Meng Zitao put down the mouse in his hand, a little worried, he searched on the Internet for a long time, but did not find it, covering the surface of the Luohan bowl, what is this material that looks like glaze and is not glaze.

"Forget it, some information in the antique industry is secret, go ask Uncle Wang tomorrow, maybe he knows." ”

Meng Zitao breathed a sigh of relief and put away the Arhat bowl.

The next day, Meng Zitao came to the store with Dajun, cleaned up, and then called Wang Zhixuan.

But unfortunately, Wang Zhixuan happened to go to Zheng Anzhi's, and heard that Meng Zitao had a question and wanted to ask for advice, so he asked Meng Zitao to go over as well.

Ten minutes later, Meng Zitao appeared in front of Zheng Anzhi and Wang Zhixuan.

Zheng Anzhi motioned for Meng Zitao and Dajun to take a seat, and then asked with a smile: "Xiao Meng, do you think I look like a tiger?"

Meng Zitao was slightly stunned, and hurriedly replied: "Of course not." ”

"Then why are you so nervous, I don't have to be so restrained. Zheng Anzhi said with a smile.

Meng Zitao laughed dryly, probably because he knew that Zheng Anzhi was going to accept him as an apprentice, so he now had no previous peace of mind in the face of Zheng Anzhi, and as soon as he met Zheng Anzhi, he was very nervous.

In fact, he also knows that such performance is often counterproductive, but he just can't control his emotions.

The reason for this, he also thought, was probably because he took this matter too seriously.

At this time, Wang Zhixuan came out to the rescue, and he asked, "Xiao Meng, what did you say on the phone just now?"

Meng Zitao hurriedly took the Arhat bowl out of the box, put it on the coffee table, and said, "It's this Arhat bowl, I feel very strange." ”

Wang Zhixuan was a little surprised and said, "Isn't this with the bird food can?

Meng Zitao said: "I accidentally felt that the hand of this bowl was wrong yesterday, so I took a closer look and found it. It shouldn't be glazed on top, and there are nail marks at the bottom. ”

"What!" Wang Zhixuan was taken aback, if he didn't know that Meng Zitao couldn't joke now, he would have some doubts that Meng Zitao was in the Arabian Nights.

Zheng Anzhi was very interested when he heard this, and took the Luohan bowl in his hand. Immediately after, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes, and then he took out a magnifying glass and looked at it, and his face showed a look of surprise, needless to say, he knew that he must have found something.

Zheng Anzhi put the things in front of Wang Zhixuan and said, "Xiao Wang, you can also take a look." ”

Wang Zhixuan took it in his hand and observed it carefully. Immediately, he also showed a look of amazement.

After a while, after he put the bowl on the table, he asked very suspiciously, "Old Zheng, what is this thing on it?"

Zheng Anzhi explained: "This is called Tibetan glaze, which is not actually a glaze in itself, but a very special substance refined by the ancients, specially used to hide precious porcelain. Or jade-like treasures, but it is very difficult to refine this substance successfully. There are only a handful of treasures covered with it. ”

Wang Zhixuan listened to the explanation and said with emotion: "The wisdom of the ancients is really amazing, and they can even invent such things. ”

"Yes, it's a pity that the recipes have been lost" Zheng Anzhi shook his head with some pity.

For Meng Zitao, his feelings are greater than his disappointment, and the most important thing now is how to take out the original. He asked, "Elder Zheng, how can I take things out?"

"It's actually quite simple. ”

Zheng Anzhi smiled and stood up: "Let's go, let's go to the kitchen." ”

Wang Zhixuan was very surprised by this answer, and couldn't help asking, "What are we going to the kitchen for?"

Zheng Anzhi smiled: "Of course I boiled it." ”

Zheng Anzhi's answer. Meng Zitao and Wang Zhixuan were stunned, and the expressions of the army next to them were also very strange, they really didn't expect that they would use this method.

Zheng Anzhi was not surprised by the three of them, thinking that when he encountered this kind of treasure glaze for the first time, he also showed the same expression after learning the method.

"Haha, what the hell is going on, you will know when you see it. ”

When everyone came to the kitchen, the army filled a pot of water under the guidance of Zheng Anzhi, and then put the Luohan bowl in it, turned on the fire and boiled it.

At this time, Zheng Anzhi said: "You must remember that when you take off the Tibetan glaze, you must use cold water at the usual temperature, and you must heat it slowly, and you must not use boiling water directly, otherwise it will cause the Tibetan glaze to expand, and it is easy to damage things." ”

Everyone nodded in understanding.

As the temperature rises, the surface of the bowl begins to change, and when the water temperature is about fifty or sixty degrees, a layer of substance on the bowl slowly begins to melt, like heated wax, and when the water begins to boil, the mass becomes a semi-solidified gel.

At this time, under Zheng Ansheng's instructions, the army hurriedly scooped up the Luohan bowl with a tool, and used a sharp knife to lightly scratch the glue ball, and then took off the layer of substance from the bowl just like clothes.

In addition, the glaze is finer, mostly obliquely cracked, and the depths are intertwined and overlapped with each other, like silver shining fish scales, giving people a sense of orderly layering.

This eye-catching feature, everyone knows at a glance what kind of kiln mouth product this is.

"Ru Yao! I didn't expect it to be Ru Yao!" Wang Zhixuan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but step forward quickly, taking the bowl in his hand and appreciating it carefully.

