In the shop, coffee tables and chairs were placed in the corner.

On the tea table, the charcoal fire was dark red, and a pot of tea was burning. Obviously, when the guests were not coming, the old man was also cooking tea by himself, which was very leisurely and comfortable.

"Brother, sit down."

The uncle on the side didn't treat himself as a guest either. He sat down with a quick look, took two clean cups, poured tea with a pot, and treated the guests instead of the elderly.

Qi Xiang sat down and was not in a hurry to drink tea, but looked at the store.

This shop is about fifty square meters, which is quite spacious. Glass cabinets are arranged one by one, and many large and small jades are displayed inside.

Jade of different materials has different colors and is dazzling, exuding a delicate luster under the light, which is very magnificent.

Of course, due to the different quality and quality, the jade is not all beautiful, and there are some not very beautiful ones. It is gray-black, dark brown, with pits and depressions, cracks and cracks, and various traces of weathering and water erosion can be seen everywhere.

Some jades are not good and the prices are naturally low.

Qi Xiang glanced at him and saw a wooden plate on the counter next to him. There were more than a dozen pieces on the plate, the size of a thumb, like a pebbles.

"This is...seed material." Qi Xiang asked casually, taking a look at it for a few more times.

The uncle next to him glanced at him and smiled, "Yes, it's seed material, and Hotan seed material."

"oh."

Qi Xiang nodded, not caring much.

As soon as I said that the seeds of Hotan are sparse, there is a large plate here. If it were someone else, I would probably start scolding me.

However, Qi Xiang was very calm, or explained the reason.

You should know that seed materials are also divided into grades. In other words, all jades have different levels. The quality is different, and there are huge differences in prices.

The jade on the counter is Hotan seed material. The problem is that the quality of these seed materials is not very good.

The grains are of different colors, either blue, white, yellow, or several colors are mixed, forming colorful textures. This looks quite beautiful.

But as a former expert, Qi Xiang knew very well that such seed material was undoubtedly the lowest-end variety.

No matter what industry it is, the lowest-end things will definitely not be scarce. So the Hotan seed material that Qi Xiang and the old man and the uncle have been talking about are definitely not the things on these counters.

The seed material they are talking about, or the entire industry, is conventionally recognized as a high-quality seed material, at least at the level of white jade.

Since ancient times, white jade has been the best product in China.

A gentleman is more virtuous than jade, and white jade is pure and flawless, gentle and holy. Therefore, it has become a symbol of a gentleman.

So from that time on, both nobles and civilians liked the grease, softness, strong moisturizing, dense, pure, impurity-free, and porcelain-free white jade.

In other words, there is not a small amount of seed material in Hetian, but there is definitely not much seed material in Hetian white jade.

Qi Xiang vaguely remembered that three or four years ago, during the most enthusiastic period of collecting, one gram of seed material, white jade, could be fried for tens of thousands of yuan. What's even more terrifying is that the level of white jade above, that is, white jade seed material, was quoted at 100,000 yuan per gram.

During that time, prices were crazy.

But at that time, he was just a gangster in the antique market. These news were just heard about it. As for the truth, it was not true or false, it could not be said. It was just groundless and somewhat reliable.

Of course, in the past two or three years, the market has gradually become rational, and the sky-high price of 100,000 gram should not appear again. However, the high-quality Hetian white jade is normal for 50,000 gram.

If it is white jade seed material, the price is higher, it is not uncommon.

Qi Xiang did not collect it for himself, but wanted to burn the talisman array. If you want to buy it, you must buy it well. If the quality does not meet the standards and the talisman array fails, it will be a waste of money.

While Qi Xiang was looking at the jade in the shop, the old man also walked back slowly with a small box in his arms. The box was quite heavy, his arms were tight, and he walked tremblingly, very slowly.

"Sixth Master, let me do it..."

Seeing this, the uncle hurriedly went up to help and helped.

The two of them worked together and carefully placed the box next to the coffee table and put it down safely.

"Huh, I'm old."

The old man breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled, "I used to raise this box of things casually with one hand. Now I can't do it anymore, and I've only taken a few steps and I've been sweating all over."

"Sixth Master, this box of things can be at least hundreds of kilograms. It's already very powerful if you can hold them."

The uncle exclaimed: "The strength of a strong body is no worse than that of a young man."

"Flame..."

The old man laughed and opened the box casually, signaling: "Brother, come and have a look. The materials of Hetian Mountain, and Xiuyan River Mine..."

Qi Xiang was watching, and then she knew that the old man was really good at what was under the box.

At first glance, the jade is shining and bright white luster reflects the eyes from the box. This kind of moist light is the unique brilliance of high-quality jade. Unlike the jade placed on the counters of the store, it is said to be jade, but in fact the composition of stone is more.

