The plane finally landed at Yunnan Airport three hours later.

  The airport was very simple. As soon as they got off the plane, a warm breeze blew over, making Cheng Zihang and others feel extremely comfortable all over their bodies.

  This trip is scheduled for the first seven days in southern Henan, where there is one of the country's largest jade trading markets. High-quality jade stones from all over the country and various jade and gemstones from abroad are gathered here.

  Henan's southern region is not industrially developed, and hardly any polluting factories can be seen. Instead, there are many jade streets, jade trading cities, and small jade processing workshops.

  Because some areas of Yunnan belong to the tropical region, there is a natural tropical rainforest at the border with neighboring countries, where there are various precious tree species and some precious medicinal materials.

  This time I'll bring Cheng Hai along, mainly for some medicinal materials there.

  This time out, Cheng Zihan can be said to have made all necessary preparations.

  Having a gambler and a medicine identifier by her side, Han Yi's research on trees is also of an elite level. This time in Yu Nan, she has made up her mind to make a big profit.

  The climate in southern Henan is like spring all year round. Even though it's already January, the weather is still very warm and sunny. As soon as they got off the plane, Cheng Zihang and others directly took off their thick down jackets.

  The sky above is very high and blue, with hardly a trace of clouds in sight.

  After leaving the airport, several people directly found a small van.

  Outside the airport, there are many rental vans for hire. These taxis are not expensive, but if you're unlucky, you might encounter the legendary "trap", which is a scammer who specializes in cheating people.

  A few people got on the bus, and the driver was a middle-aged man in his forties with an honest-looking face.

  Cheng Zihan glanced at him casually and leaned back in her chair to rest.

  "Go to the city center of Yu Nan." Qin Kexiu sat in the front passenger seat and said to the driver.

  The driver shouted, "Alright!"

  The car drove out slowly, the speed was not fast, and there was a tape recorder in the car, playing an unknown folk song, listening to it made people drowsy.

  Han Jingchen and Cheng Hai sat on either side of Cheng Zihan, who was sleeping comfortably. Cheng Hai was also drowsy from listening to the songs, while Li Lan had long since fallen asleep leaning against him.

  Han Jingchen's mental strength was different from ordinary people, and he naturally wouldn't be disturbed by these sounds.

  Han Yi was also very spirited, and the music was a kind of hypnotic song with special abilities. As long as you kept listening, you would gradually enter a state of deep sleep.

  It seems they just arrived in southern Henan and had bad luck encountering bad people.

  This is indeed unfortunate.

  Qin Kexiu tapped on the steering wheel all the way, occasionally raising his eyelids to glance at the driver next door, with a hint of cold smile at the corner of his mouth.

  The car rattled and shook all the way, the road was not smooth, it was very bumpy.

  Cheng Zihan slept for a while and woke up again. She fell asleep mainly because she was too comfortable, but with such a jolt, all her bones were about to scatter, so she couldn't sit still.

  Look ahead, the driver's tape recorder was still playing music. The music made people feel annoyed no matter how they listened to it. Cheng Zihang opened his mouth directly: "Driver, turn off your tape recorder immediately. What is this song? It's so annoying, it sounds like a ghost screaming."

  Cheng Zihan frowned with a look of disgust on her face.

  Han Yi sat behind her and couldn't help but secretly smile.

  Qin Ke Xiu also raised a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

  Han Jingchen's face was expressionless, his gaze fell straight on the driver in front of him.

  The driver hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look back, and saw that there were only two people sleeping in the car. The others were still spirited and also knew that this time they had ironed out any possibility of trouble, so he chuckled and quickly reached out to turn off the recorder with a "click".

  The whole world fell silent in an instant.

  Cheng Zihan nodded in satisfaction and continued leaning against the back of the chair, humming a discordant tune from time to time.

  The driver listened to Cheng Zihan's humming tune, but his face turned somewhat unsightly.

  Although this tune sounds confusing, he is recognizable, and for a moment, all the confusion in his heart has been stirred up.

  Qin Kesou frowned and looked at the driver with a somewhat empty gaze, hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold onto his hand while stretching out his foot to step on the brake.

  The driver had no reaction at all, sitting there like a dead man, his eyes wide open, staring in an unknown direction, his pupils dilated, without focus.

  Cheng Zihan saw the car stop and stopped talking, looking at Qin Kexiu with a puzzled expression.

  Qin Kesou helplessly smiled and got up to get off the car, pulled out the driver, threw him aside, and then got in to drive himself.

  After a while, Cheng Zihan asked in doubt: "Qin Kexiu, you drive, do you know the way?"

  "..." Qin Kexiu was speechless and turned his head to silently glance at Cheng Zihan.

  Cheng Zihan's mouth twitched, and she knew that Qin Kexiu didn't know the way.

  Who knew, Qin Ke suddenly smiled and said, "Of course I know the way, I've been here before. You all sit down."

  Qin Kesou said, and stepped on the accelerator, the car started humming and drove away.

  That broken car even with the accelerator fully pressed, the speed is still not going anywhere, and the road is difficult to drive on, bouncing around so much that people's butts are sore.

  It took several hours to get there, longer than Cheng Zihan had imagined. Finally, as night began to fall, the outline of a city could be seen in the distance.

  Everyone who had been tired and jolted all day was delighted, but the only person who seemed to be happy was Cheng Zihang herself.

  Cheng Hai and Li Lan are still sleeping, and up until now they haven't shown any signs of waking up.

  Cheng Zihan knew that the music just now was hypnotic, only to let people enter a state of deep sleep, which would not be harmful and could make both mind and body relax to the greatest extent.

  The city lights have all come on, and the dim yellow glow makes one feel warm inside.

  The car finally arrived at Yuxi's Jade City at half past six.