After looking at it for more than ten minutes, Wang Zhixuan noticed the figure next to him, and then he came back to his senses, and saw Zheng Anzhi still standing next to him, he was very embarrassed: "Old Zheng, I'm really sorry, it's rare to see such a beautiful baby, I can't help it." ”

Zheng Anzhi smiled and waved his hand: "It's normal, I usually see good things like you." However, my old arms and legs are a little unbearable after standing for a long time now, so let's go to the living room and sit down. ”

Although Zheng Anzhi didn't care too much, Wang Zhixuan was even more embarrassed, and hurriedly returned to the living room with everyone.

By the time the three of them watched it one by one, nearly an hour had passed, and everyone was fascinated by the outstanding performance of the Luohan Bowl.

Zheng Anzhi said with a smile: "Xiao Meng." How about I use your object today to test your basic skills?"

"Of course no problem!"

"Then tell us about it. ”

Although Meng Zitao was very nervous in his heart, he also knew that at this time, he must not drop the chain, so he cleared his throat. Let's start with it.

"This Luohan bowl is delicate, because the fetal soil contains a trace of copper, it is slightly red, and the tire color is slightly yellow in the gray, commonly known as the fragrant gray ......."

"Finally, let's talk about the opening piece, the formation of the opening piece, at the beginning is a kind of glaze surface defect produced by the utensils under high temperature roasting, the jargon is called 'glaze collapse'. However. The craftsmen of the Ru kiln have controlled this uncontrollable and ever-changing glaze disease, and the control is just right, which can be described as a unique skill......

Mencius Tao narrated, relying on this Arhat bowl, gave a detailed introduction to the various characteristics of the Ru kiln, and finally said: "To sum up, I think. This Ru kiln pink and blue glazed Arhat bowl is indeed genuine, and it has been preserved intact to the present. It is very rare and can be described as a treasure that can not be found. ”

After speaking, Meng Zitao looked at Zheng Anzhi a little nervously.

Zheng Anzhi was silent for a moment, and only when Meng Zitao's nervous palms began to sweat did he smile: "Xiao Meng, you explained very well." Even I don't have anything to add, I don't know why you're so nervous, are you very unconfident in yourself?"

Meng Zitao thought about it, but still planned to tell the truth: "Old Zheng, you also know that I am a wild roader. I haven't studied it systematically, but when I meet a senior master like you, to be honest, I'm really nervous. ”

Zheng Anzhi said: "If you say that, you are a little arrogant, young people, modesty and prudence should be, but don't lose confidence." In fact, even if it's a wild road, it's good that things haven't been missed. ”

"Of course, when I say this, it's not that you don't want to study systematically, after all, after systematic study, lay a solid foundation, and better improve yourself, which is very helpful for identifying and researching cultural relics and antiques. So, I've got some materials here, and I'll take them back when you leave, and you'll come back in a week, how about that?"

Meng Zitao listened to Zheng Anzhi's words, was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly agreed, and expressed his gratitude.

Next, the three of them chatted for a while on the topic of antiques, basically Zheng Anzhi was asking, and Meng Zitao answered.

Everyone knows what the meaning is, but Zheng Anzhi is cautious and has to investigate Meng Zitao, so he did not pierce the layer of window paper.

In middle age, Meng Zitao had just had lunch at Zheng Anzhi's place when he received a call from Lao Yang.

On the phone, Lao Yang said that because he had left beforehand, he asked Meng Zitao if he was interested in going to the old man's house with him to have a look.

Meng Zitao originally wanted to observe the old man's behavior, so he immediately agreed, made an appointment, and they went together tomorrow.

Meng Zitao hung up the phone, and Wang Zhixuan asked, "The call from Lao Yang?"

Meng Zitao said: "Yes, he asked me if I would go to the house of the seller of this Luohan bowl, and I agreed. ”

"Oh, what do you think?" Wang Zhixuan asked again.

Of course, Meng Zitao couldn't say what he had decided yesterday, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I was quite hesitant just now, but thinking about what his family has become like this, although 600,000 is a lot, it is actually not much." I thought that I still had to help within the scope of my ability, so I planned to learn about the old man's character tomorrow. ”

Zheng Anzhi asked with interest: "Xiao Meng, what are you talking about, can you tell me in detail?"

"That's what happened...... Mencius repeated the original story.

When Zheng Anzhi heard that this family was so unfortunate, he felt a little uncomfortable, and then asked, "What if you find out that the old man's character is not good?"

Meng Zitao thought for a while and said, "Because the child is still young, I am also a little hesitant about how to solve this matter. ”

He originally planned to stop helping the old man if he had a bad character, but on second thought, the child was innocent, and it was really difficult for him to turn a blind eye.

Zheng Anzhi nodded, and asked again: "Then if the old man's character is fine, are you going to return the Luohan bowl?"

Meng Zitao directly said what he thought in his heart: "To be honest, I am a little reluctant to return things, but this is simply liking things, not money. And I will not be indifferent to them, and will definitely give some help to the best of my ability. ”

But that doesn't mean giving money and things right away, because that might hurt them. So, I will help them when it is critical or appropriate. ”

Zheng Anzhi smiled and asked, "Xiao Meng, is this your sincere thought?"

Meng Zitao said calmly: "Yes. ”

Zheng Anzhi smiled and said, "Then when your investigation has the results, can you tell me?"

Meng Zitao replied: "Of course there is no problem. ”

Zheng Anzhi then asked another question: "Xiao Meng, what do you think about picking up leaks?"

"I guess I have collected a good thing with my own skills. ”

"Then based on your opinion on leakage, do you think this Luohan bowl can be regarded as a leak?"

"This ......" Meng Zitao wanted to say yes, but he couldn't say it, and Zheng Anzhi shouldn't have meant that in his words. (To be continued.) )

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