Changhua's bloodstone has been known since the Tang Dynasty, and during the Ming Dynasty, this jade rock mountain was mined on a large scale, and it has not stopped until now. There is also a beautiful legend about bloodstone, but the specific reason for its formation can be explained by scientific knowledge. Although Xie Bin doesn't understand it very well, he can understand a little bit after reading those materials, at least he can know it in his heart.

There are three kinds of famous stones for making seals in our country, which are collectively known as the "Three Treasures of Seal Stones". The eldest of the three treasures, when it is Tian Huangshi, is the most precious variety of Shoushan stone, as early as the early Qing Dynasty was selected as a tribute to the court, won the emperor's appreciation. Emperor Qianlong worshiped Tian Huang in the sky, and made it worth a hundred times, and he was enthroned as "king" in the Shi clan! It can be said that everyone is looking forward to it.

In the position of the little three is the hibiscus stone, can also be called Baishou Mountain stone, although the development time of this kind of material, than Tian Huang, chicken blood is much later, but, it is innocent and bright, clean and self-good character, won the resonance of the literati, under their respect, among the "three treasures of the stone", known as the "gentleman in the stone". Moreover, the main characteristics of Xiaosan hibiscus stone are coagulated and moist, delicate and pure, and it is easiest to play on the "pulp", in recent years, it is also highly respected, and the collectors are quite rich.

Bloodstone naturally needless to say, with its bright and bright color, it ranks second in the three treasures of the stone, and has the reputation of the stone since ancient times. The "Three Treasures of Seal Stones" are the main force in the miscellaneous collections, and the bloodstone, as the second of the three treasures in the stone, is naturally much concerned and loved by Tibetan friends.

Changhua bloodstone and jadeite, in fact, quite similar, just the color of jadeite, in the bloodstone called blood, the name of the ground is the same, divided into four categories: frozen ground, soft ground, rigid ground and hard ground. As for the blood, it is divided into bright red, red, dark red, purple red, etc., the shape of chicken blood has a piece of red, strip red, star red, xia red, etc., and can achieve fresh, condensed, thick is better, deep and thick, deep through the stone, there is a gathering or bloodstone grouper cloth balance is better.

According to the blood color and texture of the bloodstone, it can be divided into Dahongpao, glass jelly, Tianhuang jelly, mutton fat jelly, horn jelly, cinnabar jelly, lotus root jelly, colorful jelly, peach jelly, bean green jelly, agate jelly, wood grain jelly, fish brain jelly, caviar jelly, snakeskin jelly, snowflake jelly, etc. The frost in bloodstone is the same as the glass and ice materials in jadeite.

All red or six-sided blood is the best, and the red and psychic bloodstone is called "big red robe" just like the imperial green in the jadeite, which is a treasure in the stone, and it is rare to see it without a certain chance.

Bloodstone with less than 10% blood is general material, less than 30% is mid-range material, more than 30% is high-grade, more than 50% is treasure, and as for material with more than 70% blood, it is rare and rare.

In addition to the red "chicken blood", the background color of bloodstone still has black, white, yellow, green, blue, gray-brown, purple, blue and other basic colors, plus various colors of different shades and shades are integrated with each other, natural and natural, without artificial carving, has constituted a natural and beautiful pattern. For example, the black and white ground and chicken blood three-color material is called "Liu Guanzhang", its color is beautiful, varied, the most beautiful.

Of course, these superb bloodstones, like the best jadeite, mostly belong to legendary existences, and they are rare to see for years or even decades.

Xie Bin dared to come here to look for bloodstone, naturally because of his ability. When Xie Bin checked Li Jingjing's seal that day, he found that there were still some differences between the bloody and the bloodless. The essence of bloodstone is ground stone or kaolinite, and only after penetrating cinnabar, that is, mercury sulfide, will it become a beautiful and colorful bloodstone. And the part with blood is a little different from the one without blood, and this difference is very clear under Xie Bin's ability perception.

If there was no ability, Xie Bin wouldn't have come here to pick it up personally, so it would be better to buy a piece of Ming material directly at a high price. Most of this bloodstone is also the same as jadeite wool, the surface is wrapped in a layer of stone skin, and only after rubbing it can you know how much blood is inside, what the color of the blood is, and what the texture is.

From Changhua Town to Yuyan Mountain, this road is not easy to walk, but it is not bad, it has been built very well in recent years, after all, there are many rich people here, especially those who make a fortune with bloodstone. In the past two years, with the rise in the price of bloodstone, the residents of Changhua have also followed the great light, and the income of just opening a hotel every year is much stronger than farming.

Speaking of which, the places where bloodstone is produced are not only found in Changhua, such as Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Xiangnan, Yunnan and other places. It's just that Changhua bloodstone has the best quality and the greatest fame, so it makes Changhua what it is today. In the collection world, people pay attention to the origin, Changhua bloodstone also has the old pit and the new pit, the price of the old pit is two or three times or even four or five times that of the new pit, and the material of the new pit is several points more expensive than the material in other places.

Yuyan Mountain, belongs to the Tianmu mountain system, is the north branch of the Xianxialing Mountain Range, surrounded by mountains, the mountains stretch, the mountains and valleys form a unique climatic condition, the local folk song is: Banqiao straight ridge pass, wind and rain continue to trace. Covered with quilts in summer, snowflakes in October. In the production area of bloodstone, there are many legends about bloodstone, one of which is the phoenix to kill locusts and sprinkle blood on Yuyan Mountain.

