"Holy crap!"
Fu Ming swore and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"This...this is a pearl?"
"How can there be pearls inside a large scallop? I didn't find any in the black-lipped scallops I opened yesterday!"
Fu Ming exclaimed several times in a row. Before Fu Wan could respond, he pinched himself and realized that he was not dreaming. Fu Ming hurriedly rummaged through the scallops in his bowl.
But the scallop shell was empty; he had swallowed the scallop meat without even chewing it.
"Oh no, I'm not going to swallow the pearl!"
Ye Xiaocui looked at his stupid appearance with disgust, "What nonsense are you talking about? Your scallops might not even have pearls!"
"That's right, don't speak yet, look at the pearl first!"
Fu Wan couldn't stop laughing as she listened, and wiped the water stains off the pearls with her sleeve.
It's not that Fu Wan has a filter; the pearl in her hand is arguably the most beautiful pearl she's ever seen, aside from Melo pearls.
To be precise, this pearl should be a size larger than a pigeon egg, perfectly round, and a very rich tea-gold color. It has a strong metallic texture at first glance, and even though the light bulb in the main house of Master Fu's house is dim, the pearl is still very eye-catching.
Everyone stared at them curiously for a while, and they all had only one thought.
That's because it's expensive!
precious!
Fu Wan turned the pearl in her hand and, finding it to be flawless, thought to herself how fortunate she was.
She hadn't chewed the scallop meat much when she discovered a hard object inside. If she had chewed it like a bone as usual, there would definitely have been teeth marks on the pearl, and the resale price would have been much lower.
"Ah Wan, let me see!"
Ye Xiaocui approached Fu Wan and reached out to take the pearl, examining it in her palm.
"Wow, these pearls are so beautiful! This is the first time I've ever seen such beautiful pearls."
"Master, if we sell these gold beads outside, could we exchange them for ten ten-yuan bills?"
I think it's more than that.
Fu Laoda carefully examined the pearl in Ye Xiaocui's hand. "This pearl looks even more beautiful than the one from the landlord's house before. It's such a pure gold color. I think it should be worth five or six hundred yuan!"
The price of a pearl depends on its size, roundness, and the evenness of its color.
In Boss Fu's opinion, the gold bead that Fu Wan opened was undoubtedly a top-quality item. It was of a good size, and its roundness seemed to have been polished with a mold. As for the color, it was very even and transparent, without any unevenness.
The abalone pearls they discovered last year had many with uneven colors, making them look like worlds apart.
Fu Wan was also amazed by the beauty of this pearl. The box of South Sea pink pearls she found at the bottom of the sea last year paled in comparison to this golden pearl.
It's no wonder that gold is a noble color carefully selected by our Chinese ancestors; compared to this nobility, pink seems rather petty.
As everyone was admiring the sight, a sudden crash echoed across the table. Tom's chopsticks fell to the ground, but instead of picking them up, he excitedly pulled a gleaming white pearl from his bowl.
"Wan, I have one too!"
Fu Ming's eyes widened instantly, like a bull's eyes. He could understand his own sister, but how could this kid have such good luck!
The others were also somewhat surprised. Boss Fu called out to Tom, "Come here, let me take a look."
Tom was in a good mood and placed the pearl in Boss Fu's palm without hesitation.
Boss Fu was still holding Fu Wan's golden pearl in his hand. The contrast between the two pearls was quite obvious.
Tom's pearl was pure white and a size smaller than Fu Wan's gold pearl. It looked about the same size as the small glass marbles that Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu usually played with.
However, its roundness is also perfect. Although it is not as luxurious as gold beads, it looks very beautiful when it is taken out.
"Tom, you're really lucky!"
Fu Ming's tone was tinged with sourness. He had just broken open another scallop and squeezed every last bit of meat inside, but he still couldn't find a trace of a pearl.
Tom, oblivious to Fu Ming's sourness, just grinned foolishly.
"Hehe, I'm just as lucky as Wan! Wan, can I take this pearl home? I want to give it to my dear mother!"
"sure!"
Fu Wan nodded generously. Although she brought the scallop back herself, Tom had opened it himself.
Between friends, Fu Wan was too lazy to calculate things so clearly.
However, Fu Wan is now more curious about the type of scallop.
How can such beautiful, round pearls with different colors be produced?
Of course, this question should be asked of the knowledgeable Boss Fu.
"Dad, do you recognize this kind of large scallop? I think there's a good chance it will produce pearls, and the cultured pearls are beautiful!"
Boss Fu picked up the scallop shell on the table and examined it closely. The scallop shell was really big, and Boss Fu's head was not small either. When the scallop shell was held up, it could almost cover Boss Fu's entire face.
"I reckon these scallops are the pearl oysters I've heard about before!"
"Mother-of-pearl?"
“Yes,” Boss Fu nodded, “The pearl oyster, also called the white-lipped pearl oyster. I’ve heard older generations of sea monsters say that this oyster is one of the largest shellfish in the sea.”
The shell of a mature pearl oyster is larger than a human face and can weigh nearly ten kilograms. But its size isn't the most important factor; the most important thing is that this type of oyster has a very high probability of producing pearls.
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Fu Laoda couldn't help but sigh. Years ago, his ship owner was always thinking about finding pearls in seashells to make a fortune, but he only found black-lipped oysters. He hadn't even seen a white-lipped oyster.
Although it seems that some black pearls were unearthed, the ship owner was later labeled a landlord, and all the pearl treasures that had taken so much time and money to find were confiscated by the Red Guards.
Looking at it this way, I'm still lucky; I can still see rare large pearl oysters now.
Fu Wan still seemed a little confused.
"Then how can there be a difference between gold pearls and white pearls?"
Fu Ming had the same question. Fu Laoda smiled, put the pearl aside, and then picked up the scallop shell in front of Fu Wan and Tom.
"Look at these two shells, do you notice anything different?"
Fu Wan glanced over and suddenly realized.
"I understand! My scallop shell has a gold edge, and Tom's shell is white!"
"Is that so? That's the reason."
Old Master Fu nodded approvingly. As expected of his daughter, she saw through the clue at a glance.
"There are two types of pearl oysters: the one with a golden edge is called the golden-lipped oyster, and the one with a white edge is called the silver-lipped oyster."
Because the color of the scallop lip is different, the pearls produced will also be different colors. You can try again later. I think this batch of scallops should yield quite a few pearls!
These words made Fu Ming lose his appetite, so he put down his chopsticks and picked up a scallop.
Jack and Robert were the same, but only five or six large scallops were steamed in the stainless steel pot. Fu Ming opened one but didn't find any, and then wanted to go to the backyard to find the scallops that hadn't been steamed yet. Ye Xiaocui frowned when she saw this.
"There's no rush to open the pearls, let's eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold and be a waste!"
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