Chapter 239 Chapter 239

Suppressing the doubts and surprises in his heart, Jia Sidao took a deep breath, turned to Mr. Li, and asked in a low voice: "Grandpa Li, have you bet on rough jadeite before?" "Oh, Xiao Jia, why do you have such an idea?" Mr. Li was taken aback for a moment, then, after making tea smoothly, he gently pushed the table with his hand, handed over a cup, and said, "Come on, Taste this Biluochun!..." As he spoke, he gave Liu Yufei and Li Shishi a cup each, then picked up his own cup with his hand, put it in front of his mouth, blew gently with his mouth, and sipped it Take a sip.

The familiar movements, after Mr. Li did it, always give people a feeling of calmness! Jia Sidao naturally followed Mr. Li's movements and took a small sip, feeling it carefully, but it was quite pleasant!However, at the same time, he became even more hesitant about the doubts in his heart just now.Especially after Mr. Li heard the words, his slightly stunned expression appeared at that moment, as if he was unwilling to bring up the past! Could it be that when you gambled on stones, you lost your bet? Subconsciously, Jia Sidao took another sip of the fragrance in the cup! Speaking of which, most of the people with outstanding jadeite carving skills will generally have mastered some basic skills in viewing jadeite rough!As for whether or not they will participate in the stone betting, that's up to two people!Xu Shi noticed Jia Sidao's doubts, and Liu Yufei who was beside him gave Jia Sidao a sullen look with some embarrassment.

In this way, Jia Sidao finally understands. Come on, the guess of his feelings has really become a reality! If it wasn't for the astonishing discovery just now, perhaps, after Liu Yufei's reminder, Jia Sidao should have exposed it and never mentioned it again, or he would never have mentioned whether Mr. Li used to gamble or not. However, the situation at this moment made Jia Sidao glance at the Shi table intentionally or unintentionally, and then, facing Mr. Li, said with a smile: "Actually, I also guessed it unintentionally. Come on, Grandpa Li, you are an expert in jadeite carving. Naturally, you are quite familiar with rough jadeite. Now, this is the stone table in front of you. I am afraid that its original appearance should also be a piece of rough jadeite Bar?"

"It seems that this table is really the cause of the trouble." Mr. Li looked indifferent, put down the tea in his hand, reached out to touch the table top of the stone table, and sighed: "Speaking of which, my young At that time, I really gambled on jade wool! However, at that time, I was young and energetic, my eyesight was not enough, and my luck was not very good. As a result, I lost everything. My parents, at that time also had trouble with me every day...” "Grandpa, why are you talking about this again..." Li Shishi next to him muttered. He opened his mouth and gave Jia Sidao an angry look at first, but then he wanted to change the topic.Seeing the expression on Jia Sidao's face, he was quite embarrassed.

On the contrary, it was Mr. Li himself, with a "hehe" smile, he waved his hands at Mr. Li, and said, "It's nothing. It's been so many years. Could it be that, Grandpa, I can't stand such a small setback? No matter how bad it is , don’t you still have you, a little girl, by my side, grandpa?” Regarding this, Li Shishi sat back on the rattan chair resentfully, and stopped talking.And looking at Jia Sidao's eyes, naturally there is still no good color, but looking at Mr. Li, showing a little concern from time to time! She is really a woman of blue heart! Jia Sidao praised secretly. Although I don't know what disputes happened between Li Shishi's parents and Mr. Li, I already sigh Liu Yufei's good fortune!However, in this way, it caused Liu Yufei to look at him with big eyes!

The eyes they met in private showed Jia Sidao's envy and complacency, and Liu Yufei's indifference and helplessness! "Let's just talk about the table in front of me. It was the last time I made a move more than ten years ago. The evidence that I lost my bet with stones can be regarded as a souvenir." Mr. Li said to Liu Yufei and Jia Sidao Naturally, they didn't care about the behavior of the two juniors, and continued, "It cost me fifty thousand yuan at the time!... Don't underestimate the fifty thousand yuan, according to the current market, That's equivalent to about seven or eight hundred thousand, and in the end, it collapsed with one stab."

"Look carefully, this is really a rough jadeite of good quality." Liu Yufei was beside him, touched the table with his hand lightly, and echoed. "That's it!" Xu Shi talked about the rough emerald stone that Mr. Li sold for the last time, but the old man recovered a little bit of energy and said, "Look, this is a typical old pit material at the mouth of Pagan, black black Yarn leather, fine leather, with some obvious ribbons on it. This was the most popular jadeite wool at that time, let alone now. With the current market conditions, the black Usha at the mouth of Pagan Changkou The raw jadeite, at least performed slightly better, everyone is rushing to get it. Otherwise, do you think I, the old man, can pick this rough jadeite as your last bet?"

