"What if I can't pick it?" Li Lanhua bit her lip, and a trace of worry flashed in her moist eyes.
"It's okay, mercury can also be used as a mirror, but you need to pay attention to safety. There will always be a solution." Jiang Hexi comforted.
"All right."
The carriage slowly drove onto the brand new cement road, and the carriage that had been wandering non-stop instantly became much more stable.
"Girl, this cement official road is different. I've driven a lot more securely." Chen Shuanzi's surprise voice came from outside the carriage.
Jiang Hexi's eyes lit up and he immediately lifted the curtain. Sure enough, he saw that the original loess road was covered with flat concrete floors.
"I didn't expect the government to move very quickly. The official roads here are covered with cement." A cool breeze blew by, and Jiang Hexi couldn't help but lean against the window and squinted his eyes, with a smile in his eyes.
"Yes, we will never have to faint from the carriage again!" Li Lanhua was very excited and looked at the regular road in front of her with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Hexi smiled sweetly, her eyebrows and eyes curled.
When several people arrived at the place they had agreed in advance, they found that a pair of men in black had been waiting there for a long time.
Jiang Hexi jumped out of the carriage flexibly and was stunned for a moment when he saw the tall handsome man walking towards her.
"Why are you here? Jinghe?" Jiang Hexi exclaimed, his almond eyes slightly opened.
Looking at her rare stupid look, Huo Jingchen curled his lips and explained: "The restaurant will be open in a few days. Jinghe is busy with the restaurant affairs and has no time to come. I happened to take a rest and came here."
Jiang Hexi smiled dryly and coughed, "So that's it."
"Let's go, just stop here. The mountain road here is a bit rugged and the carriage cannot drive." Huo Jingchen said in a gentle voice.
Huo Jingchen pointed to the sedan chair not far away and said, "I have also prepared a sedan chair. Why don't you take a sedan chair up the mountain, right? You won't be tired like this."
Jiang Hexi looked at him and saw an exquisite blue sedan chair standing there quietly. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he hurriedly refused, "No need! I'll just walk."
"Okay, if you are tired, just tell me." Huo Jingchen looked at the sedan chair with some regret, feeling a pity.
"Okay." Jiang Hexi nodded slightly to Huo Yubai and Huo Jingyun on the side, and then gave a wink at the dull Li Lanhua.
The two of them came to their senses, saluted respectfully to Huo Jingchen, and then hurriedly chased after him.
On the bumpy mountain road, a tall man in black and a woman in plain clothes were walking side by side, followed by a group of followers.
"Xi'er, I heard from my second uncle that he has wiped out the bandits in Xuzhou. My uncle and aunt can also be comforted by the spirit of heaven, so you can feel at ease." Huo Jingchen smiled and looked at Jiang Hexi with a gentle expression.
Hearing this, Jiang Hexi was stunned, smiled slightly, lowered his eyes and said softly, "Yes."
The two of them talked from time to time along the way and slowly walked to the entrance of a valley.
"This place is also called the Ghost Fire Valley. A large fire was lit before, and the villagers around him dared not come to hunt. However, now that the iron ore is closed, there are no idle people waiting here."
"But if you walk through this valley, you will be able to reach the mine sooner." Huo Jingchen explained, pointing to the empty valley in front of him.
"Ghost Volcano?" Jiang Hexi was thinking and couldn't help but feel curious.
Huo Jingchen saw her excited appearance and pointed to another road and interrupted: "Let's go that road, it's too dangerous here."
"It's okay, this place is closer, let's go here, I don't believe in any ghost fire!" Jiang Hexi waved his hand indifferently and looked at the valley in front of him with interest.
"Why do you take that road? I'll go here." Jiang Hexi tentatively said.
For some reason, she always felt that there might be some treasure inside. After all, the more supernatural the place, the more treasures gathered. She really wanted to go and see it.
"No!" Huo Jingchen subconsciously refused.
"Forget it, let's go here." Seeing Jiang Hexi's stubborn expression, Huo Jingchen sighed helplessly and compromised.
"Then let's go!" Jiang Hexi smiled and immediately walked in excitedly.
Huo Jingchen and his group hurriedly followed.
"No one has passed by here for a long time, and it is full of weeds." Huo Jingchen used his sharp blade to cut off the tall weeds while protecting Jiang Hexi with his body to prevent her from being cut by the weeds.
Looking at his busy figure, Jiang Hexi was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help feeling guilty and moved. He felt sour and upset for a moment, and he couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
Huo Jingchen turned around and looked, but unexpectedly saw Jiang Hexi's extremely complicated expression, and he said in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Jiang Hexi smiled slightly, shook his head, and quickly suppressed the strangeness in his heart.
Seeing that she was not seriously injured, Huo Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief and continued to work hard.
"Be careful!" A scream suddenly sounded.
Everyone looked curiously, and saw Huo Jingyun tightly pulling Chen Shuanzi's back collar and pulling him back, while one of Chen Shuanzi's legs had already fallen into a deep mud.
