Aktash Valley.
Walking on the dry riverbed, Zhang Jing looked up and glanced at the scorching sun. Zhang Jing was already numb. He had been out for seven days but did not find a piece of meteorite.
He wanted to give up and go back to rest, but conditions didn't allow it. He had a girlfriend.
Money is needed to cover living expenses and accommodation costs.
Thinking back to today two years ago, it was June, he had just graduated, and Mo Ming awakened to the treasure hunting system.
The treasure hunting system is similar to an electrician's toolbox, which contains many tools. Zhang Jing's starting treasure hunting tool is like a metal detector. The naked eye can see metal within two meters in front of him (including underground).
When he first got the system, Zhang Jing went treasure hunting near his home and found metal hints everywhere underground, thinking they were ancient coins and rare metals.
After a long day of hard work, all that was found was scrap metal and worthless circulating coins.
In this way, Zhang Jing had no choice but to leave his hometown and come to Western Xinjiang alone to search for metal meteorites, starting a more miserable life.
About to faint from the sun, Zhang Jing dragged his tired body to a springboard-like stone next to the river bed to take shelter in the shade.
He took off his backpack and took out the water. When he raised his head, his eyes were slightly stunned and he was shocked inside.
If there are meteorites in the wild, they are usually underfoot.
Hanging overhead, this is the first time I have heard of it and the first time I have seen it.
This is a good thing. It proves that it must have existed for a very long time and has experienced changes in river courses and changes in mountains and rivers.
Just when Zhang Jing was about to start digging, a high-powered pickup truck rumbled over from a distance.
A burst of dust fell from the sky, and the car stopped five meters away.
"Zhang Jing," Li Mingcheng jumped out of the car and asked, "How was the harvest?"
Li Mingcheng, 30 years old, is a man from Shandong and a professional treasure hunter. He entered the industry early and has found many good things.
Zhang Jing had known him since he first entered the industry. We lived in the same hotel and had drinks together seven or eight times. They were considered friends.
Shaking his backpack, Zhang Jing looked heated.
"I just came out of the provincial capital. There are plenty of green vegetables in the car. Do you want them?"
"No," Zhang Jing declined, "I have been out for a week and will go back tomorrow at the latest. I don't need food."
"I'll either give you a glass of cucumber juice, iced."
Zhang Jing had a ball of black thread on his head, and he had seen this in the video, "What do you want to say?"
"I saw Xiao Jing getting into the same luxury car twice. What I want to tell you is that there are many good girls, so don't be impulsive."
Zhang Jing's mouth moved but he couldn't say a word.
Li Mingcheng felt sorry for Zhang Jingli until he had nothing left in the end, so he got in the car and left.
After a while, Zhang Jing came out of his abnormal mood, took a deep breath of dry hot air, first turned on the camera function of his mobile phone, fixed the position to take pictures, and then used a shovel to poke the dead rocks above his head.
The target was embedded in the dry stone. Worried about damaging the meteorite, Zhang Jing carefully knocked on it from noon to evening before taking it out completely.
The shape is like a whole peanut, the size is like a children's pencil case, and it weighs about five kilograms.
After two years in the industry, this is the largest iron meteorite Zhang Jing has found.
You are happy, but you cannot be happy too early because the prices in the market are very chaotic.
One reason is that there are too many fakes.
Even if it is true, there is no fixed price. Most of them are not expensive, and few meteorites are worth millions.
There are many factors that affect price.
Material: stony meteorite, stony iron meteorite, iron loss stone, glass meteorite, etc.
Source: unknown meteorite, lunar meteorite, Martian meteorite, etc.
The price ranges from 10 to 100,000 yuan per gram, and the range is exaggerated. The real price is generally below 1,000 yuan per gram.
Not knowing the exact price, Zhang Jing probably knew that the piece in his hand was an iron meteorite. Excluding the fact that it came from the moon or Mars, it was most likely an unnamed meteorite.
In this case, its price is about 800~1500 yuan per gram.
The next afternoon, Zhang Jing walked out of the desert and took a bus back to the capital of Xijiang Province.
