Shui Yiyao and the mermaids moved the things Ao Li brought into the hall.
"Do you want to come in and sit down?" Shui Yiyao asked Ao Li.
Before he could answer, Shui Yiyao said, "Forget it, I don't have anything to treat you."
The holy land is simple, and Ao Li is busy himself, so it is already great that he can come, so we will not keep him.
Ao Li glanced into the holy land hall.
He wanted to go in and take a look; after all, this was where she lived. He was curious about how the mermaids had trained their mermaids, turning a timid princess into a hardworking jade carving master.
However, the mermaids have always lived in seclusion, and outsiders are not allowed to enter the holy land according to the rules. If you force your way into their house to visit, they might be scared.
They are all her people, so it’s better not to scare them.
"No need for an entertainment, just having you here is enough." Ao Li looked at Shui Yiyao and said calmly, "I'm just afraid that your people are not familiar with me and might be afraid of me. I'll come again next time."
Shui Yiyao felt a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. I'll treat you to a meal next time."
Ao Li remained calm: "It doesn't matter. If I'm not familiar with it this time, I'll come a few more times and I'll get used to it eventually."
Shui Yiyao: "...Okay."
She wasn't often in the Holy Land, so how could he have the chance to meet her?
After sending Ao Li and Bai Gege away, Shui Yiyao led the mermaids back to the Holy Land Castle and closed the door.
Standing inside the main hall, the Great Elder looked at the twenty boxes of gifts, his eyes still red. He sighed deeply with emotion, then frowned for a moment before turning to Shui Yiyao and asking, "Grand Princess, how do we store these gifts?"
Leaving them in the polluted seawater would put them at risk of corrosion. These are precious gems, and it would be a shame if they were to corrode. It would be best to place them in the main hall, somewhere with a purifier, and maintain them to prevent corrosion. Or, take them ashore and keep them for the princess herself.
Shui Yiyao said, "Sell it."
The Great Elder was startled for a moment, then said, "This is your birthday gift. You can keep it as a souvenir."
"If they're just sitting there unused, then these treasures are mine, and they belong to the sea." Shui Yiyao smiled and said, "We're really short of money, so let's not be so pretentious."
"Sell them all?" The Great Elder asked again to confirm.
Forget about the part of the Sea Nation Alliance. There is also the share given by Chief Ao. Should we sell it too?
She didn't hesitate: "Sell them all."
I'll buy it back when I have money later.
The Great Elder nodded: "Then, I will count them for you."
It took nearly three hours to count everything, which was much quicker than I thought. There were so many things I thought it would take at least a day.
But Ao Li should have selected them himself, so the items in the gift boxes are not much different in size and value, so there is no need to make additional calculations, just click the quantity.
After the final inventory, the value could reach nine figures.
After the Great Elder finished counting, he looked at the data on the shell paper and stood there in a daze: "I... I'll count again."
This is too much!
To be honest... he had never seen so many valuable things.
Shui Yiyao: "No need to order, that's right."
The Great Elder looked at the twenty gift boxes and said, "This, this is too much."
Shui Yiyao: “Not bad.” I can afford it.
She won the gold medal in the Qinghuo Competition, so her salary can be increased.
The Great Elder stared at the gem boxes, not daring to blink. He glanced at this box and then at that box, even reaching out to touch the edge of the box. His voice was filled with excitement and nervousness: "This, we must quickly seal it up to prevent it from being corroded by the sea water."
The sea people have only a special way of preservation. They first apply some kind of animal oil on the gems to prevent erosion by sea water. Because the box has no lid, they wrap the entire box with a plant similar to seaweed to prevent sea water from entering.
After everything was settled, the mermaids gathered back in the main hall and prepared to have dinner together.
It was Shui Yiyao’s birthday, and everyone had a sumptuous meal and drank some wine from the sea.
The artists from the tribe prepared a congratulatory message and sent their blessings to Shui Yiyao, who responded with thanks.
The meal lasted an hour, and many mermaids were very happy and got drunk.
Shui Yiyao only drank a few glasses. She planned to return to the shore tonight. She still had work to do and she also had to prepare to sell these gems.
The mermaids were chatting happily at the table, gathering in groups of three or two.
Many tribesmen gathered around Xiaobei, listening to her talk about interesting things on land.
Sometimes when they heard something confusing, they would ask Shui Yiyao.
"Princess, is it true? Can people really eat ice? Will it taste good?" A little mermaid girl asked Shui Yiyao who was sitting next to her.
Shui Yiyao nodded: "Really, it's called ice cream."
After she finished answering, she looked at the gate and turned back to the tribesmen and said, "I'm going out for a walk and some food. You guys continue chatting."
After greeting her tribesmen, she left the table, walked out of the main hall, and entered the castle gate.
The square between the castle gate and the main hall is where the gem gift boxes are piled up.
Shui Yiyao swam straight to the gift boxes. She didn't look at any other boxes and only went towards one of them.
She stopped in front of the gift box, which was completely wrapped in seaweed.
She leaned over the box and touched it.
She lowered her eyes and paused for a long time before she finally took action and opened a hole in the seaweed wrapped around the box, revealing the contents of the box.
