"The air conditioner isn't cooling? Is the filter clogged?" Huang Fei guessed instinctively.
"I don't know, I'll just take a look and be back in a few minutes."
"It's so expensive here. Anyway, it's not a big deal if the air conditioning isn't working properly. I might as well go home and deal with it later."
Zheng Ping considered Chen Feng's situation.
“I know, I’m just asking about the price. If we come to Qiuling City often in the future, we’ll have to build it here sooner or later. I’ll go and check it out first. If it’s too expensive, we’ll go home and replace it.”
"You guys go ahead, find a decent bathhouse, don't be so stingy. It's not easy to spend money like this, don't go overboard with cupping or anything. I'll get some too later," Chen Feng said with a smile.
"Okay, we'll head over now. Call us if anything comes up," Huang Fei instructed.
"No problem." Chen Feng nodded and got into his Wuling van.
Everyone then returned to Huang Fei's van and headed in a large group to a nearby bathhouse.
Chen Feng turned at the intersection, deliberately getting away from the area, and headed towards a gold recycling center.
Chen Feng hadn't calculated the exact amount of goods this time, but it seemed to be over 100,000. He really didn't want to sell them in front of everyone; now wasn't the right time.
Chen Feng wasn't afraid of revealing his wealth, nor was he afraid that people would have other ideas. What he was afraid of was that if the news got out, outsiders would become suspicious.
Even if they have good taste, they can only spend three or four thousand yuan at a time, while I can easily spend hundreds of thousands. The difference is too big.
Although gold mining is all about luck, even if you're incredibly lucky, you can only make a maximum of seven or eight thousand, or ten thousand at a time.
What kind of nonsense is this, spending tens of thousands at once? It can't be explained by just being lucky.
This time, he plans to sell the goods in Qiuling City and will not return to the county town. Although Boss Bai seems to be a good person for the time being and has said that he will not tell anyone.
It's still better to be a little cautious.
Chen Feng quickly drove to a large recycling point, which looked about the same size as the recycling points he had seen before, or even a bit larger.
Chen Feng, carrying a bag containing goods worth over 100,000 yuan, pushed open the door and went inside.
As soon as he pushed the door open, the people sitting by the door turned around and glanced at him.
After discovering that it was a new face, the group only glanced at it once more before turning back to continue chatting and drinking.
Chen Feng stood at the door and glanced around, feeling somewhat amazed.
It was bigger and more luxurious than he had imagined.
The bar is on the far left of the store, where two waiters are mixing drinks. Behind them, the display case is filled with a wide variety of liquors and beverages.
The row of bar counters could roughly seat at least twenty people, and now about half of them were occupied.
In the very center of the room were many small round tables, each seating four people. There were probably more than twenty such tables, and two-thirds of them were occupied at the moment.
At the very back is a transparent bar, similar to Boss Bai's, probably where they recycle goods.
His place was much bigger than Boss Bai's, and he even had two tellers.
To the right is another bar, with shelves displaying all sorts of instruments and tools needed by gold prospectors.
There were shovel detectors, backpacks, pickaxes, and many other tools that Chen Feng didn't recognize.
Chen Feng arrived at the bar where the cocktails were being prepared, and a waiter came to serve him.
"Hello sir, what would you like?" the waiter asked politely.
"Do you have a menu?" Chen Feng asked, sitting on a high stool.
"Yes, we do." The waiter pulled a menu from under the bar and handed it to Chen Feng, then waited quietly for Chen Feng to order.
Chen Feng glanced at the menu, which not only had a variety of drinks, but also fried chicken, fries, and chicken wings. There were also many snacks to go with the drinks, including the most basic edamame and peanuts, as well as all kinds of small mixed vegetables.
Seeing that Chen Feng was looking at the menu, and recognizing him as a new face who seemed to be there for the first time, the waiter asked, "Would you like me to introduce you to someone?"
Would you like a drink or a beverage?
"Give me a mojito and a plate of salted edamame," Chen Feng said, handing over the menu.
I'm definitely not leaving today; I'll sleep here all day and go home early tomorrow morning.
So having a small drink is fine, and mojitos have a very low alcohol content.
The price, however, left Chen Feng speechless.
I don't know if prices are just high in Qiuling City, or if this is just how the place is.
A mojito costs twelve yuan, and salted edamame costs five yuan.
It's definitely not cheap.
"Yes, sir." The waiter took back the menu and went back to prepare a drink for Chen Feng.
He took out a glass, chilled it first, then poured various liquors that Chen Feng didn't recognize into the cocktail shaker, added ice, and shook it.
Once it's almost ready, pour the liquor into a glass, sprinkle two mint leaves on top, and your mojito is done.
He took a plate of edamame from under the counter, put it on a plate, and handed it to Chen Feng.
"Sir, your meal is ready."
Chen Feng scanned the QR code to pay, then carried the plate to an empty table in the middle.
Chen Feng picked up his ice-cold mojito, took a sip, and couldn't help but let out a satisfying "hiss."
I reached out and grabbed a pea, popped it into my mouth, and ate it as a snack with my drinks.
To be honest, there wasn't much edamame on that plate, and Chen Feng couldn't help but complain in his mind that the restaurant was too stingy.
That piece of junk isn't worth much, what's wrong with giving it more?
While drinking and eating edamame, Chen Feng appeared to be relaxing, but in reality, he was keeping a close eye on everything around him.
When you arrive in an unfamiliar place, don't act like a fool and ask questions. Not only will you attract attention, but you'll also make it obvious that you're a newcomer.
The best approach is to integrate yourself into their group, observe how the experienced individuals operate, and then decide what you should do.
When the time comes, others will follow suit and won't have any other thoughts about you.
"Shall we leave tomorrow?"
"Let's see how it goes. If it doesn't work out, we can take a day off. I heard that mine over there, you know, is pretty good. Someone made a big profit there. We can try our luck there."
"Oh, I know which one you're talking about, but there's an entrance fee there, I think it's three hundred a day. If I pay the entrance fee and then don't get anything for the day, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"
"I think we might as well just pan for gold in the abandoned mine."
"How can they be the same? What's the density of goods in their mines compared to the density of abandoned mines?"
"There's no point in just panning in abandoned mines. It's better to try your luck. If it works, keep panning; if not, just try something else. It's no big deal."
This is the content of the conversation at the table behind Chen Feng. Chen Feng appears to be eating edamame, but he actually hears every single word.
Admission fee?
Is it a privately owned mine?
The main problem was that the group never revealed the exact location of the place, which left Chen Feng speechless, as he couldn't find out the name even if he wanted to.
It wasn't that those people were deliberately wary of others; they simply knew exactly where it was just by mentioning it, without needing to explain it clearly. It was just a pity for Chen Feng, who was completely confused.
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