59 years after its opening, people are still in Nanluoguxiang

The broken conch shells were broken, but they were still broken.

“Bang!”

Still nothing.

Chen Feng was just about to take it himself, but his aunt took the broken conch shells away, and his uncle took one up.

The eleventh conch shell was broken, and then a small orange-yellow thing was found in the conch meat, which was about the size of a five-cent silver coin.

“Haha, top-quality Melo pearls!”

The uniqueness of conch pearls is that their existence should be attributed entirely to the creation of nature, and any attempt to artificially cultivate conch pearls ended in failure.

This thing cannot be cultivated artificially!

In later generations, shell pearls were cultivated in China to the price of cabbage and watermelons, with dozens of yuan per pearl, but conch pearls could not be conquered.

Therefore, conch pearls are genuine ornaments that are rarer than diamonds and rubies.

In addition, conch pearls contain a unique and bright flame under their smooth surface, which makes them look noble. They are highly sought after by a group of Western capitalists and their prices have remained high.

Compared with conch pearls produced in Central and South America and the Caribbean Sea, they are often found between pink and red, with an annual output of 3,000.

Melo pearls, which are even rarer and larger in size, grow in coastal conches in Asian countries. They are mostly yellow and orange in color and are more expensive.

Melo pearls weighing more than 20 grams are the best of the best.

It is said that there are 200 of the world's top-quality conch Melo pearls, and 90% of them are in the hands of collectors in Europe and the United States.

"Are there really dragon pearls?"

Zhou Jing opened his mouth wide, his eyes wide open, and couldn't help but stretch his head over to stare at the orange-yellow beads growing in the conch meat.

The bright yellow flame texture on it fascinated him a little.

Chinese fishermen like to call pearls dragon pearls, especially Melo pearls, which have an orange-yellow texture and are as beautiful as flames.

In order to maintain their rule, the Chinese feudal dynasty strictly prohibited the use of yellow clothes by the people, and yellow became the exclusive color of the royal family.

This also gave the orange-yellow conch pearls in Asia the same feudal cultural color as dragon pearls, and became a lucky item exclusive to the court.

"Dad, is this worth a lot of money?"

Grandpa did not answer this question. He looked at the pearls with some obsession and kept muttering.

"The Dragon King appeared, the Dragon King appeared."

Chen Feng shook his head and said, "Uncle, even if it is very valuable, I can't get it if I sell it to the government. I want to keep it for myself."

China did not have a systematic pearl evaluation system until the 21st century.

Unlike the Western capitalist world, a systematic pearl evaluation system was formed early.

In addition, the country is too poor now. In order to obtain foreign exchange and purchase technology and machinery, various price scissors are used to cut in all walks of life in China.

This is true for everything from agricultural food to industrial primary materials.

If this Melo pearl is sold, the country will definitely fleece him, and at most give him a certificate, 10 yuan, and a small red flower.

Chen Feng is willing to give food to the disaster victims in exchange for increased luck and space growth.

But for this kind of top-quality pearl that is more valuable than gold, he is absolutely unwilling to give it to the country.

He also thought that if there is a storm in the future and the Chen family is dug up by someone, he will take the whole family to Hong Kong Island and exchange pearls, gold, etc. for Hong Kong dollars.

According to the international top-quality Melo pearl price of 80,000 US dollars per gram (16,000 US dollars per carat), this pearl is worth at least 1.2 million US dollars.

And if it is auctioned at an investment bank, it can even be auctioned for more than 2 million US dollars.

In 2003, at an auction in Hong Kong, a Melo pearl weighing about 20 grams was sold for 2.7 million US dollars (about 20 million RMB), setting a world record for the sale of a single pearl.

By then, as a wealthy man in Hong Kong, there are plenty of ways to serve the nation.

"Old man, wake up, don't be possessed by the devil!" Grandma pinched grandpa's face hard and pulled the old man back to his senses from his trance.

"Hahaha!"

Grandpa laughed happily, almost dancing with joy, pointing at his son and said: "Cigarettes, buy them for me quickly, I want to smoke tonight!"

Zhou Jing smiled and said: "Okay, wait until the other conches are opened."

Chen Feng picked it up with chopsticks and put it in the prepared porcelain bowl.

The pearl fell into the porcelain bowl, and the clear water rippled.

"Dad, did you open the dragon ball?"

The two little door gods lay in the crack of the door, trying to look inside.

"No, there is not a single one. I'm talking to your grandfather. Look outside, someone is coming.

Shout. "

Zhou Jing hurriedly said loudly: "There is no dragon ball in the world, this is feudal superstition, do you know. "

"Oh! "

The two little cousins ​​turned their heads again and continued to eat the soft candy, leaning against the door, happily thinking about the fried meat tonight.

Since the eldest cousin came to the house to cook, they felt that it was not that the fish was not delicious, but that grandma and mother did not cook it well.

Even the small yellow croaker became very delicious.

Chen Feng continued to knock to see if there were any pearls in the remaining conchs.

This was not his greed, but a problem of probability.

In 2018, a seafood restaurant owner in Fujian Province killed yellow snails. He had been in the business for more than 20 years and had never encountered one. As a result, he bought five yellow snails for 200 yuan at one time and found three top-quality Melo pearls.

The smallest is 1 gram, the middle is 10 grams, and the largest is as high as 30 grams. The estimated value is at least 30 million yuan.

Sometimes, it is difficult for a sea area to produce a conch pearl for decades, but sometimes it is very likely to produce two or three in a row.

"Bang bang bang" continued.

At the end, Zhou Jing put the largest conch on the chopping board.

"No more? "

Chen Feng was surprised.

"No more, the last one." Zhou Jing smiled and said, "Come on, knock it quickly. This one is so big. If there is a dragon ball, it must be very big."

Chen Feng was reluctant to knock this rare giant conch, which was a decoration for his study.

Take out the small magic sword and carefully cut in along the edge.

Then use chopsticks to force the snail meat out.

Looking at the conch meat, the breathing of the people in the room slowed down, especially the grandfather, who didn't even blink.

Chen Feng still flipped it with chopsticks and found the second bead.

A bright yellow Melo pearl, slightly smaller than a pigeon egg and larger than a coin, shone brightly in the conch meat.

Even Chen Feng couldn't help but stop breathing for a few seconds.

The world's largest Melo pearl is 397.52 carats (about 79.5 grams), and the world's second largest is 397.52 carats (about 79.5 grams). The largest Melo pearl is 232.15 carats, all in France, and its value is inestimable.

This Melo pearl may not take the first place, but it is more than enough to take the second place.

‘I’m rich, I’m rich! ’

With this Melo pearl, Chen Feng believes that it will not be a problem to sell it for one or two million US dollars at the Hong Kong auction.

If it is taken to Europe, which is conservative and pursues Melo pearls, the auction price can be even higher.

The enthusiasm for Melo pearls there is similar to China’s pursuit of jade.

‘Hehe, there is no need to go to the black market to exchange for gold. ’

Melo pearls are more valuable than gold. Chen Feng immediately threw the planned food-for-gold backup plan into the sea. Now he only wants to get conch pearls!