Eat in Song Dynasty

The jade mine is located between two mountain peaks. A small stream flows through the two mountains like a jade belt, and the jade is hidden in the stream.

There are many large and small stones scattered on the bank of the stream. There is a hillside made of stones not far away. They should be all the waste stones left after sorting.

Look under the stream again
Lu Yuancheng watched from a distance as Wen Shu squatted down and groped around in the water. After a while, he started to play with the water. He couldn't help but walked over and asked, "How is it? Is there any good jade under here?"

"You can see such a long stream at a glance." Wen Shu scattered the water he just held in his hand, got up and continued walking along the stream.

Lu Yuancheng was following not far behind.

After a while, Wen Shu turned back curiously and asked, "Is this jade mine also your family's property?"

"No, but I intend to take over. Before that, please come and see if it's worth it."

This jade mine belongs to Boss Liu who came to sell stones yesterday. Boss Liu has become addicted to gambling recently and lost a lot of money in the gambling house. The gambling house forced him to come to collect debts and asked him to pledge his house as collateral.

The Liu family's house was in a very good location and was passed down from ancestors. He was reluctant to sell it, so he listed his own jade mine on the black market.

This was the one Wen Shu was looking at.

Li Ji Jade was the dowry of Lu Yuancheng's mother. Although it has been operating in the capital for many years, it has never had its own jade mine. The materials are purchased from these jade owners, and the cost has always been relatively high.

It was only because the master he hired had outstanding skills and the jade ornaments he carved was very exquisite, and Li Ji's price was fair, that he was able to gain a foothold in the capital.

However, due to the high purchase price of stone materials, the profit of the shop has not been good.

In the past, it was just a thought of his mother. As long as he could continue to operate, Lu Yuancheng didn't care about profits or anything like that.But now he is in need of money. It happens that Boss Liu wants to sell the jade mine, and by chance, he learns of Wen Shu's "skill".

The right time, right place, and right people are what we want to do, so we want to reduce costs from the source.

Wen Shu didn't ask any more questions. After walking back and forth along the river bank several times, he came to a conclusion.

"This jade mine has almost been mined. Although there are still some jade materials, the quality of the jade can only be regarded as low-level. Your Excellency, please consider it carefully."

Lu Yuancheng was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "I understand, thank you."

"Your Excellency, you trust me so much. Aren't you afraid that I'm lying?" Wen Shu was a little curious.

After all, she didn't show any unique skills, and in an industry like jade that relies on experience and experience, her age is really hard to believe.

"There is no doubt about employing people, and doubting people will not be used. Even if you are invited, naturally you must trust your judgment."

Are all people in high positions so good at talking?

Wen Shu had to admit that the affirmation given by this sentence made her a little moved.

"Let's go, there are two more places you can visit together."

Ever since he came up with the idea of ​​collecting raw materials from jade mines, Lu Yuancheng has been paying attention to whether anyone is reselling the jade mines. Although jade mines are mostly family heirlooms and few people will resell them, there is always no shortage of prodigals in the world.

Recently, he has received two offers of interest in resale, but compared to Boss Liu's, the other two are smaller.

Due to his busy schedule and lack of reliable and suitable experts, he had put off looking at the two jade mines.

The main reason is that they know that most of the jade mines that can be resold have no good jade, otherwise the prodigal sons will not be willing to throw away this golden chicken that can lay eggs.

It's just that Li Ji Jade Shop doesn't have its own jade mine, so it always takes a passive approach when purchasing goods.

Since Wen Shu was here, he naturally didn't care to look at the two more seats and nodded immediately.But before leaving, she suddenly turned around and looked at the mountain of scraps.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yuancheng asked.

"Do you believe me, sir?"

"You said."

"My gut tells me there is a treasure in that pile of scraps."

Lu Yuancheng turned around and looked in surprise: "Is there jade there?"

"Yes, and there are two pieces, the lowest and top grade, and one is blood jade, which contains very high jade content." Wen Shu nodded firmly.In fact, what she didn't say was that she saw three pieces, two of which were top-grade jade.Just because I was far away and wanted to hide my clumsiness, I spoke more conservatively.

As for whether the two pieces of ancient treasure can be dug away, it depends on whether Mr. Lu believes in her and is willing to rummage through the pile of waste.

However, the "Waste Rock Mountain" was not small, and it would take only a few hours for the four of them to dig out treasures from that waste rock mountain.

Mr. Lu had previously said that there were still two jade mines to visit, so it was uncertain whether he would believe himself or not and do such a laborious thing.

But if he believed her and took those two pieces of jade away, the profit would definitely be as much as Li Ji's annual income.

If there weren't so many people watching and it was inconvenient to do it, she really wanted to put the entire pile of rubble into the storage basket, and then slowly pick out the two stones.

When you go back and sell it outside, you can't sell it for thousands of taels or tens of thousands of taels?
What a pity, what a pity!

"Okay, I believe you." After a moment of silence, Lu Yuancheng said to Shopkeeper Shan: "Let's push this pile of rocks away first, and then go look at the other two mines."

Shopkeeper Shan originally wanted to say that this mound was too troublesome and he should go to the other two mines first, but seeing that Lu Yuancheng was already leading the way to the mound, he could only swallow what he said.

Next, the four people began to play a treasure hunt game under the bright sun.

They were not really stupid enough to move away one by one. Instead, they followed the terrain and used skill to push down the rocks on the surface one by one.

The location of the creek is the lowest, so the stones that were pushed down eventually rolled into the creek one by one.

Under the trees in the distance.

"Should we go over and help?" Liu Sheng asked.

Liu Zhang stood with his arms crossed, "She didn't ask us to help, so don't meddle in other people's business."

Liu Sheng curled his lips, thinking that this cousin was so impersonal and pedantic, and this great opportunity to give favors was just let go!

That's Lu Yuancheng, a fourth-rank official, not young.

Working under the sun, the four of them were sweating in no time.

Seeing the big drops of sweat falling from Wen Shu's forehead, Lu Yuancheng said: "You can go to the side to rest for a while. There isn't much left, so we can come."

How does this work? !

She also wants to "fish in troubled waters", and the task of pushing rocks is effortless for her.

"No, there is strength in numbers. There are still two mines to visit. Let's do it together. We can finish it early so we can finish it early."

What he said was so awe-inspiring that shopkeeper Shan and the coachman nodded repeatedly. Lu Yuancheng also had a smile on his lips, thinking: He is quite loyal.

After working on it for nearly half an hour, Wen Shu suddenly said: "Wait, it's around here, slow down." After saying that, she touched the stones near Lu Yuancheng one by one.

After a moment, she pointed to a stone the size of a washbasin and said, "That's it, top-grade blood jade."

Without saying a word, Lu Yuancheng asked shopkeeper Shan and the coachman to carry the stone to the carriage.

Seeing that he trusted her so much, Wen Shu was very satisfied and continued: "There is still a piece underneath, let's work harder and push off the top ones."

Lu Yuancheng nodded.

Next, the two of them continued working hummingly.

After digging for another half an hour, the stone was finally exposed. Wen Shu didn't say anything, but moved the stone the size of a human face to his feet without leaving a trace.

Over there, Lu Yuancheng and Shopkeeper Shan were still pushing the stones conscientiously without realizing it.

After a while, another stone was finally revealed. It was an oval-shaped granite, twice the size of the previous stone. The surface of the stone was covered with various markings.

Touching the stone, Wen Shu calmly concluded, "The best, mutton-fat jade."