Half of the top-grade pearls totaled two pounds and nine ounces, so Station Chief Gu simply rounded it to three pounds for Feng Qingxue.
Feng Qingxue bought another two to three pounds of second-grade pearls, totaling two hundred yuan.
So-called second-grade pearls are those with a diameter less than seven to eight millimeters, or oval, bun-shaped, nearly round but not perfectly round, or with slight blemishes, and can be used for making jewelry.
Feng Qingxue, with sharp eyes, spotted two Beauty Beads among the second-grade pearls and naturally added them to her collection.
"Doctor Feng, buying so much?" The old squad leader had been stunned for a while; two hundred yuan was equivalent to his half-year's salary.
Feng Qingxue felt a bit embarrassed, reluctantly stopped herself, packed the purchased boxes of pearls into prepared cloth bags, and then stuffed them into her satchel, "Old squad leader, this is what you call the thrill of the hunt!"
