Add some practice: start with a lucid dream

Chapter 316 Stone
Shenzhen City, Zhongshan Road.

There are rows of old houses on both sides of the pedestrian street with bluestone floor tiles, and thick red brick stone pillars stand on the edge of the steps, like road signs to distinguish each stall.

Most of the stalls were laid out with a thick oilcloth on the ground, and a few had temporary tables and chairs set up, except that there was no shortage of advertising slogans like big-character posters.

There are ceramics, seals, calligraphy and paintings, bamboo, wood, teeth, jade, horns, lacquerware, embroidery, bronze ware, etc. on the stalls.

There are not many people here, and there is no shouting sound played by the loudspeaker in a loop.

After all, the afternoon sun was fierce, and most of the elderly stall owners moved plastic benches to lean against the shadow of the pillars, shaking the big cattail fans in their hands.

Those who are a little more sophisticated are blowing a small electric fan, just resting lazily like this, with their eyes half-closed and half-closed, seemingly absent-minded, but if a customer comes forward to take a closer look, they will immediately come forward to greet them as if they were on the phone.
"Look, it's all good stuff!"

"This is mammoth ivory! Don't worry, it's not the same as ivory, it's not illegal!"

"I won't lie to you, I won't lie to you."

"It must be signed by Qianlong himself, can I fool you?".
This is not the most famous antique street in Shenzhen, but it is definitely the place with the muddiest water.

And muddy water often means that there are big fish.

This evaluation comes from Zhang Yule, who is also the person Chen Ze will meet today.

"Hello there!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you.".
Chen Ze found that Zhang Yule's hands were strong and rough, so he couldn't help but look him up a few more times.

This is a young man with gloomy brows, and the source of his troubles is obvious.

A gust of wind blew by, and Zhang Yule immediately flattened the trouser legs of the wheelchair.

His thighs were empty from the knee down, and he was missing two calves.

It's a pity that Chen Ze withdrew his hand with a sigh in his heart.

Before coming here, he had read the information given by Ouyang Shaoxu in detail.

Originally, he thought that if he was paralyzed or something, he might be able to treat it easily.

But this direct loss of limbs is a bit embarrassing for Chen Ze.

"Mr. Chen." Zhang Yule greeted with a grin.

"I heard you have a few things you want someone to look at?"

His tone was a little excited, and his expression unconsciously stretched out, which seemed to be a bit contradictory to the "Chuan" lines on his forehead formed by frowning for a long time.

Chen Ze could understand his excitement.

Before that, Ouyang Shaoxu had had people contact him several times.

Zhang Yule, whose legs were amputated due to a car accident in childhood, but whose family is quite wealthy, has been asking for ways to make him walk again through various channels for many years.

Although the prosthetic technology is mature, it is still not as good as the original human legs, so he turned his attention to metaphysics, and finally entered the sight of Ouyang Shaoxu and others.

The results of the several meetings between them were not bad. Chen Ze just came to make the final decision, mainly to appraise the things in his hand.

"Yes, I heard that you are quite professional." Chen Ze casually handed over the mortar.

Zhang Yule held it with both hands solemnly, with a look of respect beyond words.

"Let it go, let it go!".
There was a yelling sound from behind. It turned out that the porter carrying the big box wanted to pass by. Chen Ze casually pushed Zhang Yule and the wheelchair aside, which attracted another wave of sincere thanks.

Chen Ze had heard from Ouyang Shaoxu that he had told Zhang Yule some bright prospects before, but looking at his appearance now, it makes people wonder what kind of cake he was drawn to treat Chen Ze so respectfully.

However, as the wheelchair stabilized on one side again, Zhang Yule lowered his head and carefully looked at the stone mortar, and his temperament changed a lot in an instant.

Concentrated and immersed, it looks quite knowledgeable.

"It looks like this." Zhang Yule picked up the heavy stone mortar with one hand, and looked at the edge of the mortar against the bright sunlight.

"Kind of like a real guy."

"Really?" Chen Ze also became interested.

"Oh, it's a stone tool, the old one." Zhang Yule explained, and then pointed out a dark mark on the inner wall of the stone mortar to Chen Ze.

"I've seen quite a few stone tools like this, and they look like bloodstains, possibly stained with animal blood."

"There are also small cracks on it. I can't tell for sure. I have to find someone to look at it."

"How far back?" Chen Ze asked.

"Stone Age, maybe." Zhang Yule gave a vague guess, and his voice was obviously lowered a lot.

Chen Ze nodded and didn't ask any further questions. He didn't know what he was thinking.

The two of them tacitly agreed that if it was a cultural relic from the Stone Age, it would be fine in general, but if it had a background, it would be fine.
That's why Chen Ze had to find acquaintances to do the physical appraisal, just to save unnecessary trouble.

And Zhang Yule pressed the button on the armrest, and the wheelchair started to move immediately: "Let's go, I'll take you to find someone."

