You're so classy, yet you're playing with hundreds and thousands of stones. If this gets out, you'll be a laughing stock …
"Ah, just testing the waters." Hong Dali didn't mind at all. He never cared about his reputation. "I'm just here to play."
"Alright." The more Hong Dali said so, the more curious Yang Chao was. Hong Dali was a superprodigal who claimed that "squandering is a skill." He definitely had his reasons for doing so. He had to learn from him today to see if it was true.
Gambling on stones was the same as gambling on money. Nine out of ten bets were lost. Although the place was filled with jade raw stones, it was already good if one out of ten had jade in them. Therefore, seeing Hong Dali like this, Yang Chao was even more careful.
Could it be that squandering is really a skill? Yang Chao thought and instantly felt relieved. The stone gambling world has always been about good things and not bad things. We all hear about people getting rich overnight. In fact, there are more people who lose. I have experienced it firsthand. Looks like Young Master Dali is indeed a weirdo among prodigals!
Hong Dali was thinking, I mustn't buy a big one. Otherwise, if I really get smashed, the small stick will be smashed into nothing!
Once such a group of people entered, they attracted the attention of everyone present.
To be honest, those who could come here liked this. But they had never seen such a big scene of a large group of people surrounding one person. Therefore, everyone was curious about the identity of this young man who was obviously the leader. Of course, those with sharp eyes could already tell that this fellow was the famous superprodigal in Tianjing City. He was the one with unbelievable luck. Therefore, more and more people surrounded him. Soon, everyone followed Hong Dali — then, they came to the cheapest field …
"It can't be. That's Hong Dali, the superprodigal. Is he planning to buy the cheapest raw stone?"
"By right, with his wealth, he wouldn't play so cheaply. This is strange."
"Don't talk nonsense. Who wouldn't be jealous of his luck? There's definitely a good show to watch today."
"Yup, just follow and watch. Don't talk nonsense."
Hong Dali looked at the shed in front of him. Countless raw jadeite stones were placed in the stall, and all of them were fist-sized raw materials. Hundreds of raw stones were piled up here, and the scene was quite spectacular.
"Five hundred yuan per piece?" Hong Dali pointed at the uncut stones inside. "Brother Yang, can we buy this directly?"
"More or less." Yang Chao nodded. "Today's bidding is open, which means that you can pick any raw materials without a serial number and bid against each other. There was also a closed bid, which was a serial number for the uncut jade. The merchants would fill in the bidding form after reading it. Finally, when the market opened, the tickets would be announced, and the highest bidder would win. However, the raw materials here are of the lowest quality. Usually, no one bids for them, so the price is directly set. If you want to buy it, you can buy it and play with it. "
"This is good, this is good." Hong Dali beamed with delight. "I like this one. Give me ten yuan to play with first."
"This …" Speaking of which, Yang Chao had been here for such a long time, but he had never bought an uncut stone of this grade. But today, he accompanied Young Master Hong Dali, and for the school's special squandering technique, he went all out. "Young Master Hong Dali, you can open it first. There will be someone to record it."
Yet, when the onlookers heard that Hong Dali wanted to open these almost useless pieces of raw materials, they were instantly stunned.
They weren't stunned by Hong Dali's generosity, but this generosity was really …
Wasn't it embarrassing to play with such a high standard? What would the chickens think? What would the ducks think? How would they survive in the art world in the future?
Then, they understood what it meant to witness a miracle …
How would Hong Dali know how to open these things? He was only responsible for buying them.
A professional stone cutter came over to help. After Hong Dali casually asked a lackey to carry a pile of about ten uncut stones, he started to open them.
"Pa." One cut. The first uncut stone … Trash!
Yang Chao: "…" Su Yan: "…" Lao Deming: "…" The others: "…"
Didn't they say that Hong Dali's luck was heaven-defying?! How could it be trash? This didn't make sense!
Tang Muxin, on the other hand, was not surprised at all. She was totally fine with Hong Dali's luck. She just grinned and hugged Li Nianwei's arm. She softly laughed and said, "Sister Nianwei, looks like we've gained quite a lot today. Normally, the worse Hong Dali's luck is at the start, the stronger the rebound later on! "
The little lass still remembered how heaven-defying Hong Dali was during the family meeting …
At this time, the stone cutter had already started to open the second stone. Another trash …
Yang Chao: "…" Su Yan: "…" Lao Deming: "…" The others: "…"
The third stone, another trash …
Yang Chao: "…" Su Yan: "…" Lao Deming: "…" The others: "…"
At the fourth stone, Yang Chao couldn't stand it anymore. He softly asked his companion, "Young Master Dali's luck shouldn't be like this. I don't think he's any better than us …"
His companion thought for a while and said with certainty, "Damn it, there must be no jade in these uncut stones. Think about it, have you seen anyone cutting out jade from the uncut stones here?"
"En …" Yang Chao thought for a while, then nodded with certainty. "That must be the case! I knew it, Young Master Dali's luck can't be so bad. There must be no jade in the stones here! "
As expected, the fifth, sixth, and seventh stones were all trash.
At this time, the stone cutter's hands started to tremble …
To be honest, this stone cutter had been working here for many years. He had cut at least nine thousand uncut stones, if not ten thousand. Most of the stones he cut out were either trash or jade of average quality. No one could blame him for what he cut out from stone gambling.
