"What are you doing?" Xiaopang was stunned when he heard this.
"Guess how dare you." Ms. Zhao heard this and repeated it jokingly.
"Pick... eggs." Sitting upright, I looked at her.
"Yes, it's egg collecting." Ms. Zhao smiled when she heard this, then picked up the wine glass and took a sip and continued, "My grandfather told me that at the time, he was not sure whether what those people said was true. Anyway, they said
The foreigner in the suit is also a somewhat depressed big boss. Their situation is similar to that of grandpa. They also lost money in business and wanted to take a gamble. After hearing that this business was profitable, they planned to invite a few people to go to the South China Sea to harvest "
"Egg" is a matter of luck.
"Oh." After hearing what she said, I understood.
When you collect eggs, what you collect are not eggs.
That's what the locals say, and it actually means going out to sea to pick pearls.
The level of science and technology at that time was relatively backward, and it was not easy to go to the deep sea for pearl fishing. In addition, the various infringements of some deep-water beasts made deep-sea operations very dangerous. In many cases, those "dan people" who fished for pearls had no choice but to go there.
No return.
When more people died, those who had lived on the sea for generations began to be afraid. So some people thought that in the South China Sea, pearls and other things were treasures of the sea. Those people died because they took things from the sea.
It also angered various spirits in the sea.
Because of this, people who go to sea are very taboo about mentioning words like "pearls" during the process of going to sea. Once they say it, it is easy to attract the hostility of the "Poseidon". If not, not only those with pearls in their mouths will
If things don't tolerate him, the innocent souls who died while fishing for pearls will deliberately drag them into the water out of jealousy.
On this basis, the word "egg" has become a metaphor for the big pearl in the deep sea.
Putting aside these unremarkable legends, we have to admit that "egg harvesting" is a very dangerous industry. In the past few decades, many people have been pinched to death by giant clams in the deep sea. However, deep sea pearls
The market value is very high. Once you get a few of them in sufficient quantity, you can ensure that your family will have enough food and clothing for three generations.
Therefore, in the eyes of local people, egg collecting is an industry with high returns and high risks. No one is willing to take risks unless they are desperate or obsessed with money.
Mr. Zhao has been in the Nanhai area for a long time and knows the local affairs well. When he heard this, he thought it was quite reasonable. After discussing it with a few brothers, he accepted the job. At that time, they were just a renter.
As for the boat owner, just send them there and then bring them back. If it is done, they may be able to get a share of the pie with some credit, but if not, he will still get his share of the money.
Mr. Zhao was thinking about his little calculation and was secretly happy. What he didn't expect was that even though he thought he was smart, he still made a fatal mistake.
It was many years before Mr. Zhao spoke out about this incident. When he talked about the emotional part, he often burst into tears.
Only he himself knows how many things he has gone through here. All we know is that there is only one result that is not the result.
When they went there, there were twenty-one in total, old and young, but on the day they came back, there was only him and two good brothers who were seriously injured and almost died, and all the other people were missing.
At that time, this incident caused quite a stir, and even the people above were alarmed. However, unexpectedly, those who came to investigate did not bother with Mr. Zhao. After understanding the situation, they
He left quickly, and at the same time, several other golden-haired foreigners appeared in Mr. Zhao's field of vision.
They were very interested in Mr. Zhao's affairs. While pestering Mr. Zhao with questions, they also sent a lot of people to investigate the whole matter. Even Mr. Zhao's dilapidated wooden boat was bought by them for a lot of money.
Gone.
At that time, no one except the parties concerned understood the value of the broken ship that was about to be scrapped. It was not until a long time later that the foreigner who bought the ship dismantled a body from the severely damaged broken ship.
The corpse was auctioned to a famous collector at home and abroad at an even more shocking price. Only then did everyone understand the real reason why Mr. Zhao became rich overnight.
From beginning to end, what those people were looking for were not big pearls as big as eggs.
What they are looking for is a person.
It's not appropriate to say it's a person. In a certain sense, it's not a person at all.
Many people doubt whether that thing really exists, but few can tell clearly.
Some people say that he is a close relative of the kappa, some say that he is a mysterious descendant of Atlantis, and some say that he is a sea tribe that existed in the South China Sea in ancient times.
Of course, they have a common name in various classics throughout the ages - sharks.
When they heard this, everyone present was attracted by Ms. Zhao's words, not because the story was so bizarre, but because the sharks were so famous.
When I was in school, I saw such a passage in a broken book in the library. There was a bookmark on the page, so I was deeply impressed by this passage. The book said: "The South China Sea
Outside, there are sharks who live in the water like fish. They do not waste their weaving. When their eyes weep, they can produce pearls." He also said, "The sharks in the East Sea have black scales and teeth. Their nature is the most obscene, and their ointment can be used as candlelight.
, immortal for thousands of years.”
At that time, I was very curious about what something that could be described like this looked like. When I went back and searched, the first related picture that came out was of an orc having sex with a long-haired woman at the beach...
For me at that time, my curiosity was overwhelming. How could I easily miss such a yellow, violent and legendary mysterious creature? It is no exaggeration to say that I spent a lot of time on this creature.
A lot of thought goes into it.
The encounter with the water monkey not long ago made me even more interested in the legendary mysterious creatures. Especially the legend about the eight hundred bhikkhunis left a very deep impression on me.
While I was in the hospital, I did a lot of research on the shark, and after some careful consideration, I also had a certain understanding of its various characteristics.
The shark is a kind of marine creature that originally lived in legends. It is said that the corpses of many sharks have been found around the world, and the US Navy once captured a living one. Therefore, everyone generally believes that this thing is real.
It did exist. As for where it came from, this issue is controversial. Generally speaking, there are roughly the following theories.