Chapter 18: The First Hearing of the Gambling Stone
"It's not entirely without precedent. Lao Ding couldn't care about Qian Yang's entanglement, straightened up, and continued to smile and said: "As far as I know, there is a way to price things that is not much different from what I just said. ”
"What is it?" asked Qian Yang in surprise.
The old Ding Tou smiled: "Gambling stones!"
"Gambling stones?" Qian Yang's eyes widened: "Jade Rough Stone?"
"Jade Rough Stone?" Lao Ding was stunned: "What is that?"
"Uh......" Qian Yang was a little embarrassed, knowing that his thoughts were probably crossing again, so he quickly turned to ask: "Uncle Ding, what are the gambling stones you always say?"
"The raw ore of the spirit stone!" said with a smile: "The money shopkeeper doesn't know about gambling stones?"
Qian Yang shook his head blankly, and said in his heart that what you want to say is jade, I know.
"Then the money shopkeeper knows that when the spirit stone is mined, it is wrapped in a thick stone skin, right?" asked the old man again.
Qian Yang still shook his head.
"Okay!" Lao Ding was a handful of years old, and he really didn't have the energy to popularize science, so he had to make a long story short: "In the Western Wilderness, there are countless spirit stone veins, but when the spirit stone was just mined, it was wrapped with a thick stone skin on the outside. This layer of stone skin has a peculiar texture and can isolate any way of exploration, so unless the stone skin is peeled off, otherwise, no one can know how big the spirit stone inside is, and what level it is, but from the external performance of the stone skin, it seems that some of its internal clues can be seen, so some people simply start to buy and sell the spirit stone ore directly. And the pricing of this raw ore depends on the external performance of the stone skin, a penny of performance, a penny of price, but what is like inside after peeling it off, then only God knows!"
"Understood!" As soon as Lao Ding said this, Qian Yang understood, isn't this the same as betting on jade. He also has a few books about gambling stones, although he hasn't poured out the effort to read them carefully, but he still knows the general meaning: "Just look at the pine python on the stone skin or something?"
"Do you know the Songhua Python Belt?" the old man suddenly opened his eyes.
"Everyone who gambles on stones knows this, right?" Qian Yang was a little unconfident, he didn't know what gambling stones in this world looked like.
Lao Dingtou stared at Qian Yang carefully, as if he wanted to know how many things were hidden in the mind of this money shopkeeper, antiques can read, and gambling stones can also understand?
"Speaking of which, distinguishing the raw ore of the spirit stone can also be regarded as a branch of identification. Lao Ding Tou slowly opened his mouth: "It's just that the information records in this area are extremely rare, and the inheritance is even more secret." When I was young, I spent a period of time in the Western Wilderness, and the saying of the Songhua Python Belt was only circulated among the top stone masters, and ordinary people would only call the veins on the rough stone dark lines. I have been away from the Western Wilderness for many years, and I never thought that I would hear the money shopkeeper mention it again, could it be that the money shopkeeper actually bears the inheritance of the stone master?"
"Stone Master?" Qian Yang was confused: "Are the stones delicious?"
Lao Ding's head had a black line: "Don't hide the money from the shopkeeper, I am a stone master, and when I was young, I tried to identify the original ore of spirit stone for a living." ”
Qian Yang nodded in understanding, and then explained: "I'm not a stone master, I just saw some in a book by chance, it's not worth mentioning." ”
"The book is ......" Lao Ding opened his mouth, but the next words were not spoken after all.
Qian Yang didn't know how much old Ding Tou was obsessed with the inheritance of the stone master, and his thinking was still stuck on the matter of pricing: "Uncle Ding is saying that the pricing method of the spirit stone ore is similar to what you just said?"
The old man nodded unconsciously.
Qian Yang hesitated for a moment and said, "Even if there is a precedent to follow, I still don't think this pricing method is suitable for antiques as a necessity for promotion." It's just a gamble on the stone, after all, it was originally a gamble. But if the precedent of gambling on antiques is opened, I don't know how many people will be cut off because of this. I just couldn't make that choice. ”
"The money shopkeeper just decides. "The old Ding Tou is a little excited.
He originally wanted to see the style of the money shopkeeper when he made this suggestion, but it really had nothing to do with him whether Qian Yangtong disagreed. In contrast, learning that Qian Yang was very likely to hold the inheritance of the Stone Master was much more shocking to him.
"As for the price, let's not adjust it for a while! Qian Yang continued.
"The money shopkeeper just decides. The old Dingtou's tone remained the same.
