Chapter 119: Mansions and Beauties, Not a Single One Lacking!!!
As soon as Gu Yu thought of this as an opportunity, he couldn’t stay put any longer.
He also wanted to play a round.
However, it wasn’t the stone currently surrounded by everyone. Instead, he wanted to check other shops to see if there were any other good stones.
As for why he didn’t buy this stone that was being hyped up… it was also because there were too many shills bidding up the price.
Shills were a group of people in cahoots with the seller, helping to inflate the price.
With Gu Yu’s eyesight, it was very easy to discern them.
If this small town were to prosper by gambling on stones, with large numbers of people coming and going every day, there would definitely be a group of professional shills.
They specialize in raising prices for a living, tricking outsiders into buying fake stones.
Gu Yu had seen many such scams before.
Therefore, even if he wanted to gamble on stones now, he would go to shops that weren’t particularly bustling…
With that in mind, Gu Yu looked up and around. After carefully selecting a shop, he led Gu Qingheng and Xi Yang towards it.
“Brother-in-law, where are we going?”
“Today, I’ll take you guys out to have some fun and try our luck.”
“Gambling? Brother-in-law, forget it! If my sister finds out you’re gambling, she’ll definitely give you a good scolding.”
After Gu Qingheng asked in confusion, he immediately heard Gu Yu’s answer and rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Did his brother-in-law turn into an unrestrained prodigal son as soon as he left home?
Now he even dared to gamble!
Not to mention anything else, ten gambles usually result in nine losses, and the remaining one is a shill.
Yang Yiwen, who was chased away by the village chief earlier, lost money gambling and even sold his family’s grain, causing his wife and children to starve to the bone.
“It’s not gambling money, it’s gambling on stones.”
“Gambling on stones?”
“Since coming to this town, haven’t you noticed… that the specialty here is a pile of stones?”
“I did notice, but what’s so great about gambling on a stone?”
Seeing his younger brother-in-law’s contemptuous look, Gu Yu couldn’t help but chuckle helplessly and then began to explain.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingheng still had a look of confusion on his face, not knowing what was so special about gambling on stones.
Besides gambling on chickens and dogs, there was also gambling on stones!
“These are not ordinary stones. They might contain valuable jade. If they really do, then you’ve made a profit.”
“I see…”
“Also, even when gambling on stones, I will do so within my means. I won’t be reckless like others who are blinded by greed.”
As they spoke, the group arrived in front of a shop. Compared to the liveliness of the previous one, this place was quite deserted.
The boss was idly playing with two walnuts, sitting leisurely on a chair, very content.
Even though he saw Gu Yu and the others enter the shop, he didn’t bother to get up and greet them. He just spoke casually, telling them to select freely.
Seeing that the boss didn’t swarm them like flies, Gu Yu was very satisfied. Afterward, he led Gu Qingheng and Xi Yang to pick and choose, and bought a few stones.
It cost a total of several hundred taels of silver, which for Gu Yu, wasn’t even a drop in the bucket.
Afterward, Gu Yu took them to the place where stones were cut, preparing to pay some labor fees for professionals to cut the stones.
“Brother-in-law, look quickly! Isn’t that the stone we saw at the beginning? The one on the right with some green jade, it’s very memorable to me!”
“Someone actually bought it, the fool!”
When Gu Qingheng’s sharp eyes spotted a stone waiting to be cut, he immediately whispered to Gu Yu, making Gu Yu look over. Indeed, it was that stone.
Gu Yu’s interest was piqued.
He wanted to see what could be cut from this stone.
He never expected that people would actually believe such a trick as gluing jade directly onto the outside of the raw stone. Of course, it might be a very valuable stone, but with so many shills, Gu Yu thought it was unlikely.
The man who bought the stone, at this moment, wore an expression of certainty that he would make money. Under the gazes of the surrounding crowd, he was smug, thinking he would soon be rich!
At that time, he would have mansions and beauties, not a single one lacking!!!
Afterward, while the man was dreaming of getting rich, all the stones being cut in front had been finished.
It was unclear if everyone was unlucky, but after cutting so many stones, not a single one contained jade, they were all ordinary stones.
“Fellow, you need to be careful when you cut! Look, the jade is already exposed on the outside, there must be valuable treasures inside!”
“Okay, I’ll be careful.”
After carefully placing the stone on the workbench, the man repeatedly warned the craftsman cutting the stone, telling him to be extra cautious.
If the entire piece of jade were to be damaged during the cut, its value would be greatly reduced!
When the craftsman heard the man’s words, he glanced closely at the stone in front of him, then chuckled softly. He didn’t bother to argue with the man and simply nodded in agreement.
Then, the craftsman raised his tool and cut the stone in half.
The action was simple and crude, with no care at all.
“You! I told you to be careful. If you ruin this treasure, you won’t be able to afford to compensate me even if I sell you…”
“You should look at the stone first!”
Seeing the craftsman’s rough actions, the man’s face immediately showed dissatisfaction. However, before he could say more, the craftsman immediately put down his tools and pointed to the stone.
Following the direction the craftsman was pointing, they saw that after the stone was cut open, there was nothing inside.
It was just an ordinary stone.
This made the man freeze on the spot. Then, disbelievingly, he quickly stepped forward and examined the stone carefully, suspecting it had been swapped!
Otherwise, how could there be nothing?
“Impossible, the outside of the stone is clearly fine jade, how could there be nothing! I spent thousands of taels of silver on it, this is all my savings!!!”
“This stone was clearly pieced together by humans, it’s definitely a scam! Hurry up and take the stone back to the seller before they leave!”
“Yes, I want my money back!”
Seeing the man hugging the cut stone and crying hysterically, the craftsman kindly reminded him.
As the saying goes, every debt must be paid by its debtor. It’s better to find the person who sold the stone as soon as possible!
He also needed to continue his business!
The craftsman had seen many such situations, so after the man left crying, he immediately called for the next person.
“Brother-in-law, look! Anything related to gambling, and the outcome is always very bad!”
“Hmph, you say that, but when we were buying stones just now, I didn’t see you hesitate!”
“It’s just that you have money, brother-in-law, so it would be a waste not to buy it, hehe.”
“Alright, stop joking. It’s almost our turn.”
After Gu Yu finished speaking, the craftsman immediately beckoned to him, indicating that it was time to cut the stones that Gu Yu and his companions had brought.
