"I brought this Shoushan stone by my teacher."

Yu Xuan pointed to a stone with an orange-red size in the glass cabinet on the booth and said, "This is Shoushan Stone. This material is called Hongtian Stone, which is an extremely rare Shoushan Stone.

Fang Yi, I have told you about this material before. Some people can burn red after being expensive because of its expensive price. However, the teacher’s piece is natural red. If you look carefully, you can tell it when you see the acquired calcination."

Yu Xuan is a native of southern Fujian, and Shoushan stone is produced in southern Fujian. Over the past few decades, Yu Xuan has many treasures in his hands. The shape of this Shoushan stone is a bit like a cute monkey, naturally red and has a strange shape. This Shoushan stone is extremely rare and is also the best piece that Yu Xuan can take.

"This Shoushan stone is very beautiful, and its shape is natural. No matter what you do, it is not as good as it is now." Fang Yi observed carefully and nodded slightly. So far, the teacher's Shoushan stone is the best he has seen in the venue.

Most of the true best jade is carved according to the shape, just like Hetian jade seed material, usually with just a few knives outline a simple shape and preserve the stone skin intact. However, these few knives are exactly where the carving skills are tested.

"Go, go there."

After showing off his collection in front of the students, Yu Xuan took Fang Yi to the east of the venue, where various jades were also placed, but on the labels introducing jade, there were some names and telephone numbers of jade factories and companies.

"Compared with these companies and manufacturers, your teacher and my collection are nothing."

Pointing to the booths, Yu Xuan said, "I only collect some stones when I encounter opportunities. These companies and manufacturers are just for this business. More than 90% of the four seal stones we mentioned are in their hands or mined by them."

The selection of Guoshi is actually to a certain extent driven by these jade merchants. Because after being given the name Guoshi, the price of jade will definitely rise. Even if it fails to rank first, the jade they sell will increase a lot of exposure, which will naturally benefit their business.

So these jade dealers took out the best stones in their inventory. Fang Yi followed the teacher along the way and found several good pieces of materials, but these materials were a bit large in size, and it was a bit waste to carve them into seals.

"Teacher, do they sell all the stones in the display cabinet?"

Fang Yi was attracted by a piece of rectangular irregular stone. Although it was a pity to make a seal, with Fang Yi's skills, this one could make three seals, which was not much less valuable than the objects carved according to the shape.

"Young man, have you taken a fancy to this material?"

Before Fang Yi could finish his speech, a middle-aged man standing next to the booth said, "This piece of material is the treasure in our company. It is not a product for sale. If it weren't for Guoshi's selection, we wouldn't have taken it out."

"I really don't sell it?" Yu Xuan stood up after hearing the middle-aged man's words. He was not tall at first, and it was even more inconspicuous to stand beside Fang Yi and Wei Mingcheng, so the middle-aged man didn't see him just now.

Yu Xuan obviously knew the person in charge of the booth and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Manager Gao, you said this. I have to know that you have taken advantage of this material. I have to talk to you."

"Oh, Teacher Yu, why are you here too?"

When he saw Yu Xuan, the man was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said with a smile on his face: "Teacher Yu, if I had known that it was your student, would I be so ugly? You also know that we do business, we naturally have both buying and selling, otherwise how can we continue to do it."

"The saying of buying and selling is justified." Yu Xuan nodded when he heard this, and greeted Fang Yi and said, "Let's go there and take a look."

"Hey, Teacher Yu, if you really want it, we can talk about it."

Seeing Yu Xuan leaving, Xiao Gao quickly stopped him. There is a saying in the trading house, that is, good horses and good saddles, and goods are sold to identify consignees, especially jade. As long as the quality is good enough, there will always be people buying it for a lot of money. Manager Gao said just now that he would not sell it, but he regarded Fang Yi as an outsider and raised the price.

However, the jade market is mixed with dragons and snakes, and there are many inferior stones as good as good ones, so the more expensive the best materials, the more difficult it is to take action. Yu Xuan is undoubtedly the person who knows the goods. He knows the value of this Shoushan stone, and selling it to Yu Xuan can save both parties waste of talk.

