Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

Six thousand taels of silver...

The crowd sighed, some even whispering curses at Zhang Hongyuan for being shameless.

A whole stone only sells for five thousand taels of silver, but now that it's become scrap, they're trying to sell it for six thousand taels of silver. They must be crazy for money. Anyone who buys it is a fool.

Amidst the gasps of the crowd, Lin Ping walked over, casually picked up a stone from the ground, tossed out one hundred taels of silver, glanced at Zhang Hongyuan, and said, "Here are one hundred taels, keep the change!"

Everyone was stunned. Zhang Hongyuan's offer to sell for six thousand taels of silver was completely insane, while Lin Ping's act of spending one hundred taels to buy one of the pieces was even more outrageous.

"Hahaha... The son-in-law of the city lord's mansion is not only a spendthrift, but also an idiot!"

Zhang Hongyuan gradually calmed down from the grief of losing a lot of money and pointed at Lin Ping, laughing loudly.

This is not only an insult to Lin Ping, but also an insult to the entire City Lord's Mansion.

Zhang Hongyuan suffered a crushing defeat in this contest and was just about to slink away when he unexpectedly gained something.

Zhang Hongyuan himself couldn't believe it was real; it was clearly a welfare scheme!

Whether or not he earns the hundred taels of silver is irrelevant; the main issue is that Lin Ping's actions are no different from those of a fool.

Zhang Hongyuan was able to vent his anger.

Moreover, even the city lord's mansion would lose face.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hongyuan was in a great mood.

It's like when your crystal is about to be destroyed, the entire opposing team surrenders, and you win without warning!

Li Mingxuan wanted to cling to Lin Ping's coattails, but he was too late.

Ignoring the criticism and incomprehension of others, Lin Ping slowly walked up to a stone cutter and patiently said, "Cut this stone open little by little, and I'll pay you fifty taels of silver."

Stone cutters are workers at gambling dens, paid monthly, and receive no extra pay for doing more work. They usually ignore such stones, but the fifty taels of silver Lin Ping offered were too tempting.

The stone cutter, who was originally exhausted, suddenly perked up, his eyes shining, and carefully carved the stone with his chisel, as if he were carving the most expensive work of art.

This is no ordinary stone; it's worth fifty taels of silver, more than he earns in a year. He would agree to have the stone ground into powder even if it meant his entire stone was ground into powder.

No one paid any attention to the stone, since the chances of it turning into jade were extremely slim. Instead, everyone was enthusiastically discussing the son-in-law of the city lord's mansion.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a layer of stone covering the two fist-sized stones was removed, revealing a small patch of dazzling green!

The stone cutter was so frightened that his hands trembled, and he stumbled and sat down on the ground, stammering, "Green...green...it's green..."

Although the sound was faint, the green light was boundless, and many people had already turned their attention to the stone, and were immediately dumbfounded.

"Bright green! It's bright green!"

As the saying goes, laymen look at color, while experts look at clarity and translucency; clarity and color are important criteria for evaluating jadeite.

Since the jadeite has not yet been fully revealed, we can only judge its color first.

The colors of jadeite are generally classified as pure green, yellowish green, bluish green, and grayish-blue green, with pure green being the best, while bright green is the second best among pure greens.

"This is imperial green!"

As the stone lining was peeled away, someone shouted loudly again.

Imperial green is the best color among jadeite, and even if the clarity is slightly inferior, it can still fetch a good price.

“Young Master Zhang, the quality of this jade may not be good. How about I offer two hundred taels of silver? You'll still make a profit.”

A middle-aged man dressed like a wealthy businessman walked over, stroking his mustache, and said...

The price is reasonable, considering the stone is quite small; the jade inside could be much larger.

"I'll offer five hundred taels!" Another person eagerly walked over.

The stone cutter had stopped working and was waiting for Lin Ping's instructions. Based on his many years of experience, five hundred taels was already quite a lot.

"Keep going!" Lin Ping smiled faintly.

He had already appraised this jadeite; it was worth at least five thousand taels of silver. How could he possibly sell it so easily?

