"Ms. Yan..."
Master Chen arranged his words: "The jade flesh has been exposed after cutting it in half, and the remaining part is likely to be outstanding. I suggest you use a light to take a look, and then cut from the surface along the growth direction of the jade flesh."
Very good advice. Yan Yueqing nodded: "Then I'll listen to you!"
Upon hearing this, Master Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When I saw how confident she was before, I was worried that she would insist on a one-size-fits-all approach.
Although the glutinous jade is not considered to be the best quality, for every craftsman who cuts the raw stone, if the jade is damaged by the water jet, they will feel more pain than the jade owner!
Yan Yueqing was not familiar with how to cut the stone, so he took the initiative to hand over the processing rights to Master Chen.
He looked at it with a light for several minutes, carefully, as if he was going to carve some exquisite pattern on it.
After a while, he solemnly drew a line at the position Yan Yueqing had mentioned earlier.
"Cut horizontally? He really wants to cut it in half horizontally?!"
"Oh my god, this girl is really amazing. The master cut the knife just like she said after watching it for a long time?! Cut it in half horizontally?"
"Luck? Or is it really some strength?!"
"Shit! It's cut out! Just like the last piece, the whole piece of jade meat was taken out?!"
Master Chen pushed his glasses and looked a little serious.
After a moment, he handed the stone over: "Miss Yan, your eyes are much sharper than mine!"
One stone might be a coincidence, but two stones could it just be luck?
Look at how calm and composed she was throughout the whole process, it was obvious that she had everything planned out for herself!
Alas...it is true that the new generation pushes the old generation forward!
Master Chen really thinks this girl has some talent!
After accepting the other party from the bottom of his heart, he cut the stone much faster. He no longer worried about how to cut each stone, and let Miss Yan decide.
Yan Yueqing was very heroic:
"Cut this piece."
“Cut right down the middle.”
"Cut this piece in the middle, too..."
"This one is the same as the last one."
Master Chen raised his knife and the water jet moved quickly and accurately.
The people nearby were talking about it: "Oh, our luck is bad, we opened six pieces and they were all rocks!"
"Yeah, it looks like my luck won't last long."
"I think the first two pieces were just luck! Master Chen is really something. He has no judgment of his own and just follows the owner's rhythm."
"If you look carefully under the light among the pile of cut pieces, you might be able to find some traces of jade!"
Yan Yueqing collected five pieces in each batch. After opening two glutinous stones in the first batch, he specially selected all the stones he chose for the second batch.
A total of 123 stones were purchased today, 52 of which were wrapped in jade.
She did a simple calculation and decided to only open fifty stones here, controlling the jade output to about 20%, just to make a small profit! As for the raw stones such as the Ink Jade Imperial Green, she would not open them in the market to avoid unnecessary trouble.
So, she deliberately put the stone she picked into the pot, and made an agreement with Master Chen - no matter the size of the original stone, she would only cut it once, and if it didn't turn out well, she would throw it away.
This heroic approach seemed extremely wasteful! After all, some stones were as big as kirin melons, and they could be cut open to remove more stones. However, she insisted on doing so and asked Master Chen to replace the stone with another one.
I really don't know if she is planning something or just talking nonsense?
The third batch of stones was brought in, and Yan Yueqing also chose the stones she chose herself.
After opening it for twenty minutes, Master Chen failed to open it well except for two pieces of glutinous rice!
Then the fourth batch of stones were added, and more and more people gathered around to watch.
"Old Six, I see you guys have been working on the stones here for quite some time, have you gained anything?"
The person called Lao Liu shook his head regretfully and said in a low voice: "This girl is too stubborn. She thinks she is very capable. She asks Master Chen to cut any stone with one knife! Now, after opening fifteen stones, only two sticky ones came out, and they are only the size of egg noodles... I think it will be a loss!"
"I heard that this pile of stones cost two or three million!"
"Hey! You've got a pair of eyes for nothing. You're worrying about nothing! They bought about a hundred pieces of stone, and they've only cut fifteen of them, and you're judging that the little girl will lose?"
"Yes, there are still so many stones. Anyway, there is still half an hour before the auction of the giant stones. Let's take a look here."
Yan Yueqing first handed over the first piece of stone with blue-green floating flowers that Jun Yan had chosen: "It's been so long since you cut it, but it still doesn't look outstanding. How about cutting this one diagonally?"
She simply compared them.
Master Chen has never seen anyone who can cut stone at an angle.
Unless you use lighting to determine the direction of the jade inside, if you cut blindly, even a deviation of one or two centimeters will result in a lot of losses!
He took the stone, looked at its size, and seemed to be pondering something.
Someone in the crowd spoke up.
"Old Chen, you have to use your own judgment! This stone is performing well. If you cut it diagonally, wouldn't that be messy?"
"Yes! The moss on top is so well grown. It must be very beautiful if you rub it. How can you cut it from the middle of the moss?"
"This rough stone is really good. Old Chen, you still have to stick to your own judgment!"
These words made Master Chen's brows furrowed.
He hesitated for a moment and looked at Yan Yueqing: "Miss Yan, are you sure you want to cut from here?"
Yan Yueqing respected these old craftsmen very much, and understood their love for jade. So when he wanted to use his experience to observe the raw stone, she agreed without hesitation!
She had this bug in the system, but he relied purely on years of experience to determine the same cutting position, which shows how powerful he is.
For such old masters, even though I know that their slow research is a futile effort and that they still have to follow the cutting positions I have demonstrated, I am still willing to give them some time to observe.
"I'm sure." She nodded and softened her tone, "But... Master Chen wants to wipe it first, then let's do as you wish."
The people around started to make a noise.
"Wipe it off, why don't you wipe it off for such a good performance?"
"It would be fine to just cut lightly from the case, but cutting diagonally is really too risky."
"Mr. Chen, we trust your judgment!"
The final decision was in his hands.
Mr. Chen hesitated for a moment, and finally took a deep breath.
Pick up a pen...
A black line was drawn at the location described by Yan Yueqing.
Onlookers: ???
Oh no!
Do you really believe it?!
The first two pieces were already considered good luck. How could this girl have X-ray vision? And how could everyone believe her?
If every stone picked by Yan Yueqing can produce good things, then everyone will definitely believe in her judgment.
But after cutting for so long, only two pieces turned out to be glutinous.
If she really had the special ability of X-ray vision, wouldn't she have bought up all the good stones in the field?
The funniest thing is Master Chen. He didn't even observe and just did what the little girl said.
It's so funny. If the knife destroys the meat...
I guess Mr. Chen feels more distressed than anyone else!
After the stone was placed, the water jet began to cut it. After a series of clinking and clanging sounds, the black stone finally revealed the chapter inside.
“Excellent!”
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