"Xiaoluo, there is a bazaar market in the small town ahead. Occasionally, there are some rare things for sale. Can uncle take you to have a look?" Feng Buer was already close to his home ground, and he was very familiar with the local customs and landforms here.
He knows the market well. Because he runs a ranch, every market is his business opportunity. From time to time, he sends people out to buy and sell.
Chen Luo nodded, and the two of them rode towards the market.
The bazaar is not big, but it is full of things. Many women and old people are bargaining, and there are many children walking around in the middle. The core of the bazaar, a square paved with bright stone slabs, is the jade trading market.
.Dozens of stalls are lined up on both sides, with many large and small stones placed on each stall.
Chen Luo was overjoyed when he saw this, and pulled Feng Buer and ran over. Ever since he learned that the blind grandfather needed black jade intermittent ointment, Chen Luo paid special attention to anything related to jade. These stalls are relatively simple stalls.
This is generally the case in all parts of Western Xinjiang. A piece of cloth is laid on the ground, and various jade stones are placed directly on the cloth. When walking, you pick it up and walk away. Some jade stones are relatively large, so you can simply place the stones on the ground.
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These jade stones are mainly made of seed jade washed down from the river bed. Each one is round and smooth, taking on the shape of a pebble. However, after countless years of polishing by the river water, it can still be seen from the appearance that it is different from ordinary stones. Chen Luohe
Feng Buer came to a relatively large stall. The stall owner was a dark and thin man. He looked like he had been exposed to the sun and rain for many years.
"Dear guest, come and take a look. These stones are all carefully selected from deep mountains and river valleys. Which one do you like?" the thin black man greeted enthusiastically.
Feng Buer nodded, "Brother, which one is your best? Let me introduce you!"
"When I look at the two distinguished guests, they are very impressive. Every stone here is real. To say the best one depends on what you like objectively. This is white jade, this is sapphire, and this is from Nanling.
This is jadeite, which is rare black jade." The thin, dark man introduced enthusiastically.
Chen Luo knelt down, approached the pile of jade, picked up a piece of white seed jade the size of an egg, and looked at it carefully. There was a faint vague smell exuding from the jade, which floated into Chen Luo's nose.
The traditional method of identifying jade is generally to use your eyes to observe its appearance, or even use a beam of light to see its internal color and transparency, or to gently tap the jade with an instrument and listen to its sound. However, Chen Luo is an amateur and simply directly identifies the jade.
Put it under your nose and smell it.
The thin, dark man felt like he had met a newbie and said with a smile: "My little brother is discerning. This piece of jade can be used to carve a fine jade pendant! It only costs 5 taels of silver."
Chen Luo is undoubtedly a layman when it comes to jade identification experience. From Chen Luo's layman's point of view, this stone has some jade foundation, so the smell it exudes is still pure, but there is nothing there.
, if that's the case.
Chen Luo shook his head and let it go.
Then he grabbed a dark stone next to him. This stone was very rough and black in color like a piece of charcoal.
"What kind of jade is this?" Chen Luo asked.
"This piece is even more powerful. This is black jade. There are thousands of kinds of jade in the world, and black jade is the best!" The thin black man said, "Black jade is very rare, and the quality is generally high. This stone can be used to make
It can be used as an accessory or as a decoration.”
Chen Luo leaned his nose against the stone, and a familiar smell hit his face.
Yes, Master Bai also smells like this. Although the smell comes from the same source, Chen Luo clearly feels that the smell of this stone is very different from the smell of Master Bai. A majestic atmosphere, endless,
One is just a little bit, very thin.
Comparing the two, the quality is immediately obvious.
But from the same lineage, Chen Luo is almost certain that Master Bai has a piece of high-quality black jade, and this piece of black jade is not ordinary. Could it be that Master Bai has already obtained the black dragon black jade? Chen Luo secretly had doubts in his heart, if
Got it, why are you still following us?
Chen Luo touched each stone. Because the materials are slightly different, the smell of each type of jade is still slightly different. Under the introduction of the jade seller, Chen Luohe can basically distinguish white jade by his nose.
Jade, sapphire, and black jade. There is also a kind of jade that smells like a potion. This is something that black-hearted traders soaked in ordinary stones and pretended to be jade to fool laymen in order to make profits.
Being able to smell the fragrance and recognize the jade is a great talent for Chen Luo. This talent, with a little training, can make people become an expert in one step.
Who would have thought that there would be an invisible and intangible taste that can be perceived by people on the jade that looks hard, round and gentle. This kind of perception can only be used by people like Chen Luo who have practiced the method of five aggregates since childhood.
Chen Luo didn't know if his perception was correct, but he just felt that the stronger the flavor and the purer the stone, it was a good stone. Following this method, Chen Luo picked two stones that looked inconspicuous but had a very authentic taste.
I spent 1 tael of silver. If this stone is much better than its own value as I imagined, then it is called a missed item in the industry.
Chen Luo wanted to give it as a gift to Uncle Feng's family. After all, he didn't have much money. If he could spend a small amount of money and find good things, it wouldn't be a shame.
Carefully put these two stones into your pocket, carve them into pendants, and give them to Mrs. Ayi and the others as gifts.
Feng Buer also bought some game from the market and brought some fine wine, and the two continued on their way.
I saw that the road ahead was getting narrower and narrower, but the space was getting wider and wider. Gradually, the road merged with the grassland of the pasture, forming a large grassland.
Groups of cattle, sheep and horses graze on the grass. The continuous Tianshan Mountains bring abundant snow water to this land, which also nourishes everything in this land.
The grass is fat and the horses are strong.
Xishan is a remnant of the Tianshan Mountains, which stretches from east to west. When it reaches here, it plunges into the land, leaving a tail. Because it is on the west side, it is also called Xishan.
Although Xishan is the remnant of Tianchi Mountain, it is still several thousand meters high. The top of the mountain is also covered with snow all year round. There are lush forests on the mountainside and below, and there are large pastures below.
Wubei City is on the edge of Xishan Mountain. During ancient wars, countless soldiers guarded the border here. They gradually settled down here, got married and had children.
There are also many merchants who have opened up business routes here and run businesses from north to south and east to west. These businesses all pass through Wubei, and with the rich surrounding products, Wubei has gradually developed into the most important town in the northwest.