Lin Xiuqing also squatted down and stared at it for a while before saying, "Will the snail meat come out like this? How long will it take to hang? If I had known earlier, I should have borrowed the weight as well so that I could have weighed the snail."
"It's okay. It doesn't matter whether you weigh it or not. What's most important is whether there is treasure or not. This coconut snail is only about 3-4 kilograms. Let's hang it for a while!"
She had no choice but to wait patiently, wondering what kind of treasure was inside the snail? Why was her man still so secretive
Ye Yaodong lowered the weighing hook, and after a while, the shell of the coconut snail fell off and landed on the beach, with the chewy snail meat hanging on the weighing hook.
But at this time, who cares whether the snail meat is big or chewy? The moment the coconut snail shell fell on the beach, Lin Xiuqing immediately picked it up with shining eyes, and then looked at the spiral part with one eye open and the other closed.
Ye Yaodong also asked nervously: "Is there anything inside?"
"Orange! There's something in it!"
Lin Xiuqing opened her eyes wide and was also very surprised. When she first saw the waves coming up, she thought there was only a shell but no meat.
"Fuck!"
He was instantly excited, took the snail shell from her hand and turned it over, and a round orange-red bead with a ceramic luster fell directly into his hand!
"Hahahaha~ I'm rich~"
Lin Xiuqing looked at his happy expression and knew that it must be very valuable. She asked in surprise, "What kind of beads are these? Why haven't I seen them before?"
Ye Yaodong held up the bead, smiling so much that the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears. "Melo Bead! Have you heard of it? This snail has a one in a thousand chance of producing a Melo Bead."
"What are Melo pearls? They are also a type of pearl?"
"More valuable than pearls, if you get pearls out of this coconut snail, they are called Melo pearls, or "dragon pearls" or "flame pearls". They come in orange, orange, yellow, and nearly white. Some Melo pearls have flame patterns on them, and they come in irregular, oval, and round shapes, with the round ones being the most valuable."
"There are flame patterns on our beads!"
"Yes," Ye Yaodong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "This is a top-grade Melo pearl. It looks bigger than a two-cent coin!"
The diameter of a two-cent coin in this era should be around 21 mm. He estimated that it was larger than the two-cent coin and slightly smaller than the five-cent coin, probably about the same size. The diameter of a five-cent coin is 24 mm.
I’m really rich!
Lin Xiuqing was overjoyed, "Let's go back and compare the coins. Today we are right!"
This is the second time she has said this, which shows how happy she is.
He was very proud, "Now you know it's right to listen to me!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Only you would go to the beach during a typhoon. Who in the village would dare to do that? Aren't you afraid of being swept away by the waves?"
"They are cowards. Typhoons are a surprise. As long as there are big waves, the beach will be more rewarding than during high tides."
"How much can this bead be sold for? Where can we sell it?"
Uh... This question stumped him a bit. He really didn't know how much the bead was worth at this moment...
Influenced by my country's traditional dragon culture, the collecting community has always regarded Melo Pearls as "Dragon Pearls", which are endowed with sacred symbolic meanings and are also rare royal jewels.
From what he heard in later life, the price was always in tens of thousands of U.S. dollars, but now, he is not sure, after all, productivity is backward and the people's food and clothing problems have just been solved.
He frowned. "I only know that this bead is very expensive. I can't say exactly how much it can be sold for. The jewelry stores in our town and county are definitely not able to estimate the price. Even if they can, they certainly can't give a high price. As for the city... I don't think it will work either. We may have to go to the provincial capital!"
"Ah? We are going to the provincial capital? So far?" Lin Xiuqing was dumbfounded when she heard this. Is this bead so extraordinary
Ye Yaodong also felt that this was a bit troublesome. After thinking for a while, he said in a negotiating tone: "We are not short of money now, and our life is still OK. Why don't we keep this bead and this luck? After all, it is a 'Dragon Ball'. If it stays in our house, it may bless our family with smooth sailing and good luck!"
Lin Xiuqing thought about it and felt that it made sense. They were still able to make ends meet now. If it was really that valuable, and they sold it and told their relatives and friends, a bunch of aunts and uncles would surely come to their house one after another to borrow money, and they would have no hope of living in peace.
They live in the countryside, and half of the village is made up of relatives and friends. If they say their children have no money to go to school or their family members have no money to see a doctor, will you lend them the money
If you don’t lend me money...you will be said to have no conscience. They are all relatives and friends. When they are in trouble, you won’t lend me a hand even if you have become rich.
Lend it to them...they may not feel grateful, and those who don't get to borrow it may even feel resentful...
You've made yourself unpopular everywhere!
It is better to hold it in your hand first. After all, it is a "Dragon Ball". You can keep it to bless your family. If your family is in real trouble and can't make ends meet, it will not be too late to exchange it for money.
And...she secretly glanced at her man. What if he becomes worse than before and becomes more lazy and greedy after becoming rich
Men become bad when they have money. She has heard too much gossip. He seems to have become a little better in the past few days, so it’s better not to sell him.
After just a while, Lin Xiuqing's mind was in turmoil and she had a lot of thoughts.
"Yeah!" She nodded. "You make sense. We are living a decent life now. We are lucky to have found this 'Dragon Ball'. Let's keep this luck and pray that our family will have smooth sailing and great harvests at sea."
"It's fine if we are the only ones who know about this bead. Don't tell anyone else."
"I know!"
Ye Yaodong handed her the Melo Pearl and said, "Keep it. I'll lock it up when you get home."
Lin Xiuqing took the beads and smiled gently. He handed such a valuable item to her for safekeeping without hesitation, which made her feel a sense of satisfaction of being trusted, and she couldn't help but look at him again.
"What? Do you suddenly think your man is handsome?"
She smiled and pushed him, "Stop talking nonsense, go around again and see if you can find anything else."
Ye Yaodong was pushed to sit on the beach by her. He didn't get angry. He stood up and followed her with a smile, "You got a rare jewel, but you don't want to reward me?"
Lin Xiuqing glanced at him sideways, "Husband and wife are one, is there anything wrong with me keeping it? Besides, you seem to have forgotten that I picked up this snail... Oh, by the way, don't forget to take this coconut snail shell, keep it as a souvenir."
"I picked it up, and threw the shells into the sack. The meat is still hanging on the scale. You hold it together with the scale. Take it home and fry it in the evening. It will add to your meal and luck."
"Um."
He shamelessly approached her again, "Since you picked up the snail, let me reward you instead?"
"No, I refuse. I'm more realistic. Just buy more seafood as a reward for me."
"Even if you didn't tell me, I would have tried my best to buy some seafood. This can't be considered a reward... Come, I'll give you my reward..."
"Go away...Are you annoying..."