Seeing that they were arguing, Kowloon hurriedly played a round game, since he was here to pick up stones, why should he have a conflict, and he was in a bad mood.

When Master Qiu heard Jiulong say this, his face softened, and he said: "Xiao Huang, the biggest advantage of Tingjiang Stone is the picture stone, it is a thing with aura, and its spiritual gas is now on its ink rhyme: there is a yin and yang change of blank space and smudge, between black and white illusions, between the similar and the dissimilar, to construct a vivid literati ink painting, so it should be called Tingjiang ink stone, understand?"

Kowloon replied, "Master Qiu seems to have a soft spot for painting stones, please advise." ”

He didn't respond positively, in fact, in his heart, he agreed with the title of Jiulongbi, after all, his hometown is called like this, and he is used to it.

However, Master Qiu is not wrong about the advantages of Tingjiang Jiulongbi, but why does he have to change his name? What he said about Tingjiangshi being bullied can't just listen to one side, it seems that Hua'an must take a trip, maybe the answer can be found over there.

Now that Master Qiu is angry, the matter of apprenticeship is yellow, and Jiulong has not argued anymore.

When Master Qiu heard Kowloon's answer, he felt a little comforted, so he told everyone to hurry up and pick up the stones.

The Zhangtan River section is the real Tingjiang River, which belongs to the Linjiang Town Pipe, the water is deep, and there are many surrounding sand fields, and everyone mainly picks it up by the river.

The Kowloon Bi here is big and small, most of the stones are wrapped in pollutants, it is not clear to see, Kowloon is very strange, why did Master Qiu bring them here to pick up, seeing that he was concentrating, it was inconvenient to ask more, and he also began to pick it up.

Jiulong picked up a few stones with a sense of picture, washed them, not like anything, slightly disappointed, was looking down, and stepped on a stone of more than 30 centimeters in the air on the top of Lashi, and this stone rolled straight towards Kowloon.

"Get out of the way!"

Seeing that Jiulong was still concentrating on picking up stones, Lashi couldn't help but scream.

Hearing this, Kowloon quickly turned sideways, and the stone slid down from his right foot, bringing up a handful of mud and sand.

Jiulong felt that this stone was strange, rectangular, black and white dotted in between, and hurriedly chased after it.

This square stone finally stopped, Kowloon looked around, a burst of ecstasy, felt that it should be like a traditional ink painting, but for a while he was not sure, since Master Qiu had a study of the picture stone, he should also be able to see it, so he asked Master Qiu to help palm the eye.

Master Qiu took it over and carefully considered it: "This stone is complete, and the black blocks form several human shapes, but there are too many vertical stripes to interfere with the lines, so it's just average." ”

After Master Qiu finished speaking, he handed the stone to Kowloon and continued to pick up the stone.

Jiulong was unwilling, and asked tentatively: "Does this picture look like the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest?"

Master Qiu was stunned for a moment, and gave a thumbs up: "Good name! There are really seven people, and there were originally a few interference lines, which were interpreted by you as a bamboo forest, and you came to life at once! You kid seems to have studied calligraphy and painting, and has a future." ”

Master Qiu was sincerely impressed.

Jiulong hurriedly replied: "Master Qiu has won the award, I usually like to play calligraphy and painting, today's picture, I often paint, so I recognize, I am a novice in playing with stones, and please give me a lot of advice." ”

Master Qiu has been promoting ink stone in recent years, but his own connections are not enough, the reputation of this ink stone is always not beating, this little yellow brain can be cultivated well, be his own helper, thinking of this, he smiled: "You like calligraphy and painting, just play ink stone, which is like me, play with stones to understand some painting theory, this brain is still not enough, Xiao Huang, communicate more in the future." ”

"I heard that Master Qiu has a lot of experience in playing stones, can you teach me a few tricks?"

Seeing the opportunity, Kowloon quickly poured out the purpose of coming.

Master Qiu saw that Lashi was far away, and quietly told Kowloon: "This is my experience summary, I can teach you, but I can't pass it on, can you do it?"

Jiulong was overjoyed, knowing that the opportunity had come, and nodded: "Master Qiu, don't worry, I promise not to spread it." ”

Master Qiu was skeptical, but believed him for the time being: "Okay, what do you want to ask?"

When Jiulong heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked, "Master Qiu, what tools do you need to bring to pick up stones?"

"Bring enough water, dry food and digging tools, mainly crowbars, carry a travel bag that you can carry, snakeskin bags can bring more, one thing to remember, it is best to wear water shoes or waterproof rain pants for fishermen to pick up stones, some people like to wear slippers to pick up stones, in fact, it is wrong, one is easy to slip, and the other is not good for the body, easy to moisture invasion. ”

When Kowloon heard this, he immediately blushed, and his feet in slippers moved back, wishing to change into waterproof rain pants, but unfortunately he didn't bring them.

Master Qiu deliberately pretended not to see it, and continued: "If you like photography, you can also bring a camera or video camera, because the lens that you sometimes encounter when looking for stones in the field may be difficult to find in ordinary times.

