Treasure Appraisal: I Can See the Future

The crowd was not afraid of Su Qi. After all, he was just one person, and he didn't have three heads and six arms. The five men were all big men, and each of them had at least dozens of younger brothers under him. Just a word would cause dozens of people to rush out with weapons.

But recently Liao Jian, Wan Songtao, and Zhang Lang had retreated one by one, as if the other side knew everything they did. For a while, no one dared to take risks without finding out the specific reasons.

Bang bang bang!

The Tiger King's eyes were gloomy, and his fingers knocked on the chair. He seemed rough, but in fact he was meticulous and always acted cautiously.

Just now, he was just testing Li Biao to see how the morale of his men was now.

But after testing, he found that this little brother was basically good at shouting slogans, but he was really unwilling to take risks when asked to charge into battle.

"Since everyone wants to find out the situation, let's put this matter on hold for now, but we must get rid of that guy!"

With a firm determination, Tiger King said with a cold look in his eyes: "That guy seems to have predicted the future. There are probably two possibilities. One is that he used high technology to grasp our movements. The other is that he bribed us to accept some of our younger brothers to act as his spies and provide him with information, which led to Liao Jian, Song Tao, Zhang Lang and the other three going in. After you go back, start from these two aspects, pick out the trustworthy younger brothers for me, and take the opportunity to hit them and completely get rid of that guy."

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The gambling stone conference was held at the Nanming Convention and Exhibition Center. When Su Qi, Zhiqiang, and Wang Zhihe arrived, there were already quite a few people in the hall.

Square tables were placed in the large and small areas marked with lines, and they were piled with large and small, various shapes, marked with numbers, weights, and prices, ranging from hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and even millions.

From time to time, someone would pick up a rough stone, spray some water on the surface and wipe it with their hands, or shine a strong flashlight on it, or use a magnifying glass to carefully observe the surface texture, or even take out a big fire to roast it; after judging in various ways, after making a good choice, they would immediately pay the stall owner and go to the stone cutting area to cut the stone.

"It's green, it's going up, it's going up... Brother, you're lucky. You bought the original stone for 17,000, and you got a ball of black jade. You can make two bracelets and a pendant. It's conservatively worth 200,000. You made a lot of money!"

"Fuck him, there's a little green on the outside, but I bought it for 50,000. After cutting it open, it's a white slab, worthless. You've lost a lot!"

"Got it, got it, wipe it from here, fuck the white seed, this piece of material is ruined, I can't even get my money back."

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For a while, the three of them walked around and saw some people happy, some furious, some envious, some eager to try, and all kinds of people passing by the stone cutting area.

Looking at Su Qi who was eager to try, Wang Zhihe smiled and said, "Brother, gambling on stones can make you poor, rich, or even wear sackcloth. It's unpredictable!"

Su Qi was stunned and smiled, "Brother Wang, it seems that you have played gambling on stones before. Tell me about it. Although I want to play, I don't know anything about it."

"I have played it before, but I fell into a big trap once. Now I don't play it anymore!"

Wang Zhihe's expression darkened, and he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "In fact, you should have learned about gambling on stones when you were in school, and the largest gambling in the past five thousand years is simply priceless."

"Did we learn about gambling on stones when we were in school?"

Su Qi and Zhiqiang looked at each other, a little confused.

"Heshi Bi!"

Wang Zhihe smiled and continued, "During the Spring and Autumn Period, Bian He of Chu State was an expert in jade carving. He presented a rough jade to King Li of Chu. After the jade worker examined it, he said it was a stubborn stone. King Li of Chu ordered Bian He's left foot to be cut off. After King Li died, King Wu ascended the throne. Bian He presented the treasure again. King Wu of Chu ordered the jade worker to examine it again. It was still the same. So Bian He's right foot was also cut off. Bian He cried bloody tears while holding the rough jade after losing both feet. Finally, after King Wu died, King Wen ascended the throne. After hearing about this, he found Bian He and broke the rough jade. He got a beautiful woman and carved it into the Heshi Bi, which he regarded as a priceless treasure. He also received a lot of rewards. During the Warring States Period, He's Bi fell into the hands of King Huiwen of Zhao. When King Zhao of Qin learned about it, he was willing to exchange 15 pieces for cities, and then there was the story of Lin Xiangru returning the Bi intact to Zhao. "

"Ahem, I've really learned it!"

