Taking Samples

Seeing the workers all head off with their equipment to take samples, Chu Chen let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, there had been that albite; otherwise, he would have had no idea how to persuade Xu Youhai to resume mining the pit. As for excuses about feelings or anything like that, he definitely would not use them again, no matter how much money they could make. Money was valuable, but how could it be more important than his own safety?

Now that they could locate the jade vein using conventional methods, presumably no one would suspect him anymore.

Watching the workers bustle about nonstop, Xu Youhai was filled with emotion as well. After all, he had already taken samples in this pit. If his family's situation had not been so urgent—or if the person who had found that albite had not been the seemingly miraculous Chu Chen—he probably would not have taken samples again.

Fortunately, sampling did not require the same grand operation as mining. It did not take long or cost much, and even if they failed to find any clues to the vein, the losses would not be significant.

Of course, Xu Youhai now hoped that things would ultimately turn out as Chu Chen had judged, and that they would find a high-quality jade vein. If not, he could only prepare to abandon the mine.

Sampling was not difficult. Powered by a small generator, the sampling equipment quickly collected many samples. The workers nearby then placed them into baskets and carried them to the stone-cutting machine in the makeshift warehouse, preparing to have the mining expert stationed at the mountain cut them open so they could determine the mine's condition.

As for Xu Youhai's decision to take samples in the pit again, the mining expert—who had