Ye Yaodong also saw his surprised expression.
"What's wrong?"
"I think I saw a pearl?"
Lin Xianghui picked up the large river clam with a cracked shell that he had just thrown on the ground, opened it and saw that there were really two round pearls inside.
Ye Yaodong also widened his eyes, "Youhuh? Danshui Pearl! Big brother is so lucky."
Lin Xianghui looked at it in disbelief. People in his village have been catching river clams since they were young. Some people accidentally found pearls a few years ago, but they were very rare, and there might not be one in several years.
He didn't expect that he only saw a tiny crack. He reacted instinctively and dug through the hole. He took out a large river clam and found two pearls inside
"What are you staring at, brother? Take out the pearl and have a look."
After all, Ye Yaodong had opened oyster pearls before, so he was already used to freshwater pearls from clams and wasn't surprised at all.
After he reminded him, Lin Xianghui quickly took out the two pearls inside, put them in the palm of his hand, and smiled with his eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth almost stretched behind his ears.
He didn't expect to have such a pleasant surprise today. These two round pearls should be worth a lot of money. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He hurriedly shouted to Lin Xiangyang who was bending over and fiddling with the grass.
"Xiangyang, come here quickly."
"What is it?"
Lin Xiangyang poked the grass with a stick and slowly moved over. "What are you doing?"
Lin Xianghui held out two shining pearls in front of him and said with a smile, "Look, I just opened them from a river clam."
"Fuck, Pearl?" Lin Xiangyang's indifferent face suddenly widened again.
"Yeah, I saw Ah Dong touching snails and picking up river clams here, so I came over to take a look. I saw him touching a few river clams, so I tried to touch them too. Unexpectedly, I touched a big one, and I accidentally crushed the shell."
Lin Xianghui became happier the more he spoke. If he hadn't crushed it, he might not have been able to find out. He would have to wait until it was cooked, or take it back and dig out the meat to find out.
At this point, he suddenly remembered that Ye Yaodong had caught several more nearby. When he was about to remind him, he had already cracked the shells.
Ye Yaodong opened the shells of the river clams he had just caught and took a look. There was not a single hair inside, only white meat.
Lin Xianghui asked with concern: "Nothing?"
He shrugged. "No."
It is normal to have nothing, and he didn't have high expectations. His brother-in-law was just lucky today!
"Pity… "
"There's nothing to regret. These aren't pearl oysters. It's rare to get one occasionally. Big brother, why don't you take advantage of your good luck today and get a few more?"
Lin Xianghui's smile deepened. "You guys should try catching a few more. It's still early now, and the customers who collect oranges haven't come yet. I still have some time."
As he spoke, he carefully placed the two pearls into his chest pocket and patted them twice.
Lin Xiangyang had already started to dig in the mud at the edge of the river with great interest. They all looked for gaps and started to dig, and they dug accurately every time, slowly digging along the river...
After Ye Yaodong dug a few pieces without much gain, he decided not to dig any more and let his two uncles dig slowly, as they were familiar with the things in the river.
He shook his wet hands and walked towards the children who were having fun, wanting to see what they had gained and to give them a good beating to make them behave.
"Wild ducks, how many have you caught?"
"We caught six!"
"Uncle, we have already caught 6. These wild ducks are so stupid. They fly away and come back again."
"That's pretty stupid. Catch a few more and you can eat as much as you want in the evening."
"Uh-huh."
These wild ducks are not very alert and are quite easy to catch. It's a pity that he doesn't have a fishing net, otherwise it would be much easier and he could catch a whole group of them at once.
There were some curious kids squatting on the shore. They wanted to join in the fun, but they were threatened by the Lin family boys, who said that this was their territory and they were not allowed to come down or they would beat them up...
After Ye Yaodong reminded them to be careful, he walked upstream again, scaring a bunch of wild ducks that flew in panic. There were many wild ducks upstream, and he actually picked up several wild duck eggs in the grass.
From time to time, a few big and small fish and some loaches swam in the clear water, which made him itchy to try some. However, his brother-in-law only had one shrimp cage, which he had put away long ago.
Without any tools, he could only stare blankly. He wondered if he could bring a hand-cast net with him if someone came over again. He didn't know if he would be scolded...
After circling above the river, his clothes were already spread out to hold the duck eggs. He counted them and there were exactly ten of them. He was happily preparing to go back.
He heard the screams of the children in front of him, and was so scared that he immediately hugged the wild duck egg in his arms and ran forward.
The eldest uncle and the second uncle also heard the scream and ran over immediately in fright.
"What's wrong? Who did what?"
"My cousin slipped and sat in the water..."
"Also, Dad, look, there's a really big turtle coming out of the river. It's really big..."
"Yes, yes, look, it's bigger than a washbasin..."
