Chapter 49: The Mysterious Stone City (4)

  The owner of the stone shop was very cautious, and with one knife cut, only a small piece of stone skin was cut off. From the cut, no green marks could be seen, and everyone looked at each other with disappointment.

  "It's just a small cut, can't see anything, the stone gambling shop often says that one knife is poor and two knives are rich, cutting another knife may reveal green." Chen Tuan had to say some good words when selling the original stone to Qu Wen, regardless of whether it came out green or not, at least the sentiment had to be fulfilled.

  The main purpose of the text is not whether there is jade inside, but to figure out why this raw stone has a strong spiritual energy condensed. Of course, it's best if jade can be produced, as the saying goes, "more money doesn't burn hands", no one cares about how much money they have in their hands.

  "It doesn't matter, I've always been lucky. Thanks for the auspicious words, maybe when we cut it open, it'll really produce green jade. Without personally cracking it open, one can never know what kind of stone will produce jadeite. In our line of work, there's no such thing as getting rich without paying tuition."

  Everyone present had some spare money, three to five thousand which anyone could afford, but buying a piece of stone and cutting it open might turn it into a pile of waste material. Unless someone was so wealthy that they didn't care, whoever made the purchase would be more or less anxious. There were few people as relaxed and natural as Qu Wen.

  "One knife to poverty, two knives to wealth, three knives to pierce the hemp cloth is also a saying in our line. This small piece of raw stone won't produce green jade anymore, and if we go further in, there will be even less chance. The things bought at Dream Stone Studio are just for show."

  Lu Jiaju was venomous, as if he wasn't hurting someone's heart, it wouldn't be comfortable for him, and his stomach had a knife stabbing him in the flesh. Qu Wen thought to herself that in his past life, he must have been an evil widow or an unlucky crow, otherwise how could there be so many useless words.

  This time, Chen Tuan couldn't help but speak up. On the surface, Lu Jiaju was talking about Qu Wen, but in reality, he was secretly competing with him, saying that the stones in his store were inferior. He scolded fiercely: "Lu Jiaju, you've gone too far! What business is it of yours if someone else buys a stone? If this stone really turns out to be jadeite, you can eat the outer skin!"

  Ever since he started the business of selling rare stones, Lu Jiaju had invested a lot of money, whether it was in his storefront or the quality of his stones. However, his business never took off like Meng Shi Zhai's, and he was always overshadowed by them, unable to become the top store in town. Moreover, both sides often clashed as they competed for customers, so whenever possible, Lu Jiaju would think of ways to belittle his competitor. Coincidentally, today Qu Wen had been dragged into this mess.

  "Alright, if I win, you'll eat the outer skin of the stone, and if I don't, will you eat the whole piece of waste?" Lu Jiaxue, young and vigorous, took over Chen Tuan's words and wanted to make a bet with him.

  To be honest, Chen Tuan was really afraid of the gambling stone, having lost hundreds of millions in the past, almost all of which had been a waste. Now that this piece had a small head and ordinary texture on its surface, he felt even more uncertain, and after being scolded by Lu Jiaju, he gritted his teeth and didn't dare to speak again.

  "This piece of rough stone was bought by me, if it's profitable or not is my own business. If we lose money, we'll still drink tea and chat together; if we make a profit, I'll invite you to dinner another day."

  Qu Wen's words made Chen Tuan feel comfortable, and looking at Lu Jiaju, both were young people, how could their temperament be so different. Indeed, there are some elders who have some kind of later generations. If Qu Wen wasn't this kind of person, Gu Quan might not have accepted him as a disciple.

  "Awen, your words are always comforting. Earlier, I sold you the raw stone because of business etiquette. Today, regardless of whether we can crack open the jadeite or not, let's take that 5,800 and go have a meal together. Consider it my way of acknowledging you as a brother."

  Mentioning eating, Qu Wen couldn't help but scratch his head and laugh: "Then thank you, Brother Chen." After that, he let the owner of Jie Shi shop continue to explain.

  The owner of the stone shop was very idle, anyway, there was no business today, so he let a few people argue at his door, watching the excitement, and only continued to work after they finished arguing.

  "Kaizi" one knife cut, Quwen bought the jade raw material was cut off a small piece again, but inside has not yet revealed green, instead some black head came out.

  "No water, no seedlings, black going inside, this piece is ruined."

  "Alas, no green has come out, but blackheads have emerged first. Even if I cut out the green impurities, there won't be much left to make anything."

  Earlier, several people were arguing here, attracting many onlookers, among whom there were no lack of stone enthusiasts who had some understanding of the original jade. As soon as they saw the black head emerging from the raw stone, they knew that this piece was basically done for.

  The boss of the stone shop looked at Qu Wen and said, "Little brother, can't you figure it out? Why don't we cut it in half from the middle? If there's material inside, it'll be revealed immediately."

