Chapter 73

After Master Jieshi left, the room was left with only Su Zhe.

Su Zhe moved all the raw stones to the side of the jieshi machine. This time, he decided to personally handle the jieshi process, but he was not very confident. It wasn't that he was afraid of finding no jade inside the raw stones, but rather that he was worried about accidentally cutting the jade inside during the process, which would greatly affect its value.

To minimize the loss as much as possible, Su Zhe chose a raw stone with a relatively weaker reaction to use as a trial, to gain some experience.

The six raw stones Su Zhe selected were not very large in size or weight, so he could move them around by himself. Su Zhe moved the first chosen raw stone to the jieshi machine.

Su Zhe did not use the tools that ordinary people need for jieshi, such as a powerful flashlight. Instead, he used his hands to sense the stone. He felt which side had a stronger reaction and marked it as the first cut. Su Zhe took out a piece of chalk and drew a line where he intended to cut, to avoid cutting off-center.

After adjusting the angle of the jieshi machine, he made a straight cut, but unfortunately, no green was visible on the cut surface.

Su Zhe did not get discouraged, as he had no experience the first time and did not dare to cut too deep, to avoid damaging the jade inside. Not seeing any green was a normal phenomenon.

Su Zhe extended his hand and carefully sensed the cut surface of the raw stone, comparing it with his previous judgment. Upon careful sensing, he could already feel that the reaction on the cut surface was slightly stronger than before, although it was not very obvious. This was very helpful for Su Zhe in judging the strength of the reactions.

After observing for a while, Su Zhe took the chalk again and drew a new line, then readjusted the angle and made another cut.

This time, a hint of green appeared on the cut surface, although it was still vague and not very clear. However, it was enough to prove that Su Zhe's judgment was becoming more accurate.

After the green appeared, Su Zhe moved the raw stone to another side and made another cut. Each time he cut, he would use his hands to sense the cut surface before carefully continuing. This helped him improve his judgment of the raw stone's reactions.

Although Su Zhe did not need to think for a long time like others before each step of the jieshi process, this was his first time personally handling it, so his movements were inevitably slower, and it took him quite a while to roughly extract the jade.

Next, Su Zhe used a grinding wheel to carefully remove the outer layer of the jade, revealing its true appearance: blue water green. Su Zhe could not determine its quality, but the jade was quite large and had a good appearance. Su Zhe believed it should be worth a considerable amount of money.

After successfully extracting this piece of jade, Su Zhe gained a lot of experience. With his increased confidence, he continued to extract the remaining five raw stones.

As expected, all six raw stones Su Zhe bought contained jade, and their value was not low. At the very least, these six pieces of jade would not cause Su Zhe to incur a loss.

With the experience of extracting six pieces of jade, Su Zhe was no longer a novice in jieshi. With his supernatural ability to sense jade, Su Zhe was much more skilled than professional jieshi masters. It was not impossible for him to become a jieshi master. Jieshi masters hold a high status in the jieshi world, and many people are willing to pay a large sum to hire them to help with jieshi.

The most frustrating thing is not when a valuable raw stone fails to yield jade, but when the jade inside is damaged during the jieshi process, affecting its original value.

Only experienced jieshi masters can minimize the damage to the jade inside and preserve its value.

After extracting all six pieces of jade, Su Zhe bought a suitcase and some velvet cloth from the jieshi shop.

Jieshi shops generally sell suitcases because some customers buy raw stones and do not want to process them at the shop, while others extract jade and do not want to sell it on the spot. When they need to take the jade away, the suitcase comes in handy.

Su Zhe naturally did not plan to sell his jade at the jieshi shop; otherwise, there would be no point in him using a room to process the stones himself. He did it to avoid drawing attention. If he suddenly took out six pieces of jade, it would cause quite a stir.

Su Zhe wrapped the six pieces of jade in velvet cloth and placed them in the suitcase. After putting all the jade into the suitcase, Su Zhe left the jieshi shop directly, and no one in the shop knew that he had extracted six pieces of jade.

Su Zhe did not plan to keep the six pieces of jade for himself. The only person he knew who bought jade was Xia Hanruo. He had a good impression of her and believed she was someone he could work with.

Su Zhe found the business card Xia Hanruo had left last time and took the suitcase to the address recorded on it.

On the way, Su Zhe called Xia Hanruo to ask if she was available and wanted to collaborate with her.

Xia Hanruo was somewhat surprised when she received Su Zhe's call, but she still said she would wait for him at the store.

Soon, they arrived at Tianya Jewelry Store, which was quite large and had a unique interior design.

After Su Zhe arrived, he called Xia Hanruo. Soon, Xia Hanruo came out to greet him.

Xia Hanruo directly led Su Zhe to her office on the third floor of Tianya Jewelry Store.

After they sat down, Xia Hanruo poured a cup of tea for Su Zhe and said, "Mr. Su, I wonder what you want to collaborate on this time."

Without beating around the bush, Su Zhe opened the suitcase, took out the first piece of jade he had extracted, and handed it to Xia Hanruo, saying, "I came to sell this jade to Manager Xia. I wonder if Manager Xia is currently buying jade?"

Xia Hanruo opened the velvet cloth wrapping the jade. When she saw the jade inside, she could hardly take her eyes off it, immediately captivated by its beauty. Women are naturally drawn to jewelry, and Xia Hanruo was no exception. After a while, she regained her composure, and her tone was slightly urgent, "Mr. Su, do you plan to sell this piece of jade? Please rest assured, I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

Su Zhe nodded, indicating his willingness to sell. He came to Tianya Jewelry Store to sell the jade, and in the end, he took out all the jade from the suitcase for Xia Hanruo to see.

Seeing so many pieces of jade at once was quite a shock to Xia Hanruo, and she was already losing her composure. The jade Su Zhe took out later was even better in quality than the first piece.

After observing for a while, Xia Hanruo confirmed that Su Zhe intended to sell these pieces of jade. She greeted Su Zhe and asked him to wait a moment. Then, Xia Hanruo made an internal call and called someone over.