"Manager Gao, your company hasn't brought a few pieces of material this time, right?" Yu Xuan said to the other party.

"I didn't bring a few pieces, but they are all top-notch materials. Teacher Yu will definitely satisfy your students." Manager Gao spoke very confidently. This time they carefully selected the top-quality Shoushan stones they brought. There are more than Fang Yi who asked the price these days. Manager Gao's business cards have been sent out in a large pile.

"If there is not much material, I won't look at it." Yu Xuan was a little surprised by Manager Gao, and pulled Fang Yi and left directly.

"Teacher, I think the materials in his booth are pretty good." Fang Yi was also a little confused about Yu Xuan's actions. Fang Yi really didn't care about the price of jade. He just needed such a seal stone as a birthday gift to Mr. Bai.

"This completely stripped material is too expensive. I'll take you to find some raw stones, which are cheaper than this material." Yu Xuan has been working in the jade shop for decades, and he is from Fujian Province, so he naturally knows how to get stones to be the most economical.

"Teacher, can you bet on stones?" Fang Yi was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

"Not counting gambling stones, you can see the raw stones of Shoushan Stone, but they are not processed."

Yu Xuan looked at Fang Yi and smiled, pointed to the booth next to him, and said, "These materials look crystal clear and smooth, but they are actually all over-polished objects, otherwise they would not have the color they are now."

The meticulous crafting of jade is not just empty talk. When the best jade is first picked, it is always dark and dull. The word "Purple jade dust" was originally used to describe uncarved jade, but later it was applied to some people who have talented people and never met the immortals.

"Let's go, can you still suffer if you have a teacher here?"

While talking and laughing, Yu Xuan took Fang Yi and others to a booth and said to the person standing next to him: "Old Shitou, I'll bring you customers. Take out all your good things quickly!"

Yu Xuan was about sixty years old to the person who was talking to him, but there were a lot of folds on his face. The dress of the gray Zhongshan suit on his body looked like a bargain. It made the peasant temperament more prominent when worn on this old man.

"Old Yu, I'm so lucky, I won't sell you any good things!"

The man who was claimed by Yu as Old Stone did not sell Yu Xuan's account, but instead spat at Yu Xuan. However, Fang Yi and others could see the smile on their faces when they were talking. It was obvious that this was an old friend who was used to joking.

"Huh? You said this." Yu Xuan glanced at the man and said to himself: "Last year, the little Taoist priest left me some big red robes. I haven't been willing to drink it yet. When I go back this time, I will soak it and drink it."

"Hey, Lao Yu, is the big red robe you mentioned from the mother tree?" Hearing Yu Xuan's words, the old man's eyes lit up. He knew that Yu Xuan's friendship was vast and he really knew the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple on Wuyi Mountain.

Although the tea produced on Wuyi Mountain is collectively called Dahongpao, the mother tree the old man mentioned is a few old tea trees growing on a rock wall. Now those tea trees are owned by the state. In order to prevent people from picking and destroying, armed police have been specially dispatched to guard it.

However, before those trees became famous, they belonged to a Taoist temple under the cliff. In the early years, the tea produced by the mother tree was picked by Taoist priests of the Taoist temple. Even now, a small part of the tea on the mother tree is left for the Taoist temple every year.

"What does it have to do with you?" Yu Xuan was holding back now.

"Ahem, I said Lao Yu, we have known each other for almost fifty years, right? It's been half a century of friendship, why do you have to call me when you drink tea?"

Lao Shitou was a little anxious. Although he knew that Yu Xuan was keeping him in hiding, he would be able to hold him up with just a bite of tea. And unlike ordinary Minnan people who like Tieguanyin, Lao Shitou liked black tea on Wuyi Mountain, especially Dahongpao.

"If you don't sell me good things, why should I give you good tea?"

Yu Xuan looked at the old man leisurely and said, "Old Shitou, I am bringing my closed disciples to see your collection today. If you don't give me face, I see that our friendship has ended."

"No, just a joke."

Lao Shitou changed his face quickly, looked at Fang Yi's body and said, "Young man is good, very energetic. What kind of Shoushan stone do you want? I'll give you a few pieces to practice. Don't mention whether you can buy it or not."

