387: Gold watches from the 1940s

Bai Xue suddenly remembered something and said loudly:

"The japanese also invaded various Southeast Asia countries back then. With their bandit nature, it's impossible they would have passed up high-quality raw jadeite stones. It must be that."

Yang Qi nodded after hearing this. Although neither of them understood raw jadeite stones, it seemed their guess was likely very close to the truth.

He had even tried using his Supernatural Ability earlier, but it was useless; it had absolutely no effect.

The two set this box aside and continued opening the blind boxes.

The next box was filled with gold-cast Buddha statues. The style clearly belonged to the Buddha statues from Southeast Asia, along with some gold utensils. It seemed they had robbed some temple.

"The japanese are truly scum. On one hand, they claim to believe in Buddhism, and on the other, they even rob temples."

"Is there anything they didn't do—burning, killing, and looting? Calling them animals is an insult to animals!"

"darling, you're right. They're worse than animals!"

The two cursed and swore as they opened the third box.

"Hmm? What is this thing?"

Yang Qi looked at the contents of the box, his brain momentarily freezing up.

This was clearly some kind of metal ore, but neither of them knew anything about this field and didn't know exactly what it was.

So, they took a casual look, threw the ore back into the box, and pushed it aside, ignoring it.

Consequently, they didn't even notice a metal plate engraved with japanese characters hidden at the bottom of the box.

They checked the next twelve boxes and found five boxes of metal ore, three boxes of raw jadeite stones, two boxes of gold Buddha statues, one box of rubies, and one box of sapphires.

"Hehehe, darling, we're going to make a fortune! Hurry, hurry, hide the darling first."

Bai Xue grinned and chuckled.

"Yeah, okay, let's get the trolley moving!"

At Bai Xue's suggestion, the two put the metal ore, gold Buddha statues, and gold bricks into the Freezer Hold.

The other three boxes of raw jadeite stones and two boxes of rubies and sapphires were all pushed into the Rest Cabin and put away.

"darling, look, it's so amazing! These mechanical gold watches can still run after winding them up!"

On the large bed in the Rest Cabin, Bai Xue was toying with the jar and the small box that Yang Qi had salvaged the first time.

"Let me see. Wow, it really is! Do you know what brands these are? They look extraordinary!"

Yang Qi immediately became interested and asked.

"I just checked. These four gold watches are two Rolexes, one Vacheron Constantin, and one Patek Philippe."

"Hehehe, this ladies' Rolex gold watch belongs to me! You keep the other three and take turns wearing them."

"These gold watches are probably solid gold. Plus, the rubber box has good sealing, so they haven't been corroded and are as good as new!"

As Bai Xue spoke, she put the ladies' watch on her wrist and kept lifting her hand to admire it from time to time.

"Hey! What's the rush? Wait a while before wearing it. Wash it with dish soap first."

Yang Qi tried to stop her, but it was too late. These gold watches were eighty or ninety years old; even though the rubber box had good sealing, they still needed to be cleaned before being worn.

"Oh, oh, oh, I'm sorry! darling, I was wrong."

Bai Xue hurriedly took off the watch and went to clean all four gold watches.

Yang Qi shook his head without saying a word. He put the scattered items like Gold Bars and jewelry collected from various cabins of the shipwreck back into the jar and placed it back on the floor at the foot of the bed.

The few gold bricks from the captain's cabin were stuffed under the bed, placed together with the gold bricks brought up earlier.

The jar was likely an ordinary one, looking much like the jar his mom used to keep cookies in.

He didn't know what the japanese soldier had used it for. At the time, he had found several jars, and this one had some patterns on it, so he just grabbed it to hold the scattered jewelry.

Now, only that small box remained—about the size of an A4 paper and twenty centimeters high. He weighed it in his hand; it felt heavy, probably about ten catties.

Yang Qi studied it for a long time but couldn't open it; the opening seemed to be glued shut by something.

"darling, what are you looking at?"

Bai Xue came in, handed the gold watches to Yang Qi, and asked again.

"Nothing much. I found this in the captain's cabin of the shipwreck. It won't open, and I'm just studying it."

Yang Qi looked up at Bai Xue and the four gold watches and said,

"You should put all the gold watches in the suitcase first!"

"Don't! darling, let's wear them for a bit and pretend to be nouveau riche. It's a pity we didn't find a big gold chain earlier, otherwise I would have put it on you."

"Big gold chain, little wristwatch, and barbecue three times a day! How great would that be! Hahaha!"

After teasing him, Bai Xue insisted on putting the Rolex gold watch on Yang Qi, making it look like a couple's set with her own.

"I've never worn a gold watch before. Let's wear them for now. We'll take them off when we go into the sea tonight. Although gold doesn't fear seawater, what if it's not solid gold? It would be a pity if it got ruined."

After saying this, Bai Xue rolled up her sleeve, deliberately exposing her wrist, and flashed the Rolex gold watch at Yang Qi with a smug look.

"Hehehe,"

Yang Qi was amused by her actions.

(I still remember what my older brother used to say: Back when mobile phones weren't very popular, if you happened to bump into someone with a mobile phone on the street, they would all use a phone holster hanging from their belt. These people would always keep their clothes open and would lift the hem of their clothes from time to time. Some would even go as far as tucking their jackets into their belts, just so others wouldn't miss seeing it. And they would talk on the phone very loudly; you could hear them from far away. Thinking about it now, it's quite interesting! A side note!)

Bai Xue took the wooden box, observed it carefully, and tried to open it a few times, but the box remained unmoved.

"I feel like it must have been glued shut with some kind of glue! Let's just ignore it for now and hurry to rest for a while. We still have a big job to do tonight!"

"Yeah, I think so too!"

Yang Qi placed the small box at the foot of the bed, next to the jar.

"Little Snow, have you locked the Freezer Hold and the Live Well?"

"Don't worry, everything is locked. Let's sleep!"

Before long, the two fell into a deep sleep in each other's arms.

When they woke up again, it was already past eleven o'clock in the morning. Both of them had been woken up by hunger; they had been so tired and hungry in the morning that they had just eaten a little bit.

"Little Snow, sleep a little longer. I'll go make food and call you in a bit."

Yang Qi patted Bai Xue's cheek and said.

"Better not. Let's go cook together; it'll be faster. I'm starving to death! Stew more steak; that stuff is filling!"

Without further ado, Bai Xue got up to help with the cooking.

Yang Qi thought for a moment and took the ten-plus-catty Red Grouper out of the Freezer Hold. He steamed half of it and braised the other half.

He also scooped up two Sesame Groupers from the Live Well to prepare fish soup.

Half an hour later, all the dishes were on the table, and the two began to eat.

"darling, why don't we open a bottle of red wine to celebrate!"

Bai Xue looked at him with her big eyes blinking, full of anticipation!

"Okay, I'll have some with you!"