Chapter 323 The Wonder of Ambergris
Not every time you go to sea, you can encounter new things. Even if you come to a new sea area, you can encounter some new things. But in the next two days, Zhuang Haiyang and his comrades felt that there was no difference between here and other places.
Seeing that the last net of fish was pulled onto the boat, Zhuang Haiyang immediately ordered Wang Yanming to set sail and go home. As before, as long as the water tank is filled with fish and crabs, there is no need to stay on the sea. If you catch the catch, there is no place to be stored!
While other comrades began to wash up simply, waiting for dinner and taking a shower home, Zhuang Haiyang stayed in his lounge, looking at the several ore blocks in front of him, preparing to try if this thing smells so fragrant.
"Looking at this point, the moisture should be almost the same. Take it down and burn it to see what's going on!"
Compared to when I was just salvaged on board, these ambergris looked very sticky and full of stench. After it turned into a hard block, although the stench was no longer smelled, it could not smell any fragrance.
Zhuang Haiyang was also a little confused when he saw this kind of thing for the first time. If he made a mistake in his judgment, it would be a shame. Given this situation, he must verify it himself first.
Although there were no professional incense incense tools on the ship, Zhuang Haiyang still scraped a little powder from the hard block. He found a small piece of iron sheet, placed some powder on the iron sheet, and then used an alcohol lamp to grill the powder on the iron sheet.
As the iron sheet began to heat up, the powder gradually showed smoke visible to the naked eye. What made Zhuang Haiyang happy was that when he smelled the smoke that penetrated his nose, he quickly felt that the smoke was very fragrant, an indescribable fragrance.
"Haha, it seems that I'm really right. This thing is really ambergris. The fragrance is really unique!"
As I saw on the Internet, as a cultivator, Zhuang Haiyang can also feel this fragrance, making his mind more stable. The breath cultivated in his body seems to have become much more stable under this strange fragrance.
"It seems that this thing is really a good thing to calm the mind and condense the energy!"
Other comrades who were resting on the boat soon stretched out their noses and sniffed: "What's so fragrant?"
"Cooking in the kitchen! But the fragrance doesn't feel like the aroma of a meal!"
"Bad! How could Lao Wu make a meal so early now? Why is this fragrance the same as perfume?"
Even Zhuang Haiyang didn't expect that even though he lit not much powder, the smokey smell produced by these powders spread to the entire ship. Even Wang Yanming, who was staying in the cockpit, was attracted by this sudden strange fragrance.
Logically speaking, the salvage boats that soaked in the sea all year round often catch fish and shrimps, and they could only smell the fishy smell when they got on the boat. But now, it is no wonder that it attracted his attention when he smelled such a strange fragrance.
Many comrades who were idle immediately looked for the source of the fragrance. When everyone came to the lounge of Zhuang Haiyang, some comrades said quickly: "The fragrance here is the strongest! Could it be that those piles are really ambergris?"
"You'll know if you ask?"
Just as his comrades were about to knock on the door, the door was opened immediately. Zhuang Haiyang pretended to be surprised and said, "Why are you here? What happened?"
"It's okay! Don't you smell a scent?"
"I smelled it, what's wrong?"
"You made it? That thing is really ambergris?"
"Then there is still a fake one! No way? I just scratched some powder, and the fragrance spread to the entire boat?"
"Hehe! If you didn't smell it, do you think we would come over? I really didn't expect that such a smelly thing would become so fragrant. Could it be that this thing is like stinky tofu, smells smelly and tastes fragrant?"
When a comrade in the army said this, the other comrades pretended to be vomited and said, "Can you stop talking? If you continue, who will dare to eat stinky tofu in the future? This is the excrement of sperm whale, not stinky tofu, it cannot be eaten!"
The comrade who was criticized immediately said, "Oh! That should be said, smelling the stinky smell and burning incense, right?"
Listening to the jokes of these comrades, Zhuang Haiyang also smiled and said, "It seems that this thing is really a good thing for making spices. In the future, let's stay on the boat and rest. As long as you boil a little, you should be able to sleep more peacefully, right?"
"Ocean, even if you have money, you can't be so bad! This is ambergris, and the price is more than gold!"
As a result, what made his comrades angry was that Zhuang Haiyang smiled and said, "It's okay! I heard that the fragrance of ambergris can be preserved for a long time. In the future, we will go to sea to remove the fishy smell every time. Anyway, there are several lumps, so I'm not afraid!"
"Okay! It's your baby anyway, just do it yourself. Compared to the smell of fish, this fragrance really makes people feel comfortable when you smell it. How much did you order before? I see this fragrance, it seems that it won't be dissipated for a while!"
