Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

His words were not groundless, because people were coming and going in the store.

Chen Cheng also smiled and said: "Stone gambling has always been very popular, so the owner of the stone gambling shop actually makes a lot more money than us."

Of course, King Chu Wen's was not actually a real gambling stone.

The earliest recorded stone gambling should be during the Qianlong period.

In China, people have always liked jade, and the most popular one at that time was white jade.

However, since the introduction of jadeite, the color of jadeite is stronger than that of sapphire, and it can better show the aristocratic temperament. Therefore, after the introduction of jadeite, everyone was fascinated by this beautiful green jade, and directly gave it a name, called green jade.

That is to say, there were some stone gambling businessmen at that time. It can only be said that gambling has always been engraved in people's genes.

Nowadays, jade has become a luxury product, especially ice jade, which is a must-have for rich wives.

Of course, seeing is worse than hearing. Lin Ran felt that he couldn't understand the rules explained to Guan Yun, so it was better to take him into the market to have a look.

This is more like a market than a shop.

Because the area here is so big, you can't see the end when you walk in, just like a vegetable market.

Moreover, the roof here is set very high, with the first floor reaching six or seven meters. It feels like walking in a factory.

Around the shop, there are wooden cabinets with various woolen materials placed on them.

The gameplay in the store is also very complete, including full bet and half bet.

Lin Ran noticed that the price of gambling stones here was much higher than what he had seen before in Yunnan.

It may be due to transportation costs. Suzhou is already in the Central Plains region. It is very convenient to transport jade from here to all parts of the country, eliminating the difficulty of transportation in remote areas. Therefore, the price has also increased.

Unlike antique shops, this place can only be described as bustling with people.

There are people who gamble on stones, and naturally there are also spectators.

Lin Ran and the others looked over casually and saw that most of the woolen materials on the cabinet were made of bets.

"Are these all jade?" Guan Yun stared at the stones on the shelf in shock.

"It's hard to say. Some of them may just be ordinary stones." Lin Ran took a look. There were no features on the surface of these rough stones. They were all based on feeling.

A few steps further, you will find the Jieshi area.

A large group of people gathered around here, which seemed very lively. It was obvious that someone was dissecting the stone.

As the sound of the machine stopped, there was a sigh from the crowd.

"It's a big loss!"

"The color is totally unfashionable, it's just a brick!"

"I don't even want this material."

"Damn, you still need 2000 yuan for this piece of broken stone?"

"This is too frustrating!"

In front of the litholysis machine, a somewhat bald man was scratching his scalp desperately, his eyes turning red.

He was obviously the owner of this batch of wool.

"It's only 2000 yuan, and it's so sad to be like this." Guan Yun didn't understand.

But then he remembered that he had spent too much time with rich people during this period.

2000 yuan is already two or three years' income for an ordinary family.

The bald man squatted on the ground and cried, but instead of comforting him, some people laughed at him.

Not long after, two men in security uniforms came, held him up and drove him out.

We have seen this kind of scene too many times in Stone Gambling Factory, so no one will sympathize with others at all.

"Betting on stones when you have no money is so crazy." Guan Yun looked at the man who was being taken away, and then looked at the people laughing at him next to him, feeling a little confused.

"Haha, do you think only rich people can gamble? The poorer the people, the more they like to put their destiny on unrealistic things." Chen Cheng said.

Then he noticed Lin Ran and said, "Of course, there are also some people with vision who can create wealth with their own hands."

Guan Yun didn't quite understand, but Lin Ran nodded with deep understanding.

Indeed, most people who participate in gambling do not have much money at all.

In other words, even if they once had money, after several gambling experiences, the money has long fallen into the hands of the banker.

Although stone gambling is not like other gambling, in any case, you can get stones instead of returning empty-handed.

However, there are many people who have lost everything in stone gambling.

The bald man just cried because of 2000 yuan, but judging from his clothes, he looked very well-dressed and must be from a famous brand.

Therefore, it is not difficult to speculate that he should have been very rich before, but he was obsessed with gambling and lost all his money.

Lin Ran took a look at the woolen material thrown on the ground and found that it was indeed worthless.

In addition to this man, several other machines are also running at high speed.

Beside the machine, there were many onlookers surrounding it.

"Are they so leisurely?" Guan Yun asked, "Are most people the same as them? They just came to watch."

"You are mistaken." Lin Ran smiled, "There are indeed some people here who are watching, but there are still many people who are here to pick things up."

"Pick it up?" Guan Yun looked at the discarded stones on the ground, "Is it possible that this thing can be sold for money?"

"No." Chen Cheng laughed, but he did not make fun of Guan Yun. Instead, he explained patiently: "There are usually three destinations for the stones obtained through gambling."

The first is for stone gamblers to stay by themselves. This kind of person usually runs a jewelry store at home, or runs a jewelry processing business.

After carving out the stone, you can take it back, process it into jewelry, and then resell it for money, which can maximize your profits.

The second type is sold to stone gambling parlours. Generally, the owner of a stone gambling parlor is also a jewelry merchant.

Most people will use this channel to sell, especially some civilians who come to gamble on stones. They are basically trying to get expensive stones and then sell them to stone gamblers to earn the price difference.

The third type is sold to other jewelry merchants.

Among the people watching beside the stone cutting machine, many of them must be people hired by jewelry stores.

Jewelry store owners usually have many things to do and have no time to look at the solution stones.

So they will hire some people to keep an eye on the stone. Once a good stone is found, they will come forward to bargain with the owner of the stone and buy it at the lowest price possible, and then they can earn the difference. .

"Can you make money by watching?" Guan Yun once again refreshed his outlook on life.

"For rich people, time is money, and the same is true for poor people, but the former are willing to use money to buy time, and the latter are willing to use time to exchange money." Lin Ran explained.

"It's true that you can see the truth in a casino." Guan Yun sighed secretly.