Eight, Killing Chicken and Shooting Fire
One morning, Zhu Er drove a jeep and pulled me, Guan Yunwu, and Zhou Xingzong to the mining department to handle the paperwork.
The mine was not far away, only three to four kilometers away. It was on a relatively flat mountain at the top of a mountain. There were some Wa wooden buildings and felt houses built by outsiders. The only building made up of a few red brick bungalows was the mining department.
In front of the wooden door of the mining department stood Wa soldiers with submachine guns on their backs. When he saw us approaching the wooden door, he pointed his gun at us.
We were shocked and were afraid that his gun would go off, so we quickly explained our purpose. He went in for a while and came out to let us into the house.
There were a few old-fashioned three-drawer desks in the room. A man in his thirties was smoking on a wooden chair. He had a dark square face and big eyes. One could tell at a glance that he was Wa.
"Aiya, Deputy Lin is here. That's great.”Zhou Xingzong said as he stretched out his hand from afar.
Deputy Lin was stunned for a moment. When he saw the mooncake boxes in our hands, he stood up with a smile and shook hands with us one by one.
After we explained our intentions, Deputy Lin smiled and said,"I've known about you guys for a long time. I heard from Ma Shen that a big company is coming to invest in mining. This was a good thing. We warmly welcome you. Our Wa State and China are separated by only a strip of water. We will protect the interests of the investors. Don't worry…"
We all laughed. Zhu 'er said," Deputy Lin, I see that your celestial heavens are full, your glabella is shining, your eyes are in your temples, and your ears are in your cheeks. Your future is limitless. When the time comes, you must help your brothers.”
Deputy Lin only looked at Zhu 'er and smiled, not knowing if she understood.
Guan Yunwu said that we were going to dig four holes. He also took out the report and blueprints and asked Deputy Lin to look at the locations.
Deputy Lin looked at it and said,"I'll leave it here for now. I'll give you a reply after I study it."”
After some idle chatter, Zhou Xingzong said,"Deputy Lin, we'll be leaving then. These few boxes of mooncakes are a piece of cake. Please send two boxes of mooncakes to Chief Ke Lang for us. I'll leave the rest to you. Please be more concerned about our matters. In the future, we will rely on you for a lot of things. Let's do things well together and get rich together, don't you think so?”As he spoke, he shook hands with Deputy Lin and stuffed a red packet into his hand.
"Okay, okay, okay. How about this? I'll try my best. In a few days, you guys can come to the mining department to hear the news. Oh, I remember now. You guys know Yuping, right?”Deputy Lin smiled.
Yu Ping? Everyone looked at each other. Zhou Xingzong smiled and said,"I don't think I've heard of him-do you?”
Everyone shook their heads.
"Don't you know?" Deputy Lin seemed to be very happy." Alright, alright. I was just asking casually. Goodbye, goodbye!"
After separating from Deputy Mine Manager Lin, Zhou Xingzong said,"Yuping…I think I've heard this name somewhere before. It seems to be related to the Kraang mine manager. Why would Deputy Lin mention this person? There must be a reason for this, but unfortunately, we don't know…Sigh, this place is very complicated. There are states in the country and factions in the states. If we're not careful, we'll be slandered by others.”
But we are all new here, who would know Yuping? This was something that could not be helped.
After leaving the mines, we walked around. Most of the felt houses were grocery stores and small restaurants. Inside the largest felt shed was a video screening room that was powered by a diesel generator. Outside was a gambling room. Many people were gambling around a roulette wheel.
This was probably the world's most crude roulette game. He made a wooden stake on the ground, and installed a bamboo arrowhead and a large wooden plate with bearings. The wooden plate was divided into sections with paint, and various birds and beasts were drawn on it. Gamblers placed their money on the tray and turned it to see which arrow indicated the winner.
Zhu 'er saw this and went up to bet ten yuan. When the wooden plate was still, the arrow pressed against the money. He won and got twenty dollars. He bet another 20 dollars and got another 40 dollars. He simply bet a hundred dollars, but he lost. The dealer threw the money into a wooden box. Everyone laughed.
After walking around, they went to a small restaurant to eat. Kyat, Thai baht, US dollars, and Chinese yuan were all used here, but US dollars and Chinese yuan were the most popular as hard currency.
We ordered beef jerky, stir-fried bitter vegetables, and pickled vegetables. I ate very well. The beef jerky was as black as ink, but it was very fragrant, and it was not as heavy as the salt in our place.
On the way back, I smiled." Deputy Manager Zhu, you said that Deputy Lin's eyes were in his temples. Whose ears were above their cheeks? If you were to spout nonsense in front of him, what would happen if Deputy Lin became serious?”
Zhu 'er laughed. Young man, you don't understand. Remember, it doesn't matter if you flatter someone and talk nonsense. If you don't believe me, you can say that the road is uneven in front of a cripple. See if he won't beat you up!”
Zhou Xingzong winked at me and smiled."Da Bao, look at Brother Zhu. He's really good at interpersonal relationships. We have to learn more.”
A few days later, our report was approved. After choosing an auspicious day, everyone went to the mine to hold the opening ceremony.
From our bamboo shed, walk about a kilometer south from the dirt road to the mine.
The mountain range of the mine had many pitch-black tunnels from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. There were piles of yellow and white slag beside them. Some of them had become a small mountain, while others were just like a small grave. From the size of the slag pile, one could infer the depth of the mine. Some of the tunnels had grayish-black lead and silver ore bodies piled up beside them, while others only had slag piles without any ore.
There were all kinds of mineral deposits and jade in northern Myanmar. This was formed by its special geographical location and geological structure.
