Chapter 267: Ceremony before opening the beads

Chapter 267: Ceremony before opening the beads

Chapter 267: Ceremony before opening the beads
Chen Yongwei joked, "Brother, can't you pry it open? Where did all the delicious food you ate last night go?"

Li Changle rolled his eyes at him, "No matter what you do, you must have a sense of ceremony, do you understand? Sincerity will bring you success!"

Chen Yongwei said jokingly, "How about we go to the master's palace to pay our respects first and then come back to pry it open?"

Brother Li patted him and said, "Awei, stop talking nonsense!"

"Understood." Chen Yongwei hurriedly bowed in the direction of the master's palace.

"Ah Le, stop acting weird!"

Li Changle nodded and bowed several times in the direction of the master's hall, "May the God of Wealth bless you! Oh my god!" Then he pried the shell open with force, "Sesame, open the door!"

Several people rolled their eyes at Li Changle, and Big Brother Li said, "If you want to worship the gods, then worship them properly. Why are you acting so weird?"

Li Changle did not respond. He nervously put down the oyster knife and broke open the shells. Several heads came forward excitedly, bumping into each other with a "bang", and then immediately retracted, looking at the shells on the table with shining eyes.

In the middle of the shiny mother-of-pearl layer and the smooth and plump shell meat lies a round and smooth silver-white bead that is almost the size of a silver coin. It looks soft and eye-catching under the dim light.

Brother Li was so excited that he swore, "Fuck, there really is a bead, and it's a big one!"

The largest of those oyster pearls is the size of a five-cent coin, and this one is almost as big as a one-yuan coin. It is so round and smooth. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

"Thank you, God of Wealth, for my blessing!" Mrs. Li excitedly bowed to the master's temple and decided to make a few more bowls of food to worship the god during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"A Le, come and see if there are any more pearls in there?" Mrs. Li, who was usually calm, became uncalm after seeing the big pearl.

"okay!"

Li Changle stretched out two fingers and pinched the shellfish meat, but didn't find any other pearls. He shook his head at the few people, picked up the pearl, picked up the cotton vest and wiped it a few times.

When I looked at it under the light, the shiny pearl reflected silver light which looked even more dazzling. The whole pearl looked like an artificial bead without any flaws.

Zhou Ruonan excitedly grabbed Li Changle's arm, "Ah Le, you're so beautiful!"

"Ale is handsome, not beautiful!" Li Changle said to Big Brother Li and the others with a smug look on his face, "Big Brother, each of you can open one of the remaining three."

Brother Li waved his hand and said, "Forget it. My luck has never been very good. I'll just give you the one I gave you."

Chen Yongwei also nodded, "Brother, you have the best luck, I'll give you mine too."

"That's right. If we open an empty one, it will be a big loss!" Brother Li brought several mother-of-pearl oysters in front of him. "Hurry up, we have to go out to sea tonight!"

"Okay, I'll do it. I'll do it."

Li Changle picked up the knife and pried open one of the shells with just a few steps. When he opened it, he stood up in disappointment.

"Pinch it quickly to see if there is anything in the shellfish meat?"

Li Changle picked up the shell, reached into the shell meat and pinched it a few times, squeezing out two silver-white beads the size of soybeans.

"So small!" Mrs. Li pouted in disdain.

"Ale, open another one and see."

With the big pearl in front, the other two small ones didn't seem to matter at all, and they urged him to open the other two as well.

The next two mother-of-pearl oysters, one did not produce a pearl, but the other produced a bean-sized, teardrop-shaped, silvery-white pearl.

Li Changle picked up the beads and said, "This is beautiful."

Chen Yongwei shook his head. "It doesn't look good. I think the beads look better when they are round and smooth."

"Young man, you don't understand art!"

Li Changle wiped the beads clean and handed them to Zhou Ruonan, "Take them to Lucheng tomorrow and send them to the gold shop for Boss Li to see."

"Okay!" Zhou Ruonan took it and started to pick up the shells. "Ah Le, can the shell meat be eaten?"

"The meat of pearl oysters is also very fresh. Take out the meat and put it in a box of ice to keep it fresh. Don't throw away the shells."

"A Le." Brother Li came over holding the turban. "Look, there is not a single bead inside such a large piece of snail meat, but the shell is quite beautiful."

"This thing is only valuable in its shell. I'll bring it over next time to ask for the price."

Li Changle put the snails away, and Mrs. Li Da and Mrs. Li Er came out with the blanched mantis shrimps. It didn't take much effort to peel all the twenty or thirty kilograms of mantis shrimps clean.

Several people spread out the shrimps in a dustpan to dry. Zhou Ruonan looked at the time. "It's already past eight o'clock. Why haven't Xiao Hai and the others come back yet?"

"There's no school tomorrow, and they're all having fun. How would they know to go back to their rooms if I don't call them?" Mrs. Li said as she stood at the door and called out, "Xiaoyang, Xiaotao, Xiaobo, Xiaohai..."

"Ah Ping, sister," Old Man Jin came over, "the children, my old wife, and Jin Chan went to Shaji Village to watch a play."

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Jin!" Mrs. Li came back angrily, "That little bastard, let him go fishing with Ah Yu to earn money tomorrow."

Zhou Ruonan checked the time and said, "It's so late, I'll go to Shaji Village to pick them up."

"You pack your things at home, and Awei and I will ride our bicycles to pick them up." Li Changle took the car keys and rode out with Chen Yongwei. When they passed the old master's hall, they suddenly heard someone talking on the other side of the path. Chen Yongwei, who was holding a flashlight, quickly turned off the light bulb.

