Chen Feng quickly finished another row; he simply couldn't hold the horse stance any longer—it was too tiring.
This time, he simply sat down on the ground and started digging out the dirt. He wasn't going as fast. After digging out one section, Chen Feng would shift his position and dig out the next section.
After cutting down another row, Chen Feng brought out the detector and carefully probed the ditch, trying to catch the faint buzzing sound.
Unfortunately, he didn't hear any reaction from the detector after probing from beginning to end. He threw the detector aside and took a deep breath.
This time, instead of digging around, he went straight to the bushes, as if the thing was right there.
Regardless of whether it was wet or not, Chen Feng knelt down and started digging around the bushes.
Soon the pit under the bushes grew larger and larger, and the soil underneath was much wetter than the soil outside.
After digging out a distance of about half a meter in diameter, Chen Feng stepped back to retrieve the detector. After standing up, he couldn't help but bend over and rub his knees.
The pants are thin, and kneeling for a long time can be quite uncomfortable.
Carrying the detector, Chen Feng carefully probed the pits around the bushes, not missing a single sound.
When Chen Feng was about half a meter away from the bush, he suddenly heard a faint sound from the detector.
"Ooh-woo~"
After hearing the sound, Chen Feng carefully probed back and forth to confirm the location of the goods.
After finding out where the goods were, Chen Feng couldn't help but grin. Sometimes his intuition was really accurate, but this kind of intuition didn't come often.
He turned around, put the detector on the ground, picked up a pickaxe and a small shovel, squatted down where the object was, and prepared to pry it out.
First, he used the pickaxe to forcefully pull the soil, trying to make the pit as deep as possible. After that, Chen Feng used a small shovel to start digging.
He shoveled away the soil, one shovelful at a time, and after shoveling it a little deeper, Chen Feng frowned as he looked at the watery soil still in the shovel.
Previously, what was shoveled out was in large chunks, which were easy to dig out. Now, what is being shoveled out is becoming thinner, like freshly mixed cement.
Chen Feng couldn't dig much soil with one shovel, which greatly slowed down his digging efficiency.
There was no other way, so Chen Feng had to switch from digging to hoisting, shoveling soil out one shovelful at a time.
After splashing for a while, Chen Feng felt his arms were swollen and sore. He hadn't rested while digging the pits around the bushes, and started digging as soon as he found the goods.
Putting down the shovel, Chen Feng rubbed his sore forearm and gently flicked a cigarette out of the pack.
His hands are covered in mud, and he avoids touching anything else if he can.
Chen Feng picked up a lighter, lit a cigarette, and simply smoked it, taking a good rest. He planned to collect all the goods in one go and head back, figuring it would be about time by then.
Chen Feng was smoking and looking around idly when he glanced at the pit he had dug in front of him. He was stunned at first sight, and his eyes widened when he realized what was going on.
The pit he had just dug was now slowly seeping water, and it had already filled the bottom. Moreover, Chen Feng felt that the water level was still rising.
Upon seeing this, Chen Feng immediately threw away the cigarette in his mouth; he had no desire to smoke now.
In a little while, this pit will turn into a small pond, so there's no point in scooping anymore; we might as well just start panning for gold.
He grabbed the shovel and quickly started splashing water and mud around; this time, he really couldn't afford to dawdle.
The more ink there is, the more water seeps in.
Chen Feng really didn't expect that after he dug a hole, water would start seeping into it.
Am I panning for gold or digging a well?
Chen Feng shoveled out mud and water one shovelful after another, but the more he dug, the faster the water seeped in. This job was really making Chen Feng speechless.
After swinging it around for a while, Chen Feng pulled the detector over, then scooped out a few more drops of water before quickly inserting the detector inside to probe its location.
After swaying back and forth, Chen Feng confirmed the location of the goods and quickly picked up the shovel to continue digging.
This time, it's impossible to even cross the dirt; it's all mud and water, how can we get through?
Chen Feng could only splash it forcefully, while also paying attention to see if any goods were spilled out.
When he felt it was about time, he simply reached into the pit and started groping around, grabbing at things to see if he could find the item.
Chen Feng tried to grab it several times but couldn't feel anything, so he could only pick up the shovel and continue splashing for a while.
After splashing the mud, he pulled over the detector and probed into the pile of muddy water.
The detector didn't go off, which means the goods are still in the pit.
Seeing this, Chen Feng continued to shovel and splash the contents. After he finished, he grabbed the contents with his hands, trying to pull them out directly.
After rummaging around inside for a while, you know what? Chen Feng suddenly felt something, but when he touched it, he moved it to the side.
He craned his neck to peer into the pit, trying to see where the thing was, but unfortunately the pit was full of mud and sand, a dark mess, and he couldn't see anything at all.
Seeing this, Chen Feng could only continue to touch it with his hand. He had already touched that thing, so it probably couldn't be too far away.
After groping around in the pit for a while, Chen Feng finally encountered the thing again. This time, Chen Feng's face lit up with joy, and he grabbed the thing and pulled it out.
He wanted to see if it was a commodity or a stone.
After taking the item out, Chen Feng looked down and saw that mud and water were dripping from it, revealing its original color.
The entire item reflected a dark yellow luster, and Chen Feng couldn't help but smile upon seeing it.
After rinsing the goods in the pit, this little well really came in handy.
After a quick rinse, the gold nuggets were clean and looked much better than when they were covered in muddy soup.
The gold nugget was quite large. Chen Feng picked it up in his hand and felt it weighed at least thirty grams, almost forty.
Even after accounting for losses, the value of this piece of gold is still over 12,000.
After calculating the value, Chen Feng's face lit up with joy.
I need to upgrade the depth first, otherwise I'll miss out on this item.
Chen Feng felt more and more that his decision was incredibly wise, and he couldn't help but admire himself.
Standing up with the gold nugget in his hand, Chen Feng was full of pride and confidence.
Cool!
Who would have thought that in just three hours, and in a torrential downpour, Chen Feng could manage to acquire a piece of goods worth 12,000 yuan?
He thought that was it for him today.
Chen Feng found a less damp spot to sit down, took out another cigarette, and prepared to rest for a bit before heading back.
I wiped the muddy water off my hands on my pants; I couldn't wear them tomorrow anyway.
Reaching out to hold the cigarette, Chen Feng took a light, pleasant inhale.
After finishing his cigarette, Chen Feng stood up and tidied up his tools.
When he went to look at the puddle, he saw that in just a short while, the water in the puddle had seeped in by about ten centimeters.
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