Chapter 12 Chapter 012 The Beauty of Stone Part 2

Xu Shen of China's Eastern Han Dynasty explained in his book "Shuowen Jiezi": "Jade is the beauty of stone." It is a word that exhausts the essence of jade.Moreover, according to the man surnamed Ma, jade includes mountain material, seed jade, etc. The price of jade varies greatly depending on the quality of jade.There are also many doorways here.If you don't focus on this line of work, it is difficult for laymen to understand the truth of it. Just as the man surnamed Ma said before, there are many people watching the woolen stuff on the stall, all of them are out of curiosity, but only a few of them really intend to make a move.Judging from Jia Sidao's meager understanding, there may be more people gambling with stones in some parts of Yunnan.And in cities in the south of the Yangtze River like Linhai, the stone gambling business has obviously not developed well.

However, looking at the situation in front of me, I am afraid that there are many people who know the goods. After a lot of listening, and the introduction of the two middle-aged men around him, Jia Sidao gradually figured out some clues. Naturally, this wool is not a stone produced in an ordinary place, but bought from a remote jade production area and shipped back specially. That is to say, the reason why these people present are so nervous about these few stones. I touched it, and also took out physical tools such as zooming in. The main purpose is to further confirm whether there is original jade in these stones, or what is the quality of the original jade, how big is it, and is it worth it? Not worth the bet. ...

Jia Sidao couldn't help asking the man surnamed Ma in a low voice, and said, "Brother Ma, can they tell if there is jade in it like this?" "No." The man surnamed Ma said with certainty, "However, as I said just now, stone gamblers gamble a lot, and they will always find out some rules. An ordinary stone, but they seem to have a lot of information on the surface of the stone that can reflect the internal jade quality, such as the ratio between the size and weight of the stone, and some lines on the surface of the stone, etc. .These are all helpful for their judgment on wool.”

"It seems that betting on rocks is the same as playing antiques. It depends on experience and eyesight." Jia Sidao couldn't help sighing. "Not necessarily." The man surnamed Zhang said, "There is a saying, it is difficult for a god to break an inch of jade. Before a piece of wool is cut, any judgment on its interior is not certain, it depends more on luck But antiques are different. The real is the real, and the fake is the fake. If there are fakes that can be confused with the real, even if they are fakes, they still have a lot of value. there is none left."

"Is there an instrument that can see through the wool?" Jia Sidao subconsciously glanced at his left hand when he heard that it was difficult for an immortal to break an inch of jade.On the middle finger, the band-aid is very conspicuous.At the same time, Jia Sidao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated a lot. Jia Sidao never knew that his emotions would have such emotional moments.Even when I received the notification letter from the university, it was not like it is now. "I really want to have such an instrument." The man surnamed Zhang said with a light smile, "However, until now, it seems that there is no instrument that can see the situation inside except for cutting wool. There is no such thing as gambling with stones."

"That's right, betting on rocks, what you're talking about is the word 'gambling'." Jia Sidao echoed casually, but glanced at a few stones on the stall.The middle finger of the left hand seemed to start to move at this moment, following the change of Jia Sidao's mood. After a rough count, among the woolen materials placed on the ground, three pieces were relatively large, about 30 to 40 centimeters high, and tens of centimeters in length and width. Jia Sidao pondered, he might not be able to Can hold them.The others, however, are obviously much smaller than these three yuan, and they feel like a few kilograms to a dozen kilograms at most when grasped in the hand, and there are no less than twenty yuan in bits and pieces.

At first glance, they are generally one size larger than the woolen materials that Jia Sidao saw in the "Zhou Ji" jade shop. The few people who were quite experienced in gambling with stones that the man surnamed Ma mentioned were still studying one of the three big pieces of wool carefully, and they communicated with each other in low voices from the beginning. Now that everyone is paying attention, it is obvious that they should understand, and several people have already understood almost, and the rest may be the difference in their respective prices. During this process, Jia Sidao noticed that some people nearby who are slightly interested in woolen materials can go up to them, touch them with their own hands or use a magnifying glass to look at the woolen materials, and even make some simple inquiries, such as Where did these woolen materials come from, what is the price, etc., the middle-aged stall owner would also answer a few questions.

In the questioning of everyone, Jia Sidao carefully found that everyone seemed to care more about what one of them, Mr. Yang, said.Based on Jia Sidao's thinking, this person should know more about stone gambling, and he has no plans to make a move, so he will communicate with the people around him. Otherwise, as far as those few people who are still observing the big piece of wool, the occasional discussions between them are also very quiet, for fear of being heard by others, they will not rashly speak loudly. Spread the word.This phenomenon is not much different from when playing antiques.People with a little knowledge usually hide their clumsiness.

Otherwise, how could someone please tell me? Just like Jia Sidao's colleague Xiaoliuzi, even if an antique is found at home, it is impossible to find someone to find out the value of the antique without some relationship. "Mr. Yang, what do you think of these woolen materials?" Soon, when Mr. Yang put down a piece of woolen material in his hand, someone asked beside him. The middle-aged stall owner just glanced at Mr. Yang and didn't intend to stop him.Anyway, in the whole antique street, he is the only one who sells woolen goods outside the stalls. Moreover, the stall owner seems to be very confident in his woolen goods, and he is not afraid of Mr. Yang talking nonsense and scaring the surroundings. of potential customers.

"That's right! These are indeed wool materials produced in Hotan, and there is no sign of being processed! If you are interested, you can give it a try." Mr. Yang said a few words briefly.When the middle-aged stall owner heard the words, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.Just these few words have added a lot of color to these woolen materials. Didn't you see that as soon as Mr. Yang's voice fell, many people around him became more interested? Even Jia Sidao felt that the middle-aged man surnamed Ma next to him was about to strike immediately.