Goldfinger is a bit strange

The three jeeps drove out of Hotan County and headed east in twists and turns.

It was already the second day after Liu Qingshan arrived here. When Liu Qingshan proposed to go to the Yulong Kashgar River, old man Alimu happily accompanied him.

This is within the scope of Hotan Oasis, so the vegetation is still very lush, and we also saw several Populus euphratica forests along the way.

When everyone came down to watch, Li Likun sang a few lines of Populus euphratica from Kashgar in a showy manner, which attracted the accompanying Niyaz and others to nod and praise.

After driving for more than three hours, we finally saw a meandering river in the oasis ahead.

The river runs in a north-south direction and has silently nourished this oasis for thousands of years.

In fact, in the border area, a place with countless magnificent natural landscapes, this river is too ordinary.

However, it is famous for Hetian jade. As the saying goes: if the mountain is not high, it will be famous if there are immortals; if the water is not deep, if there is jade, it will be spiritual.

Old man Alimu introduced Liu Qingshan enthusiastically:

"We call this river the Baiyu River, which is the Yulong Kashgar River; there is also a black jade river called the Karakash River, which mainly produces jasper."

Liu Qingshan finally knew that the old man Alimu was very prestigious in the local area. His family had been jade pickers for generations and he had a deep understanding of Hetian jade.

In the past few years, everyone thought that the mineral veins on the mountain had dried up and their livelihoods were cut off.

It was the old man who put forward a theory: the veins of Hetian jade are distributed in melons and vines.

So based on the old man's theory, everyone discovered a new vein of minerals.

The old man obviously valued Liu Qingshan very much and actually accompanied him to the Yulong Kashgar River in person.

A person who dared to spend a lot of money to buy a stone like golden silk jade without being sure of its value couldn't help but that Old Alimu didn't take it seriously.

Everyone got out of the car and came to the edge of the main river. The ground was full of large and small stones, most of which were washed smooth by the water.

The big stones are too big for a person to carry; the small ones are the size of ordinary pebbles.

The river at the moment was not deep, and it was extremely clear. There were lush water and grass on both sides of the river, and there were cattle and sheep hiding among them.

"Clear water, blue sky, green grass, cattle and sheep, it's so nice."

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh, because he had seen the introduction of the Yulong Kashgar River decades later. The scene was as if it had just been plowed by bombs, and it was devastated.

Various large excavators dug directly into the river channel to a depth of more than ten meters, so that the Yulong Kashgar River, which was hundreds of kilometers away, was riddled with holes.

Not only this river, but also the surrounding ancient rivers have now dried up and been buried in the sand, and have not been let go since.

Human nature is greedy, and money is alluring.

Of course the old man Alimu doesn't know what will happen decades later. At this moment, he is still in high spirits:

"The finest mutton-fat jade among Hotan jade is only produced in the Baiyu River. Only those who are destined to pick it up can pick it up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Likun, Cao Xiaofei, Lu Fang and a large group of them were already running towards the river beach.

Liu Qingshan smiled and shook his head: "The river beach here has been picked up many times by people, right?"

Nyazi took over the conversation: "It doesn't matter. Every year during the rainy season, flash floods wash down a batch of new stones. There was a heavy rain a few days ago. Maybe we can actually pick up jade."

It turns out that this is the case. The layers of pebbles in the river are several meters thick. This must be where they come from.

Liu Qingshan nodded, and then he saw dozens of figures moving on the river beach in the distance. They were probably jade collectors.

He pointed over there: "We haven't seen jade mining yet, can we go over and have a look?"

Of course, this was no problem, so the group of people strolled over there slowly.

"Boss, I picked up a piece. Can you see if it's jade?"

Li Likun ran back excitedly, holding a stone the size of an egg in his hand.

"If you ask me, I am also a layman."

Liu Qingshan smiled, Master Lu took the stone, looked at it, and twisted it with his fingers:

"This is just an ordinary stone. Do you think that Hetian jade is as easy to find as golden jade?"

Li Likun couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He lowered his head and went to the river to feel around.

After Liu Qingshan and the others approached the group of jade collectors, they couldn't help but look a little dazed.

I saw more than 20 local people standing in the waist-deep river water, dancing with their own national dance.

They were very close to each other, holding each other's shoulders, stretched horizontally, and moved forward slowly.

"What are these people doing?" Liu Qingshan really couldn't understand.

Old man Alimu smiled and replied: "Of course it's jade mining."

"How to pick it?"

"Press with your feet."

Liu Qingshan seems to understand a little bit. It is estimated that these people have been doing this kind of work for a long time, and their toes can tell the difference between jade and ordinary pebbles.

Sure enough, one of the jade pickers shouted, and the team immediately stopped.

The man just bent down and his whole body was submerged in the river. When he emerged again, a stone the size of a palm appeared in his hand.

