Li Yang and Tao Qian strolled along the riverbank, holding a broken wooden stick in their hands and constantly digging at it.
In places like this, there are indeed bargains to be found, but you have to know your stuff, otherwise you will only be picking up a pile of waste rocks.
Tao Qian watched carefully. The early spring weather in Myanmar still made sweat appear on the tip of his nose, but it still did not dampen his enthusiasm.
Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Huh!" and stepped forward to push aside the fine stones in front of him, revealing a fist-sized gray-brown stone. He turned around and asked Li Yang with a grin, "How about it? Isn't this a good piece?"
Li Yang can now see things easily using his left eye.
The stone picked up by Tao Qian is a glutinous stone with a clear bottom and floating flowers. Although it is not the best quality, it is free and can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan if offered.
Li Yang nodded: "Okay, keep it."
Tao Qian picked up the first piece and became more and more confident about the rest of the treasure hunt.
When he set out, he had to coax the old man into giving him 80,000 yuan. Together with his own savings of 150,000 yuan, it was only 230,000 yuan. If he used all of this to buy materials, it would probably not be enough. Now he could pick up materials for free, wasn't that great?
Li Yang also looked at the material carefully.
Most of the stones mixed on the river beach are ordinary stones, followed by coarse bean-type stones or materials full of cracks, and then bean-type stones, which have reached the glutinous grade. Except for the one found by Tao Qian, she has not found the second one yet.
Li Yang wasn't discouraged by this discovery. If it were so easy to find good materials, wouldn't everyone be rich? And most importantly, it was free. She was happy even if it was hard to find.
She had carefully calculated that with a capital of more than 400,000 yuan, only three-quarters could be used to buy materials at most. The remaining money would have to be used to build a workshop and hire skilled craftsmen, which were all huge expenses.
Li Yang poked here and there, but was not satisfied with the materials she found. Just as she was rubbing her sore waist and was about to take a break, she found a little bright white light coming out from the bottom of the river near the water.
Li Yang quickly used a stick to dig up the stones piled on top and discovered that it was actually a piece of icy jade as big as an adult's head!
She took off her shoes, rolled up her trouser legs, waded over, and began digging with the small tools she had borrowed from the mining site. She didn't dare use too much force, as if she struck the material, it might cause more cracks and reduce the price significantly.
Nearly twenty minutes later, Li Yang finally dug out the material.
She and Tao Qian both brought snakeskin bags. They put the material into the bags and continued to look for material. Tao Qian's bag already had a pocket full at the bottom.
Li Yang looked at the stones in Tao Qian's bag, some of which were glowing and some were dull, shook his head, and said nothing.
When the two returned with a full load, it was already time for lunch.
Li Yang looked back every few steps, always feeling that someone was watching them from behind.
Tao Qian asked Li Yang, "What's wrong?"
Li Yang expressed his thoughts.
Tao Qian scratched his head: "Is it someone sent by Master Gao to protect us?"
Li Yang pondered and said, "I don't think so."
Li Yang knew the people Gao Xinchen sent to protect them. He usually followed them not far away. But today, when they were picking up materials on the riverbank, he always felt that someone was watching them in the dark. The feeling was indescribable and strange.
Tao Qian didn't think too much about it and said, "Maybe you are too tired these days and it's an illusion."
Although the trip to Myanmar was arduous, with Gao Xinchen's care, the hardship suddenly became a pleasure. This area was full of Gao's people, many of whom were martial artists, so he never worried about safety issues.
Li Yang nodded: "Maybe."
Tao Qian looked at Li Yang's chin, which was slightly sharper than it was during the Chinese New Year, and asked, "Sister, I have something to ask you. Please don't mind."
Li Yang raised an eyebrow: "Well, go ahead."
Tao Qian pointed in the direction of the scene: "You and that Mr. Gao...are you okay?"
Li Yang knew what Tao Qian was referring to. Seeing his worried expression, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, we are just partners. To put it more bluntly, we can be considered friends. There is nothing else."
Looking at Li Yang's frank face, Tao Qian felt that he was a little mean-spirited. He smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
He had only heard Li Yang say she was married, but he had never met her husband. He had always wondered if she had made up an identity just to make things easier for herself. He had only asked about her relationship with Gao Xinchen because he was worried that Li Yang might actually fall in love with him. It wasn't that Li Yang was a bad person, but the Gao family was more than they could handle.
Tao Qian's words reminded Li Yang of Ji Huaizhi.
These days, she had almost forgotten about him.
It is true that making money can make people forget all their worries.
*
At the edge of the field, Gao Xinchen listened to his subordinate's report, his brows furrowed in a sharp frown. "Are you saying you saw someone else just now?"
The subordinate nodded: "Yes, I didn't chase after them just to protect Miss Li and Mr. Tao's safety."
When the man knew he had been discovered, he immediately slipped away. His subordinates were worried that he had fallen into the enemy's trap and could only stay put.
Gao Xinchen nodded. "From today on, we'll increase security patrols and alert everyone. I want to see who dares to trip me up from behind."
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