Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 541 A Great Harvest

What Wang Shuai said about it being difficult to dig was absolutely correct, and Wang An also deeply understood it.

Because the roots of dianthus are like ropes, they are both tough and very strong, and the bottom of the dianthus is a mixture of large and small stones and soil.

When the carnation grows, its roots weave back and forth in the soil between the stones.

As a result, the entire ground was connected by the roots of the carnations, forming a mudstone slab mixed with stones, soil and roots.

You can imagine how strong such mudstone slabs must be.

So if I can finish one pit in an hour, it’s not slow at all.

But the same thing goes, as long as the money is in place, no matter if it is a mud or stone slab, even an iron plate, it must be dug!

Before Wang An could speak, Wang Shuai continued with excitement:
"Based on the current gold price, let's not talk about 8.5 yuan per gram, let's just calculate it as 8 yuan. After a day, each of us can become a millionaire. This is much better than dealing with those second-hand equipment, hahahaha."

Wang Shuai's words also touched the hearts of Wu Dong, Zhang Shuya and others, so everyone laughed too.

Wu Dong said, "Yeah, I don't need to deal with any equipment in the future. I'll tinker with gold when I have time. It's so fun."

Ma Guoqiang said with shining eyes:

"I'm fine with this job, why would I want to work and earn that little money?"

When Wang An heard these words, he did not refute them, because according to the historical trajectory, this gold mine would not have been discovered and reported until around 95.

In other words, if there are no unexpected circumstances, people can pan for gold here for more than ten years.

However, gold panning is not a job you can do as a professional. It is considered pretty good if you can do it once a year.

The reason for this is that when the rainy season comes, it is almost inevitable that the river water will flood. Wanting to pan for gold in a river with fast-flowing and deep water is like a joke and is simply unrealistic.

Besides, the gold powder in the golden nest is not endless. It also needs time and process to gather.

Of course, if a gold vein is found, that would be another matter, but the prerequisite is that the vein found must be a surface mine. Otherwise, relying on these 10 people to mine would be a bit ridiculous.

As for the case of golden rice appearing in the carnation field in front of him, it was purely an accidental discovery, because the appearance of this carnation field in front of him had already overturned Wang An's cognition.

Thinking of this, Wang An said to Wu Dong and others with a smile:

"If you ask me, Brother Wu, you guys should just do what you normally do, and continue to trade in second-hand equipment. The money won't be too much, and it will come back sooner or later. We should just treat the gold mining business as a windfall."

Then, Wang An told Wu Dong and others what he had just thought.

After Wang An finished speaking, He Liang frowned and said:

"That is to say, we have to find a gold mine, and then we'd better have a complete mining equipment, so that as long as the season is right, we can keep panning for gold, right?"

Wang An thought about it, then nodded and said:

"Yeah, you can say that, but if we do this, it will be a serious mining theft. If something goes wrong, the nature of the incident will be different. If you guys can't cover it up at that time, then it will be a big deal."

Wang An's words were very realistic, so He Liang, Wu Dong and others were instantly conflicted.

After all, everything is difficult to measure. Although gold panning can make money quickly, if it causes big problems that cannot be solved, it will not be worth it. Looking at the people who were in a dilemma, Wang An smiled and said:

"We should think about this slowly. It's getting dark soon. Let's go back and eat some Youzila. We processed all the meat this afternoon. We don't think we'll go hungry this month. Hahaha. By the way, the four of us have moved our camp here."

When they heard that there was something greasy to eat, everyone immediately put aside the worries in their heads.

“There is always a way when the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge.” It’s useless to think so much.

As for the matter of moving the camp, no one even asked a question.

As they were talking, everyone took their small cloth bags filled with gold and followed Wang An back. As for tools such as pickaxes and shovels, there was no need to take them back, so they were all left in the carnation field.

A few minutes later, everyone returned to the camp.

At this time, Feng Chengmin and the other two had already started cooking the second pot of oil. The oil and sizzling oil from the previous pot had already been put into several long bark boxes.

Everyone ate their delicious food while gathering today's harvest together.

The gold powder is still the same, there is no change, but the golden rice has increased a lot.

During this afternoon, even though they were delayed for a while due to Daxiong Ba, Wu Dong and his six companions still harvested 6 jin of golden rice!
Together with the more than 6 taels that Wang An dug in the morning, that is to say, at the end of the day, not counting the nugget of gold in Wang An's hand, everyone harvested a total of more than 6 jin and 9 taels of golden rice and jin of gold powder.

If calculated based on the 8 yuan per gram mentioned by Wang Shuai, the total amount would be more than 72000 yuan!
7 on the first day, an average of 2 per person. It has to be said that gold panning is truly a profitable business.

Looking at the considerable harvest in front of them, everyone had happy smiles on their faces.

Wang Shuai looked at the gold in the cloth bag and suddenly said to Wang An:
"Xiao An, you are too particular. You are thinking of us when you are doing such a lucrative business."

But before Wang Shuai could finish, Wang An interrupted and said:

"Stop, stop, stop, Brother Wang, let's not say this anymore. When you say this, I feel like our relationship is in vain."

After Wang An finished speaking, Zhang Shuya shouted to Wang Shuai:

"Why are you so pretentious? Don't try your tricks on my brother. If you continue to show off, do you believe I will kill you?"

I have to say that although Wang Shuai's words were sincere, they did sound a bit awkward.

The main reason is that there is a word "we" in Wang Shuai's words.

As soon as the word "they" came out, Wang An obviously noticed that the expressions of Wu Dong, He Liang, Ma Guoqiang and Sun Nian froze for a moment.

Fortunately, Wang An and Zhang Shuya's timely obstruction made Wang Shuai immediately realize that it was inappropriate to say so, so he apologized repeatedly:
"It's my fault, it's my fault. What are you talking about?"

However, Wang Shuai's previous words made Wang An suddenly realize a problem, that is, although the relationship between these six people is very good, there are also some disharmony between them.

The main reason is that among these six people, no one has ever been the real leader.

But it’s normal when you think about it. There are disputes between brothers, let alone they are just childhood friends!

(End of this chapter)