He leaned close to Li Changle's ear and said, "Brother, it's Lai Bao's grandson."

Li Changle waved his hand, signaling him not to speak. The two of them stood there quietly, listening to what they said with their ears perked up.

"Jin Gou, you guys play. I can't go out today. My dad has been watching me at home these past two days. I didn't even go to the theater. Did I run out to pee?"

"Lai Mao, are you planning to pretend that nothing happened with the money you made that day?"

"Golden Dog, I've already given you thirty dollars at once, what else do you want?"

"You fucking bastard, I took my brothers to go out to sea with you, and when we were catching ducks, my brothers almost drowned, and you gave me thirty?"

"I'm asking you, isn't renting a boat free? Isn't refueling free? I only sold it for a few dozen dollars, and I gave you thirty. You're still not satisfied. Do you think I'll ask you to go with me next time?"

"Don't try to deceive me here." Jin Gou grabbed his neck and said viciously, "I went back and asked my relatives who went out to sea to fish about the price.

Tiger eels are two yuan per pound, and two tiger eels weigh at least thirty pounds, which means more than sixty yuan, not to mention the money from selling sea ducks, duck eggs, eels, hairtail, shrimps and crabs.

After deducting the diesel and boat rental fees, there is at least a hundred dollars left. Don't think I don't know that you are still taking their money, which is the money from selling the fish."

Wang Mazi, I'm going to fuck your grandma, you green-headed turtle, you dare to rob your fellow thieves, just wait and see how I'm going to deal with you!
Lai Bao cursed inwardly, pried open his hands, and coughed twice, "Brother Jin Gou, please speak nicely. How about this, we will rent a boat again one day, and all the money from the goods we get will be given to you."

Jin Gou was satisfied. "Okay, I'll come find you after the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you dare to play tricks again, I'll beat you up every time you go to town."

Lai Mao nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, we are all good brothers, and we will play together in the future. I will go back first, so that the old man won't come out to look for me again."

Li Changle and the other person were hiding in the dark. They heard footsteps and saw a strong young man of medium height coming out from the path and striding forward.

"Brother, it was Lai Bao who stole our traps." Chen Yongwei's eyes were spitting fire, "Damn it, he stole two of our tiger eels, if he catches him, I'll beat the shit out of him."

Li Changle understood it just now, "Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to fight."

When the two arrived at Shaji Village, they did not dare to park the bike outside the stage. Li Changle stayed behind to watch the bike while Chen Yongwei went in to look for someone.

He bent his body and looked at them row by row, and finally found Jin Chan and her daughter. One of them was holding a child, craning her neck to look at them intently, and sitting next to them was Li Xiaohai, who was nodding his head.

Li Xiaoyang was sharp-eyed. He stood up as soon as he walked over, pulled up Li Xiaohai and others who were dozing off, said something to Jin Chan, and walked outside.

Jin Chan turned around and saw him coming, and hurriedly carried Li Xiaozhou over, "You go back first, and my mother and I will come back after we finish looking at it."

Chen Yongwei hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is Brother Hui here?"

"Yes, he's sitting over there with my sister-in-law and watching!" Jin Chan handed the child to him and walked inside with a red face.

"Uncle San, I won't bring them to the theater next time. They fall asleep after watching for a while." Li Xiaoyang complained as soon as he saw Li Changle.

Li Changle picked up the whining Li Xiaomei, and seeing that he still dared to complain, she kicked him angrily, "Why don't you bring them to watch the show? You brought your brother and sister-in-law out here without even saying hello?"

"I, I told Grandpa Jin." Li Xiaoyang knew he was in the wrong and said hesitantly.

"And you guys!" Li Changle kicked one of them on the buttocks, "You go out to play at night, and don't you say hello to your parents? What will you do if you meet a kidnapper?"

Seeing him getting angry, Li Xiaohai quickly admitted his mistake and said, "Dad, I was wrong. Next time, I will remember to say hello to you and Mom."

"Uncle San, we also remember it."

Li Xiaotao scratched his head and said, "Uncle San, we are so thirsty."

Li Changle rolled his eyes at him, "Where's the wages you earned?"

"My mother said that we were all sent to the canteen, and she only gave us two cents a day to buy ice water, and said that the rest would be given after the New Year."

"It's mine too. My mother said that we could support a small shop, so she kept the money."

Li Xiaoyang curled his lips, "The New Year's money I've received since I was a child has been deducted and I haven't received it yet, so forget about getting paid."

Li Changle glanced at him and said, "Why didn't they deduct the wages of Xiaoqing, Xiaohui and Xiaohai? You have holes in your pockets and can't keep the money, but you still have the nerve to say that your mother deducted your wages."

"It's time to eat popsicles. They're all glutinous rice ice!" Chen Yongwei walked out holding Li Xiaozhou in one hand and a bunch of popsicles in the other.

"Third Uncle!" Several children looked at Li Changle.

"Why are you looking at me? Do I have to feed you?"

"Thank you, Uncle Awei!" Li Xiaotao was the fastest and picked up a popsicle and started eating.

Li Xiaoyang revived on the spot holding a popsicle, "Uncle San, I saw Xiang Xiaoyu selling clams and conchs in front of the stage. A small bowl cost three cents, and a large bucket was sold out in a short time."

"Your mother said that she will let you go fishing to earn money tomorrow to fulfill your wish."

"Okay, watch me show off my skills tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)