Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 58 Gambling
"Lin..." Paul said to Lin Yuan while panting.

Lin Yuan understood what he meant. Could he help him see if this carpet was a treasure?
Lin Yuan told him not to be anxious and to calm down first, then he took the carpet.

Unfolding the carpet, the decorative pattern was not exactly the same as the previous one, but it was almost the same. It was probably woven by a nomadic tribe or a village far away from the town.

“It’s the same type of blanket.”

As soon as these words came out, Paul's mouth grinned from ear to ear: I've found a treasure!

Qiao Yufan asked with a little envy: "Paul, how did you find this blanket?"

In his opinion, all the carpets in the store are similar.

Paul laughed: "Good luck!"

He told everyone that it was only after listening to Lin Yuan's explanation that he remembered that he seemed to have seen a similar carpet in the store.

The reason why I have this impression is that when Paul was looking around the store, he was suddenly startled by his uncle's cry of "Ouch" and accidentally knocked over a few carpets.

And among those carpets, there happened to be one that was different in style from the others.

At this moment, he was somewhat glad that he had walked inside. If he had stood at the door of the store like Lin Yuan, he would definitely not have been able to find this precious carpet.

At this time, Lin Yuan said again: "What a pity."

Paul's face changed and he asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

"This blanket must have been burned by fire. You can see it's obviously a little burnt here." Lin Yuan pointed.

As we all know, every piece of clothing has its maximum temperature that it can withstand. Generally, clothing cannot withstand high temperatures. High temperatures will damage clothing fibers, causing the clothing to turn yellow or even black.

Persian carpets are woolen textiles and, like clothing, cannot withstand high temperatures.

Originally, this carpet was smaller than Lin Yuan's carpet, and now with this flaw, its value was greatly reduced.

Looking at the burnt area, Paul felt his heart bleeding.

"How much is it worth now?" Qiao Yufan asked.

"Ten thousand dollars!"

What? It's depreciated so much! Not to mention that it's the same as Lin Yuan's, how come it's not even 100,000 or 80,000?
Paul's heart was broken after hearing the estimate given by Lin Yuan.

From heaven to hell, in just a moment, this is how Paul really felt at this moment.

"Why? The burnt mark is not even as big as a fingernail..." someone asked.

Lin Yuan explained: "This blanket is much rougher."

Then, putting the two carpets together, it was obvious that although the carpet Lin Yuan got was also rough, it was better than Paul's.

When viewed separately, the two seem to be not much different, but when put together they are not the same.

Sure enough, there is no harm without comparison!

Henry patted Paul on the shoulder and comforted him, "Be content! We have nothing."

After hearing this, Paul felt much more comfortable instantly.

It was only bought for about 60 US dollars, and the profit was a hundred times!
Not far away, without knowing what was happening, a group of people were watching.

As Chinese people love to watch melons, Lin Yuan and his friends naturally went over and found that some people were gambling inside.

The so-called "betting on pearl shells" means taking out pearl shells and putting them up for gambling. The price of each shell is determined by the bet price. If a pearl is found inside, the bet is won. If not, the bet is lost.

This is the same principle as gambling on raw stones. Gambling on raw stones is to find jade from the raw stones, while gambling on shells is to find pearls from shells.

"The pearl is out. Although it's a little small, it's round enough!"

"Hey! Congratulations on another pearl."

……

At the stall, someone was opening pearl oysters. Every time a pearl came out, the stall owner would shout out, giving people a subconscious impression: the pearl yield is high!
The bearded stall owner had already noticed Lin Yuan and the others. There were seven of them, and if each of them opened a few stalls, it would be a big business.

He greeted warmly, "Hi, friend! Do you want to try your luck with two?"

"How to sell it?" Qiao Yufan was a little tempted.

He had heard of gambling but had never played it. Today he happened to come across it and wanted to give it a try.

"The ones here are 10 dollars each, and the pearl oysters over there are bigger and cost 20 dollars each, but the chance of getting top-quality pearls is higher."

Qiao Yufan walked over and picked one from each basket of pearl shells.

"Do you need help opening it?" asked the stall owner.

He knew that some customers disliked the salty smell of pearl oysters and would choose to open it on their behalf.

Qiao Yufan waved his hand: "No, I can open it myself."

The greatest pleasure of betting is the moment when the bet is opened, and you have to do it yourself!

The stall owner handed Qiao Yufan a shell cutter and demonstrated how to open it.

Following the method taught by the stall owner, Qiao Yufan prepared to open the small pearl oysters first.

He inserted the shell cutter along the gap of the pearl oyster. After inserting it to a certain depth, he twisted it gently and the pearl oyster was opened.

Qiao Yufan saw that there was only a piece of shellfish meat inside, without any trace of pearls, and a trace of disappointment appeared on his face.

He took a deep breath and opened the other pearl shell in the same way.

"Ah! The pearl is out!" The sharp-eyed stall owner immediately congratulated, his voice was a bit loud, the stall owner did it on purpose to attract business!
When the pearl oyster was cut open, there was not only shell meat inside, but also three or four soybean-sized pearls, and their shapes were uneven.

Such pearls are worth very little money on the market.

In other words, Qiao Yufan lost the bet.

“Why don’t you open a few more?” the stall owner “kindly” advised.

Qiao Yufan thought about it and decided that since he was not short of money now, it would not hurt to play a few more rounds.

This time, he chose five large pearl oysters.

Qiao Yufan held one of the pearl oysters steady and cut it open with force. He saw a thumb-sized lump of flesh in the oyster meat, but no pearl.

He pursed his lips, thinking it was another empty pearl shell.

However, experienced stall owners know that these are big pearls.

"This pearl is quite big!" said the stall owner.

Pearl? Where is it?
Not only Qiao Yufan, but also many onlookers were stunned.

"Here." The stall owner stretched out his right hand and gently squeezed the shellfish meat. A round and smooth pearl slid out from the shellfish meat.

This pearl is quite big, measuring ten millimeters in size. It is smooth and delicate, with almost no flaws, and looks very beautiful.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying about pearls that "9% pearls, % treasures", which means that pearls can be called treasures if they weigh %. In modern terms, the diameter of a pearl is about mm.

In ancient times, due to technological and resource limitations, it was rare to produce larger pearls, so pearls with a diameter of more than 8 mm were considered treasures.

This traditional concept still influences people's perception and evaluation of pearls and other jewelry.

After getting this big pearl, Qiao Yufan felt better and continued to cut open the remaining pearl oysters, but found nothing.

"Do you want to play?" Qiao Yufan turned and asked Lin Yuan and others.

"Let me do it, Brother Lin, give me some advice!" Huo Qingtong said.

(End of this chapter)