Reborn as the Strongest Immortal Cultivator in Modern Times

With tears in his eyes, the man took the tissue from Ye Yu's hand and quickly said, "I'll do it, I'm willing to do it."

He dropped the stone in his hand, wiped the tears and snot from his face with a tissue, and said to Ye Yu somewhat embarrassedly, "My name is Gao Weimin. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. Would you like to travel or gamble on stones?"

Seeing that he quickly got into the zone, Ye Yu nodded inwardly: "My name is Ye Yu. I came here to gamble on stones, but I don't know the rules of the stone gambling industry."

Ye Yu had previously searched online for information related to jade gambling and had come across a person named Gao Weiming.

At a young age, he became the manager of a large jewelry company, and he was responsible for purchasing most of the raw stones in the company.

I just don't know why I've fallen to such a sorry state.

Seeing that Ye Yu was very young, Gao Weimin kindly reminded her, "Miss Ye Yu, gambling on stones is not a fun game. You can easily lose everything if you're not careful."

"Thank you for reminding me, but I'm never worried about money. You just need to explain the rules of the jade gambling industry to me and show me around here."

Seeing that Ye Yu didn't seem to be short of money, Gao Weimin stopped trying to persuade her.

He asked Ye Yu, "Would you like to stroll around the town first, or go straight to select some raw stones?"

Ye Yu thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you take me around this town first, and tell me about the rules of jade gambling?"

"Okay, please follow me."

He led Ye Yu on a tour of the town: "As the saying goes, one cut makes you poor, one cut makes you rich, one cut leaves you in rags. That's the allure of gambling on stones. A small stone can make a poor man rich overnight, or leave a rich man in rags in an instant."

"Gambling on rough stones can also be described as gambling on the mine itself, as each mine has different characteristics in its raw materials. To get to the bottom of it, you need to be able to identify the type, base, fog, water, moss, pine flower pattern, cracks, impurities, and so on. Only with this systematic selection experience are you qualified to select rough stones."

"Rough material refers to unprocessed jadeite stones. In the trading market, they are also called stones. Rough material that is fully green is called colored material; rough material with uneven green color is called flower material; and stones that are completely covered by skin and have not been cut or had windows opened are called rough material."

Gao Weimin licked his lips as he spoke.

Seeing that he looked haggard, Ye Yu took him into a restaurant, ordered some dishes, and invited him to eat with her.

Gao Weimin thanked him and began to wolf down his food.

He ate three bowls of rice and drank a bowl of soup before he recovered.

He was a little embarrassed after finishing his meal: "I haven't eaten all day, I'm so hungry, please excuse me."

Ye Yu didn't say anything. Seeing that he had finished eating, she asked him to take her around the town.

"There are many types of rough jade gambling, including full gambling, partial gambling, and open material. Full gambling means directly looking at the rough jade. This type of gambling is the favorite of many experienced gamblers, who can skip many selections based on observing the skin. However, even with experience, one cannot necessarily tell the good from the bad."

"In the whole block, there is another type called 'covered packaging.' It is formed by three different types of packaging: tape, black plastic bags, or paper wrapping. You can only see the shape of this type, not even the outer shell. It has the highest risk and the lowest price."

"Secondly, there is semi-gambling. Semi-gambling includes opening windows and altering the material. Opening windows is more difficult than altering the material because the window is cut out by the seller based on experience, but there are many uncertainties in the areas that are not cut out."

“Interface material is relatively easier to gamble on. As the name suggests, it means that after one or more cuts, the inside of the jadeite rough can be seen.”

“Mingliao is easier to understand. It means that the skin has been completely removed and the jade has been completely cut so that the quality of the jade can be fully seen. However, this kind of material is not without its risks. You still need to use your eyesight and patience to carefully observe whether there are any flaws inside.”

After listening to Zhang Gaoweimin's explanation, Ye Yu couldn't help but sigh, "This jade gambling sounds simple, but I didn't expect there to be so many intricacies."

“Yes, I have my parents’ experience and more than ten years of my own experience, which is why I dared to take this gamble. But…” Gao Weimin gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Did you just buy that Moncler bag?" Ye Yu asked.

“Yes.” Gao Weimin nodded.

“I had a family crisis, so I traveled a long way to come here, hoping to take a gamble based on my years of experience. I put all my savings into gambling on stones.”

"But the rope always breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune always finds its way to the unfortunate. My experience, which I used to be so proud of, didn't work this time. I lost my gamble; the stones I bought turned out to be nothing but waste."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly again: "In the end, I used the last two thousand yuan I had to buy two bags, and you saw the final result."

Ye Yu nodded.

Afterwards, Gao Weimin explained some things about gambling on stones to Ye Yu, and also introduced several large factories here that select materials.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ye Yu took out 500 yuan in cash and gave it to Gao Weimin, saying, "Come to Qingya B&B to find me at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. We'll go to check out the large raw material farms you mentioned then."

Gao Weimin accepted the cash, thanked Ye Yu again, and stood there watching Ye Yu leave.

He looked at the five hundred yuan in his hand, a struggle in his eyes. He wanted to buy another blind bag to try his luck, just in case he won this time.

He stood there for a long time, but finally, clutching the five hundred yuan Ye Yu had given him, he went into a cheap hotel.

The next morning, after Ye Yu finished breakfast and went downstairs, she saw Gao Weimin already sitting in the lobby of the guesthouse waiting for her.

He had obviously tidied up today.

He shaved his beard, and his hair wasn't dirty. Although his clothes were still wrinkled, he had taken good care of them. With this kind of grooming and dressing, he exuded an elite aura.

Seeing Ye Yu come downstairs, he immediately stood up and greeted her: "Good morning, Miss Ye Yu."

"Good morning," Ye Yu nodded in response.

Then she asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

Gao Weimin replied with a smile, "Thanks to you, I had a good bath last night, then slept soundly, and ate a big bowl of noodles this morning."

"You don't need to thank me, this is the reward you deserve."

Gao Weimin shook his head: "It's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. The five hundred yuan you gave me yesterday was like providing charcoal in the snow. I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life."

Hearing him say that, Ye Yu accepted it without any qualms.

She did have an ulterior motive in contacting Gao Weimin, but she also helped him out of his predicament.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Ye Yu asked Gao Weimin to lead her to the two largest raw stone quarries in Chenshi Town.

Their first stop was the Feixi Stone Quarry, which was divided into several areas.

The largest area is the material selection area. It contains many pools filled with stones, and each pool has a label indicating the origin of the raw stone.

There were quite a few people next to each pool in the material selection area.

They lay on their stomachs in the pool, constantly rummaging through the stones. Once they found a stone they liked, they took out flashlights or magnifying glasses and examined it carefully.

After the material selection area comes the cutting area.

This area is the liveliest place in the entire quarry. Almost every cutting machine is crowded with people. Here, some people can become rich overnight with a single cut, while others can become poor overnight.

The trading area is located behind the cutting area.

Any jadeite cut open here can be auctioned in the trading area, where many jewelers are waiting to buy it.