Chapter Twenty-Nine: Pearls Are Like Soil

Shuyun didn't even eat breakfast, so she hurriedly found Chen Ce and took him and Qian Afu to Xiaotangshan in a hurry. On the way, he told Chen Ce about the general situation again. Chen Ce was also shocked when he heard this.

When I arrived at the place, I saw that the pond had been filled with all kinds of fish. During the day, when the sun shines, the fish stand out. Red, yellow, black, white, all kinds of big fish jump in the sparkling water. From time to time, the scales reflect a dazzling light. From time to time, a few huge crabs and turtles crawl onto the shore and bask in the sun.

Chen Ce, who was calm when he encountered anything, opened his mouth wide like that and stood there stupidly, while Qian Afu was even more unbearable, trembling, and almost didn't kneel down and bow a few times. He kept muttering "The Dragon King has appeared", although he saw it once last night, but after all, it was night, and his vision was not clear, how could it be so shocking now.

The attraction of space water to fish is indeed very huge, now there are not only space aquatic products in the pond, but also some large ordinary fish, presumably from the nearby river, Shuyun guessed, those big fish should be more sensitive than small fish, so you can feel the wonder of Zhuangzi Pond. At this time, there are still some large fish wandering near the gate, and some are swimming sporadically along the stream towards the pond.

This situation was not considered by Shuyun in advance, she only thought that the fish in the space had a sense of space water, but she didn't expect that the ordinary fish in the river would also react. It's just that Shuyun has been participating in the space water in the pond for some days, and she has done experiments beforehand, but this phenomenon has not happened. And now that it has appeared, do fish really have their own language and can communicate with each other? This caught Shuyun a little off guard. Fortunately, there are not many of them, and the impact will not be too great. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome to find that so many fish are crowded near the pond.

After seeing the situation in the pond, Shuyun said to Chen Ce and Qian Afu: "Big brother, Afu, what do you think about this matter? ”

Chen Ce didn't think about it, so he immediately said: "You must not let people know the truth of the matter, Ah Fu, especially you, must be tight-lipped." ”

Shuyun hurriedly echoed: "Big brother is right, once this matter is known, it will be regarded as auspicious, and then our Zhuangzi will be forced to be dedicated to the emperor." It is regarded as a treasure of feng shui, attracting the covetousness of others, and it is also very troublesome, if a person is better, it is a big deal that Zhuangzi does not want it, so he will give it to him, but if a group comes, who will give it to at that time, and the people who don't get it will not hate us. If you don't give it to anyone and keep it for yourself, it will offend all the people who are left. These forty-nine cities are all royal relatives, nobles, and masters, and a small person like us can't afford to offend. Therefore, this matter is rotten in the stomach, and it must not be said. ”

Qian Afu nodded firmly, and said: "The owner, Mr. Chen, you can rest assured, I know the importance of the road, this is given to the owner by the Dragon King, how can I let others go, even the child and my mother will not tell you." ”

Shuyun listened to Ah Fu's words, it was a black line on her face, why do you always emphasize the dragon king, this has nothing to do with the dragon king even a dime, okay. Ancient people were superstitious, and everything would be associated with the gods and Buddhas. Anyway, it's okay to misunderstand Ah Fu as the credit of the Dragon King, and if you have awe in your heart, you won't talk nonsense easily.

So Shuyun didn't break it, and nodded at Ah Fu and gave him an approving look. Then he said, "There are so many fish in the pond all of a sudden, what if the craftsmen come tomorrow and ask." So there is still an excuse to make. ”

At this point, Shuyun paused and pretended to think. I didn't say the reason why I had thought about it in advance. Otherwise, if they found an excuse so quickly, it would be difficult to ensure that Chen Ce and Ah Fu would not be suspicious. Especially the shrewd Chen Ce.

Chen Ce was also looking down and thinking, while Ah Fu was looking at the two of them, waiting for instructions from his boss and Mr. Chen.

After a while, Chen Ce still hadn't come up with a solution. Shuyun saw that the heat was almost over, so she raised her head and said, "Big brother, Ah Fu, I found that the fish in our pond, among which the Yellow River carp and other species are produced in the Yellow River. If someone asked, we would say that we had already asked people to go to Shandong, find a few fishing experts on the Yellow River, and spend a lot of money to ask them to help fish in the Yellow River. It's just that we have high requirements and a lot of effort, and seeing that the weather is about to be cold, people have made enough of them, and they only shipped them to yesterday. Do you think that's okay? ”

Chen Ce nodded, "Well, that's the only way." ”

Ah Fu also echoed: "If others want to ask, I'll tell him so." ”

The next day, when the craftsmen came, they were amazed to see the pond, and they all gathered around to watch and talk about it. Ah Fu described to everyone as Shuyun told him yesterday: "Don't you see, those heroes from the Yellow River are so old."

