Happy Shennong

Chapter 244
It was the first time for Linley to come to this kind of place, and he didn't know much about it.Anyway, I came here today with the mentality of visiting, so I simply started from the first one and went from house to house.

The first store is not big, only [-] to [-] square meters, not even a container.Just set up a few small platforms with shelves.On each platform, there is a pile of stones, which are rough emerald stones.

There were not many people in the store. Seeing a new customer coming, the boss hurriedly greeted him, and warmly introduced: "What kind of rough stone does the boss need? Although the store is small, there are still quite a lot of rough stones, and they are all authentic Burmese. Goods. Look at these rough stones, they are all sorted by price. This pile is [-] yuan, that is [-] yuan, and the last one is [-] yuan. The innermost pile is the most high-end rough stone in our store. , two thousand and one piece..."

"Understood, let me see for myself first." Linley nodded.

"That's fine, take your time and choose slowly. If you need it, you can call me at any time."

Betting on stones is not about selling clothes, and the role of a shopping guide is not great.Except for those who are purely lucky, almost no one will listen to the boss's recommendation and trust their intuition.Because of gambling on stones, no one can tell for sure.Even if there is a certain one, you have already bought it and cut it yourself. Who will recommend the opportunity to make money to others?

The boss obviously understood this, didn't say too much, and walked away tactfully.

Linley walked around the room, rubbing his eyes helplessly.

Although there are not many rough stones here, it still dazzles his eyes.In his opinion, the piles in this house are just ordinary stones, and there is nothing special about them.Only then did he realize that betting on stones was not as simple as he imagined.

Even though he just made up the lessons and learned some stone gambling skills, now facing the original stone, his eyes are still darkened, and he can't see any way.As for the characteristics of the high-quality rough jadeite described in the "Appraisal of Treasures", he didn't see it at all.

I don't know if it's because he didn't learn enough and can't see it for the time being, or the rough stones in this store are too bad.Anyway, he had no interest in staying in this store anymore, so he went out and prepared to go to the next one.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind: "Hey, what a coincidence, we met again..."

Linley looked back, and found that the guy talking to him was the young man in the restaurant who had regarded him as the boss just now.Since everyone came over with a smile, he couldn't be too indifferent, so he smiled lightly and said, "Are you here to gamble on stones too?"

"Yes." The young man nodded, and stretched out his right hand towards Linley, "Hi, I'm Wei Bo."

Linley and Wei Bo shook hands, and briefly reported his family name: "Linley."

"So it's Boss Lin. You're a stranger, don't you come here often?"

"I just came back from another place." Linley didn't introduce his habits to strangers in detail, but instead asked, "How's your income today?"

"Hey, don't mention it, I lost several thousand today. I'm going to cut a few more pieces, or... let's go together?"

"Forget it, I don't have much experience in betting on stones. I just plan to come and have a look today. I may not buy it. I can't delay your time to make money."

Wei Bo waved his hand: "Gambling with stones is all about luck. When luck comes, you can't hide from it. If you don't have luck, you won't be able to come across a good stone even if you spend all day here. High-quality rough stones are hard to come by. It just so happens that I'm going to visit this place too. Come on, let's go in."

Linley didn't say any more, turned around and entered the second store.

This store is obviously more formal than the previous one, and its business area is much larger, covering several hundred square meters.In addition to the small platform, there are rows of shelves in the room.The rough stones operated by this store are richer and more diverse, with higher specifications.The cheapest one is five hundred yuan, and the ones below one thousand yuan are only a small part.Most of them are worth thousands of dollars.

Among them is a rough stone that is as big as a washbasin, which is placed alone and surrounded by a glass cover. The price is as high as 200 million!
If the guess is correct, this "big guy" should be the treasure of this store.

Linley really couldn't figure it out, it looked like a rock, would anyone be willing to spend 200 million for him?

Wei Bo also came over and said softly, "I've been looking at this stone for a long time. I was going to find some people to buy it together a while ago, but I just can't make up my mind. Why, you are also interested?"

"I'm just looking." Linley shook his head, "The water in the stone gambling industry is too deep. I'm a novice, so I don't dare to try it casually."

"The risk is indeed high. Take this stone as an example. It costs 200 million to buy it and cut it open. The jargon is called unraveling. If you untie a good thing, it may be worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions. It can be said to be rich overnight. , the jargon is called Jiezhang. But if you can’t solve good things, it may be worthless, and the jargon is called Jiebai. Therefore, there is an old saying in the stone gambling industry, which is "one knife is poor, one knife is rich, and one knife wears linen."

