Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

Wu Sui recounted the events that had occurred at sea during the day in detail.

From encountering Da Zhuang's group of hawksbill turtles, to cleaning up the barnacles, to Da Zhuang leading the way to the strait boundary, and finally bringing up this gold coin.

Chen Xue was stunned, and even forgot to breathe.

A sea turtle repaying a debt of gratitude?

And you'll even lead the way to find treasure?

This sounds exactly like a myth told by the village elders.

"Are there really such intelligent sea turtles?" Chen Xue touched the patterns on the gold coin, finding it unbelievable.

"I also think it's weird," Wu Sui said, leaning against the headboard. "But these gold coins are real."

"I was looking at the radar in the cockpit at the time, and there were huge reefs below. This thing was hidden in the crevices of the reefs."

Wu Sui pointed to the gold coins.

"Look closely, there are words engraved on it."

Chen Xue held the gold coin under the light bulb.

One side features a shield-like design with a leaping horse in the center, surrounded by symbols she couldn't understand.

The other side is a string of English letters.

Chen Xue was also educated, although she graduated from high school. It wasn't that her grades were bad, but rather that her family was too poor to afford to send her and her brother to school.

He also reads a lot of miscellaneous books in his spare time, and his knowledge is actually better than Wu Sui's.

"I...S...L...A...N...D..."

Chen Xue stammered as she spelled out the string of letters.

Wu Sui looked at her serious profile.

Do you know him?

Chen Xue frowned, her fingers lightly tracing the letters.

"ISLAND...that means island."

She then looked at the words that followed.

He muttered to himself, desperately trying to recall the books he had read before.

Suddenly, she paused, and her eyes lit up.

"Sultana!"

Chen Xue turned to look at Wu Sui, her voice filled with barely concealed excitement.

"Ah Sui, I think I know what this is!"

Wu Sui straightened up.

"What?"

I've seen this name in a book before.

Chen Xue gripped the gold coins tightly, her voice trembling with excitement.

"Sultanah Island is not a real island; it was deliberately fabricated."

"In the 19th century, British merchants imitated the Dutch East India Company by minting coins in places like Singapore."

"But this attracted the attention of the Dutch colonial authorities."

"To mitigate the risks, the merchants devised a plan..."

"On the newly minted substitute coins, they changed the place of issue from Sumatra to Sultanah Island, which sounds similar."

"They claim that these currencies were issued specifically for an island and not intended to circulate on Dutch territory, thus legally circumventing censorship."

"But the book doesn't mention gold coins..."

This was the first time Wu Sui had ever heard of this. He had thought it was published by some small island nation, but it turned out to be a fictional product.

But 19th-century gold coins are considered antiques, aren't they?

If, as Chen Xue said, it was indeed wealth plundered by colonists, then it's very likely that the ship really did sink.

He was in the driver's seat at the time, but he did manage to mark the coordinates.

Given the opportunity, I'll bring my diving equipment and sneak over...

Thinking of this, Wu Sui wrapped the gold coins again in his handkerchief and put them in the bedside cabinet.

"Keep this to yourself, don't tell anyone, not even your older brother and sister-in-law." Wu Sui gripped Chen Xue's shoulder, his expression serious.

Wealth can be very tempting.

If this kind of thing gets out, forget about making a fortune; your whole family will lose their lives.

It wasn't that he didn't trust his older brother and sister-in-law; it was just that the fewer people who knew about it, the less risk there was.

If we actually find the shipwreck and bring everything back, my whole family probably won't be able to sleep peacefully anymore.

Chen Xue nodded repeatedly; of course she knew the importance of the matter.

"Go to sleep." Wu Sui patted her back.

Lying in bed, Wu Sui couldn't fall asleep no matter what she did.

Half of my mind was filled with the sunken ship laden with treasure, and the other half with the deep-sea fishing boat my father had mentioned.

The shipwreck cannot be rushed; it requires careful consideration.

The water there is deep and has many undercurrents, and we also have to be wary of patrol boats from the other side, so we must be fully prepared.

The most important thing right now is to get the main attraction for the housewarming party sorted out.

Early the next morning.

As soon as it was dawn, Wu Sui got up.