This Ah Fu looks honest, but he is actually very clever. In fact, the more loyal and honest a farmer like Ah Fu is, and has no culture, the easier it is to win the trust of others when he speaks.

Everyone listened to this argument, and although they were still surprised, they did not question it anymore. They all think that rich people are good at putting on music. After all, they are all uneducated craftsmen, and their knowledge is always worse.

Of the ordinary fish in the freshwater pond of the space, Shuyun only left a few of the best ones. The rest are all precious species. So the pond was empty all at once. The fish swim more freely.

After processing the freshwater pond, there is also a saltwater pond waiting for Shuyun to cook. However, along with the fish and shrimp in those freshwater ponds, some large river mussels were also fished, and Shuyun needed to dispose of them now. Shuyun pondered, don't bother with anything, take out the mussel meat, dry it, and put it in the soup in the future, it will replace the chicken essence, and the taste must be delicious.

Unexpectedly, after prying open a clam shell, Shuyun was dumbfounded, and found that it was full of big Dongzhu, so Shuyun opened nine more in one go, none of them were empty, and the Gu was full of Dongzhu. This Dongzhu is a treasure, and it is a symbol of power and honor in the Qing Dynasty. Shuyun counted it, and a total of 128 Dongzhu pearls were taken out of the ten river mussels, which were generally as big as longans, the largest being the size of pigeon eggs, and the smallest being the size of peanuts and rice grains. It's so prolific.

And all of them are crystal round and radiate a pale gold glow. Not only that, but even the colors are shocking, not to mention the white and black ones. There are pink, yellow, purple, and orange, red, blue, and green. Flashing with dazzling light.

Shuyun cleaned up all these Dongzhu, found a rosewood box that had been filled with medicine, and loaded these Dongzhu. Then, drooling, he threw the remaining large pile of mussels into the pond anew. Anyway, it's useless to ask for so many Dongzhu now, just let them continue to grow, the bigger the better. Now Shuyun has seen what it means to be "pearls like earth".

Next, Shuyun officially began to clean up the saltwater pond. There is no good way this time, it can only be handled in a decent way. Like freshwater ponds, the vast majority of the salvage is of the common species. It's just that unlike freshwater ponds, there are many more types of aquatic products in saltwater ponds, so the number of individual species is relatively smaller.

Shuyun first dealt with some common types of cod, small yellow croaker, mackerel, squid, horse noodles and other common species, or made into salted fish, or made into fish balls, fish floss, fish fillet, dried fish, shredded squid, etc. Then sort and store them one by one.

Then there are some precious varieties such as tuna, salmon, and salmon, among which salmon and tuna are delicious in addition to being eaten raw, canned and then made into salad and pizza, and caviar can also be made into delicious caviar. In particular, the roe of salmon, all of which are the size of soybeans, are orange-red, crystal plump, and are among the treasures.

Then there are sea cucumbers, seahorses, abalone, prawns, etc. Sea cucumber and abalone are not only delicious to eat, but also have high medicinal value, among which sea cucumber tonifies the kidney, benefits the essence, its sexual temperature supplement, enough ginseng, sea cucumber also has the effect of improving memory, delaying gonadal aging, preventing arteriosclerosis, diabetes and anti-tumor.

The shell of abalone is a well-known Chinese medicinal material - Cassia stone, which has the effects of brightening the eyes, clearing heat and flattening the liver, nourishing yin and latent yang. Seahorse is also an extremely valuable traditional Chinese medicine.

So Shuyun dried them all to make dried sea cucumbers and dried seahorses, and collected abalone shells. The abalone is also trying to make the most delicious dried abalone, which is the best made by the Japanese. In her previous life, Shuyun watched the process of making abalone by the Japanese, and also deliberately found some relevant materials to study, and now it finally comes in handy. Look at the size of these abalones, if they are really successful in making sugar-hearted dried abalone, let alone one head, even half a head, it will no longer be a problem, and there will even be bigger. As for the prawns, most of them were made into dried shrimp, and a small part was made into shrimp paste.

Although there is no sunlight exposure in the space, it seems that there is a substance in the air that is beneficial to everything, so the quality of these dry goods is absolutely guaranteed.

Of course, large pearls have also been found in the mussels of the saltwater pond, although they are also large and numerous, but Shuyun, who has been stimulated by the massive Dongzhu, has calmed down much more. After all, Dongzhu is the emperor of pearls, and what is produced in the sea is a grade worse. So Shuyun only pried open two. The rest was thrown back, and the very loser was prepared to make all the pearl powder.

There are also those aquatic products that are not suitable for deep processing, such as grouper, crab, lobster, etc., Shuyun did not move. There are also some large conchs, and there is a lot of space in the saltwater pond anyway, so let them go for the time being, and let them continue to be arrogant for a while.

Shuyun was busy for more than ten days before she could handle all of this properly.

Thanks to the book friend Xiaojushi for rewarding 588 starting coins again. For your great support. Little Fish is very grateful.