Chapter 244: Finding a Needle in a Haystack
Although the jade in Abu's private collection is still uncarved, it can hardly hide its beauty, exuding a kind of fluorescence unique to fine jade from the inside out. ()
Most of the jade produced from this riverbed mine is alluvial and alluvial, and comes from the middle and lower reaches of the river. For tens of millions of years, due to weathering and erosion, the water flow impacts, the body is smooth, no edges and corners, the shape is goose-oval, and most of the seed materials are block-like, and the blockiness is generally relatively small, most of them are about a few kilograms.
The piece of jade that Abu took out was about the size of a football and it was a white jade similar to mutton fat jade, and if you found a good jade carver, such an inconspicuous-looking piece of jade would definitely turn into a beautiful work of art.
Seeing that Gu Ming seemed to be very interested in the jade in front of him, Xue Lao didn't bother to argue with Abdo, and said to Gu Ming, "Let's take a look." ”
"Is that okay?" Gu Ming looked at Xue Lao and Abu.
When Abu heard what Xue Lao said to Gu Ming, his heart moved, and he looked at Gu Ming quietly, then showed a smile and said in a very standard Chinese: "If you want to see it, you can see it, even if you touch it, this jade will not be missing." ”
With the permission of the jade owner, Gu Ming immediately couldn't wait to stretch out her left hand and stroke the jade.
Although this piece of jade has not yet been carved, the impurities on the exterior have basically been cleaned up, leaving only a layer of yellow-brown skin formed by oxidation.
The fingers of Gu Ming's left hand lightly touched the surface of the jade, and immediately the heat of his hand was hot, and the pleasure in his heart quickly rose, and the sound of gurgling water also came from the bottom of his heart. It gives people a sense of tranquility, as if there are no more troubles in this world, only peace and serenity.
After feeling the feeling of the jade coming from a little, Gu Ming lowered his head and began to carefully observe this piece of jade, this piece of jade has no variegation, and when you touch it gently, you can clearly feel its delicate and tight, moisturizing and soft luster, and you can judge that this is the top grade in nephrite without looking carefully with a magnifying glass.
Fang Zhou and Qin Sheng next to him were also attracted by this piece of jade, and Qin Sheng was relatively calm. Just staring closely. Fang Zhou was different, the eagerness in his eyes was undisguised, and the whole person was ready to move, as if he wanted to reach out and touch this piece of jade like Gu Ming.
"How?" Xue Lao saw Gu Ming constantly touching the jade, obviously liking it very much. I couldn't help but ask.
"This is a piece of white jade with a high texture, not only is there no variegation, but it is rarely large. It is warm and delicate to the touch, and the grease is also good. Seriously, this is the first time I have seen this kind of jade with a large texture and good texture, and I don't know what it will be carved into in the future. Gu Ming exclaimed.
Abu heard Gu Ming's praise. With a happy smile on his face, he turned back to Xue Lao and said, "It's still a little girl who is honest." Brother Xue still needs to be strengthened in this regard. ”
Fang Zhou endured and endured, and he couldn't help it, so he cheekily said, "That...... Can we touch it? ”
Qin Sheng quietly glared at Fang Zhou when he heard this, this guy can touch it if he wants to, why drag him into the water?
"Okay, you can touch it if you want!" Abu nodded briskly.
"Thank you!" Fang Zhou thanked him again and again, and then quickly rushed to Gu Ming's side, stretched out his hand and carefully touched the jade.
Gu Ming looked at Fang Zhou's intoxicated appearance after touching the jade, and couldn't help but quietly take a step back, just like Fang Zhou's saliva was about to flow down. People who don't know think that he has touched some stunning beauty!
"How's it going?" Xue Lao glanced at the ark, which had no image, and looked at Abu and asked.
Abu shook his head: "Jade, pick a little less." It has been a long time since good jade has been found in this mine. ”
"That's why your business is going to get thriving. The less something there is, the higher the price. Especially in recent years, the price of Hetian jade has risen several times. Xue Lao said lightly.
"It's all about living." Abu sighed: "My mine has fed a lot of people, and if I really can't find jade, I don't have anything, and I don't know what they will do." ”
This kind of topic is a little dull to talk about, Xue Lao looked at the jade that was touched by the ark and did not make a sound.
"Okay, don't talk about those things, it's rare for Brother Xue to come to me, if there is anything you need my help with." Abu quickly adjusted, a smile back on his face.
"Nothing else, it's just that these people around me want to experience for themselves what it's like to pick up jade." Xue Lao looked back at Abu, and the meaning was self-evident.
"What's wrong with this, just go if you want to, as long as you don't get tired, picking up jade is not an interesting job, it's very boring and monotonous to do, and you won't necessarily get anything out of working all day." Abu looked at Gu Ming and the others and smiled.
