Chapter 373: Meat and Soup
Chapter 373: Meat and Soup
Jiang Xia walked along the beach and soon, both of them discovered numerous seashells, some even partially exposed.
The two of them eagerly collected the shells, enjoying the activity.
There were quite a few seashells on the beach that day, and it was unclear when they had appeared.
Tian Caihua laughed and said, "These seashells have thick meat and are delicious. Even though they sell for cheap, each one weighs several jin! Let's collect more, and we can make a good amount of money."
Jiang Xia smiled and agreed.
Each of these seashells was as big as an egg, and some were even close in size to Jiang Xia's fist, making them indeed meaty.
Jiang Xia dragged a snake-skin bag, bending down to dig out the seashells as she moved forward.
There were indeed many, and the two of them were delighted with their collection.
Tian Caihua said, "If only these were gold, I wouldn't have to worry for the rest of my life."
Jiang Xia, who had found coral and jade on her trips to the sea, wondered if she could find something similar for Tian Caihua.
Tian Caihua silently prayed to the 108 Gods for their blessing.
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Although these seashells aren't gold, but who knows, we might find one with a pearl inside, which is almost as good as gold."
Tian Caihua's expectations. "I was thinking the same! But these seashells don't produce pearls."
As she spoke, Tian Caihua spotted half of a brown shell protruding from the sand. With a shovel, she dug out a seashell and, in the process, uncovered half of a gold bar! Tian Caihua's eyes widened, and she quickly knelt down, carefully removing the sand from around it. Then, she picked it up, her voice trembling with excitement: "Xia Xia, I think I've really found gold!"
Could it be that her prayer was answered so quickly?
Jiang Xia turned to look, and indeed, she saw a gold bar in Tian Caihua's hand. It certainly looked like the real thing.
She turned and walked over.
"I'm not sure if it's real or not!" The gold bar was covered in sand, and Tian Caihua casually wiped it on her clothes before putting it in her mouth and gently biting it.
With a delighted expression, she turned to Jiang Xia: "It's a bit soft! Do you think it's real?"
Jiang Xia took the gold bar from her.
On the bar, she saw the name of a well-known jewelry store in the port city, along with the number 999.
"It should be real, but I'm not an expert."
Tian Caihua laughed, "I think it's real too! Haha... It's finally my turn to get rich!"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Big Sis, your mouth is truly enlightened today. You said you'd find gold, and you did!"
For the first time, Tian Caihua felt so lucky! She was glad that she insisted on Zhou Chengxin coming to join her and Jiang Xia.
"How much is this gold bar worth? Do you know? But I heard gold prices dropped recently."
Jiang Xia replied, "Yes, it was over forty in September, but the last time I went to the jewelry store, they said it was just over thirty-two. However, gold prices fluctuate often, and I'm not sure of the current rate per gram. It's also not allowed for individuals to privately own gold. Big Sis, it's better to keep it hidden for now and not sell it. When it's allowed and the price rises, it won't be too late to sell. Gold is a valuable asset, and if you don't need the money, it's good to keep it."
Tian Caihua said, "Around thirty-two per gram. Xia Xia, can you calculate how much this one is worth?"
Jiang Xia answered, "This one is a hundred grams, so it's worth around three thousand two hundred."
Three thousand two hundred!
They've struck it rich!
Truly rich! Tian Caihua laughed so hard that tears came out: "Let's keep looking; maybe there's more!"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Maybe there is, and the person who hid these gold bars probably didn't just hide one."
So, the two of them, who had been collecting seashells, now turned their attention to finding gold bars.
However, Jiang Xia still focused mainly on collecting seashells, considering the gold bars as a secondary pursuit.
After all, seashells could be found with the naked eye, but finding gold bars was all about luck.
She was afraid that she wouldn't have such luck even if she dug three feet deep on the beach, so she decided to be practical and pick up some seashells instead!
Even if the seashells weren't valuable, she would at least earn herself a meal of meat.
As for Tian Caihua, she was determined to dig up the entire beach if she could.
The spot where she had just found a gold bar was now a big hole dug by her.
After a while, Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengxin sailed back.
Jiang Xia had already collected two bags of seashells.
Zhou Chenglei jumped off the boat.
Jiang Xia pointed at the two bags of seashells and said, "These are the seashells I collected. Let's move them onto the boat first."
"Mm-hmm," Zhou Chenglei replied, "I'll move the recliner onto the boat first."
Jiang Xia followed him.
Zhou Chenglei picked up the recliner and handed it to Zhou Chengxin.
Zhou Chengxin took it and placed it on the boat, then called out to Tian Caihua, "Aihua, let's go! We still need to trawl. What are you digging for over there?"
Tian Caihua searched for a while but couldn't find a second gold bar, and she didn't want to leave the island so soon.
She ran under the boat, took out the gold bar, and showed it to Zhou Chengxin, "Don't go yet, look what I found!"
Zhou Chengxin was taken aback, "Is it fake?"
Tian Caihua rolled her eyes, "Pfft... You're the fake one! Xia said it's real! Hurry up and come down to look for more! Each one is worth over three thousand! It's better than trawling, right?"
Zhou Chengxin, seeing that she had dug up pits all over the beach, clearly hadn't found any, and directly refused, "I'm not looking. If you want to look, you can stay and search. We're going trawling, and I'll come back for you later."
Tian Caihua said, "Alright! You go trawling! I'll search here. Xia, where are you?"
Jiang Xia replied, "I'm not looking anymore."
After collecting seashells for over an hour, she was a bit tired and needed to rest on the boat.
Zhou Chenglei handed the recliner up, then went to carry the two bags of seashells Jiang Xia had collected.
The two bags were in different locations, so he went to the farther one first, picked it up, then walked back to the closer one and picked up the other bag.
As he lifted the second bag, the plastic bag was caught on something.
Zhou Chenglei tugged at it but couldn't lift it, afraid of tearing the bag, so he squatted down.
Jiang Xia walked over and threw the seashells she was holding into the bag, "Caught on something? I was dragging it along the way, did it tear? Do we need to change the bag?"
"Just a small hole, no need to change it," Zhou Chenglei said as he pulled the bag out.
He discovered that what had caught the bag was something like a handle.
This kind of handle was rarely seen.
Zhou Chenglei said to Jiang Xia, "Give me the shovel."
Jiang Xia handed him the shovel.
Zhou Chenglei dug for a while with the shovel and found that it was indeed the handle of a box.
One end of the handle had a loose screw, which was exposed in the sand and caught the bag.
Zhou Chenglei dug some more, then grabbed the handle and pulled hard, yanking the box out of the sand.
Along with it came several small gold bars.
Jiang Xia: "..."
Tian Caihua: "..."
She had dug so many pits and hadn't found anything! And it was right under Jiang Xia's bag of seashells?!
"Xia, you really have good luck!"
She didn't even have to look, and treasures came to her!
Luckily, she had followed along, and while Jiang Xia enjoyed the meat, Tian Caihua finally got to sip some soup!
She wanted another bowl.
Tian Caihua quickly continued digging nearby.
They say the ocean is full of treasures! In the past, some landowners would hide their treasures at the bottom of the sea.
So many years have passed, and with typhoons every year, who knows how many treasures might have washed ashore.
(End of Chapter)
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