Chapter 44: The Nautilus

"Young man, that snail is very beautiful, how about selling it to me for two hundred yuan?" When Su Jing was selling fish, some tourists on the beach also came to join in the fun, because those stone fish were too eye-catching, but there was a middle-aged man who fell in love with the snail that Su Jing picked up.

"Not for sale. Su Jing said.

"A thousand. The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said.

"Not for sale. Su Jing shook his head.

"Three thousand. The middle-aged man suddenly tripled, so that Su Liang, Su Xiaolin, and some of the surrounding villagers who were watching the excitement were all calmer, this inconspicuous snail that they ignored was actually worth three thousand, and it was actually more expensive than a big lobster?

Unexpectedly, Su Jing still said lightly: "Not for sale." ”

Su Liang and Su Xiaolin secretly pushed Su Jing, and they were all anxious for Su Jing, just a snail, and three thousand yuan was not sold yet?

"I want to buy it for my wife, she likes this strange and beautiful thing the most, otherwise it wouldn't cost three thousand yuan." The middle-aged man was a little dissatisfied, feeling that Su Jing was asking for a price.

"What 3,000 yuan to buy?" said a woman in a one-piece swimsuit.

"Wife, do you think this snail is very beautiful, do you like it?" said the middle-aged man smiled.

"It's pretty beautiful, but 3,000 yuan is too expensive, don't spend money on it. The middle-aged woman smiled, obviously her husband was willing to buy her gifts, and she was still happy in her heart, but she didn't want to waste money, and said, "Young man, can you sell it for a thousand yuan? Don't think that if we have money, we can just pit it, what else can a snail be worth? If you miss our village, there will be no more temple." ”

"Not for sale. Su Jing still shook his head.

"Forget it, you can keep the mold yourself. The middle-aged woman rolled her eyes and pulled the middle-aged man away.

"Ah Jing, what kind of snail is this, is it so valuable? It won't be sold for three thousand yuan?" Su Liang asked, and Su Xiaolin, Su Hu and the others also took a closer look.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be Nautilus. Su Jing said that he didn't recognize this kind of snail at first, but then he checked Baidu and found out the results, the whole spiral shell of the nautilus is smooth like a disc, similar to a parrot's beak, so it is named "nautilus".

Nautilus is an ancient mollusk with a life history of hundreds of millions of years, but its appearance and habits have changed very little, and it is known as a "living fossil", which is of high value in the study of animal evolution. Their ancestors numbered more than 30 species, but they were swept away and wiped out along with the dinosaurs in the catastrophe 65 million years ago. A small number of surviving descendants of the Nautilus inhabit the waters of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, leaving the "Ponzi Nautilus", "Nautilus deep-umbilicus", "Nautilus the Big-headed Nautilus" and two uncertain species.

Nowadays, nautilus is as rare as a giant panda, how can Su Jing sell it for thousands of yuan? In fact, he is entangled in his heart, how much money can't be sold casually, nautilus is a national protected animal, and it would be miserable to be reported.

"What kind of snail is a nautilus?" asked Su Liang strangely.

"I'll tell you later. Su Jing carried the nautilus in the bucket to Zhenhong Seafood Shop, Su Liang and Su Xiaolin followed curiously, they knew Su Jing best, and knew that Su Jing never did a loss-making business. When they arrived at Zhenhong Seafood Shop, Su Jing put the nautilus into a fish tank and raised it, Su Zhenhong and others learned that Su Jing had earned tens of thousands of dollars in the blink of an eye, and couldn't help but be happy for Su Jing, thinking that this kid was spending money a little lavishly, but this ability to make money was really not covered.

"What kind of snail is this, used as a pet?" Zhao Mengxiang saw Su Jing put the snail into a fish tank, and felt that this snail was very beautiful, so she couldn't help asking.

"I've never seen this kind of snail. Su Zhenhong was surprised.

"Someone just bid 3,000, but Ah Jing didn't sell it. Su Liang said with a smile.

"Three thousand?" Su Zhenhong, Liu Shu, and Zhao Mengxiang were all stunned, they couldn't imagine that this snail could be sold for three thousand, Su Zhenhong and Liu Shu thought about whether Su Jing was too greedy, but Zhao Mengxiang suddenly remembered the matter of rosewood ten days ago, and thought that Su Jing must have a reason for refusing to sell it.

