Then he handed a large umbrella to Lin Nian, telling him to remind Chen Feng to be extremely careful, lest he fail to find the goods and ruin the detector as well.
Lin Nian carried the detector and walked out of the village with an umbrella.
In the rural area, houses are close together, and some have their doors open, with people sitting at their doorways chatting and enjoying the scenery. Lin Nian's appearance naturally attracted a lot of attention.
"Lin Nian, what are you doing carrying a metal detector in this heavy rain?"
A villager carrying an umbrella walked towards them and, seeing Lin Nian's appearance, couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Catching fish."
Lin Nian said something and quickly left; he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to say he had discovered the goods.
However, this thing can't be hidden at all. Who would use a metal detector to catch fish? It's obviously nonsense.
After Lin Nian left, the man came to Lu Dahai's shop and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Did you see that? Lin Nian is walking out of the village with a metal detector. What's going on?"
Many people looked puzzled when they heard this.
"He doesn't have a metal detector. I've never heard of one. He's probably just borrowing one from someone to play around with."
"That thing is so expensive, who would lend it out easily, especially on a rainy day like this? What if it gets broken?"
"Isn't Lin Nian always close to Chen Feng? Could that be Chen Feng's detector?"
"Chen Feng?"
The moment the name was announced, everyone took it much more seriously.
After all, this is a contestant who earns 1,700 a day, and his story has already spread throughout the village; he's at the height of his fame.
They don't care if someone else uses a metal detector.
But if you say it's related to Chen Feng, then they have to take it seriously.
"Why is Chen Feng using a detector in the rain? Could he have found some cargo?"
"But there aren't any abandoned mines around here, so where would we find gold?"
"Yes, he does. Otherwise, why would Chen Feng have a metal detector? He's not stupid."
"Yes, where is he now? Let's go see what's going on."
"Yes, let's go take a look together."
The villagers who were chatting at the small shop couldn't sit still when they heard this. One by one, they stood up, ready to go home to get their umbrellas, to go and see what was going on.
Even Lu Dahai was intrigued. He left the shop to his wife, grabbed an umbrella, and ran out to see what was going on.
Soon, in less than ten minutes, news of Chen Feng with the metal detector spread throughout the entire village. Many people who were bored in the rain immediately became interested upon seeing it.
The story even escalated to the point where it spread that Chen Feng had discovered a gold mine, which was utterly absurd.
"What? Chen Feng found gold near the village with a detector?" Zheng Ping exclaimed in surprise after hearing his wife's words.
“Yes, that’s what everyone’s saying. Why don’t you go out and see what’s going on? If he really finds him, you can go and investigate too. You’re just killing time anyway,” Mao Min said, her mind working quickly.
“Okay, I’ll go out and check it out, see what’s going on.” Zheng Ping was quite quick, grabbing his umbrella and heading out.
At that moment, Song Hui was eating sunflower seeds in Han Jianguo's shop. He spat out a mouthful of sunflower seed shells and said, "Why is it that Chen Feng can find gold but I can't? Is it because the detector you sold me was defective?"
"Come on, didn't you pick out that detector yourself? You even had it blessed after you bought it, leaving me with ashes everywhere." Han Jianguo said irritably while leaning on the counter.
“That’s true. So, do you think it would be better if I bought a bigger one? Do you think there’s any difference in size between your things? Tell me the truth.” Song Hui grabbed another handful of sunflower seeds and said.
"There definitely is. A large one has a large detection range, right? When will a large one come out?"
Han Jianguo didn't actually know what the difference was; that's what the supplier told him.
Since he started stocking up, almost no one buys the large sizes; everyone buys the small ones because they're cheap, leaving him with a bunch of unsold large ones.
If Song Hui could buy a bigger one, that would be great.
Just as the two were chatting, someone came in from outside.
"Give me a packet of green bean seeds, Song Hui. What are you doing here?" the man said as he approached the bar, looking at Song Hui with curiosity.
"It's fine if it rains, what else can we do?" Song Hui shrugged.
"All the gold prospectors are heading out of the village now. It seems Chen Feng found gold outside our village. And you're still here? Aren't you in a hurry?" the man said with a smile.
"What did you say? Chen Feng found gold outside our village?" Song Hui asked, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.
After all, when they first bought the detector, they would search around the village and its surroundings whenever they had free time. They searched not only outside the village, but also inside the village itself.
In the end, they found nothing. They had to go to the abandoned mine to find anything. That's why they didn't see anyone exploring outside the village, because the mine had already been thoroughly explored.
Now that someone suddenly tells him that Chen Feng has actually found gold outside the village, how could he not be surprised?
"Nonsense, we've already scouted outside the village, there's nothing there. Who told you that?" Song Hui said, his face full of disbelief.
"Who else heard that? The whole village is in an uproar, a bunch of people are running out to find where Chen Feng is panning for gold, and you're so calm." The man said speechlessly.
"Holy crap, you're not kidding, they really all went?" Song Hui couldn't sit still when he heard that.
If this were fake, so many people wouldn't be going to watch the spectacle.
"Yes, sit a little longer, everyone else has already dug them all up." The man smiled, took the bean seeds, and headed home.
After he left, Song Hui and Han Jianguo exchanged a glance, remained silent for a few seconds, and then Song Hui grabbed an umbrella and walked out.
"Hey, remember to return the umbrella after you're done using it," Han Jianguo called out from behind.
"Okay." Song Hui had already left the house with his umbrella.
Watching Song Hui's departing figure, Han Jianguo stroked his chin and said, "Really? Chen Feng can find gold outside the village? That's too far-fetched!"
As soon as Song Hui stepped outside, he could see groups of people walking out of the village. Upon inquiring, he discovered that they had all heard that Chen Feng had pulled out gold and were preparing to watch the spectacle.
"No, you don't have metal detectors either. What use is it for you to know the location?" Song Hui asked, puzzled, looking at the two old women.
"Oh dear, what do you know? People say there's so much gold there, you can grab a handful and find it even without any special tools." The two old ladies spoke as if it were the truth.
Upon hearing this, Song Hui pursed his lips, remained silent, and wore a sneer on his face.
If there really is gold, then those with detectors will be in high demand. You think you can find gold with your bare hands? Dream on.
Chen Feng, who was in the river, was sweating profusely. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find any gold, so he had no choice but to give up and walk back and forth in the river to see if there was any gold elsewhere.
He had walked the entire river but hadn't found any gold anywhere else except at the very beginning. So he stood there and waited for Lin Nian to come over.
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