Chapter 101: Crazy Stone (7)

  The middle-aged man and his brother are now equally regretful. If they had also seen this suspiciously beautiful pine blossom earlier, even if it was worth 20,000, he wouldn't have sold it.

  "Xiao Chu, what are you going to do with this piece of fabric? Are you going to cut it directly?" asked Hou Yuanming.

  "No, I'd rather take a look first!"

  Chu Chen shook his head, to know the result of the heterodyne, the value of jadeite in this piece of wool is around 5 million, if the knife is not cut well, it may damage the integrity of the jadeite inside and cause unnecessary losses.

  What he hopes most now is to be able to get some results at this position, if not, it will be a bit troublesome. Because he doesn't have the ability to see through yet, if he cuts carelessly, in case he damages the precious jade inside the fur, that would be a big loss.

  Everyone nodded and wiped it clean, just in case. If it was really Chunse Songhua, then the jade inside might be a purple violet. Wiping it clean first also conformed to people's habits.

  Chu Chen put the wool on the shelf, picked up the electric grinder, and asked Li Guodong to help him rinse with water. He pressed the switch and started grinding the stone.

  "Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"

  As the machine started to operate, a crowd of people gathered around it, in addition to those who were already there. Wen Yuting took a look and found that the owner of the neighboring stall had also opened up his marble. Of course, he wasn't polishing stones, but cutting them. Judging from the worried expression on his face, it was clear that something had gone wrong again.

  Fifteen minutes later, the stone layer had been ground down a lot, but not a single color was seen. What made everyone frown was that near the previous cutting surface, half of it was all white cotton, which also made Chu Chen's friends worried.

  Seeing this situation, Chu Chen shook his head and rested for a while before continuing to wipe the floor at the same spot.

  Li Guodong and others originally wanted to advise Chu Chen to give up, after wiping for so long, this place still didn't show any signs, continuing to wipe would be a waste of time. However, just as they were about to speak, the window over there started to change.

  "Red! It's coming out red!" someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.

  Chu Chen heard the shout and immediately stopped the electric grinder in his hand, while Li Guodong hastily washed the window clean with water. Sure enough, a faint color had already appeared on the window, but it was still unclear what color it was, although it was certain that some color had been revealed.

  "You're color-blind! This is red, it's obviously purple!" A young man standing next to the person from just now retorted.

  "If I had to say, both of you are right and wrong at the same time. This should be the highest quality variety in Violet, Pink Spring!" A middle-aged man pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and calmly presented his own views.

  The purple color in jade is often called "spring color", which is generally lighter, similar to the color of lilac flowers, and also known as "lilac color". In English literature, purple jade is often referred to as "venderjadeite", meaning "lavender-colored jade". The fact that people name purple jade after spring and flowers shows how much they love it.

  Purple is a color revered by Taoist and rulers of certain dynasties, with palaces, garments, and objects prefixed with "purple" to convey their auspiciousness and nobility. This is also the reason why Chunse Feicui gives people a sense of sacred nobility and has connotations of longevity and good fortune.

  "Spring Color" can be divided into three grades: high, medium and low, which are pink spring, purple spring and blue spring. Pink spring is more valuable, while purple spring is slightly lower in value. If you get a blue spring (blue with a hint of purple), the price will fluctuate greatly, although it's not a top-grade piece, it's still a variety that jade collectors are willing to treasure.

  "Xiao Chuan, you're really something! You've gambled everything away!" Li Guodong was so excited that he started patting Chu Chuan's shoulder vigorously, to the point where people who didn't know better would have thought it was his own.

  "Hey, Li Ge, can you be gentler? I'm almost shattered by your pat! It's too early to conclude now, and the color is still unknown!"

  Chu Chen smiled and continued with the electric grinder, and slowly, more colors were revealed inside.

  "It's really powder spring, haha, I still have good eyesight!" The middle-aged man wearing glasses shouted triumphantly.

  Fen Chun is a top-grade purple violet, quite rare, but it hasn't shown its true form yet. As long as it's an ice-type, that's already a huge gain. And when the news of Fen Chun's appearance spread, many people gathered around, blocking Chu Chen's place to the point where it was impossible to get through.

  "What's the use of planting in spring, it's still unclear what will come out, who knows what the result will be? Haven't you guys heard that 'ten springs and nine autumns'?" The young man muttered.

  In the jade industry, there is a saying "ten springs and nine woods", "ten springs and nine cracks". It means that among the raw materials of jade, the spring-colored jade material has very poor water quality in 9 out of 10 pieces, with a "wooden" base. Among them, 9 out of 10 pieces have many cracks, making it difficult to obtain materials, so they can only be used for jade carvings. Therefore, good-quality jade materials with good water quality and no cracks are extremely rare.

