"Aku, name your price. Money, medicine, or food are all fine."
After hearing the comments from Iwaginkiri and the others, Aku also sat down on the ground with peace of mind and said with a smile:
"Doctor Chen, I brought this rough stone from the other side with great difficulty. If it weren't for the fact that we couldn't get into the Yangon auction, our commander wouldn't have given it to you. Hehe."
"Alright, alright, I'm not a businessman, no need to be so nagging. This jadeite rough is indeed good, but I'm also at risk of what it will turn out like after it's cut open. Just tell me what you want, no need to be so fussy."
"Okay, Doctor Chen, you're straightforward. I don't want money. I want anti-inflammatory medicine and food. Can Doctor Chen do all this?"
Chen Xia smiled. "I have medicine and food. I have ways to get them, but you need to first tell me the quantity. If it's suitable, I'll give it to you. If not, you can take the stone and leave."
Chen Xia seemed to have a good grasp of A Ku's pulse. The fact that such a large piece of jade was taken out meant that a small warlord on the other side must have been forced into a corner. The jadeite rough stone was large enough and the quality of the jade was sufficient.
But if the other party asks for an exorbitant price, he will definitely bargain as well.
Ah Ku held up two fingers and said, "I want 20,000 kilograms of rice and 2,000 norfloxacin pills."
Dao Daguang was shocked when he heard this and said nothing. In their opinion, this price was definitely too high.
Doesn't Chen Xiajue think it's high? Of course it's not high in his mind, but compared to the fact that he can get two or three glass bracelets with one operation, it is definitely high.
If he sold these 20,000 kilograms of grain in Hangzhou, it would be worth 8,000 yuan, not to mention 2,000 norfloxacin pills, which are extremely precious in this era. These medicines alone are worth yuan. The key is that you can't buy this medicine even if you have money.
Chen Xia patted the stone "regretfully" and said helplessly:
"Aku, this price is too high. Do you know how much I can sell 20,000 kilograms of grain for in Lin'an? 8,000 yuan. 2,000 imported norfloxacin pills, sold at 5 yuan each in Zhijiang Province, that's 10,000 yuan. You're charging me almost 30,000 yuan just for this piece of raw stone. Do you think it's possible?"
A Ku was shocked. It turned out that the prices in Zhijiang Province were so high. For 30,000 yuan, not to mention one stone, even 10 pieces would not be worth it.
He couldn't help but think that he was in trouble. His own commander thought he had met a fool and wanted to rip him off, but it turned out that the fool knew everything.
"Doctor Chen, what do you think is a reasonable amount?"
Chen Xia thought for a moment, took out a glass-type imperial green bracelet, and said to A Ku seriously:
"Look, for just this bracelet, I bought it for 48 yuan in Zhijiang Province. I won't lie. Even if this piece of raw stone is made entirely of glass-type imperial green, can you afford 30 pairs of bracelets? Well, even if it's 30 pairs of bracelets, it's only 1,500 yuan.
You said you had some material left over to make a ring face, and you'd charge me 400 yuan. The price is less than 2,000 yuan, but you're asking me for 30,000 yuan. Ah Ku, tell me, isn't that asking too much?
Chen Xia really didn't lie. He did spend 6 Duffy pills to buy a glass-type imperial green jadeite from someone else, and finally gave it to his mother in his previous life.
As for the fact that the bracelet’s real market value was not 48 yuan, Chen Xia didn’t understand. He only knew that this price was one and a half months’ salary for an ordinary worker.
On the other hand, no worker would be willing to spend one and a half months' salary to buy a jade bracelet.
After hearing Chen Xia's words, Dao Daguang and his tribesmen nodded vigorously.
They highly agreed with Chen Xia's assessment, because in Ruili, the state-owned jade factory that bought such a large piece of jade would only pay 1,000 yuan at most. Chen Xia estimated that 2,000 yuan was too expensive.
Of course, if Ah Ku wants to argue, he can take it to the Yangon public auction. If a jeweler likes it, he may offer a price far higher than 30,000 yuan, but you also have to have the ability to take it to Yangon.
If you are a small warlord behind A Ku and take the jade away, the big warlord will make sure that not even a trace of suffering is left, and giving you 200 yuan is considered good enough.
Why did jade become valuable later? Isn’t it because of the monopoly of the Myanmar military and warlords? Without monopoly and hype, how could the price go up?
Think about the hype surrounding Brazilian tourmaline: why did its price skyrocket? There are driving forces behind this.
Ah Ku knew that Chen Xia would definitely not accept this price, so he decided to use Plan B. "Doctor Chen, what's the highest you are willing to pay?"
In fact, Chen Xia was really worried that Lao Mian would not be able to adapt and offer a low price but the other party would refuse to sell it. Then he would be outsmarted.
"Ah Ku, I'll be honest. I can only give you medicine worth 4,000 yuan at most. This is because I like this big ingredient, so I'll double the price for you."
Ah Ku heard the hidden meaning, "Doctor Chen, are you saying you're willing to provide supplies instead of just money?"
Chen Xia nodded.
Ah Ku's eyes lit up, "Doctor Chen, can you get more medicine and food?"
Chen Xia smiled pretentiously and nodded. "As long as you have better jade, food, medicine, and cloth, I can find a way to get them. It's just that transportation is difficult, and the price..."
Ah Ku said decisively: "Okay, as long as you are willing to use supplies as a substitute, we are willing to exchange it for better jade materials. Don't worry, I understand your rules. It must be glass or high ice, and the color must be emerald or bright green."
"Yes, especially the glass-type imperial green, oh, you call it emerald. As long as it is jadeite of this quality, I am willing to double the price to buy it."
The two sides agreed on the preliminary terms, and A Ku returned to the other side with 800 norfloxacin pills. He also made an appointment with Chen Xia that he would bring out larger materials next, which would definitely be of glass grade.
That night, Chen Xia held this big piece of stuff and laughed like a weasel that had stolen a chicken.
Norfloxacin is the cheapest antibiotic in the Space Hospital. A box of 12 pills costs only 1 yuan, and 800 pills costs only 67 yuan.
This hospital has such a bad conscience, even worse than some private hospitals under the Tian Group.
After Yan Jinqi learned that Chen Xia could get supplies, he became thoughtful. Some of the small warlords behind him also lacked various necessities of life. Other things could be tolerated, but food and military uniforms were absolutely indispensable. It would be best if he could get them from Chen Xia.
Chen Xia had no idea what kind of trouble his pretentious words would bring him.
More than a month passed, and Chen Xia had almost cleared out all the high-end jadeite that had been hidden for decades in several villages under Jiegao Commune.
In the Space Hospital, the floors of several offices were filled with top-quality jadeite. These things would create endless wealth for Chen Xia in just 20 or 30 years.
Then take out a glass jade bracelet and say to a little star:
Come, kneel down and sing "Conquer" for me. Do you think they will be convinced?
Chen Xia now has such a beautiful dream every night before going to bed.
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