46: Chapter 46 I’m Giving You This Stone 46: Chapter 46 I’m Giving You This Stone This stone has jade, top quality!
The simple six words caused the originally noisy world to quiet down as everyone’s gaze fell on the young girl squatting on the ground.
They stared at her as if looking at a monster.
Someone laughed first, followed by everyone else bursting into laughter, even those standing on the steps showed faint smiles, except Mr.
Lin’s laugh was one of disdain and indifference.
Wufu frowned and looked up.
“Little girl, you better go back to your embroidery, stop talking nonsense here,” someone said with a chuckle.
Lin said there’s no jade left, how could you, a little girl, know better than him?”
Wufu stood up and looked at the old man who was arrogantly tilting his chin upward.
So this was the so-called Master Lin with the Ghost Hand?
“You said that this stone doesn’t have any jade?” she asked, looking at him.
Lin seemed to feel insulted by her question and huffed arrogantly, too disdainful to answer.
Wufu observed his expression and couldn’t help but snicker, then turned towards Shopkeeper Lin, “Shopkeeper Lin?”
Shopkeeper Lin had already recognized the girl and suddenly remembered the scene of her examining the jade ware, and said, “Little girl, we meet again.”
Wufu nodded, “Does your Silver House really not want this stone?”
“Girl, nobody does business at a loss…”
Wufu had already turned her attention away from him and was looking instead at Old Man Shen, “Elder Shen, you should sell it somewhere else.
There will always be someone who recognizes its worth.”
Old Man Shen had regained his composure, and his wrinkled eyes shone as he looked at Wufu, but the light quickly faded as he said hoarsely, “Young girl, you’re saying my stone has jade?
Wufu looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked oddly, “Isn’t that why you came here?”
Old Man Shen was silent for a moment, then burst out laughing, “Yes.”
There, that settled it.
“Did you really see the jade, or are you bluffing?
But it doesn’t matter.
It’s just a pity that a master craftsman in jade carving isn’t as discerning as a little girl.” Old Man Shen laughed again, only this time, it was a mocking laugh.
Master Lin’s face darkened upon hearing this.
Shopkeeper Lin’s brows furrowed, and his lips pursed as if he were pondering something.
Old Man Shen stood up, picked up the stone, and said to Wufu, “Since you recognize the stone’s worth, it’s yours.”
Wufu was taken aback, “For me?” Before waiting for an answer, she continued, “But I don’t have the money to buy it from you right now.”
If she had the money, she would have bought it without a second thought.
Old Man Shen said, “A piece of jade must be carved to become valuable.
And me, I don’t sell to those who don’t recognize its worth.
You, girl, are someone who does, so what’s stopping me from giving it to you?
I, Old Man Shen, have been called a crazy old man all my life for the sake of finding a fine jade, losing my son and myself in the process.
What’s one more time being called a crazy old man now?”
The dialogue between the two left everyone in shock – one a crazy old man, and now here was a little crazy girl.
Old Man Shen stuffed the stone into Wufu’s arms and said, “Little girl, don’t dawdle.
I said it’s yours, take it.” After speaking, he gave the stone one last deep look and then turned and walked away.
Feeling the weight in her arms, Wufu quickly caught up with Old Man Shen, “Elder Shen, since you’ve been searching for a piece of stone your whole life, and now you’ve found it, don’t you want to check its quality?”
Old Man Shen stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look at her.
Wufu nodded at him and then looked toward Shopkeeper Lin, her eyes bright, “Shopkeeper Lin, may I borrow your stone cutting tool?
I want to cut the stone open.”