Chapter 318: The Great Conch

received a message from his mother's family that two people would come over there to help in the past two days, and Old Tang fell asleep with a beautiful dream.

When Wei Hang and others were fishing on the high seas, a large group of people outside Tangjiawan were also fishing in the sea. They came out on fishermen's fishing boats, not very far from the shore.

There are many reefs in this area, some of which are even exposed to the sea, making it a great place for diving and fishing.

"Dive over there, don't alarm us for fishing. A veteran fishing man shouted to the divers.

Many of them came with diving equipment, which was rented from Tangjia Village and charged by the hour, which was not very expensive. People who come out to play don't care about that little bit of money.

"Don't worry, you won't be harassed by that. The men in their wetsuits answered, and slowly dived into the sea.

This shallow sea is great for beginners. If it's too deep, the light will not be enough, and it will be easy to make people feel afraid.

Diving into the sea, in addition to having fun, they also want to catch some seafood, maybe they can eat it at night. Yesterday, someone caught a lot of shellfish, etc., and even lobsters got two or three, and even the cost of drinking was saved.

Therefore, there are more people who come out today.

The villagers were very enthusiastic, and the fishermen transported them out without charging for anything, but finally told everyone to pay attention to safety or something. They enjoyed this kind of folk customs very much.

"Hopefully we had a good harvest today. ”

"It should be good, the seafood in this area is quite rich. Especially sea crabs, everyone picks the big ones to catch, and if they are too small, forget it. A middle-aged man spoke.

They found that the fishermen here are highly conscious and have an attitude towards releasing seafood that has not yet grown. Of course, there may also be the credit of those biological experts, who are well promoted.

After saying that, these people also dived into the sea.

A bizarre underwater world. Many people who are diving for the first time linger, groups of colorful reef fish swim around in front of their eyes, and they do not think they are enemies, all run away, but some swim over, watching these divers, very interesting.

Zhu Tao is a teacher, not long after graduating from Normal University, he was specially recruited by a middle school, because he was temporarily a class teacher. Life is still very leisurely.

I didn't go home this holiday, so I didn't have to give him a lot of blind dates at home, and I felt terrible when I heard it, and I shivered.

learned about Tangjia Village from the Internet, so I came here.

When he came here, he realized that he really didn't come to the wrong place. The climate here is pleasant, and even he has an urge to settle down. The environment is even more indescribable, and the people are simple. He felt very comfortable and relaxed, and he made friends from all over the world.

When he first went to the sea, the scenery in front of him dazzled him, and several sea crabs actually attacked him with their teeth and claws. Avoid these vicious creatures. I saw a stupid octopus again, and it actually hit the stone several times in a row.

After a long walk, he remembered the purpose of his visit, looking for seafood.

He brushed aside a clump of seaweed. Several conches were found, one particularly large, the size of two fists. It is more than 20 centimeters long and looks very good.

However, only one shell remained of this conch. It looked pretty good, so I picked it up.

He was a little afraid of crabs, so he didn't mess with those sea crabs, and picked out some shellfish that didn't have the slightest attack power.

When he came up, he found that many people had harvested, and most of them were crabs. There are also some marine fish, I don't know what the name is. Almost all of them were caught by those who fished.

"Lao Zhu, what did you catch?"

"Huh? It's all shellfish. There is also a conch, which is very beautiful and worth collecting!"

I saw that this conch snail tower was tall and sharp, the height was less than half of the height of the total shell, and the screw top was a little missing. Each wide body layer often has two distinct longitudinal ribs. The shell is creamy white with dark brown markings and crescent-shaped markings. The mouth of the shell is orange-brown with white grooves between the outer lip teeth. The axial teeth are white, and the interteeth are dark brown.

"It looks pleasing to the eye, so I pick it up. Zhu Tao said with a smile.

There was a person next to him whose eyes lit up and hurriedly walked over.

"Brother, I'll take a look. ”

He took it and found that it was a conch, and immediately fell in love with it. This kind of conch is not said to be very rare, but it is also one of the four famous snails, and there are more in the South China Sea.

"Do you know this conch?" The person next to him knew that he must know when he saw the man's expression.

"Well, this is a conch, also called a phoenix snail, and it is quite famous. ”

He explained that living under coral reefs is a precious resource given by nature to human beings. The color of the anchovy snail is like a peacock's tail wing, the layout is uniform, colorful, the individual is large, and the shell surface is richly decorated. It can be used as a trumpet, the sound of the trumpet is loud and loud, it is the standard of the Buddha's law, and the gods rejoice when it is blown, and those who hear it destroy all sins and obstacles, and are regarded as things that keep peace and drive away evil spirits.

