When Chen Feng arrived at Zheng Ping's house, Zheng Ping was preparing a meal. He greeted Chen Feng with a smile.
"Come on, Fengzi, have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet, just started?" Chen Feng said, sitting on the stool.
"Yes, your sister-in-law said she's craving braised pork, so I made some. Don't leave later, eat here," Zheng Ping said as he cut the meat.
"No, my family is cooking soon. I came to ask you when you're planning to go out and pan for gold?" Chen Feng asked directly.
"I was thinking of going to see you this afternoon, but I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry, haha." Zheng Ping laughed.
“We discussed it before, and we figured we’d been staying at home for a while now. If it’s not working out, we’ll go to the county town this afternoon to buy some things and then set off tomorrow. We were just wondering what you think.”
Chen Feng nodded and said, "Okay, I have no objection. Let's go shopping this afternoon after lunch."
"I'm going to Qiuling City tomorrow; my detector is itching to get started."
Zheng Ping laughed heartily upon hearing this, and put the meat into the pot to blanch it, saying, "You bet you know, this stuff is really addictive."
"I kept wondering when I could come back, and now that I'm really back, I feel restless if I don't visit for a few days."
Chen Feng chuckled and said, "Who wouldn't be tempted to make money? It's like a pile of money on the ground, just waiting for you to pick it up."
After chatting for a few minutes, Zheng Ping put the lid on the stew and Chen Feng went home.
In the afternoon, everyone finished eating and gathered at Huang Fei's house to take his car to the county town. Chen Feng also arrived at Huang Fei's house.
That way, the whole train was used up, and Chen Feng still had to use fuel separately.
Of course, before they went, Chen Feng distributed the GPS to them, and they handed the money over to Chen Feng.
The group strolled leisurely towards the county town. The villagers knew without asking that they were about to set off again, and they all looked on with envy.
After all, this trip means they can each bring back a lot of money, how could they not be envious?
Upon arriving in the county town, the group went to a large supermarket to begin shopping.
Having learned from the previous experience, we don't need to bring as many things as before, and we don't need to bring all fast food products either, since there is firewood there and we can occasionally cook a meal.
Chen Feng headed straight for the canned food section; those things were really good, and he planned to bring back a lot, just in case.
Chen Feng bought ten more cans of food, as well as some ham, bread, drinks, candy, and other essentials.
Perhaps because they've made money, they're no longer so stingy when it comes to food.
After all, that place is already very harsh; if the food is any worse, it would be impossible to survive.
Everyone bought sausages and instant noodles, the only difference being the quantity. Huang Fei even bought a large smoked ham.
That stuff would probably take more than two meals to finish, but with rice it would last for several days.
Zheng Ping also bought some vegetables, probably because he was planning to cook. As for meat, they didn't buy any, not only because it would be inconvenient to cook with, but also because it wouldn't keep well. In such hot weather, it would probably spoil in two days.
Looking at the drinks, Chen Feng thought to himself how refreshing it would be to have a sip of ice-cold cola on a hot day.
Although Wuling cars don't have that thing, I heard that it's now possible to add a car refrigerator aftermarket. Chen Feng will look into it next time he comes back.
Chen Feng quickly pushed a cart full of things, and he estimated that it would be a bit difficult for him to carry all of them.
He also bought two 20,000 mAh power banks. Although they can be charged in the car, it's too slow, so he doesn't dare to use them normally.
With this power bank, I no longer have to worry about my phone running out of power. I usually don't dare to turn on the screen, so I can relax at night and watch girl groups or something.
The group paid at the supermarket entrance, leaving the cashier somewhat dumbfounded.
Is the world about to end? Why are people buying so much stuff? I haven't heard of any disasters lately.
With great effort, everyone loaded the things into the car. This time, without anyone asking, Zheng Ping volunteered to go to the pharmacy to buy some Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and other miscellaneous medicines.
Everyone agreed; it's really necessary to have some of these on hand, because the wilderness is no joke.
Once inside, Chen Feng became even more aggressive, using everything from anti-inflammatory drugs and traditional Chinese medicine to Yunnan Baiyao, bandages, gauze, and cotton swabs.
I even asked the pharmacy to buy a small medicine box, the kind with a red cross on it.
To be honest, this pharmacy hasn't had this much business in a long time; they almost sold out of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water.
The shop assistant was grinning from ear to ear, and in the end, he even gave each of them a few cooling patches as a gift.
After purchasing a considerable amount of goods, the group returned to the village in a grand procession.
Looking at the huge pile of things he had bought, Chen Feng finally decided it would be better to drive the car over.
If I were to carry all this stuff back home by myself, I'd be exhausted.
Chen Feng drove the car to Huang Fei's house and poured the food into the car one by one.
The once somewhat empty trunk quickly became lavishly filled. Everyone marveled at Chen Feng's trunk and curiously gathered around it.
Several people even lay down on the bus to try it out, praising it highly.
They were genuinely envious of Chen Feng's little car. Driving one of these things when going out to pan for gold must be so comfortable; it's like driving a mini campervan.
They would be content if they could buy a car like that someday.
"By the way, Fengzi, your car has a lot of space, and I see there's still quite a bit of room. Could you help us bring a few more buckets of water?"
"Then we can wash our feet and face and stuff."
Someone asked Chen Feng what he said.
Chen Feng glanced at his trunk and realized that even with all the water he had brought, he could still carry two more buckets, so he agreed.
“No problem, I can fit another bucket under the passenger seat, and another one in the trunk.”
Hearing that Chen Feng could fill the car, everyone laughed. This time they finally didn't have to be so frugal with water anymore, and they could wash their feet whenever they wanted, instead of the car feeling like a poison gas bomb.
"How many days until departure this time, and at the same time again?" Chen Feng asked them from the back of the truck.
"Last time we had no experience and were afraid of losing money empty-handed. Besides, Dafei can't always stay up all night driving. This time we have experience, so we don't have to go out in the dark."
"We'll set off at 3 a.m. tomorrow. It'll still be light when we get there. We can do some shopping if we want, or we can eat and sleep if we don't feel like it and get a good night's rest."
"We can just stay a few more days. We brought a lot of stuff this time, so sharpening our tools won't delay our work."
Zheng Ping didn't know if it was from lingering fear or something else, but now he was extremely cautious and no longer had that drive to risk his life for money.
"Yes, that's the way to go. There's no time limit there, so you can stay a few more days and have everything you need. Why rush things?" Others chimed in in agreement.
"Okay, then it's settled. I have no objections."
To be honest, Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that they wanted to leave during the day.
He didn't want to drive late at night either, it was too exhausting. After all, he wasn't like Huang Fei, who could drive all night and go to sleep as soon as he arrived at his destination, since he still had to find goods for himself.
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