Even if the soldier didn't come over to say it, he would still drive the boat over there to make it easier for them to get into the water and save time.
As soon as the boat docked, he watched the other two people jump down.
The curious fishermen around were standing on the side of the boats with their necks stretched out. The boats were side by side and very close to each other, and they could even whisper to each other.
It was rare that those people didn't chase them away, so they had to watch the fun first. It was so rare that so many important people came to the village and planned to get treasures. If they were a little later, they might not be allowed to watch.
A few days ago, someone in their village who thought he was a good swimmer went into the water to try it out, but he found that the pressure was quite terrible. He didn't dare to go too deep and came up. After that, no one dared to take the risk of going into the water again.
The main reason was that at that time they didn't know that officials would attach so much importance to it and that the things were so valuable. Otherwise, there would definitely be one or two brave men from their village or the surrounding villages who would try to fish it out and see if they could get something valuable.
A little more than two minutes later, there was a splash on the water and the two men floated up again. The man on the shore stretched his head even further, as if he wanted to put the giraffe's neck on himself.
"Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work..."
"Thank you, comrades of the People's Liberation Army. You come up first..."
Everyone reached out to help them up, and saw that their hands were full. Someone couldn't help but ask, "Is this a complete set of wine glasses?"
The two soldiers handed them the things in their hands and took a breath and said, "We saw a small pile of these scattered next to the reef, so we picked them up first, and then walked around and saw a lot of fragments. Some have been corroded, and some can still be seen in shape."
"We also saw a few small boxes scattered among the seaweed. They were completely covered by the seaweed and entangled with seaweed. If you didn't pick up the seaweed when you passed by, you would easily miss it."
"Where's the box?" everyone asked excitedly in unison.
"It's a bit heavy. I already have a wine glass in my hand, so it's not easy to carry it. I plan to come up to find a rope, then go down again and pull it up directly."
"Okay, okay... Thank you for your hard work..."
Apart from anything else, these officials are really polite when they employ people, and they always say "thank you for your hard work", which makes people feel comfortable.
Ye Yaodong leaned against the side of the boat, drinking tea from a ceramic cup, and watched the four soldiers taking turns going up and down, only taking a short break in between. It's true that the soldiers have great physical strength, which made him want to exercise.
A whole morning passed, and he just leaned there, watching a group of people chattering and busying themselves. Because of the shaking of the boat, some people would lie on the side of the boat to vomit from time to time. He himself had nothing to do, and of course he never let go of the enamel cup in his hand.
It was clearly just rough tea, but he drank it leisurely and it felt like red wine. His father couldn't stand his lazy look and went over to snatch the cup from his hand.
"You're occupying the toilet but not taking a shit. You've been holding a cup all morning. Don't other people want to drink tea? You're the only one who drinks. You've been drinking tea all morning. You seem to be so idle. You only go in but not out. I haven't even seen you go to pee twice..."
Ye Yaodong looked at his empty hands, and indifferently rested his elbows on the side of the boat, leaned his back against it, and put one foot on the inside of the boat, and continued his leisurely life.
"You are quite free! Aren't you just watching them work in the water? I have nothing to do, so aren't you free too? I have been watching the fun for the whole morning, and you have the nerve to criticize me? You are getting more and more talkative, influenced by my mother."
Father Ye said unhappily, "If I had known earlier, I would have helped with the work at home, so I wouldn't have to stand here and do nothing. I don't know how long they will keep doing this."
"It's okay, just treat it as a salary or subsidy. Didn't we say that if we cooperate with him, in addition to the commendation and reward we deserve, we will also be given a little subsidy as missed work wages."
"Yeah, I don't know how to subsidize it..."
At this moment, they pulled up another black box, which looked exactly the same as the one Ye Yaodong brought home. There were already two on the ship, and this was the third one, of the same model.
The old man at the cultural center took the black box handed over by the soldier, stacked the three codes neatly there, with a smile on his face.
"Are there any more small boxes down there, PLA comrades?"
"We haven't found anything yet. Our time in the water is limited and our range of activities is too small. It's a pity."
"Thank you for your hard work. Just do your best. It's already noon. Take a break and eat something to regain your strength. It must be tiring to be underwater, right?"
"fine."
"Yes, yes, yes. Let's take a break and drink some water. It's a good thing we have you here today, otherwise we would all be in a mess."
"You're welcome. Let's take a break first."
The village chief actively carried the bucket of tea and mung bean soup to them, "Everyone, have some soup. It's so hot, eat some mung bean soup to cool down and fill your stomach on the boat. It's not convenient to get anything to eat or drink..."
The corners of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched, making it seem as if he had prepared it.
He turned and walked towards the corner. They had just borrowed a basket from him to hold the things they had salvaged. There were wine glasses and wine jugs, about the size of a palm, as well as some strange utensils and some broken porcelain pieces.