"No matter how good the performance is, it's still broken." Li Shishi said helplessly at the side! "Teacher!——" Liu Yufei couldn't help shouting with a slightly heavier tone when he heard the words! "Hehe, the little girl is right, this gambling stone, no matter how good the surface of the original stone is, how exciting it is, it is not counted." Old Master Li smiled faintly!Only those who have experienced strong winds and waves, the smiles that naturally flow from the corners of their mouths and foreheads, will have the taste of Mr. Li now! Jia Sidao thought to himself, no wonder Mr. Li persuaded the two of them at the beginning of the conversation, telling him and Liu Yufei to shift the focus of their emerald business from betting on stones to Engraving and finished sales are on too!

If there is no bloody lesson and only sees the huge profits on the surface of gambling stones, who would maintain such a clear vision? Even a person like Liu Yufei who has a family background, when he was in Yunnan, when he received Ji Yanran's rough jadeite, didn't he bet 8 million at one time, but in the end he only got back less than 1 million?Without the support of 'Liu Ji', I am afraid that Liu Yufei, a person in the industry, would not appear in the jadeite market just once, right? Not to mention some novices who are new to the stone gambling business. "At that time, there was a saying in the industry that 'it is better to buy a line than to bet on a piece of green'. Moreover, I am obviously betting on the green belt of a line. However, after cutting the stone, the green part I saw before is only green. It disappeared completely within a centimeter into it, leaving only a horrific expanse of whiteness, commonly known as the 'White Devil'. I was so angry at the time, and immediately cut two vertically, one stone and three points, still It's a world of ice and snow. Immediately, I was stunned. You know, the 50,000 yuan I gambled with stones at that time was almost my life and wealth. He stopped me and continued to cut stones. Therefore, I left this pale and pale wool as the table in the yard. Since then, although I have tried to take another gamble several times, but every time Seeing this table during the day, my heart calmed down a lot, on the contrary, my carving skills are becoming more and more exquisite..." At the end, Mr. Li also let out a long sigh!

Even the three young people who heard about it were very embarrassed! After Mr. Li finished speaking, seeing the performance of the three young people, he couldn't help but shook his head, smiled cheerfully, and said, "You guys, it's better to be young!..." When Jia Sidao was quite surprised, Mr. Li had already finished his drink and made tea, then he refilled another cup for himself and said, "However, being young has its advantages, but us old men also have their own advantages." My own preferences! Let’s just talk about me. Although I no longer gamble with stones, I can still get in touch with this industry on weekdays. It’s very leisurely to play with sculptures and occasionally plant flowers and plants. Especially people Old man, I still prefer to make a cup of Biluochun and put a radio beside it, rather than betting on the excitement of cutting stones, the taste is..."

