Chapter 56 Good Luck Pearl
Wang Dahu and Uncle Ye Sanshu both leaned over to the bow of the boat, only to see Ye Mingzhu swimming into the water like a fish and disappearing in an instant.
"Mingzhu, how come you're so fast?" Wang Dahu had never seen Ye Mingzhu go to the sea before. Seeing that she was more agile than the boatman, his face was full of surprise.
Uncle Ye's face was full of pride: "We in the Ye family are born with the ability to swim, and Mingzhu is the best."
Wang Dahu wanted to say something bad about Ye Yun'an, but he was his nephew, so he kept his mouth shut.
He turned around and patted the boatman: "This kid, he just jumped in without saying a word."
Uncle Ye's expression was calm. "Mingzhu is better at diving than I am. She's just afraid that I'll go in first, so she's rushing in. Let's wait a moment. If Mingzhu doesn't come up within an incense stick of time, I'll go down to look for her."
What could Wang Dahu do? He only knew how to swim. If he went into the sea now, let alone saving people, it would be better if he didn't need anyone to save him.
The two men sat on either side, staring at the sea.
Ye Mingzhu quickly dived underwater. Although there was only faint light on the seabed, her eyesight was good and everything was very clear.
She determined the direction and swam in the direction Wang Dahu said.
From time to time, pieces of wood floated in the sea. Ye Mingzhu spotted a large ship with her sharp eyes. She swam over quickly and saw a few small fish swimming out of the boat. Before she got close, she saw seaweed on the hull. The ship had been in the sea for some time.
The ship was split in the middle and the mast was gone. She swam quickly into the broken cabin, where there were many scattered things, but most of them were broken and damaged.
She looked around and found three or four boxes. Without taking a closer look, she put them directly into the space.
A few big fish, perhaps out of curiosity, pecked Ye Mingzhu twice.
Ye Mingzhu: ...put it into space.
The seabed was unusually calm today, without even big waves. Ye Mingzhu quickly swam to the shipwreck that Wang Dahu mentioned.
She had inquired about the appearance of the ship in advance and quickly found the shipwreck that Wang Dahu mentioned among several other shipwrecks.
This ship was larger than the Ye family's ship, about 10 meters long. The entire ship was broken into several pieces, with several boxes and some bowls and plates scattered around, which seemed to be the gold and silver bowls and plates that Wang Dahu mentioned.
She just walked around these things, first put a few complete boxes into the space, then took a plate and started swimming up.
This time he didn't turn and swam directly to the surface of the sea.
It was pitch black all around. She made her way around and saw that this place was very close to the Triangle Cliff. Most ships would capsize if they encountered wind and waves.
But this is the only way to get to the town’s pier, so most people will wait until there is no wind or waves before going there.
Maybe it was because it was dark, but although the sea was calm, no boats passed by. Ye Mingzhu didn't have time to think about it, so she swam towards Uncle Ye's boat.
Uncle Ye and Wang Dahu were so anxious that they were sweating profusely and were blaming themselves.
Uncle Ye hated himself for his slow reaction. He should have stopped Ye Mingzhu just now.
Wang Dahu was so anxious that he slapped himself. If he hadn't been so talkative, Mingzhu wouldn't have thought of looking for treasure here.
When Ye Mingzhu swam here, Uncle Ye had just jumped into the sea, ready to look for her.
"Third Uncle." Ye Mingzhu quickly called out to him.
Uncle Ye had already swam into the sea. When he didn't hear Ye Mingzhu's voice, she lowered her head, dived into the sea, and pulled Uncle Ye to the surface.
Wang Dahu pulled the two men onto the boat and hurriedly covered Ye Mingzhu with a blanket. Uncle Ye didn't care about the water on his body and went to pour a bowl of hot water for Ye Mingzhu first.
It wasn't until Ye Mingzhu finished drinking the hot water that Uncle Ye asked, "Mingzhu, why did you take so long? How was it? Did you feel suffocated?"
Wang Dahu also stared at Ye Mingzhu nervously, fearing that she would feel uncomfortable.
Ye Mingzhu wiped the water droplets off her face, took out a plate from her arms (in the space), and handed it to the two of them.
"Uncle San, Uncle Xiao, look."
Although it was too dark, both of them saw the flash of silver light, and the uncle took the silver plate first.
"This is it, this is the silver plate we brought back this time. Mingzhu, did you find the shipwreck?"
His voice was trembling. He really didn't expect that his niece had such great abilities. So many people had searched back and forth in this sea area many times but couldn't find the shipwreck. She found it in just a short while.
What great ability and luck this requires.
Uncle Ye's face became even more excited. A silver plate, how valuable must it be.
Ye Mingzhu waited until the other two calmed down a bit before saying, "Uncle, your boat is completely broken. It's definitely impossible to pull it up. There are only three or four intact boxes underneath, and there are a few box fragments around. I guess they've been broken. This plate was found next to the box fragments."
Wang Dahu had no regrets at all: "The ship broke in two and sank into the sea. It's normal for the boxes to be damaged. I just don't know what was in the intact boxes."
Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, it's hard to get the things out of those broken boxes. It will take too long. I'll go down with some ropes and tie them to the boxes. I think I can get two or three boxes out."
"I'll go tie the rope." Uncle Ye volunteered, "Mingzhu, rest on the boat for a while. Once I'm done, I'll shake the rope and you guys pull hard."
Ye Mingzhu shook her head: "Uncle San, I'm afraid it's not possible. The shipwreck is very deep, and it will take a long time to tie the ropes. It will not be safe for you to go down."
Wang Dahu immediately shook his head and said he would not salvage the things. Although he also wanted to get rich, Ye Mingzhu's life was more important. He could not let his niece risk her life to salvage those things.
"Uncle, I want to ask what the difference is between the boxes that hold things. Let's try to salvage the more valuable things."
The box was already in Ye Mingzhu's space. She went down again to collect some other things from the sunken ship.
Moreover, the location of the shipwreck is indeed too deep. Uncle Ye probably won’t be able to survive if he goes down there. Even if it were the original owner, it would not be possible. It should be said that most people in this era would have a hard time reaching there.
Otherwise there wouldn’t be so many shipwrecks down there.
Wang Dahu was silent. He didn't want the things below anymore, but Ye Mingzhu looked at him with sparkling eyes: "Uncle, I promise to come back safely."
"The boxes are all the same, there's no difference. Mingzhu, just tie the ropes. We're all in this business with no capital, so it doesn't matter what we pull up."
Wang Dahu asked Ye Mingzhu to promise again that she would not be greedy and would only tie up one box and come up.
Ye Mingzhu nodded: "Don't worry, little uncle, I will raise Yun An and see him get married."
Uncle Ye thought for a moment and said, "Mingzhu, how about I go down with you and try. If you can't hold on, I'll come back up."
Ye Mingzhu shook her head: "Uncle San, if that happens, you won't have the strength to pull the rope. I'm worried that my uncle won't be able to pull the rope up by himself."
Wang Dahu, who had traveled extensively over the years, was ultimately more rational than Third Uncle Ye. He stopped Third Uncle Ye and said, "We'll both wait up there. Mingzhu, once you've tied the rope, come up. Don't stay down there any longer."
"Don't worry, uncle, I won't show off." After Ye Mingzhu said this, she turned sideways and slid into the water.
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