Chapter 230 Ambergris
"Qin Suisui! What did you do to me? Why can't I see anymore?!"
Shouting and scratching herself, she yelled, "Did you poison me? You're shameless!"
Qin Suisui snorted coldly: "I asked you before the competition if any method was acceptable. You admitted it yourself, saying that as long as you won, it was fine."
"Now that I've won, you call me shameless? What, do you think you can dictate the rights and wrongs of this world?"
Ruoqiang suddenly couldn't see anything, and her whole body was itchy and painful. She couldn't stand up at all and, as she imagined, beat Qin Suisui until she was in a terrible state.
Gradually, she even started to stammer: "Qin...Qin Suisui...you...you...despicable person!"
She managed to stammer out her sentence before sitting down on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. She thought she must look awful, even her speech was stuttering, and to make matters worse, Pei Jiuyan had seen her like this!
Thinking of Qin Suisui's pretty face, Ruoqiang cried even louder. How could she compare? What did she have to compare with her!
Ruoqiang herself couldn't see it, but everyone present could. After being scratched by Ruoqiang, a large patch of dense red rashes immediately appeared on her face, which was quite terrifying!
This sudden turn of events startled Pado. He rushed over, helped Ruoqiang up, and angrily pointed at Qin Suisui: "You audacious brat, how dare you resort to tricks in front of so many of our elders? What have you done to my Ruoqiang? Hand over the antidote right now!"
Qin Suisui glared at him, then immediately pretended to be scared and ran to Palon's side: "Master, this old man is a sore loser, he's being mean to me!"
Pei Jiuyan and Paman immediately stood beside Qin Suisui, their bodies in a protective posture, shielding her behind them, glaring angrily at Pado.
Palon laughed and patted Qin Suisui's hand, pretending to be stern: "What old man? This is our tribe's Wolf!" He sounded like he was seriously criticizing Qin Suisui, but in reality, his face was full of smiles.
After speaking to Qin Suisui, he turned to look at Pado: "Pado, this is just children playing around, why do you take it so seriously? You're already so old, it's not appropriate for you to scare my disciple."
Paron was furious, his face turning red and his neck bulging: "Paron, I don't believe you didn't see it, your apprentice poisoned my granddaughter!"
Palon nodded: "Yes, I saw it. I just saw your granddaughter take that long whip covered in barbs and aim it straight at my disciple's face!"
Just then, the prayer festival reached a crucial stage, and some members of the tribe came to call Parung to organize the sacrificial ceremony.
Palon patted Pardo, who was about to argue, and said, "You have to accept the consequences of your bet, old buddy!"
After saying that, he led Qin Suisui and the others away from the cabin.
That's right. Qin Suisui originally didn't intend to attack Ruoqiang's face, but she also noticed that Ruoqiang had taken advantage of her lack of martial arts skills and directly raised her whip towards her face.
She does what she says, and she never tolerates anything in return!
In the square, Palon was invited onto the stage and read a long speech in Li language, which Qin Suisui and Pei Jiuyan could not understand. Pei Jiuyan secretly took Qin Suisui's hand and whispered, "Wife, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I almost made you get bullied."
Qin Suisui turned to look at him: "Yes, it's all because you're too beautiful, attracting all sorts of little vixens who want to take a bite!"
Seeing that she was still joking, Pei Jiuyan couldn't help but curl his lips: "Aren't you angry?"
Qin Suisui nodded: "Don't be angry. This isn't your fault. Ruoqiang deliberately lured you in."
Pei Jiuyan sighed softly, "I had prepared a gift to apologize to you. If you're not angry, then..."
"Who said I'm not angry? I'm so angry, didn't you see? You have no sense of propriety!" Qin Suisui immediately changed her demeanor, turned her head, put her hands on her hips, and looked like she was saying, "You're so angry, come and coax me."
Pei Jiuyan couldn't help but chuckle: "Yes, I was blind. I'm so grateful to my wife for saving me today, otherwise I would have been tricked. Here, do you like this thank-you gift?"
He suddenly opened his hand, and Qin Suisui turned her head to look. She saw a palm-sized white waxy object lying in his hand. Because she was close, she could also smell a faint fragrance.
"Ambergris! Such a huge piece of ambergris!" She recognized it almost at a glance!
This piece of ambergris probably weighs about two pounds, and it's white! You should know that the color of ambergris indicates its degree of "maturity" in the sea. White ambergris is of the highest quality; it needs to be soaked in seawater for over a hundred years to remove all impurities before it can become a top-grade product.
This piece in front of us is clearly of exceptional quality!
"Where did you get this?" Qin Suisui carefully held the ambergris in her hands, afraid of accidentally crushing it. This stuff has been extremely precious throughout history!
Ambergris is not only used in perfumes, but it is also a valuable traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, and promoting urination. It can be used to treat symptoms such as cough, chest tightness, and abdominal pain.
Even though the Qin family pharmacy has countless rare medicinal herbs, the quantity of ambergris is extremely limited.
Because this substance is extremely rare—only about one in 100 sperm whales might have ambergris in their bodies—it is exceptionally precious.
Seeing her delighted expression, Pei Jiuyan chuckled. He knew she would like it when he found it on the beach.
"I found it while on a mission." He said succinctly. Since it concerned his work, Qin Suisui didn't ask any more questions. Since he gave it to her, it proved that he must have reported it. The fact that she could get it back meant that she could use it for personal purposes.
(P.S.: In 1971, specific laws on the protection of wild animals and the protection of cultural relics had not yet been promulgated. At that time, the management of natural resources and cultural relics was mainly based on some policy documents and regulations. Without clear legal provisions, it might be assumed that the finder could dispose of the items themselves. However, Pei Jiuyan reported to the organization and received approval before taking them back!)
After Pallon finished speaking, the grandest prayer ceremony began.
Qin Suisui followed the example of her clansmen, picking up a handful of mountain orchid rice seeds, baptizing them with "holy water," and then carefully planting them in a newly reclaimed rice field. This rice field was specially used for breeding, and it also carried the livelihood and hope of the Snake Spirit Brigade for the next season!
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