Chapter 1533 Deep Animosity (1/2)

”Two and a half million!” The owner laughed.

Li Du laughed too. ”You are really good at doing business. Deal.”

That piece of imperial green could perhaps be worth two and a half million!

It was Li Du's first time coming across imperial green, and a top-quality one at that. The stone was translucent, clear, jade-green, and there was some green silky suspension in it. It was definitely a piece of top-quality jade that would come around once every few years.

Besides that piece of imperial green, the rest of the stones were not too valuable. As he was in good spirits, Li Du got Da Mao to buy two pieces.

His appetite was particularly good and he found the food delicious. Li Du consumed his lunch happily. Of course, it was partly because the taste of the steamed chicken and the grilled lamb was excellent. After all, those animals had been raised on free-range pasture on the farm.

As he was having his meal, Li Du asked the owner where he got the stone. However, the owner did not want to tell him. Even when Li Du offered ten thousand dollars to tempt the owner, he refused to reveal the secret.

Zhong Da Pao said lazily as he smoked the owner's cigar, ”It's no use, Mr. Li. He will not tell. Even if you offer one hundred thousand, he would not tell us.”

Liu Zi joined in and said, ”That's right. He will definitely not tell. These stones have been picked up from the dump. To them, the dump that gave them the stones is considered a source of treasure. Why would they reveal the source to anyone?”

Not long after he completed his sentence, the owner's wife asked in Burmese what Li Du had wanted to buy. Hence, Liu Zi translated for her.

The landlady put out her palm and said a few more sentences. After hearing her words, Liu Zi was stunned. Then he turned to Li Du and said, ”Mr. Li, she is asking for fifty thousand dollars. If you give her that much, she will tell you where the stone is from.”

Li Du nodded, ”Not a problem. Give her fifty thousand dollars.”

When the lady saw the money, she smiled and said the name of a place. The boss, meanwhile, squatted at a corner with a long face. He puffed loudly on his cigarette.

After Liu Zi passed the money to her, he shook his head as he told Li Du, ”It's a waste dump, we've just wasted fifty thousand dollars.”

Li Du polished off the last of the chicken soup in his bowl. Smiling, he said, ”There are so many waste dumps, how can we look through them all? Now, time is money. We've bought information, which hopefully will save us both time and money. Let's go!”

Godzilla threw the bones of the grilled lamp to the dogs in the backyard. Two dark brown dogs instantly rushed forth to vie for them.

Liu Zi knew where the waste dump was located. They rode their bikes and traveled on a bumpy road once again. Finally, they arrived at the place.

Waste dumps were typically beside the field. It was so that it would be convenient to dispose of the useless stones Nobody knew how many stones were dumped there. There were many women and handicapped people who were roaming around inside.

Li Du said, ”Is it so dangerous to mine the jade? There are too many handicaps around here.”

Zhong Da Pao puffed on his cigarette and said, ”What do you think?”

When Li Du and others arrived, the cripples suddenly got up and approached them in groups. They said, ”Hey, what are you doing?”

Li Du was interested in the imperial green that came from here and was thinking of trying his luck. He had no interest in regular jade.

Previously, he had not visited the waste dumps because he knew that the possibility of finding jade there was very low. He might as well fork out some money at the markets to pick up stones that others had missed.

This time around, the imperial green jade fired up his enthusiasm and that was why he was willing to go to the waste dump.

Zhong Da Pao raised his hand and said, ”Brothers and sisters, I'm Zhong Da Pao from the Chinese Village. We are just here for a look, not to compete with you guys.”

A man who had lost his right arm said cautiously, ”You guys are not here to pick out the stones?”