They were asking if they needed a hotel room and how many rooms they wanted.
Tang Xiaoxiao replied in English, "One room, the best one."
The man glanced at her, said nothing, rummaged around behind the bar, then came out with a set of keys and gestured for the two of them to follow.
As the man went up to the third floor, the corridor was narrow and long, and seemed somewhat dark due to the poor lighting. The two exchanged a glance and became more wary.
However, both of them are highly skilled and daring, and with the support of the space, they can handle any situation, so they are not afraid at all.
The man walked all the way to the end of the third-floor corridor before opening a door and turning on a light switch on the wall.
To their surprise, the room looked quite nice, similar to a double room in a regular hotel in China, and it also looked clean and hygienic.
The room had a huge window, the curtains were drawn, the bed was covered with white bedding, and the bathroom was fully equipped with all the necessary amenities, which seemed somewhat out of place with the hotel's shabby appearance.
Both were satisfied. After paying for the house, the short man left. The two locked the door and carefully checked the house again. After finding no problems, they breathed a sigh of relief.
The two were on edge all night and didn't sleep well. It wasn't until dawn, when everything was peaceful, that they slipped into the space and got a good night's sleep.
When they woke up again, they left the space feeling refreshed. When checking out, they inquired about jade gambling. The short, fierce-looking owner from last night was quite enthusiastic and gave them a brief introduction.
It's likely that there are quite a few young tourists like the two of them who are simply curious, and the owner is used to it.
It wasn't the time of year for the jade auction, so there weren't many people at the market. However, the two of them only wanted to go and see what it was like, so they didn't really care how many people there were. Even if it wasn't the auction, the goods sold by the shops on the jade gambling street were enough to broaden their horizons.
The taxi took them to the largest jade trading market. After getting out of the car, they saw that the entire market stretched as far as the eye could see. Most of the so-called "shops" were just sheds, while most were open-air stalls filled with gray and white stones of different sizes.
It looks very simple, but in fact, any rough stone merchant randomly picked here would have an astonishing fortune.
The two stepped inside with great interest. Some of the stones casually placed by the roadside had been opened, revealing jade of varying types and qualities inside, which were extremely tempting.
Tang Xiaoxiao had looked up some information about this topic out of curiosity before. She didn't understand the professional theories on how to select jadeite rough stones, but she knew some basic common sense, such as the type, color, and value of jadeite.
At the same time, she also knew that there were no good banks in the whole of Myanmar. The country was divided by warlords and the political situation was unstable. Chinese merchants who came here to seek their fortune had to carry large sums of cash for transactions. It was a case of both profit and danger.
It's often said that gambling on jade is a matter of "one cut to riches, one cut to poverty," but little do people know that in a place like Myanmar, a single cut could cost you your life.
The two slowly entered the market. In order to verify whether the space could help her distinguish jadeite rough stones, Tang Xiaoxiao first went to the stones that had been opened and that indeed contained jadeite inside. She reached out and touched them, and felt as if a cool and warm liquid extended from her fingers into the diamond-shaped birthmark at the base of her thumb. She was overjoyed.
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