"Also, if you can't bring back the big stones, take pictures of the directions and close-ups to keep a souvenir, and if you encounter the needs of the garden unit, you can also provide good materials. ”

It's a good idea, buy it when you go back, Kowloon nodded as he listened.

Master Qiu knew that Jiulong had listened, and he spoke more energetically: "If you have some emergency medicines such as band-aids, it will be difficult to go out for a day because you are good at home! ”

It seems that picking up stones is also showing their own magical powers, and Kowloon continued to ask: "What section of the river is good for picking up stones?"

Master Qiu replied: "If you are looking for stones in the river, it is best to understand the basic conditions of each section of the river, such as the geology, landform, and minerals in the upper reaches of the river and the entire basin, whether it is the sea or land in the past, if there are copper mines in the basin, then it is possible to see water rushing malachite in the river." ”

Jiulong interjected: "On the edge of the river in Jiuxian County is the Purple Mountain, which produces copper ore and gold ore, have you found malachite?"

Master Qiu replied, "It's a pity that I haven't found it yet." ”

He continued the topic just now: "If the river used to be the ocean, those coral, shellfish, fish fossils may appear, on the contrary, the animal and plant fossils in the forest are difficult to find, of course, not absolutely, sometimes some areas are very special, first the forest, then, after the crustal changes and then into the ocean, and finally evolved into the current river, this is often called 'vicissitudes', this kind of vicissitudes of life, this kind of vicissitudes of change, the hidden resources are more abundant, you want to get more things." ”

"What season is the best time to pick up rocks?"

Kowloon was fascinated and continued to ask.

"It's best to choose after the rainy season, when the rivers are dry, and the rivers have the smallest amount of water for the best time to find rocks, when the beaches are at their largest. ”

"What does Master Qiu mean, the beach is more able to pick up good stones?"

"Yes, in general, the beach is at the bend of the river, and it is best to pick up rocks here.

"Because the concave bank of the river is easy to accumulate sediment at the bend, the river is very straight and the canyon is fast, the sediment is not easy to deposit, the beach is little or very small, there are many stone cracks in the large drop area, and the washing degree is not good.

"Look for stones as far as possible to go to the inaccessible places, those who live on the side of the highway and in the area with the road must be many, the chance of getting a good stone is very small, the world is like this: risk is proportional to profit, who can pick up a good stone in the corner of his house?"

Kowloon deeply agrees that opportunities often go with the crowd in places you don't expect, and you will never succeed.

"Of course, you don't have to pick up good rocks on the beach, you have to know where to look. ”

Perhaps tired of talking, Master Qiu stopped, took a few sips of green tea from the thermos cup he brought with him, and stared at the riverside, almost arriving at his destination.

"What do you think?"

Jiulong asked, it seems that this Master Qiu is not in vain, and he has goods in his belly.

After Master Qiu finished drinking, he came to the spirit and continued: "When I came to the beach, I first looked at the terrain, the stones on the beach are regularly distributed, it is like a sieve, because the size and specific gravity of the stones are related to the flow rate, this is the sorting effect of the river, the same size, the stones with the same specific gravity will be concentrated together.

"In general, you have to know how big a stone to look for and what the color is, and after you find one, there is very likely to be a good stone next to it, so you have to look carefully.

"Of course, there is no absolutely the same stone, each piece is unique, looking for stones, color is more important, first look at a brighter, more colorful stone, from an aesthetic point of view, multi-color and dark color is more valuable than light and monochrome.

"It's not that light-colored stones are worthless, just in general.

"If possible, it's best to look after the rain, as the color of the stone is easier to see. ”

"Oh, what do you need to look at a stone besides color?"

This is the point, and Kowloon listens to it.

"Stone quality is also very important, stone generally refers to the structure of the stone, that is, hardness, density, smoothness, lubrication, fineness and natural stone skin. ”

Master Qiu is like a treasure.

"Wait, Master Qiu, you said so many terms, I can't remember it, and I can't understand it for a while, is there any easy way to determine the hardness?"

Kowloon struggled to figure it out, this is not easy, and Master Qiu also makes perfect with practice.

"This is simple," Master Qiu said, "If you want to know the hardness of the stone, you can use nails (hardness greater than 2), copper tools (greater than 3), iron (4-4.5), steel knives (5-5.5), and porcelain tiles (6-6.5) instead of mineral hardness testers, and the effect is very good." ”

These experiences are only known to veterans, and Kowloon is sincerely grateful, and he secretly thinks to himself, next time he must bring these small items.

"Don't be discouraged if the beach stones you pick up are not clean, just look for pictograms, because the dirt can't cover the shape. "In addition, the size of the stone is also important, the same stone shape or pattern, the larger the value, but the more difficult it is to find, in the market and in the exhibition hall to get a high price and score is generally a large stone."

"But it doesn't mean that a low price and a low score are not good stones, because many times value and price are not the same thing.

"Of course, in theory, small stones are easier to form fine products, and the size of the stone depends on your needs and the situation at the time. ”

Jiulong asked more and more deeply: "What if there are three stones of the same level, one is big and two are small, and you are tired and can't carry it, so you can only take one with you?"