"These are ornamental fish, they're meant to be kept for decoration..."
Feng Ye shook his head. "Forget it, talking to you about this is like casting pearls before swine. Tell me, besides sea urchins, have you gotten anything else of value?"
"Hehe, I don't have any, just some common sea snails and shellfish. But your dad found a few very big snails, I wonder if they're worth anything."
"Really? What kind of snail?"
"We don't know each other."
"Where is it? Let's go see."
"Inside the cabin."
As Ah-chan spoke, he led the way into the cabin.
Feng Ye closed the lid of the live water tank and quickly followed him into the cabin.
"This is it."
Ah-Can took out a large white snail with six or seven horn-like protrusions on its back from a basket.
It is really big, with a length and height of over 20 centimeters.
"This is... a Triton's Crown Snail?"
"What snail? I've never even heard of it."
Ah-Can looked completely bewildered.
“There are countless things in the sea that you’ve never heard of or seen,” Feng Ye said with a smile. “This is a Tang Dynasty crown snail, named for its shape resembling a crown from the Tang Dynasty.” The Tang Dynasty crown snail, one of the four famous snails. “I don’t care how it got its name, I just want to know if it’s valuable?”
"One of the four famous snails, do you think it's valuable?"
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can's eyes lit up: "The Four Famous Conch Shells? Are they that amazing? They must be incredibly valuable."
"It is indeed very valuable, and there is a certain chance of it producing pearls. The pearls it produces are among the ten most precious and rarest pearls."
"Damn it..."
Ah-chan was rambling incoherently.
"I remember you said my dad picked up a few, how many exactly?"
"Four of them are in here."
Feng Ye then noticed that there were indeed three more triton shells in the basket.
One of them is about the same size as the one Ah-Can took out, while the other two are slightly smaller.
He said happily, "That makes things easier. I'll take two, and you and my brother can each take one of the other two. You can choose whether you want the big one or the small one first. How you handle it is your own business."
"Brother Ye, didn't we get a share of the profits from selling them?"
"I'm not selling mine. I want to gamble and see if I can get a pearl."
At this moment, Feng Ye remembered the conch shell that he had collected at home.
As one of the four famous conch shells, the Phoenix Tail Conch contributed a conch pearl to him.
I wonder if his two conch shells will also yield pearls?
You don't need many, just one is enough.
Thinking of this, he chuckled and said, "If we could get a conch shell pearl out, that would be very valuable."
"Then... I'll open one too?"
"You decide for yourself, don't ask me. Also, a word of advice: if you're opening a pearl pod, don't break the shell. It's a valuable item that you can keep."
"Huh? You can sell snail shells for money?"
"Of course, the shells of the four famous snails are all highly collectible. Their value does not lie in how delicious their meat is, but in their shells."
The four famous snails are known for their unique shapes, graceful postures, vibrant colors, large size, or rarity.
They not only have considerable ornamental and collectible value, but each type of snail also has its own unique characteristics and value, making them rare treasures among marine life.
"You've been talking about the four famous snails. Besides the Tang Guan snail, what are the other three?" Ah Can asked curiously.
Feng Ye listed them one by one: "Gnaphalium, Nautilus, and Conch."
Ah-chan shook his head helplessly: "I haven't heard of any of them."
"These snails are quite rare and you don't see them often."
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Don't tell me you haven't heard of it; most fishermen haven't either. Even if they find one by chance, they just think it's a little special and will only sell it as an ordinary snail."
Ah-Can nodded: "It seems we need to be extra careful when we encounter unfamiliar snails in the future, as they might be valuable treasures."
"It's not just snails; with anything in the sea that you don't recognize, it's best to ask before you sell it to avoid being ripped off."
Feng Ye patted him on the shoulder, "Alright, which of these four triton shells do you want?"
"Of course we want the biggest one. Even if we don't get any pearls, the bigger the shell, the more valuable it is, right?"
Ah-Can compared them and pointed to the one he had taken out at the beginning, "Let's take this one, it looks the biggest."
"Okay, this is it then." Feng Ye asked, "Do you want to drive it now, or go back and drive it later?"
Ah-Can thought for a moment and said, "Let's open it now. We can use the snail meat to make noodles at noon."
"Then let's wait a bit. To avoid damaging the shell, it's best to boil it in water."
"Okay, then let's boil a pot of water before lunch and cook it."
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