Chapter 881: Sister-in-law’s Dowry [2]

"This, this, this is a large Southern Pearl!" Uncle Qin shouted excitedly, and then he slapped himself in the face and hurriedly told his family: "One of these things can be sold for a hundred gold coins. It is really a hundred times more valuable than gold. Don't let it out, otherwise you will be killed. Do you understand?"

Qin Xiaomi: "Look around the family, is there anyone else who lost their composure besides you? Everyone else is very calm, but you are the only one yelling."

Uncle Qin jumped up and down: "Don't you want to lose your composure? You don't even know that this is a large South Pearl, and you don't know the value of this large South Pearl."

He calmed himself down and explained to his family, "Sea pearls are precious. Even the thirty top-quality sea pearls from Aunt Six's house are worth two or three times the same weight of gold..."

"And this kind of longan-sized South China pearl is worth more than a hundred times the same weight of gold."

"So this big South Pearl is worth a hundred taels of gold. When you flee, you can carry this light and handy big South Pearl with you, and you won't have to worry about settling down in the future."

"There are also these red coral beads. Do you know red coral? It is a plant that grows on the seabed, but this plant is alive..."

"Red coral beads are made of red coral, which is extremely difficult to polish. This one, which is almost the size of a thumb, is already a top-grade red coral bead. The price of one bead is dozens of times higher than the same weight of gold."

"Huh, no wonder Young Master Huang scolded us for only eyeing gold. Look at the things Young Master Huang gave us, which one is not more valuable than gold?" Uncle Qin was so excited that he covered his chest, and his tone was shocked and reluctant: "Young Master Huang, no, our A-long is really too generous. Why is he going back to Lingnan Prefecture? Stay for a while, uncle will definitely treat him like his own nephew."

Pa, Grandpa Qin slapped him on the head, and Grandpa Qin said disdainfully: "Be more normal."

Uncle Qin snorted in dissatisfaction, but did not dare to act any more. Instead, he looked at the red coral beads and said regretfully, "There are only six of them. If they were a string of red coral beads or a necklace, the price would be a hundred times higher."

Qin Xiaomi: "Second Uncle, if Young Master Huang dares to give us a whole bunch, we dare not accept it."

The red coral necklace was a tribute, something only nobles could wear.

"It's just right for our family to have a few of these and keep them as a family treasure for future emergency use. Otherwise, it would be too much."

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin nodded in agreement: "Xiaomi is right. Now is the right time. Giving too much is not good... and we can't show them to others. We have to hide them."

The people in the three rooms nodded after hearing this: "Yes, we know."

"Well, good." Grandpa Qin looked at his children and grandchildren with satisfaction, and said, "Young Master Huang gave us such a valuable gift. We must remember Young Master Huang's kindness and not let him down."

Huang Yanglong said that it was not that serious, just a small thing.

Huang Yanglong is not bragging, these large South China pearls and red coral beads are really nothing to Huang Yanglong's family.

Huang Yanglong holds countless treasures from the sea in his hands, such as black sea pearls that are more precious than large South pearls and red coral beads, giant clam pearls, tortoise shell pearls, a whole red coral tree taller than a person, and even blood amber.

Sea-blood amber is a non-renewable treasure formed when amber from land sank into the sea tens of thousands of years ago and was dyed red by seaweed.

Let’s put it this way, if the Huang Yanglong family committed a crime one day, they could hold such a thousand-year-old sea-blood amber and ask for the emperor’s protection in the name of offering a treasure.

The Haizhu jewelry from Qin Liupo and her family is enough to open the door of a county magistrate's house.

The big South Pearl can knock on the door of the local governor's house.

The Black Sea Pearl can open the door of the noble families in the capital.

Sea-blood amber can knock on the gate of the imperial city.

But the Huang Yanglong family, or the big families along the coast, did not make their fortunes by relying on these things... They were able to get rich by relying on a treasure ship that sank in the sea many years ago.

And the ability to build large ships.

These are the trump cards of the coastal clans such as Huang Yanglong. The delicious and rare fish products such as sea cucumbers and isinglass are just ordinary stuff.

Half a minute later, the Qin family finally calmed down their excited hearts.

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin gave Aunt Qin's share to her: "Sister Shu, please accept the extra dowry that Young Master Huang gave you and add it to the dowry list."

"As for the four large South China pearls and four red coral beads our family got, divide them into four parts, one large South China pearl and one red coral bead in each part."

"The body of Xiaomi's brother Dadao has not been found yet, which means he is still alive. So each of the three families gets one share, and the remaining share belongs to Xiaomi."

"Everything in our family was created by Xiaomi, so she wants a separate share... Do you, the second and third wives, have any objections?"

Qin Xiaogu: "Grandma, our third room has no objection."

Qin Xiaomai nodded along with him.

Aunt Qin thought Uncle Qin was slow to respond, so she pinched him. Uncle Qin hissed in pain and said hurriedly, "We in the second house have no objection either."

It's so funny. The second branch of the family just lives off the younger generation. How dare they have any opinions?

"Okay, let's divide it this way." Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin divided all the things into four parts, but some things, such as the deeds of the real estate in the capital, belonged to Qin Xiaomi alone.

Uncle Qin covered his chest again… No kidding, my niece’s assets are so abundant that it’s enviable.

Qin Xiaomi glanced at him and said, "Uncle, I'm in debt. Can you lend me 20,000 taels of silver to make ends meet?"

"What the hell? You can still be in debt? If you want to kill your uncle, just say it directly. There's no need to make up an excuse to kill your uncle." Uncle Qin didn't believe it at all.

Qin Xiaomi didn't mention that she owed the Xue couple money. Instead, she packed up her things and started hiding things like a hamster.

Several families were hiding, so... The three ladies from Qinghe Mountain pretended not to hear any noise. They just stayed in Qin Xiaogu's boudoir to help her organize her newly acquired dowry.

They were busy until almost midnight, and several families were still gathered in the small courtyard at the back of the house. After eating moon cakes, grapefruits, and red-fleshed melons, they returned to their rooms to rest.

Jiang Xiaozhu even specially collected the red melon seeds and said to Qin Xiaomi: "Save them for planting. This time next year, our family will be able to eat red melons again."

Qin Xiaomi: "Growing red-fleshed melons will ruin the nutrients in the soil."

Jiang Xiaozhu was shocked: "How could this happen? Is it poisonous?"

Qin Xiaomi: "Yeah, about the same. There's a little thing inside it that consumes more nutrients from the soil. But it can still be planted. After planting for a year, you can plant soybeans in the next few years to nourish the land."

Uncle Qin had already entered the house. Hearing this, he opened the window and asked, "Niece, tell me about the red melons that are ruining the land some other day."

Afraid that Qin Xiaomi would refuse or ask him to pay for the commentary, he immediately closed the window and pretended to sleep.

……

At Taifu Restaurant, the students finally had their meal.

"Brother Ying is really capable. He allowed us to have dinner so we don't have to go hungry until tomorrow." More than 200 students almost cried while eating their meals.

There was the joy of finally having a meal, but also the joy of the meal being so bad.

card!

Many students also ate sand or small gravel.

There was no way. The ingredients had rolled on the ground several times. Even after washing, there were still small pieces of sand embedded in the meat that could not be picked out.

In short, their mood today is just like the food in their mouths, with all kinds of tastes and it’s hard to describe.