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Liu Qingshan restrained his fists and feet: "Is there any lion who fights alone?"

Everyone thought about watching the animal world on TV, it seems that lions really fight in groups, so they all laughed.

After breakfast, I continued to move the house by the beach. After a while, the natives rushed over to help one after another. Looking at the number, it was several times more than yesterday.

In their car, there are many wooden barrels filled with camel milk, which are given to these friends to drink.

I feel that these natives are also very interesting, and they really don't take advantage of it, and they prefer to exchange.

Camel milk is a good thing. Liland is the country with the most camels in the world, more than the population.

They measure their wealth mostly by the number of camels they own, not currency.

Liu Qingshan also drank a large bowl of camel milk, which is quite nourishing.

It's just that at the beginning, I'm not used to it, but it'll be fine after a long time.

It's easy to work with a lot of people. At the end of the day, all the supplies were transported. Before leaving, the natives didn't want any other gifts. Each of them took a small box of cooling oil and went back happily.

After breakfast the next day, I saw a group of natives passing by the camp, led by Evera, going out to sea for fishing.

This group of people are usually fishermen, and when they have business, they become pirates.

Before Liu Qingshan and his fishing boats and fishing tools arrived, he discussed with Efuya and exchanged items for the fish they caught.

Evera and the others happily agreed. Their terrain is shaped like a number 7, surrounded by coastlines, and rich in fish resources.

There are no tourists from other places, and the transportation is backward, so it cannot be shipped out at all, so seafood is cheaper than Chinese cabbage.

Among the militiamen, there was a captain who was from the seaside of Liao Province. He asked Xiao Wu to act as an interpreter, and chatted with Efuya for a while, mainly asking about the law of tides.

After Evera and the others left, the captain said excitedly:

"Let's split out a hundred people and go to the sea with me. The natives here don't eat crabs at all. After the tide ebbs, the fresh goods on the seaside will be old!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gear up. For most Chinese people, because they have grown inland for a long time, they rarely eat seafood except hairtail.

So they brought two groups of people over, and Liu Qingshan and others also followed the team enthusiastically. After all, most of them have never experienced this kind of experience.

It took less than an hour to arrive at the beach for more than ten miles. The time was just right, and the sea was ebbing.

Everyone was wearing rain boots and ran towards the sea excitedly.

However, most of them are landlubbers and have little experience in catching the sea. It's just that the seafood here is indeed too rich. On the beach where the sea water recedes, crawling crabs can be seen everywhere.

There are also conch and various seashells stranded in shallow water and low-lying places, and there are large and small fish in potholes.

People carried buckets and had a great time picking them up.

Liu Qingshan also joined the main force, with a smile on his lips, with a relaxed expression: If the fourth and fifth were here, they would definitely be yelling with joy, right?

He secretly made up his mind: when this place stabilizes, maybe during the winter vacation, he can take his family over for vacation...

"It's so enjoyable. After I go back today, I'll have a seafood feast!"

Captain Yu was shaking a crab bigger than the palm of his hand, and the two pincers in front were still clamping it.

Many people are rushing to the sea for the first time. It feels like they can't stop at all. After the buckets are full, they are reluctant to go back.

I can only pick and choose, and replace the smaller one with the bigger one.

Near noon, Efuya's fishing boat also returned, and the cabin was full of fish.

Everyone also gathered around the fishing boat, and saw the natives sorting the fish.

A black guy held a guy with teeth and claws in his hand, and threw it back into the sea.

"stop!"

Liu Qingshan couldn't help roaring, that's a big lobster, thicker than an arm, why did he just throw it away.

Hei guy was startled, watching Liu Qingshan jump on the fishing boat, and saw a few big lobsters in the cabin, dancing with their claws.

After asking, I found out that this stuff is everywhere in the sea. The key is that the locals don’t eat these shelled seafood at all, so they just throw them away.

Liu Qingshan and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, and then they all burst into smiles: This is a good copy!

The local aborigines were quite puzzled: this thing has no meat?

Chapter 599 Ambergris

The sea water not far away has begun to rise slowly. Everyone packed up the fruits of victory. Everyone carried a big bucket and set off on their way home excitedly.

