After eating a good meal, Xia Changjiang went back first.

Since the buyer is full of sincerity, the pumpkin Luban lock can be taken with it first.

When it doesn't rain, the plan to build a wooden bridge is put on the agenda.

As for Xia Jie, he was not idle, and was ready to pick one of the root materials that Zhu Dayong had handled some time ago and carve them.

After all, the production of ceramic supplies, you have to wait, the root carving can be done.

Beckoned out the drone and opened the live broadcast room, Xia Jie said with a smile.

"Hello everyone, I was going to go up the mountain today, but the plan is not as good as changing, it is raining outside, so I am ready to continue to do root carving at home and make an ornament. ”

"Yo, Master Carving is ready to start!"

"One thing to say, don't blow or black, with my appreciative eye, Dalijie's root carving skills are really good, not much worse than those so-called masters!"

"Dalijie, whether your 'Flying Dragon in the Sky' is sold or not, make a price!"

"There are really not many young people like anchors nowadays who can endure loneliness, keep loneliness, and are willing to hone a craft!"

The audience gathered, and the barrage flew up one by one.

After looking through the root material placed in the corner of the wall and drying it, Xia Jie made a new discovery.

"Hey, Dayong is lucky, he can still find this kind of root material, it seems that he really cares!"

"Look at this root material, it should belong to the Yabai root, which is a good material for making root carving."

As he spoke, he picked up a flat piece of root material on the ground and shook it at the camera.

"Isn't it just a tree root, is the cypress very expensive?"

"That's right, for the root carving, the cypress is like the comparison between ordinary wood and mahogany, and the market is very hot!"

"It's really fake, this is Ya Baigen, anchor, I don't know much, don't fool me?"

"I feel like any other tree root, huh?"

In response to the questions raised by everyone, the young "old" master Xia Jie lifted the root material in his hand and explained unhurriedly.

"In fact, it is very simple to identify the root material of the cypress, mainly from four aspects!"

"First, let's look at the appearance, because the roots of the cypress grow in the crevices of the rocks, so the roots are flattened, the branches are either bent and rotated, or there are naturally formed nodules, and the branches are more numerous, while the roots of other cypress trees are round. ”

"Second, look at the color, there is a layer of slurry on the surface of the old material of Yabai, there is no white skin, and the new material with white skin is relatively thin. After cutting, the lining fabric is vermilion, the texture is delicate, and it is very beautiful."

"Third, weighing, the density of good cypress is higher than that of ordinary wood, similar to granite, so it will sink, the one in my hand, it looks inconspicuous, in fact, it is almost fifty or sixty catties. ”

"Fourth, it is to smell the taste, the real cypress contains a variety of volatile oils, flavonoids and other substances that are beneficial to the human body, so after the material is opened, the fragrance is soft and long, and it makes people have an endless aftertaste. ”

"On the other hand, the fake ones either have a sour and pungent smell or they don't taste at all. ”

His eyes went up and down, swept the root material left and right, and Xia Jie said.

"As for the last point, it is to look at the traces of insect moth, because the jaywood has a special taste, so even if it is dry for hundreds of years, there will be no insects to gnaw it, and there will be no insect eyes left on the surface, if there is, it can basically be concluded that it is a fake.

"Knowledge points, friends who are engaged in collections, have you remembered!"

"This anchor knows a lot, and he is full of dry goods. ”

"Encyclopedia is really worthy of its reputation!"

"Tsk, there are a lot of treasures in this mountain, there are wild ginseng, white truffles, and cypresses, what else will there be?"

"It's a good piece of material, so let's choose it. ”

Xia Jie said as he put this piece of cypress root material on the table and began to look at it seriously, figuring out the shape

"What kind of shape is it carved out of?"

I swung left and right, turned up and down, and tried all kinds of postures.

Well, it should be carved like that, and it works best!

In the end, Xia Jie had a conclusion in his heart, picked up the carving knife, and began to do it.

"Dalijie, what are you going to carve this time?"

"I'll go, the speed of this knife is so fast, anchor, you take it easy, don't make a mistake!"

"I think it's going to be processed into an eagle!"

"What a carving, it's obviously a snake, isn't it?"

"No, no, it's supposed to be a young woman!"

"Hey, when Dalijie is done, don't you know, what's the hurry?"

Everyone is speculating, but the prototype has not yet come out, and it is really uncertain.

I don't know if it's because Xia Jie's craftsmanship is good, or this material is attractive, or the small video screen sent out attracts popularity, and there are more and more viewers in the live broadcast room.

......

David is a collector with a particular passion for collecting Chinese art.

In his eyes, whether it is calligraphy, painting or jewelry, whether it is bronze or ceramics, it is very exquisite and full of charm.

Perhaps, this is the charm of cultural inheritance.

Therefore, he traveled thousands of miles from the distant empire where the sun never sets to come to China, just to be able to better discover and collect those works of art in time.

After all, these things have huge profit margins in foreign auctions.

Of course, when he finds something he likes, he will also buy it and send it back to his estate in Liverpool for collection.

At this moment, David in the office made himself a cup of fragrant Blue Mountain coffee, sat on the sofa leisurely, and looked down at the scenery outside the window. The mood is very relaxed.

Holding his phone, he casually flipped through videos and news.

"The ancient art of root carving, inheriting the charm of nature!"

A promotional video appeared on the website, and David couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Root?

This is probably an uncommon collectible, but in recent years, it seems to have been hyped up like bracelets.

Check it out!

David casually clicked in.

An unremarkable young man?

He must be an apprentice, but what about his master?

The craftsmanship seems to be good, and the carving is quite decent.

Oh God, it's a dragon, it's amazing!

I never expected it.

As the video played, one link after another, David's expression was constantly changing.

From the disapproval at the beginning, to the full appreciation at the back, to the amazement at the end.

Well, I confess, I underestimated this young craftsman, who was so skilled and so well conceived that he could be considered a master craftsman!

David put down his coffee cup and looked at it again seriously.

He felt that the "Flying Dragon in the Sky" carved by the other party was definitely a good work of art.

It's just that it seems that the material is a little ordinary, and even if it is auctioned, it shouldn't be able to sell for too high a price.

After all, what can be auctioned is either the precious material, or the celebrity effect, or the age is long, meaningless, where can I make money?

However, this young man has good craftsmanship and should have the potential to become a master.

Sometimes, investing depends on vision and timing, and if you start early, you may have a lot of room for promotion in the future.

Seeing that there was a live broadcast platform connection on it, David clicked in casually and entered the live broadcast room.

"Hey, is this a live broadcast of the root carving?"

Seeing that the young man was holding a carving knife, carving on a carved material, David sat up straight.

"This material is a cypress?"

"This is a precious material!"

David suddenly came to his senses and looked at the other party's production seriously.