newbobooks Chapter 196 Gold Rush
Chapter 196 Gold Rush
At this moment, Wang Defa found that there were no gold grains under the golden dustpan, so he poured out everything in the golden dustpan and explained to the women:
"This is normal. Sometimes you won't get anything for the whole day. But if you work hard and patiently, you'll always find gold!"
The women nodded as they listened and began to scoop up soil to try.
The sun was high in the sky at the time, and everyone was sweating after working for a while.
Fortunately, there were some buckets of water not far away for everyone to drink.
Lu Qingqing wiped the sweat from her head and looked at the person washing materials in the river not far away.
These people include both men and women, with men making up the majority.
But regardless of gender, they all have one thing in common: their skin is tanned.
Lu Qingqing felt a little regretful. Why didn't she think of wearing a hat before going out? It's not easy to become white again after being tanned.
But this place is far from the rest house, and the toilet is not in that direction, so I can only sunbathe for an afternoon.
At this time, a water plant flowed along my calf, making me feel a little itchy.
Lu Qingqing looked down and saw the water plants floating away with the current.
The river under my feet is very shallow, and the deepest part is just above my calves.
Moreover, the water flow was very slow and the river water was a little warm due to the sun. Standing in the water actually relieved some of the heat.
After He Baotou left, the few people who were standing on the shore supervising the work also slipped away to sit under a tree not far away to rest.
At this time, a dark-skinned woman standing ten meters away from Lu Qingqing shouted in surprise:
"It's out, it's out, it's gold!"
As she spoke, the woman picked up a small piece of gold the size of a fingernail from the golden dustpan and bit it directly with her teeth.
"It's gold, haha, it's gold!"
The dirty hand reached into his mouth, bringing in some mud and sand.
However, the woman didn't care about the dirt at all. She just spat a few times and carefully poured the gold in the golden dustpan into her handkerchief and put it away.
Following the woman's actions, everyone in the river quickly stood up and rushed to the place on the shore where the woman was scooping soil.
On the shore, several surveillance cameras were watching and said to the woman who had found gold:
"Chun Tao, you can probably exchange this for some silver. You'll be rich now. Do you want to treat us guys to a meal?"
The woman restrained her smile and rushed towards the shore, saying:
"I don't know how much this can be exchanged for. I have a daughter to raise, so how can I spend it carelessly?"
The supervisors were not annoyed. Seeing that everyone was working efficiently, they went back to rest under the tree.
After working in Jingou for more than a year, they have long been accustomed to it.
If the people in the river wanted to hide, it wouldn't be of much use even if they kept watching them.
Besides, the Jingou was surrounded by soldiers day and night, and not even a fly could fly out with the gold.
For so long, their role was just to make sure everyone didn't slack off.
In the river, Lu Qingqing placed the golden dustpan in the water and shook it until the mud in the dustpan was carried away by the water, revealing some gold grains at the bottom.
Lu Qingqing subconsciously glanced around and seeing that no one was paying attention, she reached her hand into the dustpan.
With a touch of the little hand, the gold particles were collected into the space.
In an instant, Lu Qingqing no longer felt hot and walked towards the shore quickly with full energy.
From time to time, people around me exclaimed, as if they had found gold.
Lu Qingqing estimated that this pile of soil had just found a gold vein.
When she went to the shore to scoop up soil, she reached into the mud, trying to see if she could collect the gold grains separately into the space.
However, the gold particles were too small and mixed in the fine soil, making it impossible to collect them separately.
I tried several times but failed.
Lu Qingqing quickly looked around and saw that the people washing materials in the river were busy panning for gold, their eyes fixed on the gold winnowing baskets in their hands.
The people who were pouring materials from above were extremely busy. Because gold was found, everyone was very enthusiastic about working and the soil was consumed very quickly.
If they cut off their supply, they would be punished.
While no one was paying attention, Lu Qingqing quietly collected some soil into the space.
For the whole afternoon, Lu Qingqing was like a rat looking for gold, scooping and washing materials one after another, and collecting some soil into the space.
