Chapter 232 I'm waiting for you to say this
Du Bixiao resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Regardless of the truthfulness of the dog man's words, this running wild boar definitely had other intentions for their little cabbage!
Du Bixiao wanted to be the butcher, but she had something else to do today, so she had to remind him with a stern face: "Didn't your uncle say he wants to see you for something? You have to go home early after dinner. It's getting late now, so go home early and don't stay outside casually."
Du Anrao was also thinking about the stone at home that he had not yet solved, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay."
Du Bixiao frowned when she saw her like this, and added worriedly: "Send me a message when you get home."
Xi Jingyue: “…” These relatives of the little guy really treat him like a thief and are on guard against him!
Du Anrao did not suspect anything and thought that Du Bixiao was just worried that she had played too much outside and did not return home in time, so he nodded again and agreed obediently.
As soon as Du Bixiao left, Xi Jingyue drove Du Anrao back to Du Desheng's house.
When he arrived at the door, Xi Jingyue learned that Du Anrao had asked Du Desheng to arrange a stone-cutting master. He immediately thought of the big stone from last night that was said to have hidden a precious raw stone. He immediately shamelessly went in with Du Anrao.
Du Desheng had heard that Du Anrao had returned, and he went out to greet him with a smile on his face. However, when he looked up, he saw Xi Jingyue who was beside Du Anrao, and the smile on his face instantly collapsed.
"Why are you here?!" Why are you everywhere?
Xi Jingyue understood the disgust in Du Desheng's words and touched his nose awkwardly.
Seeing this, Du Anrao hurriedly explained to him, "Grandpa, it was Mr. Xi who drove me back."
"I can even send someone home." The crutch in Du Desheng's hand moved, as if he was going to hit the person out in the next second.
Du Anrao: "..." Help, Uncle's attitude towards Mr. Xi has changed so quickly, hasn't it? Wasn't he fine yesterday? Uncle, you actually have two faces!
Du Desheng: “…” You silly girl, who are you becoming a grandfather for!
Xi Jingyue was amused by Duanrao's inner complaints and had a hard time holding back his laughter.
Du Desheng saw what he was thinking at a glance and glared at him.
"An An asked you to find a stone cutter for her. She wanted to see if there were other treasures in the rough material left over from last night. I was there when the stone was cut yesterday. I was also very curious about it, so I followed him in. Mr. Du is very generous, so he shouldn't mind."
The implication is that I was at the scene last night and knew that there were other treasures hidden in the stone, so there was no need to hide them from me.
How could Du Desheng not understand the hidden meaning of his words? Now he was even more angry!
Although Du Anrao didn't know what the conflict between the two was, he could sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere between them, so he quickly changed the subject to smooth things over.
"Grandpa, where is the stone cutter you hired? Let's get down to business first."
Du Anrao's rescue was seen by Du Desheng as her intentional protection of Xi Jingyue. He was so angry that he glared at her and said unhappily, "In the backyard."
After saying that, he turned around and walked back without caring about their reactions.
Du Anrao was caught in the crossfire. He blinked in confusion, pointed at himself, and then pointed in the direction where Du Desheng left, with a look of confusion on his face.
"Did I just do something to make Grandpa angry?"
Xi Jingyue couldn't help laughing: "No, maybe he got up early and was confused and accidentally took the wrong medicine."
Du Anrao: “!!!” Mr. Xi, if you continue like this, grandpa will really kick you out!
The stone cutter that Du Desheng found for Du Anrao was named Qi. He was older than the one at the auction house last night. He had a square face and looked very honest.
Even though he didn't think that such a rough stone that had already been cut into a raw stone could contain other treasures, he still smiled and asked for Duanrao's opinion.
"How do you plan to cut this stone, young lady?"
"Well, you are a veteran and have more experience. Just watch and cut." Duan Rao seemed to have thought of something and added, "Be careful near the bottom."
This sounded like confirmation that there must be something down there, and it was indeed the case.
Last night, when Duanrao was looking at the stone being cut open at the auction house, he vaguely noticed that under the light, the stone was glowing faintly both above and below, and the light from the bottom was even brighter.
At first she thought it was an illusion caused by the bright lights in the store. It was not until the entire piece of Fu Lu Shou Xi raw stone was taken out that Duan Rao suddenly realized that the bright light was probably where the spiritual essence was. The light below was brighter, which meant that the raw stone below was most likely larger than the one taken out first!
Master Qi didn't pour cold water on her after hearing what she said. He picked up the stone and examined it carefully. Only when he was sure he was almost done with it did he start to work on it.
The process of cutting the stone caused dust to rise and debris to fly everywhere. Considering Qin Yanqing's physical condition, the few people did not let her out and waited inside the house.
Du Desheng felt that he was in very good health. He stood beside Du Anrao with the help of a crutch, staring at Master Qi's movements, curious about what the remaining treasure looked like.
Master Qi cut down five or six centimeters according to the cut made by the master at the auction house. The waste material fell off layer by layer, and his heart sank.
Just when he was about to conclude that there was no treasure in the stone, the knife in his hand suddenly seemed to cut something different. The strange feeling was very subtle, but Master Qi was experienced and discovered it immediately, and the knife in his hand also tilted.
But even so, a corner of the jade underneath was inevitably chipped off.
"It's...it's green, it's really green!"
When Du Desheng heard this, he quickly came forward and gossiped, "Is it true? What's the quality? How big is it?"
The cross-section of the uncut stone is somewhat dull, as if covered with a layer of dust, and its color cannot be easily seen.
Master Qi washed it with the clean water that had been prepared in the basin beside him. At a glance, it was obvious that the emerald green raw stone was not an ordinary one and it came into everyone's sight.
"This is Zhengyang Green, a high-grade jadeite that is only slightly inferior to Imperial Green, but..."
"Just what?"
“But there are good and bad true Yang green jades. Some are just white jade with a little bit of true Yang green. If the quality is good, it’s better. But if the quality is not good, it’s worthless. On the contrary, the more green and pure it is, the better the quality, the higher the value.”
"You mean we can't tell anything from just a little bit, we have to look at the whole thing, the more green like this the better, and it's best if there's no other colors mixed in. If the whole piece is this green, and it's especially crystal clear, and the water quality is especially good, then..."
"That is infinitely close to the imperial green. Even if it is slightly inferior to it, it is still a priceless treasure!"
Du Desheng: “…” I’ve been waiting for you to say this, it’s settled!
(End of this chapter)
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