Chapter 169 Gambling on Stones

After coming out of the city hospital, Mu Bai turned around and asked her: "Do you want me to take you for a walk? There are many fun places in Beijing."

It was already ten o'clock and there were still two hours before lunch. Shen Ruoqing became interested.

"Okay, it just so happens that this is my first time in Jing City, and I want to broaden my horizons or something."

Mu Bai first brought Shen Ruoqing to Ming Dynasty Street. On this street there were various sculptures of the Ming Dynasty, including soldiers, horses, etc., all in pairs.

"These statues are really great!" Shen Ruoqing praised as he looked at the lifelike statues.

Beijing is indeed much more prosperous, with wide roads and traffic police directing traffic. Although cars are not common at this time, they can be seen frequently in Beijing.

Mu Bai took Shen Ruoqing to visit several special scenic spots, and soon it was noon.

"I'll take you to the state-owned restaurant in Beijing to try our special dishes."

The small blackboard in the state-owned restaurant shows today's offerings: sesame noodles, crystal tripe, three-fresh soup, Kung Pao chicken, Beijing-style shredded pork, fried liver, fried vegetables, rice, etc.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Sesame sauce noodles, the sesame sauce noodles in Jing City are very famous, I have always wanted to try it."

"good."

Mu Bai went to order food.

In addition to sesame noodles, Mu Bai also ordered all of BJ's specialties like Beijing-style shredded pork.

"Will it be a waste if we can't eat so much?"

"If you can't finish it, just pack it up. I brought a lunch box."

Since Mu Bai said so, Shen Ruoqing would not be polite.

It really is the authentic BJ sesame noodles, the taste is just great, and try the fried liver too, it’s a perfect match!

Shen Ruoqing ate voraciously, and Mu Bai just looked at her indifferently with a smile in his eyes.

"You're eating too, why are you just standing there?"

"Yeah, okay."

Shen Ruoqing found that Mu Bai had a big appetite. They ordered two 4-ounce portions of sesame noodles and so many dishes, but they didn't expect Mu Bai to eat most of it, leaving only half of the lunch box.

After dinner, Shen Ruoqing and Mu Bai walked on the side of the road to digest the food.

"Mu Bai, what's going on over there? Why are there so many people gathered there?" Shen Ruoqing asked, pointing to a street.

"Over there, others are buying jadeite raw stones. How did we get here?" Mu Bai took a look. "Some people also go there to gamble on stones. Have you heard of gambling on stones? These are stones covered with weathered skins. There may be jade, jadeite, or nothing inside. The saying "even gods cannot tell the quality of jade" refers to gambling on stones. Some people will spend a high price to buy these stones, and then cut them open to see if they have made a profit or a loss. This is called gambling on stones. What you are betting on is what's inside the stone."

Shen Ruoqing's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that there was a place to gamble on jade in Beijing! Thinking that the space had absorbed a lot of jade and expanded a lot, Shen Ruoqing became interested: "Then let's go and take a look!"

Mu Bai naturally would not spoil Shen Ruoqing's interest, so the two of them walked towards the crowd.

Shen Ruoqing squeezed to the front easily and saw many stones of different sizes on the ground. Several people were touching and looking at the stones, and some even took out magnifying glasses. Seeing this, she couldn't help but walk forward and touch one of the stones with her hand, looking at it.

"Would you like to take a look? This is genuine jadeite raw stone from the old Pa Gan pit. The chance of extracting jadeite is very high." The owner of the stall came out, looked like a middle-aged man in his forties, and said to Shen Ruoqing and Mu Bai with a smile.

"Boss, what does Lao Pa Gan pit planting mean?" Shen Ruoqing squatted on the ground, stretched out his right hand and stroked the jadeite raw stones one by one.

The boss was a little disappointed. He saw that the two men were well dressed, thinking they were big customers, but he didn't expect them to be two ignorant people. He spoke professional terms to them, but they didn't understand. However, since he was doing business, and since the customer asked, he had to explain it to them regardless of whether he knew the business or not.

The boss also said: "The so-called old pit type is the jade pit that has been developed for a long time. The probability of jade being extracted from the raw stones there is higher, and the color and water head are better. Among the old pit types, Hpakant is the most famous."

Shen Ruoqing was not moved when she heard this, because she turned on the system detection function and tried it. Most of the stones here were real broken stones, and she would fail if she gambled.

But not all of them are green.

"Boss, how much are the stones here? If they're not expensive, I'd like to buy a few pieces to play with." Shen Ruoqing was really like a curious novice, touching here and looking there, as if he really came here to play.

"The prices of the stones here are not uniform. Some of the stones that look good and can produce green are more expensive. For example, the piece you just touched has moss on the surface, which makes it easy to sell. It is also not small in size. It is sold for 120 yuan."

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"One hundred and twenty yuan, it's really not cheap." Shen Ruoqing weighed the stone. This jadeite raw stone should weigh more than ten pounds, but unfortunately, the stone is all white, and there is no green at all. In an era where the average salary is more than 30 yuan, spending 120 yuan to buy a stone is really a lot of money. No wonder people say that one cut can make you poor or rich.

"Ruoqing, if you want to have some fun, just choose carefully. I have money." Mu Bai said.

"Mu Bai, the stones here are not cheap. Aren't you afraid that I will pick some and there will be nothing left after I cut them open?"

"It's okay. We're just playing around. It's good to have fun."

Shen Ruoqing smiled and said, "You don't have to pay. I brought my own money. If the lottery number comes out green, I will have to give you half. Thank you."

Mu Bai opened his mouth and wanted to say that if you open it, it's yours, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it.

"Boss, this stone is too expensive, can it be cheaper? How much do you think this stone costs? This stone is smaller, can it be cheaper?" Shen Ruoqing seemed to casually pick up a stone that was less than the size of two palms.

The boss standing by couldn't help but smile when he saw the stone chosen by Shen Ruoqing. He was indeed a novice and knew nothing. The material was a pure gambling stone with white sand skin. There was no moss on the outer skin and the performance was extremely poor. It was basically impossible to produce green.

"Little girl, you'd better change it. Although this one is also a gambling stone, it has no moss on the surface and no python stripes, so the possibility of it producing green is not high." The boss said kindly.

"Boss, you're a very nice person, but we just happened to pass by here today and we don't have much money with us. We just want to have some fun. Those stones with good appearance should be very expensive, right? Even if we like them, we can't afford them. I'll just pick a small one to play with." Shen Ruoqing looked at the boss with a smile.

The boss's face turned red, knowing that his plan had been seen through. Stones with good performance would of course be very expensive, because there was a high possibility of an increase in price. It was not easy to get a business deal, and he had thought of making it a big one.

(End of this chapter)