After the Dongli Military Academy MMA Competition, the school deliberately took a 3-day vacation to give the freshmen a little time to rest, and many people who lived nearby went home, but Pang Xiaonan chose to stay in Huahai City to deal with a lot of chores because his family lived far away and there were still many things that had not been implemented.

Because of the competition for several days in a row, Pang Xiaonan's practice has dropped a lot, especially when he thinks of a way to increase the effect of practice, and he has not had time to implement it. The day after the race, he went to the old town of Huahai City and found a blacksmith shop.

This blacksmith shop is located at the entrance of a dilapidated community, and Pang Xiaonan spent a lot of time and asked a lot of people to find this place.

There was only one old man in the blacksmith's shop, clanging a piece of red-hot iron. The old man's beard and hair were gray, but looking at his posture with a hammer, it seemed to be sonorous and powerful. Pang Xiaonan took a closer look, the old man was shirtless, with a leather stained apron tied on his body, his arms were very strong, and a trace of muscle covered his entire arm.

"Old man, I want to make something. Pang Xiaonan said politely.

The old man raised his eyes and looked at Pang Xiaonan, did not stop the work in his hand, and said, "You wait a while, I will finish beating this piece of iron." There's a stool over there, you can sit down. ”

Pang Xiaonan walked to the door of the blacksmith shop, where a chair stood alone, Pang Xiaonan sat down, and looked around at the dilapidated shop.

This shop has been around for some years, there are iron parts everywhere, many iron parts are rusty, it looks like defective products, the light in the shop is dim, only the furnace is fiery red, like a red sun, which raises the temperature in the shop by a few degrees, and there is no fan in the store, even Pang Xiaonan, who is sitting at the door, is a little sweaty.

Pang Xiaonan's ears heard the tinkling sound of the old man striking the iron, the sound was very rhythmic, like a symphony, if you close your eyes and feel it, it really has a taste of natural sound.

At last, the clanging sound faded away, and the old man stopped his hammer and put the still red iron piece into the bucket beside him, and the iron piece came into contact with the cold water, making a clattering sound, and a mist rose.

The old man walked up to Pang Xiaonan, took down a dry chimney from the wall, pulled a small bench and sat down, took out a pinch of tobacco from the bag hanging in the dry chimney, put it on the cigarette holder and lit it with a match, and then smoked it.

Pang Xiaonan asked curiously: "Old man, you are so old, are you still striking iron?"

The old man took two puffs of cigarette and said, "No way, there is no successor, how can anyone want to do this kind of hard work now?"

Pang Xiaonan looked at the old man's gray hair, and said with some distress: "Then why don't you retire, can your body still eat?"

The old man shook his head: "Hmph, young man, what you said about retirement is a saying only available to the government and enterprises to work, craftsmen like us, where is there such a thing as retirement, besides, I am idle when I retire, and I panic every day if I don't do something, and my old customers, if I retire, where will they go to find a blacksmith?"

The old man knocked the cigarette that burned to ashes in the cigarette holder on the ground, and replaced it with a new cigarette, "My body, although it is not as good as day by day, but this little effort is still bearable, say, what do you want to fight?"

Pang Xiaonan leaned in front of the old man and said, "I want to hit a big iron ball, hollow, filled with mercury, can I hit it?"

The old man took two puffs of his cigarette, looked at Pang Xiaonan and said, "You can beat it, but what's the use of you hitting this thing? This fee is not cheap." ”

Pang Xiaonan was interested, wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "You don't care what use I have, you don't have to worry about the cost, I can afford it, I can give a deposit." ”

The old man nodded, it's not that he looks down on Pang Xiaonan, it's really Pang Xiaonan wears clothes like a poor student, he explained to Pang Xiaonan: "Because your thing is not a standard part, you have to tell me the size, and then I want to make a mold, if I want to make a mold, it will be expensive, do you understand?"

Pang Xiaonan said: "I understand, old man, I understand what you say, as long as you can make it, money is not a problem, how long will it take to play it?"