  Because this is the most concentrated place for jade in southern Henan, jade merchants from all over gather here, and the lights here will never go out. Merchants will guard their stalls 24 hours a day without leaving.

  Entering the city, a group of people got off the bus, and Cheng Hai and Li Lan were also woken up.

  They slept for a while and now they are all refreshed and rejuvenated, capable of killing a tiger. The fatigue that once filled their bodies has vanished without a trace.

  The city gate is an ancient stone gate with a sense of vicissitudes and heaviness.

  It is estimated that this place was once a military city, so the surrounding city walls are very strong.

  A few people walked on the bluestone road, listening to the singing voices from afar and near, feeling extremely comfortable.

  It's getting late and the temperature has dropped, everyone feels a bit chilly and puts on their clothes again.

  After entering Yunnan City, both sides were lined with small jade shops. Cheng Zihans and others were curious and went in to take a look.

  Most of them are already carved jade accessories, a dazzling array of everything you need.

  On the shelf in front of the shopkeeper, there were all high-quality jade articles, including sheep fat jade and Tianyu jade, white and light green, each with excellent color.

  Cheng Zihan and Han Jingchen separated, casually looking at the jade utensils here.

  The store has a variety of products, in addition to the usual jade, there are also small amounts of emerald, agate, bloodstone and other special stones.

  Although there are many varieties here, and some of them are top-notch, they still can't enter Cheng Zihan's eyes.

  After looking around for a while, several people left the store.

  The shop owner didn't retain them either, probably because they saw that there were more people buying and they didn't care about these few customers.

  Henan is indeed the largest jade city in China, and there are many types of jade here!

  Cheng Zihan also saw some jade stones that he had never seen before, and his eyes were dazzled.

  But the time was late, and after a long journey, everyone was hungry and tired. After looking at the first few shops, they went to find an inn to rest.

  The inn we found was a residential house, and most of the inns here are family-style inns converted from residential houses. It's an exquisite quadrangle courtyard with many rooms upstairs and downstairs.

  Cheng Zihan and the others directly took an independent courtyard, which has four rooms. Cheng Haili and Lan have one room, Cheng Zihan has one room, Han Jincheng and Han Yi have one room, and Qin Kexiu has one room, and that's how they were allocated.

  After settling in, several people planned to go out for food. As soon as they walked out of the room, they smelled a fragrance of food and Cheng Zihan immediately heard his stomach crying out for help.

  The owner of the house where we stayed prepared a very sumptuous dinner for us in the evening.

  The shop owner is a woman in her thirties, with a refined appearance, looking like a very elegant and enjoyable person.

  The food is authentic Yu Nan cuisine, and the boss was very generous, so he prepared a big table of dishes.

  "Thank you so much, boss lady." Cheng Zihan sat down with a smile, staring at the delicious food in front of her and licking her fingers.

  The boss's wife sat beside him, with a warm smile on her face. Her skin was exceptionally good, just like the finest jade stone. It was probably because this was Jade City, and the people here were also as warm as jade.

  "You arrived in the city too late, at this time you can't find a place to eat outside, the jade store here is open 24 hours but the restaurant closes from 1 to 7." The boss lady smiled and explained to a few people.

  Cheng Zihan was puzzled, however. The jade shops here didn't close their doors and operated all night, but why did the restaurants close so early?

  Seeing Cheng Zihan's confusion, the boss lady smiled and explained: "The people here are almost all selling jade, and it's rare for customers to eat after 7 o'clock, so the restaurant owners here usually close at 7 o'clock and then go to the jade street over there to sell jade. They make more money selling jade in one night than they do in a day of business."

  So that's how it is.

  But Cheng Zihan was a little puzzled. If there were so many people selling jade here, but the number of buyers was limited, how could the business be so good all year round?

  "Boss, is business here good all year round? I just came in and didn't see many customers picking out jade." Cheng Zihan asked the boss while attacking the food.

  When you come here, you must first find a local to understand some situations, otherwise you may be deceived at any time.

  It's natural for Cheng Zihan and others not to worry about being deceived, but they also don't want to provoke any trouble.

  "Of course not, the business here is best from October every year to April next year. From April to October, this place is a deserted city. Most people in the city have gone to quarry stones. You must have taken the small van outside the airport when you came?" The boss's wife carefully served Cheng Zihan dishes while asking.

  Cheng Zihan's eating motion paused for a moment, and then she nodded, "En, yeah."

  However, she didn't dare tell the boss's wife that they had abandoned the driver on the road and ran back themselves.

  They are all local tyrants here, each driver who opens a rental car has his own territory, and there is a group of younger brothers under him. If you take their car to come here, you must go to their site to buy jade, can't go elsewhere. If it's your own guest, there's no restriction, you can shop at will, but you may be slaughtered by everyone together, you may spend a lot of money but can't buy anything good.

  Henan South is very unstable, and the public security here is poor. Fights and brawls often occur, and there are also many cases of murder.

  "Where's the driver who brought you guys? I don't see him with you," said the boss, looking around curiously. Indeed, she didn't see the driver, and they had just walked in, without seeing a car either.

  "Uh-huh." Cheng Zihan blinked her eyes, unsure of how to respond to the boss's words.

  "Boss lady, why don't you tell us what we need to pay attention to when buying jade here? We're first-timers and don't understand much."

  The handsome guy's words are indeed more attractive, and the boss's attention was immediately drawn to Qin Kexiu, who looked more and more charming.

  The boss's wife roughly told everyone about the distribution of power in southern Henan.

  The jade market here is divided into three parts, one of which is free trade, and most of the people in this part are outsiders. They have their own guilds and forces, and are spontaneously organized by a group of jade merchants who came from outside.

  There is also a jade market established by the Henan government, where there are government personnel on guard, so relatively speaking, the market is more stable and safer, and there are no messy people or things inside.

