Spirit Stone Hunter

Hearing Zhan Jiu repeat what Qiao Lun said once, Ma Xiaotian immediately became interested: "Actually, although it is said to be a jade mine, everyone knows that water jade is an associated mine of jadeite. The geological structure of that vein has stabilized and there will be no more aftershocks. Maybe you can still dig jadeite. I'm not sure about this. If you say that after we bid for the mining area, you can distribute your other spirit stone mines in the mining area. Is it ours? Or do we have to report it?"

Zhan Jiu replied: "In theory, it is ours. But reporting is still required, but it is probably just a filing. I really don't know the examples of jadeite found in other mining areas, but there are many mines with associated mines. , the most common ones are crystal and agate, but there is no such thing as withdrawing mining rights because of the discovery of other minerals."

Ma Xiaotian rubbed his chin: "Those are of little value. But that place was originally an emerald mine, and it is not unexpected to find some more. I think they may have expected it. But I don't actually want to participate in this business. After all, You and Bai Sheng have just signed an emerald mine. There is really not much money on hand."

Zhan Jiu nodded: "Yes. I think so too. But the mine must be marked. Brother Ting's money should be fine, but even if it's not enough, we have to help. In any case, at least five or five with Qiao Lun Open. In this way, in the name of Brother Ting's laboratory, he will have more power to speak. As for the two of us, we can't eat so much in one go, we can't be too greedy."

"Yes. That's what I think. There are already a lot of things to take care of. Just the few orders from the studio now, I am anxious. This is related to the future of jewelry carving, and the first step must be very fast. Be steady."

"I knew you would say that. So I also stopped you. When you arrive at the place, what kind of stone do you want to buy? Emerald?"

"Let's keep our mines open and pick jadeite. Originally, there were not many rough stones of the highest quality that arrived in the spirit stone market. If I pick them out in the past, others will not be able to buy them. Let's pick some other spirit stones. Stone. Let’s take a look.”

Zhan Jiu smiled: "When did my Xiaotian speak in such a domineering tone?"

Ma Xiaotian groaned: "I'm just telling you, are you still picking on me? It's what it is, I feel like cheating when I touch rocks. I want to make money. There is not much money in our account now, but today's time is wrong. I have to go back to see Qiao Lun to discuss things in the afternoon. Besides, I think the chances of finding the best ones are too low. No matter how talented I am, I can’t do without good prospects.”

"I'm just teasing you, you see you said so much. How can I pick you, I'm just praising you. In fact, it's been a long time since I saw you touch a good stone, and it's really good. Easy to find."

"No. The first time I went to Brother Liu's place, if I hadn't gone to the underground warehouse where he treasured, where would I have found similar stones? Let me just say that the war wind let me choose, so among a lot of stones , I just picked a few pieces of acceptable quality. It’s no wonder that the price of spirit stones has been on the rise recently. It’s true that there are fewer good things, and naturally they are getting more and more expensive. Alas, Teacher and Cai Lao and the others There is no new progress, it would be great if the artificial spirit stone project can be realized sooner."

Zhan Jiu patted Ma Xiaotian's hand: "You are not conscious of being an appraiser and mine owner at all. People in these two professions don't like artificial spirit stones to become a reality. It will directly affect the business .”

Ma Xiaotian shrugged: "I'm not at all. Don't you think it's better to be an idle farmer? Don't think I prefer to be a spirit stone hunter and go hunting for treasure in the mining area. But if compared with other nights, I think Investing in some catering and doing gem carving makes me happier. I don’t have any noble ideas such as consuming nature, but sometimes I get lazy, so I just want to do this. In fact, maybe it was the last time I met in Shilin Mountain City I'm less obsessed with digging the mines myself now that the earthquakes are happening. I'm more interested in putting the ore in front of me for me to pick."

When they arrived at the Lingshi Market, they went directly to the stone gambling area.

Today is not a holiday, so there are not so many ordinary people here, and some stalls are not displayed, so it looks very quiet.But when it comes to the stone gambling area, it is quite different.There are a few for many people, and there should be stones raised.The other ones are all waiting for business to come to their door.

If it wasn't for a boss like a local snake, half of the shops selling gambling stones would just ask customers if they needed an appraiser.If customers say they don't need it, they will back off and not sell to people.So when I entered a shop, after two people said they didn't need an appraiser, the clerk didn't speak again.

Ma Xiaotian looked at the raw ores of spirit stones on the shelves, and found that there were all sorts of miscellaneous things.He deliberately picked out a miscellaneous stone shop, basically there are spirit stones of all grades and appearances, usually purchased in currency, and the materials are not big, but such a place can make people feel like they are hunting for treasure .Ma Xiaotian likes this kind of place very much, but he didn't have many chances to come here before.Ever since he learned Lingshi appraisal, everything he has handled has been of a high standard.

Picking up all kinds of spirit stones in the shelves and boxes on the ground, don't worry about missing things, but it feels pretty good.Seeing the smile on Ma Xiaotian's face, Zhan Jiu leaned over: "Why don't you pick a bigger one?" He pointed to a rough stone the size of a basketball placed in the corner of the wall.

Ma Xiaotian looked over and recognized it was Amber at a glance. "Amber." It's not expensive anyway, he walked over to touch it, and he frowned after touching it: "Why is this stone so weak in spiritual power, boss, how do you sell this stone?"