"Ouch."

Captain Yu tripped over a stone, staggered, and fell on the beach. The seafood in the bucket was scattered all over the floor, and a few big crabs crawled sideways in a panic.

"Old Yu, didn't you do something good last night, kid? Your feet are fluttering." Someone teased.

After tidying up the seafood on the ground, Captain Yu kicked the stone angrily.

The beaches here are all soft sand, where are the stones.

The stone was dusty and bigger than a blue ball, but it was kicked and rolled a few times on the sand, which obviously didn't match its weight.

Hey, Liu Qingshan hurried up, stretched out his hand to pick up the stone, weighed it, and it felt light.

In fact, it weighs more than ten kilograms, but compared with the size of the stone, it doesn't feel heavy at all.

At the same time, an unpleasant stench rushed into Liu Qingshan's nose, causing him to frown.

Thinking of a certain possibility, Liu Qingshan didn't dislike it at all, instead his face showed excitement: "Haha, maybe I really found a treasure now!"

When everyone heard it, they all cheered and gathered around. Xiao Wu was the closest to the stone, but he retched a few times because of the smoke: "What a baby, I think it is a stone in a latrine, it smells so bad!"

The people around also dispersed in disgust.

But Liu Qingshan didn't care at all: "If I'm not wrong, this thing is the legendary ambergris, which is more expensive than musk."

Everyone has basically never heard of it, and the information in this era is underdeveloped.

Only Captain Yu's home is by the sea, and he has heard some rumors about ambergris, so he came up excitedly:

"I heard that this thing won't sink when thrown into the water, let's try throwing it into the sea?"

Forget it, Liu Qingshan waved his hand, he also saw Ambergris once from the dumb grandfather.

That was a very small piece, the size of a baby's fist, and the taste was not as strong as this one.

In addition to being used as a setting agent for perfume, ambergris is also a precious medicinal material, and its efficacy is basically similar to that of musk.

Just because it is rare, it is more expensive than musk.

As for this name, the ancients mistakenly thought that this thing was formed from dragon saliva because of their limited knowledge.

Modern science has proved that ambergris is actually a substance produced in the digestive tract of sperm whales in the ocean, excreted out of the body, and slowly formed after rinsing with seawater.

However, it is not an exaggeration to call a giant like the sperm whale a dragon.

It's just not dragon saliva, it should be called dragon dung fragrance more appropriately.

And Efuya and the others also came up and sniffed the stones in Liu Qingshan's arms, and they all jumped away, still talking about something.

He spoke the local dialect, which only Xiao Wu could understand: "He said that Chief Adu's home has this kind of smell. When guests come, they light some powder, and the whole room is full of fragrance."

The climate here is hot and arid, and it is very inconvenient to take a bath. If many people gather together, the smell is really not good.

However, two famous medicinal herbs are abundant in the area: frankincense and myrrh.

So when distinguished guests come to the house, some frankincense will be lit, and it will be used as an air freshener.

Lighting frankincense is already extravagant enough, but the chief would even light ambergris. I wonder if he is a local tyrant or a prodigal?

You know, the price of ambergris is extremely expensive, far more expensive than gold.

It is estimated that the chief did not know this thing, and did not know its true value.

Just like the piece in Liu Qingshan's arms, it should weigh more than ten catties, and if it sells for one or two million US dollars, there is no problem at all.

Unexpectedly, there are treasures everywhere here. Just such a stone is enough to build a power plant here.

Hearing what Efuya said, Liu Qingshan reckoned that ambergris should be often found here.

So I asked Xiao Wu to tell him: If you find this kind of stinky stone in the future, you can come here to exchange things, and you will definitely be able to exchange a lot.

This side has a long and narrow coastline, and the possibility of ambergris being washed ashore is of course very high.

Efuya was overjoyed when he heard that, and ran away immediately, and ran back after a while, holding a fist-sized stone in his hand.

The color is a bit grayer than Liu Qingshan's piece, but a discerning person can see that it is indeed the same kind of thing.

