"The history of planting camellia in our country is too early. After generations of careful cultivation, there are at least hundreds of varieties of camellia, and there are countless fine products." The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Only one flower is exposed, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

Determining the origin of this camellia is like dotting a few dots on a white paper and asking people to guess what words they can form. It is extremely difficult."

"Oh." Dongfang Weiwei suddenly understood, and then said with a smile: "Uncle, wouldn't everyone be at a disadvantage if you guess like this?"

"If one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, it doesn't matter who loses." The middle-aged man explained: "You must know that there are only a few ways to play betting on flowers and trees. If you can accurately judge or guess the details of something, you don't need to

Just pay and you can take something home."

"What if I guess wrong?" Dongfang Weiwei blinked: "What are the consequences?"

"If you guessed wrong." The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Then it depends on whether you guessed the price too high or the price too low. If you guessed the price too high, give the price according to the high price. If you guessed the price too low, you will pay the price accordingly.

, just pay according to the actual price.”

"Funny." Dongfang Weiwei said with his tongue, "Then to be on the safe side, wouldn't everyone estimate the price at a low price?"

"If the price is low, the owner of the thing will not lose. Anyway, the money is calculated based on the actual price." The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Actually, those who bring things to everyone for gambling are those who want to sell them.

After the event was over, some of the missed flowers and plants were directly moved to the store and sold."

"I understand {Changfeng}." Dongfang Weiluo suddenly realized: "This is a means of promotion."

"Absolutely, it's just for fun anyway." The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Of course, it is not ruled out that there are people with good eyesight who can accurately judge the value of these flowers, plants and trees by looking at each branch, leaf and flower.

"

"Really?" Dongfang Weijie asked doubtfully, "Is there such a person?"

"Yes. I have seen it, and he was a foreigner." The middle-aged man sighed: "Just half a month ago, a foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes actually came here to play and gamble on flowers and trees."

"Foreigners!" Fang Yuan and others looked at each other and naturally thought of Jack.

"Yes, foreigners." The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Actually, foreigners coming to visit the flower and plant market is nothing new here. After all, our place is one of the few large-scale flower and plant markets in the country, and foreigners often come here.

Buy flowers and plants here. But it’s rare for foreigners to come here to gamble on flowers and trees.”

"There were a lot of people watching at that time. I was one of them. I saw it with my own eyes. After participating in the event, the foreigner acted like a botanist. The flowers and plants he assessed were most likely accurate."

The middle-aged man sighed: "But the most impressive thing is that someone brought back a piece of red sandalwood from Nanyang. It was about the thickness of a bucket and more than two meters long. Although it was just ordinary artificially planted red sandalwood, it was expensive.

That man also spent a lot of money to bring the things back. But he didn't sell them directly, but used them for gambling."

"Gamble?" Dongfang Weiwei was a little confused: "What's so good about red sandalwood? How else can I gamble?"

"Haha, little girl, you don't know. Red sandalwood is very valuable for gambling." The middle-aged man explained: "As the saying goes, ten sandalwoods are nine empty. Although this saying has some misinterpretation, but when used on that piece of material,

It fits quite well."

"Why do you say that?" Fang Yuan asked curiously. Bao Longtu often talked about the words Shi Tan Jiu Kong, but judging from the meaning of the middle-aged man's words, there seemed to be some ambiguity in these words.

"The saying "ten sandalwoods and nine empty spaces" originated from the Qing Dynasty." The middle-aged man smiled and said: "At that time, the available red sandalwood on the border of our country had been exhausted and was on the verge of extinction. The red sandalwood material used to make palace furniture was

Can only be purchased from overseas.”

"However, merchants only purchased red sandalwood materials from abroad for the purpose of making profits. Most of them chose low-priced hollow materials and trafficked them back for sale. The solid materials were given to the royal family, while the hollow materials were given to the bureaucrats and gentry. Due to the underdeveloped transportation at that time, information was even less available.

Even though it was unblocked, everyone didn’t know the truth, so the theory of ten sandalwoods and nine empty spaces began to spread.”

The middle-aged man sighed: "After this saying spread widely, it also created the myth of red sandalwood. In everyone's imagination, since most of the red sandalwood is hollow, making furniture with red sandalwood requires a lot of raw materials and is very expensive.

, which makes it difficult for ordinary wealthy businessmen and nobles to tolerate it, and only the royal family has the ability to use it."

"Ha, there is such an inside story." Dongfang Weida's pretty eyes flashed: "Then wouldn't everyone be fooled?"

"If you want to be deceived, it's the ancients who were deceived. Modern people have had more contact with foreign timber merchants and have long understood that ten sandalwood and nine empty spaces are just an unscientific term." The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Of course, there are also hollow sandalwood materials.

There are few, but most of them are made from relatively low-grade sandalwood materials. The sandalwood materials that the man brought back are not very high-grade, and the possibility of them being hollow is very high."

"In short, the sandalwood material has not been cut open. Whether it is solid or hollow requires a gamble."