"Uh......" Qian Yang was very embarrassed, it took so much effort for half a day, but he didn't settle down on his, everything remained the same, and he was really the shopkeeper
It's worthless!
"Or ...... I'll go back and think about the purchase of goods?" Qian Yang found a step for himself.
"The money shopkeeper just decides. "The old Ding head turned into a repeater.
Qian Yangxin said that you are expressing your dissatisfaction with me here?
"I'll find a way to buy the goods, and you can take some time for me. Qian Yang gritted his teeth.
"The money shopkeeper decided to ......"
Qian Yang's face was really unbearable, and he said in his heart that the job of the shopkeeper was obviously beyond his ability, and he really couldn't do it. This is the result of not having a diamond to do porcelain work, and if you suffer yourself, others will also be uncomfortable.
In fact, the money shopkeeper is wrong to blame the old Dingtou, the old brother didn't take this matter to heart at all, and the incarnation of the repeater was only because he patronized the matter of gambling stones in his heart. Lao Dingtou is very sure that the word "Songhua Python Belt" itself comes from some ancient and secret stone master inheritance, and unfortunately, he is one of them. And it is no accident that this money shopkeeper can say this word casually.
Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door of the storeroom. Qian Yang casually pushed open the door and found that it was a guy in the store, who somehow found the warehouse directly.
When the guy saw Qian Yang, he respectfully greeted him, and said, "There is a senior brother who opened the mountain door in the store, saying that he has something important to see the shopkeeper Qian. ”
Qian Yang frowned unconsciously: "Okay, I'll go out to see him!" and turned back to the old Ding Tou and said, "Uncle Ding, wait for me a while, I'll come when I go." ”
Qian Yang came to the front hall, and sure enough, when he raised his eyes, he saw a small axe standing honestly in the corner.
As soon as the little axe saw Qian Yang, he hurriedly took two steps forward, took out a letter from his waist, handed it to Qian Yang with both hands and said, "Chief Deacon Chu sent a disciple to present this letter to Chief Deacon Qian. ”
"Okay! You sit down first. Qian Yang took the letter and casually greeted the little axe that seemed to be a little restrained.
"The disciple is still on mission, so he will retire. The little axe handed over the letter and did not want to stay longer.
"Uh...... It's okay, then you go slowly!" Qian Yang smiled and nodded.
"Chief Deacon Xie, the disciple retires. The little axe saluted again, and then slowly withdrew.
Qian Yang has never been accustomed to the respectful restraint of the disciples in the sect in front of him, and it is also because he has never felt how superior he is to be such a deputy deacon, but it is obvious that others do not think so.
The two first-level deacons who had dealt with Qian Yang the most when he was in Heishi Mountain before were okay, at least they could communicate normally, but he had always been very awkward when he talked to those little axes, and those little axes were even more awkward than him in his heart. Over time, Qian Yang could only try not to dangle in front of those little axes, and find those two old deacons who were not very worry-free to do anything, so that he would not suffer from that crime.
Qian Yang opened the letterhead casually, and saw that there was only a short sentence on it, and there was no doubt that the handwriting was from Chu Nan's hand:
"It's almost hot, senior brother will return to the sect one day!"
A sentence without a beginning or an end, outsiders must be confused when they see it, but Qian Yang knows very well that this so-called heat is naturally the heat of the big stew of Wuliang Valley.
The purpose of opening the mountain gate is to bring down the Infinite Valley, which Chu Nan explained to him very early on, but when to do it and how to do it, but it is an unknown. Chu Nan also asked his immediate boss more than once, and the reply he got was the sentence "It's not hot!"
As for what this heat refers to, Chu Nan doesn't know, and Qian Yang doesn't know. But he knew that since the dishes were stewed, there would inevitably be a time when the fire came, and this day would come sooner or later.
But would a sect as big as the Infinite Valley honestly let you stew and drink? Of course it can't be!
So in the end, no matter how you open the mountain gate, a fierce battle is inevitable. Qian Yang didn't like to fight, but he also knew that this battle was inevitable, so he seized all the time to improve his cultivation and replenish his strength, in order to be able to have more confidence when the war started.
This day is finally coming, but the problem is that our money chief is not ready yet.
It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married.
