Finding that Meng Zitao was secretly giving him a look, Zhang Jingqiang's heart moved, and after a moment of silence, he sighed and said that he would not follow.

Seeing this, a smug look flashed in Lu Changdai's eyes.

But just as Uncle Cao was about to speak, Xue Wenguang preemptively spoke: "Wait, uncle, can you let me take another look!"

Uncle Cao frowned slightly, and he was somewhat dissatisfied in his heart, but he couldn't help but agree, so he said in a somewhat unceremonious tone: "Look serious this time!"

Xue Wenguang laughed dryly, then picked up the statue and looked at it, the reason why he did it was entirely because he had noticed Meng Zitao's movements before, for the sake of safety.

After a careful observation, although Xue Wenguang still didn't see anything wrong, because of Meng Zitao's actions, he always felt uneasy.

At this time, he raised his head and saw a hint of ridicule in Meng Zitao's eyes, he immediately reacted and secretly screamed "Oops", it seems that he has fallen for Meng Zitao.

In other words, how could a poor bastard like Meng Zitao play Huanghuali? This is simply to make himself suspicious, so that he can give up this statue, and even if he does not give up, he can also lose some face.

The more Xue Wenguang thought about it, the more he thought about it, thinking that he was beating geese all day long, but he was pecked by geese, and he couldn't help but be angry, but at this moment, there was nothing he could do about Meng Zitao, which was really aggrieved.

"Good boy, I remember today's events!"

Xue Wenguang secretly hated, and then nodded to Lu Changdai, indicating that there was no problem.

Lu Changdai frowned, and was a little dissatisfied with Xue Wenguang in his heart, you didn't look carefully just now, but now you check it again and it's no problem, isn't this full of food? If it weren't for Xue Wenguang's sake to do this for his good, after going back, he would have to deduct Xue Wenguang's palm fee.

Since Uncle Cao had such a request before, Lu Changdai transferred the bank card to Uncle Cao, and after confirming that it was correct, he took the statue and left.

After leaving Lu Changdai, everyone felt a lot more relaxed, so they continued to choose what they liked.

Speaking of which, Uncle Cao's eyesight is not bad, and among the fifty or sixty things, only 20% are fakes or high imitations. Of course, this may also be a relationship that Uncle Cao has asked someone to identify.

In the end, Meng Zitao, who had the least money, spent more than 20,000 yuan to buy five things, plus the official hat chair, a total of six, not to mention others.

In the end, everyone bought more than 30 pieces in total, and won most of the genuine products here. Because there were too many things, plus a few large items, everyone also called a truck.

After taking care of everything, Uncle Cao invited everyone to eat at his place, and because of the hospitality, and the time was not early, everyone agreed.

After the five flavors of the dish, Uncle Cao said to Meng Zitao: "Xiao Meng, can you tell me what happened just now? Of course, it doesn't matter if it's inconvenient to say." ”

Meng Zitao said in his heart, is what he has done so obviously, he actually saw it? But after thinking about it again, there is an old saying that people become old and become fine, and it is normal to see the small actions they did just now.

He thought about it and felt that since Uncle Cao asked so, and the buyer was not here, it was nothing for him to say it, so he said: "Uncle, please forgive me for what I said badly!"

Uncle Cao smiled and said, "What is this, you can just say it." ”

Meng Zitao said: "I don't like that statue a little. ”

In the antique industry, because you have to take care of the face of the store, even if you see something wrong, you will only say things such as "you can't see it", "you can't see it accurately", and "you have a demonic spirit".

Although they had already guessed that Meng Zitao would say this, everyone still thought it was strange.

Zhang Jingqiang couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Meng, why do you think so?"

Meng Zitao said: "If I am not mistaken, it is not huanghuali at all, but actually a wood called red sandalwood. ”

"Rosewood?"

"What is rosewood?"

"Xiao Meng, you won't talk about pterosandalwood, right?"

Seeing that everyone seemed very puzzled, Mencius said: "No, I'm talking about red sandalwood, this is a new wood, the heartwood color is dark red to purple red, the sapwood is white, the wood grain is very dense, many twists, if you look closely, it is scaly satin, the brown eyes are not obvious, and it looks a little like Huanghuali." ”

"The white bark of the log has been removed, and the red sandalwood willow with good grain is very similar to Huanghuali, and even more than the "eyes" and "grimaces" of Haihuang. Some of the best red sandalwood willows, after being polished into finished products, can be completely fake. ”

Cheng Qiheng said a little incredulously: "There is actually this kind of wood, Xiao Meng, how do you know?"

