Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

Because he still had a lot of things to do at home, Chen Yongqiang got up to say goodbye after the meal.

Mr. and Mrs. Lin saw Lin Xiulian off at the gate. Mrs. Lin held Lin Xiulian's hand and gave her some advice such as "Come back and visit often" and "Take good care of yourself."

Back at the construction site, Chen Yongqiang found Zhao Fugen: "Uncle Fugen, the deal with the carpenter is done, he'll be here tomorrow."

Zhao Fugen grinned: "Great! With that old guy willing to come out of retirement, your doors and windows are safe."

He said, "When he arrives, I'll have to have a good drink with him. It's been quite a while since we last saw each other."

Chen Yongqiang quickly pleaded, "Uncle Fugen, please let him go."

Zhao Fugen was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

"My father-in-law specifically told me not to drink with my great-uncle, because his health isn't what it used to be," Chen Yongqiang explained.

Zhao Fugen sighed, "That's true. He's seventy years old; he should drink less. Okay, then tea will do, right?"

"You can have tea, I have some tea leaves, help yourselves!" After telling Zhao Fugen, Chen Yongqiang drove the tractor away from the village.

The timber is all piled up in the space; we need to find a reason to get it out.

Instead of heading to the town, he turned onto another side road and drove into the mountains.

The tributary where the gold sands were discovered is hidden in a mountain valley, in a secluded location, and usually no one goes there.

Chen Yongqiang drove his tractor along the dirt road that could only be used by oxcarts, and went straight to the spot where he had panned for gold last time.

He parked the tractor at the edge of the woods and took out the gold panning tools he had prepared beforehand: a wooden panning pan and a small shovel.

"Since we don't have to go to town today, we can save time that would have been spent hauling timber, which is perfect for panning for gold."

Chen Yongqiang rolled up his trousers, found a place with a gentle current, and began digging sand and gravel.

Gold panning is a patient activity; it requires panning slowly, one pan at a time.

Chen Yongqiang squatted by the stream, holding a wooden gold panning pan in both hands, and gently rocked it in the water.

The sand in the dish was washed away by the water flow, while the heavier gold sand gradually sank to the bottom of the dish.

The gold content in this tributary is not low; half a day is enough for him to pan for gold worth hundreds of yuan.

What does 100 yuan mean? He drives a transport truck hauling timber, and he can earn about 70 or 80 yuan a day.

The villagers farm, and they only earn a few hundred yuan a year.

He could squat by the stream and shake a plate for half a day and earn the equivalent of several months' wages for others.

Chen Yongqiang bought more than a dozen trays of gold sand and had already collected a small amount of it.

At a bend in the road, Chen Yongqiang dug up another pile of sand and gravel, and the water flow washed away the fine sand little by little.

Suddenly, a different kind of light appeared in the remaining gold at the bottom of the plate—it was a golden bean.

"I'm lucky. Gold beans are much more valuable than gold dust. This one is worth half a day of searching."

Chen Yongqiang picked up the golden bean, held it up to the sun, and then put it into his spatial storage.

Just as he was about to shovel another handful of sand and gravel to continue panning for gold, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a puddle not far away.

The puddle was carved out by the flowing stream; it was about half a meter deep and the water was crystal clear.

Just as he was about to look away, a dark shadow darted out from under the rock and then disappeared back inside.

Several fish were huddled under the rocks, clearly visible in the clear water. Two of them were quite large, probably weighing two or three pounds.

Chen Yongqiang took two steps toward the puddle, startling the fish, which then darted into the crevices of the rocks.

"We've already eaten all the fish we caught last year, so catching this one to have as an extra meal is a good idea!"

With that thought in mind, Chen Yongqiang put the gold pan on the shore, rolled up his trousers, and walked towards the puddle.

He glanced around and quickly spotted a large rock weighing several tens of kilograms. He bent down, strained his arms, and lifted the rock up.

He doesn't have that much time to slowly release the water and catch fish.

The simplest and most direct way to deal with these fish that hide under rocks is to stun them with a rock.

Chen Yongqiang held the stone, aimed at the large rocks where fish were hiding, and smashed it down hard, the stone hitting the rocks that were protruding from the water.

With a muffled "bang," the puddle seemed to explode.

The murky water surged up, and several fish, disoriented, floated out from under the rocks, their bellies turned white.

After the water had cleared up a bit, Chen Yongqiang bent down and scooped them up one by one.

Five fish were shaken out in total, two large and three small.

While we were catching fish, the biggest one suddenly flicked its tail, flipped over, and darted back under the rock.

"You think you can run away after running into me?"

Chen Yongqiang put the fish in his hand into his spatial storage, then picked up the large rock weighing several tens of kilograms, aimed at the rock where the fish was hidden, and smashed it down hard.

"boom--"

This time the impact was even harder than before. Once the water had cleared up a bit, the big fish floated back up, belly up, completely unconscious.

Chen Yongqiang reached out and picked it up. Looking down, he saw that the large rock that had just been smashed down had cracked open in the middle.

A golden pattern was revealed where the stone broke, and Chen Yongqiang reached out and pried it apart.

It's gold, embedded in the stone, stretching from one end to the other.

Chen Yongqiang held the cracked stone, his eyes wide with astonishment.

He squatted by the stream and turned both stones over to examine them.

There was more than one crack; the golden vein ran through the middle of the stone, thicker in some places and thinner in others, but it was definitely gold, real gold.

"So much gold just from smashing open a rock... We're rich now."

He looked around at the stones of all sizes, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

Where did this rock come from? Was it washed down by the stream, or was it always here?

The stream is flanked by mountains, with many exposed rocks, some of which look exactly like this one. What if those rocks also contain gold?

We can't worry about that right now.

The gold has been discovered, but how to extract it from the stone is the problem.

Chen Yongqiang lacks the equipment for refining gold and is therefore unable to extract it from the ore.

But it's okay, once you find it, it's yours.

With a thought, he stored the gold ore into his spatial storage.

That's all for today.

Chen Yongqiang checked the time and realized it was getting late, so he drove the tractor back along the dirt road he had come from, the truck bed filled with timber.

"I'll have to come here often to see where those gold-bearing stones come from. If we can find a vein, we'll really make a fortune."

Today's harvest was pretty good; the gold sand, gold beans, and gold ore are worth at least a few hundred dollars.

Back in the village, as Chen Yongqiang passed by Liang Meie's courtyard, he saw that it was quite lively inside.

A wooden sign hangs at the entrance of the newly built red brick house, with the words "Convenience Store" written in red paint.

Liang Meie wore a new dress today, which made her look somewhat like a landlady.

As if sensing something, she looked up and glanced at the road, meeting Chen Yongqiang's gaze.

Liang Mei waved to him and pointed to the yard, indicating that he should come over that evening.