When the water was cold, Singer boiled water for everyone again and made tea again.

After making tea, Singh poured water for everyone on the side.

"I have a reluctant request, I wonder if Shu Lao can help?" Li Handong seemed a little embarrassed.

"Say, it's okay, I'm in a good mood today. "Old Shu accepted a closed disciple today, and he was in a good mood.

Li Handong reached out and took a leather bag from his side, put it on his lap, opened the bag, and took out an object wrapped in satin.

Tang Ding actually saw this thing next to Li Handong after he came today.

How to say it, Tang Ding didn't see this thing, this thing was in the leather bag, Tang Ding didn't have a clairway eye, of course he couldn't see the things in the bag, but he saw the "qi" emitted by this thing.

Tang Ding's ability to hope for qi, he had seen the yellow treasure qi of the Ugin soft armor before, and then he saw the purple qi emitted by the dragon descending magic sword, and this time he once again saw the treasure qi emitted by the things in the leather bag.

The breath emitted from the leather bag beside Li Handong was a faint orange, this kind of orange thing, Tang Ding had never seen it, so as soon as he came, he was curious about this thing next to Li Handong.

Originally, Tang Ding thought that Li Handong had just brought something over by chance, and he was afraid that he would not have a chance to see this orange thing, but now Li Handong took it out.

When I opened the silk cloth, there was a piece of jade with beautiful floating flowers that was almost transparent, this jade was slightly smaller than a football, but it was still quite large. Otherwise, Li Handong would not have used a big leather package.

Of course, Tang Ding had never seen jadeite, and he could only attribute jadeite to jade.

"Hey, the glass kind of floating jadeite? It's so big, so beautiful. Singer's eyes lit up when he saw the jade that Li Handong had taken out.

"Yes, Gege has good eyesight, which is a glass flower. Li Handong first praised Singh Ge, and then turned to Shu Lao, "Shu Lao, this is a piece of floating blue glass jadeite that I accidentally cut the day before yesterday when I participated in the gambling stone, I know that Shu Lao is a master of Su Gong, so I specially ask Shu Lao to help me carve this piece of jadeite." ”

Shu Hai is in a good mood today, very good. Shu Hai is famous for his calligraphy and painting, but insiders also know that he has another kind of kung fu, carving.

Carving jade is not easy. Those who are born with their hands do not dare to touch their hands at all. Even if you are a skilled carver, you don't dare to do it easily when you encounter the best stones.

Carving jade requires extremely stable hands, Shu Lao is a calligrapher, and people who practice calligraphy have a common characteristic, that is, their hands are very stable.

Legend has it that when Wang Xianzhi was writing, he was engrossed, and his father Wang Xizhi grabbed the brush in Wang Xianzhi's hand from behind, but he couldn't get it. If the person who is engrossed in writing has a brush in his hand, the words written will be strong and powerful, and he will be as heavy as a thousand jun.

In addition to having a stable hand, the carver must also have excellent artistic cells. What a piece of jade should be carved into is a matter of the sculptor's conception according to the shape of the jade, and a good work must be an excellent carver with wonderful ideas.

Although this floating glass species is not particularly valuable, it is rare in today's jadeite resources have become more and more scarce.

"Aren't you a special collector of paintings and calligraphy, how did you think of gambling on stones?"

"Hey, I don't hide it from you, I like to collect paintings and calligraphy, but I'm addicted to gambling stones. Last year, a friend took me to Pingzhou, Guangdong, where I really opened my eyes, this 'one knife is poor, one knife rich' is so exciting, since I came back, I have been hooked on gambling stones. Whenever I hear about a gambling stone, I go to see it. Li Handong pointed to the glass flower in his hand and said, "This glass flower was cut out by me at a private gambling stone meeting in the suburbs of Beijing the day before yesterday, and this is the best piece of jade I cut out, so I want to carve it myself and collect it, so I thought of you Shu Lao." ”

Shu Hai thought for a while, "To be honest, I don't know much about gambling stones, I can help you carve this jadeite, but I am from carving jade, this jadeite texture is harder than jade, I'm afraid"

"Shu Lao, don't worry, I understand what you mean, whether it's good or bad, I know that you have done your best, and your name is the guarantee of credibility. ”

Li Handong is not wearing a high hat for Shu Hai, but telling the truth. Shu Hai has been in the cultural circle for so many years and has made a lot of friends, but no one has said that he is bad. He also promised a lot of things, as long as he promised to do the best.

"This is tea money, I hope Shu Lao is not polite. Li Handong took out a check with 100,000 yuan written on it, pressed it under the jade, and handed it to Shu Hai together.

Shu Hai couldn't refuse, so he could only accept it.

This is the first time Tang Ding has seen Shu Lao make money so easily. Although Tang Ding had also seen Shu Lao's calligraphy and paintings worth three million before, but that was only the value, but no one bought it, in Tang Ding's heart, who would spend so much money to buy a broken painting?

