In addition to the jewelry stores that specialize in jewelry, there is also a stone betting shop that buys and sells rough stones.
Because natural jade is wrapped in rock formations on the outside, and no one can be sure whether there is jade inside a stone before it is cut. Some jade shops will sell this kind of original stone. People who buy raw stones are like It’s the same as opening a blind box, you can get rich overnight or lose money overnight.
Compared with jade jewelry stores with a quiet environment, stone gambling stores are much more lively. In almost every store, there are people gathered around a piece of gray or black raw stone, appreciating and analyzing it.
Jiang Wantong had no interest in gambling on stones. She was very moved when she saw those beautiful jade jewelry and wanted to buy a pair for herself.
Just looking at it, Jiang Wantong couldn't make up her mind - either she didn't like it, or she liked it and it was too expensive.
Zhang Dachuan saw Jiang Wantong's hesitation and suggested:
"There's no point in buying these finished jade stones directly. Why don't we buy a rough stone to play with? Anyway, the price of this jewelry is almost as high as that of a rough stone."
"If we can cut jade material, it will be much larger than a small piece of jade. Then we will ask someone to help us process it into what we want. That would be fun."
When Jiang Wantong heard this, her heart immediately moved, and she excitedly held Zhang Dachuan's arm:
"That's a good idea, let's go quickly."
Being able to create your own favorite jewelry is a much stronger temptation than buying off-the-shelf items that you don’t like.
The two went directly to the largest Baiyuxuan, and after entering, they went straight to the stone gambling area.
Bai Yuxuan is the largest jade industry in Bailong City. Not only does it cover an extremely large area, it also has the most complete range of goods.
Many wealthy people come to Baiyuxuan to buy jade.
There is no other reason than that Bai Yuxuan is the Fan family's property.
The two main pillar industries of the Fan family are Zuitianxiajiu and Baiyuxuan on Jade Street.
Now that Zui Tianxia has been ruined by Fan Tingwei, the business on Jade Street has become the Fan family's only source of income.
Once something goes wrong with this jade project, the Fan family will be completely doomed.
The reason why Zhang Dachuan brought Jiang Wantong to bet on stones was not only because he wanted to give Jiang Wantong a gift, but also because he wanted to take this opportunity to try his own clairvoyance ability. In addition to being able to use it on the human body, is it right? It can also be used for betting on stones.
The two came to the lobby on the first floor and wandered around the stone gambling area.
Zhang Dachuan first poured spiritual power into his eyes, activated his clairvoyance ability, and then looked at a rough stone the size of a basketball.
At this glance, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the situation in the rough stone could be seen at a glance.
I saw an emerald green light the size of a grain of rice in the dark brown color that represented the rock.
There was something vaguely like fluffy clouds in the green light.
According to the material of jade, this should belong to the ice species.
Sure enough, as the rough stone was selected by a middle-aged man with a large gold chain, the clerk in charge of cutting it cut it, and saw a piece of jade the size of a little finger quietly inlaid in the center of the gray-brown rock.
The clerk handed the half-opened rough stone to the man with the gold chain and congratulated:
"Congratulations, sir, this is a piece of ice jade, blue flower ice, three centimeters in diameter, and the market price can be sold for 60,000 to 100,000 yuan."
When the man with the gold chain heard this, his face lit up with joy, and he smiled at his companion next to him:
"Haha, I just said it's in stock! How about that, you're right."
“Thirty thousand goes in and one hundred thousand comes out, it’s great!”
The companions of the man with the gold chain immediately praised him, and then shouted that he wanted to treat this guy. The man with the gold chain waved his hand and led the man away boldly.
Jiang Wantong looked at that scene with curiosity and couldn't help but said to Zhang Dachuan:
"So this is gambling on stones. It looks like buying a lottery ticket. Otherwise, we shouldn't buy it. It would be terrible if we don't win."
Zhang Dachuan smiled slightly, patted her little hand gently, and said confidently:
"Don't worry, Wantong, don't you believe me? You won't lose money buying this."
Jiang Wantong thought of Zhang Dachuan's "magic" and saw how confident he was, so she nodded obediently:
"Well, I believe you."
The two people walked around the stone gambling area. Zhang Dachuan used his clairvoyance ability to look at the rough stones in the lobby on the first floor. Finally, he found that most of the rough stones on this floor were dead stones that were out of stock. Less than a quarter are in stock.
Among the available rough stones, bean and glutinous species account for the vast majority, with very few ice species and none of the glass species.
Zhang Dachuan shook his head, took Jiang Wantong's hand and said:
"Forget it, there are no good products on this floor. Let's go to the second floor to have a look."
After saying that, he took Jiang Wantong's hand and prepared to go to the second floor. When he came to the stairs, he was stopped by two staff members:
"Sorry, sir, if you want to go to the second floor, we need to check your qualifications first."
Zhang Dachuan asked strangely:
"Why?"
The staff member glanced at Zhang Dachuan's clothes and replied slightly arrogantly:
"Because the items on our second floor are of relatively high value, and any stone may be worth a million, so if you don't have a deposit of one million, we can't let you go up there."
"The second floor of Bai Yuxuan only receives qualified guests."
Hearing this, Jiang Wantong became a little angry: Why are there such people looking down on others wherever they go?
She pulled Zhang Dachuan's hand and said angrily:
"Dachuan, let's go. We won't be surprised if they don't let us go."
But the purpose of Zhang Dachuan's visit today was to make money from the Fan family. He didn't care about such a trivial matter. He grabbed Jiang Wantong with a smile, and then handed over his bank card for capital verification.
The staff member thought that Zhang Dachuan would give up, but he didn't expect that he would actually dare to ask him to verify his capital, so his attitude immediately softened.
When he finished checking Zhang Dachuan's qualifications and turned around, a flattering smile was already on his face:
"Sir, you and your female companion can go upstairs."
"This is our special mask to protect privacy. Please make sure you two wear it so you don't have to worry about anyone recognizing you."
Looking at the two masks handed over, Zhang Dachuan and Jiang Wantong felt more and more novel. Then they both put on the masks and went up to the second floor hand in hand.
To their surprise, the second floor was even more lively than the first floor, with more than double the number of people.
Moreover, unlike the first floor, which is full of display cabinets, the second floor is a huge space, but there are not many display cabinets. There are only many large and small rough stones on the left and right sides.
This second floor seems to be specially prepared for stone gambling.
Zhang Dachuan looked around and quickly locked his eyes on an ordinary rough stone.
This rough stone is thirty centimeters in diameter and has a granite color appearance. It looks very inconspicuous among the many gray or green rough stones.
The corners of Zhang Dachuan's mouth were slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible smile.
Then, he said to Jiang Wantong:
"Wantong, just pick one and take a look."
Jiang Wantong was suddenly dumbfounded:
"Let me choose? I can't."
Zhang Dachuan comforted:
"It doesn't matter. You choose one and I choose one. One of them will win."
