Bianshanhan [farming]

This mountain is full of shrubs, and there are few big wild animals. It is very quiet. Only when you walk very close can you hear the sound of water.

The wide water surface is slowly swaying, and the appearance of the canyon can be vaguely seen in the distance. The flat ground forms a sandbar, the gravel is loose, a little hot, and it is very soft to step on.

It was because of the comfort that Li Qingwen stood on the beach for a little while, doing a simple warm-up, and Jiang Liping had already plunged into the water with the bag.

Both he and Jiang Cong are good at water, and the movements of entering the water are clean and neat.

Soon, Li Qingfeng also came out of the river. He must have gone down many times, panting heavily from exhaustion, before the clams were poured out, he lay down on the beach.

Li Qingyong was taught by Li Qingfeng to swim, he was not very proficient, he was in the shallow water, but he picked it up very fast, he didn't come directly to the waist, and put it into the bag cracklingly.

Li Qingwen was not familiar with the water conditions here, so he didn't dare to go down rashly, so he walked around Li Qingyong first.

"We dug out more than a dozen pearls!" Li Qingyong looked excited, "Brother Jiang is right, the mussels should have washed down from here, and they found the right place!"

Lin Qingwen was a little surprised that there was a harvest so quickly, and immediately stretched his hand into the water.

With a sound of "crash", the water in the middle of the river suddenly broke, Jiang Cong came out covered in water, stepped on the water to the bank, and dumped the bulging mussels in the bag into the pile.

Li Qingwen called "Brother", Jiang Cong walked over, the water on his head ran down his cheeks and across his firm chest, his back was facing the setting sun, and the light was reflected on his wet body.

"Don't walk past this." Jiang Cong pointed to the specially placed stones on the bank, "The water here is deep."

Li Qingwen was a little regretful, he was not good at water, but he was very breathless, and he wanted to go down with Jiang Cong to show off his skills.

Jiang Cong turned around and wanted to leave. He glanced back at him, stretched out his hand, and said, "If you want to go to the south, you have to be by my side."

Li Qingwen was happy this time, raised his hand to grab his arm, and assured him, "I'm sure I won't swim around."

When walking back again, Jiang Cong's movements were obviously a little slower. Li Qingwen swam two laps first, and then Jiang Cong entered the water. Li Qingwen followed him into the river.

The two held their breath at the same time, then plunged into the water, quickly sank to the bottom of the river, opened their eyes and looked for mussels among the grass and mud.

Li Qingwen was still looking for it, but Jiang Cong next to him was already pretending. His eyes wouldn't get in the way underwater, so it wasn't difficult to find mussels.

He picked up most of the bag, and Li Qingwen also found three, and quickly stuffed them into the bag.

After Jiang Cong was full, seeing that Li Qingwen could still hold his breath, he picked up mussels and put them in his bag. Soon, both of them were full and swam to the shore together.

Jiang Liping was also very fast, and the five of them went into the water without stopping, and the hill on the shore became a little higher.

Li Qingwen got a little tired after going back and forth a few times, Jiang Cong asked him to go to the bank to rest, and he plunged in again.

Li Qingfeng was so hungry that he didn't wash the sand off his hands. He broke open the jerky, took a bite, and gave the rest to Li Qingwen.

Li Qingyong saw it and went ashore to ask for food.

Li Qingwen was eating, and counted habitually in his heart. He counted more than 1000, but Jiang Cong hadn't come back yet.

After going for a long time this time, Li Qingwen was a little worried, he stood up and walked south along the shore, shouted twice, but there was no answer.

Li Qingwen was a little flustered, he shouted loudly while walking quickly.

Not long after, Jiang Cong's response came from afar.

Li Qingwen put his hands together and hurriedly shouted: "Brother, it's dark, I can't see clearly, come up quickly."

Jiang Cong followed his voice and swam over. After a while, the sound of the water became louder. Li Qingwen walked into the river and stretched out his hand to pull him up.

After going for so long, the bag on Jiang Cong's body was not as bulging as before.

Jiang Liping had already lit a fire outside the river beach. Li Qingyong ate the mussel meat for several days.

You have to drink water while swallowing, or you will choke.

When he arrived at Hemudui, Jiang Cong didn't pour the contents of the bag up, but handed it to Li Qingwen, "Zaier, this is for you."

Li Qingwen thought he wanted him to pry the shell, so he picked up a sharp knife.

When he got to the fire, he reached into the bag to grab it, but found that something was wrong. There were not clam shells in it, but hard stones.

