in2ebook Chapter 829: Things in the Mine
Chapter 829: Things in the Mine
Chapter 829: Things in the Mine
In fact, Ye Wenyan doesn’t really mind sleeping in the same room with two people. The situation is forced and these can be overcome.
As a soul from the future, she was not so demanding about these things. Besides, they were siblings, and Ye Feizhou was a very serious person.
But she knew that Ye Feizhou cared about her, not himself, but her.
Well, let's go to the mines. Thirty carts of iron ore are delivered every day, but only five are sent to the capital. Where are the other twenty-five? She can understand that the government salt company exploits her for profit. But what's the use of these lumps of iron?
At that time, Ye Feizhou had already headed towards the iron mine.
In order to avoid being seen, he didn't even ride a horse. He used his lightness skills to move forward, which increased his speed a lot.
Daniu had already told him the location of the mine, and with his Qinggong skills, he could see it clearly from his high vantage point.
It is indeed a large mountain range. One can see that more than half of one of the mountains has been dug. There is another mountain nearby that has probably not been mined yet, but it is surrounded by heavy troops and the defense is very tight.
Unfortunately, no matter how tight the defense is, it can't stop a master like Ye Feizhou. He can come and go freely in the palace, and entering the iron mine is like entering an empty space. With the quick movement of his body, the guards could hardly see his shadow. They only felt a slight breeze blowing by, and he had already entered the defense area.
The guards rubbed their noses and muttered, "It would be nice if there were more cool breezes. This day is so hot that it makes people feel uneasy."
Ye Feizhou went forward for a while, turned twice, and soon heard a sound ahead.
He found a place to hide himself, and then looked in the direction where the sound came from. After a while, he saw a truck full of ore coming out.
The carriages were loaded with iron and were very heavy, so each carriage was pulled by two tall horses, and the path was just wide enough for the carriages to pass.
He was very confused. Why did they transport the ore at night? He counted the carriages carefully again. From the first to the last, there were exactly thirty of them.
He followed the carriage for a distance and stopped at a fork in the road. He saw that the carriages were divided into two groups, each with only five carriages. Someone asked, "How many days of goods have been stored?"
Someone immediately answered: "Including the five trucks tonight, it's just enough for a month."
The man in the lead said, "Okay, as usual, send it to the capital. But remember to tell the people over there that the mines here have been almost mined out, and we may not be able to get five trucks a day, maybe four... three trucks at most! Three trucks at most."
The other one hesitated: "Is it too little? What if they send someone to check?"
"What are you investigating? If you wanted to investigate, you would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? Even the late emperor didn't care about us when he was alive, let alone the young emperor who has not yet taken power. Don't worry! If something goes wrong, we have the Prince of Pingxi to support us. Even if the sky falls, it won't hit us."
"You're right. Okay, let's go back like that."
The two men hummed their own songs and separated. One of them left with five wagons, while the other went to the other twenty-five wagons. As they walked, he said to the leader, "Be gentle, don't wake up the miners. Hey, I told you to be gentle, not slow down. Hurry up and transport them away before it gets dark."
The goods were transported to a secret passage. At the entrance of the passage was a large gate, which was also heavily guarded and was only opened when the convoy arrived.
Ye Feizhou was really surprised that there was such a large secret passage hidden in the mine, which was wide enough for a carriage to pass through.
He followed for a while until all twenty-five carriages entered the secret passage, and then he quietly slipped out again.
The secret passage was very long and no one knew where it led to. He couldn't keep following it. If he couldn't reach the exit before dawn, Ye Wenyan would be anxious, so he had to slip out before the door closed.
This night of exploration made Ye Feizhou feel very heavy-hearted.
The daily output of ore was 30 carts, but in the end only five carts were returned to the court. And according to what they said, they would not be able to guarantee even five carts in the future and would reduce it to three carts.
This is just one mine, there is another one next to it that has not been mined yet! Don’t they plan to report that mountain to the court?
So what exactly does King Pingxi want to do?
He returned to Xiguan Village at daybreak. The villagers got up early and Gui Niang was already preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
He slipped to the back window and knocked twice gently. The window was quickly pushed open from the inside, and Ye Wenyan's little head poked out.
"Brother, come in quickly. Tell me, what's going on at the mine?"
The water that Gui Niang sent before going to bed was already cold. Ye Feizhou took a sip and then told her the situation over there in detail. Before Ye Wenyan could comment, she heard Gui Niang's voice outside: "Are you two awake? I heard some talking in the room. If you are awake, get up. You can have breakfast soon."
Ye Wenyan agreed and signaled Ye Feizhou to sleep for a while while she went out first.
Ye Feizhou shook his head and said, "It's okay. It's just one night. I'm used to it."
When the two came out of the room, Gui Niang had already placed the meal on the small table in the yard.
"There are some pancakes and porridge we made this morning, so please make do with them. Oh, and there are two eggs cooked in the pot. I'll go get them for you." After she said that, she ran back to the kitchen.
Ye Wenyan said hurriedly in the back: "Don't worry, the porridge is still hot, let it cool down before eating, I'll go see Brother Daniu first."
Hearing that she was going to see Daniu, Gui Niang quickly put the eggs on the table and hurried to open the door. Because no medicine was used last night, the smell of medicine in the room was not so strong. Mother-in-law had gotten up long ago and was sitting on the kang looking at Daniu's legs, muttering to herself: "The medicine in Beijing is really good. It's only been one night and I think he's much better."
Ye Feizhou followed behind Ye Wenyan. As soon as he entered the house, he heard the word "Beijingli" and quickly said, "Mother-in-law, you should not mention the fact that we came from Beijing. If anyone asks, just say we are from the neighboring city."
The mother-in-law was stunned, obviously not understanding why she was not allowed to say that they were from Beijing. But fortunately, she also knew that there were some things that she should not ask, and she would just do whatever others said. These two people could cure her son's leg, so they were benefactors, and she would definitely listen to their words.
Ye Wenyan walked forward to check on Daniu's leg injury. Daniu happily told her about his condition that night, saying that it was not as painful as in the past few days, and there was no bleeding or festering. If it continued like this, he should be able to recover soon.
Ye Wenyan nodded, "It's indeed recovering well. It may itch in a few days, but that's because new flesh is growing. Don't scratch it with your hands. If it itches too much, just pat it a few times to relieve it. Can you remember that?"
The three people in the room nodded, indicating that they could remember it.
Gui Niang went to bring breakfast to Daniu, while her mother-in-law took Ye Wenyan and the other person back to the yard.
After breakfast, grandma thought they were leaving, but she heard Ye Feizhou say, "We may have to stay for a while longer. I wonder if it's convenient for grandma."