"Sir, I didn't lie!" Tu Niu looked troubled, "There's really no gold mine on White Stripe Mountain. If there were a gold mine, wouldn't someone have discovered it already?"
Seeing that Ye Haoxuan clearly didn't believe him, he continued, "Sir, think about it, if there were a gold mine, wouldn't I have to find people to mine it? Wouldn't I need tools? Wouldn't these gold ores need to be refined?"
"Though there are many people on White Stripe Mountain, we simply don't have the means to refine gold." Tu Niu said slowly, "Everyone nearby knows, every time we go down the mountain, we only buy food and other necessities, and occasionally purchase some women to satisfy the men. I haven't bought a single item needed for gold mining."
"Although I look tall and strong, I'm not dumb. If there were a gold mine near the prefecture, how could mining it possibly escape the eyes of the government?" Tu Niu wiped the sweat off his forehead, "So, there really isn't a gold mine on the mountain."
