"So be it. Let's tidy up the rest after the safe is placed. The two of them packed up a seat in a two-person safe. Dongfang Luming talked to Huo Jun on the phone and confirmed that the safe had been ordered, but the store would not deliver it until evening, so he grabbed Xi Yizheng, who still wanted to clean up, and proposed: "Let's go, let's also go to the jade wool gathering place in the western suburbs to try our luck." ”

"Is there a gambling stone market in the western suburbs?" Xi Yizheng asked curiously. Except for the famous jade street in Beijing, where she can gamble stones, she has never heard of the rest of the gambling stone market.

"That's it. And the scale is much larger than Jade Street. You know, the gambling stone market in the western suburbs has existed for decades, and you can imagine the popularity there. It's just that most of the western suburbs do wholesale business, so there are fewer ordinary tourists who go to gamble on stones, so the reputation outside is not as big as that of Jade Street. Dongfang Luming explained carefully.

"The teacher used to gamble on stones, right?" The jadeite-related industry must always be more or less in contact with gambling stones. Xi Yizheng thought secretly.

"Hmm. I did bet a lot. However, gambling stones have always been ten bets and nine losses. I'm no exception. Dongfang Luming admitted calmly. It was because of his contact with gambling stones that he gradually fell in love with the current industry. Although after several twists and turns, he quit gambling and plunged into the field of carving. However, the understanding of gambling stones is still not shallow.

"Later, the wool yard we will go to is specialized in supplying jadeite wool from Lao Keng, Myanmar, and the price of the shopkeeper is generally not low. But I also have acquaintances there, who have been friends for decades, and they won't cheat us. On the one hand, you can continue to practice calcing, and on the other hand, you also hope to have more green, so as to accumulate some goods for your jade shop. Dongfang Luming decided to take the Zheng to the "Myanmar Huicui" to pick up some wool for hand practice. I haven't stepped into it for a few years. However, now that there are apprentices, it is inevitable that they will come into contact again, and it is only a matter of time. It's better to take her to get acquainted with it as soon as possible.

Before leaving, I booked a taxi, and 20 minutes later, I came to the city's largest jade wool collection place about 30 kilometers away from Shili Manor - "Myanmar Huicui" in the western suburbs. It turns out that the antique street is not the largest and largest supplier of wool. This is the place.

In other words, most of the jadeite wool in the antique street comes from here. Xi Yizheng looked at the huge square, surrounded by sturdy bungalows in the style of factory sheds. In front of each room, there are various wholesale and retail wool prices and origins for customers to buy.

Dongfang Luming led Xi Yizheng to the front of the square, which can be called the largest area of "Lancui Pavilion". "Amin, isn't your boss here?" Dongfang Luming asked the young junior who was greeting the guest at the door.

"Yo, Mr. Dongfang! You haven't been here in years! The boss is here. It's in the back room. I'll take you both in. He might be so happy to see that you are here! The young man named Ah Ming smiled and led Xi Yizheng and the two to the inside.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, and Ah Ming has a lot of old ways." Dongfang Luming sighed.

"Look at what you said. How can you not make progress in our line of work?! Ah Ming said with a smile as he lifted the curtain of the inner room and shouted inside: "Boss, Mr. Dongfang is here!" ”

Dongfang Luming also took Xi Yizheng into the back room and greeted him with a smile: "Old Xia, do you remember me?" ”

"Yikes! Ahh What a rarity! Look at what you said, you won't fail to remember others if you forget it! The man called Lao Xia by Dongfang Luming got up from the recliner with a shy stomach, put on his coat casually, and stepped forward to shake hands with Dongfang Luming enthusiastically, "It's really been a few years, what?" Finally thought of coming to see me today, an old man? ”

"What are you talking about? See, I'm here to introduce you to my new apprentices. Dongfang Luming pulled Xi Yizheng behind him to his side, and introduced her like Xia Guoqiang. Then he introduced to Xi Yizheng: "Zheng, this is Xia Lao, the shopkeeper of Lancui Pavilion that I mentioned to you before." He's been in the business for over 20 years. Right, Xia Lao? Dongfang Luming confirmed to Xia Guoqiang as he spoke, and Xia Guoqiang smiled and nodded. He is over half a hundred years old and has been engaged in the position of the shopkeeper of Lancui Pavilion for 24 years. After Dongfang Luming stepped into the field of jade carving, the first gambling stone was in Lancui Pavilion. At that time, Lancui Pavilion was still a small store of more than ten square meters. Where is it so atmospheric and luxurious as it is now. Time flies like a white horse, and in a blink of an eye, the two have known each other for more than 10 years.

"You can ask him any questions about gambling stones. He knows a lot better than I do. Dongfang Luming's words are not adulterated at all. Xia Guoqiang's knowledge of gambling stone wool is rivaled by any so-called expert. Many institutions also invited him to attend classes and training, but he declined them one by one. At this point, he and Dongfang Luming are invariably similar. They are all people who do not like to gather together.

"Where, where! Koto, huh? Since Dongfang is your teacher, then you are also half my student. Today, all the wool you pick will give you a 5% discount. It's my greeting gift. "Xia Guoqiang is also a person who acts by feeling, and when he first saw Xi Yizheng, he couldn't help but like this delicate and quiet girl, who is an apprentice of the East, so he gave it to her at the cost price. It can be regarded as giving the East a big face.

"Thank you, Uncle Xia." Although Xi Yizheng didn't understand how much discount 5% off represented, he also thanked Xia Guoqiang happily when he saw his teacher's excited expression when he heard this.

"Xia Lao, this is what you said, we are here to move wool today." Dongfang Luming smiled and said, "Don't regret it when you get old!" ”

"What's that. It's like I bought it directly from Burma. Xia Guoqiang replied with a hearty smile. He is the shopkeeper of Lancui Pavilion, but he only accounts for 4% of the shares of Lancui Pavilion, which does not mean that he has the right to give it away. A 5% discount on the cost price is the maximum he can do.

"That's a good feeling. Zheng, let's go and choose the materials. Dongfang Luming happily pulled Xi Yizheng and walked towards the warehouse.

"You're still so frizzy." Xia Guoqiang shook his head with a smile. By the way, he motioned for Amin to follow them and help them record.

"This is the largest wool warehouse in Lancui Pavilion." Dongfang Luming pointed to the half-pulled warehouse with the roller shutter and explained, "There are about 1,000 square meters in it." Right, Amin? He confirmed to Amin.

Amin nodded, "Yes." However, in the past two years, wool has become more and more difficult to find, so the warehouse has been divided into two rooms by the boss, one for stacking wool, and the other for stone and storage rooms. Some customers can't move their wool all at once, so they ask us to rent a safe to store here. ”

"Mr. Dongfang, Miss Xi. The wool here is all from the old pit in Myanmar. The open price is 450 yuan per catty. But the boss said to fold it in half for you, so it's 225 yuan / catty. You pick slowly, I'm right next door. Call me when you've chosen, and I'll find someone to weigh me. Ah Ming and the two explained in detail. Seeing that there were no problems with the two of them, they went to the next door and waited.

"Zheng, come on. Let's pick carefully. With so much wool, there is always something green! Ha ha. Dongfang Luming excitedly pounced in front of the wool all over the ground, and said briskly, "The wool is all out of the teacher, so you can choose as boldly as you like." Teachers trust your vision and luck. ”