Mengxiu Town
Meng Xiu Town was a relatively large town in northern Myanmar. We found a hotel to stay in and went to eat and drink. We couldn't help but talk about jade. When it came to jade, Zhao Yi Jing was like a river that flowed without stopping. Zhu 'er was stunned and full of admiration."So, Master Zhao, you really are a businessman. It turned out that there were so many crooked ways. In that case, we have a whole game this time. If we don't do it well, we might be rich!”
"It's also possible that we'll lose everything." Zhao Yijing said," I told you, this business is like gambling. It's even more evil than mining. There were many who made a fortune and many who jumped off buildings.”
"I believe, I believe. With you here, Boss Zhao, we won't jump off the building but go upstairs. Da Bao, what did the poem say? If you want to see a thousand miles, you have to go to the next level, right? Boss Zhao, you're Monkey Sun's clairvoyant. We'll definitely hit the jackpot this time. Da Bao, why do you think I came to this desolate place? It's all for money. I'll tell you the truth. Of course, we have our own plans for this trip. If we lose, we'll take the company's money. If we win, we'll take our own. Why didn't you do such a good thing?"
The four of them drank four bottles of Langcang River white wine and returned to the hotel to sleep. The next morning, they went to the jade market.
The jade market was bustling with people. There were fixed jade shops and street stalls here. Stones of all sizes were placed on the ground, allowing anyone to choose and bargain. There were people bargaining everywhere.
We went to a few jade shops. The stones in the glass cabinet were of different colors. The big ones were like millstones, while the small ones were like eggs. The prices were also very different. Some were priced at a million yuan, while others were priced at dozens of yuan.
Zhu 'er and I don't know anything about jade, so we can only listen to Zhao Yijing and Ke Li Tuo. The two of them only looked at it and did not say much, let alone ask for a price.
After leaving a shop, Zhu 'er couldn't help but ask,"I say, Master Zhao, there are so many stones, but there's nothing suitable?”
"The goods in these shops have generally been seen by many people and changed hands many times. Most of them have already opened their windows and have been finalized. Most of them were genuine goods. The risk of buying them was not high, but the profit was not high either. We're just looking around to understand. That's not our goal. We've gone through so much trouble to come here this time. The main focus was on the street goods. Many of them were raw stones that they had picked from jade mines for the first time. Let's go and take a look." Zhao Yijing said.
There were a few stalls with hundreds of stones on display. Many people were looking at them. The well-dressed stall owners were busy haggling with the jade merchants. There weren't many stones in the other stalls, so it was cold and cheerless.
The four of them walked around for a long time and saw many stalls. Zhao Yijing did not say a word. There were a few times when he picked up the stone to look at it, but he put it down again. Only once did he ask for a price, and the stall owner said it was 600,000 yuan. He smiled and put it down again, not even returning the price.
After walking around for a while, Zhu 'er couldn't help but ask,"Master Zhao, are there no good stones here? This jade stone was so hard to buy? Your eyesight is so good, can't you even fix a piece?”
Zhao Yijing shook her head and said," This thing can only be found by chance. It doesn't depend on one's eyesight. It also depends on one's luck. You can't rush it." It seems that we can't do it today. Let's go back to the hotel.”
On the way back, he saw a young man in ragged clothes in a corner. He looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a snakeskin woven bag with two or three stones on it. Pedestrians passed by in a hurry, not bothering to take another look. However, Zhao Yijing took a look and stopped. She squatted down and picked up one of them to look at it carefully.
I looked at that stone. It was about the size of an ostrich egg and was grayish-black in color. It weighed about three to four kilograms.
Zhao Yijing looked at it for a while and asked,"Which Kuangqu did this stone come from?"”
"Southern Qi." the young man said.
"Nan Qi? He had never heard of any good jade there. Was this a water stone? You picked it? Or did you transfer it?"
The young man didn't say anything. After a while, he said," If you want it, just name a price. Why are you asking so many questions?”
Zhao Yijing looked up into the young man's eyes and smiled."I know how I got here."
He and Khritol looked at the other two pieces. These two pieces were even smaller, but a little bigger than a fist, like two large goose eggs. One was yellowish-brown while the other was grayish black.
"How much do you want for these three stones?”Zhao Yijing asked.
"The big one costs 500,000, the small black one costs 100,000, and the yellow one costs 50,000.”
Zhu 'er and I laughed. Zhu' er said,"Young man, what you said is too ridiculous. Even if these three stone lumps were gold, they wouldn't be worth so much. Who taught you to sell like this? Are you trying to trick me?"
"Cleto, come here for a moment." Zhao Yijing said and pulled Ke Li Tuo over. The two of them whispered a few words before returning to the stall.
The two of them avoided us so mysteriously that I was a little angry. Zhu 'er said," Master Zhao, is there anything you can't tell us? Why are you whispering like an old woman? Why are you so absent-minded?"”
"Manager Zhu, Brother Li, let's go over there and take a look. I think the stones over there are similar to the young man's, but the price is reasonable. Let's go take a look again." Zhao Yijing said. She winked at us and pulled us away from the stall to a quiet place. But Khritor did not follow.
