"The gold nugget is just the tip of the iceberg; there's a golden river waiting for me—no, a golden lake!"
Lu Fangfang felt excited again.
However, this matter must be kept a secret.
After resting at home for a while, she rode her chestnut horse along the river to the upper reaches.
Every now and then, a few pieces of wood would float by in the stream.
She didn't see any blockages in the river along the way, so when she reached the upstream, she went to find Zhuang Mingcheng.
Outside the woods, the soldiers split into two groups: one group was cutting down trees, while the other was carrying them to the riverbank.
Lu Fangfang looked around. The little Tibetan fox was still playing on the grassland, Xiao Hua was nowhere to be seen, and her lover was still leading the way in carrying logs.
"Mingcheng, are you almost done?"
"I was worried we wouldn't have enough timber, so I had them cut some more. We'll have to work for a few more hours."
Hearing that it would take so long, Lu Fangfang asked the soldiers for some military water bottles and hung them on her chestnut horse.
Holding an iron shovel, she rode her chestnut horse to the birch forest.
She drew the dagger from her waist, sliced open the bark of the birch tree, and hung the water bottle on it.
She hung six water bottles on the six thickest birch trees.
Let them slowly collect the birch sap, she carried her shovel and began searching for the little birch tree.
This birch forest is quite large. Lu Fangfang easily found several small trees and dug them out one by one with a shovel.
Thinking that the farm would be expanded in the future, she dug up a few more trees.
After finishing her work, she carried the sapling to the riverbank.
When she saw the soldiers about to throw wood into the river, she quickly stopped them.
She tied the little birch tree to the spruce tree and pushed it forcefully into the river.
As for whether the birch trees will be damaged along the way, that depends on their luck.
Back in the birch forest, seeing that the water bottle wasn't full, Lu Fangfang took a dagger and made a few more cuts on the tree.
While collecting birch sap, she couldn't resist going to the lakeside.
Looking at the small lake, Lu Fangfang felt excited again.
If she could retrieve all the gold dust inside, she would never have to worry about money again.
As for the gold mines on the mountain, she didn't want to pursue them; she didn't have the capacity to mine them.
She took off her shoes and waded barefoot into the water.
The lake wasn't very deep; she walked forward two or three meters before the water reached her thighs.
She shook her head, then turned and slowly walked back to the lake.
Looking up, there's a stream across the lake; the gold content on the other side should be higher than on this side.
Looking around and seeing no one nearby, she bent down, reached into the water, and scooped up a handful of mud and sand.
She gently swayed her hands on the water's surface, and the mud and sand in her palms gradually decreased.
Finally, only a little bit remained. She sifted through it with her fingers but couldn't find any golden grains of sand.
Lu Fangfang was not discouraged. She dug up another handful of mud and sand and continued to gently shake it.
After a while, she saw a glimpse of gold in the sand and mud in her palm.
She took out her handkerchief and carefully wrapped the gold dust inside.
"Splash..."
Upon hearing the noise, Lu Fangfang immediately became alert.
She looked around and saw something swimming towards her from the other side of the lake.
Squinting and taking a closer look, who else could it be but her little flower?
Lu Fangfang: "..."
Little Flower swam very fast and soon reached her side.
"Little Flower, why are you in the water again?"
Lu Fangfang put the handkerchief into her pocket, opened her arms, and picked up Xiaohua from the water.
"Splash..."
Xiao Hua shook her head, splashing water all over Lu Fangfang.
"Hey, don't shake it now, do it later."
Lu Fangfang, holding Xiaohua, hurriedly returned to the shore.
She took out a handkerchief from her pocket, threw the gold dust into it, and then wiped Xiaohua's body.
Little Flower stretched out its paw, pressed down on Lu Fangfang's hand, and then spat something into her hand.
"Meow~"
Little Flower looked up at her triumphantly.
"Um?"
Lu Fangfang looked down and saw a golden stone, about the size of a thumb, in her palm.
Touching the gold in her hand, she looked at Xiaohua and felt a pang of sadness.
A gold nugget the size of a thumb is hard to find underwater. She couldn't imagine how long it took Xiaohua to find it.
"Who told you to find this place? The water's so cold, what if you get cold?"
"Meow~"
Xiao Hua tilted her head, feeling a little strange.
Lu Fangfang stared at its fur and suddenly paused.
"Even if you're not afraid of the cold, it won't work. Aren't you afraid of water? If I don't let you look for it anymore, you won't be able to look for it."
She picked up Xiaohua and kissed the little one hard on the forehead several times.
This little guy must be upset that she kissed the baby Tibetan fox.
She stroked Xiaohua hard and sighed helplessly. This little one was really competitive, but she liked her quite a bit. This was her daughter after all.
Putting the gold nugget in her pocket, Lu Fangfang, carrying Xiaohua, went to the birch forest.
She collected most of the birch sap from the water jug on the tree, tied it to her chestnut horse, and then walked back, leading the horse with one hand and carrying Xiaohua in the other.
"Little Flower went into the water again? Why has it suddenly become so fond of playing in the water?"
Zhuang Mingcheng looked at the wet little flower in his wife's arms and felt a little strange.
"It's not that I like playing in the water..."
"Never mind, you can wipe it again."
Lu Fangfang was very conflicted. She handed the little flower in her arms to Zhuang Mingcheng.
She really needs to think about the gold. Her husband is such an upright man; what would she do if she had to hand it over?
No, these are Xiaohua and the Tibetan fox. It was so hard to find them for her, we can't hand them over.
However, she refused to hand over the gold dog head and was reluctant to tell anyone about Jinhu's affair.
After struggling with the decision, Lu Fangfang couldn't make up her mind, so she decided to stop thinking about it and see what happened later.
"Comrades, come and drink some birch sap."
"Listen to your sister-in-law, everyone come over here, take a break before you continue."
The nearby soldiers rushed over.
Lu Fangfang untied the water bottle from her chestnut horse and distributed it to the soldiers.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"There aren't enough water bottles, so share them among yourselves and make sure no one is short of water."
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, not a single one will be missing."
Lu Fangfang smiled, took the last jug of birch sap, and sat down with Zhuang Mingcheng to the side.
"Meow~"
Xiao Hua lay between the two of them and licked Zhuang Mingcheng's hand.
He worked himself to exhaustion in his search for the gold stone.
In the distance, the little Tibetan fox also ran over. Xiao Hua glanced at it, and her eyes returned to their previous expression.
In this family, it is still the boss.
"Commander Zhuang, come on, have a drink. You've had a hard day."
Lu Fangfang smiled and handed over the kettle.
She glanced at her husband's shoulders; even with clothes padding them, the wood had left marks, indicating that he hadn't rested much all morning.
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