"Ten thousand."

Ling Xiaoyu looked up and directly spat out two words.

"Miss, your bargaining is too ruthless. This jade was hauled from Myanmar, and the shipping cost alone isn't a small sum."

Upon hearing Ling Xiaoyu's price cut, the middle-aged owner immediately started to lament.

"Humph, don't cry poor now. You're not only hauling this one rough stone. Ten thousand is a reasonable price. Otherwise, I'll report your deceit to the person in charge here, and then you can prepare to pack up." Ling Xiaoyu snorted coldly, completely skeptical of the middle-aged owner's excuses.

"Alright, ten thousand it is."

The middle-aged owner looked pained, then reluctantly nodded.

Ling Xiaoyu handed the middle-aged owner a bank card, and after swiping 10,000 yuan on the POS machine, the transaction was complete. The piece of white sand leather material belonged to Ling Xiaoyu.

"Boss, how much for this rough stone?"

Qin Yang pointed to the yellow sand leather material by his foot and asked.

Having just completed a transaction, the middle-aged owner was still profiting despite Ling Xiaoyu's harsh bargaining. Hearing Qin Yang's question, he turned to look at the yellow sand leather material Qin Yang pointed at. It was not small, as large as a basin, with several obvious cracks on the surface.

"The material is so large; I'll give you a cheaper price: eight thousand." The middle-aged owner said, this time genuinely not intending to deceive Qin Yang, quoting a price he thought was fair.

"Four thousand."

Qin Yang also directly spat out two words.

"Young man, buying gambling stones doesn't have direct half-price cuts. My small business isn't easy either. Eight thousand is already a fair price..." The middle-aged owner said with a bitter smile.

"Don't cry poor now. How about this, I'll raise a bit, five thousand. That price should be fair, right? I heard you deceived her earlier, and if I report you, you can pack up."

Qin Yang used Ling Xiaoyu's words with a twist, bargaining righteously.

"Pfft."

This bargaining amused Ruan Xinxue and Ling Xiaoyu watching nearby, making them laugh together.

The middle-aged owner grimaced but ultimately agreed to Qin Yang's bargain. Though large, the material had poor surface features, five thousand was enough to break even, without profit or loss.

Ling Xiaoyu glanced at the jade rough material Qin Yang chose and couldn't help but laugh again.

"You really don't understand gambling stones. Although this yellow sand material is large, the skin is thick, rugged, loose in structure, and has many obvious cracks. Even if there's jadeite, the quality won't be good."

Ling Xiaoyu concluded based on her experience.

"You never know, maybe I'll be extremely lucky. This jadeite piece is so big, it might have some jadeite."

Qin Yang said with a smile, glancing at the jadeite piece Ling Xiaoyu chose, his gaze slightly focused.

This little rascal indeed has some skill. The piece she picked can yield good jadeite material, but among the pile, the one that can produce the best jade is already in his hands.

"Let's go, let's cut the stone. Let's see if you're still boasting when you lose."

Ling Xiaoyu waved her hand, pulling Ruan Xinxue toward the stone-cutting machine in the center of the grass. The task of moving stones was naturally assigned to Qin Yang.

Qin Yang carried the yellow sand material he chose in one hand and the white sand material chosen by Ling Xiaoyu in the other. Together, they weighed fifty to sixty kilograms, which might be somewhat heavy for ordinary people, but for Qin Yang, it was a piece of cake.

When the three arrived at the stone-cutting machine, there were already people there who Qin Yang recognized; they were Bai Desheng and Miao Youfeng.

At the moment, the two were placing a full-gamble rough stone on the cutting machine. There was another half-gamble rough stone at their feet, revealing jadeite meat of wax ice quality through an opened window.

Since they arrived first, they might as well wait. It's also a good chance to learn how to cut the stone. Qin Yang placed the two gambling stones he held onto the ground.

Seeing someone start cutting, a crowd quickly gathered around the cutting machine. For them, even if it's not their gambling stone, watching others cut is fun, and if someone cuts out good material, they can buy it if the owner is willing to sell.

Bai Desheng set up the jade cutting machine, put on safety goggles, and pressed the power switch. The cutting wheel, coated with a diamond sand layer, immediately spun rapidly.

With the spinning wheel came clean water seeping onto the cutting wheel surface and the rough stone, serving to lubricate and clean the cutting surface.

There's a skill to cutting stone; one must choose the right place to start sawing before cutting. Generally, the cut follows the distribution of scaly lines or pine flower patterns on the jadeite rough surface. When there are large surface cracks, it can also be cut along the fissures. If no color appears on the first cut, one can cut again, even again.

However, some people choose to start from the edge, like slicing bread, layer by layer, until the green appears. Few just cut straight from the center.

Cutting stone is risky. Once cut, there's no turning back; it's all about a gamble, rising or falling, happening within the few minutes the stone is cut. One cut could make or break you, truly thrilling and exciting.

"Zzz, zzz, zzz."

The cutting wheel was extremely sharp, quickly cutting into Bai Desheng's piece of jadeite material. With a pop, the full-gamble material split in two.

The crowd hastily raised their heads to look; both cut sides remained gray-white, without a trace of green.

"Failed!"

"What a pity; it looked promising, but didn't even leave a jade scrap."

"..."

Voices of discussion immediately erupted in the crowd watching.

Bai Desheng's expression also turned somewhat ugly.

"Old Bai, try cutting further."

Miao Youfeng, seeing his friend's grim expression, suggested.

Bai Desheng nodded. He knew the first cut was almost from the middle, indicating the issue. Cutting more might still not reveal jadeite.

However, this piece of black sand full-gamble material from Ma Mong cost him forty-five thousand, and he wasn't resigned.

Bai Desheng placed half of the jadeite rough stone, turning on the power.

Zzz~!

The cutting wheel spun again, droplets of water falling, quickly cutting into the rough stone.

Two minutes later, the half of jadeite rough stone cracked open; both sides remained gray-white.

"No green."

"Really failed, just waste material..."

"Such good material, but nothing inside..."

"..."

Bai Desheng's face whitened, shook his head, sighed. After two cuts, still no sign of green; this piece was wasting away.

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