The outer skin of this stone looks very complete.But amber is different from other spirit stones. Its texture is very fragile, and it can be damaged and shattered by bumps and bumps. Moreover, the outer skin cannot guarantee that the inside is not cracked. Therefore, people who buy amber rough stones will take a flashlight What it looks like inside.Because the vast majority of amber has good light transmission, light is a good identification tool.As for this spirit stone, the boss has already taken a photo of it.So the clerk hurried over and replied: "It seems that this person should be an appraiser. Although the business of the small shop is not big, it will definitely not deceive people. There are cracks in this amber, and you can see it with a light blow. Therefore, the spiritual power is weak. Much more. You're really good. Just touch it and you'll know."

Ma Xiaotian waved his hand: "Amber's spiritual power itself is not too high. Many people can sense it. Then how do you sell this rock with internal cracks?"

The guy replied: "Our boss has explained this. Just pay according to the price at the time of purchase. You give two thousand."

Ma Xiaotian nodded: "The price is reliable, so I won't bargain. I'll pay the bill now, can your place be rubbed with stones?"

The guy nodded immediately: "Yes. But the tools are all ordinary models, so it's no problem to rub amber."

Zhan Jiu didn't understand why his daughter-in-law bought this thing.He took the amber to the edge of the table at the back, and asked, "Why do you want to buy this cracked one?"

Ma Xiaotian smiled and said, "You'll know after I've polished the skin off and polished it. Anyway, it's only 2000 yuan. It's a big deal to gamble for a piece and earn it back. Don't pick up the dust here, go a little further, the amber dust is too big gone."

It was Ma Xiaotian's first time to peel such a big amber, but he hadn't touched these things for a long time, so he was very excited.With the rotation of the grinding wheel, the skin of the rough amber stone in Ma Xiaotian's hand was gradually worn away.Coarsely ground amber is hard to see what's inside.After he changed to a fine sand, he polished it again, poured water on it, and the things inside finally had some clues.

Sure enough, as he expected, there are natural cracks inside, and the cracks are all in the center of the amber body. The natural cracked ice flowers will reflect colorful light under the light, which makes the whole piece of amber extraordinarily dazzling. .And in this piece of amber he has a flower that looks like the size of a little fingernail. Ma Xiaotian doesn't know what you are, but things worth tens of millions of years or even hundreds of millions of years are very fake beards. .He thought about how to carve and polish this rough stone almost instantly. "Ninth brother, come quickly. See if the cracked ice looks like a tree?"

Zhan Jiu hurried over.After carefully observing the situation in this piece of amber, I also admired: "It's really beautiful. You said that if these cracks are on the edge, it will feel awkward and uncomfortable. But if they are all in the center, it will have a special charm. It really feels like the crown of a tree. Cracks Seriously."

Ma Xiaotian said: "Do you think that if you use this to carve a landscape, there is just a flower inside. The part with flowing patterns on the bottom can just be carved into the shape of water flow. Try to make this flower into a flower and grass by the river, and then there is a tree inside." , and then carved some bas-relief trees outside, trying not to affect the reflection of light on these ice cracks. At that time, with a wooden base, it can be used as an exhibition facade carving. What do you think? "

Zhan Jiunao made fun of what his daughter-in-law said, and the picture was a little fuzzy. "What you said is indeed very good. But you have to draw it. Anyway, the stone is out. Let's go back."

Ma Xiaotian nodded contentedly.Then I thanked the guy next to me.

After leaving the shop, Zhan Jiu asked: "Do you really think that such low-level spirit stones are used to make facade carvings? Although there was no contract to use waste stones of high-end spirit stones at the time. But amber also..."

Ma Xiaotian replied: "The meaning is different. If there is no this flower, I think it may be almost meaningless, but with this flower, the meaning is different. The natural crystallization left over 1 years ago is preserved in another way. Wouldn't it be more meaningful to let future generations feel their value not only from their spiritual power? Other places, one is the facade carving of Binmao City Natural History Museum. I think it is worth giving them It made a lot of sense to do this, and I absolutely believe it will be amazing to do, and it will be gorgeous with the help of lights!"

Listening to what Xiaotian said is plausible, and it is really very reasonable.Zhan Jiu smiled and nodded: "Okay. Anyway, you are the chief designer and the proprietress, so you have the final say."

Ma Xiaotian puffed up his chest: "This is the soul of the designer burning with enthusiasm!"

"Pfft!" Zhan Jiu was amused by his daughter-in-law: "Don't burn too much, save some enthusiasm and leave it to me at night."

Ma Xiaotian was speechless for a while. "Why are you becoming more and more shameless now? You can say this on the road."

Zhan Jiu laughed loudly: "To be honest, you're not happy anymore. Besides, there are not many people here."

Ma Xiaotian snorted: "Then you still want to give a speech in a place full of people?"

Zhan Jiu couldn't help but took Ma Xiaotian over and kissed him: "Legal couple, are they in control?"

Ma Xiaotian rolled his eyes at him: "Who will care about you? You are thick-skinned! Don't talk nonsense with you, go to Brother Liu's place quickly. Then you can go back. It takes a long time to grind this stone, don't delay and talk to Brother Qiao A matter of meeting."