[Chapter 227: The Secret of Gambling on Stones]
After meeting up with Qingque’s team, Yang Yiyu and the other two got on the car arranged by Qingque and set off, heading directly to the gambling stone trading market.
The destination was a city called Anzhou in the southern country, which borders the old country and is also the base camp of the Duanmu family.
When they set out, there were nine people in the group, and Qingque arranged two off-road vehicles so it was not crowded.
However, I don’t know whether Qingque was intentional or unintentional, but she sat with Yang Yiyu.
The driver was a young man codenamed Leader, and the translator Xiang Hua sat in the co-pilot. In the back of the car were Yang Yiyu, Dugu Wuqing and Qingque. What
made Yang Yiyu both happy and embarrassed was that he sat between the two women.
Although Dugu Wuqing knew that Qingque was someone who assisted Yang Yiyu, he still didn’t like him and her, and kept snorting all the way.
And in Yang Yiyu’s eyes, Qingque was a goblin, and she didn’t seem to feel jealous of Dugu Wuqing.
She still joked with Yang Yiyu as she should, and spoke in waves of earthquakes, which made Yang Yiyu unbearable.
Another thing that made Yang Yiyun feel strange was that Dugu Wuqing seemed to be disgusted by Qingque’s teasing of him, which made Yang Yiyun secretly think: “Could this girl Dugu Wuqing like me~”
Along the way, Yang Yiyun chatted with Qingque and asked about the situation of the Duanmu family and gambling on stones, but this woman always went off topic, and in the end he didn’t dare to talk to her.
But Qingque was just making conversation, and this woman always teased Yang Yiyun.
When passing through a tunnel, Qingque suddenly leaned over and whispered: “How many women do you have, little chief instructor?”
“Uh~ I refuse to answer your question.” Yang Yiyun was sweating.
“Hehe~”
Qingque exhaled like orchids, almost leaning on Yang Yiyun.
Yang Yiyun could see that this woman was doing it on purpose.
After several teasings, Yang Yiyun was furious. It happened that there was a section of the tunnel without lights at this time, so he was bold and pinched her with one hand~
“Ah~”
Qingque suddenly exclaimed.
At this time, Yang Yiyu also leaned over and whispered in her ear: “Qingque, do you believe that I can eat you?”
“Try eating one, I’m afraid you can’t digest it.” Qingque said to Yang Yiyu after coming to her senses.
Yang Yiyu was amused. This woman is really fearless.
At this moment, Yang Yiyu put one hand on her and felt her body getting hot.
After Qingque finished speaking, he moved Yang Yiyu’s salty pig hand away and whispered: “Your iceberg beauty is about to explode, keke~”
At this time, there was light in front, and Yang Yiyu quickly sat up straight.
He saw Dugu Wuqing put one hand on his waist from the corner of his eye, which made him shudder.
What was on Dugu Wuqing’s waist, Yang Yiyu knew clearly, it was the soft sword she carried with her.
It seemed that the conversation with Qingque just now was heard by Dugu Wuqing, who said to himself: “It is better to be quiet. Grandma Dugu is sometimes the kind of person who will draw her sword if she disagrees with something.”
The atmosphere in the car was a little awkward. Yang Yiyu felt uncomfortable sitting between the two women. After thinking about it, he decided not to ask Qingque. He asked the leader who was driving the car about gambling on jade.
“Leader, tell me about gambling on jade~”
“Okay, Chief Instructor~” The leader pondered for a moment and said: “The early name of gambling on jade was not gambling on jade, but gambling shop. It can also be said to be a game of adventurous spirit.
In the gambling on jade market, there are those who become rich overnight and those who lose everything overnight. The history of jade can be traced back to the Neolithic Age, tens of millions of years ago, which shows the long history. However, the history of gambling on jade is not very long. It probably became popular during the Qing Dynasty.
From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, there was a jargon in the jewelry industry called gambling shop. The so-called gambling shop refers to the pair of discerning eyes of jewelry players who went to jewelry shops to look for jade. The jade trade, especially the original The success of jade trade depends on luck, just like gambling and lottery, which is an investment in the future.
The so-called gambling on jade is gambling with raw jade. You should know that it requires deep knowledge of jade to be able to see the quality of jade through the outer skin of jade. Even
with the development of science and technology today, there is no instrument that can detect it. The raw jade is excavated and covered with a layer of rock skin. No one can tell what is inside the skin, so the industry calls the process of judging jade gambling on jade.
Simply put, when we go to the gambling stone market, we buy raw stones and then cut them. If green appears in the process, it means a big increase in price. In other words, if you win the bet, you lose money.
