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Volume Three Chapter 148: The Past Is in the Clouds

According to the explanations of Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao, the motive and detailed process of this case were finally revealed, which also involved a big secret about Jieling Village.

Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao knew Bai Zhifang seven or eight years ago. At that time, Bai Zhifang was still a young man who had just come out of his hometown in the countryside in southern Shaanxi and was wandering in the big city.

As for Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao, they were already well-known in the Wucheng antique circle at that time.It stands to reason that there is no intersection between them. The reason why they know each other better is to talk about the "gambling stones" that were popular in the Jade City of Wucheng in those years.

Speaking of "gambling stones", this was the hottest thing in the field of antiques and collections in those years. The layman called it "gambling stones", and the expert called "gambling jade".

Whether it is "gambling on stones" or "betting on jade", in fact, it is all about guessing the content and fineness of jade in a piece of jade raw material.

This is an ancient way of trading jade materials.Sellers usually sell raw jade. At this time, it is difficult for ordinary people to see the jade content in it, and buyers are not allowed to cut and inspect the rough jade before buying. They can only guess based on the appearance of the rough. The jade condition inside.

Buyers can continue to sell the purchased rough jade stones in the same way after purchasing, so this unique way of trading jade rough stones is vividly called "gambling stones".In fact, so far, betting on stones is still a way of trading jade stones.

Not only at that time, but now there is no scientific method that can effectively determine the type, fineness, size, shape and other characteristics of jade hidden deep in the ore.Therefore, the trading of rough jade stones by industry insiders still continued the practice of "gambling on stones" at that time.

Not to mention gossip, let's say that that period of time was the hottest time for jade in the Wucheng market, and the business of "gambling on stones" was also more popular than it is now.

The "gambling stone" in Wucheng is usually a long line of ore blanks placed in front of the jade shop. There may be priceless jade hidden in the blanks, or there may be nothing at all.But whether there is jade in it depends on the vision and luck of the jade buyer.After the transaction is completed, there may be excellent jadeite, and the buyer will get rich; or lose everything.

Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao were frequent visitors to the stone gambling field, while Bai Zhifang was just a primary school apprentice on the Antique Street in Wucheng City at that time.

But don't underestimate this elementary school apprentice. Bai Zhifang is from southern Shaanxi, but he is careful about his ancestry. His ancestors are from Zhaoyuan, Shandong. this place.

Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province was rich in gold mines for a generation. Bai Zhifang's ancestors were once the "heads" of the gold mines, that is, the people who were responsible for finding gold veins in the mines.Although the whole family fled to southern Shaanxi, where there are no gold mines, the ancestors still firmly believed in the belief that craftsmen could not die of starvation in troubled times, and passed down their craft of seeing gold veins from generation to generation.

In the generation of Bai Zhifang's great-grandfather, the Bai family found a new way to settle down in Shaanxi.

It is said that although this place in southern Shaanxi does not produce gold mines, it is not far from Lantian, the production area of ​​a large jade mine in Shaanxi. At that time, Bai Zhifang's great-grandfather worked in the jade mine in Lantian.The craft of looking at mineral veins is similar in many ways. Bai Zhifang's great-grandfather knew how to look at gold veins, and he had a high level of understanding. After exploring for a while, he was actually proficient in the distribution of jade veins.

This was an amazing craft at the time, and Bai Zhifang's lineage relied on his grandfather to live a good life all at once, and the whole family moved to Xi'an.

After liberation, although Bai Zhifang's family had a relatively high level of composition, but because of their unique craftsmanship, they still served the Lantian Mine for a period of time.

During the Cultural Revolution, the life of the Bai family was difficult.Not only was the original "landlord" hat on his head, but Bai Zhifang's great-grandfather and grandfather who worked in the mine were also divided into "ghosts and snake gods" by the rebels.At that time, Bai Zhifang's great-grandfather was already in his 70s, and even Bai Zhifang's grandfather was almost 60 years old. Naturally, he couldn't bear such a torment. After several criticisms, the two died.

Bai Zhifang's father also suffered a lot in that movement, but luckily he survived.Since then, people from Bai Zhifang's lineage have returned to the rural areas of southern Shaanxi from the Lantian Mine and joined their uncles and brothers.

And when it comes to Bai Zhifang's generation, he also inherited the craftsmanship handed down from his ancestors.Although Bai Zhifang's skills are much inferior to those of his grandfather and great-grandfather, after the turmoil and catastrophe, not many of these ancient skills have been handed down, even half a bottle of vinegar like Bai Zhifang is rare. And less.

Bai Zhifang's ability at that time may be a bit far-fetched to see the jade veins, but in the business of "gambling stones" to see the quality of the jade wrapped in the rough stone, his ability is more than sufficient.

Bai Zhifang was still a young apprentice at the time. Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao discovered his ability by chance. Xu Yi immediately drew Bai Zhifang to his side with a high salary, and was responsible for watching them when they "gambled on stones".

You can find jade veins, not to mention small "raw stones", this job is naturally not difficult for Bai Zhifang.Over the past few years, Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao have made a lot of money relying on Bai Zhifang.

Two years later, Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao were sentenced for their involvement in reselling cultural relics, and Bai Zhifang lost his job because of this, working in restaurants and construction sites. This is how he later became the son-in-law of Jieling Village.

Unexpectedly, after Bai Zhifang arrived in Jieling Village, he made a new discovery.

That was what he discovered by accident when he went to the back mountain again. From the topography of the back mountain and the distribution of plants, he felt that there would be a golden vein in this place.

If Bai Zhifang's great-grandfather or grandpa were alive, he would definitely be able to see the trend of the gold veins in this place at a glance, even the quality and reserves.But Bai Zhifang didn't have the ability of his ancestors, so he could only dig here and look there to confirm his guess.

It was his behavior that was considered by the father-in-law to be irresponsible, and he was kicked out of the house.However, Bai Zhifang was reluctant to part with this big golden vein in Jieling Village, so she took out a little savings from the past few years to buy a house in the village and set down a home in Jieling Village.

The hard work paid off, and after a long period of exploration, Bai Zhifang really found this golden vein.Bai Zhifang was excited for half a month when he went down with a hoe and threw a piece of dog's head gold.

Bai Zhifang, who went to Wucheng Antique Market with this dog's head gold to sell, ran into Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao again.The two had just been released from prison, and their previous property had been fined and confiscated. Now that they were in poverty, seeing Bai Zhifang suddenly had such a large piece of gold, it was natural to question the source.

After coming and going, they got out of Bai Zhifang's mouth about the Jinmai in Jieling Village.The two were overjoyed, they knew Bai Zhifang's ability well, and immediately followed Bai Zhifang back to Jieling.

Since then, Zhang Jiaqiang and Li Hao have relied on Bai Zhifang, and this golden vein in Jieling Village has also become their fortune.