This morning, I don’t know if it was because we were sleeping in a new house, although it was still unfinished, but everyone slept particularly soundly.
In addition, Fang Xiuzhu took the local climate into consideration when building the house, so he added a few extra steps to the roof to include sun protection, heat insulation and thermal insulation.
Therefore, even if the sun is shining brightly outside, the room will still maintain a suitable temperature and will not be too hot or too cold to be unbearable.
But just when Lu Chuanbei and others, who had been busy all night, were still immersed in their dreams, there was suddenly a noise outside.
"Come on, let's go over and take a look."
"What's wrong?"
"Don't you know yet?"
"The Mojin River ahead is flooded!"
"The Mojin River has risen?"
"Yes, it seems that yesterday's thunderstorm was so severe that it washed down a piece of snow from the upper mountain, so the river here suddenly swelled up."
"I was wondering why the village suddenly became so lively today. Could it be that they are all going to the river to dig for jade?"
"Of course, there are snow-capped mountains upstream. The snow water rushing down from there can bring so much jade seed material!"
"So you got up so early in the morning just to look for jade seed material?"
"Of course. It would be a shame not to look for such an opportunity. And who knows, I might actually find a piece of jade seed material. Then I won't have to worry about the rest of my life."
"You're quite ambitious."
"Hey, it's okay."
Amid the noise outside, Song Tiantian rubbed her eyes and climbed out of her sleeping bag.
Lu Chuanbei and others also got up from their sleeping bags.
"What's wrong?"
"Why is it suddenly so noisy outside?"
"What happened?"
"I don't know. Let's go out and take a look."
As they spoke, everyone got up and walked out of the house.
As soon as they went out, they saw many staff members from the program team and villagers, all walking towards the front with excitement on their faces.
"What's wrong? Why are you all out together today?"
"I don't know. Shall we follow and see?" He Xuebin said as he walked outside.
Song Tiantian and the others followed out subconsciously.
The audience in the live broadcast room that had just opened couldn't help but feel confused when they saw Song Tiantian and the others walking forward early in the morning with the staff in front and the villagers in the village.
【Tiantian, what are you doing getting up so early? 】
Is the village having a big market? Why are so many people here all of a sudden?
[Why do everyone seem so excited? Is there something good coming up?]
[Wait, I really want to hear someone say something in front of me, about the snow water being washed down and the river flooding.]
[The river is rising? Could it be the Mojin River ahead?]
[Of course it is. There is no other river here except the one in front!]
[So they're not all going to Mojin River, are they?]
[The truth is revealed above. The snow here always washes down a lot of jade seed material. Everyone must have seen the river swell and come to the river to look for treasures!]
When the topic of bargain hunting came up, the audience became excited.
[Yes, yes, that's definitely the case!]
[Tiantian, hurry up! Let's pick up some jade seed material today!]
[Tiantian, I don't have any hope of finding jade in Xinjiang anymore, but you can. You must find more jade seed material today. I'm placing all my hopes of getting rich on you!]
[Get lost, Tiantian is my daughter! ]
[Now is the time to fight for your daughter, hurry up and buy your tickets! ]
Song Tiantian and the others, who had just received some information, followed everyone for less than ten minutes before arriving at the Mojin River in front.
The river water, which was originally flowing slowly, suddenly surged and spread to the riverbed nearby.
Not only that, there were already many villagers and nearby people on both sides of the river, holding various baskets or special bamboo mats, standing on one side of the river, fishing into the still flowing river.
"Wow, are so many people here to pick up jade seeds?" Song Tiantian couldn't help but say in surprise as she looked at the scene in front of her.
"Of course, this is a good time to pick up jade seeds, and you can get good quality ones." A villager woman nearby reminded Song Tiantian and the others, "But girls, if you want to pick up jade, just stand by the river and play with it. Don't stand at the corners, and don't go into the river. The current is too fast right now, and if you go in, you will be washed down with the water."
Hearing this, Song Tiantian, who was originally eager to try, immediately retracted her feet and nodded obediently: "Yeah, I won't go down, I'll just pick it up on the side."
"Be good, this is for you. Take it and play with your friends." Seeing that Song Tiantian and the others didn't have anything to pick up jade, the aunt directly picked up a small basket from the bamboo basket she brought and gave it to her, asking them to go pick up stones by the river. Like the villagers, she rolled up her trouser legs and walked towards the river.
