Sudden.
Shen Shuli's eyes flickered, and a barely perceptible curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Because there was something unusual happening in her space!
Her heart moved.
I fumbled back and forth among the raw stones I had chosen.
One of the raw stones caused the space to vibrate slightly.
The feeling is like the slight vibration produced when a jade stone placed in space is absorbed by the space.
Shen Shuli never thought that these raw stones outside the space could actually cause the space to react.
If that's the case, then why does she need to learn any knowledge about stones to select raw stones?
Wouldn't it be better to just use the space?
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In order to conceal her tracks, Shen Shuli selected ten pieces of raw stones from the mine.
Five of them are waste rocks, two of the other five have strong spatial reactions, and the other three have mediocre reactions.
Even so, this probability is already astonishing in this era.
Shen Shuli didn't dare to go too far.
The others were still selecting raw stones and asked Qiyaya to help them choose, which kept Qiyaya busy.
Shen Shuli secretly told Su Yunhai and Shen Yuehua that space could sense the quality of the raw stone.
The couple's eyes lit up when they heard this.
The two of them secretly handed the raw stones they had selected to their daughter, asking her to help judge them.
Shen Shuli responded to everything.
They all passed through the space one by one, and then looked at their parents with extremely complicated eyes.
"Can I say there is not a single useful one?" Shen Shuli pointed out mercilessly.
Su Yunhai and Shen Yuehua were originally somewhat confident, thinking that they could at least choose a piece containing jadeite.
I didn’t expect there wasn’t even one!
The two were very frustrated, but they quickly got themselves together.
Because they have a precious daughter!
No loss at all!
The two began to select raw stones with greater confidence and boldness.
Shen Shuli couldn't suppress the smile on her face. She took the raw stone she had chosen and asked someone at Qiyaya's shop to cut it.
She is very curious.
In ancient times, there were no cutting machines, so how could people take jade out of thick stone layers intact?
She found a stone cutter who had no customers and said, "Master, can you help me cut these raw materials?"
The old master looked at Shen Shuli and nodded: "Okay, can you solve all of these?"
"right."
Shen Shuli nodded and handed ten stones of different sizes to the master.
The old master carefully looked at all the stones one by one, then raised his eyes to look at Shen Shuli, and then started to work.
Shen Shuli sat on the stone bench with jade layers cut out from it, curiously watching the entire operation process of the master craftsman from beginning to end.
Step 1: Sand and slurry
This is the preliminary preparation work for jade making.
Workers would use a pestle to pound the sand in the mortar into fine powder, then sift it to classify the fine sand and use water to rinse off the mud in the sand. The clean sand that has been sieved out is called "sand-breaking stone" and is used to grind jade.
Step 2: Open the Jade
This step is equivalent to the current stone breaking.
There were no modern cutting machines in ancient times, so only the most primitive tools could be used for cutting.
Workers will use a steel saw to perform friction cutting and hang a kettle filled with sand and gravel on the jade. The water droplets will increase the sharpness of the steel, thereby scraping off the outer shell of the stone to reveal the jade inside.
Step 3: Get the material
After cutting, the jade needs further processing.
In ancient times, there was a machine specifically used for cutting jade - a water bench. It used a rope as a traction machine and the feet would pedal back and forth to make a circular steel knife mounted on a wheel rotate back and forth, thus cutting the jade into blocks or strips.
Step 4: Grind into embryos
After taking the material, the jade still has edges and corners, and needs to go through a stamping process to roughly grind the jade into a rough shape.
Step 5: Fine grinding and forming
Based on the rough blank, detailed carving is carried out. This step is also completed on the water bench, using circular steel knives of different thicknesses.
Step 6: Dig out the hall
The inside of the jade is hollowed out to make objects such as vases, snuff bottles, and cups.
This process is also completed on a water bench, using external force to screw the fixed steel copper into the jade, and after drilling a hole, it is hollowed out with special tools.
