The speed of the giant eagle is very fast. It is difficult for Zhou Hua to estimate the specific speed, but he feels that the speed of the giant eagle is definitely faster than the wind, and much faster.
"Huhu." Seeing the giant eagle disappearing in the blink of an eye, the little eagle seemed very anxious. He kept flapping his wings and wanted to find his mother. But he couldn't fly out no matter how hard he flew. In his heart
He was very scared, not knowing what he had done wrong, and his mother was going to abandon him.
"Little guy, your mother will be away for a while. There is no way to take care of me for the time being. Let me take care of you, big brother." Zhou Hua looked at the pitiful little eagle and said involuntarily.
After all, the little guy was only a few days old and didn't understand much. He didn't have any doubts about Zhou Hua's words. In addition, he also had a good impression of Zhou Hua, so he followed Zhou Hua.
Tengchong is a border city in southern Yunnan, bordering Myanmar. Historically, it was the hub of the ancient Southwest Silk Road and a famous jade distribution center. Many stone gambling enthusiasts gather from all over the country to Tengchong in the hope of being able to
Tengchong can buy good raw materials for gambling stones. Compared with other places, Tengchong has more raw materials for gambling stones and is of higher quality. Most of the raw materials for gambling stones from other places are picked up by Tengchong and shipped to all parts of the country.
Zhou Hua and Zhang Meng came to Tengchong not for jade raw materials, but because Tengchong is a border city. If something bad happens, they can quickly escape to the other side of the border.
Compared to being in Myanmar, Zhou Hua and Zhang Meng still hope to stay in a Chinese city. Just because they are used to it. Going to a strange country and a strange environment will not cause any problems in survival, but they will always feel a little out of place.
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Zhou Hua and Zhang Meng only had 20,000 yuan in their hands, which sounded like a lot. But in real terms, it was almost spent very quickly. They rented a small courtyard and paid three
The monthly rent cost 10,000 yuan. The place they rented was in a rural area in Tengchong. The courtyard was very large. Relatively speaking, the monthly rent of 3,000 yuan was not expensive. And they chose to rent in a rural area mainly because
There is no need to register your identity here, and you can move in after negotiating the price. In addition, it would be better for them to find a village with a courtyard with Xiao Diao. They can't let Xiao Diao stay in a small room all the time, right?
"Xiao Diao, are you still hungry?" Zhou Hua and Zhang Meng were both speechless. This little guy is really good at eating. He has eaten hundreds of kilograms of beef. He is not full yet and is still crying hungry. You know
The price of beef is quite high, thirty or forty yuan per pound. These hundreds of kilograms of beef cost Zhou Hua three to four thousand yuan. That’s how much he spent in one day. The ten thousand yuan in his hand was gone in two days.
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It's definitely not going to work like this, we have to find a way.
The little eagle shook his head, with an aggrieved look on his face. It seemed to be saying that even with such a big appetite, there was nothing he could do.
"Brother, you take care of Xiaodiao here while I go out and find a way to make some money." Zhou Hua had no choice but to say to Zhang Meng beside him.
"Okay. But you have to be careful." Zhang Meng nodded and told Zhou Hua.
Zhou Hua responded and immediately left the small courtyard.
Tengchong is a distribution center for jade raw materials. It is very easy to find a place that sells jade raw materials here. Just ask anyone and you will know.
After Zhou Hua inquired about it, he came to a place where jade raw materials were sold.
Although this place is not big, there are a lot of people. There are about a dozen stalls selling jade raw materials. There are hundreds of people buying jade raw materials here. Many people speak with foreign accents, obviously coming from other places.
Purchased here.
There is a stone-breaking machine here, next to the largest stall. If you buy it at his stall, you can break the stone for free. But if you buy it at other stalls, you have to pay 500 yuan.
"Brother, let's take a look. The raw materials I have here are all from Burma. They are very good. I guarantee that I can cut good jadeite." Seeing Zhou Hua's face, a stall owner walked towards Zhou Hua.
He came up and introduced enthusiastically.
Zhou Hua couldn't help but shook his head after listening to the stall owner's introduction. The stall owner really regarded him as his first brother. Guaranteed to be able to cut jadeite? Which piece of jade raw material can guarantee to cut jadeite? That is not jade raw material.
.That is jade.
Zhou Hua chose the most remote stall and started picking. There were at least four or five people in the other stalls. The largest stall even had thirty or forty people, and besides Zhou Hua, there was only one person in front of this stall. That person
He was in his twenties, and his face was sickly pale. He was holding a stone and observing it constantly. He wanted to buy it but couldn't make up his mind. His mind was full of sweat. The stall owner didn't rush him, but he was far away.
Looking from afar.
There was a faint light in Zhou Hua's eyes, and the scene of all the stones in this stall appeared in Zhou Hua's mind.
