Snowball's keen sense of touch can detect the micro-cracks in the stone, and these tiny cracks are often the fatal flaw of jadeite.
Under the triple "black technology" detection, three of the five stones were quickly eliminated, leaving only two stones.
One piece is a black jadeite piece priced at 120,000 yuan, with a skin covered in fine cracks, which looks extremely risky;
The other piece is a yellowish-white salt sand skin priced at 90,000 yuan, with a thick outer shell that looks like a dull stone block. It looks ordinary.
These two areas are precisely the ones that the experts on the sidelines are least optimistic about.
Xia Zhining pointed to the two pieces and said to the stall owner, "Boss, I'll take these two pieces."
The stall owner's eyelids twitched, overwhelmed by immense joy. The culprit had arrived?!
The black sand has many cracks, and the yellow and white salt sand is too stagnant; both are "slow-moving goods" that have been sitting on the shelf for a long time, and he is having a headache about how to deal with them.
I didn't expect this girl to specifically choose this kind of thing?
"Young lady, are you sure?" The stall owner pointed to the black sand. "There are quite a few cracks in it, so it's risky."
He then pointed to the yellow and white salt sand, "This piece... has too thick a skin, it doesn't show much, it's probably just a solid stone."
“Okay, these two pieces.” Xia Zhining nodded, her tone as relaxed as if she were choosing fruit at a supermarket.
A murmur of discussion and snickering immediately arose from the surrounding area:
"Two hundred and one thousand for these two pieces? They're really burning money..."
"You can tell at a glance that they're a complete novice, only picking out unique, slightly flawed items."
"That handsome guy next to him didn't stop her? Tsk, he spoils his girlfriend rotten."
Gu Huaiye seemed not to hear, stepped forward, and scanned the QR code to pay: "Twenty-one, transferred."
The stall owner was overjoyed after confirming receipt of payment, but remained outwardly calm: "Boss, you're great! The stone is yours! Want it cut open?"
"Slice it." Xia Zhining walked to the stone-cutting machine.
The master craftsman asked, "Which piece should you cut first? How should you make the cut?"
All eyes were on her, waiting to see how this "sucker" would react in such a flustered manner.
Xia Zhining first walked to the piece of black sand covered with fine cracks.
Instead of drawing a line on the front where the cracks were the most numerous and conspicuous, she pointed to a spot on the side that was completely unmarked and looked ordinary.
This is the safe zone where wasps "hear" the most even vibrations and snowballs perceive the smoothest internal transitions.
"Master, could you please slice it thinly from here?"
Xia Zhining drew the lines calmly and precisely.
The stone cutter looked at the line, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
The location was chosen with extreme cunning and skill, completely avoiding any visible cracks; it was as if you could see right inside!
“Young lady, if the first cut leaves a blank white mark, then the 120,000 will be…” the master couldn’t help but remind her.
"I know, just cut it like this."
Xia Zhining took a half step back, her expression calm.
Gu Huaiye stood beside her and gently squeezed her hand.
The piercing roar of the stone-cutting machine suddenly filled the air. The grinding wheel spun rapidly, and stone chips flew everywhere.
The piercing sound cut into everyone's nerves.
Meanwhile.
Among the crowd, several seemingly casual gazes, like cold hooks, were also locked onto the stone being cut.
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