  The last one is what the boss just mentioned, it's a very chaotic market, all are some self-organized organizations of local rascals and hooligans, divided into small spheres of influence, each defending their own territory, often with fights and robberies occurring.

  Most of the people here are their underlings, and most of the things sold inside are inferior products, but they use violence to force customers to buy their low-quality goods under the guise of top-notch products.

  Many times what they bought back was either a piece of jade with little water and many cracks or just a pile of stones.

  Even if you buy good materials, most of the time you end up with some leftover scraps, and very rarely do you get something good. Even when you do, the price is usually much higher than the actual market price.

  Here is some information about the Yunnan jade trading situation.

  What is sold here are mainly open materials and hidden materials. Open material refers to jade that has been opened, the quality and variety can be seen at a glance. Hidden material is jade wrapped in skin, buying hidden material is also called gambling stone.

  It depends on the gambler's eyesight and luck.

  Because of a piece of stone, whether there is jade inside and what the quality of the jade is, just by looking at the surface, if it's not good enough, you can't tell at all. Sometimes you may spend a lot of money to buy a pile of stones.

  There are private small-scale gambling dens for gambling stones. The rules here are not standardized. A group of people first enter the venue to select the stones they like, each stone has its own number, according to the size of the stone and the pattern on its surface. At the beginning, one side of the gambling den will have a clear price tag. If you have confidence in yourself, you can buy it directly.

  Then there will be someone who is responsible for cutting it.

  After cutting it open, if the first cut can see the material, the people around will judge the value of this jade stone based on its color, density and other conditions. Then, those who are interested will make an offer, but the price will naturally not be too high, because the inside is unknown, and it's possible that there's only a little jade skin on the outside, but it's hollow inside.

  This situation is not uncommon either.

  In southern Henan, there are also large-scale stone gambling venues, which are authoritative stone gambling festivals established by relevant departments. They are usually held in March or April every year and are locally known as "public disks".

  However, now is not the right time for Cheng Zihan and his friends to come, so they can only go to some small casinos to have fun.

  Apart from the gambling stone field, buyers coming to southern Henan can also dig for treasures on Jade Street. The prices of stones bought here are not high, and the chances of getting good material are also low, but the price of a stone is around one yuan, so the cost is not high either. Even if it's really not selling well, it won't lose too much, which is also a popular way for many people to gamble on stones.

  Listening to the boss's introduction, Cheng Zihan suddenly felt his blood boiling.

  Gambling with stones is just like any other form of gambling, it has a high degree of variability. You might win big and get a full pot, or you might lose so badly that you'll have to pawn off your underwear. However, both have one thing in common: the participants' hearts must be strong enough to withstand the pressure.

  Heaven and hell are just a line apart, until the last moment of trading, you never know whether you have lost or won.

  After hastily finishing dinner, Cheng Zihan couldn't wait to drag Qin Kexiu out the door to go shopping.

  Cheng Hai and Li Lan were also interested, so they naturally followed along as well.

  As a gambling stone expert, Han Jingchen naturally followed along.

  Han Yi was worried that the driver who had been tricked into getting lost and abandoning the car would come back with people to cause trouble, so he didn't follow them, but instead contacted Han's family in Yunnan to arrange for some manpower to come over and protect them.

  A group of people walked out of the hotel, crossed a street, turned left and right through several alleys, and finally arrived at the largest jade street in southern Henan.

  The lights are bright here, and on a huge signboard are written three big characters: Tian Guang Xiang.

  "This is indeed the largest jade street in southern Henan, it's really ordinary." Looking at the shed made of bamboo racks, Cheng Zihan couldn't help but sigh.

  Although Yu Nan is said to be a jade city, or economically developed, the facilities inside are very backward. There are no large supermarkets, no high-end hotels, the road surface is an old bluestone road, and the houses are also old mansions that have been around for years, looking like an ancient city in every way.

  But here has its own charm, and its own uniqueness.

  Cheng Zihan and Qin Kexiu entered the Tian Guang Market together, where jade stalls were set up on the ground with a piece of cloth spread out, and jade objects and stones were casually placed on them.

  There are indeed many guests here, and you can see tourists squatting in front of the stalls selecting jade stones, as well as jade stone sales merchants who have come to stock up.

  Of course, there are also many people who gamble on stones. You can hear the loud shouting inside and feel the enthusiasm and passion here.

  Cheng Zihan also pulled Qin Kexiu to find a stall and squatted down.

  This stall is all stones, without seeing a single piece of jade. In front of it stands a sign, scribbled with a few big words: 10 yuan per piece, no bargaining.

  The price he wants is high, several times higher than usual.

  This is also one of the main reasons why Cheng Zihan was curious about this stall.

  The stalls around were all surrounded by people, but this one was deserted, not to mention anyone crouching down to take a look, there wasn't even anyone asking the price.

  The owner of the stall was also very comfortable, sitting cross-legged and ignoring the people around him, quietly sitting there as if the whole world had isolated him.

  Cheng Zihan crouched down, just wanting to reach out and pick up one of the fist-sized stones to take a look. The owner of the stall suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Cheng Zihan faintly, and said coldly: "Sorry miss, we don't allow looking at our stones here. If you look, you have to buy."

  Cheng Zihan raised an eyebrow, isn't this obviously a trap?

  How can I buy if you don't even let me look?

  Generally, businessmen who buy jade stones need to look at the patterns on the surface of the stone to determine if there is any material inside. Some masters can even directly judge whether it's a piece of jadeite or other varieties inside.

  The world's gemstones are roughly divided into two categories, one is gemstone, also known as diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, and cat's eye.

  Another category is jade, so gemstones are also called precious jade stones.

  The classification of jade stones from high to low are: Feicui, Hetian, Dushan, Xuyan, Lantian and Lvsong.

  Generally, the type of jade is judged from the pattern on the stone. Judging jade is not easy, as the pattern on the stone can sometimes be deceptive. The quality of the jade inside the stone can only be determined by cutting it open and seeing the actual object.

