After lunch, Tang Pu took Chang Jing and the others to the jade gambling site, where stones of all sizes were scattered everywhere.
Almost everyone present had a small flashlight specifically for gambling on stones, tapping and examining them or shining the light on them, each showing off their skills as they selected their favorite stones.
"Boss Tang, it's been a long time! Business has been good lately, so you came here specifically to pick out materials? I heard you're looking for high-quality, icy-colored materials. I have a pre-cut slab here, would you like to take a look?"
When his companions saw Tangpu, they tried to pull him away to discuss business. Tangpu gave Tangyuan a few instructions and then left with them.
"What kind of material do you want to see? Cut, semi-transparent material with windows opened, or completely uncut rough stones?"
"I want to see inexpensive materials."
Upon hearing Tangyuan's question, Liang Yi immediately shared his thoughts. He didn't have much money with him and wanted to try his luck.
Tangyuan led people to a pile of small stones and pointed to the price tags on them.
"Hey, the stones here should be the cheapest in the whole area. They range from twenty to two hundred yuan along the way. Just look at the price tags and choose one."
Chang Jing looked at it carefully. Almost all of these piles of stones were waste rocks and rubble. The chance of finding jade was undoubtedly like finding a four-leaf clover in a patch of clover.
Even with a lifetime of experience, Chang Jing still found it difficult to select a suitable raw stone from the pile of stones.
"With so many stones here, how do we choose?"
Liang Yifan is in trouble. He's a Libra, and he's always had trouble making choices. Now he has so many rough stones to choose from.
"Since I don't know how to do it anyway, I'll just pick one that looks good to me." Bai Mei quickly picked up a relatively round rough stone and examined it in her hand.
"This is it. It's round and shiny, and it looks really good."
Tangyuan realized that the two of them were just joking, so she quickly grabbed a small flashlight, turned it on, and slowly taught them how to select raw stones.
Why didn't I have X-ray vision after being reborn?! Chang Jing was frustrated. His previous idea of getting rich by gambling on stones was a bit naive.
Just as Chang Jing was racking his brains trying to figure out how to win the gamble, a stone was thrown at Tangyuan, who was explaining the raw stone.
It was very fast. Chang Jing instinctively leaped with his lungs, his eyes and hands working in perfect coordination, and caught the stone. He tried to find the person who threw the stone but couldn't see anyone.
However, Chang Jing unexpectedly discovered a huge surprise: when he focused his energy on his eyes, he could see a faint fluorescence seeping from the stone's skin around the jade.
"Tangyuan, be careful, someone just threw a stone at you."
Chang Jing suppressed his joy and reminded Tang Yuan that someone had thrown stones. Tang Yuan looked at the stone in Chang Jing's hand, which was bigger than the palm of his hand, and broke out in a cold sweat.
If such a large rock were to fall on you, you would definitely get hurt no matter what, and it would be even worse if it hit your head.
"Chen Jianzhong is indeed a bastard. His methods are so dirty. I'm not done with him yet."
Without even investigating, Tangyuan knew who was responsible. He had just exchanged teeth marks with Chen Jianzhong that morning, and then someone threw stones at him that afternoon. He didn't believe for a second that it wasn't Chen Jianzhong's revenge.
Guessing that Chen Jianzhong was at this location, Tangyuan's eyes searched the surroundings.
"I'm going to find my dad. Why don't you come with me? So that that bastard won't cause you any trouble."
Throwing stones has crossed Tangyuan's line. This is not something that can be resolved with a simple argument. He has to tell his parents.
“I’ll go with you to talk to your uncle! This person dared to throw stones at people, that’s awful.”
As a family member of a police officer, Liang Yi has a strong sense of justice, while Chang Jing wants to stay and test the discovery they just made.
"You guys go ahead, I'll stay here and check the rough stones. With my skills, that guy can't hurt me."
Seeing that she could be alone with Chang Jing, Bai Mei quickly declared that she would follow him, and was no longer afraid of being hit by stones.
"I'm with Brother Chang Jing."
After being reborn, Chang Jing tried to cultivate the techniques and martial arts he had learned during his transmigration. He discovered that the spiritual energy content in their world was terrifyingly low.
If cultivated through normal means, an ordinary person might not even be able to grasp the basics of Qi even after a lifetime of effort. Therefore, Chang Jing chose to cultivate martial arts and internal energy, and now he can be considered to have achieved some success.
After watching Tang Yuan and the others leave, Chang Jing channeled his cultivated inner energy into his eyes and focused intently on examining the raw stones. Most of the raw stones remained unchanged, with only a faint glow emanating from one side of the pile.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a rough stone slightly larger than a strong man's fist, and its fluorescence had a hint of fiery red.
Chang Jing wasn't sure if this rough stone had the "inner meaning" he thought it did, but it was different from the other hundred or so rough stones, so he had to buy it, cut it open, and verify his guess.
"Brother Changjing, do you like this rough stone? Then don't not buy it and cut it open to take a look. I've already made my choice."
Bai Mei stayed by Chang Jing's side the whole time. When she saw him staring blankly at a stone, she assumed that he had his eye on the raw stone in his hand.
Chang Jing also saw the stone Bai Mei had chosen, which showed no fluorescence whatsoever. If his guess was correct, then Bai Mei's stone did not contain jade.
"Okay, let's each buy our favorite rough stones and then cut them open to see what they're like!"
After paying, the two went to queue for stone cutting. Fortunately, it was only after lunchtime, and customers were just starting to select raw stones. There weren't many people cutting stones at the mine, and it was only about ten minutes before it was Chang Jing's turn.
"Master, please cut it open for me and let me see."
When the stone-cutting master saw that Bai Mei directly asked to have the stone cut, he didn't say anything and simply fixed the stone onto the machine to start cutting.
Cutting a small stone didn't take long; the machine stopped after a few minutes.
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