Day 104 of being eavesdropped on
"Master, please help me polish this jade."
Gu Jinshui moved the stone to the side of the stone polishing machine.
The master was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously asked back: "How to polish it? This stone is so big, you didn't draw a line."
Gu Jinshui smiled and said: "I'm not sure where the water head is. Can you help me open a window on all sides to see what the quality is like?"
When Douzi heard this, he knew that his brother knew a lot.
He said: "Yes, you can help open the window, and we will give you a big red envelope when we get a higher price."
The people around couldn't help but laugh.
Boss Zhou smiled and shook his head, saying, "What a big red envelope! This stone is useless. The top circle is okay. Take it home and make a bracelet for your child to play with."
"This young man is just fanciful. What good water can this stone produce?"
"Go and call Old Xu. It's getting lively here. I don't know where such a stubborn guy came from."
...
More and more people gathered around.
Seeing that Gu Jinshui insisted, the master let him go. He opened the front first. After wiping it, the inside was black. It was obvious that it was broken.
Everyone exclaimed and shook their heads.
Boss Zhou was a little happier. Seeing others in trouble was happier than being in trouble himself. He pretended to comfort Gu Jinshui: "Young man, don't be sad. Just take it as a lesson."
"I'm not sad."
Gu Jinshui was very calm. The appearance of the black spot made him more confident. "Brother, you continue to open it."
The master opened the back and the left side, which were all black.
The people around him were talking about it. Some people laughed at Gu Jinshui, while others felt sorry for Gu Jinshui's three hundred yuan wasted.
Douzi's forehead was sweating. Gao asked in a low voice: "Douzi, why don't you ask your brother if he really wants to cut it again? I think this material is really not good. If you continue to wipe it, it will only make people laugh."
Douzi hurried to ask Gu Jinshui.
Gu Jinshui said firmly, "Keep rubbing. You've already opened three windows. It's no big deal to be laughed at."
The master heard this and showed a helpless look on his face. Just as he was about to rub the stone, Gu Jinshui suddenly called him, "Brother, can you please turn this stone over and rub it from the bottom?" "
Yes, but do you really want to cut it again?" the master asked.
Gu Jinshui moved his fingers, a little nervous, but still nodded, "Yes."
The master had no choice but to follow his words and let someone help turn the stone over. The stone was really big, about 20 kg.
When it was turned over, there was a thud.
Everyone shook their heads and looked at Gu Jinshui as if they were a madman or a fool.
The tall man couldn't stand it anymore and turned around to leave.
He had just taken a few steps when he suddenly heard a cry of surprise from behind, "It's green, it's increased, it's increased here!"
The tall man stopped in his tracks, turned around and pushed through the crowd to get in. He saw the stone scraper in the master's hand slowly scraping the outer shell of the stone, and underneath it gradually revealed a piece of moist green, which was like the tender leaves on the branches in March, like a lake in a quiet valley...
"How is this possible?!"
Boss Zhou's face was full of disbelief.
He quickly and decisively said, "It must be bad underneath. There are so many black spots on this stone, how can it produce good material? As the saying goes, rubbing it does not count as an increase,
but cutting it does." Although Boss Zhou's words were unpleasant to hear, many people nodded in agreement.
It can be seen that this kind of situation where the stone is broken after being rubbed is not uncommon.
Therefore, someone came up with an idea and asked Gu Jinshui: "Young man, don't rub this stone. Sell it to me and I will give you one thousand!"
One thousand? !
Douzi's breathing was heavy.
He was so excited that he almost agreed, but this stone was not his.
Douzi looked at Gu Jinshui and wanted to agree on his behalf. They only paid three hundred, but they made seven hundred in one transaction. This was too fast to make money.
Gu Jinshui didn't even blink, "No."
Douzi was stunned, but heard the tall man say: "Brother, I'll give you two thousand, you sell this stone to us!"
