rui climbed out of the mine and asked Lao Yu, "Master Yu. This is the jade mine. This narrow episode is even if it is jade. That can't be picked out either."

"Brother, this is looking for an ore vein. Only by determining the ore first can you excavate it. You can't mine it in the early stage, otherwise the ore vein will be destroyed. It's too late to cry"

After listening to Lao Yu's explanation, Zhuang Rui understood. The difference between jade mining and jade mining is still a technical job.

Before coming to the jade mine, Zhuang Rong always thought that jade mining might be the same as mining marble. Only then did I know how ridiculous the imagination is,

First of all, the jade mine is not like other ore. Instead, it is intermittently hidden in the stone core, and the veins are really like smoke and fog in ancient poetry. The occasionally exposed veins are wrapped in thick layers of rock. Every piece of jade must be removed from a large number of hard rocks wrapped in the jade.

This determines that jade pickers should not only pay very hard work, but also have a pair of eyes to recognize the difference between jade and stone. The rock connected with jade is called jade root. It looks like jade, but it is stone. It is the most difficult to distinguish. If it is not good, the jade is broken and the previous achievements are abandoned, and the idiom jade is burned, which comes from the allusion of picking jade.

"Brother Zhuang, let's go. It's getting dark now. If we don't leave, we won't be able to stay in Death Valley at night.

Seeing Zhuang Rui crawling out of the mine with a gray face, Zhang Dazhi, who was beside him, urged that there had been some detours from here to their destination.

"Death Valley?" This word made Zhuang Rui a little frightened.

"You will know when you get to the place." Zhang Dazhi didn't explain much, but looked at his face. That's definitely not a good place.

After saying goodbye to Lao Yu, the five-person team continued to walk into the mountains. Without the miners, the mountains were much quieter. The mountains here were basically made of stones, with river valleys and undulating mountains along the way. After walking for four or five hours, several people were all wet, all of which were wet when crossing the stream.

However, Zhuang Rui's performance was not bad. At least in the past four or five hours, he could keep up with the team, and there was no delay, which made Tiezi and others look at him with new eyes.

Walking to a stream, Zhang Dazhi stopped, looked at the sky, and said, "Eat something first, Brother Tiezi, you must be able to cross the Death Valley at night?"

"You can, but you have to hurry up." When it comes to Death Valley, Tiezi's face also showed a trace of tension.

"Then boil water quickly."

Zhang Dazhi gave an order. He put down the big backpack and actually took out a small steel pot from it. Wang Fei set up a stove with stones, and the iron went to pick up some dry branches. Only Zhuang Rui was at a loss.

In fact, there is no need for Zhuang Rui to do anything, but in three or five minutes, the fire has already burned. Dazhi took out the air-dried pieces of meat from the bag. Throwing it inside, several people sat down around the stone stove.

"Dazhi, why do you choose to pick jade instead of looking for mineral veins?"

Zhuang Rui was chatting with Lao Yu before. I know that the veins on the mountain are ownerless. As long as anyone can find it, the mined jade belongs to that person. In theory, finding a vein is equivalent to getting rich overnight, which is much better than picking jade in the mountain.

"Brother Zhuang, not to mention that the jade vein has been mined, even if we find the vein, we don't have the money to mine it. It's an early investment. It costs at least tens of millions.

The expressions on the faces of Zhang Dazhi and others were a little helpless. Even if the teams looking for the vein could find the vein, they could only occupy a small share, and the big head was still taken away by those who funded the mine.

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