"In ancient times, people believed that the Great Conch had magical powers, and it was believed to be a Dharma object in Buddhism. Some temples and nunnery in our country often have large conch conch to worship, and there are poems: "The conch rings in front of the temple and the hall, exorcises demons and avoids evil spirits and keeps peace", "If you blow it, you will destroy the gods and rejoice, and when you hear it, you will destroy the evil obstacles". In Buddhism, the Dharma conch is the symbol of the Buddha's Dharma sound, and is a symbol of wisdom and strength. He told everyone.

"Well, this conch is very expensive!" someone asked.

And Zhu Tao was excited, but he didn't expect that the conch he picked up was also famous.

"Due to the small quantity, the price of anchovy snails on the market has been high. Still, collectors love it. The man was reluctant to let go of the conch with it.

"Brother, let it be me! I'll give you five thousand. He continued.

The main reason is that this conch is not the best, otherwise it is more than that, the world's four famous snails are not casually said.

However, although it is not the best, it is a little more peculiar than the average conch, so it is more expensive. Actually, he doesn't know how much it's worth, but it's just an approximate estimate, plus he likes it, it's not to make a profit, and it doesn't matter if it's expensive.

Zhu Tao pondered for a while, and finally nodded, he is not a collector, seeing that this person likes it, it doesn't hurt to let it be given to him. Five thousand yuan is also a month's salary for him.

"Thank you so much, brother. The man was overjoyed.

The conch is a well-known ornamental animal. The conch is one of the eight auspicious Buddhas, the conch can be played, in the symbol of the eight auspiciousness, it is used to metaphorize the Buddha's saying that it is like the sound of the snail, which is widely used by the public.

Legend has it that the conch can set the wind and waves, so the Qing Dynasty crossed the sea several times to Taiwan Bay, all carrying the conch to set the wind and waves, and the result was calm.

He is a Buddhist believer, and he is still very happy to have such a good thing. It doesn't matter if you have that little money, just a few thousand yuan will be less than a few meals.

In fact, he didn't know that the conch also had a practical value, which was to destroy the crown of thorns starfish to protect the polyps. Don't look at it as just a conch, but it's very good at dealing with starfish, and it's an expert.

"Hehe, don't be happy to be so happy, right?" someone laughed.

"You don't know, it's a mascot. "The man didn't mind the jokes.

He had been to La Sa, and he had seen a national treasure in the Potala Palace, and he especially wanted to have one. Later, I heard from others that many of the dozens of big conches on the market were fake.

"We have a lot of conch in the South China Sea, so our country does not prohibit the fishing and sale of large conch, and it is said that in Australia, this kind of conch is strictly forbidden to be caught. The man continued.

Of course, it is only strictly forbidden to catch live animals, and if it is a conch shell, there is nothing to say.

He didn't know that Australia had this rule, not because they were dying out of the big conch, but because it was to protect coral reefs.

In the 70s of the last century, one-fifth of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is more than 2,000 kilometers long and about 50 kilometers wide, was ravaged by long-thorned starfish. In order to protect the nemesis conch, which kills the long-thorned starfish in large numbers, Australia later legislated to ban the fishing of the conch.

The others smiled and said nothing more. Believers are terrible, they have faith in their hearts, and they are often willing to give up a lot of things and stick to the faith in their hearts.

Every year, Buddhist believers donate countless amounts to various temples, and it can be said that the monks nowadays are very rich, especially the hosts, who are all very rich.

These religions have a very good way of gathering people's hearts and minds, and they are easy to influence people's thoughts.

It is precisely because of this that the state is still quite vigilant against religion, and some religions that indiscriminately confuse people's minds will be banned without any means. Everything else should be managed well, and they must not be allowed to disturb.

In exchange for them, a few thousand yuan to buy a conch, they are really reluctant to pay this money.

"All right! all these things are gathered together, and the crabs are going to run out. An angler spoke.

Everyone looked over and saw a few crabs running out, trying to take advantage of the opportunity to escape.

Don't look at them as sideways masters, but they are not slow. Especially the sea crabs that have just been caught, they are still very fierce. Inside the bucket, half of the crabs are being choked, and they are aggressive creatures.

"Hit, hit, go back, and bake them all. "A man walks over, throws the runaway and throws it in, and then puts a net over it.

Those who had just been thrown in did not stop, and immediately started fighting.

Since Zhu Tao picked up the treasure below, many people present were moved. The money is not much, but as long as you are lucky and meet one or two, this trip is considered a free trip.

So, after everyone said hello, they continued to go to the sea.

This time, many people are focusing on the conch on the bottom of the sea, and if you can find pearls, it will be great too!

Gradually, some people forget the previous advice, not to go too far, to maintain a certain visual distance, otherwise there is a problem, everyone does not see, then it will be troublesome.

And there is a young man like this, who unconsciously fades out of everyone's sight and gropes into the distance. (To be continued......)