I don't think it's been half a month since they came to Huaxia in the blink of an eye.

Not only did he not make any progress at all, but he couldn't even touch Lu Zi'an's whereabouts, and Shengliang felt that there was really only one way to go through the Ming Road.

But Bai Mu Yugui obviously didn't think so, he flipped through "Huaxia Baigong", and said without raising his head: "You have thought about the bright way, you can apply, and I will find another way." ”

What else can be done? No one can find it!

Shengliang no longer had much hope, so he simply ran away to drink alone.

After reading the book all night, Yuki Shiraki can be regarded as having a further understanding of some of Lu Zi'an's views.

After thinking about it for a long time, he spent a lot of money to find someone to keep an eye on Shen Mange's whereabouts, and finally stopped her the next morning.

Shen Mange looked at the dusty Bai Mu Yougui, and smiled gently: "Mr. Bai Mu, long time no see." ”

"Long time no see. Bai Mu Yugui also smiled, stretched out his hand and shook her weakly: "Don't hide it, I've been looking for Miss Shen for almost half a month, and I haven't been able to meet, it's rare to have a fate today, why don't we have a cup of coffee together?"

When it came to having dinner with Bai Mu Yougui, Mr. He also talked to Shen Mange afterwards.

Although the words are vague, they are also a reminder.

According to what Mr. He meant, it was best for Shen Mange to leave when he saw them, ignoring them and not giving them any chance.

But Shen Mange's thoughts are different, she has dealt with Bai Mu Yugui, and knows that he is a person who does not enter the oil and salt, and he will not give up until he achieves his goal.

The most important thing is that he can think of any crooked idea.

She thought about it, but she was curious about what he was here for.

So the two of them found a nearby café with a window position.

Yuki Shiraki suppressed the anxiety in his heart and politely invited her to sit down.

The two of them each ordered a cup of coffee, and Shen Mange said with a smile: "Mr. Bai Mu, I'm about to go to class, please say it directly." ”

"That's fine. Bai Mu Yugui also decided to go straight to the point, and said straight to the point: "I want to meet Master Lu, Miss Shen, I have no ill intentions, I just want to talk to him about a business, but Master Lu's recent whereabouts are a mystery, I can't find him at all, you must know where he is, right? ”

The posture was so low, as if it couldn't be without Master Lu.

Shen Mange looked at him vigilantly, but smiled quietly: "Talking about business?" Mr. Bai Mu may have misunderstood, the affairs of Zi'an Group are basically decided by Mr. Zhuo, and Master Lu does not participate in the whole process, just a name, if you want to talk about business, you can just find Mr. Zhuo." ”

"This business of mine is special, it is related to craftsmanship, and only Master Lu can call the shots. ”

Talking about business, it is related to craftsmanship, Zhuo Peng can't be the master yet, and then combined with Bai Mu Yougui's identity and nationality......

Shen Mange looked at Bai Mu Yugui without a trace, and since they met, Bai Mu Yugui's eyes had been drifting uncontrollably towards her hands.

She didn't have any ornaments on her hands, the only ornament was their engagement ring.

His eyes crossed over the ring, and Shen Mange remembered Lu Zi'an's explanation of the ring.

She took the spoon and slowly stirred the coffee, and said slowly, "I dare to guess, does the business that Mr. Shiraki wants to talk about have anything to do with me?"

Yuki Shiraki hesitated, nodded and shook his head.

Shen Mange raised her hand and shook it, and sure enough, Bai Mu Yugui couldn't help but follow her hand and look at it.

She smiled knowingly, and her fingers gently stroked the surface of the ring: "Wood grain gold craft?"

"How do you know?" Yuki Shiraki's eyes suddenly sharpened, staring at her: "What did Master Lu say?"

So this is really their puppet country's craft, right? It's just that Lu Zi'an has researched it.

"Huh. Shen Mange shook his head: "If it is really for this craft, for the sake of Mr. Bai Mu's care for me before, I advise you to give up as soon as possible." ”

"No way. ”

"That's up to you. Shen Mange just reminded him kindly, whether he listened to him or not.

After taking a sip of coffee, Yuki Shiraki couldn't hold back: "Why?"

Shen Mange smiled and raised his finger: "Do you think this process is difficult?"

Is it difficult? Of course it is difficult!

Bai Mu Yougui's expression became excited, and his eyes burned: "Of course it's difficult! Miss Shen, you don't understand, what does the wood grain gold craft mean to our country, it is a treasure of our country's culture, has epoch-making significance, is the perfect transition of jewelry craftsmanship in the old and new eras, and even has a far-reaching impact on the world's jewelry culture!"

"So why are you losing such an important craft?"

Hit the nail on the head.

Bai Mu Yugui was talking about the excitement, but he was blocked in the air by Shen Mange's words.

As if it was a balloon that was blown to the peak and burst, he instantly lost his strength, and said sneeringly: "It consumes too much, and my country can't afford such consumption at that time......"

"Can you bear it now?" Shen Mange shook her head, seeing that Bai Mu Yougui opened his mouth and closed his mouth without answering, she thought about it and sighed: "I feel that you think that Master Lu has researched it, and he must have a better way to reduce the loss, right?"

Right.

After a whole night of research, Yuki Shiraki discovered that in "Huaxia Hundred Crafts", Lu Zi'an did not just record those crafts.

