In Meng Zitao's hand is a Han brick inkstone, as the name suggests, the brick inkstone is actually an inkstone made of ancient bricks or fired from soil.

The brick inkstone has a long history, and the literati and ink writers from the Tang and Song dynasties found that the brick inkstone made of Qin bricks and Han tiles was very easy to use, so they competed to follow suit, so that a brick was hard to find, and the price was comparable to gold and jade.

Until modern times, Master Wu Changshuo painted and wrote with brick inkstone, and Mr. Lu Xun was the use and lover of this inkstone.

Many people think that good brick inkstones are the same as stone inkstones, or even more useful, but ancient bricks are scarce, so there are not many people who use them today.

Some time ago, Meng Zitao also received two Han brick inkstones, but after trying them, he found that the Han brick inkstones were not much better than the stone inkstones. This may be because the relationship between the two Han brick inkstones he got is not precious, but the stone inkstones in his hands are not a good variety.

As soon as the two were compared, Meng Zitao guessed that perhaps the brick inkstone was easy to use, but it was just one more variety of the good ancients or the inkstone player.

To get back to the point, generally speaking, brick inkstones are mostly used in Han bricks, this is because there are many patterns and words on Han bricks, ancient and simple, very valuable, and the bricks are delicate, suitable for making inkstones.

The brick inkstone in Meng Zitao's hand is exactly like this, it is made of a large rectangular ancient brick of the Han Dynasty, but it is carved out of the flowing pond inkstone, which is used as an inkstone, and retains the brick inscription and mottled traces on the ancient bricks.

The reason why Meng Zitao felt that something was wrong was that judging from the two brick inkstones he had obtained earlier, the weight of these brick inkstones seemed to be a little wrong.

In fact, the production of brick inkstone also requires certain procedures, some processing, such as using glutinous rice or oil, wax and other substances to warm and boil, so that these things fill the gaps in the bricks to achieve a delicate effect.

There are many ways to process brick inkstones, but the principle is the same, so the problem of weight may also be due to the different treatment methods before making brick inkstones.

Despite this, Meng Zitao still had some doubts in his heart, so he directly used the ability, however, the result given by the ability made his heart tremble and almost lose his temper.

Knowing that Chen Cripple was an old fox, Meng Zitao, who was worried about exposing his horse's feet, quickly came back to his senses, and then observed the inkstone in his hand.

I saw that there was a cursive inscription engraved next to the brick inkstone, and finally the names of the recipient and the inscriber were engraved in regular script.

If you just look at the inscription, there is no problem at all, but when Meng Zitao saw the names of those two people, he couldn't help but feel thunder.

This is because the person who inscribed it is Fang Dayou, this person is Ou Yu, the number Yunsheng, he is Ming Chongzhen ten years of Jinshi, and then descended to the Qing Dynasty.

The recipient is Song Quan, the word Yuanping, the name Yugong, and the name Liang Yuan, he served as the governor of Shuntian for only three days in the last years of Chongzhen, and the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by Li Zicheng, and he also descended to the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, there is no problem for Fang Dayou to give Song Quan brick inkstone, but in the inscription, there are still words such as "no food" and "Shouyi". These two are second ministers, with such words, is Fang Dayou slapping himself in the face, or Song Quan's face? Presumably normal people would not do this.

So from this point of view, this brick inkstone must be a fake. However, judging from the traces of the inscription, it should be done by predecessors, and it can be worth a little money.

Of course, if it was before, Meng Zitao would definitely not be interested in this inkstone, but now, he knows the meaning of the original owner's doing, of course, he will not give up.

It's just that if Meng Zitao wants to pocket things, he has to use some methods, otherwise it is likely to make Chen Cripple suspicious.

After more than ten minutes, everyone had seen the two things, Meng Zitao and Cheng Qiheng glanced at each other, and on the other side, Lao Zhou and Mr. Li also whispered a few words.

At this time, Chen Cripple said with a smile: "Then let's talk about this Luduan aromatherapy first, two, I don't know if you have any thoughts about this thing?"

Cheng Qiheng was the first to speak: "Boss Chen, you can make a price." ”

Chen lame smiled: "Cheng Shao, it's not the first time we've dealt with each other before, so I'll give a real price, how about 100,000?"

As soon as the words fell, Mr. Li couldn't wait to say: "Boss Chen, I'm also very interested in this thing, why don't you sell it to me for 110,000 yuan?"

For such a mallet, Cheng Qiheng didn't want to say much at all, so he snorted coldly and said, "I'll give 150,000!"

"One hundred and sixty thousand!"

"170,000!"

"One hundred and eighty thousand!"

At this time, Cheng Qiheng suddenly shouted: "400,000!"

"Four hundred and one thousand. Mr. Li subconsciously took it.

"Mr. Li is really wealthy, since you like it so much, then this fragrance will be given to you. ”

Cheng Qiheng smiled, the reason why he shouted just now was to make Mr. Li unable to react, so that he could follow the offer unconsciously, and the result was not unexpected.

Looking at Mr. Li's stunned appearance, Meng Zitao and they all laughed secretly, and Chen Cripple and his wife were even happier in their hearts, and the things worth up to 200,000 yuan were sold more than twice as much in a blink of an eye, which was really unexpected.

For Lao Zhou, the more expensive the things Mr. Li bought, the more commissions he gets, so although he pretends to be on the surface, he can't help but be happy in his heart.

