Farming, learning Wu, and peace in the world

Chapter 109 Night Pearl

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"Hey, isn't it a spirit beast? Look at this old clam!"

But I saw that the second uncle was carrying a large net bag, and in the net bag was a river mussel about the size of a millstone, and the greenish-brown shell was densely covered with circles of patterns.

Originally, Ikehashi Matsu thought that the second uncle was joking.

After all, there is no way to pick up a spirit beast casually, but when seeing this old clam, Chi Qiaosong immediately believed it: "Oh, second uncle is amazing, this is definitely a spirit beast with mud."

"Mudy?"

"Well, the spirit beast in the river clam is called muddy pulp." Chi Qiaosong took the net bag with a heavy hand, at least eighty catties.

Pour out the muddy slurry and simply measure it. The widest point is more than one meter.Then count the lines on it circle by circle. Some lines have been smoothed out, but there are definitely more than two hundred circles.

A river clam grows a circle of lines every year, which means that this muddy one is at least two hundred years old.

The clam shell is tightly closed and cannot be opened by hand.

The second uncle found a screwdriver and wanted to pry it open, but the seam on the clam shell was closed too tightly, and the screwdriver couldn't get in at all: "Xiao Song, you are very strong, try to pry it open, there must be a big pearl inside!"

"it is good!"

Ikehashi Song is a warrior, with great strength.

He searched around the clamshell, but couldn't find a place to strike, and the front and back were tightly closed.

He simply cut a small slit in the front of the clam shell, then put the shovel in and pried it vigorously, but the handle of the shovel was broken, and the clam shell was still not opened.

The second uncle was speechless: "Why is this thing so tight?"

"After all, it's the spirit beast's mud, and it has some tricks." Chi Qiaosong said, and went back to the house and took out the ghost sword—actually, it was taken out of the red gourd.

He inserted the blade into it, then pried hard.

The ghost head sword made of meteoric iron from outside the sky bends bit by bit, but the clam shell is still firmly closed.

Seeing that the ghost sword was about to break, Chi Qiaosong had no choice but to let go. He was reluctant to break the ghost sword. This is a special weapon worth more than 20 yuan.

"What should I do?" Second Uncle asked.

Chi Qiaosong frowned, and said, "Then don't pry it, just smash the shell!"

"Hey, did you just smash it... It's a pity, this shell is so strong, it's good to keep things in it."

"Then smash half and keep half, but it's not necessary. Go back and dig some clam meat to eat, and take the rest of the shells and meat to the fertile field." Chi Qiaosong didn't plan to get used to the mud anymore.

Immediately, he found a hammer and hit the clam shell hard.

Although the clam shell was hard, it was still not as hard as a hammer head. He punched out a big hole, and continued to hammer along the cracks in the hole, smashing half of the clam shell in a short time.

Then use the ghost head sword to stab straight into the flesh and stir it around. The mud that has lived for more than 200 years will never survive again.

The muscles began to relax, and the clamshell lost its closing force, and the two opened it casually.

The clam meat is thick.

A circle of obvious protrusions can be seen on the layer of fleshy membrane attached to the clam shell below.

The second uncle immediately exclaimed: "Pearls, Xiaosong, there are really pearls, and they are very big. Look at this one, at least as big as a fist, and get rich!"

Freshwater pearls are not expensive. The Republic of China has a pearl farming industry, and pearls can be grown artificially.

But natural large pearls, especially those conceived in spirit animal mud, will definitely be rare treasures.

Ikehashimatsu carefully cut through the fleshy membrane, and took out a group of large and small pearls. Among them, the most conspicuous pearl was indeed as big as an adult's fist.

When the sun shines, the pearls shine brightly.

Not only is it round and lustrous, but it also has a jewel-like transparency. It feels completely different from the other dozens of pearls, large and small, in the hand.

For other pearls, the largest is as big as a baby's fist, and the smallest is not much bigger than a marble. There are [-] pearls in total.

Counting the largest one, there are eighteen natural pearls.

