Chapter 248: Dealing with Treasure

After enjoying this rare two-person world, Shi Lei and Laura embarked on the return journey with full happiness.

Laura agreed to Shi Lei's marriage proposal and immediately sued Colin and Emily. Then the blessings from Laura's friends flew like snowflakes.

"We've known for a long time. Before you set out, the stone had come to ask us for advice. Of course, we have no reason to object, as long as you agree to it, we can only send blessings.

And under Shi Lei's suggestion, the wedding dress given to Laura is already in the process of being designed. Secretly tell you that there will be a set of Chinese and Western dresses. I'll do it myself, and I'm sure I'll send you out the door beautifully.

Because Shi Lei has even begun to think about the details of the wedding. As for the process of the engagement ceremony, he has already arranged almost it.

Emily was also a little excited when she talked about this, and with a little joy that she had found her own happiness for her daughter, and it was a place for them to both feel fit. But there are also some entanglements of gains and losses, which may be the common mentality of most parents who are about to marry their daughters.

Laura hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her mother and comforted her. "We live so close, even if Shi Lei and I are married, is it just in this state, I can still see you often, and you can often come to the ranch to play, right?

According to the living conditions of Shi Lei and I before, it is enough to recognize the husband and wife relationship between us according to the customary recognition law. So I don't think there's any difference between us before and after marriage? It's just a little more of a process. ”

"Well, but it's a little emotional to think that you're about to become someone else's wife. In the future, you have to discuss something, don't lose your temper at every turn, and consider the idea of the stone. Do you understand?

You must honor Shi's parents, I think his parents are also very good people. Especially Shi's mother, who has a very good temper, I believe you can get along well in the future. Emily, like many other mothers, began to tell Laura what to do after marriage.

After saying goodbye to Emily and Colin, who were a little emotional, Shi Lei and Laura returned to the ranch to have a good rest.

"I don't know what the value of these shipwreck treasures harvested this time is. I'm optimistic about their value, but do I have to find someone to look into it? Especially those armor and weapons that I plan to collect myself. Shi Lei and Laura huddled together on the big sofa in the living room, talking about the harvest this time.

Why huddle on the couch? Just look at the unconscious second-hand gold nugget next to him who wants to move his ass from time to time.

This guy is getting heavier and heavier now, and the fat of his body makes it bulky, which is called a swelling. It's just that this guy still likes to squeeze next to Shi Lei to watch animal documentaries, and when he watches it, he still habitually gestures to his two front paws, imagining himself to be a fighter on TV, and this ass is also restless.

This is hard for Shi Lei, who is caught in the middle, and he always has to work hard to the side, trying to resist the movement of the stack of Roshan next to him, and keep his own space.

Although Shi Lei has worked hard, the weight of the gold nuggets is there, and Shi Lei's space is still slowly encroached upon by the gold nuggets.

"I think that's pretty easy to do. If you want to send the tableware and wine to the auction, just find a reputable auction house and send it directly. Naturally, they will be responsible for helping you identify it and tell you a suitable price by the way. Then you can decide whether to send it for auction or simply collect it yourself.

As for the armor and weapons, it's just as simple. You can just ask Lincoln to help you see it. Don't forget that Lincoln's family was an arms company, and Lincoln himself was very fond of collecting all kinds of armor and weapons.

Including the antique shotgun you have in your hand, Lincoln also has a lot of it. So I think if you go to him and show you, you might be able to understand the ins and outs of all this stuff.

As for the gold nuggets and gold and silver coins you find at the end. I don't know what you're going to do. Gold nuggets are the best, and they don't have any artistic value anyway, and their historical value is not high. It can be kept or sold as an ordinary gold nugget. ”

Laura answered Shi Lei's question in a very orderly manner, but in fact, the main reason was that Shi Lei's choice difficulty was committed again, and he began to struggle with how to deal with these things.

After hearing the gold bricks in Laura's words, the gold nugget next to him looked at it with some confusion, and thought that Laura was calling it. Seeing that Shi Lei and Laura were discussing intently, and no one paid attention to it at all, it shook its head and continued to watch its documentary.

And the furball that stayed at the feet of Shi Lei and Laura would also lie lazily on the floor, letting the two of them ravage its fur. It itself was bored watching documentaries on TV.

I've seen most of the animals in these documentaries, and I've already figured out how to deal with their counterattacks and how to prey on most of them. It's just more practical experience, after all, there are many species that hairballs can't be seen on the pasture.