"Uncle Li, can you take me to see the gambling stone, I have never seen it, I want to see it. Singer just heard what Li Handong said, and his eyes lit up.

Singer studied geology at school, had heard of gambling stones, and had a deep study of the environment in which this jadeite rough was produced, and her graduate thesis was on the formation of jadeite geological formations.

But when it comes to gambling stones, she really hasn't seen them with her own eyes.

"It's no problem to take you there, the gambling stone meeting in the suburbs of Beijing is not over yet, you can go right away, but you have to ask your grandfather's consent, I don't dare to take you there privately." Li Handong saw that Shu Lao agreed, and he was in a good mood.

"Handong, then you can take her to see it. "Shu Lao knows that his granddaughter is majoring in geology, and she is very interested in the structure of these things, and it doesn't hurt to know more about these things.

"Tang Ding, if you want to be fine, go with you, and come back with Gege when the time comes. ”

The granddaughter is a girl, let her go by herself, Shu Hai is not at ease, he is too old to run around, so he simply asked Tang Ding to go with his granddaughter to see the world. In addition, Tang Ding is also his favorite apprentice, who is brought by Li Handong, a big name in the collecting industry, and can also introduce it to others, which can be regarded as helping him expand his contacts.

"Okay. ”

Although Tang Ding didn't know Shu Lao's hard work, he really wanted to see this gambling stone. Of course, Tang Ding was most interested not in the gambling stone itself, but in the fact that he wanted to go to the gambling stone site to see if he could see the qi emitted by the jade in the stone.

Just now through the bag, Tang Ding saw the treasure qi emanating from the jadeite, and now he wanted to see if he could see the qi through the stone.

"Okay, let's go in the afternoon, but we have to leave early, the suburbs of Beijing are a little far from here, and the stalls will be closed at half past four." ”

Li Handong just gambled on a piece of glass the day before yesterday, and he was trying his luck again, just when Shu Lao's granddaughter wanted to go, so he went together.

Li Handong proposed to leave immediately, Singh cheered, Tang Ding could only follow, and Shu Hai and Fan Qing were left, and they were going to have a few drinks together at noon.

Li Handong's car is a Land Cruiser, with a wide and stable body, which also matches his age in his forties.

Before getting on the bus at the street entrance, Li Handong bought five drawers of steamed buns, which were ready to be eaten on the road.

Shu Lao's old house is in the center of Kyoto, but the location of the gambling stone trading site is in Yanjiao Town, in the direction of Qinhuangdao on the outskirts of Beijing, which is more than 60 kilometers, and it has to pass through several crowded blocks.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Li Handong's land cruiser arrived in Yanjiao Town.

The location of the gambling stone trading site is not too big, it is a town committee compound.

Outside the compound, there are many luxury cars parked densely, of course, there are many ordinary cars, but the luxury cars are eye-catching, and at a glance, they are all luxury cars.

Tang Ding This is the first time to see the so-called gambling stone trading scene.

Before entering the door, you can hear the noise inside, as well as the sound of machines cutting stones.

After paying the entrance fee and entering the door, it is even more bustling like a vegetable market, but the things sold here are not vegetables, but stones.

Clusters and piles of stones were placed there, and there were some good-looking ones in front of them, all laid flat on the ground.

These are all taught to the two by Li Handong on the way. There are a lot of jargon in the gambling stone industry, and along the way, Li Handong never stopped in his mouth, "It is difficult for immortals to break an inch of jade." It refers to an unopened rough stone, and no one can tell what is inside except for its shape and weight, and it can only be known after the window is opened. There is also a saying called "a knife is poor, a knife is rich", this knife cuts, a piece of wool may instantly appreciate 10,000 times, of course, it is also possible to cut down with a knife, become worthless.

On the way, Li Handong warned the two all the way that the water in the gambling stone industry is very deep, watch more, listen more and learn more, and don't shoot blindly.

Of course, Dondin and Singer don't have much money either.

"At this Yanjiao Gambling Stone Fair, I heard that many of them are imported directly from Myanmar, and a lot of good things are cut out, so there will be so many talents. It's like the piece of glass I cut the day before yesterday, which is a random piece. ”

Li Handong's speech was a little exaggerated, the piece of glass seed floating flower he cut out the day before yesterday was not a random piece, but a piece of several pieces that were cut out.

Of course, the value of the jadeite he cut out was very high, far greater than the money he paid to buy those pieces, so this is a gamble.

"You guys take a look at it casually, don't shoot casually, if you encounter something you want to buy, you can also call me for your reference, I'll go over and take a look first, and call me if there's something." ”

Li Handong casually explained Tang Ding and Singh Ge, and walked away, of course he was going to go to the house where he gambled the day before yesterday to pick a few more pieces, who made himself so good!

"Where do we start?" said Singer, who was a graduate student in geology, well-informed, with a younger brother's tone.

"I don't care, I can come from anywhere. "Tang Ding really doesn't care, he was a little disappointed when he came in, he walked here from the door, at least a few dozen meters, this pile of stones, really all stones, none of them have a treasure.