After arriving in Hotan, He Qing and Lin Haitao first found a hotel to stay in, and then went to a restaurant to have lunch together. Literature Museum
"Xiaowen, when will Uncle Zhao arrive?" He Qing suddenly asked when he sat down to eat.
When that incident happened the day before yesterday, Zhao Baowen drove a long way back, so he set off later and continued to rush here.
In the morning, He Qing asked Zhu Wen to contact Zhao Baowen. The other party said that he was almost arriving at Hotan, but he didn't know where exactly he was now.
Zhao Baowen is the most familiar with this place, mainly because he is familiar with the jade trading market in Hotan. He Qing also needs his help to lead the way and find the group of jade dealers early, because the batch of Hotan jade that Zhao Baowen had before came from the other party. It was bought, and the stone He Qing was looking for was closely related to it, and clues could be found from those stones.
Only Zhu Wen replied: "Brother Qing, I just called and asked. My uncle said that he has arrived in the city and will drive over soon."
"That's good." He Qing said happily, "This way we can go to the surrounding jade markets in the afternoon. Xiaowen, you must have been here a few times before, right? You must be very familiar with the surrounding situation. Familiar."
Zhu Wen nodded and said: "Well, I have been here a few times, almost always for the purpose of hunting for jade. Most of the tiny mutton-fat jade seeds I showed you before were actually received near Hotan. I bought some of them myself without spending any money."
"You didn't spend money to buy it? How can you buy it?" He Qing asked in surprise.
Zhu Wen said: "Just go out and look for it by yourself, mainly in Yulongka, Shihe River and on the banks. It is equivalent to 'gold panning in the sand'."
"Can we find good jade?" He Qing asked.
"Yes!" Zhu Wen nodded solemnly, "otherwise how did those mutton-fat jade seed materials come from? I remember clearly that in August last year, there was a visitor from other places. He set out from Hotan and walked along the He walked along the Yulong River towards the Kunlun Mountains, searching for jade by the river. As a result, he took out a very good piece of Hetian white jade, which must have reached the level of mutton-fat jade. In the end, it sold for a sky-high price of more than two million yuan, which made him He got rich all of a sudden. He really became rich overnight! So it is not a dream to earn 1.8 million by hunting for jade here!
"But now it's getting harder and harder. The main reason is that everyone knows that there is valuable jade in the river. So both locals in Hotan and tourists from other places like to hunt for jade in the river and on the river banks, and they can make a lot of money. It’s not very realistic anymore, but it’s still ok for fun.”
"Is that so? It sounds good." He Qing said with a smile. "Let's go for a walk when we have time. Maybe our luck is better than others and we can find a better piece of jade."
He didn't say this casually, but he really moved his heart. Compared with ordinary people, he has a unique advantage in finding jade, because he can now see the "treasure light" emitted by things with potential collection value. Based on this he can also judge whether the stone is good or bad.
"Okay, that's what I meant!" Zhu Wen smiled and nodded in agreement, he was full of interest in this.
Suning also said with great interest: "He Qing, after you finish this matter, let's follow the example of others and trace the source of Hetian jade along the Yulong River."
"Well, we'll talk about it then." He Qing agreed. His first priority was to contact the group of jade dealers and find the batch of stones. Or find out where they were going.
After eating, He Qing returned to his guest room and waited patiently for Zhao Baowen's arrival.
"Brother Qing, I discovered it!" When he walked into the room, Lin Haitao, who was following behind, laughed, shaking his head with a mysterious look on his face.
"What did you find?" He Qing asked doubtfully.
Lin Haitao said: "I found out that Suning is interested in you? She seems to have fallen in love with you."
"Really?" He Qing asked. He had never thought about this problem. Although Suning had shown a different enthusiasm for him at the scene of the crime the day before yesterday, his feelings clearly exceeded the boundaries of ordinary friends.
"Yes, it's so obvious!" Lin Haitao nodded vigorously, "Brother Qing, I'm so envious that you are so popular with girls! Suning is not an ordinary girl. People who like her and pursue her are really too
Much more. She and I are very familiar with each other and I know this very well. To tell you the truth, I used to have a crush on her, but it gradually faded away because I knew that there was no possibility between me and her, and I was not what she liked.
That kind of boy."
"Then she...doesn't she have a boyfriend now? Or has she broken up?" He Qing asked casually.
Lin Haitao shook his head and said: "She hasn't broken up with anyone. She hasn't had a boyfriend at all, has she? At least not as far as I know. She is so popular that there are not many men who can catch her.
I guess you are one of the few men. But Brother Qing, you already have Sister Gu Qing, so I advise you to keep a certain distance from her.
Li, I'm not afraid that you won't be able to control yourself, be nice to her, and forget about Sister Gu Qing. I'm worried that once she really recognizes you, it's probably impossible for you to get rid of her. Sometimes she is very strong.