Jade, jade.

Although jade and stone are connected, the more or less the ingredients determine the quality of things.

Low-end jade is relatively cheap. After polishing and polishing, it will definitely be very bright and in the eyes of ordinary people, it is also a relatively beautiful baby.

But in the eyes of experts, those things can only be considered commodities.

Commodities often mean that the price is not high and the quality is average. It is not so much jade as it is called stone. On the surface of the stone, there is just a layer of jade light, and there are even fakes. The prices range from more than a dozen to thousands of yuan, which is a treat for ordinary people to meet their needs for jade.

True experts never play with products. If they want to play, at least they have to play with genuine products.

The so-called authentic products naturally refer to real jade and gems. This kind of jade does not require any polishing, grinding and waxing. Just think about it and polish it roughly after it is formed, as long as it does not prick the hands.

Because senior experts know that if you want to raise a jade like this, you need to keep it. Just keep it patiently for a few years, the jade will naturally form a layer of patience and become very warm, smooth and transparent.

The jade raised in this kind of plate is definitely a pearl and precious spirit, and it is brilliant and cannot be compared with low-end jade.

Low-end jade has no value in plattering. Some of the poor quality is that the worse the plate becomes, the worse it is. It is better to maintain the condition when polished and waxing.

Obviously, what the old man takes out now is genuine jade, with high quality.

“The material is very good.”

The uncle glanced at it and praised, "Sixth Master, these are new goods, they have only been mined for a short time."

"Yes, I've just dug it out in the mountains, and it's not more than two months."

The old man reached out and moved out a piece of jade the size of a watermelon and put it on the coffee table to let Qi Xiang see it more clearly. Then, he also explained next to him: "This is the Hetian mountain material, the density is pretty good, it's very good..."

"Um."

Qi Xiang looked at it and saw that this piece of mountain material had edges and corners, weathered traces, many cracks, and even some spots. However, the flaws did not conceal the merits. Overall, the mountain material jade contained luster and was translucent, and its quality was absolutely not bad.

“It’s good.”

Qi Xiang observed for a moment and was a little disappointed: "But compared with the seed material, it is still much worse."

"This is a sure thing."

The old man smiled helplessly: "No matter whether it is skin color, skin hole, or weight, structure, color, moisture, and comprehensive considerations, seed material is better than mountain material."

"The problem is that everyone knows this truth, which causes the price of seed materials to rise wildly. But no matter how high the price is, it is in short supply. Once there is a good product, it will be booked out long ago."

The old man sighed, "The thing was dug out in Hotan and then turned to my hand. I don't know how many hands I passed. After layer by layer, I didn't get much, so it was difficult."

"If you have to ask for Hotan seeds, you have to wait, wait for a few months, or half a year..."

The old man estimated and said with a smile: "The order has been scheduled for half a year. Can you wait? If you can really wait, then I can also guarantee that in half a year, I can get you a Hotan seed material of mutton fat jade-grade in the Hotan seed material."

"...I can't wait that long." Qi Xiang shook her head.

"Then there is nothing to do." The old man said regretfully: "After all, the supply of goods in my hands is limited, and things that I don't have can't be transformed out of thin air."

At this time, the uncle interrupted: "Without Hetian jade seed material, isn't there any Hemma jade? Hemma jade is a fine product among Xiuyan jade, known as a thousand-year-old purity. In terms of quality, it is also in line with Hemma jade, which is very good."

River-milling jade, a thousand-year-old pure, this is definitely not an exaggeration.

You should know that the river-milling jade comes from the riverbed of Xiyugou, Xiuyan. It covers stone skins and contains beautiful jade. After hundreds of thousands of years or even millions of years of impact from river water and sand, the surface gradually oxidizes and forms into stone skins, while the beautiful jade inside is wrapped intact.

Such things are naturally no worse than Hotan seed material.

Moreover, according to historical research, the earliest jade origin in China was the only one in Nanyang Duyu. The famous Hetian jade development was at least in the Han Dynasty. It was only when the Silk Road was opened that it was introduced into the Central Plains from the west.

So some people speculate based on this historical material that the Heshi Bi from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was the legendary imperial seal, and the jade material in it was very likely that it was Hemo Jade.

Because Mohe jade is mostly uncensored jade, and the stone skin is wrapped in beautiful jade. Most people don’t understand it, and it is easy to treat uncensored jade as a stone. Only by cutting the stone open can you see the inner beauty in it.

This feature is very consistent with the origin of Heshi Bi.

Therefore, the Hedibi of the past was derived from the Hemo Jade, which seems reasonable.

Of course, from ancient times to the present, there are many different opinions about the origin of the imperial jade seal and the clan bi, and no one can convince anyone of the true or falsehood.
Chapter completed!