69novels Chapter 838
Chapter 838
"Boss Meng, I have prepared all the items you provided. Tomorrow morning, I will arrange a truck to take you into the mountains."
"How is the mountain road in Scomu? I used to ride a deer cart into the mountains, and the bumpy road made my internal organs shift."
Mentioning this, Meng Haisheng still has lingering fears. He never wants to ride a deer cart again in his life.
"The mountain roads here are well maintained. The winter in Scomu is very cold, and we need a lot of wood and coal for heating."
"If the mountain roads are not repaired well, the wood and coal cannot be transported out, and then we can't survive the winter."
Meng Haisheng nodded slightly. It's a matter of life. No wonder they want to repair the road so well.
"In addition, I noticed that you only asked for ten tents on your list. Considering that the military tents here are small, I prepared five more for you. The number of other tools is also a bit small, so I also replenished them for you."
"You are so thoughtful, thank you very much."
Meng Haisheng prepared as many supplies as possible, but due to the many things at hand, some small details are easily overlooked.
Based on his own experience, Vladimir introduced Meng Haisheng in detail some precautions for entering the mountains and arranged two guides for him.
He prepared everything for Meng Haisheng like a conscientious housekeeper.
Of course, Vladimir did not help Meng Haisheng selflessly. He hoped that Meng Haisheng could really find the gold mine so that the city of Skomu could also benefit from it.
Early the next morning, Vladimir brought three trucks to pick up Meng Haisheng and his group to prepare to enter the mountains.
It takes half a day to drive into the mountains, and you have to walk through the jungle.
Fortunately, they had more people, and each of them shared a part of the equipment. Although the equipment they carried was heavy, it was within their tolerance.
At the foot of the mountain, Meng Haisheng said goodbye to Vladimir. They were just moving around the snow-capped mountains, and Meng Haisheng's satellite phone could receive signals normally.
They agreed that Vladimir would be on standby in a nearby village, and Meng Haisheng could contact him by phone at any time if he encountered any emergency.
The group marched into the mountains in a mighty manner. They did not notice that on the hillside in the direction of their movement, several people were secretly observing them with telescopes.
When Meng Haisheng and his group disappeared in the forest, these people immediately divided into two groups, one group continued to follow Meng Haisheng, and the other group quietly returned to report to their master.
Meng Haisheng was completely unaware of this, and all his attention was focused on finding gold mines.
The road in the mountains was rugged and uneven, and they were carrying heavy equipment, and they needed to stop and rest every hour or so.
Their guide was a tall, burly, bearded man from the Snow Country, who was very familiar with the surrounding environment.
There were no obvious roads in the mountains, but under his guidance, Meng Haisheng and his group did not take too many detours.
As night fell, the temperature dropped rapidly.
Just a few hours ago, they were still climbing under the scorching sun, wishing they could wear short sleeves; in the afternoon, the temperature in the mountains forced him to put on a thick coat again.
At that time, he only thought that the weather would be a little cool in the morning and evening, but he did not expect the temperature to drop to two or three degrees. The mountain breeze blew, and Meng Haisheng couldn't help but tighten his thick cotton coat.
He secretly thanked Vladimir for his advice and bringing enough warm clothes, otherwise he would be frozen into an ice stick in such a temperature.
As soon as the sun set, their tents had been set up, the bonfire had been lit, and a group of people sat around the fire to keep warm.
Meng Haisheng rubbed his cold cheeks and talked about the gold mine with Wu Qingxin beside him.
"If everything goes well, one month should be enough for us to find the detailed location of the gold vein, right?" Meng Haisheng asked.
"Time is indeed a bit tight, I will try my best." Wu Qingxin replied.
He just thought Meng Haisheng was eager to find the gold mine, and did not notice Meng Haisheng's anxiety about time. He was afraid that Lin Mucheng would know that he came to the Snow Country.
After dinner, everyone went into the tent to rest. At this time, Meng Haisheng found an opportunity and called Lin Mucheng.
Haisheng, are you still working overtime? Pay attention to rest and don't work too hard. "Hearing Meng Haisheng's voice, Lin Mucheng was worried.
No problem, wife. Do you have to call the children?" Meng Haisheng changed the subject.
"Yes, I was busy talking to you and almost forgot to call the children. I'll go now, and you don't work overtime too late." Lin Mucheng reminded.
"Okay, wife, love you, good night." Meng Haisheng hung up the phone, and Lin Mucheng's words made him feel warm in his heart.
"Good night." Lin Mucheng responded, facing Meng Haisheng's sweet words, she had no power to resist, so she had to hang up the phone quickly.
Meng Haisheng wiped his sweaty forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. He successfully survived another day.
There was no heating facility in the tent. After a while of calling, Meng Haisheng's hands were almost frozen, and he quickly opened his sleeping bag and got in.
There was a hot water bag in the sleeping bag, which was very warm. After a day of hard trekking, Meng Haisheng fell asleep quickly.
Early the next day, everyone got up and packed up the tents, ready to continue on the road.
After trekking for three consecutive days, they finally found the big tree marked by the signal gun.
This location is actually not far from the place where Meng Haisheng put the signal gun last time. He stood on the hillside and could even see the winding stream.
After finding the target location, the rest of the work was handed over to Wu Qingxin.
Wu Qingxin took the Luoyang shovel he carried with him and kept digging around to check the soil conditions.
Meng Haisheng couldn't help or say anything about this matter, so he simply found a big rock to sit down and rest.
It was not easy to determine the gold vein. Wu Qingxin walked slowly down the hillside and conducted several geological surveys along the way before asking people to go and dig.
It was the edge of a low valley. Perhaps because of the climate, there were no towering trees in the valley, only dense and short bushes.
As the terrain rose, big trees gradually appeared on the hillside.
Meng Haisheng saw Wu Qingxin directing the workers to dig the soil and immediately walked down the hillside.
"Have you found anything?"
"Dig it first and see. I feel like I have touched the tail of the golden dragon vein."
Meng Haisheng was quite excited. As long as he could find the edge of the vein, it would only be a matter of time to find the gold mine.
Everyone took a shovel and quickly dug a pit more than one meter deep according to Wu Qingxin's requirements.
Wu Qingxin jumped into the deep pit and carefully observed the surrounding soil and rocks. He used the Luoyang shovel to probe the soil again. This time, the number of small stones in the soil brought up increased significantly.
Then, he asked someone to bring a portable rock X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to conduct a detailed test on these stones.
Taking advantage of the interval between tests, Wu Qingxin picked up a fingernail-sized stone and looked at it carefully in the palm of his hand. His eyes suddenly lit up. The surface of the stone was inlaid with a sesame-sized piece of gold sand.
"Continue to dig down two meters and see, and at the same time expand the hole." Wu Qingxin shouted to everyone, his face full of excitement and expectation.
"Have you found anything?" Meng Haisheng asked impatiently.