China is one of the earliest countries in the world to use pearls, as early as more than 4,000 years ago, there are records that river mussels can produce pearls in the "Shangshu Yugong", and the content of pearls is also recorded in the "Book of Songs", "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Erya" and "Zhou Yi".

Pearls are divided into natural pearls and cultured pearls according to their genesis, and natural pearls mainly refer to pearls naturally formed in the body of shellfish and mussels; It is customary for people to divide pearls into three types: seawater pearls, freshwater pearls, and artificial pearls.

China's natural freshwater pearls are mainly produced in the lakes of southern provinces, and Zhuji, Zhejiang Province is the famous hometown of pearls. There are five types of pearls: white, red, yellow, dark and variegated, and most of them are opaque.

The shape of pearls is best in the form of perfect circles, and in ancient times, people called natural round pearls as walking beads. Pearls, together with agate, crystal, and jade, are known as the "Four Treasures" of ancient Chinese tradition.

At present, China's pearl farming technology is very mature, and the price of pearls is correspondingly popular.

But in the past, the most valuable and highest status was still Dongzhu, which is "Tana" in Manchu. The Qing Dynasty called pearls produced in the northeast region as East Pearls or North Pearls, which were used to distinguish southern pearls from the south. It is produced in the Heilongjiang, Ussuri and Yalu rivers and their basins.

The rulers of the Qing Dynasty regarded the pearl as a treasure and used it to be inlaid on crowns and garments that signified power and honor. The crown of the queen and the queen mother of the winter dynasty is decorated with about 300 eastern pearls and pearls, 13 eastern pearls and 51 pearls on the crown. Yuru earrings, morning beads, etc., are also inlaid with eastern beads to indicate identity and show royal authority.

Dongzhu is the treasure of the treasure, rare and rare. The so-called "East Pearl", also known as "North Pearl, Big Pearl, and Beautiful Pearl", is a kind of pearl taken from the freshwater pearl mussels produced in the rivers of the Heilongjiang River Basin.

Compared with ordinary pearls, it is more noble because of its crystal clear, round and huge, and has become a necessary tribute to Chinese dynasties since ancient times.

There are also many folklore about Dongzhu.

Legend has it that the King of Bohai issued an order to collect pearls with a large wine cup within a time limit, and Chang Qing, a pearl diving expert from the origin of the Hailang River, went through all dangers and rescued the mussel mother who had been occupied by the turtle dragon for thousands of years from Shentingli, and picked two pearls the size of the wine cup, saving the lives of the whole village.

In order to commemorate this pearl diving hero, people call this Shenting Evergreen Ting, and today's Changting Town in Hailin City is named after it.

Wu Zhenchen also recorded in the "Ningguta Chronicle": "...... The old city, near the river, there are many clams in Hanoi, and there are a lot of pearls in the east, and there are two or three coins. There are pink, there are azure, there are white. No one is allowed to take it unless it is ordered, and the prohibition is extremely strict. There are children bathing in the river, get a mussel, cut it, the diameter of the big bead, hide it. It was the night, the wind and rain were blowing, the dragon surrounded its house, soothed its claws into the house, grabbed its pearls and left, and the wind and rain stopped. ”

The "old city" here refers to the old city of Ningguta, which is today's Hailin Old Street, and the "river" is the Hailang River.

However, the resources of Dongzhu in the Heilongjiang River basin shrank rapidly, and after the Yongzheng Dynasty, although "there were occasional gains, the particles were very small and unusable." ”

After the Xianfeng Dynasty, with the decline of the Qing Dynasty, the invasion of Tsarist Russia, and the depletion of Dongzhu resources, the thousand-year-old Dongzhu fishing industry in the Heilongjiang River basin eventually gradually disappeared.

Therefore, although the major officer's hometown is in the place where the East Pearl is abundant, he only hears its name and does not see its "pearl", and the round and crystal emanation of the East Pearl in the box really opened his eyes.

"Chief, I heard from our old family that three years ago, a string of Dongzhu was auctioned for hundreds of millions of dollars."

The major's excited hands were rubbed red by himself, and he smashed his mouth, and there was a slurp.

", this idea is going to be hundreds of millions?"

Mao Zhou's head was a little dizzy at this time, and he pouted fiercely, although he didn't agree with the major's statement, but his eyes never left the box.

The "pearlescent" is so attractive that even a big man like Mao Zhou can't help but want to take a few more looks.

The major officer was telling the truth: three years ago, Sotheby's auction house in Hong Kong launched a fierce bidding for a string of 18th-century imperial pearl pearls, and the auction was completed by more than 60 bids within minutes of the auction.

