Watching the grass carp that looked like it weighed 20 kilograms and swam towards the depths of the lake, Xue Chen secretly thought it was a pity, but the moment he looked away, a faint light suddenly flashed somewhere at the bottom of the lake.

After a while, it seemed that sunlight was transmitted to the bottom of the lake, and something slightly reflected it.

"Um?"

That faint glimmer caught Xue Chen's attention, and he couldn't help but look curiously through it, glancing at the place where the glimmer had just been reflected.

"This is……"

When his sight penetrated to the place where the glimmer of light just appeared, Xue Chen's heart moved, and he saw that the mud at the bottom of the lake was different from the surroundings. It was slightly raised, and it looked like there was something covered by the mud below.

It must be that the twenty-pound big grass carp suddenly twisted its body and rolled up the mud at the bottom of the water, causing something below to reflect the transmitted sunlight. But now the mud has fallen back and covered it again.

But this is not a hindrance at all to him.

Xue Chen's sight easily penetrated the layer of sludge covering it, and he saw that there was still sludge under the sludge, but there seemed to be some strange things wrapped in the sludge.

"This is... a bronze mirror?"

Xue Chen was the first to see a bronze mirror wrapped in mud, but it was already very rusty. Normally, the surface of the bronze mirror that should be very smooth was already stained with rust, and even he couldn't see it for a while.

The specific age of this bronze mirror.

However, he did not continue to worry about the bronze mirror, because there seemed to be other things covered by mud around the bronze mirror. Soon, he found something that surprised him, dozens of silver ingots and gold.

Ding, and what seems to be...a jade hairpin?

In addition, there were some scattered metal pieces, so he couldn't figure out what they were for a while. It wasn't until he saw a handle made of the same material that he suddenly understood that those metal pieces were the decoration and edging of the wooden box.

!

In the past, wooden boxes were often inlaid with decorative copper and iron sheets, and the eight legs of the box were occasionally inlaid with metal edges. This not only made them more beautiful, but also prevented them from being knocked or damaged, extending the use of the box.

longer.

Seeing these bits and pieces, Xue Chen probably had a guess in his mind. These things were originally packed in a wooden box and sunk to the bottom of the water. However, too much time has passed and the wooden box has completely rotted.

, the things packed in the box will spill out.

Moreover, looking at the metal pieces, it is enough to tell that the box is not small, but there are not many things under the mud here, at least not enough to fill a box. This shows that it is very likely that some things have been soaked.

Or maybe it was swept away by the current, leaving only these things.

"Bronze mirrors...gold and silver ingots...jade hairpins..."

Xue Chen's eyes flashed and he thought to himself, how could there be a box containing these precious things sinking in the lotus pond? Because these things were rusted to varying degrees, he couldn't tell the specific age for the time being, so he couldn't guess.

.

He couldn't figure it out for a while, so he stopped guessing. As long as he found a way to salvage all these things, there were naturally a hundred ways to determine the age of these things.

But one thing he was sure of was that the things he saw alone were worth a lot together. From the style of the bronze mirror and the jade color of the jade hairpin, it was obvious that they were all high-quality products. If they were processed well, the value would not be low, and the value would not be low.

Those dozen silver ingots and gold ingots together are equally valuable.

But the question also arises, how does he fish these fragmentary things out of the lake?

He made a visual inspection and found that the objects sunk in the lake were about 13 to 4 meters away from the shore, and the bottom of the lake was about 7 or 8 meters deep from the surface of the lake. It would not be difficult to fish these things out, but it would not be simple either.

First of all, there are a lot of fishermen near the Lotus Pond every day. Is it possible to fish in the water in front of everyone? It will definitely attract the attention of many people.

And even if you actually go into the water and salvage the things in full view of the public, I am afraid that the issue of the ownership of the things will arise. According to relevant laws and regulations, these things all belong to the state.

He didn't want to make wedding clothes for others after salvaging the things. Although he could ask Zhao Mingquan to solve the problem, in general, he didn't want to get into trouble with anyone because of this matter. If it could be done quietly, That is naturally the best.

"Xue Chen, what are you looking at at the lake?"

Shen Zixi habitually glanced sideways at Xue Chen and noticed that he was looking straight at the screen without even blinking, and the expression on his face kept changing slightly, as if he was thinking about things seriously. , which made her very confused.

Xue Chen withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Shen Zixi who was looking at him, chuckled, and said, "I was thinking about something interesting just now, so I got distracted."

"What's interesting?" Shen Zixi held her cheek in hand and asked.

"I was wondering if there would be any treasures at the bottom of the lotus pond?" Xue Chen said with a smile.

"You really want to get rich and you are going crazy. What kind of treasures can there be under the lotus pond? They are mud and gravel." Shen Zixi said with a smile, glanced at Xue Chen and then looked away.