Jiang Hexi hurriedly ran over, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but be stunned.
A black liquid like a stream of water oozed out from the hard cliff wall, slowly flowing to the ground, converging into a small pond more than five meters wide.
Jiang Hexi trembled with his hands, picked up a small branch next to him, poked the thick black serous liquid, swayed the branches to the front of his nose, and sniffed it lightly.
Huo Jingchen originally wanted to stop Jiang Hexi's strange movements, but found that she was very excited and couldn't help but secretly retract her extended arm.
"What's wrong?" Huo Jingchen looked at Jiang Hexi with red cheeks in surprise, feeling nervous.
Jiang Hexi immediately threw away the branches in his hand and grabbed Huo Jingchen's arm and said excitedly: "This is oil! Open-air oil!"
"Oil?" Huo Jingchen became more and more confused, and he felt confused.
Seeing the surprised eyes of people around him, Jiang Hexi calmed down instantly, quickly let go of Huo Jingchen, smiled awkwardly, and said dryly after holding it in for a while: "This oil is a good thing, not only an excellent fuel, but also can be extracted.
It is used as raw materials for many substances.”
"Girl, how do you know this?" Chen Shuanzi asked in confusion when he calmed down.
Hearing this, Jiang Hexi's body immediately stiffened, but his words were stuck in his throat and could not speak. Just as he was about to vaguely pass, Huo Jingchen's smiling voice sounded.
"This is what Uncle Jiang told you again? Uncle Jiang is indeed knowledgeable."
"Yes." Jiang Hexi nodded quickly and responded, but did not dare to look directly at Huo Jingchen. He couldn't help but panic, and suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"So that's it!" Chen Shuanzi and others suddenly realized.
Huo Jingchen looked at Jiang Hexi, who was pretending to be calm, with a smile in his eyes, but suddenly he thought of her strange behavior that she could do almost anything, and a trace of meaning flashed in her eyes.
"By the way, you can send someone to search nearby. Maybe there are other good things here, such as dark things." Jiang Hexi hurriedly said to Huo Jingchen.
Huo Jingchen nodded and instructed Huo Jingyun on the side: "Take someone to take a look."
"yes!"
Jiang Hexi thought of something and hurriedly added: "This oil is flammable and cannot be close to an open flame, otherwise it will continue to burn and will not be extinguished for a long time. You must pay attention when transporting it."
"It's the same if you find black coal. Coal is prone to fire, so you must pay attention to safety."
"I guess there is no ghost fire in this valley at all. It should be the burning of oil caused by lightning and lightning. The fire is too big."
Huo Jingchen nodded in a clear understanding and said, "I've recorded it."
"How long can this oil usually burn?" Huo Jingchen thought about it, his eyes rolled, and he said thoughtfully.
Jiang Hexi replied honestly: "It depends on the amount of oil. If this small pond is ignited, it will probably burn for about a month."
Hearing this, Huo Jingchen opened his eyes wide, his eyes full of surprise, and he stared at Xiao Chizi in front of him with great interest.
"You don't want to..." Jiang Hexi appeared in a spirit and looked at Huo Jingchen tentatively.
Huo Jingchen nodded affirmatively. As soon as he saw her, he immediately understood what he meant. His eyes lit up and he looked at her with a radiant look. The curve of the corners of his mouth became bigger and bigger.
Seeing that he was so happy, Jiang Hexi smiled and his expression stretched.
"General, do we still want to go to the mine?" Huo Yubai scratched his head in confusion and couldn't help asking.
Huo Jingchen glanced at Huo Yubai, who was ignorant, with a chill in his eyes.
"General..." Huo Yubai regretted waiting so much that he wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide. He looked at Huo Jingchen with tears in his eyes, his eyebrows full of begging.
"Yes, let's go." Seeing Huo and Bai's fearless look, a smile slipped through Jiang Hexi's eyes, interrupting the affectionate look of the two.
Huo Jingchen glanced at Huo Yubai and smiled slightly at Jiang Hexi.
The two left here immediately.
He left Huo and Baizhang wailed for a moment, then followed him quickly.
It was not until almost noon that the group returned to the place where the carriage was parked.
"Xi'er, eat some snacks first to fill your stomach." Huo Jingchen handed Jiang Hexi a pack of snacks, his eyebrows and eyes were full of gentleness.
Jiang Hexi took it boredly, took a bite without knowing the taste, and said listlessly: "Thank you."
Seeing that she was so depressed, Huo Jingchen felt very distressed and comforted: "It doesn't matter if there is nothing you want in this mine. I'll send someone else to search for it. I will definitely find it!"
"Yes." Looking at his anxious expression, Jiang Hexi forced a smile, but no longer had any hope in his heart. After all, even if he found ore, he did not have the exquisite glass making method, so he probably wouldn't be able to do the experiment.
After all, modern stills before were also ruined, Jiang Hexi felt very discouraged and full of loss.