Thirteen. Cool breeze about.

At noon, Hou Jia and Hou Qi had dinner at the hotel where they were staying in Ai Township.Although Ai Township is prosperous, it is still a small town, so most of the businessmen who come and go will choose to live in the hotel in the center of the village.

So, while eating, Hou Jia and Hou Qi naturally met Li Siheng and Qi Mo.There was nothing hypocritical about the four big men, so they sat at the same table as a matter of course.

The dishes and rice were served quickly.

The weather was extremely hot, and Hou Jia lost his appetite.Hou Qi specially ordered a few refreshing side dishes, hoping that his brother would eat more.Li Si glanced at the cold celery on the table, silently put the celery in front of him, and put the shredded kelp that was a little far away in front of Hou Jia.

The Hou family brothers hadn't responded yet, but Qi Mo leaned over with a "Yo~", looked at Li Siheng with the eyes of seeing a prehistoric monster, said "tsk tsk" twice, and said, "Old Li, you actually eat celery?! I thought you were a star who would die if you ate celery."

Li Si glared at him sideways, picked up a chopstick of celery, and began to chew with some difficulty.Celery, because it has a special taste, is loved by those who love it, and hated by those who hate it.Hou Yan's body is extremely resistant to this taste, but now in Li Siheng's body, although he doesn't like celery very much, he can still accept it.

They used a square table for lunch, and because there were not many people, there was no turntable.The people we will raise have their own dining rules.Eating the food in front of you is the most basic dining etiquette.And that plate of celery happened to be placed in front of Hou Jia.

Li Siheng knew that Hou Yan didn't want to give people the impression that he was a picky eater, so this was the most discreet and effective way to help him out.

Li Siheng is not a gentle and considerate person, however, he always treats his former self with a little tenderness.

Hou Yan pursed his lips, and picked up the shreds of kelp in front of him with a chopstick.Kelp shreds have a sweet and sour taste. In order to cool and appetize, it is specially made into a slightly sour taste.However, the acid in this kelp is not the sour taste of vinegar, but a refreshing fruit acid.

Qi Mo didn't have so many dining rules. He stretched out his chopsticks and took a bite of kelp, chewed it a little, and suddenly smiled. "Plum juice and lemon shavings instead of rice vinegar are a bit interesting." Qi Mo's five senses are very sensitive, including taste.

Perhaps the seaweed shreds really helped, and Hou Jia ate a lot of the whole meal.I even ate some meat that I seldom touch after summer.Although it is some fish meat and shrimp meat, it is somehow stained with meat.This made Hou Qi breathe a sigh of relief.

After lunch, Li Siheng and Qi Mo naturally went to continue picking rough stones.Because Hou Qi's main purpose was to bring Hou Jia to see him, so he simply took his younger brother to follow Li Siheng and his party.After all, watching how Qi Mo gambled with stones would also be of some help to Hou Jia.

The purchase of rough stones is not a secret to the jade carving company. Moreover, Hou Qi, who asked the crowd to watch, mentioned it at the dinner table, and Li Siheng quickly agreed.

In the afternoon, the main battlefield for several people was still Warehouse No. [-].There are tens of thousands of rough stones in the Hou family's rough stone warehouse, and it is quite a challenge for the "eyes" to choose the right one among these tens of thousands of rough stones.

When Qi Mo was in Shi, he wore his signature glasses.He once said that those who gamble on stones all the way and rely on their eyes will lose their fortunes sooner or later, because people always think that seeing is believing, but they don't know that in the world of stone gambling, nothing is real at all.

There are indeed skills in gambling stones, but those skills cannot be completely relied on.The so-called "It's hard for a god to break an inch of jade" is exactly what it says.

Others gamble with stones, relying on skill and experience.But Qi Mo, in addition to skills and experience, he relies more on feeling and luck.

This time, what Qi Mo saw was a pure yellow stone.This kind of stone has no pine flowers or python belts, and it feels like a piece of waste thrown on the side of the road.If an ordinary person chooses such a rough stone, others will laugh at it long ago.But since it was Qi Mo who chose it, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.

Anyone who has been in the stone gambling world for a while remembers that a few years ago, Qi Mo chose a rough stone that everyone was not optimistic about, but in the end he gambled on the ice-species emperor green.

Only Hou Yan, who had been watching quietly by the side, reacted differently from everyone else. He frowned when Qi Mo picked up the stone.

Firstly, since he started learning jade carving, his master has been teaching him that whether he is betting on stones or carving, he must pay attention to a "righteous atmosphere".Along the way, Hou Jia has more or less heard some legends about Qi Mo, and he always feels that Qi Mo's path is very evil, with every step on the dangerous shoal, every inch of the journey, he loses his calmness and peace.

Secondly, Qi Mo is not the only one with intuition.Hou Yan also had an intuition. When he saw this rough stone, there was a kind of joy in his heart, but it was replaced by regret in an instant.In his jade carving career, he has experienced such mood changes many times, and every time he encounters a good but flawed material, this emotion will surge out.

