Chapter 415: The Giant Log
Chapter 415: The Giant Log
Jiang Xia quickly got up and ran to catch up with Zhou Chenglei, pulling him along as she spoke, "Smell this wood!"
Zhou Chenglei: "..."
The two of them approached the giant log, and Jiang Xia used her hand to remove the seaweed and sea cucumbers hanging on it.
She bent down and took a sniff.
So fragrant!
Jiang Xia excitedly tugged at Zhou Chenglei's hand, "Smell it! Tell me if it smells good or not."
After removing the seaweed, Zhou Chenglei also smelled it, although the log was still covered in some seaweed mud and sand.
But he recognized the scent.
It's sandalwood.
He bent down and took another sniff.
A faint fragrance mixed with the smell of seaweed mud wafted towards them.
It's the unique scent of sandalwood, indeed.
Jiang Xia looked at him expectantly, "Is it sandalwood? Is it really sandalwood?"
Zhou Chenglei nodded, "Yes."
Jiang Xia couldn't help but smile!
With such a large piece of sandalwood, how could she not smile? But her smile soon faded.
Jiang Xia, while cleaning off the sand and seaweed, said, "Who knows how long this thing has been soaking in the seawater, I hope it hasn't been ruined."
Zhou Chenglei also cleaned it, "It probably hasn't, the fragrance is quite strong."
Jiang Xia also felt the scent was very pleasant. (She completely forgot that she had just been smelling it and wanted to move away.)
"I'll call Dad over to clean it by the water and then hoist it onto the boat!" After saying this, Jiang Xia shouted to Zhou Fu, "Dad! Dad! Come here!"
Zhou Fu heard Wang Cai's call and turned around, seeing Jiang Xia waving at him.
Oh my!
Today's fortune is here!
Wang Cai's wave is so powerful, even the beckoning cat would break its arm to beckon!
"I'm coming! What's up? Did you find some treasure?"
Jiang Xia nodded, "Dad, come and help me move this log."
A log?
Could there be some secret hidden within the log?
Could someone have hidden gold inside?
Or did they find a piece of golden silkwood?
Wang Cai is indeed Wang Cai, turning stones into gold is one thing!
Now, he's turning wood into gold!
"I'm coming!" Zhou Fu quickly put down the bucket and rushed over as if he could run at the speed of light!
Zhou Mu also heard Jiang Xia calling for Zhou Fu, but she didn't understand why a piece of wood was worth moving.
It couldn't be that the wood was thicker, and they wanted to grow mushrooms with it?
Or perhaps there was something valuable hidden beneath the wood!
Tian Caixia also thought there was something valuable hidden under the wood.
If they found another mud dragon, she would ask Jiang Xia to take one back to her parents' home and give it to her father to make wine.
Tian Caixia walked over while picking up sea cucumbers, and took a look.
Zhou Fu came to Jiang Xia's side and carefully examined the log, whispering, "Do we need to carry this log? Is there some secret to this wood?"
Jiang Xia: "Dad, smell this wood."
Zhou Fu moved closer to the log after hearing this and took a deep breath, inhaling the scent of wealth!
There was a hint of fragrance!
The scent of gold is indeed unique!
"So fragrant, what kind of wood is this?"
"Sandalwood."
Sandalwood?
Such a large piece of sandalwood?
Sandalwood is difficult to grow, and he has seen a sandalwood tree that was planted twenty years ago, but it's still not as thick as his arm.
Moreover, even a grown sandalwood tree may not become sandalwood.
This piece of sandalwood is thicker than his waist, it must be a hundred-year-old sandalwood! Zhou Fu couldn't help but move his head closer to the giant log and then examined this piece of sandalwood from top to bottom, sniffing it from end to end!
Fragrant!
Truly fragrant!
A scent of wealth!
Zhou Chenglei: "..."
Zhou Chenglei: "Dad, let's carry this log to the water's edge, wash it, and see if it's been ruined by seawater."
