River mussel spit beads

Saving the river mussels, the story told to you today, is during the Song Dynasty. A man surnamed Shen bought a river mussel from a fisherman, which weighed 4 pounds and was 50 years long. The man raises it in a large water tank. After a month of raising it, a pearl floated out from the bottom of the water tank, and the man sold it, exchanged it for 20 taels of silver, bought a wooden house, and married two daughters-in-law. These two masters are beautiful and moving. But just like to gamble, a day does not gamble hands itchy, began Li surname Xu surnamed Fuzi, good luck every day to win, but then how to fight how to lose, Shen Lao Ye advised the two ladies to stop it. But the ladies lost the red eye where they could listen to the advice and continued to gamble. Gambling on the family only 5 two silver left, this day the river mussel dream to Shen Lao Ye said that he is getting older, after the production of pearls for 5 years or 10 years to produce one to persuade Shen Lao Ye not to let the two ladies in the loser, Shen Lao Ye told the two ladies the next day, the lady blamed the river mussels for being lazy and only 5 years to produce a pearl. He scooped up the water in the water tank and forced the river mussel to produce one a day, otherwise the river mussel would be killed. When the man found out, he released the mussels into the river. Two wives were suspended. He also married a lady surnamed Dong, who knew dali and was very gu to the family. Mr. Shen and Mrs. Dong have lived happily ever since.