Straight man of steel

Chapter 51 Longmen Rock Wall

There are some evergreen trees around the Longmen Mountains, such as camphor trees, cedars, and cypresses. Although they are tall, they will not completely cover the sky. Zhang Yuan can still see the position of the sun and roughly tell the time. .

It was already noon when they arrived at the side of the Longmen Mountains near the Shushui River, and it was estimated that after going deeper for two hours, the environment in the jungle was also a bit dark.

Zhang Yuan estimated that he would experience many firsts on this journey, and of course this was the first time since he came to Dahan.

It’s my first time riding a boat, and soon I’m going to go camping for the first time.

"Goudan and Fugui find a place to pitch a tent. Xiong Daxiong and you two go pick up some dry pine branches and cut down some trees."

"promise."

The first element of survival in the wild must be fire.

This era is not the era more than 2000 years later when animals were afraid of humans. At this time, even the cutest giant pandas would attack humans.

No need to guess, there must be giant pandas in the Longmen Mountains.

The first time I went to Shuweixuan to eat barbecue, the young man introduced tapir meat to Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan thought it was giant panda meat, so he didn’t order it. He only ordered pork. It was only later that he realized that tapir and 貊 are pronounced together. The same, but not the same species.

And this time, Zhang Yuan's destination is actually not in Linqiong County, but strictly speaking, it is in Qingyi County.

It is also marked on the map that this Tsingyi County is Baoxing County, the hometown of pandas in later generations.

Zhang Yuan's expectations for this trip became even greater because he might encounter giant pandas.

Li Fugui and Ge Erdan found a still open area and quickly set up the tent. Because the ground was too wet, the two of them ran out to cut down trees.

Zhang Yuan couldn't do much to help, so he had to wait quietly and not cause trouble to others.

Xiong Daxiong Er came back very quickly. Zhang Yuan asked them to light two fires. One was inside the tent. This tent had no roof, so the smoke could escape from the top. There was also a fire outside the tent. I hope some fires were lit. The animals can stay away after seeing the light of the fire and will not cause trouble to Zhang Yuan and the others.

Fugui and Erdan tied the trees they chopped down together with hemp rope, then spread the oilcloth over them, and a very simple bed was completed.

There were no sleeping bags in this era. In order to reduce the number of things to bring as much as possible, Zhang Yuan and the others just brought a thin layer of linen to cover their bodies, and put their bodies close to the fire to obtain the necessary heat.

As soon as it got dark, the temperature dropped rapidly, and only the side of the fire could feel the warmth. Five people formed a circle around the fire and fell asleep like that.

The crackling sound of burning wood is the perfect lullaby.

The wild beast attack that everyone was worried about did not happen, and the forest was eerily quiet.

Zhang Yuan woke up in the early morning of the next day. Although the wood was hard and his body hurt, it was good to be able to sleep for such a long time.

After packing up all the things, Zhang Yuan and the others no longer went deep into the forest, but climbed higher. They had to find the rock walls of the mountains, and the coal was hidden inside those rocks.

After walking for more than three hours, Zhang Yuan finally saw the dark gray rock wall through the forest, which was their destination.

"We're almost there. Let's go a little further and see the rock wall in front of us. The thing I mentioned is right there, sir."

Xiong Da and the others learned that the rock wall in front of them was the place Zhang Yuan mentioned. They stretched their necks and looked at it for a long time. They didn't think there would be any treasures hidden there. The treasures were not all buried underground or in caves. Hit it?

Zhang Yuan's interest rose, but the others' interest dropped, dying.

After walking forward for another half an hour, the entire rock wall was finally displayed in front of Zhang Yuan at a height of tens of meters. It seemed to Zhang Yuan that it was already very high, and the black spots on the rock wall were different from those of the siltstone. , making Zhang Yuan excited.

Needless to say, it was coal, but the positions of those places were too high, and Zhang Yuan had no way to go up, so he could only dig below.

"Xiong Daxiong II depends on you two. The thing I'm talking about is inside this rock wall. Use a hoe to dig it out."

The two brothers were stunned for a moment. They used hoes to fight Shi Shi. How could they be so tough?

However, the two of them did not ask this question and just followed Zhang Yuan's instructions.

Zhang Yuan now also regrets not bringing an iron awl and a hammer.

Xiong Da Xiong Er's movements were not digging at all, but smashing with a hoe. Fortunately, the siltstone was easily broken, so under the strong force of the two, they also smashed several rocks.

It was already getting late, and Xiong Daxiong Er didn't know how deep he would be able to see the coal if he smashed it like this. Zhang Yuan asked Fugui and Erdan to set up a tent against the rock wall.

Just as the sun was about to set, there was a jingle.

Zhang Yuan turned his head suddenly, with a horrified expression on his face.He guessed right, the hoe in Xiong Da's hand was broken.

Then, like a chain reaction, the hoe in Xiong's second hand also broke.

Is this messing with me?

After the two hoes suffered what they should not have endured, they passed away suddenly.

"My lord, we didn't do it on purpose."

Xiong Daxiong Er was a little embarrassed, thinking that the hoe broke because he didn't control the strength well.

"It's none of your business, it's because I didn't prepare for it in advance."

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly came to a standstill. Is it possible to use a rope to climb to the middle of the rock wall to dig out the open coal?

Freehand rock climbing?Zhang Yuan definitely doesn't have this ability, and he doesn't want Xiong Da and the others to try, no amount of money is as important as human life.

"Young master, are the things in this rock wall very valuable?"

Zhang Yuan had said before that the thing he was looking for was not very valuable, and he didn't know why Xiong Da would ask this question again.

"If you can dig out all of them, it will be very valuable, but if you can dig out a little bit, it will be worthless."

Zhang Yuan explained emphatically.

"Do you think the dagger can be used? Even if the back is blunted, the villain can still sharpen it again."

Having mastered the method of pouring steel, a steel dagger is not so important in Zhang Yuan's heart. If it really breaks, it will be the same if it is rebuilt in the future. As long as there are enough blacksmiths, there are as many things as there are.

"Okay, just use the dagger."

"Uh-huh."

Xiong Da held a dagger in one hand and an ax in the other. He used the ax as a hammer and struck it repeatedly.

The siltstone here is all flaky, and the effect of using a dagger to pierce the surface is very good. Basically, every time Xiong Da hits the hammer twice, a piece of siltstone will fall down.

Fugui and Erdan have already set up the tent and lit the fire. Xiong Daxiong Er can use the light of the fire, and the two of them continue to work alternately.

The tinkling sound of metal clashing and the crackling sound of burning wood are destined to become the only symphony in the middle of the night.

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