After eating and drinking, under Zhang Yilong's "strong" request, Lao Turtle had no choice but to agree to him and accompany him to go to Wang Laizi's place. In fact, Zhang Yilong was very familiar with the surrounding environment and naturally knew Wang Laizi's situation.

The location of the jade shop, but since it is my first time to experience stone gambling, there are many things that I am not clear about, so I need to ask an experienced turtle who is already in the industry for advice.

After walking out of the hotel, it didn't take long for Lao Turtle to take Zhang Yilong to Wang Laizi's jade shop. They were attracted by the scene as soon as they walked to the door. They saw a lot of people inside the shop.

They were gathered around, seeming to be watching some interesting trick.

"Old turtle, what are you doing?" Zhang Yilong asked in surprise.

The old turtle replied: "Someone is dissecting stones in the shop. Didn't you hear the roar of the machine?"

"What is 'cutting the stone'? Cutting the stone into pieces?" Zhang Yilong asked casually.

The old turtle nodded and replied: "Yes, cutting a stone is cutting it, and that is 'stone gambling' in the real sense, because only by cutting a stone can we know the specific situation, otherwise no one can know whether it will win or lose.

Make a judgment. Xiaolong, let’s go in and have a look, it’s rare to encounter someone betting on stones here in Haizhou.”

As soon as they finished speaking, they rushed into Wang Laizi's jade shop. It seemed that he was very interested in watching others bet on stones live. Zhang Yilong, who was following behind, couldn't help but be a little confused. He only thought that betting on stones had such great magic power.

?, it seems to make people fascinated.

But he soon thought about it. Gambling on stones is mysterious and exciting. People who know about jade and jadeite are naturally fascinated. But what others think is mysterious is nothing to Zhang Yilong now, because he is shady.

By mistake, he possesses magical clairvoyance eyes. With a little concentration, he can see through any object, including the original jadeite.

After finding out about the situation of gambling on stones from the old turtle, Zhang Yilong couldn't wait. He just wanted to try gambling on stones and take advantage of his unique eyesight.

At that moment, Zhang Yilong walked over calmly and inserted himself into the crowd of people watching the excitement.

Zhang Yilong had been to Wang Zizi's jade shop several times before, and was quite familiar with Wang Zizi. However, he had not noticed at all in the past that it turned out that the other party was also engaged in jadeite rough trading.

After walking in, Zhang Yilong's eyes were quickly attracted by the scene in the center of the venue. It was clearly visible that Wang Zizi was cutting a stone with a small stone cutter. The stone was not big, about the size of two adult fists.

, the appearance is gray-white, and most of the area on the surface looks rough, and only a small part looks more delicate. However, Zhang Yilong vaguely discovered that the entire stone surface is scattered with green texture, as if it is paved.

There is a thin layer of moss, but it is more conspicuous in some places, and the green component in some places is difficult to see without looking carefully.

There was a person squatting next to Wang Laizi. It was an unfamiliar face. Looking at his flushed face and extremely nervous look, Zhang Yilong could tell that that person must be the boss of Gambling Stone, and the piece they were cutting was

The stone came from Wang Laizi's jade shop.

"Xiaolong, look, look, it's a perfect piece of jade material!"

At this moment, someone stood aside and gave Zhang Yilong a hand. That person was naturally the old turtle who came with him to gamble on stones. At this moment, the old turtle's eyebrows were dancing and he looked very excited.

"Wool material?" Zhang Yilong turned around and looked at the old turtle in surprise. He heard another new term, but as the name suggests, he understood after thinking about it that the so-called "jade wool" should be the raw material of jade, that is, rough stone.

"Yes!" Old Turtle nodded and said, "Xiaolong, I have never seen such a green piece of material! It can be said to be color material, and it must be valuable. No wonder Boss Xiao put up such a big show!"

Zhang Yilong seemed to understand and said: "Old turtle, the 'color material' you are talking about refers to high-grade jade wool, right? Is there any difference? Does it mean that if the surface is green, the color of jade can be cut out of the inside?

"

"The color material is high-end or extra-high-end jade material." Lao Turtle said, "You can't say that. The color material is just relatively better, but it's not certain whether it can produce a good jade texture.

Gambling on stones, everything is just a mystery, maybe. Xiaolong, stop talking, let's take a look first, the stone is almost finished cutting with the first cut, we will know the situation later."

"Yes." Zhang Yilong nodded, then turned his head and looked intently at the jadeite rough being cut on the photo field.

This is Zhang Yilong's first time to watch the stone gambling in person, and it is also the first time he has seen the legendary jadeite. Naturally, he has a sense of novelty, but unlike Lao Turtle and the others, each of them seems to be the same as the stone gambler himself.

, acting so excited and nervous.

because……

Not long after the cutting knife in Wang Laizi's hand had just cut into the stone, Zhang Yilong's eyes had already passed through easily and saw through the mysterious stone.

Although Zhang Yilong has not studied jade deeply and only knows some superficial knowledge about jade, he knows without learning that whether a piece of jade is good or bad can be determined by looking at its color and texture.

The aesthetics are still very in line with public taste.

Looking at the stone in front of him, Zhang Yilong saw lumps of uneven green and a rough texture rich in impurities. According to his feeling, the jade contained in the jadeite wool was not of high purity and the color was not high.

It's beautiful, so he doesn't like it.

