Lin Nian is quite proud of himself now; his grandfather has praised him several times for his success.
So as soon as he saw Chen Feng, he couldn't wait to share the situation.
"Haha, he thought you were just going out to have some fun." Chen Feng knew exactly what his grandfather was thinking, and said with a smile.
Then Chen Feng went to the counter, took two packs of Baitashan cigarettes from Lu Dahai, and tossed one box to Lin Nian.
I told him I'd given him the pack of cigarettes this morning, but we went out fishing and didn't have time to buy any. We've been smoking that pack of cigarettes ever since, and in the end, it ended up back in his hands.
I might as well just give him a new box this time and let him take it home to smoke.
"Thanks, brother." Lin Nian carefully put the cigarette into his pocket.
"Old Lu, you can sell it here and post it in the group. We'll head back now. Just call me when we're done selling," Chen Feng said to Lu Dahai.
"Don't worry, I'll figure it out for you. I'll take care of it," Lu Dahai nodded and said.
Chen Feng and Lin Nian returned to Chen Feng's house. Liu Ping was scaling fish. When she saw Lin Nian arrive, she couldn't help but smile and say, "Let's eat here tonight, Xiao Nian."
"No, Auntie, my grandpa cooks too," Lin Nian waved her hand and smiled, then sat down next to Chen Feng.
“If you’re not in a hurry, you can go to the county town to sell this gold tomorrow or the day after. If you’re comfortable with that, I’ll go by myself. When I come back, I’ll give you half the money,” Chen Feng told Lin Nian.
"Don't worry, brother. You're the one who found this gold. I didn't do much, just held an umbrella for you. It's such a valuable thing, so don't give me any of it," Lin Nian said after hesitating for a moment.
After all, Chen Feng was the one who saw the gold, and he just took an umbrella and took half of it; he felt really embarrassed.
"What are you saying? We agreed to split the harvest in half, so it's half and half. What do you mean, 'you found out' or 'I found out'? You're not trying to avoid giving me my share of the fish money, are you?" Chen Feng joked.
“No way, bro, I’m not that kind of person,” Lin Nian quickly replied.
“Well, I’m not that kind of person. If I give you a share, just take it and don’t say anything else,” Chen Feng said with a smile.
If Lin Nian had agreed when Chen Feng said he didn't want the fish money, and that he would sell the fish he caught himself and not split the profits, then Chen Feng naturally wouldn't have received any of the gold either.
Lin Nian was a kind and generous man; even if he only caught one fish, he would share half with himself.
So naturally, one couldn't be uncouth either, sharing the fish money with others while pocketing the gold for oneself.
Since we started by saying it would be split in half, then let's split it in half, and do it the way we say it.
If someone is good to Chen Feng, Chen Feng will not be stingy with them; if someone is bad to Chen Feng, he will not do anything foolish like repaying evil with kindness.
He has always been like this.
Just as the two were chatting, Zheng Ping walked in with a detector and smiled when he saw Chen Feng.
He also wanted to explore the river, so he thought he should tell Chen Feng beforehand, otherwise it would seem inappropriate for him to sneak off to explore.
In fact, quite a few people had already taken detectors to the river, without telling Chen Feng at all.
"Fengzi, I came here to tell you something. I thought I had nothing to do, so I thought I'd go explore the river and see if I could find anything."
"Didn't you find this place first? It wouldn't be very polite of you to go there without telling you," Zheng Ping said with a smile, scratching his head.
Upon hearing this, Liu Ping turned around, instinctively wanting to say, "If you want to go, then go. Anyone can go to that river; it's not like you've signed your name."
But before she could finish speaking, Liu Ping glanced at Chen Feng sitting there, then swallowed her words and continued cleaning the fish.
Let Chen Feng handle this himself; I shouldn't interfere.
"Hey, go ahead and go, why bother reporting to me, haha." Chen Feng waved to Zheng Ping, gesturing for him to sit down.
Seeing this, Zheng Ping came over and sat down, his expression relaxing considerably. He said that Chen Feng wasn't such a stingy person and wouldn't allow only himself to go and not let others go.
"Brother Zheng, if you trust me, go home, cook, and rest." Chen Feng had a good impression of Zheng Ping's behavior and said with a smile after thinking for a moment.
To be honest, the river wasn't named, so anyone could go there, but after all, I was the one who discovered the gold in the river first.
If you talk to him about it, it's fine. But if you don't tell him and just take the instrument to explore on your own, Chen Feng will always feel uncomfortable, as if something of his has been taken away from him.
Since Zheng Ping came specifically to tell him, he wouldn't hide it from him anymore.
As for those who leave without saying goodbye, hmph, if you like soaking in the water, then soak in it. Soak slowly until you feel comfortable before you come out.
If there really were something left in the river, would it be your turn? You didn't even bring it out yourselves. You're all so cunning, do you really think others are fools?
Zheng Ping, somewhat puzzled, asked, "Fengzi, what do you mean? I don't quite understand."
"What I mean is, there's nothing left in the river. Anyone who wants to explore can go ahead, but you shouldn't bother soaking in it. Even if you soak all night, you won't find anything," Chen Feng frankly stated.
"Oh, no way. If there's been a shipment from the river, there must be something else, right?" Zheng Ping said, somewhat incredulously.
It's not like there's only one piece of gold in the river, and it's all gone just because Chen Feng fished it out.
"I checked with instruments before you came, and there was nothing there except this piece of gold. If there were, I would have come back."
"If you don't believe me and still want to try, then go ahead."
Chen Feng chuckled and said that he had said everything he needed to say. If Zheng Ping still didn't believe him, there was nothing he could do, and he wouldn't keep stopping him.
Anyway, once you hit a wall, you start to believe it. It's just soaking in the water for one night, it's no big deal.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Ping's expression showed some hesitation, but after considering it, he pursed his lips and said, "Okay, Fengzi, I believe you. I won't go."
"I trust your judgment. Anyway, if we go now, they'll probably have already beaten us to it, and we'll end up with nothing. We might as well go home, stay put, and go pan for gold in the abandoned mine tomorrow."
"Haha, don't worry, I won't cheat you. What are you planning to cook for dinner tonight?" Chen Feng asked casually.
"Let's stew some green beans and meat for dinner. Your sister-in-law doesn't like fish, otherwise I would have bought one to take home. You two caught really good fish, they're quite big," Zheng Ping praised.
"What else do you need to buy? If you want to eat it, I'll give you one for free," Chen Feng said.
Chen Feng was being polite, since they were such good friends. When Chen Feng said he wanted to buy fish, Chen Feng couldn't very well say, "I'll sell it to you for two yuan a pound."
Anyway, he had no intention of buying it, so I'll just be polite. Besides, given Zheng Ping's personality, even if I really wanted to give it to him, he wouldn't accept it and would definitely pay the normal price.
"No, no, your sister-in-law is picking green beans. Since you've decided not to go, I'll go home and cook. I'll be going now, Sister Liu." Zheng Ping said and stood up.
"Let's go, take it easy, Xiaoping," Liu Ping called out as she turned around.
"Okay, Sister Liu." Zheng Ping carried the detector out the door.
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