Chapter 653 Two Heavens of Ice and Fire

   Liu Qingshan looked at the things in Hou San's arms, and was also a little dazed.

  That thing is dark golden in color, with uneven surface and flat shape.

  He is not small, about a circle bigger than a basketball, and looks quite heavy. Although Hou San is dry and not very energetic, he is still an adult.

  Liu Qingshan quickly took a few steps forward, reaching out to pick it up.

  Hou San put the thing in Liu Qingshan's hand, while muttering: "Boss, calm down."

  That thing really feels heavy when you get it in your hand, I'm afraid it weighs more than ten kilograms.

   This is because the shape is relatively flat. If it is spherical, it will be heavier.

  Hou San clapped his hands: "This is the golden lump that Medvic from the Black Bear Gang brought over together. There are too many impurities in it."

   "If it weren't for the fact that we don't have a jeweler here, I'd find someone to melt it into a few gold ingots. That would look so pleasing to the eye. Now this thing looks ugly."

   That's right, the thing in front of me is really ugly, not to mention the bumps on the surface, and there are holes in some places.

  Liu Qingshan carefully studied the gold lump in his arms, and then said: "Brother Hou, it's thanks to you that you didn't smelt it into gold ingots, otherwise it would be a big loss."

   "Boss, how do you say this?" Hou San was a little confused.

  Liu Qingshan put the gold lump on the ground: "This should be called dog's head gold. It is a natural gold nugget with impurities inside, which is very normal."

   "The amount of dog head gold is very rare, so it cannot be calculated according to the value of gold. People regard it as a symbol of wealth and good luck, and its value is much higher than gold."

  Hou Sanyi patted his thigh: "When I was a child, I heard adults tell nonsense, but I heard that whoever picked up the dog's head gold and made a fortune. Could it be this thing?"

   "That's right." Liu Qingshan nodded: "This kind of natural gold nuggets are usually produced near gold mines, and the causes are very complicated."

   "Others say that this is a gold-rich meteorite that fell to the earth and burned up other substances when it burned in the atmosphere, leaving only gold."

  Liu Qingshan gently stroked the golden bump on the ground again: "No matter what, it is very precious, it can be regarded as a treasure."

  Hou Sanze blinked his small eyes: "I heard from Medvic that the people under him just used a box of canned fruit, and they just replaced it. I don't know if there are any more?"

  This guy slapped his thigh violently again: "By the way, boss, I heard from Medvic that there are quite a few gold mines over there. As I told you, the dog's head gold is usually located near the gold mines, which is in line with it."

  Gold mines, of course Liu Qingshan knows, decades later, there will be more than 200 gold mines on the side of Lake Baikal, and the output of gold is huge.

  Maozi has a vast land area, so correspondingly, resources are also very rich.

  In fact, if it is true, the Lake Baikal region still belonged to China for a period of time in history.

  The famous Suwu sheep herding is in the North Sea, and the North Sea refers to Lake Baikal.

   It's just that some rulers in history believed that such a barren land was of little use.

  This kind of stupid concept was also a very common phenomenon at the time. Did you sell Alaska to the United States without seeing the old man?

  As for the price, it can scare people to death: more than seven million US dollars, so cheap that people can't believe it.

   That's it, Lao Mi still complained and didn't pay the full amount.

Ding Shan also added: "I heard from the Black Bear Gang that the gold over there is indeed very cheap. Apart from Maozi, there are also a few people called some people. I can't remember their names. I heard they are from Mongolia. A branch of the clan."

   "It's from Buryatia." Of course, the information Liu Qingshan has is not comparable to that of people at the moment.

  Ding Shan nodded: "Yes, they are Buryats. I heard that they still live a traditional herding life. Sometimes they graze by the river, and they can find gold in the river."

   "For them, apart from making jewelry, this gold is not worth eating or drinking. It is not very useful at all."

  Ding Shan smacked his lips from time to time while talking, looking really envious.

  If it was changed to this side, what kind of cattle and sheep would there be, and they would not go panning for gold every day.

  Liu Qingshan also understood a little bit: No wonder you can exchange such a large piece of dog's head gold with a box of canned fruit.

  The nomadic tribes in Buryatia may have never been to a city in their entire lives. Gold is really of little use to them.

  Hou San also bluntly said: "It's a pity, if those Buryats also come here for border trade, and we exchange supplies for gold, that will be fun."

   Liu Qingshan was also moved when he heard that, Buryats can’t come, but they can go.

  They can't make it through, but the Black Bear Gang, since they can bring back jade and gold, it should be fine.

   Mainly in Buryatia, where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, the government is beyond reach.

   If more large-scale mining equipment is brought over to mine gold on a large scale, maybe it will really work.

