Chapter Seventy Buying Jade Two

  Qiu Ye's words made Tie Mu'er pause, he didn't expect this little girl to be so bold, and without batting an eye, she spent 5,000 yuan on the jade pendant.

  Two days ago, a customer came to our house, but because he thought the price was too high, he spent a long time here trying to get me to lower the price. He knew that his goods were worth this price, and it's not easy to deal with good jade. These good jades were collected by him from the old villagers in the deep mountains last year, and he carried them on his back for two months before coming out. So he didn't think his price was high at all, and the customer left empty-handed in the end.

  Later, I heard that the buyer found another guide and went to Hetian to collect the goods himself. It's not Tiemu who boasts that his goods are all top-notch, even if he goes to collect them himself, the price will definitely be cheaper than here, but at the same time, the quality of the jade seeds he can buy is also a few grades lower, this is what you pay for what you get.

  The situation there was all too familiar to Temur, the good jade seeds in the hands of his fellow villagers would be sold to him first, one reason being that he did business with integrity and the villagers were at ease selling their good products to him, another reason being that he was a friend to the villagers.

  Then Tiemu thought to himself, the price he set now seems a bit high. If no one wants it, he'll just keep it for his own collection, as a family heirloom or something. In recent years, it's not easy to come across such good stuff. Today, he brought out these jade seeds also because of Chen Jianjun's face, but he didn't have much hope of selling them anyway.

  "Good, this little girl has a strong personality." Tiemu now really appreciates this little girl, who has the same insight as him.

  Chen Jianjun was a bit anxious on the side, he thought that this time it was Xiaoyan bringing two children to see and learn, even if Xiaoyan wanted to buy jade, she would spend around 180 yuan like last time, buying a small piece of jade to carve into a pendant for the kids to wear. He didn't expect that this little girl would open her mouth wanting to buy jade, and what's more, she bought such a big and expensive one.

  However, he was a calm person. He saw Zhao Shuyan frowning, but she still sat there calmly, acknowledging her as the hostess, so he didn't move and just observed quietly from the side.

  Qiu Ye was delighted at this time and shouted "Brother, take the money." She still felt that she had to pay the money first before she could feel at ease.

  Just then, Qiu Feng, who had been sitting there silently, staring intently at the situation, put the uneaten grapes in his hand into the fruit plate in front of him. He quickly pulled out a bright red cloth wallet from his backpack (this was designed by Qiu Ye according to the style of wallets in later generations and completed by Zhao Shuyan). From inside, he took out a dozen 100-yuan bills, counted out fifty and handed them over to Tie Mu'er.

  Tiemu didn't stand on ceremony either, took the money handed over by Qiu Feng and put it on the table beside him.

  Qiu Ye saw that the transaction was completed, and he quickly called his brother to move the jade seed he had bought on the kang to his backpack. He kept shouting in his mouth: "Be gentle, be gentle, this is worth 5,000 yuan, slow down, slow down, don't break it."

  Tiemu saw the two little friends busy at it and also stood up to the edge of the kang to pick up the remaining jade seeds.

  Qiu Ye saw Tiemuer's action on the other side and couldn't help but pack up, hurriedly shouting: "Tie Dage, wait a minute, I want to take another look at those few pieces." She was in such a hurry that she called Tiemuer "Tie Dage" instead.

  "Do you want to buy more?" Tiemuer was also puzzled, this little friend didn't seem like those jade merchants from Hong Kong who would come and buy a large quantity of rough stones at once, unexpectedly this little friend's appetite wasn't small.

  "Yeah, we have a big family, I'm afraid if I buy one piece it won't be enough to go around." Qiu Ye casually made up an excuse. Anyway, she was determined to exchange all the money in her pocket for stones today.

  Tiemu didn't say anything else, just gave up his position to let Qiu Ye continue to choose, the next one is a guest, he has no reason to push the buyer away.

  Qiu Ye moved forward again and began to observe the remaining few pieces of seed material, but soon gave up, it's better to ask directly.

  "Timur, would you please introduce me to these jade varieties? I'm really not familiar with them and can't tell them apart." Qiu Ye furrowed her brow in a show of distress.

  Tiemu'er burst out laughing, "Haha, I like the straightforwardness of young people. If you can do it, then you can; if you can't, then you can't. Admitting that you don't understand is not embarrassing at all."

  He had seen many of those businessmen who pretended to understand what they didn't, trying to lower the price by nitpicking. He disliked dealing with such people very much. But this little girl's straightforwardness unexpectedly suited his taste.

  Then Tiemu sat on the edge of the bed, telling Qiu Ye about the pros and cons of jade seeds one by one, and also popularized some basic knowledge of identifying jade, which benefited Qiu Ye greatly.

  Qiu Ye listened to Temur's introduction while asking the price one by one.

