During the handover process, the previous owner of the mine, Meme, grumbled, "Buying this d * mn mine was my biggest mistake in ten years, my biggest mistake!"
Li Du asked, "You've owned this mine for ten years? How much did you pay for it? "
Since both parties had signed the contract, Meme was not afraid that Li Du would breach the contract. Hence, he told the truth, "I spent 250,000 dollars, a whole 250,000 dollars!"
Li Du smiled. "That's not bad. 250,000 dollars became 800,000 dollars. This investment is considered passable."
Meme said with dissatisfaction, "Passable? What passable? Ten years ago, 250,000 dollars could buy you a beautiful beach house in Sydney. What about now? Can you buy it with 800,000 dollars? Not even one million dollars! "
Li Du was going back to buy a house. Meme had worked day and night in Lightning Ridge for ten years. He had gotten over the idea of making a fortune. He wanted to go to Sydney and live a simple and relaxing life.
Australia was vast and sparsely populated. People mainly lived in some big cities. Many people in Lightning Ridge wanted to dig for gems and then buy a house in Sydney.
After the transaction was completed, the number 408 mine belonged to Li Du.
After getting the mine, he brought Lu Guan, Godzilla, and the others to the river to catch crayfish.
Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles did not like to go near the river. Ah Ow saw that they had caught the crayfish and stayed far away. Only Ali hopped and followed Li Du.
Kangaroos were herbivores. They ate a variety of plants and some fungi. The crayfish had a varied diet, but they also liked to eat plants.
In this way, the tender water plants by the river were common food for both parties. Ali was very picky. It had not been weaned yet, so it could only eat the most tender water plants.
Hence, when they reached the river, it hopped and looked for the tender water plants.
The crayfish were not stupid. They also liked the tender water plants. Li Du slowly realized that the places where Ali looked for water plants to eat tended to have more crayfish.
This discovery made the process of catching crayfish much easier. Ali was happy to see that it could help Li Du.
Godzilla and the others started to tidy up the crayfish while Li Du prepared to cook.
A Toyota pickup truck drove into his mine. Ah Ow finally found a way to realize her self-worth. She pricked up her ears and rushed forward, barking wildly at the pickup truck.
A middle-aged man in his forties got out of the pickup truck. He was tall and burly, wore big sunglasses, had a full beard, and had a gold chain around his neck. He looked like a gang boss in a gangster movie.
However, he was very humble. After getting out of the car, he extended his hand to Li Du. "Hello, buddy. I'm Marcos Randy, your neighbor!"
Li Du pointed to the mine in the west and said, "The Randy mine must be your territory?"
The mines in Lightning Ridge had a number, which was an officially recognized symbol. In addition, the owners would also give their mines names, and there were all kinds of names.
Marcos nodded. "Yes, that's mine. To the west, there's also Randy II and III. Those are all mine. I have three mines here."
Li Du shook hands with him and smiled. "Multimillionaire?"
Marcos laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Ha, are you a piggy bank? I bought these mines with a loan. I'm just working for the bank. I can't compare to you. "
What he said was not necessarily a lie. The mines in Lightning Ridge were worth hundreds of thousands or even millions. However, the mine owners were not necessarily rich. Most of them bought them with a loan and had to pay a hefty amount of interest every month.
Li Du said, "You will have good luck. Your mine is not bad. The mines here are not bad. You should have dug out quite a lot of gemstones here, right?"
Marcos laughed. "How do you know? That guy Meme doesn't know. He has been with me for six years. "
Li Du said, "From your eyes. How a person's harvest is, the eyes don't lie. The eyes of you and Meme are completely different."
Gem mining was a private matter. Marcos changed the topic and said, "I have something to discuss with you this time. As neighbors, we have to live in peace and friendship, right?"
Li Du nodded and waited for him to continue. What does this guy mean?
Marcos continued, "Aubrey, do you remember this guy? He offended you and was taught a lesson by you guys. "
Li Du said, "Of course, he's a good guy."
Although they had fought, he had a good impression of Aubrey. This strong man of Eastern European descent was a rough man with a bad temper, but he was not bad at heart.
At that time, they had just fought. Aubrey saw that Li Du and Blanchett were close, so he came up to him and warned him that Blanchett was a problem.
From this point of view, Li Du had a good impression of Aubrey. He did not take the previous conflict between them to heart.
Hearing this, Marcos thought he was being sarcastic. He deliberately looked at Li Du's expression and said, "Aubrey, this b * stard, has a bad temper and likes to cause trouble when he drinks. However, he is indeed a good guy. What I mean is, you guys had a conflict before …"
"That's nothing, really nothing," Li Du said. "I know what kind of person he is. A good-hearted, bad-tempered guy, just like my men."
Marcos could tell that he was speaking from the bottom of his heart. He said happily, "Yes, yes, yes, that's it. Aubrey is such a b * stard."
Aubrey was one of his miners. Like the people who had been beaten up by Brother Wolf that day, they all worked for him.
Marcos was not a good-tempered person. When he learned that his men had been taught a lesson, he wanted to stand up for Aubrey and the others.
In the end, he heard that Li Du had taught Blanchett a good lesson. His men were good at fighting, capable, rich, and powerful, and he was a major shareholder of Harry Winston.
With this, he was well-behaved. He knew very well that Li Du was not someone he could afford to offend. Instead of becoming enemies, it was better to humble himself and apologize. They might even become friends.
Li Du asked him to stay for a meal of crayfish. Marcos looked like a tough guy, but he could not eat spicy food. The meal was so spicy that he almost cried.
After staying in the mine for a day, Li Du took everyone to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment. Then, the next day, he started to work with his men.
There was a gemstone vein in the mine, and it was no less than the one in number 114.
The former mine owner, Meme, was unlucky. In fact, the vein was very close to one of the mines he had dug. As long as he dug more than ten meters forward, he would find the gemstones.
In the end, when he dug the mine to the edge of the vein, he finally stopped and backfilled it with ore, which benefited Li Du.
Li Du confirmed the location of the vein and let Godzilla and Brother Wolf start to dig out the backfilled crushed ore. This process was much simpler than digging a new mine.
Just like that, Li Du happily squatted on the edge of the mine, waiting to dig out the gemstones.
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