Because I don’t know the true value of the iron meteorite in my hand, I am also worried about being deceived by smart businessmen.
Zhang Jing called the expert. The other person was an associate professor at Xijiang University. His major was related to antiquities. He also researched meteorites and also took on private appraisal work.
Under normal circumstances, even associate professors would not bother to communicate with low-level treasure hunters.
The reason why the other party is down-to-earth is because his wife needs to take imported medicines that are not covered by medical insurance every day to maintain a stable condition.
The two parties agreed to meet at the Blue Mountain Cafe at the north gate of the school. Zhang Jing arrived first and the other party arrived last.
"Hello, Professor Xu." Zhang Jing stood up and greeted him.
Professor Xu's full name is Xu Zehong. He is in his sixties, slightly fat, and wears a pair of thick glasses.
Xu Zehong waved and said, "Sit down and pay the signing fee first."
It was not his first day in the industry. Zhang Jing knew the rules and handed the other party three hundred yuan with both hands.
"What good thing makes you so tired?" Xu Zehong asked curiously.
Zhang Jing took out the peanut-shaped iron meteorite from his backpack and placed it gently on the table.
Xu Zehong looked stunned, "Why is it so big?"
The old man took out his white gloves and put them on, then held up the meteorite and looked at it carefully.
Then he took out a magnifying glass and almost put his eyes on it.
After looking at it for a while, Xu Hongze murmured, "Iron loss stone has a high density, so it is rare to see it this big."
"How much can it be sold for per gram?" Zhang Jing asked with concern.
"More details need to be brought to the laboratory for identification, which costs three thousand, and you need to pay another two thousand seven;
I will give you a detailed identification certificate. It will take about six hours. You can pick it up before dark. "
It's four o'clock in the afternoon, and it gets dark at ten o'clock, exactly six hours.
Zhang Jing readily agreed, and Xu Zehong had a good reputation and credibility in the treasure appraisal industry in Xijiang.
If the items he has appraised are genuine, they can often be sold for half a percent more.
The meteorite was handed over to Xu Zehong. Zhang Jing was shopping at the nearby night market. He passed by the haggis snack stall that he had visited many times before. He got emotional and thought of Xiao Jing, his girlfriend of half a year. He usually holds it in his hand for fear of falling or holds it in his mouth for fear of falling. change.
If Li Mingcheng hadn't informed him, Zhang Jing would never have believed that Xiao Jing cheated and betrayed her.
The food stall owner was in his forties or fifties, a local with no beard. He still remembered Zhang Jing as an old customer and greeted him warmly, "Young man, would you like some haggis?"
"Give me ten yuan." The boss was very enthusiastic. Zhang Jing was embarrassed to refuse. Ten yuan is not much, so please give it a try.
It was very fast and had been cut and prepared in advance. The boss weighed out ten yuan of haggis in a disposable paper bowl and handed it to Zhang Jing.
"Young man, I have a daughter who doesn't have a boyfriend. Why don't you add a VX?"
"I have a girlfriend." Zhang Jing replied subconsciously.
"I remember that your girlfriend went out for supper with another man last night. Seeing that they were very close, I thought you broke up."
It turned out to be a kind reminder from the boss.
Lamenting that there are many good people in this world, Li Mingcheng reminded him when he was playing in the street, and the owner of the late-night snack stall reminded him about turning around, all for fear of hurting Zhang Jing's poor self-esteem.
"Weigh another twenty dollars of haggis for me."
While talking, Zhang Jing pushed open the glass door cover of the refrigerator, took out a can of orange Wusu, opened it with a snap, raised his head and took a sip.
The late night snack stall owner was surprised, "I thought you would be sad."
"Originally," Zhang Jing said in a Versailles tone, "but I just found a five-kilogram iron meteorite, and it's really hard to be sad."
Zhang Jing was not the only diner, but there were five or six others, all of whom looked over with envy.
The late-night snack stall owner was slightly startled, and quickly wiped his hands on his apron. He took out his mobile phone and handed it to Zhang Jing, "Here, add my daughter VX."
