Among the many fish caught by Ali, four were golden-scaled carp. Before they grilled the fish, they peeled off the most beautiful golden scale on the golden-scaled carp, washed it and gave it to Nathan Xiao to see.
"This is real gold," Master Cai said. "It is said that a foreigner took it for appraisal and said that the composition of this scale is gold."
"Why is this happening? Why are there real gold flakes growing on fish?" Nathan Xiao was surprised. He had never heard of this kind of fish in the future.
"I don't know. It is said that many years ago, someone came to investigate and went deep into the lake. But this lake is very deep. Everyone says that there is golden sand under the lake. Fish eat the golden sand and then grow golden scales. But anyone who goes to the deep end of the lake never comes back. We strictly prohibit swimming in the deep part of the lake. Don't be fooled by the calmness of the shallow part of the lake. There are all kinds of whirlpools and undercurrents deeper down, which can easily drown people." He said, "Golden scale fish rarely appear. We are lucky to have so many today. Even if one of its scales is pure gold, it is actually very light. Let's give these scales to Ali. His mother has to take medicine all year round, and these golden scales can be exchanged for a lot of money."
"If we catch these fish and draw water from the lake, can we raise them at home?" Ah Cheng asked.
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