"Alright then, thank you for your help, Uncle." Chen Feng smiled upon hearing this.

Although he has no immediate plans to lease mining sites, this kind of knowledge and experience is what he lacks most right now.

Whatever you learn is useful, whether you can actually use it or not doesn't matter.

The uncle got interested and started explaining various things about the mining site right at the dinner table, which Chen Feng listened to very attentively.

A meal that should have taken half an hour to finish took the two of them almost an hour to eat.

"Oh dear, what time is it? I was so busy talking that I forgot the time."

"Go get to work, time is money." The uncle glanced at the time, slapped his forehead, and said apologetically.

"It's alright, uncle. I think this is much more interesting than gold panning," Chen Feng laughed.

"It's interesting, but it can't be used as money. Who knows when I'll be able to use it?"

"If you're willing to listen, I'll tell you more tonight when I'm free," the uncle said with a smile as he stood up to clear the plates.

His main concern was that it would delay Chen Feng's gold mining.

"Alright, then it's settled. We'll continue our chat tonight." Chen Feng slung his backpack over his shoulder, preparing for his gold-panning adventure that afternoon.

"Wait for the child." The uncle put the plate aside and called out to Chen Feng.

"Hmm?" Chen Feng, carrying a backpack, turned around and looked at the uncle.

The uncle took two bottles of chilled mineral water from the freezer and handed them to Chen Feng; one of the bottles was frozen solid.

"It's hot outside, take these two bottles of water, they'll last you a long time if you keep them in your bag."

"Wow, this is a really good thing, thank you, uncle," Chen Feng said with delight as he took it.

"The freezer is right here. If you want to freeze some water or drinks, just come and freeze them yourself. It's okay, there's nothing valuable inside."

The older man reassured Chen Feng.

"Okay, I got it, thanks, uncle." Chen Feng grabbed a plastic bag, put the two bottles of water in his bag, said goodbye to the uncle, and drove off.

When they arrived at the mine, Chen Feng couldn't resist getting out of the car and opening a bottle. A mouthful of water so cold it felt like it was freezing his brain went down his throat and into his stomach.

It was so comfortable in the scorching sun of the mining area.

"That 500 yuan entrance fee, that sip just now was worth 300 yuan," Chen Feng said with a laugh as he put the water in his bag.

He had to admit that he suddenly fell in love with this kind of paid mining site.

There was food to eat, ice water to drink, a bed to sleep in, and even a fan.

I wonder if other mining sites are like this too. If they are, that would be great.

Anyway, five hundred yuan is nothing compared to Chen Feng's daily income. If it can make his life more comfortable, why not?

Carrying his tools, Chen Feng began searching for the first piece of gold of the afternoon.

Meanwhile, at Old Zhang's house, the uncle was washing dishes, and the aunt came downstairs, looking like she had just woken up.

"You're awake now? Are you hungry? The food is still warm, let me get you some more?" the uncle said cheerfully to the aunt.

"I'm not very hungry, I can't eat. Where are the eldest and second eldest?" the aunt asked, looking around.

"It seems like he went out to investigate, said there were some new projects, but I didn't ask." The uncle shook his head and continued washing dishes.

"Oh dear, what are we going to do with these two kids? They never got along to begin with, and neither of their wives is easy to deal with either. They fight every day. You know, they're brothers, what difference does it make if one of them is more or less?"

"Why are they so troublesome? I won't be able to rest in peace even when I die," the aunt sighed.

"Why do you care so much? You should take care of yourself first. The doctor said you can't get angry. Why do you worry about useless things all the time?"

The middle-aged man gave her a disapproving look.

"How could we not be concerned? No matter how we divided the money, neither of us was satisfied. At first, we split the money in half, regardless of the week."

"The result is either that you did more or he did less."

“Now it’s one person per week, and they still call every day. Your income has increased, but mine has decreased. You have to think of a solution. We can’t just watch them fight like this.” The aunt’s eyes were full of worry.

"I can't control who I'm talking about. Whoever I name will say I'm biased."

"If you have enough money, that's enough. Why do you have to fuss over these things every day? Neither of you will give in."

"You might as well just ignore all this. You can't control it anyway. You don't even know how long you'll live. Living a few more days is better than anything else." The uncle took a deep breath.

"I felt like I didn't have much of a chance to live, it was almost over. The doctor said I had at most three months to live in the late stages, but I've lived for a year now, that's enough," the aunt said with a smile, seemingly taking it all in stride.

"Living one more day means enjoying one more day of happiness. Being cheerful is better than anything else." After washing the dishes, the uncle served her some rice.

"Eat a little bit, otherwise you won't have any resistance."

"Hmm." The aunt sat down at the table, picked up her chopsticks, and opened her mouth to eat.

"Ooh-woo~"

Chen Feng shook the shovel a few times and picked out a silver nugget from it.

After tidying up his tools, Chen Feng walked forward.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, the system gave a notification.

Chen Feng glanced around, picked up his shovel, walked over, and forcefully shoveled the soil into the ground.

He had a strong feeling about this guy; it was going to be a big deal.

Just like digging a hole to plant a tree, a hole gradually appeared in front of Chen Feng, and a small mound of earth was piled up next to it.

When he couldn't reach it anymore, Chen Feng knelt on the ground and dug downwards.

This is the advantage of a long shovel; if you use a small shovel, you can't reach it, and it's difficult to dig.

Now, even though I have to bend over while holding a big shovel, it's much more comfortable than holding a small shovel.

He dug and dug, and a deep pit was formed. Chen Feng switched to a small shovel, lay on the ground and dug the soil, and began to pass the detector.

After four or five shovelfuls, the detector responded. Chen Feng habitually shook the shovel and then passed it over the detector.

"Ooh-woo~"

Chen Feng searched around and soon found a small gold nugget.

The gold nugget was small, about the size of a pebble.

Chen Feng squeezed it back and forth, estimating that it was worth more than two thousand yuan.

Chen Feng put the gold nugget into the small bottle, smiled, and continued walking forward with his tools.

In terms of drop rates, the gold drop rate here does seem to be much higher than in the abandoned mines of the small village.

There's a reason why tickets cost 500; the sales rate is indeed high.

It was the hottest part of the afternoon, and Chen Feng was covered in sweat after walking for a short while.

He reached into his bag and took out a bottle of mineral water. The bottle was covered in condensation and was muddy when he squeezed it.

However, this does not prevent the refreshing coolness of drinking iced mineral water.

"Hiss, ha."

Chen Feng downed half a bottle in one go, and the icy feeling spread to every corner of his body, making the scorching sun seem less hot for a moment.

"Cool!"

Chen Feng threw the bottle back into his bag, picked up his tools, and continued walking forward, involuntarily shouting out.

After walking for about ten minutes, Chen Feng's system gave him another warning. Chen Feng looked ahead and saw that there was a pit.