The children who stayed on the riverbank also screamed with excitement, saying they had never seen such a big turtle before...
At this time, Ye Chenghu had been lifted up by their brothers and sisters, because he was the youngest in the group.
Half of his legs were wet, but he was still gesturing excitedly, saying, "See, I didn't lie to you. This is the giant turtle we saw yesterday. Isn't it huge? It's bigger than a washbasin..."
When Ye Yaodong got closer, he just took a look at the big turtle in the river, then quickly put down the duck eggs in his arms and went forward to check on his eldest son. Fortunately, only his body below the knees was wet.
"Did you fall anywhere else? Are only your legs wet?"
"I didn't fall down. I just slipped in excitement when I saw the big turtle climbing up, and my legs were in the water." Ye Chenghu shuddered as he said this, fearing that he would be beaten again.
Who knew that his father just glared at him, didn't hit him, didn't scold him, just frowned.
"Come back with me later to take a shower and change clothes."
No one hit him or scolded him, and he became happy again instantly.
The two brothers-in-law ran over and saw the giant turtle suddenly crawling out of the river. They were also surprised.
"It's really bigger than a wash basin. I've always heard that there's a big turtle in this river. Today, I actually saw it climb up to bask in the sun."
"When the weather gets cooler, even turtles and tortoises like to come out and bask in the sun."
"You are so brave, you are not afraid of being caught."
"Who dares to catch them? They are already spirits. Anyone who catches them will suffer retribution..."
The two were surprised for a moment before they remembered to ask Ye Chenghu how he was.
"It's nothing. I was just so excited to see such a big turtle coming out of the water that I slipped and put my feet into the water. Fortunately, I will take him back first."
Ye Yaodong also told his brother-in-law to remember to pick up the snails, clams and mussels in the grass, and that he had just picked up ten wild duck eggs, so he took his eldest son back first.
His lower body was wet and stuck to his body. Although it was just the beginning of winter and the temperature here was over 10 degrees, children had poor resistance and were prone to catching colds. He had to take him home and give him a bath first.
Lin Xianghui nodded, then frowned and scolded Lin Guangyuan: "I told you to watch your brothers and sisters, but you didn't do it, and you even let your cousin fall. Pack up all your things and go home. You are not allowed to play anymore."
Lin Guangyuan said unconvincedly: "I watched them. He was just too excited and careless. What can I do? What's more, you adults were running around playing, and you still have the nerve to blame me."
"You talked back. I told you to look at it carefully. It's your fault. Go back and give me a beating."
"Hmph~"
Lin Guangyuan was not afraid of his father, but he also knew that his little cousin was a guest, so his father had to pretend to scold them a few words.
It looked like they couldn't continue playing today, so he had to ask his other brothers and sisters to put away everything and put the caught wild ducks into the bamboo basket.
Everyone felt a little unsatisfied and felt like they hadn’t caught enough and were about to go home.
Lin Guangyuan acted like an older brother, "We've caught enough for today, let's come back in two days, on the weekend."
Anyway, they already know the method. If the weather is good, more wild ducks will fly over and they can continue to catch them by following the same method.
Ye Chenghu knew that because of his carelessness, everyone had lost the fun, so he lowered his head, not daring to say a word, and obediently followed his father back home.
Along the way, Ye Yaodong didn't say anything to him. It was normal for a child to fall down and there was nothing to scold him for. If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.
It’s a good thing that no one fell into the river.
When he returned home, the child was not scolded, but he was scolded.
"How could you be so careless?" Lin Xiuqing took off Ye Chenghu's pants, then glared at Ye Yaodong with a frown, "Why didn't you keep an eye on him? You actually let him fall into the water?"
"How would I know? He was so excited when he saw the big turtle."
"You didn't keep a close eye on him. We weren't going to the river, we weren't going anywhere else. I told you when we left, but you didn't know what he was doing. Day after day..."
Mother Lin quickly helped out, saying, "This kid is running around so fast, how can we really keep an eye on him? Don't talk to A-Dong like that, you're still getting mad, with that tone! How can we blame him?"
Lin Xiuqing looked at his mother in disbelief. What did she mean by a bad temper? What was her tone
"He didn't take good care of the child, and I just scolded him a few times, is that not enough? How can you make me so angry? Mom, how do you talk like that?"
"How can you blame him? Stop nagging and scolding the little one all the time. The child is just careless. Wash your son and put on his pants. Don't catch a cold."
"How could I scold the younger one and then the older one? Mom, what about you?"
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but complain in her heart. She was obviously her mother, but she stood on her man's side and accused her of nagging!
"You're still talking back, hurry up and wipe your son and put on his pants..."
Ye Yaodong was immediately happy.
The more the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, the more satisfied she became!