Chapter 9: Gambling Stones
After listening to Zhao Dagang's introduction of the trading method of gambling jade, Xu Tao was a little interested.
If you want to use the jade core to refine the Qiankun ring, you also have to use the innate aura that the jade core has been bred for thousands of years, although the jade materials used in some jewelry and ornaments are also good, but once these jade materials are mined and processed into finished products, the innate aura in them will be slowly dissipated.
This is like after a person is born, if there is no special means, it will be slowly eroded by the acquired qi and gradually age. The same is true of jade, after a long time, there is not much innate aura left in these jade materials.
The jade core that Xu Tao just mentioned refers to the hard jade core that has not been fully mined in the stone. It's like a mature embryo, it contains innate energy.
The trading method of gambling stones mentioned by Zhao Dagang sounds exactly in line with Xu Tao's requirements. So Xu Tao went to see the gambling stone with Zhao Dagang.
Before going out, Zhao Dagang deliberately went to the safe to take out 20,000 yuan and put it in his arms. Happiness and hardship are not empty words!
In fact, there are few stalls in the market to gamble stones, after all, the trading method of gambling stones is not popular in Zhongtian City. Even if some people come to gamble, most of them have a fun mentality and will not spend too much money, so most of the rough stones on these stalls are not high-quality products.
Xu Tao looked around these stalls, and gradually felt a little deflated.
There are a lot of rough stones here, but most of them are worthless, and even some are fake at all, even if some broken jade can be found inside, but it is still far from the standard he used to make the Qiankun ring.
Walking along the way, it seems that there is only one last stall left.
Zhao Gang saw Xu Taodong looking at the west, and he didn't say he wanted it, so he said: "Brother, I have money, let's gamble on which piece you like in a while!" ”
Xu Tao said: "Let's take a look, I may not be able to find what I want here!" ”
After entering the last shop, Xu Tao found that the rough stone here was stronger than the previous two, and he had found a few pieces of jade material that were not good, and it was not good to make a Qiankun ring, but it was no problem to bet on the price of the boss.
Seeing that there was hope, Xu Tao also opened the eye of the sky and looked for it carefully.
At this time, a few more people came in, and a tall thin man at the head leaned sideways to a middle-aged man with a big belly: "Mr. Sun, if you want to gamble on stones, you have to come here, the goods here are all authentic Burmese old pit rough stones, not those miscellaneous materials next door can be compared." ”
"Hmm!" The middle-aged fat man known as Mr. Sun nodded and said, "I believe in you, you can help me pick a few more good ones in a while, the price is not a problem, you see I brought the money." ”
The middle-aged fat man pointed back as he spoke, and saw two strong men each standing behind with a lockbox.
"That's, that's!" The thin and tall man nodded again and again: "Mr. Sun's shots are always so extraordinary!" But there is one thing I still have to warn about, this gambling stone is always risky......"
Mr. Sun waved his hand to interrupt the tall and thin man's words: "Okay, it's just a little money, just have fun, as long as you pick carefully, I don't blame you if you lose!" If the bet goes up, you will have a benefit! ”
"Mr. Sun is the atmosphere!" The tall and thin man praised it, turned to the boss and said, "Boss Zeng, take out any good materials and take a look?" I've got a big client for you! ”
Boss Zeng did business in a good way, although he saw a big customer, he still said: "You sit down for a while, wait for these few picks, how about you see it?" ”
The gambling stone industry has always been such a rule, the person who picks the stone in front has not finished reading, and the back cannot rush to pick and raise the price. Of course, in these impetuous years, there are really not many people who abide by the rules, but this Zeng boss is quite particular about doing business.
The thin and tall man seemed to be a little dissatisfied, although he didn't say anything, but he gathered around Xu Tao and watched them pick stones.
Xu Tao didn't pay attention to him, just opened the eye of heaven and swept over one by one.
The thin and tall man saw that he could see it roughly, shook his head disapprerovingly, and walked back to Mr. Sun's side and said, "Just wait a while, a few rookies, you can't pick anything good!" ”
Xu Yuxin has been following her brother and looking around, no matter how she looks at it, she thinks that this is a pile of stones, and she kicked a small stone carelessly, and almost tripped over it, so she picked it up and said, "Brother, do you say that there is really jade in this stone?" ”
Xu Tao looked at the stone in Xu Yuxin's hand, and couldn't help but be happy, Yuxin's luck is really good, and he can kick a stone to the one he is most optimistic about, so he said: "This piece is good, it has a fate with you, Dagang said that he would give you a good jade, I think it's just this piece!" ”
Zhao Dagang also came over to look at the stone in Xu Yuxin's hand, but he didn't see anything special.
Although Zhao Dagang has never played gambling stones, but in this market to open a store, about the gambling stone more or less heard of some things, seeing that the stone is not big, both sides of the wipe a cut, but nothing rubbed out, so he said: "I'm afraid this stone is not good, right?" There is no performance, and it is not big, even if there is jade in it, how big can it be? I have 20,000 yuan in my pocket, it's not enough for us to get it again, don't save money for your brother, let's pick a bigger one! ”
"I said it all, picking a stone is about fate, this piece was picked by Yu Xin, and she has a fate, what are you afraid of?"
