Yu Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to watch the game properly. There are only a dozen days left in the Pearl Diving Contest, and Zhuang Xiaomo's harvest has not been very good. He can no longer maintain his composure, and his expression is a little more worried and anxious. These days, Yu Xiaocao felt that Zhuang Xiaomo attached great importance to this competition, and the reason seemed to be related to Xiaolian. Because, his lonely gaze often fell on Xiao Lian, and he fell into a long period of absent-mindedness. Yu Xiaocao decided to help Zhuang Xiaomo in private.
As there are more and more pearl fishermen in the offshore, it is difficult to occupy a favorable position, Zhuang Xiaomo's pearl fishing boats are sailing more and more into the deep sea. With the help of Xiaobu, Yu Xiaocao fell far behind their pearl fishing boat every day, which is also a disguised form of protection. Although Zhu Junyang has done sufficient safety work for the Pearl Diving Competition, accidents still happen. She didn't want Xiaolian to have a shadow in her heart because of Zhuang Xiaomo's accident.
In addition to protecting Zhuang Xiaomo's pearl fishing boat from a distance, Yu Xiaocao, under the guidance of Xiaobutianshi, picked up a lot of good-looking pearls, most of which were larger than the size of a thumbnail , although it is not top-notch, it can barely be regarded as a treasure. She plans to use these pearls to make a string of pearl necklaces for her mother, and the rest will be inlaid on jewelry to make up a set of pearl necklaces. Niangqin has always been frugal, and until now she is not willing to buy a decent set of clothes.
As the pearl-diving contest draws to a close, Yu Xiaocao has gained more and more pearls. Among the pearls she collected, there are actually pink and deep purple ones! Every single one is worth a lot of money. And when she picks pearls, she doesn't need to scoop up the pearl oysters, just pry them open and take out the pearls, otherwise the pearl oysters will surely die.
The bottom of the sea is the hometown of pearl oysters. On the bottom of the sea, most pearl oysters open their shells and lazily "dry" their tender shell meat. You can tell at a glance whether there are pearls in them. However, pearl oysters are very sensitive. Once they sense the slightest movement in the nearby sea water, they will immediately close their oysters tightly to protect themselves properly.
However, doesn't Yu Xiaocao have the cheating device of mending the sky stone? Even if it is a tightly closed pearl oyster, if she takes out a little bit of spirit stone liquid as a bait, the pearl oyster will open the shell "enthusiastically" to welcome her as a "gift-giving" guest. Exchange a drop of spirit stone liquid for a good-looking pearl. Both parties feel that this is a good deal.
Since the Pearl Diving Competition, Zhuang Xiaomo's pearl hunting trip has been smooth. Although he didn't get the pearl he wanted, he didn't encounter any danger that couldn't be resolved. To say that the most dangerous time is to pass by a group of sharks. Fortunately, those sharks didn't find him, otherwise Brother Jiang would only pull up his broken arm and body.
In fact, the shark that time was lured away by Yu Xiaocao with spirit stone liquid. Sharks are animals with a keen sense of smell. It is reasonable to say that a shark passing by does not find him. A large group of sharks with their mouths open and sharp teeth exposed may not be able to detect him unless their eyes are blind and their noses are blind. It's just that his attractiveness at that time was not as attractive as the spirit stone fluid that Yu Xiaocao deliberately released, which was more attractive to sharks.
Zhuang Xiaomo, who didn't know anything about these things, thought he was lucky, so he was lucky for a long time. However, in addition to eddies, undercurrents, sea snakes, jellyfish, and ferocious sharks, some huge pearl oysters may also become deadly killers.
On the last day of the Pearl Diving Competition, Zhuang Xiaomo almost died because of a pearl shell.
It turned out that Zhuang Xiaomo found a very good pearl pool on the last day of the competition. After going back and forth on the bottom of the sea several times, he brought back many large pearl oysters. Jiang Sanshan smiled and said: "Today's harvest is good, maybe the first place in the competition was born in these shells!"
Zhuang Xiaomo was completely devastated by the dismal harvest ahead. All he thought about now was to catch more pearl oysters, and the chances of picking pearls would be higher. So, after he jumped into the sea again and dived into the deep sea, he didn't stop his eyes on those ordinary pearl oysters, but swam slowly in the coral reef, looking for his favorite target.
Suddenly, there was a faint light shining through the dark seabed, and Zhuang Xiaomo was overjoyed. He had heard from his grandfather that the top-grade pearls emitted precious light. Could it be that God heard his voice and gave him a chance to get what he wanted
He slowly swam towards the direction where the light came from. In the depths of the reef, there was a huge pearl oyster lying quietly on the bottom of the sea. Its shell was open, and the huge pearl bred inside made Zhuang Xiaomo The heart beat violently. The air in his lungs was about to be exhausted. Although he was extremely reluctant to part with it, he always kept in mind: although the treasure is good, one must have a life to get it. He tugged on the rope and was quickly pulled up.
