Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 8

Chen Ruobai didn't think there was anything wrong with dragging his best friend into the gold panning team, because panning for gold was hard work.This kind of work requires a team, even if Chen Ruobai's current gold digging method is very primitive, he cannot do it alone.

After resting beautifully for most of the night, Chen Ruobai still got up early, and immediately started to get busy after washing up.

Lesnar and Devi also came over, with more professional tools, to help Chen Ruobai remove some impurities from the gold sand.In fact, these are magnets. Gold is not pure enough but cannot be sold at a high price.

Devi put the small electronic scale away, and complained, "You lost money. The price of gold was very high in the past two years, but now it's only one thousand three or one thousand fourteen."

Looking at the figure, it was 3.25 ounces. Chen Ruobai could still accept this figure and felt very happy.

"Although the market is cold now, I believe their prices will definitely rise." Chen Ruobai said with a smile, "Based on the current prices, how much money can I reap?"

Linus took out his phone and turned on the calculator function, "Forty-four hundred dollars, you've made a lot of money!"

Chen Ruobai immediately became happy, this number is not small, "Okay, let's start to act. I'm going to purchase some supplies now, and I need to cash the check immediately."

Devi said, "Let me go, I can help you exchange these gold into checks, no one will ask where they come from. But if we pan out more gold, it will not be so convenient .”

Chen Ruobai was not at all worried that Dewei would run away with the gold, mainly because the gold was not too much.What's more, Chen Ruobai was quite relieved about Dewei's character, otherwise they wouldn't be friends.

It's better to let the local snake do these things, so it can be easier.

"Then I'm going to start packing, and I need to say goodbye to my family." Lesnar joked with a smile, "I'm going to resign, and I have to complete all the preparations before noon."

Chen Ruobai nodded solemnly, "We're leaving after lunch, can Abigail give us a ride then?"

Devi set off with the vial containing the gold and returned in less than half an hour.It brought Chen Ruobai [-] US dollars, not because he charged a handling fee, but because the purchasers removed the impurities again, Chen Ruobai lost [-] US dollars in income.

Abigail was driving, and the stocky girl was curious, "Robert, are you going to go panning for gold?"

"For sure, I will continue to pan for gold." Chen Ruobai joked, "I made a lot of money, and I will make more money in the future. I hope to make a lot of money before winter comes, so I can buy a house in the coastal area." Big house."

Abigail looked at Devi and said, "If you also make money, let's move too. The inland areas are too cold, and the coastal areas are more prosperous. Although I know that the whole of Alaska is desolate, but we have to go better place."

The entire state of Alaska is not considered prosperous. There are less than 170 million people in this 100 million square kilometers of land.Fairbanks, known as the second largest city in Alaska, has less than 5 people. This is the impact of many people coming to Fairbanks to watch the aurora in recent years.

Devi said without any hesitation, "Sounds good. If I have money, I'll move too. I'm fed up with this place. We might have more opportunities and a better life if we go to a big city."

Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, has 30.00 people who account for nearly 30% of Alaska's population!

Devi doesn't seem to have any nostalgia for his current hometown, and still wants to go out for a break.It's just that he didn't have the opportunity before, he didn't have education and skills, so he could only do some unskilled work.

Chen Ruobai has started a big purchase, so he must be more fully prepared.It's also because I made a small profit, so now I have more confidence and can prepare more supplies. This time I can't continue to be so embarrassed.

Four thousand dollars is not a small amount, but it is really not a lot, and it is not a big purchase, and the money is almost spent.

Although it hurts a lot, this is also a necessary investment, and the money that should be spent must be spent.

Seeing Chen Ruobai and others come back, Lesnar who was busy with barbecue said, "I've prepared it, and I brought a few bottles of wine. I know Robert will definitely not provide alcohol, so I can only prepare it myself."

Devi became anxious when he heard this, and said quickly, "I also need to prepare a few bottles of rum and brandy as soon as possible. There must be not enough beer."

"You will definitely not be in the mood to drink at that time, I can guarantee it!" Chen Ruobai said angrily, "This is hard work, we are going to pan for gold and make money, we are not on a picnic or on vacation!"

Devi wondered, "If the work is very tiring, shouldn't we have a drink during the break? As long as it doesn't affect the work, we just have a drink during the break."

There's nothing wrong with that, and it seems acceptable to relax with a drink during a break.

Seeing Da Zhuang approaching Chen Ruobai, Lesnar said, "Should I bring Jack with me?"

"I don't take it with me, so no one at home will take care of it." Rubbing Da Zhuang's head, Chen Ruobai said, "Your Jack doesn't need to worry about being taken care of, what we need are hunting dogs and guard dogs, not pet dogs and sled dogs."

Lesnar made sense after thinking about it, so he didn't bring his dog, "I brought a fishing rod, maybe we can still catch fish."

There is also a reason why Devi and Lesnar do not like to go to more prosperous places. They are used to the environment in Alaska.It seems that there are not many jobs and the income is not high, but life is still interesting.

Fishing, hunting, skiing, etc., are their hobbies.Although work is important, life is more important to them.

A few people talked and laughed, and usually had dinner together, and they were all friends who knew everything.

Immediately after lunch, Lesnar and Devi packed their big backpacks and were ready to go.It looks similar to Chen Ruobai's first gold panning, with bags and guns on his back. This look looks more like hunting.

Abigail drove Chen Ruobai and others to the 'junction', but there was no way to get there directly. Chen Ruobai and the others just carried supplies on their backs and trudged through the river with difficulty.

Devi complained as he walked, "I thought being a lumberjack would be hard work, but I didn't expect that panning for gold would be even harder."

Chen Ruobai stopped and looked back at Dewei, "This is just the beginning, and our work and life will be more difficult. If I didn't know that you can do such physical labor, I wouldn't dare to bring you here to pan for gold."

This is an absolute fact, gold mining can make you rich overnight, but this job is definitely not for everyone.Such hard work may discourage some people, because it is too tiring.

After walking for half a day, Chen Ruobai finally saw the camp, "That's our mine, but now we have to quickly prepare our residence."

Lesnar and Devi were exhausted, and they couldn't see the mine at all, they only saw the river, which was no different from the river they had walked through before.But this may also explain Chen Ruobai's ability to pan for gold here quietly without leaving any traces.

When they arrived at the camp by the forest, Lesnar and Devi were also speechless. Chen Ruobai's shack was too simple.But now they can only make complaints about it, while rushing to build a similar simple shack.

Chen Ruobai happily laid out the mats, and his life has been slightly improved, and the living environment has been 'upgraded' a bit.

Da Zhuang seemed to be very adaptable, and went straight into the shack, not feeling that there was anything difficult to accept.

Lesnar and Devi are actually the same, don't look at the constant complaints when building the shack, but when they plan to come to pan for gold, they are ready to eat and sleep.

If you can't endure hardship, you can't be a lumberjack.If you don't have the courage to overcome difficulties, let alone come to pan for gold.

Tucao, that's just a kind of ridicule, a kind of joy in bitterness.When it's time to work hard, you must work extremely hard.

(End of this chapter)