The seller saw that Meng Zitao really had to pay a thousand yuan, and left with the sack, and was stunned for a moment, half a sound, he stood up suddenly, and wanted to chase it, but he thought that the words were said by himself, and there was no way to take Meng Zitao according to the rules, so he couldn't help but sit down.

"Haha, rape rabbit, fight geese all day long, and eventually be pecked by geese, you also have today. The stall owner next to him burst out laughing.

The reason why this "traitorous rabbit" has this nickname is because he is more treacherous in business, but he is as innocent as a rabbit, and sometimes people hate itchy, but there is nothing to do with him, it can be said that many stall owners and buyers have cursed him behind his back.

It is rare to see him deflated today, and many people around him are gloating.

"Rape Rabbit" snorted secretly, and then said: "Who said that I was pecked by a goose? That sack of books is just some tool books, and I have made a lot of money?"

The people around let out all kinds of laughter, and everyone was not stupid, could they not see the expression of the "traitorous rabbit" just now? It is clear that he has suffered a loss, and it depends on whether this loss is big or not.

Of course, no one thought deeply, because with the shrewdness of the "traitorous rabbit", it is certainly unlikely that something particularly good will be left in the sack. It's just that everyone didn't expect that "Rape Rabbit" didn't sort out the books in the sack at all, and he didn't know whether the books in the sack were really good or bad, which is what "Rape Rabbit" was most annoyed and worried about.

Just when the "traitorous rabbit" was annoyed there, Meng Zitao carried a sack of books and walked outside Panjiayuan, there was no way, there was an extra sack of books in his hand, plus some previous gains, he couldn't go shopping in Panjiayuan.

As for the army, as soon as he returned to China, Meng Zitao gave him a leave and let him go back, because Tan Guihua had just been found out to be pregnant, and now that he had returned to China, the possibility of Meng Zitao encountering danger was not very large, and the army was dispensable by his side, so it was better to let him go back.

"Teacher Meng!"

After walking for a while, Meng Zitao suddenly heard someone calling him behind him, and when he looked back, it was Shen Liwei, the owner of the antique shop who asked Meng Zitao for a word.

Shen Liwei trotted over and said excitedly, "Teacher Meng, let's meet again." ”

"Hello Shopkeeper Shen. Meng Zitao put down the sack in his hand and reached out to shake Shen Liwei.

Shen Liwei politely shook hands with Meng Zitao with both hands, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Teacher Meng to remember it, it's really a great honor." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "I may not be able to do anything else, but my memory is still quite outstanding." ”

"You are too modest, not to mention anything else, your attainments in calligraphy, there are few people in China who can be more outstanding than you, speaking of which, I took a big advantage at the beginning. ”

Whenever he thinks of this, Shen Liwei feels a little complacent, he actually got a calligraphy work from Meng Zitao in the domestic calligraphy circle, he is really lucky, especially his friends, who are envious of pink eye.

The two sides exchanged a few words, and Shen Liwei said that he had a treat and hoped that Meng Zitao would appreciate it. It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, and Meng Zitao's impression of Shen Liwei was not bad, so he agreed.

Shen Liwei noticed the sack in Meng Zitao's hand, and was a little curious, and asked as he walked, "Teacher Meng, are all ancient books in your sack?"

"Hey, it's also my head is hot, I just had a few arguments with the seller, and I bought this sack of books, and I don't know what's inside, but don't let me lose too much, otherwise I will lose face. Meng Zitao briefly said the previous things, of course, it was impossible to tell the treasure in the sack.

The two are not too familiar Shen Liwei smiled after hearing this, except for wishing Meng Zitao good luck, it was not easy to say anything. At this time, he realized that Meng Zitao was still a young man in his twenties, and thinking about his calligraphy works, it could be described as magical.

Coming to a more famous restaurant nearby, the two followed the waiter into a private room and ordered a table of sumptuous dishes.

Meng Zitao couldn't stop it, and said with a wry smile: "Shopkeeper Shen, there are only two of us, just order some casually, why waste it so much?"

Shen Liwei said with a smile: "It's rare to be fortunate to invite Teacher Meng, and I have a big appetite, let's eat first and then talk, it's a big deal, and we won't deliberately waste it." Don't talk about that, Mr. Meng, do you think there is anything different about this private room?"

"Different places?" Meng Zitao looked around and found that the environment here was not bad, antique, but if you want to say special, it is not special.

His eyes turned around, Meng Zitao still didn't find anything special, and when he was about to ask Shen Liwei, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, he sniffed his nose, and sure enough, a faint fragrance entered his nose all the time.

This fragrance may not attract people's attention at first because it is relatively light, but when people notice this fragrance, they can feel its extraordinary, there is a trace of this fragrance that seems to be a variety of floral fragrances fused together, but it does not conflict, and then taste, there is a refreshing fragrance, people can't help but revel in it.