"The question is, how can we tell whether this stone can solve good things? There is an old saying that gods can't break an inch of jade. It means that even gods can't see through the 'skin' on the surface of the rough stone, so they can't know Is it emerald or ordinary stone inside?"

"Although that sentence is exaggerated, the facts are similar. With the advancement of science and technology, there is still no machine that can detect the inside of the rough stone. All the rough stones must be unlocked to know what's inside. What is it like?"

Linley nodded, leaned closer and stared at the original stone carefully.Whether you look at it from a distance or up close, it is an ordinary stone.But he can also imagine that since the boss dared to ask for 200 million yuan, he would rather put it in the store than sell it at a bargain price, so there must be a reason.

He stared at the rough stone intently, studying it bit by bit from top to bottom.

He didn't want to see the inside of the original stone, but just wanted to compare and verify the knowledge he had just learned from the "Appraisal of Treasures".As a result, after a closer look, he found that the color and texture of this rough stone were similar to the high-quality rough stone described by Senior Qingfeng.

However, there is no guarantee that you will be able to make money if you buy it, after all, the cost is too high.

And just when he was about to look away, he suddenly discovered that there was a dark green luster flashing on the black-gray rough stone.

"Hiss... what's going on? Am I dazzled?"

Linley secretly sighed, rubbed his eyes, and looked carefully again, and found that he was not dazzled, and the original stone was indeed shining with luster.Moreover, those lusters are all inside the original stone...

Suddenly, Linley's heart trembled.A thought flashed through his mind that made him extremely excited.

"Could it be that I really have the ability to see through? More importantly, besides cloth and fruits, I can also see through rough stones? Isn't gambling on stones the same as picking up money for me?"

The more Linley thought about it, the more excited he became. If it wasn't for being in a public place with people coming and going, he would have wanted to scream a few times.

However, he has seen some people in the world anyway, and has experienced a lot of great joy and sorrow. Although he was very excited at this time, he suppressed his emotions and did not show it.He secretly gave himself psychological hints, and after his body and mind calmed down, he stared at the original stone again.

This time, he was finally sure that there was indeed something in this rough stone.It's just average.Moreover, only a thin layer is distributed, and there are no large pieces of jadeite, so it is estimated that it is not worth much.

With this conclusion, he lost interest in this big rough stone and continued wandering around.

It took nearly two hours for him to look at all the rough stones here one by one.As far as this speed is still fast, he found a simple method and combined the "Appraisal of Treasures" with the skill of perspective.Using the experience taught by Senior Qingfeng, he quickly picked out the jadeites that were likely to be extracted from the large area of ​​rough stones, and then performed perspective on the selected rough stones.

Although the skill of perspective is awesome, it takes too long.You must keep calm and stare intently for a while before you can achieve your goal.If every rough stone is seen through, it is estimated that it will take at least three days to see the existing rough stones here.

Fortunately, his two hours were not wasted.After some observation, he has locked two rough stones, which can be said to be the best among the thousands of rough stones here.

Wei Bo also seemed to be very idle, following behind him all the time, explaining a few words to him from time to time, without any intention of making a move.

When he came to the door again, Linley turned his head and said to Wei Bo, "Is there anyone who is sure? Don't you plan to buy a few yuan to try?"

"How about you, why don't you try it too?" Wei Bo said with a smile, "If you are not confident, you can buy a cheaper one first, and treat it as a practice. I have been involved in this industry for several years, and I am still paying tuition. , I don’t know when I will be able to earn back my tuition fees.”

"Anyway, I've come here today, and I'll feel empty if I don't give it a try. Then you choose first, and I'll see if you can learn something from the impromptu process of your selection. If you make a blind move, the risk is too great .”

"No problem. In fact, I will only start with the color and texture, so don't lead you into a ditch." Wei Bo has been wandering around for so long, and he should have spotted it.While speaking, he had already selected three rough stones, weighed them in his hands, and said with a smile: "It's only three pieces, exactly ten thousand, I hope it will bring me good luck. Not to mention the previous ones, at least Make back the money I lost today."

Linley stared at the rough stone selected by Wei Bo, nodded and said, "It looks pretty good, I wish you good luck. Why don't you go and cut it first, and I will choose a few pieces according to your standards, and I will come over in a while."

"No hurry, we will pay the money together when you choose."

"also."

Linley nodded his head, secretly thinking about it in his heart.If you choose two pieces and solve the emerald, it will be too ostentatious and will attract others' attention.So he decided to choose three yuan, two that looked good but were worthless, and among the ones he had spotted before, he chose the best one.

A one-third chance, plus you can use the saying "newbies are lucky" to cover themselves up, so it shouldn't arouse suspicion...

(End of this chapter)