"It's a pity, Brother Qi only has one house for you to dig up." After Chen Feng finished speaking, everyone laughed.
"Fengzi, where to next?" Huang Fei asked, throwing his tools into the car.
"Where to? Let's go back." Chen Feng got into the car and started the engine.
There's still a small piece of gold that we haven't panned for yet. Even though it's small, it's still money.
By the time I get back and finish panning for that piece of gold, it'll probably be time for dinner.
Everyone got into the car and drove back together, with Chen Jianguo slowly following behind in his excavator.
We can't go any slower, since excavators aren't supposed to run fast anyway.
"Fengzi, where was that place you mentioned before?" Huang Fei asked, craning his neck and looking back and forth at the road.
"I can't quite remember either. Just drive back. If you can't remember, get out and take a look." Chen Feng said that the system was not working well in the car, and all the mines looked the same, so there was no reference point. Where was he supposed to look?
As they drove closer to the prefabricated houses, Chen Feng stared at a spot, reminiscing, and patted Huang Fei on the shoulder.
"Hey, go over there, it looks like this place," Chen Feng said, pointing to a spot.
"I think it should be around here, let's go take a look." Huang Fei drove over and parked the car, and the group got out.
After getting out of the car, Chen Feng immediately confirmed that this was the place.
"Wait a minute, my dad's behind us. We're driving fast, he's still behind us," Chen Feng said, turning around.
"Just keep pushing it, go all out!" Huang Fei grinned.
"You'll drive that one tomorrow," Chen Feng said with a laugh.
"I can't do it, this thing really can't be opened." Huang Fei chickened out when it came to the real thing, of course Chen Feng was just bluffing him.
It didn't take long before Chen Jianguo arrived in his excavator.
Chen Feng pointed down, and Chen Jianguo indicated that he understood. The others stepped aside, and Chen Jianguo began to dig.
I have to say, it's much more comfortable to dig here than to dig in the yard.
It's spacious here, you can really stretch your legs.
With a combination of digging and widening, a large pit was soon dug out. Chen Jianguo thought it was about time, so he took a step back and looked at Chen Feng.
Seeing this, Chen Feng stepped forward, looked at it, shook his head, and then turned to Chen Jianguo and held up one finger.
This means "one more bucket."
Chen Jianguo didn't say anything, but drove up and shoveled it again. That should be enough.
"All done, come on, jump one by one," Chen Feng said to the three of them with a smile as he turned around.
"Watch me give you a perfect score." Huang Fei picked up his things and slid down the slope.
"Damn, perfect, not a single splash." Huang Fei clicked his tongue and said.
The three people jumped down one after another. Li Chunlai took the detector and scanned the ground, and the detector made a sound.
"Ooh-woo~"
Upon hearing the sound, the group instinctively pulled out their small shovels, intending to squat down and start shoveling dirt. However, Li Chunlai, with his sharp eyes, suddenly said, "Don't move, don't move."
Huang Fei and Lin Nian were both confused by him and stood there without moving. They saw Li Chunlai squat down, reach out and pick up something, and then blow on it.
"Hehehe, look what this is." Li Chunlai wiped it with his hand and showed it to them.
"Wow, this is amazing! It's so convenient, I don't even need to search for it!" Huang Fei exclaimed happily.
“This one is better, you can just bend down and pick it up. How much is this one worth?” Lin Nian asked as he leaned closer.
"It's definitely not as much as before, but I estimate it's still tens of thousands of yuan," Huang Fei guessed.
"Tens of thousands of yuan is fine too, the money for the hotpot will be ready soon," Li Chunlai said contentedly.
"Go to hell! What kind of hot pot costs tens of thousands per meal? Do you want to cook live beef?" Huang Fei was speechless upon hearing this.
"Um... I'm just saying it for show, you get the idea." Li Chunlai grinned.
The group climbed out and handed the gold to Chen Feng.
"That was quick this time. How did you find it so soon after you went in?" Chen Feng asked, taking the gold.
"Of course! With me in charge, it's a piece of cake!" Huang Fei said matter-of-factly.
"What does this have to do with you? Didn't I find it?" Li Chunlai squinted at him.
"It's the same whether we find it or you find it," Huang Fei said nonchalantly.
Chen Feng put the gold in his pocket and called Chen Jianguo down.
"Let's go eat. It's almost time anyway, so let's call it a day."
“Okay, let’s go, everyone’s hungry.” Chen Jianguo nodded and said.
After getting on the bus, the group rubbed their hands together. The afternoon wind seemed a little weaker than in the morning, but only slightly; their hands got icy cold after standing outside for a while.
"A whole cigarette, from that hot pot restaurant we went to before," Li Chunlai said, handing out cigarettes to everyone.
"That one will do, their beef is really delicious." Huang Fei took the cigarette, lit it, shifted gears, and walked out of the mine.
"Indeed, just thinking about it makes my mouth water. What's wrong with me? Am I just hungry?" Lin Nian couldn't help but rub his stomach.
"That's because you're hungry. Don't worry, it'll be over in a minute." Huang Fei said, stepping on the gas and speeding towards the hot pot restaurant.
"Fengzi, what should we do with the gold? Is it okay to just leave it in the car?" Chen Jianguo asked with some concern.
"It's fine, who can come in and steal it? Nobody knows there's gold in the car," Chen Feng said nonchalantly.
"There's nothing wrong in the city, but it's not the same in the wild. I remember when we went out to pan for gold, we had to lock the car tightly, and we even had to leave someone behind to watch the car."
"Back then, everyone knew that these kinds of vehicles in the wild were gold panning carts. Some people would specifically target these carts, and as soon as you left, they would come over and pry them open."
“Some people are so used to it that they don’t even lock their car doors when they get out to pan for gold. When they come back, not only is the gold they hid in their car gone, but also their food, drinks, and even the spare battery have been stolen.”
"That guy was so angry with that person that he cursed him for half a month. After that, when he went out to pan for gold again, he would drive as fast as he could, and he would lock the car with a gate." Chen Jianguo recalled his past experiences panning for gold.
"This is outrageous! Someone actually stole it?" Li Chunlai exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course he could. Even if you lock it, he can't pry it open; he'll just smash it open."
"Later on, we always carried gold with us. Losing a little food or drink is no big deal, it's not much money, but losing gold is a different story."
"And in some remote areas, if you don't have cash, you can exchange it for gold or silver, and they really accept it."
“I remember once when Qi Ge and I went to that place, the owner was an old man, and they couldn’t accept mobile payments. We didn’t understand, and neither of us had any cash.”
"So I just took out a slightly larger gold dust and handed it to him. The old man tried to burn it with fire and bite it with his teeth. He almost swallowed it whole."
"After confirming that it was real gold, they agreed to let us take it. We took quite a lot of bags and bags of fruit."
"Not to mention small shops, even some auto repair shops in that area accept gold as payment. They all know we're gold prospectors, so it's quite normal," Chen Jianguo said with a smile.
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