Yusufu crouched down and began taking the jade he had brought out of his sack, piece by piece.
The very first piece stunned Li Long.
It was an exceptionally beautiful, richly lustrous piece of jade, with a skin like the amber he had often seen in later years. The flesh appeared to be white, but the skin was golden yellow, making it very attractive.
It was the size of two fists and probably weighed two or three kilograms. Yusufu proudly handed it to Master Wang.
"Not bad. Excellent-quality grade-special white jade seed material, also known as mutton-fat jade. Jade like this is very rare." Master Wang took it and examined it carefully, feeling it before taking a flashlight from his pocket to shine through it. "Very good! It meets the special grade. At the current purchasing price, this piece is worth two hundred and sixty yuan a kilogram."
It really was different. The best Li Long had ever obtained fetched only eighty yuan a kilogram. This was more than three times that!
Yusufu was clearly very satisfied with the price too. He smiled and said:
"When the jade factories from inland come to buy from us, they only offer two hundred yuan a kilogram. Your prices are much fairer!"
Next, he took out more pieces of jade, one after another.
"Grade-one white jade, one hundred and twenty yuan a kilogram."
"Grade-one blue-and-white jade, eighty yuan a kilogram."
"Grade-two black jade, fifty-five yuan a kilogram..."
While Master Wang appraised the jade, Section Chief Chen called someone over to weigh it and write up the slips.
This time, Yusufu had brought dozens of pieces of fine jade weighing over half a kilogram each, totaling more than thirty kilograms. When they settled up, the total came to nearly five thousand yuan!
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