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Text Chapter 444: A tree with insects turns into jade

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    Everyone was surprised to find that there was something milky white and slightly yellow in the hole. It was round in shape, like a part of a worm. This made everyone a little confused and didn't know what was going on!  "Could this be a borer in the tree?" Chu Yulan said with some uncertainty.  After listening to what Chu Yulan said, everyone really felt that this was the case. This thing was probably a borer in the tree.  "But I don't think I've heard of it, that borers can be found in this kind of tree-turned-jade!" Liu Sizhe said with a puzzled look.  Fatty Dong said with a smile: "It means this phenomenon is very rare. A tree turned into jade with insects must be very valuable!" Su Jinning glared at Fatty Dong and said: "You know money, money, money all day long!  I'm obsessed with money!" "Isn't this just to buy you something you like?" Fatty Dong said with an exaggerated expression.  Fatty Dong's mean look made everyone burst into laughter. Su Jinning immediately rolled her eyes at him, but couldn't say anything else. Although Fatty was a bit stingy, she wanted to buy whatever she wanted. Although Fatty was sometimes a little unhappy, in the end  I will still buy it for her.  After a while, Chu Chen said with a smile: "It's too blurry now. It's hard to tell whether it's a bug. Let me polish it first" Chu Chen changed to the angle grinder and first removed the surrounding stone bit by bit, polishing it to  The rough outline was then replaced with a hanging grinder on one side, and the remaining stone and impurities were carefully removed. After cleaning, the entire shape of the tree-turned-jade was displayed in front of everyone.  I saw two small holes on the uneven tree trunk.  The things in the small holes must indeed be borers. Neither borer looks too big.  One is preparing to climb into the tree, and the other is preparing to climb out. The vivid movements, coupled with the round figure, make people feel very cute at first sight.  After confirming the speculation just now, everyone became curious. Although it is common for the tree to turn into jade, I have never heard of insects in the tree.  Fatty Dong reached up and touched it.  He said in surprise: "This thing feels smooth to the touch, much like jade!" "Aren't you talking nonsense?" Liu Sizhe said with a speechless face: "This insect must have also been silicified, forming something like agate.  Of course it feels like jade!" Fatty Dong thought about it and felt that it was true. He smiled and said: "I remember that agate should be considered chalcedony, which means these two of mine are jade insects, and they are.  A jade insect that is purely natural and has not been decorated in any way should not be of low value, right? " Although the carefully crafted things are beautiful, some people really like natural and original things, so the value of this jade insect is really not high.  The price would be low, and the insect-carrying tree turned into jade was relatively rare to begin with, and things were rare and expensive. Everyone felt that maybe Fatty Dong might actually make a fortune this time.  Chu Chen said with a smile: "Fat man. They all say that I am the reincarnation of the lucky star. I think you should be the reincarnation of the lucky star, right? I bet on stones based on my feelings twice, and the price went up greatly!" "I passed it! I passed it!  How can I compare to you, Brother Chu! I'm just a fat blind cat!" Fatty Dong waved his hands repeatedly, making funny expressions and being humble.  That appearance caused everyone to laugh again.  After a while, Liu Sizhe said: "I don't remember that I have never heard of this kind of tree jade with insects for sale in the market. It's hard to say how much this thing is worth." "How about we check online first?  ?" asked Fatty Dong.  Chu Chen shook his head and said: "There are indeed a lot of things on the Internet, but they are generally popular news, usually more private or side-by-side news. If no one has mentioned it, it is usually difficult to find it.  " "Besides, not many people in our country have access to the Internet now, and many people in the jade antiques industry don't know how to use computers, let alone the Internet. Even if they know how much it costs, they won't post it for discussion online.  Let me call my cousin-in-law and ask!" Then, Chu Chen called Wan Qijun. Wan Qijun really knew about this kind of insect-carrying tree jade. In addition to its value, he also  I told Chu Chen the reason for the birth.  It turns out that this kind of thing is called shipworm, and it makes a living by eating wood chips. The reason why a tree with insects like this turns into jade is also very accidental. First, after the tree is buried, it must be stored under the water for a period of time, so that the shipworm can  They multiply in large numbers in wooden structures, forming petrified wood with worms.  During the subsequent deep burial process, the shipworms were silicified and interrogated together, eventually forming the insect-carrying tree-turned-jade we have in front of us now.  When Chu Chen hung up the phone, Fatty Dong couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Brother-in-law, did you tell me how much it is worth?" Chu Chen first explained the origin of this thing.?explained, and then said: "This thing is relatively rare after all. If you count the insects alone, there will be one hundred thousand. As for other price factors, we also need to take into account the quality of the tree jade and the number of insects.  