Lin Xiuqing crouched down beside him and watched for a good while before asking, "Will the snail meat really come out like this? How long do we have to hang it? We should've borrowed the scale weight too, so we could weigh this snail."
"It's fine. It doesn't matter whether we weigh it. What matters most is whether there's a treasure inside, right? This bailer shell looks about three or four jin. Let's hang it for a while first!"
"It's fine. We don't have to weigh it. The important thing is whether there's a treasure inside. This Coconut Snail looks to be about three or four jin. Let's hang it up for a while first!"
Ye Yaodong lowered the scale hook. After quite a while, the bailer shell finally slipped off and fell onto the beach, leaving the springy meat hanging from the hook.
But who cared how big or springy the meat was now? The instant the bailer shell fell onto the beach, Lin Xiuqing picked it up with shining eyes, then closed one eye and peered into its spiral.
Ye Yaodong asked nervously, "Is there anything inside?"
"Something orange! There really is something inside!"
Lin Xiuqing's eyes widened in delighted surprise. When she first saw it wash ashore, she had thought it was just an empty shell.
"Holy shit!"
Excitement surged through him. He took the shell from her and tipped it, and a round, orange-red pearl with a porcelain-like luster dropped straight into his hand!
"Hahahaha! We've struck it rich!"
Seeing how happy he was, Lin Xiuqing knew it had to be worth a lot. Delighted, she asked, "What kind of pearl is this? How come I've never seen one before?"
Ye Yaodong held up the pearl, grinning almost from ear to ear. "A Melo pearl! Ever