The only person who felt aggrieved at the scene was Mr. Li, who realized that he had been tricked, and in his chagrin, he pointed at Cheng Qiheng angrily and reprimanded: "You dare to cheat me!"

Cheng Qiheng shrugged his shoulders: "When did I cheat you, this thing is worth 400,000 yuan in my heart, what's wrong?"

Mr. Li gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, since you think it's worth 400,000, then I'll sell it to you for 400,000." ”

Cheng Qiheng sneered: "You have a problem with your brain, why should I buy your things? Besides, I don't like this fragrance anymore, what do I want it for?"

"You...... Okay, let's see!"

Mr. Li pointed his finger at Cheng Qiheng, then turned his head to Chen Cripple and said, "There is a way that is once born and twice cooked, can Boss Chen give some discounts?"

Chen lame said with a smile: "Mr. Li, I'm really sorry, there is no word discount in my dictionary." ”

Seeing that Mr. Li was still waiting to say more, Lao Zhou hurriedly pulled Mr. Li and whispered a few words, Mr. Li's face was uncertain for a while, and finally accepted the price aggrievedly.

Chen lame smiled and clapped his hands: "Next, let's talk about this brick inkstone......"

"I'll give 50,000 yuan, don't rob me!" Before Chen Cripple finished speaking, Mr. Li came out in a hurry again.

Seeing a hint of cunning in Mr. Li's eyes, Meng Zitao immediately understood his thoughts, he smiled secretly and said, "I'll give fifty-five thousand." ”

Mr. Li smiled disdainfully and said: "Young man, don't fight with others if you don't have money, I'll pay 60,000 yuan." ”

Meng Zitao sneered: "I thought someone had a lot of ability, I gave 70,000." ”

"One hundred thousand!" Mr. Li put on a proud appearance, as if to say, this is ability.

Meng Zitao turned his head and asked at Chen Cripple, "Boss Chen, is there any limit to your price increase?"

Chen Cripple said with a smile: "Feel free." ”

"One hundred thousand and one piece!" Meng Zitao smiled.

"110,000!" Mr. Li's eyes widened with anger.

"One more!" Meng Zitao smiled smugly.

"One hundred and twenty thousand!"

"One more piece of ......"

The two of you come and go, and soon they will reach the threshold of 190,000.

At this time, Mr. Li's expression suddenly changed, and he laughed: "Since you like this broken brick so much, let it be given to you." ”

Originally, he wanted to increase the price a few times, at least it shouldn't be less than his own loss, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was better to accept it when he saw it, don't go to the end, he didn't trap others, but trapped himself in it, that was really crying without tears.

Meng Zitao's expression looked a little sluggish, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, otherwise if it went on like this, he might not know when it would end.

Halfway through, Meng Zitao looked a little annoyed and said to Chen Cripple: "Boss Chen, I'll transfer the money to you now." ”

Chen Cripple was about to speak, but Chen Meihua next to him suddenly said: "Master, I seem to remember that you promised this brick inkstone to Boss Qin before, right?"

"Really?" Meng Zitao's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

"You are mistaken, what was promised to Boss Qin was another brick inkstone. Chen lame waved his hand.

Meng Zitao hurriedly said: "Boss Chen, don't make a mistake, if it affects your reputation, it won't be beautiful." ”

Chen lame smiled: "Don't worry, my brain is not confused to this point." ”

"That's good......"

When the account was transferred, Meng Zitao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said in his heart, Chen Cripple and his wife are really shrewd enough, and they feel that they have covered it up well, and they can still have such a reaction.

got into the car with his things, Cheng Qiheng laughed: "I don't know where that Li always came from, it's just a straw bag, I don't know how to fart and I don't have a palm-eyed master, he deserves to lose money." ”

Wang Qingchen said with a smile: "That guy is indeed enough, even I know that there is a wide unglazed astringent tire on the outer wall of the willow leaf bottle in the Kangxi period, and I don't know it, and he can do it." ”

Speaking of this, he asked again: "By the way, I heard that this unglazed astringent tire is specially set aside to match the base of the willow leaf vase, isn't that so?"

"Who did you listen to, isn't this a misguided child?"

Cheng Qiheng shook his head and said: "The real reason is determined by the firing process. You see that the willow leaf bottle is slender, the lower abdomen is introverted, and the diameter of the bottom foot is very small, so the center of gravity of the utensil is not in the lower part but on the shoulder, and the normal placement is still unstable. ”

"If you use the common bottle filling and firing method, the mat cake will be dumped and damaged as long as there is a slight shaking in the kiln placement or kiln firing process, and it is impossible to make it at all. Therefore, special treatment must be given in the loading and firing process. ”

Therefore, the original potter used porcelain clay to shape a mat firing tool more than an inch thick, and dug a concave hole on it, which was slightly larger than the lower part of the willow leaf bottle. At the same time, in order to avoid the adhesion between the cavity and the willow leaf bottle firing, the part of the willow leaf bottle concave into the cavity must be scraped off the glaze, and then the bran ash is smeared in the cavity to separate the direct contact between the cavity and the willow leaf bottle fetal soil, which is stable and not afraid of adhesion during firing. ”

"After leaving the kiln, for the sake of aesthetics and stability of the furnishings, it is necessary to match the willow leaf vase with a concave base. ”