In 2011, Muge Gio Khan and Masum Khan sit in the corner of their jade booths. Muge Gio Khan was divorced by her husband after they dug out a piece of jade valued at 100,000 yuan (about US$ 16,103) together. For Masum Khan, two failed marriages left her with six children. Now the two women form a "jade partnership," saying they will learn to live by their own accord instead of any man's.