Really?

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but be a little surprised. The ambergris that Evoya found was obviously of better quality than his. Although it was much smaller in size, the price should be about the same.

In this way, he was stumped instead. If it was replaced by supplies, the quantity would be a bit scary.

After thinking about it, Liu Qingshan asked: "Efuya, what do you want to change, I will try my best to satisfy you?"

Evera was overjoyed, he obviously understood the meaning of Liu Qingshan's words, this stinky stone can be exchanged for many things for his people.

After thinking for a while, Evera said in poor English: "Liu, I want something that can glow at night."

"You mean light bulbs?" Liu Qingshan didn't quite understand, and asked again.

"Yes, it's the kind of lamp that can shine by itself." Evera smiled, showing a mouthful of neat white teeth.

It is estimated that based on his knowledge, he does not know what electricity is, but simply thinks that with a light bulb, he can emit light.

The bottom of Liu Qingshan's heart was deeply touched. He remembered that when he was still in elementary school, Jiapigou was not connected to electricity at that time, and the villagers' desire for electric lights, why not?

"Okay, Evera, I promise you!"

Liu Qingshan nodded in response.The value of these two pieces of ambergris is more than enough to build a power station, and it just happens to make the local aborigines feel good.

But he is not short of money now, so it is better to take these two pieces of ambergris back home to honor the master. In the hands of the dumb grandfather, it should be able to play a greater role.

And the frankincense and myrrh produced here are of the best quality, and they are also brought back to Master.

When we returned to the temporary station, it was already noon, and the seafood we brought back was directly steamed or boiled in a large pot, occupying more than ten large pots.

Then put them into big pots and serve them on the table.

Liu Qingshan went straight to it and broke open a large lobster. Inside was snow-white prawn meat, and the heat and aroma radiated out, causing people to smell a strong umami immediately.

You don't need to dip it in any seasoning, just take a bite, the delicious feeling makes Liu Qingshan reluctant to swallow it.

Now everyone has enjoyed it. Many people are eating sea crabs for the first time. How could they eat this in the inland areas before?

The seafood feast in front of me is beyond my imagination.

Evera and his group were also left behind, but they obviously didn't have much interest in crabs and lobsters.

Instead, he was feasting on the pot of potatoes stewed with camel meat.

Camel meat, Evera and the others often eat it, is the main meat here, but don't you think it's so delicious?

How did they know that Chinese cuisine has a long history, and the taste of the same food is definitely far superior to others.

After they were full, Efuya gestured to get the light bulb, and Xiao Wu explained to him for a long time before he made them understand: light bulbs are useless.

This made Efuya very depressed, but when he heard that the power station was going to be built, he immediately became happy again, and hurriedly took people away, saying that he wanted to report to the chief.

Liu Qingshan was sitting on the floor with the technicians and the team leader, discussing the results of their two-day inspection.

The most urgent task at present is to drill wells and build power stations.

With water, they can irrigate and cultivate. As for food and vegetables, they brought everything with them when they came.

With electricity, other industrial projects can be launched one after another.

As for the exploration of oil on the coastline, Liu Qingshan felt that there was no rush, and he would wait for the place to stabilize and have a certain ability to resist risks before inviting exploration ships to explore.

After all, oil is too coveted, so don't make wedding dresses for others.

The speed of the cargo ship is slightly slower, and it is estimated that it will take a few days to reach here. In the long run, a wharf will definitely need to be built.

In short, there are all things that need to be done, enough for them to be busy.

In the afternoon, Efuya ran over excitedly again and told Liu Qingshan that it was Chief Adu who would invite them to visit tomorrow.

Liu Qingshan also wanted to visit for a long time, but he was busy setting up the camp these two days, and now he is basically on the right track, so he agreed.

After breakfast the next day, Liu Qingshan led the people to set off, accompanied by Xiaowu and Ma Laosan, Li Tie and Li Tieniu, as well as the band quartet, Wang Gong and his technicians, and a Class of veterans.

Motor vehicles and so on are all on the cargo ship behind, so the only way to get on board is the most primitive means of transportation: ox carts.