The old man looked at the iron parts piled up in the shop, his business was very good, and many businesses were lined up, he asked Pang Xiaonan: "Are you in a hurry?"

Pang Xiaonan nodded and said, "It's in a hurry." ”

The old man picked up the cigarette stick and pointed to the iron pieces piled on the ground and said, "You have also seen that I have a lot of unfinished items here, and you will have to wait for half a month at the earliest." If you can't wait, then you can find someone else to fight. ”

Pang Xiaonan's eyes rolled, and he thought for a while, this blacksmith shop is easy for him to find, where is there any other blacksmith shop for him to find, this is the only shop in Huahai City, "Old man, can you cut into the queue?"

The old man shook his head and said, "It's not a matter of money, I'm a regular customer here, if I let you cut the queue for money, I will live up to their trust in me all along, you better go elsewhere to fight." With that, the old man was about to get up.

Pang Xiaonan hurriedly took the old man's hand and said, "Old man, I'll wait, but please really hurry up, I'll wait for it to practice." ”

The old man was surprised and said, "Practice? It's the first time I've heard of someone practicing with an iron ball, and it's still filled with mercury! But young man, I've also practiced it, otherwise you think I'm still able to swing a sledgehammer at such an old age, what do you rely on?"

Pang Xiaonan laughed and said, "I can see it a long time ago, it turns out that we are fellow believers, so please take care of the old man in the future." ”

The old man took the cigarette pouch and knocked on Pang Xiaonan's head, but he didn't knock it down, and said with a hearty smile: "Okay, for the sake of you and me, I will work overtime to drive you out, you leave a size and a phone number, and I will notify you when I am ready." ”

"Thank you, old man. Pang Xiaonan left the information that the old man wanted and walked out of the blacksmith shop.

Picking up his mobile phone, Pang Xiaonan dialed a call, "Lao Wang, have you cooked at home?" Okay, I'll report a meal and wait for me to come back for dinner." Pang Xiaonan looked up at the sky, dark clouds covered the sun, and the weather was very sultry, as if it was going to rain. Pang Xiaonan hurriedly walked to the parking space, opened the shepherd's car door and got in, and then started the car and drove towards the Hailong community.

These days, Pang Xiaonan has been sending medicine to Councilor Wang, and he learned from Councilor Wang that tonight is the black market gambling stone conference, and the two agreed to go to the gambling stone conference together tonight to try their luck, so Pang Xiaonan is ready to go to Councilor Wang's house to eat, and the surplus grain of the landlord's house can be more abundant than the big meal outside.

Back in Hailong Community, Pang Xiaonan drove directly to Councilor Wang's house and rang the doorbell, it was Su Xiaomei who opened the door, Councilor Wang's housekeeper.

"Yo, Xiao Nan is here, please come in. Su Xiaomei warmly greeted Pang Xiaonan to enter the door, since she knew that Councilor Wang's life was saved by Pang Xiaonan, she looked at Pang Xiaonan differently.

Pang Xiaonan entered the house with a smile and said, "Aunt Mei, I smelled the aroma of food outside, what is there to eat today?"

Su Xiaomei smiled and gave Pang Xiaonan a glass of frozen juice, and said: "Councilor Wang said that you want to come, I will explain that the kitchen has made two more dishes, both of which you love to eat, oh no, you must love to eat, you look at my memory, I don't know what you like to eat, anyway, I prepared a few more nourishing dishes, you are still in school, you need to make up for your brain." ”

Pang Xiaonan leaned back on the solid wood sofa, drank frozen juice and said, "As long as it is the dish prepared by Aunt Mei, there is nothing I don't like to eat!"

There are a lot of people walking around in Councilor Wang's house, Pang Xiaonan and Su Xiaomei are also quickly getting acquainted, no wonder Councilor Wang wants to find Su Xiaomei as a housekeeper, this Su Xiaomei is not only amorous, but also old-fashioned, and she can get along with anyone, and she is also very good at getting into trouble, Pang Xiaonan only came a few times, and he treated Pang Xiaonan as a junior.

