Hello, 1983

Three jeeps drove out of Hotan County and headed eastward in twists and turns.

It was already the second day after Liu Qingshan arrived here. When Liu Qingshan proposed to go to Yulong Kashi River, the old man Alimu happily accompanied him.

This is the scope of the Hotan Oasis, so the vegetation is still very lush, and there are several Populus euphratica forests along the way.

When everyone came down and stopped to watch, Li Likun also sang a few words of Populus euphratica in Kashgar, which attracted Niazi and others who were accompanying him to nod and praise.

The car ran for more than three hours, and in the oasis in front, I saw a winding river.

The river runs in a north-south direction and has quietly nourished this oasis for thousands of years.

In fact, in the borderlands, a place with countless magnificent natural landscapes, this river is too ordinary.

However, it is famous for Hetian jade, as the saying goes: the mountain is not high, but the immortal is famous; the water is not deep, and the jade is spiritual.

The old man Alimu enthusiastically introduced to Liu Qingshan:

We call this river Baiyu River, which is Yulong Kashi River; there is also a Moyu River called Karakashi River, which mainly produces jasper.

Liu Qingshan now finally knows that the old man of Alimu is very prestigious in the local area. His family has been a jade picker for generations, and he has a deep research on Hetian jade.

A few years ago, everyone thought that the mines on the mountain were exhausted and that they had cut off their livelihoods.

It was the old man who put forward a theory: the veins of Hetian jade are distributed with melons and vines.

So everyone, according to the old man's theory, really found a new vein.

The old man obviously also valued Liu Qingshan very much, and even accompanied him to the Yulong Kashi River in person.

A person who dares to buy a lot of money when he is not sure about the value of a stone like Jinsiyu can't help the old man of Alimu not pay attention.

Everyone got out of the car and came to the edge of the main river. The ground was full of large and small stones, most of which were washed relatively smooth by the water.

Large stones cannot be held by a person; small ones are the size of ordinary pebbles.

At this moment, the river water is not deep, and it is very clear. The water and grass on both sides of the river are lush, and there are cattle and sheep hidden in it.

Clear water, blue sky,

Green grass, cattle and sheep, so good.

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh, because he had seen the introduction of the Yulong Kashi River decades later, and the scene was devastated as if it had just been plowed by a bomb.

All kinds of large excavators directly excavate more than ten meters deep in the river, so that the Yulong Kashi River, which is several hundred kilometers long, is full of holes.

Not only this river, but also the surrounding ancient rivers, which have now dried up and been buried in the sand, have not been spared since.

Human beings are greedy, and wealth and silk move people's hearts.

Of course, the old man Alimu didn't know what would happen decades later. At this moment, he was still in high spirits:

The best mutton fat jade in Hetian jade is only produced in the Baiyu River, and only those who are destined can pick it up.

As soon as the words fell, Li Likun, Cao Xiaofei and Lu Fang, a large group of people, had already rushed towards the river beach.

Liu Qingshan also smiled and shook his head: I don't know how many times the beach here has been picked up by people, right?

Niaz took over the words: It doesn't matter, every year in the rainy season, flash floods will wash down a batch of new stones. There was a heavy rain just a few days ago, so maybe you can actually pick up jade.

It turns out that this is the case. The layers of pebbles in the river channel are several meters thick. It must have come this way.

Liu Qingshan nodded, and then saw that there were indeed dozens of figures shaking on the river beach in the distance, probably all jade-pickers.

He pointed over there: We haven't seen jade picking before, can we go and take a look?

Of course, this is no problem, and the group slowly strolled there.

Boss, I found a piece, can you see if it is jade?

Li Likun ran back excitedly, holding an egg-sized stone in his hand.

You ask me, I'm also a layman.

Liu Qingshan smiled, but Master Lu took the stone and looked at it, then twisted it with his fingers:

This is an ordinary stone. You would think that Hetian jade is as easy to find as golden thread jade.

Li Likun couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, lowered his head again, and went to the river to touch.

After Liu Qingshan and the others approached the group of jade pickers, they couldn't help but look a little dazed.

I saw more than 20 local people, standing in the waist-deep river, dancing with their hands and dancing their own national dances.

They were very close to each other, shoulders shoulders with each other, pulled into horizontal rows, and moved slowly forward.