"Okay." Chen Ze followed beside him, and originally wanted to slow down quietly, but found that Zhang Yule's wheelchair not only looked tall, but actually drove fast and stable.

Even small steps can be stepped up directly, and it also comes with a smart distance reminder function.

"Your wheelchair is not bad." Chen Ze said casually, without deliberately avoiding it.

"Hehe." Zhang Yule stroked the armrest lightly and smiled, "It's the same model as Hawking's. I ordered it for a long time before I got it."

The two chatted while walking, and talked about matters related to Dan Dao, which opened Zhang Yule's horizons a lot, and made him acquainted a lot.

The street looks wide and easy to walk on the outside, but when you go deeper, it is full of small forked alleys, and the road condition is not very good.

But Zhang Yule's wheelchair is stable, and it is worthy of such a big name.

All kinds of utensils on the street are dazzling, and they all look decent.

But according to Zhang Yule, most of the goods here come from Yiwu.

But there are also a small number of genuine goods mixed in, whether you can find them depends on your eyesight.

Hearing this, when Chen Ze stepped forward, wisps of thin Yuan Qi spread out on the ground, weaving into countless silk nets on the ground, and stretched out tiny tentacles to gently sweep over the utensils.

The people around didn't seem to notice it, not at all.

In fact, Yuan Qi exists everywhere, and ordinary people can't see it normally.

The reason why the Youlan Yuanqi released by Chen Ze is noticed by ordinary people is because the concentration is too high to be conspicuous.

So he only needs to greatly dilute the Yuan Qi, and he can do many things under the noses of others without anyone noticing.

Anyway, it's just an investigation, and it doesn't need a strong Yuan Qi.

In the end, after all the investigation, Chen Ze didn't know if there was any genuine product, at least there was nothing that could have a special reaction to Yuan Qi.

It seems that this leak is really not so easy to pick up.

Not long after, Zhang Yule led Chen Ze into a remote alley after turning all the way.

This is an old-fashioned residential building, and the downstairs of one of the buildings has been converted into an antique-style shop with a plaque hanging above the head.

"Eat Gu Zhai"

There is a counter at the entrance of the store, and the guy behind the counter is dozing off.

Zhang Yule pressed the wheelchair and stepped forward to negotiate, while Chen Ze walked in to find out what happened on his own.

The store is a little empty, with some tables and chairs. If it weren't for the display cabinets on the side with all kinds of antiques, it would really look like an inn.

It didn't take long before Zhang Yule turned around and shouted,
"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry."

"Sixth Master is busy right now, so I have to wait."

"It's okay." Chen Ze walked to the counter and looked at various objects boredly.

As a result, he had just picked up a crystal skull with missing teeth, and before he had even glanced at it, he heard shouts coming from the depths of the shop.

"come!"

"Buy and leave, no refund!"

"What are you doing, are you looking for trouble!".
Chen Ze frowned, and looked to the side, only to see that the place was covered by a simple curtain, and there were figures of people faintly visible.

"Mr. Chen." As if noticing Chen Ze's gaze, Zhang Yule pushed the wheelchair forward and introduced,

"There are stone bettors there, Mr. Chen wants to go and see?"

After the short conversation just now, Zhang Yule, who had dealt with many people since childhood, only felt that Chen Ze's conversation was extraordinary. Coupled with the bonus of several previous contacts with other people, he already believed that Chen Ze was not simple.

"Gambling with stones?" Chen Ze thought that some illegal business was going on inside, but he was bored anyway, so he simply nodded and said,

"Let's take a look together."

So the two passed through the curtain and came to the small courtyard behind the door.

"This one, you fucking trust me! Tomorrow we will meet young models, please invite me!"

"I believe you are an asshole! Choose a piece of head covering to cheat me!".
After coming to the door, the chaotic voice immediately became clear.

The small courtyard is not big, and under a big pagoda tree is a floor of emerald wool, which is of all kinds and looks.

At this time, many people were standing or squatting, with their hips crossed and enthusiastically pointing out the country, and the atmosphere was in full swing.

There is no roof in the open air here, only a useless old electric fan is pretending to blow air not far away.

Under the sun like this, many people were shirtless and sweating profusely, and the smell mixed together was not very pleasant.

Anyway, Chen Ze had Yuan Qi nasal congestion filter, so he didn't care, and stood by to observe.

Just in time to cut the ingredients, a group of people watched the stall owner's actions eagerly.

Soon, an ugly gray stone was put on the machine by the stall owner, and the slightly old circular saw started at full speed.

Nothing happened the first time the knife went down, and there were a lot of boos around.

Then the second cut, the third cut, the fourth cut
buzzing buzzing --

The stones are getting smaller and smaller, and the face of the buyer next to them is getting darker and darker.

In the end, it was cut into fine pieces, not to mention emerald, not even a root hair came out.

scrap!