Pang Xiaonan is naturally not polite, Aunt Mei is long and Aunt Mei is short and affectionate, in fact, Su Xiaomei is about the same age as his mother, but in terms of appearance, it is one heaven and one earth, Pang Xiaonan can't help but sigh that the people in the city can take care of it.

"What about Councilor Wang?" Pang Xiaonan asked Su Xiaomei.

"Upstairs, it's supposed to be tea. Su Xiaomei looked at the second floor, "It's almost time to eat anyway, I'll go and tell him to come down." ”

"No, no, no," Pang Xiaonan waved his hand and stood up, "I'll call him." ”

Pang Xiaonan went up to the second floor and came to the tea room of Councilor Wang's house, and sure enough, Councilor Wang was drinking tea, he turned his back to the door and looked at the vast sea. The room is filled with antique music, which is refreshing.

This tea room and study room are connected, separated by a screen that can move freely, and the tea room faces the sea side with large floor-to-ceiling windows, and the invincible sea view makes people look open-minded. This sea is not so boundless, you can also overlook the cityscape of Huahai City, at night, the starlight of the lights of thousands of lights, people feel very comfortable.

"Lao Wang, you are so Yaxing. Pang Xiaonan walked straight to the side of the tea table and found a seat to sit down.

"You're here. Councilor Wang reached out and took a small teacup and put it in front of Pang Xiaonan, then grabbed the electric kettle, poured some boiling water, scalded the cup, and then picked up the purple clay pot and poured half a cup of tea into Pang Xiaonan's cup.

"Well, good tea. Pang Xiaonan picked up the teacup and sniffed it deeply, it was a good Tieguanyin.

"Are you sure that you will go to the gambling stone tonight?" Councilor Wang asked Pang Xiaonan with a smile, he knew that Pang Xiaonan's proposal to go to the gambling stone conference was definitely not purely for a stroll, and he must have a plan.

The corners of Pang Xiaonan's mouth raised, and said: "I have made up for the knowledge of jade and jade these days, and I should have grasped the essence of jadeite," Pang Xiaonan clenched his fists and made a cheering gesture, "We will definitely not come back empty-handed tonight." ”

"Oh?" Councilor Wang took a sip of tea with great interest, "Then tell me when you arrive, how can you call Haoyu?"

Pang Xiaonan waved his finger and said: "Don't think I have no concept of jadeite, jadeite is a kind of jade, also known as the king of jade, so gambling on the stone is actually betting on whether there is good jadeite in the rough stone." ”

"The hardness of jadeite is 6.5~7 on the Mohs scale, so it is the only jadeite among all jade, so it is called the king of jade. Jadeite quilt is the most difficult to evaluate gemstones, and the accidents in its composition process lead to the different characteristics of each jadeite, even on the same rough stone, the color of each part is also different. The difference in the quality of jadeite leads to a very large difference in price, from a few hundred yuan to millions or even more expensive, so to evaluate its value, mainly look at the seed water. ”

"Species refers to the texture of jadeite, it is the life of jadeite, the root of jadeite, to put it simply, if a piece of jadeite is not planted, it is an ordinary stone. There are many theories about the classification of jadeite species, and in detail, they are: glass species, high ice, jelly species, ice species, glutinous ice, hibiscus species, glutinous species, fine glutinous species, and glutinous species. ”

"Glass species: as the name suggests, just like the glass translucent, the flesh is very fine, without any impurities, fluorescent from the inside out, the glass luster after polishing, the general glass species are colorless, if colored, it looks more bright and transparent, then it can be called the glass bottom. ”

"Gao Bing: Different from the glass species, although Gao Bing has a high degree of transparency, it has slightly more impurities, a little cotton, fluorescent from the inside out, and has a glass luster after polishing. ”

