Chapter 58 Gambling
"Lin..." Paul gasped and said to Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan understands the meaning, help him find out if this carpet is a treasure!
Lin Yuan told him not to worry, and took the carpet calmly.
Unfolding the carpet, the decorative patterns were not exactly the same as the previous one, but they were similar. They were either woven by nomadic tribes or in villages far away from towns.
"This is the same type of blanket."
As soon as these words came out, Paul grinned from the corner of his mouth to the back of his ears: I found a treasure!
Qiao Yufan was a little envious and said: "Paul, how did you find this blanket?"
In his opinion, the carpets in the store are all the same.
Paul chuckled: "Good luck!"
He told everyone that it was only after listening to Lin Yuan's explanation just now that he recalled that he had seen a similar carpet in the store.
The reason why I remember this is because when Paul was looking around in the store, he was suddenly startled by his uncle's scream of "Ouch" and accidentally knocked down a few carpets.
And among those carpets, one happened to have a different style from the others.
At this moment, he was a little glad that he went inside. If he were like Lin Yuan and stood in front of the store, he would definitely not be able to find this treasure blanket.
At this time, Lin Yuan said again: "What a pity."
Paul's expression changed and he quickly asked: "What's wrong?"
"This blanket should have been burned by fire. You can see it's obviously a little brown here." Lin Yuan pointed out.
As we all know, each piece of clothing has its own maximum withstand temperature. Generally, clothing cannot withstand high temperatures. High temperatures will damage the fibers of the clothing, causing the clothing to turn yellow or even black.
Persian carpets are made of wool and are as difficult to withstand high temperatures as clothing.
Originally, this carpet was smaller than Lin Yuan's carpet, but now that it has such flaws, its value has been greatly reduced.
Looking at the browned place, Paul felt his heart bleed.
"How much is it worth now?" Qiao Yufan asked.
"Ten thousand dollars!"
What? The depreciation is so great! Not to mention the same as Lin Yuan's, why don't you even have 100,000 or 80,000?
Paul was heartbroken after hearing the valuation given by Lin Yuan.
From heaven to hell, in an instant, this is how Paul really felt at this time.
"Why? The burnt mark is no bigger than a fingernail..." someone said.
Lin Yuan explained: "This blanket is much rougher."
Later, when the two carpets were put together, it was obvious that although the carpet Lin Yuan got was also rough, it was better than Paul's.
Seen separately, there seems to be little difference between the two, but not when put together.
Sure enough, there is no harm without comparison!
Henry patted Paul on the shoulder and comforted: "Be content! We have nothing."
Hearing this, Paul felt much more comfortable instantly.
The left and right ones were only bought for 60 US dollars, and the profit in the middle was a hundred times!
Not far away, without knowing what was happening, a group of people were watching.
As Chinese people who naturally love to eat melons, Lin Yuan and the others naturally approached and found someone inside gambling on shellfish.
The so-called "betting on shells" is to take out pearl shells and bet for how much one shell will cost. If a pearl comes out, you win the bet. If not, you are willing to admit defeat.
This is the same as gambling on stones. Gambling on stones means finding jade from raw stones, while gambling on shells means finding pearls inside shells.
"The beads are out. Although they are a bit small, they are round enough!"
"Hey! Congratulations on getting another pearl."
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At the stall, someone is opening pearl oysters. Every time a pearl is opened, the stall owner shouts, giving people a subconscious feeling: The pearl yield rate is high!
The bearded stall owner had long noticed Lin Yuan and others. There are seven people. If each of them opens a few, it will be a big business.
He greeted warmly: "Hi, friend! Do you want to open two to try your luck?"
"How to sell it?" Qiao Yufan was a little moved.
He had heard of Bei Bei, but had never played it. He happened to come across it today and wanted to play.
"The pearls here cost US$10 each, while the pearl oysters over there are larger and cost US$20 each, but the chance of getting the best pearls will be higher."
Qiao Yufan walked over and picked one from the basket of pearl oysters.
"Do you need help opening it?" the stall owner asked.
He knew that some customers disliked the salty smell of pearl oysters and would choose to sell them on his behalf.
Qiao Yufan waved his hand: "No, I'll drive it myself."
The greatest joy of betting on shellfish is the moment when the shellfish opens, and you must do it yourself!
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
The stall owner handed Qiao Yufan a shell-opening knife and then demonstrated how to open it.
According to the method taught by the stall owner, Qiao Yufan planned to open the small pearl oysters first.
I saw that he inserted the shell cutter along the gap of the pearl oyster. After inserting it to a certain depth, he twisted it gently and the pearl oyster was opened.
Qiao Yufan saw that there was only a lump of shellfish inside, and no trace of pearls could be seen, and he couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment on his face.
He took a deep breath and opened the other pearl oyster in the same way.
"Ah! The pearl is out!" The sharp-eyed stall owner immediately congratulated, his voice was a bit loud. The stall owner did it on purpose to attract business!
The cut open pearl oyster contained not only shell meat, but also three or four soybean-sized pearls, which were unevenly shaped.
Such pearls are not worth much money at all on the market.
In other words, Qiao Yufan lost the bet.
"How about opening more shops?" the stall owner advised with "kindness".
Qiao Yufan thought for a while and realized that he was not in a tight situation now, so it wouldn't hurt to play a few more games.
This time, he chose five large pearl oysters.
Qiao Yufan pressed one of the pearl oysters firmly and cut it open. He saw a thumb-sized mass in the shell's flesh, but no pearls.
He pursed his lips, thinking it was another empty pearl oyster.
However, experienced stall owners know that this is a big pearl.
"This pearl is quite big!" the stall owner said.
pearl? Where?
Not only Qiao Yufan, but also many people watching the excitement were stunned.
"Here it is." The stall owner stretched out his right hand and squeezed the shell meat gently, and a round and smooth pearl slipped out of the shell meat.
This pearl is not small, a full ten millimeters, smooth and delicate, with almost no flaws, and looks very beautiful.
Since ancient times, there has been a saying about pearls that "seven points are pearls, eight points are treasures", which means that pearls can be called treasures when they reach eight points in weight. The current saying is that the diameter of pearls is about 9 mm.
In ancient times, due to limitations of technology and resources, it was rare to produce larger-sized pearls, so pearls with a diameter of more than 8 mm were regarded as treasures.
This traditional concept still affects people's understanding and evaluation of pearls and other jewelry.
After getting this big pearl, Qiao Yufan felt better and continued to cut open the remaining pearl oysters, but found nothing.
"Do you want to play?" Qiao Yufan turned to Lin Yuan and others and asked.
"Here, Brother Lin, give me some advice!" Huo Qingtong said.
(End of chapter)