"Young Master Nangong, you also have a letter."
Su Hui handed the two letters to Jiang Shuyue.
Nangong Zeyue took the letter from Jiang Shuyue's hand, "It's my uncle's handwriting."
Nangong Zeyue took out the letter, glanced at the ten lines, and frowned slightly after reading it.
"Uncle Master, what does this mean? He asked me to send Shui Sheng back to Black Pool Valley for Master to train him."
Nangong Zeyue glanced at Su Hui, thinking that Su Huairen was not at home, so she didn't say anything about the master's instructions to hand over the house deed to the Su family.
Jiang Shuyue's eyes suddenly turned cold, and the hand holding the letter turned slightly white.
She turned around and went back to the house. After reading the letter, she took a long breath.
Very good, they say God has a vision. This time, Jiang Jiaojiao was not selected again.
The day before Lin Miaoshou returned to Beijing, Jiang Shuyue prepared some poisons for him and told Lin Miaoshou that she was from the Jiang family.
She asked Lin Miaoshou to inquire about the current situation of the Jiang family after returning to Beijing. She would at least be somewhat prepared for her return to Beijing.
If Jiang Jiaojiao really enters the palace and becomes a concubine or something, I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to see her Jiang Jiaojiao when she returns to Beijing.
It just so happened that after Jiang Jiaojiao lost the draft, Jiang Jiaojiao, who was nearly 20 years old, was no longer eligible for the draft. The Jiang family was already arranging a marriage for her.
After lunch, Xu Bo and Xu Dong went to the medical clinic, and Nangong Zeyue accompanied Jiang Shuyue to Biyuxuan.
Biyuxuan is the largest jade shop in Laiyang City. They have their own processing workshop.
"Nangong Zeyue, I don't know much about jade prices. Is the reputation of Biyuxuan good?" Jiang Shuyue was a little uneasy.
Fortunately, the original owner had seen good things. She could identify the quality of jade jewelry, but she didn't know much about unprocessed jade.
"It doesn't matter, I don't understand it very well. Biyuxuan's reputation is very good. If they dare to deceive you, I will ask them to donate money to the victims tonight." Nangong Zeyue raised her eyebrows slightly and showed an uninhibited smile at the corner of her mouth.
Jiang Shuyue was so amused by him that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
This man is so simple and direct.
When the waiter in the store saw the two people entering Biyuxuan, he hurriedly greeted them with a smile and bowed and asked: "Please come in, two distinguished guests. Are you looking at the jewelry or the ornaments? Some good warm clothes have just been brought into the store." Yu, do you two want to take a look?"
The waiter welcomed the two of them into the VIP room and served tea and cakes.
Nangong Zeyue asked straight to the point: "Does your shop have a processing workshop in the backyard?"
"Your distinguished guest knows our Biyu Pavilion quite well. If you want to go to the processing workshop to select the jade in person, you can do it. If you want to customize the finished product, you will have to wait for some time."
The waiter made a gesture of invitation.
Jiang Shuyue and Nangong Zeyue looked at each other.
Jiang Shuyue asked the waiter: "Does your processing workshop accept jade blanks?"
"Our shop only sells jade jewelry and ornaments. We also buy back opened jade blanks and various jade jewelry. We just don't participate in stone gambling."
"Then can you help me open the stone?" Jiang Shuyue originally had no intention of selling the stone blanks by betting on stones.
If the color of the jade inside is good, you will suffer a loss. If it is not opened, wouldn't it be a loss to others?
"I'll take you to the backyard. Our store has no precedent of helping people open jade. You go and talk to the craftsmen face to face."
When I came to the processing workshop, I saw the craftsmen busy at their respective workstations.
Evisceration, hollowing, drilling and polishing were carried out meticulously, and the only sound in the room was the sound of rustling.
The boy called over a stone cutter and explained their intention.
"Master, help me see if this stone can produce good jade?" Jiang Shuyue said and took out a stone.