The price of the raw stone also depends on the place of origin and size. Buying the raw stone is a gamble, and the bet is whether there is jade inside the raw stone after it is cut.
Sometimes, even a raw stone as big as a house may not contain jade, and sometimes a fist-sized raw stone may be cut into a piece of jade worth tens or even millions more. Then, after being carved by a master sculptor, it is made into various jade artworks, and its value will double.
The most well-known jade is the jade from the old pits in Myanmar. The southern country Anzhou we went to is a place where… The jade trading market of various countries is controlled by the Duanmu family.
There are all kinds of raw stones everywhere, and the gambling is mainly based on raw stones. The venue is also divided into different levels. It is said that the highest-level trading area requires a deposit of 10 million Jiuzhou coins for each person who can enter, and each of them is a local tyrant worth over 100 million.
This time we went to the highest-level raw stone venue. Lao Yan went to the black market to get the admission ticket. We only need to pay the deposit…”
After listening to the leader’s explanation, Yang Yiyu couldn’t help but become interested in gambling on stones. According to the leader, gambling on stones is about excitement.
He came here to spend money. Fortunately, he had enough money. The six billion yuan he got from the last auction of the Rejuvenating Pill had not been used. This time, it just came in handy.
After thinking for a while, he asked the leader: “Are there any grades of jadeite? What is the best jadeite?”
“Of course there is. It is also called jadeite jade. It is a kind of jade, but jadeite is not equal to hard jade. Jadeite is a stone polycrystalline aggregate that reaches the jade grade formed by geological action. It is mainly composed of hard jade or hard jade and sodium, sodium calcium pyroxene. It may contain amphibole, feldspar, chromite, limonite, etc.
In ancient times, jadeite was a bird living in the south. Its feathers were very beautiful, usually in blue, green, red, brown and other colors. Generally, the male of this bird is red, called Fei, and the female is green, called Cui. The
“Tengyue Local Chronicles” written by Cun Kaitai records: Teng is a gathering place with thousands of jade craftsmen. They make utensils and sell them to various provinces in Yunnan. The best quality jade is mostly sent to Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Kyoto, due to historical reasons, jade, known as the treasure of the East, has been imported into China through border towns such as Tengchong and Ruili in Yunnan, and has a history of four to five hundred years.
Common varieties include old pit jade, ice jade, water jade and more than a dozen other varieties. The best is emerald, also called imperial green. Of course, green is only relatively speaking. Jade has many colors, and it mainly depends on the quality of the internal species. In short, gambling on stones is a kind of culture. I will explain this to you slowly later. I will tell you about the things you should pay attention to this time…”
As the young man code-named leader told the story, Yang Yiyu was also secretly surprised. Every line is like a mountain, and gambling on stones can lead to a cultural industry.
Along the way, he asked questions to the leader, and he didn’t feel bored. Dugu Wuqing and Qingque didn’t put pressure on each other, and he arrived in Anzhou unknowingly.
However, when he arrived in Anzhou, it was dark, and Qingque had already made arrangements here, and the group stayed in the hotel.
Prepare to go to the gambling stone trading market early tomorrow morning. After dinner, Yang Yiyu returned to the room. Just when he was about to take a shower and rest, he received a call from Wang Musheng.
After the call was connected, Wang Musheng said in a very serious tone: “Yiyun, I received news. A week ago, the Duanmu family heard that a batch of very special raw stones were transported from Myanmar. No one knows what they are.
But it has attracted many ancient warriors from the magic sect and supernatural people from other countries to go there. Among them, there are many masters of the ninth level of dark energy, and there are still many. If it doesn’t work, you can wait and stagger with them…”
Wang Musheng said a lot, just because he was afraid that Yang Yiyun would be in danger. After all, the news he got was unusual. It can be said that there were many ancient warriors going there this time, and there were many powerful characters.
After the two chatted for a few words, Yang Yiyun hung up the phone and pondered in his heart. Wang Musheng’s suggestion was good, but he didn’t want to wait. His mother was the devil in his heart.
Besides, he was not a timid person, but Wang Musheng’s news was still very important. The appearance of many people from the magic sect obviously meant a big event.
He also said that there was a ninth level of dark energy, which he must pay attention to.
After thinking about it, Yang Yiyun decided on one thing. With a thought in his mind, he took out a medium-grade spirit stone from the Lu sisters from the Qiankun pot space.
He wants to break through the bottleneck of the fifth level of Qi Refining to improve his cultivation. Only with a strong cultivation base can he be fearless.
(End of this chapter)