Gu Jinshui smiled, "Sorry, I don't plan to sell it, I must cut this stone, if it goes up, I will be responsible."
He was obviously full of confidence, and was not shaken by the words of the people around him.
Gu Jinshui said to the master: "Please continue to wipe it!"
The master was very cautious this time, and his movements were particularly careful when wiping. As the gray-brown outer shell gradually fell off, the water color inside became more and more transparent, and the green was pure and flawless. The surroundings were quiet, and only the sound of people swallowing their saliva could be heard. After
the master finished wiping the watch case, his whole body was wet with sweat.
When everyone saw the circle of aqua, the atmosphere in the factory was almost like the moment before an explosion.
"I'll give you 100,000 yuan, I want this stone!" the thin old man just shouted.
"I'll give you 200,000 yuan, young man, if you agree, I'll call someone to send the money right now!"
the tall man said hurriedly, looking at Gu Jinshui with burning eyes.
That look was like looking at the God of Wealth.
Gu Jinshui didn't pay any attention to the increased amount.
Douzi was frightened when he heard it, but he walked over, squatted down, took out a pen, and drew a line on the stone, "You cut along this line!"
"Here, here, you really want to cut?" The master looked at Gu Jinshui in disbelief.
Previously, he thought Gu Jinshui was crazy, but now he thought Gu Jinshui's madness was a little unusual.
Gu Jinshui nodded slightly, "Yes, don't worry, I trust you."
"Okay!" Hearing this, the master who had been a stone cutter for many years was so excited that his face turned red. He was not in a hurry to cut the stone. He wanted to take a cigarette from his pocket. Gu Jinshui had already handed him a Zhonghua. The master lit up and smoked it. As if he had eaten a full meal, he stood up with a red face and changed tools.
The grinding wheel slowly cut along the gap. This cut was like the creation of the world. Green returned to green, and gray returned to gray.
It turned out to be a whole piece of top-quality imperial green material.
The piece of material was not big, but it was the size of a bowl. Although there were some impurities, the slight flaws did not hide its beauty. The crisp green was like a spring breeze blowing into everyone's heart.
"Fuck, this is actually imperial green!" Someone's cigarette had already fallen to the ground, but he didn't notice it at all.
Everyone's eyes were red at this time.
The tall guy was completely confused. Damn it, this broken stone could actually produce this top-quality imperial green. He was so regretful that his intestines turned green.
If this stone is not sold, if the people below pay more attention, it can be sold for millions!
"Fuck, young man, sell it to me, I'll give you a million!"
The thin old man immediately shouted a high price, looking at Gu Jinshui with burning eyes.
A million?
Douzi was so confused by the money that he wanted to agree on behalf of Gu Jinshui.
But when he looked at Gu Jinshui's expression, although he smiled, he didn't look complacent at all. He
is worthy of being his brother, he is more capable than him!
He made a million and he is so calm!
Boss Zhou's eyes were red at this moment, and his lips were shaking like Parkinson's. A million? !
A million.
He actually threw away a million!
"I'm sorry, everyone, I won't sell it."
Gu Jinshui said decisively, "I'm going to give it to someone. I can't explain if I sell it. Douzi, come over and help me."
He gave Douzi a look, and Douzi reacted quickly. He quickly came over and took out all the money in his pocket. He didn't count how many hundreds of yuan it was, and directly stuffed it into the master's pocket. Then he ran out with Gu Jinshui holding the stone.
After the two came out, they took a coat and wrapped the things directly. Without saying a word, they took a taxi and went back to the city.
It's not cheap to go from the suburbs to the city. Gu Jinshui paid a full 300 yuan for the fare, and this is the case when everyone's salary is only more than 50 yuan a month.
"Hey, thanks, man, you guys are really rich."
The taxi driver was joking with Gu Jinshui and the others, "You are all locals, why bother taking a taxi? It only costs a few dollars to take the bus back."
