19: Gold again

Taking out the gold from the temporary System space, he saw a gold bar that was slightly thicker than the last one.

Under the illumination of the light, it sparkled with dazzling golden light.

Checking today's gold price, 200g of gold could probably sell for a little over 100,000.

Previously, buying a car and fishing equipment cost over 50,000 yuan, and his wallet was almost empty.

Fortunately, selling fish yesterday plus the System's double reward allowed him to recover significantly.

If he sold the gold, life would truly become much easier.

Tomorrow, he would first sell the gold, and then go to a real estate agency to see if there were any suitable housing options.

He would look for a rental house with a better environment and a larger area.

As for buying a house, that would have to wait a while; currently, he had about 150,000 yuan in total.

Buying a house in Linhai City was impossible; the housing prices in Linhai City were extraordinarily high.

Many people working in Linhai City couldn't even afford a toilet in their lifetime, let alone a house.

Therefore, Chen Xiangbei planned to rent a decent house to live in for a while first.

He would consider buying a house after the System level increased and his wallet was thick enough.

Lost in beautiful fantasies, he unconsciously fell asleep.

Early the next morning.

When Chen Xiangbei woke up, he found several unread messages on his phone. He opened them to take a look.

An Zi: No way, Xiangbei, did you really win the lottery? How much did you win, tell me quickly.

An Zi: Then didn't I lose big time? No, when I'm free, you must treat me to a big meal.

An Zi: Since you're not short on money anymore, I'll accept it then.

An Zi: I've been so annoyed lately, my dad really wants me to take over, making me personally handle everything.

An Zi: Some people are already dead at 22 (/cry).

Chen Xiangbei was amused and replied.

Gu Bei: Some people are born with a silver spoon, while others are born to face trials (Buddhist style).

Gu Bei: Give me a break, if I had your family's conditions, I'd wake up laughing from my dreams. Don't be ungrateful, just consider it inheriting the family fortune early.

Gu Bei: I'll treat you to a meal when you have time, don't worry, you won't miss out.

The air in the early morning is the freshest, except for the urban village, where there is only hustle and bustle. The strong scent of life makes one feel as if they are in a small town.

He got up, washed, and ordered takeout.

Starting today, he vowed to eat breakfast from a hundred different places, focusing on experiencing a wide variety and different delicious tastes on his tongue.

Today's breakfast star was fried egg river snail noodles. The rich broth emitted the smell of fermented sour bamboo shoots, which smelled a bit off, but tasted truly delicious.

One bowl was just enough to feel full, but luckily he had also ordered an extra sausage and a braised duck leg, which made it just right after finishing.

Eating hot food in the summer is a painful pleasure. After eating, he was incredibly hot and went to blow air at the vent for the first time today.

He opened a window to let the smell of river snail noodles filling the room dissipate.

He tidied up the room, put some unwanted items into a sack, and would throw them away on his way out later. This would save a lot of trouble when moving to a new place.

Boys, besides cars, are all about shoes. Chen Xiangbei was no exception; he had more shoes than clothes, many of which had never been worn. Although they were cheap, he had a lot of them.

He packed a sack of shoes and a sack of clothes; these were all outdated.

Before, he was reluctant to throw them away, but now that his circumstances were different, what should be thrown away must be.

At ten in the morning, he finally finished cleaning, filling five full sacks of trash and clearing out all the old and useless items.

With money, his mindset also changed. Things he used to treasure now looked like eyesores.

He carried them down to the trash pile downstairs in three trips. By the time he returned, his clothes were soaked.

He rushed to take a shower, changed his clothes, and went out with two fish catch boxes.

He drove to the Fufu Jewelry store from last time and parked the car.

He took out the gold bar and related certificates from the System space, put them in a tote bag, and then got out of the car and walked into the store.

As soon as he entered the store, the salesperson who had served Chen Xiangbei last time recognized him and quickly came up to ask.

"Hello Mr., how may I help you?"

"Oh, I'm here to sell gold again. Please take a look." As he spoke, he handed the bag to her.

"Okay, please come this way."

The salesperson first led him to the testing equipment, then opened the bag and took out the contents.

She first checked the relevant certificates, then visually inspected the gold, found no issues, and then tested it with the machine again.

After the whole process, the gold was fine; it was 999 gold.

"Mr., the gold is fine. Do you confirm the sale?" the salesperson asked.

"Confirm the sale."

"Okay, today's gold price is 549 per gram. I will still give you the price you sold at last time, 530 per gram. How does that sound?"

"Of course, that's great! Thank you so much!" Chen Xiangbei said with a smile.

Both parties reached an agreement. Chen Xiangbei provided his bank card number, and the money arrived shortly.

"[Bank Card Number 4539] received 106,000 yuan at 10:25, balance 159,410.79 yuan."

"I've received it, thank you very much. It was a pleasure doing business, goodbye," Chen Xiangbei said.

"Welcome next time, goodbye!"

Back in the car, he turned on the navigation, setting the destination to Zhu River Second Tributary. He was going to fish in a different spot today.

The fishing spot yesterday was actually quite good, but if you always fish in the same place, the catch will become less and less.

Fish also have territorial awareness. Constantly "shearing the sheep" in the same place will gradually lead to zero catch.

So it's best to go every few days.

On the way, he passed a McDonald's fast-food restaurant, got out of the car, and bought a set meal for lunch.

The set meal included two hamburgers, a chicken wrap, two large pieces of chicken, and a cup of iced happy water.

The Zhu River Second Tributary was relatively far from the city, taking over an hour to drive there.

Along the way, as he got further from the urban area, the traffic gradually thinned out.

At 12 noon, he arrived at the destination.

He first stayed in the car with the air conditioning on, finished his lunch, and then went out. The midday sun was too scorching; he would lose his appetite as soon as he stepped outside.

After quickly finishing lunch, he took his equipment and walked along a small path towards the riverbank.

This place was sparsely populated, with only scattered tin houses standing on both sides of the riverbank. It looked like a new area was about to be developed.

He found a shaded spot, opened the sun umbrella, put the fish net in the water, and adjusted the fishing rod and line.

Today he was using a size 5 hook, which was to minimize catching large Grass Carp.

He took out the Secret Bait from the space, poured out 15g of bait, mixed it with an equal proportion of water, and quickly stirred it to produce 750g of bait, which is one and a half jin.

He kneaded a few small balls of bait, about 5g each, and threw them into the water at different locations, covering the maximum radius of the fishing line.

Shortly after throwing them in, he heard the sound of fish splashing on the water surface.

"Whoa~ It seems this spot is good. Today will be another harvest," Chen Xiangbei said happily.

Seeing that it was about time, Chen Xiangbei started casting his rod to fish.

The place he cast his rod was exactly where the fish were competing fiercely in the water.

Less than 5 seconds after touching the water surface, a strong pulling sensation was transmitted to his hand.

Chen Xiangbei pulled along with the force, firmly hooking the fish.