Chapter 446 449. Give it away (1/3)
Chapter 446 449. Give it away (13)
After breaking open the shells one by one, I found no red coral, but I found a lot of beeswax, which is sea amber.
This thing is not common in fishermen, but it is not very rare. Ao Muyang knows that it is not very valuable, at least not as valuable as red coral.
However, he didn't know much about the current beeswax market, and there happened to be an expert here, so he went to call Cheng Deming, who was still staying in Longtou Village.
From forty-two snail shells, a total of 35 pieces of beeswax were harvested. The acquisition rate is very high, which is related to the characteristics of the scavenger snail.
When the old man arrived, he saw the dazzling array of beeswax on the table. He picked up a piece and nodded: "Well, golden honey. The sea amber produced in our country's waters. Only Hongyang has golden honey. This price is good in the market." , one gram is worth two hundred yuan.”
Both sea amber and land amber are made from the secretion of fat wax by pine and maple trees in ancient times. The fat wax is very light and remains very light after fossilization. Sea amber is even less dense than water and can float on the sea. , was brought ashore by the sea water.
The golden honey that Cheng Deming mentioned was the piece that Ao Fugui got at the beginning. It was like an egg yolk. It was not small but actually not heavy. It weighed more than ten grams on the head of such a big piece.
The old man is an expert in this field. He picked up another piece and looked at it and said: "This is not bad, gold-wrapped honey. We don't see it very much in Hongyang. The price is slightly lower than gold-wrapped honey, but if the quality is good, the unit price can be sold for one." One hundred seventy-eighty yuan.”
Ao Fugui said smugly: "Then we will make a fortune."
The beeswax they found weighed at least one hundred grams, and most of it was golden honey. According to the old man, their value could be ten to twenty thousand yuan.
For Ao Muyang, this is small money, but for Ao Fugui, it is indeed a small fortune.
After listening to his words, the old man touched his beard with a faint smile: "Have you made a fortune?"
Seeing his expression, Ao Muyang knew something was wrong.
Ao Fugui didn't see it. After all, he had never dealt with the old man before and misunderstood the meaning of his words: "Boss Cheng, we country people are not rich like you. Earning tens of thousands of yuan at a time is already a fortune. "
The old man shook his head: "Who said these beeswax can make you tens of thousands of dollars?"
Ao Fugui was stunned: "Didn't you just tell them their prices? Just do the math and figure it out?"
Ao Muyang knew that Cheng Deming had the habit of selling things off again, so he sighed: "Old man, you might as well just say it if you have any questions."
The old man said: "Then let me tell you the truth, you can't sell these beeswax for the price I mentioned because the quality is not good. They are obtained from the shells of scavenging snails, right? You see, almost every piece of beeswax is There are polishing marks, and some even have chitin embedded in them..."
As he spoke, he continued to shake his head, his meaning self-evident.
Ao Muyang shrugged and said, "How much can these beeswax be sold for in total?"
The old man thought for a while and said, "A few thousand yuan, maybe. If you sell it through me, someone might be able to sell my old face to save face, or it can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan, but at most it will be at this price."
Hearing what he said, Ao Fugui had a strange expression on his face.
Ao Muyang knew this neighbor brother who had peed and played with mud together since childhood. He suspected that the old man was playing tricks on them and using profiteer tactics.
Again, Ao Fugui was not familiar with Cheng Deming and thought that Cheng Deming wanted to be an intermediary and take the opportunity to make some money while helping to sell the wax.
But Ao Muyang knew that the old man really looked down on this little thing. What he said was true. Only if he used his own network resources and made the buyer look at his face could he sell it at a slightly higher price.
Ao Muyang would definitely not do this. This is a favor. There is no point in doing it for a few thousand dollars. He doesn't expect to make money from these ambers anyway.
Patting Ao Fugui on the shoulder, he said: "Fugui, if you like these things, take them away. I believe Boss Cheng, they should be sold for several thousand yuan."
Ao Fugui didn't like taking advantage, so he immediately became angry when he heard what he said: "This is not my thing, why are you giving it to me? I don't want it."
Ao Muyang knew him well and knew that this boy was as stubborn as a cow. Since he said so, he would not take away the wax.
After thinking about it, he took out the largest piece of golden honey and handed it to him: "Here, this is for you. You are the number one hero for being able to produce honey wax. This is your reward."
Ao Fugui laughed and said: "I told you that I was lucky, Yangzi, and you also said that you were a virgin. Just look at your luck and you will know that it is not the case. Anyway, I expelled you from the virgin team in our Longtou Village. ”
Ao Muyang smiled helplessly: "Then why do I feel so honored after leaving this list?"
He had no choice but to put away the remaining beeswax, but he didn't have the habit of collecting these things. If it was left in his own hands, it would probably fall somewhere sooner or later.
In this way, he thought of old man Ao Zhiman. The old man liked to tinker with these things. He even mentioned a mouthful of beeswax when we were visiting the reef beach some time ago.
Ao Muyang promised him at that time that all the beeswax he got from the reef beach belonged to the old man. Although the beeswax in his hand now did not come from the reef beach, he still wanted to give it to the old man.
The old man has a nickname in the village, called Hu Chi. As the name suggests, he is obsessed with sea amber. He has loved crafts since he was a child and is the best craftsman in the village. He can not only weave bamboo products, but also carve beeswax.
He handed over the beeswax. The old man's eyes widened when he saw so many pieces of beeswax: "Ah, so many pieces of sea amber, so good, where did they come from?"
"I caught some scavenging snails, and I smashed them out of the shells." Ao Muyang smiled and handed him the beeswax, "Master Man, this is all for you."
Ao Zhiman blocked his arm and said, "No, no, this thing is quite expensive..."
"Can it compare to the door panel you gave me?" Ao Muyang asked back, "That one is worth millions, Master Man, don't be polite to me, here, you like to carve beeswax, I'll give it to you."
The old man stopped being polite and rubbed the beeswax like rubbing some treasure, his face full of joy.
After delivering the beeswax, it was already evening.
It is not easy to get beeswax from snail shells. The shells are so hard and the beeswax is relatively soft. It takes a lot of time to get it out. They worked all afternoon.
After returning home, Ao Muyang took the snail meat out of the refrigerator.
The tender snail meat was cold and elastic. He cut it into slices with a sharp knife and put it in the refrigerator to cool.
He also braised some meat, added braised beef, braised peanuts, salted edamame, etc. He made a table of cold dishes and set up a grill to grill something later.
At sunset, Ao Mudong and his group came to his house, chatting and laughing. Everyone brought beer, and some also brought wild vegetables made by their wives at home: "Village chief, I know you like this. Try my wife's spicy grasshopper dish."