Centipede saw a group of women squeezing over and whispered: "Master, you two girls, it's okay. If you don't like it, don't bargain."
Wang Xue nodded, but Song Youqing said suspiciously: "Why can't you bargain!"
"Because these Burmese girls must agree to the price you offer, otherwise there will be disputes. As soon as they shout, countless old Burmese will rush over." Ye Qing said with a smile: "This situation is not just in northern Burma. , even the domestic jade jewelry market is like this.
But the price is high and you can pay it back on the spot. They ask for 100 million yuan, and if you counteroffer for 1 yuan, they can't handle it. "
"Boss, Mogok Ruby, do you want it?"
"Boss, I have spinel, tourmaline, aquamarine, peridot, emerald, and topaz here." A group of Burmese girls surrounded the four people and began to sell them.
Ye Qing lowered his head and observed carefully. Some of the gems in their trays were still semi-finished products, and some had been polished. They looked crystal clear and came in various colors, which was dazzling for a moment.
"Boss, if you like it, pick out a few pieces to make jewelry for these two beautiful ladies. It's very cheap."
Ye Qing picked up a red crystal and asked, "How much does this ruby cost?"
"one million."
"Burmese!" Ye Qing asked.
Myanmar nodded and said with a smile: "One million kyats."
Ye Qing nodded. One million kyats, converted into RMB, was about 4,800 yuan. If it were a real ruby, the price would be really not expensive.
"Can this spinel be sold for 10,000 kyats?" Suddenly, a clear voice came from the crowd. Ye Qing looked up and saw that it was Li Qingque.
Today, Li Qingque has long black hair tied into a free and easy ponytail. She wears a pure white vest on her upper body, which pushes out the round curves of her breasts. Her hips and slender legs were perfectly outlined, and she wore a pair of blue water shoes.
The refreshing and clean clothes, coupled with the beautiful and refined face, make people feel like the sister next door.
The beautiful Burmese girl turned to look at Li Qingque, and saw not only a middle-aged man standing behind her, but also several bodyguards behind her. She said seriously: "Miss, look carefully, this is not a spinel, but a ruby."
Li Qingque smiled sweetly: "I'm just asking you, will you sell it for 10,000 kyats?"
"This price is too low, miss, you give me a high price..."
Li Qingque shook his head decisively: "The price is already very high..."
"One hundred thousand kyats, I'll sell it to you."
"I can't see it. I can only offer 10,000 kyats. If I don't sell it, forget it." Li Qingque put the red gem held between his fingertips back on the tray.
The Myanmar girl didn't wait for her to put down the ruby, and said simply: "Sell it."
Li Qingque waved his hand, the bodyguard handed the Burmese girl 10,000 kyats, and the group of Burmese girls selling gems dispersed.
"Thank you!" Ye Qinggong handed over his hand.
Li Qingque pursed her red lips and said, "Brother from the Ye family, you sent me away with just a thank you, and I wasted ten thousand kyats."
"How do you say this?"
Li Qingque chuckled and tossed the ruby in his hand: "Spinel is not a precious stone, but it is also a semi-precious stone. Such a large piece of spinel is very expensive. How could she sell it for 10,000 Myanmar? Me. This is an artificial gemstone, known as red corundum in Mogok..."
Song Youqing asked in surprise: "So, the gems in the trays of these Burmese girls just now are all fake."
Li Qingque imitated Ye Qing, clasped his fists and said, "To tell you my sister, artificial gemstones are also gemstones and cannot be considered fake. However, the price is certainly not comparable to natural gemstones."
Song Youqing also cupped her fists and returned the greeting: "Thank you very much, Miss Qingque, for rescuing the siege."
The three girls quickly mingled together, talking and laughing.
Ye Qing walked up to Boss Li, cupped his hands and said, "Boss Li got up so early to go shopping in the market."
"The early bird gets food." Boss Li also handed over his hand and said, "I didn't expect that I met Boss Ye in the market."
“This is my first time in Mogok, and I heard that this market can only be open for three hours a day. I couldn’t bear to miss this opportunity.”
"Wu Songzhi said that during the war, temporary control will be implemented."
Ye Qing held back his laughter: "Mogok, when will we stop fighting?"
Boss Li laughed, and while he was talking, several blond and blue-eyed foreigners appeared in the market.
A group of Burmese girls swarmed in again, and everyone rushed to sell their gems to these foreigners.
Ye Qing gloated: "It's easy to make money as a foreigner!"
Boss Li smiled and nodded: “Everyone thinks that Mogok is the origin of gems, but they don’t know that Mogok is also the source of gem counterfeiting. However, these foreigners are not stupid, and they buy not only rubies, but also peridots and other mid-range products. Gems, because the prices are low, these gems are not worth the cost.”
Ye Qing nodded. There were many peridot sellers at Panjiayuan's stall.
Although peridot is a very ancient gemstone, the Egyptians used it to make jewelry more than a thousand years ago. The ancient Romans called it the sun gem, believing that it has the same power as the sun, can eliminate darkness and fear, and at the same time bestow blessings on people who wear it. The person's sense of gentleness and tranquility exists mainly as a talisman to ward off evil things.
However, although gems are ancient, their prices are not high because of their large reserves. Especially the peridots sold by this group of Burmese girls are about one carat, which costs tens or hundreds of yuan, and the market price is up to thousands...
However, there are exceptions to everything. Some high-quality peridots with large carats are not cheap.
Boss Li asked with a smile: "Boss Ye is also interested in gems."
Ye Qing said sincerely: "To be honest, I really don't know much about gems. I bought a few just for fun. I came to the market so early just to see the rough jade stones.
The war will continue and rough stones will become more and more tense. Hoarding more at this time will definitely be profitable in the future. "
Boss Li thought of his close friendship with the Kachin princess and the young master of Mogok, and pondered: "Maybe Mr. Ye has inside information and knows that even if the rainy season ends, the public sale will not be held as scheduled."
Ye Qing smiled: "Usually during the rainy season, the war will stop due to problems such as supplies. But, Boss Li, listen to the roar of artillery this morning. It is obvious that the war situation this year is very tense.
As for whether the public offering can be held as scheduled, the real impact will be on the jewelry and jade companies, and the impact on rough stone merchants will not be great. "
Boss Li smiled knowingly. The rough stone merchants in Ruili just regarded the public sale as a grand event. Most of the gambling stones they sold were smuggled: "Mr. Ye also has business in Ruili."
Ye Qingxin said, this is a round-up: "There is a small business in Ruili. The main business is in Kyoto. I opened a Stone Shop in Panjiayuan, specializing in selling jadeite rough. I came to Mogok to buy jadeite rough for business. , Betting on stones is my hobby.”
Boss Li chuckled and said: "Boss Ye is being humble. As a disciple of General Yu, gambling on stones is like picking up money. However, young people still put their career first, and gambling on stones is not a long-term solution after all."
