The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Chapter 146 Searching for Iron Ore

After discussing this important discovery for a long time, the two decided to report it.

The iron ore belongs to Daqi's property. If a private individual discovers the iron ore, he or she cannot mine it at will.

However, Lu Linlang planned to find the Chongshan people and explain to them the importance of this matter. Otherwise, if other people found out about this in the future, the Chongshan people would be held responsible.

In the afternoon, the high priest's disciples were going to carry his body up the mountain. When they passed Xishan Village, Lu Linlang and his men were waiting at the intersection.

Sure enough, they soon appeared.

"I'll go up the mountain with you. I have something I want to discuss with the Chongshan people."

"Miss Lu, please go ahead. We will communicate using the code taught by the high priest when we get to the mountains."

The priests agreed and took Lu Linlang and his party up the mountain, heading in the opposite direction of Qiujia Village.

The path they took was not an ordinary one, and it was quite difficult, but they still carried the coffin steadily until they reached a huge rock deep in the jungle.

A priest took out a staff, and on one side of the staff there was a special musical instrument, which produced a sound they had never heard before.

"We'll wait here for a moment. Master said someone will come out after the bell rings."

Everyone waited here for the time it took to stick up an incense stick, and sure enough, there was a noise in the jungle. It was the Chongshan man that Lu Linlang had seen.

"The Great Witch already knows about this. This is something the Great Witch has given you. Although you are not from Chongshan, you are also disciples of the High Priest. In the future, you will protect Chongshui and inherit his last wishes."

After they finished speaking to the priests, they looked at Lu Linlang.

"Miss Lu, the Great Wizard knows you are coming, so we asked you to come over in person to discuss the matter in detail. However, no one else can go, except you."

This person spoke the Chongshui dialect fluently, which shocked Lu Linlang and others.

It turns out that they can speak Chongshui dialect, and speak it very well. But before, they acted like they didn't understand it. It turned out they were pretending.

"Okay, I'll go with you now."

"Miss, why don't we just follow them."

Zhong Fan felt a little worried when he saw their inconsistent attitudes and their concealment.

"It's okay, I'll go with them, you guys wait for me at the foot of the mountain."

Lu Linlang gave him a look, and Zhong Fan understood and stopped worrying about it.

The Chongshan people carried the coffin easily and took Lu Linlang through the mountains. She could feel that the road in the mountains was becoming more and more difficult to walk on, and these people had no fear of the mountains and forests, as if they were flat land.

She originally thought that the people of Qiujia Village lived deep in the mountains, but now she sees that the people of Chongshan are even better.

After turning left and right in the woods, they soon came to an open area. There was no trace of a house here, but after the Chongshan people blew their whistle, several holes suddenly opened up in the ground.

"Miss Lu, the Great Witch said he wants to see you, please follow me."

Then a man stood up and walked towards Lu Linlang. Lu Linlang nodded and followed him to a cave.

She looked at the hole carefully and found that it was covered with a lot of grass, and underneath the grass was a very thick iron plate.

It’s a long way down from the cave.

She originally thought she would be plunged into darkness, but unexpectedly the underground was brightly lit. She sniffed and found the air smelled of animal ointment. It was obvious that the lamp oil came from animal oil.

After walking for a long time, they came to an iron gate. The iron gate opened and an old man sat inside. He was dressed similarly to the high priest, but his staff was even more complicated than the high priest's.

"I knew that one day, we Chongshan people would also be able to see the light of day."

After the guide left, the great wizard looked at Lu Linlang. His eyes were not sharp at all, but even gentle. The skin on his face was like tree bark. Lu Linlang couldn't help but wonder if he was over a hundred years old?

"I wonder why the Great Wizard said that?" She also wanted to know why the Great Wizard said that?

"You are not from here, and I don't know where you came from, but I know you have no ill intentions, and you are the hope for us Chongshan people to leave the forest.

We have been guarding this mine for more than six hundred years.

We Chongshan people are not savages, but subordinates of the previous Ming King.

More than six hundred years ago, King Ming fought with several princes for the throne and was ultimately defeated. We were a team he sent to look for iron ore, and we were supposed to report our discovery.

But when we left the forest, we heard the news that Ming Wang had been killed, and the emperor was searching everywhere for Ming Wang's remaining followers, and all those he found were executed.

None of us dared to go out again, fearing that our families would be harmed. From then on, we lived in seclusion in these mountains.

Later, we got to know people in the mountains and learned how to tell fortunes. For our own future, we wanted to predict the right time.

Three hundred years ago, we were originally planning to confess to the then magistrate of Chongshui County.

But ever since he knew our abilities, he has always wanted to use our abilities as a stepping stone for his promotion.

After divination, we learned that he was not the best candidate, so we waited for another three hundred years, and finally, we waited for your arrival.

We know your relationship with the Emperor and your good intentions.

I am already 124 years old this year. I know that I don’t have much time left, so I sent someone to reveal this news.

You came to see us today just to find out the secret of the iron ore, right?"

Seeing that the Great Wizard had frankly answered Lu Linlang's questions, Lu Linlang no longer hesitated and nodded.

"It turns out that the Great Witch knows everything. I have no way to hide from you.

Is the Great Witch now planning to proactively report the iron mine and allow the Chongshan people to move down the mountain to live?"

"That's right. We have been living in seclusion for hundreds of years, and our elders hope that we can find our families and return to our roots.

So they chose to cremate their bodies and preserve their ashes, waiting to bury them when they returned to their hometown.

Our people have been living in the mountains and have not had the opportunity to receive instruction. Now that they are growing in number, we don’t want them to continue hiding, but rather want them to stand in the sun.

Miss Lu, I still need your help in this matter. The prediction of natural disasters is the gift from us Chongshan people.

After Miss Lu helped us, we also had a separate thank you gift."

"Great Witch, don't worry, the previous dynasty has long since fallen, and you are all the people of Daqi.

What's more, you have protected the iron mine here and prevented it from being used by bad people.

Don't worry, I will definitely submit a petition to the Emperor so that you can find your hometown."

"I knew Miss Lu was the savior of the Chongshan people. Don't worry, I'll have someone take you to see the iron ore and some of the ironware we've smelted. I'm old and can't take you there myself."

"Great Wizard, please take care of yourself. Once I receive the Emperor's message, I will personally hand it over to you."

"Thank you." The Great Wizard stomped his feet with his magic wand, and soon someone opened the door and took Lu Linlang away as the Great Wizard had instructed.

They went to another place and walked for a long way before finally arriving at a blacksmith's forge.

There are many people here whose skin is white because they often stay underground. When they see outsiders coming, they look at her with curiosity.