inspire-indiana Chapter 208 I found it!
Chapter 208 I found it!
Lu Qingqing scratched the mosquito bites on her body and continued to observe Erxi not far away. She saw that he was still knocking on the door.
During this time, she also vaguely heard Erxi's voice calling for people, but perhaps because he was afraid of being discovered, his voice was very low.
About a quarter of an hour later, Erxi became a little anxious and wanted to climb the wall.
But the wall was very high and without any tools, he failed to climb up after trying several times.
Lu Qingqing moved the burning mugwort beside her farther away. The smoke from the mugwort was very thick, not only choking away the mosquitoes, but also making her feel uncomfortable.
Fortunately, there were no lights in ancient times, and people had to rely on the moonlight at night.
The moonlight was not very bright today, and we were in the woods, so the smoke dispersed before it could rise.
Erxi stayed at the back door for about half an hour before walking back with a look of loss on his face.
Lu Qingqing really didn't understand. What was going on?
But I could only follow behind and walk back.
She scratched the mosquito bites on her body and decided to tell Lu Tianming about it tomorrow.
She really couldn't go out to feed mosquitoes tomorrow, so she considered this trip tonight as a free blood donation.
The next morning, Lu Qingqing got up and went to find Lu Tianming and told him what had happened.
Lu Tianming looked at her approvingly and praised:
"Daya, you did the right thing this time. You told us when you encountered any problems. You don't have to keep an eye on this matter. I'll arrange for someone to check the situation."
The two of them didn't say much and quickly went back to the house to have breakfast.
Time is tight in the morning and I have to go to work soon.
That day, Lu Qingqing saw many new faces in the river.
I heard from people around me chatting that many miners were looking for He Baotou and were transferred to the material washing department.
In fact, according to previous practice, the men were rotated every month, taking turns to take turns in various positions.
Lu Qingqing asked the person she was talking to and found out that the shifts would be rotated at the beginning of each month.
They thought that if Qin Lang could also come to wash the materials, they would find even more gold.
Qin Lang was mining there, and he was lucky enough to dig up a large piece of nugget gold the first time.
I haven't encountered any since then, not even smaller ones.
Near noon, Lu Qingqing saw a man go to the shore to scoop up the materials, and then change his position after returning.
The changed position was very close to them.
This man was the one who had been caught hiding the gold particles before. He was washing the materials while observing the people around him.
At this moment, Xiao Erya, who was not far from Lu Qingqing, found gold.
This was the first time she had struck gold in such a long time, and the little girl exclaimed excitedly, "Ah!"
Then, he reacted and covered his mouth.
Aunt Lu went over and helped Erya put away the gold grains.
The man stared at the cloth bag hanging on Aunt Lu's waist for a few seconds before returning to his work.
Lu Qingqing noticed his gaze and secretly became alert, while whispering a warning to the woman beside her.
The women in the team also became alert when they saw his gaze.
Whenever the man approached, the women would stay away.
When the man saw that it was Lu Qingqing who reported the secret, he glared at her fiercely with a threatening look in his eyes.
He stayed here for a while, and when he saw that he couldn't find any opportunity, he left and walked towards another crowded place.
When we were finishing work at noon, we heard a woman screaming:
"Ah, the gold I found is gone!"
Lu Qingqing looked over and saw that it was Chuntao.
Chuntao said this while searching all over her body.
But at this time of year, there weren’t many clothes to wear, so I quickly searched everywhere but still couldn’t find it.
When the others saw this, they all reached for their cloth bags containing gold.
This time, several more people shouted.
"My cloth bag is missing too!"
"Mine is gone too!"
"..."
The supervisors on the shore were about to leave, but when they heard the noise, they came back.
"What's wrong? What are you arguing about?"
The women who had lost their gold started talking at once, and the supervisor understood everything after a few words.
At this time, Chun Tao looked at the crowd, her eyes fell on the man at the back of the crowd, pointing at him and shouting:
"He stole it! I saw him running around before. Others wash materials in one place, but he runs around everywhere. Who else could it be but him?"
Following the direction of Chuntao's finger, the others moved away.
When the man saw Chuntao pointing at him, he covered the cloth bag on his chest with his hand and said:
"I found this myself, don't accuse me wrongly!"
Chuntao said anxiously:
"It's not that you don't have anyone else. That gold was minted by my daughter and I with great effort. I still owe someone money for medicine. Pay it back!"
The other women also said to the overseer:
"Search him for any cloth buns. So many of us have been robbed. If there are so many, it must be him!"
The supervisors looked at the man, called him over, and searched the cloth bag on him.
After opening it, I found only a tiny gold particle.
When Chuntao saw it, she found it unbelievable and began to suspect that she had guessed wrong.
But after thinking about it, no other strangers approached her in the morning!
The supervisors said impatiently:
"Okay, take good care of your gold from now on. It's time to eat!"
After saying that, the supervisors turned and left.
Lu Qingqing looked at the man. His clothes were very thin in this season. If he had hidden them, he would not have been able to hide them from the supervisor who was searching for him.
Then I'm afraid the gold is hidden nearby.
At this time, the women who lost their gold also began to look around.
Just as the man was about to leave, he was stopped by two women.
The man saw that several women were looking at him with unfriendly expressions, and he didn't want to provoke them, so he had to stop.
He said impatiently:
"I told you it wasn't me, but you guys still refuse to believe me. So can I just stand here and wait?"
The two women looked the man up and down, trying to find the stolen gold.
The other women walked around the river several times but found no gold.
When Chuntao's daughter Nannan saw that the gold was really gone, she was so anxious that she burst into tears.
At this time, several women nearby saw the child crying and felt a little sorry for him, so they spontaneously helped to search for him.
Zhuzi's wife, Aunt Lu and several other women began to search along the river.
Lu Qingqing's eyes fell on the man, trying to find some clues.
But the man looked like he didn't care and said, "Let you search for me."
Seeing that she could not find any flaws in him, Lu Qingqing walked along the river.
The river is very shallow and you can see the bottom at a glance.
The women who were searching had touched every place where something could be hidden.
So many people have searched for it so many times but haven't found it, and it was the same for her in the past.
Lu Qingqing began to simulate, if she were this man, where would she put the stolen things?
Looking around, Lu Qingqing noticed the teleportation platform.
That is where the material is scooped, if you put the gold there.
Thinking about it, Lu Qingqing still felt that it was really possible.
As she walked towards that place, she observed the man's expression.
She actually saw a hint of panic, and although it passed quickly, she still saw it.
Lu Qingqing searched around the teleportation platform, but there was nothing under the platform.
Then, his eyes fell on a pile of soil on the ground.
At this time, Nannan saw Lu Qingqing and ran towards her, wiping the tears from her face with her little hands.
In little Nannan's heart, her elder sister is very powerful and will definitely help her find the lost gold.
At this moment, she looked at Lu Qingqing's actions seriously and admiringly.
Lu Qingqing noticed that her eyes were shining after crying, and touched the little girl's frizzy hair.
Then, she started from the innermost side and searched for soil one by one.
When I looked up, I saw that the man not far away became nervous and his back straightened unconsciously.
When the little girl saw her digging the soil, she came over to help.
Soon, I heard the little girl excitedly holding up a small cloth bag and shouting in a crisp voice:
"I found it! Awesome sister, mom, I found it!"