Zhiqiang suddenly touched the back of his head and said puzzledly: "Brother Wang, you said that Bian He's feet were cut off. He was a disabled person, and the medical conditions in ancient times were not good. How could he live longer than King Li and King Wen combined?"

"Uh!"

Wang Zhihe choked up for a while, and no matter how knowledgeable he was, he was speechless for a while.

"Zhiqiang, don't make jokes!"

Su Qi couldn't help laughing, but he suppressed his smile and said seriously: "The point of Brother Wang's words is that gambling on stones is too risky. It can make people rich and powerful, but it can also make people's families broken. The most important thing is to advise me not to get involved in this easily. Brother Wang, thank you for your kindness,I understand, don't worry, I know my limits."

"Brother, you will understand if you are smarter, unlike some people!"

Looking at Zhiqiang with contempt, Wang Zhihe said, "Since you want to play, I will tell you some basic things first, you can digest them first, then look around to open your eyes, small bets are fine for fun, but don't gamble big."

Su Qi nodded again to show that he understood.

Wang Zhihe pointed to the signs above different stalls and smiled, "Look, those signs say the origin of these raw materials. Jade is all produced in Myanmar, but there are old pits and new pits. Some people say that old pits are mined for a long time, and new pits are mined for a short time, but this statement is actually not correct. Old pit jade is better than new pit jade, because its internal crystal arrangement is denser, hardness is higher, and gloss is better. This is because after the old pit jade formed the rock, it was strongly transformed and squeezed by the geological action in the later period, while the transformation of the new pit jade is weaker, so the internal crystal arrangement is not dense enough, and the hardness and gloss are worse. Therefore, it is best to choose the raw stone from the old pit. "

Su Qi smiled: "Brother Wang, you are really knowledgeable and talented. You even consider the role of geological movement!"

"Stop flattering!"

Wang Zhihe laughed and scolded. Now that everyone is interacting, they are also very casual. He immediately walked to another stall and pointed to some stones and said: "These raw stone rough materials are divided into mountain materials, water stone rough materials, and sand skin rough materials.

The raw materials of jade directly dug from the mountain are called mountain materials. They are characterized by no skin, small changes inside and outside, rough texture, and basically low value.

Water stone rough material is formed by mountain material, which is transported by river water after weathering and erosion, and forms jadeite gravel without skin. Due to long-distance river transportation, the loose parts have been worn away, leaving only hard and dense parts. In addition, the long-term immersion in water makes the texture of water stone rough material relatively fine, and the color will be better, and high-quality jadeite will often appear.

Although these two kinds of rough materials are also jadeite, they are not used for gambling stones, but sand skin rough materials with a layer of skin. Due to the barrier of the outer skin, it is impossible to see what is inside, which increases uncertainty, so there is a saying that it is difficult for gods to judge the quality of jade.

It is very risky to gamble on sand skin rough materials that have not been opened, so the materials are relatively cheaper, and the low one is three to five hundred yuan, and the high one can also get several thousand yuan.

The sand skin material with a window opened over there, where the color and quality can be seen, is called semi-gambling material. Basically, the quality and water can be seen through the window, but the price is very expensive, starting from the ten thousand yuan. Although it is easy to get jadeite, it is difficult to determine the rise and fall! "

Listening to Wang Zhihe's explanation, Su Qi also grabbed a rough stone.

He had no experience at all in gambling on stones, but since he had the Eye of the Universe, he could feel and absorb the spiritual energy in the jade. Once he got these rough stones, he didn't know whether there was jade in them, but he could sense whether there was spiritual energy by touching them.

