Zhang Kuang hadn't thought of what he wanted to do yet, but Xiao Qinglan dragged him out shopping.
The place they visited today was interesting. It was the antique market in the capital.
The Antique City was very big and bustling. There were many shops and exhibition halls, and there were many people coming and going.
Walking into the antique city with Xiao Qinglan, Zhang Kuang was dazzled.
After strolling around for a while, he found that there were many items sold in this antique city.
Some sold porcelain, some sold paintings, some sold jade, and some sold antiques.
It was the first time he had come to such a place. The arrogant Granny Liu entered the Grand View Garden. Everything looked fresh.
Xiao Qinglan told him some general knowledge about antiques. It could be seen that this sister liked to hang out in such places.
Women were naturally interested in jewelry.
Like some precious jade jewelry, it was also a woman's favorite.
Zhang Kuang was dragged into a jade exhibition hall by Xiao Qinglan.
What entered his eyes were beads, bracelets, hairpins, pendants, accessories, rings…The dazzling array almost blinded Zhang Kuang's eyes!
Men had a common problem. When shopping with women, as long as the female companion asked, the men who were not romantic would mostly answer the same question.
Good looking, not bad, okay, buy…
His words were so concise that it made one's hair stand on end!
Often, such an answer would be met with a woman's anger and rolling her eyes, feeling that the man beside her was a block of wood.
There were also a few men who knew that they weren't actually asking about clothes and jewelry. They just hoped that when they put on clothes and jewelry, they would receive praise and some sweet words from you.
If you really think that women are coquettish and pestering you to shop just to buy things, then congratulations, you're about to lose this woman.
Those who are willing to go shopping with them really don't need you!
Soon, Zhang Kuang's attention was attracted by a place. He asked curiously," Sis, what are those people doing around a pile of rocks?”
Xiao Qinglan turned around and smiled." That's called stone gambling.”
Then, he explained some knowledge about stone gambling to Zhang Kuang.
To put it bluntly, stone gambling was the process of buying some 'raw jade' and grinding and cutting it to open the jade inside!
And the raw materials of jadeite were often expensive.
If he was lucky, he could get jade stones and perhaps earn money.
If they were unlucky, they would not be able to open anything and would lose money.
There was a saying in the jewelry world that said," Stone gambling is like gambling your life."
If he won the bet, he would earn ten times, a hundred times, or a thousand times more, and become a millionaire overnight!
If he gambled, he might lose all his money and be consigned to eternal damnation!
Compared to the business of stone gambling, risky transactions such as stocks and real estate paled in comparison.
Although stone gambling was risky, it was also very "exciting", so it was called "gambling".
The profits were huge between winning and losing, so this kind of business had been going on since ancient times.
Xiao Qinglan explained to Zhang Kuang while bringing him to a stone gambling shop.
The decoration of the shop was average, but the space was not small. There were many shelves inside, and on them were pieces of stones of different colors and sizes.
There were also many customers who had their heads lowered. Some of them were holding magnifying glasses, while others were holding small flashlights. They were carefully observing the rocks.
He was almost like an archeologist.
Zhang Kuang sized up some of the stones and found that some of them were only the size of a fist, while others weighed at least a few hundred pounds. They were arranged in rows according to their size.
This shop was very 'professional' and there was even a 'polishing room' made of transparent glass in the room. There were even several cutting and polishing machines inside.
Looking at such a 'professional' raw jade store, Zhang Kuang was a little shocked.
What shocked them was not the shop, but the fact that someone was willing to go so crazy for some 'crappy stones'.
Not long after Xiao Qinglan and Zhang Kuang entered the shop, a middle-aged man in his thirties, who was also the owner of the shop, walked over with a bow. It was obvious that he knew Xiao Qinglan.
"Sister Xiao, are you looking at the material?"
The boss was all smiles. He first smiled at Xiao Qinglan, but his eyes were sizing up Kuang Kuang." This is…"
"My younger brother." Xiao Qinglan said indifferently, ignoring the boss.
The boss was not angry, but he did not dare to be angry.
Hearing that Zhang Kuang was Xiao Qinglan's younger brother, the boss's smile became even more cordial." We're all honored guests. Sister Xiao and this little brother, as long as you like the raw materials in the shop, you can cut them for fun. It's free."”
'Unravel' was a jargon term for raw jade.
"If you really like it, what money do you lack?”Xiao Qinglan looked at the boss indifferently.
The boss was shocked and quickly smiled apologetically." That's right, that's right.”
Zhang Kuang sighed and laughed, thinking that his sister's aura was really strong. It seemed that only his younger brother could see his sister's feminine side.
She was inexplicably happy. Even the shop owner looked pleasing to the eye.
He thought to himself, why don't I get some stones to play with? Maybe I can get some jade to make a set of jewelry for my sister?
Thinking of this, Zhang Kuang looked at the stones and picked one. He said to the boss," I want this one. Get someone to polish it."”
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]