Chapter 791: Hua Lao appeared
"Because the coastline of the island is not as straight as the water beast, nor is it straight up and down, every increase in the water surface height, it is likely to flood a lot of island edges, we can only judge the water level height according to the proportion, compared with 40 years ago, an increase of about a quarter, that is to say, as long as we go to the left ten miles, the use of the water level rise and fall of three meters to calculate the proportion, probably can be repositioned." After careful consideration, Luo Shi Niang had already decided to do this, and took them back to Broken Leaf Island, reusing the proportion and difference to measure the land, until a place was redetermined, and indeed a thousand-year-old locust tree was really seen.
"This is it!" Luo Shi Niang looked at this thousand-year-old locust tree, which was several meters higher than the floor, and the branches were luxuriant, and the canopy could be seen like a canopy.
The gang continued to dig down into the wet soil, about a meter down, and indeed began to dig up countless broken bricks.
One of the gangs, washed a green brick and handed it to Luo Shi Niang, after the green brick was washed, you can clearly see the surface of the Yuan Day horseshoe moon pattern, which represents the Qingchuan Club.
After he saw these badges clearly, he frowned slightly, and then he had a smile: "Exactly, the Yuanri horseshoe moon pattern is the emblem of the Qingchuan Club, and all the heroes of the Qingchuan Club in the past have to wear this badge to walk the rivers and lakes. ”
"Dig it up." After digging three meters into the ground, there was a thud and the shovel had already touched something hard.
They used their hands and feet to remove all the mud and broken stones from the upper layer, and sure enough, they saw black wooden boxes in view.
Luo Shi Niang took a flashlight and looked at the deep pit, the roots of the ancient locust tree have grown for forty years, and they have long been integrated with the wooden box, as if the wooden box is crawling with snakes, insects, rats and ants, wrapped in the intertwined roots.
The gang cut off the roots of the tree and lifted out a lacquer box from inside, and the people on the shore quickly picked up the rope and pulled up the black box the size of a bamboo basket and placed it under the searchlight.
If you look closely, these boxes are about half a meter long and one meter wide, the rectangular boxes are made tightly, and the copper hinges, locks, handles, and copper beast decals everywhere have all rusted, like bronze objects taken out of the ancient tomb, covered with gorgeous green mottled patina, and even the wood has peeled off its paint, and there are even signs of water seeping out.
On both sides of the lock, there are half-wall-long copper seals, which are directly buckled into the cabinet and engraved on the surface
"The eleventh year of Emperor Xu, Huxiang New Battalion, Military Salary, Jin Ji", at the end of the text, there is also a fire paint round seal of the former dynasty government.
"Open." The gang picked up the sharp knife and pulled out the copper seal, only to open the rusty copper lock, and the wooden box clicked and warped.
After opening it, there is a wooden board in the box that isolates the air, and the wax liquid is poured on it to make a wax seal, Luo Shi Niang picks up the dagger and roasts it with fire, the dagger pierces into the gaps around it, and the aged wax seal is like a hot knife cutting pork, and the water is all in two.
After opening the inner seal, the silver ingot can be seen. Luo Shi Niang picked up a silver ingot, due to the wax seal properly, the box was made anti-corrosion and waterproof, the silver is only slightly oxidized, and the appearance of the silver can still be seen.
She counted carefully, and five hundred taels of silver were just enough to be stacked with wax seals, filling the box to the brim.
Observing Guan Yin's kung fu, these boxes were all brought up by the gang, a total of six boxes, all of which were placed on the ground.
"These, probably the three thousand taels of silver that Old Man Zhu won back then, after so many years, I finally saw the light of day again, let's go, pull them all into the Golden Rat Temple, and let Hua Lao see these results." After finishing speaking, Luo Shi Niang took them and packed all their things and rushed to the Golden Rat Temple.
When they arrived at the temple and entered the courtyard, it could be seen that the foreigner named Hua Lao was sitting in the back hall looking at the Fang Zhi about Yueyang, bypassing the golden rat statue and entering the back hall.
This foreigner is about fifty or sixty years old, a little healthier than ordinary foreigners, his skin looks closer to light copper, his chin is surrounded by a white beard, and the blonde hair on the top of his head is mixed with white hair, which is combed into a delicate oily head, although the blue eyes between his eyebrows and eyes are old, but there is still a spirit to support his body, and his temperament is quite shrewd, revealing the shrewdness and pragmatism of foreign businessmen.
Probably after a long time in China, this foreign old man was wearing a gray robe, a black top hat with rolled edges, and gold wire glasses framed on the bridge of his nose, looking like a scholar.
"Hua Lao, I got the silver." After speaking, Luo Shi Niang clapped her hands backwards, helped the crowd line up the six boxes in turn, and began to lift the lid and open it again, showing it in front of the foreign old man.
The old man put down the scroll, walked to the official silver box, picked up one of the silver ingots, opened a trace with the file on his waist, and made sure that it was silver and white metal inside, before nodding at her: "Although this time although we have gone through hardships and dangers, we have also taken the things in our hands, so let's put this problem behind us and work the most important treasure ship." ”
"Sister, why are you still messing with foreigners?" Yue Qingshan knew that it was better to pretend not to know their plan at this time, and between his words, he covered up the situation they already knew.
"Second brother, third brother, this is the Huasheng Commercial Bank that I cooperated, and many of my own equipment were provided by him, this is the great benefactor of Huihetang." Yue Qingshan listened to Luo Shi Niang's words, and asked: "Sister, how can there be a gratuitous kindness in this world, if a person you don't know is good to you, most likely you want you to repay you, what does this foreigner just say about the treasure ship of the Southern Song Dynasty!" ”
"You have such a big battle, it must be as simple as digging up official silver." Yue Qingshan's words were already a clear question, since Luo Shi Niang brought him and involved the Southern Song Dynasty treasure ship, she didn't want to hide it from him anymore, and said slowly: "I made a deal with Hua Lao, as long as we steal the Southern Song Dynasty treasure ship, then he can connect us and build a bridge, and report Fulu's crimes through the media, so as to clear the grievances of the innocent boat people and the Qingchuan Society." Sure enough, Luo Shi Niang still thought about shouting grievances for the boat people, Yue Qingshan pondered Luo Hengsen's words carefully, this foreign old man was probably trying to trick her into stealing the treasure ship of the Southern Song Dynasty, so he first took this kind of condition to perfunctory her, and when she really got the treasure of the Southern Song Dynasty in her hands, most of the foreigners were about to show their true colors.
In the final ending, in fact, Luo Shi Niang was used as a scapegoat to block the mouths of officialdom, and at the same time, it also created a murderer on the face of Fu Lu's killing.
Yue Qingshan thought of this, but the truth on his lips was like a fish in his throat, and he couldn't say it alive or dead!