Twenty minutes passed, and seven or eight children had already picked up hundreds of clam shells of varying sizes, but after opening them, they did not find a single pearl.

"Husband, I'm afraid you will really lose a lot of money today?" Meng Wan and Ying Shiman both looked at the shells all over the ground and the water birds flying around to grab clam shells.

This is different from what they imagined. When Chen Xu returned, he talked about the spectacular and lively scene of tens of thousands of people picking shells on the lake beach in Wuzhong. They were already full of passion and could not help but come to pick and dig pearls. But they didn't expect that the lake beach was not lively, and the chance of the lake clams being produced was too low. After being busy for a long time, they were all empty shells.

"It's okay. Although the chance of getting a pearl is relatively low, it's not necessarily a loss. Now we have already obtained a pearl, and we have recovered one-third of our capital. Besides, it's rare to come here. I don't know when it will be when I come to Wuzhong next time. Today is just a fun time..."

"Wow, Brother Xiaoxu, look, there are so many people coming over there!" Just as Chen Xu was speaking, Yu Ji's exclamation suddenly came. Everyone turned their heads and saw a large group of teenagers cheering like a tide behind the reeds, with at least hundreds of black.

"You have to keep your word..."

A group of teenagers flew past Chen Xu and others like wild dogs, then threw down their clothes and jumped into the lake one after another. The leading black and thin boy couldn't help but turn around and remind Chen Xu.

With the addition of this group of teenagers, a splash of water rolled on the lake shore hundreds of feet in an instant. Amid the shouts, lake clams of all sizes kept flying on the shore like hail, and a group of servants joined the team of picking shells. Even Qu Hai and several other merchants rolled up their sleeves to help drive the shells. The discarded shells attracted more water birds. In an instant, laughter and shouting on the lake beach, which was usually quiet, and the sounds of countless birds flying and singing filled the ears and the sounds of vibrating for several miles.

"Look, what happened on the lake beach over there? How could it be so lively?"

"I don't know, go, row the boat over and take a look!"

"Go quickly, I'm afraid something is going on..."

It was morning, and the weather was clear. Many fishing boats fishing and picking lotus roots on the lake were quickly caught in this lively scene. So they all rowed to the lake. After arriving, they found that it was just a group of children fishing shells in the lake. They lost interest in an instant. However, someone couldn't help asking more, and then they stopped fishing and digging lotus roots. They excitedly shouted at a group of luxurious people on the shore: "We also join the fishing shells, don't you know if it counts?"

"Count it~" the men and women on the lake shore instantly answered in unison.

"Yew~~"

A group of fishermen suddenly cheered excitedly, threw away their straw hats and oars, turned over and jumped into the blue lake and dived.

These fishermen who rowed the boat were all adults, and the youngest was fifteen or sixteen years old. Because they often fished for lotus roots deep in the middle of the lake, they were much better than a group of children and teenagers who could only play mud by the lake. They were embarrassed to come and compete, so they almost all caught shells in the deep water area more than ten feet away from the lake shore. Therefore, the scooped shells were at least seven or eight inches, and they threw them into the cabin with a jingling. When the fishing was gone, they rowed the boat to the shore to trade with Chen Xu and others.

"There are thirty-two in total, count the money to him!" After counting the number, the guards in charge of counting the clam shells did not delay, and directly ordered the servants to take out coins to pay the bill.

"Wow, it's really a one-money. I'm going to make a fortune today. Go and call everyone in the village!"

The fishermen who got the money were shocked and excitedly rowed into the lake to continue fishing for clams again, while someone hurriedly ran to the shore to bring back this once-in-a-lifetime news to make money from relatives and friends in the same village.

"Mr. Marquis, today I'm afraid ten thousand is not enough!" said the guard leader nervously, holding Chen Xu's side, wiping a cold sweat.

At this time, more and more fishing boats were coming from all directions in the lake, and more adults and children were pouring in on the shore. In less than half an hour, at least six or seven hundred people had gathered on the shore of this lake to participate in the fishing of shellfish. The news was still spreading faster, and it seemed that noisy shouts and running sounds came from further away.

"It's okay, if you don't have enough, just go and get it. It's rare for several marquises to come here, so they must have fun..."

"Wow, pearls, pearls are out..."

A woman suddenly sounded in the crowd of people, and it turned out to be Meng Wan. Chen Xu walked over with a smile on his face and found that a large lake clam pried open by a guard, a snow-white pearl the size of a little finger was indeed exposed, and the smooth and roundness flashed in the sun with a charming halo.

"Husband, I have picked pearls too!" Meng Wan carefully dug out the pearls from the clam meat, spread them in her palm and raised them excitedly in front of Chen Xu to seek credit.

"Not bad!" Chen Xu praised repeatedly.

"The Marquis is big enough and has good quality. The jewelers buy at least 300 yuan..." Several merchants from Wuhuyuan who gathered to watch were praised.

