The stones in the basement ranged from a small size of three to four kilograms to a large size of two to three hundred kilograms, looking no different from the stones in a river. The surface of the stones appeared dull and unremarkable.
Old Zhou picked up a small stone to show Lin Tian, who noticed that a small piece of it had been cut off. Old Zhou took out a flashlight and shined it on the cut surface, projecting a tender emerald light that seemed almost alive and ethereal.
"Jade stone gambling, as a means of jade trade, actually rose in popularity around the China-Myanmar border just over the last decade or so. Now there's a market for it domestically as well. Look at this piece I am showing you; it's been 'windowed,' which means it's a type of rough jade that's been cut open on one side to reveal whether there's jade inside or not. This kind of semi-gamble rough is more expensive," Elder Zhou explained while demonstrating.
