Jiu Shengxing's backyard was crowded with people. As soon as Mu Yan and Huo Xicai walked in, they were recognized.
"I have met the prince, his wife."
Others were stunned and came to salute one after another.
Mu Yan pretended to be supportive: "There is no need to be polite. My husband and I are just here to watch the excitement today, so there is no need to be polite."
"Yes." Seeing that Mu Yan didn't look domineering, everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, everyone was looking at a pile of stones in the backyard. As soon as Mu Yan and Huo Xi came in, everyone started to peek at them.
Huo Xi was held tightly by Mu Yan and felt a little uncomfortable. She tried to break free from his hand several times, but was held tightly by him.
"The prince and his wife have a very good relationship."
Unable to break away from his hand, Huo Xi had no choice but to follow him, nodding and smiling at everyone slightly uncomfortably.
Discussions arose, "It seems that the Crown Prince and his wife have a really good relationship. Wasn't it rumored that the Crown Prince's wife was kidnapped?"
Obviously nothing happened, and there was ambiguous news from the Jun family. If something had happened, the prince would not have this attitude, and the prince's wife would not be so calm.
If someone really did something to me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to go out.
"Of course the relationship is better, otherwise we can pursue our husband thousands of miles away?"
"I'm afraid the prince also loves his wife very much. Otherwise, look at..." He whispered towards the place where the two of them were holding hands.
Let’s just say outside, which man leads a woman like this? No matter how pampered she is at home, she won’t be like this outside.
"So you are telling me, is what is being said outside true? Did Jun Mingzhang send people to kidnap the Crown Prince's wife?"
"It must be true. Otherwise, he has been paralyzed for so many years, and how could he suddenly die suddenly?" This is simply audacious.
Everyone peeked at Mu Yan. Could it be that the prince really sent someone to kill Jun Mingzhang? Otherwise, why did he die suddenly?
I felt a little afraid of this prince whom I had only heard about but never met.
For the sake of Jun Ruoxu, the Jun family concealed the true cause of Jun Mingzhang's death from the outside world. How glorious is it to say that your wife killed her husband, even if it was manslaughter?
So when he spread the news, he was so angry that he vomited blood and died. At the moment when Huo Xi was kidnapped, there was a lot of rumors outside, and his death made people outside who didn't know the truth have various speculations.
The rumors were originally very detrimental to Mu Yan, but fortunately, he clarified it to the outside world in time. Regardless of whether everyone believed it or not, the rumors were true or false, so there were far fewer people criticizing Mu Yan.
It was originally said that he was arrogant and domineering, and was feared to be a murderer. Such a successor would not be a blessing to the land of Yunnan.
Unexpectedly, today everyone saw how he took great care of his wife and was extremely gentle and patient, which gave everyone a new understanding of his heir apparent.
Someone who is so gentle to his wife should not be a violent and murderous person, right?
"I didn't know that the prince and his wife were coming, so I missed the welcome. I ask the prince and his wife to forgive me." The visitor was Chu Zuiliang, the boss of Jiu Shengxing. Hearing that the prince was visiting his shop, he hurried over. He was followed by people around him.
The youngest son Chu Yi.
The two of them bowed their hands to Mu Yan and Huo Xi.
Both parties exchanged pleasantries.
"This is the first time for the prince and his wife to come to our shop. Do you want me to take you two for a tour?"
Mu Yan declined politely: "The Cudong family doesn't need to worry about us, just treat us as ordinary watchers. My husband and I have just arrived in Yunnan, and today is the first time we go out to see the excitement."
Seeing that Mu Yan didn't want to be disturbed, the Chu Dong family was very sensible and said, "I won't disturb you two anymore. This is my youngest son Chu's wish. If the prince and his wife have any instructions, just tell him."
Mu Yan glanced at Chu Yi and nodded.
After Chu Zuiliang retreated, Chu Yi followed Mu Yan and Huo Xi and introduced the situation to them.
"The stones in this courtyard have just been transported from several sites. Those sites are green and there are many people looking at the goods. If the prince and his wife are interested in anything, I will leave it to you two."
Down."
"No, we don't understand either. Just take a look. Just to see the excitement." Seeing that Mu Yan didn't speak, Huo Xi declined with a smile.
