The little gourd finally ripened, and as the gourd fruit turned yellow, the little gourd's consciousness became clearer and clearer, and he was able to express himself very completely. When the gourd fruit was fully ripe, Luo Tong heard it calling: "Sister, sister, pick the fruit." ”

Luo Tong looked at the gourd vine with a dark yellow color, and was very reluctant. The small gourd is an annual herbaceous plant, and when the gourd fruit is ripe, the gourd vine will wither, does this mean that there will be no more gourds in the future?

Conveying his consciousness to Xiao Hulu, Xiao Hulu shook the leaves, "No, sister, you choose the best gourd fruit when the time comes, replant the seeds in the gourd fruit, and we will be able to meet again next year." ”

Hearing that they would continue to meet again in the future, Luo Tong's heart was overjoyed. After conveying his meaning, the consciousness of the little gourd gradually dissipated, and Luo Tong felt a little melancholy, but he was happy to see him again in the future. Isn't there a saying that parting is for a better reunion?

Luo Tong did not rush to pick the fruit, but picked the gourd fruit with the best condition and the most vitality. found a small box and put it in the corner of the windowsill to dry, and told Luo Xiaocheng to take care of it, don't lose it.

Subsequently, Luo Tong cut off the gourd fruits one by one. The hand-twisted gourd should be harvested with a faucet, and the faucet should be cut off from other connections. Generally, the faucet of the gourd must be had, and the value of the gourd without the faucet is greatly reduced. But the exception of the hand-twisted gourd, as long as the shape of the hand-twisted gourd is correct, it doesn't matter if there is a faucet or not.

This little gourd can really bear fruit, Luo Tong counted it, and there were one hundred and twenty of them. All of them are small and exquisite, the largest is no more than four centimeters, and most are about two centimeters tall. The skin of the gourd is golden, the color is bright, and there are no yin and yang spots, flower skins and the like.

Most of them are very common with small waists and big bottoms, and there are some special-shaped, some like peanuts, some as big as the top and bottom, and a few waists are almost gone, just like teapots, and some are big and small inverted gourds, all of which are pocket-sized and cute.

Looking at these more than 100 small gourds, Luo Tong was happy. She picked a pair of the most thoughtful, about 2 cm tall very common small gourds with small tops and big bottoms and put them aside, and when they were processed, they were ready to make the right gourd earrings. I picked a few peanuts and a few teapots, these are all special-shaped, which are more appreciative.

Because Zhao Lao likes fruit plants, Luo Tong also saw the little gourd shared by Zhao Lao in the circle of friends last month. Zhao Lao's small gourd has long been ripe, and Zhao Lao's small gourd was picked after the flower show.

He collected a total of thirty or forty small gourds, most of which were four or five centimeters high, and two of them were three centimeters, and they looked quite thoughtful. Just rushed these two, and Zhao Lao was proud in the circle for a long time.

Luo Tong maliciously put his little gourds together and took a photo of Zhao Lao, greedy for him. Sure enough, within a few minutes, Zhao Lao's phone called, saying that he wanted to go to the store to see the gourd.

Within ten minutes, Zhao Lao and Rong Lao came over in a hurry. They don't live far away, near the university town, and they come here to exercise. Luo Tong had already placed the gourd fruit on the coffee table by the window, so that they could watch and play with it carefully.

Zhao Lao picked a small gourd with a small top and a big bottom, this is a typical sub-waist gourd, the nails are slightly pinched, and the skin is hard and traceless, indicating that the small gourd has been completely matured. Look at this faucet, it is simple and round, indicating that the wall thickness of the gourd is relatively thick.

Look at the shape again, the upper and lower belly are even, the upper belly is slightly smaller than the lower belly, the gourd body is upright, Zhao Lao faces the gourd, rotates 60 degrees for one side, rotates 6 times, and the center line of the gourd on each side is roughly symmetrical.

Look at the umbilicus again, "umbilicus", is the gourd flower left on the gourd after withering, the current American gourd navel is not very good, a lot of fried umbilical, most of the traditional domestic gourd is a small dot commonly known as "sesame navel", so when looking at the umbilicus, different varieties can be applied to different standards, after all, the sesame navel of the American gourd is too rare.

However, no matter what kind of gourd it is, the umbilicus must be centered, preferably 10 rings, and it is not good if it is biased. Luo Tong's small sub-waist gourd, the shape is standardized, more thoughtful, and the special-shaped rate is low, and there are more than a dozen special-shaped ones in the more than 100 without looking at them.

"Good!good!good!" Zhao Lao praised again and again, and Rong Lao also kept nodding, seeing Luo Tong's little gourd with his own eyes, Zhao Lao's unconvincing heart dissipated. His tree bore more than forty in all, and only two of them were three centimeters tall.

People are more angry than people, Luo Tong's small gourds have a total of more than 100 pieces, only a few are four centimeters high, and most of them are about three centimeters. Zhao Lao picked it up, and there were a few visual measurements of about two centimeters, small and exquisite.

Hand twisted gourd, 3 to 5 cm hand twisted gourd can be called a fine product, 2.5 to 3 cm is called "grass gold", and less than 2.5 cm is quite rare. If these gourds of Luo Tong fall into the hands of experts who play gourds, they must be sold at a high price.

The source of this title can be found in the "History of the Ming Palace" written by Liu Ruoyu in the Ming Dynasty: "There are still real small gourds such as peas, called 'grass gold', two can be worth twenty or thirty taels, all of which are expensive." ”

Two small gourds the size of peas, worth twenty or thirty taels of silver, are so precious that they really live up to its good name - "grass gold".

And with the passage of time, the price of small gourds is also rising, and in modern times, it is even more expensive.

Ye Jinshou recorded in "Man'an Pot Lu Ming": "Small pot reed is extremely difficult to plant, there are very small ear rings, a pair is worth more than 100 gold." ”

Compared with the twenty or thirty taels of the Ming Dynasty, it has almost quadrupled. The small gourd has not only become a plaything of natural beauty, but also a luxury item used by noblewomen to make jewelry, made into earrings in pairs, and made into hairpins in a single one, which is not only expensive but also rare.

Luo Tong's small gourd is a typical grass gold, and Rong Lao is holding a special-shaped gourd in his hand, which looks like a small peanut. He is partial to flowers and plants, but he didn't expect to see these little gourds that he would like so much. In the end, it's still cute things that conquer the world.

Seeing that they like it so much, Luo Tong generously said that they can choose which one they like. Zhao Lao finally chose a pair of slender waist gourds about three centimeters, small at the top and large at the bottom. Rong Lao, on the other hand, chose a peanut and a teapot.

Luo Tong thought that the difference between this little gourd was here, but he didn't know that there would be surprises in the future. After Luo Tong gently scraped off the skin of the gourd fruit with a plastic knife, he found that the whole body of the small gourd after drying was purple and gold, clear as water.

There is also a layer of natural slurry on the surface, which is crystal clear, and looks like a finished cultural gourd that has been plated for many years. Luo Tong gently shook the small gourd, and he could still hear the rustling sound inside. This is the sound of gourd seeds hitting the gourd wall, and the sound of gourd appreciation is also essential.

The small gourd after the shade is still difficult to press, and as soon as you get started, you know that it is the best cultural gourd. Then gently tap the gourd wall with his fingers, the sound is crisp and transparent, and it is faintly the sound of gold and jade.