The middle-aged man exclaimed: "At that time, the person set a high price and took a relatively balanced value. If the sandalwood material is solid, then the buyer will definitely make a profit. If the sandalwood material is hollow, he will definitely lose money."

"Anyway, everyone was very hesitant, and no one dared to make up his mind easily. At this moment, the foreigner took action, simply bought the sandalwood material, and then cut it open on the spot. Tsk, it was not only solid, but also solid.

The quality was even better than everyone expected, which made the sellers stamp their feet, thinking that the price was too low, and they regretted it."

The middle-aged man sighed with emotion: "Based on the foreigner's previous performance, everyone can be sure that he is not deceptive, but really has real talent and knowledge, and his vision is very sharp and brilliant."

Hua Feng suddenly asked: "What is that foreigner's name?"

"How did I know that?" The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "That man looks like he is rich or noble, and he has a few strong bodyguards with him. How can I, a little person, dare to go up and strike up a conversation with him?"

"Does he come here often?" Hua Feng asked again.

"I seem to have only come here once." The middle-aged man asked strangely: "What, that person is your friend?"

"Maybe we know each other..." Hua Feng was vague, and then whispered in Fang Yuan's ear: "If that person is really Jack, he came once and then stopped coming, which means that this flower market has no spiritual plants and cannot have any influence on him.

Attraction.”

"Yeah." Fang Yuan nodded slightly, feeling that Huafeng's analysis was reasonable.

After all, for a spiritual planter, the feeling of seeing a spiritual plant is like a collector encountering a precious antique. Even if he can't afford it, he still has to stop and admire it. If there are really many spiritual plants here, then with the spiritual planter Jack's

status, there is no reason to miss such a good opportunity.

"It seems that the only option is to go to the plantation and try your luck." Hua Feng frowned. The feeling of having a bad start naturally made him unhappy.

Fang Yuancai wanted to say a few words of comfort, but suddenly there was another wave in the crowd. After a burst of uproar, many people immediately surrounded the center of the venue. It can be said that there are three layers inside and three outside, layer upon layer, and it is blocked.

"What's going on?" Dongfang Weiwei looked around curiously, puzzled: "It just stopped for a while, and it's chaotic again? Where are the people who maintain order? They don't come out to rectify it."

"The people who maintain order are also watching the excitement." The middle-aged man, who is rich in experience, said in surprise: "Needless to say, something good must have come out to attract everyone to watch."

"What good stuff came out?" Hua Feng asked. Everyone is curious, and he is no exception.

"I don't know, I'll ask." The middle-aged man walked away briskly, taking advantage of his small stature to get into the crowd of people, and then disappeared.

The three of them waited for a few minutes, but found that the middle-aged man never came back, so they couldn't help but walk over. As soon as they got closer, some chaotic discussions reached their ears, and they understood what was going on.

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"It's sea yellow, and it looks like a wild tree species. It's about seven or eight years old."

"What kind of wild tree species do you have eyes for? They are artificially cultivated. You don't even know the owner of the tree species, Mr. Huang, and you still have the nerve to hang out in the flower market?"

"That's right, I heard that Mr. Huang bought a batch of seeds from Hai/Nanchang River a few years ago and planned to cultivate huanghuali by himself. But everyone knows that due to differences in soil, climate, temperature, and humidity, huanghuali is difficult to grow.

Survive in the North. I didn’t expect that Mr. Huang would actually succeed.”

"Huang Lao is a botanist, so why is it strange that he succeeded?"

"Not strange, not strange..."

Amidst the discussion, Fang Yuan suddenly realized and understood the reason for everyone's excitement.

Hainan Huanghuali has always been one of the five famous trees because of its slow growth, solid wood, and beautiful patterns. However, as we all know, Huanghuali is abundant in the south due to climate conditions. Due to the unsuitable soil and water, it is difficult to survive transplanted in the north.

Come down. Even if you are lucky enough to survive, the material is not as solid and fine as the huanghuali from the south, and the quality is much worse.

But now what people are saying is that the quality of the huanghuali cultivated by Mr. Huang seems to be not bad.

"By the way, did you smell the aroma just now?"

"When I smell it, it's really refreshing. It's worthy of the Dalbergia rosewood."

Hearing this, Dongfang Weiwei was naturally confused: "Boss, aren't you talking about Huanghuali? Why did you mention Dalbergia Dalbergia again? By the way, what is Dalbergia Dalbergia?"

"The other name of Hainan Huanghuali is Dalbergia Dalbergia." Fang Yuan said casually: "It is said that after such a tree species is cut, it will emit a very unique aroma, just like Dalbergia Dalbergia.

People are addicted, addicted.”

"Really?" Dongfang Weiwei's eyes sparkled and he was full of interest.

"I also heard what others said." Fang Yuan said calmly: "Whether it is true or false, I have no chance to verify it."

"Isn't the opportunity right in front of you?" Dongfang Weiwei chuckled, and then waved his slender hand: "Everyone, please give way. Please give way."

Dongfang Weiwei's voice was as crisp and sweet as a lark, but when his slender hands moved it, a strange force was generated, causing the layers of people to move aside involuntarily, revealing a gap.
Chapter completed!