Chapter 563 562. Picking Hands (1)

There was nothing to gain from the storage auction. Li Du was not discouraged. He shifted his gaze and went to the Petrified Forest Park in Winslow.

It just so happened that Sophie got a little vacation. She wanted to go to a place to travel. Li Du had the time and knowledge to go out with her.

But when she learned that Li Du planned to go to the Petrified Forest Park to look for Fire Opal, she changed her mind and wanted to stay with him for a week.

During the meal, she told her plan, and Li Du shook his head and said, "Isn't that good? I went to Winslow for work, and it's not interesting. Why don't I take a few days off, and I'll accompany you to find a place to travel first?"

Sophie shook her head again and again: "Actually, I don't really want to go to a place where I want to travel. It's good to go to the Petrified Forest Park. It must be good to give my brain a vacation and let my mind go there."

After a pause, she added: "I'm not only going to play, I'm also planning to find a piece of fire opal, because my dad's birthday is coming up, and I want to give it to him as a gift."

Upon hearing this, Li Du cheered up and said, "When is your father's birthday?"

Sophie said: "On the last day of October, there are not a few days, so I agree to go find Fire Opal with you and find a gift for Dad."

Fire opal is a good choice as a gift. In Indian culture, this thing is called the gemstone of the bird of paradise, which symbolizes good luck and peace.

Mexicans believe that opal has fallen from the shimmering universe to obtain its magical color.

Moreover, the international jewelry industry lists Opal as the October birthstone, and this gemstone is the lucky stone for people born in October.

There is no good opportunity to make money in the warehouse auction for the time being, so Li Du changed his way out and chose to go to the Petrified Forest National Park to pick up opals.

The last time he didn't bring anything, he just bought some tools and harvested eight opals. This time he was well prepared and believed that he would gain even more.

In order to protect the landscape and geographical environment of the national park, fully automatic machines are not allowed to be brought in, such as small excavators, pile drivers, reclamation machines and other machines are absolutely not allowed to enter.

But Li Du knew that fire opal also existed in the gravel layer, and some stones were buried one to two meters deep, making it difficult to excavate manually.

He can only prepare some large excavation tools, anyway, he will bring Godzilla and Oo, two giant laborers.

He went to look for fire opal this time, and he prepared a lot. In addition to digging tools, he also prepared medical supplies, tents, pots, windproof stoves and other tools as Cousin Stephen said.

In addition, raincoats, umbrellas, boots, generators, large backpacks, lighters and tinders, clean water bottles, sleeping bags, and various foods are fully prepared.

Sophie even brought a small toy for Ah Ao and the three. Li Du couldn't help but smile wryly when she saw this thing.

It would be too wasteful to drive a big truck for this job, so Li Du paid for a pickup truck, a Ford F350 pickup truck, an upgraded version of the F150, equipped with a 6.7-liter V8 turbocharged diesel engine, absolutely Mr. Mighty.

After preparing all the tools and daily necessities, they drove to the Petrified Forest National Park in late October.

This time they entered the national park from the north side. Compared with the south side, the north side area does not have many huge colorful petrified logs, but has a better environment.

When entering the national park from the south side, it feels like a desert here, but it is different when walking from the north side. You can see patches of green grass and clusters of bushes.

However, the time has entered the Mid-Autumn Festival, the grass is slightly yellowing, and the shrubs are gradually withering. Compared with spring and summer, the scenery is not as good after all.

Sophie, who was dressed in blue overalls, looked at her surroundings with great interest, and said, "It is said that the national park is beautiful in spring, and many flowers will bloom, but unfortunately, we can't see it now."

Li Du said: "It doesn't matter. Although there are no flowers on the ground, there are many gemstones that are more beautiful than flowers underground. I will take you to find them."

Sophie hugged him and gave him an affectionate kiss. Mr. Li felt very happy. Although the female doctor was shy in front of others, she was much more open than Asian girls and could kiss at any time.

Girls from Arizona are famous in the United States for being passionate and unrestrained. They never hesitate to express their love when they meet their lover, and they are not ashamed to make gestures of love.

Galloping all the way, it was noon when they arrived at the national park, and the sun was at its peak, shining on the ground and making people dazzled.

Standing on a high place and looking around, because there are ores of various colors on the ground, there are tall colored petrified trees, and the sun can dye the earth in color.

Here they saw another scenic spot of the park, which is the Painted Desert. Many colorful wastelands are accompanied by patches of small grasslands and bushes, embellishing the land extremely beautifully.

Li Du went to buy tickets, and for 500 yuan per ticket, he could get a 24-hour mining right of a piece of land.

Of course, it is not allowed to use overly drastic means to mine, and can only stay there to search.

He bought a thousand dollars at a time and leased a piece of land for forty-eight hours.

One hectare is too big, even if the four of them want to sweep it, it will take at least two days and two nights.

Sophie leaned on the car window and looked out, and said, "We won't meet those nasty bad guys again, will we?"

Li Du patted Da Ao on the shoulder and said: "We are bringing these two fellows with us, the ones we should be afraid of are those bad guys."

Da Ao curled up his arms to show off his muscles, and said confidently: "Don't worry, lady boss, whoever dares to provoke us, I will take care of him. He doubts life."

Sophie's face blushed when she called the "boss lady", but she didn't mind this kind of ridicule, and agreed generously: "I really look forward to seeing that scene."

They didn't meet Cyril and other ore pickers, but they met Owen, the gem merchant who once helped Li Du preside over the opal game.

Owen rode an electric scooter around the national park, his eyes were sharp, he caught sight of Li Du, and greeted him, "Hey, buddy, you're not here for a trip this time, are you?"

Li Du smiled and said, "I'm here to cooperate with you this time."

He felt pretty good about this big fat gem dealer. When he presided over the gambling game, he maintained an extremely fair attitude, and all the people present at that time chose him to preside over the gambling game, which showed that he had prestige in the eyes of the local people.

Hearing what he said, Owen's small eyes lit up all of a sudden.

He enthusiastically handed over a business card and said: "If you find the fire opal and are willing to sell it, then you must contact me, I swear that I will give you a fair price!"

Li Du put away his business card and said, "No problem, but don't get your hopes up too much. You also know that finding Fire Opal is not an easy task."

"It may not be simple for others, but it must be easy for you." Owen flattered him a little, "You are not an ordinary person, China Li, the magical boy."