Xue Chen took one last look at the location at the bottom of the lake and remembered it in his mind. He then retracted his thoughts and started fishing seriously. Finally, before leaving, he landed three more fish weighing three to four kilograms.

When he packed up his fishing and returned to the car, Chen Suyuan took the initiative to talk to Xue Chen about the private treasure appraisal event planned by Yunteng Auction, and said that he would inform him once the arrangements were made.

After driving back to the city, Xue Chen first went to the antique store and returned the fishing gear to Wang Dong, along with two of the remaining three fish.

"Hey, Lao Xue, that's ok, is this a day's harvest? Yes, although the quantity is a little less, but the advantage is that they are quite big and fat." Wang Dong squatted down, looked at the three fish in the fishing box, and smiled. said.

Xue Chen didn't say anything, and asked Wang Dong to find a plastic bag, and he wanted to take one back.

"Hey, Lao Xue, it's not bad. Remember to take it back to Xiaoyan for a taste." Fatty Wang smiled mischievously and turned to find a plastic bag.

After loading the fish, Xue Chen said to go back, then turned and walked out of the store.

Wang Dong opened the bag containing the fishing rod and said to himself: "I have to see if my little baby has been damaged by you, Lao Xue."

When Xue Chen just walked to the door, Wang Dong suddenly shouted: "Old Xue, why is there more than a thousand yuan in this bag with fishing rods? Is it yours?"

Xue Chen turned around and glanced at the plastic bag, paused and nodded: "Oh, it's mine, I forgot to put it in it." He turned around and walked back.

"If you don't put the money in your wallet, why would you put it here?" Wang Dong scratched his head and asked suspiciously.

"Oh, my wallet was in the car at the time. After selling the fish, I had no place to put the money, so I stuffed it in here." Xue Chen walked over, took the money, and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Wait a minute, what are you talking about? You said this money is for selling fish?" Wang Dong suddenly widened his eyes, stared at Xue Chen, and blurted out.

"Yes, I caught too much and couldn't eat it, so I sold most of it to the fishmonger in the lotus pond." Xue Chen said.

Wang Dong swallowed: "All this money was from selling the fish you caught yourself?"

"What you're asking is, how come the fish that others dropped and sold for money are in my hands?" Xue Chen chuckled.

"No, you only caught three fish. How many fish did you catch? I think that's a lot of money, it must be more than a thousand." Wang Dong swallowed.

"Let me think about it, it's forty-one pounds in total."

"Forty-one pounds?" Wang Dong took a breath and exclaimed in shock, "Old Xue, is your kid a relative of the Dragon King? How could you catch so much?"

Xue Chen smiled and shook his head. He did not answer and could not answer. He could only vaguely say that he was lucky.

"It's so irritating that people are so different from each other. I went fishing in the Lotus Pond eight times out of ten this year, but I only caught ten kilograms of fish once at most. I'm so happy that you actually caught forty-one kilograms. No, you still

Not counting these three! With these three, it must be fifty kilograms!"

Fifty pounds! Wang Dong has nothing to say. This number is enough to make anyone who fishes in the lotus pond feel envious. After all, this is wild fishing, not in a fish pond!

"Old Xue, it's a good thing you don't like fishing. If you go fishing every day, you won't be able to catch all the fish in the Lotus Pond for a year and a half, and the Dragon King of the Lotus Pond will have to turn into a human form to come and settle accounts with you." Wang Dong shook his head.

Sighed repeatedly.

"Okay, I won't argue with you anymore, I'm going back first." Xue Chen carried the plastic bag out of the antique shop and drove back to Jinguan City.

Xue Chen had to admire Qi Yan's cooking skills. She made two dishes out of a bighead carp, one fish head with chopped pepper and one braised fish fillet.

"Qi Yan, who did you learn your cooking skills from?" After eating, Xue Chen stretched out comfortably, looked at Qi Yan who was clearing the table, and asked casually.

"I learned it slowly by reading the recipes. The more I cook it, the better it will become." Qi Yan said calmly.

"Then you must like cooking very much." Xue Chen said with a smile. If you didn't love cooking, you wouldn't be able to make the dishes so delicious.

Qi Yan turned on the faucet and washed the dishes with her back to Xue Chen. She said in a strange tone: "Like it? It's impossible to talk about it. My mother got divorced from him back then and became so angry that she fell ill. I had no choice but to do the cooking.

, so I learned it.”

Listening to Qi Yan's slightly mocking and lonely voice, Xue Chen's heart moved. He had almost forgotten that Qi Yan's parents had divorced a long time ago. Hearing what she said, he also understood why she was so good at housework. She should be.

Just like cooking, it is something you have to learn.
Chapter completed!