Supernatural Insight Eyes-Chapter 72 One stroke makes you poor another makes you rich

72: One stroke makes you poor, another makes you rich.

72: One stroke makes you poor, another makes you rich.

Ye Qiu returned to the Goddess Villa, gave a few instructions, and the next day he went to the agreed location.

The two men took a car out of Zhongshan City and arrived at a jade stone gambling market located next to Zhongshan City, Linzhou.

Linzhou is a gambling stone market that has emerged in recent years.

Its prototype mainly focused on processing, but after several years of booming development, it has become the gambling stone market of today.

Every day, stone gambling enthusiasts from all over the country come here to buy a few stones they have set their eyes on and try their luck.

Ye Qiu didn’t know much about stone gambling.

Had it not been for his “perspective eye”, he would not have been able to tell which pieces were any good.

Although Huo Qian was not very skilled at evaluating stones, he was clear about the ins and outs of the stone gambling scene.

In the world of stone gambling, there is a saying.

One cut to poverty, one cut to riches, one cut to wearing burlap.

A piece of raw stone, once cut, may reveal very little green, emerging as something worth far less than the price paid for it, which means a loss.

Some people, enamored with a raw stone, even go as far as borrowing money to buy it, only to end up with a worthless stone, misjudging it and losing everything.

This is what is meant by one cut to poverty.

Every coin has two sides.

Some people have bad luck or poor judgement and cut stones that turn out to be of little value.

But there are also those with a deep understanding of raw stones, who can tell at a glance the depth and the likelihood of finding green within.

Such events often occur at a certain stall in the Linzhou market, where bystanders witness a raw stone bought for several hundred thousand suddenly skyrocket to a value of several million or even tens of millions once cut.

That’s one cut to riches.

Stone gambling has a very strong element of risk.

It can make someone rich overnight, or leave them with nothing.

Listening to Huo Qian recount various incidents from the stone gambling world, Ye Qiu began to get an idea of what stone gambling involved.

In essence, stone gambling is like any other form of gambling, with luck playing a significant part.

It’s all about one person being willing to gamble and another willing to bear the consequence.

“You’re not worried that I’ll get hooked on gambling and end up broke, are you?” Huo Qian asked with a laugh, looking at Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu indeed had considered this possibility, since gambling can be very addictive, just like smoking.

Once you get used to it, it’s hard to quit.

Huo Qian said with a laugh, “I know the waters are deep here, and every time I gamble on stones, I set a limit for myself.

I won’t make a move if it’s over a certain amount of money.”

“Does your father know you gamble on stones?”

“He knows, but I have self-control.

I won’t gamble too much,” Huo Qian said.

“You didn’t bring me here thinking I would gamble on stones, did you?” Ye Qiu said with a smile.

“You’ve never gambled on stones before, I can tell.

But it’s precisely because you’re new to this that you might have exceptionally good luck.

Otherwise, how could you have cut a stone that’s nearly the quality of imperial green?” Huo Qian mused thoughtfully, as if he had everything under control.

Ye Qiu just smiled; he certainly wasn’t going to tell Huo Qian that his success in gambling was not due to luck, but rather because he could see through the essence of the stones.

“You have this mysterious aura about you that makes you inscrutable, so by having you here, maybe my luck will skyrocket,” Huo Qian said.

The two chatted for a while, then arrived at a stall.

There were many people around, and at each stall, groups of stone appreciators gathered, their eyes reflecting thoughts on whether the stones were worth cutting.

Ye Qiu advised Huo Qian not to make a move immediately.

Being newcomers, they didn’t need to rush and could take their time to look around first.

Huo Qian shared the sentiment.

Although he could be considered a second-generation rich kid in Zhongshan City, he would have to be more restrained in other cities.

The stall was quite large, with raw stones of various sizes on display.

The largest, about the height of a person, bore a price tag of ten million, while the smallest, about the size of a fist, ranged from several dozen to several thousand yuan in price.