  But some people who have been engaged in this field for many years can easily judge the pros and cons of jade.

  Cheng Zihan is clearly not one of them.

  Han Jingchen glanced at the stone on the ground and suddenly smiled, then squatted down, "This stone of yours is not worth this price."

  Cheng Zihan turned her head in surprise and looked at Han Jincheng.

  "If it's not worth it, then get out. I don't care about doing business with you guys either." The stall owner was dismissive of Han Jingchen's words.

  Han Jingchen didn't get angry, but simply picked up a stone and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is a piece of jade seed material. Looking at the surface of this seed material, it has rough skin and many cracks, so its quality is the lowest grade. The possibility of producing good material is extremely low. Ten yuan per piece is not worth it. If we can carefully inspect and check, we might be able to find one or two valuable pieces among that pile of broken stones. However, we are not fish to be slaughtered at will, so naturally, we won't easily listen to you and buy this pile of stones."

  Han Jingchen finished speaking and stood up, and also pulled Cheng Zihang who was still stunned on the spot.

  Cheng Zihan's eyes widened, but her gaze fell on a black stone among the pile of stones. The stone was about the size of a head, with a glossy black surface that seemed like a black gemstone from afar.

  When she saw this stone, Cheng Zihan felt her heart beating faster, and there was a voice in her mind that kept roaring: "Buy it! Buy it!"

  Han Jingchen noticed Cheng Zihan's abnormality, and his gaze also fell on the black stone along with her line of sight. At this glance, he was also taken aback in his heart.

  He is much more professional than Cheng Zihan, so it's natural to see at a glance that the jadeite in this piece of rough stone is absolutely top-grade green jadeite! Moreover, looking at the pattern on the surface of the black stone, it is a combination of python and pine flower patterns, with python patterns mixed with pine flower patterns, and pine flower patterns also carrying python patterns. The jadeite that can be opened from this rough stone is absolutely high-quality! And there's a saying in the trade, "green follows black", if the rough stone has black color, it must have green jadeite inside.

  In jade, green is the most valuable, and there has been a saying of "red jade green purple expensive" since ancient times. Jade is mainly divided into five aspects to look at its grade, which are "kind", "water", "bottom", "color", and "workmanship". This is wool, so it's not necessary to look at the bottom and workmanship, but it can be judged through the skin of the wool how good its grade is.

  The piece in front of us is obviously a high-quality green jadeite. As for what kind it belongs to and how much it's worth, that can only be determined after cutting it open.

  Cheng Zihan quickly picked up the stone and threw 10 dollars to the stall owner, then left with Han Jincheng and others.

  The stall owner furrowed his brow, gazing at the back of Cheng Zihan, and then his eyes fell on the 10 yuan note that Cheng Zihan had just dropped.

  Just now, Han Jingchen's words made him realize that he had met a professional. He originally thought there was no business to be done, but unexpectedly they actually bought a stone and took it back with them.

  These stones were all panned from the streams near a jade mine in southern Henan, and there must be many treasures among them. However, not many people can tell. The black stone that Cheng Zihan and his friends just took away had been bought by many experienced connoisseurs before, but it turned out that they were still blind to its true value. Those rough stones only have a little green skin, which is completely different from what they thought.

  Gambling on jade can be called gambling, and naturally there is a certain risk involved. No one can guarantee that they will be 100% accurate, or that with one wrong move, their entire fortune will be lost.

  Since ancient times, countless people have gone bankrupt due to gambling on stones.

  She bought a good stone, Cheng Zihan carefully collected it. As for when to cut and see, she's not in a hurry now, just waiting until dawn tomorrow, find a place that specializes in cutting wool to see if it's appreciated or depreciated.

  The Tian Guang Market covers a vast area, with over 100,000 stalls of all sizes, and the number of customers coming to shop is as numerous as the hairs on an ox.

  Cheng Zihan finally saw what it meant to be crazy after entering Tian Guang Village.

  Here, there are also many small gambling dens, surrounded by crowds of people. The wool products here are mostly genuine, but the quality that can be obtained depends on luck and vision.

  Cheng Zihan was curious and also went over to take a look.

  The owner of the house happened to be cutting a piece of jade, and had just cut open a small mouth, revealing the inside of the jade, which was as white as condensed fat, with its texture and color being top-notch.

  Onlookers around could be heard sighing in amazement, some praising the buyer's good luck, others lamenting their own bad fate, and some directly opening prices to buy it away.

  Cheng Zihan thought it was refreshing and planned to join in, but was pulled away by Han Jincheng.

  "Don't look anymore, it's fake." Han Jinchen said softly beside Cheng Zihan.

  The surroundings were too noisy, so no one noticed the situation of these few people at all, and naturally no one heard what they said.

  Cheng Zihan didn't believe it at first, but then he heard a scream from the crowd, followed by several sighs. "What a pity, it's empty inside! Ah, good jade on the outside, but rotten to the core!"

  Cheng Zihan looked at Han Jincheng with a face full of admiration.

  Han Jingchen just took a glance and saw that it was fake, but she had thought it was a high-quality sheep fat jade and wanted to see if she could buy it for a thousand or eight hundred.

  In this era, buying jade in the producing area doesn't cost much money, even for high-quality jade. However, when brought back to economically developed areas like Nan City or Beijing, a good piece of jade can be sold at a price of tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan. Just like the jade that Cheng Zihang took to the Jiangjun Mountain auction house, if it were really taken to a jade store to sell, it would probably only fetch 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. But under Yin Yan's deliberate manipulation, it can be sold at a high price of tens of thousands of yuan.

  There were too many people watching at night, because many jade articles can be seen better under the light. Cheng Zihan walked a circle, and the more inside, the more people there were. She squeezed for half a day, her chest was almost crushed, but she still couldn't squeeze in halfway. In the end, she had to give up.

