To be honest, Huang Fei was tempted by this idea, but unfortunately he couldn't dismantle his car, and he still needed to transport people.
Unlike Chen Feng, who only uses it himself.
"Just leave the driver and passenger seats, take out everything in the back, put a bed there, and there'll be room for all our stuff," Chen Feng told Huang Fei, sharing his idea.
"Okay, it has to be you. Let's go to the second-hand market and see if there are any single beds. They're cheap, probably only a few dozen yuan."
Huang Fei pondered.
They went to a secondhand market and quickly found a single bed, which they carried to their car.
The two then went to a large supermarket to buy some things and see if there was anything they needed.
When they reached the canned food section, Chen Feng picked up a can and became interested.
"Braised beef in cans".
The canned goods were green, like military supplies, but Chen Feng knew it couldn't be.
The ingredient list includes not only beef, but also side dishes such as quail eggs and bamboo shoots.
A large jar contains three kilograms, but it's quite expensive, costing over thirty yuan.
"If you took this thing to the gold panning, heated it up with a windproof stove, cooked some rice, oh my god, it would be amazing."
Moreover, a large jar weighs three pounds, which is definitely not enough to finish in one meal, but can last a whole day.
The only problem is that it's a bit expensive at over thirty yuan, but Chen Feng doesn't care, as long as it tastes good.
This is much better than eating pancakes, bread, and instant noodles every day.
He picked up two cans of beef, then two cans of Dongpo pork, and there were also cans of mutton hot pot next to him.
He took two of each, making a total of six. At least he'd have something to eat next time he went gold panning. He'd try them first, and if they were good, Chen Feng would buy more and put them in the car next time.
Canned food generally has a shelf life of three to five years, and it doesn't spoil very easily.
They bought some odds and ends of food, snacks and drinks, and then went to pay the bill.
When the bill came, Chen Feng had spent nearly 300 yuan, which surprised Huang Fei.
What's so expensive? What did he buy?
After the two left the supermarket, Huang Fei was astonished to learn that the can of food cost over thirty yuan.
It's really not cheap; he thought it was only ten yuan.
Chen Feng also bought several Lock & Lock boxes to store things, so that when he drove the car, the things in the back would fall to the ground with a clanging sound.
After the two returned, the car was washed. The Wuling van looked brand new, and the interior was spotless and even smelled nice.
They threw their things into the car and then walked back together.
They quickly returned to the village, and it was getting dark.
Chen Feng drove the car into the yard, and Liu Ping came out to greet him. She smiled broadly when she saw the car.
My son has a car now, that's great!
"Mom, I'll go buy a pack of cigarettes and take it to Dafei. I'll talk to you when I get back," Chen Feng instructed.
"Okay." Liu Ping nodded.
Today I took Huang Fei's car to the county. Normally I would have to pay him fifty yuan, but he helped me so much.
Chen Feng wanted to give him a hundred, but knowing Huang Fei's personality, he probably wouldn't accept it even if he were beaten to death.
I'll just buy him a pack of cigarettes and send it to him; it's all about social etiquette.
They've been so kind, so I can't let them down.
Upon arriving at the supermarket, Chen Feng bought a pack of Nanjing cigarettes for 120 yuan, and then went to Huang Fei's house.
"Dafei, here's a cigarette for you, keep it." Chen Feng put down the cigarette and was about to leave when Huang Fei, without even putting on his shoes, rushed out and stopped Chen Feng.
"Hey, hey, I don't want to! What's wrong with you? Why are you buying cigarettes for no reason?" Huang Fei and Chen Feng started arguing.
"Just take it. You've done me such a big favor. Buying a pack of cigarettes is nothing. Hurry up and smoke it, or how will I ask you for help next time?"
Chen Feng absolutely refused to take it back, and the two of them started arguing at the door, while Huang Fei's family members also said that they couldn't take it.
In the end, Chen Feng threw the cigarette far into the house and ran away. Huang Fei had no choice but to accept it.
"Alright, keep it for yourself. Chen Feng is a really good kid." After Chen Feng left, Huang Fei's father nodded.
"It's so awkward, like I'm being paid for doing a little work, especially since they even treated me to lunch." Huang Fei put the cigarettes on the table, still feeling a little embarrassed.
"It's alright, we can look for someone else later. It's not like we'll never see each other again after this one thing," Huang Fei's mother chimed in from the side.
"Alright," Huang Fei said, opening the cigarette pack directly.
On his way back, Chen Feng was still wondering whether it would be better to put the single bed on the left or right side of the car.
Moreover, he checked yesterday whether this counts as illegal modification. Baidu defines illegal modification as altering parts such as the engine.
Removing the interior didn't affect the car's performance, but it shouldn't have been done in the first place; it was a mistake.
Generally speaking, the maximum penalty is only two hundred yuan, and it also depends on the traffic police officer's mood. If the officer is in a good mood, a verbal warning will suffice.
From now on, Chen Feng will just need to avoid traffic police on the road. He also checked whether panning for gold in abandoned mines is legal or illegal.
In this world, it is permissible for individuals to pan for gold in state-owned abandoned mines; such panning is tacitly approved by the state.
Since this is a mine that no longer has any value for the country to mine, it can be considered a choice made by the country to improve the employment rate.
However, if you go to a state-owned mine that is not abandoned to pan for gold, that is considered theft, and you will be arrested if caught.
In this world, it is even possible for individuals to contract to mine gold, but there are many requirements and the taxes are quite high.
Chen Feng hadn't yet figured out the specifics, but he now knew that individuals could own gold mines.
If Chen Feng's business grows big in the future, it's not impossible for him to contract his own mine. After all, everyone should have some dreams.
To put it bluntly, the reason why a mine like the one in Qiuling City is an abandoned mine is because it has no value for mining at all.
Don't be fooled by Chen Feng earning nearly 10,000 a day; that's because he has a system.
If you don't try it, you'll only make a hundred yuan a day, and it depends on luck.
It usually takes half an hour to an hour to find a single silver nugget, which shows just how rare the ore is.
For the country, investing in large-scale equipment and manpower to mine this density of ore would not even cover the costs, making further mining pointless.
As for whether anyone has considered going to the hilly area to illegally operate large-scale equipment for gold mining.
Without a doubt, they must have tried, but they all ended in failure.
The reason is simple: all large pieces of equipment are oil-guzzling machines, and the cost is what it is.
Even just renting an excavator costs six or seven hundred yuan a day, and with fuel, it costs three thousand yuan.
Not to mention the larger tillers, and other machines.
Besides, even if you use equipment to turn over the soil, you still need to manually dig it out; excavators don't automatically pan for gold.
At such high costs, it's simply not worth it.
The optimal solution is to do what Zheng Ping and his team did: slowly sift through the soil using human labor.
If you find it, you've made a profit; if you don't, you haven't lost anything.
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