Seeing that the children's crying had attracted the attention of the people around them, Li Du felt helpless.
He put Ah Meow down and nodded to Ah Ow. "Come on, show us."
He took a piece of dried meat and tossed it up. Ah Ow jumped up and opened her mouth to catch it.
The children were still crying, so Li Du had to throw another piece. Ah Ow was about to jump up to catch it, but this time Ah Meow was one step ahead. With his amazing jumping ability, he jumped up and snatched the fruit.
Li Du continued to throw the candied fruit. He threw it too high for Ah Ow to jump up. When she jumped up, Ah Meow, with his sharp eyes and quick claws, jumped onto Ah Ow's body. Using Ah Ow's momentum, he jumped up a second time and caught the candied fruit that had just started to fall into his mouth.
Looking at his quick and elegant movements, the children's eyes widened. Now no one was crying.
Big Markelov and Brother Wolf also stared. Li Du waved his hand and said, "What are you looking at? This is normal. Let's go. If you keep crying, I won't know what to do! "
When they returned to the hotel, the boss, Maung Kyaw Zin, came and brought them a steaming breakfast.
"My wife made this cake herself. This tofu pudding was made by my brother himself. I added chili and soy sauce. Try it, what do you think?" Maung Kyaw Zin said enthusiastically.
Li Du put his hands together and thanked him. The boss had treated him like a guest. The Markelov brothers had done a good job this time.
Not only did the two brothers find this good place, but they also talked to the boss during the meal and gradually revealed their purpose. "… Mayor, you're not far from Hpakant. Is there no jade mine here?"
Maung Kyaw Zin frowned after eating the cake. He thought for a while and said, "Speaking of which, we're not far, but there's a limit to the jade mine. We haven't found a jade mine here."
He thought about it again and said, "You can't say that. I'm the mayor. I've read ancient books, and it seems that the local area did produce jade, but it's a taboo topic. Everyone deliberately avoided it."
Hearing this, Li Du asked curiously, "What's going on?"
Maung Kyaw Zin took another piece of cake. He fell silent and squatted at the side.
Li Du did not rush him. He knew what he was thinking.
After eating the cake, Maung Kyaw Zin clapped his hands and said, "Boss Li, you're a distinguished guest, and the Markelov brothers are the saviors of our family. I shouldn't hide anything from you, but some things are the rules of the town, and I can't break them."
Young Markelov frowned in dissatisfaction. He wanted to persuade Maung Kyaw Zin, but Li Du shook his head and stopped him. He said politely, "I understand, mayor. If I have violated your privacy, please forgive me."
Maung Kyaw Zin waved his hand and said, "Ah, Boss Li, there's no need to be like this. It's just that some things are not convenient to say. I'm sorry."
He didn't say anything else after that. After everyone finished breakfast, he took his wife and daughter to the kitchen to clean up.
Young Markelov muttered, "Trying to be mysterious."
Brother Wolf shook his head and said, "He doesn't want his town to be associated with jade."
Li Du understood this as well. Looking at Hpakant, which seemed prosperous but was actually chaotic and poor, these gemstones were not the key to a town's wealth. Instead, they could destroy everything in the town.
The curse of resources was not a superstition. It was a paradox that China could not break.
After breakfast, he walked down the street. The morning market had already dispersed, and families came out to clean their doors. The town was not big, nor was it prosperous. However, the scenery was picturesque, and the people there lived in peace and contentment.
If a jade mine was discovered now, the picturesque scenery of the town would be destroyed immediately, and the simple customs of the local people would be destroyed as well.
However, his purpose in coming to Myanmar and Wooku Town was to find the jade vein. Now he was right in front of the vein. According to the mayor, they had never mined jade here in history, so the vein was most likely hidden underground.
When there was no one around, he took out the topographical jade carving and looked at the direction of the vein.
The jade carving had been made in an era without modern mine detection technology. Therefore, the exact location of the jade vein, how long it was, and how much it contained were not marked on the jade carving.
What was certain was that the jade carving was somewhere at the foot of Dena Mountain, and they could look for it along the foot.
At first, he felt that it was impossible for there to be no news of such a thing in history. If he came to the local area and asked the old people, he would be able to find some clues. Then, by following the clues, he might be able to find the location of the mine.
Now that the plan had been foiled, Maung Kyaw Zin should know something about the local jade mine, but he obviously would not tell them.
Li Du decided to explore the way himself, so he brought everyone with him and set off.
Wooku Town was at the foot of the mountain, but there was still some distance between it and Dena Mountain. After all, due to the climate and environmental problems in Myanmar, there could be mudslides on the mountain. For the safety of the town, they had to keep a distance.
However, there was a road from the town to Dena Mountain, and they could reach it in less than ten minutes by car.
Dena Mountain was an ordinary little mountain, about 20 kilometers long from east to west. The highest peak was only about 100 meters above sea level.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Li Du found an empty space to park, and then signaled everyone to spread out and search along the foot of the mountain to see if they could find any traces of ore. From the information left behind by the treasure jade carving, the mine should not be far from here.
It was a pity that the jade carving was too small, and the dot shown on it was a large piece of mountainous land in reality, so there was no way to pinpoint the location of the mine.
Young Markelov and the others' car arrived behind them. They had stayed in town for another mission, which was to continue to find out information about the local jade.
After getting out of the car, the Markelov brothers shook their heads. "Boss, we can't. We asked a few people, and as soon as we mentioned this topic, they would immediately turn hostile and leave."
Young Markelov said helplessly, "F * ck, the only person who talked to us about the jade vein was to tell us to shut up, saying that there was no jade vein here, only the devil's tomb. F * ck, superstitious! "
Li Du nodded and said, "It seems that this topic is taboo here, so let's not ask anymore. Let's walk around the mountain and see if we can find anything."
Everyone split up, two people in a team, and searched along the foot of the mountain.
Li Du and Brother Wolf were in a team, and they walked up the mountain with the little ones.
The little ones had been cooped up in the hotel in Hpakant and had been bored to death. Now that they were back in the forest, they suddenly cheered and played happily.
Ah Bai quickly climbed up a tree, grabbed a branch, and swung between several trees.
Ah Meow followed behind with evil intentions, and suddenly jumped up and hit a branch that Ah Bai had just grabbed.
The branch could not bear the weight and snapped. Ah Bai squeaked in fright, but fortunately, it was good at climbing. It turned around and grabbed the branch next to it, so it did not fall.
However, Ah Bai was frightened and angry. Ah Meow was very proud of its prank, and it lay on the branch and meowed.
Ah Bai looked around, found a pine cone, and threw it.
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