RPAGF Chapter 149: Twin Flowers (72)
Chapter 149: Twin Flowers (72)
Yun Tinglan was not short, nearly 1.7 meters tall, but Song Jinhan was taller, a full head taller than her. She wanted to touch his face with her fingers, and her body inevitably leaned towards him.
The other hand then rested on his shoulder, intending to restrain him and prevent him from moving. In Xiaoduan's eyes, perhaps it was... another indescribable scene?
She was probably too young and had little experience. If he took a step closer, he would have discovered that there was an arm's length of distance between her and Song Jinhan.
Just a misunderstanding.
At most, Song Jinhan supported her waist to prevent her from falling...that's all?
Even if there really was something going on, since the man and woman were unmarried, there was no need to act as if they had seen a ghost, right? The people involved were not panicking, so why should he be panicking?
Yun Tinglan didn't even have the chance to call for help, Xiao Duan had already run away.
Hey, I was pretty scared.
Yun Tinglan shook her head.
Song Jinhan's eyes deepened slightly and he quietly withdrew his hand. The special body fragrance lingering in his nose made the love poison in his legs surge again. He felt regretful, but had to suppress the ripples in his heart.
Waiting to return home...
Special Assistant Liu had just extracted the information from Xiao Duan's incoherent words that "the boss was forced to kiss Miss Hao, but he ruined their good time", and was about to lecture Xiao Duan for his lack of tact.
Then I saw the boss coming out with three yellow bars on his face.
He tried to find any clues, but the boss's expression was as indifferent as ever, and even a little unhappy.
So the good thing was really interrupted? Special Assistant Liu sighed and said that it was a pity. He would have to keep a close eye on them when they were alone in the future.
Then again, who could have thought that the idiot was so shortsighted? Didn't he see that everyone was tacitly staying away, so why would he go and try to be so attentive?
"Assistant Liu likes it too? Come on, come on, I'll give them all to you."
Yun Tinglan came out later and saw that he was staring at Song Jinhan. She smiled and stuffed the whole box into Assistant Liu's hands, making Assistant Liu helpless. He thought that he was not the one to be the third wheel.
Noticing the boss's gaze, Special Assistant Liu responded with a quick response, "Wipe it!"
The boss has to bear this thing, so he can't get any special treatment. However, before the two of them even did anything, the boss already showed a tendency to be henpecked. The entire Huo family might be in a state of change from now on, so he has to support this girl even more in the future.
When Yun Tinglan and the others arrived in the afternoon, parasols had already been set up at the mine entrance, and there were ice cubes and fruit plates on the table.
Near the upstream of the slope, the riverbed is surrounded by barbed wire covered with spiked wire, and there is also barbed wire in the middle of the river to block sand and gravel.
Downstream, Old Joe hired a dozen locals to sift through the riverbed for gems, and each time they found one, they would give a different reward based on its value.
One look at their postures and you'll know they do this often; their movements are skillful and their coordination is harmonious.
It seems to be a family unit.
Several children who were doing business with Yun Tinglan were also there. When they saw Yun Tinglan looking at them, they were not afraid. They smiled with their white teeth showing and continued to look for stones with their heads down.
Wang Wei and his friends brought an electric drill, so Yun Tinglan did not continue looking for gems, but followed them with an umbrella.
The thin dark guy is there too.
His name is Ali, an Indian, and he is talking to Old Joe about where to start drilling.
Yun Tinglan looked at him in surprise for a few more times. Lingxi confirmed that the areas that Ali pointed out did contain rubies.
They may not have studied professional geology and gemology, but they have been exposed to gems since childhood, and have experience passed down from generation to generation and decades of personal practice.
He has a keen intuition when it comes to finding gemstones.
Originally, such difficult-to-excavate mountain mines were blasted with explosives and then mined manually, but since she and Song Jinhan were there and they were so close, they naturally couldn't do that.
Using electric drills, cutting, and lever principles, technology and manual labor are combined. In less than an hour, several dozen centimeters of rock are knocked down and then broken up manually.
Only when the sunset appeared did they find the nineteen rubies.
Some are big, some are small, and the quality varies.
This gives us a glimpse of how difficult gem mining is.
There was also good news from the riverbed. Seven stones were found, one of which was five carats. The stone was round and had no cracks. There were just some inclusions, but these were inevitable in natural gemstones.
After cutting and polishing, the weight can be maintained to about four carats.