Not everything in this world has to wait until you are ready, and then say "ready, start" before moving forward. When the heat is up, you have to afford the pot, and then stew it to make a paste. At this time, if you say that you are not ready, you can only bite the bullet!
fortunately
Chu Nan's tone in the letter was not very urgent, he just said that the time was coming for Qian Yang to return to the sect, but he also said "choose a day". Qian Yang doesn't care if Chu Nan is polite or not, anyway, if you let me choose a day, then I will choose it myself. Of course, before that, you still have to worry about the things in the store with the old Dingtou.
After returning to the warehouse, Lao Dingtou still looked like he was squinting and wanting to die, Qian Yang pondered for a while: "There is something in the sect that calls me back, and I will leave in a few days, and I just take this opportunity to find some supplies." During my absence, the store was all entrusted to Uncle Ding. ”
Lao Ding Tou opened his eyes, and felt a little surprised, and said in his heart that you have been in this life for half a year, and there is no, but as soon as I look for you today, you are going back to the sect?
Lao Dingtou was expressionless, but just shook his head: "I'm just an appraiser, and I really can't be the owner of the shop." ”
Qian Yang smiled bitterly: "Even if my shopkeeper is here, he won't do anything, don't all the things in the store rely on Uncle Ding?"
Lao Dingtou shirked: "Whether there is a shopkeeper in the store or not is different after all." ”
Qian Yang had a toothache: "Then how about hiring Uncle Ding to temporarily act as the shopkeeper of the store now? ”
The old man narrowed his eyes again: "The old man is old, and he can't do that for some spirit stones." ”
Qian Yangxin said that he couldn't worry about the spirit stone, so why do you want to?
No! Thinking of this, Qian Yang suddenly smacked a little taste, Lao Dingtou has something to say?
"If Uncle Ding has any requests, Qian Yang will definitely try his best to meet them. Qian Yang felt that it was too difficult to talk to Lao Dingtou, so he quickly opened his words to solve the problem.
Lao Ding stroked his beard, and a smile appeared on his face: "The old decay is half cut into the soil, there is really nothing to worry about, but I have been a stone master all my life, and when I heard the money shopkeeper talk about the pine flower python belt, I am rare and a little itchy, the old man has nothing to ask for, I just hope to exchange with the money shopkeeper about the experience of tasting the spirit stone mine." ”
Qian Yang was stunned, it turned out that this old man had taken a fancy to this!
After thinking about it for a while, Qian Yang quickly opened his mouth: "Don't hide it from Uncle Ding, I don't know anything about gambling stones, and I really don't dare to be ugly." However, I happened to read a book related to gambling stones many years ago, so when I find time to recall the general content, can I write it down and give it to Uncle Ding?"
"This ...... That's a good feeling!" Old Ding Tou was very happy, he didn't expect this money shopkeeper to be so generous, and he actually said that he would give him the book to be silent, which was much more real than a fake communication. As for the authenticity of the content, Lao Ding Tou is confident that he can still distinguish it, and since people take the initiative to send books, there is naturally no reason to fake, and he may hide it at the key point, but he really doesn't dare to ask for more.
"What about the store?" asked Qian Yang tentatively.
"Don't worry, the money shopkeeper, everything is wrapped up in the old man! I can't guarantee how good the business will be, but at least there will be no problem in maintaining the status quo!" The old man straightened his waist and patted his chest hard.
Qian Yang's smile remained unchanged, but he was very emotional in his heart: "Personnel work is really not easy to do!"
After returning to the room, Qian Yang was worried about when to leave and turn around to open the mountain gate. It's more than half of this today, and I definitely can't go. Tomorrow is not good, and the yellow calendar says that it is not suitable to travel. The day after tomorrow, Mercury begins to retrograde, followed by Jupiter's change of signs, and then Uranus moves into Scorpio...... There's no good day to go out, so you can only wait, right?
In short, our Chief Deacon Qian was grinding in the Qingling Pavilion, locking himself in his room every day to cultivate, and in between cultivation, he hurriedly wrote to Lao Dingtou.
He found a copy of "Gambling Stone Practical Strategy" in his mind. While reading, I wrote out the synopsis and key points for Lao Dingtou.
Qian Yang didn't mean to hide his secrets, just a book, he didn't care, and the word-for-word copying was just for security reasons, but the key points in the book were handed over to Lao Dingtou without reservation, but he coaxed Lao Dingtou to smile all these days, and he was much happier when he worked.
After getting rid of the old Dingtou, Qian Yang knocked the medicine even more crazily. He really didn't want to leave, he wanted to cultivate.
But after all, this day is not something that can be delayed if you want to. Half a month later, Chu Nan's second messenger arrived, and Qian Yang had to embark on the journey with great reluctance.
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