If there are more bugs, the price increase will definitely be higher. " Fatty Dong seemed a little disappointed when he heard that there were only 100,000 bugs. However, when he thought about it, he realized that these bugs are really just fossils, and there is no way they can survive.  It¡¯s a sky-high price, and if there are a hundred insects in this jade tree, wouldn¡¯t the insects alone be worth ten million?  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but giggle.  But Fatty Dong didn¡¯t even think about it. His jade tree was only about 30 centimeters tall. How could there be a hundred bugs?  "Brother Chu, do you think these things are maggots?" Su Jinning asked with a disgusted look on his face, while Chu Yulan and Wen Yuting had similar expressions.  Chu Chen smiled and said: "This thing is called shipworm. It is actually a bivalve marine mollusk. It is different from ordinary maggots." After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, the three women felt a lot less disgusted.  But when I look at Shu Huayu again, I always have a chilling feeling, and I no longer find those two bugs cute.  "I said, Fatty, you are not allowed to take this thing home, do you hear me?" Su Jinning held Fatty Dong's ear and said.  At this time, Fatty Dong was imagining that he could make a lot of money again this time. He felt a pain in his ears and came back to his senses. He asked with a puzzled look: "What's the matter?" Su Jinning said every word in an annoyed manner.  He said: "I said you are not allowed to take this thing home!" "Why!" Fatty Dong was a little confused.  Su Jinning said loudly: "This thing is a maggot, it's a maggot! Can you still eat well if you put it at home?" Fatty Dong blinked his eyes and said: "I heard Brother Chu say that this thing is a shipworm!" "I don't care anyway.  "Who named it with "maggot" in it?" Fatty Dong chuckled and said, "Ning Ning, things have been dead for tens of millions of years, what's so disgusting about it? You just need to treat it as money?"  That¡¯s okay?¡± ¡°No!¡± Su Jinning refused firmly.  Fatty Dong scratched his head in embarrassment and thought to himself, why is this woman so pretentious!  "Okay, Fatty, you are definitely going to sell this thing anyway, so just leave it here with me first!" Chu Chen shook his head and laughed.  Fatty Dong patted his forehead and thought to himself that he was a little stupid. This thing was originally intended to be sold for money, and he didn't have as many channels for jade antiques as Chu Chen. Putting it with Chu Chen would definitely maximize his profits, so  He quickly agreed: "Thank you, Brother Chu. As for the money, I'll just wait until I sell my jade for a piece!" When he was in Lingnan, Chu Chen suggested that Liu Sizhe and his jade should be made into jewelry and sold in his store.  All he needs to do is charge a processing fee. In doing so, he can deepen the relationship with his friends and increase inventory in the store without having to spend too much money.  Of course, all this is also because Liu Sizhe and the others don¡¯t have much jade.  Of course, no one would object to Chu Chen's proposal, but they were embarrassed to ask Chu Chen to help Bai Bai, so they insisted on giving Chu Chen a commission. Although this would be less than making it into jewelry and selling it, it was still less than the profit.  It is undoubtedly much better to sell jadeite at first, and both parties are happy.  "Brother" As soon as Fatty Dong finished speaking, Chu Yulan next to him called out weakly, and Chu Chen immediately understood what was going on.  Chu Chen laughed and said: "Okay, after I untie the things, I can put them in the store. Is that okay?" Next, Chu Chen concentrated on untying this section of the insect tree that turned into jade, because  Those jade bugs could not be damaged, so most of the time they had to use the hanging grinder. The free angle grinder and stone removal machine were used by Li Guodong and Liu Sizhe to break stones, and it did not delay today's stone removal task.  Although this section of the jade tree is not very big, because its surface is full of pits and the jade bugs cannot be harmed, by the time we had lunch, only one-third of it had been solved, and we found that it had different shapes in total.  of five jade insects.  This result was undoubtedly far from what Fatty Dong had imagined, which made him feel very disappointed, and he immediately seemed a little unhappy.  This made Su Jinning feel very strange, but when she learned the reason, she angrily sent Fatty Dong the words "I'm crazy about money."  Everyone had a lively lunch at noon. What Chu Yulan didn't expect was that the vegetables fried by Mrs. Ji were very delicious. Although they were not as good as the chefs at "Bazhen Jade Food", they were still delicious.  It wasn't that bad, which really surprised her.  But unexpectedly, sheWhen I moved into my new house, I could eat the delicious food cooked by Sister-in-law Ji every day, and I couldn't help but feel happy.  After dinner, Chu Chen received a call from Qiang Zhaojun, saying that next Wednesday, the jade carving master mentioned before would arrive in the capital.  "Xiao Chu, are you going to buy him a house directly, or rent a house for him to live in?" "Let's buy a house directly. Then we will sign a contract. As long as he works with me for a few years, the house will be transferred to his name." "  Well, that's good. Then you can just ask me for the money for the house!" Chu Chen quickly said, "Mr. Qiang, how embarrassing is this!"
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