Not long after Mr. Zhang entered the house, he walked out with a piece of Qingtian stone the size of a sea bowl in his hand. To Liu Dong's surprise, the old lady who followed him also held a piece of Qingtian stone in her hand.
, but it’s not as big as the one in Mr. Zhang’s hand.
When he came to Liu Dong's side, Mr. Zhang said something. The understanding old lady quickly took out a piece of clean floral cloth from her pocket, then moved the old chair next to it and spread the cloth on the chair.
Then he carefully put down the Qingtian Stone in his hand.
Judging from his careful look, it doesn't look like he is holding a hard stone, but like a newborn child or grandson who has not yet reached the full moon.
Liu Dong can also understand people's caution. After all, the value of these two stones is too high, and the texture of Qingtian stone is also soft. If a little bit is rubbed off, it may be a loss of thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.
"Young man, what do you think of these two Qingtian stones?"
In fact, Liu Dong had already decided to buy these two pieces of Qingtian stone when he saw them!
Because the Qingtian stone the size of a sea bowl held in Mr. Zhang's hand is the famous Fengmen Qing, but the quality of the stone is not as transparent as the top-notch stone that Liu Dong saw at the trading center this morning.
Even so, the price of this Qingmen Qingtian stone is over two million!
The Qingtian stone in the old lady’s hand is Huangjinyao, another famous stone species in Qingtian stone. Although Huangguangyao is not as precious as Fengmenqing, it is also the best quality among Qingtian stones! It is golden in color and full of royal nobility!
Although it looks a bit small, this palm-sized piece is worth more than 500,000 yuan!
Liu Dong picked up the two pieces of Qingtian stone and looked at them one after another, then said: "Both pieces of Qingtian stone are good, I want both!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of Mr. Zhang, the old lady, and Gou Erdong next to them all showed joy at the same time!
"What's the price?" the old man asked with hope.
"The price is as originally stated, I bought it at a price 10% higher than the market price!"
Then, Liu Dong negotiated the price with Mr. Zhang, and the two Qingtian stones together cost Liu Dong three million! However, Liu Dong didn't have enough cash with him. Therefore, he just signed the transaction contract first and paid a deposit of 100,000.
.The remaining money will be transferred to the bank after Mr. Zhang follows Liu Dong to the county seat to complete the final transaction.
The success of this transaction also gave Gou Erdong what he wanted, and Liu Dong gave him a commission of three thousand yuan.
After receiving the money that took almost a month to earn, Gou Erdong's enthusiasm completely increased. Without Liu Dong's instructions, he ran out and took the initiative to collect high-quality Qingtian stones for Liu Dong!
Gou Erdong also fought hard for Liu Dong's promise of getting a thousand yuan commission for every piece he purchased!
"Uncle Zhang, are there mines around our village?" Liu Dong asked while drinking the host's tea.
"Yes, but they are all old mines from the past. Apart from us locals digging, there is no company to contract them!"
Perhaps because of the success of the transaction, Mr. Zhang was much more attentive to Liu Dong.
"Then can you take me there to have a look?"
"have a look?"
Seeing the surprise on the other person's face, Liu Dong smiled and said: "Yes, in addition to buying Qingtian stones this time, I just want to go to the mines to experience it! Speaking of which, this is my first time coming to Qingtian.
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Liu Dong's explanation successfully dispelled Mr. Zhang's doubts.
"It's okay to look at it, but it's a barren mountain outside, and many places have collapsed, so it's really not much to see!"
"It doesn't matter! Anyway, I have nothing to do now. It's time to go out and take a look and take a rest!"
"Okay then!" After a slight hesitation, Mr. Zhang agreed.
Hearing this, Liu Dong felt happy, stood up and followed Mr. Zhang out of the house.
There were only a few hundred households in Sankou Village. It was not a big village, and they had already left the village after walking for more than ten minutes. However, if they wanted to reach the mine where mining was still being done, they still had to drive three or four miles up the mountain road. Therefore, the two of them came out.
When I was there, I was riding a tricycle owned by Mr. Zhang’s family as a foot support!
Fortunately, Liu Dong has amazing physical strength. He can pedal the tricycle very fast on such uneven mountain roads and can control the direction and rhythm.
"We're here. Can we stop by the crooked-neck tree in front?"
"Yeah. I know!"
Liu Dong also saw the crooked-neck locust tree growing at the foot of the mountain, with lush branches and leaves, but half of its body was tilted and it was almost within the range of the road.
After Liu Dong stopped the car, Mr. Zhang had already jumped out of the back compartment of the No. 3 bus.
“This is the former Niutoushan Mountain!”
"Niutou Mountain?" Looking at the hill in front of him, which was covered with grass and trees. The landslide halfway up the mountain was filled with huge rocks of different sizes, making it look messy. Liu Dong couldn't connect it with the three words Niutou Mountain.
Perhaps hearing the confusion in Liu Dong's words, Mr. Zhang explained with emotion: "Before there was no landslide here, it used to be the Qingtian stone production area with the highest output and the best quality in the entire Qingtian County. Since the Ming Dynasty,
From the Qing Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the Qingtian stones used as tribute in the imperial palace were basically produced here. But now this Niutoushan has long been hollowed out!"
