“More than that, Xiaofeng did the math, and estimates it could be around eight or nine million,” Chen Jianguo answered truthfully.
"Young Master, eight or nine million?!" Qi Ge was so shocked that he sat up abruptly.
No, it's just a river, how could there be eight or nine million gold coins at the bottom?
“Really, they just weighed it. Of course, our calculations might not be accurate, since we haven’t actually refined it, but the gold dust weighs over fifty jin, that’s correct,” Chen Jianguo said.
"More than fifty kilograms of gold dust?!" Brother Qi was shocked and dumbfounded upon hearing this.
To be honest, when he went to estimate the value, he felt there was only a little over a million yuan worth of gold in the river, and panning for it would be a lot of work.
That's why he's been putting it off until now. He originally planned to split the more than one million yuan among them, which would be tough but not bad.
Moreover, when he heard Chen Jianguo say that he could earn 100,000 yuan a day, he felt relieved.
After all, he was the one who provided the mine. If they didn't find any gold in the end and all their time wasted, Brother Qi would definitely feel bad.
To their utter surprise, they not only found gold, but they found so much of it—a full nine million!
This is more than ten times what he estimated!
So, when you said 100,000 a day before, it wasn't the maximum, but the minimum?!
"My God, you guys are so lucky to have found so much gold! Chen Jianguo, you have to treat me to dinner this time, and I want to drink some good wine!" Brother Qi laughed heartily.
"Absolutely, we'll go tomorrow, and we'll go back tomorrow morning," Chen Jianguo readily agreed.
"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you." Brother Qi nodded, and the two hung up the phone.
"All done. We can set off first thing tomorrow morning. This surprised Brother Qi. He seemed to have no idea we could find so much gold." Chen Jianguo said, unable to suppress a laugh.
"Of course! Nobody would have expected this. And even before I came here, I never imagined I'd find nine million worth of goods." Huang Fei was so happy just thinking about it that he probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Don't ask why you can't sleep; even if you earned 900,000, you still wouldn't be able to sleep.
“Absolutely perfect. He came penniless, but drove back in a Mercedes. Who would believe that?” Li Chunlai rubbed his hands together, practically impatient.
"Have some tea. We'll split the profits and go home as soon as the goods are sold tomorrow." Chen Feng had also been wanting to go back for a while. The group drank tea and chatted about what kind of car they would pick up when they returned.
Back in the prefab house, Chen Feng lay on his bed and made a video call to Xia Yingying.
"What are you doing?" Chen Feng asked, the video feed pointing towards the ceiling.
"I just finished showering and I'm drying my face. Do you want to smell me to see if I smell good?" Xia Yingying asked with a smile.
"Hmph, don't try to show off to me, Big Brother is going back soon," Chen Feng said.
"You're coming back? Is everything finished over there?" Xia Yingying asked, picking up her phone.
"That's all. Tomorrow, we'll sell the goods, have a meal with Uncle Qi, and then head back," Chen Feng said.
"You're finally coming back. How was your harvest this time?" Xia Yingying asked.
"We've squeezed the whole river dry, even dredged the riverbed. We have nearly nine million worth of goods. Those guys are figuring out which truck to pick up when we get back," Chen Feng said with a laugh.
"Nine million? How come that's so much?" Xia Yingying was also quite surprised when she heard that.
"Are you kidding me? You think we're just lazing around here all day? Actually, there's gold in the sand piles on this shore. If I look carefully, I can earn ten or twenty thousand a day, but that's too little. I don't want to do this anymore. I'll just make the big bucks and go home," Chen Feng said, lighting a cigarette.
“That’s true. Ten or twenty thousand a day, split among the five of you, isn’t much. You might as well have come back.” Xia Yingying agreed wholeheartedly.
"Wash your face and wait for me, Xiangxiang. I should be home in about three days," Chen Feng calculated the time.
"Hmph, I won't wash with the scented water, I'll wash with the stinky water." Xia Yingying said deliberately.
"I want Stinky too." Chen Feng chuckled.
The two lingered on the phone for a while longer before hanging up. Outside, several people were chatting animatedly, all looking like they were car enthusiasts.
"I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep first, you guys chat." Chen Feng muttered in the room, took off his clothes and lay down to sleep.
The next morning, the group drove to the city, where Brother Qi was already waiting for them in his office.
"Come on in, you've really struck it rich this time, haha." Brother Qi opened the door for them and laughed.
"Thanks to you, we wouldn't have made so much money if it weren't for the points you gave us," Chen Jianguo said politely.
"Where's the gold? Let me see how much there is," Brother Qi asked curiously.
Chen Feng waved his hand, and the three of them each carried a box, placed it on Brother Qi's desk, and opened it.
When the three boxes of gold sand appeared in front of Brother Qi, he was once again shocked.
It wasn't that he hadn't seen so much gold before, but rather that he simply couldn't believe that so much gold dust had all been panned from that water mine.
"Tsk tsk tsk, really good." Brother Qi grabbed a handful and examined the quality.
Do you think he regrets it? Actually, he doesn't regret it or feel jealous. He just feels that it's all Chen Jianguo's wealth, and he's just destined to make money here.
"Let's take it to the mine to refine it later and see how much it's worth. I'll transfer the money to you directly. Since my mine is recycling gold, it hasn't been counted yet, so I'll calculate it for you first," Brother Qi said.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you, thanks Brother Qi. These guys are just figuring out how to pick up their cars, haha." Chen Jianguo laughed heartily.
"It's nothing, don't be so polite. We've known each other for so many years." Brother Qi waved his hand, indicating that he was being too formal.
"By the way, Brother Qi, these are for you. I won't count them all, just consider them a lucky charm and a red envelope." Chen Jianguo said, stepping forward to spread out a black velvet cloth and grabbing a small handful of gold dust from it.
These gold grains are probably worth tens of thousands of yuan.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing? This is what you did, I can't accept it. You guys have had a tough time too." Qi Ge quickly tried to shirk responsibility when he saw this.
"Just take it. That's all it is, a red envelope. Just take it." Without waiting for a reply, Chen Jianguo tied the velvet cloth tightly and stuffed it into his drawer.
"Well, since you've said so, I'll accept it. Let me share in your joy, hahaha." Seeing this, Brother Qi stopped refusing.
To be honest, at his level, tens of thousands of yuan are almost the same as a few hundred yuan, but the main thing is that it's the sentiment that makes him feel good and happy.
“Just keep it. We’re like brothers. Come on, let’s go refine the goods. I’ll treat you to a drink after we’re done,” Chen Jianguo said, putting his arm around his shoulder.
This is the nature of human relationships. Good relationships are fine, but they still need to be maintained to keep them going.
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