Chapter 30: Finding the Treasure

In October of the fifteenth year of Kangxi (1676 AD), the weather in Beijing had turned cold. Shuyun's Zhuangzi is stepping up construction, and due to Shuyun's relatively high requirements, it is unlikely that it will be completed this year.

In October, a major event occurred, which was good news for most of the people and the imperial court—Geng Jingzhong was defeated by poverty, and the rebellion of the three feudatories in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Shaanxi was gradually pacified.

People finally see the dawn of peace. In the capital, whether it is the emperor's relatives or ordinary people, they are all laughing and laughing, celebrating in the city, looking forward to a better life in the future. Everyone has been depressed for too long.

The old dynasty had just passed, and the young Qing dynasty had done too much harm to the country's subjects. So it's not very popular right now. But in the end, no matter who rules the country, the people's yearning for a peaceful and prosperous life will remain unchanged.

Although the city is now celebrating, people's faces are showing their long-lost smiles, and the streets are full of people and traffic. It is very bustling and lively. But none of this can hide the deep damage that the war has done to the country.

The most direct manifestation is the large number of people on the street who want to sell themselves into slavery, most of them are refugees who have fled from the war zone, bringing the old and the young, dragging their families and families, and they are all ragged and thin-skinned.

During this time, Shuyun also adopted more than 50 orphans who lost their relatives due to the war. And that number continues to grow. Shuyun picked 6 more families with the elderly and children, which was really difficult, but they were loyal and honest, but they did not look stupid, signed a contract, and let them be their own farmers.

Because there were too many people to bring to Xu's house, and Zhuangzi had not yet been built, Shuyun asked Sister-in-law Guihua to help rent two large courtyards near the overpass to temporarily accommodate these people. Usually, those strong laborers are allowed to help at the construction site of Zhuangzi, and the women stay behind to take care of the elderly and children. Those children can't be so stupid, so Shuyun invited a gentleman to enlighten them.

Mr. Na also lost his home because of the war and fled from Zhejiang with his wife and a daughter. used to be a showman, named Du Hezhi, who was witty, not dogmatic, and did not have the sour and rotten atmosphere of ordinary readers. So Shuyun was very relieved to hand over the children to him for enlightenment, without worrying about handing over a bunch of poor sours.

At the beginning of November, as the fighting in the southeast had been pacified, the roads were restored. So he arranged a chore, leaving Chen Ce to take care of everyone and the unfinished Zhuangzi. And rejected everyone's proposal to send someone to accompany her, Shuyun left alone and set off for Macau again.

After Shuyun arrived in Tongzhou by carriage, he sent away the coachman sent by Grandpa Xu under the pretext of taking a boat. Then began to travel day and night. Since the little donkey flame and several horses are too conspicuous, Shuyun takes turns riding them at night. I was afraid that it would not be safe at night, so I took the Browning, loaded with the bullet, opened the safe, and pinned it to my waist. Always be prepared for possible dangers.

During the day, while the sky is still bright, find some southbound carriages at the passing post station, sneak in, and hide in the space. Walk with the carriage. After a night of riding, I was able to take the opportunity to rest while traveling. Kill two birds with one stone.

The reason why Shuyun is in such a hurry is because the time is pressing, and the Zhuangzi will be completed in May next year, and she must rush back before that. In addition to going to Macau, Shuyun also plans to go to Shandong.

Because of Shuyun's way of traveling day and night, Shuyun arrived in Macao at the end of November.

As soon as Father John saw Shuyun, he immediately made a cross on his chest: "Thank God, you have finally returned safely." ”

Later, Father John asked Shuyun in detail about her experience over the past year or so. Then he handed over the letter Tom wrote to Shuyun and the two large boxes of gifts brought by the trustee.

Tom said in the letter that Shuyun had received the letters and gifts that Martin had brought him, and that everything was fine with him, and told Shuyun not to worry about it. I asked Shuyun how she was doing in the Qing Kingdom, how was everything doing, in short, Luo Luo wrote more than ten pages in a wordy manner.

Of the two boxes of gifts, one of them was jewelry, telescopes, kaleidoscopes and other gadgets. There is also a box of bird's nest that is actually the best. Could it be that Tom's letter said that the kind of thing that Qing people like very much and is very nourishing for women is this box of bird's nest?

Looking at this box of bird's nests, Shuyun patted her head. I secretly blamed myself for being so confused, when I came back from Europe and passed through Southeast Asia, I didn't collect a few swiftlets into the space for nothing, so that there were countless excellent bird's nests to eat.

Shuyun calculated the time again, the bird's nest in Hoi An, Vietnam is the best, and if you go now, you can come back in two months at most. At that time, it was the end of January next year, and there were still more than three months before May, and I still had to go to Shandong to return to Beijing.

So I wrote a reply to Tom overnight, and rummaged through the space to find a lot of food and clothing supplies, and packed two large boxes.