Northern Myanmar belonged to the folded zone of the Middle Ages, and its geological structure was mainly the marine Triassic-series stratum formed during the Triassic-Early Jurassic-Sinian Plate movement in India. The violent mountain building movement of the Triassic-period caused the horizontal rock layers to be compressed to form many mountain systems, forming a variety of rock layers associated with the folds of the Triassic-period deposits, lava intrusion, and volcanic activity, producing rich minerals. Oil, natural gas, jade, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, copper, tungsten, lead, lead, tin, stimony, gold, silver, Manganese, Ni, iron, and Na were all stored.
Our Kuangqu belongs to the lead, zinc-silver ore belt. The ore belt extended north to Yunnan Province in China and south to Thailand, with a total length of more than 2000 kilometers.
In the 13th century, there was gemstone mining in northern Myanmar, and in the 15th century, metal mining was developed. In 1985, the United Kingdom destroyed the last dynasty of Myanmar, the Khun Bang Dynasty, annexed the entire Myanmar, and plundered mineral sources wantonly. At that time, lead and lead production was the first in Asia. Our Kuangqu is full of abandoned old mines, many of which were left behind by the British.
Our No. 1 and No. 2 pits are located at the foot of a mountain range. Pit No. 3 and No. 4 were located in a valley. In the valley, there were old trees and tangled wisteria, covering the sky and the sun. It was damp and dark. When we entered the valley, it was as if we were climbing to a cliff. The entrance of the pit was marked with red paint on the cliff.
They burned incense in front of the wall and placed offerings. Everyone kowtowed and prayed.
Guan Yunwu spoke very quickly and her voice was very soft, so it was hard to hear what she said.
"My lord, we've come all the way here to mine in your territory," said Chen Peng. Please be magnanimous and let us dig up a rich mine. As for the offerings, don't worry. They'll be sent over as soon as they see the ore. If you want to be promoted, we'll also make arrangements with the higher-ups…"
" This place is sacred," Duan Ming said." Mortal, please pay your respects!" We traveled thousands of miles and left our homes to come to your mountain to make a fortune. It's not easy for mortals to survive, and we've also experienced hardships here. A true immortal will definitely pity the common people. Please grant us our wish…
Zhu 'er said,"Good day to you, Earth Lord and the King of Hell from the Ministry of Mines!" This little brother was originally also a person within the system. Now that he has entered the sea to do this business, please take care of him. I'm familiar with the rules of the government, so I'll definitely benefit from it…Please show mercy on the grade of the ore, it'd be best if it's not less than ten points…"
I almost laughed out loud and quickly covered my mouth.
"Great Buddha, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, God of Wealth, Lord of Land, Lord of Mine, and the Yaksha on patrol, please take care of us." If you want anything, just say it. Come to me in your dreams, I promise I'll do it. I think the mountains and rivers here are a little blocked. You may not know this, but we have a lot of things to show our respect to the immortal world and the netherworld. Television, phones, cars, BMW, beautiful women, handsome men, everything is available. Even the face value of banknotes is more than 100 million. If you want anything, just tell me in your dreams. Even if we get rich, we can't mistreat you, right? Eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling were human nature, and it was probably the same for immortals." Bribery, bribery, and malpractices are probably the same. This is easy to deal with…" Everyone frowned when they heard him getting more and more ridiculous. He wanted to continue, but Qi Tonggao kicked his butt and he got up.
"The mountains are high and the rivers are long," Qi Tonggao said. Outstanding people and land spirits, faintly seeing the Buddha's light. The pine and cypress trees were green and had a long history. The smoke curled up, worshipping the gods. We chose the right place to mine.”
I didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but I could only kowtow and say,"God of Fate, please take care of us and let us dig up the rich ore as soon as possible. So I can go back to my hometown."
Xu Gang said,"Immortals, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by the heavens." We have fortune, right? " There will be bread, and there will be milk…" Everyone looked at each other. What was he talking about, but they did not dare to stop him.
Other than Zhou Xingzong returning to Cang Yuan, the other eight shareholders all made their wishes. Old Huang, the head of the migrant workers, also burned incense and prepared another offering. His wish was nothing more than to pray that the boss would dig a rich mine and that the migrant workers would not be injured.
After making his wish, it was time to kill a chicken. Qi Tonggao turned on the Kaishan brand air conditioner, and the migrant workers set up air pickaxes to drill holes in the cliff, ready to fire. Everyone went down the mountain and waited at the foot of the mountain.
"Old Man Luo, if you wish, then so be it. Why did you drag the great Buddha, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, into this?”Chen Peng said unhappily," What does this have to do with them?”
"How is it none of their business? Look at you--that's their boss.”Luo Ruhui said angrily," I was going to say, which f * cking dog kicked my butt?”
"It's better if you don't talk nonsense. It doesn't matter which one it is." Chen Peng said," You've offended the landlord. Do you know that? It's better for the county magistrate to manage it on the spot. Look at his quality…"
Luo Ruhui was furious." C-Crooked Mouth Chen, don't. Don't look at people through the crack of the door. What kind of good bird are you again? You, you…"
"Alright, alright, Brother Luo, calm down.”" Actually, this is just a ceremony," Duan Ming said." There's no need to be too serious." Whether or not they could see the mine depended on whether or not the tunnel direction was chosen correctly. They still had to rely on Guan Gong and Shen Gong. Right, Guan Gong?"
"This, no one can guarantee this…"
Before Guan Yunwu could finish his words, a loud rumble sounded.
Everyone was excited. Our tunnel was going to explode!
The sound of the cannons carried our hopes, but it was also mixed with our fear.
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