Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 93 Half a bet? 100 yuan a knife!

You know, in his previous life, Lin Ran was not only the director of the National Museum, but also the president of the Jade Research Association in northern Myanmar and southern Yunnan. Of course, he had a lot of research on jade.

In fact, he is also somewhat interested in stone gambling in the current era.

In the archives of the National Museum, many interesting stories about folk stone gambling are recorded.

It is true that it is easy to lose and lose everything in Stone Gambling, but it can attract people because it has really produced many good products.

There are many stones that are not recorded in books, but they come from stone gambling shops all over the country.

Especially around the 80s, many good things were not developed.

Lin Ran relied on his many years of appraisal experience and his knowledge across the ages, and he still had a certain degree of confidence in his stone gambling skills.

At least, it won’t fail!

This is the confidence of the director of the National Museum!

The two came to the stall and saw a large amount of woolen materials placed on the ground in the house.

In order to facilitate customers' selection, most of the woolen materials have windows opened, revealing the water color inside.

Yang Jianlong looked at one of the shiny green stones and was about to give some advice.

But he saw Lin Ran lowering his head in deep thought, so he obediently closed his mouth.

Yang Jianlong's friend said at this time: "Hey, I asked you to help Boss Yang look at the goods. Don't make mistakes, otherwise we will have to deal with you."

But as soon as he finished saying this, Yang Jianlong gave him a hard blow.

"Shut up, godfather is looking at the rocks. What are you barking at?"

The melon-eating crowd around him was once again amused by Yang Jianlong and burst into laughter.

Among them, some passers-by booed: "Yang Jianlong, I guess you are going to be tricked by your godfather."

"That's right, although Brother Lin may be more accurate in looking at antiques and has experience in this field, but gambling on stones..."

"Antiques can be identified by touch and observation. How do you want him to see stones?"

"I think you and your godfather should pack up quickly and go back home."

Yang Jianlong suddenly turned around and stared at them fiercely, saying, "Don't make any noise. If it affects my godfather's performance, you guys will look good."

Yang Jianlong's words are simply saying: "If we lose money, I will put the blame on you."

Even though he was submissive to Lin Ran, most people in Liulichang were still afraid of Yang Jianlong, so they just kept their mouths shut.

Lin Ran was unmoved. He was extremely focused when doing things.

His eyes scanned every stone.

"How about that stone? I think it's of good quality and there should be good stuff inside." An old man standing next to Lin Ran suddenly spoke.

Lin Ran didn't reply to him, just smiled.

If I guessed correctly, the person in front of me was the trustee of the Stone Betting Shop.

They will induce customers to buy stones. In fact, they don't understand anything, but they pretend to be experts in analyzing the stones.

But to Lin Ran, it all sounded like the words of an outsider.

There were not as many stone bets in this era as there were scams in later generations.

Most of them just use supports to enhance the atmosphere, unlike later, when various counterfeiting methods such as forging stones, pretending to be real, or even replacing goods emerged in endlessly.

After just looking at it for a while, Lin Ran discovered that the woolen fabrics in this store were covered with film.

It is indeed a rough stone brought back from northern Myanmar, and the probability of it being genuine is very high.

The owner of the stone gambling shop had obviously heard of Lin Ran's name and took the initiative to greet him.

Today he can be considered a winner in life. Originally it was just a mid-range store, but now the popularity of his store is such that Liulifang may not even be able to compete with him.

And all this is due to Lin Ran.

So he also planned to give Lin Ran a preferential treatment, stepped forward and said, "Brother Lin, I have long admired your name."

Yang Jianlong was about to drive him away, but saw Lin Ran returning the salute.

The boss saw Lin Ran being so polite and said, "Brother Lin, you might as well go into the warehouse and take a look."

After saying that, he led Lin Ran and Yang Jianlong to the warehouse and introduced: "The materials are all here, you can take your pick."

He actually hoped that Lin Ran could finish the selection quickly. All the customers were paying attention to them, so much so that they stopped doing business.

Lin Ran didn't speak. He knelt down and carefully examined the rocks in front of him.

Yang Jianlong also pretended to learn it, but he couldn't understand it at all.

At this time, I noticed a special stone.

The surface of the stone is uneven and looks like a bathtub, with light green and red lines on the surface.

Lin Ran couldn't help but think of an article he read in the museum, which stated that the Great Jade King, worth a fortune, came out of Liulichang.

At that time, he was just a businessman who was heavily in debt. He bought it with all his might and gained the capital to make a comeback.

According to the records in the book, it was weighed at 1188 pounds and the estimated quality was similar to the description.

Big Jade King is made from jade wool excavated from an iron ore factory in northern Myanmar. Because the iron ore adheres to the surface, it will turn red after oxidation.

Lin Ran's interest was instantly aroused.

However, the surface of the large piece of jade was damaged due to excessive spending during the stone cutting process, causing the value to plummet.

Therefore, when gambling on stones, just like people, one should not judge by appearance!

After calming down and checking a few more times, Lin Ran couldn't help but feel moved, and said to Yang Jianlong: "Son, just that stone."

"Which one?" Yang Jianlong murmured in his mind. The stone looked ordinary, and he felt that it would be easier to sell the odd-shaped stone.

But seeing Lin Ran's determined eyes, he was unambiguous. He pointed at the piece of wool and said, "Boss, I want that stone."

The boss adjusted his glasses and said with a smile: "This stone has been in the store for seven days and has not been sold. Even if you can make it cheaper, how about five hundred?"

"Five hundred?" Yang Jianlong frowned, he didn't have that much money on him.

But Lin Ran said: "Can we take a half-bet?"

Half gambling means that half of the wool can be sold again, and you only need to spend money to cut it once or twice. If you cut it out, it will be his. If you don't cut it out, the stone and money will belong to the store.

It's a very risky way to play.

The boss smiled and said, "Okay, one hundred dollars per knife, do you think that's OK?"

"Sure!" Lin Ran agreed happily.

Then a shop assistant placed the stone on the cutting table.

At this time, some people outside the store laughed.

"It took me a long time to pick such an ugly stone. Sure enough, I am still too young."

"Betting on stones requires experience and experience. It doesn't mean you can succeed just by knowing antiques."

"I'm afraid Brother Lin will be ruined this time."

They did not dare to laugh at Yang Jianlong, so they had to point the finger at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran still looked unfazed by these gossips.

However, Yang Jianlong, his godson, was not happy. He took a deep breath and said in a loud voice to the laughing crowd: "If any of you dare to speak ill of my godfather again, let's see how I deal with you!"

Lin Ran didn't expect that he would stand out for himself.

I didn’t expect that my godson was quite loyal!

He patted Yang Jianlong's shoulder with some relief, and Lin Ran said confidently.

"Don't worry, my godfather will never let you suffer with this knife!"