I trade in both worlds

Chapter 352 Buy, buy, buy

Xu Jin squatted down and carefully selected them. He knew the value of jade. Although these uncarved jades looked ordinary, they often contained endless treasures.

After a selection, Xu Jin finally selected several pieces of jade with excellent texture and pure color. Some of these jades are round and smooth, while others are angular. Each piece is unique and makes people love it.

"Uncle, what are you buying these uncarved jades for?" Xu Qiwei asked curiously. He blinked his big eyes and looked at Xu Jin with a puzzled look.

Xu Jinjin smiled slightly, with excitement in her eyes, and explained: "These jades are uncarved, the price is relatively cheap, and we can carve them according to our own wishes."

"It's better than when you go to buy finished products, you can never pick what you want, either there's something extra here or something missing there."

The water content of these raw stones is quite good. If they were taken to modern times, they would probably be able to be sold at a high price.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t get a high price, you can make up for it with quantity.

Xu Zhun also echoed, "Yes, and the water head of these raw stones is good. If we can meet a good craftsman in the future, we may be able to carve out priceless works."

After making his selection, Xu Jin bargained with the stall owner and spent 1,200 taels to buy seven or eight pieces of raw stones he liked. The big ones were the size of basketballs, and the small ones were larger than fists.

At this moment, Xu Zhun also discovered several vendors not far away. In their hands were dazzling gems.

"Brother, look at those gems," he shouted excitedly.

Xu Jin looked in the direction of his finger and saw a dazzling array of gems, some of which were as hot as rubies, as if they could ignite the desires in people's hearts.

Some are as deep as the sea like sapphires, giving people a glimpse of endless mysteries, while others are as vibrant as emeralds, emitting the vitality of life.

Each gem exudes a unique glow, as if it is nature's most outstanding masterpiece.

"Wow, it's so beautiful." Xu Qiwei couldn't help but exclaimed, his eyes flashing with curiosity and yearning.

His little hands tightly grasped the corner of Xu Jin's clothes, afraid that he would be squeezed away by the bustling crowd.

Xu Jin was also very interested in these gems. They were not only beautiful, but also contained endless wealth and value.

If they could buy these gems, it would be a considerable fortune, whether for collection or for future sale.

Thinking of this, his eyes became even hotter.

"Let's go and take a look." Xu Jin quickly packed up the raw stone he had just bought, and took his brother, nephew, and four bodyguards to the stalls selling gems.

Walking to a stall, Xu Jin pointed to a Persian ruby the size of a pigeon egg and asked, "How much is this ruby?"

Although his voice was calm, his eyes revealed his love for the gem.

Upon hearing this, the vendor pretended to be mysterious and said, "My dear, you have a very good eye! I got this gem from a Persian merchant with great difficulty. It is priceless!"

As he spoke, he deliberately blinked his eyes, trying to attract Xu Jin's attention.

Xu Jin looked at the vendor expressionlessly and said in a calm tone, "If you are sincere in doing business, just quote a real price and don't do those fancy things. I don't like beating around the bush."

The vendor saw this and knew he had met an expert, so he stopped talking and quoted a price: "One thousand taels."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jin frowned slightly, secretly wondering whether this price was reasonable.

"One thousand taels? That's too expensive! If you offer it a little cheaper, I'll buy it." Xu Jin said tentatively.

The vendor heard this and said with embarrassment: "Brother, this is already the lowest price. I bought it from a Persian merchant at a high price. With this quality, you can't get it for less than 1,500 taels in the capital."

Seeing this, Xu Jin knew that the vendors still had room to lower their prices.

Then he continued, "Can you make it cheaper? I'm sincere in buying, and you're sincere in selling. Let's both make concessions. How about that?"

After hearing this, the vendor pondered for a moment and finally said, "Okay! Since you are so sincere, I will give you a discount of another 100 taels, 900 taels, how about that?"

Hearing this, Xu Jin secretly rejoiced in his heart, but said calmly: "Nine hundred taels? It's still too expensive. If you can make it cheaper, I will buy it immediately."

After some fierce bargaining, the vendor finally agreed to sell him the Persian ruby for eight hundred and fifty taels.

Xu Jin gladly accepted the price, took out a banknote from his pocket and paid the money readily.

After buying the gem, Xu Jin became even more excited.

He took his brother and nephew and continued to move between the stalls, picking out the gems they liked.

Every time he saw a beautiful gem, he would observe it carefully, ask the price, and bargain with the vendor.

Xu Zhun and Xu Qiwei followed behind him, exclaiming from time to time and cheering for Xu Jin's bargaining skills.

"Brother, look at that sapphire." Xu Zhun suddenly pointed at a gem not far away and shouted.

Xu Jin looked in the direction of his finger and saw that although the sapphire was only the size of a soybean, its color was extremely pure. He couldn't help but feel an urge to own it.

So he walked up to the stall and started bargaining with him.

After some fierce bargaining, Xu Jin finally bought the sapphire for eighty taels.

In this way, the group walked and bought, and soon they bought more than a dozen gems of various kinds.

The largest ruby among them is as big as a pigeon egg. It is bright in color and crystal clear, and its extraordinaryness can be seen at a glance.

The smallest sapphire, although only the size of a soybean, has an extremely pure color.

"Brother, we bought so many gems, what if we encounter robbers on the road?" Xu Zhun said worriedly.

Hearing this, Xu Jin smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry. With Zhao Gang and the other four here, what do we have to be afraid of? Besides, we'll keep these gems well and won't show them to anyone easily, so it shouldn't be a problem."

As he spoke, he patted the purse at his waist, which contained the gems they had just bought.

After hearing what he said, Xu Zhun finally felt relieved.

However, he didn't know that they had actually attracted the attention of various gangs in the port.

However, the amount of money they spent was not much, and they were accompanied by several bodyguards who were obviously martial artists. Those people were afraid that Xu Jin was the son of a wealthy family and did not dare to act rashly.