I really don't want to be a rebel [infrastructure]

The pearls from the mussels attracted many people's onlookers. The crystal clear and round pearls were shaking restlessly in Luo Shixing's hands. Because they had just been taken out and hadn't been cleaned, the pearls were hazy.

Luo Shixing's hands trembled a little, his eyes were filled with pearls: This is all money!

Then he suddenly remembered a very important thing: people here may not be able to afford it.

Even if it is Alzhen, unless he exchanges mines, he may not be able to get a good price, so there is a high probability that this pearl has a price but no market.

Luo Shixing calmed down a little, but he was still very happy anyway, and it would not be impossible to keep it until he had a chance to sell it later.

So he got up and jumped to Cheng Jingwei's side: "Look, Ah Wei."

Cheng Jingwei's eyes widened, apparently also a little surprised: "Pearls have been opened."

Alezhen also came over and carefully reached out his hand to fiddle with the pearl and said: "The quality is good."

Luo Shixing also thought it was good, and carefully handed the pearl to Cheng Jingwei and said, "Put it in the box first, and we'll taste it together later."

The river mussel itself has a fishy smell, and no matter how beautiful the pearl is, it won't work if it doesn't taste it.

Moreover, the pearls that have just opened are not so bright, and they need to be cleaned with salt.

Luo Shixing was in a good mood. Pearls are very precious these days. Although freshwater pearls were so cheap in later generations that most well-off families could buy them, but at that time because of the improvement of pearl cultivation technology and the expansion of scale.

It seems that pearl cultivation has not started much in this era. Perhaps people know the reasons for the formation of pearls, but they cannot be well controlled.

Therefore, all pearls on the market are natural pearls. Since they are pure natural, the pearls that can be produced are very rare on the one hand, and on the other hand, the shape of pearls is uncontrollable.

For example, this pearl, which is almost the size of a longan, has a bright skin without any growth holes or growth lines, and its shape is round enough, which can be said to be the best among pearls.

Even Alezhen had never seen such a big pearl, so Cheng Jingwei went to watch it while washing it with salt water, and his eyes widened after the pearl was washed out.

Not to mention him, even the Xue family brothers and Xiao Shanshi couldn't help watching. Only Luo Shixing, who was used to seeing all kinds of big pearls in later generations, was calm and continued to clean up the big river oyster.

Squeezing and pinching, I couldn't help but groaned again, and a pearl that was not so round came out from the mussel meat. This one was not too big, it was only the size of a soybean, and its shape was similar to that of a soybean. Naturally, it was not as valuable as before. that one.

But no matter how small or round it is, it is still a pearl. Various decorations or jewelry made of such rice beads are not cheap these days.

He also threw this pearl to Cheng Jingwei, and Al was a little surprised: "One oyster with two pearls? The lynx cat is lucky."

Luo Shixing said with a chuckle, and thought it was a good omen. If that pearl were in the Central Plains, it might be sold for a sky-high price, and it would be the kind that would never worry about eating and drinking for a lifetime.

The price of freshwater pearls is indeed lower than that of seawater pearls, because the pearl luster and roundness are not as good, but if there is an existence that can rival seawater pearls, the price will not be suppressed because of freshwater pearls.

He put the mussel meat aside and soaked it in water. He put pepper and ginger in the water to remove the fishy smell, and then picked another mussel that was about the same size as that one and started to open it.

Alezhen smiled and said: "The lynx cat is working hard, maybe this one also has pearls."

Xiao Shanshi on the side pursed her lips and said with a smile: "That's not easy. I once heard my father say that even an experienced pearl diver at the seaside may not be able to find a good pearl in one day."

Of course, Luo Shixing didn't care, it was a surprise to have one, and he was lucky. The preciousness of pearls lies in the fact that they are hard to find, so it's better not to have too much hope.

With previous experience, Luo Shixing was obviously a little proficient at opening clams this time. He quickly cut open the mussel's adductor muscle. Once this thing was cut, the clam would have no power to fight back.

After the clam was opened, he saw the obvious round shape in the clam meat, couldn't help stopping his hands, swallowed and said, "No...you can't?"

"What's the matter?" Alezhen was still watching the pearl just now, but he came over again after hearing his words.

Luo Shixing hesitated for a moment and said, "It's nothing, maybe I was wrong."

Even though he said so, he still started to pinch the clam meat.

Al really saw his action and knew it must be not easy, squatting beside him and staring at Luo Shixing's little hands.

Luo Shixing touched the round shape and felt it was hard. He directly took a dagger to open a small mouth on the clam meat, trying to squeeze out the thing inside.

"Pearl!" Ale really watched Luo Shixing squeeze the pearl out of the clam meat.

This pearl is slightly smaller than the one just now, but it is also round, and the color seems to be different. The previous one was pure white, and this one has a faint golden glow in its halo.

Luo Shixing handed the pearl to Cheng Jingwei and said, "Wash it."

Cheng Jingwei was startled. He came over and took the pearl, washed it with salt water and put the two beads together. It was obvious that this one was covered with a faint golden light.

Alezhen's eyes were straightened, and two beautiful peerless orbs were in front of him, he wished he could buy one from Luo Shixing!

You must know that this thing can be used as a family heirloom!