"If you want gold or silver coins, you can also send them to the auction house for them to appraise and then decide. But I warn you, Lincoln was an avid collector of antique shotguns, and he seemed to have a penchant for these beautiful carvings, and he tried to get his hands on them whenever he saw them.

If you have these two shotguns in your hand, if he takes a fancy to them, you will have to prepare for his attack. At the very least, he will keep grinding you until you agree to sell him the object he likes or exchange it with him. So you pray that your collection doesn't have what Lincoln likes. Laura finally reminded Shi Lei.

"It's okay, I originally had an indifferent attitude towards these things. If Lincoln really liked it, I would have sold him a handful, or simply sold him a handful, and I wouldn't feel sorry.

These things are just a bit of a memorial to me, and I'm not obsessed with collecting them yet. Besides, if Lincoln wanted to buy them, wouldn't it be equivalent to cashing them out faster? Shi Lei said calmly.

Now that he had made up his mind about how to deal with this harvest, Shi Lei hurriedly took action, and the province changed his mind again.

All the cutlery and gold and silver coins were sent to the auction house in Los Angeles. The results of the appraisal are still gratifying, whether it is porcelain or silver tableware, it is a fine work at that time. And it is rare to appear in a set, and it is also very valuable if it is taken out now, and the valuation is not low.

The price of porcelain is even higher, and the starting price will be around 50,000 US dollars. The price of silver cutlery is only about 10,000 US dollars due to the small quantity. Shi Lei once thought about keeping this set of silver tableware, but according to domestic habits, such a set of tableware seems to be a little unlucky, so it's better to send them all to auction.

As for Shi Lei's gold and silver coins, which were not very many, they belonged to the more popular currencies in several European countries at that time after identification...... Since the popularity means that the circulation is large, and the corresponding number of surviving is relatively large, then the price is not much higher, in addition to the value of its own gold and silver, because the added value brought by the historical value is smaller.

This status is about the same as the appearance of Yuan Datou in our country, that is, the appearance of a gold coin of 1,800 US dollars, and the value of a silver coin is also 180 US dollars. So Shi Lei didn't hesitate to leave these things behind.

Just like the practice of many domestic parents, leaving some silver dollars can be used as a dowry for the bottom of the box when the girl gets married. It's a bit similar to the ancient one, if the husband's family treats the girl badly. The meaning that the girl still has her own private money to live a good life can be regarded as a traditional custom.

At least when Shi Lei's sister got married, her mother picked out half of the silver dollars she gave when she got married and gave them to her sister as a dowry. The remaining half is reserved for the future daughter-in-law. Shi Lei also intends to continue this practice.

Among these things that are going to be sent to the auction house, the biggest surprise that gave Shi Lei is a variety of famous wines. After the appraisal of the auction house, it even plans to open a special auction for this batch of antique wines.

also asked Shi Lei to wait a few more days, they need to fully publicize it. Strive to make this rare wine auction a grand event. Of course, Shi Lei is happy to see this, this is the rhythm of making a fortune.

As for the three gold bricks, of course, Lei did not hesitate to put them in his own safe as the wealth at the bottom of the box. Now that the gold price level is released, it can't get much money back, so it's better to keep it for value preservation.

This gold nugget Shi Lei is going to be with those few antique weapons and armor. All in a safe room in the basement. In this way, I don't need to open up a special exhibition room with a higher security standard, and I still have to keep a low profile and collect it myself, just like the bear head gold that is now placed there.

Speaking of which, the delivery of bear head gold is also thanks to the security company in which Shi Lei has a stake, and the company directly uses the names of Lincoln and Tony, and is simply L&T Security Company.

When L&T's employees arrived at the Fox River Ranch, Hanks, an insider, locked the bear head gold with a password box alone, and no one except Shi Lei could open the box unless it was violently damaged.

Then a team of people drove a very low-key bulletproof car and transported it all the way back from the Fox River. Although there is no danger along the way, the fatigue alone is amazing. Fortunately, driving around the United States is nothing new for Lao Mei, so it is relatively easy to transport such a team of security personnel. Of course, Shi Lei needs to pay a lot of freight for this.

Shi Lei still didn't make up his mind about the handling of the bear head gold, so after taking over, Shi Lei locked it directly in the safe house, and except for Laura, he didn't let anyone else see it.

Although Laura is amazed by the magic of nature, she also knows the importance of secrecy, so she will definitely not go around to promote the preservation of such a treasure.

After the disposal of other things is done, it remains to identify the weapons and armor. Shi Lei simply called Lincoln to the side of the stone ranch, and the two of them hadn't gotten together for a long time, so they just took this opportunity to have a good chat. (To be continued......)