Chapter 8 Gloomy Wood

After listening to the old man's words, Liu Dong was shocked, and the look on his face became a little stunned.

In the past three years, he has not been in vain in the Quancheng antique market, and naturally knows that Uncle Long, the Taiyi Pavilion woodcarving shop that occupies a good location in the center of the antique city, has the status and fame in the entire Quancheng and even in the entire Dongshan Province. As long as it can be placed here for sale, almost all of the wood carving works are the masterpieces of famous wood carving craftsmen from all over the world, 100% handmade, the price is expensive, and there are almost no small pieces! Almost none of these wood carvings on the first floor are less than 100,000 yuan. It can be seen that the grade of wood carving here is very high.

If his wood carvings can be placed here, then not to mention how much money he can make, this glory alone is enough to make people unable to give up.

"Uncle Long, is this okay? I'm afraid my wood carving level can't meet the requirements of our store!" Liu Dong said hesitantly, although he knew that if he could put his wood carving works for sale here, then he would soon be able to get a lot of money, but he himself had a few catties and a few taels Liu Dong knew best in his heart that it was probably still a little hot to make large wood carving works now.

In addition, he didn't want to smash the signboard of the 'Taiyi Pavilion' boutique wood carving that Uncle Long had been operating for a long time because of himself!

Seeing that Liu Dong did not forget his roots in the face of fame and wealth, and first thought of Taiyi Pavilion, the old man was still very relieved, and he also felt that he had indeed not seen the wrong person, and the idea that he had some hesitation in his heart had now become more firm.

"Don't worry, I know it in my heart, you just listen to me!" As soon as the words fell, the old man didn't give Liu Dong a chance to refute, and shouted directly inside: "Dagang, go to the library and bring over the piece of wood I received yesterday!"

"Hey, Uncle Long, you ......!" Looking at the energetic old man holding a pu fan, Liu Dong couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face. After getting along with each other in the past few years, he also has a deep understanding of the temper of the old man, and the old man with a bold and stubborn temperament, once he decides something in his heart, it is something that eight cows can't pull back. Therefore, Liu Dong was not ready to persuade again.

"Knock knock!"

After sitting for a while, Liu Dong heard the sound of heavy footsteps coming from behind him, and then he got closer and closer, and soon a super strong man with a height of more than one meter nine, up and down his body, his muscles were high and bulging, with a short board on his head, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face, and a somewhat wooden expression, holding a piece of jet-black in his arms, looked at some rotten wood and walked over, and then slowly put it on the small round table next to the two.

"All right, Dagang, sit down too!" said the old man.

"Yes, Uncle Long!" the strong man said angrily, then turned around and took a very large-looking, heavy black stool, and sat down not far from the two of them.

Liu Dong is already very familiar with this big man who is two laps bigger than himself and has a strong body that even surpasses the American action superstar 'Rock' Johnson. After knowing that Liu Dong had kung fu in his hands, the two had a fight, but Dagang's natural power, coupled with the superb Bajiquan he had practiced the day after tomorrow, has impressed Liu Dong in his heart until now.

"Uncle Long, is this ebony!?" As an excellent wood carver, it is the most basic common sense to understand and identify the characteristics of various woods. So when this piece of black wood, which was nearly two feet high and about twenty centimeters in diameter, was just placed on the table, Liu Dong recognized it at a glance.

"Yes, I just collected it two days ago!How about it, it's not bad, right?" The old man looked at the surprise on Liu Dong's face, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, and said with a slightly ostentatious expression.

"It's not bad, it's just great!" Liu Dong said with a look of surprise.

Ebony is usually divided into two categories, the first one is one of the national mahogany standards, according to one of the 33 species of 33 species in 5 genera of international mahogany, there are 2 categories under the genus Ebony: ebony and striped ebony. Modern ebony wood is customarily divided into three types: ebony (horn black), green wood (tea black), and ebony wood (Uwen). In Japan, ebony is collectively referred to as ebony, and in China, black sandalwood, East African black sandalwood, etc., together with ebony wood, are sometimes referred to as "ebony". The term "ebony" in the timber market generally refers to black African ebony.