  The group of people returned to the hotel along the way, took a comfortable bath, and went straight to sleep.

  The next day, Cheng Zihan got up early, and when he got up, the sky was still dark, but he could see a large piece of red clouds on the horizon, and the sun had just started to rise.

  In Greater China, Yunnan is about an hour ahead of other places in terms of sunrise time. Now it's just past five o'clock and the sun has already started to rise.

  After washing up, Cheng Zihan found that Qin Kexiu and others had also gotten up early.

  Maybe it's because of the miserable experience last night, today everyone is fully armed, looking like a bandit entering the village.

  Cheng Zihan couldn't help but burst out laughing at the sight.

  At this time, the boss's wife rushed in and asked as soon as she saw Cheng Zihan and others: "Did you guys provoke someone you shouldn't have provoked when you came yesterday?"

  Cheng Zihan frowned and looked at the boss's wife before asking, "Why are you asking this?"

  "Hey, so early in the morning, there are already a lot of people gathered outside my door. They say they're looking for a group of six people, including a 7 or 8 year old little girl. Isn't that your group? What kind of trouble did you all stir up when you entered the city yesterday?" The landlady's heart was racing with worry, seemingly worried about Cheng Zihan and his companions.

  The entrance indeed came with a burst of noise, noisy and noisy. I guess the boss saw them and closed the door. At this time, a group of people were knocking on the door outside, as if they wanted to break in.

  Cheng Zihan looked at Qin Kexiu, and Qin Kexiu also looked at Cheng Zihan. The two exchanged a smile.

  It seems that they are indeed troublemakers, and as soon as they arrived in southern Henan, they immediately provoked the local snakes. However, since they have already been provoked, it's better to take care of them once and for all, so that people in the future won't dare to provoke them casually.

  "It's alright, madam, just stay in the house and don't go anywhere. We'll take care of it ourselves." Qin Kesu took a step forward, Han Jincheng followed closely behind him, and Han Yi also followed suit.

  Three big men went out to collect the troublemakers at the door, while Cheng Zihan and Cheng Haili Lan were sitting in the house with the boss's wife drinking tea and chatting.

  The boss's wife couldn't help but glance at the door from time to time, and asked: "These... several people, can they handle it? I see that many of them have come, dozens of them."

  Cheng Zihan smiled and said, "It's okay, they're just professional fighters, nothing will happen."

  As soon as Cheng Zihan's voice fell, a series of miserable cries came from outside, and the sound was really heartbreaking.

  Less than ten minutes later, the door was opened again and Qin Kexiu, Han Jincheng, and Han Yichan walked in, with someone in tow. The person being dragged along had been beaten to a pulp, his face swollen beyond recognition - it's likely even his parents wouldn't be able to recognize him now.

  Cheng Zihan glanced at Qin Kexiu and the other two, then asked faintly, "Are you all right?"

  Qin Kesou shook his head, "Of course we're fine, these insignificant little rascals, if they could hurt us, then what's the point of following you in the future?"

  Cheng Zihan burst out laughing when she heard this, and took another look at the guy who had been beaten into a pig's head, feeling some sympathy for him.

  This estimate is probably the driver who drove them yesterday. Looking at his figure and outline, it can still be seen a little bit.

  "You guys don't know the meaning of restraint, how did you beat him up like this? Don't you know that when fighting, one shouldn't hit the face? From now on, if you want to fight, just casually break a hand or foot bone, or a few ribs, but remember not to hit people's faces again." Looking at that pig head, it really is affecting my appetite. Cheng Zihan couldn't help but scold Qin Kexiu and his two friends.

  Qin Kes mouth twitched and he silently turned his face away, this guy was too violent, he would absolutely not say that he knew her.

  Han Jinchen looked at Cheng Zihuan with a face of approval, indeed ruthless enough, worthy of being his daughter!

  Han Yi silently gazed up at the sky, speechless.

  The landlady of the inn was frightened by this very yellow and violent scene, pale in face and dared not speak.

  "Throw it away, throw it away. Look at our beautiful boss lady being scared. If you're that ugly, don't take it out to scare people." Cheng Zihan glanced at the boss lady sitting across from him and lazily waved his hand.

  Han Jingchen directly grabbed the clothes of the person on the ground and threw him towards the door with great force, and that person was thrown out of the door in a very elegant manner.

  "I'm so hungry, I want to have breakfast. Shall we go out and try some local snacks today?" After dealing with the trouble, Cheng Zihan touched his flat stomach and looked up at Qin Kexiu.

  Qin Ke Xiu has been here before, so he must know where the good food is.

  The boss's wife also came to her senses and hurriedly stopped them, "You'd better not go out, the people you just offended are not ordinary people, they are one of the three tyrants in southern Henan, with strong backing. This time you injured their men, they will definitely come back with more people to cause trouble for you. I'll make some food for you, this place is not convenient to stay either, eat quickly and leave."

  The landlady said as she rubbed her hands and hurried into the kitchen to prepare food for everyone.

  Cheng Zihan looked at the boss's wife's back with some speechlessness, actually she wanted to say that she really wasn't afraid, but seeing the boss's wife being so enthusiastic, she thought it was better not to.

  The landlady quickly made breakfast, a large pile of dry food, presumably to let Cheng Zihan and others pack it up and eat it on the road.

  Cheng Zihan looked at her with some helplessness. This old boss was really good to them, and there was nothing to complain about.

  "Landlady, thank you for your kindness, but we really don't need that much food." Looking at the mountain of pan-fried dumplings, steamed buns and meat-filled buns, Cheng Zihan looked speechless at the enthusiastic landlady who had started packing them up.

  "Take it with you, eat on the road, while they haven't arrived yet, hurry up and leave, the farther the better, don't let them catch up." The boss's wife ignored Cheng Zihan's words and continued to pack.

