Chapter 12: Luck Can't Help Me (Part I)
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When Meng Zitao saw those half-gambling wool, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought that this ability could not be absorbed after coming into contact with the jadeite, so as to judge the value of the jadeite inside the wool.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, so he walked to the shelf and picked up a piece of half-gambling wool. It's just that as soon as his hand touched the wool, a huge aura flowed down his right hand and entered his dantian, which immediately made his meridians ache faintly, and people were dizzy.
Moreover, what Meng Zitao didn't expect was that this aura was cold and piercing, as if it had made him go from the hot summer to the cold winter, and almost didn't freeze him to death.
At this time, a clerk walked over to Meng Zitao.
Originally, Meng Zitao's behavior of rummaging through and picking up just now was a little unusual, but now he was holding a piece of half-gambling wool and standing motionless. Although the half-gambling wool in Meng Zitao's hand was not worth much, he had to inquire about the situation.
When the clerk came over, the condition in Meng Zitao's body had finally recovered somewhat, but his head was still a little dizzy, and there was a tingling sensation in the dantian and meridians, as if he had been injured, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
This phenomenon made Meng Zitao a little suspicious in his heart, and he couldn't understand what was going on. Could it be that the value of the jadeite inside is too high, and the aura is too abundant, so this situation is caused? But what is the matter with the aura being so cold and piercing?
Moreover, what surprised him even more was that even though he didn't use any abilities, how could the aura automatically pour into his dantian?
Just as Meng Zitao was bowing his head and pondering, the clerk asked, "This gentleman, I don't know if you need anything?"
Meng Zitao looked at the half-gambling wool in his hand, and the window opened was full of pale green jadeite, which should be hibiscus jadeite.
Hibiscus species are generally pale green, without yellow tones, and the green is relatively clear, pure, and sometimes its base is slightly pink. Its surface is vitreous, the transparency is between the old pit species and the fine bean species, it is translucent; although its color is not thick, it is very elegant, although it is not transparent enough, but it is not dry, and it is very durable.
Because of this, hibiscus species are also quite popular in the market, belonging to the middle and high-end jadeite, and the price is certainly not cheap.
Speaking of which, Meng Zitao had only seen the excitement of gambling stones a few times before, and because of the price, he usually did not have much research on jadeite products, only knew the planting water of jadeite, and some relatively simple content. As for the gambling stone, in fact, it is nine out of ten tricks, and none of them are clear.
So, when he saw the performance of this piece of wool window, he thought that this piece of wool was worth a lot of money, and felt that he must not be able to afford it. In this case, he could only give up with some regret, so he smiled at the clerk and prepared to put the wool back.
But when he turned his head and saw the price tag of this piece of wool, he found that this fist-sized half-bet wool was only 800 yuan. This made him a little stunned, and he couldn't understand why it was so cheap.
"Is there something wrong with it?"
Thinking of this, Meng Zitao subconsciously looked at the wool again, and when he turned the wool over, he found that there was a crack below that was scattered into several cracks, and the shape was a bit similar to a chicken's claws.
He didn't understand what that meant, but since the price was so low, it should be a poor performance.
However, since this piece of wool is so cheap, and he still has more than a thousand yuan on him, then he can buy this piece of wool and verify what the phenomenon is just now.
But what made Meng Zitao hesitate was that the money he had collected during this time had already been used as his father's treatment expenses. Now in addition to the inkstone, he only has more than 1,000 yuan left. In case this piece of wool collapses, then he will be a little distressed.
For a while, Meng Zitao was a little hesitant, whether to buy or not.
But in this way, the clerk next to him felt a little impatient, and he was about to speak, when two middle-aged men suddenly walked out of the inner door next to him. He hurriedly said hello to one of the middle-aged men who looked a little thin, who was the owner of this shop.
Noticing Meng Zitao next to him, the other person was obviously stunned, and when he saw the wool in Meng Zitao's hand, a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.
Then, he said with a smile: "Isn't this Xiao Meng, why do you come to gamble on stones?" It's just that I want to advise you, people must have a reputation for self-knowledge, if you want to make money, you should find something down-to-earth to do, don't lose your wife and lose your soldiers in the end." ”
Seeing the person who spoke, Meng Zitao was also a little surprised, and said "bad luck" in his heart, he actually met this guy here.
This person's name is Zhu Junda, and he is actually the department head of Meng Zitao's company for more than two months.
Although Zhu Junda is in his forties, he looks white and clean, and his behavior is quite gentle, and he sells better. But in fact, he is more insidious, specializing in doing some small actions behind his back, to reap benefits for himself, and if someone is not used to it, he will give that person shoes to wear.
