At this time, red coral is regarded as an auspicious and happy thing, representing noble power, so it is also called "Ruibao", which is a symbol of happiness and eternity. Xiaocao heard from her godmother that when the princess of the previous dynasty got married, the royal family married a red coral more than one person high, which was priceless and attracted the envy of countless powerful daughters. A brightly colored, dazzlingly red coral like this should be considered top-notch, right?

With the help of the Mending Stones, Yu Xiaocao cut down this beautiful clump of red coral, and slowly dragged it back to the shore. Fortunately, the water is buoyant and with the help of the little dolphin, otherwise she really doesn't know if she can get this coral that is about to catch up with her height.

With the help of the sisters, the coral was dragged ashore. A group of little sisters were amazed, how had they ever seen such a large coral, cut so red in color?

He Wanning walked around the coral twice in surprise, and said with a smile: "Sister Xiaocao, your luck is really good, such a superb red coral was actually met by you." How did you drag your skinny little body up? ”

Li Mengqi also knows the preciousness of red coral. The old lady of her family has a red coral that is married, but it is only two feet high, but it is hidden as a treasure, for fear that others will break it.

Yu Wanqing coquettishly showed the string of coral beads on her wrist to others, and said with a smile: "When I celebrated my birthday, my mother gave me a string of red pearl bracelets, the color is not as beautiful as this one, I heard that it cost thousands of taels!" Sister Yu, how many beads do you have to grind out of this coral!! ”

He Wanning gave her a slap to the back of the head, ignoring her aggrieved look, and reprimanded: "Do you know how rare the whole coral is?" If, as you say, it is divided into pieces, then it is a tyrannical thing! Xiaocao, you can't be so confused, greedy for small things and big ones! ”

Yuan Xueyan thought more far-reachingly, and asked: "Sister Xiaocao, this coral is priceless, have you thought about how to deal with it?" "It is said that it is a crime, such a valuable thing, I am afraid that it will attract small people.

Yu Xiaocao heard her potential meaning, and without thinking about it, she replied: "At the end of next month, isn't it the birthday of the emperor's mother, Princess Duan?" The emperor and queen are so good to me, and I have nothing to reciprocate, so this coral should be given to Princess Duan as a birthday gift! ”

He Wanning regretted it, in her opinion, although Xiaocao was named the county lord, she was worthy of the prince of Yangjun, a legitimate royal relative, and her identity was still a little worse. If there is such a priceless dowry when you get married, those guys with long tongues shouldn't be able to say anything, right? However, now she wants to dedicate it to others, so that she can feel sorry for her.

Lord Minglan said sourly: "No wonder the emperor and queen like you so much, you little girl, you are too good at sycophancy." Such a valuable thing, just send it away! However, you have to be mentally prepared that the birthday gift you gave is so expensive that it will inevitably cause unhappiness to some people. You're offending people in disguise! ”

Yu Xiaocao thought about it, and sure enough, she hurriedly rushed over and hugged Lord Minglan and said, "Thank you Sister Minglan for reminding me, otherwise, I would have really done something stupid to bring trouble to myself!" ”

"Go, go! Stay away from me, ah--my clothes are all wet with you, this is how hard she begged from the Jiang family to embroider it herself!! Look at it, it's all stained by you! The county lord of Minglan was rubbed by her, and jumped on the spot in anger. What did she do! I knew I wouldn't mention that little girl!!

Yu Xiaocao smiled and dodged her little hand, and said with a hippie smile: "Sister Minglan, I'll help you clean it up when you go back." If it is washed, I will pay you a piece! I just made one this year, and I haven't made it yet......"

"Just your little body? Do I wear it on my body and play monkey to show people? Taking advantage of her inattention, Lord Minglan pushed the grass off the reef, and looked at the splash, and the depression in his heart was relieved.

Yu Xiaocao paddled his limbs in the sea water, leisurely backswimming, and did not forget to grin at the lord of Minglan County and provoke. The county lord of Minglan looked grumpy, but after knowing her, he knew that she was a paper tiger, and she would break it when she poked it!

When the night filled the entire beach, the group of little girls returned to the village with a fruitful harvest. The one-man tall red coral was carried back to the courtyard by Chunhua and Qiushi in the night.

On the way back, I met the Ning family brothers who had been worried about seeing them for a long time, and three and a half teenagers. Seeing this red coral through the moonlight, Ning Donghuan's eyes were about to pop out, such a big coral? Xiaocao, this girl has made a fortune!!

Before he could figure out how to buy the coral back from Xiaocao, Xiaocao had already asked Lu Hao to come over. The task of escorting this red coral back to Beijing was handed over to this team of Yu Linwei. She decided to quietly dedicate the coral to the emperor, and it had nothing to do with her as he did.

