Chapter 802 801. Difficult Work (5/5)

Chapter 802 801. Difficult Work (55)

The result was very sad. This miner was never married all his life. He did not dig many black opals, did not make a fortune, and no woman chose to marry him.

But the miners at Lightning Ridge admired his determination and perseverance and called him the 'Single Prince', after all he built a real castle.

The kitchen is close to the hall, and the boss is very talkative, telling them stories about the past in the town.

Everyone who came to Lightning Ridge to open mines had a story, especially in the years after World War II, the people who came here were even more special.

Former British spies, corrupt ex-SS members, members of the British royal family, outdated celebrities, and some important members of the bankrupt government.

"What I said is true. If you can meet some old miners who are more than a few years old, you can ask them to collect evidence. I think they will be very willing to tell you about those thrilling years."

The lame boss made a solemn promise to them. He probably felt that what he said was a bit exaggerated, and Li Du and others would not believe it.

Li Du believed the boss's words, and many things he said had evidence.

The barbecue steaks kept coming up and they started eating.

Unexpectedly, the steak tasted very good. The combination of fragrant beef and delicious oysters, simply seasoned with salt and black pepper, kept the original meat aroma and delicious seafood. Li Du and others were full of praise.

Sucking the oil stained on his fingers, Li Du asked, "Boss, how is the output of gemstones in the town?"

Hearing his question, the boss quickly reacted and asked, "You are not here for tourism, you are here to mine for black opal?"

Li Du said: "There are both. If you can find a good gemstone mine, wouldn't it be better?"

The lame boss laughed, and said, "You thought things too simply, and found a good gemstone mine by the way? Do you think black opal is as common as cattle?"

He shook his head, pointed to his leg and continued, "Do you know how you got hurt?"

Li Du guessed the reason, and said, "Is it because of mining? Was it injured by the ore?"

The lame boss shook his head again, and said, "No, I found a good gem, and then I was robbed. It was hit by a car!"

Li Du was surprised: "The criminal is so arrogant?"

The lame boss still shook his head. He said, "Actually, that's not a criminal. It's one of my buddies. He dug for two years and found nothing, and finally decided to rob me."

Li Du stopped talking, the reality that the boss said was really cruel.

"I know Richard, so I didn't sue him, I know he is a good man, he was forced to do that by reality." The boss said.

As he said that, the boss suddenly became excited and said, "Think about it, buddy, you have a wife and children, and a job that is hard but earns enough to support your family."

"But you decided to quit because this job won't allow your wife to buy Dior and Louis Vuitton, your kids won't be able to go to Disney, and you won't be able to buy a Mercedes."

"After resigning, you came to Lightning Ridge, full of longing, thinking that you are the chosen one, with good luck, you will dig a gem mine worth millions here."

"What's the result? You worked for a month and got nothing, and your money became tight. You worked for half a year and didn't get anything. Your wife has no money to buy clothes, and your children don't have money to go to school. You worked for a year and didn't get anything. My wife divorced and brought money to school." leave with the child."

"Who wouldn't despair? Just at this moment, a fellow as unlucky as you got a gem. Would you be mad?"

Seeing the grief and indignation of the boss, Li Du was startled, and quickly handed him a glass of beer and said, "Calm down, old man, calm down."

After drinking beer, the boss came out of the excitement.

He said, "Sorry, I lost my composure just now."

Li Du patted him on the shoulder and said, "I understand, it seems that developing gemstone mines is not a good career."

"It's so bad, it's so bad." The boss said, "I sold the black opal I dug up, stopped dreaming, and opened this restaurant honestly."

Sophie said: "To be honest, your cooking skills are really good, and the steak is delicious."

The lame boss smiled and said, "Yes, I have confidence in this point. In fact, my grandfather and father are both chefs. They taught me carefully, but unfortunately I didn't study hard at that time."

Another guest came later, Li Du and the others checked out and left.

Although the boss warned them, Li Du still decided to enter this industry. He has Xiao Fei Chong as his helper, and he has no financial pressure, which is different from other miners.

Driving the next day, Li Du saw the single prince's castle.

This is a small castle, built very rough, using the original brown-red ore, it looks good from a distance, but it is not beautiful up close.

Considering that it was built by a single miner, it is amazing enough.

Small but complete. The castle has a main castle, a secondary castle, a tower, a chapel, a dungeon and a basement, etc.

The single prince finally left Lightning Ridge. He gave the castle to the town. The town was set up as a tourist project. It costs five yuan to enter and take pictures.

Li Du and the others walked around here, then drove out of the town center and entered the mine.

Mining opals in Lightning Ridge is not the same as in the national park. Here, it is really mining ore. You have to buy a piece of land, and then use machines to dig holes to find gems from the excavated stones.

Outside the town is dusty, and there are machines at work in several construction sites.

Some construction sites used excavators to dig holes everywhere, and some construction sites dug a mine shaft, and the miners went down to work with hard hats, miner's lamps and picks.

Li Du released the little flying insects, and the little flying insects shuttled around the surrounding land, but they got nothing after traveling for a while.

This is normal. The gems in Lightning Ridge have been excavated for decades and hundreds of years, and all the gems that are easy to find have been found, and the gem content here is very low, so it is not easy to find.

The car kept driving, and there was an interesting building outside the town. The specific identity of this building is hard to say, it looks a bit like a castle, a bit like the Great Wall, and a bit like a building.

This is also the masterpiece of a miner. It is said that he was imprisoned for killing his wife wrongly. After he was released from prison, he came to a small town to become a miner. He vented his hatred and hatred in this strange way.

The story is a bit like "The Shawshank Redemption", but this one is more sturdy, and the miners engraved their experiences on the walls of the building.

It is said that the case attracted a lot of media attention after the building was completed, and the Australian police re-investigated the case for this reason.

Looking at the building, Li Du released small flying insects into it.

As the little flying insects shuttled around in the building, everything in the building appeared in his field of vision, including the ore used to build the building, and the internal situation also entered his field of vision.