Chapter 531: Jin Bang Leader

A gold-panning trough made of tree bark is not enough with just one section of bark, because the inner wall of tree bark, even if many barbs are scraped out, is relatively smooth.

Therefore, this thing must use two or three sections of bark, and each section of bark must be at least one meter long.

And the angle of this tree bark gold-panning trough is also different from the angle of a wooden board gold-panning trough.

Normally speaking, the angle between a wooden board gold-panning trough and the ground only needs to be about 15 degrees.

But the angle between a tree bark gold-panning trough and the ground must be a bit lower, about 10 to 12 degrees being best.

And the reason for this is that the hardness of tree bark is much worse than that of wooden boards; when mud and water flow over it, they will bend the tree bark.

Of course, depending on the speed of the water flow, this angle must also be slightly adjusted.

Don't ever think that panning for gold is a very simple matter; there is actually quite a bit of knowledge in this.

One sees that after the sand mixed with gold dust is placed on the upper end of the tree bark, this shovel of sand is immediately washed away by the water flow, and the dispersed sand flows downward along the tree bark trough, and everyone's gaze is also tightly watching this scene, fearing they won't see the moment the gold dust appears.

After a short while, this shovel of sand is all washed away by the water flow.

When the tree bark trough also becomes clean, one can clearly see that on every section of tree bark, there is dense gold dust present.

The group, seeing this gold dust, all reveal very excited and thrilled expressions, and words praising Wang An are also spoken without stint from everyone's mouths.

One hears Feng Chengmin say with great surprise and a smile:

"Not bad, Xiao An, you really have a knack for it, getting the gold out so quickly!"

Mu Xueli says with a chuckle: "Brother-in-law, you are too fierce, to be able to figure out such an awesome gold-panning method."

Wang Shuai laughs loudly and says:

"As expected of my own brother from another father and mother; this method is simply miraculous, both simple and labor-saving, hahahaha..."

Wu Dong also nods and smiles: "Indeed awesome, a few tree branches and a few pieces of tree bark, plus a few hemp ropes, and the gold is panned out; I've never heard of this before."

Zhang Shuya's words are relatively simple; one sees Zhang Shuya giving Wang An a thumbs up while saying: "Little brother, I'll record a merit for you this time, haha."

When everyone has finished praising Wang An, Wang An immediately laughs and says smugly to the group:

"Considering I've put in so much effort, it wouldn't be too much for me to make a small request, right?"

Wang An's words are spoken without head or tail, and his tone is also somewhat forceful, so the group is a bit confused for a moment.

However, the group's unified understanding is that Wang An wants to make some kind of point regarding the gold.

After all, the map was provided by Wang An, the location of the gold was found by Wang An, and now, even the gold-panning method was drummed up by Wang An.

In general, this time panning for gold, whether the group helped or didn't help, actually has nothing to do with it; Wang An could have done it perfectly by himself.

So after the group looks at each other, they all subconsciously nod, acknowledging what Wang An said.

Feng Chengmin even nods while smiling and saying:

"You are our Jin Bang Leader, so if you make a request, there's definitely no problem. Speak, what request?"

Wang An sees this situation and suddenly becomes full of solemnity, shouting:

"From now on, the matter of eating the sack is completely over; from now on, no one is allowed to mention it again!" After Wang An shouts, the group, who were smiling and waiting for Wang An to make a request, instantly has their expressions freeze, clearly entering a state of confusion.

Immediately following this, everyone laughs loudly.

It is mainly because everyone thought Wang An would make some kind of request, but they didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, he would come out with such a sentence that has nothing to do with gold.

Looking at the laughing group, Wang An actually can't help but want to laugh himself, but Wang An forcibly holds it back and continues to point at the group with his finger, full of solemnity:

"I tell you, I, Wang An, am a person who especially values face, but you guys have made me have no face at all these past few days."

However, after the group hears these words from Wang An, the sound of their laughter is even louder.

Especially Zhang Shuya and Sun Liang, who are laughing so hard they are swaying, completely losing their image.

The key is that Wang An at this moment is like a child reasoning with his parents, both funny and hilarious.

Seeing Zhang Shuya and Sun Liang laughing without regard for their image, Wang An says very suicidally: "Especially certain female comrades, who actually dared to press me to the ground and rub me; I tell you..."

Before Wang An can finish speaking, one sees Zhang Shuya suddenly pounce up, grab Wang An by the collar, and say with a smile: "Little brother, what do you want to tell your sister?"

Facing someone he can't beat, Wang An has always been one not to act tough, because there is an ancient Chinese saying that has been deeply imprinted in Wang An's mind; this ancient saying is called "those who know the times are heroes."

And Wang An, in order to be a "hero," also becomes very "knowledgeable of the times."

After all, always getting beaten is truly not a good thing.

Therefore, Wang An immediately says with a fawning smile: "Hehehe, big sister, I wanted to tell you that we still need to continue making gold-panning troughs; just one is not enough."

Zhang Shuya hears this, smiles, and pats Wang An on the shoulder, as if to say "you kid know how to be sensible."

After the horseplay, the group continues to build new gold-panning troughs next to other "gold nests."

When they have built 8 gold-panning troughs in a row, Wang An uses the excuse of being unable to stand the cold in the water to stop building.

At this time, there are exactly 9 gold-panning troughs, which is to say, among these 10 people, one person does not need to guard a gold-panning trough and shovel sand into it.

And who this person is, goes without saying.

It is none other than the "Jin Bang Leader," Wang An.

Actually, this approach of Wang An's is also something Wang An has thought through carefully; as a person possessing a 60-year-old soul, he knows too well what "human sentiment" and "accidents" are.

To say Wang An does this is also exactly in line with the group's thoughts, because no matter when, there must exist a "relative fairness."

One must know that before formally digging for sand and panning for gold, almost all matters regarding panning for gold were organized and managed by Wang An.

If Wang An were to continue to work with the group, and the gold obtained were still to be split equally, then this matter would truly be a bit unreasonable.

After all, feelings are feelings, and human sentiment is human sentiment; most importantly, money is money!

These things must absolutely, absolutely not be confused!

Because matters of becoming enemies over money are always common.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 532 =====