"Hmm." Xia Yingying carried the bag and walked over there, starting to bend down and search. Chen Feng also carried a pickaxe, bending down and tapping from time to time.
As time went by, more and more gold mines opened up, and Chen Feng acquired a few more stones.
However, its condition is, to put it mildly, less than ideal, but better than nothing.
At noon, Chen Feng called Huang Fei, who was busy working on the side, over.
“Dafei, you can quit. Go to the county town and buy 65 boxed lunches. Money doesn’t matter, but make sure there’s plenty of rice and vegetables. Make sure there are three meat dishes and one vegetable dish. Also, bring over a few cases of drinks,” Chen Feng said.
"Okay, leave it to me." Huang Fei grabbed the car keys and drove his van towards the county town.
At this moment, Chen Feng also gave everyone a boost of morale.
"Don't worry, everyone. I sent Dafei to buy boxed lunches. We're eating out at a restaurant today, and I'll take care of the food."
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, and their hands pounded even harder.
Although the boxed lunch may sound low-class, it's still three meat dishes and one vegetable dish. To be honest, what do we eat at home anyway? This is much better than eating at home.
Following Fengzi is really effective; even a lowly laborer like them can now eat out.
More than an hour later, Huang Fei drove back.
"Come on, come on, it's time to eat. Hurry up, the food is still hot. I've already sped off like crazy. If I've exceeded the speed limit, will Fengzi reimburse me?"
Huang Fei carried an insulated box down with him.
"We must report it!"
Chen Feng helped him carry his things down. He was really hungry. He had only eaten a little bit in the morning and had been walking all morning. He was feeling a bit weak.
"Yingying, come and eat first. Everyone, eat together. It's all one boxed lunch, so there's no need to take turns." Chen Feng called out to everyone.
"Is the food all the same?" Chen Feng asked Huang Fei.
"Pretty much, eight dishes in total, six meat and two vegetable, but it's hard to say what you'll get," Huang Fei said.
"Okay." Chen Feng opened both doors and looked at Xia Yingying.
Which one do you want?
Xia Yingying peeked out and pointed at the lunchbox, saying, "I want this one, but I don't want to eat celery."
"Then give me the celery, and you can have my vegetable. Come on, let's find a place to eat." Chen Feng, carrying two boxes of food, led her to the side.
Hearing this, Xia Yingying smiled and followed behind him contentedly.
This feeling of being favored made her incredibly happy. She was really easy to please, to the point that she would feel very happy even with treatment that would be commonplace for other girls.
"Okay, give me the celery, just take whatever you want to eat." Chen Feng put all the celery into his lunchbox, took a bite of rice, and said.
Xia Yingying picked up a bite of his food, ate it with her rice, and then poured the ore from the bag onto the ground.
“I found so many this morning. I think these two are pretty good. What do you think?” Xia Yingying asked.
Chen Feng looked at the minerals she had chosen and couldn't help but nod. They were indeed much better than the ones he had picked, especially those two pieces, which were almost ready to be given away.
"Okay, I should have called you sooner. This is much better than the one I picked." Chen Feng gave her a kiss from afar.
"Hehe." Xia Yingying blushed slightly and smiled.
The meal was eaten quickly. The workers threw their lunchboxes into garbage bags, finished their drinks, and continued working.
Xia Yingying ate slowly; Chen Feng had already finished eating while she still had a third of her food left.
Seeing Chen Feng get up, Xia Yingying became a little anxious and only took a couple of bites before deciding not to eat anymore.
"Don't rush, let's finish eating first. It won't make a difference if you're in a hurry." Chen Feng patted her head, then went to throw away the trash and prepared to continue searching.
Hearing Chen Feng's words, Xia Yingying sat down and continued eating.
And so, by the afternoon, Chen Feng had found a decent piece of ore. It was gold-plated silver, and the shape was passable, but it was similar to the one Xia Yingying had found. Chen Feng looked at it and felt that it wasn't as good as the one she had found.
"This thing is really a matter of luck. The system is useless. It's like having a lot of energy but being unable to use it." Chen Feng took a deep breath, lit a cigarette, and sighed helplessly.
Around 5 p.m., Chen Feng sent Huang Fei to buy boxed lunches again, as they were better than instant noodles.
As for whoever gets hungry at night, they can have instant noodles as a late-night snack, and he has no objection.
"Fengzi, is this what you're looking for?" Chen Jianguo suddenly ran over, holding a piece of ore in his hand and asked.
Chen Feng took it and saw that it was a piece of gold mixed with quartz. At first glance, it looked like a ball and had a rather artistic feel to it.
"Yes, that's about it." Chen Feng looked it over and nodded.
This one is already better than the previous ones, but Chen Feng is still not entirely satisfied.
Aside from being spherical and containing gold mixed with quartz, it's nothing special.
Of course, Chen Feng didn't expect to find another rhombus-shaped block. Those things are rare and hard to come by; he might only have that one in his lifetime.
But since it's a gift for such a high-ranking leader, it should at least be something decent, not too ordinary.
Who can blame him for enjoying this? If Wang Shan liked fishing in the mountains, Chen Feng could dig a pond for him on flat ground in the next few days and buy some fish to throw in.
There's really nothing we can do about it.
"Why don't we just carve one out for him? We'll be looking for one for ages," Chen Jianguo said with a hint of helplessness.
“That won’t do. It’s better to have nothing than to fool him. You can fool him for a while, but not forever. If he finds out, the consequences will be more serious. It’s better to just send something inferior.” Chen Feng shook his head and said directly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jianguo sighed softly. In fact, he knew this principle, and he had only said it out of helplessness.
It's true that it's hard to satisfy someone's tastes, and these strange hobbies are really difficult to please.
"Chen Feng, Chen Feng, I've found a treasure!"
Just then, Xia Yingying suddenly burst into laughter, grabbed something, and jogged over.
"Chen Feng, take a look at this and see if it's okay?" Xia Yingying handed him the item.
Chen Feng's eyes lit up as soon as he saw what she handed him.
It was a gold-plated stone, shaped like a long strip, but with slightly pointed ends. It was a translucent quartz with specks of gold on it.
"Damn, this thing is pretty good, and the quality is quite impressive." Chen Feng looked the item over and over, quite surprised.
Xia Yingying's eyes lit up with a smile upon hearing this, and she rubbed her dark little hands together triumphantly.
“This thing is really beautiful. Now that we’ve found it, do we still need to dig?” Chen Jianguo said, looking at the gold mine spread all over the ground.
If they keep digging like this, they'll soon be encroaching on other people's land; the area they're expanding is getting bigger and bigger.
"Let's dig, what if there's something even better? And you can never have too much of this stuff," Chen Feng said confidently.
Even if you don't need it now, you can give it to him later and build a better relationship.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com