The current Yuyan Mountain is not ancient, and the lively and prosperous place is not even the same as Changhua Town, and there are a lot of tourists coming and going, most of whom come to this bloodstone. However, most of the people also come by car, and there are few people who take the bus like Xie Bin, after all, people who can play with bloodstone are always worth more. Besides, driving is indeed very convenient.

Of course, Xie Bin also has his unique benefits, that is, the scenery along the way is very beautiful, and now Yuyan Mountain is the time when Qiongya is dripping green, along the way, the green eyes make Xie Bin, who has been in the city for a long time, feel very comfortable. After arriving at the destination, Xie Bin found a farmhouse hotel and booked a week's time. In other words, this is now, if you catch up with the bloodstone trade fair, the hotels and inns in this place are full every day, and many people even have to go down the mountain to find a place to sleep, and some can only rest in Changhua Town, running back and forth every day.

The owner of this farmhouse is a middle-aged man in his forties, and his dark skin looks like an ordinary old farmer. This hotel is not small, the second floor is a room with things and things, there are almost twenty or so houses, and there is a large restaurant, and there are four or five waiters.

The hotel is clean and tidy, said to be a farmhouse, in fact, it is also hung with a name, no different from the general hotel, in addition to the decoration with some farmhouse taste, only the food is more authentic.

Xie Bin ate a meal and spent more than 100 yuan, but the taste is good, they are all made of special ingredients in the mountains, such as Yu meat, dried bamboo shoots, ginkgo biloba, etc., but if you want to talk about craftsmanship, it can only be regarded as average, because the chef is the boss himself, and he wasted this bunch of good ingredients in vain.

After lunch, I went out for a walk twice, but I found some sporadic stalls, which should have been set up by the local villagers themselves, selling some bloodstone wool, and some materials with openings, but I saw a few of them were not good things, but the asking price was not low, which made Xie Bin a little disappointed.

When I returned to the hotel, the boss was counting the money at the counter, and it seemed that today's income was very good, and his swarthy face was smiling like that.

Xie Bin walked over and took out a box of China, gave one to the boss, and asked with a smile, "Brother, ask you something?" ”

"Hehe, the young man wants to ask about Bloodstone, right?" The boss took the cigarette with a smile, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, lit it and took a puff beautifully, and asked with a smile.

Xie Bin was stunned for a moment, and then figured it out, if people who come here want to inquire about things, it is estimated that they can only inquire about Bloodstone, and he is the boss here, and people who usually live in here will probably ask him. Thinking about this, Xie Bin no longer concealed it, and nodded with a smile, "Yes, it is specifically for your Changhua bloodstone, do you have any opinions?" ”

"Hehehe, little brother, you asked the right person, brother, I also went up the mountain to dig bloodstone a few years ago, but the open air has been dug up in the past two years, so I came back to open such a farmhouse. If you want to buy wool, I suggest you wait for two more days, then there will be a small trade fair, and the people in the village and the mine will come up with some good materials for you to choose. ”

Xie Bin nodded and said with a smile: "I can't see that my brother has also done this, how about it?" Is there any stock left? Price is not an issue. Xie Bin heard that this boss had also dug stones, so he asked, saying that this bloodstone wool is the same as jade wool, and it can be saved to wait for appreciation, and many people like to save some materials, just like those people in Pingzhou, almost every household has a few stones.

"Well," the boss hesitated, "there are some, but ......"

Xie Bin naturally understands that this boss also wants to go to the trade fair, and when there are many buyers there, the price will naturally be higher. So he said bluntly: "Brother, let's put it this way, as long as I can see it, the price is up to you, as long as it's not too outrageous, I won't bargain, what's the matter?" ”

When the boss heard this, he didn't hesitate, nodded and said, "Okay, but do you want to watch it now?" ”

It was already past seven o'clock in the evening, and Xie Bin's ability was almost exhausted, so he shook his head with a smile, "Tomorrow, I'll have some food, I'm really tired after this day." ”

Early the next morning, Xie Bin had just gotten up and listened to the commotion downstairs, and when he opened the window, he saw that a group of young people came in laughing, led by a young man who shouted: "Dad, where is the room I let you keep?" "It turned out to be the boss's son, probably brought a friend here to play.

After breakfast, when I saw Xie Bin, the boss shouted to his son who was helping not far away, "Liangzi, come here." ”

The young man called Ryoko was twenty-three or four-year-old, tall and thin, with eyes, but he looked very cheerful and had a rich expression. Ryoko walked over with an unhappy face, "What's the matter, I'm going to take my colleagues up the mountain later." ”

"How can you go up the mountain with such a big dew now, wait for the afternoon, you take your eldest brother Xie to the house first, and tell your mother that you are picking stones, I already told your mother yesterday, she knows."

Liangzi looked Xie Bin up and down, nodded, and said to Xie Bin: "Brother Xie, come with me, it's a few minutes away." ”

Xie Bin smiled slightly, waved at the boss, and followed Liangzi out. It turned out that this farmhouse was not the owner's home, and they lived in the depths of the village. However, the house is also a beautiful two-story building, hidden in the dense forest, half-hidden and half-hidden. Walking on the road, breathing in the freshness of the cavity, I feel that my body is lighter.

"Brother Ryoko, are you already at work?" Xie Bin looked at Ryoko who led the way and asked.

Ryoko nodded, "Yes, in a company in the city," he said and asked curiously, "What about you, Brother Xie?" ”