Abu is no stranger to Xue Lao's words, generally people who go to the mine will have this thought, but he is not a place to attract tourists for tourism, and he rarely allows irrelevant outsiders to do this.
"If you really pick up a good jade ......," Xue Lao continued.
"Of course, whoever picks it up is anyone's, it has been a long time since I found a good jade here, if you can really find it, it can be regarded as bringing me a good fortune." Abu said very generously.
Not to mention what his net worth is, just by virtue of the relationship between him and Xue Lao, even if Gu Ming and the others picked up the best mutton fat jade, he didn't have a word. What's more, the workers here have nothing to gain from picking up jade here day and night, if they are really found by the people brought by Xue Lao, it will also be providential.
"Did you hear it, you all have to keep your eyes open later, and whoever finds the jade will belong to whom." Xue Lao was obviously very satisfied with Abu's answer, and turned his head to Gu Ming and the others and ordered.
Gu Ming heard Xue Lao's words, and subconsciously looked towards her left hand, since her left hand reacted to the jade that Abu had privately hidden, then it should also react to other seeds.
But...... This is more of a matter of luck, picking up jade in such a large mine, just such a short period of effort, is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, and the chances are slim.
Mo Yidai, who was the first to propose to pick up the jade, didn't react, and Fang Zhou was the first to jump up, holding the jade hidden by Abu and not wanting to let go, and there were words in his mouth: "I heard that before picking up jade, touch the jade first, and it can bring good luck to yourself, I need to touch it, and I will be lucky with it." ”
"You have a point, many people will take out a good jade and touch it before picking up jade." Abu nodded.
When Fang Zhou saw that Abu agreed with his words, his eyes suddenly narrowed into a slit, and he was very proud.
When Qin Sheng saw Fang Zhou like this, he knew that Fang Zhou had started to convulsions again, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's just that he didn't say anything, after all, although the words of the ark have no scientific basis, they are always a good meaning, and Abu, as the master, also agrees, so there is no need for him to pour cold water at this time.
After Gu Ming, Qin Sheng, Mo Yidai, and Fang Zhou had all touched the jade, Abu put the jade away, put it back in the small room, and then led everyone out of the bungalow and walked towards the mine where they were working.
Abu didn't ask Gu Ming and the others to pick up jade directly from the rocks that had been piled up on the hill, but took them to a slightly flatter place.
This slightly flat area is paved with a number of freshly dug stones, and many workers are tirelessly rummaging through them, trying to find even a small piece of jade from them. Among the men, women, and children, all of whom saluted Abu when they saw him coming, and then went on with their work.
Gu Ming noticed sharply that not far from them, the people on the other side of the convoy were also there, but they didn't go down to pick up the jade, but stood aside to watch, and discussed something from time to time.
Lao Zhang, the leader of the team, frowned, and his expression seemed to be a little embarrassed.
Soon, the tall man who introduced Lao Zhang and Abu to know before walked towards Gu Ming and the others, and then said to Abu: "Boss, my friends also want to go down and try their luck, I don't know if it's okay?" ”
"It's rare to come once, and if they want to go, they can go." Abu waved his hand, anyway, Gu Ming and the others will go down to try it later, and it doesn't matter how many people there are.
"Thank you boss!" The tall man bowed to Abu with a happy face, and then told the people in the convoy the news.
The convoy erupted in cheers, thanking Abu and rushing into the stones with great excitement.
"You're not afraid they'll empty your mine?" Perhaps because of Lei Jia's relationship, Xue Lao did not leave a good impression on the team.
"How can it, I just let them try, and I didn't say that if I really found the jade, it would belong to them, and my people know the rules. But for the sake of your face, I told you that if you find jade, whoever finds it will belong to whomever you find. Abu smiled and said indifferently.
"No wonder you're so generous, I thought you had changed your temper." Xue Lao shook his head and said to Gu Ming and the others: "What are you still standing here for, not afraid that the jade will be picked up later?" ”
Gu Ming looked at the flat ground the size of a football field, and did not make a sound.
"Da Da, there's a guest here." Just as Gu Ming and the others were about to leave the scene, a Uyghur man who looked very similar to Abu walked briskly towards their group, and at the same time, Gu Ming and the others could clearly see the people not far behind him.
(The second watch is coming~~~ Thank you for the firecrackers sent by Fenlan, thank you Tianfei o(n_n)o~, Mo Ai, and Wuxin for the New Year's red envelope, thank Mo Ai, Wuxin, and Shake s alfalfa for the pink votes, thank you for your support to me~~~~ It's the end of the month, ask for pink tickets, ask for subscriptions~~ps: Uyghur dads are generally called "dada" or "dada") (to be continued)
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