The vendor clapped his hands and carefully picked up the second raw stone to open it. "Eh? Why is it black?"
Everyone held their breath…
Suddenly, someone whispered, "Could this be black jade?"
The vendor's hand trembled upon hearing this, thinking to himself, could they really be this lucky?
The raw stones he collected were usually from the edges of mines that had already been exploited, so finding purple jade was rare, but black jade was unheard of.
He carefully peeled away the outer layer of the stone, eventually revealing a bowl-sized piece of black jade.
"It's really black jade! Though not top-grade, it's still a good quality piece. Such good luck."
"First purple jade and now black jade. I've never seen anyone this lucky."
"I've been in this business for over a decade, and I've never seen anything like this."
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