The wood is not big, the size of a child's palm, relatively thick, the color is purple and red in some places, it is dark purple, and the appearance is oily, and when it is placed in the sun, the light suddenly rises.

Seeing this piece of wood, Ao Wenchang was a little excited, and said, "Mr. Yun, this is Xiaoye Rosewood?"

The old man wiped his beard under his chin and smiled: "Yes, you can appreciate it yourself." ”

The wood is beautiful, and the process of observation can really be called appreciation.

The four of them looked around the wood, and Ao Muyang asked in a low voice, "What are we looking at? Who understands Xiaoye Rosewood?"

Ao Wenchang rubbed his hands and said: "I probably understand, from the appearance, this piece of wood is indeed a small leaf red sandalwood, you see that its new profile is orange, and the appearance of oxidation for a long time is purple red to dark purple." It's a pity that we don't have time, or we can also stick an opaque tape on the newly made red sandalwood, and tear off the tape after a week, and the position covered by the tape will be significantly different from the surrounding color. ”

Seeing that the four of them were just looking around the wood, Mr. Yun smiled slightly, raised his hand and said, "Little friends don't have to be polite, just get started and take a closer look." ”

The four of them took turns picking up the wood and researching it, but in the end there was no result.

Ao Wenchang simply said: "Mr. Yun, I have heard of your name and trust your character very much, why don't you introduce it to us?"

Mr. Yun suddenly laughed: "Xiaoyou's words make the old man feel deeply honored, in fact, it stands to reason that buying and selling this article depends on the buyer's own eyesight, and it is inconvenient for us sellers to say more." But my friend and I hit it off at first sight, so let's say a few more words, and you have the right to use it as a reference, okay?"

Ao Wenchang and his wife nodded, and the old man picked up the piece of wood in his hand.

He said: "Let me start by saying that the most pretending to be small-leaved red sandalwood on the market is African large-leaved red sandalwood, so let's rule out this possibility first." ”

"In terms of appearance, the small-leaved red sandalwood has patterns and is shiny and oily, while the African large-leaved red sandalwood is purple and black and has no luster. That's pretty clear in the sun, right?"

Sunlight shone through the window on the wood, and an oily glow spread across its surface.

Ao Muyang stretched out his right hand and touched the piece of wood, it felt very good, and the sun also shone on the Qi Nan string on his wrist, which was also shiny, but it was very light and inconspicuous.

Mr. Yun continued: "The grain of small-leaved rosewood is not obvious, and some of them can hardly see the grain, while the large-leaved rosewood has a thicker texture, and there will be obvious wood lines after special polishing, which has a special name in our circle, called 'brown eye'. ”

"That is to say, the large-leaved red sandalwood usually has coarse fibers, and after drying and shrinking, there will be some gaps formed due to the different shrinkage degrees of different organisms, which is commonly known as 'cow hair pattern' in our circle, and it is the existence of this cow hair pattern that causes its value to decrease sharply. ”

Speaking of this, he beckoned, and the young man took out another piece of wood, the color of this wood was slightly lighter than the small leaf red sandalwood in the old man's hand, the appearance was rough and dull, and the appearance was far worse.

"This is the big-leaf red sandalwood, you see, the gap is very big, right? This can drain this piece of wood and it's not the big-leaf red sandalwood, right?" the old man said with a smile.

Ao Wenchang nodded: "Yes." ”

"Identification of the small leaf red sandalwood can be carried out by the sense of smell, come, everyone come together," said the old man, scraping some wood powder from the wood with a knife, "smell it." ”

Ao Muyang leaned in and smelled it, and an elegant fragrance came into his nose.

Ao Wenchang couldn't hide his excitement after smelling this fragrance: "Yes, this is the fragrance of small leaf red sandalwood." ”

Ao Muyang wondered, have you ever smelled the small leaf red sandalwood before? Do you know what the real small leaf red sandalwood tastes like?

Old Man Yun said: "Let's continue to identify, there is another means to scratch, the small leaf red sandalwood is scratched on the white sandpaper, there will be orange scratches......"

The young man brought a piece of paper, and the old man pulled on it vigorously, and indeed a scratch appeared.

"There is also '掂', which is also an important detection method, to know this small leaf red sandalwood, it has a fine texture, you are highly educated, know that such an item has a large proportion, so you can use the hand to test the proportion of the object, to see if it reaches the level of red sandalwood. ”

As he spoke, he handed the wood to a few more men.

You don't have to try this, Ao Muyang had already discovered it when he got started before, and this piece of wood is indeed heavier.

Old Man Yun said: "The density of the small leaf red sandalwood is extremely high, and the specific gravity is greater than that of water, put this wood into the water, it will sink quickly." This must be no problem, let's not try it, otherwise it will be wet and not look good. ”

"In addition, put the small-leaf red sandalwood beads into a cup filled with alcohol, there will be red things oozing out of the red sandalwood in the form of smoke, this is pterosandalwood, let's not try it in the same way, if you don't believe it, you can also try it, I can pack a ticket for this......"

The young man next to him said, "Mr. Yun, let's try it, cut a little bit and try not to get in the way." ”

Old Man Yun groaned and nodded: "That's right, cut a little." ”

The young man took a bottle of alcohol and poured it into the clear glass, he cut a little from the corner of the wood and put it in, and soon a faint pink mist appeared.

Ao Wenchang nodded excitedly: "That's right!"

Old Man Yun pursed his chin and beard and said: "This naturally can't go wrong, there are too many fakes on the market now, and it is not easy to get a real piece of small leaf red sandalwood, in addition, there is a saying in our circle, called ten sandalwood and nine emptiness, you look at this piece of wood, it is hollow inside, which is its signature feature." ”

Ao Wenchang said gratefully: "Thank you Mr. Yun for your help, it is really fate to be able to contact you, and I really thank God for blessing." ”

The old man smiled: "This is indeed fate, you don't know how lucky you are, our shopkeeper also temporarily encountered such a piece of old material for demolition." An old house in the capital was demolished, and a lot of this wood was removed, but most of them have been snatched away by the cultural players in the capital. ”

"How long has this piece of wood been in existence?" asked Su Xiuxiu subconsciously.

The old man nodded and said: "It must be so, in fact, the older this small leaf red sandalwood is, the better, and it can be traced back to the Tang and Song dynasties. The original wood that can be preserved from that time must be old materials from demolition, and if it is placed outside, it will definitely be polished and carved by craftsmen. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhizi frowned slightly, and said, "Mr. Yun, I have a question, since Xiaoye Rosewood is ten sandalwood and nine emptiness, how does the hollow sandalwood build a house?"

Old Man Yun was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh, the main beam of the house is not made of small leaf red sandalwood, but only decorated with small leaf red sandalwood, of course this is no problem." ”

Lu Zhizi said: "However, according to the provisions of my country's cultural relics law, houses built of rare wood such as red sandalwood belong to the national protected cultural relics and must be on the list of cultural heritage, how can such houses be demolished?"

She asked two questions in a row, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant for a while. 8)