Huo Xi chose a small piece of dark red leather shell among a pile of stones.
Chu immediately praised Huo Xi for his discernment. "This kind of leather shell is called iron sand leather, and high-end materials are often available."
"Really?" Huo Xi was a little happy.
Chu Yi nodded, "Actually, the more experienced a person is, the easier it is to be deceived by experience. Be cautious and think before and after. It's not as good as Madam, who is born with some luck."
Seeing Huo Xi looking at the stone expectantly, he asked, "Madam, do you want to untie it here?"
Huo Xi turned her head and glanced at Mu Yan, who smiled and nodded at her, "Just for fun."
"Okay, let's solve it here."
A shop as big as Jiu Shengxing must provide stone-breaking services, with several sets of stone-breaking machines. The few people did not disturb the people looking at the materials in the backyard, and asked people to take the stones selected by Huo Xi and go to a room in the backyard to break the stones.
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Although it was just a few taels of silver just for fun and to test the water, as soon as the stones were placed on the stone calving platform, Huo Xi couldn't help but feel nervous.
Who doesn't want to pick a good piece of material? Do they hope that it will be a piece of waste?
Mu Yan's hand was so tight that she didn't even notice it.
The stone-cutting master didn't dare to show off in front of the nobles, so he asked Huo Xi and Mu Yan how they wanted to cut it. They didn't understand, so Chu just said to cut a shallow layer first, and the couple nodded in agreement.
After receiving the instructions, Master Jieshi began to cut carefully along the outer skin...
The stone was not big, so I cut off a thin layer of the skin without even using a cup of tea. What was disappointing was that when I cut it off, it turned out to be a piece of white flowers.
"I'm just saying that an outsider like me doesn't know how to pick materials." Where can I pick good products from the scrap pile of small materials as soon as I get started?
Still can't help but feel a little regretful.
Mu Yan squeezed her hand and comforted her, "Everyone cuts the ingredients the first time they choose. How can this be such a good thing?"
Chu Yi asked someone to pour water on the stone and clean it carefully. After looking at it for a while, he said, "Madam, how about I ask the master to make another deep cut?"
Huo Xi didn't care, "Okay. Just make a deep cut." He didn't hold out hope.
The stone-cutting master pushed the knife further in, and after cutting a little, he exclaimed, "It's green! It's green!" Such a small piece of material turned green.
Is it green?
Huo Xi and Mu Yan were stunned. As soon as Chu Yi took the stone off the stone dissolving machine, he used a brush to remove the flakes, and then washed it with water. His eyes were bright: "It's really green! Madam,
It’s really green!”
Mu Yan hurriedly brought the stone over, and the couple looked into the slits, and sure enough they saw a color different from the white outer skin.
"Is there jade in it?" Huo Xi couldn't help being surprised.
"Yes, madam, you are really lucky. It turned green after just one cut. I just don't know how deep the green is. I need to untie it again to see."
"Okay, let's untie it then."
The cut turned out to be swollen? The stone-cutting master was also very excited. He carefully cut open the outer skin bit by bit...without cutting too deeply, he found that all the color had gone in along the ribbon.
Then cut in according to the color band and divide it into two parts...
"This is the old pit ice species!"
What are you talking about? Huo Xi didn't understand. She looked at Chu Yi in confusion.
"Madam, look..."
Chu Yi pointed excitedly at two pieces of stone split in two, "Although this is not full color, look at this piece of material, the color is uneven, and there is a little bit of cotton, but it does not affect its quality. This is actually a piece of ice.
Planted Zhengyang Green!”
Zhengyang green of the ice species? "What grade is this?"
This Mu Yan is a little more knowledgeable than Huo Xi, "Jade is divided into old and new pit varieties, and according to the water content, it is divided into glass, ice, waxy and bean varieties."
Huo Xi nodded, "So this piece is from Laokeng Ice? Is this color called Yang Green?"
Chu Yi nodded, "Your Majesty is right. This jade is of high quality. It's not Yanglu, it's Zhengyang green. It's more valuable than Yanglu!"
"Then..." I was a little excited, "What price can it be sold for?"
Chu deliberately looked at the piece of cut stone, "Although this material is not big, it is enough to make two pairs of jade bracelets and a few jade pendants. If Madam is willing, why not sell it back to our shop and give Madam... five thousand taels
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Huo Xi was very surprised: "Is this so expensive?"
Chu Yi nodded, "This price is not due to the identities of the two of you. First of all, I am a businessman, and I can't do a loss-making business. Although this piece of material is not big, but if it is sold out and made into jade ornaments, it is still
It can earn this price. And such a small piece of material, with not much waste, can be used for almost everything, is extremely rare. This is the best Laokeng ice species, Zhengyang green."
Huo Xi looked at Mu Yan, somewhat undecided.
She didn't understand either. She didn't know if such a small piece of material could really be sold for such a high price. It would be bad if people thought that the husband and wife were bullying others.
"Do you want to keep it?" Mu Yan asked her.
Huo Xi shook his head, still feeling relieved to have the money in his hand, "Is it really worth the price?"
Seeing Mu Yan nodding, he said excitedly: "Then, we sold it?"
Mu Yan's lips curled up, and he knew it. He followed her wishes and said, "Okay, I'll sell it."
"Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll have someone prepare the banknotes right now."
Huo Xi's desire for gambling was aroused because of her rising mood. She dragged Mu Yan to pick stones in Jiu Shengxing's backyard. Chu Yi also followed her, giving her advice from time to time.
Huo Xi looked eager for knowledge and asked him about this and that, picking out several rough stones.
The price ranges from a few taels of silver to a dozen taels, dozens of taels, and hundreds of taels. The most expensive one is two thousand taels.
In the end, they all chose to open it on the spot.
Some were cut down, and some were cut up. The most expensive piece of stone was not as good as the one with more than a hundred taels. I originally had the best hope for it, but I didn't expect that only a small piece of bean seed was cut out. Only 5 pieces of it were sold.
One hundred taels.
On the contrary, the piece that cost more than a hundred taels actually had glass seeds cut out of it! Although it was not big and the usable part was only a little bigger than a fist, it still sold for two thousand taels.
"We made nearly five thousand taels in one day?" Huo Xi looked in disbelief.
Mu Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "You are born with wealth." He looked fondly and squeezed Huo Xi's hand. He glanced at Chu Yi from the corner of his eye.
Huo Xi didn't pay attention. She just heard him say that she was born with money, and she was so happy. Wasn't it because she was born with money? She just wandered around and watched the fun, and earned five thousand taels?
Don't be too excited. Be eager to try. Look at the largest stone in the field again.
"Madam, your luck is really good today. There are many people who come here to bet on stones, but no one is as lucky as Madam. The six stones were cut up by four. I have never encountered this in all my years in the shop."
"No one has my luck?"
"It's not that there aren't any. It's just that there aren't many people who are as good at cutting the probability of increasing as Madam."
But no, if you pick six yuan, it will increase by four yuan. After taking a look at Mu Yan, is he really born with wealth?
"Madam, do you want to see that big piece? Just go up and listen and see everyone's bids. If someone buys it and cuts it on the spot, you can watch the excitement and it is also a witness." Chu Yi encouraged.