"Hollowed out?"
"Yes, have you seen those caves on the mountain?"
Following the direction of Mr. Zhang's finger, Liu Dong saw that the mountainside, the foot of the mountain, and even the exposed areas on the top of the mountain that had not yet collapsed were covered with large and small caves. Some of these caves were round or square, some could allow vehicles to enter, and some could allow vehicles to enter.
But it can only allow one person to crawl.
"Old man, were these caves used to be mines for mining?" Liu Dong asked in surprise.
From what he could see with his astonishing eyesight, there were hundreds of large and small caves on the mountain in front of him! From the backside that he couldn't see with his eyes, there must be more caves left over from this kind of mining. This pair
For a hill that is only two to three hundred meters high, it can almost be described as riddled with holes.
If a mountain was dug like this, it’s no wonder it collapsed!
"Well, it's all! If the landslide hadn't buried some, what you see now would be more than this!" The old man shook his head with a complicated expression, "Let's go and have a look in front!"
"Eh!"
After agreeing, Liu Dong continued to ride along the mountain road with Mr. Zhang on his tricycle.
What you see along the way are almost all barren mountains that are full of holes and severely damaged by landslides. At a glance, these barren mountains seem to have lost their souls, lifeless and without any life.
"Old man, I see that many of the mountains here are not too steep, and the road is flat. Why is no one focusing on crops at the foot of the mountain? Isn't it a pity that it is so abandoned?"
"It's a pity. But no one dares to farm here!"
"No one dares?"
"Yes, it rains a lot here in the summer. After the mountain is hollowed out, landslides are a common thing. Not only do people bury people, but they also bury crops. This landslide requires more than a year of investment.
It’s all in vain! No one is willing to throw money into the water, so less and less people will plant this land!" Mr. Zhang said with a pity on his face.
“If you don’t cultivate the land, how about just digging Qingtian stones?”
"If you are brave, go dig rocks. If you are not brave, go work outside to make money. Anyway, in this era, as long as you are not lazy, you will never die of hunger!"
"That's true!" Liu Dong nodded.
The two chatted all the way, and after about ten minutes, a hill that was finally a little lively appeared in front of them. At a glance, Liu Dong could see a simple shack set up halfway up the mountain.
"Let's go, I'll take you up and have a look!"
After asking Liu Dong to park the tricycle on the side of the road, the old man jumped off.
"This mountain road is difficult to walk. Can you do it?"
"Haha, don't worry about that! Even though I am old, there is no problem at all climbing the mountain road in front of me!" The old man said with a smile and patted his chest.
"Then please slow down. If you can't hold on anymore, let's sit down and take a rest!" Liu Dong said.
"It's okay, I'm just afraid you can't hold on! Let's go!"
With that said, the old man didn't wait for Liu Dong, and walked quickly along the mountain road like a trail to the mountainside.
Seeing that his steps were not slow, Liu Dong felt relieved and quickly chased after him.
Climbing a mountain is not an easy job, but unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang didn't stop once and climbed to the shack halfway up the mountain in one breath. Liu Dong was a little surprised by his good physical strength.
"Uncle Zhang, why are you here?"
Just as the two of them were approaching, a man came out of the shack wearing rags, covered in dirt and dust, as if he hadn't taken a shower for ten days and a half, and then he rolled on the ground a few times.
Look!
"This is really dirty!" Liu Dong thought.
"Oh, I'll bring a friend over to have a look! By the way, Chunming, why are you alone here? Where are the others? Are they all gone?"
Hearing this, the dirty middle-aged man took a quick look at Liu Dong who was following him, nodded and said: "Yes! Erchun, Xiaoyang and the others have gone down! Leave me outside to watch!"
The old man glanced at the dark hole not far away for a few times, and then continued: "How long have you been opening this hole?"
“I just rented it three days ago, and now I can only drive in and it’s only 80 meters away!”
"Did you find anything? The young man behind me may not be young, but he is very serious about purchasing Qingtian stone. If you have good stuff in your hands, you might as well show it to him to make sure you don't suffer a loss!"
"Oh, is it so?"
The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, he looked Liu Dong up and down and said, "My name is Ding Chunming, what do you call me boss?"
Liu Dong did not dislike the other party's dirty right hand. He held it and shook it briefly, "Wen Dao Liu, just name me Dong, just call me Liu Dong!"
"It turns out to be Boss Liu! Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"
"polite!"
Although the middle-aged man looked dirty, judging from his familiar way of dealing with people, it was obvious that Liu Dong was not the only person who came directly to the place where they were mining to purchase Qingtian stones. (To be continued.)
ps: Thank you to friends ‘Long Wo Ye’ and ‘qingha2ooo’ for their support with two monthly tickets each, as well as friends ‘Little Colored Cat on the Bed’, ‘Baby Panda’, ‘1ujun1968’ and ‘Shangguan Hanyong’ for their reward support. Thank you very much!
Come to the pavilion to watch it from the ground to the cloud】