This one alone is enough to offset all the expenses for this month, of course not including the money for purchasing various equipment.
Seemingly, the rest is pure profit.
But in fact, Myanmar has to pay a heavy tax of 30%, so the high price of gemstones is not just driven up, there are many objective reasons as well.
For example, various costs and heavy customs taxes.
Yun Tinglan put the ruby away and felt emotional.
Old Joe gave rewards to everyone who found the ruby, especially the middle-aged woman who found the five-carat ruby. He gave her a reward of 100,000 Myanmar Kyats, which was equivalent to her wages for dozens of days of work.
Others looked jealous.
As for whether they had hidden it privately, Lao Qiao did not make a fuss about it. Instead, he took out the finished sign and hung it on the wall.
The above is the classification and price marked by Yun Tinglan. Knowing that they don’t know Chinese characters, the prices are marked in Burmese.
There are also detailed pictures on the side, which clearly indicate the level and price.
It also says that every day from 6 to 7 p.m., they are allowed to search for gems in the area where waste rocks are piled at the mine.
This is actually the common practice here. They have to be given some sweet benefits so that they will not cause sabotage secretly and will sincerely protect the mining area.
It is also helpful to build good relations with local people.
Give up small profits to stabilize the overall situation.
When they returned to the camp, there were several people squatting at the door, each carrying a bag that looked like a stone.
Old Joe had already cleared out a separate room at the gatehouse, which he would use to buy gems. He also opened a window from inside the room to the outside to facilitate purchases.
The three of them probably knew each other, and they lined up consciously without pushing or shoving each other.
The first uncle stuffed in several pieces of crystal stones, which were white with pink. Although there were a lot of them, their value was actually average, a total of a few thousand Myanmar Kyats.
There are so many of them, but in fact they are not as valuable as one of the amethysts. However, they are big and can be used to make a crystal cup, which looks pretty good.
The second thing that was stuffed in was a piece of rhodochrosite (rhodochrosite) worth over a thousand Myanmar Kyats, and a piece of walnut-sized, slightly pink rhodonite, which was also very beautiful and valuable.
The third one was a girl, but she had a short haircut, so at first glance I thought she was a boy.
Yun Tinglan couldn't help but take a few more glances at him. He was quite tall, but too thin.
She took out a green stone that looked like a glass bottle at first glance. In fact, it was naturally formed volcanic glass, and you could see the obvious glass luster when you shine the light on it.
Its production is very high, and it can be found near volcanoes. There are many green ones, as well as colorful ones. They are all natural glass.
Yun Tinglan also accepted it and found it quite interesting to play with.
Perhaps because Yun Tinglan offered a good price, after receiving the money from Xiao Duan, she turned back and handed Yun Tinglan two pieces of spodumene.
Spodumene looks like crystal, but it is more beautiful than crystal. When light is shone on it, you can see a dreamy blue-purple color.
Both pieces have reached gemstone grade, with rich colors and good purity. They do not require grinding or polishing, and their translucency and beauty are already displayed.
It will show different colors when viewed from different angles. When Yun Tinglan turns her fingers, you can see it change from white to lavender and finally to purple.
There is a kind of Rainbow Bridge spodumene in Afghanistan. When the gem is moved, it will show a rainbow-like gradient color.
Spodumene itself has many colors, but the gem-grade spodumene we see is all purple.
The quality of the diamonds this girl brought was considered medium. She could offer it for 500 yuan per carat, of course in RMB.
The main thing is that you have to go through customs and pay taxes, so the cost goes up all of a sudden.
24 carats, and gave her million Kyats.
The little girl was obviously very happy. She gestured with her hands and asked, "Do you buy sapphires? How much are they?"
Yun Tinglan became interested and called Xiao Duan to translate for the girl.
The little girl poked her head into the window and cautiously asked, "Can you wait a minute? I have another sapphire, but I didn't bring it with me."
"can."
Ten minutes later, she came with a man with an injured hand. Through their conversation, Yun Tinglan learned that the girl was called Lina and the man was her brother. Three days ago, her brother had a fight with someone and injured his finger. He had no money to see a doctor and no good medicine to reduce inflammation, so his finger swelled up like a carrot.
She wanted to sell the sapphire to pay for her brother's medical treatment.
The sapphire was picked up by her when she was a child, and her brother polished it for her so that she could keep it as a dowry.
But obviously, the two did not reach an agreement, and they started arguing again in front of the window over whether to sell the gems and whether to cure the disease.
