Rushing to the sea: I can see the prompts

Chapter 240 Aquamarine

The next day, Ah Jiu's car trunk was filled with things and he was ready to return to his hometown.

Zhang Yaohua's younger sister is still preparing to give birth in Guangxi, and a house is being built in her hometown in Guangxi, so she also needs someone to watch her. In short, as long as he doesn't go to sea, Ah Jiu has to go back to his hometown.

The three months of fishing moratorium gave him just enough time.

"Okay, let's go back! Be careful on the road and have a nice trip." Mom stuffed another red envelope for her son-in-law.

The custom here is that when the son-in-law comes home for the first time in the new year, he must either make rice dumplings or give red envelopes.

Of course, as is the old rule, the red envelope won’t be very big.

Although Zhang Yaohua's family is already very rich, they still haven't changed the matter of giving red envelopes and don't make them special.

"Okay! Dad, Mom, eldest brother, second brother, I'll go back first!"

After sending Ah Jiu away, Zhang Yaohua came to his uncle's house.

The uncle and the fourth brother have already gone to the breeding farm. Grandpa is going to go out for a walk, and the fourth and fifth sisters are going to work. The eldest sister and the second sister are also there.

Fourth sister asked: "Brother, did you see the car I sent you yesterday?"

"Look, I've already said hello to someone. It will be delivered in the next two days. Just wait for the car to be collected."

The fourth sister was very happy and found that her eldest brother was really capable now and could handle all those things with just one phone call. Is this what rich people experience?

Zhang Yaohua looked at the time and said to them: "It's getting late! You go to work quickly!"

Two cousins ​​went to work arguing.

"Uncle!"

A little girl rushed over, holding a white rabbit doll in her hand.

This is the daughter adopted by the eldest sister and her eldest brother-in-law, named Ding Yujia. She also has a son, one year older than the girl, named Ding Xiujie, who has been sent to kindergarten in the town.

The school bus comes to the village to pick up the children and brings them back every evening. When picking them up, adults must be present, otherwise the children will not be allowed to get off the bus. This is also for the safety of the children, which is understandable.

Although there are no traffickers in their village, the children often run around after getting out of the car in case they encounter danger. It’s unclear who will be held responsible at that time.

If something happens to your child while on the school bus, the school will naturally be responsible. But when the children return to the village and are handed over to their parents, if something happens, it will be the responsibility of the parents.

"Hey! Is Jiajia good? Have you had breakfast?" Zhang Yaohua picked up his niece.

The little girl's voice is very soft.

"Be good, Jiajia eats it."

Zhang Yaohua said with a smile: "Well! That's good. I'll go and play with cousin Xuanxuan later."

The eldest sister is clearing away the dishes.

With them here, the aunt is relaxed and basically doesn't have to do much housework. It’s just that there are more children at home, so it’s a bit noisy sometimes. But Yujia and Xiujie were fine, they didn't cry much and were very sensible.

Everyone said that it would be good for Sister Zhang Yaohua to adopt these two children.

"Brother, are you here? We were talking about you just now!" the second sister said with a smile.

"What do I have to talk about?" Zhang Yaohua sat on the sofa holding the little girl.

The uncle's dog hurriedly lay down at Zhang Yaohua's feet and begged to be touched. When the child reached out, it ducked away. It can only be said that most children are like dogs.

"Are you planning to buy land?"

The whole village was in an uproar, and the discussion started last night.

The eldest sister also asked: "Ahua, do you really need so much land? Hundreds of acres. How much does it cost just to buy the land?"

The eldest brother-in-law and the second brother-in-law both looked over curiously.

This brother-in-law (brother-in-law) is really awesome.

Especially the second brother-in-law Zhang Siming, who watched his elder brother-in-law go to college. At that time, my wife often boasted proudly that her eldest brother was the best at studying and the most promising person in their Zhang family.

But it's been so many years since I graduated, and I haven't heard of how well I'm doing.

After returning home last year, he suddenly became prosperous and out of control.

It’s really hard to describe the fate of life.

When you think he has a future, he is unknown, and when you think he is mediocre, he suddenly bursts out to you, making you feel strange and incomprehensible.

"It's not necessarily enough. We need to build an industrial park. It doesn't cost much to buy land. Ten to twenty million is enough. I'm here just to talk to you about this.

If you are interested, you might as well hold a processing workshop. A jewelry company will come to talk to me soon. When the time comes, I will pull the strings and you can cooperate. It shouldn't be a big problem to earn several million a year. "

While the industrial park has not yet started, those who join in and take the first bite of crab will definitely make a profit or lose nothing.

