It's a matter of the wood in the middle of the copper wire.

Yu Yao found that the rosewood in the irregular pattern composed of copper wires seemed to be a little misaligned with the wood grain and the periphery!

Although it is very subtle, and it is more difficult to identify because of the pulp, it is under a magnifying glass after all, and Yu Yao's eyesight is extraordinary, and he is particularly concerned about repaired and unnatural things.

If it is only inlaid with copper wire, although it is necessary to carve out a fine groove, the wood grain of the middle piece of wood and the surrounding wood must be interrupted, but after the copper wire is spaced, you can still see a natural sense of continuity.

But now, there is a subtle sense of unnatural dislocation.

In other words, this piece of wood is likely to have been dug up and installed. There will inevitably be a gap when re-installed, and it will be more ironing if the copper wire is embedded.

"Is there something hidden in here?"

Yu Yao thought about it, there are things in the old objects, and it is not uncommon to hide other things, commonly known as stomach oil. It's just that why make such an irregular shape? Wouldn't it be better to make a round square and then inlaid into a famous seal?

Yu Yao couldn't figure out this question from the beginning, and now he put it aside for the time being, because he was going to pry it open and take a look.

However, after this idea appeared, I was somewhat hesitant.

If you want to pry it open, it will definitely cause defects to the copper wire and wood, and it will be difficult to replace the prototype.

After all, this is an old object with a pulp.

After all, it cost more than 30,000 yuan, in addition to the 30,000 yuan that was auctioned, there is also a handling fee.

What if you don't have anything hidden······

When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic!

Anyway, I have received a lot of money recently, and there is indeed the possibility of hiding things, after all, there is still a chance to win!

Just do it.

There are small tool boxes in the store. He first used a carving knife to make a gap around a copper wire, the red sandalwood is relatively hard, and he has to be as careful as possible, this work is also quite tiring.

Then, use a flat-mouth screwdriver to widen the gap, loosen the copper wire, and finally be able to lower the needle-nose pliers, so pinch and pull out.

There's a place where part of it is pulled out, and that's easy to say. At the same time, he also discovered that it was copper wire on the surface, but it was actually copper sheet.

Just tinkered with it little by little, and finally pulled out the copper sheet that was surrounded by an irregular shape, which was more than a centimeter wide, and what was exposed on the surface of the red sandalwood was actually just the edge of the copper sheet.

Fortunately, the toughness of copper is okay, otherwise it will take a lot of work to break.

At the same time as the copper sheet was pulled out, the middle piece of wood was then brought out.

Only then did Yu Yao discover that this piece of wood was actually a small piece of thick wood, the outward side was flat and smooth, while the edge was smooth but irregular, and the inward side was neither smooth nor irregular, and the thickness of the edge of the wood chip was the same as the width of the copper sheet, and the thickness of the irregular part in the middle was slightly larger.

This should be cut off from the log, and the edge is embedded in the copper sheet after polishing, and the inside is with the shape, and there is no polishing.

At this time, one end of this red sandalwood guqin paperweight revealed a shallow hole.

Yu Yao was extremely disappointed.

Because of this shallow hole, the "bottom of the hole" is still made of rosewood.

In other words, the original process was to cut and cut off a thick piece of wood, and then attach it again, but with the addition of polishing the edges and embedding the copper sheet.

"This man is sick!"

Yu Yao put down his tools and looked at this shallow hole, feeling a little crazy for a while.

Part of the edge of the thick wood chip, along with part of the edge of the shallow hole, was already missing, and the copper was also twisted and deformed, and it was impossible to restore it to its original state. If you want to repair it, you can only polish the missing edge again and replace it with a thicker copper sheet.

But if you look at it like this, 30,000 yuan is not worth it.

Yu Yao pulled back his chair and lit a cigarette to try to calm himself down.

No! Looking at the craftsmanship of this paperweight, it is by no means a mediocre hand, how can you do such a stupid thing? How can you be idle? Dig up a piece of wood at random, and then inlay it with copper wire?

The key to this is the irregular shape, why do you want to carve such a shape first, and then cut off the wood chips?

What is he trying to express?

But this shape is so casual, so casual that it seems to be natural, and it is difficult to make any associations.

Yu Yao extinguished the cigarette, unwillingly picked up the guqin paperweight again, and shook it up and down vigorously, and there was no feeling that there was something hidden inside.

He picked up his magnifying glass again and looked at the shallow hole again. It's just wood, and still nothing has been found.

Looking at the bottom of the paperweight, it is flat and smooth, and there is no clue.

In the end, Yu Yao put the paperweight flat on the table, and looked at the embedded copper wire seven strings and copper sheet nine-tone emblem, which were also normal.

Yu Yao took a deep breath and calmed down.

Then, he found a larger brocade box, put paperweight, wood chips, and copper sheets in it first, and then put the brocade box into the cabinet under the counter, got up and walked to the door, and opened the door of the shop.

The cold wind blew in, and the irritability was relieved a little.

Yu Yao lit another cigarette and began to sort out the matter again.

First of all, I want to confirm that the people who make guqin paperweights have a high aesthetic level, and the craftsmanship of inlaying irregular shapes is also very meticulous, and they will definitely not be handled casually.

Even if there are cracks in the original wood, there is no need to cut them off, directly trim the gaps, and embed copper wires;

On this basis, it can be determined that this hand is added to this guqin paperweight, which must have a point.

Although I don't know what this graphic represents, it is very likely that it should be an allusion to something hidden!

If it is a hidden thing, there are two possibilities, one is in this guqin! The other is that although it is not in the guqin, the object or place where the hidden thing is hidden is related to this guqin paperweight.

If it's in the guqin paperweight, and you can't see the clues on the surface, it seems that you can only break it a little bit to find out······

If it's just related, it's even more troublesome. Because this is something from the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, more than 100 years have passed. The only hope is to ask the owner what he knows.

Troublesome.

Yu Yao decided to wait. Let's start with the owner of the cargo and see if there are any clues.

Then, based on the results, decide what to do with the paperweight.

Whether to completely break the paperweight is the last choice.

Dilemma.

If nothing is found, and the paperweight is destroyed again, the 30,000 yuan will be lost!

You can also choose not to open it, and repair the shallow hole to minimize losses. But in this way, Yu Yao is too unwilling!

As a result, he didn't have to wait long at all, as soon as Yu Yao finished smoking a cigarette, Shen Ge's call came.

"You're in luck. This rosewood paperweight was auctioned by a friend of an appraiser with whom I have a particularly good relationship. ”

"Oh, thank you, thank you! How did he get here?"