The old man with the plait did not speak and looked at Li Du suspiciously and unkindly.
Li Du shrugged and said, "Forget it, I think I'd better keep my mouth shut here."
The old man with the plait became more and more unfriendly and said, "Ask your question. I hate it when people don't finish their sentences. If you want to catch my interest, I dare say you're in for a ride!"
The other man's tone was also very unfriendly, and Li Du was a little annoyed that he was being a busybody. These stubborn old men obviously did not welcome them.
But since the question had been asked, he simply said, "The previous owner of the helicopter offended you, no doubt about that. What I'm curious about is what they did? Why do you seem to hate them so much? "
The old man with the plait gritted his teeth and said, "Of course, we thought those bastards were friends and treated them with the courtesy of friends. In the end, they ambushed us and drugged our wine, stealing some things from us!"
Li Du wanted to ask what they had taken, but the other man's attitude was very unfriendly, and he decided not to be so curious.
The two sides reached an agreement, and Steve exchanged some grain and oil for charcoal, which was the main resource the rangers had, as well as a small amount of gold and silver.
There were many rivers and swamps in Severnaya Zemlya, and in some places gold and silver could occasionally be found naturally occurring. The rangers usually looked for these things and traded them for living supplies.
However, Li Du and Steve and the others were not there to make money, so they were not interested in things like gold sand and silver ore. For them, these things were not as useful as charcoal.
They drove away, and the rangers sent a car to follow them.
Of course, Li Du knew that the other party was not there to escort them, but to monitor them. The rangers did not trust them.
Seeing this, Steve could not help but shake his head. "A bunch of stubborn old men."
Li Du said, "As long as they don't oppose us, let them be stubborn."
They called back, and the helicopter carried a large group of people to the new camp.
After a short rest, they had to continue their work, searching from the central position to the south, trying to find another meteorite.
That afternoon, Li Du drove an all-terrain vehicle to search around. The car drove slowly. The terrain was more complicated, with some large and small potholes, and if the car was not careful, it would get stuck.
The Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago looked barren, but it was actually quite rich in groundwater, which was why there were so many swamps.
It was just that the temperature here was low, and most of the time, the swamp was frozen to the point that it was as solid as an asphalt road. In June, as the temperature warmed up, the swamp gradually softened, revealing its true identity.
Like swamps, there was water in these large and small puddles, but the water would usually freeze. The ice was very strong, and cars could drive on it without any problems.
Now that the ice had melted, it became brittle and could no longer bear the weight of the car.
Li Du did not find any meteorites, but he did find a lot of edible wild vegetables. At sunset, he drove back with a few bags of wild vegetables.
Steve watched him and Sophie happily clearing the wild vegetables for dinner. He smiled helplessly. "I think you're the most satisfied with life here."
Li Du said leisurely, "Whether you're happy or unhappy, it's also a different day. Guys, take it easy. Since that's the case, why make yourselves unhappy?"
"It's easy for you to say." Hankway smiled bitterly. They had not been able to find any meteorites, so they did not have much income and could only earn a basic salary.
The villagers who came to help liked this life. They were the most satisfied group of people. When it was time to eat, they went to get their lunch boxes and waited for the meat and wine to be served.
The next day, they still had to set out to look for meteorites. Sophie felt the work was too boring, so she chose to stay in the camp and read books instead of going out with Li Du.
After all, the wind here was still very cold, and it was very damaging to the skin.
The little ones, on the other hand, were more willing to go out and have fun. They all had a yearning for freedom, and as long as they went out into the wild, they could always find something to make them happy.
Sophie did not go out into the wilderness, so Li Du stopped driving the all-terrain vehicle and switched to a mountain bike.
The team prepared mountain bikes in case of emergencies, so there were only two. Li Du chose one to drive in the wilderness. Although the ride was bumpy, it had a different feel.
Seeing this, the little ones were dumbfounded.
Previously, when Li Du drove the all-terrain vehicle, they could get on it because there were empty seats. Now that he had switched to a mountain bike, there was no passenger space, so they could not get on it.
Ah Bai was still able to move quickly. It climbed onto the motorcycle and sat at the front.
The other little ones felt unbalanced. Ah Meow jumped up and slapped it down, then tried to jump onto the head of the bike.
Ah Meng and Crispy Noodles also climbed up. Ah Ow did a leap, but the remaining seat was too small. She could not stand on it and almost hurt herself.
Li Du swatted them down. The bike was too bumpy, and he might not even be able to sit still, let alone a few little ones.
As the bike drove out, the group of little ones could only run after it.
The first to fall behind was Ah Bai. The white monkey was not good at running. After a few steps, it could not keep up and could only roar anxiously in place.
Crispy Noodles and Ah Meng soon fell behind. They were not good at running, so they had no choice but to return to the camp.
Ah Meow, Ah Ow, and Ali caught up with the motorcycle. The bike was not going fast, especially Ah Ow, who easily followed behind and sometimes sped up to overtake.
Li Du played with them for a while and released the two little bugs so that he would have to drive more slowly. Now his vision was switched to the two little bugs.
Looking for meteorites in the wilderness was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Two or three hours passed quickly, and Li Du still only found a bunch of wild vegetables.
He was about to change directions when a little bug passed by a puddle, and then a grayish-yellow thing flashed across his vision.
After a few seconds, Li Du, who was in a state of paralysis, came to his senses. He arranged for the little bug to fly back, curious about what the yellow thing was.
There was almost no trace of human pollution in Severnaya Zemlya, so there was only grayish-black soil and stones of similar color underground. There were few other colors.
The little bug flew back, and then a grayish-yellow stone in the shape of a water droplet appeared in his vision.
The stone was almost the shape of a water droplet, slightly smaller than a volleyball. It was somewhat similar to a meteorite, with a bumpy surface and something hanging from it.
However, upon closer inspection, it was not a stone, but more of a yellow metal.
A guess came to Li Du's mind. He had found a treasure that was no less than a meteorite: the legendary gold nugget!
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