For the person asked by Huller, Philip and his wife were honestly not very familiar, as if this was a distant cousin of the Maiser family at the end of the street, because tonight in order to have a lively scene, so there were no restrictions on the guests, as long as there were acquaintances to bring them, Philip and his wife did not do anything to stop them, at most there was even a person with seven or eight family members to eat.

And the shell that Hule asked, the Philips and his wife felt even more inexplicable, because this looked like an ordinary shell, but it seemed to have some strange patterns and lines on it, but it didn't look like a valuable thing, how could it make such a rich person as Hule so out of shape?

The cousin who was asked seemed to be taken aback, and replied with a stammer: "This, this is when I was wandering around the docks today, I saw a guy dressed as a foreigner selling groceries, I think the pattern of this shell is very interesting, and it is not expensive, you can buy one for a young man, so I bought one casually and played with it." If you like it, Mr. Hule, then I'll give it to you. As he spoke, he handed the shell in his hand to Huller

At this time, Yule had already reacted, so he waved his hand and explained with a smile: "I do like this kind of shell very much, but the quantity I need is very large, and there is no point in just such one." What do you call this gentleman? ”

"Oh, dear Monsieur Hule, my name is Dennis-Anthony! You can call me Dennis. Cousin Mercer replied.

"Okay, Mr. Anthony, could you please take me to the docks tomorrow and find the vendor who sells these shells?" I'm going to buy all these shells he has! ”

Yu Le's words immediately shocked everyone around, although everyone didn't care about something that was only worth a raw ding, but a rich man like Yu Le was so interested, and even claimed to buy all the shells, which couldn't help but make everyone think more in their hearts.

Then he was asked, "Monsieur Hule, why do you buy so much?" ”

Hule hesitated for a moment and then replied, "Well, because I like the pattern very much." ”

Although everyone could see that Yu Le was insincere at this moment, they also knew that it was not appropriate to ask at this time, so they could only ask again in private, so they all began to talk about other things.

But Philip, who was the titular elder brother, couldn't help it anymore at this time, and found an opportunity to drag Philip to a secluded corner, and asked in a low and serious voice: "Üle, my dear brother, can you tell me why you bought so many of these shells?" ”

Hule glanced at Philip, hesitated and did not answer. But his attitude suddenly made Mr. Philip feel very dissatisfied, and asked with an unkind expression: "What's the matter, Hule, do you have to hide something from me, who is an elder brother?" ”

Hearing Mr. Philip say this, Hule had to sigh and say, "Well, brother, then I will tell you this secret, but you must help me keep it a secret!" ”

"Don't worry, I'm the tightest-mouthed!" Mr. Philip patted his chest and reassured.

Hule first looked around for a while, and after making sure that there was no one around, he whispered in Mr. Philip's ear: "Brother, to tell you the truth, this kind of shell with a letter pattern is called the holy shell by the Brazilians in the Americas, where this shell can be exchanged for gold, but the letters on this shell are not very clear, if it is the kind with a sentence that is clearly in the Bible, it is the best, and it can be worth a lot of money!" ”

"Then since the letters on this shell are not clear, why do you want to buy it?" Mr. Philip asked, puzzled.

"Although this shell is not superb, after all, it also has a letter pattern on it, so if you sell it in Brazil, you can exchange it for at least one franc of gold. It's just that it has to be in large quantities, and if the quantity is small, it's not worth pulling over and selling it once! Hule explained in a low voice.

But Philippe didn't hear his last sentence at all, he was already shocked by the price in front, and couldn't help exclaiming: "You said that the shells of a lifetime can be sold for a franc?" ”

Hule hurriedly covered his mouth: "Brother, be quiet, in fact, one franc is still the lowest price, and it is possible to sell it for three or five francs!" ”

"Oh my God! Oh, my God! In a lifetime, you can exchange three to five francs for three or five francs, and this, this is simply God giving us wealth! I'll go to the docks with you tomorrow, and we'll buy all these holy shells!" Monsieur Philip suppressed his excitement and whispered to Hule excitedly.

"Of course, this is true, but you must keep this matter a secret from my brother." Hule admonished.

"Don't worry, how could I tell others about this kind of good thing to get rich!"

But in fact, Mr. Philip did not keep the secret, and by the next day, almost everyone knew the secret, even the old man who watched the gate in the Downing unit knew the news, and even took the trouble to popularize with everyone what kind of pattern of holy shells is more valuable, as for the dock, there is naturally no seller who sells holy shells for a long time.

At this time, Hule couldn't help but snort angrily and accused Mr. Philip: "Brother, how did you promise me last night? Didn't you say that your mouth is the strictest? Why does it seem like the whole of Havre now knows about it? ”

"But, I really didn't tell anyone else!" Mr. Philip argued.

"Really?" Hule asked with a look of disbelief.

"I—I'll tell you sister-in-law Clarice......" Mr. Philip said with an embarrassed expression.

Yu Le slapped his forehead and said depressedly: "It's over, then there is no need to ask, Clarice's sister-in-law must have told Marilyn and Jenny's two nieces, and Marilyn's niece must have told her fiancé Tony, Jenny may have told her suitors, and as soon as these people spread to their relatives and friends, then this secret will be completely meaningless!" ”

"Eh, Yule, don't be angry yet, what should you do about this now?" Mr. Philip asked cautiously.

"So what else can I do? Since you can't buy it, forget it, anyway, we're not short of that money! Hule said angrily.

Mr. Philip can be said to be very depressed about missing this opportunity to make money, but within two days, another God-given opportunity befell him!