Song Tiantian watched her aunt take a bamboo basket that was several times larger than the one given to her and put it into the river. After a while, she lifted the bamboo basket up and picked out the stones washed down by the river from it.
While the aunt was carefully selecting, Song Tiantian and others also came to the river with bamboo baskets and began to look for jade seeds.
Lu Chuanbei and others could not resist the temptation. After all, this was jade seed material washed down by snow water from the snow-capped mountains. Legend has it that this was the place that produced the most top-quality mutton-fat jade and mutton-fat white jade every year.
When they thought of this, Lu Chuanbei and the others couldn't help but feel excited.
After all, this is mutton-fat jade. Who can resist the temptation of jade that has been passed down from ancient times to the present? At least Lu Chuanbei and his friends certainly can't.
The same goes for the audience in the live broadcast room. Although they cannot be present in person, they can still pick up jade online!
Look, they were all guessing which stone that appeared in the live broadcast room was the jade seed material. The discussion was so heated and passionate that they were much more excited than Song Tiantian and the others.
Song Tiantian did not use her mental power this time, but relied on her understanding of jade over this period of time to search along the river.
The river water level has dropped a lot compared to the surging river water last night, so even on the riverbed on both sides of the river, there are many more stones washed down from the upper reaches of the snow-capped mountains.
Song Tiantian picked up several pieces of jade seeds of good quality just by relying on her eyesight.
He Jingnian, who has never picked up a jadeite of good quality, has now found a piece of jade seed material with a reddish-brown skin.
While Song Tiantian and the others were cheering, many more villagers who heard the news came from nearby on both sides of the river. Among them were many young children, who also took advantage of this opportunity to come to the riverbed to look for jade seeds to add to their small treasury and pocket money.
For a moment, both sides of the river were full of people, and some staff members also joined in when they saw this.
As the sun rose higher and higher, in addition to the people who came to dig for jade seeds, there were also many jade buyers and small vendors on both sides of the river.
As soon as they heard that someone had picked up jade seeds in the river, buyers would come to look at the materials, inquire about the price and make a deal. The villagers would buy some food from the stalls after receiving the money, and then continue to fish out jade from the river.
At the end of the day, lucky villagers can make a living for a year with just a piece of jade seed material.
Therefore, whenever the water level in the river reaches a certain level or after a flood, almost everyone in the village, young or old, will go to the river to pick up jade. This has been passed down from generation to generation.
So don't be fooled by the fact that these villagers are not very good-looking, and they are even tanned due to the long sunshine here. The money they make from picking up jade seeds in the river may be more than that of the average white-collar worker who works 996 in a company.
Not to mention, some villagers like to pass down the good materials they pick up from generation to generation.
"Selling candied haws, selling candied haws!"
When they heard the sound, all the children, no matter how old they were, looked up at the small vendor on the shore who was carrying a straw with all kinds of candied haws on it.
Song Tiantian quickly put the jade seeds she had just found into a small bamboo basket and walked towards the shore impatiently.
As she walked towards the shore, He Jingnian and Xu Anjia had already arrived at the candied haws stall with the other children.
He Jingnian, relying on his small size and agility, quickly approached the vendor and shouted, "Uncle, I want four candied haws!"
"Okay, three dollars each, four for twelve dollars a total." As soon as these words came out, He Jingnian, who was penniless, was dumbfounded on the spot.
He subconsciously touched his pocket and looked at Xu Anjia beside him: "Jia Jia, do you have money?"
Xu Anjia shook her head: "No."
He Jingnian looked at the red candied haws eagerly: "What should I do?"
The vendor was used to seeing children coming out without money, so he calmly said to He Jingnian, "It's okay, you can come back later to buy. I'll be here all day anyway."
As he said this, he sold the candied haws in his hand to a few children nearby.
Seeing the children each holding a string of candied haws and eating them on the spot, He Jingnian almost burst into tears: "No, I must eat candied haws."
"Then do you have money?" Xu Anjia delivered a soul-stirring blow.
He Jingnian touched the hard jade seed material in his pocket and said, "I can sell the jade seed material to make money. I just saw someone collecting the material over there."
As soon as these words fell, the vendor who was still selling candied haws immediately became excited: "Little boy, do you have any jade seed material?"
"Well, this is what I just found." He Jingnian touched the jade seed material cherishingly.
"Are you selling it or not?" The vendor asked, causing He Jingnian to look at him with some confusion. "Yes, but why are you asking this?"
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