"Grandpa, no wonder you have to sit in this yard every day for a long time." Li Shishi said beside him. "Yes, my preference is to seek peace." Mr. Li nodded, blew on the fragrant tea, took another sip, and aftertaste slowly, he said, "Taste carefully, In fact, Biluochun and operas have some similarities, the general fragrance is pleasant, the general sweetness is like wine, and the general taste is slow, but there are innumerable and indescribable tastes and enjoyments; like a dream. It is like a fantasy, like a poem. It is said that using Biluochun to describe the elegance of Cantonese opera singing is very appropriate. On the contrary, it is not wrong to use tunes to describe the fragrance of Biluochun. Every time you taste it, you can drop some Having new feelings is already a great joy in life.” It seems to be proud of the point, the troublesome thing about gambling stones just now has disappeared! As Mr. Li said, the so-called expression of true feelings, even for tea, even for opera, as long as you experience it with your heart, is it not a kind of insight? For a while, Jia Sidao and Liu Yufei also imitated Mr. Li and took another sip! After careful recollection, although the sense of taste at the corner of the mouth is still the same as before, but the thoughts in my heart, the thoughts that wandered around, become more and more fragrant! ... The four of them were silent for a while, Jia Sidao put down the teacup in his hand, and tapped his fingers on the stone table lightly and rhythmically. Gradually unfolded like a thought, and asked softly: "Mr. Li, there is something that I don't know whether I should ask." "Oh, Xiao Jia, if you have anything to say, just talk about it." Mr. Li replied flatly, "As for the jade ornaments you want to carve, we still need to wait until you bring the jade material before we discuss it. "Although the conversation between the two of them at the moment, their emotions and so on, seem to be good, and Liu Yufei is helping the village, but Jia Sidao also knows that at Mr. Li's age and skills, It is really impossible to persuade him to go to Linhai! Not to mention the great distance between the two places, but it might not be easy for Mr. Li to leave the old house he is used to living here! Of course, if Jia Sidao is willing to send the emerald material here, Jia Sidao is thinking, Mr. Li can still help with the carving!However, in this way, Jia Sidao doesn't think it's a waste of time if it's carving those peerless treasures, but if it's just an ordinary decoration, or something like an emerald bracelet, it's not very convenient after all. up! For this reason, Jia Sidao had no choice but to second Liu Yufei and another master with decent skills to go to Linhai together.Not to mention that Jia Sidao can secretly learn some skills for this purpose, just carving some simple ornaments, selling them directly, giving them away, etc., I am afraid it is a good choice, right? Thinking of this, Jia Sidao felt calm and said, "Grandpa Li, I want to ask you to help me carve jadeite ornaments. Naturally, I need to wait until I return to Linhai and bring back the jadeite material. And , because for the time being, I didn't think about what to carve, what materials, and I didn't prepare properly. In addition, although I don't know how to carve, I also know that a good work will come out. When designing, I just It will take a lot of time and effort, so I'm not in a hurry at this point!" "That's good." Mr. Li nodded, but Liu Yufei beside him praised him. Speaking of which, he didn't want Jia Sidao to bother Mr. Li immediately after Mr. Liu's introduction, and let him start working without stopping!The carving of jade ornaments, but when it comes to detailed work, there is no rush at all! Jia Sidao's remarks naturally won the approval of Mr. Li, and he immediately smiled knowingly and asked: "Since you are also a sensible person, Xiao Jia, then what you want to say, is it something else?" Things? Speaking of it, my old man has nothing worthy of praise except his craftsmanship. " "Grandpa Li, what you said is modest." Jia Sidao said respectfully, "If nothing else, let's just talk about the skill of making tea, which makes us juniors envious.  … Of course, I didn't come here to learn how to make tea. I just want to ask, do you have any plans to make a move on this stone table?" "This stone table?" Mr. Li was a little stunned!Not only Mr. Li, but Liu Yufei was also very surprised! "I said Xiao Jia, are you really planning to stop gambling with stones?" Liu Yufei asked cautiously. It seems that Jia Sidao wanted to keep such a stone table, so he was naturally vigilant and reserved. Commemorative plan.Apart from this, it was hard for Liu Yufei to imagine that Jia Sidao had any other purpose. Could it be that you want to use this to please Mr. Li?But with Jia Sidao's behavior, it shouldn't be! Liu Yufei frowned while asking, feeling quite puzzled! "That's right, it's just this stone table." Jia Sidao didn't care, and said with a smile, "To be specific, it's actually the upper half of the table!" "No way, Xiao Jia, are you going to bet on this table?" Seeing Jia Sidao's indifferent expression, Li Shishi couldn't help but guess.After she finished speaking, it was herself. The surprised expression on her face did not subside in the slightest, on the contrary, it became more intense! "Hehe, interesting, interesting!" Mr. Li said with a 'hehe', "For so many years, you are the first person who wants to gamble on this table, just for this, I will use this table as a table. The commemorative table is here for you. By the way, Xiao Jia, how much are you going to pay for it?" "Well, Brother Liu, from your point of view, based on the market price, how much do you think this table is worth in terms of its performance?" Jia Sidao turned to ask Liu Yufei. "Probably a few thousand dollars." Liu Yufei groped the table carefully for a while, and then replied hesitantly! After all, for such a table, although it is indeed made of emerald wool, that’s right, but it was also cut up by Mr. Li, and the rest of the table was cut, let’s not talk about anything else, it’s just Judging from the fact that it has been placed here for more than ten years, and no one can see it, its performance in places that can be seen on the surface is definitely not outstanding. If Liu Yufei were to judge, it can only be said that this piece of jadeite is really not very gambling! As for the valuation of several thousand dollars, Liu Yufei has considered it as high as possible. Sure enough, after Mr. Li heard the words, he was slightly surprised and said: "Thousands of dollars? I said, if it is really sold, a thousand dollars is the best. Although I am not familiar with jadeite materials, I don’t know much about the latest market conditions, but I still have some self-knowledge.” After all, Mr. Li began to preach to Liu Yufei: "Xiao Fei, although this thing belongs to the old man, it is true that you want to care about my old man's face. However, in the future, you still have to rely on Valuation is based on the real situation. There are no outsiders now, and it is hard for everyone to say anything. If it gets out, it will ruin your reputation." Liu Yufei naturally responded from Nuonuo: "Yes!" After Jia Sidao heard the words, he laughed and said: "Grandpa Li, in fact, the several thousand yuan that brother Liu said is still low. According to my estimation, I thought about it, this piece I am afraid that the price of the desktop will not be thousands of dollars, but hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars!"