Financial crisis, big salary cuts, fresh graduates fighting fiercely for a job paying only 1,200 yuan. Fresh graduate Chen Feng couldn't stand the gap and became a loafer at home, smoking and d...
Looking at the gold nugget in his hand and feeling its heavy weight, Chen Feng felt that at this moment, all the hard work was worthwhile.
"Ha ha ha ha."
His lips couldn't help but curl upwards. He shifted his body, lay down on the bush he had just been on, and held the gold in his hand up to the sun.
The dark gold nugget gleamed in the sunlight, and Chen Feng smiled silently.
The sweat on my forehead felt so worthwhile at that moment.
This gold nugget broke Chen Feng's record once again. Chen Feng estimated that it weighed more than 20 grams, maybe even 23 or 24 grams.
In other words, after removing the impurities and damage, this piece of gold is worth at least seven thousand!
All the effort of the day was worth it at this moment; this one is enough!
"My God, this is so big, it's so awesome!"
Chen Feng grinned and couldn't help but shout to the sky.
Oh, heavens, how cruel you are to me!
"Hahahaha!"
If God heard this, He would definitely roll His eyes.
You've been cursing at me all day, and now you're pulling this stunt on me?
After resting for half a day, Chen Feng sat up comfortably. It has to be said that a person's mood really does matter.
He was annoyed by everything just moments ago, but now even the blazing sun doesn't seem so intense anymore.
Chen Feng chuckled as he touched the bush he had knocked down in front of him.
Great, today was really great.
If it weren't for the sheer effort of replanting it, Chen Feng would have liked to put it back, just like that anthill.
As Chen Feng put the gold nugget into the small bottle, he couldn't help but chuckle. Who would have thought that after collecting silver nuggets all day, just when he was about to give up, he would find them gone?
The feeling of being given such a large piece of gold by God is indescribable; in short, it's awesome!
He walked back happily, carrying the detector, the gloom on his face completely gone.
He soon spotted the van in the distance. There was still an hour until the agreed time, and there was hardly anyone around the van.
Upon entering, one sees Huang Fei comfortably reclining in the driver's seat, with music playing inside the car.
He was quite surprised to see Chen Feng, and couldn't help but sit up straight and turn his head to ask, "Why did you come back so quickly today?"
"I'm sleepy. I'll eat something early and go to bed early. The harvest is so-so."
As he said this, Chen Feng held back his laughter, got into the car, took off his backpack, and placed the detector inside the seat.
"How was today? How much cargo did you find?" Huang Fei asked curiously.
"It's just a few hundred yuan," Chen Feng said, sitting in the car seat and holding a bottle of water.
"Oh, that's true, it's really just average compared to before." Huang Fei nodded, deeply agreeing.
Let alone in a place with abundant goods like this, even in that small abandoned mine before, Chen Feng could make a thousand a day. Now, a few hundred a day is indeed average.
"I reckon they'll be back soon. Oh, by the way, Fengzi, I found some gold today, hahaha."
Huang Fei suddenly remembered the morning and couldn't help but take the bottle out of his pocket to share his joy with Chen Feng.
"Really? Where did you find it? That's impressive." Chen Feng took the bottle and praised the gold nuggets inside.
"It was not far from the van. You know what, I was really lucky today. I won right away. I didn't even expect it."
"Then I searched until after 2 p.m. and found some more silver coins. I estimate my haul for today will be around 400 yuan, hahaha."
"I've fallen in love with this place. If I could, I'd like to be buried here someday," Huang Fei said, stroking the steering wheel and looking at the abandoned mine in front of him.
"Haha, you were really good today, and then you came back around 2 PM, didn't you continue?" Chen Feng laughed.
"No, I got tired later and took a nap when I got back. It was so sunny today, I was all sweaty from the sun," Huang Fei said with a grin.
The two chatted for a while, and the other companions returned one after another. Yin Xing was the first to return, which showed that he had really learned his lesson.
He went to the car, took his large cup, poured some water, drank it all in one gulp, let out a comfortable groan, and slumped back in his seat.
"Ah~ It's so comfortable in the car. I thought I was the first one back, but I didn't expect you to be faster than me, Fengzi."
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng turned to Yin Xing and teased him, "Are you scared? Unlike yesterday, you didn't stay up all night like you did yesterday?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Xing shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum.
"No, no, I'll never stay up this late in my life. You have no idea how desperate I was last night."
"How was your day?" Yin Xing asked casually.
"A few hundred yuan, how about yours?" Chen Feng asked in return.
"I estimate it will cost over two hundred yuan?" Yin Xing calculated for a moment.
"I have to say, this place is really great. From now on, we'll come here to pan for gold. I'm not going anywhere else." Yin Xing's face was full of excitement when he mentioned it.
The harvest here far exceeded their expectations. Who would have thought that they could earn one or two hundred yuan a day, and even find gold in the pan?
Huang Fei, who was at the very front, couldn't help but boast after hearing this.
"Well, you're no good either. You're not as good as me. I still need four hundred yuan today."
Yin Xing was immediately surprised and found it quite unbelievable.
Wow, you have so much today?
"Absolutely! I found some gold today too. It was just a small nugget, but it's the first time I've ever found such a big one. I have to say, panning for gold is so exciting! It would be even better if I could find gold every day, hahaha."
Huang Fei was at the front, and he almost grinned from ear to ear when he talked about today's harvest.
If there were a supermarket here, he would definitely buy a Yuxi cigarette to celebrate today.
The others returned one after another as darkness fell. Zheng Ping was the last to return today.
He had a good day, finding over three hundred yuan, but he was deeply reminded of Yin Xing's experience yesterday, so he kept an eye on the time and didn't get carried away.
Although I was the last to return, the timing was perfect; there was still some time before it got completely dark.
Everyone wet their towels and wiped their hands and faces before getting up to start a fire and cook. Since they hadn't brought many axes, only two people could go to chop firewood each time.
Since everyone wanted to work together, there was no other way, so the rest of the people picked up stones and built a circle.
Today, Chen Feng was in high spirits. Yesterday, he saw Zheng Ping starting a fire and it seemed so easy for him, so he volunteered to start the fire himself.
In the average person's mind, this thing is just something you can do by gathering some firewood and lighting it with a lighter.
But once you actually try it yourself, you'll realize it's not that easy to ignite. Chen Feng found some flammable dry grass and placed it at the bottom, then put the dry branches on top.
A fire was lit, burning the dry grass to ashes and blackening the branches with soot, but it just wouldn't catch fire.
Chen Feng frowned upon seeing this. He always saw Zheng Ping and his mother start a fire like this, so why was it acting strangely when it was his turn?
Zheng Ping watched with a smile on his face, thinking, "So there are things Chen Feng doesn't know?"
Seeing this, he couldn't help but laugh and speak.