Chi Qiaosong handed over the seventeen small pearls to the second uncle, and took the largest pearl himself, facing the sun, and observed it carefully.At this moment, he had a guess in his mind.

This pearl is by no means unusual.

"Second uncle."

"Ok?"

"I feel like I've made a fortune!"

"How should I say it?" The second uncle looked at Chi Qiaosong expectantly, waiting for the next sentence.

Chi Qiaosong waved his hand, and the two uncles and nephews immediately hid in the dark place of the house. At this time, the largest pearl in his hand suddenly burst into bright light, like a little sun.

The second uncle's eyes widened: "What is this?"

"I've read in books that among the pearls bred in mud, there are extremely rare individual pearls that will absorb the essence of heaven and earth and form night pearls over time."

"Is this the night pearl?"

"It's the night pearl. The emperors of ancient times liked to bury the night pearl in their tombs. Because this kind of pearl can illuminate the two worlds of yin and yang. Although I don't know the specific function, it is absolutely priceless!"

The sound of the second uncle's heart beating can be heard: "Priceless treasure? How much can it be sold for?"

"It can't be sold for the time being, everyone is innocent and pregnant. Besides, we haven't even figured out what it is used for, let alone how valuable it is, and now we sell it at a loss."

"Yes, yes... can the little pearl be sold?"

"Yes, although these small pearls are valuable, they are not rare. I will go back to the market to inquire about the price." Chi Qiaosong said, giving the second uncle a thumbs up, "Second uncle, wait until the pearls are sold out." , you might become the richest man in Chijia Village."

When the second uncle heard the words, he suddenly raised his face: "Why do I become the richest man? One hurdle belongs to our family, and this mud and pearls belong to our family too. Xiaosong, are you going to share with the second uncle!"

Chi Qiaosong hurriedly smiled and said, "Second Uncle, I was wrong. Our family became the richest man."

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"The mud is muddy, it's in the ditch, and it's buried by mud. When I cleaned the ditch, I felt something was wrong. I thought it was a big rock lying there..."

At dinner, the second uncle vividly described how he found the mud.

Everyone listened to the second uncle's words in surprise and joy.

After the lecture, the second uncle took out seventeen pearls, large and small, from his pocket: "I discussed with Xiao Song, the big pearls will be sold for money, and the small pearls will be worn as hairpins for old ladies."

He handed three pearls about the size of marbles to Mother Chi, Second Aunt and Sister-in-law respectively: "They are all natural pearls, the pearls raised by spirit beasts, not the artificial pearls sold in jewelry stores."

Mother Chi waved her hand and refused: "I don't wear this, you can sell it for money, the family has so many debts to pay back."

The second aunt and sister-in-law were reluctant to give up, but when they heard Mother Chi say to pay the debt, they also returned the pearls: "Yes, let's pay the debt first, it is not safe to owe the debt."

They always thought that the contract money was owed on credit.

Ikehashisong picked up a piece of old mussel meat. The muddy meat was a bit old, not as good as ordinary river mussel meat, but it was definitely more nutritious.

He said: "Mom, Second Aunt, Sister-in-law, just take it. The small pearls can't be sold at a price. Keep these big pearls and sell them, which should be enough to pay off the debt."

The second aunt asked cautiously: "Is it really enough?"

"enough."

"That's a good thing." The second aunt took back the pearls happily, and gave the other two to Chi Mu and sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law, let's keep it as a souvenir."

After finishing speaking, the second aunt said triumphantly: "It has to be our second son who bought so many puppies and came back to pick up such a big old clam by luck."

The second uncle heard the words and rolled his eyes: "Will you be able to talk? What is shit luck? In Xiaosong's words, I have achieved great fortune!"

The family was beaming.

Just wait for the pearls to be exchanged for money to improve their lives.

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At night, Ikehashi Song finished drawing the talisman early and lay down on the bed to sleep.

He was going to let Tu Shanzi continue to teach "Golden Light and Great Treasure", but the hairless old fox entrusted his dream to come in, but suddenly said: "Brother Chi, you still haven't got all the benefits of the mud!"

(End of this chapter)