When Old Wu heard that there was a customer, he stood up from his stool and asked, "Who wants to cut the stone?" Why didn't he see anyone?
Old Sun pushed Du Ruo forward and said, "This is the girl. She just bought a piece of fine rough stone from me and came to you to cut it."
The people who were gambling on stones and watching the fun here were all a group of men. They had just thought that this female comrade was here to look for someone, but they didn't expect that she was here to cut the stone?
Someone saw Du Ruo holding two children's vests in her hands, which looked like the kind that cost one dollar each on the street, and couldn't help but laugh.
There are all kinds of people in this world. Why does this woman not stay at home to cook and take care of the children and come out here to do this? She deserves a beating!
Someone couldn't help but laugh and said, "She's still trying to figure out the stone? Does she even know how to write the words 'gambling on stone'?"
"Why don't you go home and cook dinner and take care of the kids? Why are you playing with rocks?"
Old Wu doesn't care about this. He injured his hand a few years ago and can't move large stones. He has no other way out and can only make a living here.
He said to Du Ruo, "Girl, show me your wool."
Du Ruo handed the raw material he bought to Old Wu. Old Wu laughed as soon as he saw it. The performance of this material was not good, it was just to fool an outsider.
He said, "Okay, girl, come with me."
Old Wu’s workshop is not big, and you can see the end at a glance when you open the door.
He asked, "Should we cut it? Or should we polish it? This piece of rough material is not big. Cutting it costs thirty, and polishing it costs fifty."
If we follow Old Wu's opinion, we can just make a one-size-fits-all decision. It will save us trouble and we will give up.
Du Ruo looked around and said, "Wipe carefully."
Old Wu was speechless. Others might not know, but he knew exactly what kind of goods Old Sun had on his stall. He was even more careful. Was he kidding?
However, the one who pays is the boss, so just wipe it, he has plenty of time anyway.
Old Wu put the rough material on the stone cutter, looked around, and made a slight adjustment. The stone was not big, and since it needed to be polished, he really had to be careful.
Although Lao Wu thought it was impossible to get cheated, he had been in this business for a long time and could encounter all kinds of things, so he had to be careful.
The friction sound of the machine was heard, and in just a moment, a layer of skin was wiped off. Old Wu didn't care and wanted to adjust the angle.
Suddenly, his eyes widened, and a touch of fresh green appeared on the surface of the stone, like a tender bud on a branch in early spring, which was eye-catching.
Old Wu exclaimed in surprise: "It's green!!"
The sound was like thunder breaking out of the sky. People who were smoking and chatting outside rushed in, filling the small tin house to the brim.
Old man Sun was squatting on the ground with a cigarette in his mouth. The match in his hand was already lit, but he didn't feel it at all.
Until the crowd rushed in and pushed Old Man Sun aside, he staggered and slowly stood up. The cigarette in his mouth had fallen to the ground, and his eyes were still fixed on the stone cutter.
Really, it’s green...
Everyone crowded around the stone cutter and talked a lot.
"This water head looks good, doesn't it?"
"Not bad, not bad, it looks like it's at least ice type?"
"Although the green is a little lighter, the water head is good. Will it rise sharply?"
"I don't know how much this lesbian paid for it."
Old Sun's heart ached with worry. How much? Fifty yuan...
He originally wanted to teach them a lesson, to make them pay for it...
Old Wu has stopped the machine. Such good jade cannot be wasted. If the machine is not precise enough and even a little bit of it is wiped off, it will be a pity.
Old Wu picked up the manual sander and carefully rubbed the skin.
He was very excited. He hadn't gotten the green one in many years. Although it wasn't his, he was lucky to be able to figure it out by himself!
As the surface skin peels off layer by layer, the jade inside gradually reveals its true appearance.
The water head is good, and the green floating flowers are deep and shallow. Although it is not the best, it is also a top quality.
Someone said, "I'll give you three thousand dollars, will you sell it to me?"
The person next to him said, "Are you kidding me? I'll give you eight thousand for such a good head of water."
"I'll give you 10,000!"
"I'll give you twelve thousand!"
"Fifteen thousand!"
Seeing that the price was getting heated, Du Ruo said, "I won't sell it. I want to keep it as a souvenir."
There was a sudden sigh from the audience. They also wanted to get some luck. They finally saw a green one, maybe they could get one themselves?
Someone murmured quietly, "I wonder if Old Sun has any more good stuff like this among his pile of broken rocks?"
This really woke people up from their dreams. Everyone rushed forward and went to Old Sun's stall.
Old Wu gave Old Sun a push and said, "Why don't you go now?"
Old Sun just woke up from his dream. What was lost could never be found again. He might as well take this opportunity to sell his pile of rotten stones at a high price, which would not be a loss at the same time.
The jadeite that was unearthed was only the size of a fist. Du Ruo put it directly into his pocket and waved goodbye to Old Wu.
Old Wu stared in amazement as she casually put the jade into her pocket, his mouth wide open in surprise. Isn't this a bit too casual?
Du Ruoke didn't care what others thought. It was already one or two o'clock in the afternoon. She had to hurry to the farmers' market to buy vegetables and then go home to cook.
After crossing the road and returning to the other side, Du Ruo went straight to the farmers' market.
There wasn't much first-rate meat left at the farmers' market in the afternoon, and most of what was left was lean meat like tenderloin and bones.
Du Ruo knew that in this era, what people called first-class good meat was fat that was more than three fingers wide. Du Ruo did not comment on this.
There was no refrigerator at home, so Du Ruo bought half a pound of lean meat and a pound of large bones.
I went to the vegetable stall and picked up a cabbage, some rapeseed, and two green onions.
I walked to the entrance of the farmers' market, picked up a few more heads of garlic, and carried them home in large and small bags.
As soon as I entered the small courtyard, I heard my eldest sister-in-law Liu Mei exclaim in surprise: "Oh my, has my second sister-in-law made a fortune? Mom, come out and see how filial my sister-in-law is. She bought you so many good things."
Upon hearing this, Han's mother came out of the kitchen. When she saw that Du Ruo had bought so many things, she felt a little angry.
She knew clearly that these things were not bought for her, but Han's mother's eyes flashed, and she took two quick steps, reaching out to grab the things in Du Ruo's hand while complaining, "You're spending money recklessly again. I'm saving money for you, but you don't want to. If you spend like this, how can there be any left?"
Unexpectedly, her hand grabbed nothing.
Han's mother cursed: "You are so capable! I am Han Ming's mother. I gave birth to him and raised him. It is only natural for me to spend his money. You bought things with his money, and you dare not show filial piety to me and your father? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
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