The group of people rushed to the shore, and one by one they began to wipe themselves, and then wrapped themselves in robes and coats.

All of their faces were bruised and they were obviously very cold.

Although it is summer now, the water in the Yulong Kashgar River is still very cold.

Because these rivers are collected after the ice and snow on the mountains melt, even if they flow here, they are still very cold.

When the group of jade miners saw Alimu, they immediately ran over and bowed to him, showing great respect. wWw.七

They also handed the jade they had just picked up to old man Alimu for inspection.

Liu Qingshan naturally came over to check it out. This was also the first time he had seen the seed material of Hetian jade.

Hetian jade is roughly divided into mountain material, mountain stream material and seed material.

The raw stone in the vein is called mountain material. The broken mountain material is washed into the river and is called mountain stream material. Only those jades that have been washed in the Yulong Kashi River for tens of millions of years are called seed material.

After thousands of years of washing and friction, there is usually a thin layer of stone skin on the outside of the seed material.

This piece of Hetian jade seed material has a very smooth surface. Most of it is covered with a layer of yellowish skin. Only a small area shows the jade flesh, which looks very smooth.

"Not bad. If you take it to the jade raw stone collection exchange, you should be able to get a second-level white jade, which is worth two or three hundred yuan." Old man Alimu gave the answer with a smile.

The group cheered immediately. With this jade as a foundation, their work today would not be in vain.

The most important thing is that with what old man Alim said, the salesmen at the exchange would not blindly grade them.

Liu Qingshan was a little confused. What is the jade raw stone collection exchange?

He asked old man Alim and found out: the jade found by the jade pickers cannot be sold casually, but must be sold to the jade raw stone exchange.

It is an institution established by the local Light Industry Office, which specializes in purchasing jade raw materials.

The staff will grade the jade materials. For example, the price of second-grade white jade is 50 yuan per kilogram.

As for ordinary jade that cannot be graded, it is only three or five yuan per kilogram.

Liu Qingshan blinked his eyes when he heard it: This is really a bargain price. This is not white jade, isn’t this cabbage?

Looking at those jade farmers, Liu Qingshan couldn’t help but sigh in his heart: These jade pickers are really not easy.

Compared with the hardships they have to endure, this price is really too low!

What he saw was only a small part. The dangers faced by the jade miners who went up the mountain in this season can be imagined.

After warming up for a while, the jade miners who came ashore jumped into the water again and continued to move forward in the water.

I don’t know when their next harvest will appear.

Even for these experienced jade farmers, it is considered good to have a harvest a day.

Liu Qingshan couldn’t help smacking his lips: "Perhaps, the price of purchasing jade can be increased a little."

Elder Alimu looked at the river surface quietly: "The Jade Raw Stone Collection Exchange is a state-owned unit. We collect jade and they set the price."

Liu Qingshan couldn’t help asking: "But how did those jade dealers get the jade? Their asking price is ridiculously high."

Elder Alimu shook his head slightly: "Of course it also comes from the Jade Raw Stone Collection Exchange."

Liu Qingshan understood a little bit. Obviously there is a chain of interests here.

He randomly found a huge stone and sat on it: "Old man, I don't understand, if you control the supply, shouldn't you take the initiative?"

Old man Alimu bent down to pick up a stone, then threw it into the river, raising a wave, but soon, the river water returned to its original state.

The old man smiled and clapped his hands: "You see, it is still very difficult to change."

"We can't transport the jade outside unless we no longer sell the jade we have mined."

Liu Qingshan stood up and pushed the huge stone he had just sat on. The stone weighed at least three or four hundred pounds, like a lying cow.

Liu Qingshan actually turned the huge stone over, and he also patted the mud and sand on his hands: "If the stone is big enough, it can even cut off the river."

Old man Alimu stared at Liu Qingshan with deep eyes. He knew that the young man in front of him was very ambitious, but he didn't know if he had the corresponding strength.

Liu Qingshan patted the boulder: "At least, I can give it a try. Hey, it seems there is jade inside?"

The other side of the boulder was still wet, but in the mottled area, it seemed to reveal a touch of milky white jade flesh.

Liu Qingshan quickly wiped the mud and sand on it with his sleeves. Yes, the jade color was indeed revealed.

"Oh, you are such a lucky child!" Old Alim also exclaimed loudly. He carefully circled the boulder several times to check the distribution and direction of the jade flesh.

Others also gathered around, and they were all amazed and praised Liu Qingshan's good luck.

The jade here is ownerless. The rule that has been believed for thousands of years is: whoever finds it belongs to him.

Even the jade pickers in the water came ashore again to warm up, and then they all gathered around.

One of the men said with a look of annoyance: "Yesterday I said that we should turn this big stone over to have a look, but unfortunately we didn't."