Su Jing took a photo of the nautilus and posted it to the forum of Zhongyun Aquarium, he didn't think about hiding it, this nautilus is either not for sale, or it is sold in a legal way openly, otherwise even if it is sold for tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, it is not worth it. Now Su Jing, is it illegal to make money?

What Su Jing didn't expect was that not long after it was sent, a call came in, and the caller ID was Zhongyun Aquarium. Su Jing was overjoyed and answered the phone: "Hey, hello." ”

An old and excited voice came from the phone: "Hello, I'm Ye Bo, a paleontologist, and now I'm doing research at Zhongyun Aquarium, may I ask if you posted the post about nautilus on the forum?"

Su Jing said: "That's right. ”

The voice on the other end of the phone seemed even more excited: "The nautilus is still with you, right, where are you now, I'll go to your place immediately, and don't sell or break the nautilus, take care of it......"

The old man's voice was even more powerful than Tang Seng's spell, and Su Jing was dizzy when he heard it.

In the end, Su Jing told him the address, and less than an hour later, a white-haired old man and a middle-aged man walked quickly to Zhenhong Seafood Restaurant.

"It's really a nautilus, I didn't expect that there were nautilus in this sea, and it was so big. Ye Bo's eyes lit up, and he stared at the nautilus left and right as if no one was around, and suddenly his pupils suddenly shrank, bursting out of a fine light, and said excitedly, "This nautilus must be sent to the aquarium immediately, Xiao Ming, come and help." ”

"Teacher, I haven't gotten anyone's consent yet. The middle-aged man was speechless for a while, the teacher was good at everything, but once he became excited, he forgot all about the world.

"Oh, who got this nautilus?" asked Ye Bo.

"Me. Su Jing raised his hand.

"It's okay to send this nautilus to the aquarium, it's a contribution to scientific research. Ye Bo said.

"It's not impossible to send it to the aquarium, as long as you can afford it. Su Jing said with a smile, he has understood that according to the "Aquatic Wildlife Resources Protection Law", nautilus is not absolutely unsellable, as long as it is approved by the Ministry of Agriculture, and each one pays 30,000 yuan to the state for resource protection, it can still be legally sold. If it is sold to a private person, it is not easy to get the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture, but it is not easy to sell it to an oceanarium, and the oceanarium will definitely be able to handle all the formalities.

"How much do you want to sell?" Ye Bo looked at Su Jing with a smile.

"One hundred and fifty thousand. Su Jing said, which made Su Zhenhong, Su Liang, Su Xiaolin and others suddenly open their mouths, this is too much to ask for a price, but what they didn't expect is still to come.

"Deal, transfer money to you immediately. Ye Bo replied very crisply, almost without a pause.

"That's fine. According to Su Jing's estimate, the price of 150,000 yuan is much higher, I originally thought that Ye Bo might bargain, but seeing Ye Bo so simply, he suddenly felt that he seemed to have lost, but the words he said were like water spilled, and it was not easy to take them back.

"The 30,000 yuan resource protection fee ......," Su Jing asked.

"You're not selling nautilus, Zhongyun Aquarium is national, and handing over the Aquarium is equivalent to handing over to the state, and I'm not buying it, I'm just giving you a subsidy. Ye Bo was serious and authentic, and he happily transferred 150,000 yuan to Su Jing.

"......" Su Jing was stunned for a while, it turned out that it could still be like this, so that the resource protection fee and taxes were exempted.

"Can you give me this little fish tank?" Ye Bo asked.

"Of course. Su Jing nodded, he earned 150,000 yuan, and he should send a fish tank.

"Xiao Ming come to help, take this nautilus to the aquarium as soon as possible, it is pregnant, and it is about to give birth. Ye Bo said, and the middle-aged man moved the nautilus away along with the fish tank.

"......" Listening to Ye Bo's words, Su Jing reacted at this time, no wonder 150,000 Ye Bo's eyes didn't blink, it turned out that this nautilus was pregnant, Su Jing realized that he might really lose, but after thinking about it, he was relieved, after all, there are only a few to dozens of nautilus eggs, and the success rate of hatching is not necessarily high, and it is not easy for people to engage in scientific research, at most, they should make some contributions to scientific research, anyway, 150,000 is worth it.

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