Xu Yang bought a big wooden stake from the timber market.

This wooden stake is really big.

A middle-aged man nearby saw this scene and pointed at the wooden stake and said:
"Look at the surface of this wooden stake. There are cracks on it. It may not look good if it is made into a tea table."

Someone else said:
“Just cut it flat, make a few supporting legs underneath, and apply a layer of glaze, and it will look pretty good when displayed.”

The owner who sold the wooden stake was happy. The wooden stake had been here for a long time, probably almost a year, and no one had ever taken a liking to it.

After all, there is so much good wood here.

I didn’t expect to meet the “destined person” today, and it was Xu Yang who picked me.

Xu Yang didn't really know much, but he had a treasure-hunting compass.

So it’s still unclear what the specific situation is.

Xu Yang carefully examined the large tree stump in front of him. It was quite heavy to lift.

Xu Yang didn't see any clues, it seemed to be no different from other woods.

If you smell it, you can also smell a slight scent of wood.

"The treasure-hunting compass says this is a treasure, but I really don't see what's so good about it."

“This isn’t some top-quality wood.”

"But if nothing unexpected happens, there must be something going on inside."

Xu Yang is very confident in the treasure hunting compass.

So he also has confidence in this wooden stake.

Xu Yang paid 1 yuan, and the boss immediately handed over the wooden stake happily.

Xu Yang asked with a smile:
"Boss, now that I have bought it, this piece of wood is mine."

Hearing Xu Yang's words, the boss smiled even more brightly.

"Of course. There's no reason to take back what you've sold. I've been working here for more than ten years, and I still have a good reputation."

Xu Yang just nodded.

There are a lot of spectators around, so there is no need to worry about the boss denying it.

"Director Xu, we have a processing factory here. If you want to make a tea table, we can make one for you on the spot."

“This one is also easy to cut.”

Someone said beside him.

Xu Yang thought for a moment and replied:

"Okay, let's go to the processing factory and cut it open. I think this wooden stake is a little different. There may be some tricks in it."

Hearing Xu Yang say this, the young man from the processing plant came over on a tricycle, pulled Xu Yang's wooden stake, and walked towards the processing plant.

Some people even followed Xu Yang in order to take pictures of him.

After all, he is a big anchor.

As long as you take a video of Xu Yang and post it on your own video account, and say "Today the big anchor Xu Yang came to the timber market at the dock to buy timber", you don't need to say much, and there will be a lot of traffic watching.

If more people come to see it, someone will always take a look at the wood.

So these bosses all want to take advantage of this traffic.

Xu Yang carried the tree stumps all the way to the processing plant.

The owner of the processing plant is also a fan of Xu Yang. He loves to watch Xu Yang’s live broadcast. After seeing Xu Yang, he was indescribably happy.

When he heard that Xu Yang wanted to process the wood, he patted his chest and promised:

"No problem. Just use this piece of wood to make a tea table, right? No problem."

Xu Yang said:

"There's no rush to change it. I don't think the tea table it turns into will look very good. After all, the shape below is a bit unique."

"How about this? Just help me cut along the middle of the stump and cut it in half."

"Cut slowly, not too fast."

"I think there might be something inside this stake."

Upon hearing this, the owner of the processing shop was stunned for a moment.

"Cut vertically?"

"Wouldn't the wood be useless then?"

"Do you want to make a small wooden box?"

The other bosses around were also discussing:

"He said there was something inside this stump? What could it be?"

"I don't know. I've been working with wood for many years, but I can't see anything different about this tree stump. How can he see it?"

"If I were to ask you, this wooden stake would only cost six thousand at most, but he spent ten thousand. You can see how happy Old Li is. It's like he made a lot of money for nothing."

“He’s quite thoughtful.”

Xu Yang felt unsure when he heard these people's discussions.

But he still believed that there was something inside, so he said:
"Just cut it vertically. Try it yourself. Don't cut it right in the middle. Start from a quarter of the way down."

Since Xu Yang said so, the owner of the processing shop did not hesitate.

Then he fixed the stump in place, took an electric saw and started sawing the wood from one quarter.

A sharp cutting sound was heard.

Countless wood chips were flying.

With the downward cutting of the electric saw, the wood was soon split into two halves of different sizes.

At this time, everyone looked towards the middle of the wood.

It didn't matter what they saw, everyone was a little stunned.

There are worm holes and worm holes on the side of the wood.

There are quite a few wormholes.

"There are so many wormholes. This wood is useless."

"It turns out that it was eaten by insects. Such wood can't be sold at a high price at all."

"There is actually a wormhole inside. He lost a lot of money on this deal."

