Chapter 96: Crazy Stone (Part 2)

  After visiting several stalls, everyone can see that there are indeed many wool products here and the quality is not bad. Most people just look around, but those who actually make a purchase are relatively few. Of course, due to the large number of wool products here, the number of transactions is not low either. However, considering the entire market, it's still a small number.

  Moreover, most of the wool products sold are semi-finished goods with windows opened, while fully finished goods are not as popular due to higher risks. However, Chu Chen also found that tourists tend to prefer buying fully finished goods.

  Chu Chen guessed that it was because the whole bet was cheap, and secondly, there must be a mind to win big with small bets. After all, knowing about betting on stones, one must have heard stories of how betting on stones can make one rich overnight, and most people would think that they are the protagonist in such stories, so it's no wonder that they like to buy whole bet tickets.

  Chu Chen saw that Wen Yuting looked much calmer than before, so he spoke up and said: "Alright, we've strolled around enough. I suppose you've also seen a bit of the way things are done here. It's getting late, let's try our luck now."

  Chu Chen stopped in front of this stall, also because the wool here looked better than other places, for Wen Yuting, a newcomer, it was undoubtedly more suitable.

  The boss here looks about thirty years old, and it's estimated that he has a lot of confidence in his wool products. When he saw Chu Chen and his party come to patronize him, he just exchanged a few pleasantries with them and then let them choose for themselves.

  "Huh?"

  Wen Yuting had just crouched down, as if she had found the target, picked up a piece of wool and excitedly said to Chu Chen: "Brother Chu, take a look at this piece of wool, it's all green, and look, the color is very green, isn't this a big rise in wool?"

  Chu Chen glanced at it and smiled: "This stone, you'd better ask Li Ge about it, he should know what it is."

  Li Guodong took a look at the wool fabric and said with a wry smile: "Yuting, this is a piece of green shell stone. Not only is it not the big rise in wool fabric you mentioned, but it's also a completely useless piece of wool fabric."

  "Ah, why is that? It clearly looked fine!" Wen Yuting said with a surprised expression.

  Li Guodong explained: "Actually, this thing can't be considered as wool, but a kind of stone that grows on the surface of the soil. The whole stone is green in color, which is good, but it's too dry and has no bottom, so it can't be used as material. Some people saw the green color on its surface and were cheated into buying it."

  "This kind of stone is a bit like the woolly stones produced in the 90s, with both stalk and skin, green outside, hard enough, but poor density, not very valuable. However, this type of stone is not common, but it's scattered quite widely, found in both old and new fields."

  "Ah, how can there still be such a stone? I thought I had found a big piece of wool." Wen Yuting said with a disappointed face as she flipped through the green material.

  Chu Yulan smiled and said, "Yu Ting, think about it, if this is really a high-quality fur, how could it be so conspicuous and still available for you to choose? When I saw this piece of stone, I also thought of a saying: 'Rather buy one thread than one piece.' According to the meaning of this saying, this piece of fur must not be chosen. Brother Chu, don't you think so?"

  "Xiao Lan, not bad, you've also applied it flexibly." Chu Chen smiled and nodded.

  "No, no, I'm just a beginner, it's still too early for me to use it flexibly." Chu Yulan shook her head and said.

  Wen Yuting somewhat listlessly threw the green stone to one side, but then suddenly her eyes lit up again, and she picked up a piece of fabric and handed it to Chu Chen, excitedly saying: "Chu Ge, take a look at this fabric, is it not the same as the fabric of the Nike jacket?"

  "Huh?"

  Chu Chen took over the fabric and hummed softly, this is indeed a relatively rare vicu?a wool fabric. After looking at it for a while, he smiled and said: "Xiao Wen, this is indeed a piece of vicu?a wool fabric, you're really lucky."

  "That's it!"

  Wen Yuting said with a hint of pride: "I've specially taken note of this kind of rare material."

  Chu Yulan saw this situation and smiled, saying: "Yuting, then you tell me why this kind of fabric is called De Nai Pi?"

  "This I knew, of course." Wen Yuting replied: "The deerskin is produced from the top layer, it's a kind of mountain stone, this kind of skin shell outer skin sand is very fine, but the skin shell is thick, just like the deerskin tree bark, looks very crispy, but in fact it's very hard, its color is generally lighter than average, the sandy skin is yellowish white."

  "This wool has a high color content and is prone to felting. The main producing area is the Mogao area of Damao Banner."

  "Xiao Wen, didn't expect that, you have a great memory!" Chu Chen couldn't help but praise.

  Wen Yuting said with some embarrassment: "Which one, actually I used to read books and specifically remembered some uncommon expressions, otherwise it would be a pity if I missed them. Chu Ge, take a look at the betting nature of this material?"

  "Hey brother, may I be so bold, can you let me take a look at that piece of genuine leather material in your hand?" Before Chu Chen could respond, someone nearby chimed in.