The next day, I found a boat to Vietnam. After telling Father John that he would be back in two months, he gave him the letter and the gift and asked him to help bring it to Tom. I left in a hurry. Father John was left standing dumbfounded, his hands raised, in a summoning pose

The reason why I want to collect some swiftlets into the space is not that Shuyun is stingy, she is reluctant to buy bird's nest money, and she has to work hard and lose money to run this trip, the key is that the things produced by the space must be treasures. Bird's nest is not only nourishing, but also has high medicinal value, which is worth Shuyun to go on.

Shuyun hurried all the way, and after arriving in Vietnam, she did not delay and went straight to Hoi An, the production area of bird's nest.

On the seaside of Hoi An, there is a large natural cave on a cliff halfway up the mountain. There are thousands of swiftlets there. Regardless of the danger, Shuyun put on a hard hat and took protective measures. Then it didn't take much effort to climb there.

This sheer cliff may be difficult for others to conquer. But for Shuyun, it's a piece of cake, in his previous life, he liked the sport of mountain climbing, and he went around collecting herbs and plant seeds, and climbing mountains became commonplace. Don't forget that the Space Ring was obtained when you climbed Mount Everest. So the equipment for climbing the mountain in the space is very complete.

Shuyun took out a strong flashlight from the space, turned it on, and released Xiaojin before walking into the cave. The entrance to the cave is not large, but it is very open, and it extends for a long time. The further you go, the smaller the number of bird's nests on the rock wall, but the higher the quality. It's not a good season to pick bird's nests, so there are only a few locals wandering around the edge of the cave. Only Shuyun herself went deep into the innermost part. While walking, I picked some bird's nests of good quality.

Shuyun walked to the end of the cave and realized why the locals were not coming in. It was very empty, with only two huge golden bird's nests. And in the nest there are two golden glittering swiftlets, which are larger than the average eagle. When they saw someone coming in, they immediately looked at Shuyun vigilantly, and their eyes emitted a fierce golden light. People who don't have a certain strength really don't want to conquer them.

Shuyun couldn't help but sigh, "This is the real swiftlet, worthy of the golden word in the name, and there is a kingly style that can't be hidden." "The general swiftlet is brown to black with a golden luster on the upper body, and gray or pure white on the lower body.

But Xiao Jin ignored Shuyun, and rushed forward without fear, neighing at the two swiftlet kings. After that, the two swiftlet kings relaxed, and actually nodded at Shuyun.

It seems that these special animals are highly intelligent, and they have their own way of communicating with each other.

With Xiao Jin's help to strengthen her courage, Shuyun tried to step forward and said, "I have a very magical place, Xiao Jin who talked to you just now lives there, are you willing to live there in the future?" ”

After Shuyun finished speaking, the two swiftlet kings did not nod immediately, but screamed twice. After a while, I saw more than 20 swiftlets that were one size smaller than the two of them, covered in snow-white and glowing golden light, flew in and stood still in front of them. Then the two largest swiftlets looked at Shuyun.

Sook-yun understood what they meant, so she said, "They can follow me, too." ”

At this time, the two swiftlet kings shouted happily twice and nodded again.

Shuyun was just about to put them all into the space, not wanting to be interrupted by the alliance of Xiao Jin and the Swiftlet King. They pulled Shuyun into a corner blocked by the bird's nest.

Shuyun was surprised to see a small tree more than a meter tall and the thickness of an arm, the small tree was purple all over, exuding a faint light.

With Shuyun's profound knowledge, I don't know what kind of tree this is, but it is guarded by the Swiftlet King, and valued by Xiao Jin, and its appearance is so special, it looks very gorgeous and extravagant, it is certain that this must be a treasure.

So Shuyun took a sapper shovel from the space. Try to dig it out and move it into space. Unexpectedly, the place where its roots are located is unusually hard. Shuyun took a closer look at it, only to find that its roots and a rock were connected into a whole. It took a lot of effort for Shuyun to dig it out. Brushing away the thin layer of soil on it, it was found that the rock was a purple jade the size of a bathtub. The jade is crystal clear, glowing with a faint light, and feels like clotted cream. The inside is also smooth and flowing as if there is a flow of water.

Shuyun took down the bird's nests of the two swiftlet kings and the two dozen big swiftlets not far away, and put them into the space together with the small trees and swiftlets.

As soon as Shuyun and the others entered the space, the space immediately shook slightly. Then, at a speed that Shuyun could see with the naked eye, behind the two ponds, a small upper was quickly puffed up. Shuyun was stunned by this scene.

It only took about half an hour for the space to calm down, and at this time the small one was already about 50 meters high.

The swiftlets flew swiftly towards the hill. Shuyun didn't rush to follow, but planted the small tree in the medicine garden first.

When Shuyun reached the hill, she found that a natural cave had formed near the saltwater pond. Shuyun went in with a flashlight to take a look. It's a great place to find out.

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