   No, this matter must be discussed with the Black Bear Gang. If it happens, there will be another way of making money.

   As for customs clearance, when winter comes, aren’t there passages on the river?

   Besides, they can even fix fighter planes and tanks for you, let alone gold?

  Liu Qingshan remembers that the Buryats in the later Buryat Republic were still clamoring for independence. After all, they were a branch of the Mongolian ethnic group and had nothing to do with Maozi.

  Then is there such a possibility: when the Soviet Union disintegrated, the Buryats were encouraged to become independent directly?

  After returning to the hotel from the warehouse, Liu Qingshan pondered for a while, and he decided to give it a try.

  As for this batch of Russian-made jade, when Liu Qingshan was about to go back, he used a large truck to directly pull it back to Jiapigou and hoard it first.

  Even Hetian jade and jadeite are not that valuable these days, let alone lower-grade Russian materials.

  Thinking of this, Liu Qingshan came up with another idea: Should we take advantage of the fact that jade is relatively cheap now, and hoard a batch of Hetian jade and jade wool?

  The next morning, Liu Qingshan woke up before dawn.

  Because of the high latitude here, in winter, the dawn is very late and the dark is very early.

  When he wakes up Li Tieniu, who is in the same room, and go out for morning exercises together, the sky is still full of stars outside.

   Now is the coldest time of the year, and the morning is also the coldest time of the day. It is estimated that the temperature is almost minus 40 degrees.

  The two brothers ran for a few miles on the empty street, and it was only now that the sky was getting brighter, and their bodies were much warmer.

  咵咵咵, there was the sound of neat running behind him, Liu Qingshan turned around and immediately heard a neat greeting: "Mr. Liu!"

   It turned out that they were all veterans of the company. Under the leadership of Li Tie, Hu Wei and the old squad leader, they also practiced in the morning.

  Although they left the barracks, they did not lose their style in the army.

   Liu Qingshan and Liu Qingshan also ran together, while running, Liu Qingshan chatted with Hu Wei beside him: "Your stomach is growing, you need to exercise hard."

  Hu Wei has indeed gained a lot of weight. In the past two years, he has mainly expanded his territory in other places and is busy preparing to build an instant noodle branch factory. Naturally, eating and drinking with local government officials is inevitable.

  He is not as relaxed as Liu Qingshan, but he is panting, just like pulling a bellows.

  The front of the scarf on his mouth was also covered with a layer of hoarfrost: "Little brother, I slept soundly, Tie Zi insisted on dragging me up."

   "Old Hu, you should exercise." Li Tieniu also said in a low voice.

  Hu Wei also nodded vigorously: "Well, I don't think this at ordinary times, but when I compare it with everyone, I can see the difference."

  Although he ran hard, his willpower was still very firm, and he still gritted his teeth and persisted.

   People who come out of the army are much more resilient than ordinary people.

  Liu Qingshan patted Hu Wei on the shoulder and said nothing.

   After breakfast, it was already past nine o'clock, and the group went to Jiangshang to catch winter.

  The fourth and fifth children were all dressed like cotton bags, and ran ahead happily. The youngest and the fourth accidentally slipped and fell, and he didn’t get up for a long time because he was wearing too thick.

  The surface of the river is not a flat river as people imagined, but ice edges are distributed one by one. This is because the river water does not freeze all at once.

  At this moment, Jiang Shuichang led the fishing team and was already waiting on the river.

  In addition to a horse sledge, two jeeps also drove, because the place where they were fishing was six or seven miles away from here.

  But everyone was not in a hurry to get in the car, and walked on the ice for a certain distance before taking the transportation.

  There were too many people, and the car couldn’t fit in. The few left followed behind the car, dragging the jeep, slipping on the ice with the soles of their shoes.

   Anyway, the speed is not fast, so it is considered slippery.

  After walking a few miles, fishermen gradually appeared on the river, some pulling sledges and some driving carriages.

  The horses here have palms hanging from the bottom of their hooves, and horseshoe nails are nailed on the horseshoes, so they don't slip at all on the ice.

   When Jiang Shuichang and the others arrived at the fishing site, they saw a lot of branches planted on the river, with some cloth strips tied on them, blowing with the north wind.

   This is a hole in the ice that has been dug long ago. After a few pokes with an ice trowel, it will be completely opened.

   Otherwise, making holes in the ice every day can exhaust people to death.

   There is a mark on it to prevent someone from accidentally falling in.

  Jiang Shuichang led Wang Yufeng and the others to lower the net. The river below is flowing, so the main thing is to lower and hang the net.

  The ice layer here is too thick, so it is very difficult to pass the net under the water.