In the end, the string of imperial pearls was won by a telephone bidder for nearly 100 million yuan, and the final price was over 110 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a new world auction record for imperial jewelry.

was reprimanded by the boss for no reason, the major was naturally unconvinced, and pointed to the Dongzhu in the box with a red face and said: "Chief, you see, these slightly pink Dongzhu of the same size are called Beauty Lake, and the largest one with a slight cyan color is called Longyan Lake. ”

"Oh ho, it seems that you kid really knows a little bit."

Mao Zhou grinned, glanced at the major officer quickly, took a step forward, and reached out to grab the dragon's eye lake with the largest one in the box.

"Don't, don't, chief, you have sweat on your hands"

The major's face changed suddenly, but he was still half a step too late to stop it, and before he could finish speaking, Mao Zhou had already taken the longan lake with a slight cyan luster into the palm of his hand.

"Oops!"

The major officer sighed regretfully, waiting for Mao Zhou with a face full of resentment, as if the other party owed him eight hundred yuan, and wanted to cry without tears.

Pearl is a very delicate item, not only the acidity of pearl sweat will decompose, improper maintenance will also make it lose its original moisture, Mao Zhou does not understand these at all, so it will rush to get started.

"No wonder my brother always wears a pair of gloves all day long."

Mao Zhou sneered, but his movements were very agile, and when the major officer shouted in surprise, he had already changed his grasping posture to choke Dongzhu with the nails of two fingers, so that he could avoid a damage that should not have appeared.

Another major officer smiled and quietly sent a sycophant, "Chief, we may not be able to match your skills in another twenty years." ”

Mao Zhou didn't blush, laughed, put the Longyan Lake in his hand back, waved his hand and said: "Your mother is foolish, twenty years, when it really comes, can you remember who Lao Tzu is." ”

The major was about to defend himself, but his face suddenly froze, and the whole person stayed there, "This, this"

Following the major's gaze, Mao Zhou looked down, and he almost bit the tip of his tongue without nervousness, "Oh my God, this, how can these beads move by themselves?" ”

The three of them looked at each other and looked at each other.

I saw that after the Longyan Lake, which was twice as large as the beauty lakes around it, was put back into the box, the beauty lake east pearls scattered around the box gathered around the Longyan Lake as if they were alive, forming a very orderly string of beads.

"The Pearl, this is the Pearl!"

The officer's face was full of horror, his eyes were wide open, and there was a deep devotion in his eyes.

"What the hell, don't just shout at every turn, okay? I want to live a few more years. ”

Although the shock in Mao Zhou's heart was no less than that of the major officer, at this time he showed a domineering and resolute attitude, and waved his hand: "You guys, no one is allowed to mention this box again after you go out, do you hear?" ”

"Uh, yes, can't you mention it even to the old gentleman?"

The major officer looked stunned.

The other was much smarter, forced his heart to "thump", straightened his body, and said, "Yes!" ”

"Go ahead, what the hell to do."

Mao Zhou waved his hand very casually, showing his usual rough lines as always, but after turning around, he still grinned secretly.

This tomb was discovered by his own brother, so it stands to reason that why can't he pay for labor in this year? But his brother didn't benefit a dime this time, Mao Zhou was a little "angry", this Dongzhu should only be regarded as his brother's reward!

Mao Zhou people are "coarse" but not stupid.

He knew that Liu Yuhao liked this kind of tone, and he also believed that his brother could settle these small things, these Dongzhu were put in the museum, in case he encountered a bad curator, it would be really bad, it was better to hold it in private, as for how to deal with it in the future, his brother will definitely be able to come up with the best solution.

In fact, Mao Zhou didn't know that his decision was the most wise and martial one.

If these Dongzhu are sent to the National Museum, they will usually be sealed, and the biggest possibility is that they will only be exhibited once every many years, and it is most appropriate to use "Pearl Dust".

And if it falls into the hands of local museums, with the existing local museum funds and strength, they are really unable to quickly build a container that meets the temperature and humidity of Dongzhu for a long time, and it will not be able to provide the best environment to protect those Dongzhu at all.

There were a row of people standing at the entrance of Lingnan Hotel.

If you know these three people, you will definitely be shocked when you see today's scene, obediently, amazing, the dignified first son of Lingnan He Hui, He Dashao actually stood at the door of the hotel to greet guests.

Who is so awesome that he dares to make the first son of Lingnan succumb?

That person is not afraid that he will not digest "too much food"?

And the identity of the other two people is not simple, one of them is Yao Xinyuan, the boss of Lingnan Hotel, ten years ago, Yao Xinyuan was already a first-class celebrity in the Lingnan business community, if you say that he personally played the role of a doorman, it is really the first time in recent years.

The old man standing at the end is not good-looking, but those who have a heart must have seen it, he is the most famous in China today, and he is known as the old doctor of the Xinglin country.

These three combinations actually got together today!

It's really weird, this guy, no matter how you look at it, why do you stand honestly?

I have to say that it is a very unbelievable thing.