After saying this, Ye Ersao stopped working on the web and went straight into the house. Then, she excitedly held a handful of money wrapped in a handkerchief in her hand and trotted away.
Ye Yaodong looked at her back as she ran away, then retracted his gaze and looked at Lin Xiuqing who was working diligently. He felt that he didn't need to marry a wife who was too smart or too shrewd, as long as she would not be stupid or greedy at critical moments.
"Are you tired? Is your back sore from sitting for so long? Do you want to stand up and walk around?"
Lin Xiuqing looked at him with a smile, "It's only been a short while, why are you so tired? There are still so many to go."
"There are so many child laborers helping. If you feel tired, just stand up and walk around or drink some water."
"Um."
Sister Ye joked, "Adong is becoming more and more caring."
"Yes, my wife."
In fact, the smartest one is his sister-in-law. She never offends anyone, gets along well with everyone, can talk to everyone, never gets involved in bad things, and good things never miss out on her.
"Dongzi..."
Ye Yaodong turned around and looked, "What's the good news? You look so happy."
"You can see all this?" Ah Zheng said happily.
"Even a blind man can see it. What good news? Are you here to help your brothers get rich?"
"Tsk~ You're helping me get rich." Ah Zheng rolled his eyes, then squatted beside him and said excitedly, "Didn't we dig out five pearls yesterday? This morning Xiao Xiao and I went to the jewelry store in town to sell them. Guess how much we made?"
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, "One or two hundred? Two or three hundred?"
"Fuck, is it really that accurate? It doesn't give me any sense of accomplishment at all."
"You look so happy, it must be more than a few dozen yuan. Did you sell it for 100 or 200 yuan?"
"It was two or three hundred. Xiao Xiao sold all five for 280, and I sold three for 300."
Everyone was surprised at this, what a high price!
Ye Yaodong also became interested. Originally, he just wanted them to ask around, but he didn't expect it to be so valuable now
Forgive him for his lack of knowledge.
"You have three, he has five, is the difference that big?"
"That's what the store said. The value of seawater pearls is determined by their size. Generally, a pearl with a diameter of 3-5 mm and average glossiness is worth a few cents. If the glossiness and color are attractive, it is worth dozens of yuan. If it is larger in size, it is more valuable."
Ah Zheng continued happily, "The three I sold were all 8mm in diameter, and the store bought them for 100 yuan each! The other two slightly smaller ones were also worth more than 20 yuan, and I thought my wife seemed to like them, so I kept them for now. Xiaoxiao sold them all, leaving none behind."
He had just brought his wife home, and she was still fresh in his mind. He must be thinking about her.
Mrs. Ye was stunned when she heard this. "Oh my goodness, are you going to get rich, Qing? You have 13 of them, and they look pretty big. You must be able to sell them for thousands of dollars, right?"
She was so envious that she almost said so many words, why didn’t their family have such good fortune
Lin Xiuqing was also very surprised. Is it so valuable? Suddenly, her heart was burning with excitement.
"The shop owner asked me if I had any. I heard there are a lot of rich people in Hong Kong. They have money and want good things. Why don't you sell your beads?"
Ye Yaodong thought about it and said, "Forget it..."
"What's that?" Lin Xiuqing glared at him. "You're really keeping it for me to wear when it's so valuable? Where can I wear it? I'm always hanging around the stove, how can I wear it for the Kitchen God to see?"
Ye Yaodong touched his nose and said, "We don't need the money urgently. The price will definitely be higher in a few years. Besides, there is no woman who doesn't like jewelry..."
"Then just keep the two worthless ones."
"Yes, Dongzi, haven't you always wanted to buy a bigger boat? It's a good opportunity to sell it and buy a new one. You can sail farther and make more money."
"That's what I think, but don't we have to take it step by step?" He can't spend all his family's savings. He must keep some money in hand. He doesn't know what will happen to the child in his wife's belly.
If I sell the pearls, all my belongings might only be enough to buy a second-hand iron boat, and I would have to ask others for help if anything happened.
"You can take it to the store first and ask how much it is worth before deciding?" Mrs. Ye looked even more anxious than herself.
Lin Xiuqing nodded, her eyes sparkling as she said, "Shall we go to the town and ask about this tomorrow?"
"Are you sure you don't want to?"
She rolled her eyes at him in anger and said, "When you become rich, if I have the chance to become a wealthy wife, how many jewels can I not buy? You are only wearing it now to show it to the God of Kitchen and Goddess of Kitchen. Don't be silly."
"Okay then, let's take it to the store tomorrow and see how much it's worth?"
I originally wanted to keep it for her, but since she insisted, I had no choice but to let her do it. This way I wouldn't have to love her and get scolded.
She nodded happily.
Ye Yaodong looked at Ah Zheng again, "You hired someone to make the hooks. How's that going? How many more have you made? When do you plan to release them?"
"I'm going to make 300 more and collect 500 to release. It should be ready tomorrow."
"I've asked someone to do it, but I don't know if it will be done tomorrow."
