Chapter 217: Ambergris Price
Yun Jiao looked at Old Mu with sparkling eyes.
“How much can I sell this for?”
Old Mu held the ambergris and weighed it, “I estimate this piece of ambergris is about fifty jin. With such good quality, even calculated at a price between three hundred and five hundred yuan per gram, it would be at least seven million yuan.”
Upon hearing this number, Yun Chenbei gasped.
This was simply an astronomical figure!
Yun Jiao wasn’t very good at math and was still counting on her fingers.
But her eyes got dizzy from counting and she still hadn’t figured it out.
Never mind, it was a lot, a lot of money!
“This… so much.”
Yun Chenbei’s eyes went blank as he looked at the ambergris.
Old Mu patted the ambergris, “I’ve only estimated the current price, but this kind of thing is hard to find a buyer for.”
Indeed, who could afford so much money?
“However.”
Old Mu said slowly with his hands behind his back, “I do know someone who should buy it.”
Yun Jiao and Yun Chenbei looked at him simultaneously, their eyes seeming to hold a hint of disbelief.
‘You know someone this rich?’
Old Mu understood their expressions and immediately stomped his foot in anger.
“What, you really think I’m just an ordinary old carpenter living here?”
Yun Jiao blinked, “Aren’t you?”
Old Mu let out a heavy hmph, “Carpentry is just my side hobby. I’m a famous carving master in the industry, and there are only a handful of people left who know the art of mechanisms, and I’m one of them.”
Yun Chenbei’s eyes brightened slightly.
As they were master and apprentice, he knew more.
But Yun Jiao didn’t know, so she was still confused.
Old Mu shook his head, “You’re so dumb, really a dumb child.”
Yun Jiao:………
She didn’t like being called that. She was clearly very intelligent, so why was she a dumb child!
“Why am I telling you this, old man? You just need to know that I can introduce you to someone who can buy this ambergris. But that depends on whether you want to sell it. Looking at the current development of the country, the price of ambergris will surely become more and more expensive in the future.”
Yun Jiao didn’t hesitate: “Sell!”
What would she do with sperm whale excrement?
She preferred pearls and gemstones.
After selling this thing, Yun Jiao wanted to buy some nice things.
Moreover, she wanted to buy a house, a big house, for her father and mother.
“Are houses in the capital the best?”
Old Mu nodded, “Of course. The capital is a place many people yearn for. If you want to buy a house, it’s best to buy a siheyuan. Those siheyuan steeped in historical charm were places where nobility used to live. The wood, bricks, tiles, pavilions, and gardens used for houses are all very particular.”
Yun Jiao asked, “So good, why didn’t Grandpa Mu go to the capital?”
Old Mu seemed to be lost in some memory, his eyes showing a hint of sadness.
“There, I have some bad memories.”
He gently patted Yun Jiao’s little head and changed the subject, “Are you sure?”
Yun Jiao nodded, “I’ll have to trouble Grandpa Mu. I’ll have Grandma make you something delicious.”
Old Mu smiled again, “Alright, alright, I’ll be waiting.”
The ambergris was set aside; since it was for sale, it wouldn’t take up space on the curio shelf.
Seeing her casual attitude, Yun Chenbei, who was standing nearby, felt heartache. Losing even a gram of it would cost hundreds of yuan!
He walked out of the room silently to get a better box to pack it in!
Meanwhile, Yun Jiao continued to tidy up her treasures.
Old Mu thought that encountering such a large piece of ambergris today was surprising enough.
He didn’t expect Yun Jiao to bring out two black pearls, the kind with a peacock green sheen.
These were certainly not as valuable as the ambergris, but they were also very rare.
There was also a pearl shaped like a fish tail.
Yun Jiao placed these pearls inside a polished abalone shell.
Then she placed them on the curio shelf.
Next were three gemstones, one of which was a very beautiful color, and it was clear that the quality of this gemstone was not low.
Old Mu wasn’t knowledgeable about gems and pearls, so he couldn’t tell what kind of gemstone it was.
However, if he remembered correctly, this family was known as the poorest in the village just a year ago?
How long had it been?
Let alone building a new house, how could a young girl produce so many valuable treasures? Did it make sense?!
Fortunately, the other things Yun Jiao took out later were ordinary stones, they just looked very pretty in color.
“All done!”
Yun Jiao clapped her hands after arranging everything, looking very satisfied.
Of course, there were things she wasn’t satisfied with.
For example, the containers used for the pretty stones and pearls were not beautiful enough.
Yun Jiao thought of the giant clam she had thrown into the sea before.
Of course, she didn’t want to catch a giant clam, but she wanted the giant clam shell.
She couldn’t catch live ones, but she could bring back dead giant clam shells, right?
She wondered if there were pearls inside the giant clams. With such large shells, if there were pearls, they should be quite large, shouldn’t they?
Yun Chenbei walked in with a wooden box, having also laid a blanket at the bottom of the wooden box.
Then he carefully placed the ambergris inside.
“Jiaojiao, put it away properly.”
Yun Jiao said “oh”: “Fourth Brother, please put it in your room.”
Ever since she knew this stuff was sperm whale excrement, no matter how expensive, she didn’t want to share a room with it.
No matter how expensive this thing was, could it be more valuable than a mermaid’s pearl?
It’s just that mermaid pearls didn’t exist now.
Yun Chenbei: If this thing was in the room, he would probably have to check it several times a day to feel at ease.
Old Mu ate dinner at Yun Jiao’s home in the afternoon.
Yun Xiaowu and the others were still at school and hadn’t returned. There were only a few elders at home. Yun Jiao casually mentioned the ambergris.
“Grandpa Mu said it could sell for over seven million yuan.”
*Plop*…
Something fell on the ground.
Yun Jiao looked over curiously and then realized that at the dining table, besides Grandpa Mu and Fourth Brother, everyone else was stunned. Her father’s chopsticks had even fallen to the ground.
“What? Jiaojiao, what did you just say?!”
Did they mishear?
They must have misheard. It was seven hundred yuan, not seven million, right?
Yun Jiao finished what was in her mouth, then very seriously and clearly enunciated again.
“Seven, million!”
“*Plop*…”
Good, this time, most of the people holding chopsticks dropped them.
Their eyes were blank, staring straight at Yun Jiao.
“Seven million, seven million…”
Muttering “seven million” non-stop, Yun Linhai even recalled how casually he had tossed the piece of ambergris before. He let out a loud yell.
“I, I just casually tossed it around like that, did it get bumped or chipped!”
Seven million yuan, if it got bumped or chipped even once, he would be heartbroken.
The others were jolted back to their senses by his shout.
Old Master Yun took a deep breath, trying to calm his rapidly beating heart, which felt like it would leap out of his chest at any moment.
