Chapter 14: Rusty Recipes
[Chapter Word Count:2232 Last Updated:2015-03-2221:47:13.0]
Tang Yi not only couldn't recognize these two words, but also looked at them for a long time, and he didn't even know which font they were.
"Are you alright, young man?" By this time, the truck driver had already unloaded the plastic bucket and was ready to leave.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's crooked, and the rust on the sword has been removed. By the way, do you have a woven bag or something in your car, my box was cut off, I'll take it with you. Tang Yi looked up at the driver and said immediately.
"It's an antique, isn't it? Is it worth the money? The driver took out two woven bags from the car, took out a small bundle of string, and handed it to Tang Yi. Tang Yi came out of the antique street, this sword is an ancient sword style, and the driver naturally asked.
"What an antique, it's just a handicraft, my old man is so good, he buys it for fun." Tang Yi quickly tied the bronze sword with a woven bag and string, then took out a 50 yuan ticket and handed it to the driver, "Big brother, I'm really troublesome to you!" ”
"Aren't you swearing?" The driver waved his hand, immediately took two steps back, and turned his head to get into the car.
Tang Yi quickly followed, "Buy two packs of cigarettes to smoke!" He slipped the money into the driver's trouser pocket.
"You lad!" The driver snorted, but didn't take out the money again, "So, where are you going?" I'll give you another ride! ”
Tang Yi thought about it and didn't excuse himself, "Okay, let's go to Shanhai University." ”
Tang Yi had a faint hunch that if he wanted to identify such an ancient and arcane script, he was afraid that if he looked at the entire Shanhai Province, Professor Fang Chengke was the most authoritative expert.
The truck driver started the car and left the laundry. Xu had just gotten fifty yuan, and he was in a good mood, so he reached out and pressed the CD button on the car.
"You ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, and the young son of heaven doesn't know how to worry・・・・・・" The singing voice of the Yue opera "Meilong Town" came out of the car, and the truck driver actually hummed along, he, a man with five big and three thick stubbles, actually learned Wu Nong's soft humming, which made Tang Yi directly have goosebumps.
"Yue Opera? At the same time, Tang Yi suddenly remembered that when he was in the Spring and Autumn History class, Yue Wang Goujian was a figure that could not be mentioned, and "Yue Wang Goujian's self-acting sword" was even more famous, Tang Yi had naturally seen the pictures of this sword, and the inscription on the eight words on the sword was also made of wrong gold.・・・・・・
The font on it seems to be the same as the font on my bronze sword!
Could it be that these two words are bird and insect seals?!
Bird and insect seal, also known as bird and insect book, strokes such as insects, painting jewelry in the shape of birds, hence the name. The bird and insect seal is a special script that prevailed in the southern countries such as Wu, Yue, and Chu from the mid-to-late Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period. This style of writing often appears in the form of mismatched gold, which is noble and ornate, and rich in decorative effects.
In that year, the sword of King Goujian of Yue was unearthed, in order to identify the wrong gold bird and insect seal of these eight words, even experts like Guo Moruo had disputes with other experts, which shows that the bird and insect seal was extremely difficult to identify at that time. However, after decades of research, the recognition of birds and insects has been greatly improved, presumably, for an expert like Fang Chengke, it should not be so difficult to recognize these two words.
Thinking of this, Tang Yi suddenly became excited, and his body trembled slightly. If these two wrong golden ancient seals are bird and insect seals, this sword is likely to be a princely sword in the Spring and Autumn Period, plus a thick treasure light, then it must be a treasure, can't be wrong!
When he arrived at the gate of Shanhai University, Tang Yi thanked the truck driver and got out of the car, and then made a phone call to Fang Chengke, who was at the Institute of Ancient History, and heard that Tang Yi had bought something again, so he directly asked him to bring it to the Institute.
"Come on, come on, this weekend, there is no one in the institute, I am because my wife is not at home and I have nothing to do, so I came to take a look." Tang Yi came to Fang Chengke's office door in the research institute, and before he knocked on the door, Fang Chengke opened the door, probably hearing Tang Yi's footsteps.
Tang Yi removed the woven bag and carefully placed the bronze heavy sword on Fang Chengke's table.
"Huh?" When Fang Chengke saw this huge ancient sword, he was immediately fascinated. He immediately took out a pair of white gloves from the drawer, put them on, picked up the sword and examined it carefully.
Looking at Fang Chengke's seriousness, Tang Yi was embarrassed for a while, and when things were in a hurry, he wrapped the sword in a woven bag and brought it over, it was indeed too unsophisticated! In the future, we must not have such a situation again!
Fang Chengke's gaze finally fell on the wrong gold inscription of those two words.
"Birds and insects! It's really an artifact! Fang Chengke finally carefully put down the ancient sword, stared at Tang Yi and said, "Tang Yi, I really doubt that your fate with the treasure is not innate, such a treasure is actually in your hands!" ”
"Professor Fang, I did find it in the cultural market by accident, this should be the prince of the Spring and Autumn Period with a sword, but I don't know these two wrong golden ancient seals・・・・・・ Tang Yi scratched his head and said seriously.
Without waiting for Tang Yi to finish speaking, Fang Chengke interrupted him: "Unintentionally found it?" Although this sword is not a big opening, but these two wrong gold inscriptions alone will make many people's hearts moved, so that you can also pick up leaks in the cultural market? It's not just a matter of using a prince with a sword! ”
"Professor Fang, it's like this, at the beginning, this sword was covered with green patina, and the part of the wrong gold ancient seal was also covered by a bronze piece, but I accidentally dropped the sword into the ammonia bucket, and by mistake, the patina was gone, and the bronze piece also fell off." Tang Yi hurriedly explained.
"Ammonia? Violent Heavenly Things・・・・・・" Fang Chengke couldn't help but immediately re-examine the ancient sword, and suddenly raised his eyebrows, "No, although ammonia has the effect of complexing patina, how can it be removed so thoroughly, is it ・・・・・・?"
Seeing that Fang Chengke's brows were furrowed tightly, Tang Yi didn't dare to say anything, and waited for the following.
"It seems that there really is a 'rust party'!" Fang Chengke muttered: "This legendary 'rust fang' has long been lost, and there are only a few records of zài in the wild history, and very few people know about it. The main reason is that in order to protect some precious metal utensils during the war, the ancients used strange methods to create a layer of rust on the surface of the utensils, covering the original appearance, so that it is not easy to be noticed when carrying. ”
Fang Chengke continued: "The bronze piece you said is covered with the wrong gold inscription, which also confirms this, the wrong gold part cannot be rusted, so it is attached to a copper piece, which seems to be a trace of repair, which is very ingenious." However, as far as this sword is concerned, it is indeed worth a lot of effort to protect. ”
"In other words, this layer of rust is coated on, but it is not the rust of the sword body itself, but on the contrary, it also plays a role in protecting the ancient sword and avoiding rust? This is precisely because of this, can it be removed by ammonia at one time? Tang Yi suddenly understood, and couldn't help asking.
"Yes, where did the ancients make 10% ammonia, a chemical agent, and the rust coating party must have its own set of rust removal methods. It's just that your luck is too good, and it happens to go to the rust. Moreover, if the concentration of ammonia is too high, or if you soak it for a little longer, I am afraid that the surface of the sword body may be damaged, but now, it is just right! Fang Chengke's face was overjoyed, and his finger pointed at the two wrong golden ancient seals.
"Professor Fang, are these two bird and insect seals the name of this sword?" Tang Yi couldn't help but ask immediately.