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They were still some distance away from the Hulu Stone, but the tall structure, which was at least five or six meters tall, stood there like a giant and could not be ignored at all.

"To mine, you must first find the gold line, that is, the direction of the gold vein, and then decide how to dig and collect it. This platform is so high, and there are three parallel platforms. I think the gold line is short and deep. For ventilation and access, this is the only way."

Tan Yanlin had read a lot of books on mineral prospecting and mining from his uncle, so he had some understanding of this.

Yu Hongdou looked at the baskets hanging on the rack in awe and was once again impressed by the wisdom of the ancients.

"The pulley has to be replaced every day. Not only is the rope soaked in oil, but it also has iron chains and copper wires woven inside." Tan Yanlin explained, pointing to the pulley and rope hanging the basket on the lifting frame.

"In the Xia Dynasty, a strange man invented the crawler belt transmission method, but it was later abandoned due to lack of materials. Hongdou and I did some research a while ago and found that the crawler belt was probably also made of something called rubber."

Mo Shougui looked at the swaying hanging basket and said with regret.

The image of a simple crawler conveyor frame immediately appeared in Yu Hongdou's mind. She couldn't remember the details, but she had some impression of the general shape because the one she saw was made by her grandfather.

Her grandfather was quite capable. He started out as a mine worker, but he taught himself and became a skilled worker. He designed and developed crawler and crushing machinery for coal mines and received many awards.

When she was a child, Yu Hongdou had a great dream, which was to become a skilled worker. Unfortunately, her grandfather contracted lung disease from working in a mine before, and he died before she grew up.

But now, she seems to be able to inherit her grandfather's craft and become a real skilled worker in this era.

"Now the pressure is on you. As long as you find the rubber, the teacher and I will definitely redesign the track." Yu Hongdou turned around, stood on tiptoe, and patted Tan Yanlin.

"I will try my best to find it." Tan Yanlin truly felt the weight of this pat and nodded solemnly in promise.

As they talked, they didn't stop and soon approached the giant's frame, but they were stopped before they got close.

"Who is it?!" A group of people in military uniforms rushed over with weapons.

"I'm passing by and came to see an old friend. Is your mine manager Yuan Dai here?" Tan Yanlin was not afraid because he did know the mine supervisor here.

After hearing Yuan Dai's name, the soldiers relaxed a lot, put away their weapons and saluted Tan Yanlin and the others: "So you are our friend, may I ask your name so that we can report back."

"My young master's surname is Tan. Just say that the eleventh young master is here." Tan Yanlin did not reply, but another guard behind him stepped forward and replied.

Tan Yanlin was explaining to Yu Hongdou and Mo Shougui:

"The Yuan family and my family are old friends. Yuan Dai is the 22nd child in the family. Because his maternal family name is Dai, he saved the life of the old man of the Yuan family three times and was highly respected by the Yuan family. So when he was named Dai, he was given the name to show respect and commemorate Mr. Dai."

"How much?" Yu Hongdou thought she had heard wrongly and looked at Tan Yanlin in disbelief.

"Twenty-two. You heard it right. The Yuan family is a clan family. Three generations of cousins ​​live together in the family. There are many children. In Yuan Dai's generation alone, there are more than thirty men and women in total."

Tan Yanlin looked at the jaw-dropping Yu Hongdou with amusement. When he first heard about it, he was also in the same mood, thinking how could someone be so fertile?

"This... can I afford it?" Yu Hongdou was dumbfounded, stumbling over her soul-searching question.

Northerners have the concept of clan, and generally they would not separate at this point, otherwise they would starve to death.

"We can't afford it, so we have to find our own way out since we become adults." Before Tan Yanlin could reply, someone else answered Yu Hongdou's question.

"I heard you chirping in my house as soon as I came out." After the man answered Yu Hongdou, he rolled his eyes at Tan Yanlin and then greeted the older Mo Shougui.

"Do you know us?" Yu Hongdou was surprised again when she saw that the newcomer was not shy at all and even recognized her teacher Mo directly.

"You are the young lady from the third branch of the Yu family, right? I had already investigated this place before I came here." After greeting Mo Shougui, Yuan Dai happily hit Tan Yanlin and still had time to reply to Yu Hongdou.

Yu Hongdou immediately felt admiration, these officials from aristocratic families were not ordinary people.

"Why are you here?" After the greetings, Yuan Dai asked about the purpose of their visit.

As the person in charge here, even when old friends get together, I have to be a little more cautious. It's not that I don't trust my old friends, but I have to set an example for the people below.

"I have nothing to do, so I'll take a look at the progress on your side and pay my respects to my old friend." Tan Yanlin spoke the truth and responded calmly.

Yuan Dai looked at him suspiciously. The two of them had very different identities and status, but after getting to know each other through Tan Yanlin's senior brother, they could be considered friends who could get along well. He didn't even know that there was an old friend of the eleventh son of the Tan family here.

"He is my father's master, and he originally lived in the small house over there." Seeing that Yuan Dai didn't say anything, Yu Hongdou added.

"Oh, Master Wu, I know that. I just didn't think of him." Yuan Dai had a very high EQ and understood what Tan Yanlin said instantly. He glanced at Yu Hongdou, nodded to her, and then looked at Tan Yanlin meaningfully.

"I learned Master Wu's boxing and kicking from Hongdou, so I have a sense of loyalty to him. By the way, I came here to see what kind of shape you have made from digging stones here. Will you turn into a wild ape man when you go back?" Tan Yanlin replied to Yuan Dai sarcastically.

Yu Hongdou watched the show with great interest. She understood in her heart that this former head was most likely related to the Tan family. This made it convenient for them to go into the mountain. Even if there were any problems later, they could come and talk to this former head.

Mo Shougui looked at the three young men with interest, stroked his beard and looked into the distance. He couldn't understand the silent conversation between the young people.

After a few pleasantries, Yuan Dai invited them to visit the gold mine. Since none of the people who came were short of money or greedy for money, he had nothing to worry about.

"Is there no bare gold?" Yu Hongdou was puzzled as she looked at the baskets of gold ore. Uncle Xu and his friends could easily dig up nuggets of gold.

"There are some on the surface, but very little. They have all been sent away. The environment here is not suitable for smelting." Yuan Dai knew that this seemingly naive girl was one of the discoverers of this gold mine, so he told her frankly without hiding anything.

"Oh, I don't quite understand. What's the quality of the gold mine here? Can it be mined for a long time?" Yu Hongdou really didn't understand, but she still had a gold vein map in her hand.

She wanted to know whether the hill that was gradually appearing in the picture had any relationship with the gold mine in front of her.

After all, it involves the future of her father and brother! I don't know if collecting the gold vein map can exchange a title for her father.