The gold prospectors, full of hope, worked hard to cultivate the land at the Li family's mine, but by noon, they began to notice something was wrong.
"No, how much did you spend today? Why did I only spend a little over four hundred this morning?"
“I’m a little better off than you, with a little over five hundred, but it’s not much use. Five hundred isn’t enough to do anything.”
"Wasn't it supposed to be 400,000? How come I only got this much? Is there something wrong with my position?"
"Who knows? Let's see this afternoon."
However, this situation is not uncommon. Most people become more and more discouraged as they try to find items. Only a few mornings saw them find items worth seven or eight hundred, while the rest of the time they only found items worth around four or five hundred.
That evening, the group of gold prospectors were in an uproar, and they all voiced their dissatisfaction as they entered the hotel.
After all, they settle accounts daily, and a thousand yuan in real money was given out every morning.
Even by nightfall, some unlucky ones hadn't recouped their investment and were even losing money. How could they possibly be willing to accept that?
"No, what's going on with you? You were promised 400,000 and 200,000, but I got nothing."
"Exactly, me too. I didn't catch a single catty all day. After eating and staying at a hotel, my whole day was wasted."
"You can work for free, but I even lost my food money today. I lost more than seventy yuan a day."
"Playing around? What's going on here?"
The people inside were all unhappy, and Li Erchun tried to appease them.
"What's all the fuss about? Gold mining is all about luck. Who can guarantee you'll get 400,000 worth of goods? If I could guarantee that, why would I need to open a mine? I'd be mining myself."
"If others can buy so much, why can't you? You saw it during the live stream that day. I didn't cheat. The whole thing was recorded."
"You guys were just unlucky today, but you'll be in better spots tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, everyone hesitated. Some people were still dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do.
That's how the gold mining business is; no mine can guarantee you'll break even.
Even the long-established Zhangjia mining site is no good.
Li Erchun's words are not wrong, but it's not that one person didn't break even, but that almost half of the people worked for nothing, which is very strange.
"Fine, I guess I'm out of luck. I'm not going to shop here anymore. Let whoever wants to shop here do it."
One person, still angry, grabbed his things and stormed out the door.
As he moved, twenty or thirty people also wavered, and after thinking it over, they all followed him and left the place.
Let's go back and check the situation first. Who can stand losing money after a whole day's work?
Although some others wavered, when they thought about the scene from that day's live broadcast, they still wanted to come back for another day and see what happened.
Li Erchun quickly dismissed them, and after they had all gone upstairs, Li Erchun couldn't help but mutter something to Li Kaichun.
"Damn it, you're here complaining because you lost money. You didn't even say you'd give me more when you were making money."
Li Kaichun pursed his lips and remained silent.
Although twenty or thirty people have left, there are still so many people here, and more people will be coming tomorrow.
I reckon tomorrow's income won't be much less. He doesn't care whether they can find any goods or not, as long as you pay the entrance fee.
The next morning, as expected, many prospectors came to try their luck. Li Erchun was overjoyed as she watched the ticket revenue come in.
If this much could come in every day, wouldn't we be rich?
The next evening, when the gold prospectors returned, the situation was still chaotic.
The first floor is in complete chaos.
"No way, what's going on here? Did you hire someone to do this? I've been browsing here for two days, and I lost seventy yesterday and four today. Are you kidding me?!"
"That's right, there aren't that many goods at all; it's all fake."
"Whoever wants to shop here can stay, I'm leaving."
"Fuck your mother, give me my money back!"
"Exactly! It's a thousand yuan ticket, and you're telling me this is all? Give me a refund!"
"Give me my money back!"
Li Erchun was overwhelmed by the troublemakers. She was also furious and slammed her hand on the table, shouting, "What are you shouting for? What are you shouting for!"
"What does it have to do with me that you didn't find anything? I don't believe you'll lose all your money. Are you even making a profit?"
"Why can others earn money while you only deserve it? Don't you want to look for the reasons yourself?"
"If you want me to accuse you of fraud, go ask around among the gold prospectors who went up there back then. Are there any you know? We're all in the same circle, so you must know some of them."
"No refund! We can't give you a refund!"
"You only lost a few dollars and now you're asking for a refund? What about the people who made a profit? Shouldn't they give me a share?"
Li Erchun was truly fierce; she wasn't intimidated at all by the dozens of people in the room, and she even rolled up her sleeves and adopted the posture of a shrew.
To be honest, some people are lucky and make a lot of money today, but that's only a few people; most people work for nothing.
This situation has been going on for two days, and everyone is definitely not satisfied.
"Fine, fine, I admit it. I'm never coming to this mining site again. If I can't afford to mess with them, can't I at least avoid them?"
The man snorted and left with his car keys.
Many others, equally angry, followed the man out the door.
After that, it's estimated that forty or fifty people left, leaving less than half the usual number of people at the scene.
Some people are still hesitating, wondering whether to stay another day or leave anyway.
Seeing so many people leave at once, Li Erchun panicked a bit. What would happen to her mining site, which she had spent a lot of money to open, if they all left?
Her eyes darted around, and she quickly tried to smooth things over.
“Someone is jealous of us and is deliberately causing trouble. This is definitely other mining sites picking a fight. Please don’t mind.”
"Those who can stay must be true gold prospectors. Everyone has a hard time. How about this, I'll waive one day's accommodation fee and one day's meal fee for everyone."
"This is also a way of thanking everyone for their support. Thank you all."
These words sounded more like human language, and everyone's expressions softened considerably after hearing them. Some who were hesitant about leaving stopped hesitating and decided to come back another day to see how things went.
Li Erchun finally breathed a sigh of relief after the group went upstairs to rest.
"Sister, what should we do? Half of them have left at once. Even if more people come tomorrow, our income will be reduced by a third."
"This can't go on," Li Kaichun said worriedly.
Li Erchun understood the situation, but what good solutions did she have? For the time being, this was all she could do.
Let's take it one step at a time.
After holding it in for a long time, Li Erchun finally managed to utter this sentence.
By the second day, including the newcomers, there were only about fifty people shopping there, a stark contrast to the ninety people at the end of the first day – a drop of more than half.
That evening, no one caused trouble; most people left quietly.
They really couldn't hold on any longer. They had worked for almost three days straight, and some people only earned a few hundred yuan, which was far less than what they earned at other mining sites.
Other mining sites may not have a higher yield than this one, but they also charge less.
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