When Sister-in-law Ye heard this, her eyes lit up with excitement.
She had originally planned to take her find to the market to identify what kind of shell it was and see how much it was worth.
"Don't we have to open it up to see if there are pearls inside? If there are none, wouldn't that be a waste?"
"Indeed. You just decide whether you want to sell it directly or check for pearls first."
Sister-in-law Ye hesitated.
Ye Yaodong didn’t mind her indecision and threw her two shells back into her bucket while handing his own to Lin Xiuqing.
"Let’s just put them in your bucket for now. No rush, we can check them when we get home. Right now, let's look for more. There might be others washed up."
Since his sister-in-law had already found two, it showed there were likely more washed in by the waves today.
Just as he turned around, Ye Yaodong noticed a grayish-white bump in the distance in the low tide area.