Chapter 788: Great Merit

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As a kiln owner, Gao Dequan naturally understands the situation of kiln production.

Every time the kiln is opened to burn porcelain, it is impossible to fire 100% of the porcelain, which must have a certain amount of damage. After all, there was no talk of recycling waste in ancient times, and these damaged porcelain must not be sold, so naturally they were smashed on the spot, and then greedy for trouble, and directly dug a pit near the kiln factory to bury it.

However, Yu Feibai was not interested in the damaged porcelain, even if he knew about it, he had no intention of going back and continuing to dig the pit, but just counted his harvest with great interest.

Among the several large wooden boxes, there is no need to say much about those messy tools, you can directly ignore the past, the key is those altars and jars. Whether you can return to the original depends on the value of these things.

"Hey, things are pretty heavy."

At this time, Yu Feibai picked up a jar, but suddenly felt a burst of pressure. In addition, unlike wooden boxes without lids, these jars are sealed, and the heavy weight of them surprises everyone.

"Hehe, it can't be a jar of gold and silver." Yu Feibai guessed, and his spirit was also lifted.

"Less unreliable daydreaming."

Wang Guan wiped off the dust on the surface of the altar, carefully inspected the luster of the altar body, and suddenly smiled: "This is black pottery, the color is as black as ink, very pure and deep, it should be more valuable." ”

Generally speaking, the price of pottery is certainly not as good as porcelain, but that does not mean that pottery is not valuable. On the contrary, some fine pottery, the price in the market is not low, and it is also very popular with collectors.

Of course, Yu Feibai doesn't care about the price of the pottery jar now, but wants to know what is in the jar.

Facts have proved that gold and silver must be just delusions, and the moment he opened the altar cover, Yu Feibai's face suddenly showed a look of disappointment: "Cut." It's actually mud and sand. ”

"Sediment?"

Wang Guan was also a little surprised, took a closer look, and found that Yu Feibai was right, the jar was really fine gravel. I just don't know why it's so carefully collected, is it just a prank?

However, the two did not know the goods, but there were discerning people present. At this time, Gao Dequan took a look at it, and suddenly said in surprise: "Cobalt mine!" ”

"What?"

Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were stunned, they naturally understood what cobalt ore was, which was the blue and white material used to fire porcelain. Didn't think of it. I actually found this kind of thing at the mouth of the kiln. Of course, if you think about it carefully, since the kiln mouth is porcelain-burned, it is quite normal to use some of the remaining blue and white materials, and it is not worth making a fuss.

However, Gao Dequan seemed to be a little excited, reached out and grabbed a handful of gravel from the jar, only to see these gray-black gravel. It actually shimmered in the sunlight with a little glass blue.

"It's really Su Ma Liqing."

At this time, Gao Dequan was surprised: "Could it be that you dug up the ancient kiln mouth of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

It's no wonder that Gao Dequan is so suspicious, after all, as we all know, Su Ma Liqing was in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. The Three Treasures eunuch Zheng He went to the West seven times and brought back cobalt materials in the Islamic region. However, these cobalt materials have been used up in the Chenghua years, so they switched to green materials, and then directly used domestic materials.

Anyway, in history. The use of Su Ma Liqing is for such a period of time. Since it is an ancient kiln, it must be a kiln in the early Ming Dynasty. After all, in that period, whether it was an official kiln or a private kiln. are all using Su Ma Liqing. That was the social aesthetic fashion at that time, if you don't use this kind of cobalt material, then the porcelain made is estimated to be no one to buy.

"Even if it's Su Ma Liqing." However, Yu Feibai was not very happy, and said listlessly: "Such a thing may be valuable in ancient times, but it is not so rare in modern times. Uncle De, if you can use it, I'll give it to you. ”

This is also true, in ancient times, due to the restrictions of transportation conditions, Su Ma Liqing ran out, and it must be difficult to import another batch. But now, even if it is tens of millions of miles apart, as long as you give money, people will immediately pack it for you and transport it over. Therefore, Su Ma Liqing, which was very rare after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, is not much precious now.

To put it mildly, maybe these cobalt materials are not as valuable as the jars that hold them.

"That's true, thank you then." Gao Dequan smiled, opened the jars one by one, and found that they were all the same cobalt materials, so he smiled unceremoniously. Of course, the cobalt material can be accepted, and the jar still has to be returned to Yu Feibai. Otherwise, he would have lost all his money in gambling on the kiln.

At the right time, Gao Dequan found a large bag and asked people to pour the cobalt material in the jar into it.

"Huh, what's that?"

One, two, three...... Seven altars, eight altars...... By the time we reached the eighth altar, an employee had only poured half of the cobalt material, and a small package fell out.

The peaks and loops turn, and the willows and flowers are bright. Yu Feibai rushed over for the first time, stretched out his hand and pulled out the package, and after a careful look, he saw that the package was actually an ancient bag, which was hard and angular, and he didn't know what it was. At this time, he did not hesitate, directly tore open the bag, and then poured it with his hand, and then a few pokes fell out.