Wang Zhihe continued to instruct: "Betting on rough materials requires the most technology, but the predecessors have also summed up some experience, and can judge whether there is jade and the quality through skin, ringworm, python, loose flower, cracks, and field. The skin reflects the internal characteristics of jade. If the skin is thick, the crystals are coarse, the cortex is rough, the structure is scattered, and the cracks are large, then even if there is jade inside, the quality will not be good. On the contrary, if the skin is finely crystallized, the structure is tight and smooth, and there are few cracks, then if there is jade inside, the quality is naturally excellent. In addition, the color of the skin is also related to the color of jade. If the skin is white and the stone component is pure, the green content may be very small, and when the skin is yellow-brown and black, the green content may be larger. As the saying goes, black follows green and green depends on black. "

"High, high! "

Wang Zhihe was talking to Su Qi, and the stall owner was also fascinated. When he finished talking about the skin, he immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother, you can talk about the skin so well. You are an expert at first glance. Let's play a few games!"

"No, I've given up!"

Wang Zhihe waved his hand and smiled, and continued, "Rhinitis is a disease of the epidermis. It is also the same on the outer shell of the raw material. It is a black, gray, and light gray weathering mark of different sizes and shapes, which can reflect the color of the inner jade. Generally speaking, the skin is easy to have color if there is tinea, but at the same time, tinea eats color, which is why it is divided into horizontal tinea and direct tinea, because horizontal tinea mostly stays on the epidermis and does not cause much harm to the inner jade, while direct tinea drills into the interior of the jade and seriously affects the quality of the jade. "

The stall owner nodded his head in admiration.

Zhiqiang frowned from time to time, not understanding anything at all.

Su Qi was doing two things at once. He listened and wrote down these things, trying to judge by them, and kept sensing whether there was spiritual energy in the raw material to judge whether there was jade.

"Python refers to the strips, dots and blocks of weathering residues on the skin that are different in color from the stone skin. Pythons are easy to have colors. According to the color of the python, the python can be used as one of the main bases for judging whether there is green or not, and the color is thick or light. "

Wang Zhihe casually splashed a few pieces of raw material to show Su Qi what a python is, and continued to talk: "And the pineFlowers refer to the residual green color inside the jadeite on the weathered skin, which is the most important basis for gambling on color. Generally, the greener the flowers, the fresher and better the jadeite. "

At this point, even the stall owner came over from behind the stage and stood beside Wang Zhihe seriously, stretching his neck and looking forward to it, like a primary school student who loves to study.

Su Qi looked at several pieces of rough materials in a row, and Wang Zhihe pointed them out, and he learned a lot at once.

"The field mainly talks about the origin of the rough materials, and I will learn about this later! Let's talk about cracks. Cracks are naturally cracks. There are fillers in the cracks. The cracks have a great impact on the quality of jadeite, so don't be afraid of big cracks, but be afraid of small cracks. It is better to gamble on color than on cracks. In the gambling stone transaction, pay attention to the large and outer cracks, such as skin-interposed cracks, large cracks, and bad cracks. The observation of small and inner cracks is relatively weak, and you must be very careful. The color of the streaks can also be used to determine the degree of damage inside the jadeite. White streaks indicate general cracks, red, yellow, and black streaks indicate serious cracks, and streaks without obvious colors generally indicate slightly open or closed cracks.

Wang Zhihe smiled and said seriously, "Now let's talk about fog. This is the most important experience in gambling on jadeite. Laymen look at the color while experts look at the quality, and fog is one of the most important bases for judging the quality. Fog is a semi-weathered and semi-oxidized jadeite layer between the rough material skin and the internal jadeite, that is, between the skin and the flesh. It is a transition zone. Fog cannot directly affect the color, but rough materials with fog indicate that the quality is old and the hardness is high. High-quality green jadeite often has white fog or yellow fog, but there are occasional exceptions."