Upon arriving at the old house, Wang Feng was already busily preparing breakfast and urged Wu Gang to hurry up and buy it.

"Sister-in-law, we're going to town today. You and Xiaoxue go help out at Brother Tao's place first." Wu Sui pushed open the door and came out. "I'll take care of the house purchase."

"Okay, you have a good eye. You can buy whatever you want, as long as there's enough room to live in it."

As agreed yesterday, they would set sail this afternoon. After breakfast, Wu Sui rode his motorcycle with Chen Xue and Wang Feng straight to town.

When they arrived at the purchasing station, Lin Tao was directing several workers to move things.

"Ah Sui, you've come at the right time. What do you think of these new things? I was just about to have them moved over."

Wu Sui nodded, settled Chen Xue and Wang Feng in, and then pulled Lin Tao to a corner of the courtyard.

"Brother Tao, have you found out who caused trouble yesterday?"

Lin Tao handed him a cigarette and gave a cold laugh.

"It's been confirmed, it was Liu the Bald who did it."

"He's jealous of our fast delivery, so he deliberately sent people to harass us."

Wu Sui pursed his lips: "Fine, I'll remember this debt for now, and settle it with interest on the day of the housewarming party."

"I've chosen a date for the housewarming party; next Wednesday is an auspicious day."

"I've already written the invitations, I'll send them out today."

Wu Sui thought for a moment, nodded, took a puff of his cigarette, and then asked.

"Brother Tao, I have a question for you. Have you heard of any boats in the city that go deep-sea fishing?"

Lin Tao was taken aback: "A deep-sea fishing boat? Why are you asking about that?"

"I want to go up there and get some good stuff," Wu Sui said without hiding anything. "For a housewarming banquet, we need to get something impressive to impress our competitors, otherwise how will we keep them in check?"

Lin Tao frowned and thought about it carefully.

"You know what, I actually know a little bit about it."

"There is indeed a boss in the city who owns a big boat and specializes in deep-sea fishing. I heard that a trip there takes a week."

"But the tickets are ridiculously expensive; it's mostly rich and leisurely big bosses who go there to have fun."

Wu Sui's eyes lit up: "Can you get tickets?"

Lin Tao looked hesitant: "You want to go? Okay, I'll go and find out."

"Okay, thanks, Brother Tao. Let's get to the bottom of this as soon as possible."

"Hey, no need to thank me, I'll call and ask right away, I'll get back to you soon."

After asking about the fishing boat, Wu Sui then inquired about the house.

To be honest, he was a little embarrassed.

It seems that every time I ask Lin Tao for help, it's for assistance; he rarely comes to the store unless there's something else going on.

Lin Tao was overjoyed to hear that Wu Sui was going to buy a house in town.

This shows that Wang Feng listened to what he said.

He left the purchasing station behind, letting Lin Jing show Wang Feng and Chen Xue around, and then took Wu Sui with him and went out.

After looking around all morning, Wu Sui found a two-story house with a large yard that he liked.

It's located near the town's central primary school and not far from the recycling station.

The original homeowner was in a hurry to leave for another city, so he packed up all the furniture and appliances and asked for 120,000 yuan.

Wu Sui made a counter-offer and finally won the deal for 108,000.

Wang Feng was overjoyed to hear that it was a two-story house with a yard.

He was really afraid that his parents wouldn't be used to living in those pigeon coops that were sold in the county.

Now it's much better. The two-story building has a side room in the courtyard, which not only accommodates their family, but also Chen Yang and Wang Dazhu, without feeling crowded.

For lunch, Wang Feng was unusually generous and took the initiative to treat Lin Tao and his sister to a meal.

Lin Tao told Wu Sui that afternoon.

"Sui, it's done!"

"I used a client's connections in the city to get two tickets. We'll depart from the city pier early tomorrow morning."

Wu Sui was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Lin Tao to actually manage to get tickets in such a short time.

It seems this old guy isn't as powerless and lacking in connections as he claims.

"How much?"

"1500 yuan a piece." Lin Tao shook his head in disdain.

Wu Sui smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, I'll cover the boat tickets, but why did you get two?"

Lin Tao glared at him: "What's wrong? You look down on your brother Tao? Can't I go fishing?"