  It's freezing cold, working on the ice is really hard work.

  Maybe they are about to bid farewell to the life of the fishing team. People like Wang Yufeng also worked extra hard today.

   While proficiently playing the net, they yelled twice from time to time.

  Listening to the songs they sang, Liu Qingshan couldn't help but want to laugh. What's wrong with singing, he had to sing "A Fire in Winter".

   Just sing and sing, anyway, it’s okay to break your throat now.

   Instead, Jiang Shuichang sang the fisherman's song from his hometown, the tune was melodious and very nice:

   "The Wusuli River is long and long, and the blue river is full of waves. The Hezhe people cast a thousand nets, and the boats are full of rivers and fishes..."

   It's the icy and snowy place, which is a bit out of place.

  But it is true that the warehouse is full of fish. When the nets are pulled up, the fish that are hung up are large and small, packed in several sacks, and the harvest is even bigger than usual.

   "Boss, today we are grilling fish on the ice!" Jiang Shuichang had already packed up several big fish, split them into two pieces, and put them on the iron rods.

  Wang Yufeng and others lit the charcoal and the wooden pans they brought, and began to grill the fish.

  It seems that they are also prepared for a long time, let everyone try something new.

  A fire was lit on the ice, and everyone gathered around to keep warm.

   Not to mention it, it feels a bit like fire and ice.

  Because the heat rises upwards, the ice surface below is fine and has not been roasted.

  Jiang Shuichang seems to be really an expert in grilling fish. After both sides of the fish are slightly yellowed, he starts to spread oil on the surface.

  That’s right, it’s just rubbing. What he brought was solidified lard. With the heat from the fish, he rubbed it lightly to get a layer of it.

   Then he sprinkled the salt noodles he brought on top and continued to bake.

   Now, a scent spread across the ice surface, seducing everyone to inhale their noses.

  Ginger water is smeared with oil three times, sprinkled with salt twice, and the fish is roasted, the surface is golden, and the appetite is appetizing.

   "Come, try it!" Jiang Shuichang first handed half a grilled fish to the fourth and fifth children, and the two little guys tore up the fish and ate it.

   "Wow, it smells so good!" The little brother praised it, his big eyes sparkling.

  Perhaps it’s because eating hot and delicious grilled fish in this kind of icy and snowy place feels very different.

  Wang Yufeng and the others took out a few bottles of Laobaigan from their coat pockets, bit off the caps, and handed them to everyone.

   There is no cup, two or three people share a bottle, just blow to the mouth, no one should dislike anyone.

   Eating grilled fish and drinking wine, everyone felt the same in their hearts: beautiful!

   "Actually, our fishing life is quite good, and we will miss this period of time if we don't keep it clean in the future."

  Wang Yufeng also took a sip of wine, wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, and looked at the river in the distance, with some nostalgia in his eyes.

  Liu Qingshan smiled: "It's actually quite good to start a new life."

  By the time they returned with a full load, the market on the big island was just about to end. Hundreds of people were walking back with all kinds of transportation, with big and small bags. The scene was quite spectacular.

   "Brother, let's go to the market tomorrow!" The little fourth thought that when he came here, he changed a lot of dolls in the big island trading shed.

  Shan Xing also nodded her head: "It would be even better if I could go to the cloth market opposite."

  Liu Qingshan immediately waved his hand: Forget about it, he doesn’t want to go to Bushi now, it’s still too chaotic and not safe.

  After returning to the station, Hou San told Liu Qingshan: The members of the Black Bear Gang have been notified. If there is no accident, Medvic will definitely come tomorrow.

   Then Hou San hurriedly went to the hotel for dinner. Everyone just ate a lot of grilled fish and they were not hungry, so they clamored to go to Hou San's new house to have a look.

  So Hou San led everyone to the warehouse. His new house was not far in front of the warehouse. There were two rows of newly built one-story houses there. It was the dormitory area for the employees of Longteng Company. It was just completed last autumn.

   There are nearly 20 rooms in this kind of connected ridge house, and all the houses are connected to each other, so it is convenient to move around, and the most important thing is that it is relatively safe.

  Generally, those who have a family and a family live in one room, and those who are not married live in one room. There are more than one hundred employees in Longteng Company, and they all live here.

  Hou San's new house has long been tidied up, including furniture and decorations in the house, it is very complete, and there is even a big color TV.

   Everyone was satisfied after seeing it, and they were waiting to marry the new wife in.

  Liu Qingshan suddenly remembered a problem: "By the way, Brother Hou, have you and Anna registered yet? Will you be registered in this situation?"

  Hou San was taken aback for a moment: "I really forgot about this!"

  (end of this chapter)