After returning to the hotel, Xue Chen and Qi Hu simply packed their luggage, then immediately went to the bus station, took the bus back to Hohhot, and checked into a hotel.
Qi Hu carefully wrapped the set with a towel and put it away. Xue Chen went into the bathroom and filled a basin of water with a plastic basin, brought it to the room, and took it from Jin Chan's mouth.
Take out the silver paint beads that came out.
Seeing Xue Chen's actions, Qi Hu's eyes immediately lit up, and he immediately came over and asked curiously: "Xue Chen, what's so fishy in this bead?"
"Haha, wait a minute and wash it off. Brother Qi, you will know." Xue Chen had naturally seen it with clairvoyance, but he gave it a try and did not tell Qi Hu immediately.
"Okay, then I'll see what good stuff Brother Xue got from playing Batu." Seeing that Xue Chen was still mysterious, Qi Hu became more curious and smiled happily.
Before putting the silver paint beads into the basin, Xue Chen's eyes suddenly moved, he put them on the table, took a photo with his mobile phone and saved it.
After taking pictures, he soaked the beads in water. Xue Chen scrubbed them vigorously with both hands. Soon, the layer of silver paint on them all peeled off, and underneath the silver paint was wrapped the three-legged golden toad.
Mud tires of the same material.
The baked and fired clay tire was still very hard, but Xue Chen's hands were strong enough and soaked in water. After rubbing it for a few times, the full basin of water turned into mud soup, and the beads were
The mud tires were also scrubbed off layer by layer.
Quickly, the beads that were originally the size of a cow's eye shrank to half, and suddenly, a rich emerald green appeared in the muddy soup!
Qi Hu's eyes widened in an instant, and he blurted out in shock: "It turns out there is something wrapped in the mud tire!"
After changing another basin of clean water, a dark green bead that had been scrubbed clean was thrown into the basin. The whole basin of water was immediately reflected in green, as if green paint had been dropped into it.
"Is this... emerald?"
Qi Hu's lips trembled, his eyes widened, and he stared at the green oval bead in the basin. As if he couldn't believe it, he reached out and grabbed the bead, holding it in his hand and looking at it carefully.
"Yes, it's just an emerald!"
Xue Chen's eyes flashed with brilliance. The five most precious gemstones recognized in the world are diamonds, rubies, sapphires, cat's eyes, and emeralds!
When he went to appraise the three-legged golden toad, he discovered something was wrong. From some details, he found that the craftsmanship of the craftsman who made the three-legged golden toad was definitely not bad, but why was the golden toad made so ugly?
Doesn’t it look good? There is only one answer, that is, it was intentional! This aroused his suspicion.
After careful inspection, he found that the workmanship of the mouth of the three-legged golden toad was somewhat different from other parts. It seemed that the texture was more solid and solid.
It was precisely because of this that he noticed the bead in the golden toad's mouth. When he took a look with his perspective, he was surprised to see the emerald wrapped in the mud!
"Such a big one, it must be at least ten grams." Qi Hu took a big breath in shock and grinned.
He has seen many emerald gems, and he himself has an emerald ring, but the size of the gemstone is only half the size of the one in his hand, but it also cost him more than half a million yuan! And this one
The weight of the pellets is at least ten grams, and the texture is so good and the color is so dark green that the price can easily rise tenfold.
"There should be ten grams." Xue Chen nodded.
No matter what kind of gem it is, the price is determined by its texture and weight. The better the texture, the better. The same is true for the size. For every gram of weight a gemstone has, its value is doubled geometrically.
As for why this precious emerald bead was wrapped in mud and stuffed into the mouth of the golden toad, this is not what Xue Chen can know. At best, it can only be a random guess, and there is no way to confirm it.
When Qi Hu heard how Xue Chen discovered that there was something fishy about the beads in Jin Chan's mouth, he had nothing to say and could only raise his thumb to express his admiration. He really admired it to the extreme.
After taking the pleasant green emerald, Xue Chen rubbed it and then took a photo with his mobile phone.
"Why are you taking photos and who should you show them to?" Qi Hu asked.
"Of course I want to show it to Batu so I can thank him." Xue Chen raised the corner of his mouth and returned.
He still felt very sorry for breaking the three-legged golden toad. If Batu hadn't listened to Sun Ge's words and wanted to re-examine on the spur of the moment, he would have brought the three-legged golden toad back. He would definitely not directly
It would be more meaningful to break it instead of keeping it as it is, and he would like it more than taking out the emerald bead, because it is a three-legged golden toad with a story.
But there was no other way. In order to cope with the situation at that time, he could only use this tactic to smash the three-legged golden toad with a mud body. In order to properly 'thank' Batu for making things difficult, he didn't mind taking a photo of this emerald.
Send it over.
