"Crazy~"

The old fisherman skillfully pried open the lake clam with a bamboo knife, and carefully touched the soft clam meat with his hands and said respectfully: "Mr. Marquis, there are no pearls inside!"

"Without pearls...how could there be no pearls..." Li Shun's face, which was almost laughing, was even more ugly than eating shit.

"No, it's not. Do you think pearls are sand, grab a lot of money, it's so great to be rich..."

Chen Xu curled his lips and pushed Li Shun away with a sad face, then glanced at him and picked up a larger lake clam again and placed it on the wooden platform, lifted the wooden hammer to start the second round of auction.

"How could it be...it's impossible..."

Li Shun returned to his seat as if he had lost his parents. Several neighbors of Qinghou bowed to celebrate his first place, and his tone was sarcastic. The First Emperor even smiled at him, and Li Shun almost cried.

With Li Shun as an example, the auction of the second clam would be much more rational, but because they were all a group of top Qin nobles who were not short of money, the competition was naturally fierce. Without Li Shun, the messenger, Qin finally got his wish and bid for the lake clam at the highest price of 150 yuan. All the monarchs and ministers involved were very happy.

Facing his first spoil, the First Emperor also got up and walked to the wooden platform with interest. He was still slightly nervous and asked, "Does the Grand Master think I can get the pearl?"

"Your Majesty, why should you worry? I am lucky to get it, but I won't be able to get my life. The lake clam is tightly closed. I don't know if there are any pearls in it. However, Your Majesty is the emperor of the world. You should have good fortune. I guess there should be..." Chen Xu quickly comforted him.

"Haha, then let's borrow the words of the Grand Master, open the clam!" The First Emperor waved his hand in a refreshing mood.

"Open the clam~" Chen Xu ordered, and the old fisherman picked up the bamboo knife again and pried the big clam quickly, then shook his body slightly for a moment before saying excitedly, "Marty, there are pearls, beads are out!"

"Damn..."

"real?"

Under the awning, Li Shun Mengyi and a group of Qinghous and Princes were all excitedly standing up and surrounding the wooden platform. Chen Xu was also very surprised. He rolled up his sleeves and took out a golden pearl from the clam shell while watching dozens of eyes.

And the moment the pearls were revealed, a golden pearl light was reflected in the strong sunlight, which instantly made the onlookers exclaim and admire.

"Wow, it's really a pearl..."

"The diameter is four minutes, the color is pure, round and smooth. Although it is not big, it is also a rare top-quality product..."

"Yes, it's indeed a top-grade pearl, and the market price will not be less than three thousand coins..."

In addition to a group of princes and marquises, the group of officials, gentry and famous scholars and merchants in Wu who were allowed to watch were amazed and soon had a more detailed and pertinent evaluation.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty for taking the lead. This pearl is of great value!" Chen Xu smiled and put the pearl in the palm of the First Emperor.

"Hahahahahahahaha, it seems that I am really lucky today. Who gave this clam? I want to thank you in person!" The First Emperor was so happy that he couldn't stop talking.

"Your Majesty, this clam was offered by that fisherman!" An official from Wuzhong next to him pointed at a middle-aged fisherman wearing coarse linen clothes and was slightly tall and thin.

"Okay, come here, give me a reward of 1,000 yuan, and I won't get his pearls in vain!" Emperor Shin-Ying ordered the palace servants around him.

"Your Majesty is kind and righteous!" All the onlookers bowed and flattered.

"Your Majesty, gambling clams depends entirely on luck. If the grass-roots people receive rewards, wouldn't they spend money like this in the future if someone bets on clams and bets on pearls? We have already made a lot of profits by relying on the originally worthless lake clams, such as Wuhu, who have made a living, so how dare you give them rewards? You also ask Your Majesty to take back the rewards!" Although the middle-aged fisherman who was called over was excited and nervous, his words were clear and organized, he rude.

"Your Majesty, this fisherman is right. If Your Majesty receives a beneficiary, the rules for gambling clams will be broken in the future. Moreover, the purchase of this lake clam has cost money. The rules are in accordance with the rules and should not be easily broken!" Chen Xu couldn't help but remind him.

"Your Majesty, what the Queen of Qinghe said is that the state has its own laws and regulations, and the auction has already cost money, and the purchase of lake clams has already cost money, so there is no need to make an exception to reward them. Otherwise, the grand occasion of gambling clams in the five lakes will no longer exist!" A group of officials, gentry and celebrities and merchants in Wuzhong next to them all persuaded them.

"I really can't reward me?" Emperor Qin Shi looked at the pearl in his palm with a little depressed look and was very dissatisfied.

"It is natural that Your Majesty insists on rewarding, but Your Majesty's reward breaks the rules. Although he is kind-hearted, he does bad things. I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" Chen Xu bowed his hand seriously.

"Well, I don't like it!" Emperor Qin Shi's first emperor hesitated for a moment and gave up the decision to reward, but he turned his head and looked at the fishermen and said, "Looking at your worn-out clothes, your family must be not rich. Although you are poor, you have the style of a gentleman. He is actually the role model of the people of Wuzhong. I don't reward you with money, but I can give you a wish and you can tell anything, and I will agree at my discretion!"

