"I accept." Ziyu smiled slightly, put aside her hostility and left with the wool.

The jade slave said: "Miss, that piece of jade is the most beautiful. She took it away, what did you use it for?"

Xue Rouer pursed her lips and said: "Don't you mean to maximize the value of the wool? Then it doesn't matter whether the jade itself is good or not, let's... just choose this one." She pointed to a piece of jasper in front of her.

Although the jade slave didn't know much, she could tell the quality of jade at a glance. She looked at the wool that Xue Rou'er had chosen and said in a panic: "Miss, although this piece of jade is as big as a millstone, its quality is too poor.

You see, the cotton inside becomes thread-like and is difficult to remove, and even if it is made into beads, it is not worth much silver."

Xue Rou'er looked at Yu Nu in surprise and asked, "Yu Nu, when did you learn this?"

Yunu smiled and said, "When I have nothing to do, I learned a few tricks from the second young master."

Xue Rouer looked sideways at Yu Nu and said, "You two... hmm?"

Yunu's face turned red, and she quickly waved her hand and said, "No... Miss, don't think wrongly."

Xue Rou'er looked at Yu Nu and said, "By the way, you have lost weight and become more beautiful during this period. You are worthy of my second brother. You have to work hard!"

Jade slave lowered his head and said coyly: "The eldest lady is so bad, the slave said it's nothing."

Xue Rouer chuckled and observed the piece of wool carefully. It was as big as a small millstone, and the texture of the cotton was linear. This thing could definitely be carved into a lotus leaf, but it was still a bit worrying. She was afraid that there would be cracks in it.

Yes, I can only wait to be eliminated.

In fact, she didn't want to choose this at first, but she was stimulated by Ziyu's words. She refused to admit defeat in the jade competition, so she did not hesitate to take risks to win.

Ziyu glanced at Xue Rou'er and frowned when she saw the wool she chose, with contempt flashing in her eyes.

Xue Rou'er was stimulated by her contempt. She cleared the wool on the table to both sides, and then carefully observed the piece of jasper.

Seeing that Xue Rou'er chose the least valuable piece, Yu Wenmo couldn't help but feel a little worried, but as a judge, he couldn't come out to give advice. He could only wait and see, hoping that Xue Rou'er would win this round.

Xue Rouer took out a charcoal pen and drew on the paper. The others began to study the wool they had chosen. The atmosphere was a little tense. Soon, the incense burned out.

Yu Wenmo stood up and said: "The time is up, please line up and introduce the wool materials you selected one by one."

The first one was the fat man bragging about himself in the crowd. He put a piece of topaz in his hand on the judges' table, then took the drawing and said: "This piece of topaz can be used to make two objects. If the inside is peeled off,

The remaining material in the seam can be used to make a small Ruyi pendant, and the three items combined are worth more than a thousand taels. If the jade in the middle seam is not of good quality, it will lose more than 300 taels, but a skilled jade carving master will definitely be able to make it."

After seeing it, the judges priced it at one thousand five hundred taels, and the fat man went to the side to drink tea proudly.

Xue Rouer was not interested in the others and kept paying attention to Ziyu. When it was her turn, she put the piece of mutton-fat jade on the table and sorted out the drawings in her hands.

"Although this piece of mutton-fat jade is not big, the quality of the jade is very good. After the skin is peeled off, it can be made into a wrench, and the jade core inside the wrench can also be made into a small ornament or handle, regardless of the value of the jade itself.

, this piece of jade can earn an income of ten thousand taels." Ziyu said lightly.

Xue Rou'er was shocked. In this era, it might be difficult to dig out the jade core inside the finger.

The judges seemed to have thought of this. Xue Li said: "Whether the jade core can be dug out depends on the next round of competition. Let's estimate it at 10,000 taels."

Ziyu didn't object, took the wool and went to the side to drink tea.

Xue Rouer's mind was filled with thoughts on how Ziyu was going to completely dig out the inner core of the finger, so she became the last candidate.

Yunu pushed her and said, "Miss, you are the last one."

Only then did Xue Rouer come back to her senses, presented the drawing to the judges, and said: "This piece of wool itself is not valuable. If an ordinary craftsman took it back, he would just dig it out from a selected place and make it into beads. In this way, he could barely make a piece of wool."

A perfect necklace. But even ordinary craftsmen would look down on such a labor-intensive wool material, so I designed it like a lotus leaf. In this way, the loss can be minimized and the value will be increased tenfold. But in detail

We still have to make the effect before we know how much it’s worth.”

The judges all shook their heads after looking at the wool. Xue Li said: "Most people don't know how to carve this piece of wool. It is considered useless. You can go over there and wait. We will make a conclusion later."

Xue Rou'er came to the waiting table generously, and Ziyu gave her another provocative look. Yu Wenmo's face was dark at the judges' table, and it seemed that he already knew Ziyu's identity.

The judges discussed for a while and announced that ten people were selected. Zi Yu was the first place, and finally called Xue Rou'er's name. This made Zi Yu frown, but Xue Rou'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Xue Li said: "The next step is for you to process the wool in your hands. The final result will not be determined until the wool is processed."

Another middle-aged man said: "The processing place is my workshop. You can use the tools at will. It is limited to three days. At night, you can only rest in the workshop and are not allowed to leave."

Xue Rouer frowned slightly, but she did not object. After all, this kind of competition must be fair, and she cannot receive special care just because she is a daughter.

When the ten people walked into the workshop, they were all surprised by the tools here. There were all types of tools, and there were even tools for cutting jade from different dynasties. The yard was not small, and the row of side rooms looked clean and tidy.

I don’t know whether it was intentional or not, Xue Rouer and Ziyu were assigned to a room. The two looked at each other and understood each other tacitly.

But Ling Muran, who was watching the excitement, frowned and said, "How can it be appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room?"

Xue Li said: "There is nothing wrong with them being together. Don't worry."

Ling Muran sneered and said: "Xue Rou'er is my concubine. If she is alone in a room with another man like this, of course I have to worry."

Seeing this, Ziyu had to take off her hair tie and said, "I am a woman too."

Ling Muran was stunned for a moment and said: "Are you a woman? Then you didn't say it just now. This is deceiving the judges and you should be deprived of the qualification to compete."

Xue Rou'er was thinking about competing with Ziyu, so she said: "The judges didn't ask her gender. Besides, anyone can participate in this competition, so gender is not important."

When Ling Muran saw Xue Rou'er helping outsiders, she snorted and stopped talking.

Ziyu said in a low voice: "I won't appreciate it if you speak for me. Just wait, I will make you lose to the point of despair."

Xue Rou'er's mouth curved and she said with a smile: "Really? But this game is not over yet, the final outcome will not be known until three days later, so I advise you not to be happy too early."
Chapter completed!