Urban Miracle Doctor
Chapter 40 - 40 40 Just a Piece of Scrap Stone
40: Chapter 40 Just a Piece of Scrap Stone 40: Chapter 40 Just a Piece of Scrap Stone Qin Han strolled through the hallway, looking for the jade pieces needed to treat Yang Zhentian, when suddenly, two jade pendants at a small stall caught his eye.
The appearances of the two jade pendants were not very impressive, and they were carelessly thrown in the corner.
But to Qin Han, both jade pendants emitted a faint white light on their surfaces, one of them even more brilliantly, almost nearing a golden hue.
Perhaps these were the most valuable items at the stall, only the owner was unaware of it.
He walked up close, crouched down, and casually fiddled with items on the stall.
The stall owner, a man over fifty dressed in a white Huayi, was smiling at Qin Han as he said, “Young man, which one have you taken a liking to?”
Qin Han pretended to select a jade ring and pointed, asking, “How much for this?”
“Young man, you truly have a good eye.
This is my shop’s treasure, a Ming dynasty artifact.
How about this price?” The elderly man said, beaming as soon as he saw Qin Han’s choice.
Qin Han looked at the old man’s two extended fingers and pretended not to understand, asking, “Two hundred?”
The old man paused, then laughed, “Young man, you must be joking, not two hundred, it’s twenty thousand!”
“Twenty thousand?
That expensive?
Forget it!” Qin Han immediately put down the ring and stood up, pretending to leave.
“Hey, hey, young man, why aren’t you playing by the rules?
You aren’t even bargaining, just walking away, really…” The old man felt helpless as Qin Han’s actions baffled him; having finally met a naïve customer, he quoted a price, but the young man didn’t even haggle and just started to leave without playing by the rules.
“I don’t follow any rules.
Just tell me the most realistic price,” Qin Han crouched down again and asked the elder.
“Since I see that you and I are destined, take it for ten thousand!” the elder said grinningly, knowing well that the ring was simply an ordinary piece of jade he had antiquated, having a cost of only a few hundred yuan, and selling it for ten thousand would be a huge profit.
“Too expensive, two thousand!
If you think it’s fair, I’ll count the money and give it to you right now,” Qin Han shook his head and extended two fingers.
“Two thousand?
No, no, definitely not, that’s too little!
Young man, haggling isn’t done this way!” the elder said, shaking his head like a rattle drum, continuously waving his hands.
Qin Han had no choice but to stand up and turn around, preparing to leave.
“Young man, if you really want it, you can have it for three thousand!” the elder said, looking quite pained.
Qin Han crouched down again, picked through other items for a while, and finally placed the two jade pendants and the ring in front of the old man, saying indifferently, “All three for three thousand!”
The elder picked up the two dusty jade pendants, looked at them carefully, and after making sure they were nothing special, he agreed readily.
Qin Han counted out three thousand yuan and gave it to the old man who accepted it cheerfully; although it was only three thousand, he still made a good profit, and the two jade pendants, which he had picked up casually without spending a dime, were of no real value.
After the transaction, both men smiled happily; this was perhaps a win-win situation.
Qin Han held the white jade pendant in his hand, feeling its coolness.
The pendant emitted a faint white light with a strong spiritual aura, and seemed like it was an item that belonged to a temple or a monk.
With this, the last item needed to treat Yang Zhentian was gathered, and tomorrow he could treat the old Yang.
Initially, Qin Han intended to choose a regular piece of jade and apply a “Clean Heart Mantra” himself, to be worn by Yang Zhentian to dispel negative energy.
But now, that was unnecessary; the jade pendant in his hand was already blessed with spiritual essence, making it an excellent item to eliminate negative energy.
Qin Han picked up another jade pendant and toyed with it for a while, but could not discern anything special about it, unsure where this layer of golden light was actually coming from.
“Green!
Green!
Green!
Ah, it collapsed again!”
A noisy shout interrupted Qin Han’s thoughts, and when he looked up, he saw Zhou Wenfeng at the stone cutting area, currently slapping his forehead in annoyance.
Qin Han walked over and, with a faint smile, said, “Didn’t turn out green?”
“Ah, three pieces in a row have collapsed!
Today’s really a bad day!” Zhou Wenfeng said, though his eyes once again quickly glanced towards the stone display area.
Zhou Wenfeng pulled Qin Han to a display case where a crowd had gathered the most.
A young man was there, holding a magnifying glass and a flashlight, constantly tapping and shining the light, tormenting the stone thoroughly before finally taking a deep breath and declaring, “It’s good stuff.”
Seeing Zhou Wenfeng approaching, he immediately said with a smile, “What, Young Master Zhou, another one collapsed?”
“Hmph!” Zhou Wenfeng snorted coldly and did not respond.
“You know, Young Master Zhou, not everyone can play this game of betting on stones.
Luck is only part of it; you need to have the eye for it.
Without that, you’re no good here,” the young man said proudly, smiling.
The young man had just cut out a piece of green, and he was clearly very pleased with himself.
“Brother Qin, this guy is from the Gong family, and our families have always been at odds,” Zhou Wenfeng whispered into Qin Han’s ear.
Qin Han could see that as soon as Zhou Wenfeng approached, the young Gong started mocking him coldly.
It was obvious that he wouldn’t act like this if he didn’t know Wen Feng’s status.
Clearly, he was also from a prominent family.
“Let’s go check out over there,” Zhou Wenfeng said, about to pull Qin Han to another spot, but the young Gong was not going to miss this opportunity to ridicule Zhou Wenfeng.
“Young Master Zhou, don’t leave.
If you’re really upset, I’ll let you have this stone!” the young man said with a teasing smile.
“No need, keep it for yourself,” Zhou Wenfeng replied unenthusiastically.
“Looks like our Young Master Zhou is out of spending money.
Haha!
Ah, it can’t be helped, a young master just graduated and hasn’t grown up yet, not financially independent,” he teased.
“Gong Mingyu, you!” Zhou Wenfeng’s face went red with anger, but he was helpless.
He had indeed just graduated and was undergoing trials in his family, and his current money was indeed just an allocation from his family.
“Wen Feng, no need to get worked up, it’s just a worthless stone, if green could be cut from such a stone, we might as well just move the mountain,” Qin Han said, patting Zhou Wenfeng on the shoulder, laughing as he spoke.
As his voice faded, the whole counter went silent, especially Gong Mingyu, whose face immediately turned the color of liver.
He had just declared the stone as good stuff, and Qin Han retorted it couldn’t produce green, which was obviously embarrassing for him.
Gong Mingyu snorted, “Humph, some people just like to show off, clearly knowing nothing yet pretending to know everything, simply seeking attention.”
At that, a burst of laughter erupted around them, everyone looking at Qin Han and his companion as though they were a joke, with Zhou Wenfeng’s face growing even redder.
“Do you dare to make a bet?” Qin Han said indifferently.
Originally, he didn’t want to cause trouble, but since Wen Feng was his ‘little brother’ and had been very good to him, he decided to stand up for him.
“What kind of bet?”