1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 90 Full of Harvests
What emerged from the abalone meat was something like a small stone, with a bluish-purple metallic luster, but an irregular shape.

When placed in the palm of your hand, it looks like it's only a few millimeters in diameter. It's hard to tell whether it's round or square, but it's plump anyway.

Maybe it was because of its irregular shape that he could feel it immediately when he pinched it with his hands!
To be honest, it was the first time Liang Ziqiang had seen such a thing, but he immediately realized that it was an abalone bead.

In theory, the vast majority of pearls are produced only from specific pearl oysters, and only a very small number of pearls come from sea snails and abalones.

Snail pearls are rarer than shellfish pearls; abalone pearls are even rarer than snail pearls.

According to my father and the old fishermen in the village, abalone pearls are one in ten thousand, which means that only one pearl may appear among ten thousand or even tens of thousands of abalones.

This is for a reason.

Unlike most other mollusks, abalone does not have the ability to clot blood, and a small wound can cause it to bleed to death.

Once foreign objects enter the abalone's body, the abalone will die immediately.

Only in extremely rare cases, when the foreign object does not scratch the abalone flesh, will an abalone pearl be produced after several years.

It is precisely because of the abalone's "vulnerable" physique that some people have tried to implant a "pearl nucleus" but have also encountered failure. Large-scale artificial cultivation of abalone pearls is simply impossible.

Therefore, although abalone is common, abalone pearls are basically as rare as "Ji Clam"...

Unfortunately, the abalone bead in front of me is not very big and its shape is not perfect round. Otherwise, it would be very valuable.

"Why did you stop? What treasure are you studying?"

Seeing him prying and suddenly standing there in a daze, Lin Baixian also walked over.

"What the hell is this? You can't believe you've ever seen pearls grow inside an abalone?!"

When Lin Baixian saw clearly the "colored pebbles" in Liang Ziqiang's hand, his eyes almost popped out. He snatched it from Liang Ziqiang's hand and looked at it left and right for a long time.

"It's really abalone beads! Although I have never seen them, I have heard about them from old people!" This guy made the final conclusion like an identification expert.

"Nonsense, I dug it out from an abalone, do you need to tell me whether it is an abalone bead or not?"

Lin Baixian thought about it, and suddenly became excited:
"Money, just this one pearl is worth a lot of money! No, I have dozens of abalone in the bucket, I have to go through them one by one. Dozens of abalone pearls, wouldn't that make me a millionaire? What kind of fish will I catch in the future..."

This guy was not just talking, he really leaned over the bucket and started searching intently.

Liang Ziqiang felt pained just watching this:
"You don't even look carefully at the shell of my abalone. The whole thing is different. If every abalone has a pearl, it's not called an abalone, it's called a pearl oyster! You definitely won't be able to find the abalone pearls. Don't kill all the good three-headed abalone. If you can't sell them, you'll have no one to cry to!"

Lin Baixian searched for a long time, but had to give up:
"Forget it. Comparing yourself with others makes you feel miserable. Who can compare with your shitty luck?"

Liang Ziqiang had no way of refutation. To be able to hit upon an abalone bead, no matter how small or shaped it was, it was definitely an extraordinary luck!
I've been busy for so long and I'm hungry.

Liang Ziqiang took out steamed buns and shrimp dumplings and started eating them with water from the kettle.

Lin Baixian also brought food, but unlike him, it was roasted sweet potatoes...

The guy took a bite of the sweet potato and looked at him. The look in his eyes was almost like he was begging.

Liang Ziqiang felt uncomfortable being stared at by him and asked him: "Would you like some? Steamed buns or shrimp dumplings?"

"Shrimp dumplings, shrimp dumplings, your shrimp dumplings smell so good that they make me hungry!"

Liang Ziqiang gave him some shrimp dumplings, and he ate them without stopping:

"Delicious, delicious! My mom can't make shrimp dumplings this delicious!"

Liang Ziqiang ignored him. In fact, the shrimp dumplings were prepared by Chen Xiangbei for him. I have to say that my wife is really quick at learning things.

After filling their stomachs, the two of them got busy again. This time they mainly used hand nets to catch the large prawns near the island. They also caught some green prawns and white prawns.

As for the big scallops, they were relatively cheap, but Liang Ziqiang still caught some. He did not take them to the city to sell, but planned to keep them at home for his family to enjoy.

The taste of this scallop is incomparable to that of ordinary small scallops. It is so delicious to eat it steamed.

When we sailed back to Pomwang Village, it was already dark.

While I was still outside, I heard my mother Yuan Qiuying's comforting voice:

"It's okay, Xiangbei. It's normal to come back late when you go out fishing! His dad used to come back even later when he went fishing. At first I was anxious waiting at home every day, but later I got used to it!"

Chen Xiangbei's voice was filled with worry:

"But what if he comes back later and can't see the road clearly?"

"Well, he brought a flashlight, and the moonlight is quite bright these nights!"

"Oh, then he should be almost home now, right? I'll go take a look outside!"

Hearing his wife's worried voice, Liang Ziqiang unconsciously quickened his pace.

At this time, the family in the house had not noticed Liang Ziqiang's approaching footsteps, but the little furry ball seemed to have received some invisible signal, got up from the ground and ran out the door.

"Wang Woo!"

Liang Ziqiang saw a small thing like a ball of wool rolling out of the door. He wanted to hold its legs, but Liang Ziqiang's feet were moving and he couldn't. So he turned around and ran in front of him, jumping up and down as if the person still needed it to lead the way.

She ran to Chen Xiangbei's feet in two or three steps, raised her head with great effort and barked at him twice, as if to say:

"I've brought the person back to you. You don't have to worry about it anymore!"

Seeing its funny look, Chen Xiangbei couldn't help but touch its head, then walked to the door happily and helped Liang Ziqiang take the things on his shoulders and hands.

"You said you would come back early, why are you back so late? I was almost getting ready for bed!"

Although her face was filled with joy when she saw him come back, she still kept scolding him.

As for preparing to go to bed, who would believe it? Judging from her anxious look just now, it would be strange for her to go to bed without worry.

"Coming back late is a good thing, it means you have gained something!" Liang Ziqiang winked at her and whispered in a low voice, "There are also gains you can't imagine!"

"Ah? Then tell me what you are talking about later. I'll go get you some food first!"

Liang Ziqiang was really hungry again. While eating, he answered his mother's questions from time to time.

After eating, I sat for a while, took a shower, and washed my hair. The fishy smell from the island was finally washed away.

When he went back to his room to sleep, as soon as he got into bed, Chen Xiangbei urged him to tell her what unexpected gains he had encountered.

When Liang Ziqiang just got home, he really wanted to share his experience on the island during the day with Chen Xiangbei, but now that he was in bed, he no longer had the desire to tell it.

The first thing to do when going to bed is to hug your wife!

Didn’t I just have a full meal? What’s the saying?
What do you think of when you are full and warm?

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