After nodding, the stone cutter continued to chisel away the outer layer of stone, revealing the jadeite to be even more translucent and lustrous.

"Ice type! It's actually ice type!"

Many people were stunned, unable to believe that this was an icy imperial green jadeite, which, even if only the size of an egg, would probably be worth two thousand taels of silver.

"Icy type?" Lin Ping scoffed at the term. "It should be glass type, right?"

Indeed, this piece of jade has reached the standard of glass type, but in Wu Kingdom, there is no such thing as glass type; ice type is considered the best.

Even the name "jadeite" is generally referred to as "jade stone".

"Three thousand taels of silver!" The second man gritted his teeth and held up three fingers.

Buying a stone for 100 taels and selling it for 3,000 taels would be an absolute huge profit.

To be honest, Lin Ping was genuinely tempted, but unfortunately, he knew the jade was about the size of a fist, so he firmly said, "Keep opening!"

"Young Master Zhang, I'll offer five thousand taels... Please, please don't open it anymore!"

The first person was clearly an expert; he was practically begging Lin Ping on his knees.

As big players in the jade gambling industry, they enjoy the thrill of it all, and even if they lose money, they don't want Lin Ping to continue operating the business.

Lin Ping remained unmoved, hands on his hips, and said, "Open them all!"

The stone cutter got excited and carefully removed the outer layer of the jadeite along its edges, eventually revealing a piece of jadeite about the size of a fist.

"Ten thousand taels, I'll offer ten thousand taels for this jade..."

The second wealthy merchant, panting, said that ten thousand taels was no small sum, and he wouldn't have dared to offer such a price if he weren't so passionate about jade.

poof...

Zhang Hongyuan's legs went weak, and he sat limply on the ground, almost in tears.

He had originally spent five thousand taels of silver to buy this stone, but he sold it to Lin Ping for only one hundred taels of silver. Now, he not only suffered a huge loss, but also became a laughing stock.

"Look at how dejected Young Master Zhang looks!"

"If it were me, I probably would have hanged myself long ago!"

As the saying goes, public opinion is a fearsome thing. These mouths were like steel knives piercing Zhang Hongyuan's chest, and he wished he could tear open his pants and crawl into them.

"Ten taels of silver for one stone, and cut the rest for me!"

Zhang Hongyuan held up several hundred taels of silver notes and shouted hysterically, which could be considered his last struggle.

Since Young Master Xiao had a request, the stone cutter naturally had to fulfill it. It was just a pity that all that money went down the drain, as not a single piece of green appeared in the more than sixty stones.

Lin Ping has already negotiated the price. His main purpose is not to make money, but to strike at Zhang Hongyuan. There is no need to raise the price too high, because he has other needs.

"Make me two exquisite rings!" Lin Ping said solemnly.

Although he had no feelings for the Iron-Faced Princess, he had a special fondness for this kind of jade.

It will probably be extremely difficult to buy jade of this quality in the future, so I decided to take this opportunity to have a pair of rings made to keep for myself.

It wouldn't be bad to give it as a gift to a woman you like someday.

Moreover, this could also serve as his protective charm in the city lord's mansion. If the Iron-Faced Princess wanted to do something unreasonable to him, he could take out the ring and give it to her.

The other party will most likely be moved and let him go this time.

The two rings wouldn't require much material, and the wealthy merchant readily agreed, thus completing the transaction.

Throughout the entire process, Li Mingxuan and the others held their breath, speechless, muttering repeatedly, "Even immortals can't judge jade by its inch, but the son-in-law can turn stone into gold! This is going to be godlike!"

Just as Li Mingxuan and the others were about to call it a day, Lin Ping suddenly took out five thousand taels of silver and shouted, "Shopkeeper, I'll buy all the remaining stones!"

This time, Li Mingxuan and the others did not stop them, thinking they could make a fortune again. Just as the stone cutters were preparing to work hard, Lin Ping angrily shouted, "What are you doing? Bring sledgehammers and smash all the stones, leave not a single one!"