59 years after its opening, people are still in Nanluoguxiang.

"boom!"

still none.

Just as Chen Feng was about to take it himself, his aunt took the broken conch shell away and his uncle took one up.

The eleventh conch broke, and a small orange object about the size of a five-cent silver coin was found in the conch meat.

"Haha, top-quality Melo Pearls!"

The uniqueness of conch pearls lies in the fact that their existence is entirely due to the creation of nature. Any attempt to artificially cultivate conch pearls will ultimately end in failure.

This thing cannot be raised artificially!

In later generations, shell pearls were cultivated in China and were sold at a very low price, some costing dozens of yuan each, but conch pearls could not be conquered.

Therefore, conch pearls are genuine ornaments that are rarer than diamonds and rubies.

In addition, conch pearls have a unique and bright light beneath their smooth surface, making them appear very noble. They are highly sought after by a group of Western capitalists, and their prices have remained high.

Compared with conch pearls produced in Central and South America and the Caribbean Sea, they are commonly found between pink and red, with an annual output of 3 pieces.

The more scarce and larger Melo pearls grow in the bodies of coastal snails in Asian countries. They are mostly yellow and orange in color and are more expensive.

Melo beads weighing more than 20 grams are the best of the best.

There are said to be 200 of the world's top-quality conch Melo pearls, and % of them are in the hands of collectors in Europe and the United States.

"There really are dragon balls?"

Zhou Jing opened his mouth and eyes wide, and couldn't help but lean over to stare at the orange-yellow beads growing inside the conch meat.

He was somewhat fascinated by the brilliant yellow flame texture on it.

Chinese fishermen like to call pearls dragon pearls, especially Melo pearls, which have an extremely delicate orange-yellow texture and are as beautiful as flames.

In order to maintain their rule, Chinese feudal dynasties strictly prohibited the public from wearing yellow clothes, and yellow became the exclusive color of the royal family.

This also gave Asia's orange-yellow conch pearls the same feudal cultural color as dragon balls, making them auspicious objects exclusive to the palace.

"Dad, is this worth a lot of money?"

Grandpa didn't answer this question. He looked at Pearl with some obsession and kept muttering to himself.

"Lord Dragon has appeared. Lord Dragon has appeared."

Chen Feng shook his head and said, "Uncle, even if it is very valuable, I can't get it if I sell it to the government. I want to keep it for myself."

China did not have a systematic pearl evaluation system until the 21st century, when it was initially formed.

Unlike the Western capitalist world, a systematic pearl evaluation system was formed early on.

In addition, the country is too poor now. In order to obtain foreign exchange and purchase technology and machinery, all kinds of price scissors are being used to cut all industries in the country.

This is true from agricultural food to primary materials for industry.

If nothing unexpected happens, if he sells this Melo Pearl, the government will definitely fleece him, and at most he will be given a certificate, 10 yuan, and a small red flower.

Chen Feng was willing to use food to help the disaster victims in exchange for increased luck and growth in space.

But they were absolutely unwilling to give these top-quality pearls, which were more valuable than gold, to the country.

He also thought that if something went wrong in the future and the Chen family's old accounts were dug up, he would take his entire family to Hong Kong Island and exchange pearls, gold, etc. for Hong Kong dollars.

Based on the international price of top-quality Melo pearls at US$8 per gram (US$1.6 per carat), this pearl is worth at least US$120 million.

If it is auctioned at an investment bank, it could even be sold for more than 200 million US dollars.

In 2003, at an auction in Hong Kong, a Melo pearl weighing about 20 grams was sold for US$270 million (approximately RMB 2000 million), setting a world record for the price of a single pearl.

By then, as a wealthy person in Hong Kong, there will be plenty of ways to serve the nation.

"Old man, wake up and stop being possessed!" Grandma pinched grandpa's face hard to bring the old man back to his senses from his trance.

"Hahaha!"

Grandpa laughed so hard with joy that he almost danced with joy. He pointed at his son and said, "Go buy me some cigarettes quickly. I want to smoke tonight!"

Zhou Jing said with a smile: "Okay, wait until we open the other conches."

Chen Feng picked it up with chopsticks and put it into the prepared porcelain bowl.

Pearls fell into the porcelain bowl, causing ripples in the clear water.

"Dad, did you get the dragon ball?"

The two little door gods lay in the crack of the door, trying to look inside.

"No, not even one. I'm talking to your grandfather. Watch outside. If anyone comes, shout."

Zhou Jing hurriedly said loudly: "There are no dragon balls in the world. This is feudal superstition, do you understand?"

"Oh!"

The two little cousins ​​turned their heads away again and continued to eat their candies, leaning against the door, happily thinking about the fried meat for tonight.

Ever since the eldest cousin came home to cook, they felt that it was not the fish that was not tasty, but the cooking of grandma and mom that was not tasty.

Even the small yellow croaker has become delicious.

Chen Feng continued to knock to see if there were any pearls in the remaining conch shells.

This is not because he is greedy, but a problem of probability.

In 2018, a seafood restaurant owner in Fujian Province was killing yellow snails. He had been in the business for more than 200 years but had never encountered one. As a result, he bought five yellow snails for yuan at one time and found three top-quality Melo pearls.

The smallest is 1 gram, the middle is 10 grams, and the largest is 30 grams. The estimated value is at least 3 million yuan.

Sometimes, it may take decades for a conch pearl to be found in a certain sea area, but sometimes it is very likely that two or three will be found in succession.

"Bang, bang, bang" sounds continued.

Finally, Zhou Jing placed the largest conch on the chopping board.

"Gone?"

Chen Feng said in surprise.

"No more, just the last one." Zhou Jing said with a smile, "Come on, knock it down quickly. This one is so big. If there is a dragon ball inside, it must be very big."

Chen Feng was reluctant to break this rare giant conch, as he kept it as a decoration in his study.

Take out the small sharpener and carefully cut along the edge.

Then use chopsticks to force out the snail meat inside.

Looking at the conch meat, everyone in the room slowed down their breathing, especially grandpa, who didn't even blink.

Chen Feng continued to flip it with chopsticks and found the second bead.

A bright yellow Melo pearl, slightly smaller than a pigeon egg and larger than a coin, sparkled in the conch meat.

Even Chen Feng couldn't help but stop breathing for a few seconds.

The largest Melo pearl in the world is 397.52 carats (about 79.5 grams), and the second largest Melo pearl in the world is 232.15 carats. Both are in France and their value is inestimable.

This Melo pearl may not take first place, but it is more than enough to take second place.

'I'm rich, I'm rich!'

With this Melo Pearl, Chen Feng believed that it would be no problem to sell it for one or two million US dollars at the auction in Hong Kong.

If it were taken to Europe, a country that is conservative and loves Melo Pearl, the auction price would be even higher.

The enthusiasm for Melo Pearl there is similar to China's pursuit of jadeite.

'Hey, no need to go to the black market to exchange for gold.'

Melo Pearls are more valuable than gold. Chen Feng instantly threw his backup plan of exchanging food for gold into the sea. Now he only wants to get the conch pearls!