"Okay, brother." Lin Nian nodded, though he didn't know why Chen Feng had called him.

After a while, the two arrived at Chen Feng's van. Chen Feng handed Lin Nian a cigarette and asked, "Are you in a hurry to get home this time?"

Lin Nian lit a cigarette, hesitated for a moment, and said, "What's wrong, bro? Is something the matter?"

Actually, it doesn't matter whether he goes back or not, but if everyone is leaving, he can't stay here by himself.

"If you're not in a hurry to go home, then come with me tomorrow. I'll take you to a big mine."

Chen Feng took a drag of his cigarette and said.

"Okay, brother, I'll listen to you." Lin Nian nodded without hesitation.

“But this time is different from the past. I’m going to use an excavator. Even though we’re brothers, we have to make this clear beforehand, otherwise things will get complicated.”

"How much money do you earn in a day?" Chen Feng asked.

Lin Nian thought for a moment and took an average: "It's about a little over a thousand a day, not including expenses."

"Okay, you know my situation. Even though we work together, I can't split the work 50/50 with you. We can only split it 90/10."

“I’ll take nine, you take one, but I’ll cover all the expenses, you don’t need to worry about it.”

“I don’t know how much money you can make there yet, but I estimate it would be more than you make here in a day.”

"If your daily commission is less than a thousand, I will make up the difference to a thousand. If it is more than that, we will calculate it based on the commission."

"If you think it's okay, then come with me. If not, I'll ask someone else," Chen Feng stated his terms.

Although Chen Feng knew that the man wouldn't object even if he didn't give him money, it was better to say it upfront.

If things don't go well in the end because of the unequal distribution of money, that's not what Chen Feng wants to see.

"Brother, I'll do whatever you say." Lin Nian readily agreed.

Chen Feng was the one who led him down this path. While others were earning only a thousand yuan a month, he was already earning over a thousand yuan a day.

His father works as a laborer on a construction site in the county town, earning only 1,200 yuan a month. He plans to save some money and then have his father come back.

He had mentioned this to his father before, but although his father was happy, he still refused, saying that they should wait until the house was built before discussing it, and that they should earn as much as they could now.

And all of this is thanks to Chen Feng. Even now, he would be willing to work for free if Chen Feng asked him to.

People should not forget their roots and should repay kindness.

Hearing Lin Nian's affirmative answer, Chen Feng smiled and patted his head.

"Don't worry, if you follow me, I'll make sure you're well taken care of."

After the two finished discussing it, they got out of the car and told everyone about it.

"Lin Nian will come with me tomorrow to do some work, then you can go back," Chen Feng said as he sat down.

Chen Feng can only use one person right now, and can't take them with him. Besides, even if he told them about the place, it wouldn't matter. They don't have the system, and if they actually drove an excavator there, they would most likely lose money.

"What, you're panning for gold?" Yin Xing asked with a grin.

"Hmm, let's take him somewhere. I don't know if it'll work. It's an uninhabited area. Let's explore it first," Chen Feng said.

"You two are real warriors, keep it up! We need to go home and get some rest," Huang Fei said, stretching.

He's been so bored lately, he's spent so much on data charges.

"Okay, you can go back now. You can come here whenever you want to come again."

For the time being, the abandoned mine in the small village is the best place for them, so let them continue to pan for ore here.

"good."

Someone got on the bus and gave Chen Feng and his companion a few extra water bottles and other daily necessities; they gave them whatever was left over.

After chatting for a while, they went back to their cars to sleep. Zheng Ping and his group planned to drive away at 3 a.m., while Chen Feng and his group didn't need to rush and could decide in the morning.

On the other side, Xia Yingying was looking at her phone upstairs. Around six o'clock, she subconsciously went downstairs to boil some water.

She only came to her senses when she was halfway up the stairs and saw the empty parking spaces outside.

That familiar Wuling van is gone. Chen Feng is gone, and he probably won't be coming back.

She sat down on the stairs, leaning her head against the railing, staring blankly at the table Chen Feng usually used for meals, which was now empty.

Every day at this time, Chen Feng would make a racket downstairs, bothering her by asking questions that left her speechless. Every time he made a racket, she felt like her head was about to explode, and she couldn't wait for him to finish eating and leave.

But now that Chen Feng has really left, she feels inexplicably empty inside, as if she has lost something.

Have you fallen for him?

Xia Yingying felt that it was far from that point. Perhaps she had just been lonely here for too long and finally had someone to talk to, which was why she missed Chen Feng's noisy voice.

We're just chatting casually, about anything is fine.

This is nothing to ordinary people, but for Xia Yingying, it is an unattainable luxury.

Everyone thought Xia Yingying was doing very well; she had everything that others could only dream of.

Villas, gold mines, Porsches, and countless amounts of money.

Anything she picks out is something that others would strive for their entire lives.

But only Xia Yingying herself knows how she has endured all these years.

She didn't want any of these things. All she wanted was a normal life, a life that wasn't so tragic, nothing more.

In fact, she lied to Chen Feng.

That gold mine was indeed a dud, but it was far better than she had described.

Once Chen Feng gets there, he'll find that there are far more mines there than here.

Once he got there, Chen Feng would never come back.

Xia Yingying didn't know why she told Chen Feng about that place. Deep down, she wanted Chen Feng to stay there a few more days, even though they were just strangers who would eventually part ways.

However, even if Chen Feng stayed here for one more day, it would be a great comfort to her.

But she still told Chen Feng about that place. Perhaps she heard Chen Feng's wish and wanted to help him in order to thank him for his presence over the past ten days.

Or perhaps, since her own life is already a mess, then let those who are kind to her not associate with her, and carry on with her hopes to live a better life.

Xia Yingying didn't know how long she sat at the top of the stairs, until it got dark before she stood up and locked the door.

Seemingly remembering something, Xia Yingying went to the kitchen, lit a fire to boil water, and prepared to cook porridge.

She took a piece of frozen filling out of the freezer. The filling was black and she didn't know how long it had been frozen. She just threw it directly into the pot.

Next to the trash can were some rotten vegetable leaves she had picked off. She chopped them up casually, added some rice, and threw them directly into the pot. Before putting the lid on, she added a handful of salt.

It's obvious that this wasn't something she made for herself.