"Manager Zhu, don't be oversensitive. Just now, I asked Ke Li Tuo to guard that young man's stone to prevent others from selling it. I don't have any intentions." Zhao Yijing said," We need to discuss how we're going to buy those three stones. Those two black pieces are real jade stones called Black Black Sand. The yellow one was not bad either. It had a python pattern and there was probably jade inside. I mean, I'll buy all three. I'll give him 400,000 for the big one, 50,000 for the black one, and 20,000 for the yellow one. What do you think? It's settled, so I can bargain with him.”
"Aiya, how can you drive so high? Was it worth it? Those three little rocks?”Zhu 'er said in shock.
Even though I was prepared, I was still shocked. "You all know the saying 'gold, silver, and jade are priceless,' right?" The jade from Myanmar was even more amazing. If there was jade in the big piece, it would be worth at least one million. If the color was good and the water was moist, the value would increase. If it was a full green or glass type, its value would be even more incredible, more than ten million. Of course, this was a once-in-a-lifetime event.”
Zhu 'er's goldfish eyes widened and she became excited. She looked at Zhao Yijing and said,"Really? Are you confident? Motherf * cker! In that case, we might have to make a fortune!”
"I have a certain degree of confidence." Zhao Yijing said," But no one can say for sure about the stone. Otherwise, why would they call this business 'stone gambling'? Why not call it buying stones? The three stones did not open the windows and knock on the ground. It was even more difficult to determine based on the surface. I can only say that I have a 40 - 50% chance of success. No one is a god. In my opinion, the person who has a 60 - 70% chance of success has not yet been born. Even if he was an old deity, he wouldn't dare to boast that he had this ability.”
"Then how about we let the young man make an opening?”I asked." That's less risky!”
"Yes, yes, yes. This way, we won't buy cats from our pockets and don't know their gender!”Zhu 'er said.
"Manager Zhu, Brother Li." Zhao Yijing laughed. I think you guys really don't understand this business. In this line of work, they bought cats from their pockets. If you bought a stone for 10,000 yuan, others might buy it for 20,000 yuan. Or perhaps, no one would want you even if you paid 1,000 yuan. This stone could be a good jade worth tens of millions, or it could be a worthless stone. It tested one's eyesight and luck. Eyesight was only 30% but luck was 70%. If the stone opened the window, it would be clear whether it was jade or stone. It would not be called 'stone gambling' anymore. The people who sold and bought the stones did not know whether the stones were real or Jia Baoyu. If it was jade or stone, it would be clear at a glance that jade was the price of jade and stone was the price of stone. This was the same as other commodities with clear prices. There was no bullying between the old and the young. What profit or loss was there? What are we doing here? We want to buy the young man's jade at the price of a stone; The young man wanted to sell the stone to you as jade. If you let him open the window, he wouldn't do it. Even if he agreed to open it, if it was jade, the price would immediately increase by tens, hundreds, or even thousands of times. Would we still be able to afford it? Let's hurry up and decide. Do you want to buy it? How much? I told Clito to guard the boy's stone; However, it could be bought by someone who knew its value at any time. Such an opportunity was really hard to come by. I think that stone is probably stolen. I think he is eager to get rid of it, otherwise the asking price will be higher.”
"How is it, Deputy Manager Zhu? I think we'll just do as Brother Zhao says!”I asked.
"This, this, okay, okay, no, no…this is hard to decide. It's hundreds of thousands of yuan. Oh, wait a moment, I'll do a divination and see what the will of heaven is like!”He took out a five cent coin from his pocket, muttered something, and threw it into the air. The coin bounced twice on the ground and rolled half a circle before it stopped moving. He squatted down and said,"Good!" With the national emblem on it, he could buy it! Master Zhao, we'll do as you say!"
"Then it's settled. Let's go. I'll go bargain with the young man. You guys pretend that you don't want to buy it and stop me.”
When he returned to the stall, he saw Cleto standing far away, peeking at the young man. Seeing that we were here, he approached us and said,"Where did you run off to? I've been looking for you for a long time!"
"We went to the stall to take a look. The goods are better than this young man's, and the price is reasonable. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough money, so we had to come here again.”Zhao Yijing said," Young man, your stone looks similar to the skin that the old man sold. However, the other party's jade had a lip, and it was a good green jade. Only 600,000. This stone doesn't have a window. Why is it so expensive? Tell me the price, and I'll take whatever I want.”
"Then you can give me five hundred thousand yuan for the three yuan!”
"It's high, it's high! You also know that it's very likely that all three pieces won't have any jade. Then my 500,000 yuan will go down the drain, and you'll have to pick up 500,000 yuan for nothing? I'm also eager to get the goods. I'll give you 300,000 yuan if you place a bet! How about it? Are you selling it?"
"Let's go, Master Zhao. Don't buy anymore. I think it's most likely three rotten stones. To think that you dared to offer such a high price. It would be strange if your wife didn't pull your ears when you go back!”Zhu 'er said.
"How is it a rotten stone? I said, if you don't understand, then stop making sarcastic remarks. Look at this big one. It's really black and has obvious python patterns. If this kind of stone doesn't have jade, then all the stones in the world don't have jade.”The young man said,"I won't say anything else. 400,000 yuan. In short, I won't bargain! If you want it, I'll take it. Even if you don't want it, I'll take it!”As he spoke, he started to clean up the stall.
It looks like he's really leaving. Let's hurry up and make a deal. We put the stones into our backpacks, and the young man left with the money in a snakeskin woven bag.
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