  Cheng Zihan quietly picked up a pancake and took a bite. The taste was actually quite good.

  Others were eating as if nothing had happened, while only the boss's wife was busy packing food for them.

  They had eaten almost enough, looking at the big bag of food that the boss's wife was packing for them. Cheng Zihans mouth still twitched hard and said, "Boss's wife, actually, we have already eaten almost enough, this is not needed."

  "Alright, you two hurry up and leave from the back door, run as far as you can, don't worry about me, they won't dare to do anything to me. This is all I can help you with." The boss's wife automatically blocked out Cheng Zihan's words, stuffed the things in her hand into Qin Kexiu's arms, and then pushed them out.

  Cheng Zihan reluctantly pushed her out of the door, and at this time, a loud noise had already come from outside.

  It seems like the other party's person has arrived.

  Troubles will come anyway, and there's no stopping them.

  The boss's wife took one look at the situation at the entrance, panicked, and hastily said to Cheng Zihan and the others: "You all go first, I'll help you block them for a while."

  She didn't wait for Cheng Zihan and the others' reaction after she finished speaking, directly picked up the broom placed aside, and rushed forward.

  Cheng Zihan looked at her back, feeling extremely helpless, and made a gesture to Qin Kexiu and Han Jincheng, while pulling Cheng Hai and Li Lan to stand aside and watch the excitement.

  Han Jingchen took a step forward, directly grabbed the collar of the boss's wife and threw her back into the house, "Stay inside and don't come out to make trouble."

  The boss's wife fell steadily to the ground, looking at Han Jinchen with a terrified face, but when she saw his profile, her eyes turned into peach blossom eyes.

  He's so handsome! Especially that cool side profile, and the way he looked when he was speaking with a straight face just now, it's simply captivating.

  The mistress was busy sending flowers, and had already forgotten that her dream lover was now trapped in the midst of thousands of troops, a very dangerous situation.

  This time, there are many more people than before. There were only 17 or 18 people who came early in the morning, and Han Jingchen and his two friends easily took care of them. But now, the other side has come prepared, directly bringing nearly 200 people to surround the entrance, as if they're afraid they'll escape, and have completely surrounded the entire inn.

  " Tao Jinhua, you stinky old woman, are you going to keep protecting them and opposing me?" The leader was a burly man with a thick beard sitting on the tractor, his face covered in stubble, wearing a coarse linen shirt with an open collar, revealing a hairy chest.

  The Tao Jinhua he mentioned should be the mistress of this Tao family's villa.

  As soon as Tao Jinhua heard her name being called, she immediately changed from a flower-like state to a fierce expression, holding the broom and standing at the door with her hands on her hips, looking like a shrew: "You bastard! You've grown your hair long, but you've also grown your temper. You abandoned your wife and child, and I didn't even bother to hold it against you. Now you're coming to interfere with my business? I'm going to protect them no matter what, just because I like to oppose you! What do you want? Do you want to bite me or something?"

  Cheng Zihan really didn't expect the situation to take such a dramatic turn. This Tao Jinhua, it seems, is still the wife of that mustachioed uncle opposite, or should I say ex-wife?

  Isn't this guy coming to find his own trouble? Why did he go to reunite with his old lover first?

  Han Jingchen and Qin Kexiu, who were left aside, tactfully retreated back to the hotel with Cheng Zihuan and others, sat at a tea table boiling water to make tea, while casually observing the situation outside.

  "You stinky old woman!" Uncle Huzi was furious, jumped down from the tractor and carried Tao Jinhua onto the vehicle.

  One of the younger brothers behind him couldn't help but remind him, "Boss, we're here to find a scene."

  "Get out of my sight! Isn't teaching my wife a lesson more important? This is your sister-in-law's place, are you going to destroy her place too? No respect for elders or youngers! Let them be for now! I'll deal with them later after I've taken care of my wife first! Scram!" Hu Zi Dui turned around and glared fiercely at his younger brother behind him, scolding him loudly before waving his hand magnanimously to let his younger brother retreat.

  This farce ended like this, ending in a way that left people both laughing and crying.

  Qin Kesou looked at Cheng Zihan quietly and asked, "Zihan, are we going to rescue that old lady?"

  "What? You're interested in someone else's business? Mind your own affairs, don't interfere with others'. Come on, drink some tea, and after you finish, we'll go shopping." Cheng Zihan gave Qin Kexiu a white eye, saying somewhat helplessly.

  Qin Ke Xiu, shut up obediently.

  After drinking tea, the group continued on their way to Tian Guang Village.

  The daytime scenery is more lively than at night, I guess it's because another batch of tourists arrived here last night.

  Henan's southern region is most famous for its jade, apart from jade there are also the mountains and rivers here, which are among the best in China. Every year countless tourists come to visit, not just domestically but also from abroad.

  In the Central and South Asia region, Yunnan is a good tourist city, with pleasant climate, beautiful scenery, and rich jade resources, attracting many people to come here for treasure hunting.

  Most tourists choose to dig for treasures in Liuxi River in southern Henan, and sometimes they really get lucky and find some good seeds, making a fortune.

  Cheng Zihan was not interested in this, so he went straight to Tian Guang Village.

  During the day, looking at this sky light, there is another flavor, here around are all built with bamboo, on the edge just casually paste some paper, after years of wind and rain washing, already broken and old, but still retains a special charm.

  Cheng Zihan could also feel that the spiritual energy here was very strong, it seemed that there were indeed many good treasures inside, probably others had no chance to discover them, but she got them at a bargain.

