"Brother, do you want to unravel this old stone first?" Uncle Bao asked. He looked at the black charcoal-like jade material again, his eyes thoughtful, obviously a little unfavorable, and his spirits suddenly increased.
It's like he can't get up.
He Qing nodded unambiguously and replied: "Well, yes. Boss, I'll help you."
"Oh, it's okay." Uncle Bao shook his head and said, "It's just a little effort. But your stone is difficult to judge? What are you going to do? I suggest you use an automatic cutting machine to cut the stone directly and put the stone in.
You'll get a rough idea after making a cut."
Kuang Bin, who was standing aside, also said: "Indeed! Brother He, the characteristics of the old jadeite you collected are very unclear. There are neither pine flowers nor python belts on it. It's hard to get it even if you want to wipe it. I think you can just
Try cutting it with a knife."
He Qing said calmly: "There's no rush. Let's just follow the steps to remove the stone. Just wipe it and take a look."
Unlocking stones is also called gambling on stones. There are three common methods of stone gambling, namely rubbing the stone, cutting the stone and grinding the stone. This can also be seen as the three steps before and after unraveling a stone.
Rubbing the stone is the first step. The so-called "rubbing the stone" is rubbing the leather, commonly known as "peeling the skin" or "opening the door", that is, wiping a certain opening on the surface of the stone to observe the distribution of jade inside, which is the basis for gambling on the stone.
Prepare for the next step.
The effect of stone wiping is good, and it is relatively safe, because any blind operation of the knife can easily cause the green color to escape and lose the bet. With the wiping stone, you can look in with a strong light and then judge the green color.
depth, width and shade.
Rubbing stones is an ancient rule, and the order is: first rub green, second rub dry, third rub ringworm, fourth rub pine flower, the purpose of rubbing the stone is only one. That is to find the real green color, so as to make a more accurate judgment.
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"Clean the stone?!" After He Qing said that, Kuang Bin and Uncle Bao looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. Perhaps in their eyes, He Qing's black stone was not worth rubbing.
It will only be a waste of effort.
However, Lin Haitao said in an encouraging tone: "Just wipe it. In fact, the black stone of Brother Qing is not bad. Isn't there a saying that 'green follows black'? Maybe the stone contains a piece of fine jade.
Jade!"
Although he was not optimistic about the old stone that He Qing gambled on from the beginning, he knew very well that the reason why He Qing also gambled on the stone was just to accompany them and out of temporary interest.
, then what's the point? Isn't the point of gambling on stones just the thrilling process? As for whether the result is a win or a loss, it has little impact on He Qing, because he does not rely on that to make money.
"Hmm. Okay, just wipe it off." Seeing He Qing and Lin Haitao's resolute attitude, Uncle Bao couldn't say anything. After all, the stone belonged to them, and everything was left to their own devices.
So Xiao Lin immediately handed the stone-wiping attack to He Qing. It was a relatively small knife, but the opening looked very sharp. It should be easier to rub the stone.
"Brother Qing, you don't know how to do it, do you?" Lin Haitao asked.
He Qing said with a smile: "Well. I have never rubbed the original jade stone, but I can use a carving knife to rub the finished jade stone. I have tried it with other stones, it should be about the same?"
"Almost!" Lin Haitao suddenly realized, "Look, I have forgotten that you can carve jade, so polishing stones is easy for you!"
"What?!" Uncle Bao was shocked when he heard what Lin Haitao said, and quickly asked He Qingdao, "You know how to carve jade?! How many years have you been studying?"
Lin Haitao said proudly: "Of course he can, his skills are very superb!"
Although he had never seen He Qing's carving skills with his own eyes, he had no doubts about He Qing's skills. Since he had said before that he could carve jade, he couldn't be wrong. You can imagine how high his carving skills were.
"I didn't see it." Uncle Bao subconsciously looked at He Qing up and down, with a look of admiration in his eyes.
After a pause, he continued: "Then I wonder if you can help me."
"What are you busy with?" He Qing asked.
Uncle Bao said: "I have a few pieces of jade that have been cut out, but they have not been carved. I want to make some jade articles, but I have never found a suitable jade craftsman. I didn't expect to meet you today. If you can help me
If you are busy, that would be great."
"It's possible, but my level is limited, so I don't know if I can meet your requirements." He Qing said without hesitation.
He was obviously speaking modestly, because he had absorbed the superb jade carving skills from a jade plaque a long time ago. Although the jade carving master in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China was not very famous, there was no doubt that his carving skills were there.
Yes, he just picked it up at his fingertips.
"Brother, you are too modest, please show me later." Uncle Bao implored.
"Well, let's give it a try." He Qing said nothing and readily agreed.
After everyone talked for a while, He Qing sat down and prepared to wipe the stones.
But before starting to rub it, he looked at the stone carefully and then fell into deep thought.
