Chapter 1542: Chapter 1542: Ruyi Store (6)
Yang Ruxin wasnât very knowledgeable about jade. In her past life, her understanding was limited to what she saw on television or the internet. However, everyone knows that jade is a valuable material, and it never depreciates in value.
âThis county town was formed by merchants traveling from north to south to select materials in the local jade mines, and it has the largest gambling on stones marketplace in our northern regionâŠâ
âGambling on stones?â Yang Ruxinâs eyes lit up. She had seen a program about it on TV in her past life and it seemed quite mystical.
âYes, there are many shops here, all selling stones selected from the Jade Pit. If youâre lucky, you buy a stone with jade in it; if not, you just buy a piece of rockâŠâ Gao Dazhuang rubbed his hands and continued, âItâs all about luck, fortune, and discerning eyesâŠ
âHave you gambled before?â
âAh.â Gao Dazhuang suddenly sighed, âOf course, Iâve gambled before. My father said my great-grandfather never failed at gambling on stones, but sadly, that skill wasnât passed down to meâIâve only heard of it⊠Later on, I thought with my own jade carving skills, if I could gamble a piece of Ice-type jade, Iâd make it big, but unfortunatelyâŠâ Shaking his head, âNot only did I not make it, I nearly gave my old man a heart attack. Thatâs when I swore Iâd never gamble on stones again. But not long after, my father passed away, and in my sorrow, I started traveling as a merchantâŠâ He paused, âI almost died in the desert once; it was Tie Chuiâs mother who saved me, and afterwards, I stayed over thereâŠâ
Yang Ruxin nodded. Gambling, no matter on what, is almost always a losing game; if someone could truly win whatever they gambled on, there wouldnât be so many gambling houses.
A little gambling is for pleasure; serious gambling harms your health.
Soon, the carriage stopped in front of an inn. Fortunately, the inn wasnât busy today, and they managed to book eight roomsâonly two of them were premium rooms; the rest were standard.
Standard rooms were already quite a good treatment for the servants.
After instructing everyone to rest well at the inn, Yang Ruxin had Gao Dazhuang lead her out.
There was a Polishing Jade Street in Zuo County, located to the east, where all the jade trade was essentially concentrated.
Yang Ruxin was heading to Polishing Jade Street.
Indeed, from a distance, she saw tall stone pillars and an archway with the words âPolishing Jadeâ written on it, below which were rows of shops, some selling jade articles and others displaying lots of stones.
Yang Ruxin casually entered a shop named Ruyi Store.
âWhat are you looking to buy, dear guest?â A rotund man greeted her with a smile, âOur store has both raw materials and finished products, and we offer carving services based on the materials and requests of our guests⊠Our Jade Carving Masters here are allâŠâ Saying so, he held up a thumb, âYou can take a look at these items. The craftsmanship and design arenât just for showâŠâ
Yang Ruxin smiled slightly, glancing over the various jade articles on the Bogu Rack. They indeed looked exquisite, but her space was filled with such items, which she didnât particularly covet. She came today to try her luck with stone gambling, and she walked straight over to the table piled with stone blocks.
Seeing Yang Ruxinâs interest in gambling on stones, the plump owner quickly approached: âThese are all from the old pits of East Mountain. Our boss has a good relationship with the Tan Family, so we always get first-hand materials. You can go and ask aroundâour store has a higher chance of revealing green in stone gambling than othersâŠâ