Jianbao life

Chapter 333
As for the title of Jade City, Yangmei really deserves its name. After several shops were transferred, Chu Chen found that basically every shop here has a very complete range of jadeite products, ranging from small rings, hanging ornaments, etc. As big as jade bracelets, jade carvings, and even ornaments, basically only the types of utensils in Chu Chen's impression are basically available.

Especially the jadeite products here are all high-quality products. Although not every piece of jadeite product is of very good quality, whether it is art design or carving, they are all first-class. A feeling of love.It is no wonder that the famous international jeweler's association praised, "Yangmei jadeware is a must".

Fortunately, Chu Chen and the others are a group of old men. If Fatty Dong and his pair were here, Fatty Dong would probably feel sorry for his wallet by now.

"I see that there seems to be a shop here that undertakes the jade carving business. If all the carvers are of this kind, then the price should be high?" Chu Chen asked Zhang Yanbin, who is considered a half-sex beauty.

"The price, how should I put it, can range from more than a hundred yuan to tens of thousands." Zhang Yanbin replied.

Liu Sizhe asked in surprise, "So expensive?"

Zhang Yanbin laughed and said: "After all, it is purely handmade, so it should be considered worth the money. Of course, this is based on the material of jadeite. If the material of jadeite is too poor, then there is no need for such a good carver."

"That's true!" Yi Hongguo nodded and said: "If the material is not good, it is more cost-effective to go to Guangsi to carve it. The price can be much cheaper. Of course, the carving of that kind of material must not be comparable to this one. , After all, what kind of materials are used for what kind of work.”

"Actually, there's no way around it!" Zhang Yanbin spread his hands and said, "A good carver must be time-consuming, and the jade carvers have to eat too. This is the fundamental reason why we didn't see a few large ornaments in so many shops. The carving of this ornament is really labor-intensive, and it’s not worthwhile to take on small jobs, so OEM shops like this generally don’t like to take on such large-scale ornaments.”

Everyone thinks about it. For example, a good jade carving master can earn 20 yuan to carve a large ornament, and it will take a year to complete the carving. However, if he takes on small jobs, he can earn more than [-] yuan a year. , Calculated in this way, it is reasonable to not like to accept large decorations.

Of course, if your emerald is of good quality and you can pay more, then it must be a different matter.

After walking around like this for half an hour, Zhang Yanbin answered the phone and said happily to everyone: "Let's go, let's choose woolen materials."

Chu Chen checked the time, it was only 45:[-], so he asked a little strangely, "Where are we going?"

Zhang Yanbin said as a matter of course: "Of course it's someone else's house. I can be regarded as a landlord here. Wouldn't it be nice to meet some wool dealers?"

"This is also..."

So a group of people walked and talked, and soon arrived at the door of a family.

Knocking on the door of this family, and seeing the owner's sleepy look, everyone knew that this person should have woken up not long ago.

The owner of the house should be very familiar with Zhang Yanbin. As soon as everyone entered the door, the two started talking and laughing. After a while, it was the owner's wife who reminded them, and the two ended the conversation with some embarrassment.

Next, Zhang Yanbin briefly introduced the two parties, and then the homeowner led everyone to a wardrobe in the back room.

Just when Chu Chen felt strange, he only heard two sounds of "Crack! Crack!", the homeowner first pressed the two switches next to the closet, then opened the door of the closet, pulled a curtain inside to one side, and revealed an open door. Open the door, it seems that the lights inside are a little dim.

It was only now that Chu Chen and the others realized that there was actually a basement hidden here.

A group of six people followed the owner to the basement. Zhang Yanbin explained to Chu Chen in a low voice while walking.

It turns out that the local villagers generally participate in jadeite-related businesses more or less, and the stone gambling industry is definitely indispensable, and homeowners are one of them.

Although there are not many such families in this village, if no one introduces them, even if you go to the door yourself, they will not come to talk to you.

And if you are just an ordinary customer, then the owner of the house will only show you some ordinary goods, such as the wool in the basement, you will definitely not show it to you, after all, people should pay attention to safety, right? .

After understanding this, Chu Chen realized that the woolen fabrics that cost more than a dozen and 20 yuan in the living room were not very good, and they were just used to fool people!

A group of people came to the basement. Of course, the wool here was much more than that in the living room. Not only were the rows of cabinets full of wool, but the corners were full of piles, and there were many piles on the ground.Wools come in different sizes. Of course, the biggest wools are not too big. After all, the door just now is that big, and no matter how big it is, it can't be carried in.