He took out two pieces, and with the help of the half-human-high flame, he saw that the stones in his hand were blood-red all over, with a grease-like luster shining on the outside.

"This, is this agate?" Li Qingwen asked in surprise.

Hearing the sound, Jiang Liping and others leaned over, held it in his hand, looked it over carefully, and said, "It seems to be."

Li Qingwen grabbed a handful of stones from the bag again, they were all the same red color as before, but different in size.

The stones collided against each other in the bag, and the sound was quite clear.

Li Qingfeng and Li Qingyong didn't know what agate was. Judging by Jiang Liping's tone, it seemed that it was quite valuable, so they asked Jiang Cong where to find it.

Jiang Cong didn't tell them, because it was a bit far away and the bottom of the river was deep, and he was afraid that the two of them would not know how deep to pick it up.

Before the clam shells were knocked, I got a bag of agate first, which was really a surprise.

Everyone thinks that luck is so good today, and a lot of pearls will be produced later!

Because of this, the five of them ate several mouthfuls of food.

After eating, a big and round moon emerged from the clouds, and the beach was as bright as daytime. I don’t know what was in the sand, it was shining silver, very beautiful.

Even so, everyone still set the fire rack high and bright, and began to clean up the clam shells on the shore.

Li Qingfeng and the three of them have dug a lot in the past few days, and they are extremely proficient in their movements.

The sharp knife first cut off the flesh on both sides of the clam shell, and then pried it open with almost no effort. Li Qingwen's movement was a step slower than theirs, but there were no surprises at all.

The first mussel he pried open contained two rows of pearls, which were as small as soybeans, and there were more than a dozen pearls in total.

The other four had nothing in them.

The smallest pearl is also a pearl!

Li Qingwen gleefully began to buckle down the pearls, and put them in the small bowl next to him. The small bowl contained salt, dipped in the salt and rubbed the pearls, the pearls would become brighter.

Several people glanced at the small bowl before continuing to pry it.

The knife in Li Qingfeng's hand flew up and down, and he pried open seven or eight of them in a few strokes. His gaze was like a torch, and he saw a round protrusion on the edge of one of the clam shells.

Li Qingfeng gritted his teeth in satisfaction, dug out the pearl, and continued to pry it!

Li Qingyong also accelerated his movements.

There was a pile of empty clam shells next to Jiang Cong. He took two and handed the big one to Li Qingwen.

The clam shell was a little tight, and even the tip of a knife couldn't get in. Jiang Cong gave the clam two knives back, and it would be much easier for Li Qingwen to pry it.

This clam was really big. As soon as he opened it, Li Qingwen felt the thick flesh of the clam, and at the same time felt the two round beads on the inner wall of the shell.

One on each side, not in the same position, but they are quite large.

As soon as Lin Qingwen put down the knife, several people nearby looked over and asked, "Any more pearls?"

Li Qingwen said "Yes", "Two."

The knives in other people's hands slowed down, and they looked at Li Qingwen's side distractedly.

Digging out the pearl with his hands, Li Qingwen put it in front of his eyes, it was white and round, not as bright as the pink pearl he dug that day, but it was very big and round.

His brother's choice is really accurate.

According to what Jiang Liping said, these two beads should be worth 50 taels of silver.

A few tens of taels of silver were credited into the account, Li Qingwen felt that the money was just picked up!

The mussels with pearls were not edible, so Li Qingwen shaved off the meat and threw the shells into the sack.

At this time, several other people had pried away dozens of pearls. Except for Li Qingfeng and his brother, no one had dug any pearls yet.

Not to be outdone, Li Qingwen took a small mussel and opened it neatly.

This time the inner wall was bare and there was nothing there. Li Qingyong kept staring at him and asked, "Is there anything?"

Li Qingwen shook his head, cut the meat and threw away the shells.

This hand was empty, and Jiang Cong handed over another one. Li Qingwen pried it open and saw that it was empty again. He was about to goug out the meat, but he felt a hard object in the clam meat, which was quite large.

When I touched it, it turned out to be a pearl!

Most of the pearls here are on the inner wall of the mussel shell, and rarely in the flesh. This pearl is not only born in a special position, but also has a different color, which is black.

Although it was dark, the outer layer was very bright. When Li Qingwen looked at the light, Jiang Liping also came over and blurted out in surprise: "Black pearls!"

Black pearls are relatively rare, so the price is more expensive, and the one in Li Qingwen's hand is also big, round and without any flaws, the pearl has not been washed, and there is a moist halo on the outside, it is the best pearl. .

Jiang Cong also turned his head to look at it, and said with a smile, "We are very lucky."

