Lu Cheng, carrying a black backpack, walked a few steps forward and came to a shop selling nephrite jade.
When I went in, I saw a dazzling array of jade inside, some light yellow, some pure white, some slightly green, some with blood color, and some with leather shells. At first glance, they all looked like mutton-fat white jade, but Lu Although Cheng doesn't play with this thing, he also knows that there are many tricks in it.
He asked: "Boss, can I touch these jade stones?"
The boss was a burly man and said in a somewhat harsh tone: "You can't touch it."
"You can't even touch it?"
"You can only look at it, don't touch it! You can only get it unless you are ready to buy it."
"How do I know if it's a good product if I don't touch it?"
"Little brother, I don't think you want to buy jade, so you'd better leave quickly."
Lu Cheng didn't want to talk nonsense to the other party, so he walked out of the store.
He saw a jade carving shop next door and walked in.
There was a master craftsman in the shop who was carving jade ornaments. Behind him stood two young men, a man and a woman, looking at them with wide eyes.
Seeing someone entering the door, the girl standing behind the old master came over and said: "Welcome, sir, do you want to buy jade? Or do you want to carve it?"
Lu Cheng said: "I have a very small piece of jade. I would like you to drill a hole in it, thread it through, and make it into a pendant."
The girl looked less than twenty years old and had baby fat on her face. She smiled and said, "Isn't this easy? Please take out the jade."
Lu Cheng took out a red jade stone that was two circles larger than a pigeon egg and held it in his hand.
The young girl's eyes lit up. She picked up the ruby and her eyes opened wider and wider!
She said to Lu Cheng: "Sir, your jade is very rare. I'll ask the master to take a look. Please wait a moment."
Lu Cheng nodded, he also wanted to know what material this was.
The young girl walked over and shouted: "Master, look at this, is it chicken blood jade?"
The old man had gray hair and wore reading glasses. Hearing this, he stopped what he was doing, took the ruby from the girl's hand, looked at it intently for a moment, and said: "This is not chicken blood jade. This is the best ice red among southern reds!" Full of color, full of meat, full of oil, extremely rare!”
As he looked at it, he praised: "This is the first time I have seen Nanhong of this level. This is a treasure! And it is in the form of a raw stone. It can be cut in half and carved into different shapes... This Little brother, you put it here with me and I will help you carve it carefully and make it into a handicraft, okay?"
Lu Cheng said: "I won't bother you, old man. I just want to punch an eye and make it into a pendant."
The old man showed a surprised look and said: "It's so round and round, how can you hang it on your chest? If you cut it in half, the bottom will be flat, and it will be comfortable to wear, right?"
Lu Cheng smiled slightly: "I just want to get an eye shot." Wearing this thing can speed up his practice. What if he cuts it open and it has no effect?
The old man seemed a little angry, glanced at Lu Cheng, and then handed the ruby to the young girl: "Xiao Wan, do as he said."
The girl named "Xiao Wan" smiled at Lu Cheng and said: "Would you choose a necklace first, a gold chain, a silver chain or an imitation gold necklace? There are three types of gold necklaces: 24K, 18K and 14K. Silver necklaces are 92.5% There are two kinds of silver and gold-plated silver..."
Lu Cheng was a little confused and thought, "If I wear a 24K gold necklace and appear in front of the witch, will I get into trouble?"
He asked: "Are there any inconspicuous antique materials? The older and more inconspicuous the better!"
"I'm sorry, I don't have the kind you want. There are red ropes and elastic ropes of various colors, which girls use to wear bracelets."
"Then let's use regular 18K gold." Lu Cheng thought to himself: "The worst thing is, don't wear this thing when I go to see the witch. If he doesn't see it, won't it be fine? Or I can find another carbon fiber thread, black paint The paint is inconspicuous and can be replaced with 18K gold when going to another world.”
"Sir, please wait a moment. It will be over in a moment."
"Excuse me, Miss Xiaowan, what is Nanhong?"
"Nanhong, it is a precious red jade. It was called "Chiqiong" in ancient times. It has bright color and fine texture. It first appeared in the Warring States Period. It is said that Nanhong ceased to be mined during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Now it is said that The Nanhong agates that have come down are all from before the Ming Dynasty. The main producing area of Nanhong agate in the new mine is Daliang Mountain in southern Sichuan. It is also produced in Baoshan, Yunnan. However, the Baoshan material does not have gem-grade ores due to many fragmentations. Gem-grade ores are mainly Produced in LSYZ Zhizhou, Sichuan...yours is not like modern new materials..."
Lu Cheng thought to himself: "How can it be Sichuan or Yunnan? The other world I went to belongs to the Dongyi tribe, so it should be in the east."
After a pause, he asked: "Miss Xiaowan, do you have a stone-breaking machine in your store? I just bought two rough stones. I don't have time to wait outside. There are many people outside. If you can break stones here, , I can put it here and wait to see the results tomorrow."
He saw that this shop was sparsely populated, neat and formal, so he asked.
Xiaowan replied: "Yes, I have been learning carving for two years. I have not learned the fine carving. Grinding and cutting are no problem. This is not our main business and we seldom do it, so the charges are higher than outside."
Lu Cheng asked about the price and felt it was still affordable, so he took out two pieces of raw jade.
Xiaowan wrote a list, saying that she had received the rough stone and would cut and process it on her behalf.
Lu Cheng asked: "What time do you get off work here?"
Xiao Wan said: "Master will get off work soon. I get off work at 9 o'clock, and Xiao Li has to finish work at 11 o'clock. Your two rough stones are not big. They can be done before eight o'clock. I will call you to tell you the results then. If Once good jade comes out, let’s talk about carving.”
Lu Cheng said: "Thank you for your hard work."
After a while, the ruby eyes were completed and an 18K gold chain was put on.
Xiaowan added: "Look at the inventory in the store and see if there is anything you want to buy."
Lu Cheng looked at the jade carvings on the counter. There were many exquisite finished products. It seemed that the master's craftsmanship was very good.
He asked: "I want to buy some cut nephrite white boards."
Xiaowan asked: "What's the Wuji card you're talking about?"
"You can also use the Wushi brand. By the way, I would like to ask, is there a fully automatic jade engraving machine on the market?"
"Yes, you can find everything on Taobao. You can buy a multi-functional jade engraving machine, including cutting, stamping, polishing, and grinding. It's all included! The price is not expensive."
"Really? Then I'll go back and check. Thank you."
Lu Cheng walked out of the carving shop and called his mother to make an appointment where to eat.