They also asked the soldiers to fish out the broken porcelain pieces. They said that although they had no value, they could be used for research and reference to the historical background and to understand the culture of the time.
Ye Yaodong had not asked a question, but now he was a little curious. He looked at the old man in the cultural center and said, "Grandpa, are you going to put it on display in your cultural center after you take it back?"
The old man took a sip of mung bean soup and said with a smile: "We are a small county, so we are not qualified to keep this bronze artifact. We have to send it to the museum. We called our superiors yesterday and reported it. I estimate that the museum will send someone over in a few days."
"Oh~ This bronze artifact is so awesome that even museums have to come and buy it."
"This is a cultural relic. The origin of bronze ware is very ancient. It began in the Yellow River Basin..."
"Oh, I know, I know... The old man is really well-educated and knows a lot... From the sounds of those three boxes, they should be filled with gold, silver, jewelry, or coins and copper coins, right?"
Ye Yaodong quickly interrupted his long speech and changed the subject. As a person who had just escaped from illiteracy, he was not interested in these historical and cultural issues and did not want to suffer the pain in his ears. If he were told something about the War of Resistance against Japan, he would be interested in listening.
He was not interested in these bronze artifacts, but he was very curious about the three boxes. When they had taken them up to study and shook them, the sounds were different, so they must have contained different things.
There was a box that made a clanging sound before. From what they were discussing, it should be gold and silver. He was really curious. Would it be the same as the gold cake in his box? What were in the other two boxes
The old man was interrupted just when he was about to say something. He was still a little reluctant to say more, so when he heard the old man asking questions, he was happy to talk to him.
"It should be. It sounds similar, but we have to open it to be sure. The box outside is also very valuable and worth studying. In order not to damage the box, we have to take it back and ask someone to unlock it."
Ye Yaodong said with some regret: "Then we won't be able to see it, what a pity."
"Haha, such a rare thing should be reported in the newspaper. If you are interested, you can pay attention to it."
"Of course I'm interested. After all, I was the first one to salvage and discover it. I also followed and cooperated with your work, so I can be considered a witness to the whole process."
"Well, when the time comes, let the county give you a subsidy. We can't let you work for nothing."
Hehe~
Ye Yaodong smiled and said nothing more. He was sure that any catch he made would earn more than the county subsidy.
After a morning, these people got used to vomiting and were able to eat again.
After resting for a while, they drank up the bucket of mung bean soup, and then watched the four soldiers take turns going into the water.
Ye Yaodong also started slapping mosquitoes out of boredom and saw a man who probably ate too much and started vomiting after the boat shook a few times. Several small fish floated to the surface to grab food. He immediately remembered that there were still fish hooks and fishing lines in the cabin that he had rolled up some time ago.
After watching them all morning, he had no interest in watching them go up and down, so he simply went to the cabin to get out his fishing hooks and fishing lines and fiddle with them.
Without a bamboo pole to use as a fishing rod, I can only use the most primitive hand-line fishing method.
But when he took out the stick tied with the hand line, he remembered that there was no bait on the boat because of the sudden action.
"trouble!"
All I can do is cast a fishing net and see if I can catch anything.
Father Ye saw him going in and out of the cabin, and even took out a fishing net and fiddled with it. He couldn't help but wonder, "What are you doing with the fishing net?"
"What else can I do? Catch fish or people?"
"You're so diligent all of a sudden? You're making use of this little bit of time. What did you do in the morning? You had plenty of time in the morning. Why didn't you be more diligent? Half a day has passed, and now you remember to get the fishing net? You're just faking diligence."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. "Weren't you just watching the fun this morning? How could you think about working? Aren't you just bored now?"
"I'm telling you, don't always be dissatisfied with me for doing this or that. In fact, you are almost the same. Weren't you also there watching the excitement for a long time this morning?"
"At least I can still remember to take a fishing net and see if I can catch something? And you are still there watching the fun, you see... you are not as good as me? You still have the nerve to say that, we are equal... yeah... I am eight taels, you are half a catty... I have three taels more than you, but I am still a little bit better than you..."
Ye's father glared at him angrily, but he was not as good at speaking as Ye did, so he couldn't refute him and had to resort to violence.
"Hey, hey, hey ~ Those are rain boots, not liberation shoes. There are so many people here. You have such bad habits. Aren't you afraid of stinking everyone in public?"
When Ye Yaodong saw that his father was so angry that he was about to take off his shoes and hit someone as usual, he quickly stepped back a few steps and told him to mind his image.
Father Ye had just taken off half of his rain boots when he was reminded by him. Seeing so many people on the boat, some of them noticed what they were doing, and Secretary Chen even turned around and winked at him, he had no choice but to put them on again.
"You bastard, you only know how to talk back. If you don't make your father angry, you won't feel comfortable for the whole day."
"You are confusing right and wrong! It was obviously you who found fault first."