"Imperial Capital people?" Uncle Gu seriously asked.
"Can’t tell from the accent."
"Yes," Uncle Gu instructed, "When you are away from home, you should be careful. You may not want a heart that seeks to harm, but you must be on guard against others. There are plenty of scammers nowadays."
Uncle Gu felt that there was something off about this man and cat duo.
Based on many years of experience, he always felt that the cat in front of him was a bit too sly.
It seemed as if it understood what he was saying.
Because he actually felt that the cat glared at him.
As if saying, why is this old man interfering at this time and talking.
Gu Qiaoqiao curled her lips, "Mm, Grandpa Gu, I got it..."
Saying so, Gu Qiaoqiao took a small metal box, clipped some lamb slices and noodles from the bowl, then placed them on the small metal box.
She placed it in front of the White Cat and said, "Eat if you want, go back to your owner if you don’t."
Unexpectedly, the White Cat seemed to understand what Gu Qiaoqiao was saying.
It really bowed its head and started eating.
And it ate deliciously.
Indeed, the lamb noodles made by Second Brother Ren were very tasty.
In this rather chilly season, flavored with homemade hot sauce, one felt inexplicably warm after eating.
And throughout, she never saw that man come over.
After the White Cat had its fill, it actually waved its paw towards Gu Qiaoqiao.
Before Gu Qiaoqiao could respond, it swiftly turned into a white shadow and disappeared.
Gu Qiaoqiao looked up toward the direction of the opposite riverbank.
She still did not see the figure of Dongfang Yu.
In the afternoon, Gu Qiaoqiao and Uncle Gu continued their surveying.
And very quickly, they put that incident at the back of their minds.
After finally defining all the ore veins’ locations, the group left the valley by car.
The next day, work began here.
The workers were sourced ahead of time.
In this season, idle personnel were abundant, one might say responsive in droves.
As long as you pay, there are many who will work for you.
Thus, the Gu Family’s jade mine in Xinjiang officially began excavation.
During this period, Gu Qiaoqiao never saw the White Cat again.
The man called Dongfang Yu was even less in sight.
Gu Qiaoqiao thought, they must have left this place by then.
Three days later, a passage leading to the underground jade veins was already constructed.
After its completion, work here was temporarily halted.
This was the fourth day that Gu Qiaoqiao’s party came to Xinjiang.
On this day, Gu Qiaoqiao and Uncle Gu arrived very early.
They set off at six in the morning, at a time when all was quiet.
By the time they arrived, it was eight o’clock in the morning.
There were no humans for miles around.
However, for safety, Uncle Gu and several bodyguards spent an hour checking the valley.
The place was large but not beyond control.
At that time, Gu Qiaoqiao was standing by the river in the middle of the valley.
Which neatly split the valley in two.
Across the river was a land with no owner.
There, Gu Qiaoqiao saw the White Cat and the mysterious man in a black coat, Dongfang Yu.
The river was not deep, strewn with large rocks.
By stepping on these rocks, one could cross the river.
Gu Qiaoqiao thought for a moment and then walked towards the opposite bank.
The geography of the mine on the opposite bank was similar to this side.
Only the ground had clusters of gold, thorny, ball-shaped plants.
Gu Qiaoqiao had seen such a thing in the North.
In the Northeast, it’s called a thorn bush, but it has a beautiful name called tumbleweed.