"Auntie shows me~" Chen Xi tiptoed to keep pulling Meng Wan's arm, and Yu Ji and Shui Qingrou Ying Shiman were also envious.

Going out for a trip is just to make a happy life. If there are unexpected gains, you will be even happier.

Although these lake clams were bought at one price, they still had great expectations. Just like the gambling stones in later generations, they might be able to produce a rare pearl worth ten thousand gold at any time. Then all the money spent this time will be earned back, or luck will be better, and a rare lake pearl worth ten thousand yuan will be opened. Chen Xu's seemingly playful activity will even make a big profit.

Therefore, after Meng Wan's pearl was blooming, the passion was instantly ignited again on the lake beach, whether it was the women, children and servants who picked up the shells, or the teenagers and fishermen who were fishing the shells in the lake. At this time, there were nearby fishermen who kept hearing the news, and even the people in Wuzhong County, all joined this unprecedented carnival.

But the so-called rare thing is precious, and any precious item lies in its scarcity and rareness.

Although more and more people came to catch shellfish, by noon, tens of thousands of people had joined the lively shellfish and exchange activity. Several piles of clam shells were piled up like hills on the lakeshore, and the 10,000 yuan that Chen Xu had received for the first time had already been spent. In order not to break his promise, Chen Xu asked the guards to go to the Huaxia Money House to get 30,000 yuan in half, and placed them in rows of more than ten baskets on the lake beach that were several miles long to purchase clam shells. A group of women were excitedly shuttled back and forth on the lakeshore, but they were busy until noon, and only more than ten pearls of different sizes were bloomed. According to the estimates of some senior jewellers who came to see the fun, the total value would not exceed three thousand yuan.

"Mr. Marquis, the money is almost spent again!" A servant ran over to report with sweat on his forehead.

Chen Xu no longer had a shell at this time, but was sitting under a willow tree with several businessmen from Wuhu Garden to watch the lively scene and the scenery of Taihu Lake.

"Mr. Marquis, today the Marquis are enjoying their lives. Continuing to spend money is just cheaper for these fishermen and boring people, and the gain is not worth the loss!" Lu Zhong said with a smile.

"Mr. Lu said it well. In autumn, the big clams have already penetrated into the depths of the lake. It is not easy to catch them. Large beads are rarely seen. Generally, the best season for beads to be released is when the tide rises in May. Those big clams will be docked with the tide, looking at the moon and spitting water. When the moon rises in the evening, it is the best time to pick beads..."

"The Marquis will come back in summer next year. We promise that the Marquis will gain great results!"

"It's already noon now, and the Marquis and Concubine are also hungry, so they just happened to go back to the hotel to eat, drink and rest!"

Qu Hai and others were persuading each other, and Chen Xu felt that it was almost done. The entertainment that cost 40,000 yuan was over. Otherwise, they would have been playing until dark today, and they would not be able to resist it if they had to withdraw another 100,000 yuan, because at this time, fishing boats were coming from all directions on the lake, and people were constantly riding horses and running away on the shore to join the feast of scooping shells.

Although everyone doesn't know which fool is here to spend money to pick shells and pearls, this kind of opportunity to make money is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. If you don't follow him, you're sorry for this fool.

Of course, some of the people who came to watch the fun were different, because they only looked at the water Qingrou Ying Shiman Meng Wan and others, as well as guards and servants who were guarding all the time around, the people who spent money to buy shells today were absolutely noble. Most of these people had good status and naturally disdain to jump into the lake to compete with a group of mud legs, but some people began to think about other things, got a few boats and a group of young and middle-aged people who were proficient in water to go to the depths of the water to catch shells.

Ordinary civilians only see how hard money is earned by fishing lake clams, but in the eyes of those who are interested, this is a good opportunity to get close to noble people.

Because there has been a legend among the people that I heard that the world-famous Qinghe Hou will inspect the southeast in the future.

And I heard that the wives and concubines of Qinghe Hou were all the best women in the world.

Especially the lively scene in front of you is very similar to the usual style of Qinghe Hou.

I heard that Qinghe Hou likes the most lively and crowded, and his favorite sentence is that it is better to have fun than to have fun alone.

In the situation in front of you, even those who have never been to Xianyang can see that there is a long-standing shadow hidden behind this excitement.

"Give me instructions and stop purchasing lake clams in a moment, and let everyone pass the news to the fisherman who fished the shells!" Chen Xu stood up and stretched.

"Yes, Marquis!"

As the servants left, the roars of guards came from the lake that were several miles long. The teenagers and fishermen who were fishing shells on the lake and in the lake were all more restless and busy. Some hurriedly took clam shells to trade, while others were searching in the water, hoping to catch more at the last moment.

In a flash of time, almost all the fishermen and teenagers surging in the lake came ashore. The shore was densely filled with hundreds of fishing boats of all sizes. Some fishing boats far from the shore saw that everyone was on the shore, and the interaction of purchasing lake clams was about to end, so they also urged the fishermen who were fishing for shellfish to row and dock.
Chapter completed!