Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan had just finished their prayers when they heard a commotion outside.
"What happened? Was that thunder just now?"
They heard thunder rumbling outside when they were kowtowing, and luckily they weren't scared into prostrating themselves in front of Mazu.
Only after coming out did he hurriedly ask.
"Yes, it seems someone outside was struck by lightning. Let's go take a look!"
As Fu Ming spoke, he took the lead and walked ahead.
Seeing this, Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu also skipped and hopped along behind.
After everyone in the Fu family had finished their worship, they walked out of the temple one after another.
As soon as Fu Wan stepped out, she was pulled away by someone at the door.
"Ah Wan, you've finally come out. Oh dear, I have to tell you, Shen Dongsheng got struck by lightning!"
Wang Xiuer's mouth never stopped; she rattled off the whole story of what had just happened outside.
After she and Fu Qing came out, they were wondering how to get home when they happened to see Uncle Niu, who had quickly finished his prayers and was now guarding the tractor.
The tractor could take them right to their doorstep, but if they had to transfer to a bus, the mother and daughter would not only have to squeeze in, but also walk a long way.
And the shuttle bus is more expensive than the tractor.
So they simply stood next to the tractor and waited for Boss Fu's family to come out before going back together.
Because there were so many vendors, Fu Qing was very curious and even dragged Wang Xiuer to look around.
Who would have thought that just as the area outside the temple was bustling and peaceful, a thunderclap suddenly boomed from the sky, and a bolt of lightning struck the ground, scaring everyone into scattering in all directions.
Wang Xiuer was also frightened and quickly pulled Fu Qing to hide to the side. The thunderclap was not the end; several more claps followed.
She saw it clearly: the thunderclaps all struck the big tree at the temple entrance, and a bolt of lightning even flashed down to the ground beneath the tree, knocking down the person hiding there.
Wang Xiuer recognized that person; it was Shen Dongsheng.
It's unclear whether he was scared out of his wits or actually struck by lightning.
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Ming burst into laughter.
"Serves him right, even the Goddess Mazu couldn't stand it anymore!"
Being struck by lightning in front of the Mazu Temple, especially on such an important day as the first day of the lunar month, will likely make people avoid Shen Dongsheng in the future, for fear of being tainted by bad luck.
Such a serious matter was immediately reported to the police, who quickly arrived and took Shen Dongsheng to the hospital.
Fu Wan didn't pay attention to what happened afterward, because after the worship, she and Fu Ming had to rush to the city.
"Brother, let's go see Uncle Feng first!"
After watching the tractor leave, seeing that it was still early, Fu Wan decided to go and see Feng Ji first.
She brought two pink pearls with her when she went out in the morning, and she wanted to ask Feng Ji how much money she could get for them.
Fu Ming immediately agreed, since his task today was to stay with Fu Wan in case she was unsafe on her own.
The brother and sister immediately found a tractor and headed to the county town. When they arrived at Feng Ji's shop, Feng Ji was sitting in a chair, intently fiddling with a pocket watch.
Hearing the knock on the door, he even pulled down his glasses to take a closer look at who it was.
Upon seeing that it was the Fu siblings, he first smiled, then immediately put on a stern face. "Oh, look who's here. You still remember this old man!"
Fu Wan smiled frankly, "I've been busy at sea lately, and I just finished worshipping Mazu today, so I came to see you."
Feng Ji snorted coldly upon hearing this, "Forget it, I'm not buying it. Did you find something good in the sea again?"
Fu Mingchao gave him a thumbs up, "You really are something else, old man, a genius!"
Feng Ji put the pocket watch in his hand into the drawer and suddenly said, "These past two days, all those old men from the city and the province have flocked to your town. Was that the commotion you caused?"
Fu Wan was taken aback by the question. She hadn't expected Feng Ji to be so well-informed. The salvage operation had only started yesterday, and he had already heard about it today.
Seeing that Fu Wan only smiled and didn't say anything, Feng Ji snorted again, "I knew it. Not to mention this county, even this city doesn't have a family like yours that can cause trouble."
"Tell me, what good stuff do you have to show me this time?"
Afterwards, fearing that Fu Wan and the others might overthink things, he added, "Don't worry, this old man has professional ethics. Because of our relationship, I won't go out and say anything inappropriate."
If he were seeking fame and fortune, he wouldn't be hiding in this small county town, seeking a peaceful life.
Having known him for so long, Fu Wan naturally knew his character.
Without saying a word, he took out a small floral cloth bag from his pocket and then took out two pink pearls from it.
"Look, this is what I found on the seabed. But this thing isn't with the ones the experts retrieved."
Feng Ji nodded, and when he saw Fu Wan casually place two pink pearls on the table, his eyes widened immediately.
"You reckless girl! How can you be so careless? These pearls aren't something you can just throw away like that!"
After saying that, he took out a pair of black gloves from a drawer and put them on before carefully picking up a pearl from the table.
He looked at it several times with his naked eye, but he wasn't satisfied, so he took a magnifying glass from the shelf next to him and examined it carefully.
Seeing his serious expression, Fu Ming couldn't help but breathe more softly with nervousness.
As for Fu Wan, she was much more relaxed. Although she didn't know anything about jewelry, she had seen it all.
Just by looking at the quality of those pearls, you can tell they're no ordinary items.
Moreover, she had already planned that if she couldn't sell it for a good price, she could keep it to make jewelry for her family later.
After all, in later generations, even irregularly shaped fake pearls could be renamed Baroque pearls and sold for money, so these pink pearls certainly wouldn't be much worse.
Thinking this, Feng Ji, who was next to him, also put down the magnifying glass in his hand, then took out an empty box from the drawer and put the two pearls into it.
Even before putting it in, he found a piece of fine silk in the drawer next to him and placed it under the pearls.
"Uncle Feng, what are you doing?"
Fu Wan was a little confused. Wasn't this supposed to be about looking at pearls? Why were they putting the pearls away?
Feng Ji couldn't help but roll his eyes at her. "I don't know how you could bring these pearls to me in such a tattered bag. These are top-quality pink pearls. If they get bumped or damaged, the loss will be at least tens of thousands."
Upon hearing that it was so much money, Fu Wan didn't dare to speak. After all, all she had thought about was that it would be in a cloth bag and wouldn't fall out.
So she smiled awkwardly and asked hesitantly, "Are these pearls very valuable?"
Feng Ji snorted coldly, "If this isn't valuable, then there probably aren't any valuable pearls left."
If I'm not mistaken, these two should be top-quality South Sea white pearls, the kings of pearls in the last hundred years.
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