While Xu Qing was hesitating, Meng Shicheng, the stone-cutter, had already taken out a piece of violet the size of his fist. He stood up, patted the stone chips on his body and came forward.
"Are you Mr. Xue?"
Meng Shicheng felt that the old man in front of him seemed familiar, so he couldn't help but ask softly.
The old man frowned slightly and said, "Do you recognize me?"
After confirming the identity of the old man in front of him, Meng Shicheng's attitude suddenly became respectful. This old man is a Beidou-level figure in the world of jade carving. Any work signed by him can be auctioned for an astonishing price. It is said that this old man has a weird temperament.
He once made a rule that he would carve one piece of jade every three years. As the name suggests, the old man only carved one piece of jade in three years. Therefore, there are very few extant works, but all of them are top-notch.
Meng Shicheng was lucky enough to meet this old man only at a jade carving conference, but he didn't expect to meet him here.
“Mr.
The old man did not appreciate it and said proudly: "Since you recognize the old man, there is no need to sign this document. As long as the young man agrees, the bet will begin immediately."
Young Master Tang was unhappy again. He glared at Meng Shicheng and said, "Old Meng! Our brothers don't turn their elbows outwards. It's up to Qingzi to decide whether to bet or not. Don't you dare to help me."
Meng Shicheng was completely different from a human being. He said to himself, this old man is a donkey. With Qingzi's luck today, you can only pay for it. If you want to give money, I won't stop you. There is no need to offend your brother for this.
At this time, Xu Qing said slowly: "It's okay to bet, but I have to add a condition."
A happy look appeared on Mr. Xue's face, and he hurriedly said: "Tell me and listen..."
Xu Qing took the violet material and played with it in his hand, and said calmly: "If I win this piece of material, it must be carved into a pendant within two days, and if it is worn by a woman, there is no need to mention the double price for purchasing the material.
At least I’m not short of money now.”
Mr. Xue's heart moved and he immediately asked: "Is this it?"
Xu Qing nodded and said, "That's it. If you agree, I'll choose the ingredients now. I won't let you down."
Mr. Xue smiled and said: "It's good that the young man has this kind of tolerance. The old man agreed, and I will add one to it. Even if you lose, I will definitely give you a pendant after this piece of material is carved."
"Okay, you go for a walk first. Later, when I select a stone, I will ask you to go over and see the stone." Xu Qing agreed happily, turned around and left. He really didn't believe it anymore. With the ability of his right eye, he selected the stone.
How many days will it take to grow the ice wool?
An hour later, Xu Qing, who visited more than a dozen stalls, finally spotted a piece of yellow sand fur material with a weird shape. This piece of wool had a wide base and a thin body. It looked like an upside-down funnel with circles all over its body.
It is a naturally formed spiral pattern, with a long dark black crack at the bottom spiraling several times directly upwards, almost penetrating the entire surface of the wool.
Xu Qing stepped forward and gently scraped the crack with his fingernails. He couldn't feel the crack at all, but by scanning with his right eye, he could find a cylindrical piece of high-ice yellow jade inside, with a transparency similar to
It is made of glass and is yellow and translucent in color, resembling the chicken fat taken out when killing a chicken.
Chicken fat yellow, the words that flashed in his mind made Xu Qing excited. The most amazing thing is that the texture of this piece of yellow jade was not damaged by the cracks on the surface, but instead formed several vivid clouds on the jadeite at the bottom.
The pattern is as if a whole piece of yellow jade is stepping on the misty floating clouds.
While Xu Qing was sighing at the wonders of nature's creation, he also had the idea of getting this piece of yellow jade. There is a jargon in jade, "flawless cannot become jade". There is no absolute perfection in all jade and jade, only the best.
The inner structure of jade is so fine and smooth that it looks almost flawless.
"Boss, how can I sell this piece of material?" Xu Qing finally looked away, pointed at the piece of yellow sand leather material, and started asking the price.
"Five thousand yuan per kilogram, you can get free stone analysis."
The person who made the quotation was a dry little old man with a mustache. His eyes flickered when he spoke, showing a shrewd energy.
Xu Qing frowned and said: "It's too expensive. The black black sand material I bought just now is only 3,000 yuan per kilogram. Can it be cheaper?"
This piece of yellow sand skin weighs at least 200 kilograms, and the yellow jade in it occupies less than one-tenth. He initially estimated that he could get about fifteen kilograms of chicken fat yellow, so it would be best if it could be cheaper.
"Okay, I'll just go with the three thousand yuan per kilogram you said." The little old man showed unusual cheerfulness, picked up a small book on the table, flipped through it, and read: "Longtang Laokeng yellow sand leather, net weight is two yuan."
One hundred and thirty-two kilograms, calculated at three thousand per kilogram, the total is six hundred and ninety-six thousand..."
Xu Qing took out his wallet, pulled out a bank card and handed it over: "There is less ink, please swipe the card!"
The little old man took the card with a smile and swiped it on the POS machine. Xu Qing entered the password and received the money and goods. Meng Shicheng who looked at it with such joy made Meng Shicheng shake his head.
"Qingzi, is this piece of ice?" Tang Guobin didn't seem to be too optimistic about this piece of yellow sand-skin with an unattractive appearance, and couldn't help but ask aloud.
Xu Qing smiled and said, "God knows, but I find this stone pleasing to my eye, so there might be something in it."
Tang Guobin smiled strangely and said: "You guys have really strong tastes. You can also like this kind of crooked melons and cracked dates. I'll get a black African girl for you tomorrow."
Xu Qing rolled his eyes and said, "Come on, you should keep the matter of Zhenguowei to yourself. Asking old man Xue to come over and see Jie Shi is the real issue."
Tang Guobin pointed behind him casually and said: "Hey! The old man is looking at the stones at the stall behind. When the stone dissolving machine goes off, he can run faster than a rabbit."
Meng Shicheng was completely convinced by these two men. One would spend hundreds of thousands to buy a piece of cracked material that his father didn't care for and his mother didn't like as long as he liked it. The other treated the world-class jade carving master as a bastard and had nothing but strength.
I really don’t know what words to use to describe it.
Xu Qing asked the little old man Ganba for a big pen, casually drew two circles on the edge of the yellow sand fur material, and said, "Excuse me, drag it out and chop it."
The little old man smiled, and warmly ordered people to carry the heavy wool and fix it on the stone machine. He kept praising Xu Qing for his vision and knowledge...
Meng Shicheng despised him deeply in his heart and thought to himself, this old guy is too treacherous. If he is killed later, I will definitely give him a beating.
As soon as the stone dissolving machine rang, more and more people were watching. Not to mention that the one who came the fastest was Master Xue. When he saw this piece of strange yellow sand leather material, a strange expression appeared on his face. It looked like
He was beaten hard.
Chichi——
The saw blade cut along the black line on the wool without hesitation. Xu Qing, who was squatting aside, began to wash the cut surface with a ladle of water. Looking at the white cut surface with no expression, he actually nodded with satisfaction.
"Cut a knife on the other side and you can wipe the stone."