Stone Cutting
After obtaining the three stones, the four of them discussed how to deal with them in the inn.
"The first is to not touch it and sell it as it is. We can walk around the local jade shop. If they are willing to buy it and offer a higher price than us, we can sell it. They could also be brought back to other places to be sold. To be honest, our purchase price is very low. If we meet an expert, we will definitely be able to buy it at a much higher price. This is more reliable, and I prefer this method. The risk was small, but the benefits were also small. The other method was to open a window on the stone. If green was seen, the stone would swell. However, if he didn't see it, the stone would lose its value. It would increase or decrease by dozens or hundreds of times. The risk was high.”Zhao Yijing said.
"I advocate opening the skylight." Zhu 'er shouted," If it's jade, we'll sell it and share the money. To our company, we only said that our business was at a loss. We casually brought two stones to Bigmouth Chen and the others to see. We said that our eyesight was bad and we bought two unlucky people. Anyway, it was the company's money. It would be everyone's money if they made a loss. If it was Wuyu, then there was nothing to say. He would just show these three unlucky fellows to them. In any case, Bigmouth Chen would be the unlucky one.”He laughed out loud." What do you think, Da Bao?”
"This, this, let me think about it.”This guy's words were too heartless and disgusting, but it was indeed a way to profit, and it was simple and stable. I was a little tempted.
"What are you thinking about? What's there to think about? Didn't they say that power without supervision would definitely corrupt? It was the same for businesses without supervision. Master Zhao, don't you think so?"
Zhao Yijing smiled." But if I open the window, wouldn't I lose money if I'm really unlucky?"”
Zhu 'er thought for a while with her goldfish eyes and said,"How about this? If it's jade, we'll give 10% of the profit to Ke. We'll split it according to the proportion of our shares. If it's Wuyu, we'll be responsible for 70% of the money we owe. How about it?”
"What do you think, Brother Li?" Zhao Yijing smiled at me. If you don't agree, I won't do it.”
"Alright then!" I said. However, he felt unhappy and uneasy.
"Alright, great minds think alike. We'll take action tomorrow." Zhu 'er said excitedly.
For the next few days, Zhao Yijing spent her time grinding the big rock in the inn. He hid in the bathroom and used a grindstone to grind while watching. Everyone watched with interest. However, after grinding for an entire day, it was only the size of a finger. It was still a black stone.
"Master Zhao, why haven't we seen the jade yet?”Zhu 'er asked.
"How can it be so fast?" Zhao Yijing smiled. This was a specialized skill, a delicate work that had to be done slowly. There was a lot to be said about this. Where should he grind it? How? To what extent? What if he didn't see the jade? What would happen after seeing the jade? There's something particular about it."
Zhu 'er laughed. There were so many details to grinding a stone. He just needed to grind it out with a little strength. I see that you've only sharpened so little in a day. Is it because you don't have enough strength? How about I grind it?"
"You wouldn't believe me even if I told you." Zhao Yijing said unhappily," Let me tell you. If you don't choose the right place, you won't see the green even if you grind it very deep. Wouldn't that tell them that there was no hope for this stone? Even if they saw jade, did that prove that the quantity was not large? If he chose the right place and saw green after grinding a little, wouldn't that imply that the entire stone was jade? Manager Zhu, there's a lot to learn here. If he saw green, he had to be even more particular and not be careless at all. Let me tell you a story.
"Someone bought a stone for 500 yuan. After grinding it for a while, it turned green. Someone offered 50,000 dollars. He thought, If my jade enters it, it won't be 50,000 but 500,000. He grinded another spot, and it turned out to be green again. Someone offered 100,000 yuan. However, he was still unwilling to give up. He grinded it again, but there was no green. In the end, the buyer was only willing to pay 50,000 yuan. He was angry, anxious, and regretful. Someone urged him to cut the stone. If there was jade, he was willing to buy it for 500,000 yuan. He couldn't resist the temptation and really solved it. In the end, the green color was only on the surface, and the stone was worthless.”
Zhu 'er smiled,"Is it that evil?" Then you can decide for yourself. We won't talk too much.”
The next day, everyone saw Zhao Yijing grinding stones for a while and felt bored, so they went out to stroll. He thought that he would see the result at night, but unexpectedly, he only ground the size of a copper coin and still did not see the jade. Zhu 'er paced back and forth anxiously, scratching her ears and cheeks. She couldn't help but say,"Master Zhao, can't you use more strength and grind deeper? We can't wait. Is there jade or not?"
On the afternoon of the third day, Zhao Yijing came out of the bathroom with a smile and said,"Everyone, look. There's a chance. We're finally seeing green.”
The three of them jumped off the bed and looked at the jade. They were overjoyed to see a trace of green the size of a fingernail revealed at the grinding point.
"It's too small. Hurry up and grind it, Master Zhao.”Zhu 'er shouted," Grind a big piece and it'll look good!”
"This is not a matter of whether it looks good or not.”Zhao Yijing said," This stone is worth at least 500,000 yuan now. We've already broken even. If we see the jade, we'll profit."
"If I open another hole on this big rock, will the value double after seeing green?”Zhu 'er stared at Zhao Yijing with her goldfish eyes.
"Of course. But if there is no green, just like the person in the story I told, it is very likely that he will lose everything.”
Zhu 'er took a deep puff of the cigarette, and after a while, she shouted, scaring everyone."Grind! Why didn't he grind it? It was 500,000! If we see green, we'll quit and go home. This business was very clear-stone gambling, stone gambling, you have to gamble!”
