I'm Just Panning for Gold, What Does the Gold Price Drop Have to Do with Me?

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...

Chapter 550 An Unused Brain

"Why did you get up?" Chen Feng asked, rubbing his face.

"I can't forget it, I was so scared my heart was pounding. Why is the wind so strong today? It was blowing straight into the house when I opened the door," Lin Nian said as he put on his clothes.

"Who knew that even starting a fire in this wind would be difficult? Although there's a windproof area underneath, it still affects the flames."

"Just grab a bite to eat for now. If it's not enough for lunch, have Dafei go to the city and buy some." Chen Feng wiped his face with a towel.

"Fengzi, are you done? I've finished tidying up and am just waiting for you." Dafei asked as he entered the house with Li Chunlai.

When Chen Feng turned around, he saw a very obvious water stain on Huang Fei's pants.

"What happened to you? Did you spill the water?" Chen Feng asked, looking down.

"Damn it, don't even mention it. The wind was so strong today. I went to the toilet this morning and it blew all the wind back, covering my hands and pants." Huang Fei waved his hand and said.

"Damn, why don't you change your clothes? And did you wash your hands?" Chen Feng asked suspiciously.

"I washed them, of course I washed them. It doesn't matter whether I wash them or not, they'll get dirty anyway," Huang Fei said nonchalantly.

After everyone finished cleaning up, they brought the dishes back, ate a bite while they were still cold, and then carried their tools outside.

"Oh my god!" Li Chunlai was blown head over heels, his hair flying like seaweed.

"Otherwise, you can wait a bit. Anyway, I need to find a place first, and there's no point in you following me," Chen Feng said after thinking for a moment.

"Is that alright, Fengzi? We'll stay with you and enjoy the breeze. We can't leave you out alone," Huang Fei said firmly.

"That's right, the wind is blowing all at once today!" Lin Nian said with unwavering determination.

Hearing this, Chen Feng felt a warm current flow through his heart. This is what brothers are like.

"No need, you guys stay inside for now, I'll find a place..."

When Chen Feng turned around again, he saw Li Chunlai closing the door of the prefab house, while the others had already run back inside.

"clang!"

Chen Feng stared at the cold door, standing alone outside. A gust of wind blew by, making Chen Feng appear even more desolate.

"Damn it, now I know what 'fake brothers' really means." Chen Feng put his hands in his sleeves, hunched his shoulders, and walked out.

Just as he put the hood on his clothes, it was suddenly ripped off. So Chen Feng simply stopped wearing it and faced the gust of wind.

After walking for about ten minutes, Chen Feng found a spot where the goods were quite good. The only problem was that they were buried deeper than yesterday's goods.

After choosing a location, Chen Feng took out his phone and made a call.

"Hey, come quick, I've picked a spot!" Chen Feng shouted into his phone.

"What? I can't hear you."

Huang Fei's voice came from the other end of the phone. He could only hear Chen Feng's voice through the wind, and he couldn't hear what he was saying at all.

"I said, you've made your choice, come on!" Chen Feng shoved his phone into his pocket from his collar and shouted into it.

"Okay, we'll be right there," Huang Fei replied, while Chen Feng waited for them where they were.

Chen Feng wanted to smoke a cigarette, but he found that he couldn't even light a lighter; no matter how hard he tried, it would be blown out.

"Damn, I'll have to buy a few windproof lighters next time," Chen Feng cursed under his breath. It took him a lot of effort to light the lighter, using both his left and right hands to protect it.

He had barely taken a puff when half of the smoke in his mouth was blown away; it was as if the wind was blowing away half of it, and he was only taking half.

Chen Feng picked up the cigarette and took several deep drags before he could get a single puff. The cigarette butt was blown askew by the wind.

"Fuck you." Chen Feng took a deep drag, then threw the cigarette away. The more he smoked, the angrier he got.

A few minutes later, Huang Fei and his men came over carrying their loads, followed by an excavator.

Right now, Chen Jianguo is probably the most comfortable one. He's sitting in the driver's seat, so at least he's not exposed to the wind, even though the car windows aren't completely closed and the wind is blowing right up to his feet.

"Where?" Chen Jianguo shouted from the driver's seat, gesturing with his hands.

Chen Feng pointed to his feet and then moved aside.

Seeing this, Chen Jianguo understood what was going on and started digging with the excavator, shoveling out shovelfuls of soil and stones.

The four people below were blown around like grotesque figures by the wind, their faces contorted in grotesque expressions, their eyes barely open.

“This way we can stay out of the wind,” Lin Nian said to Chen Feng as he turned around.

"What's the use of sheltering from the wind? I still need to see the site and tell him how to dig," Chen Feng muttered, taking a few steps forward to observe the situation in the pit.

Chen Jianguo continued to expand the excavation as he had the day before. Once he had expanded it to a sufficient extent, he prepared to begin digging deeper. At this point, Chen Feng stopped him.

He can only dig five or six meters deep before the bucket can't go any further; the depth is simply not enough.

If only about a meter remained, he could lead Huang Fei and the others to dig it out manually.

But there are still several meters left, and with several people below, we can't dig that deep anymore.

"What's wrong?" Chen Jianguo didn't understand.

"Keep expanding, dig deeper!"

Chen Feng gestured with his hand and shouted loudly, "The strong wind is blowing directly into his stomach!"

"What is that? I can't hear you." Chen Jianguo had no choice but to open the window. As soon as he opened it, a strong wind rushed in, forcing Chen Jianguo to turn his head away.

Having no other choice, Chen Feng climbed onto the excavator, peered out the window, and said, "The depth isn't enough. We need to widen it further. This won't work."

"Oh, okay, I'll keep digging." Chen Jianguo understood what was going on and nodded, preparing to continue digging.

"Hey, Xiaofeng." Chen Jianguo called out to Chen Feng as he was about to leave.

"What's wrong?" Chen Feng climbed back up.

"With the wind so strong today, should we not be working?" Chen Jianguo asked with some doubt.

In the past, construction sites would simply shut down when there was severe weather.

“It’s already out, what’s the point of talking about it now? It’s fine, there’s no danger anyway, at most you’ll just get diarrhea from being exposed to too much wind.” Chen Feng said and jumped down, while Chen Jianguo continued digging.

"Fengzi, how deep do we have to dig?" Huang Fei asked, grinning as he covered his eyes with his hand.

"The pit is deep today, so we'll have to dig for a while longer than yesterday," Chen Feng calculated.

“If I knock, wouldn’t that take at least half an hour?” Huang Fei calculated for a moment and then shouted back.

"More or less," Chen Feng nodded, pulling his coat tighter around himself.

"Damn it, half an hour is fine, just bear with it for a while." Li Chunlai stomped his feet back and forth in the cold.

"What else can we do but stand up straight? There's no cover here, it's a huge wasteland, there's nowhere to hide." Lin Nian pulled his clothes up, pulled his neck back, and only revealed his eyes as he spoke.

"No, actually I think if it takes another half hour, why do we have to stand here waiting? Wouldn't it be better to just drive over and sit for a while?" Huang Fei asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the three people fell silent instantly.

"Damn, this brain that's hardly been used is so sharp, then go and drive it!" Chen Feng urged.