The old man thought he was going to argue with him, so he prepared a lot of arguments, but he didn't get a single word out before the words were stuck in his throat.

Did I hear that right? This person is so easy to talk to?

"I guess I'm out of luck today. Since I kicked over your Guanyin statue, I'll just pay you to take it home." After saying that, Liu Yihang counted out two thousand yuan from his pocket and handed it over, not forgetting to put the Guanyin statue into his backpack.

The old man nervously accepted the money, counted it once, and carefully checked each bill to confirm its authenticity before revealing a slightly ingratiating smile.

He's met a generous person today. Or maybe this guy just happens to worship Guanyin, so after kicking the Guanyin statue, he's willing to pay money to ward off bad luck.

He knew very well that all the items in the shop were sourced from a special place, and they were all fake, aged to look genuine; there was no way they could be real.

"Young man, I have lots of good stuff in my shop, why don't you take a look?" It's not easy to find a sucker, so I might as well take advantage of one.

Liu Yihang shook his head: "The money and goods are settled."

The old man happily counted the stack of money that had just been deposited into his account; two thousand yuan would be enough for his family to live a carefree life for a while.

He was unaware that he had missed out on a priceless treasure.

What he just gave away was not just a Guanyin statue, but an antique worth thousands of gold pieces.

Sometimes it's like this: even if God has given you the opportunity to change your destiny, if you don't seize it, it's all for naught.

This is a silver-backed, gold-plated Avalokitesvara statue, the earliest Avalokitesvara statue introduced to Yunnan Province, and is known as the "Lucky Star of Yunnan".

It is a pure gold Buddhist statue from the Song Dynasty, and it was the most precious Buddhist art treasure of the Dali Kingdom at that time.

I don't know why it ended up here. It's not well protected and looks a bit old. Maybe that's why it was treated as a fake.

Anyone with a little knowledge can immediately recognize the extraordinary nature of this Guanyin statue. Ordinary people may not be able to discern its specific identity and historical traces, but they can at least recognize its golden body.

This Guanyin statue is made of pure gold and weighs about two pounds. Even if you sell those two pounds of gold, it would be worth more than two thousand yuan, maybe even eighty or one hundred thousand. What's ridiculous is that the old man used it as a tool for staging an accident, which is both laughable and absurd.

It can only be said that precious treasures possess a spirit, and those destined to obtain them will find them.

With just this one treasure, Liu Yihang's trip today wasn't in vain.

He continued walking towards the shops behind.

Looking at each one, these few suppliers seem to have better quality goods than the first one.

There were at least a few pieces of jadeite of good quality. Liu Yihang wasn't greedy; he bought one piece from each family and left a few for others. Of course, he didn't cut the stones; he just took them away.

Around noon, there were some local specialty Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles on the street. Liu Yihang ordered a bowl, and it was indeed unique. Paired with the local chili sauce, it tasted great.

In the afternoon, Liu Yihang continued to wander around the streets, and when he saw a silver jewelry shop, he bought some silver jewelry for his family.

Dad's gift was a thermos, Mom's was a pair of antique silver bracelets, and Yunyin's gift was a set of ethnic-style silver jewelry, with jingling ornaments that were quite unique.

Thinking that he hadn't given his mother-in-law and father-in-law anything since he was with Yunyin, he chose a thermos for his father-in-law and a bracelet for his mother-in-law.

When I return to Tianzhou, I can send it back to Zhoushan.

In the afternoon, Liu Yihang walked through almost the entire market and made quite a few purchases. He had already called the housekeeper to ask him to help arrange for his belongings to be shipped out.

He bought more than twenty stones on this street, all of which were undoubtedly bargains.

He didn't take any ordinary items; he only picked one or two particularly good stones from each shop. Even if he's eating noodles, he has to leave some soup for others, right? You can't go too far.

He wasn't planning to go into the last shop and was about to head home when he suddenly discovered a huge surprise at the shop's entrance.

There is a stone pillar in front of the shop, with a rope tied to it to secure the sunshade above and prevent it from flying off.

This stone block looks as if it was cut from a huge rock, with a very clean cut. It must have stood here for a long time, and there are traces of moss on the part near the ground.

But it is indeed a piece of raw jade.

Because what Liu Yihang saw was dazzling; the jade was like the stone Nuwa used to mend the sky, with five colors.

It features vibrant red, mysterious purple, and majestic green.

Most importantly, they are all high-grade icy jadeite with very beautiful colors.

This piece is so big, how much is it worth?

Liu Yihang stared wide-eyed.

People generally associate the five colors of jadeite—red, green, purple, yellow, and white—with fortune, prosperity, longevity, happiness, and wealth.

Jadeite that simultaneously possesses green, red, and purple, or simultaneously possesses red, yellow, and green tricolors, is called Fu Lu Shou jadeite.

The piece in front of Liu Yihang is a typical example of the "Fu Lu Shou" (福禄寿) jade.

However, how to take it down became the problem.

How could such a fine piece of jadeite rough have fallen to this state?

Liu Yihang told himself to stay calm.

He calmly walked into the store and began to look around.

Surprisingly, this shop had quite a lot of customers.

The boss is extremely busy.

Liu Yihang glanced at the shop and realized that the quality of the raw stones was really good; it was the highest quality shop he had visited that day.

Even among the stones being sold at a special price of 500 yuan at the entrance, he saw two or three stones with jade.

The high-quality pieces inside were particularly impressive; one piece, for example, was a bright green, icy jadeite.

No wonder this store is doing so well; it seems to have a lot to do with its sourcing.

Liu Yihang didn't rush to choose a stone, but instead curiously observed the busy shop owners in the crowd.

This tall, thin middle-aged man gives off a strong sense of incongruity.

Because he looked like a middle-aged man in his early forties, but his hair was snow-white.

This snow-white color is clearly not dyed, but rather it grows naturally.

What could cause a middle-aged man's hair to turn gray prematurely?

And his eyes, which are full of stories.

Liu Yihang suddenly became very interested in him; the man was as mysterious as the shop.

So he picked up the basket, selected a few pieces of jade, and started chatting with the shop owner.

"Boss, how long have you been open here? You seem to have a lot of customers."

The white-haired shop owner chuckled and said, "Young man, I've been running this shop here for ten years. Are you here in Yunnan for tourism? I can tell you don't have a local accent."

"Yeah, I'm here as a tourist. I saw your shop was quite crowded, so I bought a few stones to try my luck. Maybe I'll strike it rich, haha," Liu Yihang joked, half-jokingly.

The white-haired man's expression turned serious upon hearing his words.

"Then I won't sell you my stone."

Liu Yihang looked puzzled: "Why?" Does it mean they won't sell to people from other places?