Meng Zitao scratched his head and said: "Two months ago, I bought a string of red sandalwood willow imitation yellow pear, thinking that I had picked up a leak, and when I went back to take a look, I found that something was wrong. Later, I went to the Internet to check and find out, and then I learned that there is now a kind of wood like red sandalwood, and the price is about the same as pine, but a few thousand yuan a ton. ”

Zhang Jingqiang was surprised: "No, if that's the case, then it won't be long before there will be a large number of Huanghuali imitations of red sandalwood willow on the market, right?"

Meng Zitao nodded: "This is also possible, but you don't have to worry so much, I have checked on the Internet, and I have asked friends, the red sandalwood willow that really looks like Huanghuali is very rare, and the red sandalwood willow trunk is not empty is extremely rare, and it can generally only be made into small pieces such as bracelets." Moreover, there are many differences between red sandalwood and real huanghuali. ”

"Brother Meng, tell me quickly. Wang Menghan hurriedly said.

Meng Zitao nodded and said: "Looking at the weight, the weight of the red sandalwood willow is very heavy, and you can basically feel it as soon as you get started." And the red sandalwood willow sinks into the water ......"

Hearing this, the sixth child said: "Xiao Meng, it seems that something is wrong, I didn't see how heavy the statue was just now." ”

Meng Zitao smiled and said, "You may not have noticed just now, but in fact, that statue is hollow, and the bottom has been treated. It's a pity that the thing isn't here, otherwise it would have been more clear. ”

Cheng Qiheng thought for a while and said: "When you say this, I really have some impressions, as if the bottom is indeed a little unnatural, and it is not in harmony with the surroundings." ”

Uncle Cao frowned and said: "I've seen that statue dozens of times, and I don't think it's unnatural, besides, if it's been treated, how can it be consistent with Huanghuali?"

Lao Liu said: "This is not difficult, there is a 'skin' technique on the market, that is, to stick a very thin Huanghuali material on the sour branch wood or other wood with a specific gravity equivalent to Huanghuali, and the color and texture of the front and back are completely consistent." This kind of counterfeiting method is difficult for ordinary people to see. ”

Uncle Cao was a little stunned and said, "It's really okay to do this, but these people are too versatile, right?"

The sixth said: "Hehe, what's this, in order to make money!"

Mencius said in his heart, there is nothing wrong with making money, but now some people can lose their conscience in order to make money.

At the suggestion of everyone, Meng Zitao continued: "In addition to weight, there are also many differences between the two in brown eyes. Specifically, the brown eyes of the red sandalwood are small or even none. In addition to the best ingredients, Huanghuali still has some brown eyes. Think about it, didn't you see a lot of brown eyes just now?"

Everyone recalled it and found that it was indeed as Meng Zitao said, there was basically no brown eye, and they thought it was the best material just now, but they didn't expect it to be like this.

"In addition, Huanghuali is very oily and stable, so there is generally no kind of shallow crack on the surface of the air-dried. However, because of the lack of oiliness and the instability of the wood, the material will dry out after a long time, so there are many shallow cracks on the surface of the raw material. ”

"In terms of color, the color of the red sandalwood willow is dark and cloudy and has a cooler tone, and the color distribution is scattered, while the wood of the yellow pear has a clean, clear and bright color base, and is very stable. However, this point is not obvious due to the use of grinding and polishing techniques, but if you look closely, you can still see it. ”

"Also, there is the difference in the texture. The texture of the red sandalwood appears stiff, and the wood fibers are rough, but the texture is mostly messy. The main texture is densely composed of purple and black, reddish brown, light yellow, linear or dense dots, and the texture is unevenly distributed and not clear, lacking dynamic and layered, and is not as beautiful as Huanghuali. ”

"And the texture of Huanghuali is very rich, with endless variations and gradient colors. The texture colors are ivory, yellow, purple-black, yellow-red and other colors coexist, and no matter how the lines change, they are always clear and distinct. Other than that......"

Meng Zitao talked about the differences between several huanghuali and red sandalwood willow in one breath, with these comparisons, even if the real thing is not here, after everyone carefully recalls, you can find one or two differences.

In this way, everyone still doesn't understand, just like Meng Zitao said, the statue is indeed made of red sandalwood.

This made Zhang Jingqiang very happy, if it weren't for Meng Zitao's reminder, maybe the statue would have fallen into his hands, it would not be a loss of hundreds or thousands of yuan, but more than two million!

Thinking of this, Zhang Jingqiang hurriedly toasted Meng Zitao and expressed his gratitude.

"I didn't expect Shibei to be really impressed for three days. Cheng Qiheng patted Meng Zitao's shoulder and said with a smile.

Meng Zitao smiled: "Come on, just because this is a new wood, if it is overflowing, how can you not see it?"

As Meng Zitao said, it is precisely because this is a new wood that few people have heard of the antique industry, so everyone ignores some details that are not right.

If this kind of red sandalwood can be seen everywhere, everyone will know about it, and basically they will not admit it, let alone let Xue Wenguang, an expert with a vicious eye, be blinded.