Dong Tianpeng and others thought the same thing. Their ship's speed was at least three times that of the other party. They couldn't escape. The first priority was to take shelter from the wind and pick up the master aboard.
The Hengshan returned to the harbor and anchored. The wind and waves in the inner harbor were very small and it was very safe.
The little girl was worried about Yang Fan, so she fought off the British and immediately went ashore in a small sampan. She saw a few servants guarding the shore. There were also seven or eight small sampans dropped by the British. After all, they were dead
Many people were killed and many boats were abandoned here.
Seeing Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru coming down, the servant Wu Zhang Zhang Zeng came over quickly.
"Sir, are you okay? The British have been repulsed."
"Madam, I'm reporting you are safe and sound. We all hid behind the big rocks during the shelling and there were no casualties. But it was a blessing in disguise. The shelling knocked down a large area of trees. The chain bullets and bullets fired by the English cut off many shrubs horizontally.
A hole was revealed. It is the pirate's treasure that the master is looking for. The master and Lu Dan are cleaning it over there."
"Ah! I actually found it. Where is it? Where is it? Take me to see it quickly." When the little girl heard that she had found the treasure, she was eager to go and have a look.
The master said that there are eighty boxes of jewelry that the Indian emperor gave to his beloved concubine. Lin Yueru's face turned pink with excitement. Eighty boxes!
The two of them soon arrived at the cave under the guidance of the servant. The cave was covered with shrubs and dense plants, and a stone wall was built at the entrance. The outside of the stone wall was plastered with mud. A male goat was painted on the wall.
At this time, a big hole had been made in the wall by the shell.
This large hole and the collapsed half next to it allow two people to enter side by side.
Carbide lamps had been lit inside, and the light was as bright as day. There were servants with guns on guard along the way. The little girl walked in excitedly.
This cave was obviously formed naturally, but it had obviously undergone artificial reconstruction. After walking about twenty meters, a stone door appeared in front, but it was open. Xiao Niangpi and others filed in. She soon saw Yang Fan there.
Conducting the servants to carry heavy teak boxes.
These boxes are covered with green moss. The boxes are strong and solid, with brass corners and locks.
"Master, have you found Captain Jint's treasure?" Xiao Niangpi ran over and hugged one of Yang Fan's arms lovingly and asked.
"Well, that should be it. Although I haven't unpacked the boxes yet and counted them, there are more than 200 boxes here. They are all in the style of the Mughal Dynasty in India. It seems that Captain Jint really robbed the Indian emperor's fleet.
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"Master, are there really any jewelry here that the Indian Emperor gave to his beloved concubine?" What the little girl is thinking about is these shiny things.
Ming Dynasty gems are scarce resources and are rarely seen. Because China does not produce gems. Domestic gems are basically imported. Rubies are produced in Ceylon, sapphires are in Kashmir, jade is in Myanmar. Emerald is even rarer and is produced in Colombia, South America.
.They were all brought to the Ming Dynasty by Spanish galleons crossing the Pacific Ocean.
The only local gems produced in Ming Dynasty are organic gemstones, such as red coral from the Taiwan Strait and pearls from Hepu, Guangxi. Therefore, since ancient times, the beauties in the harem have been flocking to gemstones. The ladies and ladies of wealthy families also can't put it down.
Yang Fan once promised to take her to Ceylon and get her some top-quality rubies.
The pigeon's blood red ruby they found in the palace last time was so intense that it almost stuck in her eyes and she couldn't pull it out. Unfortunately, Yao Guang wanted it at that time, and Yang Fan finally put it into the ring.
Yang Fan comforted her, saying that there will be many rubies in Ceylon in the future.
Yang Fan is now looking for the second gem Yao Guang wants. This stone house is about fifty square meters and is a rectangular room. Above it is a dome. The height is about ten meters. Along the north wall, there are two hundred
Multi-port boxes.
The servants were sorting the boxes into categories. Soon, a small golden box was discovered. This small copper-tin alloy box was only one foot long and half a foot wide. It was much smaller than all the boxes.
"Sir, this is the smallest and most exquisite box. Could it be this one?" the servant Wu Zhang asked.
At this time, Yang Fan's cell phone vibrated. Yao Guang sent a message.
Yaoguang: I feel it. Have you found it?
Yang Fan: I found a beautiful small box. There is only one this small. I will open it and take a look first.
Yang Fan found that the box was locked, and he fiddled with it for a long time without opening it. The lock of the box was somewhat rusty, and there was no key. Yang Fan poked at it with a wire for a long time, but it had no effect.
Yang Fan was annoyed and planned to cut it open with a hacksaw.
The little girl was so anxious that she pushed the idiot away. Seeing him so clumsy made people anxious. She pulled out the hair pin from her head, broke it open, and stabbed it directly into the lock.
Lin Yueru put her ear to the other side and listened, assisting Xiao Niangpi in unlocking. Both of them had received professional training in unlocking in the Dongchang. Although the locks brought by Yang Fan from modern times could not be opened, the locks of this era still mattered.
Down.
"A little further in, we haven't reached the position yet." Lin Yueru said with her eyes closed.
Xiao Niangpi pulled out another hair pin. First, she moved the previous hair pin to a position and made a click sound. Then she held the hair pin with her little hand and inserted the second hair pin.
"Go a little to the left, yes, go a little down. The circlip is right here." Lin Yueru said while listening with her ears.
Xiao Niangpi skillfully used the second hair pin to accurately find the position of the tenon, and clicked the spring. But the lock still did not open.
"Don't move, hold it down, there should be a third tenon." Lin Yueru said with a frown.
"It's so annoying, it's so difficult to break the lock." Xiao Niangpi said impatiently. But her little hand didn't stop at all. After the third hairpin went in, there was a click and the lock opened.
"Okay, it's open." The little girl cheered.
The servants cleverly laid a three-meter-long carpet on the floor. Yang Fan and she sat on the carpet and placed the small treasure box in the middle.
"Master, master, open it quickly." The little girl was extremely anxious.
Yang Fan was worried that there was a hidden weapon, so he opened the lid carefully. However, there was nothing unexpected, it was just an ordinary box.
Red velvet covers the inside of the box. A transparent glass bottle appears in front of you. There is a model of a black sailboat in the bottle.
This pot-bellied bottle just fits the sailboat model. I don’t know how the ship model was put into the bottle. And the cornflower sapphire is inlaid in the middle of the boat.
Under the strong light around it, the egg-sized cornflower sapphire shines with dazzling light.
"Wow! This is so beautiful." Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru both had this bright gem in their eyes.
"Cornflower" sapphire, also known as Kashmir sapphire, presents a slightly purple velvety rich appearance and is considered the most precious sapphire variety. This sapphire is highly priced due to its exceptionally beautiful color, high quality, and rare production.
Extremely expensive.
"Master, didn't you say that every gemstone has its meaning? What is the meaning of sapphire?" Xiao Niangpi asked, holding Yang Fan's hand.
"Sapphire symbolizes loyalty, perseverance, love and honesty. Between lovers, it symbolizes the deepest affection like the sea."
