Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 42: Another Teammate

Zhou Xin was overjoyed that Zhang Jianing was willing to come and help in person.

With her personally stepping in to help, this problem will definitely be solved.

Because the Environmental Protection Bureau would urge the two to pack up and leave on the third day, time was of the essence, so Zhang Jianing immediately booked the earliest flight to Perth.

After arriving in Perth, she first visited some departments in Perth with the help of local friends.

Then, armed with the documents she had obtained, she borrowed a friend's car and rushed to Kurgadi.

On the morning of the third day, the Environmental Protection Bureau called Zhou Xin early in the morning to inform him that he would be heading to the camp with the staff.

Staff were tasked with overseeing their dismantling of the camp and their departure from Kurgadi.

Just when Zhou Xin was extremely anxious, Zhang Jianing finally appeared in front of him.

At that moment, in Zhou Xin's eyes, she was simply like an angel.

Zhang Jianing took out the documents issued in Perth and negotiated with the staff for a while.

She spoke fluently and clearly, and the staff members nodded in agreement.

Finally, she turned around and smiled at Zhou Xin.

"It's resolved. You can continue panning for gold here, but you can't destroy the trees anymore."

Zhou Xin looked at the mixed-race beauty in front of him with a smile even warmer than a spring breeze and felt a moment of disorientation.

"Thank you so much. I really don't know what I would have done without you."

After leaving the Environmental Protection Bureau, Zhou Xin repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

"You're welcome. It's just that the staff here are very inflexible and don't know how to be flexible. I just helped them understand."

Zhang Jianing grew up in China and speaks fluent and standard Chinese.

"Thank you very much. I will cover all your expenses for coming here, and I will also give you an additional $5000 as payment for this trip."

Zhang Jianing gave a soft snort, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she put on a feigned angry expression.

"I only helped you out of a sense of obligation to a friend, not for any reward. Do you really think I'm that kind of money-grubbing person?"

Zhou Xin smiled and said, "I'm only giving you this reward to repay a friend's help. You have no idea how much your help will make up for our losses."

Zhang Jianing looked curious and asked, "Did you really find gold here?"

Zhou Xin smiled and nodded.

"How much gold did you find?"

"A little over 50 ounces," Zhou Xin said casually.

Zhang Jianing's beautiful eyes widened, and she was a little taken aback.

Then, she immediately took out her phone and checked something.

"The current price of gold is $2242 per ounce. Let me do the math, 50 ounces..."

She then opened the calculator on her phone and did some calculations.

Then, she stared wide-eyed at the calculation results on her phone.

"11...112100 US dollars?"

She looked up at Zhou Xin, making a final confirmation.

Zhou Xin smiled and nodded again.

Zhang Jianing opened her phone again and checked the chat history to see when Zhou Xin had left for Australia.

"So, you made $110,000 in less than two weeks? My God, is Australia really as lucrative as they say online?"

"It's not that exaggerated, we were just lucky," Zhou Xin replied modestly.

Zhang Jianing glanced at him twice, and a charming expression suddenly appeared on her face.

"No, you have to take me with you to this lucrative job. Consider it payment for this!"

Zhou Xin was stunned. He never expected Zhang Jianing to be interested in hunting for gold. Then he asked, "But don't you have to go to work?"

"Didn't I tell you the day before yesterday that I'm on vacation? I have another two weeks left on my leave, and during that time, you absolutely have to take me with you to pan for gold!"

Zhou Xin couldn't help but chuckle when he saw her playful expression that said, "I'm sticking with you now."

He had originally planned to hire her to help with the paperwork once he had enough funds to form a gold mining team, but she wanted to join his team ahead of time.

"Since you've put it this way, I have no choice but to refuse."

When Zhang Jianing saw that he agreed, a triumphant smile appeared on her face.

She rested her chin on her fists, her face full of anticipation, and said, "I want to use the gold I find to make a bracelet. That's going to be really interesting!"

"Or, sell them directly for cash and make a small fortune, hehe..."

You just said you don't love money...

Zhou Xin looked at Zhang Jianing's playful appearance and laughed along.

He could tell that Zhang Jianing might not really want to make a fortune by mining for gold; she was more driven by curiosity.

The fact that gold can be easily found on the ground is itself extremely attractive.

To put it bluntly, she really came here for a vacation...

However, since gold mining is not a vacation, the truth must be told.

"You need to think this through carefully. Outdoor gold panning is a very hard job. You need to live in the wild, and the living conditions are very harsh."

"Every day, we not only have to do a lot of physical labor, but also constantly fight against the scorching heat, the blazing sun, mosquito bites, and even venomous snakes."

Zhang Jianing smiled, not intimidated by Zhou Xin's words: "Then it looks like I'll have to buy a ton of sunscreen."

Seeing her resolute attitude, Zhou Xin said nothing more.

Next, at Zhou Xin's suggestion, the two split up to buy necessary supplies and agreed on a time to meet up.

Actually, the camp currently has a relatively abundant supply of living materials, but with the addition of a female team member soon, it will be necessary to replenish some new supplies.

Girls are much more troublesome than boys, and this is a delicate girl who looks like she has never lived in the wild before.

After interacting twice, the two have become friends, so they should definitely be given special treatment.

Zhou Xin first went to a container rental company and selected a small mobile living container.

Inside the foundation pile box, there are complete water and electricity facilities, beds, tables and chairs, and even a small 0.5 horsepower air conditioner.

As long as water and electricity are connected, you can move in with just your belongings.

There's no problem with electricity at the campsite; there are generators and plenty of fuel, enough to keep the air conditioning running all night.

However, the water resources were not enough. After all, although the Raptor F-150 had a decent load capacity, the rear bed was only so big, and could only hold two plastic water tanks at most.

Moreover, there is no way to replenish the water source there, so achieving water freedom is impossible.

However, Zhang Jianing has no problem using water for washing and toileting on her own.

As for him and Edward, they would always walk to a place far from the camp, dig a hole, and bury themselves on the spot.

Edward had previously joked that they took gold from this land and left behind fertilizer, which was a kind of balance.