He is not limited to records, but more to update the process and put forward better and more complete ideas.

If the wood grain gold can reduce the loss, it will be excavated again, and I am afraid that it can instantly replace the position of Maki-e in the puppet country!

And as an excavator, Yuki Shiraki knows what this means.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Shen Mange smiled: "Mr. Bai Mu is also honest, and I won't hide it from you, this craft is not your country's wood grain gold." ”

"Impossible!" Bai Mu Yugui frowned, a little annoyed: "I will never admit that I am mistaken, this pattern, this color, I have a collection at home, and the pattern of your ring is very similar!"

Shen Mange thought about it, opened the small bag, took out a small dagger, and gently put it on the table.

Yuki Shiraki, who was taken aback by her action, looked at her in shock, and subconsciously straightened his back: "Even if you threaten me, I won't give up easily!"

"You're mistaken. Shen Mange pushed the dagger over: "You open it and take a look." ”

Yuki Shiraki looked at her hesitantly, and reached out to pick up the dagger.

The dagger is slightly cool in the hand, but it is not heavy, the pattern on the scabbard is simple and heavy, and when you look closely, you can find that it is made of stainless steel, and it is inlaid with fine silver wire with gold and silver wrong technology.

With such a process, Bai Mu Yugui knew at a glance that this was definitely the work of Master Lu.

With his heart beating like a drum, he slowly drew his knife, and instantly all his attention was attracted by the pattern of the blade.

Shen Mange took in his shocked, overwhelmed, and disbelieving expressions, and his voice was calm: "This is one of the three famous knives of ethnic minorities in my country, and it is named because the blade will naturally appear after it is built, and the pattern of bright special texture will naturally appear - folding flower knife." ”

Folding knives?

I've never heard of it!

Bai Mu Yougui carefully observed, this pattern is as smooth and natural as flowing clouds, and there is the elegance of the wood grain, the most rare thing is that this pattern is so complicated, but the surface is very flat, with the naked eye, it is impossible to see how this pattern is made.

"The process of folding the knife is actually very simple, it is forged by steel and iron at high temperature, and then repeatedly folded and kneaded to form a layer of patterns. ”

Shiraki Yuki suddenly raised his head to look at him, and muttered, "...... How can it be. ”

"Mr. Bai Mu also heard that, right?" Shen Mange looked at him with a smile, his eyes soft: "The folding knife and the wood grain gold, the craftsmanship is actually almost the same. ”

"Impossible!" Yuki Shiraki clenched the knife in his hand hard, his face flushed, "Wood grain gold was made in the early Edo period of my country (around 1600 AD), from the Kuri carving hand made by Dewa Akita Sumimasa Amidenbei!"

"As far as I know, the Kuli carving is made with reference to the representative carving work "Qulun Duizhu" in the Chinese lacquer carving process. Shen Mange's voice was not in a hurry, and his gaze was always calm as water: "The "Qulun Duizhu" you are talking about, in our country, the original name is carved lacquer craft, it is mainly the alternating overlap of multiple layers of black lacquer and red lacquer, and the intricate layers of techniques such as swirl patterns are carved on its surface. ”

Yuki Shiraki looked at her in shock, dumbfounded.

Shen Mange spoke eloquently, with a high spirit: "The works and craftsmanship of Duzhu began to spread to the puppet kingdom in the Kamakura period in 1192 AD. Later, while the puppet craftsmen accepted and inherited the technique of stacking Zhu, due to the beauty of the layering of the stacking works, the puppet craftsmen used the same process method to obtain similar but different effects on the metal materials, which was called "wood grain gold". ”

Isn't it just memorizing history? Although she is a science student, I'm sorry, she also learned history well!

"Then, what about this knife?" Yuki Shiraki tightly clutched the folding knife in his hand: "China's wood grain gold craft is mainly used in the decoration of knives such as samurai knife handles, gauntlets, etc., but later in 1876, China implemented the abolition of the sword order, so the wood grain gold was applied to other utensils to decorate ......"

Shen Mange's eyes were compassionate, and he looked at him with a smile: "You may not believe it when you say it, the folding knife was copied in large quantities when Genghis Khan occupied various countries. ”

This is the mysterious war knife that helped Genghis Khan conquer the world, and the legend is that it is a knife that is broken.

Because of the high hardness and good toughness of the folding knife, when the sword is broken, the sword is broken, and Genghis Khan became famous in a battle after destroying the Yan Jin Kingdom.

Yuki Shiraki, who doesn't know much about Chinese history, has a bit of a knot in his brain.

Genghis Khan knew about him, but he didn't know exactly when, so he had to look it up.

As if he understood his thoughts, Shen Mange smiled and answered his questions for him: "Genghis Khan reigned from 1206 to 1227. ”

Shiraki Yuki watched her leave, and the folding knife in his hand was also taken away by her, and he sat for a long, long time in his soul, until the coffee was cold, and then he took it and drank it all.

It's bitter.

He thought back to all the knowledge he had received, and for as long as he could remember, everyone had told him that the wood grain gold was the original creation of the puppet country, and even the various textbooks wrote it like this.

But Shen Mange's words were like a blow to the head, completely waking him up.

He staggered back to the hotel and lay down on the bed, not thinking about anything.

Sheng Liang stumbled in, and said almost frantically: "Bai Mujun! Master Lu has a new work!"