As if seeing Hou Yan frowning, Li Siheng walked over and patted his shoulder, and suddenly said, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Hou Yan looked at Qi Mo, whose hands were covered with fine sand and rubbed the surface of the rough stone carefully, and the words came to his mouth several times.There are rules in the industry, and there is no room for me to talk about the materials selected by others.So, in the end, Hou Yan just shook his head with a serious expression.

"At such a young age, he always looks preoccupied." Li Siheng stretched out his hand to hook Hou Jia's neck, and rubbed his soft hair vigorously.The little boy was caught off guard, and his face was even more bright red when he kicked him down.

When Hou Qi turned his head and saw this scene suddenly, his eyes narrowed.Although he didn't want Hou Yan and Li Siheng to have too much foundation, but he also knew the truth of "blocking is not as good as getting through".After all, he is the kind of considerate and intelligent older brother.

So, at this time, he chose to remain silent.Turning his head and continuing to chat with the manager next to him in a low voice, Hou Yan looked at the blank space of the original stone, the manager had already reported the sales situation of this quarter to Hou Qi.

Unaware of his brother's emotional upheaval, Hou Jia stared hard at the poor-quality rough stone that Qi Mo had just selected, and at the end, even Qi Mo was a little hairy.

"Hey, Young Master Hou, how reluctant are you to sell us this rough stone? You've been staring at it all afternoon." Hou Yan is the young son of the Hou family, so many people call him Young Master Hou.But Qi Mo is different. The names he calls people around him hide his private emotions.

For example, his name is Li Siheng Old Li, because in his heart, Li Siheng has been regarded as a buddy he can trust.And his name is Hou Qi Xiaohou, although there are some lingering jokes, it also means that he admires this person and thinks that Hou Qi is worthy of that "Master".

But now, he called Hou Jia "Young Master Hou".That means that although Hou Jia still needs some tempering before becoming a "master", just the hand he showed today is enough to glimpse that from now on, Hou Jia's future is limitless.Qi Mo wanted to admire someone with real ability, so Hou Jia was upgraded to Hou Shao with Qi Mo.

Embarrassed by Qi Mo's loud voice, Hou Jia quickly looked away.At this time, Qi Mo picked up the rough stone, walked to Hou Jia, grabbed Hou Jia's shoulders and pushed him to the place where the stone was resolved.Qi Mo was originally tall, and his palms were also very wide. They were attached to Hou Jia's neck, and Jia was very thin. From a distance, it looked like Qi Mo had caught a chick in his hand. .

Li Siheng's eyebrows jumped when he saw this scene.Stepping over in two or three steps, he freed Hou Jia's neck from Qi Mo's big hand.

Qi Mo spread his hands innocently, saying that he had no other intentions but simply wanted to take Hou Jia away from the stone.

Hou Qi and Li Siheng glared at him at the same time, and followed him to the place where the stone was removed.The rough stone warehouse of the Hou family naturally has a machine for unraveling stones. After most tourists buy rough stones, they untie them here.It is precisely because of this that the stone-dissolving machine here is not big.

Fortunately, the stone in Qi Mo's hand is not big, so it is also possible to use the stone breaker in Hou's warehouse.

Qi Mo chose to resolve the stone by himself.He didn't make a big move, but began to sharpen bit by bit.Hundreds of grinding wheels were running at high speed, Qi Mo was grinding the rough stone on the workbench steadily with one hand, while the other hand began to sprinkle water evenly.

This is the most laborious method of analyzing stones, but the jadeite obtained in this way is often expected.

As the water droplets sprinkled evenly, most of the stone's shell was peeled off.Judging from the exposed part, this is a piece of violet emerald with excellent water head.

The price of violets in the jadeite market is not exaggerated, because most violets with good colors are dry.Therefore, the Jade Festival has always had the saying "ten purples and nine toons".Planting water is not good. If you only rely on color, sales and prices will be greatly reduced.

However, the piece in Qi Mo's hand is already waxy and close to ice.After sprinkling water, the watery purple color makes people feel cool when looking at it.

lover's eye.The name Violet really lives up to its reputation.

Qi Mo's mouth curled into a pleasant smile, he shook his sore arms, and continued with the work below.Sprinkle water, start the gear, Qi Mo vigorously grinds away the other half of the leather shell.

Just when everyone's eyes widened, ready to witness the birth of a legend, Qi Mo suddenly let out a "hiss...".Everyone looked at the violet in his hand again, but found that the upper part was flawless, almost without any cracks.The situation in the lower half is much worse.

The lower half of the entire violet is covered with tiny cracks.The whole lower half is like this.Originally, the size of this rough stone was not large. If the violets that came out were cut open at the waist, only some pendants could be produced from the intact upper half, and the bracelet could not be produced, while the lower half was almost useless.

Victory or defeat is standard issue.Qi Mo took a closer look at the material that was about the size of a basketball in his hand, and finally he could only sigh.

Without the slightest hesitation, he cut across the waist, and the violet material that was just a sphere was split into two halves.The onlookers all looked regretful, while Li Siheng shrugged.

Betting on rocks is a word for gambling. Since it is gambling, there will naturally be winners and losers.Don't say that the half of the violets that have already come out is enough to cover the price they paid for the rough stones. Even if it is really unfortunate to lose, Li Siheng can afford to lose.

Hou Jia stared at the half piece of "waste", then suddenly bent down.

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