He knew how chaotic the Hpakant area was. It was full of demons and ghosts. If he could, he would not warn anyone because he did not want to provoke the people behind these liars.
But Li Du could not. The power behind Li Du was stronger. He was afraid that Li Du would be held responsible if he was cheated, saying that he did not fulfill his duty as a tour guide.
Li Du ignored him and stroked the stone. He smiled and said, "How much is this stone?"
Lu Dayou smiled and held out a finger. Li Du guessed, "Ten thousand dollars?"
Hearing this, Lu Dayou laughed. "Are you kidding me? Ten thousand dollars for this stone? I'll take as much as you have! One hundred thousand dollars, no bargaining. I promise you won't lose money! "
For this stone, Li Du felt that one hundred thousand dollars was not expensive. The water head of the jade inside was very good, and it would be very beautiful when made into a bracelet.
Water head was a term in the jade industry, which could also be said to be transparent. It was generally divided into one to three parts, one part turbid and three parts transparent.
But he was really not an expert in the jade industry, and he was not good at valuation. The pricing of jade was not simply based on the water head, but also on the type, the bottom, and many other things.
The stone in his hand was not big. If it was made into a bracelet, it would be two pairs. It was hard to say how much a pair of bracelets of this quality would cost.
However, one hundred thousand dollars was not a lot for him. This was the first stone he had handled, so it had some commemorative value. So he took out a stack of green dollar bills from his bag and handed them to Lu Dayou. "OK, I'll buy it."
Seeing him so happy, Lu Dayou was a little surprised. He said, "You bought it? Aren't you afraid that I'm a swindler? Or do you need to find an expert to take a good look? "
Li Du shook his head and said, "No, we're talking so well. How can there be so many swindlers in the world? One hundred thousand dollars, I'll buy it. "
Hearing this, Lu Dayou laughed. "Good, little brother, very good. We Nanshan men are forthright! Then one hundred thousand dollars is a deal. I promise you won't lose money! "
The unit of one hundred thousand dollars was Renminbi. There were two currencies in circulation in Hpakant, one was Renminbi and the other was US dollars. Kyat, as a local bank, was not popular.
Seeing Li Du take out a stack of bills, the eyes of many people in the small teahouse lit up.
Soon, someone came up and said, "Hello, brothers. Would you like to join us?"
Lu Dayou looked at the man and said, "What do you want?"
The man laughed and said, "I'll get straight to the point and not beat around the bush. Fine, I'll get straight to the point. Little brother, are you here to buy stones? I also have a good stone here, why don't you take a look? "
Li Du nodded. Godanwei didn't even have time to give him a look. He was about to die of anxiety. This boss was quite shrewd when dealing with him, but how could he be so stupid when it came to business?
The middle-aged man sat down and took out an ore from his backpack.
Similarly, this ore was relatively small, only the size of an apple, about the same size as the ore that Lu Dayou had taken out.
What was different was that this stone had a beautiful oval shape. Its two ends were slightly pointed, and its skin was jet-black. It gave people a comfortable feeling at first glance.
The middle-aged man stroked the stone and said with a smile, "How is it, everyone? Can you see it? Old Hpakant's black sand is definitely a treasure. "
Old Hpakant was not the old Hpakant area, but a mine. It was the most famous mine in the area and the oldest one. It had produced a lot of jade.
Looking at the stone, Li Du said in surprise, "There's still black sand? Isn't it extinct? "
The middle-aged man said, "Big black sand is extinct, but this little guy still exists. Many people used to collect it. Now that the market is good, they take it out to try their luck."
Looking at the stone, Lu Dayou took out a small wolf's eye flashlight from his pocket and shone it on.
The snow-white light shone in like a knife, but the light only penetrated the skin of the stone, revealing a layer of black gray. This layer of black gray seemed to be mixed with some white fog, which looked interesting.
After looking at it carefully for a while, Lu Dayou switched to a magnifying glass to look at the stone. Then he looked up and took a drop of eye drops. He closed his eyes and said, "Brother, this stone is good."
The man laughed and said, "Of course, I'm not a liar. You can ask around. I, Malanian, have been in Hpakant for many years. I have some reputation."
Lu Dayou said, "So, are you short of money now?"
The man was stunned. "Ah? What do you mean? "
Lu Dayou's eyes were still closed, and then he said slowly, "Since you have built a good reputation in Hpakant for many years, why do you want to fool us with a piece of stone now?"
The man laughed and said, "I'm not fooling you …"
"This is black sand? Do you think we Chinese people are ignorant? I bet that this is 100% Ma Meng Wu Sha! Look at it, this black sand is black with gray, there is white fog at the bottom, and the only green is blue. How is this black sand? "Lu Dayou opened his eyes abruptly, and there was a hint of anger in them.
The man subconsciously leaned back. He frowned and said, "Black sand? That can't be … "
Lu Dayou sneered, looked at Li Du, and said, "Brother Su, you have to do your homework before you buy stones. The depth of the Old Hpakant mine has now reached more than 20 meters, and the jade gravel mined is mainly black. Because of the influence of weathering, the raw materials produced now are very different from before. The characteristic is that the outer layer is thinner and tighter. The color is mainly grayish-brown, grayish-black, and occasionally there is a black wax shell, but that is not black sand."
"Yo, Dalu, pretending to be an expert here?" A cynical voice sounded at the door of the teahouse.
"Why don't we see black sand in Old Hpakant? Now we've dug up to the fifth layer, but the fourth layer was two years ago. At the fourth layer, there was a lot of black sand skin. How many pea greens, melon greens, hypodermic greens, and oil greens have been produced? "
Li Du looked at the man who came in. He was about forty years old, dressed in gaudy clothes and wearing a pair of big aviator sunglasses. He walked unsteadily and looked sloppy.
Lu Dayou looked at him coldly and said, "Oh, Master Dao, you're here? Yes, I admit that Old Hpakant occasionally has a good head of full green or a lump of high green king green. But let's not beat around the bush. You know how much the fourth layer of Old Hpakant has changed, right? "
Master Dao was about to speak, but Lu Dayou did not give him a chance and continued, "It has changed too much, from bean to glass, and there will be variations. Some of the jade is delicate, but some are as rough as your Ma Ma granite. Buying the fourth layer of black sand is a gamble. Who would play this?"
The man, Malanian, could not help but nod and say, "This brother is an expert. Indeed, the black sand produced in Old Hpakant now is not good."
Master Dao laughed. "Haha, then you Ma Meng and Damakan have good things? You two liars, lying through your teeth. "
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