What are these people doing? Liu Qingshan really couldn't understand.

The old man Alimu smiled and replied, Of course it's jade.

How to pick?

Tread with your feet.

Liu Qingshan seems to understand a little bit. It is estimated that these people have been engaged in this kind of work for a long time, and their toes can distinguish the difference between jade and ordinary pebbles.

Sure enough, one of the jade pickers shouted, and the team stopped immediately.

I saw the man bent down just now, his whole body submerged in the river, and when he showed up again, a stone the size of a palm appeared in his hand.

The gang scurried to the shore, one by one, began to wipe their bodies, and then wrapped themselves in robes and coats.

Their faces were blue and purple, and they were obviously cold.

Although it is summer now, the water in the Yulong Kashi River is still very cold.

Because these rivers are gathered after the snow and ice on the mountains melt, even if they flow here, they are still full of cold air.

When the jade-pickers saw Alimu, they rushed over immediately, and they all bowed and saluted, showing great respect.

He also handed the jade he just picked up to Elder Alimu to check.

Liu Qingshan naturally went up to check it, and it was the first time he saw the seeds of Hetian jade.

Hetian jade is roughly divided into mountain material, mountain stream water material and seed material.

The raw stones in the ore veins are called mountain materials. The mountain materials are broken and washed into the river water, which is called mountain water materials; only those jades that have been washed for thousands of years in the Yulong Kashi River are called seed materials. .

After thousands of years of scouring and friction, there is usually a thin layer of stone skin on the outside of the seed material.

The seed material of this Hetian jade is very smooth in appearance, most of which are covered with a layer of khaki skin, with only a small area showing the flesh of the jade, which looks very moist.

It's not bad. If you get the jade rough stone collection exchange, you should be able to get a second-level white jade, which is worth two or three hundred yuan. The old man Alimu gave the answer with a smile.

The group immediately cheered, and with this jade as the base, their work today is not in vain.

The most important thing is that with the words of the old man Alimu, the salespersons of the exchange will not blindly place orders for them.

However, Liu Qingshan was a little confused. What is the Jade Rough Stone Collection Exchange?

When he asked the old man Alimu, he knew that the jade found by the jade pickers could not be sold casually, but must be sold to the rough jade exchange.

It was an organization established by the local light industry office to purchase jade raw materials.

Jade materials are set by the staff, such as second-class white jade, and the price is 50 yuan per kilogram.

As for ordinary jade that can't be imported, it is three or five yuan per kilogram.

Liu Qingshan blinked his eyes when he heard it: This is really the price of cabbage, where is this white jade, isn't this cabbage?

Looking at those jade farmers again, Liu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's really not easy for these jade collectors.

Compared with the hardships paid by the jade collectors, this price is really too low!

And what he saw was only a small part of it, and the difficulties and dangers faced by those jade pickers who went up the mountain in this season can be imagined.

After the jade miners who went ashore warmed up for a while, they jumped into the water and continued to move forward in the water.

It is not known when their next harvest will appear.

Even for these experienced jade farmers, it is not bad to have a harvest a day.

Liu Qingshan couldn't help smacking his lips: Perhaps, the price of buying jade can be raised a bit.

The old man Alimu looked at the river with his eyes dimly: The Jade Rough Stone Collection Exchange is a state-owned unit. We pick jade and they set the price.

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but ask: However, how did those jade dealers get jade? Their asking price is ridiculously high.

The old man Alimu shook his head slightly: Of course it's also from the Jade Raw Stone Collection Exchange.

Liu Qingshan understood a little, obviously there was a chain of interests here.

He randomly found a huge stone and sat on it: Old man, I don't understand, shouldn't you take the initiative to control the supply of goods?

The old man Alimu bent down and picked up a stone, then threw it into the river, causing a wave, but soon, the river water returned to its original state.

The old man smiled and clapped his hands: Look, it's still very difficult to change.

We can't ship the jade to the outside, unless the jade we pick will no longer be sold to the outside world.

Liu Qingshan stood up and vigorously pushed the boulder that he was sitting on just now. The rock weighed three or four hundred kilograms at least, like a crouching cow.

Liu Qingshan turned the boulder over abruptly, and clapped the sand on his hands: If the stone is big enough, it can even cut off the river.

