Li Tianbao suddenly remembered something, and said to Lin Meiru: "Okay, let's not talk about this, discuss things with you, someone notified me today, saying that there is a 'Gambling Stone Competition', do you want to participate?" The first prize is a Land Rover plus a prize of 1 million. ”

Lin Meiru immediately came to her senses when she heard this, and said busily: "Participate, of course I have to participate, I also have a little research on gambling stones." After Lin Meiru finished speaking, she looked at Li Tianbao and said, "Don't tell me, you also want to participate, then you are not allowed to pay 10,000 yuan." ”

"Hey, why did I put 10,000 yuan in it, the master didn't want to join in the fun, so I have to participate if you say that."

Lin Meiru changed her words at this time: "How about we make a bet together?" Last time I lost to you, I promised to partner with you to open a store, this time I must win back, otherwise Miss Ben will not be reconciled. ”

Li Tianbao's heart suddenly ignited a competitive spirit again, and he said with confidence: "If you lose to anyone, you will never lose to you, you will always be my subordinate!" ”

"Alright, we'll settle the matter, but the stake is your bronze sword."

Li Tianbao looked at Lin Meiru's elated appearance and said, "Come on, let you put it in for me, dare to say that it was a trap you set for me to be so lively." ”

"Cut, talking doesn't count what kind of manly husband you are, it's not as good as my little woman." After Lin Meiru finished speaking, she deliberately looked at Li Tianbao with a look of contempt.

Li Tianbao knew that Lin Meiru was using the agitation method to make herself compliant, although he understood in his heart, Lin Meiru's move really found Li Tianbao's death hole, and the competitive Li Tianbao knew that it was a trick and had to be drilled, who made him a fool.

"Okay, I promise you, but you'll have to come up with a chip that matches my "husband's sword". ”

Li Tianbao's righteous words made Lin Meiru really can't think of anything that can match the bronze ancient sword for a while, and after thinking about it, she said to Li Tianbao: "I can't think of anything to match, otherwise I'll tell you after I think about it." ”

"After thinking about it, you have lost, and when the time comes, I will say that I will match with a sanitary napkin, and I will have a hair."

Lin Meiru listened to Li Tianbao's words and said angrily: "Mouth full of feces, why don't you say anything serious, then what do you say you want?" ”

"I want you!" Li Tianbao's words were extremely firm, and a pair of eyes looked straight at Lin Meiru.

This time, Lin Meiru was a little difficult, "It's not a trivial matter to bet on yourself, and Li Tianbao in front of her is indeed not the type she likes." But thinking about his major, compared with Li Tianbao, a layman, there is simply no comparable surname, and he has no reason to lose at all. (What's more, Lin Meiru also has a killer feature.) ）

"Okay, I promise you." After speaking, Lin Meiru continued to add: "Let's talk about it, and we are not allowed to go back." ”

"If you don't come, we have to invite your family to notarize, even if your parents don't come, at least you have to invite your grandfather, I'll call my master, everyone will talk about things, and save time when someone loses and doesn't admit it."

"Notarization is notarization, I can still be afraid that you will regret losing, in short, I am bound to win the game."

The next day, Li Tianbao and Lin Meiru, together with Lin Boshan and Gui Qiren, held a "four-person press conference" at the Wangfujing Hotel, the core of which was of course to notarize the gambling contract between the two and sign the notarial certificate as a certificate.

Lin Boshan and Gui Qiren, two old friends, haven't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they can't talk happily. However, Lin Boshan drank with Li Tianbao last time, but he slept for two days and two nights, and after waking up, he always felt that he should not be drunk by the descendants, and vowed to be ashamed.

This time he finally had the opportunity to earn back face, Lin Boshan specially brought five bottles of Moutai wine and ate three 'hangover spirits', thinking, "This is a good situation." What he didn't expect was that this time he lost even more, not only did he not know how to get back to Fangshan's villa, but he also got a drip when he went back. It is estimated that Lin Boshan will never dare to drink with Li Tianbao again in the future.

Three days later, at eight o'clock in the morning.

Li Tianbao drove a pickup truck and took Lin Meiru to a resort called "Recreation Villa" in Shishan District, where the "Gambling Stone Competition" was held.

Li Tianbao has not been idle in the past three days, because of Pixiuyan's uncertain surname, Li Tianbao really doesn't have a full confidence that he can win, so he made up for the knowledge of gambling stones on the Internet for three days.

Unprocessed jadeite rough is called "wool". In the jadeite trading market, the wool is also called "stone", the wool full of green is called "color goods", the uneven green wool is called "flower brand material", and the large wool without high emerald is called "brick material". The whole is wrapped in a leather shell, and the jadeite wool that has not been cut or opened (also known as the door open) is called "gambling stone", or "gambling goods". The outer skin of the gambling stone is wrapped in a thin or thick original stone skin, and different gambling stones have different colors, red, yellow, white, black, and mixed colors.