The carving is equivalent to modern engraving. According to the design drawing, suitable tools are selected to carve the patterns.
Step 7: Polishing
The last step is polishing. In ancient times, people used tools such as gourd ladles and cowhide to polish the jade to give it a unique luster.
Shen Shuli will complete the stone cutting process at the third step.
Just confirm whether there is jade among these raw stones and stop.
If you reach the second step and are worried about losing money due to poor quality of the jade, you can stop at the next step and choose to sell it.
Shen Shuli just unlocked it for fun and would not choose to sell it.
Ask the master craftsman to throw away the waste stones that have nothing in them and take out all the jade materials.
The master craftsman solved three problems in a row and all of them were waste, without any trace of jade.
But the onlookers didn’t expect that the fourth piece would be shipped!
Although the quality is very average and it is the most common type of glutinous rice, the cracks are few and large in size, which is already very good luck.
The quality of the fifth piece was not as good as the previous one, it was the worst kind of bean, but for Shen Shuli, it had already paid for itself.
"Girl, do you want to continue cutting?" The old master asked the girl in front of him with complicated eyes.
"Well, cut, cut them all~"
Shen Shuli knew that among the last five pieces, two were of very good quality jade.
She wanted to know clearly the specific relationship between the quality of these jade materials and the frequency of space vibration.
Shen Shuli will find a way to go to the jade mine later.
If she encounters top-quality jade materials at that time, she will definitely keep them for her own use and will not feed them all into the space.
Therefore, she needed to know clearly the vibration reaction of the space when it encountered the top-quality jade raw materials.
The master craftsman continued to cut the stone.
He took every step very carefully.
The sixth piece actually revealed a piece of green material!
The onlookers around immediately exclaimed.
"Oh my god, this inconspicuous raw material actually produced such a large piece of green material!"
"This little girl is so lucky! This piece of jade is worth at least one thousand taels!"
"How can that be possible? There are only a few cracks on the cut surface of this piece of material. The price will only be higher!"
"Hey, why didn't I buy this rough stone? I'm losing a lot!"
"Stop arguing, look, this piece of material is actually this big!"
The master craftsman did not expect the quality of the material to be so high, and he cut it out with the first cut.
He steadied his mentality and technique, and continued to cut according to Shen Shuli's requirements.
It took half an hour.
Finally all the material was cut off with almost no waste.
He took out a piece of green material as big as an adult's fist!
Although it is not the finest imperial green, it is also a relatively rare spicy green, and there is such a large piece, enough to make a set of jade pendants!
"Girl, do you want to sell this material? I'm willing to pay a high price for it!"
The exclamations here immediately attracted the attention of passers-by, and more people gathered here.
After seeing this rare piece of jade, someone immediately made a bid for it.
Shen Shuli didn't want to be watched by so many people, so she refused loudly: "Sorry, I won't do it."
But the enthusiasm of the onlookers was not diminished at all, and they all looked eagerly at the large piece of green that was exposed in Shen Shuli's hand.
"Master, please continue." Shen Shuli looked at the master calmly and asked him to continue cutting the stone.
After the old master nodded, he continued to process the remaining pieces of raw stones.
After two more pieces of bean material were solved, the onlookers finally felt a little more balanced.
Qiyaya was analyzing the raw stones selected by everyone at the mine when she was suddenly attracted by the exclamations from down the slope.
Everyone vaguely heard someone shouting below that they had uncovered the finest imperial green. They couldn't wait any longer and went down to watch the fun.
But there were too many people watching in front.
They couldn't squeeze in at all.
But Qiyaya is the daughter of the owner of this venue, and many people know her.
She asked everyone to make way for her so that she could go in and inquire about the situation.
Qi Yaya could never have dreamed that the customer who unlocked the exquisite imperial green was Shen Shuli!
Shen Shuli didn't expect that the best piece of raw stone she selected would produce imperial green!
She held it in her hands and looked at it carefully, actually she was carefully sensing the impact of this top-quality imperial green on the space.