The problem was, the target he was serving today was different. That was Young Master Dali, definitely the number one person in the world of luck. If he cut out a piece of trash, people would definitely think that this was a scam. If that happened, it wouldn't matter to him, but the boss of this stall would definitely be beaten to death. He was afraid that if he was beaten half to death, the boss would have nowhere to vent his anger. By then, what would he have …
As expected, the eighth, ninth, and tenth stones were still trash. At this time, another person appeared beside the stone cutter, his forehead full of sweat. It was indeed the boss of this stall who had rushed over after hearing the news.
At this time, ten pieces of uncut stones had already been cut out, and they were all trash. The crowd below was already in an uproar —
"Boss, can you guys do it? This is Young Master Dali, you should have heard of his luck, right? Even he can't cut it out, you should give an explanation, right? Hm? "
"That's right, that's right. I say, boss, your uncut stones are not expensive, but you can't use broken stones to fool people. Do you really think that we are fools who can play as we please?"
"Even Young Master Dali can't cut out an uncut stone, we don't even need to think about it. Hurry up and tell us what you mean."
The boss was almost drenched in sweat. He was afraid of offending the crowd. By then, as long as someone took the lead, he would definitely be beaten half to death today! He hurriedly bowed and begged, "Sirs, my uncut stones are also genuine, I definitely don't dare to use trash to fool everyone! As for why these uncut stones don't contain jade, I don't know either … "
His words were as good as not saying anything, and everyone instantly felt a little unhappy.
Luckily, Hong Dali spoke at this time. "Boss, give me another ten!"
Little ancestor, don't bring trouble to my shop, can't you change to another shop …
The boss was about to cry. "Aiyo, Young Master Dali, my uncut stones are placed here for people to practice with. Your style is not suitable for mine. Over there, over there, they are all priced at a thousand a piece! Go over there and take a look! "
"Oh …" Hong Dali was about to turn his head, but the shop owner was not having it. "What are you saying? Are you trying to drag me down with you? Why don't we practice with each other? "
That was why people said that those that were priced at a thousand a piece were more confident than those that were priced at five hundred a piece. This shop owner instantly shriveled up, his head full of cold sweat, and anxiously said, "Then, open mine, open mine!"
"Oh." Hong Dali directly gave him another batch. "Then, I will buy another twenty pieces first."
The boss almost knelt down on the spot …
Eleventh piece, trash. Twelfth piece, trash. Thirteenth piece, trash again …
At this time, the surrounding people were a little angry, and some of the hot-tempered ones even wanted to come up and beat them up.
Speaking of which, these uncut stones were not worth much, and these people would not even blink if they bought them for a hundred or so. The problem was, you could not use a bunch of trash that could not even contain a single piece of jade to fool people, right?
The boss was about to cry. "Young Master Dali, please take it easy …"
Hong Dali: "Oh, then I will buy more. If there are no more after this batch, I will buy another fifty pieces."
The boss completely knelt down. Anyway, he definitely did not faint from happiness.
At this time, the crowd became more and more restless, and the boss almost wanted to hang himself. Finally, the stonecutter suddenly shouted as if he had gone crazy, "I got it! I got it, I got it, I got it! "Those who did not know would think that his wife was pregnant …
"Where, where! Let me see, let me see! "Yang Chao was the first to rush forward, and with just one look, he was stunned." What the heck! This is Hibiscus! It's Hibiscus! "
Luckily, it was not Sister Hibiscus … Hong Dali curiously asked, "What is Hibiscus?"
Yang Chao hurriedly explained to him, "The Hibiscus type, its color is usually light green without any yellow, very elegant, and there are no obvious boundaries between the fibers. Although it is not considered transparent, it is warm and elegant, with a kind of otherworldly beauty. Just this piece of jade alone is worth a lot of money! "
"What type …" Hong Dali expressed that he was completely unclear. "Is this type of jade very valuable?"
"Valuable!" Yang Chao explained. "Currently, there are about 15 types of jade that are commonly seen.
"The old pit glass type has the highest level of transparency, has the most water head, and is translucent. According to the name, it is as transparent as glass. The old pit glass type can be said to be the highest grade of jade. Of course, there are many types.
"The ice type, its transparency and water head are slightly lower than the glass type. As the name suggests, it is as transparent as ice.
"The oil green type refers to the type with a darker green color. The color is not pure green, but mixed with gray or some blue, so it is not bright enough. A good oil green also costs tens of thousands.
"The ice glutinous, its texture is between transparent and opaque, just like cooked glutinous rice.
"The flower green type refers to the type of jade that has a very irregular distribution of green in the form of veins. Its base color may be light green or other colors, and its texture can be thick or thin.
"I will not go through the rest first." Yang Chao smiled and said, "If you see it, I will explain to you."
"Oh …" Hong Dali did not remember anything at all. Currently, he was holding the hibiscus that he had just cut out and looking at it. "This thing is not bad …"
Of course it was not bad. Currently, the System in his mind clearly showed the attributes of this hibiscus raw stone: Agility + 2.
Needless to say, if this little thing was made into jewelry and worn on the body, it would add two points of agility attribute!
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