"The confined space should be better! When I go back, I will ask someone to find out if anyone can make incense. If it is made incense, the effect will be better. You don't have to complain, some people's feet are smelly!"
"This is the truth! But you really don't plan to sell such a baby?"
"Do you think I'm short of this money now?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the comrades said speechlessly: "It's true that they are the nouveau riche!"
After scraping some powder from another dried ambergris, Zhuang Haiyang came to the cockpit with an alcohol lamp and iron sheet. After reigniting it in front of all his comrades, the cockpit instantly became fragrant.
Wang Yanming, who smelled the fragrance, also smiled bitterly: "It's really a bit unaccustomed to this cockpit suddenly becoming so fragrant!"
No matter what, after this verification, everyone realized why ambergris is so expensive. Compared with ordinary perfumes, this fragrance makes people feel more comfortable when smelling it. Inside it, it really makes people feel much fresher in the air.
You should know that if you stay on the boat every day, even if it is cleaned and maintained well. Even every time you go home from sea, the bedding on the boat will be cleaned again. But if you stay on the boat for a few days, the smell will still smell bad.
But now, just ignite some powder, which makes the entire boat full of a comfortable aroma. Someone has bought air freshener before, but the problem is that as long as you go out of the sea, that thing won’t take long.
Unless sprayed all day long, the air freshener has a very effective effect. In contrast, these ambergris powders can spread throughout the boat, and even the fragrance in the air can be smelled for a while.
Through this verification, even the stupidest people know that the few lumps of things that have been sunk by Zhuang Haiyang for a few days are really rare ambergris. In addition to envying, many comrades also feel that if you have this on the ship in the back, eating and living on the ship will become more comfortable.
When the salvage boat arrives at Nanshan Island, Zhuang Haiyang will also put the dried ambergris back to the safe on the second floor of his home. As for finding someone to check, you can go to Zhao Penglin's manor when you have time tomorrow.
The several pieces of ambergris I picked up vary in size and seem to be a little different in color. When I came back this time, Zhuang Haiyang also planned to ask someone to ask what grade the ambergris he picked up were.
If Zhao Penglin and others are interested, he can sell some appropriately. Or, simply ask them to find a master to make the corresponding incense. If they really need to scrape them from the hard block every time they are burned, they will probably not be able to scrape them for too long.
Most importantly, he has learned that ambergris helps practice, and Zhuang Haiyang does not intend to sell it too much. Even if Zhao Penglin and others need it, he will only sell a small piece for them to share it to win over each other's relationship.
"No matter how many such good things are, you won't be too many!"
Looking at the collection piled up in the safe, Zhuang Haiyang also felt that the large safe I bought would soon be insufficient. The giant clams wrapped in waterproof rain cloth and threw them in a corner of the room were all rare treasures.
If the benefits of these things are maximized, Zhuang Haiyang really needs to plan them well. Fortunately, he doesn’t have to be too anxious at this stage. At least at this stage, he still needs to continue working hard on the sea before he retires.
After putting the things on, Zhuang Haiyang returned to the salvage boat and took several rotating comrades to the town to sell fishing goods. As a result, after the fishermen boarded the boat, someone quickly said, "Brother Zhuang, are you spraying perfume on this boat?"
"Boss Zhu, your nose is so good! When I was packing up my things, a comrade broke a bottle of perfume for removing the fish. It has not yet evaporated, so I guess it will take some time to wait. This smell is still good, right?"
"Not to say it! I really can't smell the fishy smell when I stay on your boat. But I always feel that I'm a little uncomfortable!"
"Do you get used to fish, shrimps and crabs every day, and you have no fishy smell?"
Listening to these fishermen’s idle talk, Zhuang Haiyang also knew that the aroma of ambergris could indeed be retained for a long time. This also means that if you really want to go out to sea in the future, you can order some in the cabin on the first day, and maybe you can take care of it for several days!
Over time, perhaps his salvage boat will make people who board the boat feel physically and mentally comfortable. However, he does not intend to publicly disclose the ambergris. Isn’t it good to keep such a good thing for yourself?
After selling the fish and looking at all the income received, Zhuang Haiyang also said in time: "Squad leader, let's go back!"
As for Wu Xingcheng, who came with the boat, he still took Chen Chong's car and returned to the community where his girlfriend lived as usual. For him, he would stay in the town more often when he didn't go out to sea.
The reason for this is very simple, that is, he doesn't want his girlfriend to stay alone in a relatively unfamiliar place and feels too lonely. Although he has a job, it takes time for his girlfriend to adapt to the environment here.
Zhuang Haiyang naturally understands this, and many times he even creates conditions for him. In the past, Wu Xingcheng was responsible for food on the island. Nowadays, unless tourists come, he rarely returns to the island.
Chapter completed!