Chapter 108
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"Lad, if you don't know about it, just cut it out . Seven-star grass looks ordinary, but in fact, it is a herb more precious than ginseng . It has a price but no sales . It is specially applied to the treatment of kidney . Although it is incapable of healing uremia, with some other herbs, it can effectively inhibit the virus of uremia . It can save patients from dialysis and enable them to work and live like normal people and persist for a long time waiting for the kidney source . "
A drug dealer standing next to the young man explained to him with some displeasure .
The young man fell silent with a temperamental face . After knowing the effect of Seven-Star Grass, he had to admit that the ordinary grass was indeed worth the price .
However, as a young and aggressive man, he was still not convinced, "Even if this seven-star grass is valuable, it is only sold for 800,000 yuan which is far away from three million yuan . "
As he said that, the people around him looked at him as if he was mentally retarded . Hadn't he seen the drug dealers surrounding Ding Ning passionately handing him business cards? Hadn't he seen they looking at the herb bag with wolf-like eyes?
Since he could take out a seven-star grass, he could probably take out the second, the third . . .
The young man immediately realized how silly he was, he blushed with embarrassment, wishing he could find a gap to sneak in . In particular, when he peeked at the queen and found that she simply disdained to look at him, it made him extremely depressed .
Ding Ning did not continue taking out Seven-Star Grass . He didn't have many Seven-Star Grass but only three which he wanted to keep them as seeds .
Thus, he took out a white stuff which was as large as a fist and looked very fleshy like lard, but the nine red markings on it made it looked very strange .
Ding Ning said with a smile, "Everyone, here's a test for your eyesight . Who can recognize this stuff?"
"It looks like a ganoderma lucidum, but I have never seen one with nine red markings . What is this?"
Everyone frowned with no idea of what it was . Only Mr . Liu who was experienced and knowledgeable judged that it looked like a ganoderma lucidum from its shape, but he was not sure .
Ding Ning reached out to give a thumbs up and sincerely praised, "Mr . Liu is experienced . This is indeed a ganoderma lucidum, but a ganoderma lucidum in the general sense . It is recorded by Li Shizhen in the Compendium of Materia Medica that ganoderma lucidum, which is shaped like meat, attached to a big stone with a head and a tail, is a creature . The red one is like coral . The white one is like fat . The black one is like wartwort . The blue one is like quetzal bird's long green plumage . The yellow one is like violet gold . All of them are bright and transparent like ice . They are also known as meat ganoderma . However, few people know that a ganoderma lucidum has its own age . Every thousand years there will be another red marking on it, and it will become smaller . With ten markings, it will become another kind of medicinal material named long live . This piece in my hand is a ganoderma lucidum more than nine thousand years old but less than ten thousand years old . ”
"How much is this? Is it for sale?"
"Yeah, ganoderma lucidum is very rare . How much is a ganoderma lucidum more than 9000 years old worth?"
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"Wow, little buddy, I'm afraid that all of us can't afford it . "
. . . All drug dealers got excited, and went around to look at it . Nevertheless, after estimating their assets, all of them suddenly felt unconfident and withdrew .
First, they were not sure whether Ding Ning was telling the truth . Naturally, they would not run a risk of buying something they did not know . Second, even if it was a real ganoderma lucidum, they estimated that they could never afford it . Even if it was just a drop of resin nine thousand years ago, it had become amber which was absolutely an invaluable antique, let alone a nine-thousand-year-old ganoderma lucidum .
Ding Ning said with a smile, "You think too much . I have no intention of selling this stuff . I just want to prove that once I lose the bet, I have the ability to perform the bet . "
It was an unexpected joy for Ding Ning to discover the ganoderma lucidum in the rain forest . Except for Seven-Star Grass and green aloe, other rare herbs in his bag basically had the only sample which he wanted to keep as seeds . He was not willing to sell them at all .
Originally he had to sell them because of a lack of money, but he had no intention of selling these herbs since he found that he could completely solve his current predicament by gambling on stones .
He took out the 9000-year-old ganoderma lucidum to prove his financial resources, divert others' attention and make others dismiss the idea of buying his herbs .
"No problem . Little buddy, I can stand guarantee for you . "
Mr . Liu first stood out to support Ding Ning . After all, he owed Ding Ning a big one because Ding Ning had sold the Seven-Star Grass to him .
"Just five million yuan . Little buddy, I can also stand guarantee for you . "
"Five million yuan is a petty amount . I can also do that . "
"Go ahead . if you lose and don't have enough money, just tell me . "
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A group of wealthy drug dealers asked for standing guarantee for Ding Ning . Some of them even hoped that he would lose and had to sell the herbs in his bag . Even if it was impossible, they could earn a lot with a small piece of the 9000-year-old ganoderma lucidum .
The young man was somewhat unconfident . Nevertheless, he thought that as a drug dealer, even if Ding Ning knew about carving, he wouldn't be capable of carving the jade of Ice Type into two pendants . It was a job which could only be done by top jade carving masters .
Working as a jade carving master was a little similar to working as a traditional Chinese physician . Their older age, richer experience and higher skills made their work more valuable .
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Ding Ning looked twenty-five years old at most . How could such a young jade carving master carve two pendants without any scrap?
At the thought of it, he immediately felt confident and said with a sneer, "Since you want to give me money, I will accept it with pleasure . Mr . Liu, please be a witness and we'll sign a gambling contract, in case someone denies his failure . "
"Little buddy, do you want to consider it again?"