Douzi glanced at the stone in Gu Jinshui's arms and muttered in his heart, what do you know, his brother is holding a full million in his arms, damn, this is enough to drive from Beijing to the United States!
"Douzi, go back first. I'll treat you to dinner later."
Gu Jinshui patted Douzi on the shoulder. "You've worked so hard today. I'll never forget you even if I make a fortune."
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Douzi was greedy, but he was clear-headed. "You made a fortune today because of your own ability. I didn't help you. I'm glad you didn't mind my mess. I'm so lucky. I'm sorry I didn't persuade you to sell it quickly. If you had sold it, you'd be stupid. The boss who sold it to you would be so angry that he would die."
Gu Jinshui couldn't help laughing when he thought of this.
Just now, the look in Boss Zhou's eyes really wanted to eat him alive.
It was also thanks to them running fast, otherwise there might be something wrong.
Gu Jinshui said to Douzi, "Please do me a favor and tell your friend not to tell others who I am, so that those people won't have to buy this material from me."
"Of course, but brother, if you really don't plan to sell this material, how many houses can you buy with the money?" Douzi said in surprise.
Gu Jinshui shook his head decisively.
He was not stupid. He already had several houses at home, and there were many houses in Beijing, but such a good Imperial Green Jade material was hard to come by.
"Increase, increase, increase..."
On the other side, Song Jianshe was sweating profusely as he watched his master cut the stone. The heavy stone gradually became the size of a palm in just half an hour.
As the last cut was made, everyone could clearly see that the inside was gray-brown. It was obvious that the stone had completely collapsed.
Not to mention the cracks, there was no jade in the stone at all. It was just an ordinary stone.
"How is this possible?!"
Song Jianshe felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his head, and he was stunned.
In the casino, everyone has seen such things many times and is not surprised. They just shook their heads and said, "Just now, I saw that this guy was so confident that I thought this stone could be cut. Hey, we really wasted half an hour."
Song Jianshe's face turned red, and he clenched his fists, embarrassed and ashamed.
He turned around and was about to leave, but the master behind him called out to him, "Hey, don't go, you broke the stone, you have to pay me double the wages!"
It would take a lot of time to cut such a big stone.
Song Jianshe just promised to pay him double the wages, so he was willing to take the job.
He awkwardly took out fifty yuan from his pocket and handed it to the master, muttering, "I, I didn't say I wouldn't pay."
The master didn't bother to pay attention to him, took the money and stuffed it into his pocket, and threw the broken stones all over the ground to the back, as if throwing Song Jianshe's dream of getting rich into the garbage dump.
Song Jianshe walked home in a daze, and he didn't even want to take the bus.
In more than an hour, he lost more than five hundred yuan.
What made him even more devastated was that his dream of getting rich was shattered.
When Song Jianshe got home, he ran into Gu Jinshui who had just come out of the house.
The anger and jealousy in his heart instantly overwhelmed his mind. He rushed forward and grabbed Gu Jinshui, "Gu Jinshui, is it you, is it you..."
Gu Jinshui almost immediately grabbed his wrist with his backhand reflex, kneeled his abdomen, and pressed him against the wall with his backhand, with a loud bang, "Are you crazy? Don't look for me if you are crazy. I am not a vegetarian!"
"You bastard, you plotted against me, you didn't go to Xicheng at all!"
The pain on Song Jianshe's face could not resist the pain in his heart. He gritted his teeth, his eyes were full of bloodshot, and his eyes were full of hatred when he looked at Gu Jinshui.
Gu Jinshui was stunned for a moment, and guessed the general situation. This grandson was probably fooled by his daughter.
No wonder he didn't run into this grandson in the suburbs, it turned out that his daughter had used a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
As expected of his daughter, she is so smart! Gu
Jinshui was so proud in his heart. He glanced at Song Jianshe with sympathy in his eyes and let go of his hand, "Why do you care whether I went to West City or not? Why, our two families are not neighbors now, and you are still watching my every move every day? What do you want to do?"