Zhao Yijing asked for my opinion. I hesitated for a while and said,"It's better not to grind it. Just earn a little steadily."”
"Hey, this is what an idiot sees differently! I don't have any kidneys."
" You…" I suppressed my anger.
"Then we'll only grind the small ones!" Zhao Yijing no longer paid attention to Zhu 'er.
Unexpectedly, after grinding for two days, the little black stone did not turn green. Zhao Yijing studied it for a long time and made up her mind to grind another hole on the opposite side. However, there was still no green.
" Strange, strange…" he muttered to himself." This is clearly black bird sand, and there are python patterns. How could this be? It's really strange…"
He made up his mind to grind on the other side, but there was still no green. Everyone gave up. He could only grind the yellow one. Unexpectedly, even after grinding three places, there was no green. This time, everyone was extremely depressed. Only the big one was left. If it was sold for 500,000 yuan like Zhao Yijing said, he only got 100,000 yuan in change.
Zhu 'er took a puff of the cigarette and threw the butt away."I still think that we should open another mouth on this big jade!”
His goldfish eyes stared at me, and I looked at Zhao Yijing.
"What do you think, Cleto?" Zhao Yijing asked.
"This is your boss's business. But if you ask me, let's take a gamble! If he lost, he would lose more. If he won, he would win more.”
"Alright, then grind it."
This time, the grinding speed was much faster. The next night, he ground a copper coin sized noodle, but there was no green. Everyone became nervous and asked him to quickly grind again. The next day, he grinded for a long time, but there was still no green. Instead, it was already much deeper than the previous one.
"This is bad!" Zhao Yijing said," There's probably no chance for this.”
"Deeper! "Zhu 'er called out.
"I can't grind it anymore. The deeper it is, the less valuable it is. At this rate, it would cost a few hundred yuan. Now that the price has dropped greatly, I think it'll be difficult to even sell 200,000 yuan.!”Zhao Yijing sighed.
"What?" Zhu 'er shouted," Then, should we pay two cucumbers? No, I have to think of a way to move back!"
Zhao Yijing took a big puff of her cigarette and stood up. Her eyes were a little red."Moving back is easier said than done. Unless he opened it and saw that there was jade inside, he might be able to steal it.“”
"Brother Zhao, if there is jade, how much would it be worth?”I asked.
"It depends on the size and color of the jade. If it was small, it would be worthless, and if it was large, it would be worth more than a million.”
"Does that mean we still have a chance? Motherf * cker! Then solve it! Look at this knife, I don't believe it.”Zhu 'er called out.
The result of the discussion was that they decided to cut the stone the next day. The next day, the four of them carried the stones to a jade shop and explained their intentions to the boss. She wanted to borrow his grinder to cut the stone.
After negotiating the processing fee, Zhao Yijing marked the incision position, turned on the machine, and made a cut. Everyone was dumbfounded. It was dark gray inside, and there was no trace of jade at all. Unwilling to give up, he cut it again, but it was still grayish-black. The boss took the stone and looked at it, saying,"The jade color of your stone is only on the surface, not inside.”Zhao Yijing was unwilling to give up. She cut the area near the window again. As expected, there was nothing. It was only grayish-black.
A large piece of jade, which could be worth tens of millions, turned into three pieces of black stone in the blink of an eye. The four of them looked at each other in a daze.
The dream of making a fortune disappeared in an instant, and he was speechless. More than 400,000 RMB disappeared in an instant! All the hardships and dangers along the way were all for naught.
"Motherf * cker." Zhu 'er scolded," To be able to do this kind of business, you can even eat sh * t. This was simply wasting money. There was nothing. We've been fooled by the little bastard who sold stones…"
Zhao Yijing's face turned red and white as she said,""Why don't we just untie these two little ones?”
"What solution?" Zhu 'er sneered. If they couldn't even cut out the jade stone, how could these two have a chance? I don't think you should waste your energy. It was worthless again. It was better to sell it for three coins or two coins. Boss, how much will you pay for these two small ones?”
"Two hundred yuan," said the boss with a smile.”
Seeing the boss gloating, Zhao Yijing said angrily,"Yes."
Zhu 'er also stopped talking, smiling coldly as she smoked.
The yellow piece was untied, and it was another grayish-yellow half. The black one was undone. Zhao Yijing shouted,"I've seen green!"
"What?" Zhu 'er threw the cigarette butt away. Everyone looked and saw that the black stone was like a large goose egg with its head removed. It was green inside.
Zhao Yijing's hand that was holding the stone trembled as she shouted,"Full Green, Glutinous, Glass. I'm really rich now!"
The four of us looked around. I didn't know what Zhao Yijing meant by those terms, nor did I know what was so good about that jade stone. However, it looked like an eggshell filled with a pool of green bejewelled nectar. It was pleasing to the eye and refreshing to the heart.
"Did you send it?" Zhu 'er stared at Zhao Yijing with her goldfish eyes and asked suspiciously," It's beautiful, but it's so big. How much is it worth?"”
"I can't say, I can't say." The owner's eyes widened as if he had seen a monster." This is the first time I've seen such a jade. I can't say, I can't say…"
"Let's go, let's go." Zhu Er shouted and quickly took out a hundred yuan to the boss, saying that there was no need to change. The four of them quickly left the shop.
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