  But the young man said this, and it's a bit taboo. Do you really want others to not be able to solve good materials? Even if you think so in your heart, there's no need to say it directly in front of the buyer, right?

  So Chu Chen's friends immediately lost their good faces to that person, and the young man also realized he had misspoken, his expression somewhat awkward.

  "This little brother, you bought this material for 2,000 yuan. I'll give you 1 million yuan now, will you sell it?"

  Chu Chen raised his head and looked over in a low voice, only to find that the one who had spoken was the fat boss from before.

  Zhang Yanbin estimated that he knew the fat boss, and said in a bad tone: "I thought it was someone else, it turned out to be Old Master Ma. I'm saying, you think you can buy Fan Chun's fabric with just 100,000 yuan? Isn't that a bit too cheap?"

  "Master Zhang, this is still half-gambling material, and it's not even clear what kind of cotton it is. Moreover, there's still a half that's white cotton, so it shouldn't be too expensive for 100,000, right?" Old Master Ma chuckled.

  "Sorry, I didn't plan to sell this piece of fur! And I definitely won't sell it before it's fully opened!" Chu Chen also didn't want to say much, directly and bluntly refused, and made his attitude clear. What a joke, my over 5 million jade, you think you can buy it for 100,000, where did you get such a good deal?!

  As the window on the wool fabric was wiped deeper and larger, the pink spring also became more and more, finally the entire window was pink, looking very auspicious.

  Chu Chen stopped the grinder, while Li Guodong washed the window clean with water. Then Chu Chen turned on his flashlight and shone it up.

  "My goodness! It's glass kind! And it's the powder spring of glass kind, and not a single crack can be seen. I've never seen this in my life!" Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted out excitedly.

  This shout instantly ignited the entire atmosphere, and people around them rushed in, all wanting to grab a good spot to watch.

  This situation made both girls frightened and worried that something might happen. Fortunately, the shop owner appeared in time, and with Li Guodong's group maintaining order, no accident occurred.

  Seeing the performance of the wool, the middle-aged man who sold that piece of wool to Chu Chen now regrets it so much that he wants to slap himself hard. How did he think of selling this piece of wool at that time?

  "Glass powder spring, Xiao Chu, your eyes are good, and your luck is even more sinister! You've managed to get this kind of purple violet, this is a real big surge! Seeing such a high-quality purple violet, even if it's just a pendant, it would be worth tens of millions. Hou Yuanming couldn't help but feel some jealousy."

  "Hehe, it's not decided yet, let's cut it open and talk about it later." Chu Chen said with a smile.

  Everyone thought about it and it's possible that the pink spring was next to the white cotton, maybe just like the other half, the color was eaten away, so the final result is really unpredictable.

  Chu Chen picked up the wool fabric, carefully observed it several times, and finally decided to stick it to the window and cut a piece first, so that the size of the jade inside could be roughly seen, and then it would be easier to handle. He cut a thin slice, put the wool fabric on the polishing machine, adjusted the position, and then pressed the button of the polishing machine decisively.

  As the "buzzing" sound of the stone cutter rose, the atmosphere on site became tense again, and Chu Chen's mood was also quite nervous, hoping that this knife would not cut crookedly. If it cut off the jadeite, the loss would be a lot of money!

  The waiting crowd was discussing the outcome of this unsealing, after all, a mere increase in value is not considered an increase, and no one dared to guarantee what was inside, except for Chu Chen himself. However, although he knew the value of the jadeite inside, he wasn't clear about its appearance either.

  The stone machine slowly stopped rotating, Chu Chen took a deep breath and went to lift the stone slab. After looking at it, he let out a sigh of relief. The stone slab only had a faint pink color, indicating that the position was not cut incorrectly.

  On the other hand, on the cutting surface that Li Guodong helped to wipe clean, the shape and approximate position of the jadeite can be clearly seen. From this result, it should not have penetrated into the white cotton.

  "It's gone up again!"

  "It's still uncertain, the key is to see if the white cotton has penetrated that place, if not, it will be a big rise, otherwise, there's no need to say more!" The people around were discussing constantly.

  With this knife coming down, Chu Chen was like taking a tranquilizer pill, the result was already certain, he steadily drew a straight line near the white cotton, and then put the gambling stone under the cutting machine. In this way, unless the luck is bad, the jade inside will definitely be preserved intact, and its maximum value can be displayed.

  "Whoosh!"

  The wool was quickly cut open, and Chu Chen immediately went forward to lift its veil. The result was extremely magical and delightful. One side of the cut was full of white cotton, while the remaining side was crystal clear pink spring, truly distinct.