Chapter 283: The Sword That Sharpens Stone Like Clay (Ask for Recommendation)
Xie Anping's shout successfully attracted everyone's attention. The people in the river came ashore one after another and ran over to watch.
Qiao Shan said: "It's really a ball. Mark, come and see, is it jade?"
Xie Anping: "It must be jade, sheep fat jade!"
Mark leaned over to the front and took a closer look.
"It seems to be. Let's move to the river and wash it, I can't see it clearly. ”
Xie Anping's little brother volunteered and picked up the stone ball.
"Boss, it's heavy, it must be a good baby. ”
When they came to the river, they washed the stone balls.
This stone ball, the more you wash it, the more beautiful it is, the yellow-brown stone skin is shiny, very greasy, like butter sticking to the stone, how can it not be cleaned.
Mark looked at it for a long time before he spoke: "It's mutton fat jade, that's right." But looking at this color, it doesn't seem very white, right?"
Qiao Shan: "Rub some stone skin, just look at it." ”
Mark looked at Xie Anping, this is dug up, how to deal with it, the owner has the final say.
Xie Anping: "Of course you have to take a look! If you don't take a look, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat or sleep." ”
Qiao Shan: "You're talking about yourself, right?"
Xie Anping smiled.
Mark said, "There are no tools for rubbing stones, let's move back to the camp and see." ”
Xie Anping's younger brother picked up the stone again and wanted to move it away. Xie Anping hurriedly stopped, hugged the stone himself, and said to the younger brother: "You are guarding here, I have drawn a few circles in that area, no one moves, wait for me to come back and dig." ”
Everyone can't understand it, what kind of operation are you? Dig a stone and bring a enclosure?
Xie Anping's other younger brother has been guarding the camp. Seeing Li Dongwen and Li Xianqiong holding a big stone and returning with a full load, their hearts were itching, and they also wanted to dig a few stones.
Seeing the two of them coming, the little brother hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to take over and help Boss Li carry them back.
"You want to try?" Li Dongwen put down the stone.
The younger brother saw that Li Dongwen was holding it very easily, so he squatted down, holding the bottom of the stone with both hands, and wanted to pick it up.
I didn't move my arms when I fought hard!
The younger brother re-tied his horse, put the stone against his chest, and shouted, "Get up!"
As a result, an ass piercing sat on the ground, and his face was flushed.
Li Xianqiong watched from the side and couldn't help but sneer.
Li Dongwen didn't tease this little brother anymore, picked up the stone and went back to the camp. The younger brother got up stupidly and came back after the two.
After a while, Xie Anping hugged the stone ball and returned to the camp surrounded by everyone.
The people who came back saw the big stone brought back by Li Dongwen at a glance.
Mark and Josan both gathered around and looked at the huge "tumbler".
This kind of large head, if you don't wipe it away, it is generally difficult to judge the quality of the jade inside, even if the stone skin is very good, it is difficult to ensure whether there has been a change in the inside.
Mark looked at it for a while, but he didn't see anything famous. went to get the grinding wheel and wiped the skin of Xie Anping's stone ball.
Large stones usually have to be rubbed open and examined. Otherwise, the gain outweighs the loss of transporting a bunch of waste stones back thousands of miles, unless it is used to gamble on stones, thinking of passing on the risk.
Xie Anping's group obviously didn't come to gamble on stones, and sooner or later they had to cut it open, including the big piece dug by Li Dongwen.
Mark took the grinding wheel and asked Xie Anping, "Are you coming, or am I coming?"
"I'll do it. ”
It was Li Dongwen who spoke.
He didn't bother to get the grinding wheel, but reached through his coat pocket and pulled out a dagger with a sheath.
Li Dongwen pulled out his dagger, the cold light was clear, and his eyes were shining.
Qiao Shan was stunned: "You are a short sword?"
Li Dongwen smiled at him, and finally met someone who knew the goods.
Li Dongwen held the stone ball in one hand and the sword in the other, and began to peel the stone ball.
The sword fell like peeling a potato, and the crumbs fell one after another.
This sword is so sharp!
Li Dongwen successfully diverted everyone's attention and stopped caring about the quality of the jade.
It was only Mark, staring at the skinned stone ball.
The stone balls are not pure white, but pale yellow. Peeling off the stone skin, the jade flesh inside is becoming more and more delicate, and the sun shines brightly, exuding a soft luster.
"Is this Huangyangyu?" muttered Mark.
"What is Huangyang Jade?" Xie Anping asked.
Qiao Shan: "It's really ignorant, yellow mutton fat and white jade, it's rare." ”
Mark: "The jade is oily, transparent and clean, soft and delicate, and the top grade of the top grade can be called the best of mutton fat jade!"
Xie Anping's eyes lit up, and he said to Li Dongwen: "I like this piece of jade very much, how much is it, you make a price, I will collect it." ”
The crowd was stunned.
What is the situation? Didn't you dig this jade? Why did you ask Li Dongwen to make a price?
Li Dongwen smiled slightly, "What you dig is yours, you're welcome." ”
Xie Anping rubbed his hands, "Then I'll thank Boss Li first." Then he glanced at Li Xianqiong again: "Don't regret it!"
Everyone still couldn't figure it out, Li Dongwen didn't bother to explain, Xie Anping was no longer polite, he directly snatched the jade from Li Dongwen's hand, hugged it in his arms, wiped it with his sleeve, and kissed it fiercely.
Xie Anping, the executive director of the Yangcheng Collectors Association, is not in vain, although he does not know how to identify, he has seen a lot of jade carving collections, but in his circle, he has never seen such a beautiful jade.
Just when everyone was amazed at this jade ball, Li Dongwen was already holding a short sword and began to peel the "tumbler" boulder that he dug out.
Everyone quickly gathered around.
The color of this stone is darker, and the jade flesh is yellowish-brown, but it is not dull, but more transparent. The overall color is uniform, the top and bottom are integrated, the jade is delicate, and the oil is shiny.
The sunlight shone deep into it, as if it had penetrated all the jade.
"This shape is a bit like Maitreya Buddha. Qiao Shan gestured.
"Why does this color look like brown glass? Is it really jade?" asked a younger brother.
Mark glanced at him, "It's the first time I've seen it, too. But it must be jade, what kind of jade it is, and we have to go back to identify it to know. This stone skin, also put away some and go back to inspect it. ”
The value of this piece, which Mark did not evaluate, was beyond the scope of his cognition and could not be judged.
Qiao Shan looked at the two pieces of jade that Xie Anping and Li Dongwen had dug up, and then looked at the stones he had fished from, and couldn't help but be deflated.
When they went down to the river, they didn't find nothing, but they all fished a few stones and came up. It's just that it's not big, and the quality is uneven, only Mark got a piece of white jade the size of half an egg, which barely reached the level of mutton fat jade, and the others caught very little green and white jade, most of which were at the level of green jade and black jade.
The gap is also too big, it's a world of difference.
Qiao Shan was very unconvinced: "Let's go, let's dig on the beach!" Qiao Shan took his two younger brothers and left.
Xie Anping suddenly remembered that he had only dug one of the few circles drawn by Li Xianqiong, so he handed the jade ball to the little brother who was guarding the base camp: "You have a good look, I'll dig a few pieces of jade and come back!"
Mark complained in his heart, do you think you are a fairy, and you can dig jade if you want to?
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