Clams are very heavy creatures.
A net bag of sea fish may only weigh about 30 kilograms, but a net bag of clams definitely weighs more than 50 kilograms. It is very difficult for an ordinary person to swim back to the surface from the bottom of the sea carrying such a large bag of clams.
The crewman tried to swim toward the surface of the sea with the net bag full of clams but he was completely unable to do so. However, he was determined not to throw away the clams in the net bag.
After all, they were his own people. Xiang Yang rolled his eyes in annoyance, swam over, picked up the net bag and swam towards the surface of the sea.
The crew member was stunned at first, but when he recognized Xiang Yang through the breathing mask, he immediately became excited. He swam under Xiang Yang, held the clams, and then swam towards the surface of the sea.
"Captain, thank you, thank you. If it weren't for your bag of clam shells, I really wouldn't have been able to get it out." The crew member said gratefully when he reached the surface of the sea.
As long as the net bag is brought to the surface of the sea, the crew on the deck will naturally pick it up. There is no need for the submerged crew to climb onto the deck with the net bag.
The crew member who did not search for pearls on the seabed but instead put the clam shells into a net bag was named Wu Shiwen, also from Yanlong Village. He was two years older than Xiang Yang. He had a business mind since he was a child and had tried many businesses. He was one of the few villagers in the village who bought a car. Before boarding Xiang Yang's boat, his main job was driving a Didi in the town.
"What are you doing with these clam shells?" Xiang Yang asked unhappily.
In the seaside fishing villages, clam shells are also a very cheap seafood, even as cheap as squid. If they are accidentally caught while fishing, fishermen will think that they take up space on the boat and will throw them back into the sea like garbage.
Xiang Yang was really confused.
Because Xiang Yang knew Wu Shiwen, and knew that Wu Shiwen was a very smart young man, he should know how cheap clam shells are in coastal areas. If he wanted to make money, he could just catch some swimming crabs.
"Captain, have you ever heard of gambling on stones?" Wu Shiwen laughed.
Xiang Yang nodded. He had heard of gambling on jade. There has always been a saying about crazy stones in the jade ore market. When the jade mine was first mined, even gods didn't know what was inside the stone. There might be nothing, but it is undeniable that some raw ores really contain top-quality jade. Over time, gambling on jade even formed an industry. There is even a saying that one knife can lead to heaven and another knife can lead to hell.
"I opened a total of five clam shells on the seabed, and three of them contained pearls. The pearl yield of clam shells in this sea area is extremely high, but most of them are white pearls that are less than the size of a fingernail. Such pearls can only be sold for a few dollars, so it's not cost-effective to open them like this. So I want to get a batch of clam shells from this sea area and then drag them to the city to sell them during the holidays. As long as I can open a few pearls in front of everyone, there will definitely be people who can open the remaining one hundred dollars per clam shell." Wu Shihao said excitedly.
Xiang Yang was amused. "What if one of the clams you caught turns out to be a black pearl or a golden pearl? Wouldn't you be at a loss?"
"Why would I lose anything? These are all cost-free businesses. I make a profit from every sale. All the money earned by customers will become my free advertising and reputation in the future. I hope that everyone who comes to buy my shells will produce a black pearl!" Wu Shiwen joked.
Xiang Yang smiled and didn't respond. In fact, Xiang Yang had already opened dozens of clam shells on the seabed. The most valuable one was a milky white pearl with a diameter of 12mm but an irregular shape. If you really counted it, it was definitely not as profitable as the method that Wu Shiwen came up with.
But every time Xiang Yang opens the clam shell himself, there is a certain chance of getting black pearls and gold pearls. As long as he gets one, he will make a fortune, just like drawing an SSR card.
"We have plenty of time. When you go down next time, put less in each trip. Otherwise, if the net bag is full but you can't swim, it will be a waste of time to throw the clam shells out." Xiang Yang reminded.
"Uh-huh."
After Xiang Yang went down to the bottom of the sea again, he was not in a hurry to open the clam shells. He was thinking about Wu Shiwen's words and wanted to see what everyone had harvested.
First, Xiang Yang swam to Fang Youqun and took off his net bag, then pointed at the net bag Fang Youqun had tied around his waist.
Fang Youqun didn't understand and looked at Xiang Yang in confusion.
Xiang Yang opened his net bag and showed the pearls inside to Fang Youqun, then pointed to the net bag around his waist to indicate that he wanted to see.
Fang Youqun then realized that Xiang Yang wanted to see his harvest.
Fang Youqun, who understood what was going on, laughed immediately, very happily. He took off the net bag from his waist and handed it to Xiang Yang like he was presenting a treasure. Even his breathing mask could not hide the smug look on his face.
When Xiang Yang saw He Fang Youqun's expression, he thought that Fang Youqun had gained a lot, but he was disappointed after just one look.
There were quite a lot of pearls in Fang Youqun's net bag, but they were too small. Many of them were only three or four millimeters in diameter, and some were even a little over two millimeters. Xiang Yang was disdainful of such small pearls and would throw them back to the bottom of the sea when he found them.
Xiang Yang patted Fang Youqun on the shoulder and motioned him to continue, while he swam towards his uncle Xiang.
Uncle Xiang and Zhou Wang were together.
Seeing Xiang Yang swimming towards them, Uncle Xiang and Zhou Wang also swam towards Xiang Yang.
The three of them swam together. Uncle Xiang took off the net bag and poured the pearls from it into his hand to show it to Xiang Yang. At the same time, he pointed at Xiang Yang's waist with his other hand and asked, "How many pearls did you find?"
Uncle Xiang only had two pearls in his hand. One was an ordinary oval milky white pearl with a diameter of 8mm, which was worth about a hundred yuan. The other was a pink pearl with a diameter of 6mm, which was round and full and exuded a noble luster. It was a top-grade pearl and its market price was definitely more than a thousand yuan.
Xiang Yang was a little surprised. It seemed that his uncle was quite lucky.
After seeing Uncle Xiang's pearls, Xiang Yang also showed them the pearls he had found. There were seven pearls in total. The smallest one had a diameter of 6mm, and the largest one was even 12mm. The glittering jewels almost blinded the two men.
Uncle Xiang and Zhou Wang both gave Xiang Yang a thumbs up, with admiration and envy written all over their faces.
He Mingde and Zhou Wang were also knowledgeable about pearls. They knew that some small pearls were worthless, so they just threw them away when they found them. They joined forces and soon found two valuable large pearls. They thought they were the best and that the value of just one of the two pearls would be enough to far surpass the others. They didn't expect that they would encounter Xiang Yang, a pervert, just as they were comparing themselves. The value of each of the seven pearls was not less than the two they found.
Xiang Yang talked with his uncle Xiang and He Mingde on the seabed for a while, and after figuring out that the pearls on both of them were in the hands of his uncle Xiang alone, and that there were only those two pearls in total, Xiang Yang suddenly became thoughtful.
It seems that what Wu Shiwen said is right. The most precious thing in this sea area rich in pearl oysters may not be pearls but pearl oysters.