There is also a type of ebony that is 'gloomy wood', also known as 'carbonized wood', mainly because in ancient times, the trees in the primeval forest suffered sudden geological disasters, such as river wells, mountain floods, mudslides and other geological disasters and washed the trees into the river and buried deep in the sediment of the riverbed; Or earthquakes, landslides that cause trees to be buried in dark formations that lack oxygen. After thousands of years or even tens of thousands of years of erosion and creation by nature, a plant "mummy" that resembles stone but not stone and wood is formed.

The gloomy wood has both the quaintness of the wood and the charm of the stone, its texture is solid and heavy, the color is black and shiny, the section is smooth and delicate, resistant to decay and insects, and it is natural.

The Chinese like to call it 'ebony', while the Westerners call it 'Oriental sacred wood'. Gloomy wood is not a single tree species, but a collection of trees that have been buried underground for a long time and have not decayed. There are many kinds of it, mainly including: cypress, fir, nanmu, red spine, maturine, oak, lotus, lattice and so on.

In the past dynasties of China, ebony has been used as a thing to ward off evil spirits, and to make handicrafts, Buddha statues, and amulet pendants. Since ancient times, there has been a saying among the people: "A family with half a square of ebony is better than a box of treasures", which shows that it is precious and rare.

At this moment, the jet-black ebony in front of Liu Dong is gloomy wood, and the cracks in the material are very small, coupled with the surface xiàn of black on the outside and yellow on the inside, and the texture on the surface of the cross-section, Liu Dong has eight or nine points of certainty in his heart, this piece of ebony is likely to be the most precious golden silk nanmu species in the gloomy wood.

Moreover, Liu Dong also knows that if his judgment is accurate, then the price of this piece of material, which is less than one cubic meter, is at least more than 30,000 yuan, and sometimes even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.

"Uncle Long, this piece of material is too precious, with my current craftsmanship, if it is really carved, I am afraid that such a good material will be ruined, you better take it back!" Although Liu Dong was reluctant, he still shook his head very firmly with his own insistence in his heart.

"If you want to take it, you will take it. Besides, this thing was meant to be carved for you, and I'll be angry if you see me like this!" the old man glared and commanded in a somewhat stern tone.

Looking at the old man in front of him who has helped him many times in the past three years, and is also a master and a father, Liu Dong couldn't help but feel a strong feeling in his heart. He knew the reason why the old man did this, if he used ordinary materials, then the wood carving ornaments carved with his craftsmanship would probably not be sold at all in this Taiyi Pavilion where there were many fine products.

However, if there is a gloomy wood material of this golden silk nanmu type, it will be very different, as long as his carving is not too bad, then when the time comes, the price will be several times higher on the basis of thirty or forty thousand yuan.

Looking at the firm expression on the old man's face, Liu Dong, who knew his temperament well, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "Uncle Long, then I will accept it with a cheeky face, don't worry, I will do my best to carve it out!"

Hearing him say this, a smile appeared on the old man's face, "This piece of material has been given to you, how to carve it is your business, I don't care! When you are done, just bring it to me and show it." ”

"Okay, I've finished what I need to say, I'm going to go next door to find Old Man Huang for tea later, so I'll leave first!" After saying this, without waiting for the two to reply, the old man stood up and walked straight towards the backyard.

After getting up and watching the old man's back disappear around the corner of the courtyard gate, Liu Dong turned around, "Brother Mu, how much is this piece of wood, I'll bring you the money later, otherwise I'll always be restless in my heart!"

After listening to his words, a slight smile appeared on Mu Gang's somewhat wooden face, and his thick big hand patted Liu Dong's shoulder and said, "Xiaodong, you know Uncle Long's temper, do you think he can ask for this money?"

Hearing this, Liu Dong's expression froze, then he smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said nothing more.

"Okay, don't think about it too much, when the time comes, you can work hard and carve it well! Besides, among the people close to Uncle Long, you have the talent to learn wood carving, and the old man still thinks about you inheriting his mantle!" Mu Gang patted him on the shoulder and smiled and said with relief.

"I know!" Liu Dong secretly decided in his heart that this time he must push away everything and carve this valuable material.