The piece of black sand wool that Hu Rong chose has neither python patterns nor pine flowers on the outer skin. There is no jade weathered material on the surface. There is only a very fine crack on one side. Hu Rong relies on this crack.
The judgment made made Zhuang Rui secretly admired.
The piece of wool in Hu Rong's hand is the best piece of pea green seed material in the pile of black sand. Apart from the half-bet piece of wool at Zhuang Rui's feet, there is no other piece of wool in Hu Rong's hand that is better than the one in Hu Rong's hand.
There are good rough stones in there.
Among the pile of rough stones, there were many with better skin performance than this one, but Hu Rong chose this one. If Zhuang Rui hadn't found the ice material in front of him, I'm afraid he would have lost today's bet.
Hu Rong.
"Brother Zhuang, did you choose this one? Don't you regret it?"
"Hey, Brother Hu, we don't gamble. If I lose the most, it means that my eyesight is not as good as yours. That's normal. There is nothing to regret..."
Zhuang Rui laughed and said, "When you unlock the jade later, just don't regret giving me this material."
"Okay, let's go and unravel the stone..."
Hu Rong called to the person looking at the stall and asked him to bring over a small cart, which is a simple cart used for pulling luggage. After Zhuang Rui put the wool on it, he fixed it with two elastic bands on the cart.
Yuan Shi, pulled behind Hu Rong.
Hearing that Boss Hu was going to unravel the stone, the whole market became agitated. Zhuang Rui and Hu Rong walked in front, followed by a few people from time to time. The merchants who were selecting woolen materials and even the stall owners of various stalls all followed.
When I came up, before I even reached the market gate, there were dozens of people following me.
Next to the market, there are many jade processing workshops. Within three minutes of walking, Zhuang Rui followed Hu Rong into a yard, where seven or eight people were busy.
As soon as Hu Rong entered the yard, he said to a young man: "Xiao Wang, I will lend you the space to untie two stones..."
"Uncle Hu, you've done well. I haven't seen you remove stones for a long time. Let's open our eyes today..."
The young man surnamed Wang must also be Chinese. He spoke in Chinese. While talking, he asked a few people who were working to clean up the middle of the venue. He also walked to the door and pulled down the light cord, clearing the lights in the yard.
The headlight was turned on.
"Brother Hu often interprets stones here?" Zhuang Rui saw that Hu Rong was familiar with this person and felt a little strange. Didn't it mean that people who specialize in the rough stone business generally don't gamble on stones?
Hu Rong seemed to have noticed Zhuang Rui's doubts and said with a smile: "For some stones that perform well, we will cut them or open the window before selling them. If they are green, the selling price will be higher than the full bet."
The materials are much more expensive. Sometimes when I visit the market here, I will cut out a few pieces of materials to play with..."
Stone-cutting and stone-betting are two completely different concepts. Wool merchants cut stones in order to increase the price of the rough stone, while stone-gamblers bet on whether there is jade in the rough stone and what grade the jade inside is.
People who gamble on stones may not necessarily know how to interpret stones, but veterans who interpret stones must be experts on stone gambling, because they need to show the best side of the stone to people, so as to stimulate the desire of businessmen to buy.
In the years since he took over the Hu family, Hu Rong has personally solved at least eight thousand rough stones. His rich experience in breaking stones is far beyond what Zhuang Rui can match.
"Brother Zhuang, are you coming first?" Hu Rong looked sideways at Zhuang Rui.
"Brother Hu, you should come first, I just want to study..." Zhuang Rui waved his hands repeatedly.
"You kid, you are a stone gambler like a monkey. You dare to cut hundreds of millions of red emeralds. Are you still afraid of this?"
Hu Rong was amused by Zhuang Rui's expression, and he was not humble at the moment. He fixed the piece of black sand on the stone cutter, took a grinder, and turned on the power.
"Who is that young man?"
"I don't know him, but he actually gambled away hundreds of millions of jade. No wonder Boss Hu is so polite to him..."
"The surname is Zhuang. He can't be the young man who participated in the Pingzhou public sale last year, right?"
After hearing Hu Rong's words, the people watching on the outside began to speculate about Zhuang Rui's background. Anyone who could participate in the jade sale was considered a big shot in their eyes. Some people who were quick-thinking actually guessed Zhuang Rui's identity.
Hu Rong squatted half-crouched, grinding the surface of the dark raw stone with a grinder. He didn't rub it in one place, but after wiping off the black skin, he immediately changed the angle. See what it meant.
I want to wipe off all the outer skin of the entire piece of material.
This piece of black sand was not very big to begin with. After about 10 minutes, the black surface stone layer had all been polished away, revealing slightly whitish gray crystals.
"Uncle Hu, it seems that he is out of luck..."
The little king fetched a basin of water and washed the piece of wool with its outer skin wiped off. Through the thin layer of white crystals, he could vaguely see a hint of green inside.