  "Let's split into three groups, Dad and Mom, you two go together, don't go too far, if you're not sure, then don't make a move. I'll be with Qin Ke Xiu in one group, Han Yi you go with Uncle Han in another group, Uncle Han has good eyesight, if he finds something good, just buy it directly, if can't buy, grab it also can." Cheng Zi Han looked at the crowded people inside Tian Guang Market, his heart was chilled to the bone, estimated that today's chest would be squeezed flat again, well, as if it wasn't already.

  After the distribution was done, everyone went their separate ways.

  According to Qin Kexiu, there aren't many treasures on the periphery. Even if there were, most of them have been dug up by people. So their target today is the inside.

  Two people squeezed for half a day, almost didn't squeeze all their clothes off, finally arrived at the central location.

  There are still many people here, and most of them are gathered in front of a stall.

  There are more people gambling on stones here, with shouts and cheers rising one after another, just listening to it makes one's blood boil.

  "Qin Ke Xiu, do you think we should go and take a gamble?" Cheng Zi Han was also somewhat excited, infected by the atmosphere here, and had an eager-to-try look on his face.

  Qin Kesou looked around and nodded before pulling Cheng Zihan into the entrance of a crowded gambling den.

  The gambling stone here is a bit different from what Cheng Zihan imagined. In front of him, there were piles of various stones, mostly rough materials that had just been excavated and hadn't undergone any processing. However, it's hard to tell just by looking at the surface, or some people might specially polish the stones and bring them here to deceive others, so newcomers are often easily deceived.

  Cheng Zihan looked at the stone in front of her, feeling a bit itchy. Looking around, everyone was directly choosing a paddle, then selecting the number of their favorite stone, and bidding on it. Naturally, there would be situations where people bid on the same stone, so there would be a round of competitive bidding, with the highest bidder winning.

  Cheng Zihan had her eyes on a piece of stone with clear edges and corners, which was completely black and looked very ordinary.

  Qin Kesou took one look at this stone and his mouth twitched violently, simply because the shape of this stone was too obscene!

  No matter how I look at it, it looks like a butt with a small, wrinkled chrysanthemum on it!

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  Qin Kes mouth twitched and he didn't look at the stone slab again.

  Cheng Zihan is very satisfied with the stone he chose, and it's probably because this stone is too indecent. No matter how you look at it, it seems to be someone's buttocks, and there are also two positions where the legs are cut off. Looking closely, you can still see that there is something protruding in the middle, which is really indecent!

  The serial number of that stone is 16767, and it's not expensive, only costs one hundred yuan.

  Cheng Zihan held her own stone number plate and waited for the store to start cutting.

  There were still quite a few guests waiting ahead, so she would have to wait for a long time.

  The first piece taken out and cut is a very smooth large stone, estimated to weigh around 400-500 catties, with beautiful patterns on the surface, and the jade inside is also expected to be of high value.

  The price of this stone is also not low, it needs eight thousand yuan, if you can't get good material, then you will lose.

  "Boss, are you going to cut open this jade stone?" The shop owner looked at the person who bought the stone and asked routinely.

  "Of course, open!" The buyer was a stout middle-aged man with a loud voice. He let out a hearty roar and stared eagerly at the stone.

  The shop owner had someone take it aside, where there was a specialized stone opening machine, and next to it stood a person specially responsible for opening the stone.

  The shop owner first soaked the stone in water, and after taking it out of the water, the surface water dried very slowly. After a few minutes, it was still wet and soggy. This is also a way to judge the quality of jade. The finer the grain of the crystal, the better the quality of the jade will be.

  Now let's see how it turns out after cutting.

  The boss of the store took the stone away and the person who opened the stone stood aside, started the stone opening machine, and with one knife down, everyone let out a wow.

  Cheng Zihan was also somewhat disappointed.

  This knife went down, and no jade marks were seen. It seems that even if there was any, it wouldn't be much.

  That fatty didn't look too disappointed and shouted: "Continue!"

  If the first knife doesn't cut out anything, the second knife is crucial. If the second knife still doesn't work, then the third knife will be a bit mysterious.

  The second knife fell, and Cheng Zihan heard the cheers of the crowd, and someone was also praising, "Good luck, good luck!"

  "This looks like it should be Hetian jade, and its color is even, snow-white as condensed milk, it should be sheep fat jade."

  Cheng Zihan's gaze also fell on the surface of the cut jade, but after a glance, she shook her head. Although she didn't understand jade, the jade in front of her reflected a hint of green through the sunlight, if it were real sheep fat jade, it shouldn't have a green tint, this should be just ordinary white jade, not sheep fat jade.

  If there's a lot of this jade, buying it for 8,000 wouldn't be a loss. Judging by its quality, it should be pretty good. I'm just worried that it might only have a thin layer of jade on the surface, in which case it would be a loss.

  That fatty paper seems to be excited too, and suddenly pressed on the cutting board in front of him, "Continue cutting!"

  Some people next to him have already started persuading him, "Brother, I think you'd better stop cutting now. Why not take advantage of the situation and sell it at a good price? I'm willing to offer 15,000 yuan, what do you think?"

  "Isn't this a scam? I'll give you 200,000, sell it to me."

  "I'll give you 30,000, sell it to me."

  The people around us started arguing with each other in no time.

  Cheng Zihan looked at the fat paper, his face twitching with excitement or anger, and when the surrounding noise died down, he coldly snorted, "This jade, I won't sell! Continue cutting!"

  The people around were somewhat disappointed, but seeing the fat paper's firm attitude, they could only wait and see.

  Cheng Zihan smiled coldly instead, and with this one move, they might be the ones who end up celebrating.

  As expected, with one cut, the jade inside was still white in color, but there were large patches of greenish tint seeping into it, and there were many cracks on its surface. This piece of jade is probably not even worth eight hundred.

  "Wow!" Everyone was shocked, especially those who had just bid to buy it. Now they were all celebrating their luck, thinking that if the fat guy had agreed, they would have lost big time.