Seeing that there was not a single pearl shell in his pearl basket, Jiang Sanshan was a little puzzled. Before he had time to ask what was going on, Zhuang Xiaomo, who took a few breaths of fresh air, sank to the bottom of the sea again. With his extraordinary memory, he approached the huge pearl oyster again.
The pearl, which was bigger than a pigeon's egg, shone with a seductive light inside the shell, as if it was a seductive bait cast by a witch, which gave people a violent impact on the soul.
With such a big pearl oyster, with his arm strength and physical strength, he would never be able to move this heavy giant oyster, but he was not reconciled to letting him give up the first place in his hand. By accident, he stretched out his hand to the big pearl lying in the belly of the giant oyster...
The giant shell, which received external stimulation, slammed its shell shut, tightly clamping Zhuang Xiaomo's hand inside. Zhuang Xiaomo only felt that his right hand was clamped by pliers. When he came to his senses, he groaned inwardly and pulled his arm desperately. The more you pull, the tighter the shell clamps.
As time went by, the air in his chest became thinner and thinner. Zhuang Xiaomo knew that if he wanted to go like this again, he would suffocate on the bottom of the sea due to exhaustion of oxygen. He shook the rope desperately, hoping that the people on the boat could pull him up together with the pearl oyster.
Jiang Sanshan on the boat received the signal to go up, and he and three young men in the prime of their lives pulled the rope vigorously. Usually at this time, the people below will be pulled up soon. But this time, no matter how hard the four of them tried, the rope remained motionless as if it had taken root in the bottom of the sea.
"Oops! Xiao Mo may have accidentally got stuck in the crevice of the reef, and he couldn't get his feet out. You keep pushing hard, I'll go down and have a look!" Jiang Sanshan took off his outer shirt, revealing his close-fitting water chest, and jumped out of the boat Down. Although his water skills are not as good as Zhuang Xiaomo's, he can be considered a top fisherman among the fishermen. Following the rope, he quickly approached Zhuang Xiaomo, but he saw a scene that surprised him: Zhuang Xiaomo was not caught by a gap in the reef, but caught by a giant pearl shell that was bigger than a bath tub. Hold the wrist.
He swam over, took Zhuang Xiaomo's hand, and the two of them pulled it up together. But no matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't help Xiao Mo pull out his wrist. He used all his strength to break the shell of the giant shell. But the two shells of the pearl oyster, like a closed stone door, are too heavy to be opened.
Zhuang Xiaomo stuffed the pearl picking knife into Brother Jiang's hand, Jiang Sanshan raised the pearl picking knife high, and slashed at the shell of the giant shell, but the shell was as hard as steel. There is a faint white mark. what to do? The two were helpless underwater.
Jiang Sanshan couldn't think of a good way for a while, he went up, took a big breath of air, and passed the air in his mouth to Zhuang Xiaomo, who was blushing and thick-necked. After a few back and forth, Zhuang Xiaomo will not be in danger of being drowned for the time being, but the biggest danger on his wrist has not been lifted. The two tried many methods, but they still couldn't get rid of Jubei's "entanglement".
"It's important to save your life, why don't you... cut off this arm?" Jiang Sanshan did the action of a strong man breaking his arm, but Zhuang Xiaomo shook his head fiercely to resist.
In terms of identity, he was already far behind Xiao Lian. If he broke another hand, what face would he have to ask the Yu family for marriage? How could he use his own hands to create a happy and stable life for Xiaolian? Even if Xiao Lian married him out of sympathy, he would still live in self-blame and low self-esteem for the rest of his life... But, if he were to give up Xiao Lian and see her being wooed by another man, he...would rather sink into the world forever. In this dark and cold sea!
Jiang Sanshan was in a stalemate with him for a while, seeing that he would rather die than cut off his wrist, he swam up to find another way. After discussing with the other three people above, they decided to seek help from other ships, hoping to find more people and pull Xiao Molian and his shells aboard.
But the sea is long, and in order to catch more pearl oysters, the distance between the pearl fishing boats is very long. And the official ship for patrol and rescue has just sailed by, and the next time it will come over, I don't know when it will be! Jiang Sanshan was extremely anxious and shouted toward the ocean: "Help! Someone help us!!!"
But the only answer to him was the cries of seagulls above his head, and the sound of gusts of sea wind blowing through the water. The four of Jiang Sanshan and Zhuang Xiaomo are all survivors from the village next door. If Zhuang Xiaomo hadn't decisively led them to hide in Xishan and was accepted by the people of Dongshan Village, perhaps their whole family would be like most of the villagers. , Become the soul of the Japanese pirates. The few surviving families regard each other as relatives, so the relationship is naturally unusual. At this time, deep despair and sadness welled up in their hearts. Is God going to take away their relatives and friends again
"Wow!" A small head poked out from the sea, with a pair of big black eyes, looking at them with sparkle: "What's wrong? What happened? I just heard a cry for help!"