Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 330: Found a Huge Top-Quality Ambergris

It was a particularly white stone with fine pores on it, resembling the porous bones of a specimen. Su Yijia immediately had a hunch about what it might be. Her hands moved quickly, and soon the entire stone was revealed.

Uncle Lian, with his hands behind his back, walked over and his eyes lit up when he saw the object.

"This is ambergris!" he couldn’t help but exclaim.

"What is ambergris?" Qin Kaize asked, puzzled.

Uncle Lian’s expression changed dramatically, and he pressed his lips together, reluctant to say more.

"Uncle Lian, if you know something, just tell me. I’m not in the team now, and even when I was, many things were not my concern," Qin Kaize promised seriously.

If it were anyone else, Uncle Lian might not believe them. But Qin Kaize’s reputation among the fishermen was solid.

"Ambergris, I don’t know much about it either. But a few years ago, someone came to our village looking to buy something that smelled good from the sea. A girl from our village used such stones to make bracelets for every girl in her family. They were wrapped twice around the wrist. The stones from the sea smelled good, so they were kept. Later, the buyer paid eight yuan per gram for the six bracelets. Each bracelet sold for about a thousand yuan, so the six bracelets fetched six thousand yuan. The girl’s family used that money to move to the city and buy jobs there, becoming city dwellers. The buyer said that the quality of the ambergris was not very good, and the more white it is, the better it is, and the price is higher," Uncle Lian reminisced with envy.

Despite this, he didn’t show any greed when looking at the large piece of ambergris on the ground.

Su Yijia had even more trust in Qin Kaize’s judgment. Even this ordinary old fisherman had such good character. The brothers and subordinates he chose were certainly more trustworthy.

"Are you planning to sell this ambergris? If you want to, I can have that person contact you when he comes to the village again," Uncle Lian offered warmly.

This piece of ambergris looked to be at least dozens of pounds. Even at the lowest price of eight yuan per gram, thirty pounds would still amount to a lot of money.

Uncle Lian, who wasn’t well-educated, couldn’t quite grasp the value, but he knew it was a lot of money.

"Is that person from the village?" Su Yijia asked, sensing something off.

Uncle Lian shook his head. "He’s a friend of a young man from the village. Commander Qin’s wife, how did you know?"

"By asking if I wanted to sell it, it’s clear you can contact the buyer," Su Yijia said with a smile.

In reality, she knew that outsiders often had less scruples when buying. They might pay only a few yuan for what looked like a worthless stone. Charging eight yuan per gram was already considered fair.

"Commander Qin’s wife is really smart," Uncle Lian gave her a thumbs up. "So, will you sell the ambergris?"

"I won’t sell it. I quite like it and plan to keep it to make a bracelet for myself later," Su Yijia shook her head with a smile. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

This ambergris was top-quality, weighing about thirty pounds. Not only would its value increase in a few years, but it could also be sold for five or ten times its price in Haigang City or abroad.

"That’s true. Since Commander Qin is so capable, and if you have enough money, there’s no rush to sell it," Uncle Lian nodded, not trying to persuade Su Yijia.

In fact, he didn’t even ask Qin Kaize about it, as if believing it was up to the woman of the house to make such decisions.

"Uncle Lian, could you handle these seafood items and let my wife taste your cooking?" Qin Kaize handed him the small sea snails, big crayfish, and the grouper.

The rest of the small fish and snails were thrown back into the sea.

"Sure! While there’s still time, you can cast another net. Maybe you’ll catch something good before we finish eating," Uncle Lian joked.

He bent down to retrieve the coal stove from the cabin and started preparing dinner at the boat’s bow.

Qin Kaize and Su Yijia cast their nets on either side of the boat. They then sat together, quietly watching the slightly gray-blue sea.

Although there was no beautiful sunset or clear blue waters, and the impending stormy weather added some pressure, for the couple completely focused on each other, any place they chose to be together felt like an exquisite scene.

Soon, Uncle Lian had the seafood ready. The steamed grouper was prepared using the fisherman’s special method, with a unique sauce that made it sweet and delicious, with no fishy smell. The sea snail was sliced and stir-fried with scallions, its aroma making people want to eat more.

Qin Kaize and Su Yijia enjoyed these two dishes, feeling quite full.

Uncle Lian then served the garlic-steamed crayfish.

"Uncle Lian, your cooking is simply superb," Su Yijia said, nearly swallowing her tongue in delight.

She had always thought that the food cooked by their family chef was the best. She didn’t realize there were such skilled cooks among ordinary people.

"There’s a saying, isn’t there? High-end ingredients often require only the simplest cooking methods," she thought.

Looking at the simple iron pot and the absence of fish sauce or oyster sauce, the result was still astonishing. She even wanted to ask Uncle Lian to be their exclusive chef.

"I just make it simply. If you like it, Commander Qin said that if you learn a dish, you’ll get ten yuan. I know a couple of dozen dishes. If Commander Qin has a bit of talent in this area, we can make enough money to buy a job for my eldest grandson in the city. Our family could become city dwellers," Uncle Lian said with a humble smile.

Su Yijia glanced at Qin Kaize, who had been quietly watching her, and playfully scolded, "Why do you think of everything?"

"These are trivial matters. I just handled them casually," Qin Kaize replied, picking out the fish bones and dipping them in sauce before putting them in her bowl.

Learning a few dishes wasn’t a big deal. What if their future child suddenly wanted to eat something unusual?

He had seen many colleagues in the team who would go out of their way to find food for their pregnant wives at odd hours.