"Jelly species: The appearance looks very similar to jelly, crystal clear, different from the first two is that it has no fluorescent embodiment, characterized by full gelatinization, no cotton visible to the naked eye, with a glass luster. ”

"Ice species: Ice species jadeite gives people the most intuitive visual experience like an ice cube, so there is a "three points of warmth, seven points of cold" said, high transparency, full of ice, polished is also glass luster. ”

"Glutinous ice: Just like a boiled glutinous rice soup that freezes in the refrigerator, the transparency is inferior to that of ice, with a slight turbidity and still a sense of ice. ”

"Hibiscus species: there is a kind of beauty out of the bath, hazy feeling, most of them slightly with lotus leaf-like background, invisible cotton to the naked eye, integrated, low transparency, also known as high waxiness. ”

"Waxy species: The cotton inside the jadeite begins to dissolve, the particles are not visible to the naked eye, and the transparency is inferior to the hibiscus species, and the best one can be called the hibiscus species. ”

"Fine glutinous species: the cotton and particles inside the jadeite have signs of melting, but they do not melt, and the particles inside the jadeite cannot be seen with the naked eye, and the transparency is low. ”

"Glutinous seeds: give people an intuitive feeling like boiled glutinous rice grains, crystal delicate, and less transparent. And there is a bean seed under the glutinous seed, but the flesh inside the bean jadeite is rough, and the naked eye can see that the crystal particles are large, and its value is low, so we do not attribute it to the jadeite with a seed. ”

Councilor Wang nodded and said: "I have indeed done a lot of homework, but your knowledge is only the most basic way to distinguish jadeite, and anyone who plays jadeite knows it, and people who don't need to play jadeite know it, and the general public knows it." ”

Pang Xiaonan took a drink from the teacup, poured it for himself, and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished yet." ”

"The species of jadeite and water are two concepts, species refers to the structure and structure of jadeite, and water is the brightness and appearance reflection of jadeite. In fact, water is the external embodiment of species, species is the source of the connotation of water, and the two are causally related, which can also be understood as a unity. The jadeite with good water has a tight structure, high transparency, strong luster on the surface, and looks spiritual; jadeite with poor water has no fine crystal structure, and the mineral particles are not delicate enough, and some of them can even be seen with the naked eye. The quality of the planting water is an important factor in the evaluation of the value of jadeite. ”

"People according to the characteristics of jadeite seeds, jadeite will be distinguished from many species of red, with the year of composition as a parameter to distinguish between new species and old bells, new species, old species are relatively speaking, because there is no quantitative norms, so it is difficult for ordinary people to understand. According to the characteristics of water, although there are 9 types, the common ones are mainly 4 categories: glass species, ice species, glutinous species, and bean species. ”

"The water in each part of the jadeite rough is different, and it may also reflect several different kinds of water, such as glutinous ice and ice are both present on the same jadeite rough. However, all of them are the same or close to each other, and the differences between different kinds of water are more subtle, for example, the glass species may be symbiotic with the ice species, or the glutinous species may be symbiotic, but it is unlikely to be symbiotic with the bean species. ”

"The glass species, understood literally, is as bright as glass. Jadeite is a collection of various mineral deposits, and it cannot be 100% pure. The glass species is just an analogy, meaning that its clarity is the same as that of glass. Some jadeite contains a few impurities, which is completely clear, and can also be classified into the field of glass species. The purest and brightest glass jadeite is set at 100 points, so those with more than 90 points can be counted as glass species. ”

"The content of glass jadeite is very small, and among all jadeite products, it is simply one in a million. Glass jadeite is particularly rare and highly valuable. In the auction records of jadeite over the years, the price of glass jadeite has always been very high, if it is full of green glass species, it is attributed to the best jadeite, which can be said to be priceless. ”

"Common glass species are divided into colorless glass species and colored glass species. The colorless glass species are relatively simple to distinguish, and can be distinguished by looking at the purity and reflection, and the typical glass characteristics can be summarized as the glass species. Colored glass species, such as green jadeite, are more difficult to distinguish. This kind of jadeite is also distinguished by purity and reflective strength, but if you look closely at it, it is difficult to tell at a glance whether it belongs to the glass species. ”

