Jack, Tom, and Robert had never opened scallops before, or more accurately, they had never opened such large raw scallops.
But they were smart and eager to learn. After watching Fu Ming and the others open a few scallops, they practiced a few more times and quickly became skilled at opening scallops.
In addition, Ye Xiaocui was always enthusiastic, and seeing that they didn't understand, she didn't hesitate to slow down her movements to teach them.
“Follow me and learn how to separate large pieces of meat. Put the adductor muscle in this basin and the skirt in that bowl.”
"Don't just leave the shells lying around. Put them all in the net bag. Tomorrow morning, Ah Ming and the head of the household will take a cart and haul the scallop shells to the beach to wash them clean!"
Fu Laoda nodded in agreement. Fu Ming had no time to listen to Ye Xiaocui's nagging at the moment; all his attention was on the scallops in his hands.
They opened several shells, including both black-lipped oysters and large pearl oysters, but found no pearls.
Fu Ming put down the knife somewhat dejectedly. If the black pearl hadn't still been in his pocket, he would have doubted whether he was dreaming. These were just ordinary scallops, and they couldn't possibly produce a pearl!
Fu Wan didn't get a second pearl either, but she didn't think too much about it. She kept working, moving on to the next one if she didn't get one.
Fu Ming looked around, and just then, Jack suddenly held up a small white pearl and laughed.
"Look, mine! I drove it out too!"
Before Fu Wan and the others could examine it closely, Robert, who was standing to the side, also picked a white pearl out of the scallop meat in his hand.
Upon closer inspection, the pearl's surface also has a faint pinkish hue.
"Oh God, what beautiful pink pearls! I'm going to take them back to my grandma!"
He was so excited that he didn't even notice the dirty gloves on his hands, and hugged Jack Tom.
"Guys, let's celebrate, we're so lucky!"
"Thank God, thank Mazu!"
"Oh Jack, damn it, you've dirtied my clothes! Fine, for Pearl's sake, I'll forgive you!"
The three of them laughed and joked for a while, making Fu Wan too embarrassed to look at them. Fu Ming also looked disgusted. Ye Xiaocui usually said he was stupid, but these three were the biggest idiots!
"Alright, alright, let me see your pearls!"
Fu Wan reached out her hand, and Jack and Robert exchanged a glance, washed the pearls in the water beside them, and then obediently handed them to Fu Wan.
Fu Wan took the pearls, and the contrast between the two was quite obvious.
Jack's pearl was only slightly larger than a peanut. Although small, it was perfectly round and pure white.
Robert's pearl was a size larger than Jack's, about the size of a regular glass bead. It was also very round and almost flawless, but its color was noticeably different from Jack's white pearl, having a faint pink hue.
It does resemble the pink pearls that Fu Wan discovered before.
However, it's still a bit short.
"From what we've seen so far, the pearls are very round and have a very uniform color. These scallops are really good!"
Fu Wan sighed, and Fu Ming nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Wan, let's keep going. I refuse to believe I can't open a second one!"
Fu Ming picked up a large scallop, but before he could do anything, Fu Ming burst into loud laughter. At the same time, Ye Xiaocui beside him was also all smiles.
"Father, you've come to get the beads?"
"Mother, you've found a bead too?"
Faced with Fu Ming and Fu Wan's questions, Boss Fu and Ye Xiaocui nodded in unison.
The two men stretched out their hands, and Fu Wan looked closely and saw that they had also produced two pearls, one black and one white!
Moreover, their size is in no way inferior to Fu Ming and Tom's two pearls!
"Haha, I knew it! I've always been lucky!"
Ye Xiaocui was overjoyed. She coveted this pearl; it was a thousand times more beautiful than the oyster and abalone pearls she had previously obtained.
Fu Laoda was also very happy, but after admiring the pearls for a while, the two of them unanimously placed them in front of Fu Ming and Fu Wan.
"We found two. You two siblings can each have one. Whether you keep them or sell them is up to you!"
Fu Ming was taken aback upon hearing this, and then said somewhat awkwardly, "Just give it to A-Wan, why give it to me..."
Boss Fu rolled his eyes at him, "Just take it if I give it to you, stop whining and delaying my scallop-opening speed."
Can't you see how many unopened scallops are still in the basin?
Fu Wan did not accept Ye Xiaocui's pearls. She stood up and went into the kitchen. When she came out, she had several plates that were usually used for serving dishes.
"Come on, one for each of you, put the pearl on top."
"Let's see who gets the most pearls later!"
It's not good to keep pearls in your pocket, so let's just put them on a plate and see what happens after we've opened all the scallops!
As soon as Fu Wan said this, Fu Laoda and Fu Ming and the others immediately took a plate each.
The adults were sharpening their knives and preparing to open the scallops, and Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu, who were watching from the side, were also very envious. They didn't even care about watching TV anymore, and just wanted to join in opening the scallops.
But their combined hands weren't even as big as a scallop shell, so Fu Wan didn't dare let them take the risk.
If you accidentally cut yourself with a knife or a scallop shell, you could easily get an infection.
But when she saw the children's hopeful eyes, Fu Wan couldn't bear to refuse them outright.
In desperation, she came up with an idea.
"Lingling, Mingzhu, you are too young to handle the knife properly. How about this: whichever scallop you fancy, I'll open it."
I believe in your luck; you're sure to find a big pearl too!
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they each took a bite of Fu Wan.
"Mom, you're so great!"
"Godmother, you're right, I'll go pick one out right now!"
Fu Ming and Ye Xiaocui saw this, and Fu Ming's eyes darted around as he pretended to be heartbroken.
"Oh dear, I've spoiled you all for nothing! Why did you pick for Awan but not for me? Has our friendship from eating spicy snacks and plum powder together disappeared?"
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu felt a little embarrassed by what was said, and immediately each picked out a scallop that looked good to Fu Ming.
"Uncle, here you go!"
"Uncle, we won't discriminate!"
"Yes, no discrimination!"
Fu Laoda was overjoyed to hear this. These two kids are so young, yet they already know what it means to treat others differently!
Fu Ming was very pleased. That's just his personality; he can play with children and get along well with the old and young men in the village.
Actually, it was after Boss Fu returned and his leg healed that his optimistic nature returned.
Although he was gossiped about as an old bachelor by the villagers after the annulment of the engagement, he later met Qin Anning, which made him feel that his life was much more complete.
Fu Ming happily picked up the scallops the children had chosen, inserted a knife into the shell, and opened it in a few quick movements.
The meat inside the scallop was no different from the scallops he had opened before that didn't have pearls. Fu Ming habitually reached out and pinched the scallop meat. The next second, the familiar hard touch made him look up in disbelief.
"Holy crap, it looks like there really are beads!"
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