Your Parents Are Waiting For You To Return Home
Silently noting the direction from which the plea for help had come, she then looked at Lu Cijian, “When will the others arrive? Those people in the mines cannot wait too long. If a second collapse occurs, it will truly be over.”
I don’t know Jiang Dazhuang’s situation now, whether he is already gone or trapped under the collapsed mine.
At the thought of that possibility, she felt her scalp tingling.
Lu Cijian thought for a while before saying, “It shouldn’t take long. Let’s go find people.”
Wang San knows the seriousness of the situation and will certainly notify the Ink Pavilion people early. However, this matter involves the government. If no one else comes forward, Zhu Shichang will probably not let it go.
Instead, he will retaliate.
Jiang Yimian nodded and went down the mine shaft with Lu Cijian.
The mine shaft is quite deep, about ten meters or so, with only a few hemp ropes tied to the trees outside, no safety precautions whatsoever.
Fortunately, both of them are strong, and they easily descended the mine shaft.
Inside the mine shaft, it was pitch-black, one could not see one’s hand in front of one’s face, but several knocking sounds and the sounds of metal hitting stone could be vaguely heard from several directions.
Jiang Yimian took out her flashlight to illuminate the area, and only then discovered that there was a path in front, behind, to the left, and to the right.
Lu Cijian glanced at the object in her hand, but said nothing. Listening to the sounds coming from several directions, he pointed to the path in front, “Go this way, there are people talking inside.”
Jiang Yimian nodded.
After walking for a short while, they saw light ahead. An oil lamp lit on the rock wall emitted a faint glow.
Although it was still somewhat dark, they could see the situation inside the cave.
Jiang Yimian then put away the flashlight. She didn’t mind Lu Cijian knowing her secret, but if others discovered it, it would be troublesome.
After walking a distance, they finally clearly heard the sounds of swinging metal tools.
The sound of metal hitting stone produced a series of crisp sounds, mixed with a man’s scolding and heavy breathing.
“Hurry up and work hard. Brother Zhao said, if you don’t dig hard today, you won’t have any food,” a shifty-eyed man sat leaning against the stone wall, staring at the people in front of him digging the ground, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.
Those who were working ignored him, digging hard at the gravel and sand on the ground, their strength increasing with each swing, as if venting something.
Seeing no one paying attention to him, Chen Dagou became unhappy, “Did you hear me? I told you to dig hard, don’t drag me down. If I don’t get to eat, I won’t let you off today.”
As soon as he said this, a thin and dark man couldn’t take it anymore. He threw down his axe and cursed, “Chen Dagou, you can’t just be a dog, and really be a dog for those bastards. How many people have died on this mountain, can’t you see?
Just now, the mine collapsed, at least twenty people were buried inside. You still have the mood to think about food now. Are you even human?”
Chen Dagou simply said indifferently, “What does it have to do with me? It’s not like I’m the one who died. You’re so capable, why don’t you go save people instead of cursing me?
Believe it or not, I’ll go tell Brother Zhao, not only will you not have food today, you’ll also get whipped.”
The thin and dark man was furious, about to rush over and beat him up, but several people nearby held him back, “Alright, he’s not wrong. We can’t even take care of ourselves, let alone others.
Maybe the next one to die will be us. One more day alive is one more day. What if we get a chance to get out later!”
Compared to the others in the mine, these few were still considered fortunate.
That guy Chen Dagou, although he has a bad mouth and doesn’t work hard, he is good at things, and every time he can please those people, so he can get them to share more food.
A man in the corner who was bending down to pick up stones said emotionlessly, “Dying sooner is a relief; it’s not necessarily a bad thing.”
The thin and dark man couldn’t bear it anymore, cursing, “Wang Jinbao, are you sick? Your family is all dead, and you don’t want to go out, but don’t think everyone else is like you.
We were all kidnapped. We have relatives at home; we want to go back.”
Wang Jinbao didn’t even look at them, still emotionlessly saying, “Yeah, then I wish you’ll get out soon.”
After saying that, he turned directly into the nearby cave.
The thin and dark man was startled, clearly stunned, completely not understanding what he meant.
Someone nearby said, “Don’t mind him. I heard he was one of the first people brought up the mountain. Not many are alive now, he’s seen a lot of dead people, he’s probably mentally unstable.
Ah, forget it, everyone is so miserable, let’s have less internal conflict.”
The thin and dark man nodded and didn’t say anything else.
He hadn’t been here long and still couldn’t understand the people here, why they were so lifeless and hopeless. He believed that the government would definitely find them and rescue them.
As they were talking, the small flame flickering on the rock wall suddenly went out.
Chen Dagou was a little dissatisfied, “What kind of broken oil lamp is this? It went out for no reason, there’s no wind.”
Saying that, he took out his tinder and relit the oil lamp.
The cave was still the same as before. Wang Jinbao didn’t know where he went, and he didn’t bother to care, just grumbling, “That guy must be slacking off. I’ll definitely give him less food today.”
Wang Jinbao had just turned into a deserted corner, carefully taking out something from his bosom. Before he could look at it, two people suddenly appeared in front of him. He was startled, but didn’t cry out, just stared blankly at the two people in front of him.
Jiang Yimian saw that he seemed to be frightened, so she quickly said, “Don’t be afraid, we’re not bad people. Are you called Wang Jinbao?”
Wang Jinbao didn’t speak. He looked at the man next to him, swallowed, and said, “This isn’t a good place. I don’t know how you got in.
I advise you to leave quickly. If you are discovered by others, you won’t be able to leave.”
After all, he had been on this mine for more than three years. He had already become numb. At first, when he saw the two people, he thought they were people who had been abducted to the mountain and wanted to escape. Only upon closer inspection did he realize that something was wrong.
The two were relaxed and not panicked at all, as if they had come on purpose.
Jiang Yimian just smiled, “You’re just like your parents. The first thing you say when you see us is to tell us to leave quickly.”
Wang Jinbao was stunned, as if he hadn’t reacted.
Jiang Yimian continued, “Near the Dragon Mountain Range, in that small village, your son’s name is Wang Dabao, right? He misses you.
Your parents are also waiting for you to go back.”
Wang Jinbao’s whole body froze. His originally lifeless eyes suddenly lit up, and his voice choked, “You, you mean my…my parents and child are still…still alive?”
He thought they had been killed by those people long ago. He had been living in a daze all these years, several times wanting to die, but he came back to life again. Heaven seemed to be against him, not letting him die.
But now, he was glad to be alive, to hear the news that his parents and son were still alive.
Jiang Yimian nodded, her gaze falling on the somewhat dirty object in his hand, its original appearance unclear.