Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Changing Hands

  As the middle-aged man let out a shout of surprise, the grinding sound of the grinder also came to an abrupt halt. As the stone dust fell, many people fixed their eyes on the stone material on the grinding platform and indeed saw that on one side of the stone material, the outer skin vaguely showed a faint green color.

  Although the green is not very obvious, there is still a thin layer of stone skin wrapped outside, and the place where the green comes out is only the size of an infant's palm, but this makes the crowd around excited.

  These people often come here to gamble on stones, even if they don't gamble on stones, they still come to watch the excitement from time to time, and are absolutely regular customers. However, seeing a surge in prices is not that common, and even when it does happen, it's only a small increase, like the size of a fingernail. A big surge like today's is very rare.

  Zhang Junpeng was still shocked by the incident of He Zhenyu in Ningyuan, but now he was also attracted by the stone material. His eyes blinked twice, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath: "It's actually risen."

  Ningyuan spent 30,000 yuan on this piece of stone material. Now that such a large green area has appeared, it is undoubtedly worth more than the original price. Even if he doesn't continue to cut and process it, there are still many people who would be willing to pay a high price for it.

  Although this green may be just an illusion, and the jade stone may only have a thin layer when cut open, but the material is resolved to this extent, it is naturally better than the previous material, and the risk is much smaller.

  The owner of the stone store had just walked over with the receipt and Ningyuan's bank card when he heard a loud "green" sound. When he saw the green color exposed on the stone, his regret was beyond words. If only he had known earlier, he would have charged more for it. Now, a good piece of stone had been sold so cheaply.

  Suppressing the pain in his heart, the boss walked up and handed the bank card to Ningyuan, smiling and negotiating with Ningyuan: "Young brother, let's make a deal. Sell this stone material back to me, how about it? I'll give you 100,000 yuan, and your 30,000 yuan worth of stone material will instantly earn you 70,000 yuan. You won't have to bear the remaining risk either."

  As soon as the boss finished speaking, someone nearby sneered and said: "Boss, are you taking advantage of outsiders or what? Now that it's already out, looking at its size, the jade stone inside will definitely not be small. You think you can get a bargain for 100,000 yuan, that's too optimistic. I'll offer 150,000."

  "I'll give you 200,000." The middle-aged man who had just shouted "green" also spoke up: "Young brother, although this stone has turned green, it's also possible that it's a fake green, there's still some risk, 200,000 is not a small amount, one can't be too greedy."

  Listening to the shouting of a group of people, He Zhenyu, sitting not far away, was full of frustration. Originally, this piece of stone would have been his, and the jade cut out would also have been his. At this moment, the object of envy and shouting by the crowd should have been him.

  But it was that damned guy, not only did he lose face, but at this time, he was also being worshiped by a group of people for cutting out the jade, while the prince of Far East Group sat alone in the corner. He couldn't even stand up, and no one paid attention to him.

  The bidding voices around me continued, and soon the price reached 3 million. However, at this time, there were not many people shouting anymore. Although the stone had already risen in value, it was still a relatively high-risk investment, even if it turned out to be jade, the price would only be around 30-50 million, not worth taking the risk of adding more money.

  As the shouting continued, some passersby and people from neighboring shops gathered around. A man in his sixties stepped forward and said: "Young man, 350,000 is already a sky-high price. Even if you're selling jade, it's rare to get 500,000 for it. Don't be too greedy."

  When the old man made a bid, many people around him whispered: "Old Quan actually came too, and he bid 3.5 million. Old Quan is an authority in this line, his eyes are sharp when it comes to looking at stone materials. Since he dared to make a bid, it can be seen that this piece of material is not bad, and this green should not be fake."

  "It's not a fake, but Quan Lao is a steady player. He bid 350,000 yuan, so this piece of stone material is worth about that much. If he bids again, it would be a loss."

  A group of onlookers whispered to each other, bidding against one another. At this moment, Ningyuan didn't notice at all, still holding the grindstone with one hand and supporting the stone with the other, slightly dazed.

  As for the gamble on the stone, Ningyuan was still in contact with it for the first time today. Choosing this piece of material wasn't because he and He Zhenyu were at odds, but rather because when he was just beside the material earlier, he faintly sensed something special about it. What exactly that reason is, he couldn't say earlier.

  In fact, many people in the country and even around the world have studied the stone material for gambling stones. The surface of this stone material is wrapped in a layer of weathered skin, which cannot be known whether it is good or bad inside. This wrapping is formed over the years, with a relatively special texture, and so far there is no equipment or light that can penetrate this wrapping.

  It is precisely because of this that gambling on stones has become so popular. If someone could detect the quality of jade in a stone, then the profession of gambling on stones would soon be cancelled.

  Generally, when gambling on stones, it is based on the texture formed on the surface of the stone material or according to the shape of the stone material and so on to determine whether there is jade inside. Even so-called experts do not dare to say that they can accurately identify one at a glance. If three or four out of ten pieces of stone materials are accurately identified, it is absolutely considered an expert.

  Just now, Ningyuan also tried to use his spiritual sense to examine these stones and found that even his spiritual sense could not break through the outer wrapping layer and explore the situation inside the stone.