Pearls have been preserved for a long time, after all, they are organic gemstones, and people’s old-fashioned pearls actually describe human eyes. After people get old, their eyes will become cloudy, and the whites of the eyes will look slightly yellow. This is the origin of human-aged pearls. It doesn't matter at all!

Cheng Jingwei looked at Pearl and then at Luo Shixing, and said hesitantly, "Could it be... the mussels in this river are rich in pearls?"

This theory is the most likely. After all, Luo Shixing opened two, both of which have pearls, and the quality of the pearls is not bad.

It is not easy for river mussels to have pearls, and most of them are not in good shape. Otherwise, why are round pearls so expensive?

Even later generations of breeding cannot control the roundness of pearls. Even if the beads are round enough, there may be accidents such as flower skin or growth lines on the epidermis.

And these two pearls are truly flawless, even if they are not considered priceless, they are not too bad.

Alezhen rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll try it too!"

As he said that, he picked a big mussel. He had just seen that when Luo Shixing opened the mussels, he took the largest ones, and thought that maybe the bigger mussels had a longer lifespan and were more likely to produce pearls.

He hoped to imitate Luo Shixing's technique to cut open the adductor muscle, then opened the mussel and groped in the mussel meat.

As a result, after touching it for a long time, I didn't feel anything special. There was nothing in it except clam meat!

Alezhen looked down at the mussel in his hand and then at Luo Shixing, and was silent for a while: "Is there any pearl as agreed?"

Luo Shixing washed his hands and stood aside with a smile, "It's not certain that this one will be available. I may just be lucky, but I've already produced two. Maybe there will be others. Let's continue to open it."

He was also curious about how many pearls there were in these mussels, but he didn't want to do it himself. After opening two mussels, his hands were already wrinkled from the blisters, which was quite uncomfortable.

Ale really thought about it, so he just continued to drive.

However, one, two, three... After opening six relatively large mussels in a row, Ale was really disappointed and didn't want to continue.

He thought for a while and handed the knife to Cheng Jingwei and said, "Tiger, try it."

Cheng Jingwei was also a little curious, reached out and took out a big river mussel, cut open the mussel very neatly, and then...there was no trace of a pearl.

All of a sudden, everyone looked at Luo Shixing, and Luo Shixing leaned back slightly: "Don't look at me, maybe I'm lucky!"

Cheng Jingwei took the dagger, cut open the mussel very neatly, reached out to touch it, took out the mussel meat and threw it into the basin: "No."

So everyone looked at Luo Shixing again.

Luo Shixing put his hands behind his back: "Don't look at me, don't look at me, maybe you can have a few more drives."

Cheng Jingwei beckoned to him: "Lynx cat, come on, open another one."

Luo Shixing glared at him, but he came over and opened a clam casually.

Once the clam was opened, the rounded protrusions were very obvious. Just now everyone watching Luo Shixing opened the clam had experience. When he saw this shape, Ale Zhen slapped his thigh and said, "It must be a pearl!"

Luo Shixing was a little scared at this moment, he glanced at Cheng Jingwei, and Cheng Jingwei quickly helped him smooth his hair: "It's okay, it's all our own."

While talking, Cheng Jingwei manually helped squeeze out the pearl. When the pearl came out, it was too round and fell to the ground. After flicking it twice, it rolled away.

Xiao Shanshu immediately ran over to pick it up and ran back holding the pearl.

This time the pearls were not that big, but it was mainly because they had finished opening the larger mussels, and the rest were slightly smaller, but this pearl still continued the quality of the two just now, although small, But both gloss and roundness are good.

In addition, there are a few rice beads in this mussel, which are not very big, and there are threads on the body, but it is surprising that five or six of them came out all at once.

Cheng Jingwei put all the pearls opened by Luo Shixing in a small bamboo box, and the ordinary bamboo box looked much more upscale now.

Ale really seemed very dissatisfied: "Isn't it a waste to put such a good thing in such a broken box? In the words of your Central Plains, it is violent... violent..."

Xue Yuanqin on the side quickly said: "I know, I know, what a waste!"

Ale really gave him a glance of approval: "Yes, it's reckless."

Xue Yuanqin quietly puffed up his chest, hey, I didn't expect that he, a scumbag, would have a day in the limelight.

Originally, he and his brother were basically at the bottom in that small courtyard—the bottom of learning.

Although there is Xiao Shanshu under them, how old is Xiao Shanshu, the two of them are ten years older than Xiao Shanshu!How could it be compared with a child!

Luo Shixing squatted aside and said nothing, Cheng Jingwei followed suit, "We don't have a very good box, why don't you put it away for us?"

As he spoke, he handed the box containing the pearls to Alejan.

The Xue family brothers on the side suddenly widened their eyes. Xue Yuansi just wanted to say something, but his foot hurt, and he turned his head and glared in an instant, and then saw Xiao Shanshi sculpting at him: "Shut up!"

Xue Yuansi resolutely shut up. Although Xiao Shanshi is a little lady, she knows more than them, and the Xue family brothers who have experienced hardships have long since abandoned the idea that their daughters are inferior to men.

Luo Shixing didn't object either, and stood beside Cheng Jingwei without saying a word.

Alezhen didn't pick up the box, and asked with a smile, "Are you worried?"