"Brother picked the right one." Li Qingwen said, "The one you brought me has pearls in it!"

"You two are lucky!" Jiang Liping urged: "Quick, quick, quick, open another one!"

Li Qingwen also felt that they were lucky today, so he put the beads in the bowl, and immediately picked up another one to pry it open.

All eyes were on the clamshell in his hand, without any surprises, there were two round bags inside, and when I pulled it out, I saw two pink pearls...

Li Qingyong's eyes were almost popping out, and he put down the sharp knife in his hand. He dug a lot and blinded a lot, so it's better to let Li Qingwen dig them all, anyway, every knife is a pearl.

Jiang Liping smacked his lips loudly, "My mother, I haven't dug up any of them so far, but I've dug up almost half a bowl, so what's the point of this?"

Li Qingfeng looked at the bead just dug out from the bowl beside him, it was lonely and inexplicably pitiful.

Li Qingwen was even more surprised than them, and it went so smoothly that he didn't even dare to use a knife.

If he didn't dig, Li Qingyong and others wouldn't do it, they told him to hurry up.

Jiang Cong sideways blocked Li Qingwen and said, "You dig your own."

No matter what Jiang Cong said, Li Qingyong and the others were all staring at Li Qingwen. Under the gaze of the three of them, Li Qingwen fired three times in a row, all of which were empty.

Jiang Liping said: "That's right, it's impossible for every clam to have pearls..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Qingwen opened the fourth one, and a large golden bead was dug out from the thin clamshell with a big bag.

Jiang Cong washed him with water and said happily, "This one is as good as the black one."

Li Qingwen's eyes began to drop ingots crackling.

Jiang Liping didn't come up in one breath, his face turned red from holding back, he turned his head away, and coughed for a long time.

After that, he didn't say anything anymore, and went about his work silently.

Li Qingfeng stared at his younger brother for a long time, then continued picking up the shells quickly, and said in his mouth: "We are brothers, brothers..."

He dug a lot, finally saw three big pearls, and let out a long breath.

Li Qingyong watched, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately brandished a sharp knife, muttering while digging: "We are cousins, cousins ​​who haven't made five clothes..."

Li Qingwen: "..."

Jiang Cong pushed the mussel towards Li Qingwen and said, "Leave them alone."

Li Qingwen hummed, and as soon as he picked up the knife, he heard Li Qingyong suddenly shout: "I, I dug it too!"

He carefully got the pearls out, and was so excited that he was about to cry. These days, this was the first time he had dug out the pearls.

Li Qingyong felt that it was useful to say this sentence, and he wanted to speak louder. Jiang Cong glanced at him and closed his mouth inexplicably.

Because the pearls came out one after another, everyone was very excited. Under the bright moonlight, they opened one after another with full expectation.

Not long after, Jiang Liping also dug up, and dug up two in a row.

Now only Jiang Cong has no harvest.

Li Qingwen frowned, and stopped digging. He picked among the mussels and handed them to Jiang Cong as he picked them.

Jiang Cong took it, picked up the point of the knife, and the clam shell opened, but no matter how fast he dug it, there were no beads inside.

Li Qingwen thought for a while, picked up the mussel, cut it up and down twice, and then handed it to Jiang Cong.

Seeing his little actions, Jiang Cong couldn't help laughing, and he was looking forward to finding something good.

Li Qingwen's good luck didn't seem to be passed on to him. He dug a lot of piles one after another, but Jiang Cong found nothing.

After getting four more pearls one after another, Jiang Liping shook his head and looked over, "Jiang Cong, have you dug it yet?"

Jiang Cong said no, Jiang Liping smiled maliciously and said, "Then you have to hurry up."

While cutting, Li Qingwen racked his brains thinking about the difference between the mussels he dug up the pearls. If he can crack this secret, Jiang Cong can dig the pearls without any effort...

Not to mention that he is just digging mussels, even those who are old-fashioned and have not so sharp eyes, Li Qingwen's thinking is also in vain.

Seeing him distracted, Jiang Cong said, "Boy, be careful with knives."

Li Qingwen said "Oh" and regained his concentration. He put the mussels in front of him, selected one with a slightly darker color from the fifth or sixth rows, and handed it to Jiang Cong, "Brother, try this again."

As soon as the tip of the knife passed, the clamshell opened, and the inner walls on both sides were not flat this time, and a big round bag was on the right side...

Li Qingwen's big head was almost stuffed into the clam shell. Watching Jiang Cong dig out the pearl, it was huge, white, with obvious cloud patterns on the outer layer of the pearl. , take another look.