A group of onlookers were moved, and Chen Xu also said to the middle-aged man with a laugh and cry: "Your Majesty is just a word. Just tell me what you have any requirements or difficulties. This is your luck. It is best not to refuse, otherwise don't hide at home and cry in the future!"

"Haha..." A kind laughter rang out from the crowd.

The middle-aged man's face turned red with excitement. He held it in for a long time before he raised his head and said, "There is a daughter in Caomin's family. She is thirteen years old and has not yet been married. I want... to let Qinghe Hou take her to Xianyang..."

"Ga!" Chen Xu almost stood on the wooden platform.

"Haha, okay, I agree to this matter!" Emperor First Emperor laughed and nodded after a brief shock.

Chen Xu looked at the middle-aged man with a twitching face, "You hear it clearly. This marquis already has three wife and several concubines. This marquis has already decided not to take concubines. Although Your Majesty agrees to your request, this marquis will not bring your daughter back!"

"Mr. Marquis, how dare the grass-roots people be tall... They just want... to let the Marquis take their little daughter to Xianyang to go to Women's College to learn some knitting, sewing and instrumental music!" The fisherman stuttered and finally finished speaking.

"That's it?" Chen Xu almost bit his tongue off, and the First Emperor also opened his mouth wide and his face was a little dull.

"Yes, Cao Min is a request. The little girl knows some words. She saw the information from the Women's College in the newspaper. She really wants to learn some cutting and sewing techniques. She has been begging me many times, but Cao Min has no power, no power, no money, and has never dared to agree to her. Today, she got the promise of His Majesty. Cao Min begs Qinghe Marquis to take her little girl to Xianyang to learn for a year or two, and she can also make a living when she comes back. Don't worry, the little girl is young, but she is well-behaved and sensible, and will never cause trouble for the marquis. As for the cost of food and drink in Xianyang, Cao Min will find a way to send the money..." The middle-aged man nodded excitedly.

"Okay, I agree to your request. Later, you send your daughter to Wuhuyuan and hand it over to Qu Gong. This marquis will arrange everything. As for the expenses of food and drink, this marquis will also cover it. You go!" Chen Xu couldn't agree.

"Thank you, your Majesty, thank you, Marquis!" The middle-aged fisherman bowed excitedly and bowed repeatedly. After thanking him repeatedly, he retreated to the crowd and left.

This incident was just a small episode in the clam gambling activity, but the incident was a bit tortuous and bizarre, at least to the eyes of bystanders and outsiders.

And this incident will soon become an enviable, jealous and hateful story in Wuzhong.

Poor fishermen were not rewarded by the emperor, and the emperor set an example to avoid breaking the rules of gambling clams and changed to a promise. This matter was then slightly erotic and closely linked to Qinghe Hou.

A thirteen-year-old poor girl, a young and handsome grand tutor and marquis.

Wow, I miss them together!

The inspirational story of a poor daughter who wanted to study became erotic.

After a small episode, the gambling clam continued.

The First Emperor opened a top-grade pearl for the first time, which also stimulated the subsequent clam gambling activities. A group of young men and princes and nobles who accompanied him bid at high prices. The fishermen who caught clams later also sent large and small lake clams to the pergola. Some people from the Jewelry Chamber who usually hosted clams to bet on clams paid for the purchase, and then handed over to Chen Xu to host the auction.

Because the First Emperor came, although the scale of gambling this time was larger, more lively and more orderly than Chen Xu's last year.

Officials in Wuzhong mobilized hundreds of people and hundreds of boats to participate in the fishing, and countless people around the five lakes participated in the fishing. Lake clams, which were more than a foot long or even two feet long, continued to emerge from the water. In less than half an hour, thousands of large lake clams were piled on the open space in front of the wooden platform, which was as dark as several small hills. Such a grand occasion was also exciting and onlookers kept exclaiming and noisy.

"Enough is enough!"

Chen Xu was so busy selling clams at auction. He also knew that the First Emperor was just looking for something new on a whim. There were so many clams that could not be opened at all, so he ordered the fishermen to stop fishing.

However, although the event was sensational, the results were not as good as last year. After taking hundreds of large clams in one go, they only opened two pearls the size of a little finger, which was worth only a thousand coins. The auction price of each of these lake clams will not be less than one hundred coins. The largest one is as high as 280 coins, but there is nothing to do.

Hope is hot, but the ending is bleak.

So half an hour passed, and the interest of a group of young masters who were enthusiastic about planning a big bet on the road to Wuhu was gradually reduced. The bidding was not as enthusiastic and lively as it was at the beginning, and the price naturally slowly dropped to normal auction state. After about two hundred, because a quarter-sized pearl was opened, the mood rose slightly. After bidding for hundreds of them again, the First Emperor began to yawn in a lack of interest, so this unprecedented clam gambling activity involving the First Emperor was over.

More than 300 lake clams have produced four beads.

The lake clams are worth more than 1,000 yuan, and the pearls they produce are worth more than 6,000 yuan. Overall, it is a big profit, but compared with the identity and time and energy of a group of people, it is completely worth mentioning.
Chapter completed!