"I'm in Wu City," Yusufu said with a smile. "Adasi, I remember you said last time that if I found good small pieces of river jade, I could come to you. Is that true?"
"Of course," Li Long said with a smile. "Absolutely. When are you coming?"
"I'm planning to sell some of the big pieces at the Jade Factory today. How about I take a bus over to see you tomorrow morning? Oh, aren't you coming here?"
"No, I don't have any good material here." Li Long thought he had better stay in the County Seat. After all, Ma County was his own turf, and he wouldn't have to worry about being cheated. Although people these days were relatively more "honest" than in later years, that didn't rule out things like honey traps.
"All right, then. I'll take a bus over first thing tomorrow morning. Should I look for you at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative?"
"Yes. Once you arrive, just come straight here to find me," Li Long agreed.
After he hung up, Li Xiangqian asked curiously:
"Have you been in touch with someone who sells jade?"
"Yes, someone from southern Xinjiang who sells Hetian jade," Li Long said. "Last time I went to Wu City to sell jade, I happened to run into him selling Hetian jade. He'd collected quite a few small pieces of Hetian river jade, but the Jade Factory wouldn't take them because they were too small. I told him he might as well sell them to me, and to sell me some if he got any more."
"How big?"
Li Long gestured to show the size of a pigeon's egg.
"What's the point of that?" Li Xiangqian gave him a disdainful glance. "If you're going to buy any, buy big pieces, finished pieces.