Essentially, no matter your wealth, there was a raw stone for you to gamble on, which Ye Qiu found rather formidable.

At this time, the market was just opening and the crowd had only just begun to flow in, but already, some people couldn’t resist making the first move.

A football-sized piece of rough jade shaped like a sphere was bought for eight thousand yuan, and the stall owner was responsible for cutting the stone.

Everyone gathered around, forming a half-circle.

After the first cut, there was nothing, just white.

The majority of the crowd let out sighs of pity, lamenting a gambling collapse, which meant a loss.

As for the buyer, his expression remained unchanged, not showing the slightest ripple despite the cut, as though he had expected this.

Upon the second cut, a hint of green appeared.

Astonishment spread among the crowd—they had actually cut green.

The buyer smiled and then did not allow the stall owner to continue cutting. free𝑤ebnovel.com

The stall owner nodded, saying, “Do you want to sell it now?”

The buyer replied, “Starting at four hundred thousand.”

The eyes of the crowd were glued to the piece of rough jade with its newly exposed green, analyzing its value.

If they continued to cut and the area of green became larger, if there were more hints of green, its value would certainly exceed four hundred thousand.

But, if the next cut turned out white again, it would be ruined, and the four hundred thousand would go down the drain.

Ye Qiu and Huo Qian watched for a while, and ultimately, someone else bought the stone for three hundred fifty thousand.

After it was completely cut open, plenty of green was revealed, its total value far exceeding three hundred fifty thousand.

“Zzz…

No wonder people flock to this.

In just a moment’s time, tens of thousands were made—it’s such quick money,” Ye Qiu said indifferently.

Huo Qian agreed.

He had seen several people bet successfully, and even though his family was not short of money, the thrill of winning a bet left him anticipating.

With someone setting a good example, among the crowd of onlookers, others began to make their moves too.

For a time, the number of people having stones cut increased.

Huo Qian also prepared to pick a piece, but Ye Qiu stopped him.

He had just scanned the area with his X-ray vision and saw that not many stones here were revealing green.

There were several rough stones marked with five million or ten million that contained quite a bit of green, but Ye Qiu felt that spending so much money on them was not worthwhile.

“Let’s go somewhere else,” Ye Qiu suggested.

Huo Qian was taken aback, unsure why Ye Qiu had stopped him.

After hesitating slightly, he followed Ye Qiu to another stall.

Walking from one end to the other, Huo Qian wanted to buy a piece several times but was stopped by Ye Qiu every time, leaving him very puzzled by Ye Qiu’s actions.

Ye Qiu didn’t offer any explanations and simply glanced over a stall before moving on, appearing to just take a cursory look.

After virtually covering the entire Gambling Stone Street, Huo Qian couldn’t help but voice the question that had been lingering in his mind.

“Brother Ye, why have you repeatedly stopped me from making a move?

Just let me buy one for fun,” said Huo Qian.

Ye Qiu shook his head and said earnestly, “Brother Huo, do you want to take a big gamble?”

A big gamble?

Upon hearing this, Huo Qian’s eyes flashed with excitement as he asked, “How big?”

“Close to ten million.”

Huo Qian inhaled sharply.

Ten million might not be much for the Huo family, but it was not an amount he could easily produce on his own.

After all, it was a large sum of money.

Huo Qian hesitated and then said, “I’m afraid I don’t have that much money on me.” He showed a look of embarrassment.

“Then let’s buy a few small ones first, make some capital, and then that should be enough,” Ye Qiu said casually.

“Are you sure?” Huo Qian looked at Ye Qiu with surprise, wondering where his confidence came from, or if Ye Qiu could really see through the stones.

“Since we’re here, we can’t leave empty-handed,” Ye Qiu said, a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

After a long walk around, it was not just a casual glance for him.

He already knew clearly which stall had which pieces of rough jade that would turn out green.

The challenge now was to buy as many rough stones as possible before anyone else, which would likely keep both of them busy.