Chapter 145: Pearl Mussel
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Jiang Yichen put the yellow-brown sè mussel sent by Leqiu into the basin. Visit wèn to download the txt novel
"By the way, auntie, Xiaojia, this time I picked up something by the sea, I don't know, you can help take a look." As he spoke, he placed the plastic basin on the table.
When Aunt Wu and Su Xiaojia heard this, they were quite curious, so they went to the basin to check.
"Yo, this object, that is, a big mussel, is found in the river and the sea. You can cook. Aunt Wu looked left and right, and didn't see anything special.
Su Xiaojia shook her head again and again, and made two gestures at nǎinǎi, probably disapproving.
She reached out and picked up the big mussel, looked at it carefully in the light for a while, probably sensing something, and then returned to the counter, Cāo to check the Internet on the computer.
"Sister Xiaojia is good at computers now." Seeing the little girl's more and more skillful movements, Jiang Yichen praised.
"Girls like to tinker with these things. My wife can't do it, and I get dizzy when I look at the keyboard or something. Aunt Wu looked at Su Xiaojia, who looked focused, with a smile in her eyes.
After a while, Su Xiaojia returned to the table with a piece of paper and a pen, and there seemed to be a hint of excitement on her face.
She spread the white paper on the table, wrote something on it, and handed it to Jiang Yichen.
The latter took a look and saw that on the paper was a line of beautiful fonts: probably pearl mussels.
"What, pearl mussels?" He was taken aback.
Pearls are conceived by special mussels, and he knows this. I didn't expect Leqiu to give myself such a strange gift this time.
"Pearl, girl, you can't be mistaken, can you? We've never seen each other before. Aunt Wu felt unbelievable and shook her head.
Su Xiaojia gestured at her and pointed to the computer screen.
"Okay, whether it's a pearl mussel or not, let's try it and find out." Jiang Yichen's curiosity was aroused, and he felt that with Leqiu's spirit and ultrasonic detection skills, it was also possible to make something good at the bottom of the sea.
Without hesitation, he took out a sharp folding knife from the space and unfolded it, the snow-bright blade shining in the light.
Then he took the large mussel in his left hand, and inserted the knife into the crack of the mussel shell with his right hand.
Su Xiaojia was a little unbearable when she saw this, and turned her head away.
Aunt Wu stared at the blade, as if she was eager to see the mystery revealed.
The blade of the knife slid into the slit of the mussel from one side, went to the middle part, and broke it hard, only to hear the creaking sound, and the two mussel shells were pried open, revealing the pale yellow mussel meat inside.
Jiang Yichen held his breath, and at this time, he actually had the feeling of opening an instant lottery.
Then he used a knife to pick open the surface of the mussel meat, and suddenly-
"There it is!" He burst into cheers.
I saw that in the mussel meat, there were a few white sè beads of different sizes, and there was no doubt that they were pearl oysters.
Su Xiaojia heard his cheers, and quickly turned her head, seeing the little thing in the shell, her eyes lit up, and her little mouth opened slightly, obviously very excited.
"That's right, that's how the pearl came out." Aunt Wu sighed, no wonder, she had never seen a mussel shell open to take pearls in the past.
Jiang Yichen asked Su Xiaojia to find a piece of flannel, and he came to the kitchen with a basin, pulled out all the beads, and put them under the faucet to clean.
Although he has not been directly exposed to such things as pearls, he has also browsed one or two related news reports in newspapers or on the Internet from time to time.
With the development of cultivation technology, the quantity and quality of pearls on the market have improved greatly, and the speculative value seems to have decreased correspondingly compared to the early years.
In addition, since pearls are renewable
It also has the disadvantage of aging, so it is naturally not as valuable as jadeite, diamond, and Hetian jade. But despite this, the principle of rare is still in effect, and good beads are still expensive.
After washing, he returned to the hall table with the beads in both hands. Su Xiaojia and Aunt Wu had already spread out a piece of crimson flannel on the table.
After the water stains were wiped off, all the pearls were scattered on the flannel, and they were finally revealed.
After counting, there are a total of eleven beads, all of which are white sè and vary in size. Size is the most important indicator, but there are no vernier calipers in the store now, so they have to make do with a steel tape measure instead.
The two largest of them are about 12 millimeters in diameter, and there are three beads with a diameter of seven or eight millimeters, which should be perfectly round or nearly circular in shape. And it's shiny and shiny, and it's very comfortable to look at.
The rest are less than sè, the beads are only three or four millimeters in size, and there are also pear-shaped and flattened ones, which are estimated to be only used for grinding pearl powder.
Su Xiaojia gestured with both hands, and Aunt Wu translated on the side:
"The girl said that these big beads are very beautiful, and they should be of a high-end variety."
Jiang Yichen listened, and simply came to the computer at the counter, crammed his feet, and searched the Internet for relevant information about pearls.
This search was an eye-opener. All walks of life have a lot of knowledge.
According to the data, pearls are divided into seawater beads and freshwater beads, and the quality of seawater beads is correspondingly better. As for the difference between natural beads and cultured beads, it is not as big as other gemstones, after all, cultured beads are also carried out in a natural environment. Of course, those who use special means to quickly spawn will not be of good quality.
There are four main indicators to measure the quality of pearls: luster, roundness, surface imperfections, and size. As for Yan Sè, they are all good.
In fact, these identification standards are not difficult to understand, "pearl round and jade", which is also the traditional aesthetics of our country, in contrast, these five beads can basically reach high standards, should belong to the category of one in a hundred.
Then there is the size, the industry standard is "seven points of pearls, eight points of treasure", generally less than six millimeters of pearl value is not high, usually used as accessories or simply for grinding pearl powder.
Pearls of 7 to 9 mm are commonly preferred by consumers, and pearls of 10 mm and above are rare. The higher you go, the more scarce the quantity becomes, and the price tends to increase exponentially exponentially.
According to this rule, the two largest beads can fully reach the category of jewelry, and the grade should be AA.
Check the price again, there are a lot of pearl jewelry on the Internet, and a pair of pearls like this can be worth about 15 or 600 yuan.
This is already very good, and there is a key point, Leqiu can find this pearl mussel, it will definitely not be the only one, there should be near Yunsha Island, maybe it is still a concentration place. This was an unexpected gain.
In the future, if you have time, you can let Leqiu take it to explore, anyway, I am now a diver. In addition, underwater exploration is still a lot of fun.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.
Next, he called Su Xiaojia to the computer and exchanged information about pearls with her.
Finally, she explained that these pearls were handed over to her for safekeeping, and of course, if there were any good ideas, they could be made into crafts.
Su Xiaojia's collection has never involved pearls, which are usually loved by girls, and when she heard that she was going to hand it over, she nodded excitedly, saying that she would definitely keep it carefully.
Before leaving Dingxiang Garden, Jiang Yichen put away the cleaned mussel shells, planning to use them for future exchanges with Leqiu.