"stop!"
The stall owner ran up to Li Mo and hurriedly forced a thousand yuan into his hands.
Li Mo turned around and glanced at the beauty in red, and happened to see the beauty in red winking at her proudly. That look was really irritating.
Li Mo frowned slightly and returned the jade pendant to the stall owner without hesitation.
This badly damaged jade pendant had no value at all for viewing. Li Mo spent a thousand dollars to buy it because he just took a fancy to the little bit of 'chalcedony' hidden in this jade pendant.
Even if this jade pendant is given to a god-level weapon refining master, there is still no way to extract the slightest bit of 'chalcedony' essence from it. Only Li Mo, who has mastered the art of creation of heaven and earth, has that ability.
That little bit of chalcedony was completely indispensable, and was not something he valued particularly, so Li Mo didn't even think about arguing.
If you don’t sell it, don’t sell it, it doesn’t matter.
"Beauty, beauty, I got the jade pendant back for you!"
The stall owner trotted away and handed the jade pendant to the beauty in red with a flattering look on his face.
"I changed my mind and I don't want it anymore."
The beauty in red snorted and left.
The stall owner held the jade pendant in his hand and his smile froze.
"you you you… "
"What am I? I haven't paid yet, so I can take it or not. Do you still want to forcefully sell me?"
The beauty in red made a face at the stall owner and walked away.
"Ah, ah?"
Now the stall owner had the desire to kill. Looking at the back of the beautiful woman in red, he had no choice but to think about it, stamped his feet, and went after Li Mo.
"Friend, friend, I just thought about it, this jade pendant, it's better... I'd better sell it to you!"
The stall owner caught up with Li Mo and was panting from exhaustion. He was really anxious.
"I do not want it."
Li Mo said lightly, and the stall owner almost cried.
I paid fifty yuan for a broken jade pendant. No one wanted it after selling it for a month. Today, I finally got a buyer, but I was screwed by my own greed.
It's all my fault, that damn little girl in red, she's so hateful!
But now is not the time to curse or complain, business has to be done.
"Nine hundred, how about nine hundred!"
Li Mo walked forward slowly, browsing the items on both sides of the stalls, and did not comment on the words of the jade pendant stall owner.
"Eight hundred, eight hundred, I admit defeat today, how about just making friends?"
"How about you make a price!"
Seeing that Li Mo still had no reaction at all, the stall owner became anxious.
Li Mo stretched out a finger: "One hundred."
The stall owner's lips trembled.
"Sell it, sell it, get the money!"
Seeing Li Mo walking away again, the stall owner knew that there was no further discussion, so he gritted his teeth and sold a hundred.
This shabby jade pendant has been sold for a month, and no one has asked the price. To put it bluntly, it is good to make a profit.
In this way, Li Mo spent one hundred yuan to buy back the damaged jade pendant.
"Telling you to be greedy, making you greedy."
The stall owner took a hundred yuan and slapped himself as he walked away. He was depressed.
Li Mo put the jade pendant away. This object was worthless in other people's hands, but in his hands, its value was higher than those well-preserved genuine antiques.
A trace of chalcedony weighs ten thousand pounds of jade, and the value of jade that can produce chalcedony cannot be measured by money.
"Take a look, take a look, you will be rich and powerful, don't miss this good opportunity!"
A shout came. Li Mo looked up and saw a stall in front of him filled with people.
The items placed in the stall were just a pile of earth-yellow stones. The stones were large and small. Many people were holding the stones in their hands, knocking them, photographing them, smelling them, or licking them. It was very lively.
They were betting on stones.
Those khaki stones are all jadeite raw stones, and the quality of them naturally varies. One will be poor and the other will be rich. A stone may make a person rich instantly, or it may make a person bankrupt overnight.
Stone gambling is a heart-pounding game. Because of the excitement and the possibility of making a fortune overnight, no matter where the stone gambling stall is, there will never be a shortage of customers.
"This piece, this piece, and this piece, rub it together for me!"
A young man with a lean appearance and a pair of glasses picked out three rough jade stones the size of millstones and asked the boss to polish the stones on the spot.