Lao Shitou is surnamed Shi. Just like their nickname, Lao Shitou lives on Shoushan Mountain to mine Shoushan Rock all year round. He doesn’t like to use mobile phones or other things, and is relatively obsessed with external news. Therefore, he does not know about Yu Xuan’s enrollment of disciples last year, nor does he know about Fang Yi’s reputation in the jade carving business.

"Old Shitou, what did you say?" Yu Xuan showed a smirk on his face when he heard Old Shitou's words.

"What's wrong with what I said?"

Seeing the smile on Yu Xuan's face, Lao Shitou felt a sudden slap in his heart. He looked at Yu Xuan with a vigilant look and said, "I said I will definitely give it, but what kind of gift is up to me. Old Yu, don't have bad ideas."

"I think you don't call me Lao Shitou, just call me Lao Shutou."

Yu Xuan's wishful thinking was gone. He originally wanted to squeeze out the old stone and ask him to take out a few good materials to give to Fang Yi, but the two of them had known each other for almost half a century and knew each other too much, so no one could miss each other.

"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. Fang Yi needs some good materials. I know you brought a lot this time, so I'll sell him a few dollars." After Yu Xuan and Lao Shitou made a few jokes, they brought the topic to the main business.

"Is it really your closed disciple?" Old Shitou looked at Fang Yi. He wanted to figure out the real relationship between the two first so that he could offer a price to Fang Yi.

In the cognition of Lao Shitou and his generation, the significance of closing the disciples is very great. They are usually the last disciples accepted by old craftsmen in the past. After that, they will be collected and no longer pass on the disciples. Instead, the disciples will be accepted to take disciples, which is also called pass on the disciples again.

Therefore, the disciples of the closed party must generally be the teacher’s favorite disciples, so they have a special status among the disciples. For example, the disciples of the closed party in the gang organization were called "little bosses", and their status was second only to that of the eldest disciples.

If Fang Yi is really Yu Xuan’s closed disciple, it is equivalent to his junior. Lao Shitou really can’t ask Fang Yi for a high price, otherwise it would really ruin his friendship with Yu Xuan.

"Nonsense, of course it's true. Didn't I post a post to you when I was taking the apprentice?" Yu Xuan glared at Lao Shitou in anger.

"It seems that this is really the case." Old Shitou remembered this incident. At that time, he had just applied for a new pit and was digging stones at Shoushan Stone, so he didn't go to the apprenticeship banquet.

"Okay, I'll call someone to bring the item here later."

When it comes to serious business, Lao Shitou is also very refreshing, and he speaks very much. Shoushan stones are all mined by himself and have not been used for second-hand, so I will give you the lowest price. If you think it is expensive, you can only buy them at another place."

"Thank you, Uncle Shitou." Fang Yi nodded after hearing this and said, "Uncle Shitou, I only want the best Shoushan Stone. You don't need to bring it with a slightly inferior quality."

"Young man, my old stone goods are the best in the industry." Hearing Fang Yi's words, Lao Shitou showed a hint of arrogance on his face.

"Fang Yi, Lao Shitou's words are true. The companies we came here just now all got the raw stones from Lao Shitou."

Yu Xuan told Fang Yi about the origin of Lao Shitou. Although the old man looked like a farmer who had just entered the city, Lao Shitou had already gained a net worth of billions five or six years ago, and his history of making a fortune was inseparable from Shoushan Stone.

Speaking of which, Lao Shitou and Yu Xuan can still be considered brothers. When they were in their teens, they learned the carving of gold and stone with a teacher. At that time, Yu Xuan was very quick to learn about this skill and was also very interested. After decades of hard study, Yu Xuan became a master of gold and stone in China.

However, Lao Shitou was a different sword. He had no talent in seal carving skills, but instead became interested in the stones used in seal carving. Before Shoushan was prohibited from mining stones, Lao Shitou had found a lot of top-quality Shoushan stones from the mountain.

After Shoushan Stone gradually became popular, Lao Shitou naturally started the business of Shoushan Stone. To this day, nearly half of the Shoushan Stone raw stones in the country have flowed out of his hands. It is not too much to say that the old stone was the source of the early Shoushan Stone industry...

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