"Colorless glass jadeite is one of the jadeite species with the largest price increase in recent years. It can be said that the value has doubled. The normal scale of colorless glass bracelets has risen from tens of thousands of yuan to millions of yuan, and the large colorless glass ring has risen from a few thousand yuan to more than 100,000 yuan now. ”

"The color of glass jadeite is common green and blue flowers, and the rarer ones are yellow, red, purple and black. The price of colored glass jadeite has always been very high, from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars are common, and some of the better ones can reach tens of millions of yuan. The price difference of colored glass is mainly reflected in the hue and color type of the color, as well as the texture of the glass species itself. The jade color is thick and the sun is even, and the jadeite texture is the best. ”

"Ice jadeite is a jade that shines like an ice cube. The ice cube is clear, its transparency is slightly worse than that of the glass species, it is not necessarily pure, and the interior is more or less structured. Ice jadeite also has some internal structures, which can be called "cotton" or "ice slag". The brightness of ice jadeite is also very good, and it is classified as high-grade jadeite, and its value is second only to that of glass. ”

"The span of ice jadeite is relatively large, from the ice wave species and high ice species close to the glass species, to the ice glutinous species close to the glutinous species. Due to the difference in the number of internal impurities, the price of ice jadeite ranges from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and even millions of yuan, and it is one of the most common high-grade jadeite. ”

"Glass jadeite is simply impurity-free, so it's easy to identify. It is not difficult to identify the ice jadeite, as long as the jadeite is as bright as ice, even if there is a structure inside, it is considered an ice jadeite. If it is a colored ice jadeite, it is necessary to carefully observe the reflection of the appearance of the jadeite, which is similar to the luster of ice cubes, with a weak mirror effect, but it is weaker than the glass luster of glass jadeite. ”

"Ice jadeite spans a large area, there is no quantitative standard, and some merchants will call the ice glutinous species as high ice species, so as to mislead consumers. There are no detailed characteristics and data that can measure the extent of the jadeite ice species and how much it is worth, and in most cases we can only rely on experience to distinguish the quality of the ice jadeite. ”

"There are many types of ice jadeite colors, and basically all the colors of jadeite are included, except for the common colorless. In addition to green, there are also yellow jade, red jade, black cui and violet. In the meantime, ice violets are relatively rare, and if the purple is elegant, it is also classified as high-grade jadeite, which is very collectible. ”

"The brightness of glutinous jadeite is second only to that of ice species, and it is in a semi-transparent state, which seems to be transparent but not transparent. Like a porridge that is very thin, or maybe washed rice water, it is slightly cloudy, and it is difficult to see the particles in the structure with the naked eye. Glutinous jadeite is more common, attributed to mid-range jadeite, but there are also some very delicate textures, with the effect of glue, then attributed to high-grade jadeite. ”

"The characteristics of waxy jadeite can be summed up in four words: uniform but not transparent. If it is uneven, the particles can be seen, and the glutinous species cannot be reached; if it is uniform and transparent, it will be attributed to the ice glutinous species. ”

"There is a relationship between impermeability and thickness, and a 3mm thick glutinous seed is more transparent than a 9mm thick ice seed. If the waxy jadeite is cut very thinly, it will also become very transparent, similar to the effect of ice seeds, so we can only take the jadeite with the same thickness as a reference to judge the seed water of the jadeite. ”

"The appearance of waxy jadeite is relatively soft in reflection, and there is no mirror effect of glass and ice, as long as the marginal light spot is vague. The internal particles of different glutinous species are different, if it is a glutinous seed with relatively old water, the internal particles are delicate and the structure is fine, and the role of glue may appear. ”