  Fat paper frowned, seemingly somewhat unwilling. The jade stone had been cut in half, and it was impossible to have a big reversal after continuing to cut the back, but he was unwilling. He had been immersed in this line for nearly 20 years, and he still believed that his eyes were good, and it was impossible to make a mistake. This piece of stone must have material inside, but how did it go down without anything?

  Cheng Zihan looked at the jade stone and furrowed her brow, she vaguely felt that there seemed to be some mystery about this stone.

  Qin Kexiu also came over and said, "Zihan, there's something wrong with this jade stone."

  Cheng Zihan nodded slightly, but on the surface she remained calm and expressionless.

  "Keep cutting!" Fatian gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind to cut through the jade stone even if it meant ruining it.

  The shop owner, however, was somewhat hesitant. According to the unwritten rules of the stone gambling world, a stone could be cut at most three times. After three cuts, it couldn't be cut again, or else it would go against the rules.

  "Hey boss, look at this. Three cuts have been made and continuing won't yield any results. Why not just give up?" The shop owner didn't want to offend the customer, who was a big client. This time, he had selected no less than fifty stones, and this was one of the cheapest ones. He wasn't willing to offend him.

  Fat paper gave him a cold look and said, "I told you to cut it, so just cut it."

  The people around also started whispering, a stone can't be cut more than three times, this is the first time, generally by the third knife, the result has already been announced, if there is then there is, if not then there isn't, continuing won't change anything.

  But Baozhi insisted, and the boss had no choice but to change positions again, and another knife went down.

  But the situation is still the same as what everyone just saw, this knife went down and although it can be seen that there is white jade, the texture is very rough, much worse than when the first knife was used.

  The fatty, however, was not to be deterred and continued to cut the jade stone into smaller pieces. Finally, he managed to chop it up into small fragments, but the miracle he had been hoping for did not occur. No matter how he cut it or from which angle, the stone remained just that - a low-quality jade stone. Moreover, due to the severe damage inflicted upon it, this jade stone would likely be unsellable even at a price of one hundred pieces per block.

  Fat paper is so tossed around and finally disappointed, it seems that I really made a mistake.

  Cheng Zihan smiled at this time, "A good piece of jade was ruined, it's really a pity. Can you bear the pain and give it to me? You can set any price, but I hope you won't cheat me."

  Fat paper took a look at Cheng Zihuan, saw that it was an eight-year-old little girl, and didn't take it to heart. With a casual wave of his hand, he said in a very generous tone: "It's just a broken stone, let's consider it as making friends, I'll give you this stone, take it if you like."

  "Then thank you first, if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay it." Cheng Zihan learned from the adults and said so.

  Fat paper laughed loudly three times and then stopped talking.

  There were also some good white jade and green jade coming out later, even jadeite came out, but they could only be considered mid-range products and didn't make Cheng Zihang too concerned.

  It turned out that the fat paper had another big piece of jade coming out, which should be an ice-type jade, with a crystal clear color and a hint of green inside. Although it's not a bright green jade, it's still a bit regrettable. However, this one is also considered a gain, making up for the loss in front.

  The latter is relatively much more bland, and there aren't any truly precious items. Cheng Ziheng also looks at them with some disappointment.

  Finally, it was her turn. The ominous-looking stone was lifted up, and the shop owner looked at the stone and also silently nodded in approval. Then he asked Cheng Zihui: "Miss, do you need this stone to be cut?"

  Cutting stones also requires money, and according to the total value of the jade stone cut out in the end, a rebate of one percent needs to be given to the other party as a reward.

  So every time before cutting, the store owner will ask the buyer first and only then dare to take action.

  Cheng Zihan finally came to life with a jolt, "Cut!"

  That loud and proud voice attracted everyone around to turn their heads, but when they saw that Cheng Zihang was just a half-grown kid, they all burst into laughter. Especially when they saw the rock, they laughed even harder with great amusement.

  They also saw that stone, and just by looking at its appearance, they knew it was definitely not good stuff. Moreover, the price was so low, if it really had any value, how could the shop owner possibly sell it at such a low price?

  Most of the stones here have been appraised by the shop owner and priced after their value has been determined, so everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw the stone Cheng Zihang chose, and they also guessed in their hearts that this was probably a child from someone's family who had run out to play, so no one paid much attention.

  The shop owner nodded, took the stone to soak in water for a while, and then took it out again. What's strange is that the stone seemed to have absorbed all the water, and not even a single drop of water dripped down, which made the people around him somewhat astonished.

  "First cut!" With the boss's shout, the knife went down, and the eyes of the people around were drawn over to look at the neatly cut surface.

  Cheng Zihan's gaze was also fixed tightly on that surface, her eyes didn't even dare to blink.

  Digression

  I'm not particularly familiar with the concept of "赌石" (gambling stones), I spent half a day browsing Baidu for information, and after struggling for a whole day and night, I finally managed to write this. If you're an expert, please don't criticize it too harshly, just take a look and enjoy the read.

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  Miss Yu of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yu Jinchu.

  The family's young ladies all said:

  Gentle in disposition and knowledgeable about books and reason.

  A kind heart and gentle disposition can captivate the hearts of many.

  She is the first choice for being a virtuous wife and good mother.

  She is the model for all women under heaven.

  The truth is here

  Getting something for nothing? That's usual.

  Bullying others with an advantage? That's entertainment.

  Like to eat and be lazy? Alright, this is the purpose of being human.

  Hypocritical and deceitful, with a knife in the back; petty and narrow-minded; no credit to be found, no sincerity to speak of; all sense of integrity lost, all limits abandoned.

  "With such a notorious reputation, I wonder how I ended up with you?" Long fingers gently pressed against his chin, Rong Ming smiled as he gazed at the calm face.

  "My eyes are not good." The beauty's eyes did not lift, the curtain was not lifted, and her lips lightly opened to give a faint answer.