Seeing everyone nearby discussing around a large stone that only three or four people could surround, he pulled Mu Yan and moved over.
It's a gray stone. It's as tall as Huo Xi, but it's quite big. Visually, it would take three or four adults to hug it. If you circle around it, the surface is rough and there's not even a second color. How do you judge this?
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Pulling Mu Yan's hand, he looked down at her and shook his head almost invisible. He didn't know much better than Huo Xi.
Yes, two pure laymen.
Seeing Mu Yan and Huo Xi coming over, everyone gave in and allowed the two of them to look around. Seeing that they had blank expressions on their faces, everyone didn't know whether they wanted to show off or because they saw that the prince and his wife were quite friendly. There was a lot of chatter.
"If such a large piece of stone were to be cut and the size increased, it would be a huge profit."
"This is sent from Huangba Changkou. There are always strange stones at that place. Maybe there are really good ones."
"It's hard to say. A dozen pieces of such a large stone have been cut off in the past few days. The shell is too thick, and there are no cracks at all."
The exterior is gray and looks like ordinary stone. There have been waves of people watching these days, but no one dares to take action.
If such a large piece of material were to be cut apart, it would be like cutting out the heart and flesh.
However, if the price rises, the rich will not dare to say so, and the small rich will be fine. So some people are said to be destitute overnight and some become rich overnight.
There are many people who are interested, but there are many people talking and watching, but no one dares to bid.
"What do you think of this? If I buy the wrong thing, I will be heartbroken." The couple stepped aside to watch the excitement. Huo Xi really couldn't see any difference.
Manager Mi smiled and said: "This depends on many years of experience and feelings. Of course, experience and feelings can also deceive people. Some people just run their luck and can make a profit by buying scrap materials that others don't want."
After speaking, he glanced at Mu Yan, who nodded towards him almost invisible.
Huo Xi had such good eyesight that he immediately noticed that there was something fishy between the two of them. She shook his arm and waited for him to explain, but Mu Yan only blinked at her. Huo Xi secretly glanced aside.
Chu Yi followed and listened for a long time. The couple were really laymen. It seemed that they didn't even know a few scenes.
Explain to Huo Xi: "It depends on the material, it's not right to say that it's all based on feeling. What the good material looks like and what the waste material looks like are actually on the surface. For example, what opening comes out of the opening is the first of the opening.
Several layers... For some stones, its origin represents its value. Looking at its color and texture, its value will also be determined. "
He moved to a pile of stones and pointed at one of them: "This stone was mined from the middle entrance of Ba. That site often produces good materials, so the probability of this piece of stone rising is high. Look at the surface again.
It is gray with yellow, pure and untainted, and the leather is delicate, so the probability of cutting is extremely high."
As he spoke, he led the couple to squat down and take a closer look.
He gave hands-on guidance and explained a pile of stones, pointing to a ball-sized stone, "Another example is this piece, which is darker in color and has a delicate and smooth surface. Like this black sandstone, it is often cut full of green."
He encouraged: "Madam, do you want to give it a try? Choose a piece and cut it yourself to have a look. It doesn't matter if it falls apart, just gain experience and watch the fun. It's a rare trip, so just take it as a chance. And maybe Madam will be lucky.
Is it particularly good?"
Chu Yi said a lot, which made Huo Xi excited.
In particular, he said that yesterday, a person randomly spent five taels of silver on a pile of scraps to buy a palm-sized stone, and it turned out to be too expensive!
An ice-type violet actually bloomed! It was more than half the size of a hand. I sold it to Jiu Shengxing for a high price of three thousand taels!
Buying materials for five taels and selling backhand for three thousand taels! What kind of business is so profitable?
"Then, let me choose a piece at random? What are the prices of these piles?"
"Yes, these are just small pieces, others look down upon them. But they don't feel bad if they are cut into pieces."
Huo Xi nodded in agreement. Let's test the water. Let's start with small scraps. If she buys big ones and cuts them, she will bleed. If these small scraps of a few taels of silver are cut, she will just play with them.
Pointing to one of the dark red leather-shelled stones the size of a round fan, "That's it."