"Wow, it's a jade! It's so green!"

The moment Zhang Yilong withdrew his eyes, he heard an exclamation in his ears, and immediately, the atmosphere on the venue became high.

Zhang Yilong discovered that Wang Laizi had cut a small opening on the stone. What appeared on the opening was the texture of a piece of jade, full of emerald green. This situation was similar to that of Lao Turtle's half piece of jade, except that except

No one in Zhang Yilong knew that the condition of Lao Turtle's small stone was much better, but to be honest, the larger stone was not that good.

"Hey, everyone is happy too early!" Zhang Yilong thought secretly. Although he had never met before, he was a little worried for the boss. If the stone was stopped here and the boss was as stingy as the old turtle, then he might

You will make a profit, but if you continue to cut, you may only die!

However, Zhang Yilong was secretly anxious. Naturally, he would not go up and tell the truth. Even if he told the boss, the other party might not pay attention to him. What do you, a novice, know?

"Boss Xiao, congratulations!" Wang Laizi happily expressed his congratulations to Boss Xiao.

Boss Xiao held Wang Laizi's hand with excitement and laughed loudly: "Boss Wang, we are all happy! Thank you for giving me such a good stone!"

When the two of them were polite to each other, the audience on the side were also talking. At this moment, most people's eyes were fixed on Boss Xiao, and the admiration and envy in their eyes almost overflowed.

Only Zhang Yilong couldn't be happy. Standing in the crowd, he was calmer than anyone else.

"Xiaolong, color is color. Boss Xiao's stone is pretty good, isn't it?!" Lao Turtle, who was standing next to Zhang Yilong, suddenly said hello with a smile.

"You also know that I am a complete layman and can't see anything." Zhang Yilong turned around and smiled bitterly.

The old turtle said earnestly: "So, if you want to bet, just bet on that color material, which looks green on the surface, but the price of that kind of stone is often very high, and most people can't afford it. This is called 'you get what you pay for'

'ah!"

Zhang Yilong said disapprovingly: "I don't think so. Didn't you say that gambling on stones is difficult? No one can see its essence. The first cut may be good, but the second cut may not be so good."

"That's true." The old turtle nodded in agreement, "But the chance of producing good jade is much higher if the material is better. Otherwise, there would be no difference between color material and 'brick material'! A piece of real color material and a piece of brickless material."

The prices of brick materials that people are interested in vary widely!"

"Oh, really?" Zhang Yilong smiled meaningfully. After a while, he turned his head and continued to watch the situation on the field with full concentration.

Boss Xiao obviously chose to continue cutting the stone. Zhang Yilong felt anxious for him, but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch the stone continue to be cut.

In fact, when the second cut was made, the atmosphere on the field was not right. The previous excitement turned into dejection, because the cut surface exposed under the stone was not only very light in color, but also very rough in texture, and the degree of jade was not good enough.

With such a tall figure, it would be difficult for Zhang Yilong to retrieve the materials, let alone a piece of fine jadeite.

The result of the second cut was very unsatisfactory, and Boss Xiao seemed to have fallen from heaven to hell. The happy smile just now was no longer visible on his face, replaced by a sad look.

But he was unwilling to do so and urged Wang Laizi to continue cutting. Wang Laizi was obviously not very peaceful either. His hand holding the handle of the cutting machine was shaking a little. Under the expectant and uneasy gazes of everyone, he cut with the third knife.

Come.

However, this result completely defeated everyone. The beautiful jade that appeared underneath was full of gray and black impurities and had no sense of beauty at all.

Seeing this, everyone started talking, and the owner of the jade, Boss Xiao, looked extremely ugly.

Zhang Yilong thought to himself, no wonder the old turtle said that the game of stone gambling is about the heartbeat. It only took less than a few minutes, but the results fluctuated so much that it was hard for the player's little heart to bear it.

"What a pity, what a pity!" I heard the old turtle sigh.

Zhang Yilong said: "Old turtle, you are right, there are unpredictable gods and ghosts in stone betting, and you will never know the final result until the last moment!"

The old turtle replied: "Yes, it's so surprising! I just found out about that stone. Boss Xiao bought it from Boss Wang for more than 100,000 yuan. I had high hopes, but who knew how it would turn out?

!lost heavily!"

While the two of them were sighing, the roar of the cutting machine started up again. Wang Laizi and Boss Xiao continued to cut the stone. They felt a bit like "stubbornly resisting".

The result was very realistic. In the end, the stone completely lost the bet. Everyone pointed at the pile of worthless stone fragments and started talking about it, while Boss Xiao stood there in a daze with a pale face.

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"Xiaolong, you've finished reading, let's go." When Wang Laizi was packing his things, the old turtle said hello to Zhang Yilong angrily.

Zhang Yilong shook his head without hesitation and said: "Old turtle, why are you in a hurry? Didn't we just come here? It's not to watch people gambling on stones. We want to ask Boss Wang to see if he still has jadeite.

Wool."

"What? Do you really want to bet?" the old turtle frowned and asked in surprise.

Zhang Yilong smiled nonchalantly and said, "I want to take a look."

Then he pushed aside the people standing in front of him without any explanation, and walked up to Wang Laizi. He was about to ask about the situation, but at this moment, he only heard an extremely harsh voice coming from the rear right: "

Lao Wang, I heard that you just bought a batch of woolen materials, show me where they are!"
Chapter completed!