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Almost instantly, Fu Siya's message popped up again: "Great! We'll wait for you in the hotel lobby lounge area. Just tidy up and come down! I've also called Ma Yun; he said he knows the ancient town very well and can be our guide!"

Jiang Wenxi put away her phone and turned to walk out.

At this moment, Fu Siya was waving in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the hall, with Ma Yun standing beside her.

"Wenxi! Over here!" Fu Siya saw Jiang Wenxi and immediately waved excitedly at her, quickly walking over and affectionately taking her arm.

"You came way too fast! We thought we'd be waiting for you for ages."

Ma Yun pursed her lips and said with a hint of teasing, "Only you can get this busy man to be so punctual. Anyone else would probably have to wait a long time."

Despite saying that, he still stepped forward and said, "Let's go, let's go early, maybe we can find something good."

Jiang Wenxi nodded slightly, and the group walked out of the hotel together, heading towards the ancient town of Jingdezhen not far away.

The ancient town's cobblestone streets have been worn smooth by time, with rows of blue bricks and gray tiles lining both sides. Many shops have red lanterns hanging in front of them, swaying in the wind, exuding a strong sense of antiquity.

The street was filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares and the clinking of porcelain, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

Fu Siya curiously looked around at the shops along the roadside, sometimes stopping to look at the exquisite porcelain vases, sometimes picking up small jade carvings to play with, showing great interest.

Ma Yun, familiar with the area, led the two deeper into the old street, avoiding the noisy crowds.

Jiang Wenxi's gaze swept calmly over the shops along the way, occasionally pausing for a moment on the jade ornaments in the shop windows, but she never stopped walking.

As you walk to the end of the old street, an inconspicuous little shop comes into view.

The shop had no fancy decorations; there was only a faded wooden sign hanging at the entrance with the words "Lao Shi Ji" written on it. The interior was dimly lit, and various raw jade stones and semi-finished jade carvings were casually placed on the shelves, looking messy and disorganized.

Jiang Wenxi's gaze fell on an inconspicuous wooden box in the corner of the shop, inside which was a stone the size of a fist.

The stone was grayish-brown all over, with a rough surface and some dirt on it. It looked like an ordinary pebble, completely out of place with the brightly colored jade ornaments around it, and was not eye-catching at all.

"Let's go in and take a look." Jiang Wenxi's tone was calm, but carried a hint of seriousness that was hard to detect.

The three entered the shop. The owner was an elderly man with gray hair, who was sitting on a bamboo chair at the door drinking tea. When he saw people come in, he only glanced up and did not get up to greet them, but continued to slowly sip his tea.

Jiang Wenxi walked around for a while, and finally stopped in front of a shelf. "Boss, how much is that?" Jiang Wenxi pointed to the stone in the corner.

Upon hearing this, the old man glanced in the direction of the stone and said calmly, "Fifty thousand."

Ma Yun leaned closer for a look and couldn't help but laugh: "Boss, this is just an ordinary piece of broken stone, not even showing any signs of jadeification, and you want fifty thousand?"

Fu Siya also went over to take a look, but couldn't see anything special about it. She looked at Jiang Wenxi with a puzzled expression.

Ignoring their questions, Jiang Wenxi stepped forward and carefully picked up the stone.

The stone feels warm and smooth to the touch, quite different from the rough texture on the surface, and it is also much heavier than it looks.

She gently stroked the surface of the stone with her fingertips, pausing at an inconspicuous depression where a faint green hue was faintly visible beneath the soil, almost imperceptible without close observation.

She calmly put down the stone, looked up at the old man, and said, "Five thousand."

The old man was taken aback, seemingly not expecting anyone to bargain so aggressively. However, after examining it carefully, he realized it was just a stone, and since someone was willing to buy it, he would sell it.

He then waved his hand and said, "Since you like it, then five thousand will do."

Jiang Wenxi gestured for Jiang Yan to swipe his card, then told Jiang Yan to put the stone away and turned to walk out of the store.

Stepping out of the shop, Ma Yun finally couldn't help but ask, "Wenxi, what exactly did you see in this stone? It's just an ordinary stone."

Fu Siya nodded in agreement: "Yes, Wenxi, I didn't see anything special about it either."

Jiang Wenxi smiled faintly and said softly, "You only saw its surface."

This stone looks ordinary, but it is actually a piece of jadeite rough covered by a thick skin. Moreover, judging from its texture and the faint green color that shines through, the jadeite inside is of good quality.

Its outer layer is too thick, and its texture is too similar to ordinary stones, so it was considered a worthless stone. I feel it might yield something good.

Upon hearing this, both of them looked at the stone in Jiang Yan's hand with shocked expressions.

Ma Yun strode forward, wanting to take a closer look, but Jiang Yan subtly avoided her.

"Really? There's jade inside this broken stone?" Ma Yun's face was full of disbelief.

"How did you figure that out? I was so close just now, and I couldn't see anything wrong with it."

"Based on intuition and experience," Jiang Wenxi said calmly, without further explanation.

She activated her X-ray vision, and although the stone was disguised very well, it still couldn't escape her eyes.

A hint of excitement flashed in Fu Siya's eyes: "Wow! Wenxi, you're amazing! You even managed to find this! Should we find a place right now to cut it open and see what the jade inside is like?"

"Let's talk about it later."

"All right"

The three continued walking along the bluestone path, sunlight filtering through the scattered eaves of the ancient town, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

Just as I turned the corner of an alley covered with ivy, a soft rustling sound drifted over on the wind. The sound was gentle and rhythmic, like silkworms munching on mulberry leaves.

Following the sound, one could see an open-air workshop sitting at the entrance of the alley. Outside the workshop was an old wooden shed, under which was a heavy bamboo worktable. An elderly man with gray hair was sitting upright in front of the worktable, his back straight.

He was dressed in a dark blue coarse cloth jacket, and with a carving knife no bigger than an embroidery needle between his fingers, he was concentrating on carving a small piece of jade the size of a thumb.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the wooden shed, bathing the old man in a pale gold glow, and even the carving knife in his hand seemed to gleam with a soft light.

Around the workbench, various jade carving tools are neatly arranged—carving knives, whetstones, polishing cloths of different sizes, as well as a pile of unfinished jade carvings, including small jade Buddhas and exquisite jade plaques, each exuding a strong sense of craftsmanship.

Fu Siya was instantly drawn to the scene. She grabbed Jiang Wenxi's arm and quickly walked over, her steps becoming much lighter. Her eyes sparkled as she watched the old man's movements, her tone full of amazement:

"Grandpa, your carving is so exquisite! The patterns on it were actually carved with such a small chisel!"