Alaska Gold Rush Diary

The container rental fee is $600 per month. Zhang Jianing will only be staying here for half a month, so the fee will only be $300 plus $100 for shipping.

As for why he and Edward didn't choose to live in a shipping container, it was mainly because of the limited water and electricity resources.

In this kind of hot weather, it's almost impossible to live in the shipping container without air conditioning.

After renting the container, he went to a detector shop and rented a GPX 6000 detector for $15 a day, since Zhang Jianing wouldn't be staying for long and buying one wouldn't be cost-effective.

Then, he went to the supermarket to buy some seasonings and ingredients for cooking Chinese food, but the things available in this small town were really limited.

As for sunscreen and other women's products, Zhang Jianing will definitely buy them himself, and he doesn't know anything about them anyway.

After buying surveillance equipment and other small items, he received a call from Zhang Jianing, who said she had already bought everything.

Zhou Xin contacted the container company and took their trailer to pick up Zhang Jianing.

Zhou Xin was stunned when he saw Zhang Jianing waiting by the roadside.

There were two oversized bags next to her, bulging and clearly full of things.

In addition, she was also carrying a delicate white suitcase.

Wow...this really looks like they're on vacation!

"Zhou Xin, come help me move this, it's so heavy!"

Hearing her call, Zhou Xin finally reacted and helped her carry the bags and packages into the car.

It's really heavy. Just how much stuff is it carrying?

Guided by Zhou Xin, they arrived at the campsite around 4 p.m.

Edward jumped up from his chair in excitement.

"Xin, you're finally back!"

He stayed at the camp for the past two days, and if Zhou Xin hadn't informed him of the situation by phone beforehand, he probably would have gone crazy with worry.

Then he saw a mixed-race beauty get out of the car.

"This is Hathaway, our new team member for the next two weeks."

Zhang Jianing walked over, extended her hand generously, and smiled, "Hello, Mr. Edward, please give me your guidance."

On the way, Zhou Xin had already given her a brief introduction to Edward's situation.

Edward shook her hand: "Hello!"

He then turned to Zhou Xin and said, "Xin, what's going on? Is this beautiful young lady really here to dig for gold with us?"

Zhou Xin nodded: "If it weren't for her help, we would have been kicked out of Kurgadi."

"I see, Miss Hathaway, thank you so much!"

"You're welcome. Xin and I are friends. This is what I should do," Zhang Jianing said gracefully.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the group directed the driver to unload the goods.

After the snake appeared near the camp that day, Edward ate it, but he was still a little scared.

So he took some time to clear away all the bushes around the camp, which saved him the trouble of cleaning up the site.

Under Zhou Xin's arrangement, Zhang Jianing's container was placed in an open space next to the camp.

After helping her move her bags into the shipping container, Zhang Jianing began tidying up her accommodation for the next two weeks, while Zhou Xin and Edward helped her connect the water and electricity.

More than half an hour later, when Zhou Xin went into the container to check the water and electricity connection, he was stunned.

Now I'm sure, she really is here on vacation.

The container was exceptionally clean and tidy, giving him the feeling of having traveled from the wilderness to another world.

The bed was covered with soft pink bedding, which was printed with cute cat patterns.

Besides the pillow, there was also a throw pillow and a plush cat toy on the bedside table.

A folding wardrobe sat beside the bed, and curtains hung on the window, with a decorative strip around the edge.

The table was moved to a spot by the window, covered with a beautifully patterned tablecloth, and a small vase was placed on the corner of the table.

The small washstand in the private bathroom was covered with bottles and jars, and there were probably many more that couldn't fit in the bag.

The whole room was filled with a faint, pleasant fragrance.

What surprised him most was that Logan, who had always seemed unapproachable to others, was now lying obediently on the ground, letting Zhang Jianing stroke its head, its eyes closed and looking completely content.

"It's so handsome and well-behaved, what breed is it?" Zhang Jianing asked with a smile as Zhou Xin walked in.

Logan opened his eyes, twitched his ears, and then closed his eyes again.

I never imagined you were such a wolf...

Zhou Xin thought to himself.

Once Logan understood what a dog truly represented under his tutelage, he would bare his teeth and reveal a ferocious beast-like appearance whenever someone mistook him for a dog.

But its current appearance seems to be saying: So what if it's a dog? It doesn't matter.

Zhou Xin was speechless at Logan's pathetic appearance.

Maybe you really are a dog, and a simp at that...

When he told Zhang Jianing the true identity of Logan the Tundra Wolf, she instinctively withdrew her hand.

Then, when she saw that Logan was still lying there quietly, she mustered up her courage again and reached out to stroke him, her face full of surprise.

"I knew it! It doesn't look like a dog at all; it looks too majestic."

Logan's ears twitched again, and a strange expression appeared on its wolf face, making Zhou Xin think it looked like a husky.

"You've completely changed my understanding of outdoor living. This place is practically a five-star wilderness sanctuary!" Zhou Xin exclaimed.

"I have to thank you for providing me with this shipping container!"

She had just seen where Zhou Xin and Edward lived.

To avoid wasting time mining for gold, the two of them did not rebuild the shelter as planned, but instead slept in tents in the camp's shed.

The low tent, like a doghouse, is naturally not very comfortable to sleep in.

Zhang Jianing couldn't help but feel touched when she thought about how simple his own living conditions were, yet he had prepared such a nice place for her.

"You're welcome. You're a girl, so it's not as convenient for you as it is for us men. Of course, you deserve special treatment."

"But seeing you all living in tents, I..."

Zhou Xin interrupted her, "Don't think like that. You're only staying for half a month, so it's naturally easier to arrange things. If we weren't considering the limited water and electricity, we would have brought the container over long ago!"

Hearing his words, Zhang Jianing felt a little better.

She actually regretted preparing so many fancy things.

When she first saw the camp where Zhou Xin and the others lived, she realized that she had been naive.

Although the gold mining income is considerable, they have indeed suffered a lot, and it is not as easy as they imagined.

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After everything was tidied up, the sun was about to set.

"To celebrate the arrival of our new team member, we're having a BBQ tonight!"

Zhou Xin's words drew cheers from Zhang Jianing and Edward.

Zhou Xin then began arranging for the three of them to start preparations.

Edward was in charge of lighting the dry firewood he had collected earlier and collecting the thoroughly burned embers.

Zhang Jianing was responsible for taking out the ingredients Zhou Xin requested, thawing them, and washing them.

Zhou Xin then used the available materials to start making a simple barbecue grill.