This piece of imperial green is only half the size of the previous piece of spicy green.
But the vibration of space was very strong, about ten times that of Layanglu.
The reaction of the jade material that has been deconstructed to space is the same as that of the raw stone that has not been deconstructed.
This means that the space will not be affected by the original stone, and the outer coating of jade is like nothing to the space.
“Miss Shen, you actually opened a piece of spicy green and imperial green at once! Your luck is too good!”
Qiyaya opened her almond-shaped eyes in surprise and looked at the two pieces of green material in the other person's hands in disbelief.
"Hehe, it was just a fluke~" Shen Shuli pretended to be stupid and laughed foolishly.
"Do you want to sell it? If you do, I'll ask my dad to give you the highest price~" Qiyaya coveted these two pieces of material and never took her eyes off them.
Seeing so many people around staring at the two pieces of jade in her hands, Shen Shuli was worried that someone was doing something bad behind her.
After all, they are just outsiders and are likely to be targeted by local forces.
It is better to take the initiative to avoid these dangers.
"Okay, if the price is right, I'll sell it to your family!" Shen Shuli nodded in agreement.
"Don't you need to ask your parents and family for their opinions?"
Qiyaya didn't expect her to be so easy to talk to, but she was worried that she would make decisions on her own and be troubled by her family.
Shen Shuli thought about it and decided to save face for her family when she was outside. After all, she was the head of the family.
"Oh, let me ask."
Shen Shuli looked at the tightly blocked crowd and couldn't see where her parents were at all.
Su Yunhai and his group were blocked at the outermost edge and couldn't squeeze in at all. He quickly shouted loudly: "Daughter, Dad is here!"
Shen Shuli bounced a few times on the spot, and finally saw her father outside the crowd, who was also jumping on the spot with his fat hands raised, and hurriedly greeted him.
"Please everyone, please make way and let my family come in!"
The onlookers were easy to talk to and made way for the man.
Su Yunhai hurriedly brought Shen Yuehua and Mu Wanjun in, and Xie Chengyuan also hurried in to watch the fun.
"Dad, I accidentally found two pieces of good material. Do you want to sell them to Qiyaya?" Shen Shuli quickly handed the two stones to Su Yunhai.
I guess my parents have never seen this kind of raw material that has just been processed, so let them open their eyes.
Su Yunhai could understand what his daughter meant.
After all, his daughter's problem left him no room for choice.
I guess my daughter wants to sell it.
He played with it curiously for a while, then handed the raw materials to Shen Yuehua and Mu Wanjun to let them open their eyes.
"Sell it. Our family is short of money." Su Yunhai said.
Upon hearing this, Qiyaya's face blossomed with a smile as beautiful as a newly blooming peach blossom. She quickly asked the servants to go back and call her father over.
She was worried that she would not be able to control the situation and would be overtaken by other competitors.
"Qiyaya, why don't we bid on the spot and the highest bidder wins? Otherwise, you'd be cheating a foreigner!"
The boss of the next door place was worried that it would be difficult to take action after Qiyaya's father arrived, so he quickly stepped forward to add fuel to the fire.
Upon hearing this, other jade merchants quickly spoke up to agree, wanting to grab this top-quality material.
Even if you can't get the top-quality imperial green, it's still a profit if you can get that piece of spicy green.
"That's right, Qiyaya, you are obviously trying to cheat these ignorant people, why don't we compete fairly? I will offer you 10,000 taels of silver!"
"Little girl, this Qiyaya is obviously trying to trick you, don't be fooled, listen to my advice, take it out and let us bid fairly, how about I offer 12,000 taels!"
The smile on Qiyaya's face immediately disappeared, and she looked at the competitors around her vigilantly.
She didn't expect these people to be so shameless that they would break the rules of the place and steal her business while her father was away!
He even shamelessly tried to alienate the relationship between her and Miss Shen!
She and Miss Shen's family were just chance acquaintances.
