It's hard to be a prodigal

Jiang Zong took the cut cakes bought by the maid and strolled on the street.

After rebirth, I haven't learned about the shops in Jinzhoufang City carefully. In my previous life, I was still gambling and drinking with a bunch of cronies at this age.

The maid, Gu Duo'er, hugged Jiang Zong's arm delicately, her peach-like breasts squeezed against Jiang Zong's arm, and said sweetly, "Master, where shall we go for a stroll today? I saw the Lin Jiayu Shop when I was buying cakes for you. It reopened, and it was very lively with gongs and drums."

Jiang Zong smiled, and poked Gu Duo'er's chest with a folding fan: "What a Lin family, you have the money to start the business, but you don't have the money to pay off the debts. Let's go and have a look."

Gu Duo'er hugged Jiang Zong's arm cheerfully and followed, not forgetting to complain to Jiang Zong in a low voice: "Hua Petal and Hua Ya'er were called away by Second Uncle early in the morning, they must be trying to curry favor with Second Uncle, Young master, don't hurt them any more!"

The second uncle failed to buy the Zongheng pawn shop, and he paid more than 1 taels of silver inside and outside. He must not let it go. Jiang Zong didn't care. He took out a small amount of money from his sleeve and stuffed it into Gu Duo'er's bra , snorted and said with a smile: "Jiaohan girl, the Lord loves you."

The little girl blushed so ashamed that she let go of Jiang Zong's hand and ran to follow.

Jiang Zong opened his folding fan and walked away.

But seeing a familiar young man coming out of a dilapidated alley in front, Le Lian straightened his clothes and seemed to be heading towards the Lin Family Jade Shop.

Jiang Zong glanced into the alley in bewilderment, there were only a few narrow courtyards at the end of the alley, unlike the place where rich young masters like Le Lian lived, and he didn't know what tricks this kid was up to.

At this time in the previous life, Le Lian had already gone to the north by boat and hadn't come back for several years. Now that he doesn't go to the north, Jiang Zong can't estimate what waves this person can make.

Anyway, Le Lian was a big trouble in the previous life, and it took Jiang Zong to vomit blood to bring him down, but he really didn't get much benefit.

Be safe in this life, it's best not to turn against this kid, or else, before he can do anything, kill this kid as soon as possible.

Standing still in front of Lin Jiayu's shop, the front of the shop was already full of onlookers on the inner and outer third floors. As soon as the clerk saw Jiang Zong, he quickly moved a chair to invite him to sit down, and said with a smile: "Master Zong, Our jade shop opened today, and we are too busy, so please bear with us if we are negligent."

After all, don't care about the creditor.

Jiang Zong didn't bother to care about this group of short-sighted people, he poured a cup of tea and watched the guys bring out pieces of mottled stones, carefully placing them on the long table in front of the door.

It became clear in my heart: "I thought it was something new, but it turned out to be gambling stones."

A person walked over to the chair at hand and sat down, Jiang Zong glanced at it, it was a coincidence that Le Lian was sitting next to him.

Jiang Zong was good at chatting, and raised his head to talk to Le Lian: "Le Lian? Why, are you also interested in jadeite?"

In fact, he has also heard that Lelian is not valued very much in Lejia, and I am afraid that he does not have much spare money to squander. Gambling with stones is a way of seeking wealth and wealth. One knife is poor, one knife is rich, and one knife wears linen. It not only tests eyesight, but also wins To choose the rough stone that can cut out top-grade jadeite from this pile of stones of different colors, one must have capital and luck, both of which are indispensable.

In his previous life, Jiang Zong was extravagant and suffered a lot from betting on stones, but he had a few times of shit luck, got a lottery for the spring, bet right on the emperor's green, and made a few windfalls, but it was far from worth it. He bought scraps for the capital, and he was a prodigal son.

Jiang Zong sighed, and said to Le Lian with emotion: "If I can know whether there is green in this stone first, I won't waste so much money. I don't plan to gamble anymore."

Le Lian responded lightly: "Small gambling is fun, enough is enough."

What he said was very appropriate, a simple sentence, not only echoed Jiang Zong's words, but also gave face to the shopkeepers present who were eager to try, if Jiang Zong and others changed their minds and planned to gamble, he could just follow this sentence Go down the steps so as not to slap your face.

Jiang Zong suddenly became vigilant.

In the previous life, Le Lian was very good at speaking, and always cared about everyone when he said a few words. Although he looked stern and difficult to get along with, he was by no means a stupid person with a quick mouth and no brains. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to enjoy himself in all major chambers of commerce.

Sure enough, this kid has known how to measure since he was a child, no wonder he became his enemy in just ten years, he was really careless at the beginning.