Mr . Liu was worried about Ding Ning . After all, Ding Ning could be considered his benefactor, so he naturally didn't want to see Ding Ning lose money .
"Mr . Liu, thank you for your kindness . Please be a witness and draft a contract . "
Ding Ning shook his head without hesitation . No joking, he began to practice using knife from the age of three . He could use the scythe to carved on the tofu . It was just a piece of cake for him to carve two jade pendants .
Besides, he had already seen the jade, and even thought about how to carve it without any scrap .
Mr . Liu shook his head helplessly, and thought that Ding Ning was too young and aggressive . Nevertheless, seeing Ding Ning's resolute attitude, he stopped persuading him . Because people often signed a contract before gambling on stones, there were ready-made contracts .
They both took out their identity cards to sign the contract . It was not until then that Ding Ning knew that the young man was called Xiang Bolong .
Xiang Bolong didn't hesitate to reach out to hand him the jade with a confident smile on his face .
"Mr . Liu, do you have carving knives which I can borrow?"
Ding Ning asked politely .
"Yes, there are jade carving masters in our auction house . I can borrow a set for you . "
Seeing Ding Ning had complete confidence, he immediately asked someone to bring a set of carving knives .
Without hesitation, Ding Ning reached out to take the carving knife and began to focus on carving .
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Everyone was stunned, looking at the knife which seemingly came alive . Without the help of electric tools at all, a piece of jade became two pieces in his hands .
There were ripples in the queen's eyes as calm as an ancient well . She thought that he was really highly-skilled in using knife .
Xiang Bolong's face had darkened . He didn't expect that Ding Ning was actually capable of carving jade, and he was so skilled .
At the thought that this jade probably no longer belonged to him, although he didn't consider three or five million yuan a pretty penny, he still found it a little unbearable .
After all, during this period, he had spent a lot of money on gambling on stones . He mostly lost, which made him a little economically stressful .
With no time to care about his mood, Ding Ning concentrated on carving . He found it not greatly different from stone carving, which made him more confident .
He sought this limelight out of his queen complex . If he did not show his skill, how could he attract the queen's attention?
As time passed by, fine jade debris fell down, and Xiang Bolong's face increasingly darkened . A pendant had been formed .
It was a ball-shaped pendant with a lifelike phoenix carved on it . The phoenix looked like spreading its wings and flying at them .
Everyone handed it around for perusal and was amazed by Ding Ning's skill . The pendant was smooth like nature itself, not inferior to the work of the two top jade carving masters .
Some antique merchants who had fiddled with jade carvings all year round even thought it better than the work of top jade carving masters .
When the queen held the jade carving in her hand and observed it carefully, the naturally-made phoenix made her calm face faintly moved . She then looked at Ding Ning with sparkle in her eyes .
The onlookers whispered while complimenting Ding Ning . They stared at Ding Ning with full expectations, wanting to see what the second pendant was .
Ding Ning wielded the knife which transformed into shadows . As the jade debris constantly fell down, finally the second pendant was formed .
It was a crystal-clear moon with a dragon displaying its teeth and brandishing its paws on it . Looking at it towards the sun, the dragon seemed to fly in the moonlight as if it came alive .
A Moon and a sun represented yin and yang . Each was improved by association with the other, with prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix .
"Little buddy, you are highly-skilled in using knife and do a good job . Your carving skill makes these two pendants more brilliant . I offer six million yuan . "
Too fond of the jade carving to let go of it, the fat man Mr . Zhang said with excitement . Merely the flawless carving skill was enough to make the price of the pair of pendants increase by one million yuan .
"I offer six million and one hundred thousand yuan . No matter how much boss Zhang offers, I'll offer one hundred thousand yuan more than him . "
The queen said in a cold voice . The inevitable certainty completely showed her fondness for the pendants .
"Lady, you are humiliating me by saying that . "
Awed by the queen's aggressive tone, the fat man Mr . Zhang gave her the two pendants with a bitter face, "Since you are bound to win, I will not offer a higher price, lest people say that I bid up the price . I'll give it to you to foster a good relationship . ”
"Thank you for giving up what you treasure . "
Neither humble nor pushy, the queen calmly looked at Ding Ning with no grateful emotion, "Give me your account number . I will transfer the money to you . "
Glancing at Xiang Bolong who left in anger, Ding Ning said with a sly smile, "I'm not selling it!"
"You are not selling it?" The queen seemed to be shocked by this answer . She opened her mouth slightly, and the lovely look instantly made her less like a queen .
"Yeah, when did I say I want to sell it?"
Ding Ning directly took the sun phoenix pendants from her hand, and squinted at her eyes with a strange smile, "I'm not selling it, only giving it . The dragon belongs to you, and this belongs to me . One for each of us . "
Everyone suddenly became stunned, realizing something between them .
Some looked at the queen with envy, sighing that the beauty was born with the innate advantage and could get the pendant for free .
Meanwhile, people looked at Ding Ning with even more fervent eyes, secretly guessing his identity . He who wore cheap clothes no more than three hundred yuan was so generous that he gave away the pendant which was worth more than three million yuan without any hesitation . His generosity was far beyond that of ordinary people . He must come from a rich family and come here for chasing girls with a pretty penny .
As the queen's face changed slightly, a chill came out from her and filled the house, making people around her involuntarily shudder and subconsciously keep a distance from her .