, she probably can’t get anything she wants, right? Although I haven’t seen her chase a man, but if she chases him, you won’t be able to run away even if you want to!
"By the way, there is another situation that I forgot to tell you. The Suning family is married to the Qiao family, which has always been close to her family. When she was very young, she made an appointment with the eldest son of the Qiao family.
Kiss, now Suning has grown up, although
Although she did not admit this ridiculous marriage, Mr. Qiao was passionately devoted to her and had been chasing her crazily. The Qiao family was rich and powerful. If anyone competed with him to rob Suning, he would probably become his.
Enemy."
He Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't care about the affairs of the Su family and the Qiao family. Suning and I are just ordinary friends. We are just going on a trip together. How can it be so complicated? Gu Qing and I are about to get married.
Of course I won't do anything to regret her."
"I know you don't know how. Sister Gu Qing is a very good girl who deserves to be protected throughout her life." Lin Haitao replied solemnly.
"Brother Qing, didn't you say you would tell me about the sword when you get here? Isn't it convenient now?" After talking about Suning, Lin Haitao suddenly changed the subject and said, He said to the sword in He Qing's hand
I am very curious about the ancient sword that is as sharp as clay, and I just want to find out.
He Qing said in a deep voice: "I can tell you now. You should still remember the iron box I took out from Cao Cao's tomb, right?"
"Of course I remember." Lin Haitao nodded, "What's wrong with that box? Could it be that the sword was taken out of the box?"
"Yes, it was taken out of that box." He Qing said, "I didn't know there would be a sword in the box at first. Later I found out that the box was very strange. After research, I found out that it was a mechanism box. It was difficult to find a sword in it.
The kind that is opened. If I hadn't asked the master or his old man for help, I would definitely not have a clue now. After opening the box, I found the sword placed there. I guess that sword may be the legendary 'Eternal Sword'
, which is Cao Cao’s sword.”
"It turns out to be the 'Yitian Sword'!" Lin Haitao said with wide eyes in surprise, "No wonder, no wonder! The peerless sword really deserves its reputation!"
He Qing said: "Haitao, I will only tell you this. Don't tell anyone. After all, this sword is of great importance. If people from the national cultural relics department find out, they may come to trouble me and confiscate the sword."
If you don’t tell me, you might be charged with stealing national cultural relics.”
"Brother Qing, you can rest assured about this. I won't tell you nonsense even if you beat me to death!" Lin Haitao promised, patting his chest. Naturally, he knew very well that He Qing only told the truth because he trusted him completely.
How could it not be kept secret?
"Well, then I'm relieved." He Qing said happily.
After the two chatted for a while, He Qing suddenly received a call from Zhu Wen. He said that his uncle Zhao Baowen had arrived at the hotel and was waiting for them at the door.
"Haitao, Uncle Zhao is here, let's go find him right away." After hanging up the phone, He Qing happily said to Lin Haitao, they are waiting for Zhao Baowen now, and we can go gambling as soon as he comes.
Jade.
"Well, okay, let's go." Lin Haitao readily agreed.
So they quickly walked out of the guest room and rushed straight to the hotel door to meet Zhao Baowen.
After a while, He Qing and the others saw Zhao Baowen, who had just gotten out of the car and was covered in dust. What happened the day before yesterday almost scared Zhao Baowen away. Fortunately, there was no danger, and they were all fine.
"Xiao He, it's great to see that you are all safe and sound!" When he saw He Qing and the others, Zhao Baowen came up to shake hands with them very excitedly.
He Qing shook his head with a smile and said: "Uncle Zhao, it's okay. You don't have to worry. That matter has passed. Don't mention it again. We are here to purchase Hotan jade. Don't worry so much about other things.
.”
"Well, I won't mention it anymore, I won't mention it anymore!" Zhao Baowen nodded in agreement.
He Qing said: "You have just arrived. Let's take a rest and eat."
Zhao Baowen said: "I'm not very hungry."
He Qing said: "You have to eat even if you are not hungry. When we are full, we can contact the jade dealer who sold you the stone."
Then they took Zhao Baowen into the hotel and booked a banquet for him.
After drinking and eating, Zhao Baowen said: "Xiao He, okay, let's set off now and go directly to the jade market."
"Hmm." He Qing responded, "I wonder if there are any stones left?"
Zhao Baowen shook his head and said, "I don't know. You'll know once you get there."
He Qing said: "There's no rush, we'll talk about it after we get there."
He knew that it was basically impossible to purchase the jade directly from the jade market and find the huge mutton-fat jade he was looking for, but after finding the group of jade dealers, he could at least know the whereabouts of the stone and thus find its whereabouts.
, and finally got that amazing huge gem.
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