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

The joy of opening blind boxes lasted until eleven o'clock in the middle of the night. After all the scallops in the yard were opened, everyone was still reluctant to leave.

The large basin that originally contained scallops was now filled with scallop shells. Ye Xiaocui and Fu Laoda picked up the basin full of scallop stems and skirts, washed them with clean water, and then hung them in the well to prepare for processing the next day.

As for Fu Wan, she and Fu Ming and others counted the harvest of the next few hours.

Excluding a small half bowl of defective pearls of varying colors and sizes, Fu Ming produced twenty-five pearls of acceptable specifications and shapes.

Boss Fu and Ye Xiaocui opened a total of 42 pearls, Jack opened 28 pearls, Tom and Robert had 26 and 25 pearls respectively.

Fu Wan didn't get much at first, but almost all the scallops she picked up later had beads, and they came in different colors, including pink, gold, white, and black, and they were also of excellent size.

In the end, she harvested a total of thirty-six pearls of good quality, and more than twenty of them were not of good shape, which Fu Wan put in another bowl.

By this calculation, the total number of pearls extracted from these two batches of scallops was 182. Fu Wan also counted the unformed pearls, and the total number of pearls from all of them was 43.

Everyone was very satisfied with the result. While they were happy, Jack remembered something and suddenly pulled Robert and Tom aside with a serious face to communicate in their native language.

Fu Wan didn't understand what was going on. Robert and Tom hesitated for a moment, then dejectedly pushed three bowls filled with pearls in front of Fu Wan.

"Wan, these will be exchanged for mani!"

Fu Wan was surprised. "Give them all to me. Aren't you planning to take them back and give them to your family?"

Jack shook his head. "We did have such a plan, but it suddenly occurred to me that this plan wouldn't be easy to implement."

"not easy?"

Fu Wan didn't understand and thought they were embarrassed.

She hurriedly pushed the three bowls back.

"Don't be so polite. If you like them, take them back. I don't need these pearls to exchange for money!"

Besides, the pearls that she, Boss Fu, Ye Xiaocui and Fu Ming opened from their own homes should be able to be exchanged for a large sum of money.

Fu Wan was so generous to Jack and the other two, of course not just because they were friends who came from afar. In fact, Robert and the others did not come to Fujia Village empty-handed. The three of them also bought a lot of gifts from the Friendship Store.

Boss Fu received three fishing rods, and Ye Xiaocui received three different gifts.

Jack gave a cashmere scarf, Tom gave a set of high-end hand cream, and as for Robert, he was the richest and gave a beautiful gold bracelet.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ye Xiaocui was shocked when she opened the package.

Although people outside don’t care about these things now, very few people wear gold jewelry, whether in rural areas or cities.

Firstly, people haven't gotten over the years of cracking down on capitalism. Secondly, everyone has become accustomed to living a simple life. Thirdly, recent radio and television news have reported that many motorcycle gangs have appeared in the Guangzhou area, specializing in stealing people's jewelry.

Whether you wore it in your ears or hung it around your neck, they would just pull it out and leave. Many people wearing gold earrings had their jewelry robbed, and their ears were torn and bloodied. For a time, people were in a panic, and even those who had jewelry did not dare to wear it publicly.

Ye Xiaocui had heard of gold bracelets and gold necklaces before, but this was the first time she had seen such an exquisitely crafted gold bracelet.

It looks good, but it's too expensive.

Ye Xiaocui pushed the things back immediately, but Robert didn't care. He dropped the things and ran away to play.

Fu Wan also received gifts from the three people, including perfume, bracelets, and scarves. Lian Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu also received gifts from them. In addition to the dolls and imitation guns bought by Jack and others, there were also three boxes of chocolates brought from the United States.

Robert and his two companions were so generous, how could Fu Wan be stingy? Even though these scallops were brought back by themselves, they were also opened by Robert and his two companions themselves.

Instead of giving each person one pearl, you can just let them take all the pearls they opened back home.

However, when she wanted to give it to him, Robert and the other two refused to accept it.

"Wan, we can't have it."

Fu Wan was surprised. "Robert, didn't you just say you wanted to take it back to your grandma?"

"And Tom, won't you help your mother pick out some pretty pearls?"

Tom and Robert looked heartbroken, but still waved their hands firmly.

"No, even if we wanted to take it back, it would be impossible."

"why?"

Seeing Fu Wan's puzzled expression, Jack smiled bitterly and explained, "Wan, we need to go through two customs to get home. In fact, whether we are leaving China or entering the United States, we are not allowed to carry raw pearls."

The so-called raw pearls refer to pearls that have not been processed or inlaid.

After Jack said this, Fu Wan suddenly realized, oh my, how could she forget about going through customs!

Although we are about to enter the 1990s, China is still in a period of economic opening and growth, and it still has very strict control over foreign exchange and the export of important materials.

Pearls are one of the resources under national control. If you want to take pearls or pearl jewelry out of China, you must have an export license, just like the food exported from Fu Wan's factory.

If not and are discovered by customs, the pearls will not only be confiscated by customs, but the carrier will also face a huge fine.

Even if you are lucky enough to take the pearls out of China, it is not easy to bring the pearls into the United States.

In fact, if pearls without export certificates arrive at the United States customs, the consequences will be more serious than if they are inspected by Chinese customs.

According to relevant regulations in the United States, finished pearl necklaces are gifts or personal items, while unprocessed raw pearls may be used as commodities or raw materials for commercial purposes.

The United States has particularly strict controls on the import of agricultural products and wildlife. Pearls are shellfish products, and in their view, they may also carry parasites or various bacteria.

Moreover, if pearls are brought into the United States, the carrier must prove that the pearls are not endangered shellfish.

This kind of certificate is difficult to apply for in China, and even if you apply for it, it may not be recognized in the United States.

In addition, customs duties must be declared according to the value of the original pearls, and they must be declared according to commercial procedures. Not to mention the declaration, Jack gets a headache just thinking about it.

Robert and Tom are a few years younger than Jack, and this is their first time in China, so they don't know much about this.

Jack had been to China once and had discussed customs restrictions with Song Zhirong.

If he hadn't just calmed down, suddenly remembered these things and stopped them in time, Robert and Tom would have already picked out the pearls they wanted.

When they bring these things back to the United States, not only will they be fined by customs on both sides, but they might even be arrested and locked up in a dark cell. Just thinking about these things is scary.