When they met for the first time, there was not much trust between them.
She was extremely anxious at the moment, and was very worried that Miss Shen would be instigated to sell the material to others.
"You are talking nonsense! Our family will never cheat Miss Shen! No matter how much you offer, our family will add 10% more!"
"Qiya, stop talking nonsense here. How can a little girl like you make decisions for your father?"
"That's right, young lady, you must not be fooled by her. It's better to take out the material. If her father comes, he might take possession of your material by force."
"Yes, Bartel is very domineering. He loves to bully outsiders like you. Why don't you sell it to me? My family is willing to pay 15,000 taels of silver!"
"Miss, I'll offer you 16,000 taels. This is already my highest sincere price. If it's any higher, I'll lose money!"
Shen Shuli didn't expect that the competition between these businessmen would be so fierce that they would even go so far as to personally attack their opponents.
But she won't be easily persuaded by these people.
Su Yunhai wouldn't do that either.
He had used this dose of divisiveness when he was wearing open-crotch pants.
After receiving the news, Qiyaya's father Bater immediately brought people over.
Just happened to hear these shameless competitors slandering him behind his back.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Bater asked his servants to push through the crowded crowd and walked to the front with a menacing look.
When Qiyaya saw her father finally show up, she threw herself into her father's arms and started crying out of grievance.
"Wuwuwu, Daddy, these people bullied me and said I was a swindler! They also damaged and slandered your reputation, wuwuwu, they went too far!"
When Bater saw his precious daughter crying because of these people, his face turned even darker.
He quickly comforted his daughter and told her not to worry.
After coaxing the people, he looked at the competitors who were watching with a sharp look in his eyes and said fiercely: "You bunch of losers, you are no match for me in business, so you come together to bully my daughter, right!"
"Get out of here, everyone! If you don't want to stay in Jade City anymore, I don't mind kicking you out of Jade City myself!"
"Hehehe... Don't be angry, Bartel, we are just joking..."
The few people who had bid the most fiercely just now immediately hid in the crowd and did not dare to challenge Bater head-on.
"Dad, this Miss Shen has sold two pieces of good material, one is Spicy Sun Green and the other is Imperial Green. I like her very much. You must give her the best price."
Qiyaya's emotions have calmed down and she happily introduced it to her father.
“Miss Shen, you are really lucky. You can get such good materials on your first visit.”
"Don't worry, I am definitely not the despicable person those villains say I am. I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."
Shen Shuli smiled and nodded, and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Bater, I like Qiyaya very much and I trust you very much. No matter how much you offer, I am willing to sell these two pieces of material to you."
"Hahahaha, that's great!"
Bater didn't expect that this strange girl would trust him so much. His unhappiness was immediately swept away and he couldn't help laughing heartily.
"It's not convenient to talk here. Why don't you all follow me to the private room next door to discuss?"
"Can."
There are many buildings in the mine.
Bater took Shen Shuli and the other four to Bater's luxurious five-story shop and sat down.
“Miss Shen, could you please let me see those two pieces of material?”
The two pieces of jade were in Xie Chengyuan's hands at the moment. When he saw Shen Shuli nod to him, he stood up and strode over to hand the material to Bater.
Battelle personally took the two pieces of material and carefully studied and evaluated them.
"Everyone, the quality of these two pieces of material is excellent!"
"To show my sincerity, I am willing to pay 20,000 taels of silver for a piece of Imperial Green and 5,000 taels of silver for a piece of Layang Green. Are you satisfied with this price?"
"If you are not satisfied with the price, we can still negotiate."
Battelle liked these two pieces of material very much and showed great sincerity right from the start.
Shen Shuli and Su Yunhai sat together and discussed in a low voice.
The two were very satisfied with the price, but still pretended to have a symbolic negotiation.
Finally, Su Yunhai negotiated with Bater.
Su Yunhai said politely: "Mr. Bartel, we agree to your price. These two pieces of material belong to you now."
