Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 667 Advance Work

It took a lot of time to treat more than 50 sheep, so after all the work was done, it was time for lunch. Out of gratitude, Mr. William chose to invite Liang En and the others to have a lunch.

Irish farmhouses are naturally not very luxurious, only the sunlight shining through the wooden lattice windows into the house, warming the coffee-colored wooden frame, cream-colored walls and white tablecloths, showing a sense of home.

Edith Holden's "[-]: Notes from the English Countryside" wrote: "The inner spirit, guided by nature, communicates with the outer scenery.

I am convinced that every flower likes the air it breathes.The birds were playing, I don't know what they were thinking, but their little gestures seemed to stir with joy."

Looking at the vibrant wilderness outside the window, Liang En suddenly thought of the books he had read before, and he had to say that the vibrant wilderness outside the window was able to show a kind of joy that nature brings to people.

The lunch was made by Mrs. William herself. The content was very simple, except for a large farmer's pie, it was a vegetable salad made with vegetables grown by myself.

Although these foods are not as exquisite as those in the restaurant, they are absolutely fresh, so everyone enjoyed a period of fun during everyone's chat.

What's interesting is that Joan of Arc has a lot of common language with these two people who have worked on the ranch almost all their lives, which is probably related to Joan's work as a shepherdess before going to the battlefield.

"I suddenly thought of one thing. Did the shepherdesses who went out to herd sheep in your era always carry a stick with them?" On the way home, Liang En suddenly thought of a question because of the series of events before.

I asked this question because the standard equipment of the shepherdess in many anime and animations is to hold a cane in her hand, and today's small talk made Liang En realize that Joan of Arc has been a shepherdess longer than a warrior .

"It must be a stick." Joan of Arc said with a smile. "This is mainly because you may encounter dangerous creatures in the wild, and the road may not be easy to walk, so it is a must to bring a wooden stick."

"As for people now saying that sticks are used to defend against the enemy, that's definitely wrong. At that time, none of us thought that only a stick could defend against the enemy." Having said that, Joan tapped a stick hidden in her bosom. short dagger.

"As for the knife or dagger that is really used for self-defense, it's just that for most people, this thing is just a psychological comfort."

Speaking of this, Joan sighed softly and looked at the pastures outside the window. It was obvious that these topics reminded her of her hometown.

To be honest, when Joan was young, his thinking was no different from that of any girl of the same age at that time. If it weren't for the war, he would probably have an ordinary and happy life like an ordinary person.

In the next few days, Liang En and the others had a good rest in their hometown for more than a week, and by the way, finished writing a paper on the previous Sutton Hoo cemetery and sent it out.

It is different from searching for publications where papers can be published in order to publish a paper in the past. Now he has a fixed journal for publishing papers, and he doesn't have to worry about the next thing as long as he sends it to the editor who is connected to him.

However, just when he planned to take a real long-distance trip with Joan during this time when he had nothing to do after publishing his thesis, a phone call inviting him to explore interrupted his plan.

In fact, if it was just an ordinary invitation, he would directly decline it. After all, he is no longer the junkie who drives a broken car to collect rags, but the problem now is that the old lady Hannah called, and Liang Enze owed her A big favor. .

Because the other party directly handed over the clay seal of the library of Alexandria to Liang En, and asked him to use this clay seal to finally find Elizabeth Bathory's treasure and summon Elizabeth Bathory.

So when faced with a call from Mrs. Hannah expressing the hope that he could help, Liang En naturally chose to give up his vacation time and go to London to meet with the other party.

After arriving in London, Liang En and the others drove straight to Mrs. Hannah's home near Knightsbridge. Unlike what she had imagined, Mrs. Hannah's home was in a modern luxury apartment. Great flat.

"I'm very sorry for disrupting your vacation plans, but I have some problems that I really can't solve, so I can only trouble you now." The first time she saw Liang En, Mrs. Hannah showed an apologetic expression .

"It's nothing, since we promised you before, these time must be arranged according to your plan." Seeing that the other party apologized as soon as he came up, Liang En smiled and shook his hand, and at the same time, the last bit of depression in his heart disappeared.

"Okay, now can you tell me what happened specifically, I think you can choose to completely disrupt the original plan, if you come to me now, you should have discovered some important information that you haven't found before.

"Yes, the staff I commissioned found something very important." Mrs. Hannah said as she took out a few photos from a box next to her.

"These photos were found by my people from a remote rural library in Canada. They should be photos taken during my father's last expedition that year."

Small cameras were already on the market in the 20s, and although expensive, it wasn't out of the question for the expedition to buy one to take pictures.

Because of the passage of time when those photos were found, the photos Liang En sees now are all photos restored by Mrs. Hannah, so they are relatively clear on the whole.

It's just that Liang En frowned after seeing the things in the photo clearly, because although the movements of the people in the photo are different, the basic one is a very old-looking tractor with a sled behind it. On it lay a heap of things covered under a tarp.

Judging from the appearance of the tarpaulin, this pile of things looks like stones, but because the tarpaulin is too tightly covered, it is impossible to see what it is.

There were several people sitting on the tractor and the sled behind it, and one of them standing on the tractor should be Mrs. Hannah's grandfather from his clothing and general appearance.

And when Liang En turned the photo over, he was a little surprised to find a line of words written on the back of the photo: Gold mining commemoration, 1923.7.16.

"If this date is true, this should be the last of all the information we have found about my grandfather, and it is very likely that there is a clue to my grandfather's disappearance."

After Liang En checked the photo, Mrs. Hannah explained the meaning of the photo to Liang En. Obviously, this photo allowed the stalled plan to be further advanced, so he hurriedly called Liang En.

"Is the word on the back also written on the photo at the same time?" Liang En asked.

"It was written at the same time. Experts have checked this point." Mrs. Hannah nodded and said. "I hope you can help me see what these photos are all about?"

(End of this chapter)