  Chu Chen and others turned their heads to look at him, and the man couldn't help but smile awkwardly. From his appearance and dress, it was very likely that he was a boss, but whether he was a tourist or a jade merchant was unknown.

  That man politely handed over two cigarettes and said sincerely: "My surname is Xu, I do jade finished products business, no other meaning, it's just that it's hard to see a rare piece of material like this, and I'm a little excited. You can rest assured, as long as you have the intention to buy, I will definitely not compete with you."

  Chu Chen and Li Guodong both didn't smoke, so they politely pushed it back. This Mr. Xu, Chu Chen's first impression of him wasn't bad. It was because when he first saw Chu Yulan, his eyes only showed surprise, without any desire, and after a glance, he could turn his head away. From this point on, this person's character probably wouldn't be bad.

  To be honest, traveling with a beautiful and charming girl like Chu Yulan is also quite a headache. No way around it, she's a femme fatale, and many people's eyes are completely exposed when they first see her. This is also why Chu Chen has been reminding the two girls to stay vigilant at all times since arriving in Tengchong.

  Show it to Mr. Xu, but there's nothing much to see, after all, the thing belongs to Wen Yuting, so Chu Chen asked for her opinion first, and Wen Yuting didn't hesitate, nodded and agreed without thinking much.

  Xu Boss took over the fabric and, fully armed, examined it carefully before handing it back to Chu Chen and asking: "Brother, what do you think of this piece of fabric? Is it worth betting on?"

  Chu Chen took over the wool fabric and smiled, saying: "Of course, you can bet on it, but you also looked at it carefully just now. There is no expression on this piece of leather, and when the light shines on it, the skin is too thick and not a bit of green can be seen. So let's talk about the price, if it's expensive, then it's definitely not worth it."

  Xu boss smiled and nodded, giving a thumbs up: "Not bad, it seems this brother is also very knowledgeable about jade!"

  "Of course, Chu Ge alone has already opened up two blocks of glass kind, don't you think he's impressive?" Wen Yuting said with a proud smile, making it seem as if she was the one who had opened them.

  "Yutíng, don't talk too much!" Li Guodong pulled at the hem of Wen Yuting's clothes. The Huaxia people follow a low-key approach and keep their wealth hidden, especially when they are in a foreign land where they are not familiar with the local customs. They shouldn't let others envy them or stir up trouble.

  Wen Yuting wasn't stupid either, and instantly thought of the relationship between them. She awkwardly stuck out her tongue.

  "Oh, I didn't expect little brother to be a master of guessing the weight of stones, truly sorry for underestimating you." Mr. Xu was surprised by what Wen Yuting said.

  Chu Chen said humbly: "It's all just luck."

  Chu Chen didn't mind talking about his previous achievements, after all, his reputation wasn't that loud yet, but he also couldn't be too high-profile, or else he would easily become someone else's target.

  "You're really lucky! After all, gambling on stones is all about luck." Mr. Xu flattered him with a small remark.

  Chu Chen smiled and didn't say much, after all, the two were not familiar with each other. He handed the wool to Wen Yuting and asked, "Little Wen, what do you plan to do with this piece of wool?"

  "Brother Chu, you said I could gamble now, so I'll definitely listen to your opinion."

  Wen Yuting turned her head and asked the wool owner: "Boss, how much is this piece of wool?"

  The boss of the woolen goods had noticed their discussion from the beginning and directly said: "This piece of wool is 10,000."

  "What? This small piece of wool is also 10,000 yuan? Aren't you ripping us off?"

  This piece of wool is actually just a little bigger than an adult's fist, and it doesn't have any special features. No wonder Wen Yuting heard the price of 10,000 yuan and became indignant.

  Others heard the price of 10,000 and thought it was expensive. They said that Mr. Xu, although he felt that the material was rare, but such a large piece didn't have much to show for it, and even if he wanted to buy it for 10,000, he wouldn't be willing.

  Although 10,000 yuan is not a lot for him, it's unlikely to encounter a rare wool fabric, so why not just buy it regardless of the price? If that's the case, then no matter how much money you have, it's not worth wasting, after all, gambling on jade is often a losing bet.

  Although Chu Chen thinks it's expensive, if he had to spend 10,000, he would buy it. Firstly, because Bao Jue reacted, and secondly, because it's a material from De Nai Ka Shi, the possibility of its value rising is higher, so if he had to choose, he would definitely buy it.

  The boss of the wool store smiled and said: "Little girl, I didn't cheat you. You can ask anyone anywhere, my old Wang's price is not expensive? This piece of wool, whether it's someone else or you, is the same price, 10,000 yuan, I won't sell it for a penny less!"

  Everyone thought this person was not telling lies, so Wen Yuting begged: "Boss Wang, look at this piece of fabric, it doesn't have any special features, just because it's a cashmere wool fabric, do you have to sell it for 10,000 yuan? Can you give me a discount?"