After hanging up the phone, Chen Feng went back to eat his meal, adding a bowl of soup along the way.

After eating his fill, Chen Feng returned to his room and lay down to rest.

Chen Feng slowly fell asleep, but around midnight, he vaguely heard a loud commotion outside, accompanied by shouts.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"Where are my shoes? Find me a pair, even slippers will do!"

"Where are the car keys? Where are the car keys?!"

Chen Feng was so sleepy that he didn't go out to check. He just pulled the blanket over his head and went back to sleep.

The next morning, Chen Feng got up and dressed as usual, and it wasn't until he was washing up that he remembered this matter.

What happened last night?

Chen Feng wondered as he brushed his teeth.

After Chen Feng finished getting ready, he wanted to go out and find the uncle so he could get him a kettle and boil some water to make some noodles.

To my surprise, when I went outside, I found the lobby completely empty. The two Zhang brothers who usually collected money there in the mornings were not there, nor was the uncle.

He wandered around, even going outside to look, but didn't see anyone.

Helpless, Chen Feng held two bags of flour in his hand, quite bewildered. The second floor was someone else's private property, and he certainly couldn't go up there.

Chen Feng had no choice but to go into the kitchen himself, find a small basin, and then boil some water in the kettle.

Even if I get caught, it's no big deal. I just boil some water and make some noodles, and I don't do anything else.

After preparing the noodles, Chen Feng sat in the living room and started slurping them. He had a premonition that something might have happened to the aunt.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be no one here.

The aunt made a good impression on Chen Feng. Hopefully, Chen Feng was wrong and they had something come up.

After finishing his meal, Chen Feng washed the basin, put it back in its place, and then drove to the mine with his bag on his back.

After finding a good spot, Chen Feng carried his things down and walked forward.

After about four or five minutes, Chen Feng's system beeped. He looked around and locked onto a location.

After walking over and putting down the detector, Chen Feng picked up a shovel and got to work, digging the soil shovel by shovel.

There were a lot of loose rocks underground. Chen Feng dug and pried, and it took him a long time to finish digging the pit. When he felt it was almost done, he switched to a small shovel and started shoveling the soil.

After about three or four shovelfuls, he found the goods. Although it rained yesterday, the sandy ground couldn't hold water and the surface was very dry. Chen Feng gently shook the shovel.

He shook off a bit of sand, then Chen Feng passed it over the detector and continued shaking.

After shaking off half a shovelful of soil, Chen Feng started digging with his hands and soon found the contents in the shovel.

It's a silver nugget, probably worth a hundred or two hundred yuan.

After putting the silver granules into the bottle, Chen Feng tidied up his tools and continued walking forward.

It was very hot today, and the sun was starting to heat up. Chen Feng looked up, wiped his forehead, and checked himself.

After walking for about ten minutes, Chen Feng's system beeped again.

Chen Feng stopped where he was, glanced left and right, and walked straight to the right.

After putting down the detector, Chen Feng picked up a shovel and started digging a hole.

There weren't many loose stones here, so Chen Feng only needed to dig.

With each shovelful of digging, a small mound quickly took shape. Chen Feng then switched to a small shovel, squatted down, and began shoveling the soil.

With a few shovelfuls, the detector went off. Chen Feng lightly shook the shovel and started digging with his hands.

Before long, a gold nugget appeared in Chen Feng's hand. Chen Feng smiled as he looked at the gold nugget and put it into the small bottle.

The gold nuggets are estimated to be worth around 1,300 to 1,400 yuan, which is a very good haul.

Chen Feng lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and continued walking forward with his tools.

After walking for seven or eight minutes, Chen Feng's system gave him another prompt. He looked back and forth, took a few steps to the left, put down the detector, and started digging a hole.

The brand-new wooden-handled shovel has turned a bit black from his use these past few days, but he estimates it will develop a patina and shine after a few more months of use.

Speaking of this, we have to mention the shovel that Chen Feng's family used for seven or eight years.

The wooden handle was so smooth and shiny from being polished that it felt wonderful to the touch; it was a feeling that couldn't be replicated by humans.

Chen Feng dug a hole quickly, shovel after shovel.

He switched to a small shovel and started digging through the soil. After a few shovelfuls, Chen Feng saw what looked like a silvery-white thing in the pit.

He squatted down, reached out, and picked it up.

I rubbed it with my hand, and it was indeed a silver nugget, probably worth about thirty or forty yuan.

Chen Feng put away the silver coins, tidied up his things, and continued walking forward.

Chen Feng spent the whole morning shopping for goods. By noon, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and saw that it was almost noon.

He took a sip of water and walked towards the Wuling van.

Instant noodles don't keep you full. Actually, he was hungry around 11 o'clock.

As Chen Feng drove towards the Zhang family compound, he was actually quite unsure whether he would be able to have a four-dish-and-soup lunch today.

After parking his car in the yard, Chen Feng noticed that there were several more cars in the yard.

He knew all the vehicles; they belonged to gold prospectors.

As I walked in with my bag, I saw four or five gold prospectors gathered together, discussing something.

"What's going on? Why is there nobody here today?"

"I didn't see anyone this morning, and I didn't expect there still wouldn't be anyone by noon."

"Damn, I was thinking of coming back to eat something ready-made, but what am I supposed to eat now? There's not even anyone here. I should have just made do at the mine."

“You still have a way to deal with it. I didn’t buy anything this time, so I can’t not come back.”

Someone saw Chen Feng return and couldn't help but ask, "Dude, have you seen anyone from Old Zhang's family?"

"No, I didn't see it when I woke up this morning. I was thinking of asking the uncle for a kettle, but I didn't see him either. In the end, I had to go into the kitchen and boil water myself," Chen Feng said with a shrug.

"Alright, it seems there's really no one else. Let's do it ourselves and be self-sufficient."

The man sighed, went up to the shelf and took a box of instant noodles and two sausages.

Then he gestured to the security camera on the counter.

"A box of instant noodles and two sausages, see?"

Seeing that he was doing it himself, the others didn't stand on ceremony either, and they all went to the counter to take things, then waved them in front of the camera.

"Hey buddy, where's your kettle from this morning?" The man went into the kitchen but couldn't find it, so he came out and asked Chen Feng.

"It's right next to the cutting board." Chen Feng went into the kitchen and looked for it for him.

"Holy crap, am I blind? This is right on my face and I didn't even see it," the man said speechlessly as he took the kettle.

There was only one kettle in the room, and he got it first. Others either had to wait for him or find another way.

However, this didn't stump these men. It was just that there were no vegetables available; if there were, they probably would have cooked them themselves.