The eldest brother-in-law and others looked at each other and were obviously tempted.

During this time, the two families also started a small business together, and almost all the money borrowed from Zhang Yaohua was invested. If you quit now, you will definitely not be able to recover your capital, and you will lose about one-third.

However, it is also a rare opportunity to be able to embrace a jewelry company.

The eldest sister said: "If we don't do those things we did before, if we step out, we will lose at least one-third, isn't it good?"

Zhang Yaohua asked: "Why not do it? Since there is a prospect and you can make money, keep doing it! Just spare some time to make some jewelry."

You will definitely have to hire someone to do it by then, otherwise you will learn the technology yourself and then do it yourself?

No need! "

He knew what the eldest sister and others were worried about, and then said: "Take the funds from me first, and then return them to me after making money. What does it matter?"

The eldest sister smiled bitterly: "I haven't repaid what I borrowed from you last year, so I'm borrowing it again. You are not afraid, we are all afraid."

Afraid of losing money and not being able to pay it back.

You know, that is not a small number, but millions!

"What are you afraid of? I don't know what kind of business you are engaged in, but jewelry processing is definitely profitable. The raw materials are purchased at a low price, and after processing, they are multiplied and transferred to the jewelry company.

Don't be afraid of borrowing money, as long as you make sure you can make money and be able to pay it back. "Zhang Yaohua finally comforted him.

Anyway, he has the final say on the raw materials.

The jewelry company will not lose money. If someone sells it at a multiple of the price, they will make an easy profit.

In today’s society, contract processing is too normal. Even big brands don’t process it themselves. They basically do the design and then let other processing factories help with the processing.

Otherwise, how can those big brands do it by relying on their own companies?

The machine cannot produce even if it steps on and smokes!

The eldest brother-in-law and the others looked at each other and made a decision.

Zhang Siming looked at his eldest brother-in-law: "Brother-in-law, what do you say?"

"Just do it! Ah Hua has already helped me to this extent."

yes! He deserves to be starved to death even if he doesn't even know how to open his mouth.

"Then it's settled, you come to my house at noon." Zhang Yaohua said.

In three or four hours, a representative from the jewelry company should arrive.

"Okay! Ah Hua, thank you!"

Thanks to this brother-in-law, he has been spared many years of struggle.

He has already discussed with Zhang Yaohua's eldest sister to move his household registration here when he has time to go back. From now on, the children will go to school here and will not go back to their hometown.

no way! The relatives back home are also a bit weird. It’s better to have less contact!

Let them know that they have made a lot of money and become rich, and ensure that a lot of people come to borrow money. It will be a lot of trouble then, so borrow it! You may not be able to get it back, so don’t borrow it! He also said that you have forgotten your roots and so on.

In short, it would be better to just move out.

There are some fields, orchards, etc. in my hometown. It doesn't matter if I give them to my brothers and sisters at a low price. In the end, I let them take advantage of them. That's pretty much it.

"Thank you for everything, we are all one family..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yaohua's cell phone rang.

It was the village director calling.

"Director, what's the matter?"

"Deputy Mayor Huang is here, where are you? Come to the village committee!"

For such a big matter, Deputy Mayor Huang will definitely come to investigate in person. He did not tell Mayor Ye and others about this news for the time being, and kept it to himself for now.

We will announce it after it is finalized.

He has regarded this investment project as forbidden.

"Okay! Wait a minute, I'll be there right away."

Seeing Zhang Yaohua hang up the phone and knowing that he was busy, the eldest sister said: "If you are busy, go ahead and do it first! Your brother-in-law and Siming will go to your house later."

Then, he took his daughter Ding Yujia from Zhang Yaohua's arms.

Zhang Yaohua rubbed the little girl's head and went out.

As soon as I went out, my aunt came down from the second floor.

"Isn't Ahua here?"

The second sister rushed to answer: "The village director asked him to go out and he just left."

Then, he talked with his mother about what Zhang Yaohua told them just now.

"Thanks to Ah Hua for your help, you have to remember these things. Don't just make money in the future..."

Before his mother could finish speaking, the eldest brother-in-law took the lead and said, "Mom! We are not that kind of person, don't worry!"

……

Zhang Yaohua came to the village committee, but before he entered, he heard Deputy Mayor Huang's voice. It seemed that he was talking about adjusting the wages of village cadres. Deputy Mayor Huang had no objection, but hoped that the village committee would make a good budget and not mess around.

