"Stone?"
Bai Qianzhou thought he had misheard, but when he got closer, it really was a stone.
"Wait, this isn't a stone."
He approached with a flashlight, and Fu Wan was surprised that he could recognize it.
"That's right, this isn't a stone."
Boss Fu didn't want Ye Xiaocui to know about this, but he didn't expect her to open the bag directly.
"Awan found this at the bottom of the sea. She plans to take it to the county town to have a look tomorrow."
Ye Xiaocui was incredulous. "This stone can actually be sold for money?"
Seeing the confident expressions on Fu Laoda and Fu Wan's faces, Bai Qianzhou guessed that they already knew what this thing was.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is ambergris?"
Fu Wan was somewhat surprised, "You recognize this thing?"
Bai Qianzhou nodded, "My grandfather used to have a small piece, and he treasured it very much, never wanting to eat it. Later..."
Bai Qianzhou didn't continue, and Boss Fu and the others didn't press the matter further.
What could happen next? In the 1960s and 70s, it was most likely stolen or robbed; in short, it would definitely end badly.
"But I've never seen such a large piece of ambergris before."
This was the first time he had ever seen anything like it... well, ambergris packaged in a sack. If it hadn't looked somewhat like the one his grandfather had, he wouldn't have dared to voice his thoughts.
"What ambergris?"
Ye Xiaocui was confused, but she was certain that this thing was not cheap.
Goodness, my daughter brought back another expensive item from the sea.
Where would be a good place to hide this?
We can't let thieves target us again!
When Fu Laoda saw her worried look, he knew that his wife would be unable to sleep for several more days.
After Awan brought the gold bar back, Ye Xiaocui tossed and turned for several nights. When Boss Fu couldn't stand it anymore and asked her what was wrong, she sat up abruptly in bed.
"Honey, I can't sleep. Every time I close my eyes, I think about whether a thief will break into the house, or whether someone is watching A-Wan... or the room...!"
Fu Laoda sighed and could only comfort her, "Awan has hidden those things away, just pretend you've never seen them."
Even so, Ye Xiaocui struggled for several days, and only after seeing that everything inside and outside the house was peaceful and as if nothing had happened, was she able to finally get a good night's sleep.
As a result, now, I guess I won't be able to sleep for the next few days.
When Fu Wan heard Fu Laoda mention the funny incident her mother had made a while ago, she quickly laughed it off.
"It's not worth much. This thing might sell for a hundred or two at most."
Hearing this, Bai Qianzhou looked at Fu Wan with some surprise. Fu Wan winked at him, signaling him to be quiet. Ye Xiaocui breathed a sigh of relief.
A hundred or two hundred isn't anything particularly valuable.
However, this is also because the Fu family's shipping business has been getting better and better recently, and they are getting more and more valuable fish.
If it were a few months before Fu Wan went back to her parents' home, let alone being worth a couple hundred yuan, even if it was worth only a few dozen yuan, Ye Xiaocui would have hidden it under the bed and checked it every day to see if it was still there!
"Ah Wan, what time is it?"
Since he couldn't sleep anyway, Boss Fu thought he might as well go and talk to the old village chief about the underwater situation.
Fu Wan took out her watch, which was wrapped in plastic, from her pocket. "Dad, it's three o'clock."
"Okay, I'll go talk to the village chief. You get some sleep first."
After saying that, he walked out without even changing his clothes.
"Dad, there's something else I didn't tell you on the ship. Not only did I see that thing on the seabed, I also saw the person who put it there."
Boss Fu was surprised that Fu Wan had actually seen the person who had placed the large object, and hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"
"They didn't spot you, did they?"
"No, it's Fu Qiang from my second uncle's family, and a few Japanese people."
Islanders, always islanders!
And that little brat Fu Qiang!
Fu Laoda was furious. He never expected that even though Xue Qing was no longer in Fu Family Village, Fu Qiang could still associate with the Japanese.
They can still commit such heinous acts of treason and collusion with the enemy!
"Okay, I got it. You go to sleep first, I'll be right back."
Fu Wan responded, and Ye Xiaocui ladled a bucket of hot water for her from the kitchen. Bai Qianzhou stood beside her, looking thoughtful.
"Ah Wan, are you saying you encountered another torpedo at the bottom of the sea?"
Fu Wan nodded. "Yes, it's bigger than the previous one."
Bai Qianzhou straightened up. "Then I'll head back to the camp first."
The camp is definitely interested in this as well.
Fu Wan then remembered that he was now part of the camp, and nodded hurriedly.
But seeing that the sky was still pitch black, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"It's so late now, how are you going to get home?"
Bai Qianzhou had already pushed his bicycle out. "I have it. It's okay. It's only a 20-minute bike ride from here to the camp."
"This is a very important matter, I need to go back and report to my superiors first!"
By the time the fisheries administration starts work at dawn, who knows what time it will be? Knowing this information, he definitely needs to go back and report first.
"Ah Wan, are you sure you saw that thing and remember its location?"
Fu Wan nodded, "I'm sure, I've also noted down the location of that thing."
With Fu Wan's assurance, Bai Qianzhou tied the flashlight to the handlebars of his bicycle, said goodbye to Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui, and then sped off to the campsite.
"Oh dear, I should have made some pancakes and cooked some shrimp for Xiaobai to take. Instead, I ran back in the middle of the night without sleeping."
Ye Xiaocui watched Bai Qianzhou's figure grow ever more distant, and couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Fu Wan was holding clean clothes and was about to go to the back to take a shower when she heard this and quickly comforted her.
"Mom, don't worry. You can cook for him next time he comes. There's still some time before dawn, why don't you go back to sleep!"
She had a feeling that people from both the camp and the fisheries administration would have to come before noon.
She should get some rest early; who knows what might happen when it gets light!
Meanwhile, Fu Lao Da, enveloped in the darkness, hurried to Fu Lao Er's house. He originally intended to go to the village chief's house, but halfway there, he remembered what Fu Wan had said about Fu Qiang's involvement in the matter, and his anger flared up.
Since going to the village chief's house at this point would only result in nothing, they might as well go to Fu Lao Er's house to see what was going on.
Fu Qiang, the second son of the Fu family, had just returned home reeking of alcohol. He was so drunk that he was staggering as he walked.
Without realizing it, the bucket that was placed in the yard was kicked far away.
The noise of the tin bucket falling to the ground woke up Fu Lao Er and Wang Zhao Di. Fu Lao Er thought a thief had broken into the house, but when he ran out to check, he found it was his own son.
"Where did you go and drink so much before coming back? You'll drink yourself to death someday!"
Fu Lao Er's face was somewhat displeased, and his tone carried a hint of accusation.
Wang Zhaodi stepped forward to support the swaying Fu Qiang and said irritably, "How can you talk like that? Can't a father hope for something good in his life?"
“I don’t wish him well. If I didn’t wish him well, would I have only one son left out of my three sons?”
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