My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 106: Treasure Hunt and Rescue

After being fooled by the old lady, Zhang Lei covered the fish bucket tightly.

No matter what anyone said, he resolutely refused to exchange fish for anything else.

A bucket full of fish sat there, drawing envious glances from those around.

Everyone craned their necks, marveling at the lively fish in the bucket, wondering how he was so good at catching fish, catching them as soon as he cast his line.

No one knows that Zhang Lei's ability to catch fish wherever he goes is due to his ability to sense his personal space.

He knew exactly where the fish were within a 30-meter radius.

At that moment, Zhang Lei suddenly slapped his forehead and realized something.

Since I have the ability to sense my own space, why do I only use it for fishing?

A 30-meter detection range can reach the bottom of the water, and Houhai is part of Shichahai.

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, this area was home to many high-ranking officials and nobles, and it was also once a canal transport port.

Who knows, there might be many treasures hidden underwater that were left behind or accidentally dropped.

Zhang Lei acted immediately, standing up, picking up his fish bucket and fishing rod, and walking along the riverbank.

Everyone was startled by his sudden action.

Seeing everyone's astonished looks, Zhang Lei chuckled and explained, "I'm going to check out the fishing elsewhere; I'm not fishing right now."

Upon hearing that he was no longer fishing, several anglers rushed over and fought over his fishing spot, almost starting a fight on the spot.

Zhang Lei glanced at it, smiled faintly, and didn't take it to heart.

He walked slowly along the riverbank, using his spatial awareness to probe the riverbed and collect what he could find.

Zhang Lei walked until he reached a secluded and deserted place before stopping and sitting down.

He then checked the findings in his personal space, and what he saw startled him.

It was full of scrap iron wire, scrap iron pieces, various broken bricks and other odds and ends.

Zhang Lei frowned and threw all the useless stuff back into the water.

After throwing away all the useless things, Zhang Lei's eyes lit up when he looked at what was left.

He actually found quite a few good things, including two bronze artifacts with ancient patterns, and a long sword wrapped in dark brown cloth strips. The scabbard was engraved with fine cloud patterns, and it looked like it had an extraordinary aura.

The rest consisted of small gold nuggets, shiny silver dollars, two warm-colored jade thumb rings, and a piece of porcelain with mottled glaze.

Zhang Lei examined the porcelain piece repeatedly, unable to discern its dynasty, yet its ancient patterns and weighty texture clearly exuded an aura of antiquity.

Looking at his harvest, Zhang Lei couldn't stop smiling.

Although there weren't many items, finding so many good things was already a huge surprise.

He looked ahead at the long riverbank, and his brows furrowed slightly again.

If we rely solely on our own two legs to slowly explore and investigate, when will we ever be able to fully explore the bottom of Houhai Lake?

Just then, a thought suddenly flashed into his mind—Beihai Park.

That place used to be a royal sacrificial site. Who knows, maybe some treasures might have accidentally fallen into the lake during the sacrifices.

Soon, Zhang Lei arrived at Beihai Park on his bicycle.

He casually put all the remaining fish in the bucket into his personal space.

Upon entering the park, Zhang Lei immediately spotted someone leisurely rowing a boat in the middle of the lake. He quickly came up with an idea and turned around to rent a boat.

After all, exploring the lake by boat is much more interesting than walking on the shore.

He mastered the rowing technique after only a few tries.

In order to explore the lake as quickly as possible, Zhang Lei put all his strength into paddling forward.

The boat was moving at an absurd speed, almost like a speedboat, which startled the people boating around it.

Everyone turned to look, wondering to themselves if this young man had run away from a dragon boat team.

Soon, Zhang Lei had collected many things in his personal space.

When Zhang Lei stopped collecting the items directly beneath the boat, his consciousness swept across his personal space, and he was immediately startled.

Inside was a complete human skeleton. The stark white bone fragments made his scalp tingle. Zhang Lei hurriedly threw the skeleton back into the lake.

Just as he was stunned, a piercing scream suddenly ripped through the lake.

Immediately afterwards, someone shouted, "Help! Someone has fallen into the water!"

Zhang Lei's heart tightened, and he immediately mustered all his strength to row the boat in the direction from which the sound came.

Upon reaching the person who had fallen into the water, he stood on his boat, gripped the person's arms tightly with both hands, and pulled hard, dragging the person onto his own boat.

Seeing that the person had already lost consciousness, Zhang Lei did not dare to delay and immediately bent down to perform first aid.

One, two, and the lake water that had been choked inside the person kept gushing out of their mouth.

Even after vomiting water, the person still didn't wake up. Zhang Lei gritted his teeth and quickly bent down to perform artificial respiration.

After doing it two or three times, he finally saw the person slowly open their eyes.

Looking at the person in front of him, Zhang Lei suddenly felt a sense of inexplicable familiarity.

He reached out and gently brushed aside the girl's wet hair. The moment he saw her face clearly, he exclaimed in surprise, "This, isn't this Lou Xiao'e? How could it be you?"

At this moment, Lou Xiao'e's friends, who had been rowing with her, also arrived in their own boats and gathered around her.

Seeing that Lou Xiao'e had woken up, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Lou Xiao'e looked up at Zhang Lei, her eyes filled with confusion and doubt.

Zhang Lei quickly explained, "You just fell into the water, and I rescued you!"

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiao'e quickly sat up, supporting herself on the boat plank, and thanked Zhang Lei.

Zhang Lei waved his hand and pointed to her soaked clothes: "Don't thank me yet, you're completely drenched, you need to get to shore quickly!"

Lou Xiao'e looked at him somewhat embarrassed: "I'm really troubling you. Could you please take me to the shore?"

Zhang Lei thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Alright, I'll see this through."

Soon, Zhang Lei rowed the boat to the shore.

Lou Xiao'e tidied her disheveled hair, looked at Zhang Lei in front of her, and asked softly, "May I ask your honorable surname, my benefactor?"

Zhang Lei grinned: "My name is Zhang Lei. Don't call me 'benefactor,' it sounds too formal. I'm a purchasing agent from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill."

Upon hearing the name Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, Lou Xiao'e paused for a moment, as she was very familiar with the factory.

This was originally her family's property, but it was later donated to the state and turned into the steel rolling mill it is today.

Her father, Lou Zhenhua, still holds a portion of the factory's shares.

Just then, the people who had been rowing with Lou Xiao'e also arrived.

Seeing Lou Xiao'e completely soaked, everyone immediately surrounded her, asking her if she was alright.

Seeing this, Zhang Lei didn't say anything more, turned around and sat back on his boat, and picked up the oars to row again.

Lou Xiao'e watched Zhang Lei's receding figure. She wanted to say something, but her words were drowned out by the concerned chatter of her friends.