Amidst gasps of amazement, everyone boarded the vehicle, and the gold-plated stone was passed from hand to hand among them before finally returning to Chen Feng's hands.
The car soon arrived in the county town. Normally, they would only come to the county town once every two weeks or once a month. This was really thanks to Chen Feng, who made two trips to the county town in three days.
After all, they had nothing to sell, but Chen Feng did.
It was the same old place, Mr. Bai's gold shop. After everyone went inside, Mr. Bai was surprised.
Didn't they just come here a couple of days ago? Their return today only proves one thing: someone has found a great deal and can't wait to turn it into cash.
"Looks like you had a good haul today. Who found a big bargain?" Boss Bai asked with a smile.
This time, no one dared to challenge Chen Feng. After all, they only had ten or twenty yuan worth of goods in their hands, so how could they possibly step forward?
"Me," Chen Feng said, taking two small bottles out of his pocket and leaning forward.
"It's you again? You were the one who found gold the day before yesterday, weren't you?"
When Boss Bai saw that it was Chen Feng again, his eyes widened slightly, somewhat incredulous.
“That’s right, boss has a really good memory.” Chen Feng smiled and handed over the two small bottles.
Boss Bai took the small bottle, looked at the half-bottle of silver and the three pieces of gold, and fell silent instantly.
A few seconds later, he shook the small bottle and said to Chen Feng with a shocked expression, "Don't tell me you bought all of this in one day!"
As a goldsmith, he had seen gold being found.
He had also met people older than Chen Feng.
But he had never seen anyone receive so many packages in two consecutive days!
This luck is simply incredible! Who can find gold in a row?
"No, no, you misunderstood. It wasn't found in a day. The gold piece in the vase was pulled up from the river yesterday."
"That gold-plated stone and that little gold nugget were just found today," Chen Feng said quickly.
Inside the house, Zheng Ping and the others were shocked when they heard Chen Feng say there was still a small gold nugget!
So it turns out he not only found a piece of gold today, but also a gold nugget this morning, but he just didn't tell them.
They were completely dumbfounded. Two gold coins in one day? What the hell is going on?!
Upon hearing this, Boss Bai calmed down a bit. It was fine as long as it wasn't produced in a single day. If it were all produced in a single day, that would be too shocking.
Before he could even pull out the spray gun, he suddenly realized what was happening and stared at Chen Feng with wide eyes.
"Wait a minute, you're saying you found this gold leaf in the river???"
He wondered if he had misheard; how could there be gold in the river?
"It was in the river right next to our village. I went to catch fish in the river and that's when I bumped into it," Chen Feng said with a smile.
“It’s true, we all saw it at the time. Later, some villagers even went to the river to dredge, but they didn’t find anything,” Zheng Ping added, afraid the boss wouldn’t believe him.
Upon hearing this, Boss Bai opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing and could only nod.
Goodness, is he really born to pan for gold?
Finding gold while catching fish in the river? What incredible luck!
And even after going to this area, the gains are still considerable!
Even if you think about it the other way around, finding gold while catching fish in the river is even more amazing than panning for gold in a day.
Boss Bai pursed his lips and poured the silver granules into the crucible to begin melting them.
If he hadn't run a gold shop for many years and dealt with gold prospectors all the time, he would have asked Chen Feng where he found his gold so he could try his luck there too.
The silver was quickly burned, and Boss Bai poured it out. After it cooled slightly, he put it in water and took it out after it cooled down.
I wiped it with a small towel and then placed it on the electronic scale.
"Fifty-two point four grams, that's four hundred and nineteen pieces in total. I'll give you four hundred and twenty," Boss Bai said, looking up.
"Okay," Chen Feng nodded in reply.
When it came to the main event—the gold—Boss Bai poured out the gold, looked at the gold-encased stone, and took out a hammer from the drawer.
Place the gold-plated stone on the table and smash it several times. Large pieces of stone fall off, and the little bit of gold left is no longer a problem.
It will burn out in a little while.
"Boss Bai, burn it in two batches, and separate the gold pieces," Chen Feng reminded him upon seeing this.
The gold leaf was something he and Lin Nian found together, and Lin Nian had half of it. If they burned it together, it would be impossible to tell how much was left.
Upon hearing this, Boss Bai asked with some confusion, "What's wrong? Why do you want to cook them separately?"
"I found that gold piece with someone else," Chen Feng explained.
"Oh, I understand." Boss Bai nodded and started burning the gold-plated stone and gold nuggets.
The gold quickly melted under the scorching blowtorch, and the tiny stone turned to ashes.
The liquid gold gradually fused together, shimmering with a golden light.
Mr. Bai poured it out, and the liquid gold naturally formed the shape of a bean. After it cooled down a bit, Mr. Bai picked it up with tweezers and threw it into the water.
A tearing sound immediately came from the water. After a few seconds, Boss Bai took it out, wiped it clean with a towel, and put it on the electronic scale.
The electronic scale shows 5.5.
"Five and a half grams of gold, that's two thousand two hundred yuan."
Boss Bai's words immediately drew gasps of amazement from the crowd.
Even though they were mentally prepared, they were still shocked when they heard the exact numbers.
"Wow, over two thousand, that's much higher than last time."
"Wow, that's huge! I don't think I've ever panned for so much gold since I started panning for it."
“Who says otherwise? In our few villages, we’ve never even heard of it, let alone seen it.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng's lips curled up. He hadn't expected that this amount would far exceed 1,500, and there would even be some left over.
Boss Bai put the gold aside and started refining the gold sheet again. After a series of operations, Boss Bai placed the smaller gold bean on the scale.
"Three points and one, that should be... one thousand two hundred and forty," Boss Bai calculated and said.
"Let me add it up, four hundred and twenty plus two thousand two plus one thousand two hundred and forty..."
Boss Bai took out a calculator and started typing as he muttered to himself.
"That equals three thousand eight hundred and sixty."
The moment this number was announced, everyone was in an uproar, exchanging glances.
Earning nearly four thousand yuan a day? What the hell?
That's almost half a year's income for them.
Are you here to pan for gold or to rob it? You can't make as much as a robber.
Boss Bai put the goods together, then looked up and asked Chen Feng, "Cash or cell phones?"
After thinking for a moment, Chen Feng decided to pay in cash.
Although my mother can use a mobile phone, she is not very proficient. Apart from depositing money in the bank, she just keeps it in her hand, since she doesn't have much money anyway.
I should just pay her back in cash.
When I make money in the future, I'll use WeChat. Who carries around so much cash every day? It's too much of a nuisance.
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