Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 34: Gold and Silver in Troubled Times, Antiques in Prosperous Times

"This jade pendant is really beautiful! Boss, how much is it?"

Girls seem to have an unusual obsession with jewelry.

but,

The jade on the stall in front of me is indeed very beautiful.

Whether it is the carving, the surface color, the pattern, etc., it gives people a very high-end feeling.

When Liu Bamei saw it, her big eyes twinkled and she was reluctant to look away.

Chen Jie was standing aside, and when he heard the sincere words from the stall owner, he naturally developed a sense of goodwill towards him.

Since he has been practicing continuously these past few days, his mental state has steadily entered the realm of 'concentration', and he can keenly perceive the other party's state.

This man has a simple and honest face and is a sincere person. He doesn't seem like a cunning person.

"Boss, the things on your stall look very rich, why are they all jade? Don't you have anything else?"

Chen Jie smiled calmly and said to the stall owner.

There are indeed a lot of jades on this stall, and they look very exquisite.

There are pendants, bracelets, and ornaments——!
Although Chen Jie has watched the live broadcast of "Zixuan Treasure Appraisal" many times, he basically just watched it for fun.

When it comes to jade and jadeite, he only knows how to look at the surface.

To be honest, even if Chen Jie took a bracelet made of a beer bottle, he couldn't tell whether it was real jade or jadeite.

There is something special about jade.

However, Chen Jie felt a little interested in the jade displayed on the stall in front of him.

Is it fake? I don’t know!
But on this street, there is really only this one stall selling jade.

After hearing what Chen Jie said, the stall owner smiled naively, pointed at the Guanyin jade pendant that Liu Bamei liked and said:

"Little brother, a lot of the things I have here did come from the palace."

"Just like this Guanyin jade pendant, both the carving and the shape are from the hands of a master. If you are interested, the price is negotiable!"

Chen Jie ignored the stall owner's words and looked down at the jade in front of him.

After a moment, he shook his head and said:

"Boss, these things of yours look really good. The carvings on these jades are really delicate. They must be from famous artists."

"But I have no interest in jade, and I don't understand it, so - forget it!"

In fact, jade jewelry is not popular in this world.

At least Chen Jie had walked around Ximen Street several times, but he had never seen a shop that specialized in selling jade.

The value of this thing is far less than that of gold and silver jewelry.

Gold and silver in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times!
Recently, so many jade jewelry have flowed out of the palace of the Daqian Dynasty because this thing is not very valuable.

Gold and silver are the hard currency!

Chen Jie had no channels to sell jade, so even if he bought it, it would be difficult to exchange it for money.

The key point is that he doesn't know much about the business and doesn't know whether these things are worth money if he takes them there.

He has no hobby of collecting these things. If they can't be exchanged for money, they are just a pile of stones.

The stall owner smiled and did not force Chen Jie to buy it. He said:
"It's okay! These jades are not worth much money. If they were really valuable, they wouldn't be sold on the stall."

"To be honest, many of these items were sold by the palace maids. There are wars going on in several places along the coast, and the palace is well-informed about the news."

"I heard that the upcoming situation is not good for us Daqian. The Western powers have already gathered at the Tianjin Port. If things go wrong, these Westerners may enter Beijing--!"

"They sell these jades to make more money for self-defense!"

Chen Jie was stunned when he heard this.

Damn it——!
Is the situation so serious?

Chen Jie said goodbye to Liu Bamei and wanted to leave, but seeing that she was reluctant to leave, Chen Jie looked back at the jade in front of him.

have to say,

These jades look crystal clear and very beautiful!
suddenly,
Chen Jie thought of the blood dragon jade pendant in his mind.

He picked from the pile of jade for a while, but did not find any jade that was the same as the Blood Dragon Jade Pendant.

"How much is this Guanyin jade pendant?"

Seeing that Liu Bamei liked it so much, Chen Jie asked casually.

"Since you like it, I'll give you 300 coins. It can't be any lower. It's only so cheap recently because of the war. If it were normal, don't even think about it without 500 coins!" The stall owner pointed at the Guanyin pendant that Liu Bamei liked very much, and then lowered his voice and said:
"This batch of jade was sold to me by a maid in the palace!"

"To be honest, I didn't expect that the East China Sea lost the war so badly. Jade would suddenly become so hard to sell. I haven't sold a single piece in so many days!"

"If you really want it, I can sell it to you at a lower price. I don't even have to make any profit. How about that?"

Chen Jie frowned slightly and saw that the other party did not seem to be lying.

If they were really sold from the palace, then it must be some prince or princess who deliberately asked the palace maids to sell the inventory.

of course,

The greater possibility is that these are fake and deceptive!
"how much is the total?"

Although Chen Jie has no interest in these jades and jadeite, he has to admit that these things are still very beautiful.

If it's not expensive, it would be nice to take it back and give it to someone else.

At least it doesn't look like plastic or glass.

"Fifty silver dollars!?" The stall owner hesitated and said in a low voice.

Chen Jie pulled Liu Bamei and turned to leave, "Keep it for yourself and sell it slowly, I won't bother you anymore!"

Just now he thought that the stall owner had a simple and honest face and was a sincere person.

Damn it——!
Misreading!

This guy is quite dark.

The Guanyin pendant that Liu Bamei liked the most was of the best quality and only cost three hundred coins.

Now all the jades added together are only worth about a hundred pieces. If you pack them all up, not only has the price not dropped much, but it will cost fifty silver dollars.

Isn't this just making a fool of yourself?
"Little brother, don't go. I have more here. Look at this bracelet. It's the imperial green jadeite!"

"The price can be lower. How about forty-eight silver dollars for the whole package?"

"It really can't be any less. I have to eat too. I'll take these things. They're not cheap!"

The stall owner saw Chen Jie was about to leave and shouted anxiously.

Chen Jie stopped and took a look at a bag that the stall owner had just placed on the ground.

If you count the jades on the stall together, there are almost two hundred pieces of jade.

There are dozens of pairs of bracelets, all of which look very good. Some of them are green and very beautiful.

Chen Jie turned around and went back to the stall. He touched the jade with his hand and felt the surface was cool.

No matter whether it is real jade or jadeite, just consider it as a loss!

Anyway, it's only forty-eight silver dollars, less than ten thousand yuan. Even if I don't get rich, I won't go bankrupt.

"Okay, pack them up, I want them all! Be careful, don't break them, I don't want them if they break!"

Chen Jie didn't know if the price was too high.

Anyway, even if it is not valuable, it is a good choice to give it to others as a small gift.

"Okay! Wait a moment--!"

The stall owner seemed eager to sell the goods. When he heard that Chen Jie wanted to buy them all, he almost jumped up in excitement.

He quickly found a pile of rags and carefully packed the jade stones with cotton wool.

Half an hour later, he packed all the jade into a big bag and handed it to Chen Jie.

Chen Jie took out forty-eight silver dollars, handed them to the stall owner, and asked him to check.

"Boss, if there are more jades coming out of the palace in the future, you can collect some more!"

"As long as the product is genuine and the price is reasonable, I will definitely order it next time!"

The payment for the goods has been settled, Chen Jie said casually to the stall owner.

The money-making channels for Chinese medicinal materials already exist, but Chen Jie cannot easily ship them in bulk.

Once "wild ginseng" appears in the market in large quantities, it is likely to arouse the envy of others.

Therefore, we must have more channels to make money.

Jade trading is another way to make money.

Although Chen Jie doesn't know much about jade and jadeite, as long as this thing is cheap enough and he can find a reliable supply channel, it will be profitable.

(End of this chapter)