Chapter 37 Black Pearl
The raft was filled with wooden barrels. A closer look revealed that the barrels were all stuffed full. The main thing was that the more than one-meter-long grouper scared everyone. They didn't expect that there would be such a big fish in the sea. But how did Aunt Lin Yue get such a big fish?
However, no one thought so much. Without fear of the freezing cold sea water, they waded through the water and ran towards Lin Yue, wanting to see what they had gained first.
"Wow, Auntie, what a big fish! I've never seen such a big fish before. Are all the fish in the sea this big?"
"So what Brother Fengniu said is true. The fish in the sea are all very big. The fish we picked up yesterday were just ordinary small fish. Auntie, I also want to take a raft to the sea to see the fish!"
"Lin Yue, how did you do it? Three buckets of crabs, all of us combined don't have that many."
"It makes me want to go fishing in the sea too. Lin Yue went there for two hours and caught as much as all of us combined."
Everyone had their own thoughts when looking at the raft full of catches. Some people wondered how Lin Yue got the big fish onto the raft, but when they saw the big red hole left by the fork on it, they could only keep it to themselves.
Lin Yue saw that everyone had gathered around her. She didn't care even though her clothes were wet. They were all surrounding the grouper to look at it curiously, blocking her way to the shore.
"Alright, bring all the barrels ashore. This fish is nothing. There are bigger fish in the sea. If you want to see more, come to the shore. Won't you get cold soaking in the water?"
"Hehe, not cold, not cold."
"Why would I feel cold? Now, just seeing these foods makes me feel full of energy. How can I feel cold?"
"Lin Yue, take me with you next time you go to the sea. I have a pretty good aim and should be able to catch a lot of big fish."
While moving the wooden barrel, he tried to please Lin Yue, hoping that next time he could follow her to the sea to broaden his horizons. They were all fifteen or sixteen years old, and none of them were not passionate young men.
"Aunt, take me with you too. There's not enough seafood on the beach for my brothers and sisters to share. I didn't get much this morning. We cleared out all the seafood on the beach early.
I had nothing to do, so I organized them to clean up all of them. I found a red round bead in a conch. It had the beautiful color of a sunset, so I named it the Fire Cloud Bead. It was the size of a baby's fist, almost as big as the night-shining pearl, the treasure of my shop in the largest jewelry store in Kyoto.
I don't know if this thing will glow. If it does, we'll be rich. There's no telling how many conch shells there are, and they'll definitely produce more Fire Cloud Pearls. Hahahaha!"
Lin Daxuan thought that he had made a lot of money with the Fire Cloud Pearl, and he lived in a luxurious mansion, enjoying delicacies from land and sea and being served by a group of servants.
Lin Yue had many things to worry about. Safety was the most important, followed by tools. Is there anyone in the exile team who knows how to build a boat? A simple raft made by herself would definitely not work. Then there were the gains and proficiency. These all required a normal mind and practice. Finally, swimming was a must-have skill. If you encountered an extreme situation and fell into the sea, you would not drown before being rescued by others.
"This matter must be discussed carefully. It's not something I can decide. Besides, if we want to go to the sea, we need to build a boat first. There's no point in rushing. My raft is definitely not going to work."
Lin Yue saw everyone's depressed expressions and in order not to dampen their enthusiasm, she changed the subject.
"However, you can first learn to swim and row, so that you can move freely on the boat. It's noon now, the sun is very strong, and the sea water is probably over ten degrees. You can learn to swim at this time, and then you can learn to row.
Some people are born seasick, while others are not. However, being on the boat is always shaky, unlike standing on the solid ground. So conquering the boat is the first step, making the boat work for you. Just imagine, if you are staggering while standing on the boat, how can you talk about spearing fish or using other means?
But it’s still too early to say all this. Let’s clean them all up first so we can put them directly into the pot when we get home.
It was difficult to scrape the fish from the creek yesterday, not to mention that the fish entrails left nearby will breed mosquitoes and insects. Over time, the water we drink will also be polluted. If they are left here, they will return to the sea when the sea level rises, feeding the marine life there.
Lin Yue and others scraped off the scales of the fish, gutted it and discarded the unwanted internal organs, fins and tail, and cut the huge grouper into several pieces. When they got home, they only needed to do some minor processing whether they wanted to braise, steam or boil the fish.
"Auntie, this shell won't open. What should I do?"
Several younger children squatted on the ground to dig out conch meat. The shells were too heavy and took up too much space, and there were also a few shells inside.
Lin Yue took the dagger and pried it straight into the gap. The shell was tightly closed, and when a foreign object entered, water came out with a hissing sound. It took a lot of effort to break the shell in half.
"Wow, a pearl! There really is a pearl, a really big one, but why is it black?"
Lin Qiang liked round pearls. In the past, most of the pearls people gave her were white, pink, and even a rare golden one. But after her house was ransacked, none of her pearls were left. She was sad about this for a long time.
Today, the eldest brother found a Fire Cloud Pearl in a conch. Although it was not as small as a pearl, it was also very beautiful. She pestered him and acted coquettishly for a long time before he agreed to give it to her.
Now that she has opened the pearl from the shell with her own hands, how can she not be excited.
"This is a black pearl, a type of pearl, one of the specialties of the sea, and it is extremely rare. You may only find this one in ten thousand.
This is even rarer than the gold pearls you previously treasured. This pearl is round, smooth, and translucent. If you could find twenty or thirty of them and make a necklace, it would be truly magnificent. As long as it's properly preserved, it could also be passed down as a family heirloom."
Lin Yue was not very interested in objects that were of no help to her. She only did some scientific research on her niece after seeing her niece's happy and sad expressions. Otherwise, why would she pay attention to such a small matter?
"Really? This black pearl is rarer than a gold pearl?"
Please forgive Lin Qiang, a five-year-old child, for not being able to tell why there are fewer black ones than gold ones, but what her aunt said must be right. Her aunt is the most powerful person in the Lin family, and she admires her aunt the most. She can ignore her parents' words but must listen to her aunt's words.
"Hehe, then I'm going to keep it and pass it on to my daughter in the future."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone can't help laughing when they hear a five-year-old kid saying in a baby voice and serious face that he wants to pass it on to his daughter. The people here are all unmarried and have no idea about having their own children.
"Sister Qiang, you're still a baby who can't even walk steadily, how can you give birth to a daughter?"
"Sister Qiang, your eldest sister can get married now. It would be more reliable to wait for her to give birth to a child."
Seeing that everyone was laughing at her, Lin Qiang, a thin-skinned girl, blushed. She didn't know how to explain and took a long time to utter a word.
"It was Auntie who said these black pearls are very rare. How can you collect them all at once? Humph, I won't tell you anything from now on."
Lin Qiang ran away clutching the black pearl.
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