Chapter 56 Jade is good, but it cannot be sold at a "price"
Li Long was called up by Li Jianguo.
He heard the big brother's voice outside, got up from the kang, responded, rubbed his eyes, rubbed his face, and started to get dressed.
At this time, he really didn't want to get out of the bed - the fire had gone out and the room was very cold. Only the bed was hot. The temperature outside reached minus 30 degrees. He thought It’s painful to even think about it.
But in order to have a better life, Li Long knows that he cannot be lazy. Time is precious now. If you don’t work hard, no one will wait for you after the New Year.
After getting dressed and arriving in the west room, Li Long saw that his sister-in-law had already prepared the meal and was putting it on the table. Li Juan and Li Qiang hadn't gotten up yet.
"Let your brother take you to Shicheng?" Liang Yuemei said while putting down her chopsticks, "The two of us will also take care of you."
"No, no, no." Li Long waved his hand, "It's troublesome. "Very well, my brother is going to catch fish at home. I'm very familiar with it."
Li Jianguo didn't think anything could happen to a young man going to Shicheng. The last time Li Long and Tao Daqiang were robbed halfway, Li Long didn't tell his family.
After eating, Li Long wrapped the two pieces of jade in cloth, then put them in urea bags and carried them on his back. Liang Yuemei handed over the satchel:
"Here are white flour steamed buns, two pieces of mutton, and two pieces of pickles. If you are hungry, you can eat them on the road. Drink the warm water in the kettle early, and put more water somewhere when you see it..."
"Hey. "Li Long took it. As the eldest sister-in-law is a mother, Liang Yuemei has indeed taken care of him as her own child in the past few years.
Waving to his brother and sister-in-law, Li Long put on his cotton hat and walked out.
When he arrived at the county seat, it was already dawn. Li Long saw the state-owned stores opening one after another. He thought for a while and went to the purchasing station.
Chen Hongjun was indeed there. Li Long went over to say hello and asked with a smile:
"Comrade Chen, I have something to ask you. Do you know where the jade factory in Wucheng is?"
"Well...I don't know either. I just know that the jade factory belongs to Erqing." Bureau, you should be able to find out if you go to the Erqing Bureau."
"Okay, thank you." Li Long thanked him, went out to the Big Meat Canteen, bought two hot buns, and continued eating. Rush to Shicheng.
When we arrived in Shicheng, it was still half an hour before departure.
He bought a ticket and got on the bus. There were not many people on the bus. Li Long found a seat in the middle - the current bus does not have air conditioning. It is basically not too much to say that it is just an iron shell, so one hundred Fifty kilometers away, it’s very cold and we need to get through it.
The fare was four yuan. Li Long knew that when spring began, a series of reforms would begin, and the long-distance bus from Wucheng to the county would be open, and the fare would then be three and a half yuan.
He folded the urea bag and put it under the seat. He was not afraid of others stealing it. Instead, he held the bag in his arms.
When the time was up, the driver got on the bus carrying a large water cup, the conductor checked the tickets, and then the bus departed.
The road now is not as smooth as in later generations, and there is thick ice and snow, so it is bumpy along the way. Li Long just rode on it some time ago, and there is nothing to say. When he got off at Wucheng South Station, It's already mid-afternoon.
There is a place to stay nearby - the famous Bayi Guest House. It is convenient to travel and stay here. The Bayi Guest House was opened by the Civil Affairs Bureau. It was originally called the Military Supply Station and was a must-have accommodation for many people traveling to and from Wucheng. It was later changed to the Bayi Hotel.
One night at this time, a triple room, costs 18 yuan.
After Li Long got off the bus, he asked the gatekeeper of the Bayi Guest House the location of the Second Lighting Bureau. The other person also told him how to get there by bus, which made Li Long feel the warmth of the Wucheng people. enthusiasm.
When he arrived at the Second Lighting Bureau, Li Long first went to a nearby store to buy a box of cigarettes - it wasn't called a store at this time, it was called a sales department, and then he took the cigarettes to the gatekeeper.
It has been passed down for many years that the gatekeepers are usually old men. The old man took the cigarette and waited for Li Long to light it with a lighter before pointing him to the location of the jade factory. Li Long thanked him hurriedly, and then hurried to the jade factory with the urea bag on his back.
By the time we arrived at the jade factory, the sun was already setting and it was almost time to get off work here. Li Long hurriedly explained the purpose of his visit to the guard. The guard said that he couldn't make the decision and called the raw material purchasing department inside.
Li Long was carrying a urea bag and was a little worried while waiting. If they don't accept it here, then your trip will be in vain.
Soon, two men came out of the jade factory. One was in his thirties, tall and tall, and the other was in his fifties, with a slight hunchback and wearing glasses. Both of them were a little surprised to see Li Long - he really didn't look like a traditional "jade farmer".
"Comrade, are you here to sell jade?" the tall man asked.
"Yes." Li Long took off the urea bag and asked, "Would you like to see it now?"
"Let's go to the office." The old man said, "What kind of jade is it?"
"Mahe Jasper." Li Long said.
He immediately saw the disappointed expressions on the faces of the two people.
Although the disappointment was fleeting, Li Long still saw it.
He thought for a while and said:
"It's better to look at it now, otherwise when you wait until the office, you will think it's not worth buying. It will be so troublesome." After saying that, he bent down and took out the jade stone from Harimu from the urea bag, opened the cloth bag, and showed the jade stone. in front of two people.
The two people looked at each other, and the old man took the seed material and looked at it.
This piece of jade looks like a ruler or a natural paperweight. It weighs four or five kilograms and feels very warm to the touch - even if the outdoor temperature is more than 20 degrees below zero, it is not very cold.
“What a jade.” The old man sighed, “Such seed material is rare among the Mahe jasper we collected.”
“Is the jade good?”< br>
"Very good!" the old man said with certainty, then pointed behind him and said, "Let's go to the office to talk."
Li Long felt slightly relieved.
Following the two people to the office, there was a heater. Li Longgan immediately felt that he was no longer cold. Instead, his feet and ears began to itch - this was a sign of slight frostbite.
“This piece of seed material must be stored in the mainland, and you will have to pay one hundred yuan per kilogram.” The old man sighed, “But we have too many good raw materials here, and the price cannot rise. So, I can only give you eighty yuan per kilogram, you see..."
"Okay," Li Long agreed immediately.
"Actually, your piece of jasper is of very good quality, reaching the first-class standard or above." The middle-aged man next to him took the piece of jade and looked at it and said, "Usually Mahe jasper has black spots. I think your piece No, it’s very rare!”
“I have another piece.” Li Long took out the other piece from the urea bag, opened the cloth bag and put it on the table.
"This piece..." The old man looked at it carefully, took a picture with a flashlight, picked it up and weighed it and said:
"The quality is slightly worse, but it is actually very good. "
After the two pieces of jade were weighed, Li Long was paid a total of nine hundred and fifty-six yuan, of which the small one was four kilograms and two, three hundred and thirty-six yuan, and the larger one was twelve. Four kilograms, fifty yuan per kilogram, sold for six hundred and twenty yuan.
Li Long suddenly felt like he was getting rich!
This is stronger than the feeling that future generations will give the land to the cooperative and receive a dividend of more than 100,000 yuan at the end of the year!
(End of this chapter)