There are three popular ways to gamble on stones: rubbing stones, cutting stones, and grinding stones.
Rubbing stone works well and is relatively safe. Any blind move of the knife will easily lead to the green "solution" running away and losing the bet. So if you have a wipe, you can use a strong light to look inside and judge the depth, width and intensity of the green.
Cutting stone is simple, cut in half with one knife, and the good and bad are immediately obvious. The methods of grinding stone and polishing stone are similar, the only difference is that polishing stone is more delicate.
The owner of the gambling stone shop shouted loudly: "Three rough stones, each priced at 300,000 yuan, and the polishing fee is 3,000 yuan. My friend, are you sure you want to polish them?"
The bespectacled man has bought no less than twenty rough stones in his shop, but he always shouts loudly, so that the onlookers can hear him and vouch for him, so as not to encounter deadbeats.
"wipe!"
The man with glasses pushed up his glasses, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.
The boss shouted: "Pay first and pay later, no one can bully an old man!"
"Have I sent you?"
"I didn't make any mistakes before, but in the stone gambling business, there are rules. You have to settle the scores one by one."
"Give you money!"
The man with glasses took out his mobile phone and transferred money on the spot.
Then, the stone rubbing began
The man with glasses obviously had bad luck. Twenty rough stones were opened in front of him. The best one was just barely enough to cover the cost of the rough stone. The rest could not even recover the cost.
The three rough stones were rubbed, and after a while the rubbing turned into grinding, and after a while the grinding turned into cutting. Finally, the three rough stones turned into six pieces, with nothing inside except a green strip that could barely be seen with the naked eye.
"What a big loss..."
"It's over. I lost all my money."
The man with glasses turned pale. He took out a pack of cigarettes and lit them tremblingly. He lit them several times before lighting them. When he put the cigarette back, it fell to the ground again.
"Betting on stones is just a fun thing to do. Don't be greedy."
"This guy lost a lot today."
"From morning to now, at least six million have passed."
"Oh my god, if I had six million, I'd bet a shit ton of money."
"Come again, come to the biggest section of your store!"
The man with glasses had a hoarse voice and pointed at the most conspicuous and largest piece of rough stone.
The rough stone is half a person tall and weighs more than 10,000 kilograms.
The owner of the gambling stone shop smiled and said: "Friend, the reserve price of this rough stone is 100 million, and it has been bought by someone now. In a few days, it will be sent to the auction of rare treasures as a treasure of the town meeting. Treasure public auction!"
The crowd exclaimed when they heard the price quoted by the owner of the gambling stone shop.
The base price is 100 million, which is definitely a big deal.
Looking at the man with glasses, his face turned a bit paler, and he started to choke on his cigarette. He lowered his head and wandered around a pile of rough stones. He looked at them for more than ten minutes, but he didn't call out to buy again.
"Boss, let's give this a try!"
An old man wearing a Tang suit with white beard and hair picked up a rough stone the size of a fist and handed it to the owner of the gambling stone shop.
"Oh, Mr. Yu."
When the owner of the gambling stone shop saw the old man, he immediately smiled and took the rough stone, handed it to the worker on the side, and said: "Lao Yu picked this, be careful."
The man with glasses stood up and said angrily: "Why doesn't he pay first? Why should I pay first? What do you mean!"
The crowd burst into laughter, and the onlookers told him without the owner of the stone shop saying anything.
"This is Mr. Yu, Yu Boyan, can you compare with him?"
"Yu Boyan, Mr. Yu, is a national first-level appraisal master. Just this name is worth tens of millions. Let him pay first. It seems that Boss Wei doesn't want to do this business anymore."
"Ha ha ha ha… "
A group of people burst into laughter, and the man with glasses had nowhere to vent his anger. He squatted in the pile of rocks, his eyes wandering again.
Just when the bespectacled man was having a hard time deciding, the rough stone that Yu Boyan chose came out.
"Yu Lao Mo Shi, the raw material is 5,000 yuan, and the top grade Yanglu is made, and the estimate is 900,000 yuan!"
The onlookers all let out a cry of surprise.
(End of chapter)