Chapter 555: Distress at the bottom of the sea

Yu Xiaocao, who breathed a sigh of relief, was finally able to watch the game properly. There are still more than ten days left in the pearl diving competition, and Zhuang Xiaomo, who has not had a good harvest, can no longer maintain the calmness in his heart, and his expression is a little more worried and anxious. These days, Yu Xiaocao sensed that Zhuang Xiaomo attached great importance to this competition, and the reason seemed to be related to Xiaolian. Because, his lonely gaze often fell on Xiaolian and fell into a long-term distraction. Yu Xiaocao decided to help Zhuang Xiaomo in private.

Due to the increasing number of pearl divers in the offshore waters, it is difficult to occupy a favorable position, and Zhuang Xiaomo's pearl diving ship is sailing more and more to the deep sea. With the help of Xiaobu, Yu Xiaocao fell far behind their pearl diving boat every day, which is also a kind of protection in disguise. Although Zhu Junyang has done sufficient safety work for the pearl diving competition, there are still accidents. She didn't want to have an accident because of Zhuang Xiaomo, and there was a shadow in Xiaolian's heart.

In addition to protecting the pearl diving ship around Zhuang Xiaomo's pearl boat from afar, Yu Xiaocao picked a lot of pearls in good condition under the guidance of Xiao Tianshi, most of which were larger than the size of a thumbnail, although they were not top-notch, they could barely be regarded as treasure-level. She plans to use these pearls to make a pearl necklace for her mother, and the rest will be set on jewelry to make up a set of pearl heads. My mother has always been frugal, and I haven't been willing to buy a decent set of noodles until now.

As the pearl diving competition came to an end day by day, Yu Xiaocao's harvest became more and more, and among the pearls she collected, there were actually pink and dark purple! Every one you take out is worth a lot of money. And when she picks pearls, she doesn't need to pick up the pearl oysters, pry them open and take them out, in which case the pearl oysters will definitely die.

The bottom of the sea is the home of pearl oysters, and most pearl oysters on the bottom of the sea are wide open shells, lazily "drying" their tender shells, and you can see at a glance whether there are pearls in them. However, pearl oysters are very sensitive, and as soon as they notice the slightest movement in the nearby seawater, they will immediately close the shellfish and protect themselves properly.

However, doesn't Yu Xiaocao have the cheating device of the Heaven Replenishing Stone? Even if it is a tightly closed pearl oyster, she takes out a little bit of spirit stone liquid as bait, and the pearl oyster will "warmly" open the shell and welcome her as a "gift-giving" guest. Using a drop of spirit stone liquid in exchange for a pearl in good condition, this transaction is quite cost-effective for both parties.

Since the pearl diving competition, Zhuang Xiaomo's pearl diving trip has been quite smooth. Although he did not produce the pearl he wanted, he did not encounter any danger that could not be resolved. The most dangerous one was a brush with a group of sharks. Fortunately, those sharks didn't find him, otherwise Brother Jiang would have pulled up only his severed arm.

In fact, the shark that time was lured away by Yu Xiaocao with spirit stone liquid. Sharks are animals with a keen sense of smell, and it is reasonable to say that a shark passing by does not notice him, and it is reasonable to say that a large group of sharks with their mouths wide open and their sharp teeth may not be able to detect him unless they are blind in their eyes and nose. It's just that at that time, his attraction was not as great as the spirit stone liquid that Yu Xiaocao deliberately escaped, which was just a great temptation to sharks.

Zhuang Xiaomo, who didn't know about them, thought that he was lucky, so he was lucky for a long time. However, in addition to whirlpool undercurrents, sea snakes, jellyfish, and ferocious sharks, some giant pearl oysters can also become deadly killers.

On the last day of the pearl diving competition, Zhuang Xiaomo almost lost his life because of a pearl oyster.

It turned out that Zhuang Xiaomo found a very good pearl pond on the last day of the competition, and after going back and forth to the bottom of the sea a few times, he sent back a lot of large pearl oysters. Jiang Sanshan said with a smile: "Today's harvest is good, maybe the first place in the competition will be born in these shells!" ”

Zhuang Xiaomo was hit by the dismal harvest in front of him, and his confidence was completely lost. All he thinks about now is that if he catches more pearl oysters, he will have a better chance of picking pearls. So, after he jumped into the sea again, and dived into the deep sea, he did not stop at the ordinary pearl oysters, but slowly swam around the coral reef in search of his favorite target.

Suddenly, there was a faint light shining through the dim seabed, Zhuang Xiaomo was happy in his heart, he had heard his grandfather say that the top pearls were emitted by precious light. Could it be that God heard his heart and gave him a chance to make his wishes come true?

He slowly swam in the direction where the light came from, and in the depths of the reef, there was a huge pearl oyster lying quietly on the bottom of the sea, its shell open, and the huge pearl conceived inside made Zhuang Xiaomo's heart beat violently. The air in his lungs is about to be exhausted, and although he is extremely reluctant, he always remembers that although the treasure is good, it must also be obtained by life. He tugged at the rope and was quickly pulled up.

