Chapter 179 Affordable

Ling Chu suddenly looked back and found that it was the county head who was staring at her.

She frowned, why did she feel that the county boss was staring at her as if he had a grudge against her?

But she remembered that this was the first time she met the county leader. Since the two of them were strangers to each other, where could the hatred come from?

I wanted to take a closer look, but the other party had already turned his head and walked aside with the maid, apparently to pick out rough stones.

Unable to figure it out, Ling Chu simply put the matter behind him and continued scanning.

I scanned more than thirty pieces in a row, and found that they were all filled with white stones, and I couldn't see any green at all.

Ling Chu couldn't help but smile bitterly. The pile of rough stones she chose was the cheapest in the Jade Pavilion, and the largest one was less than a hundred taels.

It seems that it is not easy to pick out the missing stones from this pile of rough stones.

I wonder if the pile next to it is also filled with white stones?

Ling Chu looked at it again and again. He couldn't help but feel curious and planned to use the system to find out.

The pile of rough stones next to her happened to have a few larger ones, so she decided to scan those ones.

The system scans other things, and the speed is always very fast.

But Lingchu discovered that scanning these raw jade stones would be much slower.

She scanned three pieces in a row, but no jade was found inside. When she scanned the fourth piece, a refreshing emerald green jumped into her eyes.

Seeing this beautiful color, Ling Chu couldn't help but feel refreshed.

But when she controlled the system to continue scanning, her expression suddenly became astonished.

The emerald green was gone.

Could it be that she was dazzled by looking at it for too long?

But she felt it was impossible.

Blinking, he opened the system again and scanned it again.

When you first catch your eye, it is indeed a very beautiful emerald green, but when you scan the back, it is all white stones.

She was right, this piece of jade was actually skin-green.

The so-called skin green means that except for the skin layer which contains jade, the inside is all waste and there is no jade.

Ling Chu shook his head and scanned a few more pieces.

Although the pieces at the back contained emeralds, she suddenly lost interest.

Forget it, it seems that the pile of rough stones next to it is not much better. She might as well continue to scan the ones in front of her. Maybe there will be surprises later.

Ling Chu retracted the system and was about to move forward when his feet suddenly tilted.

Fortunately, the two maids were always beside her. They stretched out their hands to help her and prevented her from falling.

After standing firm, Ling Chu looked down and saw that he accidentally stepped on a small round stone and almost fell down.

He raised his foot and kicked the small stone aside.

But as soon as he finished kicking, Ling Chu was stunned.

She just seemed to see a touch of green from that small stone?

I don’t know if I saw it wrong. The stone is not only small, but also gray. Could there be jade in such an ugly stone?

After hesitating for a few seconds, Ling Chu decided to scan it with the system.

【bite! 】

[A low-level energy stone has been detected, which can help the system repair. 】

Ling Chu was overjoyed that there was actually jade in this rough stone, which was only slightly larger than his fist.

Although the quality is not high, since it can help repair the system, it cannot be missed.

Lingchu stepped forward quickly, picked it up, turned around and asked the boy beside him, "What's the price of this material?"

The young man was stunned. It turned out that he had been looking at the Taoist nun for a long time, but he never saw her make a purchase. He thought she had come to Cuiyu Pavilion to join in the fun.

He didn't expect that he would take action now. Although the piece of material was pitifully small, he didn't dare to have any objections. After all, his boss had ordered him to serve the Taoist nun attentively.

"Xiangu, do you want this material?"

Seeing Ling Chu nod, the boy smiled and said, "This piece of material is small, only five taels of silver."

As soon as the young man finished speaking, a sneer came from the side, "A Taoist nun is so poor that she almost begs for food, and she even imitates others in betting on stones."

Ling Chu turned his head and saw that the county lord's maid was looking at them with disdain.

Xia Zhi was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and said, "What's wrong with Taoist nun gambling on stones? It didn't cost your money."

"My maid is just kind-hearted and worried that you will lose the bet. Although five taels of silver is not much, your fortune telling is only ten or twenty cents, right? It will take you several days to earn these five taels of silver. If you gamble, I must feel very sad if I lose.”

The county head seemed to have good intentions, but the look on her face was as disdainful as her maid.

"Don't worry about it, the county master. I haven't even noticed a few taels of silver."

Ling Chu replied quietly, then turned around and continued scanning.

She didn't know why the county magistrate was so hostile to her, but she didn't bother to pay much attention.

If you have that time to compete for verbal advantage, you might as well scan a few more rough stones.

Han Yao snorted coldly in her heart. She could tell at a glance that she didn't know how to gamble on stones because of the method used by the disaster star to select rough stones.

But it's useless even if she knows how to choose. The Ling Mansion has been defeated and she can't afford to buy good materials at all.

Moreover, the pile of raw stones were all scraps screened out by the Jade Pavilion after many layers of selection. It was almost impossible to have jade in them.

It is best to buy more, and when you cut it open later and find that there is no jade, it is best to lose everything.

Ling Chu scanned the pile of rough stones in front of him and finally picked out five pieces of different sizes.

There are jade in these, and the quality is pretty good.

But after thinking about it, in order to avoid others being suspicious, Ling Chu took two more pieces without jade and put them together. Including the piece that his sprained foot stepped on in the first place, there were eight pieces in total.

Liu Dongjia had been secretly watching Ling Chu. Seeing that she had already chosen, he hurried over with the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper quickly calculated the price after fiddling with the abacus for a few times.

Liu Dongjia glanced at the numbers on the abacus and said with a smile, "Ling Xiangu, the total is 406 taels. Since you bought a lot, I will give you 400 taels."

Ling Chu nodded in agreement and just signaled Xia Zhi to give the banknote to Liu Dongjia.

Unexpectedly, the county lady suddenly said, "Ling Xiangu, you are the eldest granddaughter of the former Minister of Revenue, right?

Your Ling Mansion is different now. I advise you to think twice. Gambling on stones is not a joke. If there is no jade in this ten thousand pieces, the 400 taels will be wasted."

Liu Dongjia's smile froze. She actually ruined his business in front of him. If this girl was not a girl from Dingyuan Palace, but an ordinary person, he would definitely sweep her out with a broom.

Ling Chu frowned. This county lady, whom he had never met before, was too nosy.

"Don't worry, county lady. Although I am not as rich as you, I can still afford four hundred taels."

The maid behind the county lady snorted coldly, "She is obviously poor, but she has to pretend to be rich. She has been picking for a long time, but it is only four hundred taels. She pretends to be relaxed, but I don't know how distressed she is in her heart. It seems that the Ling Mansion has indeed failed."

Ling Chu's face turned cold, "It seems that the county lady is indeed from a wealthy family and has no shortage of money."

The maid looked up, "My county lady was born in Dingyuan Palace, of course she has no shortage of money."

"Really? I wonder if the county lady can afford the rough stones next to them?" Ling Chu pointed to the pieces of material she had just scanned.

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