Zhou Fu glared at him, this jinxed mouth, "If you can't talk, don't talk! It must not be ruined! If it's ruined, would it still smell so good?"
If what Wang Cai found is ruined, then it's not Wang Cai's discovery, but the eldest daughter-in-law's!
He had already checked it from end to end, and it was filled with the scent of wealth!
So fragrant, it's unbelievable!
"Come on! I'll carry this end, and you carry the other end."
Hurry up and wash this wood clean and load it onto the boat. Don't let it get corroded by the seaweed mud."
Zhou Fu examined the piece of agarwood, looking for a place to start. He also reminded Chenglei, "Be careful when lifting it. If you scrape off a piece, I'll peel a layer of skin off you!"
"..."
Zhou Chenglei couldn't be bothered to pay attention to his father. He found an easy spot to lift and embraced the giant log with both hands.
Zhou Fu also lifted the giant log, feeling its weight. He estimated it to be over a hundred or even two hundred catties!
The father and son struggled to carry the wood to the seaside.
Tian Caihua walked over and asked, "Where are you taking this wood?"
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They wouldn't be thinking of taking this large piece of wood home to burn as firewood, would they?
Zhou Fu replied, "This is agarwood! We're taking it to the water to clean it."
Agarwood?!?!?!
Tian Caihua's eyes scanned the giant log from end to end, then from the other end again. She had never seen agarwood before, but she had heard of it.
She had heard that agarwood was incredibly valuable.
Such a large piece of wood, how much would it be worth?
She had just seen this piece of wood too! She had also picked up a sea cucumber, a shrimp, and several seashells by the wood.
Why hadn't she realized this giant log was agarwood?
"It's too heavy," Zhou Fu said to Zhou Chenglei. "Let's take a break. Put it down, and I'll rest for a moment."
As they walked, they kept finding sea cucumbers. Unknowingly, they had walked almost a kilometer away from the water.
Zhou Mu, seeing them carrying the wood towards the water, ran over, "What's going on? Are you planning to take the wood home? You're not seriously thinking of using it to cultivate mushrooms, are you?"
Zhou Fu, slightly out of breath, said, "I was thinking of using it for cultivating mushrooms, but it's probably too expensive! This is agarwood!"
Zhou Mu was also unfamiliar with agarwood, having only heard about it. She stepped forward to smell it.
Zhou Mu sniffed hard, "There is a slight fragrance, but the seaweed smell is overpowering."
"That's why we're taking it to clean it! Hurry, come and help."
So Zhou Mu and Tian Caihua quickly joined in to help carry the log.
Together, they carried the giant log to the seaside, placed it down, and Zhou Mu climbed onto the boat to get a brush.
"Don't use a brush, use a cloth! A clean cloth, without any fishy smell," Zhou Fu instructed.
"Okay!" Zhou Mu agreed and climbed onto the boat.
She found two clean cloths and threw them to Zhou Fu, "These are the only clean rags."
"That'll do," Zhou Fu said, catching them and handing one to Zhou Chenglei.
The father and son began to scrub the piece of wood.
Zhou Fu watched as Zhou Chenglei scrubbed vigorously, and couldn't help but say, "You're scrubbing mud! Why are you scrubbing so hard? That's enough, you're done! Go away! I'll do it with your mom!"
With each scrub, a layer of skin was peeled away, and a piece of gold was lost. Did he even understand?
His flesh ached from the scrubbing.
Zhou Mu climbed off the boat, "I'll do it, I'll do it. You go pick sea cucumbers!"
Jiang Xia had been picking sea cucumbers until her back and waist were sore.
Zhou Chenglei handed the cloth to his mother and walked back to the beach to continue picking sea cucumbers.
Tian Caihua also returned to pick sea cucumbers. She hadn't found any agarwood, but she had picked some sea cucumbers to take home.
She said, "Others are beachcombing, but Jiang Xia is combing for gold."
Jiang Xia waved to Zhou Chenglei as he approached, "Zhou Chenglei, come and take a look at this hole!"
(End of Chapter)
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