novelaction Chapter 211: The tangled roots
Chapter 211: The tangled roots
On the first day of the month, Qin Lang, Lu Tianming and others took turns to work in the material washing area.
After the supervisors finished making the arrangements, Qin Lang moved closer to Lu Qingqing.
Li Rui and several fellow apprentices beside him saw him sticking to Lu Qingqing, and they all smiled playfully:
"Xiao Lang, you're already so old, and you're still clinging to Daya every day. Come over and play with the brothers!"
Qin Lang looked back at them and said, "Brother, I still have a lot to say to Daya!"
Li Rui said with a grin, "Seniors want to listen too. Call Daya over and let's listen together!"
Lu Qingqing glared at the brothers and threatened them with her teeth bared:
"I still have over two pounds of pork jerky. If anyone bullies Little Lang again, they won't get any of that jerky!"
Li Rui and his companions were instantly silenced, and they swarmed around Lu Qingqing to beg for mercy.
Since entering Jingou, they have been eating coarse grain steamed buns three times a day.
They eat it every day, every meal, without even any pickles. They eat so much that they feel like big steamed buns!
Until one day I accidentally tasted the sweet and spicy pork jerky, and it was like the door to a new world opened up to me.
At this moment, everyone wanted to get more pork jerky from Lu Qingqing.
Master Yan saw this and cursed with a smile: "A bunch of bad boys, come over and work!"
At this time, Lu Qingqing had already agreed to share the pork jerky with several people.
When Li Rui and his companions heard their master calling them, they all responded and ran over.
Qin Lang followed Lu Qingqing to the place where she had washed materials before. This was where the women in Lu Qingqing's team gathered.
In the river, men and women washing materials mostly gather in groups, usually one group of women and one group of men.
Although the two parties did not clearly define the area, most of the time men and women would not be too close to each other.
At this moment, Qin Lang was seen next to Lu Qingqing.
The aunts in the team next to them laughed and joked a few words, then continued to work.
Most of the women in the team watched the two of them grow up, and after fleeing famine together for so long, they had long been accustomed to the couple's closeness.
Lu Qingqing demonstrated the steps of washing materials to Qin Lang, and he learned it.
A pair of big hands held the golden dustpan, which seemed to be more convenient for them to use than Lu Qingqing's.
Qin Lang hadn't had so much time to talk to Lu Qingqing for a long time, and now it was like he had opened a chatterbox.
Let me tell you what happened a few days ago.
Lu Qingqing listened carefully and nodded from time to time.
Before, he was worried that Qin Lang would be bullied, but after hearing the meaning in his words, he never left the side of his master and several fellow disciples.
This is the best way.
For the next month, the two of them were together every day at work, so there was no need to worry too much.
The two chatted without neglecting their work.
Although the gold yield from the soil today was not high, Qin Lang worked very hard and seemed to enjoy it.
He felt that this job was much easier than digging soil before. When the golden dustpan was shaken in the water, the gold particles at the bottom came out.
At noon when work was over, Qin Lang secretly gave the harvested gold particles to Lu Qingqing, and the two of them poured the gold particles together.
Lu Qingqing was surprised to find that what they harvested in the morning was equivalent to what she had harvested in the previous day!
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Outside the smelting furnace.
Lord Jiang watched as the officers weighed the gold grains handed over by the chiefs one by one, and finally reported the submitted data.
All the foremen have completed the tasks assigned this month.
Lord Jiang looked at the leaders and said with a smile:
"This month has been great. Everyone has completed their tasks. I will definitely report to the prince and speak well of you!"
Upon hearing this, the leaders hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
After the group exchanged some pleasantries, Lord Jiang took the lead and left.
After the other leaders dispersed, He looked at Lord Jiang who wanted to leave and hurriedly shouted:
"Master Jiang, please stay!"
Lord Jiang turned around and looked at He Baotou who had called him.
"Lao He, what's up?"
"Master Jiang, two days ago, Cui Laowu ordered people from Xigou to come to my Donggou to steal materials. The little soil that finally produced gold particles was taken away. You have to take charge of this for me!"
After hearing this, Lord Jiang's expression remained calm, without showing any obvious anger.
When this happened, the officials came to report it.
Since Jingou was established, there has always been a situation where the bosses compete with each other for materials at the end of the month.
Each leader has a task on his shoulders, and if he fails to complete the task, he will be reported to the palace.
The leaders were afraid of leaving a bad impression on the prince.
Therefore, at the end of the month, as soon as they find that they have not submitted enough tasks, the leaders will definitely rack their brains to find a solution.
Before the plague broke out, it was not difficult to recruit miners.
He didn't care about the lives that died each time.
But nowadays, miners are hard to find in Jingou.
Naturally, he didn't want casualties from this kind of internal strife to happen.
I've warned them several times before, but to no avail.
Most of the guards were household slaves in the palace. Compared to his punishment, they were more afraid of the prince.
As for the prince, as long as enough gold was paid, he didn't care how many miners died.
Although he was a subordinate of the prince, the relationships among the various bosses in the palace were complicated.
If he really got ruthless and took action, he might offend someone and be hated by them in the future, which would be troublesome.
Besides, he will be returning to the palace at the end of the year. According to the current progress, he will definitely have enough gold by then.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he had already figured out how to deal with this matter.
At this time, Cui Laowu, who was in the front, had not gone far yet. After hearing what He Baotou said, he walked back angrily and said to He Baotou:
"Old He, when did I ever send anyone to steal your soil? It was just the miners down there chatting and getting into a fight after a dispute!"
After hearing this, He Baotou was so angry that he pointed at his nose and cursed:
"You shameless Cui Laowu, you stole my soil and you still don't admit it? Do you dare to swear that if you command the miners to steal the soil from my Donggou, your son will not be born..."
Before he could finish, Cui Laowu also became annoyed.
"Bah! You shameless bastard, weren't all the words I just said yours?"
"Humph! That's what you said when you came to rob my Xigou before. Now you want to curse my son. You are a stink bug in the gutter, you are not as good as a stinky ditch!"
He Baotou was about to curse, but was interrupted by Lord Jiang next to him:
"Okay, what's the fuss about?"
The noise of the two people quarreling made his ears hurt.
Seeing that he was angry, the two of them instantly quieted down.
Lord Jiang frowned slightly and said:
"Alright, let's stop arguing about this. Next month, Donggou's mission is to reduce the weight by 20 pounds and give it to Xigou!"
Having said that, he walked away without paying any attention to the two of them.
After hearing this, He Baotou raised his head somewhat proudly and walked out slowly.
Cui Laowu behind him was so angry that he was puffing his beard and glaring, but Lord Jiang had already made up his mind, so he couldn't say anything.
After all, that was how Old He handled it when he came to rob Xigou.