Ye Yaodong noticed his surprised expression too.
"What is it?"
"I think I saw pearls?"
Lin Xianghui picked up the large freshwater mussel he had just tossed on the ground with its shell cracked. When he opened it, there really were two round pearls inside.
Ye Yaodong's eyes widened too. "Well, would you look at that? Freshwater pearls! You've got great luck, Xianghui."
Lin Xianghui stared in disbelief. The people in their village had caught plenty of freshwater mussels growing up. Some had unexpectedly found pearls in previous years, but it was rare. They might not find even one in several years.
He had only spotted a narrow crack and instinctively reached into the hole, feeling around at random. Who would have thought the large freshwater mussel he pulled out would have two pearls inside?
"What are you standing there for, Xianghui? Pick the pearls out and have a look."
After all, Ye Yaodong had found a pearl in an oyster before. Freshwater pearls from a mussel no longer seemed all that remarkable to him, and he was not particularly excited.
At his reminder, Lin Xianghui hurriedly picked out the two pearls and placed them in his palm. His eyes narrowed with delight, and his grin nearly reached his ears.
He had never expected this pleasant surprise today. These two round pearls ought to be worth quite a bit. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he quickly called out to Lin Xiangyang, who was bent over poking through the grass.
"Xiangyang, come here."
"What is it?"
Lin Xiangyang slowly made his way over, still poking through the grass with his stick, in no hurry at all. "What do you want?"
Lin Xianghui held the two gleaming pearls out in front of him, beaming. "Look