Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

"Oh shit!"

Fu Ming cursed and widened his eyes in disbelief.

"This...is this a pearl?"

"How can there be pearls in a large scallop? The black lipped oyster I opened yesterday didn't even have any!"

Fu Ming exclaimed several times in a row, and without waiting for Fu Wan's response, he pinched himself again. After realizing that he was not dreaming, Fu Ming hurriedly picked up the scallops in his bowl.

But the scallop shell was empty, and he swallowed the scallop meat without even chewing it.

"Damn it! I won't swallow the pearls!"

Ye Xiaocui looked at his stupidity with disdain, "What nonsense are you talking about? Your scallop may not even contain pearls!"

"That's right, don't talk first, look at the pearl first!"

Fu Wan also laughed when she heard this, and wiped the water stains on the pearls with her sleeve.

It’s not that Fu Wan has a filter, the pearls in her hand are the most beautiful pearls she has ever seen except for the Melo pearls.

To be precise, this pearl should be a circle larger than a pigeon egg, extremely round, and the color is a very strong tea gold. At first glance, it has a strong metallic texture. Even though the light bulb in the main house of Mr. Fu's family is dim, the pearl is still very eye-catching.

Everyone stared at it in surprise, and all had only one thought.

That's expensive!

precious!

Fu Wan turned the pearl in her hand and found that it was flawless. She felt lucky in her heart.

Just now, she found a hard object inside the scallop meat before she had even taken a bite. If she chewed it as a bone as usual, there would definitely be tooth marks on the pearl, and the resale price would be greatly reduced.

"Awan, let me see!"

Ye Xiaocui moved closer to Fu Wan, reached out to take the pearl and looked at it in her palm.

"Oh, they are so beautiful! This is the first time I have seen such beautiful pearls.

Boss, if I sell these gold beads outside, can I exchange them for ten Great Unity tickets?"

"I can't stop watching."

Boss Fu carefully examined the pearl in Ye Xiaocui's hand. "This pearl looks even more beautiful than the one from the landlord's house before. It's such pure gold. I think it should be able to sell for five or six hundred yuan!"

The price of a pearl depends on its size, roundness, and uniformity of color.

In Boss Fu's opinion, the gold bead that Fu Wan opened was undoubtedly a top-grade product. It was of a good size and roundness, as if it had been polished with a mold. As for the color, it was very uniform and transparent, without any trace of unevenness.

Take the abalone beads they discovered last year, many of which were uneven in color. In comparison, they are like heaven and earth.

Fu Wan was also amazed at the beauty of this pearl. The box of South Sea pink pearls she found on the seabed last year was far inferior to this golden pearl.

Gold is a noble color carefully selected by the ancestors of the Chinese nation. Compared with such nobility, pink seems a bit petty.

Everyone was admiring the scene when suddenly there was a loud bang on the table and the chopsticks in Tom's hand fell to the ground. He did not pick them up, but excitedly took out a shiny white pearl from the bowl.

"Wan, I have one too!"

Fu Ming's eyes instantly widened like cow eyes. It was okay for his own sister, but how could this kid have such good luck!

The others were also a little surprised. Boss Fu called to Tom, "Come, let me see."

Tom was very happy at the moment, and without hesitation he put the pearl in Boss Fu's palm.

Boss Fu was still holding Fu Wan's golden bead in his hand. The contrast between the two pearls was very obvious when placed together.

Tom's pearl is pure white and one size smaller than Fu Wan's golden pearl. It looks about the same size as the small glass balls that Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu usually play with.

But the roundness is also perfect. Although not as luxurious as gold beads, it looks very beautiful when taken out.

"Tom, you're so lucky!"

There was a sour tone in Fu Ming's tone. He had just broken off another scallop and squeezed all the meat inside, but there was no sign of the pearl.

Tom couldn't hear Fu Ming's sourness and just smiled foolishly.

"Hey, I'm as lucky as Wan. Wan, can I take this pearl home? I want to give it to my dear mother!"

"of course can!"

Fu Wan nodded generously. Although she brought the scallops back herself, they were also opened by Tom himself.

Between friends, Fu Wan was too lazy to calculate so clearly.

However, Fu Wan is more curious about the type of scallop.

How can such beautiful, round pearls of different colors be produced?

Of course, this question must be asked to the knowledgeable Boss Fu.

"Dad, do you know this kind of big scallop? I think there's a good chance it'll produce pearls, and the pearls it produces are also beautiful!"

Boss Fu picked up the scallop shell on the table and looked at it carefully. The scallop shell was really big. Boss Fu's head was not small either. The scallop could almost cover Boss Fu's entire face when it was lifted up.

"I guess these scallops are the giant pearl oysters I've heard of before!"

"Pinctada maxima?"

"Yes," Boss Fu nodded. "The Pinctada maxima, also known as the white-lipped oyster. I've heard from older sea divers that this type of oyster is one of the largest shellfish in the sea.

The shell of a mature Pinctada maxima oyster is larger than a human face and weighs nearly ten kilograms. Size isn't the most important thing; the most important thing is that this oyster has a high probability of producing pearls.

Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) picture from the internet. Please delete if infringed.

Boss Fu couldn't help but sigh. In the early years, his ship owner was always thinking about making a fortune by finding pearls in shells, but in the end he only found black lipped oysters. He didn't even see the shadow of the white lipped oysters.

Although some black pearls seemed to have been discovered, the ship owner was later labeled a landlord, and the pearl treasures that he had spent so much time and money to find were also taken away by the Red Guards when their house was ransacked.

It seems that I am lucky enough that I can still see the rare giant pearl oyster.

Fu Wan was still a little confused after listening to this.

"Then why is there a difference between gold beads and white beads?"

Fu Ming had the same doubts. Boss Fu smiled, put the pearl aside, and then picked up the scallop shell in front of Fu Wan and Tom.

"Look at these two shells. Do you notice any difference?"

Fu Wan took a quick glance and suddenly understood.

"I know! My scallop shell has a golden edge, and Tom's is white!"

"Yeah, that's the reason."

Boss Fu nodded approvingly. As expected of his daughter, she saw the clue at a glance.

"There are two types of Pinctada maxima: the one with a golden shell edge is called the Golden Lip Oyster, and the one with a white shell edge is called the Silver Lip Oyster.

Because the color of the lips is different, the color of the pearls produced is also different. You can try again later. I think this batch of scallops should be able to produce a lot of pearls! "

After hearing this, Fu Ming suddenly didn't want to eat anymore. He dropped his chopsticks and picked up another scallop.

The same went for Jack and Robert, but there were only five or six large scallops steamed in the steel pot. Fu Ming opened the pot and wanted to go to the backyard to get the unsteamed scallops. Ye Xiaocui frowned when she saw this.

"There's no rush to open the pearls. Let's eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold and be wasted!"