Seeing that there was not a single pearl oyster in his pearl basket, Jiang Sanshan was a little puzzled. didn't have time to ask what the situation was, Zhuang Xiaomo, who took a few breaths of fresh air, sank to the bottom of the sea again. With his extraordinary memory, he approached the giant pearl oyster once more.

The pearl, which was larger than a pigeon's egg, shimmered seductively inside the shell, as if it were a tempting bait cast by a witch, giving a violent blow to the soul.

Such a large pearl oyster, with his arm strength and physical strength, would never be able to move this heavy giant oyster, but he was unwilling to give up the first place in his hands. In the middle of the ghost's mission, he stretched out his hand to the big pearl lying in the belly of the giant shell......

The giant shell, which received the external stimulus, slammed off the shell and clamped Zhuang Xiaomo's hand tightly in it. Zhuang Xiaomo only felt that his right hand was clamped by pliers, and when he came to his senses, he secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, and pulled his arm desperately. The more you pull, the tighter the shell is clamped.

As time passed, the air in his chest became thinner and thinner, and Zhuang Xiaomo knew that if he tried to do this again, he would suffocate at the bottom of the sea because of the depletion of oxygen. He shook the rope desperately, hoping that the men on the boat would pull him, along with the pearl oyster.

Jiang Sanshan on the boat received the signal to float, and he and the three young men who were tall and strong pulled the rope hard. Usually at this time, the people below will soon be pulled up. But this time, no matter how hard the four of them tried, the rope still didn't move as if it had taken root at the bottom of the sea.

"Oops! Xiao Mo may have accidentally got stuck in the crack of the reef and couldn't pull out his foot. Keep pushing hard, and I'll go down and see! Jiang Sanshan took off his coat, revealing his inner close-fitting water support, and jumped off the boat. Although his water nature is not as good as Zhuang Xiaomo, he is also a good player among fishermen. Following the rope, he quickly approached Zhuang Xiaomo, but saw a scene that surprised him: Zhuang Xiaomo was not stuck in the reef gap, but was caught in the wrist by a giant pearl oyster larger than a bath bucket.

He swam over, took Zhuang Xiaomo's hand, and the two of them pulled up together. But no matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't help Xiao Mo pull out his wrist. He used all his strength to break the shell of the giant shell. But the two shells of the pearl oyster, like a closed stone door, were too heavy to break.

Zhuang Xiaomo stuffed the pearl diving knife in his hand into Brother Jiang's hand, Jiang Sanshan raised the pearl diving knife high and slashed at the shell of the giant shell, but the shell was as hard as steel, and when he cut it down, he could only cut out a shallow white mark. What to do? The two were at a loss underwater.

Jiang Sanshan couldn't think of a good way for a while, he went up, took a big breath of air, and gave the air in his mouth to Zhuang Xiaomo, who was blushing and having a thick neck. After a few back and forth, Zhuang Xiaomo will not be in danger of drowning for the time being, but the biggest danger on his wrist has not been lifted. The two tried many methods, but they still couldn't get rid of Jubei's "entanglement".

"It's important to save your life, or ...... Chop off this arm? Jiang Sanshan made the action of a strong man breaking his wrist, but Zhuang Xiaomo shook his head fiercely to resist.

In terms of identity, he is already far away from Xiaolian, if he breaks another hand, what face does he have to ask the Yu family for marriage? How else can he use his own hands to create a happy and stable life for Xiaolian? Even if Xiaolian marries him out of sympathy, he will live in self-blame and inferiority for the rest of his life...... However, if he gave up Xiaolian and saw her being asked to marry by other men, he would ...... I'd rather sink forever in this dark and cold seabed!

Jiang Sanshan was in a stalemate with him for a while, and when he saw that he would rather die than break his wrist, he swam up to find another way. After consulting with the other three people above, he decided to ask for help from the other ships, hoping to find more people to pull the little Molian people with their shells.

But the sea is long, and in order to be able to shine more pearl oysters, the distance between the pearl diving ships is very long. And the official ship of patrol and rescue has just sailed by, and the next time it sails over, I don't know when it will be! Jiang Sanshan was very anxious in his heart, and shouted in the direction of the ocean: "Help! Who's going to help us!! ”

But all he answered was the cries of seagulls overhead, and the sound of the sea breeze blowing through the water. Jiang Sanshan and Zhuang Xiaomo were all survivors of the next village, if Zhuang Xiaomo hadn't decisively led them and his group to hide in Xishan and were accepted by the people of Dongshan Village, maybe their whole family would have become the ghosts of the widows like most people in the village. The surviving families regard each other as relatives, and their relationship is naturally unusual. At this time, their hearts were filled with despair and sadness. Is God going to take away their relatives and friends again?

"Whoa!" A small head poked out of the sea, a pair of big black eyes, and looked at them brightly: "What's wrong?" What happened? I just heard a cry for help! ”