Chapter 57: Melo pearl

Lin Xiuqing also squatted down to watch, staring for a long time before saying, "Will the snail meat come out just like this? How long to hang it? If I had known, I would have borrowed the scale weight together, so I could weigh how heavy this snail is."

"It's fine, whether it's weighed or not doesn't matter. Whether there is a treasure is the most important thing? This coconut snail is only 3-4 jin, let's hang it for a while first!"

She had no choice but to wait patiently, thinking in her heart what treasure could be in this snail? Her man was actually being mysterious?

Ye Yaodong lowered the scale hook. After a long while, the coconut snail shell fell onto the beach, and the Q-elastic snail meat hung on the scale hook.

But at this time, who cares if the snail meat is big or Q? The moment the coconut snail shell fell onto the beach, Lin Xiuqing immediately picked it up with shining eyes, and then looked at the spiral part with one eye open and one eye closed.

Ye Yaodong also asked nervously, "Is there anything inside?"

"Orange! There really is something inside!"

Lin Xiuqing opened her eyes wide, also pleasantly surprised. She had thought it was just a shell without meat when she saw the waves rushing up at the beginning.

"Damn!"

He was instantly excited, took the snail shell from her hand and poured it, and an orange-red bead with ceramic luster fell directly into his hand!

"Hahaha~ made a fortune~"

Looking at his happy appearance, Lin Xiuqing also knew it must be very valuable, and asked in surprise, "What kind of bead is this! Why haven't I seen it?"

Ye Yaodong held up the bead, smiling until the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears. "Melo pearl! Ever heard of it? This snail has a probability of one in several thousand to open a Melo pearl."

"What is a Melo pearl? Is it also a type of pearl?"

"More valuable than pearls. If a pearl is opened in this coconut snail, it's called a Melo pearl, or it can be called a 'Dragon Pearl' or 'Flame Pearl'. The colors include orange-red, orange-yellow, yellow, and near-white. Some Melo pearls also have flame patterns on them, and the shapes include irregular, oval, and round, among which round ones have the highest value."

"Our bead has flame patterns on it!"

"Yes," Ye Yaodong smiled until his eyes were invisible, "This bead is considered a top-tier Melo pearl. It looks bigger than a two-cent coin!"

In this era, the diameter of a two-cent coin should be about 21 millimeters. He visually estimated it was bigger than a two-cent coin and a little smaller than a five-cent coin, maybe about the same. The diameter of a five-cent coin is 24 millimeters.

Really made a fortune!

Lin Xiuqing was overjoyed. "Let's compare it with a coin when we get home. Coming out today was really the right choice!"

This was already the second time she had said this, which showed how happy she was.

He was triumphant. "Now you know I was right to listen to me!"

"Yes, yes, yes. It's just you who ran to the beach in typhoon weather. Who in the village dares to? Aren't they afraid of being swept away by the waves!"

"They are cowards. Only typhoon weather has surprises. As long as there are big waves, the beach has more harvest than during the big tide."

"Then how much can this bead sell for? Where should we take this bead to sell?"

Uh... this question really stumped him. He really didn't know how much this bead was worth at this time...

Influenced by our country's traditional dragon culture, the collection world has always regarded Melo pearls as "Dragon Pearls" and endowed them with sacred symbolic significance. They are also rare royal jewelry.

In the rumors he heard in later generations, this was all priced in tens of thousands of dollars, but placed in the present, he couldn't be sure. After all, productivity is backward now, and the people's food and clothing problems have just been solved.

He frowned. "I only know this bead is very, very expensive. I can't say exactly how much it can sell for. The jewelry stores in our town and county town definitely can't estimate the price. Even if they can, they definitely can't give a high price. The city... I feel it's not very good either. Maybe we have to go to the provincial capital!"

"Ah? Have to go to the provincial capital? So far?" Lin Xiuqing was also dumbfounded when she heard this. Is this bead that extraordinary?

Ye Yaodong also felt it was a bit troublesome. He thought for a while and said in a consultative tone, "We aren't very short of money now, and life is still okay. Should we keep this bead and also keep this luck? Anyway, it's a 'Dragon Pearl'. Keeping it in our house might bless our family with smooth sailing, great luck and great prosperity!"

Lin Xiuqing pondered for a while and felt it made sense. Their life was still okay now. If it was really that valuable and sold, and relatives and friends knew about it, a bunch of aunts and uncles would definitely take turns coming to borrow money, and they wouldn't have peace.

In their countryside, half the village are relatives and friends. When the time comes, they say the children have no money for school, the family has no money for medical treatment, do you lend it or not?

Don't lend... say you have no conscience, all are relatives and friends, have difficulties, and you don't lend a hand when you get rich.

Lend... people might not have any gratitude, and those who didn't borrow it will have complaints...

Making yourself not a person inside or outside!

Better to keep it in hand first. Anyway, it's a "Dragon Pearl". Keeping it to bless the family is also good. If the family is really in difficulty and can't live on, it won't be too late to exchange it for money.

And... she secretly glanced at her man. What if he gets rich and becomes worse and lazier than before?

Men change when they have money. She had heard too much gossip. It was not easy for him to look like he had changed for the better these past few days, so better not sell it.

In just a moment, Lin Xiuqing's thoughts turned a hundred times, thinking of a bunch.

"Mm, mm!" She nodded. "What you said makes sense. Our life is still okay now. It's our good luck to find this 'Dragon Pearl'. Let's keep this luck and bless our family with smooth sailing and a big harvest."

"Just let us know about this bead, don't tell others."

"I know!"

Ye Yaodong handed the Melo pearl to her. "You keep it, lock it up when you get home."

Lin Xiuqing took the bead and smiled gently. He handed such a valuable thing to her for safekeeping without hesitation, which gave her a sense of satisfaction of being trusted, and she couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

"What? Suddenly feel your man is very handsome?"

She smiled and pushed him. "Don't be poor-mouthed, go around again and see if there's any harvest?"

Ye Yaodong was pushed by her and sat on the beach, but he didn't get angry. He stood up happily and followed behind her. "Got a rare treasure, don't you want to reward me?"

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him. "Husband and wife are one body, what's the problem with me keeping it? And, you seem to have forgotten, this snail was picked up by me... ah, right, don't forget to take the coconut snail shell, keep it as a souvenir."

"Picked it up, the shell is thrown in the sack, the meat is still hanging on the scale, you hold it with the scale, stir-fry it when you take it back tonight, add a meal and add luck."

"Mm."

He shamelessly leaned over to her side again. "Since the snail was picked up by you, then let me reward you?"

"No, I refuse. I'm more realistic. You reward me by beachcombing more seafood."

"I will work hard to beachcomb seafood even if you don't say it, this can't count as a reward... come, I'll give you my reward..."

"Go away... are you annoying..." ===== CHAPTER 58 =====