Grandpa Zhou's piece is also very beautiful; it's a bright yellow, somewhat like the apricot color that my aunt likes.
"Mmm, this one is really beautiful, and the green one from before, which is much deeper than Zheng Yang Green, is also very beautiful..."
On the ground, the two little creatures, Big White and Little Black, were eating a piece of dried meat and a piece of fruit, listening to the brothers' conversation. They would occasionally glance at the jade stone next to Uncle Zhou, and their little tails would wag occasionally.
Su Hua watched as one piece of raw stone after another was cut out, until finally the last stepping stone. When Uncle Zhou saw the stepping stone, he was clearly stunned for a moment.
The previous nine rough stones all showed some signs on their surfaces, but this one was different. Its top was covered in black mud and ash, while the rest of its surfaces were covered in white sand skin. This kind of white sand skin often doesn't even contain the lowest grade of bean seeds.
However, given that the first nine pieces had yielded good material, after a moment of stunned silence upon seeing this white sand skin, Uncle Zhou took out a small strip saw from his sleeve and began searching for a window to cut the stone, rather than directly starting to cut the stone.
After all, even in the most polluted areas, high-quality green stones can emerge. When uncertain, one needs to be even more cautious when cutting stones.
This time, it took almost half a cup of tea to find a window.
Seeing his actions, Su Hua's breathing quickened. She watched as he flipped the stepping stone over, held the small bar saw to a slightly protruding spot on the bottom of the stone, and then gently pulled.
A small piece of skin, about the size of a fingernail, fell off.
However, the area through the window was no different from the white sand outside, a dull gray expanse with no trace of jade.
Uncle Zhou rolled up his sleeves and continued to cut downwards. He cut downwards three times in a row, and it was still white sand skin. At this time, the raw stone shell that was cut out was already a full centimeter thick.
Just as he was about to open a different window, a small piece of stone shell fell out from the very edge of the window, revealing a glimpse of tender white skin.
Uncle Zhou paused, then used a small brush to sweep away the stone chips, revealing a jade surface about half the size of a copper coin. Upon seeing this, he stroked his beard and smiled, "So it's white ice jade. This old man almost misjudged it."
Su Hua raised her eyes, stared intently at the exposed jade face, and asked with some curiosity, "Is this white ice jade very valuable?"
“It’s not considered very valuable.” The man shook his head. “White ice is top-grade among white jade, but among all jade, its status is similar to that of pure green jade, only considered upper-middle. It can’t compare to the imperial green, red jade, and yellow jade that we just opened, let alone spring jade with color.”
"So that's how it is..." Su Hua frowned slightly after hearing his explanation. Since the white ice jade was not as good as the spring-colored jade, and this stepping stone caused the bracelet to react so strongly, there must be other jade underneath the white ice jade.
The thought had barely formed when Zhou Bo's voice rang out with delight, "There are even Imperial Green and Royal Purple! This piece of white sand skin actually contains the auspicious symbols of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, and it's a Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity piece with such excellent water content!"
"Fu Lu Shou?! What are these?" Upon hearing these new words, Su Dalang's two little children ran to Uncle Zhou's side.
"Wow, these three colors look really good together."
"Yes, it's so wet inside, even prettier than the spring rainbow we saw before..."
The two little ones, Big White and Little Black, also wagged their tails and followed behind, looking at the jade in a very serious manner.
Even Xiao Jinhan stepped forward and examined it carefully for a while, saying, "This 'Fu Lu Shou' (福禄寿) material is indeed top-notch. Hua'er has excellent taste."
Su Hua didn't have time to look at the jade at that moment. Instead, she took several steps back because the temperature of the bracelet rose a lot the moment the auspicious symbols of fortune, prosperity, and longevity appeared, so hot that she almost cried out in surprise.
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