Qi Hu clapped his hands and laughed: "Okay, I should give him a look and thank him properly."
After resting in the hotel for a night, Qi Hu took a flight back to Haicheng City the next day. Xue Chen got on the long-distance bus to Baoshi and planned to visit Zhao Tiekai's house. Since he was in Inner Mongolia, it would be unreasonable not to go.
It was not yet noon when he got off the bus in Baoshi. Xue Chen got into a taxi and reported an address. When he got off the taxi and looked up, he saw a restaurant named Mingxuan in front of him.
"Huh? That's not right. I remember Lao Zhao said that his restaurant is not called that name?"
Xue Chen's eyes moved and he turned to look across the street. He saw that there was also a hotel opposite, called Sihai Hotel. He couldn't help but rub his nose. It turned out to be opposite.
After walking into the Sihai Hotel, Xue Chen looked around and saw that the hotel had two floors, with a total area of seven or eight hundred square meters. It was neither too big nor too small. It seemed that the business was pretty good. At this time, it was already
It’s almost time for lunch, but there are still about 50% to 60% of the guests sitting in the lobby.
Under the guidance of the waiter, he sat down in the lobby and ordered two of the hotel's special dishes. After eating, he felt they tasted very good.
When he was full and full, he waved to the waiter: "Go, help me find Manager Zhao from your lobby. I have something to talk to him."
The waitress glanced at Xue Chen a few times and asked carefully: "Sir, do you have anything to do with our manager Zhao?"
"Just go find it if I ask you to." Xue Chen narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.
The waitress hesitated for a moment and turned away. After a while, Zhao Tiekai, who looked very capable in a white shirt and black trousers, appeared in sight and strode over.
When he got closer, Zhao Tiekai saw Xue Chen, who was smiling and leaning on the chair with his arms folded. He suddenly stopped at his feet, as if he couldn't believe it. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and opened his mouth in shock: "
Damn it, I must be hallucinating."
"I'm telling you, Lao Zhao, the food in your restaurant tastes very good." Xue Chen said with a faint smile.
"Xue Chen! It's really your kid!" Zhao Tiekai walked over in two steps and hit Xue Chen's shoulder with his fist. His face was filled with strong surprise, "Why are you kid here so suddenly?
You didn’t even say hello to me so I could pick you up.”
"No need to pick it up, I came here myself." Xue Chen said with a smile on his face.
Zhao Tiekai grinned: "I thought someone was causing trouble again just now."
"Huh? Why, from what you said, there are a lot of troubles?" Xue Chen said unexpectedly.
Zhao Tiekai glanced outside through the window and patted Xue Chen's arm: "Come on, stop standing and go to my office to chat."
After arriving at the office, Zhao Tiekai poured water for Xue Chen. After sitting down, he asked why he came here suddenly.
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Not long after, the door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in his early fifties walked in. Judging from his appearance, he was probably Zhao Tiekai's father. Although he was past middle age, his body still looked very strong.
"Tie Kai, I heard that you have a friend here, who is this?" Zhao Sihai put his hands behind his back and looked at Xue Chen with a smile.
"Dad, this is my buddy from college, Xue Chen, as I said!" Zhao Tiekai stood up and said happily.
"Oh? Is that the classmate who gave you folk remedies to treat your lung disease?" Zhao Sihai's face was a little moved.
He was very satisfied with his son in all aspects, but he liked to smoke and was disciplined at home. However, during his four years in college, where the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, he developed problems with smoking, which made him angry and distressed.
During the CT examination, you can see that the lungs are completely black, filled with retained tar. The doctor said that a person in his twenties has the same lungs as a person in his fifties!
But some time ago, he went to Haicheng to attend a classmate's wedding. When he came back, he found that his son no longer coughed. After his son explained the reason, he took him to the hospital for a check-up, and he saw that his son had stopped coughing.
All the dark shadows on the lungs disappeared and became clean.
Even familiar doctors shook their heads after seeing the test results and expressed that they did not understand. They said that after being a doctor for most of their life, they had never seen such a strange thing. What folk medicine is so effective? It is now used to treat pneumoconiosis.
The patient's most advanced lung lavage therapy cannot achieve results!
Seeing that his son's lung problem was cured, he, as a father, was naturally very happy. He was also grateful for the Xue Chen in his son's mouth, and now he finally met him in person.
"Hello, Uncle Zhao." Xue Chen stood up with a smile and shook hands with Zhao Sihai.
Zhao Sihai held Xue Chen's hand tightly, shook it vigorously, looked at Xue Chen up and down, and nodded happily: "It's great that you can come as a guest, okay."
"Tie Kai, in the past two days, you take Xue Chen around and have fun, and you must entertain him well. You know, if the hospitality is not good, I will blame you." Zhao Sihai made a stern face and looked at