Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 39 A Better Harvest

It has to be said that two people working together is much more efficient than one person working alone.

Previously in Livinggood, it took Zhou Xin several days to build the wooden house.

But today, working with Edward, the entire canopy construction was completed before it even got dark.

Looking at the thick roof above his head, Zhou Xin was quite satisfied.

With the double benefit of thick shrubs and a canopy of shade, it remains quite cool even at one or two o'clock in the afternoon when the sun is at its strongest.

Although it was getting dark, the two did not stop.

After plugging the lights into the battery, the two began moving the items from the car into the roof one by one.

After another flurry of activity, the new campsite was finally completed around 8 p.m.

The overall layout of the camp is very similar to the previous one, with clear divisions between the work area, the dining and leisure area, and the supplies and equipment area.

After they finished showering, Zhou Xin began preparing dinner, while Edward installed the Starlink equipment.

Although he was already a little tired, he was even hungrier, so Zhou Xin decided to cook something delicious instead of just heating up some toast to fill his stomach.

He took out some flour, added salt and mixed it well, then added cold water and hot water and kneaded it until smooth and elastic.

Spray with oil, cut into pieces, knead into dough, cover with plastic wrap and let ferment.

Take out a few more spoonfuls of flour, add thirteen-spice powder, Sichuan peppercorn powder, salt and other seasonings, pour in boiling hot oil, and stir well. This is the oil paste.

Once the dough has risen, take it out and roll it out very thinly, then spread the oil paste on it.

Then, he took out a bag of frozen chopped scallions that he had deliberately purchased when replenishing supplies today, and sprinkled them evenly on the rolled-out dough.

Roll the chopped scallions into the dough, then reshape it into a ball and flatten it.

Next, heat oil in a pan, spread the dough in, and soon an enticing aroma will fill the air.

"Xin, what delicious thing are you making now? It smells amazing!"

Zhou Xin was already numb to Edward's naive and unsophisticated attitude, so he simply ignored him.

Turn down the heat, and once one side of the pancake has set, flip it over and continue frying. Repeat this process two or three times until both sides are golden brown.

Not to mention Edward, even Zhou Xin himself felt his mouth starting to water.

He made a total of six pancakes. When the crispy and fragrant scallion pancakes were placed in front of Edward, he was once again captivated by the aroma.

"Is this a pizza? It looks absolutely delicious!"

"Can pizza even compare to this? This is the ancestor of pizzas!" Zhou Xin thought to himself.

"This is a very common food in our country. How about you try it?"

When Edward took a bite, the crispy, salty, and savory flavor, along with the rich aroma of scallions, immediately made him praise it repeatedly.

"This is so delicious, Xin! You weren't a chef before, were you?"

Zhou Xin took two cans of cola out of the freezer, handed one to him, and said, "You're overthinking it. Where I'm from, even kids know how to make it."

Edward was incredibly surprised, then said firmly, "When I have time in the future, I definitely want to go to China!"

Yes, you really need to broaden your horizons.

Zhou Xin took a sip of his ice-cold cola and burped.

The next morning, the two of them each ate a piece of scallion pancake left over from the night before and continued their gold-hunting career.

While cutting down trees nearby yesterday, Zhou Xin had already marked several spots that looked like they were worth the money.

Edward then began digging, while Zhou Xin continued searching and marking new locations.

Zhou Xin hadn't walked for long when he could clearly sense that the gold reserves here were much greater than before!

He could find a prime spot almost every few minutes, and sometimes he would find several spots just a few meters apart.

At that moment, Edward cheered from afar.

He ran quickly toward Zhou Xin, his face full of excitement.

"Xin, look! The gold here is huge!"

He opened his palm, revealing three gold nuggets the size of fingernails.

"I dug in three different spots, and the gold was this big!"

Zhou Xin nodded: "That's right, it seems we've turned misfortune into blessing and found a place with even more gold."

"Judging from this, it's actually quite possible for us to achieve your goal."

His goal was Zhou Xin's bold statement that he wanted to fill the wooden boxes.

"Keep it up!" Zhou Xin encouraged him.

"Don't worry, I'm getting better and better at it, and I feel like the Hulk now, full of power."

The substantial gold harvest acted like a stimulant, continuously motivating him.

Zhou Xin continued his focused search, feeling his golden sense becoming increasingly acute.

When he first arrived here, after smelling the gold, he had to get close to the ground and carefully examine it before he could find the exact spot.

But now, he can pinpoint the location almost instantly once he smells that sweet fragrance.

Perhaps with some more training, he could really develop a nose as sensitive as a dog's.

Time passed quietly, and as the sun rose above the horizon and slowly moved overhead, the temperature began to get very hot.

Looking at the dozens of red dots that appeared on the ground—all the points he had marked—he felt very satisfied.

There is at least one piece of gold at each location; all that's needed is to dig them out.

Seeing that even the air he was breathing was scorching hot, he turned around and walked back, calling Edward to join him as they returned to the camp to rest.

As soon as we entered the greenhouse, the surrounding temperature dropped significantly.

It seems that the makeshift campsite was quite successful.

As soon as he sat down, Edward couldn't wait to show off what he had learned that morning.

"This is such a fertile place! Look, I estimate this already contains an ounce!"

There were already more than a dozen gold pieces of various sizes in the glass jar in his hand.

However, the previous assessment was somewhat flawed; not every piece of gold here is very large.

Apart from the two pieces of gold the size of a fingernail that were found at the beginning, the rest were small gold nuggets, the largest of which was only the size of a soybean.

However, as Edward said, his gold-digging skills have become more and more proficient, and his eye for finding gold has become more accurate, which has greatly improved his efficiency.

In just one morning, he dug more than a dozen sites.

Little by little, the harvest becomes quite substantial.

Since he had a long lunch break anyway, he took out a scale and weighed his morning's harvest.

2.2 ounces!

"YES!"

Edward clenched his fist and shouted excitedly.

In just one morning, they harvested 2.2 ounces of gold, which is worth $4928 at the current gold price!

This was almost equivalent to his salary for the previous two weeks, so how could he not be excited?

The biggest advantage of gold panning and gold mining is that the feedback is immediate, unlike working a regular job where it takes at least a week to see the results.

Looking at Edward's beaming face, Zhou Xin also smiled.