The buyer's legs gave way, and he was helped up by the spectators around him. The atmosphere at the scene was very happy.

"Hahahaha, I said nothing!"

"Pushing the street, do you still want to turn over?".
"It's all bluffing." Zhang Yule, who was a little further away, lowered his voice,
"It's been so many years, and the mine is very sophisticated. Where can anyone who can produce materials get here?"

It's a very simple truth, but it's a pity that these people are all obsessed with money, and their eyesight is also bad.

"Hey, come on, come on!"

"The last batch, the last batch!"

"It was smuggled over from Myanmar, hurry up if you want it, it will be gone tomorrow!".
The stall owner was still yelling vigorously, as if the boss and his sister-in-law ran away, and the leftovers were being sold for a clearance sale.

It's obviously a rather poor technique, but most people's eyes are wild, only a few people sneered, ready to watch a joke with the mentality of watching a drama.

"Inside inside."

"You do not understand"

People in the audience were picking and choosing, but no one was willing to bet lightly.

After all, the price of a piece of wool is not cheap.

"Boss!" The stall owner, who was working hard to fool people, was suddenly stopped by a shout, and looked over with implied joy, and found that he had a strange face.

Now he is happier.

"I want this piece!" Chen Ze who shouted pointed out his hand, and gestured to the boss for a piece of wool the size of a head in the corner.

Chen Ze's voice was like a bird in his early years, and everyone was silent, casting their gazes over.

"This piece?" The boss rolled his eyes, secretly pleased, even his hands and feet were a little faster, and hurried over to take this stone in his hand.

This piece of raw stone is completely covered with a leather shell, and there is no window at all, so you can't see anything inside. It is the most risky head covering.

It looks ugly and dusty, and even the wrinkles and markings on it are the same.

"this is not OK."

"It's strange, look at this skin, it's not transparent at all."

"What do you know? Pounce on the street, how do you get through the skin?"

"Young boy, you can change it."
Obviously, this piece of wool abandoned in the corner is not favored by most people, including the boss.

"This is five thousand!"

"Do you want to change it, or change it!"

The boss shouted whether he wanted to change it, but in fact he had already started the machine in his hand, wanting to cook the raw rice quickly.

After all, in his view, this is a business that can make money without losing money.

And Chen Ze didn't care about it, just watched the boss put the rough stone into the groove of the machine.

"Mr. Chen, this is all" Zhang Yule, who had already persuaded him twice, wanted to say something more, but it seemed that it was too late.

Helpless, Zhang Yule silently made up his mind to help Chen Ze pay the money later.

Maybe Mr. Chen has never played before, and he wants to try his hand when he is in the mood, but it is so easy to bet on stones.
Zhang Yule was thinking about it, but was interrupted by boos.

"Oh~~~"

"Ugh"

Sighs came and went, and there was a mocking low laugh mixed in with the regret.

buzzing-

The first knife went down, and there was no green at all.

Now most of the people looked at Chen Ze as if they were looking at the big injustice, and they had already decided that this was a young boy who had just paid his tuition.

"Hey, hey hey," the boss said with a smile like a chrysanthemum, without acting.
"This, if you cut it, you can't return it."

"Understood." Chen Ze said impatiently, "Keep cutting, be careful, don't break it for me."

The boss was even happier when he heard that, anyway, he had already made it clear, so he simply served him well, hoping to make this young man understand.

So he followed the highest etiquette and carefully changed the angle to continue cutting.

buzzing-

While the boss was cutting stones conscientiously, the surrounding audience were even more dismissive when they heard this.

What about putting all this aside?
This looks like rubbish. Do you really think that everyone just reads without knowing anything?

You thought you were the male protagonist of the Shuangwen who gambled on Shi Jianbao, and you still want to open it. Damn it!

【Experience value +500】

The chainsaw is slashing, and a bit of dazzling green is particularly eye-catching.

Really unexpected!
The boss, who was immersed in cutting, was taken aback for a moment, but was urged by Chen Ze to work quickly.

And many gamblers who watched also began to comfort themselves silently in their hearts.

Isn't that all?It's not that I don't understand, it's just that I haven't had any luck yet. Damn it!

【Experience value +500】

With the third cut, the entire cross-section of emerald green was leaked out, and everyone was a little startled.

If it is so big, even if the water head is rubbish, no matter what, you can get back the 5000 yuan, right?

However, this is just the beginning, and then everyone will start to regret why they didn't read the almanac before going out.

After all, it's just such a pair of back molars, if you accidentally crush it, it will really disappear.

After the fourth cut, a larger piece of green appeared again, and the vague clarity that even crushed stone powder could not cover up made everyone have a bad feeling in their hearts.

In the fifth cut, most of the outline of the lining is revealed.

The boss poured a ladle of water mechanically, and the stone powder was washed away, and the glass-like fine and pure texture shone slightly in the afternoon sun.

Everyone was silent.

(End of this chapter)