"This worm-eaten wood is the least valuable."

When people around saw this scene, they immediately started talking about it.

The owner of the processing shop also said to Xu Yang:

"This wooden stake is not in good condition. It's been eaten by insects for so long that nothing can be done with it."

"I think this is agarwood. We can make some beads from the parts that are not eaten by insects and sell them as bracelets." "It will make a little money back."

No one is optimistic about this wooden stake.

Xu Yang squatted down and took a look, feeling strange as well.

Why is it still infested with insects?
What a treasure this is.

Xu Yang squatted down and looked carefully at the wormhole on the tree stump.

He sniffed carefully and smelled a strange fragrance coming out of the wormhole.

Smelling the fragrance, Xu Yang immediately laughed.

He knew what was in it.

Agarwood.

Whenever this "agarwood tree" encounters strong winds, insect pests, or the tree itself becomes diseased and rotten, the tree will secrete resin to heal itself, and the resin accumulates at the wound for self-protection.

But sometimes the wound cannot be completely healed, and the resin and fungi coexist for a long time and mutate. After decades or even hundreds of years of changes, agarwood will be formed.

The more severe the wound, the more precious the agarwood produced.

This thing is a real treasure.

When Xu Yang saw the insect holes and smelled the fragrance, he knew that the roots of the tree had been damaged a long time ago.

Then after a long period of changes, agarwood grew inside.

This natural agarwood is very expensive, one gram is much more expensive than gold.

People around thought that the tree stump that Xu Yang spent 1 yuan to buy was useless, and even if he made some beads out of it, they wouldn't be able to sell it for much money.

Xu Yang said to the owner of the processing shop:

"Boss, saw down from here and cut this part open as well."

After hearing Xu Yang's words, the boss asked:

"Okay, that's no problem."

"Is it necessary to saw it open like this?"

Xu Yang said:
"Boss, you have been working on wood for some time. Smell the worm holes and see what you can smell."

When the boss heard him say that, he immediately squatted down, went to the worm holes and smelled them carefully.

Instantly, the boss also reacted.

This peculiar fragrance comes from the agarwood. There is definitely agarwood in the insect eyes.

The boss' eyes widened and he looked at Xu Yang with a look of amazement on his face.

The people around them were a little surprised and confused when they saw them like this.

What's the situation?
After all, everyone is an expert, and someone immediately guessed:
"Oh my god, there won't be any agarwood in here!"

Hearing what he said, the others immediately responded:

"It's not easy to get agarwood when the holes are infested by insects. The probability is too low!"

“This is really agarwood.”

"It's impossible. Is his luck so good?"

"Ah? Can he find this?"

There was a discussion among the crowd.

The owner of the processing shop adjusted the electric saw, found the new position, and started sawing down for the second time.

The sound of sawing wood was heard, and countless wood chips flew everywhere.

Soon, the stump was sawed again.

This time, everyone can see more clearly.

All I could see was a lot of dark powder scattered out from where the wood was cut.

In addition to the powder, there are also irregular "bumps" of wood that grow out.

Along with the powder, a strange fragrance emanates.

The processing shop owner's eyes widened instantly.

"Hey! It's really Chenxiang."

"Director Xu, wait for me to get you a wooden box. These agarwood powders are also valuable."

"This is insect agarwood!"

The owner of the processing shop immediately ran back to the shop and hurriedly took out an exquisite wooden box.

Then, Xu Yang and he lifted up the wooden stake and poured out the agarwood powder inside.

Next, we need to polish the wooden stakes. We will not make a tea table anymore, but directly polish the agarwood.

The timber bosses around were all stunned, and an indescribable emotion rose in their hearts, envy and jealousy.

This wooden stake has been placed outside Lao Li's shop for a year.

There is so much good wood, but no one cares about it.

Who would have thought that there was something hidden inside this wooden stake!

I have actually kept the insect agarwood all this time!
This is really fate.

"No, it really is. How did he find it?"

"What a vision!"

"I didn't even notice there was agarwood here. It's just a wooden stake, and there's no smell coming out. How did you find it?"

"It's just like what people say online, this guy is very capable!"

"so amazing!"

Everyone was very jealous.

Xu Yang was mentally prepared, so he remained calm.

But I am happy to make money.

It still has to be a treasure hunting compass, the things you find out will be different.

There was a lot of agarwood powder, filling up half a box.

Then you have to polish the agarwood block.

The owner of the processing shop is a fan of Xu Yang, so he works very hard.

Xu Yang followed along.

As the electric saw started, the wooden stake was slowly cut and polished until only the agarwood block remained.

This inconspicuous wooden stake has completely transformed. (End of this chapter)