The shopkeeper standing aside was respectful and immediately asked the waiter waiting outside to go down and take a look.
The man waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's not a good jade anyway, forget it, go on."
The shopkeeper nodded slightly, and then continued to report the important matter: "Master, the kind of water you want is really rare. I have asked people to keep an eye out for it in recent months, but since someone produced this kind of water ten years ago, no one has produced it since then."
The man frowned slightly, "Who got the raw material ten years ago?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said with some pity: "It was originally bought by a wealthy businessman, but later the businessman's family was wiped out, and the jade stone disappeared without a trace."
The man's brows tightened even more, his face showed thoughtfulness, and his fingers tapped the table.
In this case, it would be difficult for the emperor to get the jade that he wanted.
If it weren't for that priceless jade, there would be no chance to implement my brother's future plans.
He had to ask someone to look for it again. If that didn't work, he could only...
At this time, purple air was coming from the east on the first floor.
Originally, the noise of people vying to buy jade was quite loud, but when everyone saw the jade that had been opened, they all dispersed with disappointment on their faces.
This is because what was opened was a spring-colored glutinous jade of the size of three fingers put together. Although this piece of jade looks to have a fine texture, its texture means that its value is not high.
The jade in Wangnan City is also called jadeite. According to the quality of the jade, it is basically divided into dry white, bean, glutinous, hibiscus, glutinous ice, ice, high ice, ice glass and glass.
Jadeite can usually appear in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple depending on its color. However, green is the most valuable in this dynasty, and it is mainly divided into light green, fruit green, blue-green, sun green, spicy green, and imperial green.
Master He handed the jade raw material to Mingyue and said with some regret: "This piece of jade still has some spring colors, and the base color is good, but the quality is a little poor, and the size is not good. It can only be made into a small pendant."
Mingyue took it but didn't look at it carefully. Instead, she raised her eyebrows slightly and said to the clerk in an impatient manner, "This jade is too bad. I really don't like it. By the way, does your shop accept jade?"
The clerk was stunned at first, then nodded and said, "Of course I will buy it, but I have to ask a professional master to check the price."
Mingyue threw the jade into the clerk's arms, waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Okay, then you can take it and ask the master. I'll go take a look at the raw stones."
The clerk agreed and took the jade in a panic. In his heart, he cursed the local tycoon for his rudeness and said that he would not compensate him if the jade fell to the ground.
After the waiter left, Mingyue went to the cheapest raw stone area.
Mingyue pretended to squat down to select the raw stone, but in fact she was telling Feishuang in her sea of consciousness: "Find a better one this time."
Feishuang flapped her little wings and sensed a stone not far away that was flashing with spiritual energy. Just as she was about to speak, she became aware of the spiritual energy on the upper floor that was so thick that it seemed to be solidifying.
Feishuang's loli voice was a little excited: [Master, I sensed that there is a stone with particularly strong spiritual energy upstairs.]
Mingyue paused and said, "Upstairs. Wait a while and she will dig out a few more stones, and she will probably be able to go up."
So she said helplessly: [Just take care of the present, your master is short of money now, so he is not qualified to go upstairs.]
Feishuang's voice faded. "Well, Master, walk ten steps forward and you will find the first big black rock. Although the smell is not as strong as the one upstairs, it is still pretty good among these broken rocks."
Mingyue counted her steps silently and stopped in front of the big black stone. Well, it was indeed a big stone. It looked like something Mingyue could not afford at the moment.
However, after she chose the stone just now, the waiter just took her to weigh it and didn't let her pay immediately. It seems that there is room for manipulation.
Mingyue squatted down and picked up the stone. Fortunately, she was used to doing housework and had a lot of strength, so it was not difficult for her to pick up the stone.
However, when Master He saw her carrying such a large stone, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Sir, although your stone looks big, most of them are just dug up by stone sellers to make up the number. Even if you open them all, you won't get anything out of them. They are not as good as the small stone you just picked."
Mingyue suddenly asked, "Master He, your skill in cutting stones should be very good, right?" Master He was stunned and didn't react: "I'm probably ranked third in Wangnan City, what's wrong?"
"No wonder." Mingyue smiled strangely and didn't continue.
No wonder a master who always advises customers not to buy this or choose that can still stay in the shop and cut stones safely. It turns out that he is a man with skills.
Master He didn't understand what she meant, and asked again: "This stone weighs 53 kilograms, do you really want to open it?"
Mingyue nodded firmly and pointed at the black pattern on the stone at random: "Let's start from here."
Master He looked at her as if he was looking at a prodigal son, but he still set up his tools and prepared to cut the stone according to Mingyue's request.
At this moment, a customer saw that the stone was about to be mined, so he came over to watch the fun as he had nothing to do.
After seeing the big black stone, the customer laughed out loud: "Oh, there are people who choose this kind of stone? These are stones used for road construction. Only the guys don't know the value of them and bought them in. Why are you using them to mine jade? Haha, I am really laughing to death."
Following the customer's laughter, all the customers who had entered the shop on the first floor gathered around.
Most of those who can choose stones in Ziqidonglai have been dealing with jade all their lives. They are either the source of jade trading or the shopkeepers of jewelry businesses. No one is optimistic about this big black stone.
With one cut of the knife, Master He split the large black stone into two equal pieces. Both sides were exactly the same, just like ordinary stones.
Master He glanced at Mingyue and said with some regret: "Look, sir, this stone really can't produce jade."
Other guests also spoke up:
"Please don't make things difficult for Master He. If your stone yields jade, I can eat it right away."
"Haha, isn't it? After all, you are a young man. You probably think that the bigger the stone, the higher the chance of getting jade, right?"
"How naive! Dozens of taels of silver are just wasted like this."
"Stop it, young man. Jade is not something you can play with."
"Yes, there is no jade..."
Mingyue's expression remained unchanged, and she pointed to another place casually as if jokingly: "Open it here again."
Even though Master He was not optimistic about the stone, what else could he do? He could only cut the stone according to the prodigal son's instructions.
At this moment, everyone else was laughing at Mingyue and advising her not to make things difficult for Master He.
However, after Master He casually slashed down with the knife, the whole person was stunned.
"It came out, it came out again..."
(End of this chapter)