Xiao Chong lowered his head and took a closer look at the foreign object in his hand, and said in surprise: "Someone opened a sea pearl."
"pearl?"
"Oyster pearls?"
"Ah, cousin, you dug up oyster pearls?!"
The others were digging not far from Xiao Chong, and when they heard the noise, they all turned to look at him.
"Be careful!" Lin Wanwan stepped in front of Xiao Chong, and the latter quickly reached out to support her arm, fearing that she would fall into the water.
Lin Wanwan grabbed the oyster pearl from Xiao Chong's palm. She held a huge milky white pearl on her fingertips and turned it over and over to look at it. It was the same color as the oyster meat.
"Wow! It turns out that novices are very lucky!" Lin Wanwan was amazed, "Cousin, you are rich. This big round pearl is worth a lot of money!"
"You're really lucky." Xiao Chong looked at the oyster that was accidentally opened just now. The meat inside was also milky white, smooth and plump, and it looked delicious at first glance.
Xiao Chong reached out and dug into the meat again.
"There is one more." The next second, Xiao Chong's fingertips took out another large pearl that was equally round, plump and bright in color.
"Wow! This luck has been revealed!" Lin Wanwan took another pearl from his hand and looked at it carefully, "It is also perfectly round, and the perfectly round one is valuable!"
The probability of finding a pearl from an oyster is extremely low, lower than 1 in 10,000. And even if it does, it's good to have one in each oyster.
Xiao Chong was able to draw two at once, and his luck was absolutely overwhelming. There was no one in a million.
However, the appearance of oyster pearls is similar to that of clam pearls, and their value is much lower than conch pearls and merlot pearls.
In later generations, there were artificially cultured pearls, and these large and plump ones were not so precious. But this is the Tang Dynasty, and these two oyster pearls are definitely very valuable!
Other people rushing to the sea heard the commotion here and were envious of Xiao Chong's luck.
It is true that the rich get richer, and those who are destined to be rich can get the one-of-a-kind pearl if they open a shell at the sea.
"If your cousin likes it, take it." Xiao Chong saw Lin Wanwan looking at the pearl with admiration and gave it to her generously.
Lin Wanwan was indeed very excited, because it was difficult to find pearls from wild oysters, but she had no intention of taking it for herself.
With her financial resources in Datang, she doesn't need to take advantage of others.
"No, no, no, this represents cousin's good luck. Cousin, keep it yourself and make a pair of earrings for your wife in the future." Lin Wanwan put the two pearls back into Xiao Chong's palm and joked by the way.
His words.
"Lady?"
Hearing this, Xiao Chong raised his eyes and looked at Lin Wanwan. His deep eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. The latter couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat. He quickly stepped back and looked away, changing the subject and said, "Ah, I want it too.
Keep digging, maybe I can dig out pearls too!"
Xiao Chong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, took the two pearls into his arms, and continued to chase the sea without looking at Lin Wanwan.
In addition to oysters, there are also abalone, conch, and mussels growing in patches.
In just half an hour, the wooden barrels in everyone's hands were filled with all kinds of seafood, and the harvest was quite fruitful.
"For lunch, we will eat oyster noodles, make a bowl of oysters, and then make a bowl of abalone and sea cucumber soup." Lin Wanwan had already clearly arranged the lunch dishes.
Shuqi looked up at Xiao Chong. Whether he wanted to leave after lunch or not all depended on his master's wishes. Although he was thinking about the bite under Huanong's hand, it was not up to him.
"Okay, let's make some seafood that I dug myself today." Xiao Chong didn't dissuade Lin Wanwan. He planned to catch the sea and relax in Linjiazhuang today, so he didn't think about work.
The work of the county government is endless every day, so take a break when you need to.
Their emperor and saint is also busy with autumn hunting and fun. He doesn't work at his desk every day, and he doesn't have to work so hard.
A few people continued to catch the sea, and Lin Wanwan caught two octopuses. She said with a smile: "Eat these when grilled and sprinkled with spices."
"Exactly." Xiao Chong agreed with Lin Wanwan's statement. In the barbecue last night, there were only a few octopuses, and all of them went into the stomachs of the two of them.
Lin Wanwanti continued to wander around with the sack (the barrel was already full and she ordered Hongyan to take it ashore), and caught two more intertwined blue crabs.
"Look, cousin, these two blue crabs are so fat. We can have a crab feast at noon, with a bottle of wine!"
Xiao Chong naturally agreed: "Excellent."
"Madam, there are still many rattle snails here, but they are difficult to pull down."
Wu Wanqing walked over and said: "Let me come."
Hongyan hurriedly pushed him: "You'd better watch my wife carefully and don't dig these things."
Lin Wanwan smiled and said, "Let me pry it!"
The fleshy conches are usually adsorbed on the stone walls, and it takes a little effort to break them off.
Fortunately, Lin Wanwan was not good at anything else. She was very energetic, so she picked up the conch and broke off one piece accurately. In a short time, she broke off all the larger ones.
"Wan Niang, the tide is rising. Stop being so low and come up quickly!" An elder from the clan who had finished shopping for goods was calling Lin Wanwan.
Lin Wanwan looked down and saw that the sea water had indeed risen from her ankles to her calves. She immediately shouted back: "Hey, I'm going up!"
"Madam, I'll carry it." Wu Wanqing took the sack containing the goods from Lin Wanwan's hand.
Hongyan supported Lin Wanwan and walked to the beach together. Passing by the stone beach, Lin Wanwan shouted to Xiao Qingyu who was bending down to fish for shrimps and was enjoying herself: "Xiao Yu'er, let's go."
"Mom, there are a lot of shrimps here, let me catch some more!"
"Don't be playful. Come back when you're fifteen. Now go home."
"Okay!" Xiao Qingyu stood up, and Sun Hueyao, who was standing next to her and protecting her closely, picked up her bucket, while Ajing stepped forward to help her walk.
After a while, the group of people were all ashore, and the sea breeze blew on their calves, making them chilly.
Everyone put on their clogs and walked home in a clattering manner.
Lin Wanwan said to little Qingyu: "Go back, wash your feet and change clothes, and then go to school quickly. You see, you are the only one asking for leave today, and the other children are going to school obediently!"
In fact, other children also want to skip school and go to school, but their parents don’t allow it!
After returning home, all the seafood was naturally taken down and selected by the servants. Lin Wanwan washed her feet, changed her clothes and came down, saying to Xiao Chong: "Cousin, it's rare that you are free today, why don't you write me a copybook?
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Xiao Chong laughed: "If my cousin wants to practice calligraphy, I have Ouyang Xinben's "Zhongni Meng's Commemorative Notes" here. I'll bring it to you. I won't show my shame."
Lin Wanwan said: "Cousin, why do you have to be so modest? I think your handwriting is excellent, so just write a few more for me!"
This time Lin Wanwan was sincere and was not trying to deceive Xiao Chong.
The calligraphy that Xiao Chong gave her last time was hanging in her study in Xiaoxi Town, and she copied it from time to time.