75: Chapter 75 I really want to know how heavy it is

Zheng Jing suppressed the wild joy in his heart and sighed to himself that this patch of land was truly a treasure trove for him.

It hadn't been long, and he'd already scored a double hit.

Based on the accurate information provided by the system, Zheng Jing knew very clearly that the object was buried about fifty-two or fifty-three centimeters underground.

"Interesting."

This depth was very subtle—just beyond the detection limit of the metal detector; yet it wasn't too outrageous, so even if he dug it up and others came over to look, they wouldn't notice anything unusual.

Between a 52-centimeter hole and a 50-centimeter hole, who the hell would notice?

Zheng Jing feigned fiddling with the metal detector in his hand, sweeping the probe back and forth over the small hoe at his side.

Come to think of it, those ten thousand yuan weren't spent in vain; this high-end metal detector he held came with custom shielding settings.

He had long since entered his personal tools like shovels and hoes into the shielding list, so the probe wouldn't sound an alarm when it swept over ironware.

Now that Zheng Jing needed it, all he had to do was secretly switch the parameters, and with some deliberate control, the instrument immediately beeped incessantly.

Hearing the noise, Boss Zhao, who was working closest to Zheng Jing, immediately looked up: "Goodness, Jingzi, your instrument is beeping again. You've got some luck."

Zheng Jing chuckled: "Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, how about you let me dig up some gold?"

Seeing him act so goofy, Boss Zhao shook his head helplessly: "Fine, if you can really dig up gold, I'll livestream myself eating shit."

Further away, Guo Jianjun immediately laughed: "Boss Zhao, don't try to scam a free meal here. What if Jingzi really unearths gold? Wouldn't you have to have a full meal?"

"Go away, go away..." Boss Zhao glared fiercely at Guo Jianjun.

"Hahaha, if we really dig up a big piece of gold, we'll definitely have to celebrate tonight," Zheng Jing said to them.

Zhao the Second, who hadn't chimed in until now, also spoke up: "Will silver do?"

"That depends on how big it is. If I dig up a silver nugget weighing about a pound, that wouldn't be bad either," Zheng Jing responded with a laugh.

"A silver nugget weighing a pound? You kid really dares to dream!" Zhao the Second was stunned upon hearing this, "The probability of digging up a small piece of gold is probably higher."

Zheng Jing smiled and stopped chatting, crouched down, picked up his small hoe and shovel, and began to unhurriedly dig along the spot.

The surface soil was loose and dry, so he first used the small hoe to break through the clumpy mud layer, then switched to the narrow-edged shovel to clear the soil layer by layer.

After nearly half an hour, as Zheng Jing dug out scoop after scoop of dirt, the fifty-centimeter depth was reached right on time!

Zheng Jing picked up the small shovel and dug one more deep scoop, and a small piece of silver covered in brownish-yellow mud stains slowly revealed itself.

Carefully scraping the mud off the silver, Zheng Jing couldn't hide his joy as he held the silver, deliberately shouting loudly: "Silver found! I really dug up silver!"

"Holy crap, you really found it?" Hearing the sound, the others immediately gathered around, leaning in to carefully examine the silver piece.

Guo Jianjun snatched the silver and tossed it up: "Not bad, Jingzi, at least thirty grams!"

Boss Zhao's eyes lit up: "That means, even after smelting and refining, there should still be about 20 grams left?"

"That's right!" Guo Jianjun nodded!

Boss Zhao exclaimed repeatedly: "Jingzi is awesome! At market price, that's at least 360 in the bag! Your luck is incredible; just with this piece of silver, even if you don't dig up anything else today, it's already a great day's pay!"

"Go away, go away..." Zheng Jing said with a look of disdain: "You jinx, we've barely started; I'm definitely going to get rich today!"

Boss Zhao pretended to slap his own face: "Oh my, look at this foul mouth of mine. Yes, yes, yes, you're going to keep getting rich today, and not just you, we will too!"

After speaking, he immediately grabbed Zheng Jing's hand and shook it up and down: "Let your big brother rub off some of your good fortune."

Zhao the Second followed suit, reaching out to grip Zheng Jing's palm and shaking it vigorously several times: "Good brother, let me rub off some good luck too!"

Guo Jianjun handed the silver back to Zheng Jing: "Your Brother Jun needs to shake your hand too, rub off some good fortune, and strive to dig up some gold today!"

The group gathered around Zheng Jing, laughing and joking with each other, before turning back to the spots they had chosen earlier to continue searching.

It was unclear whether this mountainous area was naturally rich in mineral deposits or if they had really caught some good luck after shaking hands with Zheng Jing one by one!

Not a moment later, the metal detectors in the hands of Boss Zhao, Zhao the Second, and Guo Jianjun actually beeped one after another in quick succession.

Zheng Jing also carried his metal detector and wandered slowly around the area, pretending to search, while mainly focusing on the radar page in his mind.

At the same time, he kept an unobtrusive eye on the movements over at the three men's side.

Boss Zhao was the first to dig his item out: "Holy crap, Jingzi's hand is truly invincible! I dug up silver! It's just a little small."

Everyone turned to look upon hearing the sound, and when he wiped away the mud, a tiny, fine grain of silver was revealed in his palm, totaling only a gram or two.

Zhao the Second joked with a smile: "That's good enough, brother. At least it's real silver; it's worth at least a few dozen yuan, so it wasn't a wasted effort."

Guo Jianjun nodded in agreement from the side.

Immediately after, he buried his head in digging, and upon pulling out the object, he complained on the spot: "Bad luck! Look, Old Zhao, I didn't even get a crumb of silver like you; just a rusty piece of iron, not even worth a yuan at the scrap yard."

"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed heartily at the sight. Zhao the Second picked up his water bottle, took two gulps of tea, and sat down to rest: "Yesterday, Jingzi and I came up empty-handed, but today Jingzi opened the account first, so it should be my turn to have a change of luck."

After resting, he bent down again to dig deep, and after clearing a few layers of soil, his eyes lit up: "Hey!"

After digging the object out of the dirt pit and gently wiping away the mud, a small piece of silver weighing a full seven or eight grams appeared in Zhao the Second's hand!

Although it couldn't compare to Zheng Jing's, it was still the second best of the day!

Zhao the Second, being the second, seemed very satisfied with taking second place!

Everyone congratulated him one after another: "Not bad, Old Second, you finally broke the dry spell."

Zheng Jing offered his congratulations too, but he felt an itch in his heart, constantly thinking about that piece of gold he had dug up earlier in his pocket.

Just how heavy was it?