  Although he couldn't explore the inside, through experimentation, he found that some stones had a faint attraction to spiritual awareness, while others didn't. Although this attraction was very weak, it still surprised and intrigued him.

  At this time, the piece of stone he was solving had a certain attraction to Ling Zhi, and it was precisely because of this attraction that he took this piece of stone to make an experiment, and unexpectedly, it really worked.

  At the same time, as the outer skin layer is constantly worn away, this attraction becomes stronger. Now, with one side revealing green, he feels even more drawn to the spiritual connection within the stone material.

  "Is it because there is jade inside, and jade is spiritual, so it has a certain attraction to the spirit?"

  Ningyuan furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, but didn't dare to confirm, picked up the whetstone in his hand and rubbed it against the stone again.

  "Hey there, young man!"

  Many onlookers let out a cry of surprise, although Ning Yuan did cut out the green, but judging from his technique, it was clear that he wouldn't be able to solve the puzzle. With this method, a good piece of material would probably be wasted.

  "Bang!"

  Ningyuan's grinding machine slid down along the outer skin of the stone material, and many people couldn't help but close their eyes. However, with this one swipe, the originally greenish area became even more dazzling. The outer layer of stone skin had been completely ground away, without harming the jade inside.

  As the jade was fully exposed, everyone could clearly see the color and condition of the jade inside. It had a slightly pale green hue, with some transparency and whiteness, and its colors were extremely dazzling and beautiful.

  "It's actually a glutinous rice variety of jadeite, and it's a good one." Someone on the side whispered softly, and the speaker was indeed the old man who came later.

  "This young man is so lucky, the best glutinous rice variety, the price is all in forty or fifty thousand. Looking at this exposed part, the jade inside should not be small, it's worth over a million." Someone on the side also sighed and said.

  At this time, the original stone has been completely revealed, and everyone can clearly judge the color of the jade. Generally speaking, the jade that comes out is nothing more than three types: nephrite, agate, and jadeite. The one from Ningyuan is obviously nephrite.

  Jade also has good and bad, the best is naturally glass species, this color of jade can be said to be a rare treasure in jade, extremely precious, the probability of getting glass species from gambling stone is very small, compared to buying lottery tickets The probability is not much higher. Even if all the stones in the original store are solved, it's unlikely that one will come out.

  Secondly, there is ice jade, which is also a very precious jade. Although it's not as valuable as glass jade, it's still quite rare. Next are glutinous rice jade, oil green jade, and flower green jade. Among all the jades, glutinous rice jade is considered to be one of the more valuable ones, much more so than oil green jade and flower green jade.

  Although the top-quality jadeite is not as transparent as ice and glass, it is also a symbol of fine quality. It's not common to see such high-quality jadeite, and this piece cut by Ning Yu is absolutely a top-grade among all the jadeites with a milky color.

  Cut out the jade, Ningyuan this piece of material is obviously already cut up, the rest depends on how much jade is inside, if there is a fist-sized piece, it will definitely be worth 600,000 to 700,000 yuan, even if it's just the size of a chestnut, it will still make a profit.

  "Hey kid, I'll give you 500,000. How about handing over this stone to me? Although it's jadeite, its size is still unknown, but 500,000 isn't a loss." Someone else chimed in from the side.

  "Haha, 500,000, now that the jadeite is out, my stone material has only been cut for less than half, the jadeite shouldn't be small, I'm not doing it for 500,000." Ning Yuan put down the grinding machine and said with a smile.

  "Six hundred thousand, what about six hundred thousand?" someone else shouted loudly.

  "Six hundred and fifty thousand."

  The shouting voices on the edge of the crowd rose again, and soon the price reached 800,000. Ningyuan smiled and threw down the sand wheel, saying: "Alright, I'll let it go for 800,000. I'm not greedy, making a little profit is enough."

  The one who took out 800,000 was the middle-aged man who just shouted "green" for the first time. Seeing Ningyuan agree, he hurriedly took out his mobile phone and was about to transfer money to Ningyuan. Ningyuan didn't decline either, told him the card number, and after receiving the message, this transaction was considered complete.

  After the transaction, the middle-aged man excitedly picked up the grinder and continued to polish the stone. The middle-aged man's technique was much more skilled than Ningyuan's, and he worked very quickly. He first turned the stone over once, then started grinding, and the sound of the grinder filled everyone's ears. A group of people were also waiting excitedly.

  However, after cutting for five minutes, the stone material on the other side had been ground down a little, but no jade was seen. The middle-aged man's forehead was already slightly sweaty, and the sand wheel in his hand remained very stable.

  As time passed, the entire rock was left with only a fist-sized piece of jade, still in the same infant palm-sized area, while other areas didn't even have a single hair. At this point, the middle-aged man's hands began to tremble.

  The people around him also sighed, the middle-aged man's business was clearly a loss, 800,000 yuan, even if all the stones in his hand were jade, he would not be able to make it back. At that time, many people looked at Ningyuan and secretly admired Ningyuan's good luck and knowing when to let go, otherwise, they wouldn't have made so much money.