When she was leaving, she remembered that the jade opening process here was not as good as modern ones, and the speed of opening jade would be much slower, so Jiang Shuyue brought the green stone over.
The master craftsman took the stone and took a look at it. He walked towards the wooden basin on the ground without saying a word.
He poured a few drops of water on the stone with his hands and watched the speed of the water droplets spreading.
After a while, the man picked up a stone and knocked it a few times, listening to the sound of the stone.
Just when Nangong Zeyue wanted to stop her in pain, the master craftsman said to Nangong Zeyue and Jiang Shuyue: "There is jade inside. You will only know the quality after you open it."
The waiter just turned around and paused slightly when he heard that Jade could be released.
"For the wages of one tael of silver, do you want to pay or not?" The master craftsman handed over the stone without going around the bush.
Jiang Shuyue said decisively: "Open."
Opening jade is no different from other things, charging one tael of silver is not much.
The master craftsman did not ask the two of them to sit down, but turned around and walked towards the water stool.
After the boy went out, a middle-aged man wearing silk came in quickly.
Seeing Nangong Zeyue and Jiang Shuyue standing, the man hurriedly stepped forward and offered his hands! "Don't be offended, you two. Master doesn't know how to socialize. You two distinguished guests, please sit down and wait. This work will take an hour."
The shopkeeper brought a chair and a small table. After thanking the shopkeeper, the two sat down not far from the craftsman.
While the shopkeeper went out to bring tea, Nangong Zeyue leaned forward slightly and said in a low voice: "How about it? The shopkeeper here is very sensible and knows that the rough stone cannot leave our sight."
"Well, that's right. You can tell from the details. I think the shopkeeper also looks forward to it."
As soon as the two of them finished talking, the shopkeeper came in with tea and cakes, and said with a smile on his face: "If jade is found, can the two distinguished guests part ways with Biyuxuan?"
Jiang Shuyue smiled lightly: "As long as the price is fair, we can negotiate."
The shopkeeper smiled warmly: "Two distinguished guests, please rest assured that our Biyuxuan is not just a one-shot deal. After the jade pieces are sold, the price is based on the quality and the price."
"Sell by the pound?"
Jiang Shuyue's eyes widened and she secretly cursed, why are they selling by the pound? In her previous life, she had seen documentaries on stone gambling, and they all sold the stones individually, or even valued them together as a bunch of stones.
Nangong Zeyue took a sip of tea and asked slowly: "If it is high-quality jade, how much does it cost per pound?
"Wait a minute, you two. I'm going to bring you the price booklet for jade collection. The price of jade with good quality is naturally not low."
Soon, the shopkeeper came back with a brochure.
Nangong Zeyue's attention is all on the craftsmen.
Jiang Shuyue opened the booklet. Not only did the variety and price of jade be written on each page, but also the cross-section diagram of jade was painted on it.
The price of jade also ranges from several thousand taels to hundreds of thousands taels.
Jiang Shuyue looked through it calmly, secretly clicking her tongue in her heart.
They say gold is valuable but jade is priceless, and it’s true.
"You two, please take a look at the other book. It contains bracelets and jade belts that have been processed and sold by our Biyuxuan." The shopkeeper smiled and took out the lower booklet and handed it to Jiang Shuyue.
Jiang Shuyue couldn't resist. She looked through them casually and saw that there were many kinds of jade bracelets on them, with prices ranging from high to low.
A hair crown inlaid with gold and jade caught Jiang Shuyue's attention.
Su Jin and Su Nan tied their hair with scholar hairbands.
Jiang Shuyue pointed to a gold-inlaid jade hair crown and a jade Liuyun crown: "I want both of these hair crowns. Could you please help the shopkeeper wrap them up for me in a moment.
Before Jiang Shuyue finished speaking, Nangong Zeyue shouted excitedly: "Miss Jiang, look, there's a crack."