Gu Jinshui looked at him with a scrutinizing look and pinched his fingers, which made a creaking sound.
Song Jianshe looked fierce but weak. Just now was almost the moment when he was most courageous. Now that his passion has faded, how could he dare to really confront Gu Jinshui.
He said vaguely, "Who is watching you? Don't wrongly accuse you. Who do you think you are?!"
"That's good."
Gu Jinshui patted Song Jianshe's face, leaned forward, and his sharp eyebrows were full of hostility. "Song Jianshe, our two families have been neighbors for many years. I know a lot of your handles. You better be honest and don't force me. Otherwise..."
He saw a brick on the ground and turned his head. He picked it up and slapped it on the wall. With a loud bang, Song Jianshe trembled all over and his face turned pale.
Gu Jinshui looked at him with a smile, threw the brick down, turned around and left.
Song Jianshe soon found out from others that the casino in the suburbs had opened a top-grade imperial green. It was said that someone was willing to pay three million to buy it, but he couldn't find the person who opened the imperial green.
He was filled with hatred and jealousy, suspecting that he was being tricked by Gu Yousi, but he also felt that Gu Yousi was not that smart, and was afraid that Gu Jinshui had tricked him. He
could only keep a grudge in mind and wait for revenge one day.
In the blink of an eye, he was already thirty.
Gu Jinshui went to the store early that day, intending to close the store after opening it for half a day.
He was counting the inventory in the store when someone knocked on the door. Gu Jinshui agreed to come out of the warehouse and wiped his hands with a cloth, but when he saw the customer at the door, he slowed down his pace and muttered in his heart, what did the Japanese want from him?
"Mr. Gu Jinshui."
The translator hurriedly said, "Mr. Yamamoto came to visit you specially."
"Visiting me?" Gu Jinshui walked behind the counter and sat lazily on the chair, "I don't remember any friendship with you. If you want to buy art, there are many outside. We don't welcome you in our store."
The translator's face was a little surprised.
Obviously, he was used to the polite attitude of others when he was doing things for the Japanese, and he would not say it to his face even if he had any opinions.
But Gu Jinshui's straightforward impoliteness made him a little helpless.
He hesitated and translated the words to Yamamoto.
Professor Yamamoto looked at him and said a few words to the translator.
The translator looked at Gu Jinshui and said hesitantly, "Mr. Yamamoto said he didn't want to buy antiques, but jadeite. He heard that you opened the top-grade imperial green jade and was willing to pay 5 million for your material."
5 million?!
Gu Jinshui showed a surprised look on his face.
He sat up straight and looked up and down at Yamamoto. His eyes were no different from looking at an alien. He didn't say good or bad, but instead said, "Ask him, are all Japanese professors so rich?"
The translator actually wanted to ask this question.
He asked Yamamoto, but Yamamoto smiled and shook his head, obviously unwilling to answer.
Gu Jinshui immediately lost interest, and did not ask where the little Japanese knew that he was the one who opened the imperial green jadeite. It was not difficult to find out information about him, but if you wanted to sway him, you had to think carefully. Gu Jinshui had not been in vain these years.
Seeing that Gu Jinshui ignored them, the translator was a little embarrassed. He looked at Yamamoto and muttered a few words. Gu Jinshui guessed that he meant to leave.
But Yamamoto shook his head, glanced at Gu Jinshui, and said a few words to the translator.
Gu Jinshui peeked out of the corner of his eye and saw the embarrassment on the translator's face. He couldn't help but secretly guess what little Japan had said.
"Mr. Gu, Mr. Yamamoto has an unwelcome request."
The translator coughed and said awkwardly, "It's the Chinese New Year in China. Mr. Yamamoto is far away in China and misses home very much. He doesn't want to spend the New Year alone in the hotel. He wants to ask if he can spend the New Year with you. He will be paid 1,000 yuan for staying at your house for one day."