The others just remembered and looked at Liu Qingshan in amazement: What a great strength, and what great luck!

This situation made Liu Qingshan feel a little surprised. Maybe this is fate.

"The jade inside should be top-grade white jade, at least dozens of kilograms, but unfortunately there is a crack here. I don't know how deep the crack is and how much jade will be damaged."

After taking a look, the old man Alim gave a relatively conservative estimate.

You know, the larger the jade, the higher its value, and it can be carved into jade mountains or other ornaments.

However, it would be troublesome to transport such a huge stone back. The jeep would definitely not fit it.

Fortunately, old man Alim had prestige in the local area. He sent someone to find a horse carriage and asked several young men to help transport it back to the city.

At the speed of the horse carriage, it would be good if it could be transported back tomorrow.

On the way back, old man Alim and Liu Qingshan were in the same car. When the jeep was about to arrive in Hotan, the old man suddenly said:

"I like to cooperate with people who are lucky."

Liu Qingshan nodded: "Old man, I also like to cooperate with friends."

Although a verbal intention was reached, it is not an easy task to break the monopoly of the original jade dealers.

From Uncle Lu's experience, it can be felt that the group is quite black, and they all increase the price by several times or even dozens of times.

If their interests are affected, the group will definitely unite to protect their own cake.

It was not until the next morning that the giant jade discovered by Liu Qingshan was transported back and sent directly to old man Alim's processing plant.

There are equipment for polishing jade and machines for decomposing jade.

The jade collected by the jade farmers needs to be roughly processed here before being sold at the exchange.

A master in his forties took over the operation and spent more than a day to completely decompose the jade.

After weighing the jade, it was 62 kilograms, showing an irregular spherical shape, and the jade was white and delicate, which was very pleasing.

Even the crack that old man Alim was worried about did not seep in much.

Liu Qingshan estimated that even if it was based on the standards to be formulated in the future, this piece of jade could reach the collection level. Even if it could not reach the special grade, it could reach the first grade.

Old man Alim also seemed very excited. They might not be able to produce such a good and large piece of jade in a year.

As for the value, the old man estimated that this piece should be more than the first-class white jade, between the first and special grades.

It is two hundred yuan per kilogram, so the value is more than ten thousand yuan.

The people around were also exclaiming: This has directly become a millionaire.

Then many people came to Liu Qingshan to congratulate him, and some people had to hold Liu Qingshan's hand to borrow his good luck.

Liu Qingshan was also a little amused. He was not fooled by these people, but by the price.

Just this piece of Hetian jade, after a few decades, it will be worth hundreds of millions. You tell me that it is only worth 10,000 yuan now, what a joke.

It is estimated that even if it is in the hands of those jade dealers, they will at least ask you for hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Hetian is not a big place now, so the news of the 10,000 yuan white jade spread quickly.

Gradually, some jade farmers came to see the wonder. They worked hard to mine jade all year round, and some could only earn 100 or 80 yuan, so they all wanted to see the jade worth 10,000 yuan.

Not long after, a jeep drove into the processing plant, and four or five people got off the car.

One of the middle-aged men pointed at Liu Qingshan's jade material and said carelessly: "I want this material, five thousand yuan."

March, early spring.

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The gloomy sky is gray and black, revealing a heavy depression, as if someone has splashed ink on rice paper, and the ink has soaked the sky and smudged the clouds.

The clouds are stacked and blended with each other, diffusing crimson lightning, accompanied by rumbling thunder.

It's like a low roar of a god, echoing in the world.

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The earth is hazy, and there is a ruined city, silent and lifeless in the dim blood rain.

The city was full of broken walls and ruins, and everything was withered. Collapsed houses could be seen everywhere, as well as blue-black corpses and pieces of meat, like broken autumn leaves, withering silently.

The streets that used to be bustling are now bleak.

The sandy road that was once crowded with people is no longer noisy.

Only blood mud mixed with pieces of meat, dust, and paper remained, and it was indistinguishable from each other, which was shocking.

Not far away, a broken carriage was stuck in the mud, full of sadness, with only an abandoned rabbit doll hanging on the shaft, swaying in the wind.

The white fluff had long been soaked into wet red, full of gloom and weirdness.

The turbid eyes seemed to have some resentment, and looked at the mottled stones in front of them alone.

There, a figure was lying.

This was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, with tattered clothes, full of dirt, and a broken leather bag tied around his waist.

The boy squinted his eyes and did not move. The biting cold penetrated his worn-out coat from all directions, attacked his whole body, and gradually took away his body temperature.

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Following his gaze, a skinny vulture was gnawing on the rotten corpse of a wild dog about 70 feet away from him, and occasionally vigilantly observed the surroundings.

It seemed that in this dangerous ruin, the slightest movement would instantly take it into the air.

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