"The value of jadeite is closely related to the water planted, and in most cases, if the color and craftsmanship are similar, the ice species will be more expensive than the waxy species, but this is not necessarily the case. Some waxy jadeite, if the roots are uniform and delicate enough, and the ice jadeite has more cotton wool inside, the water may be better than the ice jadeite, and the price may be higher than the ice jadeite. ”

"Bean seeds are the most common type of jadeite, and there is a saying that nine out of ten beans mean that 90% of jadeite is bean seeds. Its crystal particles are coarse, there is no translucency, and the stone is relatively heavy, and its structure can usually be seen with the naked eye. The quality of most bean jadeite species is low, and the overall price is not high, but there are also high-end colors, such as green beans and green on white. ”

According to the composition of the jadeite jadeite, it is divided into coarse bean species and fine bean species, the particles of fine bean seeds are more delicate, and the water is better than that of coarse bean seeds. Another measurement norm is color, some full green bean jadeite, also attributed to high-grade jadeite, the best color of bean green, its value is even close to colorless glass. In addition to this kind of high-value bean green, the background color of colorless beans has a great impact on the price, some of the background color is very white, and some of the background color is gray or even black, and the two values are also very different. ”

"Bean seed jadeite is generally used to make low-grade jadeite pendants, and the jewelry-grade jadeite of several hundred yuan seen daily is generally made of colorless bean seeds. Bean seed jadeite is cheap, simple and has a faint bean green background, so there are still many consumers in the market. Some bean jadeite is used to make ornaments, and most of the jadeite ornaments are made of bean jadeite, and there is no shortage of fine products. The best-colored bean jadeite is used to make bracelets and jadeite collars, and it can be said that the most affordable green jadeite is the most affordable. ”

Councilor Wang smiled, gave a thumbs up, and said, "The research is very deep, but we are going to gamble on the stone, and the original stone can't see the jadeite inside, how do you want to bet." Although Councilor Wang knew that Pang Xiaonan must have his way, he was still very curious about Pang Xiaonan's method.

"Hehe," Pang Xiaonan pointed to Councilor Wang's heart, "Have you forgotten how I healed you? I can even sense the structure inside the human body, how can a stone stump me?"

"Haha," Councilor Wang clapped his hands happily and rubbed them, "Look at my memory, it seems that we have gained a lot tonight!"

Pang Xiaonan has been practicing near his villa these days, and has continuously instilled the aura between heaven and earth into his body, although the level of martial arts has not grown much, but the sensing power has risen sharply, and sometimes he can also sense it in the air, that is to say, without touching the object, he can sense the material, structure and other complex information of the object.

"Let's go, let's eat, let's leave early!" Pang Xiaonan drank all the tea in the cup, got up and beckoned Councilor Wang to go downstairs.

Councillor Wang's food was indeed very rich, with a steamed sea bass, a plate of garlic vegetables, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried meat with carrots, a pot of flower snails, and a big bowl of fish head tofu soup, but only Councillor Wang, Su Xiaomei, Pang Xiaonan and Peng Yuyan ate for dinner.

Councilor Wang sat on the main seat and waved his hand and beckoned: "Come, Xiaonan, eat, eat." There aren't a lot of dishes, and I don't like to waste them, so I've prepared these dishes, and I don't know if they suit your taste. ”

Pang Xiaonan picked up a green vegetable with chopsticks and put it in his mouth and chewed it, the green vegetables were crispy, mixed with the taste of nature and light soy sauce, "delicious!" Pang Xiaonan licked his lips, "I'm not picky, and I don't like to waste, this dish is good, come on, come on, don't be idle, eat and eat......"

After eating and drinking, Peng Yuyan drove Pang Xiaonan and Councilor Wang towards the black market, Peng Yuyan's car drove fast and steadily, and soon came to the edge of the city, but although the buildings are getting more and more dilapidated, the traffic flow on the road is not small, Councilor Wang said to Pang Xiaonan: "Most of these cars are going to the night market, and tonight can be said to be a big carnival night." ”

In the blink of an eye, we came to a large ruin-like place, and Councilor Wang said, "We have arrived. ”