One thousand yuan for one day? !
Although Gu Jinshui is rich, he was also shocked by the wealth of this little Japanese.
He couldn't help but sit up, frowned, and waved to the translator, meaning that the translator should come over.
The translator looked at Yamamoto with an awkward expression.
Yamamoto seemed to understand what Gu Jinshui meant and nodded directly.
The translator then dragged to Gu Jinshui's side.
Gu Jinshui pulled him aside and asked in a low voice: "You are Chinese, right?"
The translator blushed and said, "I am translating for the Japanese, but you can't insult me, I..."
"Who insulted you? I just want to ask if you know this Japanese? Why does he want to spend the New Year at our house for no reason? With one thousand yuan, he can spend the New Year however he wants in Beijing."
Gu Jinshui said unhappily.
The translator groaned, looked at Professor Yamamoto, who looked calm, leaning on a cane, and looked very gentle, and shook his head, "Actually, I don't know him either. He is actually quite easy to get along with, and he has donated a lot of money to the orphanage. I think if you don't want to, just refuse it."
Gu Jinshui rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Tell him that I need to discuss this matter with my family, and let him wait."
The translator immediately agreed and translated it for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto nodded.
Gu Jinshui went to call his family.
At home, He Chunlian was reciting a script. When she heard the phone ring, she answered it and heard this. The old lady was very calm and said without saying anything, "Come on, let him come. Anyway, there is nothing shameful in our family. If this old devil is up to something, we will use his tricks against him and lure him into the trap, and then send him to the police station!"
The old lady's voice was loud and clear, and it could be heard clearly from a long distance over the phone.
The translator showed an embarrassed look on his face.
Professor Yamamoto had a barely perceptible smile on his lips.
Gu Jinshui hung up the phone and said to them, "Okay, my mother said that she warmly welcomes international friends. Please wait a moment, I will pack up and we will go to my house."
"No need, please leave your home address, Professor Yamamoto will have something to do
later." The translator asked Yamamoto and said to Gu Jinshui.
Gu Jinshui thought about it and it was a good idea.
After all, someone was coming to his house, so he had to go back and make some arrangements.
He saw Yamamoto and his group leave, and he quickly cleaned up the store and closed it. When he returned home, the whole family already knew that a Japanese person would spend the New Year with them this year.
Gu Yinxing was wrapping dumplings, and said, "Brother, what are you doing? Inviting Japanese to celebrate the New Year with us, are you planning to rob us?"
"Yinxing, how can you talk like that on New Year's Day!" He Chunlian glared at the girl.
Gu Yinxing stuck out her tongue, and He Chunlian turned her head to Gu Jinshui and said, "Jinshui, are these Japanese planning to do something? How about we prepare a secret code? If something goes wrong, we can immediately use the secret code and call the police?" Gu Jinshui was speechless.
Gu Yinxing protested, "Mom, what you mean is different from what I mean. How dare you criticize me?"
"How is that the same? What your mom means is that we should punish the evildoers!"
He Chunlian said with full energy, "Xiao Yan, do you think mom is right?"
Yan Yan had to face the gazes of his wife and mother-in-law and could only concentrate on making dumplings.
Liang Ying took Gu Jinshui to clean up the guest room, and asked: "Why did this Japanese come to our house? I heard mom talk about it in a weird way, and I'm a little nervous."
"Mom hasn't gotten over the last drama yet." Gu Jinshui spread the bed sheets and said: "The Japanese probably just wanted to see something new. They don't care about our things. They have money. Just treat him as someone who has nothing to do."
Liang Ying breathed a sigh of relief: "If that's the case, I'm relieved. I didn't really think that a Japanese with bad intentions came."
Gu Jinshui smiled, but he was a little confused.
Yamamoto was indeed a little weird, making him a little unpredictable!
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