There were not many stones in this stall, only more than a hundred, and they were all small jade raw materials. Zhou Hua finished reading them all at once.
"Boss, what should I do with this price?" Zhou Hua estimated the money in his hand and picked up an inconspicuous stone. There was jade in it, but the water for growing jade was not very good. Zhou Hua estimated
If you can sell it for 100,000, that's pretty much it.
"Two thousand yuan." The stall owner looked at Zhou Hua's stone and said calmly.
Zhou Hua now understands why there are so few people in this stall. The attitude of this stall owner is very important. The stall owners in other stalls are all very enthusiastic, but this stall owner is still neither salty nor bland when others buy jade raw materials.
It would be a very unpleasant experience for anyone else. After all, people who buy jade raw materials like to hear auspicious words.
"Okay." The price of two thousand yuan for this piece of raw material is really not high, which shows that this person did not ask for a random price. Zhou Hua was originally worried that he didn't have enough money.
Zhou Hua took out two thousand yuan and handed it to the stall owner. The stall owner counted the money and nodded towards Zhou Hua, indicating that Zhou Hua could take the jade raw material.
Pay with one hand and deliver with the other, this is the rule of this industry.
Zhou Hua carried the stone and came to the stone-breaking machine. At this time, no one was using the stone-breaking machine. Zhou Hua paid 500 yuan and had the stone broken.
The stone cutter was also an expert, and he was able to cut open Zhou Hua's piece of jade in three strokes, five strokes and two strokes.
"It's green." I don't know who shouted, and people immediately gathered around. You must know that the quality of the jade here is not very high. It is basically the jade raw materials left over from the big companies.
The price of jadeite raw materials is relatively low. Similarly, the probability of producing jadeite is also relatively low. Today, more than a dozen stones have been cut, and none of them have turned green. Zhou Hua’s piece of jadeite material has turned green.
Naturally it attracted attention.
"This is the light green color of hibiscus. It's very nice."
"It's very good, but it's a pity that there is too little green. Otherwise, it could be sold at a good price." Many people pointed at the jade that had been cut out.
Color is the first factor in evaluating jade, followed by the planting water of the jade, the integrity of the jade, and the size of the jade. These aspects all affect the price of jade. Sometimes the price is very different. For these
For those who often come into contact with jade, they can basically tell you what kind of jade it is and what its price will be after it is cut.
"Brother, this jade is pretty good. I bought it for one hundred thousand, how about it?" At this time, a man said to Zhou Hua.
"I'll pay you 120,000 yuan, brother, sell it to me." Soon someone started bidding.
When someone pays 200,000 yuan, no one comes out anymore. The people who come here to buy jadeite raw materials don't have much money. Besides, if 200,000 yuan is enough to buy this piece of jade, there is not much profit left.
"Do you have cash?" Zhou Hua asked at this time. Now he only wants cash. He has no ID card and cannot use checks. He can only ask for cash. Even if the price is lower, he can accept it.
"Cash? Now it's either a transfer or a check. Who uses cash? Only cash is used if it costs 10,000 yuan." The man who offered 200,000 yuan couldn't help but said when he saw Zhou Hua's request. Obviously, he didn't expect Zhou Hua to make it.
Such a request. After all, it is very rare to ask for cash on such occasions. This is the first time he has encountered it so far.
"Sorry, I just want cash." Zhou Hua shook his head. If it were normal, or if he got a new identity certificate, he would accept it whether it was a transfer or a check, but not now. His current identity allows him to do anything.
Carefully.
"Huh, just cash? Then no one can afford your jade, right?" The man saw Zhou Hua's firm eyes and couldn't help but said coldly.
"Even if I can't sell it, I can still keep it myself. I can just take it back. You don't need to worry about this." Zhou Hua smiled lightly and didn't take it seriously.
"I have cash here. But I only have 120,000 yuan. Don't you know?" The man who just offered 120,000 yuan spoke up. He didn't have a card with him, but he had cash in his pocket. A full 120,000 yuan.
"Okay." Zhou Hua nodded and agreed. He only wanted cash, even if it was a lot less, it didn't matter.
"Then we've made a deal." The man said excitedly.
This made everyone else very surprised. They didn't expect that someone actually came here with more than 100,000 in cash. What they didn't expect was that Zhou Hua actually agreed. You know, this is a full 80,000 yuan less, nearly half. This is amazing.
It's not a small number. Especially the total value of this piece of jade is only 200,000.
"Okay." Zhou Hua took twelve stacks of banknotes from the man's hand, each stack worth 10,000 yuan. Zhou Hua nodded and indicated to the man that the jadeite belonged to him.
"Buy it if you like it. Man, don't wait too long." Zhou Hua took the money and walked past the man who was still thinking about whether to buy it, but said with a smile.