Xinjiang's Hetian jade is mainly distributed in the Kunlun Mountains of more than 1,500 kilometers in Kashgar, Xinjiang, including Shache-Tashkurgan, Hotan-Yutian, Bayingosu Autonomous Prefecture, and Ruoqiang County, with more than 100 known origins.

The mineral composition of Hetian jade is mainly tremolite, and contains trace amounts of actinolite, diopside, serpentine, graphite, magnet and other minerals, forming white, turquoise, black, yellow and other different colors, most of which are monochrome jade, and a few are multi-colored.

The jade is translucent, with an oily luster after polishing, and a hardness between 5.5 and 6.5 degrees. Born in the mountain rock at an altitude of 3,500 to 5,000 meters above sea level, Hetian jade is weathered and peeled into fragments of various sizes after long-term weathering, which collapses on the hillside and then flows into the river by rainwater.

When the river dries up in autumn, the jade collected in the riverbed is called seed jade, and the jade mined in the rock layer is called mountain material. The earliest jade artifacts of the era made of Hetian jade that have been discovered are from the tomb of the good woman of Yinxu.

After the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Hetian jade gradually became the main jade material, all of which were collected from seeds, and the mountain materials were mined at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the jade mountain of "Dayu controls the water" was made, and the green jade material weighed 10,700 catties, which was mined from the Milletta Mountain.

This time, the young man sent by the Xinjiang Jade Association to pick up the expert group was Yibak, who had lived in the Milletta Mountains since he was a child.

"Teacher, are you really the jade saint who can use the ancient method to cut jade?"

Yibak still can't believe that the legendary divine jade saint Liu Yuhao is actually a young man about the same age as himself, so when he looks at Liu Yuhao, there is always infinite curiosity in his eyes, and sometimes it is a little weird.

"Ibak, we're about the same age, so you might as well call me by name in the future."

Liu Yuhao smiled and patted Ibak's shoulder twice, but then found that his action was a little too old-fashioned, and smiled apologetically embarrassedly.

Ibak scratched his head, smiled innocently, and said, "That's not good, you're an expert." ”

"What experts are not experts, aren't experts human?" Liu Yuhao waved his hand indifferently.

But Liu didn't expect that his unintentional words attracted strong dissatisfaction from Xu Jianguo, the deputy leader of the expert group.

What does it mean that an expert is not a person?

Hum! This kid is too blind, scolding us directly in front of so many of us.

Xu Jianguo, as an expert in Hetian jade, made a fortune a few years ago by solving the real mutton fat jade in a piece of seed jade.

Since then, Xu Expert has paid special attention to his own maintenance, looking at the appearance of others, red lips and white teeth, ruddy complexion, and there is no characteristic of middle-aged people in their fifties.

Moreover, there is another point that Xu Jianguo is most proud of, that is, the pair of gold-rimmed tortoiseshell glasses he is wearing now, which were given to him by the prime minister himself back then.

This incident has made Xu Jianguo proud for many years, as long as he goes out or participates in some academic gatherings, Xu Jianguo will inevitably put those eyes on to show the difference between himself and others.

Look at me! Cow bar!

Uh, actually, look at my glasses, the Prime Minister gave them.

"Xiao Liu, as an expert, you must have the temperament of an expert, and Yibak's calling you a teacher is actually the reason for respecting you."

Xu Jianguo knocked Liu Yuhao without yin or yang.

Hmph, why can this kid be the leader of the expert group and I can't? I'm older than him in terms of age, and I'm many times more experienced than that kid.

The Zhongbao Association that makes people's eggs hurt!

Yibak's face turned slightly red when he heard Xu Jianguo's words, and he glanced at Liu Yuhao who was indifferent in embarrassment.

Liu Yuhao smiled slightly and said, "Teacher Xu, I'm about the same age as Ibak, let's call each other." ”

It's not that Liu Yuhao can't see that Xu Jianguo wants to target himself every time, but Liu Yuhao really doesn't want to let himself conflict with others because of a ridiculous appointment.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there is no first text.

Xu Jianguo was unhappy that he had snatched the position of the leader of his expert group, that was human nature, was it necessary to fight to the death?

"Shallow!" Xu Jianguo muttered vaguely.

In fact, Xu Jianguo wanted to pull the other four experts into the opposite side of Liu Yuhao, but those scholars closed their eyes and recuperated and turned a deaf ear to what was happening around them, so Xu Jianguo had no choice but to give up.

How many people who are really dedicated to learning will be as keen on fame and fortune as Xu Jianguo.

When he saw Xu Jianguo for the first time, Liu Yuhao had a whim, he thought that it was a bit of a "pity" for Xu Jianguo to study knowledge, and such a person should become an official.

Although Liu Yuhao didn't hear what Xu Jianguo said clearly, it must not be a good word, but he didn't care, and he really became shallow with Yibak.

"Yibak, I heard that the snacks in Xinjiang are very distinctive, you can tell me about it."

There is still more than half an hour before the plane lands, and Liu Yuhao unexpectedly didn't linger with Sister Lumei last night, so he will be full of energy.

