Chapter Twenty-Nine: Buying and Returning the Pearls
Everyone was stunned because there were treasures here, and the number of them was beyond everyone's imagination, and everyone's eyes were dazzled by the golden light that glittered under the bright lights. Although there are countless gold ornaments and diamond jewelry here, they are not stacked in a disorderly manner like in film and television dramas or cartoons, but are placed in a regular manner. (I've always wanted to complain about this, how can the treasure room of a really rich person be placed in a mess, which is not only unsightly nor conducive to inventory and access, it is not reasonable at all!)
In the middle of the chamber is a three-and-a-half-foot-tall statue of Lord Vishnu, in front of which are three crowns of pure gold decorated with various precious stones, and to the left of the statue are hundreds of long and thick (how does this adjective look strange...... On the right side of the statue is a small area of diamond jewelry, and behind the statue are piles of gold coins as high as a hill, all of which are Madeira coins from the East India Company period.
This massive wealth suddenly shocked everyone, and it took a long time for everyone to recover, and Tasim grabbed Shakru and shouted excitedly: "Hey, Shakru, you, you really helped me find the treasure!"
Shakru patted him very calmly and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, there are a total of six secret rooms, this is just one opened, let's continue next, maybe there will be bigger surprises later." ”
Tasim replied again and again: "That's right, that's right, there are still five treasure rooms waiting for us, come, boys, let's continue to work, rest assured, this time everyone's wages will be doubled!"
Shakru glanced at him: "You gave you double the money?"
Tasim patted his chest and said, "I'll give it, such a large amount of treasure has been discovered, can I still miss that little salary?"
In the next few hours, they opened a secret room, which was still full of treasures, but the gold and silver ornaments began to decrease, and most of them were extremely fine ancient Indian art.
Not long after dinner that day, Shakru came to Tarsim's room and said to Tarsim with a serious face: "Mr. Valmar, although only two secret rooms have been opened now, I guess you are very satisfied with this harvest. ”
Tasim replied enthusiastically: "Satisfied, quite satisfied, speaking of which, this time it is really thanks to you Shakru, otherwise these treasures don't know how long they will have to stay underground." ”
Shakru was not infected by Tasim's enthusiasm, but said calmly: "If you are satisfied, then I can collect my share now, right?"
Tasim asked very strangely: "Shakru, why are you in a hurry now, aren't there still four secret rooms that have not been opened, is there anything wrong with those four secret rooms?"
Shakru shook his head and said: "What can I say, all the secret room cracking methods are the same, you see that the distribution we opened today is A and D, there are no rules, and the cracking methods are not the same, aren't they all full of treasures." ”
"Well, that's right. But now that all of the secret rooms have been opened, the total value of the treasures cannot be calculated. Tasim asked, still puzzled.
Shakru pondered for a moment, and then said: "I have calculated, I only need those gold chains in the first secret room, and I don't want anything else, even if it is a rough estimate, these gold chains are less than one-tenth of today's harvest, so you will definitely not suffer." ”
Tassim was surprised by Shakru's words, and the reason for his surprise was not that Shakru wanted too much, but that he wanted too little, he had thought that Shakru would have the jeweled statue of Lord Vishnu or other antique artwork, but he did not expect that he would ask for hundreds of gold chains with no added value.
Although from today's rough statistics, the value of these gold chains is also close to one-tenth of the total, but the problem is that the value of other treasures is only calculated according to their material, and their artistic value and research value are not added, if they are taken out for auction, then the price will at least increase several times, Shakru's approach is obviously stupid to the extreme, according to the words of the Chinese, isn't this just buying pearls?
So Tasim frowned and asked, "Are you sure you only need these gold chains, Shakru?" I kindly remind you that the statues and jewels are worth more. ”
"I naturally know this, but those things belong to your Varma family, and they all have the mark of your family on them, and it doesn't look good for me to take them, but these gold chains are different, there are no marks on them, and it won't have any impact if I take them.
Also, say another word that might hurt feelings. Today is only the first day that we came to dig the secret room, and the manpower we both brought is about the same, but you have already said when you disbanded just now, you will send people from the family to guard and sort out these treasures, and when your manpower is ready, I am worried that you will directly turn your face and deny people, so it is better to take a batch of things safely now, and then drive away directly, I and my people only need the gold chains of this truck, and the rest are all yours......"
Before Shakru could finish speaking, Tasim stood up very dissatisfied and defended: "Shakru, it hurts too much for you to say that, isn't it? How could my Varma family be one of the best families in Kerala, how could I do such a thing to kill people for money?"
Shakru explained: "Brother Tasim, don't be so excited, I know that you are not such a person, the Varma family has always acted in a fair and upright manner, but I have always been cautious and cautious, so please forgive me, Brother Tasim, let me sleep peacefully, otherwise I would rather take nothing and leave now." ”
Tasim seemed to be worried by Shakru and really couldn't help it, so he said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll also obey you, okay, according to what you said, all the gold chains belong to you, and the treasures of the Mahal family and those Buddha statues in the third secret room are also all given to you, but these things don't have the mark of our Varma family, you don't have to worry about anything when you hold it, right?"
"Hehe, thank you Brother Tasim for your understanding, then I'll let people load the car now!" Shakru said with a smile.
Tasim waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, go back to the city and get a good night's sleep, and then come over tomorrow and we'll continue digging for treasure!"