Battelle didn't expect that they agreed to the price he offered so readily, and he was very happy.
It can be seen that they trust him very much.
For Bater, this was definitely more gratifying than receiving two pieces of top-quality materials.
"Hahaha, happy cooperation! Mr. Su, I, Battelle, like your personality very much. I hope we can be friends!"
Bater stood up happily and walked to Su Yunhai and stretched out his hands.
Seeing this, Su Yunhai quickly stood up and stretched out his hand. He thought the other party wanted to shake hands with him.
But he didn't expect that the other party would directly grab his hand, pull him forward, and hug him.
Qi Yaya, who was standing behind Bater, was also very happy to see this scene. She walked up to Shen Shuli and said, "We will be good friends from now on. I will call you Sister A Li~"
Shen Shuli was a little uncomfortable with the etiquette of this ethnic group, but that didn't stop her from thinking they were cute.
I thought they were a very xenophobic and aloof nation, but I didn't expect they had such an innocent side.
"Okay, then I'll call you Sister Qiyaya." Shen Shuli responded with a smile.
"Hehe, great, great, Sister A-li, I have to say that you are not only amazing, but also extremely lucky."
"I've only opened two top-quality Imperial Green diamonds in my life. I didn't expect you to open an Imperial Green on your first try. That's amazing!"
Qi Yaya looked at Shen Shuli with eyes that seemed to be filled with little stars.
"Yeah, lucky indeed."
Bater had five large boxes brought in, filled with silver ingots, the specifications and appearance of which were exactly the same as those of Dayong.
"Brother Yunhai, this is 25,000 taels of silver. If you find it inconvenient, do you need me to change it into silver notes or gold?"
Su Yunhai subconsciously looked at Shen Shuli, wanting her to make a decision.
Shen Shuli glanced at the five boxes filled with silver, thought for a moment, and mouthed to her father: "Gold."
Su Yunhai understood immediately.
After all, everyone in the team knew that they were going to sell these two pieces of jade, so the money naturally had to be put out in the open.
But it is inconvenient to carry too many boxes, and the silver notes will become waste paper in the future. If conditions permit, it would be best to exchange them for gold.
"Brother Bartel, if it is convenient, why don't you help me change it into gold or gold leaves?"
"no problem!"
Bater immediately ordered someone to take the silver away and exchange it for gold leaves of equal value.
This time he carried a small box that was only half the size of the previous box.
"Thank you, Brother Bater. There are still many people in our group selecting raw stones in the field. I have to go over and see what the situation is." Su Yunhai said goodbye at the right time.
Seeing this, Bater did not stop it. He also had to quickly arrange for someone to process the two pieces of newly obtained materials.
Qi Yaya was reluctant to see her new friend leave so soon, and stayed close to Shen Shuli.
"Sister A'li, are you going to pick some raw stones later?" Qiyaya asked.
Shen Shuli made an excuse and said, "No more playing. I guess my luck has run out. I won't take any more risks. We can only stay in Yucheng for three days at most. We have to go back and prepare some supplies to hurry on our way."
"Oh, I see. By the way, I haven't asked you where you are from and where you are going. Will you come to Yucheng to visit me in the future?" Qiyaya said pitifully.
"We are going to settle down by the sea, which is still more than a thousand miles away. If you miss me, you can come and visit me."
Shen Shuli couldn't bear to see the pretty little sister falling in love, so she hurried to comfort her.
Upon hearing this, Qiyaya immediately perked up, her expression becoming quite natural.
"Really? My grandparents' home is right by the sea. Which city are you talking about?" Qiyaya asked immediately.
Shen Shuli didn't hold out much hope. After all, there were many cities along the coast, and they might not be talking about the same city.
"We are going to Lihai."
Qiyaya's eyes widened even wider, and a huge smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Oh my god! My grandparents' home is in Lihai, sister A-li, we are so destined to be together!"
The corners of Shen Shuli's mouth twitched. She didn't expect that they were really destined to meet!
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