Le Lian originally wanted to give Jiang Zong a step down, but for some reason Jiang Zong's eyes turned distant when he looked at him, and his heart was a little cold, he didn't know what he said wrong.

The guys spread out the rough stones brought in last night on the long table in batches, with a red cloth underneath, and the price was clearly marked. Each stone of different sizes was marked with a price, ranging from 20 taels to tens of thousands of taels.

No one in Jinzhou has ever done a stone gambling business. The people are very curious about this thing, but few people are willing to spend unreasonable money to buy an ordinary-looking stone. A few knowledgeable shopkeepers also looked at other houses, waiting Let others cut a few times first.

From the corner of his eyes, Jiang Zong caught a glimpse of the rough stone that the man was taking out from the sack, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

Isn't that color and shape the same as the green one he opened back then?

Back then, Jiang Zong was obsessed with betting on stones. Before he sold the fine jadeite rough, Jiang Zong had played with all of them for several months, and he was determined to be right.

Jiang Zong suddenly became interested, and glanced at the stones on the ground calmly. The betting stones he bought at the Linjiayu shop back then cost eight hundred if not one thousand. The ones that cut out good emerald greens were naturally impressive, and the ones that were cut out of rubbish were naturally unforgettable. , Jiang Zong recognized several at a glance.

In my previous life, if I knew in advance whether there was green in the stone, I wouldn't have to spend that much money.

"Fuck, I know now!" Jiang Zong was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly took out the banknotes in his sleeves, and let others pay the money later.

Suddenly my heart felt cold, it was broken, all the bank notes were placed with Jiang Heng, and I only had a few dozen taels of silver.

"Gu Duo'er, go and find me Jiang Heng."

Seeing that the eldest young master was anxious, Gu Duo'er responded and hurried away.

Le Lian looked at Jiang Zong strangely, Jiang Zong was so beautiful in his heart, he turned his head and smiled: "Little baby, you always watch what I do."

A pair of phoenix eyes are bright, and the corners of the eyes are slightly turned up. When you look closely, there is a hint of laziness and coquettishness. The bridge of the nose is straight and straight, and the lips are thin and moist. The half-unbuttoned collar slightly blocks half of the slender neck, and the arc extends into the clothes.

This man is really not ashamed, but he is just pretending to be arrogant in his age, and he can actually say "kiss" to a man.

Le Lian looked at it for a while, then turned his head to hide his embarrassment.

There is a saying about betting on stones and cutting jade. To put it simply, if you cut it with a knife, it will be green, transparent, and without cracks, which is a good thing; if the color is dull, opaque, and has many cracks, it is garbage; if it is light purple, it is called violet, purple green. The phase is called spring belt color, which is a rare good product.

Jiang Zong had cut out three top-quality jadeites, one of them was full of emerald color, transparent and eye-catching, it was imperial green, one in a million.

Shopkeeper Sun of Yinshou Building couldn't hold back. After playing with a few pieces, he planned to cut a piece to test the water, so he picked a stone with a price of 100 taels. The stone was about the size of a hand charcoal stove.

The rules of the Lin family jade shop are like this, the price is clearly marked, and there is no counter-offering. In the past, the Lin family was a big house with a lot of style, but now it is all run-down and bankrupt, and they still don't change their arrogant behavior.

Le Lian stared intently at the stone in Shopkeeper Sun's hand, touched his chin in thought.

Jiang Zong glanced at the stone and smiled.

"Shopkeeper Sun, if you come here to gamble on rocks, you might as well buy a sliced ​​cake. You won't lose any money." Jiang Zong tapped his palm with a folding fan, teasing the chubby Shopkeeper Sun.

Shopkeeper Sun couldn't get off the tiger, and being laughed at by Jiang Zong was even more confused, and he said firmly: "It's not a big money to bet on your luck."

Jiang Zong squinted his phoenix eyes, and looked at Boss Lin teasingly: "Of course, after all, the reputation of the Lin family is still there, and they won't deceive everyone with stones that cannot be cut and sold."

Boss Lin frowned, knowing that the creditor was deliberately ruining his position, he cleared his throat and clarified: "Lin guarantees that this batch of goods are authentic Bagan rough stones. gone."

When cutting stones on the spot, there is a master Xieyu in the Linjiayu shop, who can pick up a knife and drop it without dropping any slag.The sharp jade knife cuts across the stone, revealing a little emerald color.

"There is green!" Shopkeeper Sun had a relieved smile on the corner of his mouth, rubbing his hands and waiting for this stone to bring him a fortune.

The people watching the excitement around them also held their breaths and concentrated on it, anxiously following the others, urging in their hearts to hurry up and cut it up.

The stone is divided into two. Although the green is green, it is considered transparent, but the cut is covered with cracks.

