Collection of Gods

Chapter 774 Gambling on Stones
Half an hour later, Khaosan Road Night Market in Bangkok.

Tang Yuan and Lin Xingwan walked hand in hand in the alley, looking at the neon-lit bars, coffee shops and souvenir shops on both sides, and then looking at the bustling tourists around them, both of them felt quite novel.

There are many small vendors setting up stalls on the streets on both sides of the alley, selling Thai local specialties. Although the stalls do not look very big, the sanitary conditions are very commendable and basically look very clean.

"I just checked the travel guide. This Khao San Road Night Market is probably the largest night market in Bangkok. It is also a backpacker's paradise, combining food, drink and entertainment. Many tourists come from all over the world."

Tang Yuan took Lin Xingwan for a stroll in the alley. Both of them were not walking very fast and looked no different from ordinary tourists. Xiong Kai and others who were scattered around them were all big and strong, but there were also many big-bodied white people from Europe and America in the Khaosan Road Night Market. In addition, Xiong Kai and others were dressed very locally and did not attract the attention of others.

There were only a few dozen people, but they were like a drop of water in the ocean amid the huge crowd at the Khaosan Road Night Market, and they quickly blended in.

"Want something to eat?"

Tang Yuan looked at the special foods on both sides of the alley and asked Lin Xingwan.

"I also can."

"Then I'll just buy some."

“Don’t waste, buy less.”

After the two of them finished talking, they gradually started to attack the roadside stalls on both sides.

Banana crisps, crocodile skewers, ice bird's nest, cheese fries, coconut milk ice cream...

At first, Tang Yuan always bought two servings each time. However, since there were so many kinds of delicious food in the night market, Tang Yuan had no problem buying as much as he could eat. However, Lin Xingwan's small stomach soon couldn't take it, so Tang Yuan only bought one serving each time and the two of them would just taste each other.

"garrulous……"

“There’s no way we can eat this together.”

"The jumping squid is very popular on the Internet recently. Want to challenge it?"

Tang Yuan was holding two small dark green paper cups, each containing a small, still-jumping squid. He walked up to Lin Xingwan with a smile and handed the paper cups to her.

"NONONO!"

"Forget about this, I can't challenge you at all!"

When Lin Xingwan saw what Tang Yuan brought back, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened slightly. She waved her hands, stepped back, and even covered her mouth with her hands.

“Isn’t this the same as pickling raw?”

Tang Yuan muttered.

"How can this be the same!"

“It’s still moving!”

Lin Xingwan slightly revealed a gap between the fingers that were covering her mouth, and her expression looked indescribable.

"Hey……"

"Alright alright."

"Then I will do my best to eliminate them all."

Tang Yuan shook his head but did not force it. Wearing gloves, he took out a squid from a paper cup filled with Thai spicy sauce, and then ate one in two bites, quickly finishing both jumping squids.

"Is it tasty?"

Seeing Tang Yuan finish his meal without changing his expression, Lin Xingwan asked tentatively.

“Very fresh, tender and chewy.”

Tang Yuan took the mineral water handed to him by Xiong Kai and simply rinsed his mouth.

Lin Xingwan returned to Tang Yuan's side and shook her head, saying, "Raw squid and raw octopus are too horrible for me. I really can't enjoy these two delicacies." "Raw octopus is more interesting to eat."

Tang Yuan described it with a smile: "Each tentacle has a small suction cup on it. Once it enters your mouth, it's like cupping your mouth."

"Stop it, stop it!"

"say no more!"

Hearing this, Lin Xingwan quickly raised her white and tender arms and made an "X" gesture in front of her, then shook her head repeatedly: "After listening to you, I have goose bumps all over my body."

"Go, go, go."

"Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's keep moving forward."

Tang Yuan took Lin Xingwan's hand again and continued walking towards the Khaosan Road Night Market.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, their attention quickly shifted from the food stalls to the various specialty souvenir shops. As a jewelry designer, Lin Xingwan immediately showed great interest in these local Thai handicrafts.

The two walked and stopped, and soon arrived at the second half of the Khaosan Road Night Market.

Compared with the bustling flow of people in the first half, the flow of people in the second half gradually became denser. There were always many people crowding in front of a stall, and the atmosphere was very high, looking extremely lively.

"What are all these people watching?"

When Tang Yuan saw this scene, he immediately took Lin Xingwan's hand and walked forward: "Let's go and see if there is anything fun."

Lin Xingwan was also very curious and followed Tang Yuan.

The two of them found a place with the most people and walked over. Under the protection of Xiong Kai and others, they quickly squeezed to the front without leaving a trace.

In the center of the crowd, there was a huge stall covering an area of ​​nearly 100 square meters. There was nothing on the stall except for strange-shaped jadeite raw stones. These jadeite raw stones were big and small. The big ones were almost as tall as a person, while the small ones were only as big as a fist.

There were more than a dozen people shouting in front of the stall, and two people were sitting in front of professional stone-cutting instruments, rubbing, cutting, or grinding two pieces of jadeite raw stones. The attention of most people at the scene was focused on the two pieces of jadeite raw stones.

"So it's a gambling stone stall..."

When Tang Yuan saw the scene in front of him, he suddenly understood.

"Bangkok is one of the largest precious metal and gem trading centers in Southeast Asia. It also has many famous jade pits. Although it is slightly inferior to Myanmar, it is still among the best in Southeast Asia. Therefore, gambling on jade is still quite popular in Bangkok."

Lin Xingwan lifted the hair beside her ear and glanced around the gambling stone stall. Looking at those excited people, a hint of resistance and opposition flashed in her eyes.

The atmosphere at the scene made her feel very uncomfortable, even disgusted.

In her opinion, betting on stones is no different from gambling, and the harm of betting on stones is even worse than gambling. There is a saying that goes "one cut to heaven, one cut to hell", and it is not just a casual saying.

Some people, dreaming of getting rich quickly, spend tens of millions on gambling on stones, but after one cut, the stone is found to be empty and their tens of millions are gone in an instant.

“Can I sell good goods by setting up a stall in a night market?”

Tang Yuan squatted down and picked up a piece of jadeite raw stone nearby.

"not sure."

Lin Xingwan also squatted down and whispered, "As long as these jadeite rough stones really come from the jadeite pit, then everything is possible. Even the most experienced master can't tell which jadeite rough stone will definitely produce green."

Tang Yuan weighed the jadeite stone in his hand. Just as he was about to put it down and leave, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

'Eh? ’

'Can the mysterious ancient ring detect jade?'

(End of this chapter)