This box contains jade.
Ao Li picked it specially for her.
Originally she could process and carve them, but... this box is full of "play materials", which are high-quality goods that can be finished directly.
Hetian jade seed materials are divided into "play material" and "condiment material". Play material is natural jade of high quality that can be played with directly and does not require carving. Condiment material usually has some flaws, so it is used for carving. By removing dirt and knots to cover up the flaws, it is processed into handicrafts to increase its value.
The current market situation is that play materials are generally more valuable than seasoning materials. So she did not choose to process it herself, but sold it instead, which would be more cost-effective.
She looked at the jade in the box through the gaps in the seaweed she had pulled out.
This small box of rocks is all high-quality play material and can be sold directly for a large sum of money.
She looked for a while, and her eyes were attracted by a stone. She couldn't help but reach into the cracks in the seaweed and took the stone out of the box.
It was a seed with golden skin, with uniform color. The whole stone was in the shape of a teardrop, only the size of a pigeon egg, and very beautiful.
She hesitated, playing with the golden seed in her hand for a moment, then put it back. The stone fell into the pile of stones, making a clear, ringing sound. As soon as she put the stone back, she reached out and picked it up, holding it in her palm, took it out, and covered it with seaweed again.
"Hide one." She persuaded herself softly, "They were all mine originally."
She stood up and looked at the beautiful jade in her hand. After a while, she said, "It's very beautiful."
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Shui Yiyao contacted the department on the seabed that was responsible for transporting things to land, and mailed the gift boxes to an auction house.
I took a rough inventory of the items, confirmed the specific property value with the auction house, filled out the list, signed it, and deposited the items with the auction house.
She returned home and prepared the things she would need for the variety show.
"Young Talents" is an interview program, but it is also quite substantial. It is not just a simple conversation, but will intersperse some professional knowledge in the interview, so she has to think about what she will say at that time.
The show was broadcast weekly, and after a few days of carving at home, her recording time soon arrived.
The recording location was at the CTS Recording Building, and the time agreed with the program crew was 9:30 a.m. When Shui Yiyao arrived, someone was there to meet her.
When she arrived at the recording hall, a staff member immediately came to greet her.
"Hello, Teacher Chengyu." She should be the one in charge of receiving the program team. She was smiling and very polite.
The staff called her by the name she won in the Green Fire Competition. Shui Yiyao nodded and smiled back, "Hello."
Staff: "Please come upstairs with me and wait in the lounge. We will start recording in 20 minutes."
"good."
Shui Yiyao followed the staff up to the second floor.
The second floor was where the show was being recorded, and next to it was a small lounge for people to relax in. When Shui Yiyao entered, she saw Ao Yun in the lounge. Ao Yun was also one of the guests on the show, as he had recently won a Best Actor award.
Besides Ao Yun, there was also a young man who looked to be around thirty. She had seen the program's proposal and knew he was the third guest, an egg carver. It would be a good opportunity to get to know him and start some collaboration.
Ao Yun's expression changed when he saw Shui Yiyao approaching. He had been sitting there with an indifferent look on his face, as if he didn't want anyone to come near him. But when he saw Shui Yiyao, he immediately stood up, and the sharpness in his brows subsided. He took two steps towards her.
When Shui Yiyao walked up to him and greeted him, he also spoke.
"Second Aunt, please sit here."
He pointed to the empty seat next to him.
Hearing this address, Shui Yiyao couldn't help but stop and looked at Ao Yun: "???"
Ao Yun: "That's not it. Teacher Chengyu, I made a slip of the tongue. Sorry."
He was a little nervous. Before coming here, his second uncle had specifically told him to look after Shui Yiyao. He took her so seriously, he'd memorized her schedule, so he already considered Shui Yiyao his second aunt. They were already engaged, anyway.
Shui Yiyao: "Speak nicely."
Ao Yun: "Okay."
Another guest also stood up and looked at Shui Yiyao walking towards him.
He introduced himself to Shui Yiyao with a smile, "Hello, Teacher Chengyu. My name is Yu Bujin, and I'm one of this episode's guests. I'm an egg carver, and I know you; you're an expert at finger-knife carving. I also heard about last week's Jade Friends Meeting; it was truly delightful."
He said, "If you don't mind, we can be friends."
Shui Yiyao nodded, extended her hand towards him and shook his hand: "Nice to meet you. We can add each other's contact information to facilitate cooperation."
Yu Bujin: "It's my honor."
The two added each other's contact information on the spot.
The program crew prepared for another ten minutes and officially started recording.
The recording of the program is divided into time periods. Each person has twenty minutes of interview time. The older ones are recorded first, so the first person to be interviewed is the egg carving craftsman Yu Bujin.
Shui Yiyao, Ao Yun and others were outside the director's room.
If Yu Bujin doesn't come out, the next person to be interviewed will be Ao Yun.
Shui Yiyao looked at Ao Yun. He was sitting upright, not saying a word, and didn't look like someone who would cause trouble.
"Ao Yun, please don't talk nonsense during the recording later." She felt that she needed to emphasize this to him.
Ao Yun nodded obediently: "Okay, I understand."
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