Following Master He's words, the others all came forward, almost blocking out all the light from all directions.
However, no one cared about so much at this moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on the large area of bright green on the stone.
Then a group of people gathered around Mingyue with shining eyes, saying in unison:
"Boy, oh no, sir, if you sell this stone to me, I will give you five hundred taels of silver."
"Manager Liu, you are too treacherous, aren't you? This is a Yang Green Jadeite, and it's so big. The quality of the jadeite is not bad, at least it's the glutinous ice grade. Sir, sell it to me, and I'll give you one thousand taels."
"Sir, I'll give you 1,500 taels."
"I'll give you two thousand."
"Two thousand five."
"… "
In just a moment, the customers in the shop asked for five thousand taels.
It is no wonder that gambling on stones is addictive. The feeling of getting rich overnight and being praised by others is really addictive.
But Mingyue's target was not these customers, so her eyes flickered and she just said to Master He: "Keep going."
However, Master He took a closer look at the stone and hesitantly advised, "Sir, are you sure you don't want to sell it now? If you open it later and only this part of the surface has jade, or there are cracks in the jade at the back, it will not be worth the price."
Not only is gambling on stones risky, but so is cutting stones.
Until the stone is opened, everything is unknown.
It is very likely that what you see now is a large piece of bright green glutinous ice type, but in the end it will all be ordinary stones, or the stones will be full of cracks. In this case, the stone will be really worthless.
Mingyue knew that Master He had good intentions, but she knew Feishuang's abilities better.
Feishuang said that the spiritual energy is very even and distributed very neatly, so there is naturally no problem with this piece of jade.
So she nodded: "Just open it, I don't care about this little money."
Master He moved his lips, luckily he didn't say the word "prodigal son" out loud.
When the other customers saw that Mingyue was determined not to sell, they also chose to wait and see.
Master He rubbed his hands, finally perked up, and carefully cut along the traces of the jade.
And this cutting took a full two hours.
During this time, Mingyue was bored, so she picked out three more stones and asked another stone cutter next to her to cut them.
Without exception, every stone produced jade and green.
However, the quality and color of these stones were quite ordinary, so Mingyue gave them to the clerk and asked the shop to recycle them.
In this way, the reputation of Mingyue's magic hands spread in the shop.
There is no shortcut in gambling on stones. It depends on 80% luck, 10% intuition and 10% eyesight. Over the years, there has never been a person whose chosen stones always turn green and never fail. It is truly amazing.
At this moment, the customers in the shop looked at Mingyue with a bit of awe involuntarily.
In Master He's hand, the half piece of black stone slowly, slowly turned into a bright green board. The board was as thick as two palms put together, and as long as an adult man's arm. The bright green color spread all over the perfect board, mixed with a hint of spicy green.
There was no doubt that this was a perfect piece of jade. The guests who were watching were reluctant to leave and watched the jade being cut with their own eyes.
Now they were even more excited, and they were talking to Mingyue so affectionately that they completely forgot what they had said before.
Every customer wanted to use all their tricks to coax Mingyue into giving him the raw jade. Even those who had just entered the store joined the scramble.
Prince Chen, who was originally preparing to take a nap upstairs, rubbed his forehead impatiently when he heard the increasingly loud voices downstairs.
Since I can't sleep anymore, I'll go downstairs and see what those people are doing.
Prince Chen took down the human skin mask hanging on the wall and put it on. In just a moment, his handsome face became ordinary again.
When Prince Chen arrived on the first floor, he saw his right-hand man, the current shopkeeper of Ziqidonglai, who was crowded together with a group of guests and saying something to a short man.
His eyes moved slightly and he walked over calmly.
As soon as he approached, Prince Chen saw the piece of raw jade in Mingyue's hand and was immediately shocked.
In this huge jade capital, people dig out jade every day and every hour. It is not rare to dig out jade, but it is rare to dig out good jade, and the best jade is hard to come by.
There is no doubt that the jade raw material in Mingyue's hand is a good piece of jade. It is green enough, has good water quality and is very evenly colored. Whether it is made into a large ornament or cut into a complete set of jewelry, it is an extraordinary product.
No wonder the shopkeeper couldn't help but come over and join in raising the price when he saw it.
And the person Mingyue finally chose was naturally the shopkeeper who came from the east with purple air.
Even if there are wealthy businessmen who offer a higher price, Mingyue's current goal is not just to make money.
With her current status without any background, she might not even live to spend all that money.
When other wealthy businessmen saw that Mingyue had chosen the shop owner, although they were very dissatisfied, no one dared to make trouble.
After all, everyone knows that the boss behind Zi Qi Lai Dong is Prince Chen, the younger brother of the current emperor.
The shopkeeper smiled from ear to ear, pointed upstairs, and said to Mingyue: "Sir, please follow me. I need you to sign a pledge before you can do this."
Mingyue nodded obediently and followed the shopkeeper.
Prince Chen's eyes flickered, and for some unknown reason, he quietly followed behind the two of them.
After going up to the second floor, the shopkeeper was about to take Mingyue to the accounting office when he saw Mingyue stopped in the fine raw materials area.
At this time, Feishuang in Mingyue's sea of consciousness jumped around excitedly: "Master, that piece of stone with white dots on it has a lot of spiritual energy. It is the most spiritual raw material in this shop."
"Sir, what are you doing?" the shopkeeper asked in confusion.
Mingyue blinked her eyes and said, "I see that the stones upstairs seem to be better than those downstairs, so I want to cut a few more stones. The money will be paid from the account of the material just now. Do you think it's okay?"
The shopkeeper naturally nodded: "Of course, sir, please go ahead."
Mingyue did not immediately take the stone that Feishuang mentioned, but instead pointed out nine stones of different sizes at once. Finally, she pretended to be indifferent and picked up the stone together, saying casually that it was to make an integer.
The fellow who followed Mingyue at first was grinning from ear to ear when he went to carry out the stones. This time he made a fortune following this local tycoon. The reward money he received from this reception alone was more than his monthly salary for several months.
Only Prince Chen, who had been following them, noticed that the man's initial gaze was on the last stone picked up.
Could it be that there really is a mystery behind this
(End of this chapter)