The buying and selling of jadeite rough is the most mysterious transaction in the jewelry industry, and its mystery is, of course, in this "bet", so there is also a saying of gambling on jade and stone.

Generally speaking, only through the outer wall can not see the inside of the "true face of Lushan", even today, with the development of science, there is no high-tech instrument that can judge whether it is a "baby" or a "stone bump" through the skin of jadeite wool. Therefore, this transaction is extremely risky and irritating, and it is similar to gambling, so it is called "gambling stone". If you win the bet, you will cut out the real good material, and you will naturally make huge profits and get rich overnight; If you lose the bet, you will cut out a "stone lump", and you will go bankrupt overnight. So this kind of trade has endured from ancient times to the present.

In Chinese history, one of the most famous gambling stones is "Heshi Bi". According to legend, in the state of Chu 2,000 years ago, there was a man named Bian He, who found a piece of jade. He took it out and presented it to the two monarchs of the Chu State, and the monarch thought that he had been deceived and cut off his left and right legs one after another. Bian He couldn't walk without legs, so he hugged Yupu and cried on Chu Mountain for three days and three nights. Later, King Wen of Chu found out and sent someone to bring the jade pu and asked the jade worker to dissect it. The result is a priceless gem. This gem was named "He's Bi". Later, this gem was owned by King Zhao Hui, and King Qin Zhao promised to exchange fifteen cities for this gem, which shows the high value of this gem. Later, this gem was carved into a national jade seal, which was not lost until the Western Jin Dynasty.

Modern gambling stones are divided into two types: "full gambling stones" and "half gambling stones". The so-called "full gambling stone" refers to the gambling stone activities carried out by the jadeite wool in the case of intact skin; The "half gambling stone" is to cut a knife or cut a "hole", so that the gambler can see some internal conditions before gambling on the stone.

Li Tianbao and Lin Meiru went to the "registration office" of the villa (a room temporarily rented by the organizer Gem and Jade Association in the villa) to pay the registration fee of 10,000 yuan each, and the staff issued two number plates, reminding them to go to the scene before ten o'clock to find their own places according to the number plates.

Because it takes three days for the gambling stone to go from the qualifying round to the preliminaries and the semifinals, the two opened two more rooms in the villa. After everything was ready, the two came to the scene of the stone gambling competition, a small open space in the villa.

After the two came here, they found that the venue of the gambling stone competition was already overcrowded at this time, and the "long case" of more than 100 meters lined up by the wooden table was full of five rows, and the case was stacked with a diameter of about half a meter of jade rough stones, and the "long case" was pasted with a number inside, and people sat in their places according to the number. According to a rough estimate, there must be about 1,000 people. Fortunately, this vacant land is big enough, otherwise it would not be enough for so many people to "toss".

"Now I know why I don't hold a competition in the city, there are so many people, 10,000 yuan per participant, if it is counted as 1,000 people, it is 10 10 million! Good guy, no wonder Du Yuexin is so rich and wants to pay 20 million to buy my sword. After Li Tianbao finished speaking, he hurriedly touched the backpack behind him to see if the sword was still on his body. He was really worried that Du Yuexin's guy would do the same tricky thing as Lin Meiru.

Li Tianbao and Lin Meiru came to the last row according to the number and found their seats. Because the two of them received the number plates one after another, they are next to each other, Li Tianbao is one thousand and eleven, Lin Meiru is one thousand and one hundred and twelfth in his right hand position, and the one thousand and ten in the left hand position is empty for some reason, and the one thousand and nine who is sitting in a position is a man in his thirties. Li Tianbao almost burst out laughing when he saw him, because the man was actually a "lama" (another name for a Tibetan Buddhist monk).

"Hey! I didn't expect that this gambling stone world is really full of talents, and everyone has it. ”

Li Tianbao blurted out inadvertently, attracting the lama's attention. He turned his head and glanced at Li Tianbao, but he was not angry, but smiled with a smile on his face, and said with his hands folded: "Of course, monks can also gamble on stones, what do you say?" ”

Li Tianbao saw the kind eyes of others, and hurriedly followed the lama's appearance and put his hands together and said: "Yes, yes, yes, I was disrespectful just now, and I ask the master to forgive me." ”

"It's okay. By the way, you don't have to call me Master, just call me Landor. ”

"Are you Tibetan?"

"Exactly, is there anything wrong?" Landor said mildly.

"It's nothing, by the way, my name is Li Tianbao, it's nice to meet you." After Li Tianbao finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and expressed his friendship and sincerity with Landor, after all, the Han and Tibetan people are all a family, and they are landlords when they come to Beijing, of course, they must take the initiative to be enthusiastic, and they can't embarrass the people of the capital.

Li Tianbao's hand had just reached half a meter in front of the man's chest, but he was startled by a big long-haired monster. It turned out that there was another one under Landor, and when that guy saw Li Tianbao stretching out his hand to approach the lama, he suddenly shook his huge body covered with long black hair.