Rebirth on the top of the mountain, my herding career

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

The bright flashlight was not broken, but accidentally fell in front of a stone. The bright light of the flashlight condensed on the surface of the football-sized stone, showing a coquettish green color.

Qin Xifeng lay down and took a closer look. He could basically conclude that this was a piece of rough jade known as "black mutton fat".

After countless years of hunting and wind blowing, only a thin layer of wrapping remains on this guy.

Qin Xifeng firmly believed that he was not wrong, so he thought of a way to take the stone out. He did not stay in the cave for long and soon came outside.

"It's better to disguise the entrance of this cave."

He had a lot of guesses in his mind, but no matter what, hiding this cave for the time being was the best choice.

Under the sun, he identified the stone again.

"That's right! This is a piece of Ta Qing Jade!"

Ta Qing Jade, also called black mutton fat jade, is a fine jade variety with a delicate and warm texture. It belongs to the category of "Hetian Jade" in a narrow sense.

The stone in his hand is a good piece of mountain material.

The stone must be brought back, but a piece the size of a football is not light. The mountain road is difficult, so he can only carry it on his own.

Fortunately, his physical fitness is very strong now, otherwise there is really nothing he can do.

In the previous life, Qin Xifeng, who was a "second generation demolition man", had come into contact with this top-quality jade. A friend of his was in the jade business. One time, he drank too much and on a whim, he took a "Ta Qing Jade" ornament from his collection.

Come out and let him watch.

At that time, friends said that this kind of top-quality jade was only discovered and recognized by people after the millennium. The quantity has always been very rare, and it can be said that it has a price but no market.

He didn't understand why at the time, but he understands now.

On the one hand, because of the special geographical location of Palpaha, if there is a "jade mine", it will be very difficult to mine it.

Especially for transportation, in some places yaks cannot carry heavy objects and can only rely on people's backs.

But on the other hand, this is a border area and the natural ecology is very fragile. Even if a large mineral vein is discovered, large-scale mining is not allowed.

"Xifeng, what are you doing here carrying a stone on your back?"

Qin Xifeng carried the stone to the meeting point, which is what the father and son often call the "old place".

Atik was leisurely basking in the sun, cattle and sheep were scattered throughout the canyon grazing, and two shepherd dogs were running back and forth to keep watch.

When he saw Qin Xifeng carrying a big stone on his back, Atik almost spit out the milk tea he drank in his mouth.

"Abba, I found a piece of jade on the mountain. This should be the best 'black mutton fat jade'. I will cut and polish it myself later and keep it for fun."

Qin Xifeng threw the stone on the ground, his face was not red, he was out of breath, and his body was in a state of shock!

The falcon flying overhead instantly pounced down and stood firmly on the stone.

"I've only heard of mutton-fat jade. Where did black mutton-fat jade come from? I don't understand this. However, West Wind, you have to remember one thing. If you really find a jade vein in the mountains, don't make it public! News!

If word spreads, I’m not sure how many people will take notice.”

Atik doesn't care how valuable this thing is, what he cares about is the mountains and rivers here, and that the tranquility here is not broken.

There are many people in this world who are willing to take risks for money.

Therefore, he gave a solemn reminder.

"Abba, I understand."

Qin Xifeng had no intention of "mining" at first, but he couldn't turn a blind eye to the ready-made mountain materials. Not to mention how much they were worth, it would be fine even if he kept them for his own collection.

After going down the mountain in the afternoon, Qin Xifeng first put the stone back into the yurt, and then went to the corral.

He observed the experimental group and found that the 10 ewes had begun to have some reactions. Several of them not only became quieter than before, but also showed alienation from the breeding sheep.

The most typical symptom is not letting the breeding sheep climb across.

"Abba, these ewes may be pregnant and need to be carefully observed. If this happens continuously, move them to another place."

Qin Xifeng recorded the experimental group's situation today, and then went back to eat with Atik.

the next day.

After getting up, he ate something and started cutting and polishing the stone carried down from the mountain outside the yurt.

Even though his tools are labeled with the word "micro", they are actually very easy to use and their work efficiency is not unusually high.

The wrapping of this piece of mountain material is very thin, and the peeling step is very fast. The next step is to remove the roughness, fine grinding, and the last step is rough polishing and fine polishing.

The final step emphasizes slow work and careful work, so Qin Xifeng did not perform polishing for the time being, and only went to the fine grinding step.

But the texture of this piece of mountain material was simply beyond his imagination. Even before it was polished, the delicate, warm feel was already very strong.

The light transmittance of Ta Qing Jade is very poor, but its texture is between Zhong Bo and "mutton fat jade".

He has not yet thought about what device to use this piece of material for. Such a large piece can be used as an ornament. Of course, it can also be cut and made into jewelry.

For example, you can make bracelets, jade plaques, etc.

"When you have time, go and have a look in the cave. There are many large and small rocks there. If you can find this piece of mountain material, it means there are more."

Qin Xifeng's demand for "Ta Qing Jade" is not urgent. First, he is unwilling to leak the news, and second, jade is not very valuable nowadays.

Just collect it slowly.

Local women's jewelry is mainly made of gold and silver jewelry, and the local market for jade is not large.

Therefore, Qin Xifeng did not go to the cave again in the next few days.

In addition to grazing, patrolling, and continuing to observe the experimental group these days, he also asked Atik to come forward and negotiate with the village to set aside 50 acres of land in the valley near the Tar River for them to grow alfalfa.

"Mengzi, Radil, help me transport the organic fertilizer to the other side of the river valley. I want to plant alfalfa there, so you can take the time to spread the organic fertilizer first."

Qin Xifeng didn't want to buy chemical fertilizer. The livestock manure harmless treatment tank had already produced a large amount of organic fertilizer, which was just in use now.

The biogas digester in the village can also produce organic fertilizer, but the cycle is relatively long and it is not used yet.

"Okay, Brother Xifeng."

Zhang Meng had already followed Qin Xifeng to the 50 acres of land that had been set aside.

There is no shortage of land in the village. The main purpose of Atik talking to the village is to confirm his rights and prove that these 50 acres of alfalfa are grown by himself. He only needs to pay a symbolic management fee and that's it.

Then, he took Zhang Meng and Ladiel to fertilize the land, that is, just sprinkle organic fertilizer on it, and there was no need for deep plowing.

The alfalfa seeds had been processed in advance, and then he hired seven or eight helpers from the village to start sowing.

Everything is very rough. If there were no drones available, Qin Xifeng would have wanted to do a "flying seeding", which would be more efficient.