Yun Tinglan listened to the short translation and drank the red date tea in the cup. She thought about it and waited until the two stopped arguing before she slowly gave some advice, "We have a doctor in our camp who can help you see a doctor. We can also put the medical expenses on the account first. But we need Mr. Wu Dan, right? We need you to work in exchange for the debt."
That’s right, Yun Tinglan was impressed by his craftsmanship. Lina’s sapphire was cut and polished by him. It is very beautiful and has great fire.
Such cheap labor should not be wasted.
Then she said to Xiao Duan, "Call Dr. Li." Song Jinhan had asked him to check her sunburn at noon. She knew it was fine, but he was worried. Then Sister Man gave her a box of TNAKA.
Xiao Duan hesitated, it was true that Brother Li was their hygienist, but they all called him a veterinarian because he really had no medical skills. He just learned a little bit of pharmacology from his grandfather at home and passed the exam to become a hygienist.
Normally when people get sick, he prescribes a variety of medicines for them. Fortunately, they are all minor illnesses such as colds and fevers. Even without him, people can get better by reading the instructions and taking the medicines themselves, so everyone uses it as a medicine cabinet.
But he also has a unique skill, which is bone setting, which he learned from his grandfather.
By the way, his grandfather was also a famous old Chinese medicine doctor in their village, but his father had no talent and had to change his career to become a veterinarian, relying on treating other people's livestock to support his family.
He has some talent. Although he can't recognize medicinal herbs or prescribe medicine, he is very good at bone setting.
He can treat broken bones, dislocated bones and sprains, so his position as a medical worker is quite stable.
After so many years in the army, he has also taught himself, but he is better at trauma, such as bruises, gunshot wounds, and other external injuries. It is hard to say whether he can cure this man's injury.
He didn't want Yun Tinglan to get into trouble.
Yun Tinglan knew what he was worried about and said with a smile, "Just call him over. This guy has a fractured index finger."
It's just not convenient for her to take action, otherwise there would be no need for Dr. Li to step forward, she could handle it herself.
Is that so? Xiao Duan called Brother Li half-believingly, and soon Brother Li came over with a medicine box.
"It is true that the index finger is fractured and dislocated, it is not a big problem."
Yun Tinglan was not in a hurry and let them think about it carefully.
The two of them didn't need to think about it at all. Not only could they receive free treatment for their injuries, but they could also get a good job. Why would they hesitate?
The eyes of the people watching from afar flickered, and many people gathered together, whispering something. The effect was achieved, and Yun Tinglan returned to the main building with his harvest.
She had to discuss it with Song Jinhan and then open a small gemstone workshop outside the camp, and prepare more than a dozen sets of cutting and polishing tools.
After dinner, Yun Tinglan counted the day's harvest, placed them all on a black velvet tray, sorted them one by one, and then packed them in bags.
At the same time, he contacted Master Xu and Fang Junsheng via video to check on their work progress, and finally called Lin Wanwan.
The young girl is always full of energy. She immediately took a look at the table full of gems. However, she did not delay her work. She reported the status of the orders. Finally, she tactfully expressed that there were too many orders and she could not handle them all by herself. Could she hire more people?
Yun Tinglan looked at her with a half-smile, "Is there a suitable candidate?"
Lin Wanwan was quite embarrassed, "I have an uncle and two brothers." She quickly took out the work she had prepared long ago.
The craftsmanship is pretty good. "Let me go back and discuss it in detail. We can cooperate with them first and ask them to help process the orders. I will go back and discuss the salary in detail."
Naturally, she was willing to recruit an experienced craftsman.
Ruby mining area.
When Yun Tinglan went there again the next day, the place had changed again. The roads were paved with stones, and there were simple mobile houses, and the internet, water and electricity were all connected.
Song Jinhan was in a meeting inside and Yun Tinglan didn't disturb him.
She sprayed herself with sunscreen, put on a sun-protective jacket, and put on an oversized straw hat that reached her shoulders before going out.
She planned to go to the morning market in the town of Mogok to buy some sapphires and see if there were any good quality Jedi Knights. Although it was also a spinel, its price was very beautiful and it was very rare.
Anyway, she hasn't seen any so far.
How could Song Jinhan feel at ease? The road to the town of Mogok is a remote and difficult one, belonging to a no-man's land, where various ethnic forces are entrenched and specialize in robbing foreign businessmen who buy gems, and the government turns a blind eye.