These young masters and young ladies have been playing happily in Dongshan Village for a few days, and they have eaten all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the authentic seafood cooking skills of the Liu family have conquered them. Garlic lobster, sea cucumber chicken soup, crispy salt and pepper abalone, scallops in sauce, spicy prawns...... They didn't want to leave the blessed land of Dongshan Village.

However, no matter how good Dongshan Village is, they will return to the capital after all. Just as they were about to return home, Tanggu suddenly broke the news that a pearl diving competition was going to be held. It is said that in addition to the high prize money, the first place can also be given an official position, although it is only a seven-grade idle position, for fishermen and pearl divers, it is tantamount to a huge temptation!

It must be said that Yangjun Wang has done a good job in publicity, and even in a small fishing village hundreds of miles away, some people have rushed to sign up. Anyway, you don't need to pay any fees to register, and even if you don't get the ranking, you won't lose much. Let's give it a try, maybe the god of luck will favor him?

Many fishermen with good diving skills have signed up, not to mention those who have years of pearl diving experience! What is surprising is that several women have also signed up. Sure enough, the legendary profession of pearl diver still exists.

If Dongshan Village wants to say that the water is good, the first thing to count is Yuhai. However, people now have a lot of money and have an official position, so they are not interested in this event. There were a few newborn calves who were not afraid of tigers, but they signed up behind their families' backs. It wasn't until the day the competition started that Xiaocao knew that Zhuang Xiaomo had also secretly signed up for it.

To say that Zhuang Xiaomo's diving skills are better than Xiaocao's father Yu Hai. It is said that the old man who adopted him in the past was a famous local pearl diver when he was young. Later, when he had a physical problem, he stopped doing it and became an ordinary fisherman.

Although he didn't want his adopted grandson to repeat his mistakes, his valuable experience in pearl diving for more than ten years didn't want to be lost like this, so he taught it to Zhuang Xiaomo one after another in the entanglement. Zhuang Xiaomo also followed his grandfather's instructions and did not follow the old path of a dangerous pearl diver, but he thought that both his diving skills and pearl diving skills were much better than ordinary pearl divers.

Zhuang Xiaomo, who likes Xiaolian, has always been in an inferiority complex, afraid that her identity is not worthy of her, and that she will fall in love with someone better than herself. Therefore, Zhuang Xiaomo has always had a knot in his heart, hoping that he can rely on his hard work to find a background worthy of Xiaolian.

This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him, if he really gets the first place and wins a high bonus, he will be able to give Xiaolian a yard to sell in Beijing, although he can't catch up with Xiaocao's purchase, but at least there is a place to stay in Beijing.

The petty officials of Qipin, although they have no real power, have gotten rid of the identity of mud legs after all, and have become the highest first-class people in Shinong industry and commerce. When he goes to the Yu family to propose, his waist will be able to straighten up, and when he promises to give Xiaolian happiness, he will be more confident.

On the day of the start of the pearl diving competition, Xiaolian, who followed her little sister to join in the fun, suddenly panicked when she found the familiar figure in the crowd. Living by the sea all the year round, she has naturally heard the older generation talk about pearl divers.

The profession of pearl picking sounds very "lucrative", but who can know the hardships and difficulties involved? Who knows, every round and sparkling pearl is exchanged for pearl divers with their own health and even their lives.

The vast sea is calm on the surface, but the mysterious seabed is full of ravines, reefs, turbulent undercurrents, and whirlpools. The dangers are far more than that, with venomous sea snakes lurking in the crevices of the reef, venomous jellyfish floating in the water, and ferocious sharks cruising their territory in groups.

To harvest pearl oysters that inhabit the sea water at depths of more than 10 meters or even tens of meters, pearl divers not only have to bear the tremendous pressure of the seawater, face the risk of being swept away by undercurrents and swallowed by whirlpools, but also beware of various dangerous marine creatures.

Therefore, when Zhuang Xiaomo beckoned Brother Jiang to get on the boat, Yu Xiaolian rushed over and shouted indiscriminately: "Zhuang Xiaomo, who asked you to sign up?" How dangerous pearl diving is, don't you know? Why risk your life? Are you really that short of money? Risking your life for money? ”

"Hey, hey! Little girl, say something nice, okay? Zhuang Xiaomo hasn't said anything yet, the big black man next door is not happy, like those who do their job, the most taboo is that others say that it is dangerous and dead! Isn't that a curse?

Zhuang Xiaomo smiled apologetically at him, and turned to Xiaolian and said, "It's okay, Brother Jiang and I are just going to try our hands, and if we don't go to a far place, just walk around the neighborhood a few times." Anyway, the cost of signing up for such a grand event is not high, so it should be an experience. Don't worry, I value my life more than you, and I won't take risks easily! ”

The subtext in his heart was: If I die in the sea, won't it be cheap for those stinky boys who are eyeing you?

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There are two ideas in the next book, one is the current words of the entertainment industry, and the other is the rebirth of farming and wealth in the seventies. The editors were not very optimistic, and let me write about farming. Hope to give an opinion!