The risk of stone gambling is huge, and there is a saying that "one sword will make you poor, and one sword will make you rich".
A seemingly ordinary stone may yield jadeite worth millions, and a rough stone priced at tens of millions may yield nothing at all.
Yan Shouyi originally didn't want to participate in stone gambling, because he could make a lot of money anytime he wanted, but he no longer needed to rely on stone gambling to accumulate wealth, not to mention that as a folk sect, he was destined to have no wealth.
Trying to collect money by force will only lead to trouble.
But things are different now. Wei Changqing deliberately wants to test Yan Shouyi's eyesight, and maybe give some pointers, so Yan Shouyi is willing to try.
Stone gambling and carpentry may not seem to be related at first glance, but as the saying goes, there are three thousand paths to the same goal. As long as you do everything to the extreme, you can find certain skills across industries.
The descendants of Lu Ban are proficient in carpentry skills and already have a good understanding of wood, stone and other building materials. Coupled with their innate and acquired observation skills, the combination of the two can easily see through the mysteries hidden in the original stones.
Just like when Yan Shou went to the complicated tomb of King Jian, he could simulate the layout of the entire tomb in his mind and never lost his way.
As long as he observes carefully enough, he can simulate the internal situation of the original stone in his mind, so as to know the proportion of jade in the original stone and the quality of the water.
This move is a basic basic skill in Lu Ban's book, and is called "seeing everything at a glance".
When he was following his grandfather, Yan Shouyi's eyesight could clearly see a strand of hair thirty meters away, and he could accurately draw its curved state!
At this time, Yan Shouyi walked into the piles of rough stones.
These rough stones were randomly thrown on the ground, and due to long-term weathering, it was impossible to tell what was going on inside.
Stall owners classify stones according to shape, size, etc. The prices of rough stones in different areas are also different.
Yan Shouyi chose the cheapest area, which was a pile of palm-sized rough stones. One rough stone only cost two hundred yuan.
Because the price is cheap, there are many people watching and choosing. Tourists and out-of-towners are eager to try it. Anyway, you can’t buy it for two hundred yuan and you won’t be deceived, but you can buy it for a thrill.
Seeing that Yan Shouyi was young, the stall owner immediately classified him as someone who was being taken advantage of and kept introducing him to rough stones worth more than a thousand yuan.
However, Yan Shouyi was not interested. He picked through the two hundred yuan rough stones and finally selected an ugly and irregularly shaped rough stone. He picked it up and threw it to Lao Jin.
"That's it. Ask the stall owner to open a window."
Opening a window means cutting a small piece from the corner of the original stone to see what's going on inside the original stone. It's like opening a window and shining a flashlight inside. You can see more or less clues.
"Okay!"
Lao Jin had deep faith in Yan Shouyi, so he immediately paid two hundred yuan.
The stall owner was very quick. He used a cutting machine to open a window in the rough stone, and then wiped it with water, so that he could see the inside of the rough stone.
I saw that the window that opened out was completely different from the outer surface of the original stone, but it was not the color of emerald green, but as black as ink.
At that moment, some ignorant onlookers sighed: “Oh, I’ve lost again and again!”
Black as a stone in a latrine, what value can it have?
Lao Jin also felt a little unconfident and asked the stall owner: "What is going on?"
The stall owner didn't say anything. He took the flashlight hanging around his neck and looked inside. After a few observations, he said: "You are in luck. This is a piece of ink jade. Although it is a mid- to low-end jade, your piece of jade is
The quality is very good, I am willing to pay 3,000 yuan to repurchase it."
Ordinary tourists naturally have no channels to sell woolen materials, so owners of gambling stone quarries like this will buy back the woolen materials.
Once a tourist is lucky enough to find good wool, the boss will bid directly to get it, usually at the lowest price, and he can still make a fortune.
When Lao Jin heard this, he was overjoyed, but he couldn't make up his mind and couldn't help but look at Yan Shouyi.
Yan Shouyi said casually: "Three thousand, just three thousand, this boss is quite honest."
In fact, in his mind, this piece of ink is worth at least five thousand. Although three thousand is a bit lower, it saves trouble on the one hand. On the other hand, if he sells this piece of material to others, others may bargain harder.
The most important thing is that Mo Cui just opened a window at this time. The stall owner still doesn't know what's going on inside. It's good to be able to pay three thousand.
Over and over again, two hundred yuan turned into three thousand yuan, not to mention how excited Lao Jin was.
Next, Yan Shou went directly to the area of rough stones worth more than a thousand yuan.
Just now I was just trying my hand at it. If you want to pick a good rough stone, size is a prerequisite.
The rough stones that cost more than a thousand yuan are the size of basketballs. Even if you buy the least valuable brick materials, you won't lose too much.
While Yan Shouyi was carefully selecting, a small man suddenly emerged from the crowd, stopped in front of Yan Shouyi, carefully took out a rough stone from his arms, and said to Yan Shouyi:
"Brother, I think you have good taste, why don't you take a look at this rough stone of mine?"
Yan Shou lowered his head and saw that the rough stone was about the size of two palms, with a small window open. The wool inside was bright and thick, it looked like an imperial green, and it had enough water content.
Such a piece of imperial green is worth at least one million.
The little man smiled and said: "I stole this from the jade factory. I don't dare to sell it through formal channels. You are also a knowledgeable person. I happen to be short of money. How about selling it to you for 100,000 yuan?"
Lao Jin on the side heard what the little man said, and came over to take a look, and suddenly became excited: "Lao Yan, I see this stone is in the middle!"
Yan Shouyi smiled, shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in buying a fake for 100,000 yuan."
"Fake?" Lao Jin was stunned.
Isn't this possible? There are nothing on those rough stones on the ground. The one in this little man's hand has a window open at least. It looks like that. How could it be fake?
The little man also forced a smile: "Brother, if you don't buy it, don't talk nonsense."
"Not to mention that your raw stone is just a piece of imperial green pasted on a low-grade stone. Your raw stone is also fake. You glue the waste stone to a high-quality jade shell, and then put it in the acid and alkali leaching
Buried in the used soil for treatment, you really think I’m stupid, can’t you see it?”
Yan Shou exposed the little man's scam one by one, leaving the little liar speechless.
The little man knew he had met a master, so he had no choice but to admit defeat, holding the stone in his arms and getting ready to run away.
Yan Shou snatched the original stone from him and smashed it to the ground.
"You...?!" The little man looked angry.
Yan Shouyi said calmly: "If a fake is discovered, it should be smashed on the spot. This is the rule of the world. It's already good that I didn't call the police to arrest you. Do you still want to use this piece of rubble to continue to deceive people?"
The little man gritted his teeth, and finally gave Yan Shou a fist from a distance and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Jianghu is a complicated Jianghu, there is no clear definition of good and bad, there are only rules.
For example, in the past, those who looked after homes and homes and those who robbed homes and homes might have known each other, or even learned from the same family.
However, everyone eats according to his own ability. Only by observing the rules can harmony and wealth be achieved.
Lying is this little man's way of survival. Once Yan Shou saw through his deception, he could only abide by the rules and accept his defeat and quit, no longer entangled.