After the reform and opening up, the domestic economic level improved, a large number of wealthy people appeared, luxury furniture also rose, and in the mid-to-late 90s, a rosewood fever arose in the coastal areas. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Mahogany is not only good wood material, but also symbolizes wealth and auspiciousness, excellent texture, exquisite workmanship of mahogany furniture itself is worth a lot of money, and then by this gang of nouveau riche hype, the value of the rise of the rise, mahogany fever soon spread throughout the country.

Of course, the mahogany table in front of him is not 'exquisitely made', on the contrary, Ren Jifu's carpenter's craftsmanship is too trendy, if he sells it directly, eighty percent of it will have to be discounted, and it is not as valuable as the wood itself.

I lifted my hands hard, and I couldn't lift them less than a foot from the ground, I was afraid that there would be hundreds of pounds.

Mahogany is not a specific wood, but a general term for high-end wood, including many types. Different specific wood, the price difference is also very large, Zhao Zejun has a limited understanding of mahogany, only knows that this table is mahogany, he does not know what kind of it is, and he has to find a professional to judge.

Such a big table was dead, Zhao Zejun couldn't carry it alone, and he didn't want others to know about it, so he was ruthless and found a small saw.

Finally sawed off a piece the size of a child's fist, and put it in his pocket heavily, like a small iron camel.

I took a taxi with wood and came to the antique calligraphy and painting market in Yangchuan City.

The antique calligraphy and painting market is a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, and genuine goods are not absent, but there are very few.

The most are liars, relying on clever tongues and various childcare to deceive people, and the vase with a price of three yuan can be said to be a Ming official kiln;

There is also a kind of craftsmen, these people are not completely deceptive, but fake antique, in a county in the south is the most famous, the country's high-end imitations are almost more than seventy percent are from this county, old in the local almost is the local pillar industry, there is a production line, made of things to fake and real, even the real industry is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, can only be judged by feeling.

This kind of person doesn't deceive people, just swing things towards that, let you see for yourself, you think it's true, he will sell it to you according to the real price, you feel wrong, turn around and leave, they don't keep you.

In my previous life, my father often came to the antique market to tinker with stamps after being laid off, and met the owner of an antique shop who was about the same age, and he was a craftsman.

From Zhao Tao's mouth, Zhao Zejun has some understanding of this person and thinks it is quite reliable.

With my memory, I found the face of this house called 'Bogu Zhai'.

There are no lights in the store, only the sunlight that comes in through the window, it is very dim, the innermost part of the room, there are two rows of shelves against the wall, on which are placed some bottles and cans, a large copper stove half a person high is placed in the center of the room, the charcoal fire is blazing, very warm.

A middle-aged man in his forties was sitting under the window, holding a book bound by a thread, and when he saw a guest coming, he didn't greet him, so he said, 'read it casually,' and then continued to read his book.

This person is probably my father's later friend in his previous life, surnamed Shen and called Shen Lian.

"Boss Shen, I came here to see a piece of wood that I want you to help me see. Zhao Zejun probably had some understanding of Shen Lian's character, so he didn't go around in circles and said straight to the point.

"Show me. Shen Lian put down the book and said.

Zhao Zejun handed over the piece of wood, Shen Lian looked at it over and over again, suddenly stood up, turned around and went to the inner room.

Zhao Zejun was wondering, what do you mean this is? It's not a blatant robbery, right?

After a while, Shen Lian came out again, took a basin of water in his hand, put the water on the table, and then threw the wood into the water.

The wood actually sank!

Shen Lian raised his head, stared at Zhao Zejun with a pair of bulging dead fish eyes and asked, "Where did you get this thing from?"

"What's wrong?" Zhao Zejun was puzzled.

"We don't take stolen goods, we don't take anything dug in the ground. Shen Lian took the wood out of the water, wiped it with a cloth, and returned it to Zhao Zejun.

Zhao Zejun hurriedly explained: "I misunderstood, this thing was left by a friend of mine's grandfather to make a coffin, that person was too loser, and he was a gambler, so he sold it to me." I've heard it's mahogany, and it's worth a lot. ”

"Oh. Shen Lian nodded, picked up the wood again, shook his head and said disdainfully: "Who told you that it is mahogany? ”

Zhao Zejun was stunned: "Then what is this?"

"It's redwood, and that's right. Strictly speaking, it's a variant of mahogany, young man, have you ever heard of a saying: even if you have a box of jewelry, it is better to have an ebony side?"

"This is ebony?" Zhao Zejun's eyes lit up.

In my last life, I saw a news report that a farmer somewhere had found a large piece of ebony in the river, worth millions.

Zhao Zejun also specifically checked on the Internet, ebony, also called gloomy wood, is a tree that was buried in the ground in the process of water flow and mountain collapse, and was carbonized for thousands of years to form a special wood, the principle is the same as the formation of coal, if the time is enough, it will also become coal.

Due to the special formation process, it can be met but not sought, the texture is hard and so on, the price of ebony is very high, and the legend has the effect of warding off evil spirits, which is a very good coffin material.

Since the Qing Dynasty, ebony has been used exclusively by the royal family, and it is forbidden to be used by the people. In modern society, once exposed, the relevant departments will appear and expropriate directly, giving the finder a little symbolic compensation.

I don't know where the ancestor of the Ren family got a large piece of gloomy wood. No wonder the government wants to dictate him, this landlord and old wealth, oppressed the vast number of working people when he was alive, and wanted to enjoy the treatment of the emperor in the underworld when he died!

Shen Lian nodded, and then said, "It's ebony." However, this 'ebony side' refers to the golden silk nan ebony, which is worth a lot of money if it is a piece of golden silk nan. In my opinion, it should be ordinary Nan, such a small piece is not worth much. ”

"How much is it worth?" Zhao Zejun has not a small piece, but a large piece!

"A few hundred yuan, less than a thousand yuan a day, if you want to sell it, I will collect it. But in front of me, I received it, found a famous processor, and the price of the finished product doubled. Shen Lian said.

Zhao Zejun thought for a while and asked, "What about the big ones?"

"Oh yes, yes, you said this is your friend's grandfather's coffin board, then I have to see the condition of the real thing before I can give you the price. ”

"Then I'll take you to see it tomorrow?" Zhao Zejun asked.

"Okay. ”

After leaving Boguzhai, Zhao Zejun kept an eye on it, first went to the Internet café to check the relevant information, and then returned to the antique market, consulted several stores in a row, and finally confirmed that Shen Lian should not fool himself on price and quality.

In fact, among the shops I inquired about, Shen Lian was the most sincere, and the price was not low. One owner even said that this is an ordinary black tree, thousands of dollars a ton.

Early the next morning, Zhao Zejun led Shen Lian to Gaogang Village.

This time, he had already prepared, found a mud clipper for building the wall, and got a bottle of dish soap, and finally wiped off a layer of dirt on the table, revealing his black-brown appearance.

It's no wonder that Ren Jifu doesn't know the goods, and the surface of the gloomy wood doesn't look good, it's black, and it looks like a tree that has been struck by lightning.

Seeing the 'mahjong table' made of gloomy wood, Shen Lian's face became ugly.