  "This is ink jade, look here, this piece is the best of ink jade, as black as ink, with fine texture." Tiemuer picked up one of the black seeds and introduced it to Qiu Ye.

  "How much does this ink jade cost?" Qiu Ye liked listening to Tiemuer's explanation very much, but what she cared about most was the price.

  After Taimur quoted the price, Qiu Ye shouted at Qiu Feng behind him: "Brother, I want to buy this piece, hurry up and pay."

  Qiu Feng then took out a dozen more money from the red wallet, counted it, handed over the money that should be paid to Tie Mu, and didn't put back the rest of the money. He directly grasped it in his hand, waiting for a while before paying again. He knew his sister well, if these bills were not spent, his sister would never take them back. So he didn't have to bother with taking some out and putting some back, just grasping them all at once was more convenient.

  Timur took the money handed over by Qiu Feng and smiled at Qiu Ye, "Little girl, I'm introducing these to you, not necessarily asking you to buy them."

  Qiu Ye smiled at Tie Mu and said, "I know, but I liked all the jade that Master Tie Mu introduced, so I bought them." In his heart, he thought, you didn't force me to buy, but I'd be a fool if I didn't.

  Tiemu'er listened to Qiu Ye saying that, and seeing her parents sitting beside her without saying anything, he didn't say anything else either, and continued to introduce himself to Qiu Ye.

  Three people: one introduces in front, one asks for the price and shouts to buy from behind, and the last one just pays the bill.

  Finally, Qiu Ye packaged all four jade seeds brought by Tie Mu Er, and after using them, he spent only 7,700 yuan. This was mainly because among the four jade seeds of Tie Mu Er, only the sheep fat jade was the largest, best, and most expensive, so after buying the four pieces, Qiu Ye still had money left over.

  Qiu Ye looked at her own gains: a largest piece of sheep fat jade, a small piece of sheep fat jade, a piece of ink jade, and a piece of emerald green jade.

  Qiu Ye was still not satisfied with these gains and asked Tie Mu: "Tie Mu, is this all you have? Is there anything else?"

  Timur thought for a moment, hesitated and said: "There are some, but they are not the best seeds. The color is slightly worse than these." He really had some seeds with poor color, all of which were leftovers from the past few years.

  "Go, go, go, even if it's a bit off, let me see if it's okay?" Qiu Ye didn't mind at all that Timur's goods were slightly inferior. Given the quality of these goods, even if they were a bit off, they wouldn't be much worse. Besides, she couldn't always buy top-notch items, or else when she wanted to give them away in the future, she would be reluctant to part with them.

  Timur got up and went out to get the seeds for Qiu Ye, Zhao Shuyan pulled Qiu Ye to her side at this time, whispering: "Xiao Ye, why did you buy so much Hetian jade? It's so expensive. If you like it, just buy one as a keepsake, if your mom finds out when we get back, be careful of your butt." Zhao Shuyan was also startled by Qiu Ye's lavish spending earlier, but she didn't dare to stop her directly outside, thinking that once Qiu Ye finished buying these things, it would be over. But Qiu Ye wasn't satisfied yet and wanted to continue shopping, making Zhao Shuyan a bit restless.

  "Auntie, don't worry, mom doesn't know I have so much money. When I get back, I'll put all these Hetian jade pieces at your place, and mom won't know how many I bought, haha." Qiu Ye had already thought it through, she couldn't keep her collection at home, or who knows, one day her mom might throw them away thinking they're useless stones. It's better to leave them at Auntie's place for now, and when the bank services are more complete in the future, she'll put all these valuable items in the bank for safekeeping.

  "You can't afford to buy so much either. Aren't you afraid of wasting money now?" Zhao Shuyan still didn't want Qiu Ye to continue buying.

  "Auntie, this isn't a waste, I'm buying these things not just for myself to use, but also as an investment. Uncle said that in the future, these kinds of things will become increasingly scarce, so they'll be valuable and the price of jade will definitely go up. So, it's a sure thing to buy more now and make a profit." Qiu Ye's eyes sparkled when talking about making money, and he looked like an entirely different person, no longer ordinary.

  Zha Shuyan couldn't outtalk her, nor did she really not allow her to buy it, so she gave up. In her heart, she thought that as long as the money in her hand was spent, she would no longer worry about these things. All of this is precious experience gained from past events.

  Chen Jianjun, who was standing beside them, hadn't spoken since Qiu Ye started talking about buying seeds. Now, listening to the conversation between the two women, he smiled and interjected: "If Little Ye says so, shouldn't we also buy some seeds and store them?"

  "Of course, Uncle Chen and Auntie should buy some. Not to mention whether it will appreciate in value or not, but the material itself can be made into various kinds of jewelry, making it the best gift for relatives and friends."

  Chen Jianjun looked at Qiu Ye with a questioning gaze, indicating that she should continue speaking.