Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 463 - 461

Chapter 463: 461

Xiao’er extended her jade hand to Zhuge Meiyu: "Miss, thank you for the 1,000 taels of silver."

"You must have been a blind cat who happened upon a dead rat! Let’s have another round!" With her astonishing talent displayed on the jade wool, Zhuge Meiyu wouldn’t believe she could lose.

"The stakes are accepted when the bet is won! You still haven’t paid for this round, why should I gamble with you the next round!" You must first secure what you’ve won, people are crafty, who knows if it will all be in vain!

Hearing this, Zhuge Meiyu took out 2,000 taels from her chest and handed it to her, then picked up the jade stone she had just cut and handed it to her: "Here’s 3,000 taels! Let’s have another round, the betting prize is 2,000 taels and the original stone bought by the other party!"

Xiao’er handed the two pieces of jade to a nearby staff member for packaging.

The staff member had been waiting with two boxes on hand.

Shangguan Xuanyi said to Xiao’er: "It’s past lunchtime, let’s eat first."

Xiao’er was indeed famished, but it was not in her nature to forego a chance to make profit: "Wait a moment, I’m going to buy a piece of stone, it won’t take long."

Two thousand taels were her family’s supermarket annual profit!

Xiao’er walked up to the rough stone wool again: "I choose this one."

The staff member nearby asked if anyone wanted to raise the price.

Since Xiao’er had casually picked out a piece of imperial green just now, everyone began to wonder if it would happen again. But when this thought came up, they all shook their heads in denial!

Imperial Jade Green is not as common as cabbage in the market.

Imperial green is very rare, where would there be so much of it.

Even though they didn’t think it would be Imperial Jade Green, Xiao’er’s luck was too good before, so many people came to compete for this piece of stone.

As a result, Xiao’er ended up buying this stone that started at 300 taels for 850 taels, this price made her feel pained all over!

This time, no one came to compete with Zhuge Meiyu for the wool she chose, and she finally bought a piece of wool that was priced at 400 taels for 500 taels.

But she was not happy about it!

Seeing that the stone Xiao’er had selected was in such demand, it just proved that everyone thought that reckless girl had better taste than her! The thought of this made her so angry that she felt like every cell in her body was about to explode!

"You’re brushing me off again! It’s absolutely infuriating!" Furious, Zhuge Meiyu thought of how Xiao’er had casually pointed at a stone, and how there was so much competition for it, she couldn’t help but vent her anger.

"So what? Even if I choose casually, I can still defeat you!"

"You..." You are simply shamelessly boastful!

Xiao’er interrupted her, knowing that the words that were about to come wouldn’t be pleasant: "I’m hungry, let’s eat first, why don’t your wool get cut first! Excuse us!"

Having said that, Xiao’er led Shangguan Xuanyi out, not wanting to argue with the manic snake spirit, she was too hungry.

"Let’s go Brother Shangguan, we’ll come back after eating."

"Alright." Shangguan Xuanyi picked up the two pieces of jade that had been packaged, and they left while everyone was still staring in disbelief.

It’s absolutely bewildering that the girl left behind the wool she had bought for several hundred taels to go eat.

The most exciting part of stone gambling is when the wool is being skinned! How could this thrilling and brilliant scene be less important than eating!

The sight of a beautiful piece of jade about to emerge is simply satisfying enough not to hunger! How could anyone feel hungry?

I really don’t know what goes through the minds of young people these days!

Everyone in the room urged the craftsman to polish hurriedly as if the two pieces of gambled stones were theirs!

They all forgot that they were here for betting on stones, not for the show!

Xiao’er’s meal took a bit long, by the time they returned after eating, the wool that Zhuge Meiyu had been working on was just finished.

It was indeed a high-quality piece of jade, although not as good as the first one, but it was not bad. After all, many people had their eyes on that piece, and the price was raised to several thousand taels.

Importantly, the good and cheap materials, Xiao’er had already instructed Shangguan Xuanyi to act quickly.

Everyone was praising Zhuge Meiyu for her deep knowledge of jade stones at such a young age, referring to her as a jade gambling master.

Beaming with smiles from all the compliments, Zhuge Meiyu’s jade identification skills were unmatched among her peers, even surpassing many masters.

Seeing Xiao’er return, everyone urged the craftsman to hurry and polish the rough stone Xiao’er had selected.

Everyone held their breath in anticipation.

Just when Xiao’er felt she had waited till the flowers wilted, the stone was finally fully exposed.

Sure enough... it lived up to expectations!

An old man couldn’t help but pick it up carefully for a closer look.

"Great jade! Great jade! You’ve hit the jackpot today, miss!"

Hearing this, Xiao’er only smiled, showing no significant emotional change, displaying a calm demeanor as if everything was expected, reminiscent of a true master.

It’s actually a piece of premium jade of the same quality as the one Zhuge Meiyu purchased for over 3,000 taels!

Quality premium jade - one bought for just over 800 taels, the other bought for over 3,000 taels, who’s the winner and who’s the loser?

Without comparison, there would be no humiliation! This is a face-slapping moment!

Once could be considered an accident!

Twice is definitely a testimony of skill.

Many people regretted not raising their bid to buy it.

"This young lady looks so innocent! How come she has such a sharp eye! It’s truly maddening when compared to others!"

"This girl can easily pick out the best jade stone in the room, I feel embarrassed, I’ve been looking all this time and I still can’t figure out which piece is the best."

"This girl is truly a jade gambling grandmaster."

"Yes, jade gambling grandmaster!"

"It’s such an eye-opener today! The new generation really surpasses the old!"

...

These people were just calling her a jade gambling master, now they’re calling this enchantress a jade gambling grandmaster!

Zhuge Meiyu’s face turned red with humiliation, she had never been so shamed, so utterly outclassed.

"How is it possible to discern the quality of the jade inside with just one glance! Tell me, what demonic methods did you use?" Zhuge Meiyu accused out of anger.

Xiao’er shot back at her, "If I had some demonic powers, I would have turned the stone you picked into a rock. Wouldn’t my win be even more glorious then?! If you can’t lose, don’t gamble!"

"Who can’t take losing!"

"Then why did you make those comments to taunt me? Isn’t it because you can’t admit defeat and can’t take a loss?"

Having heard these words, Zhuge Meiyu was left speechless and was so furious that her eyes turned red.

"Miss, I hope to learn from you. How did you manage to tell the quality of the jade inside the rough stone with just one look?" Zhuge Jinquan came over to Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi to ask politely.

"Because I have good character." This person was rather humble.

"What does this have to do with having a good character?" Zhuge Jinquan didn’t expect her to answer this way.

"Good character leads to good luck! And isn’t jade gambling all about luck?"

The words sounded like nonsense, but they left people speechless.

Jade gambling indeed requires luck.

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