Stamps are seals, but unlike stamps on silk paper, these stamps are stamped on ceramics. You can often see very clear marks on the purple clay pot or other ceramics, which are not the result of the craftsman's carving with a knife, but the masterpiece of these stamps.

"What, it's worthless again." After Gao Dequan understood the efficacy of these pokes, Yu Feibai was naturally even more disappointed, and threw the things to Wang Guan for study.

Wang Guan picked up the things and looked at them, and found that the poke was a wooden product, which is why Yu Feibai was so contemptuous. In addition, it can be seen that the stamp must have been useless for a long time, the surface of the stamp is covered with mud, and the print is very blurry.

At this time, Wang Guan scraped off a little mud with his hands, and he could barely make out the content of the inscription.

"Ahh

At first glance, Wang Guan was shocked and looked incredulous.

"What's wrong?"

Yu Feibai was puzzled: "Ah, what, what the hell?" ”

Wang Guan didn't explain, just quickly picked up a few other stamps and examined them one by one, the more he looked at the expression, the more strange he became, I didn't know whether it was surprise or joy, or surprise intersection, and I couldn't believe it.

Seeing this situation, Yu Feibai simply did it himself, directly snatched back a stamp, and then looked down. glanced at it, his expression was similar to Wang Guan, then he blinked, and then rubbed his eyes, for fear that he was wrong.

"What the hell is going on?" Gao Dequan was very surprised, and also asked Wang Guan for a stamp. In the next second, he was also dumbfounded, and stammered: "Zhu... Cinnabar... Mr. Zhu Da? ”

That's right, these stamps are Mr. Zhu Da's unique secret marks. Although the size of the stamps varies, the inscriptions are the same, all in the form of a spider's web.

Everyone didn't have any psychological preparation at all, and they saw such a thing, and it was no wonder that the three of them were stunned, and even wondered if they were hallucinating.

"Really?" Yu Feibai muttered to himself, mainly because this matter was too unexpected, even if he saw the stamp, he didn't dare to believe his eyes at the first time.

Wang Guan was similar, looked left and right, and then directly brought a piece of soft clay, and then poked a few times on the soft clay, and after seeing a very clear mark, he settled down and cheered: "Feibai, you have made a great contribution." ”

"Yes." Yu Feibai also gradually calmed down, smirked happily, and said very complacently: "I have already said it, my luck has always been very good, and it is common to accidentally catch a big whale......

Gao Dequan ignored Yu Feibai's boasting, and after coming back to his senses, he immediately asked excitedly: "Where did you dig up the things?" Take me to see it. ”

"It's on a nearby hill."

Under the urging of Gao Dequan, several people came to the kiln again.

At this moment, most of the kiln mouth has been opened, and the situation inside is clear at a glance. In addition, several large pits have been dug next to the kiln mouth, apparently trying to find the fragments buried next to the kiln mouth.

However, I don't know what the reason is, a few big pits can be regarded as digging three feet into the ground, but no fragments of porcelain have been found, which really confuses these people.

At the same time, seeing Yu Feibai returning, some people who were busy suddenly felt embarrassed. The movements at hand also stopped instantly, and I was a little embarrassed.

Although Yu Feibai left just now, he never said that he would give up this kiln. He had already given a day's rent, and within a day the kiln would be his. But other people dig around without his permission, even if the law does not blame the public, but people who still have a little self-esteem will definitely feel quite uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Yu Feibai didn't mean to pursue it, and after sweeping his gaze, he immediately signaled: "Uncle De, the thing was found inside." ”

"It's an egg-shaped kiln."

Gao Dequan is experienced, and after a glance, he can judge what kind of kiln mouth this is through the half form of the kiln mouth. At the same time, he also noticed that others were digging near the mouth of the kiln but found nothing, and immediately nodded: "There are no broken porcelain pieces around, which can be regarded as a corroboration." After all, Mr. Zhu Da's porcelain making is very secretive, and he must be cautious, even if it is residual porcelain waste, it cannot be easily disposed of......"

"Haha, it's really an eye."

Hearing this, Yu Feibai immediately smiled: "I finally found an important clue." ”

"Don't be too happy."

However, Gao Dequan shook his head and said: "If I am not mistaken, this kiln mouth should be the workshop of the first Mr. Zhu Da, and several stamps are very primitive and obvious, which should be the early seals of Mr. Zhu Da." It may have been used for a while, and he felt that such a mark was too obvious, so he integrated the secret mark into the porcelain decoration, which made it difficult to guard against. ”

"Uh......"

Yu Feibai thought about it, and had to admit that Gao Dequan was right, such a stamp is too obvious, compared with the unpredictable secret mark of Mr. Zhu Da in modern times, it is simply pediatric. (To be continued......)