Shopkeeper Sun's smile gradually disappeared.

Cracks are the most flawed pen in jade, no matter how good the quality is, if there are too many cracks, it will become rubbish. Jewelry will break if you touch it. At most, a few beads will come out, which is far from worth 100 taels, a blood loss.

Jiang Zong slapped the table with a smile: "Di Wang Lie, it must have been struck by lightning!"

Le Lian poured a cup of tea and glanced at him.

He has always been like this, domineering and arrogant, and the three-pointed contemptuous smile is so vivid on his beautiful cheeks, like the tear mole under the eye of a beauty, the gold star on the sandalwood bead, the bright yellow in the heart of a wintersweet. One point is regret.

Le Lian pressed his temple hard, secretly blaming himself for his frivolity.

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Those who watched the excitement around also let out a pity sigh, some gloated and started talking, and a few guests who were eager to try were also a little hesitant.

Boss Lin of Yupu hurriedly smoothed things over, pretending to be calm and said: "Everyone, seeing is believing, our materials are by no means green. The Lin family never engages in fraudulent business. These materials are all genuine products. Can they be green? Is there any?" It all depends on your luck and eyesight."

Le Lian said indifferently: "Shopkeeper Sun's eyesight is not good, and he picked out the green material at a glance. The cracks are God's will, no matter how good the eyesight is, there is nothing they can do. There will always be cracks every time."

This remark not only gave shopkeeper Sun face, but also followed Boss Lin's words and incited the rest of the people to continue gambling. Le Lian had no money to waste, so he had to be cautious. It would never hurt to let these bosses try more.

Jiang Zong glanced at him, and instantly understood Lelian's intentions, and became even more vigilant. It seemed that this little thing was trying to grab meat from his mouth.You have to be on guard, don't let him take advantage of the loopholes.

The 100 taels of silver was in vain in an instant, shopkeeper Sun felt uncomfortable and his face was dull, so he immediately took out a bank note and started to pick the next one.

Jiang Zong and Le Lian whispered: "See, this is the mentality of a gambler. If you lose, you want to make a comeback. In the end, you will lose your fortune. It's bad."

Le Lian didn't like to talk about other people's rights and wrongs, but he took Jiang Zong's words and said softly: "Master Zong has good eyesight, you might as well give it a try."

This cunning brat still wants to drag me to test the depth of the water for him.The corner of Jiang Zong's mouth twitched, try, of course we have to try, but not now.

The stone gambling business in Jinzhou is not booming, and most people are not very knowledgeable about it. If a few more scraps can be sold, the jade shop will naturally have a backlog of materials and no one will buy them.

At this time, the maid Gu Duo'er led Jiang Heng to push aside the crowd and quietly walked to Jiang Zong's side.

Jiang Zong didn't look at him directly: "Quick, give me the money."

"We just agreed not to lose money, and you forgot!" Jiang Heng saw that he was mixing up gambling again, and he couldn't get angry. When he got angry, he suddenly covered his arms, squeezed his mouth in pain, and the corners of his forehead ooze A few drops of sweat.

Jiang Zong looked at him suspiciously, and stretched out his hand to roll up Jiang Heng's sleeve. Unexpectedly, the whole left forearm was bruised and swollen, obviously from being beaten.

"Who didn't have a good eye?" Jiang Zong immediately became angry, staring at Jiang Heng fiercely and questioning.

Jiang Heng explained in a low voice: "I went to the Lin family's house to ask for debts, but they refused to pay, saying that I had no money to repay, so I refused to leave, so the concierge came over with a stick to chase people away...they obviously have money! So many people have returned from the shore The Lin family's tank boats are all empty, and it looks like they have sold out the goods from other places, but they don't want to pay back the money, and they want to lie to us..."

The more he talked, the more aggrieved he became, when he thought that he was busy collecting debts, but this big brother was here to gamble and watch the fun, the more he thought about it, the more sad he became, tears rolled in his eyes.

Jiang Zong was a little surprised, he didn't expect this little bookworm to have a brain.

Jiang Heng wiped his nose: "You come home with me... I want to gamble for nothing, but there is no door..."

"Oh, don't cry, don't be ashamed outside." Jiang Zong took a handkerchief from Gu Duo'er's hand and wiped Jiang Heng's face, telling Gu Duo to buy a hard-boiled egg, peel the shell, and press on the bruise on Jiang Heng's arm Going up, gritted his teeth and sneered, "I think the Lin family wants to break ground on Tai Sui, don't cry, don't worry, brother will avenge you."

The gentleness in Le Lian's eyes gradually faded, and he stared blankly at Jiang Zong wiping Jiang Heng's tears and rubbing the bruises on his arms.