It's just that Zhu Junda is the best at bending to meet each other, and the company's leaders are good at sycophants, so even if there are some rumors about him in the company, it basically has no impact on him. Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that he does not do too much, and he does have the ability to work.
Originally, although Zhu Junda was Meng Zitao's supervisor, Meng Zitao completed the work with quality and quantity, and there was no conflict of interest between the two, and Meng Zitao was not a character who liked to cause trouble, so the relationship between the two was acceptable.
But a month ago, Zhu Junda suddenly asked Meng Zitao if he could transfer Meng Zitao to the sales department. Meng Zitao didn't know the reason at first, but he still politely refused.
First of all, although the salary of the sales department is high, it must also have performance, and Meng Zitao is not good at dealing with people. Besides, the work of the sales department is so hard, how can he agree to such an easy and free job now.
Zhu Junda saw that Meng Zitao did not agree, although he didn't say anything on the surface, Meng Zitao could still feel his annoyance.
It's just that although Meng Zitao has no power or power, he was able to enter the company because his father knew the general manager of the company and had a friendship for many years. It's just that the relationship between the two is a little complicated, so under the repeated requests of his father, this matter did not spread, and this time his father was sick and did not ask the general manager to borrow money.
But since he has the general manager as his backing, how could he be afraid of Zhu Junda?
So, Meng Zitao inquired about the matter, and it turned out that there was a girl in the sales department who felt that the sales work was too tiring, and she happened to hook up with Zhu Junda, so she asked Zhu Junda to help transfer to his department. So, Zhu Junda, who thought that Meng Zitao had no background, hit him with the idea.
After that, Zhu Junda gave Meng Zitao small shoes to wear as usual, and also asked the girl to speak ill of Meng Zitao everywhere. Of course, Meng Zitao was not polite, so he went to the general manager's trip.
And the result was that Zhu Junda was scolded for being bloody, and the girl was directly dismissed.
This result surprised the whole company, and they didn't expect that Meng Zitao and the general manager would have a relationship. But in this way, everyone thinks it's strange, why didn't Meng Zitao rely on this relationship to go further in the company?
Of course, Meng Zitao also wants to go further, but he is not born with the talent to manage employees, and it is okay for you to ask him to manage three or four employees, but if there are more, it will be a little inadequate.
In addition, after a few years of encounters, Meng Zitao's self-motivation was worn out, and he felt that it was better to be a small staff member than to be like that. In fact, to put it bluntly, he is too lazy in his bones and has little perseverance in doing things.
Fortunately, since he got the ability, Meng Zitao feels that his future has a hope, and now he is actively making changes in this regard.
To get back to the point, this kind of thing happened, and the relationship between Zhu Junda and Meng Zitao of course fell to the freezing point, but Meng Zitao had his back to the general manager, and Zhu Junda couldn't do anything, just thinking about it, he felt aggrieved, and now that he has the opportunity, of course he has to say a few cool words.
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Hey, Manager Zhu, I didn't expect you to know how to gamble stones, so can you please explain this piece of wool?"
Of course, Zhu Junda didn't understand gambling stones, and he also understood the meaning of Meng Zitao's words, which was nothing more than saying that he didn't know how to pretend to understand and meddle in things, which made him a little annoyed and angry.
At this time, the middle-aged man next to him suddenly spoke up and said, "This brother, do you want this piece of wool?"
Originally, Meng Zitao was still a little hesitant, but since Zhu Junda was there, he said that just now, and then put the wool back, he felt a little shameless, so he nodded and said: "This boss, I don't know if this piece of wool can be cheaper?"
The shopkeeper said with some embarrassment: "Although this piece of wool does not perform well, it also has its advantages, and 800 yuan really can't be cheaper." To be honest, I was going to solve it myself. ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhu Junda sneered: "I can't afford to pay 800 yuan, I don't have money to gamble on any stones!"
Meng Zitao is a young man in the end, and when he heard this, he stopped bargaining, and directly took out eight hundred yuan and handed it over. In fact, he is not an impulsive person, if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to verify what was going on just now, even if this piece of wool was only two or three hundred, he would not be so happy.
Since there was still a person in the calcing stone, the shopkeeper asked Meng Zitao to wait for a while, and he was pulled aside by Zhu Junda.
Zhu Junda asked in a low voice, "Old Lu, how is that piece of wool?"
The shopkeeper sneered: "The chicken feet are green and rely on the skin, it's strange that they can rise!"
Zhu Junda's eyes lit up, and then he asked curiously, "Old Lu, what is this chicken foot dreadlock?"
The shopkeeper explained: "As the name suggests, this chicken foot lock is a crack shaped like a chicken claw, it is extremely destructive, with its wool, the possibility of gambling is very great." ”