233: Bring your treasure home

Yang Qi looked at the gold and silver treasures on the deck and said to Bai Xue, who had been excited all along, "Xiaoxue, let's put these things in the rest cabin first and sort them out when we get home."

"Oh! Okay!"

There was no need to take them in by the box now. Yang Qi just realized how heavy these wooden boxes were; they definitely weighed dozens of pounds.

It seemed the wood density was quite high, no wonder it hadn't rotted even after being soaked in seawater. He wasn't familiar with wood and didn't know what kind it was.

Yang Qi curiously examined the wooden boxes. The copper strips on the edges were already covered in verdigris, and a circle of leather-like material, probably cured cowhide, was glued around the opening of the box.

Isn't this a perfect seal?

No wonder it didn't leak.

Yang Qi put a large gold bar inside, carried a wooden box into the rest cabin, while Bai Xue moved them one by one.

Soon, the two of them had moved all the items into the rest cabin and put them away.

They both lay on the bed, eyes wide with excitement as they stared at the wooden boxes.

"Husband, what do you think these treasures are from? I don't think they're too old."

Bai Xue asked excitedly.

"Hmm, you're right. Just by looking at these silver dollars, you can tell they're from after the Republic of China era."

Yang Qi nodded and said.

"Let's go back into the water in a bit, search the ship's cabin for clues. Maybe we'll find something."

"Then let's go now! Come on, come on, let's continue treasure hunting."

Bai Xue pulled Yang Qi, changed back into her wetsuit, left the rest cabin, and locked it with a key.

Bai Xue didn't even bother to be modest about changing clothes this time, doing it directly in front of Yang Qi. It was clear she was very eager to go treasure hunting.

This time, they planned to thoroughly explore the areas they hadn't visited earlier.

The two of them spent over half an hour meticulously searching every nook and cranny, both inside and out.

Finally, Yang Qi carried the two unbroken jars from inside the ship's cabin, while Bai Xue held a bowl and a plate, ascending to the deck one after the other.

"Husband, do you think these two are antiques? I remember porcelain is very expensive; maybe they're worth millions?"

Bai Xue held the bowl, looking at it left and right, but couldn't make sense of it.

Yang Qi held the plate, unable to understand it either, but he thought it looked quite good. The indigo floral pattern was beautiful no matter how he looked at it.

"Maybe it's blue and white porcelain?"

"I'm sure it's Yuan blue and white porcelain."

Two people with no knowledge of antiques were talking nonsense with serious expressions. After all, they figured anything brought up from a treasure ship couldn't be fake, could it?

It truly is: the bolder one is, the greater the yield!

"Forget it. When we get back, we'll sort things out, then take some silver dollars, gold bars, and such to Roasted Egg Sea and The Expert at Qiaozuiquan to have a look!"

Yang Qi said to Bai Xue.

"Ah! Are there people with such nicknames?"

Bai Xue never watched these shows, so she was a bit confused.

"I'll take you to watch when we get home."

"Let's retrieve the ground nets first and leave here."

Yang Qi suggested, urging them to leave this place as soon as possible and try not to come back in the future.

"Okay, let's go, retrieve the ground nets."

Bai Xue changed her clothes and was the first to leave the rest cabin.

An hour later, they had retrieved all the ground nets.

To save time, they temporarily piled everything on the deck.

Yang Qi retrieved the anchor and immediately left the island they had marked as "Eucalyptus Island."

Originally, Yang Qi wanted to name it "Treasure Island," but Bai Xue complained, saying it was best not to even mention the word "treasure" in the future.

It wouldn't be worth it if it caused unnecessary trouble.

The setting sail sailed towards Qingshan Town for two hours.

It then stopped in an area of the sea where there were no boats operating.

Yang Qi came to the deck; Bai Xue was still tying up Crabs there. Indeed, the harvest from the ground nets earlier was abundant.

He quickly went to help. Most of the Mud Crabs weighed over eight liang, and their flailing claws were quite intimidating.

Looking at those large pincers was indeed quite daunting. Yang Qi estimated that being pinched by one would at least draw blood.

After he cautiously tied a few large Mud Crabs, Bai Xue scorned him. He could only switch tasks, taking out the Spiny Lobsters and putting them into the live fish tank.

After everything was done, Bai Xue began to cook freshly caught Crabs, Spiny Lobsters, and some Octopus.

Yang Qi used a high-pressure water gun to rinse all the ground nets and re-tied them.

The two of them carried a large pot of cooked seafood to the flybridge, enjoying the scenery while savoring the delicious food.

They certainly couldn't go home at this time because it was still early, and it would be difficult for them to transport the treasures.

The two had long decided to return after dark, minimizing the chance of being discovered.

After they slowly finished their seafood and enjoyed the sunset over the sea, they lay down for a while before slowly piloting the setting sail back.

Why didn't they fish for a while? Of course, they did fish, even if it was just to throw people off, but all they caught were small, worthless things. They couldn't even keep at it for half an hour.

By the time they reached the training center's City Wharf, it was around 9:30 PM, a time when there was nobody around.

Yang Qi parked the boat and backed the car into a position that just blocked the camera's view.

Only blocking their lower bodies was enough.

Yang Qi took out a live fish tank, and the two began to dismantle the treasure in the rest cabin, moving all the treasures, including the wooden boxes, into the BMW in multiple trips.

They decided to find an opportunity tomorrow to land the Crabs and Spiny Lobsters from the setting sail's live fish tank at the City Wharf.

Yang Qi drove the car to his home, turned it around, and the two began unloading goods from the trunk into the house.

Just like that, the two of them, like hamsters moving provisions, were busy for another half an hour.

They put all the treasures back into the wooden boxes.

Having moved three times in one day, Yang Qi and Bai Xue were both aching all over.

This was still in a room on the first floor. Moving everything upstairs to the second floor at once seemed a bit unrealistic.

However, not moving them upstairs didn't seem right either. In a few days, when they got engaged, there would surely be many guests, and with so many eyes, it wouldn't be safe.

Yang Qi's head ached from thinking, and he said to Bai Xue:

"Forget it! Let's move them slowly tomorrow, okay? Let's just leave it for today! I'm too tired."

At this moment, Yang Qi was troubled again by the lack of a basement in his home.

These treasures needed a place to be stored. Keeping them on the second floor wasn't a long-term solution. It was also impossible to sell them off immediately.

The two closed the main door, locked the room, and went upstairs.

Bai Xue was too tired to go back to her own home tonight. For one, everyone already knew, and for another, she was simply too exhausted.

The two lay naked, nestled together in the warm water of the large bathtub, relaxing. Even with strong urges, they didn't want to move.

On the big bed, the two embraced tightly and fell asleep together.