Chapter 812 811. It's Not Good To Be A Miner (5/5)

Chapter 812

"Is the snake related to the black opal?" Li Du asked.

A miner said: "Yes, I have found black opal around the underground snake nest many times, not only me, but also other guys, right?"

"That's right," someone immediately retorted, "I have dug up more than a dozen pieces of opal, but none of them are related to snakes. You are idealistic."

"I've never seen snakes related to opal either, which is ridiculous."

Voices of dispute soon appeared in the crowd. Some people thought that the two parties had a relationship, but more people thought it didn't matter.

Li Du thought about this idea, if snakes can find gems, then he can find a way to let the little flying insect tame a snake for his use, and then follow it to find gems.

But he didn't really believe in this statement. He had never heard that snakes were related to opal. There were gemstones under the No. 114 mine next door, but he didn't see any snakes around the gemstones either.

Also, he picked up fire opals in the national park, and there was no information about snakes and gems, and there was no evidence to push the history of gem discovery.

As the night deepened, the miners left one after another because they had to work the next day, and the mine became silent again.

Beginning in the middle of the night, the rain dripped down, and the water droplets slapped the roof of the cabin in a rhythmic manner. With this sound, Li Du slept even more soundly.

When I woke up in the morning, the weather outside was gloomy, and there was still light rain ticking.

Li Du opened the door and saw that the whole world was covered with mist, which is very rare in the central part of Australia. Normally, the humidity here is very small.

Sophie drove to buy an umbrella and a raincoat and bought breakfast, so that Li Du would come and bring a few brats.

It's raining outside, Ah Miao and Gan Crispy Mian don't like to get wet on their hair, so they hide in the house and don't go out.

Ah Ao likes to play in water, or it likes to play in muddy water. After lying on the door to look at the outside environment, it ran out like a wild dog that had run loose.

Rushing into the mine, it found a puddle and plunged its head in, like a war horse stepping through a glacier, its limbs trampled on the puddle, splashed a layer of muddy water, and then shuttled across.

Li Du hurriedly called it, but Aao refused to listen, and ran happily in the wide mine field. When Li Du finally caught up with it, it was already covered in muddy water.

This made Li Du very angry, the weather was so bad, and the mine didn't have a bathroom, so he couldn't bathe Ah Ao.

It’s okay for Ah Ao to be dirty by himself, but after he slipped back with his ears, he wanted to hurt the fish in the pond, so he rushed towards Ah Miao and Gan Crispy Noodles with his body covered in mud.

Ah Meow and the Crispy Noodles are not very smart, can they not understand its purpose?

As if burning her butt, Ah Miao ran up the wall. The hut was made of planks and wood, and it had a strong point. It was not difficult for an animal like a tiger cat to climb up.

The climbing ability of the raccoon is not as good as that of the tiger cat, but there are other ways to deal with it. It patted the jumping Ali towards Ah Ao with one paw to distract Ah Ao's attention.

Ali was about to squat down to poop, but he was slapped and flew towards a grinning wolf, scaring it to shit on the spot.

Brother Wolf shook his head and said, "This little kangaroo is really unlucky."

It was really unlucky, the reason why Ali fell into the hands of Li Du and others was that his mother threw him away to attract firepower.

Now it came to Li Du's side and was thrown away again to attract firepower.

Ah Ao just wanted to play, it didn't matter who he was playing with, the little kangaroo staggered and jumped in front of it, it pressed its paws and shook its fur, and immediately, the little kangaroo became muddy all over.

Li Du went up again and took Ah Ao's ear and pulled it away, and said angrily: "Draft it, just dirty yourself, give him back and bring others to dirty together, go and wait!"

He rescued Ali and wiped his body with a towel dipped in warm water.

The little kangaroo was still suckling, and its resistance was very poor. Li Du was angry because he was afraid that the cold muddy water thrown by Aao would make the little kangaroo sick.

When Sophie came back, she saw Ah Ao sitting alone under the eaves of the door, staring at the rain flowers on the ground in a daze, with a face full of lovelessness.

"What's wrong with it?" Sophie asked.

Li Du said: "Going to play in the mud, don't worry about it."

"No, I mean its mood, why does it look sullen?"

Li Du said: "After being scolded by me, this brat is becoming more and more disobedient."

Ali hid beside him. It was frightened by the little friends, and now it is frightened when it sees them, so it can only follow Li Du closely.

Although it does not have the high IQ of Ah Ao and Ah Meow, it also knows that Li Du is the umbrella, and it is safe to follow Li Du. This is the nature of survival, and the smaller and weaker the animal, the more sensitive it is.

In addition to buying raincoats and umbrellas, Sophie also bought a thick tarpaulin, which was propped up on poles and covered over the mine shaft to avoid rain.

After the meal, Li Du, Godzilla, and Brother Wolf propped up the tarpaulin together, so that the rain was not too heavy. With the cover of the tarpaulin, the mine was no longer affected by the rain and could continue to work.

This is the excellent geology of Lightning Ridge. Its underground is sand and gravel, which has a good ability to infiltrate water. After the rain falls into the mine, it will infiltrate into the ground.

There is no groundwater around Lightning Ridge, so there is no need to worry about reverse osmosis, that is, there will be no groundwater flowing into the mine along the sand and gravel gaps.

Godzilla and Brother Wolf continued to work, Sophie asked worriedly: "The weather is so bad now, will it be dangerous to dig a well below?"

Li Du said: "It's fine now, Xiaoyu. I've read the information. The geology of Lightning Ridge is very water-resistant. Unless it's a heavy rain like a storm, you can continue to work."

The little flying insect corrected the direction, and Godzilla and Brother Wolf took turns to work. The crusher was used to break the rock formation, and the gravel was transported horizontally from the pit to the bottom of the mine by the belt conveyor, and then transported to the ground with buckets.

These gravels cannot be thrown away, they have to stay here. According to Australian law, the mine needs to be backfilled after mining.

For safety reasons, Li Du bought steel pipe brackets and wooden boards. Every time the mine was mined for one meter, he and Lu Guan went down to prop up a section of brackets.

Horizontal mining is more difficult than mining shafts. Because of the scale, they can only work with hand-held crushers, which consumes a lot of energy and is troublesome to transport gravel.

After working for two days, he advanced ten meters. On the third day, Lightning Ridge encountered heavy rain. The pouring rain fell from the sky, and Li Du had to interrupt his work.

The heavy rain lasted for a day and a night. On the fourth day, the sky suddenly cleared, and the sun, which had disappeared for several days, reappeared.

The weather in Australia was very bad. Li Du was not happy after the sun came out. The scorching sun was scorching the earth. Because of the rain just after, there was a lot of water on the ground and high humidity in the air.

In this way, the sun evaporates the accumulated water, and the humidity in the air increases. The underground mine is not ventilated and stuffy. Staying in it is like steaming in a sauna!

Mining is so difficult, whether it is raining or sunny, it is the miners who suffer.