Zheng Ping went out and immediately started going from house to house, asking people if they wanted to come along.
After Zheng Ping explained the specifics to them, most of them nodded in agreement after discussing it.
Why not go for something free? It's free, so let's take advantage of the freebies together. Just do it!
Only two or three were a little hesitant, but after listening to Zheng Ping talk to them for a while, they agreed. Going to a new place was fine, they didn't care if it worked or not, they'd see.
Soon Zheng Ping arrived at Huang Fei's house, the last one. He pushed the door open and went in. Huang Fei was sitting with his legs crossed, eating an ice pop.
"Brother Zheng is here. Have a seat. Want some popsicle?" Huang Fei handed Zheng Ping a half-eaten popsicle with a chuckle.
Huang Fei was just teasing him. There were actually new ones in the refrigerator. He thought Zheng Ping would be disgusted, but to his surprise, Zheng Ping took them directly.
"How did you know I was thirsty? Thank you."
Zheng Ping gulped down half of the popsicle, hissing as he spoke.
"I…"
Huang Fei stared blankly at his empty right hand, and finally could only weakly speak.
"I was just going to let you have it, but you're really taking it? There's only one of that flavor left..."
"I'm a straightforward person, I'll take it if you give it to me." Zheng Ping grinned, took the rest of the popsicles, and threw the popsicle sticks into the stove pit.
Huang Fei smacked his lips, savoring the remaining taste, then reluctantly picked up a cigarette and offered one to Zheng Ping.
"What's up? Did you come looking for me so late?"
"Wait a minute, I'm getting a bit of a headache, I'll go." Zheng Ping rubbed his head for a moment before taking the cigarette and lighting it.
"You know about that newly opened mining site that Fengzi mentioned a couple of days ago, right?"
"I know, what's wrong?" Huang Fei took a drag of his cigarette and nodded.
"That's right, I think we can give that mining site a try. Anyway, it's newly opened, and we don't have to pay for admission."
"And even if it's bad there, I don't think it can be worse than an abandoned mine. The profits will definitely be decent. Don't worry about losing a few hundred dollars, it's okay."
"It'll only take three days. Let's go and try it together. If it doesn't work out, we can go back to the abandoned mine. I've already discussed it with them, and they've all agreed. Now all that's missing is you."
"Come with us too. Even if you only shop for half a day, it's fine. They split it 50/50. Even if you earn more, you'll get more, but if you earn less, you'll get less too. It's okay."
After Zheng Ping finished speaking, Huang Fei hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't. His expression was quite complicated. Zheng Ping thought that he was unwilling to go, so he couldn't help but persuade him again.
"Let's go, Dafei. Now we're just missing you. Let's all go together, it'll be so much fun!"
After struggling for a long time, Huang Fei finally managed to utter a sentence, utterly puzzled.
"Brother, have you forgotten? I'm the driver. What are you doing here discussing me?"
"You two just need to discuss it and that's it. You give me the money and I'll drive. You say where to go and I'll go. I'm not a special bus that runs between Xuri and the hills. Is your brain frozen in ice?"
From Zheng Ping's third sentence onwards, Huang Fei was filled with question marks and doubts.
He even began to doubt his own identity at one point.
Am I the driver?
Yes, right?
If so, what is Zheng Ping grumbling about for so long?
Zheng Ping was stunned when he heard Huang Fei's words. He blinked frantically for a few seconds before he finally reacted.
Yeah, he's the driver, what are you guys doing here discussing him? Are you crazy?!
Could it be that Huang Fei could refuse to go to Li Erchun's mine just because he said he wanted to? Does he not like Li Erchun?
What am I doing?
Zheng Ping lightly slapped himself twice, stood up, waved his hand, and left with two words.
"goodbye!"
"No need to see me out." Huang Fei waved his hand, unable to help but laugh out loud.
Zheng Ping is hilarious; he himself said that he should have been hit on the head back then.
The group stayed at home for a few days, went to the county town to purchase supplies, and headed to Li Erchun's mine early the next morning.
Everyone was sitting in the car, feeling quite excited. In the past, they had all been haphazardly searching for abandoned mines.
Now, they've transformed themselves and are going to pay-to-mine sites, becoming legitimate gold prospectors.
They were especially curious about the paid mining sites.
Since you're charging a fee, you must be spending a lot of gold.
Once Li Erchun sets the price, they can go out and brag that they've been to mining sites with tickets costing several hundred yuan.
It's like fishing. When everyone is chatting, you say you've only fished for fifty fish, while someone else says they've fished for five hundred. The feeling is instantly different.
Is a 500-fish pond fish big?
It must be huge!
It wasn't until after 6 p.m. that they finally arrived at Li Erchun's mining site.
They arrived early; tomorrow is the opening day that Li Erchun posted in the group chat.
Upon entering the courtyard, Zheng Ping and his group were stunned.
No, I should say we didn't even go into the yard. The yard can park about forty cars, and it's full right now.
There were another twenty or thirty cars parked outside the compound, and the key point was that it was only six o'clock, and more people would definitely come in a while.
"My goodness, how many people are there?" Lin Nian leaned out of his seat and said.
"Holy crap, I don't think I've ever seen so many gold prospectors all at once, except when I was selling gold," Yin Xing said, grinning.
They thought that a few dozen people would be enough for the event, but they didn't expect nearly a hundred people to show up.
"My God, let's just park the car here and go see what's going on," Chen Feng said, knocking on their car window.
After everyone got off the bus, they walked into the courtyard together. Once inside, they discovered that there was a large hotel in the courtyard.
Unlike Lao Zhang's house, which had a guesthouse on the first floor and his own house on the second, Li Erchun's house was a pure inn, prepared for gold prospectors.
Once inside, everyone discovered that the place was actually quite spacious. There were seven or eight gold prospectors on the first floor asking about the situation for tomorrow, and there were two large sofas near the entrance.
"Wait a moment, are you here to support the event as well?"
There were several people behind the counter, young and old. A woman in her forties came out and smiled at Chen Feng and his group.
“Yes, we’re gold prospectors too, just checking out what’s going on,” Chen Feng nodded in response.
"Alright, then I'll tell you all about it together."
The woman stood outside the counter, clapped her hands, and spoke.
"Here's the thing, our mine will officially open for business tomorrow. After the blasting at six in the morning, everyone can start panning."
"Because it's a three-day event and involves a competition, everyone needs to leave their phone number and name later. Also, if you need anything, you need to bring it to your room before 6 a.m. tomorrow."
"If you need to retrieve anything else later, you need to tell us. We will send someone to check everyone. You will need to pass through the detector both ways."
"This is also to prevent anyone from preparing goods in advance to cheat. Please understand."
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