Of course, the lights in the basement were still as dim as ever.

There is an old saying in the stone gambling industry, which is called "you can't see the color under the light". This is because the color of jadeite, especially the emerald colors such as flash gray, flash blue and oil green, has a better visual effect under light than under natural light. The color effect is much better.

Therefore, under the light, you can only see the cracks of the emerald, the length of the water head, the degree of reflection or other characteristics.Instead, observe and evaluate the green color of emerald under natural light.

But, if you really look at the wool under natural light, then how much money can the owner of the wool make, so wool dealers like homeowners will definitely create a room that is beneficial to themselves.Even if you go to see the goods during the day, the master will give you a dark room to stay in.

Some people may think that doing this is a bit of bullying the market, but who knows how to control the source of goods, and the quality of these woolen materials is much better than those in the usual stalls and shops, so even if you don't like it, you have to endure it.

"Everyone, take a look for yourself. If you like it, come and tell me." After speaking, the homeowner walked to the door, took out a rag, wiped the chair by the door, and fell asleep on his own.

In fact, don't look at the carelessness of the homeowner, it varies from person to person. It's just that he and Zhang Yanbin are familiar with each other now. I don't sleep until after midnight.

Zhang Yanbin signaled everyone to leave him alone, and then he walked towards a cabinet. Seeing this, everyone stopped hesitating and walked towards their favorite target.

Chu Chen walked towards a cabinet he had chosen, but when he was halfway there, he was suddenly attracted by a piece of white salt sand leather wool at his feet, which was estimated to weigh about eight kilograms. What attracted Chu Chen's attention was the performance of the wool window.

I saw a piece of green on the thumb-sized window, the color is very positive and bright, it looks like a very high-quality bright green, but it is a pity that it is covered with traces of black wither, the dense black wither , making it impossible to remove even a ring face from this piece of bright green, which is really a pity.

Emerald dead refers to a kind of burnt firewood-like substance on the emerald skin. The color is black, dark gray, brown, and the shape is band-shaped, kidney-shaped, stalactite-shaped, nodular-shaped, etc.It is an impure impurity that is decomposed during the transition period of green, and its main component is iron oxide.

Because the green messy blocks are mostly dry, people in the industry often say, "Where there is dryness, there is color", so the betability is relatively strong.However, betability is also relative. Like the black and dry performance on this piece of wool, most people will think that this piece of wool has been rubbed off.

Chu Chen picked up the piece of wool and looked left and right, and then took a photo with a flashlight. He felt that the emerald planting water below should also be very good.Seeing this situation, he could only shake his head and sigh secretly, if it wasn't black and dry, it would be another piece of top-grade jadeite, what a pity for this piece of wool.

Originally, Chu Chen had planned to put the piece of wool back to its original position, but by accident, he gently scraped the black dry with his fingernails, but this scraping immediately made him a little dazed, because the black Dry didn't feel too hard to him, and the nails seemed to have a sinking feeling when they were pinched.

This feeling simply made Chu Chen unbelievable, so he quickly turned his back to everyone, and gently scraped the black dry with a small stainless steel knife that he carried with him. His mind was shocked.

We know that the Mohs hardness of jadeite should be between 6.5 and 7, and Chu Chen’s knife is made of stainless steel, so its hardness is 5.5. Since the knife can scrape black and dry, the black on it Dry must not go deep into the emerald.

Moreover, when Chu Chen was looking at the piece of wool just now, he found that there were two large locks on the side of the window, and these two large locks were likely to pass through, thus blocking the black dryness.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen couldn't wait to use his ability on this piece of wool, and the result was indeed as he imagined, which made him a burst of joy. If he was alone at this time, he would probably laugh out loud .

What made Chu Chen even more happy was that the weight of this piece of wool was only eight kilograms, and it could be used for the evening competition. However, it was a pity that the jade inside this piece of wool was not too big, so it could only be used as a bracelet. There are also a few jewelry and the like, the overall value is a bit inferior.

But no matter what, he was going to order this piece of wool, so he handed this piece of wool to Hu Yong and asked Hu Yong to take care of it first.

The homeowner sitting on the chair felt Chu Chen's movements while he was half asleep and half awake. He opened his eyes and saw the woolen material that Chu Chen had chosen, and was immediately a little surprised.Of course he knew about this piece of wool, and he was very impressed, because it was this piece of wool that made him sleep at two o'clock in the morning this morning.

This piece of white salt sand skin wool was bought by the homeowner from a friend for 30 yuan. ...

(End of this chapter)