flstandardbreds Chapter 897 Empty Mine
Chapter 897 Empty Mine
The miner holding the sledgehammer at the back was also shocked when he heard about water seepage. He approached the coal seam, looked carefully for a long time and said, "This coal seam is so dry, it doesn't look like water seepage. Why don't we hit it a little harder and see."
The two continued mining, and the sound from the tip of the iron pick became more and more strange, as if the coal seam was only a thin layer.
The two discussed it again and decided to poke open this layer and have a look. With a swing of the hammer, the iron bar penetrated deep into the coal seam and could not be pulled out after several attempts!
They hit the coal seam next to the iron rod with a sledgehammer, and a large area collapsed with a loud noise. The iron rod was also removed. The two of them sniffed, both puzzled. How could there be the smell of cow dung hundreds of meters underground?
He then used a hammer to hit the coal seam to enlarge the hole. The coal seam was already brittle, and after a few hammer strikes, he created a hole large enough for one person to enter and exit.
They shone their headlights inside the opening, but saw an empty cave. The cave walls were as smooth as a mirror, and the mixed smell of cow dung, sheep dung, and pig dung filled their noses, leaving them stunned.
At this time, footsteps were heard from behind, and a few more miners came. They also smelled the pungent smell and came to see what was going on.
A group of people walked into the cave, wondering what was going on. Why was there animal feces hundreds of meters underground?
With more headlamps, every detail of the interior of the cave was revealed. A group of miners were dumbfounded looking at the empty passage. Wasn't this said to be a rich mine? They estimated that the coal reserves were at least several million tons, but what was going on now?
The team leader of the miners also came. After taking a look, he asked a young worker to go up the mine and call the two mine owners to see what was going on!
The miners did not waste time. This was a big deal. A good coal mine suddenly became an empty mine. It was simply unbelievable.
Above the mine, Li Moer's two step-uncles were still grinning at the coal they had brought up, and they were discussing where to build a house.
At this time, they saw a miner who had gotten up early and gone down the mine running towards them.
The two of them were startled. What happened? Could it be that some industrial accident happened underground?
When the miner ran up to them, he gasped and said, "Boss, this is bad. The mine was fine, but suddenly it's empty. There's a lot of cow dung."
The two brothers were confused. What did "empty" mean? What was the cow dung?
The boss looked at the miner and said, "You're still asleep, aren't you? We're detecting at least millions of tons of rich ore, and you tell me it's empty. There's cow dung hundreds of meters underground. Are you crazy?"
The miners themselves said it didn't seem reliable, but the empty mine was there underground.
He said with determination, "It's true, boss! It's really empty. Only the mine is left. And it smells not only of cow dung, but also pig and sheep dung! The captain asked you to go down and take a look! Work has stopped down there!"
When the eldest and second eldest heard that the work had been stopped, they immediately became anxious. They were still waiting for the coal to be shipped up and sold to build houses. How could the work be stopped?
Sure enough, after a while, no more coal was brought up from the mine. The eldest and second brother immediately became anxious. They grabbed their helmets and went down the mine with the miners leading the way.
More than half an hour later, several people walked through the long corridor and finally reached the location where the door was smashed open.
From a distance, the smell of cow dung came over, which made the two brothers frown. Could it be that what the miner said was true?
The two of them were feeling nervous, and under the light of the headlights, they trotted forward quickly.
When they passed through the coal seam and saw the empty corridor, the two brothers were dumbfounded. How could such a good coal mine be empty? It didn't look like it had been mined. The smoothness of the walls was simply not something that could be achieved by human hands.
At this time, the miners had walked a long way inside and saw that what should have been a coal-intensive area had become a large open space, and on the open space, there were at least dozens or hundreds of tons of various animal feces.
When the eldest and second oldest brothers arrived here with legs as soft as noodles, they saw the large open space and cow and sheep dung. They could no longer stand and sat down on the ground, crying loudly.
The eldest brother cried so hard that he almost fainted. After being woken up by the miners pinching his Ren Zhong, he slapped his thigh and continued crying: "Ah, ah, it's over, it's all over. I thought I could turn my life around with this coal, but how come this mine is empty? Oh God, you are deliberately leaving me no way out!"