Mr. Jiang's expression shifted; this was another great temptation. It could save a lot of costs and guarantee that these stones would yield some value, which would increase the customers' enthusiasm.
However, all of this must be based on the premise that those mines are truly valuable.
What if there are only these few pieces—
"I'll send someone to take a look as quickly as possible," said Master Jiang. "It's a twenty-day round trip. I'll give Miss Chen an answer then."
“Okay.” Qiao Lian’er agreed immediately. She couldn’t expect these bosses who had been in the jade gambling business for many years to trust her completely just because of her words and the little proof she had provided.
Being willing to take risks while also seeking stability is the key to doing business.
Of course, Boss Zuo was an exception, because he received many tangible benefits from her.
"Because that area is full of warlords and wealthy merchants with powerful connections, Miss Shui has to be careful since she's all alone. So she keeps a low profile in her mining activities. Why don't we make an agreement with Master Jiang for a token so that we can distinguish our own people and show the real thing?"
Seeing her so open and generous, Mr. Jiang felt that the matter was somewhat credible. He took a jade pendant from his waist, on which was engraved the character "Jiang": "Let this be the token."
"Okay, I will write a letter to the Water Maiden."
Qiao Lian'er left the Jiang family, settled the wages of the two temporary workers, and after they left, she put the box into her spatial storage.
Halfway through the afternoon, she went to another state capital to find the largest jade gambling family in the area.
At first, attracting customers was quite difficult. Even though the stones she presented and the conditions she offered were very tempting, in the end, she still relied on tokens of trust and personally visiting the site to see for herself.
She keeps the best stones for herself, storing them in her space whenever she wants, while the second-best and the rest are, of course, sold to become mountains of gold and silver.
When it got dark, Qiao Lian'er returned to Kachin, where it was morning.
After breakfast, the residents took their tools and went up the mountain. Compared to their previous gloomy faces and even fights on the mine, they now looked relaxed and their eyes were shining.
But Sole had left her breakfast, which was still warm.
With her good medicine, the two siblings recovered relatively quickly.
“Miss Water, once I’m fully recovered, I’ll come up the mountain to work for you,” Dan Suo said.
"Okay, I'll give you three taels a month, but you have to keep it a secret from everyone else."
As Qiao Lian'er drank her porridge, which contained a lot of lean meat, she suspected that the brother and sister had put all the good meat in her bowl, even though they were the ones who needed to nourish their bodies.
But So's eyes were filled with gratitude, for the appearance of the Water Maiden had changed the fate of him and his sister.
He even felt that finding that ruby was all thanks to the good fortune brought by the Water Maiden.
Qiao Lian'er added, "You two siblings should spend a little more time together. Once my caravan has settled down, I'll send Xida to Daze Kingdom."
Xida nodded slightly.
But Suo hesitated, realizing that the mountain that the Water Maiden had bought was worthless. Some daring villagers had smashed a few stones, which turned out to be worthless. What caravan would be willing to cooperate with her?
But it doesn't matter, Miss Water will definitely keep her promise. Once it turns out she was wrong, Miss Water will still send Xida there.
These days, Qiao Lian'er spends half a day in Kachin, then rests enough due to the time difference, and spends the other half of the day going back to Dazeguo to attract clients.
A few days later, Pei Shijiu arrived with his army.
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