Super rare beast girl, run away! The emperor's uncle is coming!

Chapter 179 Gambling on Stones

Song Yunshan pushed open the door and walked into the lobby of the shop to greet his master.

She walked in slowly and looked at the empty lobby.

"Master, this place must have been renovated before. The traces inside are still very fresh."

"Well, I'm going to open a jade shop here, so you can go find a craftsman later. I want to renovate it."

Song Yunshan nodded in agreement.

She first walked towards the back yard.

Xu followed her and pushed open the door to the backyard.

"This...Master, this yard is really quite big."

Xu exclaimed in surprise at the spacious yard. It was rare for a shop to have such a large yard.

Qu Jingyao walked slowly towards the courtyard. It had everything including a pavilion, stone table and flower beds, which was quite nice.

What you see before you is a typical courtyard house, except that there is a shop in front.

"This place is really nice. Sister Xu, you two can go and see what we need first. We can buy some while it's still early. Then come back and clean it up. I'm going to be out for a while. Oh, and you need to buy some rice and grain as well. I'm going to be staying here for the time being."

She took out a silver note worth five hundred taels and handed it to Xu.

"Hey, Master, don't worry. Do you want Ling'er to follow you? She grew up in Bianliang City and is more familiar with it."

When Qu Jingyao heard this, her eyes flickered and she nodded.

Xu bowed and walked quickly forward, calling her little daughter to stay with her master.

The two sons followed their father to clean the front of the shop.

"Master, I will accompany you out."

Ling'er blinked her eyes and bowed respectfully.

Qu Jingyao raised the corners of her lips slightly and nodded with satisfaction.

The master and servant walked straight outside and told Xu and the others that they would not be back for lunch, so let them eat first.

After leaving the shop, the street in front of you is the second street of Bianliang City.

The streets were bustling with people, the customs of Yanchu and Yuanshao being similar. She watched the luxurious carriages that occasionally passed through the streets, the dense crowds of people, shoulder to shoulder, countless, the cries of vendors, the cheers of jugglers, and the distant sounds of blacksmiths...

"Where do you want to go, Master?"

Qu Jingyao walked aimlessly towards the street ahead: "Nothing, I'm just walking around and taking a look. After all, this is my first time in Bianliang City."

Ling'er raised her eyebrows and smiled, then began to tell her about the fun and delicious places in Bianliang City, as well as some interesting folk stories.

She found what she heard quite interesting, and suddenly she asked, "I've heard of King Haoshan before. Do you know if he's really that brave?"

Ling'er blinked her eyes and suddenly smiled.

"So the master also admires King Haoshan? King Haoshan is the God of War of Yanchu, also known as the King of One Word and Shoulder. He is a great hero of Yanchu. Of course, there are many people who like and admire him, but King Haoshan only dotes on his beautiful wife, Princess Luoxi. Their love story is also sought after by all the young ladies, as if they were a couple for life."

When Qu Jingyao saw Ling'er talking about King Haoshan, her eyes were shining. It seemed that this little girl also admired him very much.

The master and servant passed by a gambling stone shop, and she was curious why there were so many people in front of the door.

"Master, you may not know that gambling on stones is very popular among the aristocratic circles of Yan and Chu, but ordinary people can't afford it."

She explained some things about the gambling stone shop to Qu Jingyao.

"Come on, the master will take you to broaden your horizons."

When Ling'er heard her words, she blinked in surprise and quickly followed her master's footsteps.

Although most of the people who gamble on stones are men, there are also many wealthy ladies.

Qu Jingyao arrived at the door of the gambling stone shop. The master and servant squeezed into the crowd and heard the people inside surrounding them and shouting in surprise.

"Well, Master Li, this stone is a really good buy!"

"Oh, it's out, it's ice..."

Qu Jingyao curled her lips as she looked at the so-called ice-type raw stone. It was nothing special.

Unfortunately, her whisper was heard by someone.

"Heh...it seems this girl's skill at gambling on stones is even better than mine. How about a competition?"

The man looked at the young Qu Jingyao with disdain, staring intently at the pair of big watery eyes that were exposed on her face.

"How do you compete?"

Qu Jingyao asked with a quirk of her lips, looking confused as she tilted her head.

Ling'er on the side was a little worried, with a hint of anxiety flashing in her eyes, fearing that her master would suffer a loss.

This gambling stone shop is not for ordinary people to play.

"If you want to compete, we can each pick five pieces of raw stone. Whoever cuts the most valuable stone will pay for the stones and pay the other person one thousand taels of gold. How about that?"

Qu Jingyao's eyes flickered as he pondered for a moment, then agreed.

"Okay! Let's put it in writing."

"Hahaha...Okay, since the young lady is worried, let's write a document. Bring me paper and pen."

The waiter brought paper and pen. Mr. Li raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qu Jingyao. He smiled and picked up the pen to write on the rice paper, writing vigorously.

After a moment, he blew the ink dry and handed it to Qu Jingyao.

"I've already signed it, it's your turn."

Qu Jingyao took the wolf-hair brush and signed her name with great confidence.

"Qu? I don't even know if there's a family with the surname Qu in Bianliang City. It seems like the girl isn't from Bianliang City!"

"Why? Does it have anything to do with Bianliang City?"

The corners of Qu Jingyao's mouth inadvertently lifted slightly, revealing a deep meaning.

"That's not the case. Let's get started. Please come in, girl."

Mr. Li extended his hand and gestured for invitation.

Qu Jingyao looked at the teasing in his eyes, and sneered with the corners of her lips. The smile that didn't reach her eyes made Ling'er beside her tremble.

"Let's go in."

"Yes." Ling'er took a deep breath, gathered her strength and followed her master, guarding against anyone bumping into her master.

Qu Jingyao curled her lips and smiled as she slowly walked into the lobby, looking at the many jades and jadeite cut from raw stones on display inside.

At this time, the shop owner came forward and asked the two of them which grades they wanted to choose.

"Of course it's good. My Li family is not short of money." He said proudly.

Qu Jingyao ignored his smug look.

The space was full, indicating that she felt the spiritual raw stone in the backyard.

"Where can I choose the rough stones for the shopkeeper?"

"The raw stones are all in the backyard, you can go with me to choose one."

After saying this, the shopkeeper took the two of them towards the backyard.

When Qu Jingyao stepped into the backyard and saw a lot of raw stones of different sizes piled up everywhere, her eyes lit up.

The man surnamed Li quickly pointed to a rough stone and raised his eyebrows and said, "I want to pick those. Miss, you..."

Before he could finish his words, Qu Jingyao pointed to some waste stones in the corner and said to the shopkeeper, "Can I pick some from there?"

"It's possible, it's just that...there's just waste rock..."