Golden Fishing Village

Chapter 494 497. Tigress (15)

PS: I had to go out for something, so I was late for the update. Sorry sorry@@@@

Compared to that day, this piece of ‘ambergris’ has changed a lot.

The reason why Ao Muyang didn’t think much about it at that time was because it looked sticky and oily, like an unsolidified wax block.

Now, the wax block has solidified.

The ambergris has solidified into a ball. It has a light black appearance and a unique material. Some of it looks like a mixture of stone and amber, and some of it looks like a piece of wood. It feels unique, rough and heavy.

When Ao Muyang brought this thing ashore, he clearly smelled the fishy smell it exuded, but now the smell has changed, and there is a very faint fragrance around.

Smelling this fragrance, Ao Muyang felt that something was wrong.

According to research materials, ambergris must be exposed to sunlight, air and sea water for a long time before it hardens, and then gradually fades and emits fragrance.

But how long has this piece of ambergris been around? It's only been more than ten days. Although there are waves and sea breezes every day, it changes too fast, right?

There is Internet on the island, and Ao Muyang quickly looked up relevant information on his mobile phone.

His memory was correct. The ambergris discharged into the sea was light black at first. Under the influence of seawater, it gradually turned gray, light gray, and finally white, but it took at least a hundred years to reach this point.

However, the information may not be absolutely accurate, because there is too little research on ambergris. In the high-yield year, only 500 to 600 kilograms of this thing are found in a year. As sperm whales are hunted and their living environment changes, their numbers are reduced, and the production of ambergris is also decreasing.

He was looking at his phone here, while others were looking at the ambergris and talking about it:

"Fuck, is this ambergris? I'm really impressed. This is the first time I've seen this."

"Brother, are you sure this is ambergris? Why can't I smell the fragrance?"

"Your nose is not working well. This is ambergris. I can smell the fragrance. Moreover, I worked as a sailor on the scientific research ship of the Provincial Ocean University. At that time, there was a piece of ambergris used for research on the ship. This is definitely the case!"

Looking at Er Deng's confident face, others showed envy: "Such a big piece of ambergris, it must be worth millions?"

"Millions? Humph, it's absolutely impossible without 10 million!"

"You can't say that. In fact, the ambergris at this time is not valuable. Look at its color. The lighter the color of ambergris, the more precious it is. This thing is too dark in color and has no fragrance. It was born too recently." Er Deng does know about ambergris and speaks in an expert's terms.

But this is a piece of ambergris after all, and it is a treasure after all.

To be exact, Ao Muyang couldn't confirm its identity, after all, it needed professionals to identify it.

However, according to the information he found and Er Deng's statement, plus he had seen the birth process of this thing, it can be basically confirmed that it is ambergris.

Ao Muyang was quite excited. It turned out that sperm whales are not only big eaters, but they can also create economic value.

He lifted the ambergris, which was very heavy, and it must be dozens of kilograms.

Thinking of the information he had found before that said that ambergris and gold are basically equal in value, Lao Ao was very happy, and he felt like he was holding a piece of gold.

Others felt the same way, and several people's eyes lit up. Ao Mingtao laughed and said, "Village chief, well, is this thing a share for everyone who sees it? Can we get some?"

Er Deng was a straightforward man. He waved his hand and said, "Tao, this is useless. This thing is not valuable now. It needs to be soaked in seawater for decades before it becomes valuable. Do you want to give your grandson a piece?"

After hearing this, Hu Mingtao was immediately disappointed: "I don't even have this for my son."

The share for everyone who sees it is a half-true and half-false joke. Everyone is very tempted by ambergris, but they know what kind of temper Ao Muyang has. Taking ambergris from Ao Muyang is like snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

Ao Muyang naturally would not share the ambergris casually, but he should give Er Deng some thank-you money. If Er Deng hadn't had a keen eye for the goods, this piece of ambergris would have been thrown away by him as garbage.

After collecting the ambergris, he patted Erdeng's shoulder privately and said, "I have to identify this thing. If I can sell it, I will give you one-fifth of the money."

Erdeng rubbed his hands and laughed, "Hehe, village chief, no, no, how can I be embarrassed?"

Ao Muyang said very frankly, "Just listen to me on this matter. In fact, if you didn't recognize it as ambergris, I really didn't know what it was."

This matter became a topic of conversation, and the fishermen discussed it while eating iced watermelon.

When Ao Qianlai heard that this thing was priceless ambergris, his eyes widened immediately: "Ah? I thought it was whale feces. Oh, I should have collected it earlier. Yangzi didn't pay attention to that thing at first!"

Jin Huizi pushed him and gave him an angry look to shut him up.

Some things can't be said, but Ao Qianlai's IQ is not enough, so it doesn't matter if he says such things.

After all, everyone has greed in their hearts.

After the break, the fishermen continued to work, while Ao Muyang stroked his chin and began to ponder the matter of ambergris.

The sperm whale stayed in this sea area, which was equivalent to being raised by him. Since sperm whales can make ambergris by eating squids and other things, and they like to eat this thing, it would be better to feed it with squids and other mollusks in the future.

He thought it was feasible. Sperm whales’ favorite food is mollusks. Eating mollusks can produce sperm whales. This is a win-win situation.

Of course, this is not easy, because the raw materials of ambergris come from the horny jaws and tongue teeth in the mouths of large squids and octopuses. The horny jaws and tongue teeth of small squids and octopuses are too soft and will still be digested.

He was thinking about this when his cell phone rang.

Ao Muyang saw that the call was from Jiang Xiaoyu, so he asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Jiang Xiaoyu asked anxiously, "Village chief, where are you? There is something wrong in the village. Didn't the scholar marry the daughter of Bao Laohu's family in the town before? Their family is here to make trouble. What do you think we should do?"

This matter was expected. Except for her father, the rest of Bao Yuteng's family were not idle. They were set up by Ao Wenchang in the matter of marriage. Although the responsibility was on them, they would definitely make a fuss with their family's temper.

But this is not a big deal. Ao Muyang said lightly: "If they are not ashamed, let them make trouble and let the villagers not care."

Jiang Xiaoyu said: "We can't ignore it. There are more than 20 of them. Now they have smashed the door of the scholar's house and said they want to beat the scholar to death!"

Ao Muyang got angry when he heard this: "Fuck, bullying our village or what? I'm at the fishing ground. You take people to confront them. I'll go back now!"