The old man Alimu stared at Liu Qingshan with deep eyes. He knew that the young man in front of him was very ambitious, but he didn't know if he had the corresponding strength.

Liu Qingshan patted the boulder just now: At least, I can try it. Hey, it seems that there is jade in it?

The other side of the boulder that was thrown over was still wet, but in the mottled, there seemed to be a touch of milky white jade flesh.

Liu Qingshan quickly wiped the sand on it with his sleeve, and yes, it did reveal a jade color.

Oh, you are such a lucky child! The old man Alimu also exclaimed loudly. He carefully circled the boulder a few times to check the distribution and direction of the jade meat.

Others also gathered around, and they were all amazed and praised Liu Qingshan's good luck.

The jade here are all unowned things, and the rule that has been believed for thousands of years is: whoever finds it counts.

Even the jade pickers in the water came ashore again to warm up, and then they all came up.

One of the men also said angrily: I said yesterday that we should turn this big rock over to see it, but unfortunately we didn't turn it over.

Everyone just remembered this, and they all looked at Liu Qingshan in astonishment: What a great strength, and what a great luck!

In this situation, even Liu Qingshan was a little surprised. Maybe it was fate.

The jade meat inside should be high-quality white jade, at least tens of kilograms. Unfortunately, there is a crack here. I don't know how deep it is and how much jade meat will be destroyed.

After reading the old man Alimu, he gave a relatively conservative estimate.

You must know that the larger the size of the jade, the higher the value, and it can be carved into Yushanzi or other ornaments.

However, such a big boulder is also troublesome to transport back, and it will definitely not fit in the jeep.

Fortunately, the old man Alimu had a good reputation in the local area. He sent someone to find a carriage, and then asked several young people to help transport it back to the city.

At the speed of the carriage, it is estimated that it will be good to be able to transport it back tomorrow.

On the way back, the old man Alimu and Liu Qingshan were in the same car. When the jeep was about to arrive in Hotan, the old man suddenly said:

I like working with people who are lucky.

Liu Qingshan nodded: Old man, I also like to cooperate with friends.

Although the verbal intention has been reached, it is not an easy task to break the monopoly of the original jade dealers.

From what happened to Uncle Lu, we can feel that the group of people is quite black, and they all increase the price several times or ten times.

Touching their interests, the gang will definitely unite to protect their cake.

It was not until the next morning that the giant jade stone found by Liu Qingshan was transported back and sent directly to the processing factory of the old man in Alimu.

There are equipment for pondering jade articles, as well as machines for decomposing jade materials.

The jade materials collected by the jade farmers must be rough processed here before going to the exchange to sell.

A master in his 40s worked the knife, and it took more than a day to completely solve this piece of jade.

After the jade material was weighed, it actually weighed 62 kilograms, showing an irregular spherical shape, and the jade was white and delicate, which was very pleasing.

Even the fissure that the old man Alimu was worried about didn't penetrate much.

Liu Qingshan estimated that even according to the standards set in the future, this piece of jade material can reach the collection level. Even if you can't reach the special level, you can reach the first level.

The old man Alimu also seemed very excited. On their side, in a year, it is not possible to produce a piece of jade that is so good and so big.

As for the value, the old man estimated it, this piece should be more than the first-class white jade, between the first-class and the special-class.

Each kilogram is 200 yuan, so the value is more than 10,000 yuan.

The people around are also exclaimed: This will directly become a million-dollar household.

Immediately, many people came to Liu Qingshan to congratulate him, and some people had to hold Liu Qingshan's hand to borrow his good luck.

Liu Qingshan was also a little dumbfounded. He was not cheated by these people, but because of this price.

Just this piece of Hetian jade, in a few decades, it will be worth hundreds of millions. You tell me it is only worth 10,000 yuan now, what a joke.

It is estimated that even if it gets into the hands of those jade dealers, at least it will cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Hotan is not a big place now, so the news of Wan Baiyu spread quickly.

One after another, some jade farmers came to see the strangeness. They worked hard to pick jade every year, and some could earn 100 or 80 yuan, so they all wanted to see the jade worth 10,000 yuan.

After a while, a jeep drove into the processing plant, and four or five people got on and off.

One of the middle-aged men pointed to Liu Qingshan's piece of jade material and said carelessly, I want this material, five thousand yuan.