Don't raise your salary this year, spend all your money, and then drop it back next year. That would be really funny.

"Mayor Huang, long time no see."

Seeing Zhang Yaohua, Deputy Mayor Huang's originally serious face suddenly burst into smiles.

"Yaohua, you have gained a lot from your trip to sea this time! Come, sit here."

Zhang Yaohua smiled and nodded: "Yes! It's indeed not bad."

"Which one can stop it? You're just lucky, okay? You've touched all the gem mines under the sea." A village cadre said.

Zhang Yaohua "corrected": "Not all of them were discovered during this trip to sea, but I am really lucky."

Do not explain.

Anyway, just good luck.

Almost all villagers believed this story.

"What gem is it?" someone asked.

The village director glared at the guy.

Can this be asked? Is it a trade secret?

Zhang Yaohua is not afraid of making it public. No one knows where it is anyway, so what if he says it is a diamond mine? Can others search the bottom of the sea?

"The nearest one is an aquamarine mine, have you heard of it?"

Everyone present was a little embarrassed. Except for Zhang Yaohua, no one had heard of aquamarine. A man! If you don’t pay attention to these, there’s nothing much to say.

"Ahem! Is it valuable?" the guy just asked again.

"It's not bad! They range from a few hundred to a few thousand."

"one gram?"

Zhang Yaohua shook his head: "No, gemstones are generally measured in carats. A carat is smaller than a gram. 5 carats is equal to 1 gram."

The price of rough aquamarine stones is generally 800-5000 yuan/carat.

其中，品质较为一般的海蓝宝石原石的价格是在800-1000元之间；品质稍好一些的海蓝宝石的价格是在1000-2000元之间，其品质中等的海蓝宝石的价格一般是2000-4000元，上等货则是四千到五千。

Not to mention the top ones, which are difficult to measure with common sense prices and are usually put on the auction block.

The village officials were surprised.

Isn't that more expensive than gold?

Now gold costs more than 400 yuan per gram.

In fact, gold just has a high status in the hearts of ordinary people. There are many things in this world worth more than gold.

Aquamarine and emerald are both a type of beryl. Legend has it that aquamarine is produced at the bottom of the sea and is the essence of sea water.

Its color is like the sky after the rain, a pure and beautiful blue. This color brings a sense of spring to people, like the scene of the melting ice and snow at the beginning of spring, which is very dazzling. Crystal bright blue, the mineral content inside feels like half-melted ice.

Countries such as Brazil, Russia, and Sri Lanka all produce aquamarine. The world's most famous aquamarine origin is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

This kind of gemstone flowed into China in large quantities during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In the Qing Dynasty, the ladies in the Qing palace were the ones who loved aquamarine the most.

"So expensive?"

Zhang Yaohua smiled: "It's okay! Many gems are more expensive than this."

As far as he knows, aquamarine quality is evaluated in terms of color, clarity, cut and weight.

The color is pure, no gray, no dichroism, and the one with strong and bright color has the highest value.

Some aquamarines with directional inclusions can be processed into cat's eye effect or starlight effect, and aquamarines with special optical effects are more expensive. For aquamarines of the same color, clarity, and cut, the greater the carat weight, the higher the value.

"When I heard it, it sounded like a gem from the bottom of the sea." Some village leaders said.

After all, it’s called aquamarine!

It comes from the bottom of the sea, that's normal.

“Very few gems come from the seabed. That’s not to say there aren’t any, but gem mines on the seabed are more difficult to discover and more difficult to develop. Especially in ancient times, mining was impossible.

Aquamarine is mostly mined on land. " Zhang Yaohua explained.

Ancient people discovered that the color of aquamarine is as blue as the sea water, so they gave it the attribute of water. They believed that this beautiful gem must come from the seabed and is the essence of sea water. Since then, aquamarine and "water" have had an incomprehensible relationship. edge.

It can only be said that there was insufficient knowledge in ancient times.

The most typical example is ambergris. The ancients thought it was formed from dragon saliva, but it was not until modern times that it was discovered that it was something that sperm whales could not digest.

In the West, aquamarine has long been used as a talisman due to its close connection with water. People who live at sea all year round believe that aquamarine can capture the soul of the ocean.

In medieval Europe, craftsmen would cut aquamarine into thin slices as needed and fix them in the viewing holes of some specific tools, so that nobles could see farther, which was the earliest telescope.

Afterwards, we talked about the industrial park.

Deputy Mayor Huang came down this time mainly for this matter.

(End of this chapter)