"Well, I need to wipe it again, Xiao Wang, please let me..."
Hu Rong snorted indifferently. He had expected the green color, but looking at it like this, it seemed that the planting quality and color were average, because if it were that kind of high-green wool, the greenness would have been revealed long ago.
, and it won't be as looming as it is now.
But in Hu Rong's mind, no matter how bad the jade in this piece of wool was, it would still be a sure win over Zhuang Rui, because Hu Rong couldn't see any signs of jade in the piece of material Zhuang Rui chose.
As the layer of white crystals was gradually peeled off, the jadeite inside was also revealed. After about half an hour, a piece of jadeite the size of a baby's fist appeared in Hu Rong's palm.
After cleaning with water, under the light, you can see that the color of this piece of jade is slightly bluish. The seed water is not very clear, at best it can only reach the level of pea green.
However, in the current jade market, even such a large piece of green bean material can be sold for more than 100,000 yuan. For jade, it is a seller's market, not a buyer's market.
"Brother Hu, this piece of black sand has nothing to show for it, but it can actually produce emeralds. You are really amazing. I can't help but feel inferior to you..."
After Zhuang Rui took the piece of jade and played with it in his hand, he raised his thumbs at Hu Rong. He was not speaking politely, but he felt admiration from the bottom of his heart. If he didn't have those eyes, he wouldn't be able to say anything.
I chose this rough stone with poor appearance and cracks to bet on.
"As expected of the Jade King of Myanmar, he is so powerful..."
"Oh, I wish I had Boss Hu's discernment..."
"I'll go to Boss Hu's stall later, maybe I can find something good..."
"That's right. Let's go later. Boss Hu is a Chinese, so he won't be as shady as the Burmese boss..."
Seeing Hu Rong unlocking the jadeite, the small processing factory became noisy for a while. Being able to see the jadeite king of Myanmar gambling with his own eyes would be a bragging rights when he goes back.
Hearing the praises from Zhuang Rui and everyone else, Hu Rong didn't have any proud look on his face. For him, it was nothing to solve the problem of pea green seeds. If he hadn't made a bet with Zhuang Rui, he would have just
Once it turns green, it will not continue to be solved, but put back and sold. This is the way of doing business for rough stone merchants.
"Brother Zhuang, it's your turn. We still don't know whether we will win or lose..."
To be honest, Hu Rong also wanted to see why Zhuang Rui chose this piece of wool that had been cut twice. It is said that Zhuang Rui's reputation in the stone gambling circle was due to his many real gambling successes.
When it came out, maybe there was something wrong with this piece of material that I didn't see.
"Okay, let's see if there is anything in this piece of double-cut material..."
Zhuang Rui had already untied the rough stone, carried it to the stone cutter, turned the thin head inward, and faced the ringworm-stained ground to everyone. Seeing Zhuang Rui's appearance, the onlookers thought he was going to cut it.
They all opened their eyes wide.
Cutting stones is more exciting than polishing stones. With one cut, the authenticity can be determined clearly. It is refreshing to cut and enjoyable to watch.
However, after Zhuang Rui fixed the rough stone, he failed everyone and picked up the grinder and prepared to polish the stone.
Hu Rong was a little confused and said, "Brother, don't you need to wipe this piece of material?"
"Yes, this little brother, it would be so refreshing to just cut him with a knife..."
"Yes, it's free material anyway, so let's just cut it..."
Others also had the same idea as Hu Rong and started making noises one after another.
"Grandma's, the materials are free, but the items inside are valuable..."
Zhuang Rui cursed angrily in his heart, turned to Hu Rong, and said: "It looks like the ringworm is seeping inside. I'll wipe it first. If it doesn't turn green, I'll cut it off..."
Hu Rong shook his head, but said nothing. Although the ringworm on the original jadeite stone was probably the weathered jadeite left outside, it could not be ruled out that it was traces left by other magma or associated mines. Zhuang Rui only relied on that
Hu Rong didn't understand because of the ringworm, so he concluded that there was jade in it.
Zhuang Rui didn't care what those people thought, he huffed and puffed and took the grinder and began to polish the area where the ringworm was.
However, as soon as I rubbed a thickness of about two centimeters into it, the ringworm was wiped away, revealing a white crystal-like substance inside, with a hint of green in it.
"stop!"
Hu Rong, who had been squatting on the ground and staring at his mouth, suddenly shouted. Zhuang Rui was startled by him and quickly turned off the grinder.
"There seems to be green. Look at the fog, there should be green. This... this... brother, what a good vision. I lost our bet..."
Hu Rong cleaned the wiped face and observed it with a magnifying glass for two or three minutes. He had an incredible expression on his face. The mist was greenish, and it was almost certain that there was jade inside.
From Hu Rong's perspective, he could tell from the green mist that the quality of the jadeite inside was definitely better than that of the pea green material.
