Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 811 - 809_1

Chapter 811: Chapter 809_1

All sorts of fish amazed Shangguan Xuanyi.

The schools of fish in the sea would circle around the two of them. They could peacefully dance with sharks in the water, and they could watch the scene of fish fighting for food.

"This is a shark, it eats humans. If we encounter it in the outer sea, we should flee quickly. The sea is very mysterious and dangerous. Many fish in the sea are aggressive and good at hiding themselves." Xiao’er, being able to sense the goodwill of the fish, was not afraid at all.

Men by nature love excitement and adventure. The underwater world, in addition to its beauty, lacked a bit of thrill to Shangguan Xuanyi. After hearing Xiao’er’s words, he couldn’t deny his longing for the outside undersea world.

"I think I can’t help but want to see the outer underworld." Shangguan Xuanyi couldn’t help saying.

Xiao’er actually felt the same. She wanted to not only dive, but also surf, ski, and challenge other extreme sports. Now, as a practitioner of Qinggong and possessing a unique space, these skills were like life-saving artifacts. If she didn’t challenge herself more, she would feel like she wasn’t making the most of the gifts bestowed upon her by Heaven: "Let’s see if the workshop can manufacture diving gear."

They were out this time for their honeymoon. Of course, they needed to have a good time and do what they liked.

With this in mind, they arrived at the workshop. Xiao’er tried it out, but the function was not yet available.

Xiao’er shrugged, "There’s no other way. It’s a pity, the outside underwater world might contain countless treasures."

"Treasure?"

"Think about it! With the current backward maritime technology, who knows how many cargo ships carrying a full load of gold have been flipped over carelessly by the storm, sinking the ship and its numerous boxes of gold to the bottom of the sea! If we could salvage those shipload of gold, or jewelry, then we would have enough to eat for a lifetime, wouldn’t we?"

Shangguan Xuanyi: "..."

Are these the treasures? How many ships in the world can be laden with gold, and then all sink to the seabed to let her sift out cheap ones? Most of the items on the ships are goods.

"You don’t have to do anything now either, rest assured, I won’t let you starve! Not only will there be food, but you can eat any delicacies you want as well." Shangguan Xuanyi pinched Xiao’er’s little nose.

"How can that be the same? Isn’t yours mine too? Besides, if those gold lying on the seabed aren’t claimed, don’t you think it’s a waste to let them sink to the bottom of the sea?" Xiao’er pulled Shangguan Xuanyi’s hand down, his constant pinching was ruining her beautiful nose.

"It’s quite a waste. But, do you know how to get them? Do you know where the ships are sunk in the vast sea?"

Xiao’er deflated slightly on hearing this: "No!"

"Don’t think about it, we aren’t short of money anyway." Shangguan Xuanyi was only interested in underwater exploration, but didn’t have much thought about the treasure Xiao’er mentioned.

Xiao’er remembered Bai Tian, Tian Bai, and the golden python – they had taken Xiao Bai to who knows where for a good time!

If Bai Tian were there, she could travel around the world with him, and there would be no treasure that she wouldn’t find!

However, such windfalls are usually a matter of luck, not something that can be actively sought. Getting them would be good fortune, but if she couldn’t get them, it didn’t matter. After all, the wealth she and her husband possessed, even if they spent an entire lifetime without doing anything, they wouldn’t be able to spend it all.

Xiao’er enjoyed the joy of earning silver, while she also hoped to use her knowledge to make the lives of the people here better. She had been deeply moved by the gifts from the common people on her wedding day.

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The next day, Jiang Yuheng set off for the Government Office early in the morning to resign. After resigning, he set off directly from the town.

Jiang Yuheng explained to the watchman last night that he had recovered his memory and needed to go home. But due to some issues at home, he couldn’t take him with him for the time being and asked him to stay in Huatian Village and wait for him for a year. A year later, he would come to take him to his side to spend his old age, and he left 120 taels of silver for him.

The 100 taels were given to him by Shangguan Xuanyi, who had given him a total of 500 taels just in case. Over the years, as a bailiff, he had earned silver, built a new house for his adoptive father (the one he was living in now), and gave most of his monthly salary to the watchman for living expenses, leaving a small portion for himself, so he had only saved up 20 taels.

This was also one of the reasons why Jiang Yuheng chose to take revenge before getting married. What could a man who only had twenty taels left all over his body use to marry a princess?

The watchman was very happy to know that Jiang Yuheng had regained his memory, but he didn’t want his money. Having another son to filial to him for ten years, he felt completely satisfied!

Jiang Yuheng insisted on leaving it. He was worried that when he got older and couldn’t move around easily, he would return to night watchman duties without any money to use.

Just in case he couldn’t return, this one hundred taels would be enough for him to spend the rest of his life.

The next morning, before dawn, the watchman got up and made a few pancakes for Jiang Yuheng and wrapped them up in wax paper: "Dali, take these on the road to eat, don’t go hungry."

This was the last thing he could do for his adopted son.

Jiang Yuyang took them and put them in his package, then he knelt in front of the watchman and kowtowed three times: "Father, take care of yourself, I will take you in and provide for your old age when the time comes!"

The watchman nodded: "Alright, don’t worry, I will take care of myself."

After saying goodbye to the watchman, Jiang Yuheng went to the town.

Today was the market day of the small town. There was a bullock cart going to the town, but Jiang Yuheng’s walking speed was faster than the bullock cart’s, so he never rode the cart.

The village chief owned a carriage, but he didn’t drive to every market day. Today, it just happened that the village chief’s daughter insisted on going to the market, so the village chief had no choice but to bring his wife and child in the carriage to the market.

On the way, they saw Jiang Yuheng heading to the town, so the village chief invited him to ride in the carriage. In the carriage, there were also the village chief’s son and two women and girls from the same village.

Jiang Yuheng was in a hurry, so he didn’t refuse.

"Brother Liang, sit here!" The village chief’s daughter, Chunyu, quickly swapped places with her elder brother when she saw Jiang Yuheng coming up.

There was only one seat left in the carriage, and it had already stopped, it wasn’t like he could say he wouldn’t ride now.

Jiang Yuheng braced himself and sat down.

"Brother Liang, are you going on a long journey?" Chunyu, the village chief’s daughter, couldn’t help but ask when she saw his knapsack.

"Yes." Jiang Yuheng replied.

"Where is Dali going?" The village chief’s wife, worried her daughter’s enthusiasm would belittle her, went ahead and asked.

As a mother, of course, she knew her daughter’s feelings. Watching silently over the years, Dali was handsome, and also a constable. Most importantly, he was diligent and filial. Apart from being a bit older, there was nothing she was unhappy about.

The watchman was also getting old. In the future, when the watchman was gone, her daughter wouldn’t even have to look after her in-laws. The couple could live a blissful life behind closed doors. How wonderful that would be.