Chapter 21: Gambling Stones
Ruili is a border city located in the western part of Yun Province.
Due to its border with Myanmar, it has become the first checkpoint for Burmese jadeites to enter the Dragon Kingdom.
And now Ruili has become the largest Burmese Fei trading center in the Dragon Country.
Coming to the market, Yu En explained the situation in the neighborhood to Qin Xuan in standard Mandarin.
"This is the Delong Market, and here are the stalls, where most of the merchants who sell rough or finished stones gather."
"It's daytime and there are fewer guests."
"At night, there is a night market, which will be much more lively than it is now."
As she spoke, Yu En stretched out her hand and pointed towards a white building not far away.
"There is the Delong Hotel, which also sells rough and finished stones."
"Hotel?"
"Selling stones?"
Qin Xuan was stunned.
It was the first time he had heard of this kind of business in a hotel.
Yu En let out a "hmm", obviously not as much as Qin Xuan thought.
"This hotel is basically consignment, and the merchants here are similar to intermediaries in other industries."
"They will take the miners' goods inside and sell them, but correspondingly, the price will be much higher than their own goods."
Qin Xuan suddenly said, "So that's the case." ”
"Then let's go to the hotel first."
After speaking, Qin Xuan took Yu En and walked towards the hotel.
In his opinion, it doesn't matter if the price is a little higher, the main thing is that there is air conditioning in the hotel......
After entering the hotel, Qin Xuan and Yu En followed the sign to the room where jade was sold.
The curtains of the room were drawn, and it was dark inside, with no light source except for the light cast by the doorway.
After getting used to it a little, Qin Xuan turned his gaze to the rough stone in front of him.
Emerald Rough A: What kind of water do you want? Isn't my marble also stone?
Jade Rough B: Let's take a look, small bean seeds can also return to their roots!
Ingredient A: I'm a lot greener, but it's just not very profitable!
Relief material B: Don't look at me, I look good in the middle, and there is no green anywhere else.
……
Qin Xuan shook his head with some disappointment.
In the hearts of these rough stones, there is no existence that can make his eyes shine.
He took Yuen into another room, and at the same time chatted casually with the other party.
"Yuen, do you know jade?"
Yu En nodded lightly and whispered to Qin Xuan, "My family is in the jade business, so I know a lot about these things. ”
"Then tell me about the doorway in the gambling stone?"
"No problem."
Yu En hesitated for a moment, and then continued to add: "But I still have to remind you that gambling on the stone, just take a look, if you don't have enough eyesight and experience, you will definitely lose money." ”
"So it's okay to play, but I don't recommend you invest too much."
Qin Xuan nodded, convinced of Yu En's statement.
Before coming to Yun Province, he also checked the relevant information about gambling stones on the Internet.
But it is not surprising that purely videos and some articles are not enough for him to have too much understanding of gambling stones, let alone how to choose the rough stones correctly.
But fortunately, I have my voice as a backing.
There is no fear of losing money at all.
Walking into a new room again, Jade picked up a rough stone the size of an egg and shone it against it with a flashlight.
After finding a few angles, he reached out and handed the stone to Qin Xuan.
"Mr. Qin, look, how about this rough stone?"
Qin Xuan followed the light of the flashlight and looked at the stone.
A rich green color instantly hit his eyes.
"This looks beautiful!"
Qin Xuan sighed, but then he heard the voice of the original stone in his ears.
Emerald Rough: Pretty, isn't it? If you buy me, you won't die!
Qin Xuan: ???
Seeing that Qin Xuan was a little stunned, Yu En thought that he was attracted by this rich green.
Pursing her lips and smiling, she began to carefully analyze it for Qin Xuan, "Actually, this kind of rough stone is not very good. ”
"In hotels, businesses will close curtains to reduce the brightness so that the jadeite shines out is more beautiful and attractive."
"But if you're an expert, you won't be fooled by this superficial phenomenon."
As she spoke, she pointed her flashlight at the cracks on the rough stone, "Look here, here, and here." ”
"It's full of cracks."
"If the crack is deep, half of the rough stone will be wasted."
"If it is a little more extreme, the crack eats up the whole stone, and if you can't get the right material, the whole rough stone is equivalent to waste."
"I see"
Looking along the location where the jade grace was irradiated, Qin Xuan really saw many cracks on the green jade.
And judging from the voice of the rough itself, these cracks may have really eaten through the whole rough stone.
After taking the stone over and taking a few photos of it himself, Qin Xuan asked the boss curiously, "Boss, how much is this rough stone?" ”
The boss glanced at it, and then quoted the price: "100,000." ”
"100,000?!"
Qin Xuan smacked his lips.
He didn't expect that a rough stone the size of an egg could directly ask for 100,000 pieces.
That's already a lot of people's wages for two whole years!
Putting down the stone, Qin Xuan and Yu En continued to walk towards the next room.
After turning more than a dozen stalls one after another, the two still did not see a suitable rough stone.
Just as they were about to go home, Qin Xuan suddenly saw a stone in the corner of a room.
Jade Rough: I really have a lot of green glutinous ice in me!
It's a fist-sized rough stone, yellow and white, a bit like a piece of fat.
The middle of the rough stone was cut horizontally several times, and because they were stacked together, the inside of the cut could not be seen.
Qin Xuan picked up the rough stone from the corner and looked through the facets inside.
There was a little bit of greenery, but it didn't form a big patch.
Qin Xuan casually weighed the weight of the stone, "Boss, how much is this material?" ”
The boss was stunned.
I've been doing this for more than ten years, and it's the first time I've seen someone want to buy chopped scrap.
However, since someone dares to buy it, he dares to bid.
"10,000!"
The boss closed his eyes and directly quoted a high price.
Qin Xuan was happy.
"You're crazy about money, aren't you?"
"This scrap is ready to be thrown into the trash, you tell me to sell it for 10,000?"
"Why don't you go and grab it?"
"If it weren't for the fact that this material is still a little green, and you want to get a bracelet for my girlfriend to wear and play with, what do you think I want?"
In order to bargain, Qin Xuan also talked nonsense for a while, and even pulled Yu En over on the side to make his words more convincing.
Looking at Yu En, whose cheeks were slightly red, the boss was speechless, "Then how much do you say?" ”
Qin Xuan: "50! ”
"If you have any more, you will go downstairs and throw it yourself."
The boss was helpless, "Okay, okay, I'll give it to you." ”
Just like Qin Xuan said, this broken stone was originally cut down by someone and brought it back to find fault.
If Qin Xuan didn't want it, he would have to throw it downstairs by himself.
Now I can not only save my legs, but also earn money for cigarettes, and the boss is very happy.
Coming out of the Delong Hotel with Yu En, Qin Xuan couldn't help but feel in a good mood.
Yu En was confused, and he didn't know what Mr. Qin was happy about when he bought a piece of broken stone.
Seeing that Yu En was puzzled, Qin Xuan smiled mysteriously, "Little girl, you don't understand!" ”
"My gut tells me that this piece of scrap is not as simple as it seems."
"Let's go, take me somewhere to cut stones."
Yu En nodded in confusion, and soon led Qin Xuan to a store where the stone was solved.
As soon as Qin Xuan entered the door, he didn't ink, and shouted inside, "Boss Jieshi!" ”