Ruili is a border city located in the western part of Yunnan Province.

Because it borders Myanmar, it becomes the first checkpoint for Myanmar jadeite to enter the Dragon Kingdom.

Now Ruili has become the largest Burmese jade trading center in Longguo.

When they arrived at the market, Yuen explained the surrounding situation to Qin Xuan in standard Mandarin.

"This is the Delong Market. This side is the street stall, where most of the merchants selling raw or finished stones gather."

"It's daytime now, so there are fewer customers."

"At night, there is a night market here, which will be much more lively than it is now."

As he spoke, Yu'en stretched out his hand and pointed towards a white building not far away.

"That's the Delong Hotel, which also sells raw and finished stones."

"Hotel?"

"Selling stones?"

Qin Xuan was stunned.

It was the first time he heard of this kind of service in a hotel.

Yu En said "hmm", obviously not thinking as much as Qin Xuan thought.

"This hotel is mostly full of consignment goods. The merchants here are similar to intermediaries in other industries."

"They will bring the mine owners' goods in to sell, but the price will be much higher than their own goods."

Qin Xuan suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

"Then let's go to the hotel first."

After saying that, Qin Xuan took Yu En and walked towards the hotel.

In his opinion, it doesn't matter if the selling price is a little higher, the main thing is that the hotel has air conditioning...

After entering the hotel, Qin Xuan and Yu En followed the sign to the room where jade was sold.

The curtains in the room were drawn and it was dark inside, with no light except for the light coming from the doorway.

After adapting a little, Qin Xuan turned his gaze to the raw stone in front of him.

Jadeite raw stone A: What kind of water do you want? Isn’t marble also a stone?

Jadeite rough stone B: Come and take a look, you can also make a profit from the small bean-type jadeite!

Explanation A: I have a lot of cheating, but I just don’t make much money!

Solution B: Don’t look at me. I only look good in the middle. There is no green anywhere else.

…

Qin Xuan shook his head somewhat disappointedly.

Among the voices of these raw stones, there was nothing that could make his eyes light up.

He took Yu'en into another room and chatted with her casually.

"Yuen, do you understand jadeite?"

Yu En nodded slightly and whispered to Qin Xuan: "My family is in the jade business, so I know a lot about these things."

"Then tell me the tricks of gambling on stones?"

"No problem."

Yu En hesitated for a moment, then continued, "But I still want to remind you that when it comes to gambling on stones, you should just take a look. Without sufficient vision and experience, you will definitely lose money instead of making any profit."

“So it’s okay to play around, but I wouldn’t recommend you invest too much.”

Qin Xuan nodded, agreeing with Yu En's statement.

Before coming to Yunnan Province, he also looked up relevant information about gambling on stones on the Internet.

But unsurprisingly, relying solely on videos and some articles was not enough for him to have much understanding of gambling on stones, let alone how to correctly select the raw stones.

But fortunately, I have my heart’s voice to back me up.

I'm not afraid of losing money at all.

Walking into a new room again, Yuen picked up a piece of raw stone the size of an egg and shone a strong flashlight on it.

After finding several angles, he reached out and handed the stone to Qin Xuan.

"Mr. Qin, what do you think of this rough stone?"

Qin Xuan looked at the stone in the direction of the flashlight.

A rich green color instantly entered his eyes.

“This looks beautiful!”

Qin Xuan sighed, but then he heard Yuanshi's voice in his ears.

Jadeite Rough Stone: Isn’t it beautiful? You won’t lose money if you buy me!

Qin Xuan: ???

Seeing that Qin Xuan was a little dazed, Yu En thought he was attracted by the rich green color.

With a smile, she began to analyze it carefully for Qin Xuan, "Actually, this kind of rough stone is not very good."

"In hotels, merchants will draw the curtains and reduce the brightness so that the jadeite in the photos will look more beautiful and attractive."

“But if you are an expert, you won’t be fooled by this superficial phenomenon.”

As she spoke, she pointed a flashlight at the cracks on the rough stone and said, "Look here, here, and here."

“It’s full of cracks.”

"If the crack is deep, half of the original stone will be wasted."

"If it's more extreme, the crack will eat through the entire stone and no suitable material can be obtained, and the entire raw stone will be useless."

“So that’s how it is.”

Looking in the direction where Yu En had shone the light, Qin Xuan indeed saw many cracks on the green jade.

And considering the voice of the original stone itself, these cracks may have really eaten through the entire piece of original stone.

After taking the stone and taking a few photos of it himself, Qin Xuan curiously asked the boss, "Boss, how much is this rough stone?"

The boss took a look and quoted a price: "100,000."

"100,000?!"

Qin Xuan smacked his lips.

He didn't expect that a piece of raw stone the size of an egg could be sold for 100,000 yuan.

This is already two years’ salary for many people!

Putting down the stone, Qin Xuan and Yu En continued to walk towards the next room.

After visiting more than a dozen stalls, the two still didn't see a suitable raw stone.

Just as they were about to go home, Qin Xuan suddenly saw a stone in the corner of a room.

Jadeite rough stone: I really have a lot of green glutinous icy jade inside!

This is a fist-sized piece of raw stone, yellow and white, a bit like a piece of fat meat.

The original stone was cut several times horizontally in the middle, and because it was piled together, the cut surface inside could not be seen.

Qin Xuan picked up the raw stone from the corner and looked at the cut surface inside.

There is a little bit of green, but it doesn't form a large area.

Qin Xuan weighed the stone casually and asked, "Boss, how much is this material?"

The boss was stunned.

I have been in this business for more than ten years, and this is the first time I have seen someone want to buy cut-off waste.

However, since someone dares to buy it, he dares to bid.

"10,000!"

The boss closed his eyes and directly quoted a high price.

Qin Xuan was happy.

"Are you crazy about money?"

"This waste is ready to be thrown into the trash can, and you tell me to sell it for 10,000?"

"Why don't you go and rob it?"

"If it weren't for the fact that the material is still a little green, and I wanted to make a bracelet for my girlfriend to wear for fun, do you think I would want it?"

In order to bargain, Qin Xuan talked a lot of nonsense and even pulled Yu En over to make his words more convincing.

Looking at Yu En with a slightly red cheek, the boss was speechless, "Then how much do you say?"

Qin Xuan: “50!”

"If there are any more, just go downstairs and throw them away yourself."

The boss was helpless and said, "Okay, okay, I'll give it to you."

Just like Qin Xuan said, this broken stone was originally cut down by someone and brought back for trouble.

If Qin Xuan didn't want it, he would have to throw it downstairs himself.

Now that I can save some effort and earn some money for cigarettes, the boss is very happy.

Qin Xuan couldn't help but feel in a good mood when he came out of Delong Hotel with Yu'en.

Yu'en was completely confused. She didn't know what was so good about Mr. Qin buying a piece of broken stone.

Seeing Yu En was puzzled, Qin Xuan smiled mysteriously, "Little girl, you don't understand!"

"My intuition tells me that this piece of scrap is not as simple as it seems."

"Come on, take me to find a place to cut stones."

Yu En nodded confusedly, and soon took Qin Xuan to a stone-cutting store.

Qin Xuan didn't hesitate as soon as he entered the room. He shouted to the inside, "Boss, come and cut the stone!"