Chapter 218 Benefits that come to your door

Xie Lan was speechless. Why did Princess Wen'an always like to show off her presence in front of her?

Glancing at the raw stones carried by the two maids behind him, Xie Lan also sneered, "I thought the county lady was so powerful, but it turns out that what you carefully selected is just garbage.

Even if I picked it randomly, it would be better than yours."

Princess Wen'an had never been laughed at like this in her life, and her face was distorted with anger.

The maid behind her shouted at Xie Lan, "How dare you, any random person dare to mock our county lady? Don't you consider your status?

Seeing how shabby you are dressed, I'm afraid you didn't even know what gambling on stones is before today, yet you dare to show off in front of our county lady. You really don't know your place."

Xie Lan rolled her eyes. "You are dressed like a human, but you have probably forgotten that you are a human. You just bark. I am in a good mood today, so I am kind enough to let you, a dog who relies on others for power, see what luck is."

Looking down, Xie Lan casually pointed at the dark stone behind Deng Qinglan and said, "I think that piece is pretty good. You can give it to your eldest brother as a birthday gift. You can cut it into a jade pendant, or use it as a small ornament."

Deng Qinglan turned her head and saw the material of the heel. Her first reaction was, is this jade raw material?

I’m afraid it’s just a piece of waste stone that even dogs would hate?

However, thinking about Xie Lan's abilities, Deng Qinglan decided to trust Xie Lan for once.

Bending down to pick up the stone, Deng Qinglan waved to the waiter at the side and said, "I want this piece of material. How much is it?"

Before the steward could speak, seeing the stone in Deng Qinglan's hand, Wen'an County Lady sneered, "This piece of material is dull in color, with obvious impurities, chaotic and intertwined patterns, and lacks luster. At first glance, you can tell that it is worse than the abandoned big stone on the roadside.

Miss Deng, I advise you not to accept it, otherwise I guarantee you will be greatly disappointed. "

The manager was the one in charge of jade raw materials in the palace and was also well versed in gambling on jade. He also did not think highly of that piece of material.

"Ms. Deng, are you sure you want it? According to the rules of gambling on gemstones, once the money and goods have been paid, you cannot regret it."

The Princess of Shouguang County and the other ladies including Liu Wenyin knew nothing about gambling on stones, and for a moment they didn't know who to believe.

Xie Lan smiled nonchalantly, "This material does not perform well, but sometimes what you hear may not be true, and what you see may not be true."

Deng Qinglan looked hesitant, but thinking of how Xie Lan had helped her elder brother heal his leg, she chose to trust Xie Lan's judgment at this time.

"Thank you, Manager Song, for reminding me. I still want to try my luck. Please name a price. I want this piece of material."

After selling these jade raw materials, the silver must be handed over to the national treasury. Manager Song just reminded her casually, and seeing that Deng Qinglan insisted on buying, he naturally would not be stupid enough to continue to object.

"Okay, since you want it, I'll give you ten taels, and the material is yours."

Deng Qinglan was about to take out the banknotes from her purse when Xie Lan suddenly spoke up, "Manager Song, you are too mean. This material is not good, not even as good as the big rocks on the roadside. How can you accept ten taels? Five taels is too much."

Manager Song's cheek twitched slightly. He subconsciously wanted to refute, thinking that five taels was too little. However, he was the one who said that the material was not good. If he really wanted to refute, he would not only be slapping himself in the face, but also slapping the face of Wen'an County Master.

He could only helplessly say, "Okay, okay, five taels is five taels."

Xie Lan winked at Deng Qinglan.

Deng Qinglan quickly took out one and a half ounces of silver from her purse and stuffed it into the pocket of Manager Song.

Seeing that Princess Wen'an's face turned gloomy, Xie Lan was happy.

No one was short of five taels of silver. She just saw that County Lady Wen'an was making trouble again and again, so she deliberately lowered the price. If she hadn't been concerned about the presence of outsiders, County Lady Wen'an would have wanted to scratch Xie Lan's smiling face.

"Since you insist on bringing disgrace upon yourselves, let me show you who has the ability to gamble on stones."

Xie Lan nodded nonchalantly, "Okay, then let's see who gets slapped in the face."

"Help me cut this piece of material." Lady Wen'an snorted arrogantly, and immediately asked Manager Chen to call the master in charge of cutting, eager to slap Xie Lan in the face.

The jade material is hard, and the cutting master transfers his inner strength to the special knife in his hand, slowly cutting towards the outer shell of the stone.

With a crisp cracking sound, the stone peeled off, revealing the dull interior.

The people around were silent. Although no one spoke, there was disappointment in their eyes.

The confidence on Wen An County Lady's face disappeared in an instant, and she stared in disbelief, "How could there be no jade? It must be that we haven't cut it yet, keep cutting."

The master was afraid of incurring the wrath of Lady Wen'an, so he lowered his head and continued cutting.

But even after the material was cut into small pieces, there was no trace of green. Instead, Deng Qinglan exclaimed, "It's green, it's green, it's actually icy."

"This texture is so fine and transparent, I can carve it into a small ornament. The girl is lucky."

Not to mention that Lady Wen'an was angry, even Manager Song was annoyed. He only sold such a good jadeite for five taels of silver. What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?
Looking at Xie Lan's smiling face, Wen'an County Lady pinched her palm tightly with her fingernails, "It's just a piece of shit luck, there's nothing to be proud of. Do you dare to bet with me again?"

Xie Lan raised his eyebrows. Did the county lady think that the slap on her face wasn’t painful enough and wanted her to slap her one more time?
"I'm not interested. I don't want to gamble." Xie Lan ignored Wen'an County Lady. "Manager Song, I have selected the stones I want. Can you please calculate the total amount of silver?"

Perhaps worried that Lady Wen'an would make a scene and ruin the deal, Steward Song calculated the price in a few words, "The total is two thousand seven hundred and thirty-six taels. Miss, you bought a lot, so I'll make up for the difference. You only need to pay two thousand seven hundred taels."

Seeing that the material Xie Lan had just casually picked for others had gone up in price, Manager Song wanted to take the opportunity to raise the price. It was obvious that she didn't even take the Princess Wen'an seriously. He was a little unsure of her identity and worried about offending some powerful family, so he didn't dare to ask for an exorbitant price.

Xie Lan was about to give her a banknote, but when Lady Wen'an saw that she only bought crooked and shabby jades, she felt that she was just lucky in cutting jade.

"You don't dare to bet with me. Are you feeling guilty? Or do you simply not believe you can win?"

Xie Lan couldn't help but roll his eyes, "It's not that I don't dare to gamble, but I'm afraid you can't afford to lose."

Princess Wen'an sneered, "How can this princess not afford to lose? What a joke! As long as you beat me, I will pay you the two thousand seven hundred taels. But if you lose, then you have to kowtow to this princess in public and admit your mistake. How about that?"

Xie Lan almost laughed. There is such a good thing?

This is a benefit that comes right to your doorstep, so don’t miss it.

"Since the county lady insists on gambling again, I will accompany you to the end. But please give the banknote to Manager Song first, otherwise I'm afraid you will refuse to pay if you lose."

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