Living With My Lady Boss by Blue Silver

Chapter 2133

"Oh, you must be from out of town," the elderly woman said, glancing at Wilbur as she continued knitting.

"The Ezekiel Mine has been closed for a decade. It used to be a thriving site, with up to ten thousand workers coming here annually. But that's all history now."

"What? Ten thousand workers at the Ezekiel Mine? But it's such a small mine," Wilbur exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right. It is a small mine. Initially, there were only a few hundred workers, and later, it grew to a few thousand. But life is not all about working and surviving. People need to rest, and they have a life outside of work. So, many people set up shops to supply goods and services to the workers. As more people settled here, the town naturally boomed further."

everyone came here to work in the mine. Many came for trade, providing basic necessities

its peak, how many workers were employed in the

whole life.

the economic backbone of Anderson

it was

things. As long as they had food and could survive, they were content. Even though the Ezekiel Mine was small, it had plenty of copper ore. Becoming a miner was something to be envied. The miners were generous with their earnings, and

woman and continued searching the town for information about the

since the mine had been closed for a decade, most people had left,