Villager of Daming

Chapter 643 Pearls can be grown and clams can be easily harvested

"What you said is a good idea. The crabs in the sea are indeed bigger than those in the river, and the sea is bigger than the river."

The captain bit open a crab's claw with his mouth and took a big mouthful of meat. It was fragrant and tasted like tender beef.

Zhu Wentian said: "It's not that I don't want to teach them. Machinery manufacturing and maintenance must start from the basics. Otherwise, they have to rely on their own exploration. It's better to study in a professional class for two years than to study for ten or eight years."

"I feel like none of the things you teach are easy to learn. The more you learn, the harder it becomes. Is it easy to catch these crabs?"

The director changed the topic to crabs again. He had a headache about technology.

"In the sea between three feet and twenty feet deep, and migrating in shallow seas, in water about one foot deep, these are called swimming crabs and can be cultivated artificially.

But the current conditions are not good, so we can only raise them in our village. Others do not have that foundation. The key is not valuable. There are so many in the sea, why raise them?
We need to build a pond and all kinds of things, which are troublesome to manage. Wouldn’t it be better to raise ducks if we have a pond? "

When Zhu Wentian saw the resident staring at the crabs, he told him about the cultivation of crabs for eating.

"Can our village support it?" the village chief was tempted.

"Salt is needed. The salt content is the same as that of sea water. The oxygen content must also be controlled. The temperature cannot be too low. I will tell you the breeding method. Allocate an acre of land for breeding?"

"Forget it, forget it, there is it in the sea, just fish it out, why bother to raise it alone!" The head of the village shook his head and refused. He didn't have time to raise things himself.

"We have a pond, let's raise some pearls! Use triangle clams, choose big ones, plant seeds for them and throw them into the pond. They will live a normal life, and in a few years there will be pearls."

Zhu Wentian didn't want to raise crabs, so he simply suggested raising pearls.

"River clams in Huaiyuan? We found pearls last time. The chance is too small. Can we raise them?" The head of the village nodded this time.

He heard that there was no need to bother him, he just needed to get the river mussels back, then plant something and throw it into the pond, and there would be pearls in a few years.

"It can be raised. Previous people have recorded it, but it is just thrown directly into the shell. For our kind, the shell thrown in has a high chance of spitting out.

And if you plant them, you can grow a lot of them from one big river mussel. Few people are willing to eat river mussels. They have parasites and are not easy to chew unless you are too hungry.

Large river clams can be found in many rivers, especially in Huaiyuan. They can be obtained from there, and there are also many in our lakes and rivers. "

Zhu Wentian decided to cultivate pearls artificially, just in case someone is willing to buy them!If it doesn't work, it can still be used as medicine.

"Drink, Hanhan. When we plant the pearls, we will hang a bunch of them for everyone in the village, just like the glass jewelry before. Others don't know that those things are easy to get! Hehehehe~"

The village chief laughed as he spoke. When people in the village go out, they put on good clothes and a bunch of jewelry. In fact, only the clothes are valuable, and the cost of jewelry is very low. There is no gold or silver, and they are all made of glass.

But who would normally know this? I feel dizzy just looking at it. How much does this cost?
But the people in the palace knew that the people in Xiaqiu Village were simple and reluctant to spend money.

……

On the morning of August [-]th, many more crabs were caught, and the quantity was enough.

The mooncakes have also been made, including the frozen ones, and various fruits have been placed next to the ice box for refrigeration.

The head of the village began to greet the people in the village. They went to the river to touch the clams. If they wanted big ones, put a basket with stones, tie them with their bodies and throw them into the river. The people would jump in and prick the clams.

This is the Huangchi River, and its flow speed and flow are not bad. People who are generally good at water will probably rush out more than ten meters after dipping into it.

"Yichang, what are you doing?" Zhu Yuanzhang was curious. People in Xiaqiu Village practice piercing Mengzi?
"Your Majesty, we are going to fish for river mussels and plant pearls like we farm land. If we plant something, it will turn into a pearl in two years." The chief explained.

Zeng Lu, who was standing next to him, said: "With the fake beads I have made today, choose the ones that are bright, round and round, take a slightly larger clam, soak it in clean water, wait for it to open, and quickly throw the pearl into it. Change the water near the edge, and place the clam in the middle of the moon at night. Come play with the moonlight, after two autumns you will become a pearl!" "Zeng Yushi is right, as Pang Yuanying and Pang Shaoqing Wenchang miscellaneous records record! Zeng Yushi is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable."

The head of the village expressed his admiration. He listened to what Hanhan said yesterday and tried to remember it.

Today Zeng Lu took out pearls as soon as he heard about them. It is a pity that such a person suddenly fell ill and died.

"The chief is joking." Zeng Luke didn't dare to respond. There are experts behind people, and experts are the most powerful.

"Just throw in the fake pearls? What are the fake pearls made of? Where can I find them?"

Zhu Yuanzhang became interested in cultured pearls. It seemed that everything could be grown and raised in Xiaqiu Village.

I heard that at He Lin's place, more than 30 wild donkeys were tricked into helping them work. It was not easy for the wild donkeys to get a bite to eat.

"Back to Your Majesty, fake pearls are ground with thick and large shells and then polished. People who are not familiar with them can easily be fooled.

However, fake pearls are too round. If you throw them into a shell, most of them will spit out.

We use the seeding method, which is to grind the shells, or mussel shells, into round shapes, and then directly implant them into the mussel meat.

In this way, the river mussels cannot spit it out. They can only secrete stuff continuously to wrap up the foreign object to avoid scratching themselves.

Pearls are like human nails, they can grow slowly, just like some people's hands are broken, sand gets in, and then pimples grow little by little.

Therefore, the key to pearl cultivation is to allow foreign matter to enter the body of the shellfish, and then wait for the shellfish to secrete something to wrap it up, and slowly become a pearl.

The bigger the clams you choose, the better, like the triangle clam, which is the easiest to produce pearls..."

The head of the village said, "The people over there go into the water to touch the clams again and again, and it looks like they are having a hard time."

Zhu Wentian quietly gestured to a few friends, turned around and left, followed by several friends.

When he reached a place where there was no one else around, he said a few words to his friends, went to get a net, and returned to the river as if he wanted to help catch clams.

The friends brought water mirrors and leather pipes over. When they saw someone in the village floating up from the water, they shouted: "Put on this mirror, put the pipe to your mouth, and tie a stone to your body to get down."

As soon as the villagers saw the thing, they swam over and put it on. They also put a knife on their waist and a small millstone tied with a rope. This time it was easier.

They were taken directly to the bottom of the river, used the tube to breathe, looked at the surroundings through water mirrors, found large river clams and threw them into the basket.

The efficiency instantly increased countless times. It took less effort to swim down than before, and the eyes were not so uncomfortable. Opening the eyes in the water gave me a particularly strong sense of pressure.

If you put on the water goggles, you will find that your breathing becomes smoother and there is less fear.

Many people who cannot swim swim in the water with their eyes closed. What if they open their eyes?After that, my heart beat faster and I became more and more panicked.

At this moment, the problems of breathing and seeing are all solved, and yes, there is also the problem of floating.

"This is good. This can be used for pearl fishing. I heard that there are many pearls on the southern coast. Many pearl fishers hold their breath and go down, and then some people don't come up."

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered a thing, pearl divers exchanged their lives for money.

(End of this chapter)