20 – Fish Stone Pendant

Lu Qing did not remove the fish stone from the Green Armored Fish’s body in front of Wang Da’an.

Instead, he kept it inside the fish.

It wasn’t that he was stingy and unwilling to show it to others, but that it was hard for him to explain it.

Now that no one was disturbing him, it was the perfect time to take out the fish stone.

In the kitchen, the big fish head of the Green Armored Fish was placed in a wooden basin.

Lu Qing cracked open the fish head and found the fish stone at the throat.

However, when he saw the appearance of the fish stone, Lu Qing was very surprised.

In his past life, Lu Qing once caught a twenty-pound big blue fish and obtained a very good fish stone as well.

But when he extracted that fish stone, it was gelatinous.

After removing it, he still needed to clean it, dry it, and perform a series of treatments before finally obtaining a well-shaped fish stone.

Now, as he touched the fish stone at the Green Armored Fish’s throat, he found that it wasn’t soft at all; it had already hardened.

Lu Qing fetched a small wooden spoon and carefully dug out the fish stone.

After washing it clean and drying it, he examined it more closely and was even more amazed.

This fish stone was two centimeters big and half a centimeter thick, shaped like a scallop.

Its texture was more like stone or jade, warm and smooth to the touch, with excellent feel.

Its quality was far better than the fish stone he had carefully nurtured in his previous life.

As he gently toyed with the jade-like fish stone in his hand, Lu Qing seemed to feel a sense of peace and serenity.

He knew it wasn’t an illusion.

Because in his vision, the fish stone in his hand was glowing with a dense white light.

【Green Armored Fish Stone: A complete fish stone nurtured by an adult Green Armored Fish, already jadeified.】

【Legend says that jade-level Green Armored Fish Stones, when worn close to the body, have a calming and soul-stabilizing effect.】

After carefully playing with it for a while, Lu Qing found that the quality of this fish stone was already perfect.

It needed no additional polishing and could be worn directly.

He found some tools and carefully drilled a hole at the thin end of the fish stone.

Fortunately, although the Green Armored Fish Stone had been jadeified, it wasn’t as hard as hard jade.

With little effort, he managed to make a perfect hole.

After making the hole, he fetched the remaining hemp thread and twisted it into a sturdy rope, stringing the fish stone onto it.

After finishing all this, a simple fish stone pendant was made.

After admiring his work for a while, Lu Qing called Xiao Yan, who was playing in the courtyard, into the house.

“Brother, why are you calling Xiao Yan?”

The little girl skipped happily into the house.

“Brother made something nice and wants to give it to you.” Lu Qing held the pendant in his hand.

“What nice thing is it?” Xiao Yan’s eyes lit up.

“It’s this.”

Lu Qing pinched the hemp rope, releasing his grip and letting the fish stone dangle in midair, swaying.

“Wow! What’s this? It’s so pretty!”

The little girl’s eyes widened instantly, staring at the pendant.

“This is a pendant. I made it from the fish stone of a big fish. From now on, wear it close to your body. With it, you won’t kick off your blanket when you sleep at night.”

Lu Qing untied the hemp rope, hung the pendant around Xiao Yan’s neck, and then tied the rope tight.

The tied loop was small enough that the little girl couldn’t take the pendant off her head, preventing her from losing it carelessly.

“Thank you, Brother! Xiao Yan likes this gift very much!”

The little girl lowered her head and played with the pendant around her neck, feeling extremely happy.

It was the first time she had her own piece of jewelry, and it was such a beautiful stone.

Children generally have no resistance to pretty stones.

The more Xiao Yan looked at the pendant on her neck, the more she liked it.

“As long as you like it. Remember not to lose it, otherwise, your brother won’t be able to catch another big fish for you.”

Seeing Xiao Yan so fond of the pendant, Lu Qing reminded her.

“Xiao Yan knows, Xiao Yan will take good care of it!” Xiao Yan said seriously.

Seeing the little one listening to him, Lu Qing no longer interfered, letting her continue playing.

He then returned to the kitchen, preparing to deal with the big fish head.

At dinner, the siblings had a feast of fish head.

Lu Qing roasted half of the fish head and made soup with the other half.

The siblings ate to their hearts’ content.

“Big Brother, the fish is really delicious.”

When it was time to sleep, Xiao Yan lay on her small bed, touching her still slightly full tummy, and said to Lu Qing.

“As long as you’re good, Brother will make more delicious food for you.”

Lu Qing gently tucked her in.

Xiao Yan used to sleep in the same room as their parents. After their parents were gone, Xiao Yan cried every night, so the original owner moved her small bed into his room. Only then did she sleep more soundly.

“Hmm, Xiao Yan will be very good!”

The little girl touched the pendant on her neck and nodded very earnestly.

“Then go to bed early. We need to visit Grandpa Chen tomorrow.”

“Hmm, I miss Grandpa Chen too.”

As the little girl spoke, her eyelids grew heavier and soon, she fell into a deep sleep.

Lu Qing tenderly covered her with a light blanket.

The little one was quite tired today.

She had followed him to fish and helped carry the fishing rod.

After returning, she played in the yard all afternoon.

It’s already impressive that she only became sleepy now.

Once he was sure the little girl was asleep, Lu Qing lay down on his own bed beside her.

Listening to Xiao Yan’s faint breathing, Lu Qing did not fall asleep immediately.

He was thinking about tomorrow.

Tomorrow was the day for his acupuncture at Old Doctor Chen’s place.

According to the old doctor’s previous promise, starting tomorrow, every time after acupuncture, he would have half an hour to follow the old doctor to learn about medicinal herbs.

Learning to identify medicinal herbs was secondary; with his special abilities, Lu Qing wasn’t worried about not being able to learn.

What he had to consider was how to use this opportunity to gain the old doctor’s favor and approval.

And also the matter of the market that Brother Da’an mentioned today… He needed to ponder on that.

Over these past few days, the borrowed food at home had already been significantly depleted by him and Xiao Yan.

More importantly, they were running low on salt and oil.

In a few days, they would run out completely.

So he had to quickly find a way to earn money.

It wasn’t the season for farming, so the farmland wouldn’t produce anything for now.

Moreover, he didn’t even have money to buy seeds.

He could only look for opportunities elsewhere.

The market might be a good choice.

But he didn’t know what the market was really like… Based on Brother Da’an’s reminder at noon, there seemed to be some special rules to follow…

Various thoughts swirled in Lu Qing’s mind. As he pondered, his eyelids grew heavier.

Finally, he couldn’t hold on and slowly fell asleep.

The house was quiet. The siblings were both sound asleep.

Outside, the night wind was cool, and the stars filled the sky.

Suddenly, a black shadow leapt lightly into the yard, looking towards the fish meat hanging under the eaves.