This kind of work that can quickly yield results is really pleasing.
Time flies when I’m busy.
When the work was over, there was already a handful of gold on the table in Lu Qingqing's space.
Everyone washed their dirty hands in the river, rinsed their faces, and then walked towards the shore.
At this time, many people were already walking excitedly towards He Baotou's house.
Along the way, many people who knew each other asked each other how much gold they had obtained.
Most of the people being asked don't answer, but a few who are very close to the person will whisper it in their ear.
Zhuzi's wife came over and looked at Lu Qingqing with shining eyes, but didn't say a word.
Lu Qingqing understood what she meant and walked into the house taking Dani beside her with her hand.
In the room, there was a large bamboo basket on the table, covered with a piece of cloth.
Without having to uncover the lid, everyone could already smell the aroma of the noodles.
When the Queen Mother saw everyone coming back, she hurriedly invited them to come and eat.
When the cloth was lifted, steaming hot multi-grain steamed buns were revealed.
The women had been working all afternoon and were already very hungry, so they gathered together waiting to get their steamed buns.
Following He Baotou's instructions, the Queen Mother gave two steamed buns to each adult and one steamed bun to each child.
Soon, everyone took the big steamed buns they were given, sat on the kang and started eating.
When the Queen Mother saw this, she knew that they were all exhausted, so she took out a handkerchief from her waist and opened it to find some pickles inside.
The Queen Mother distributed pickles to the women in the room one by one, explaining:
"I have some pickles here, everyone can eat them with pickles. I saw the old woman next to me taking some when I was cooking, so I stole some too. Don't tell anyone."
This room is occupied by women from the team, all of whom are on good terms with each other.
At this moment, they naturally responded and thanked the Queen Mother.
Aunt Lu, the last daughter given by the Queen Mother, took a pickle and asked the Queen Mother:
"Mom, you should sit down and eat soon. Your waist isn't in good condition, right? Isn't kitchen work tiring? If not, I'll talk to He Baotou tomorrow and see if I can get Erya to help you."
The Queen Mother took the arm her daughter offered her and sat down next to Erya.
She touched Erya's head and said softly:
"It's okay. Kitchen work is always easier than yours. We just arrived and don't know the boss's temperament. It's not good to trouble him. You don't have to worry about mom."
Aunt Lu felt a little distressed when she heard this.
He put down the steamed bun in his hand and gently rubbed her mother's waist.
The Queen Mother felt the care of her daughter and felt warm in her heart. She lowered her head and asked Erya softly:
"Xiao Erya, are you tired today?"
Erya also shook her head. Seeing her mother massaging her grandmother's waist, she followed suit and started massaging her waist.
Lu Qingqing watched the scene with a smile, eating hot whole grain steamed buns in big mouthfuls.
Although this steamed bun is a bit spicy, it has a nice noodle aroma because it is freshly steamed, and tastes good with pickles.
Maybe it was because she was working too much and was very hungry, but Lu Qingqing didn’t feel full even after eating two steamed buns.
He took out his water bag and thought of drinking some water first.
Seeing this, Zhuzi's wife next to her stuffed the remaining half of the steamed bun into her hand and said with a smile:
"Daya, this steamed bun is too big. I haven't finished it yet. You should eat it quickly. You are growing taller. If you eat less, you won't grow taller!"
Lu Qingqing was caught off guard and half a steamed bun was stuffed into her mouth. Worried that Zhuzi's wife was not full, she wanted to return the steamed bun.
But then he was stopped by Zhuzi's wife, who pointed at Dani beside him and said:
"I'm really full. Besides, Dani can't finish such a big bun. You helped us so much before. I'll be really sad if you continue to be polite!"
Seeing the look on Zhuzi's wife's face, Lu Qingqing knew that she really wanted to give it, so she didn't force it back. Arguing further would only hurt their feelings, so she would just repay the favor in other ways later.
At this time, Qin Lang's excited shout came from the door.
"Daya, come out quickly, I have something to tell you!"