Chapter 1526 Damakan (2/2)

He paused a little and then continued, ”We can see if we could gain a little from these little things. If we can't, I would contact a few private markets. The private market has stones that were mined before, and the quality is very fine!”

Da Mao stood in front of a shelf and examined it carefully. Then he raised a fragment of stone the size of a baby's fist and asked, ”How much is this, boss?”

”Fifty bucks,” said the owner, who was smoking a hookah calmly.

Da Mao was stunned. ”It's very cheap. What unit is that?”

”Dollars. Damakan has a lot of foreigners, so they use the American dollar as a currency,” said Zhong Dapao.

Da Mao rubbed the stone fragment and said, ”Ok, buying this seems like a good investment. We could get some jade. This kind of water source stone would cost at least 500 dollars in Ruili.”

The stone he had picked up was broken and showed some light green, which proved that there must be jade inside, but the thickness and texture of the jade were unknown.

Jade ore was not necessary valuable if there was green on the outer side. Otherwise, betting on stone would be too simple. There were many stones which were green outside but, once milled, produced no jade.

Some stones showed a little green in their raw state, and a bit more green when they were milled, but it was a layer of green mist which was fundamentally worthless.

The raw material in Da Mao's hands was not bad. There was jade inside, with normal texture and thickness. However, the more they milled the stone, the more clearly it showed an emerald green jade hue. Da Mao's eyes were sharp and he did not judge wrong.

Li Du said, ”Buy it, pick the stones which are less than 1000 USD as you wish. I'll pay for it, count it on me if it is a loss, and we will divide the profit if it is a rise.”

This was an offer that was impossible to deny. Da Mao was ecstatic, and said gratefully, ”Thank you, Master Li, thank you.”

Li Du selected a piece of stone too. It had been cut and showed a waxy blue pattern, which looked very beautiful.

”How much is this stone?” he asked.

The boss looked and said, ”400 dollars.”

Liu Zi looked stunned. ”Four hundred?” he repeated in a low voice. ”I would say four million!”

This stone was big. The Damakan stones were commonly just a few kilograms, but this piece probably weighed ten kilograms.

When green was seen during the bet, the bigger stone would always be more valuable, because a bigger stone meant a bigger possibility to cut out a large piece of jade, and the jade price was often related to the size. When the size doubled, the price would grow tenfold!

Da Mao approached for a closer look, then took out a strong flashlight and shone on the stone. He sneered and said, ”Ha, waste stone, this is used to cheat laymen.”

Zhong Dapao asked, ”This stone is a waste even though it has a nice color and texture?”

Da Mao rolled his eyes and said, ”Master Pao, come and take a look. It is opaque, and what does it mean? It's not jade inside, it's plain stone. It's been cut away from the other side, and this is just the outer layer of the jade.”

Zhong Dapao and Liu Zi looked again, then realized he was right.

Da Mao said confidently, ”This stone has obviously been here longer than a day or two. Why is it so cheap but no one buys it? Because after looking at it, everyone knows that the stone is worthless.”

Li Du put down the stone casually, then gave Brother Wolf a wink.

While no one was looking, Brother Wolf paid four hundred dollars and collected the stone.

Da Mao did not judge wrongly, it was just that he had no see-through eyes. What he said was right, this layer of waxy bluestone surface was a jade outer layer, but there was still a waxy blue emerald jade hidden in it. It weighed at least 4500 grams, which would come up to the value of ten million!