Uh, what's that, it's not that I don't want to do that, the key is that Sister Lumei's relatives are here.

When it came to the special snacks of his hometown, Yibak's face was full of pride, and he immediately crossed his fingers and chatted with Liu Yuhao there.

"Hey, Ibak, didn't I hear that finger lamb is cooked?"

Hearing Ibak talk about the practice of grasping mutton by hand, Liu Yuhao sat up straight curiously, and what he ate was Liu's eternal favorite.

Yibak smiled, waved his hand and said: "To grasp the mutton, you must first cut the mutton into large pieces, cook it half-cooked, put the seasoning into the basket and steam it, and then take it out of the cage drawer, and then add the broth and pour the condiments on the meat to boil." ”

It sounded delicious, Liu Yuhao couldn't help but swallow his mouthful, and said with a smile: "Then when you have time, you have to invite me to eat authentic finger mutton." ”

Yibak smiled sincerely: "That's no problem, Brother Liu, I will invite you to eat our most authentic roasted naan when the time comes." ”

Under Liu Yuhao's stern gaze, Yibak finally changed Teacher Liu to Brother Liu.

"The most authentic baked naan!"

Liu Yuhao closed his eyes and muttered.

When I went to college, there was a buddy from Xinjiang in a dormitory, we were not from the same department, but that buddy would bring a large number of raisins and mutton jerky for the students to taste every time school started.

But Liu Yuhao only has a soft spot for the roasted naan brought by that buddy, which is fragrant and crispy, especially the roasted naan after sprinkling some sesame seeds, chewing it in his mouth, it really makes people have an endless aftertaste.

The word roasted naan comes from the word "rich man," "because the small round naan can make a person full." The Uyghurs originally called naan "Aimak".

It was not until Islam spread to Xinjiang that it was renamed naan, and the word naan originated from Persian and was popular in the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey, and Central Asian countries.

Later, because he could no longer eat the roasted naan brought by that buddy, Liu Yuhao, who was a graduate student, also studied the fossil of the roasted naan in the exhibition hall of the college.

The fossil is the fossil of the naan of the Tang Dynasty unearthed in Turpan, indicating that more than 2,000 years ago, the people of Turpan would make fine and delicious naan.

In Liu Yuhao's graduate thesis, there is a sentence that originated from his feelings after seeing the roasted naan fossils.

Liu Yuhao wrote in his paper that diet is one of the most basic needs of human beings to maintain survival, and throughout the ages, where there are interactions between people, there must be exchanges and mutual influences of food culture.

"Ibak, let's talk about the current situation in Hetian."

Because he came out with a mission this time, Liu Yuhao didn't just think about eating, so he turned the topic around again.

Sighing Hetian Yu's current situation, the smug smile of Yibak just now was gone, replaced by a look of worry from the bottom of his heart.

"Brother Liu, there is no jade now."

"No more jade? Well? What do you mean? ”

Liu Yuhao was still repeating Ibak's words casually at first, but then his eyes widened in horror.

Hetian jade is different from jadeite, it is nephrite, although the resources have gradually become scarce due to excessive mining over the years, but it is not to say that there is no jade.

"Hmph, sensational!"

Xu Jianguo also heard Yibak's words, and snorted very unhappily.

Ibak pursed her lips, trying to say something, but finally kept her mouth shut.

After two days of contact, Yibak also knew that the deputy leader of the expert group, Mr. Xu Jianguo, was very difficult to speak, so he didn't dare to refute what he just said.

"Brother Liu, the situation is indeed like this, although I don't know the specific reason, but the fact is that not only is it difficult to find jade in the market, but even the Weng family's warehouse is afraid that there is not much stock."

Ibak is a staff member of the local jade association, and he doesn't deal in jade himself, so what he says is still somewhat credible.

Liu Yuhao frowned and did not speak.

Due to the withdrawal of a large amount of capital from the real estate industry in the past few years, Liu Yuhao found that collectors bought a large number of Hetian jade seeds, and even the market prices of general materials and Qinghai jade were speculated all the way up.

This has led to the skyrocketing price of Hetian jade, as some jade dealers quickly became rich, some people with different thoughts and greed increased sharply want to make a second windfall, and began to hoard Hetian jade information, resulting in the current unpredictable.

Thinking that a large amount of hoarding and sky-high prices have made the jade market depressed, and even now even many master craftsmen have no material to carve, after paying tuition fees and being injured, many collectors have become very rational and calm about Hetian jade, and they have stopped.

But those are all caused by market behavior, but if it is really like what Yibak said, it would be too terrifying if there were not many Hetian jade seeds in the Weng family's treasury.

Why did Weng Xueyan suddenly turn into crystals!

Suddenly, an idea popped up in Liu Yuhao's mind.

Now Liu Yuhao can be very sure that Yibuck is telling the truth, if the Weng family still has a large amount of Hetian jade seeds, or if the jade mine is abundant, Weng Xueyan really has no need to sacrifice his roots to turn into crystals.

Unless there is only one possibility, that is, the Weng family is slowly preparing to withdraw from the Hetian jade market.