Chapter 24 Uncle and Nephew Go to Sea
Although Ye Mingzhu could not remember the size of each pearl, she remembered that she had opened these pearl oysters before, and the pearls inside were not big, definitely not like they are now.
Could it be that this pool had something special about it? Besides storage, this space could also accelerate the growth of marine animals. It was unknown if it would have any effect on animals other than pearl clams.
Ye Mingzhu's face was full of smiles. It seemed that she would not have to look for large pearl clams when collecting pearl clams tomorrow, as she already had a "clam pond".
The next day, Ye Mingzhu went to Uncle Ye's house after breakfast. The two of them packed some things and took some dry food and went to the beach together.
The weather was good today, the sea was calm and windless. Uncle Ye greeted someone he knew, and the two of them rowed the boat slowly into the sea.
"Mingzhu, the Jiang family was exiled and has no relatives or friends here. You will need the help of your relatives when you get married. You should be more gentle when speaking to your uncle and his family."
Ye Mingzhu smiled and asked, "Uncle San, if my cousin Yunkang and I fell into the sea at the same time, who would my uncle save?"
"You all know how to swim, so there's no need to save you." Uncle Ye said casually.
Ye Mingzhu only raised her eyebrows and smiled at him. Uncle Ye finally sighed: "Mingzhu, you and Yun'an are still young. There will always be times when you need help from others."
This makes sense, but if she has the ability, there are many villagers willing to help her. If she just relies on others, how many people will be kind enough to help her?
During the six months that the original owner lived with her uncle, many people could see that she was not living well, but no one helped her!
So, no one has what I have better than me. Only people with ability can gain the respect of others.
If Ye's father and mother were still alive, she could certainly act weak, but now she lives with her younger brother, and they are both young, so she has to stand on her own feet.
Uncle Ye saw that Ye Mingzhu didn't say anything, so he didn't know what to say. For a moment, both of them concentrated on rowing.
After a while, the two of them arrived at the sea area where they were going to collect pearls. Uncle Ye took the initiative to say, "I'll go down to the sea first to check out the situation, and I'll take your turn later."
Ye Mingzhu helped him tie a long rope around his waist, and then wrapped it between his ears and neck with a soft leather belt. He then put on a tin curved tube with the end of the tube pointed at his mouth and nose for breathing. Holding the pearl basket in his hand, he went into the sea from the bow of the boat.
Ye Mingzhu stared at the rope carefully, and as soon as the rope moved, she would quickly pull Uncle Ye up.
The boat is also equipped with hot blankets, hot water and spare clothes to prevent people from dying of cold when going into the sea.
Ye Mingzhu's eyes felt sore after looking at the sparkling sea for a long time. She closed her eyes and the rope in her hand suddenly moved. She quickly pulled the rope upwards.
Soon, Uncle Ye floated to the surface, gasping for breath. Ye Mingzhu pulled him up, covered him with a blanket, and then handed him hot water.
Uncle Ye drank the hot water in small sips. When he recovered, the wrinkles on his face were squeezed together. "Mingzhu, there are a lot of pearl oysters here today. I picked out some big ones. Look."
Ye Mingzhu looked at Uncle Ye's pearl basket. The pearl clams inside were all larger.
Generally speaking, the probability of producing large pearls is higher in larger pearl oysters.
"There are still a lot down there. Come up quickly after you pick them. Don't stay in the sea for too long." Uncle Ye recovered some strength and instructed Ye Mingzhu.
From this point of view, Uncle Ye really cares about Ye Mingzhu.
Ye Mingzhu stood up, stretched twice, jumped into the sea carefully, and dived like a fish.
Although it was dark at the bottom of the sea, Ye Mingzhu had very good eyesight in this life and could see everything clearly on the bottom of the sea.
Just as Uncle Ye San had said, there were quite a few large pearl oysters. Ye Mingzhu's hands, as if conscious, picked up a pearl oyster and brought it over. The oyster opened naturally, revealing the pearl meat and pearls inside.
The pearl was not big, about the size of a mung bean. She put down the pearl oyster with some disappointment, and reached out to take another pearl oyster. The pearl in this pearl oyster was obviously bigger, so she put it directly into the space.
After picking three or four pearl clams in a row, she suddenly had an idea and directly collected the sea water around her into the space. This saved her a lot of trouble. She was really smart.
She took a few more pearl oysters from the space and put them in the pearl collecting basket, then floated up.
Uncle Ye was still staring at the sea, and Ye Mingzhu had already emerged from the surface: "Uncle."
He quickly reached out and pulled Ye Mingzhu onto the boat, then handed her the blanket, his eyes full of concern: "How did you get up so quickly? There are so many pearls on the seabed."
Ye Mingzhu drank a mouthful of hot water before saying, "I collected a lot of pearl clams."
Uncle Ye looked at Ye Mingzhu's pearl basket, which contained quite a few pearl oysters, and he felt relieved.
He looked at the sky and didn't expect that today would be so smooth. The two of them collected a lot of pearl clams in one go to the sea.
But no one can guarantee that there are pearls here. Uncle Ye asked Ye Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, there are no waves today. Why don't we go to another place to collect some more pearl oysters?"
These words touched Ye Mingzhu's heart. She had already collected all the sea water and the creatures in it nearby, and she could collect more in another sea area.
The two men agreed and rowed east for another half a minute before stopping.
Uncle Ye rushed to go into the sea first. Ye Mingzhu was grateful for his kindness and said, "Uncle, there are many pearl clams in this sea. You don't have to save any for me."
Uncle Ye agreed and jumped into the sea.
Ye Mingzhu was still at the bow holding the rope and staring at the water, waiting for the rope to shake so that she could pull Uncle Ye up.
Uncle Ye couldn't hide the smile on his face: "Mingzhu, we are so lucky today. There are many pearl clams in this area. The sea is very calm. You go down, I'll keep an eye on it here."
Ye Mingzhu had guessed it and obediently went into the sea.
Anyway, one can breathe the same way in the sea as on land. Ye Mingzhu dived deeper this time, and the seabed was just as Uncle Ye said, with many pearl clams and some abalone.
Ye Mingzhu took an abalone from the rock, and several ways to eat abalone immediately appeared in her mind. It could be fried, stir-fried, or even made into soup. They were all very delicious. She pursed her lips and felt like her saliva was about to flow down.
Her eyes lit up as she took several abalone off the rock and put them into the space.
She swam to the side again, and casually sent the pearl oysters below into the space. Several fish passing by also changed their places.
Abalone, sea cucumbers, pearl clams, I didn’t expect that this sea area would produce such a rich variety. Except for the first few abalone, the rest were received into the space along with the sea water.
But this time she watched it carefully before taking it, as she was still frightened by the sea beast that accidentally entered the space last time.
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