In fact, he was very familiar with that stone. He had "looked at it" countless times. The old jade dealer had always treasured it and was reluctant to cut it open. Now He Qing wanted to cut it open for him. This feeling was very strange. I don't know if it was...
A good sign or something bad.
Unknowingly, He Qing began to feel nervous. Although the old man was very optimistic about the stone, and he knew the reason, after all, he was not a god, nor did he have piercing eyes, so he could not see through the layer of skin on the stone.
Shell, so in the final analysis it is still a "gamble". If you win, you may get a piece of sky-high price gem, but if you lose, you may get nothing.
The old man didn't untie the stone for a long time. A very important reason was that he couldn't eat it accurately. Otherwise, he would definitely not be able to keep it now.
After pondering on the stone for a while, He Qing started to move his hands, rubbing the stone leisurely.
Since they were not optimistic about the old piece of black leather that He Qing was betting on, Kuang Bin and Uncle Bao didn't pay much attention. Instead, they stood there and chatted about other things casually. Only Lin Haitao stared at He Qing intently.
Wipe the area bit by bit.
While He Qing was carefully wiping the stone, several people came into the store to watch the excitement. Before long, more and more people came in to watch the excitement. Gambling on stones is very mysterious and exciting, and it naturally attracts people.
Many people, especially those who have illusions about getting rich by gambling on stones.
"Why is that stone so black? Jun? Someone in the crowd whispered, "Is that jade material? It looks like an ordinary black stone that fell into a smelly puddle!"
Another person replied: "It should be so. There are many types of jadeite wool, and it is written that it is almost the same as ordinary stones. It is normal for the stone to turn black, but that piece is too rough, and it feels difficult to produce jade."
It is even more impossible to produce jadeite of good quality!"
"Isn't that right?" The person who spoke in front said again, "Maybe it's for practice."
Seeing that the man in front of them who was concentrating on polishing stones was young and looked like he was still young, the audience immediately concluded that he was a complete novice and had never bet on stones a few times.
He Qing didn't seem to hear all the comments around him. He just rubbed the stone with one knife after another. Look at the way he rubbed the stone, his priorities, and he seemed to have mastered each knife very accurately. He was so skillful and very...
skilled.
About a quarter of an hour later, under He Qing's careful rubbing, a layer of sodium had been wiped off a certain part of the surface of the stone, about half the size of a palm.
The texture revealed when the skin was rubbed open became darker and darker, almost translucent, with a faint watery light coming out, as if water had been poured into it.
"Why is that stone getting darker and darker?!" someone in the audience exclaimed in a low voice.
It was simply a strange stone, as if it was dyed with ink, and it was dyed from the inside out, getting darker as you go inside.
"Huh~~" When the onlookers around raised all kinds of doubts, He Qing secretly exhaled a long breath. His originally tense nerves seemed to relax a lot, maybe he saw some good sign.
"Brother Qing, the water head of your stone seems to be good?" At this moment, Lin Haitao sighed.
Kuang Bin said: "But the fog is too thick and cannot penetrate??
"Haha, don't worry, just give it a good wipe." He Qing said calmly.
He knew that the "fog" Kuang Bin mentioned was a layer of membrane of varying thicknesses between the outer cover and the bottom seal. Generally speaking, fog should be more? It should be white fog or yellow fog. Fog should be white fog or yellow fog.
If you are wrong, you will probably lose.
When it comes to black fog, it's often a "shit land", but the inner substance that can be seen now when you rub it open is not fog. Maybe it's just a thick regolith. The fog has to be rubbed underneath to see it. Of course, the premise is that it's inside
Jadeite exists, otherwise it would be different from ordinary black stones, and there would be no such thing as gambling on stones.
He Qing continued to rub that area. He didn't know how long it took. The hole became deeper and deeper, and the "black mist" became thicker and thicker, but the light coming out also became brighter, giving people a strange feeling.
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"wrong??
Suddenly, Lin Haitao said in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Uncle Bao asked. At the same time, many people cast doubtful glances at Lin Haitao. Even so, the expressions on everyone's faces couldn't help but change slightly. They seemed to have realized something.
, but I can’t explain why.
At this moment, the atmosphere on the field suddenly became a little tense.
Lin Haitao turned around and said, "Boss, please borrow a flashlight to shine!"
"Well, Xiao Lin, give him a flashlight!" Uncle Bao agreed quickly, and took the flashlight from his son and handed it to Lin Haitao.
Lin Haitao turned it on as soon as he took it. It was a strong flashlight and the light was very bright.
Lin Haitao immediately shined the light on the place where He Qing had opened his mouth. Under the bright light, a faint green light appeared in the thick darkness. The green light dazzled the eyes.
Seeing this, Lin Haitao's heart couldn't help but trembled, and he exclaimed with surprise and joy: "I got it right! Brother Qing, your bet is up, there is jade in it, there is really jade, and it is very green, it should be Gao Cui!"
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(Thank you 521connie for the 100 coins! Brothers, the exciting moment has arrived, can you give us some support??br/>