Chapter 470: Just an Accident

Pearls in the big iron basin clanged.

Wu An finished prying open the last pearl, instinctively swiped it into the fish basket, found it empty, then lifted his head and asked, "All opened?"

A Qing brought over tea: "Brother, all opened."

"You drink tea."

"Hey, what are you trembling about……"

Wu An took the tea cup, wanting to bring it to his mouth, but couldn't; his arm was weak and sore, swinging wildly, trembling like he'd been electrocuted.

With great difficulty he got the cup to his lips, but the tea had already shaken all onto the ground.

Mei Wu brought over another cup.

A Qing took it and brought it to Wu An's mouth: "Brother, you've worked hard, I'll feed you."

Wu An finished a large cup of water and said: "Let's settle accounts."

A Qing nodded.

Each person was given a small basket, then they began counting.

Wu An also wanted to help, but found that even lifting his arm took all his strength, let alone using his fingers to move the pearls to count them.

He wanted to rub it.

As a result, he sadly discovered that rubbing his left hand with his right, his left hand was half-useless and couldn't exert force; rubbing his right hand with his left, his right hand was also half-disabled, the same.

Working was fine, but this rest made him feel so awful he wanted to bang his head.

Seeing A Qing and Mei Wu fine, he couldn't help wondering what was going on, his stamina not even matching theirs.

Gao Qiangqi was the first to count, laughing: "A An, it's our fault; we noticed your luck was good, so we all slowed down, most of them were opened by you."

Wu An: "……"

Gao Qiangqi brought a bottle of tea oil; although it was night, there was little wind in the courtyard, he simply took off his undershirt; Wu An had said he'd apply it himself, but lacking strength, Gao Qiangqi ended up applying it.

After applying, Gao Qiangqi didn't put the tea oil away: "I'll take it back later."

"Apply it after bathing these two days."

"It'll heal soon."

Wu An wasn't polite: "Thanks, Brother Qiang."

Gao Qiangqi patted his shoulder and said: "I was the one who lacked consideration."

Wu An shook his head.

This luck can't be seen or touched, but it certainly exists; otherwise how would there be the unlucky and the super-lucky?

His luck is good; the more he works, the more money he can earn.

He was a bit upset, but couldn't say anything; who let him get a little carried away opening pearls back then—this is far more fun than opening blind boxes.

Soon.

Everyone finished counting.

A Qing came over, excitedly shouting: "Brother, there are 1240 pearls in total."

Wu An happily nodded: "Not bad."

This was over two hundred more than he had expected.

Everyone cheered happily; Gao Qiangqi called out: "What's the point of just shouting? Let's drink to celebrate."

A Jin came over to help.

Soon, a table laden with a lavish spread was set up.

Mei Wu asked: "Brother, can those shells and meat also be sold?"

Gao Qiangqi nodded: "All arranged."

"As for the pearls, I've contacted the jewelers in the provincial capital."

"As for those shells, I've contacted friends from the shell-carving association."

"As for the shell meat, it's even simpler: send it off early tomorrow morning, and by noon it'll be on the tables of major restaurants."

Wu An raised his cup: "Thanks, Brother Qiang."

Gao Qiangqi waved his hand: "To him, it's just a matter of making a few calls."

Everyone was starving.

They ate and drank heartily; half an hour later they were full, Wu An walked around the courtyard, saw A Jin had already tidied up, and said he was leaving.

Gao Qiangqi asked: "You're just leaving like that?"

Wu An nodded.

Gao Qiangqi looked at the others.

A Qing: "I'll follow Brother's lead."

Mei Wu and Lao Fu Tou nodded, saying nothing.

Gao Qiangqi said: "A An, why not arrange someone to keep watch?"

Wu An smiled: "Brother Qiang, no need."

Keeping someone is possible.

But who to keep?

If only one person is left, couldn't they also be bribed?

Once suspicion arises, it'll never end.

It's still that saying.

Since he sought out Gao Qiangqi, it's a hundred percent trust, and he will continue to trust.

Gao Qiangqi said: "Alright, since it's so late, you can stay the night and leave tomorrow."

Wu An shook his head: "Can't stay."

He leaned close to Gao Qiangqi's ear and whispered, "Actually, I'm in such a hurry to leave because there's still treasure on the ship."

Gao Qiangqi exclaimed, "What else?"

Wu An said without hiding anything: "Actually, this trip wasn't for the White Butterfly Clam; we were looking for ambergris. Our luck was good, and we really found it."

When we found the ambergris on the seabed, we unexpectedly discovered many White Butterfly Clams.

Even Gao Qiangqi's qi cultivation was left stunned, mouth agape.

Were so many White Butterfly Clams found by sheer chance?

Gao Qiangqi couldn't help asking, "How big is the ambergris?"

Wu An said, "About sixty-six catties."

"......" Gao Qiangqi stared blankly for a moment, quickly reckoned in his mind: Wu An, leading a few people, had been busy at sea for these months, more exhausting than Gao Qiangqi working himself to death, leading so many employees, working a year to earn money still less.

Wu An felt he was being pretentious, saying: "I also owe a lot to what Brother Qiang said back then; otherwise I wouldn't have made up my mind to look for ambergris."

Gao Qiangqi looked bewildered, about to ask where this came from; when the words reached his lips he remembered: previously Wu An had told him he wanted to look for ambergris; back then he hadn't poured cold water, and even said things like "you're lucky, maybe you'll find it."

Actually, although Gao Qiangqi said that, in his heart he didn't really believe it.

Result.

Wu An actually did it.

Although Gao Qiangqi was dying of curiosity, he didn't ask further.

He knew that Wu An leading these people could find ambergris, surely not just by luck.

After Wu An and the others left, A Jin curiously asked, "Brother An, why did they leave in such a hurry?"

Gao Qiangqi said, "Don't pry into what you shouldn't; don't go asking around."

A Jin nodded.

Returned to the ship.

Lao Fu Tou steered the boat; Wu An and the others weren't idle either, they hurried to clean the fishing boat, arrived at the village dock, many fishing boats were moored, the weather had already turned bad.

The dock was bustling.

Those running breakfast businesses had already set up stalls.

A Qing disembarked, borrowed a tricycle from Lao Xie, several people hid the ambergris, rode the tricycle straight to the old house.

Along the way.

Everyone was very careful; besides A Qing riding the tricycle, Wu An and Mei Wu looked around like they were guarding against thieves; Lao Fu Tou seeing them like that felt somewhat helpless.

Lao Fu Tou also reminded Wu An and Mei Wu to relax, but seeing someone glance at them, he also became nervous.

Arrived at the old house.

Moved the ambergris inside, closed the door.

"Nobody's watching, right?"

"No, don't worry."

"Then that's good."

There was no better place to put the ambergris, so temporarily placed it on the bed; after everyone finished their tasks, they sat down to drink tea, only then letting out a sigh of relief.