Ah Zheng was surprised, "You're not going to put the trap down?"
"Let's release them. Isn't that a win-win? The traps are collected every other day, and the number I release is not large, so longline fishing can be arranged every day."
"That's fine, then let's go together tomorrow afternoon?"
"Okay, we'll put as much as we can when the time comes."
"Then I'll go back."
He stood up and wanted to walk out, but Ye Yaodong grabbed his pants and said, "Don't go. Now that you're here, help me."
"No, I don't even want to do the housework at home. My parents and my wife are doing it. You still want me to help you? You're dreaming." He pulled the waistband of his pants and wanted to pull the pants back from his hands.
Ye Yaodong held on tightly and refused to let go, "Finish the work before you leave."
"don't want."
"Then I'll pull your pants down?"
Ah Zheng grabbed the waistband of his pants in panic, "Can you please have some shame?"
"Then will you do it?"
"Fuck, fuck, fuck you to death!"
Ye Yaodong withdrew his hand with satisfaction, "Who among you can make room for this uncle?"
"Here, here," Ye Chenghai stood up actively to make room, "Third Uncle, I'll keep an eye on Uncle Zheng for you and prevent him from running away. Can you give me double the reward?"
"Sure! Very clever!"
Ye Chenghai is very proud~
"Uncle Zheng, you don't want me to chase you home, do you?"
Ah Zheng looked at the uncle and nephew with a frown on his face, and had no choice but to pull up his trousers and resign himself to his job.
Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Chenghai with admiration, and Ye Chenghai was so happy that his tail was about to rise to the sky.
There is strength in numbers. With malt sugar hanging in front, the group of children did not even move their butts and worked seriously from beginning to end. There were five or six baskets of meat with shells, and in just two hours, all the meat was dug out.
Ye Yaodong went to his hometown and brought back a few long bamboo sticks. He placed them at an angle at the door and spread out various shellfish to dry. The weather was cool during this period, and the northwest wind made it easy to dry the shellfish.
His father knew how to weave bamboo baskets, and their family had plenty of such things, so there was no need to buy any, so he took them without any burden.
After he finished drying the clothes, Ye Ersao came back happily. She didn't know why it took so long to send her some money.
"Is it done?" Mrs. Ye couldn't help asking when she saw that she had just come back.
Having just been stimulated by Ye Yaodong, Mrs. Ye suddenly felt an urgency to make money. She had been worried that it was unreliable, but now she became more concerned.
Second cousin Ye smiled and said, "First cousin's wife said that first cousin left early in the morning to buy train tickets in advance. Second cousin will also meet him in the afternoon. It's the same if I give the money directly to second cousin. Then the interest will be calculated from today."
"That's good. I'm just worried I'll miss it. I don't know when my eldest cousin will come back next time."
"Yeah, when I went there, I was worried that I would miss it, but I didn't expect my second cousin to go with me. So I sat there for a while longer and chatted with them a little more."
…
He had said everything that needed to be said, and if they didn't listen, there was nothing he could do.
After drying the clothes, cleaning up, and sending the children out to play, the couple returned to the house.
Lin Xiuqing excitedly took the key to open the drawer and took out the pearls wrapped in a handkerchief.
"It seems that these dozen pearls are not small, but it seems that these two are a little bit smaller."
"Yeah, the diameter should be 8mm. These two are probably around 6mm. The color is pretty good. I feel like it's a pity to sell them."
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "What a pity! It's better if the color is good. Only then can it be sold at a high price."
As soon as she finished speaking, she had an idea, "Should we take the Melo Pearl to the jewelry store for appraisal?"
Ye Yaodong glared, "No, this can't be sold, and it can't be shown! Even with the level of our town's small shop, it can't be appraised. If we show it to others, it will only make people laugh."
Although he didn't know the current value of this bead, it was definitely not off the mark, and it would be worth tens of thousands of dollars in the future. The one in his hand was even more so. He was sure that as long as it entered the auction house, it would be worth millions of dollars.
At this time, you have to cover it up anyway.
This is a very chaotic era. If you have no power or influence and are forced to buy or sell something in public. You will have nowhere to seek justice.
If she really wanted to sell those pearls for money, she could sell them, but she definitely couldn't sell the Melo pearls.
Seeing that he was so determined, Lin Xiuqing had no choice but to give up, even refusing to take the specimen out for identification.
"Then just keep it as a lucky bead. Maybe it will bring good luck to our family during this period."
"That's the right thing to think of."
People living by the sea are very superstitious.
"So all these thirteen pearls have been sold?"
Seeing her money-obsessed look, Ye Yaodong had no intention of staying with her at all, and he couldn't help feeling a little depressed. Could it be that this was all one-sided
He picked out the largest one and the two smallest ones, "Don't sell these three, right? Use the largest one to make a necklace, and the two smaller ones to make earrings. You can sell the other ten if you want!"
Seeing her frowning and unhappy look, he quickly said, "Keep them for now. When you are really short of money, it won't be too late to sell them. Those ten can also fetch a lot of money."
She nodded reluctantly, "Okay then."