After tasting this unknown fragrance for a while, Meng Zitao came back to his senses and couldn't help asking, "What kind of fragrance is this?"

At this time, a waiter happened to come in to serve the food, and she introduced: "This is the Yin incense that our proprietress has configured herself, named 'Hollow Valley Youlan', and many old customers come to us for it." ”

Meng Zitao smiled and praised: "It's really good. ”

After the waiter left, Meng Zitao said: "It's rare to still play with incense." ”

Shen Liwei nodded and said: "It is indeed relatively niche, the proprietress here is also because she had a serious illness at the beginning, and she can only recuperate during the recovery period, and she accidentally read the knowledge of Yinxiang, so she began to study, and since then it has been out of control." Speaking of which, I also brought an incense burner for her today. ”

As he spoke, Shen Liwei opened a box he brought and took out an incense burner.

The production of the incense burner began in the Song Dynasty. Because of the unique burning method, the shape of the furnace is very rich, such as the plane is round, square, rectangular, autumn leaf-shaped, begonia-shaped, diamond-shaped, ruyi-shaped, melon-shaped, guqin-shaped, ancient coin-shaped, petal-shaped, bottle-shaped, bell-shaped, plum-shaped, bamboo-shaped, and nearly 100 kinds.

This furnace is ruyi-shaped, contains several layers, among which there is a layer in the middle to store rue incense crumbs, the lower layer is used to store tools, the upper layer is the burning layer, usually stored with incense ash, the top is covered with a furnace lid, the furnace lid is hollowed out, carved with ruyi auspicious patterns, there are words on it, showing a strong literati book temperament. It is even more elegant with a mahogany seat.

Speaking of which, you should be able to imagine the shape of the incense burner, but I'm afraid it's not surprising that you still don't understand the incense. Because with the trade between China and other countries in modern times, the influx of some foreign spices and perfumes, the commercialization of finished products of traditional incense in China and the acceleration of the pace of social life, the literati who are idle and seek refinement and elegance in everything have to be updated and catch up with the pace of the times.

In the period of the Republic of China, the incense burner has no practical application value, it has become an antique, and the people who can use the incense burner are rare, and then the name of the incense burner is rarely heard.

The difference between the incense and other incense is that the incense must have a mold (incense seal), which is hollowed out, filled with spices in its empty space, and gently lifted the mold after compaction, leaving the incense to be burned.

For the mold, it is also the requirement of forming the incense, its pattern must be a stroke without crossing, without the second gap, for example, the incense print pattern is a "big" word, which is not good; because its middle part is crossed, it is a "small" word, because it has two empty parts in the three paintings, if it is a "B" word, it can, because it is not crossed and there is no gap.

And so on, no matter how simple or complex it is, it is necessary to make incense according to this principle. If you want to compare with what we can usually see now, you can think about the incense used for lavender.

The incense must be padded with compacted dry incense ash to prevent it from taking away the fire, so that the incense can be burned. And because the incense is not pressed, so it can not be inverted, matches and other open flames are difficult to ignite, can only use incense coal or incense sticks to ignite the incense, and the incense can only be smoldered, in order to release the aroma well and prolong the time.

The length of burning time of the incense is not only related to the total length of the line of the incense pattern, but also related to the selection of different spice formulas and the degree of compaction, different spices have different combustion rates due to their different internal qualities, and the same formula will also affect its combustion rate due to the different degrees of compaction.

As for the spice formula of Yinxiang, there are many combinations, as long as the non-toxic spices can be matched, think about the rich spice varieties in the world now, their combination and matching, ordinary people can not study even a lifetime.

Shen Liwei smiled and asked, "Teacher Meng, how about my incense burner?"

"It's pretty good, it should be from a famous artist, and it's not easy to find an incense burner of this quality now. ”

Meng Zitao is not deliberately complimentary, because the people who play are small and the number of people who collect them is small, some of the incense burners that have been handed down will disappear for various reasons, and now good incense burners are indeed difficult to find.

"Yes, I've put a lot of effort into this incense burner, and if it were someone else, I'd not be happy to take on this errand. ”

Shen Liwei seemed a little complaining, and immediately answered: "Teacher Meng, don't get me wrong, I have nothing to do with him." ”

Meng Zitao laughed secretly, if Shen Liwei didn't mention it, he wouldn't think about it in this way, now...... Hehe.

Shen Liwei also knew that he had done something without three hundred taels of silver here, and he seemed a little embarrassed, but the more he explained this kind of thing, the more likely it was to cause misunderstanding, so he simply didn't mention it.

"Smack! At this time, someone suddenly pushed the door open, and three people walked in with a big grin.