"Of course, you can do it if you want it big," Xu Tao said, pointing to a small stone on the side and said, "You just buy that one, I think that stone is stupid and black and thick and has a lot to do with your stupid big man." ”
Hearing him say this, the tall and thin man shook his head disdainfully and said, "Isn't it a waste of effort to pick the original stone like this?" Picking stones requires real skills, how can you talk about fate? ”
Xu Tao didn't bother to pay attention to him after listening to that man's words, no matter how big your ability is when you are paralyzed, can you be bigger than Lao Tzu's Tianyan?
Unexpectedly, the guy intensified again, and while taking out a strong light flashlight from his handbag, he shouted at Xu Tao and them: "I said you guys hurry up?" It's only 20,000 yuan, as for spending so much time? Don't waste time! ”
Zhao Dagang was not happy when he heard it: "What's wrong with 20,000 yuan, do you understand if you come first and then come?" We're not done yet! ”
Seeing this, Boss Zeng hurriedly came out to play a round: "Everyone, everyone, don't be angry, make money with anger!" ”
As he spoke, he walked to Zhao Dagang's side, looked at the stone at his feet and said, "Otherwise, the price of this stone you are optimistic about is 20,000, and you will pay 20,000, even if I give it to you, how about it?" ”
Zhao Dagang wanted to say that I want to pick slowly, and if I don't have enough money, I can pull a card! Xu Tao had already nodded and said, "Okay, that's it, we'll just want these two pieces!" ”
Zhao Dagang just didn't want to lose his momentum, since Xu Tao said so, he naturally didn't have a reason to give money to others.
The tall and thin man snorted disdainfully, and without waiting for their transaction to be completed, he took his flashlight and went over to pick up the stones.
Boss Zeng received 20,000 yuan in cash and said, "Are you going to transport this stone away or untie it on the spot?" ”
Xu Tao said: "Untie it!" Such a boss, how troublesome it is to transport it back! Boss: There's a stonecutter here, right? ”
"Stone cutters are ready-made, you can use them at will, if you need the help of the master in the store, you can do it, it's just ......"
"No need, let's do it ourselves!" Xu Tao said: "You can help move it!" ”
That was no problem, and after a while, the boss asked the big stone to be lifted onto the shelf and fixed.
Xu Tao said: "Dagang, you cut it!" ”
"Me? How to cut? ”
"Just follow the fate, just cut it in the middle!"
The tall and thin man was looking at a rough stone with a flashlight, and when he heard the words, he "snorted" disdainfully and said: "What a rookie, it's a waste of things!" ”
Zhao Dagang originally heard Xu Tao say this, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
In the past, as soon as the switch of the stone cutter was turned on, it was cut in the middle of the stone. The stone that Lao Tzu bought, you can cut it as you want.
Boss Zeng and several masters in the store formed a semicircle, and Mr. Sun also came over, all watching Zhao Dagang cut stones.
"Wow...... Click......"
There was a shrill sound, and in a minute or two, the stone was split in two from the middle.
"Congratulations!"
Boss Zeng looked at the cut surface and said: "This is a big rise, although this piece of jade is a little reluctant, it is only slightly green, but it is not small, and there is no obvious crack, it must have risen." ”
When Zhao Dagang heard the great joy, he snorted proudly and glanced at the tall and thin man who was picking stones.
Mr. Sun looked at the facet, shook his head and said, "It's not imperial green, it's not interesting!" He shook his head and walked away.
Boss Zeng smiled slightly and said, "Of course Imperial Green is good, but after all, it is scarce, and this stone has already risen sharply, if you find a suitable jade dealer, there is no problem in selling it for 200,000." ”
Xu Tao said: "Boss, you also collect jade here, right?" ”
"It's okay to receive it, but I just bought it recently, and I'm a little tight on hand, or ......"
"I'll find someone!" As soon as Zhao Dagang heard him say that he was a jade merchant, he took out his mobile phone and called.
Boss Zeng saw that they had a relationship, so he didn't say anything anymore.
It didn't take long for the person Zhao Dagang was looking for to come. Boss Zeng also knew each other at a glance, so he said: "It turned out to be Boss Gu, it's right for you to look for him, Boss Gu's Stacked Cuixuan is the largest jade shop in this market." ”
Boss Gu's surname is Gu Mingshi, he opened a jade shop in the market, and he also likes to raise some chirping insects such as grasshoppers, and he is also a customer of Zhao Dagang, and the relationship between the two is not bad.
Gu Shi was also very curious when he received a call from Zhao Dagang, he hadn't heard that Zhao Dagang had a hobby of gambling jade for so long, and when he heard that he had gambled on a piece of jade, he rushed over.
Since he is dealing in jade, Gu Shi naturally needs jade materials, in fact, he will also gamble on stones, but he gambles on stones to the wholesale market in Tengchong, Yunnan, and is never here. But now that Zhao Dagang's stone has been cut, if there is a suitable jade material, of course he can accept it.
Gu Shi and Zhao Dagang had a good relationship, and the two quickly negotiated a deal of 250,000 yuan.
Zhao Dagang saw that the 20,000 bought stones became 250,000 in a blink of an eye, and he was naturally happy in his heart, so he said to Xu Tao: "Brother you have good eyesight, we can earn it today, should you cut Yuxin's piece too?" ”
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