  In the Liuli Factory in Beijing, Quwen had seen many jade decorations with a faint spiritual aura, but those were all finished products and raw materials that were different. Quwen was uncertain and also afraid that there might really be jade inside, if he damaged it, the loss would be great.

  "Boss, could you cut it again, this time from this side? About two or three centimeters would be fine." Qu Wen took the original stone and examined it carefully for half a day, secretly releasing his spiritual awareness, and found that the spiritual energy on top was still there, but the spiritual energy at the lower right corner was even more abundant.

  "Good!" The owner of the stone shop took over the raw stone and quickly started cutting, with sparks flying everywhere on the stone.

  Bang!

  The newly opened stone skin fell heavily to the ground, causing the onlookers to reveal their curiosity.

  "It's going up! It's going up!" Someone led the way and the crowd followed, their voices so loud that they startled passersby from afar.

  "Perfectly icy, with a hint of green, this is top-grade foreign ice!"

  "Hmm, the black line in front is even stranger, it just passes through the jade head, not too much impact, although a bit small but enough to make several egg noodles."

  Ice species is a variety of jadeite, and also the key to measuring the quality of jadeite. From the best glass species, it ranks second, followed by looking at the green color on top, so there is an old saying in the industry "outsiders look at color, insiders look at species."

  Chen Tuan did not expect that the unremarkable jade rough stone in his store would turn out to be ice species, although it was not a big increase, but it could still sell for a good price. He sold it to Qu Wen for 5,800 yuan, and all he could say was that Qu's luck was better than his own. Looking at Lu Jiaju not far away, his face was full of smugness, thinking that now who would dare say that the stones in his store were no good? Any rough stone could be turned into jade. He regretted not making a bet with the other party earlier, otherwise this batch of rough stones would be enough for Lu Jiaju to eat slowly for several years.

  The original stone bought by Qu Wen can actually produce jadeite, which makes many people feel surprised, especially Lu Jiajie. Just a few knives before, there was no sign of jade, how did it turn green when changing sides? Moreover, the cutting mouth pointed out by Qu Wen is extremely accurate, just barely scraping the edge of the jadeite, hurting a bit of skin and hair but not causing much loss.

  "What bad luck!" Lu Jiaju threw out a sentence, didn't wait for the original stone to fully open and turned around to leave, also no one would care about his current mood, everyone focused their attention on the unsealed stone.

  "Little brother, sell me this half-solved puzzle stone for a good price, I'll give you 200,000."

  "I'm out 22 thousand!"

  "Twenty-five thousand!"

  "I'll bet 30,000!"

  The stone hadn't been fully cut, but someone was already bidding on it. The small part that had been revealed was enough to make several rings, and if there were more inside, the price would have to be doubled.

  Qiu Wen stuck out her tongue, Spicy Block Mama, this is even faster than robbing a bank.

  But the spiritual energy on this raw stone hasn't been absorbed yet, selling it like this would be a huge loss, unless someone is willing to pay 100 million or so.

  Everyone bowed and said: "Sorry everyone, this is the first piece of material that I have solved in my life, so I want to keep it as a souvenir."

  The story ended there, and everyone had to shut up. Although some were reluctant, this was someone else's business, and it was their own bad luck that they hadn't drawn such a good lot.

  "Boss, can you help me solve it?"

  Because he didn't understand jade carving, Qu Wen could only ask his boss for help and stood beside him to carefully observe the boss's technique. Next time, with intuition and perception, he should be able to carve without damaging the emerald inside the original stone.

  Not long after, a fist-sized oval-shaped jade was completely disintegrated, and after removing the black impurities on top, it should be possible to make a pair of small bangles and several semi-circular egg faces.

  "Congratulations, little brother! This piece of jade is worth a lot of money. If you find someone to make it into jewelry, it should be even more valuable. If you're free tonight, come to Long City Restaurant and I'll treat you."

  The stone was sold by Chen Tuan himself, and now it has been opened into a jade in Qu Wen's hands. It can only be blamed on his own bad luck that he hid the treasure but didn't recognize its value. Of course, this is also the result of Chen Tuan being afraid to open more stones, fearing that they would all be useless materials. However, opening the jade from Qu Wen's hands not only gave him face but also slapped Lu Jiaju in the face.

  After returning, he had an appointment with Gong Haide to help Qi Zhennan appraise antiques today, so he didn't have time to meet Chen Tuan. As soon as he thought of the aura hidden in various genuine antiques, Qu Wen's heart was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

  "Brother Chen, I still have something on tonight, how about we go out another day?"

  Since Qu Wen was in a difficult situation, Chen Tuan didn't want to pressure him too much, so he handed his business card over to Qu Wen.

  "On your way, remember to buy a mobile phone when you have time, and call me with your new number as soon as possible."

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