After marrying sick Yangzi, I made my whole family rich

Chapter 401: River oysters raise pearls, find treasure

"The water quality in these ponds is good." Just now she quietly tested the pH test paper in the space laboratory.

River mussels in freshwater lakes are suitable for living in neutral, slightly acidic or slightly alkaline river water, and their ponds all meet this requirement.

Others have sediment at the bottom of the pond, the water quality is relatively clear, and there are many plankton that river mussels need.

There are also a lot of fish inside, which can provide feces and food residues for river mussels, which are bonus points.

The most important thing is that river mussels cannot withstand high temperature exposure. There are green shades, reed swamps, aquatic plants, etc. near these river ponds.

It looks like a wild pond, but someone must take care of it regularly to provide a good growing environment for river mussels.

"Is there anyone in your village who knows how to raise clams?"

"Hey, who in our area didn't raise clams in the past? They just made a living by raising clams. But later, the clams from other places were better and completely replaced us. The clams here are not so good. Young people who are willing to raise clams It’s becoming less and less.”

"But if you really want to raise it, you can learn a little bit." Chen Lizheng sighed.

But Xu Mengxiao felt happy. This would save her a lot of trouble, as she wouldn't have to worry about teaching them anything.

After all, her clam cultivation techniques were all revealed from a book in the space called "Freshwater Quality Pearl Cultivation Techniques".

Talking about it on paper is not as good as the actual experience of these people.

But if it involves some innovative technologies and improvements, she can definitely provide some suggestions based on the content of these books!
As his thoughts became clearer, Xu Mengxiao continued to ask: "So the river mussel outbreak here is because you can't sell the ones you raised yourself or..."

"I don't know about other villages. Our village wanted to take good care of it before to see if it could be improved, but the result was that it was still sluggish, so it accumulated a lot."

But some villagers quickly said: "I don't know why, their river ponds and river mussels are much worse than ours!"

Xu Mengxiao looked at Yao Jing without leaving any trace.

Yao Jing nodded to her, indicating that this was indeed the case, "Most of the other villages just let it go. Although there is a lot of quantity, the quality is average."

"I also did some research and found out that because there are too many low-quality ones, no one looks down on them when they are sold. As a result, Jiasongzhuang's good ones also have a bad reputation and rarely sell for a good price. Mainly theirs A few clams can’t defeat those with a lot of clams, and those people still intend to suppress them..."

Yao Jing lowered his voice. Others didn't know what they said, but Xu Mengxiao's eyebrows became more relaxed.

So, you still found a treasure?
Not only are these villagers of good character, skilled and dedicated to raising clams, but are the quality of the mussels in their current ponds acceptable?
"Catch some and take a look."

Before her business had just started and the market had not yet opened, she did not need so many river mussels for the time being, especially ready-made river mussels.

Therefore, it is just right to accept a Jiasong Village.

But her business of raising clams and pearls must be big. If she doesn't get it while it's cheap, when the market gets better in the future, countless people will compete with her and raise the price. Then she won't be able to buy it again. What a deal.

If Lu He's book hadn't written that there was an outbreak of mussels here and the magistrate wanted to clean it up, she wouldn't have started this business right away.

After a while, a few strong men used wooden poles and nets to fish up some river mussels.

Almost every head is large, round, and plump in shape.

However, the overall shape is somewhat triangular. Based on his limited knowledge, Xu Mengxiao asked, "Is this a triangular sail clam?"

"What?" A group of villagers didn't understand.

"It's the kind of freshwater river mussel that has more pearls and is more common."

Xu Mengxiao didn't pay attention, and looked carefully at the dozen or so big river clams, "It feels like I have been raising them for several years."

"Yes, there are five years, ten years, and 20 years."

The older the pearls are, the bigger the pearls are and the better the quality. Xu Mengxiao is even more surprised!

If you want this batch of river mussels, you can catch them immediately and pry them open for use.

It's just that she still has a lot of things to do, and it's not yet time to open the Taoyuan Township in Jicheng. She doesn't need river mussel meat for the time being, so she should continue to raise it first.The river pond is good and can be bought. The corresponding villagers in Jiasongzhuang are also fine in all aspects and can hire some people.

River mussels are also good. Eight out of ten of those caught at random are big.

Then all that's left is to see what happens to the pearls in the clams.

"Boss Xu, don't get your hands dirty!" Several villagers were frightened when they saw her squatting down and starting to pry the mussels.

This is a female boss and a big boss who does big things!
And she was so well-dressed that she was willing to pry these sticky and dirty things herself.

Everyone who met her looked like she was already used to being rare and strange, and they became more and more impressed by her.

There are very few rich men and women who can bow down and do everything by themselves.

In fact, Jiang Qi, who came with him and was ordered by Lu He to protect Xu Mengxiao, was also surprised.

Along the way, he seemed to see a completely different lady from his master.

Even more powerful, thoughtful, and astonishingly powerful, he is no worse than his former master.

No wonder Jiang Ba is convinced by her now after experiencing that night at Xinjia Villa!

The color of clam pearls can be judged by the color of the inner edge of the clam shell.

Because the two essences are the same material, formed from calcium carbonate and other substances.

The inner shells of the triangular clams that Xu Mengxiao opened at random were all pink and purple. Sure enough, she found a pink pearl and a purple pearl, which were quite big.

"Boss Xu is very lucky. Most of the pearls we sell are white or yellowish, especially purple ones, which are hard to find!"

The other two pearls that Xu Mengxiao pried open were this kind of white pearls. Although each pearl was of good size and had a shape and luster that could be sold, they were not considered to be of high quality, and the quantity was too small.

Almost every clam contains one or two pearls.

"Do you specifically stimulate these river oysters to secrete pearls?"

"Huh?" The people around were stunned by her question. Some didn't understand, and they immediately became slightly uneasy.

In this way, Xu Mengxiao understood that although they knew how to manage river ponds and provide better water quality conditions for the river mussels.

But there wasn’t much intervention in the mussels themselves.

In her opinion, mussels or seashells produce pearls because they are stimulated by foreign objects from the outside and secrete mucus.

Over time, layers of cuticles are formed, which are the so-called pearls.

This is a natural pearl. In modern times, natural pearls are of course better than artificial pearls.

But in ancient times, if pearls were produced in this way, the output was too low and the price/performance ratio was not high.

Even if you don't sell it at a higher level, there will be almost no profit!
But the quality of the pearls here is not as good as the rare and magnificent sea pearls or pearls from other origins.

If she wanted to take the high-end route, she would have to work hard in other areas. Pearls would become secondary, and it was not the business she wanted to do!
In a moment of silence and thought, the villagers in Jiasongzhuang almost had their hearts jumping into their throats.

Is this, not quite satisfied with their pearls?

Yes, their beads are not good. This is not something that has been understood for a long time, otherwise it would not be in a situation where it will be cleaned up in the end.

When Chen Lizheng wanted to understand this, he felt as if he had aged more than ten years. He felt that his persistence over the years was completely wrong.

People have no hope at all.

But at this moment, Xu Mengxiao suddenly spoke out——

(End of this chapter)