"Elder Zhang, don't be too anxious, maybe the matter is not as serious as we imagined."

At this time, Gao Dequan comforted: "Besides, the detection methods of twenty years ago cannot be compared with now. Fakes that could not be detected twenty years ago may now be detected by advanced professional instruments. ”

"I understand that, too." Zhang Lao sighed: "However, professional instruments are getting more and more advanced, but Mr. Zhu will also improve." ”

"This is also ......" Gao Dequan nodded, admitting that Elder Zhang was right. You must know that the instrument is advanced, so the detected data is more detailed, which in turn can promote the progress of technology.

This is a circle, and there is no vicious circle or virtuous circle, anyway, it is a double-edged sword, used to do good deeds represents justice, and to do bad deeds represents evil.

Next, the three chatted for a while, and Mr. Zhang's son and daughter-in-law came over.

This middle-aged couple has an extraordinary bearing, and judging from their words and deeds, they should be figures in the system. However, Wang Guan was only guessing in his heart, and had no intention of exploring.

After the middle-aged couple came over, the topic naturally had to change. Several big men were present, and they were talking about nothing more than national affairs or social and moral issues. During the period, the main thing was to open the old mouth, criticize and accuse, and even scold.

Next to him, Gao Dequan echoed from time to time, and he was a comical character. It was Zhang Lao's son, whose expression was a little embarrassed, fidgeting, and sometimes whispering to defend himself, but he was immediately criticized by Zhang Lao even more fiercely.

As for Wang Guan and Zhang Lao's daughter-in-law, they are the ones who make soy sauce and are responsible for pouring tea and water.

After a while, Su Yu also came down. After saying hello to everyone. Then I chatted with Zhang Lao's daughter-in-law, so only Wang Guan was left playing soy sauce.

Luckily, it didn't take long for dinner to arrive. Between the staggered plans, most of the half an hour passed, and everyone was full of wine and food. Afterwards. After sitting for a while, the middle-aged couple took their leave and left.

It's only about eight o'clock in the evening, and modern people don't go to bed so early unless it's necessary.

Several people gathered in the living room to continue chatting. At this moment, Zhang Lao suddenly spoke: "Xiaoyu, the incense you ordered today is good, is there anything else?" If so, give the old man some more. ”

"Okay, Grandpa Zhang, wait a minute." Su Yu smiled. I turned around and went up to the second floor, and after a few minutes, I walked down with a wooden tray in my hand.

Wang Guan looked. I saw a lot of things on the tray. There are small stoves, small bottles, small jars, and so on. There are also some small artifacts that he can't name, let alone know the specific purpose.

It's not just Wang Guan. Even Gao Dequan was a little confused.

However, the name of Master Zhang's miscellaneous is not for nothing, and after a little glance, he said with a smile: "Xiaoyu, your incense plate seems to be some years old." ”

"Grandpa Zhang's eyes are really like torches." At the same time, Su Yu smiled and said: "This incense plate is a thing from the Southern Song Dynasty, and the material is Zhenzhen sandalwood, which has a history of eight or nine hundred years. ”

"Not only the incense plate, but also the incense burner, incense box, fireproof sand sheet, spoon and spoon on it...... I'm afraid it's also ancient. Zhang Lao smiled, his tone was very affirmative.

"Grandpa Zhang is amazing." Su Yu smiled in his eyes, and sighed a little: "It's a pity that these things belong to different eras and are not complete sets. ”

"Xiaoyu, you are greedy." Zhang Lao shook his head and said: "In ancient times, these things were not sold in sets, not to mention that they were passed down from generation to generation, and many things were broken, and it was impossible to complete them. ”

"Grandpa Zhang's words are the same as my grandfather's." Su Yu smiled and put the tray down. Then, she opened the small box of bottles and cans on the tray and spooned some powder in the center of the tray with a spoon and spoon according to different amounts.

"What is she doing?" Wang Guan asked quietly, a little puzzled.

Gao Dequan groaned: "It seems to be a combination of incense." ”

"I've only heard of agarwood, sandalwood, musk, and ambergris, but I don't know what it is?" Wang Guan said with a smile, he didn't know before, but now looking at Su Yu's movements, he can guess a few points.

"What ignorance!" At this moment, Su Yu glanced at it, and although he didn't speak, his eyes accurately conveyed this meaning. Then she lowered her head and rolled up her sleeves, revealing a pair of hands that were very white and delicate as jade, gently blending the powder spread on the tray.

Suddenly, the powder fluttered slightly, and wisps of aroma came out.

At this time, I saw Su Yu engrossed, his two hands kept blending the fragrant powder, and his movements were slow and slow, like Tai Chi Yun hands for a while, and like caressing Yaoqin for a while, unpredictable.

After a moment, the air was filled with an intoxicating aroma, and Su Yu stopped his movements, raised his head and smiled: "Grandpa Zhang, I'm sorry, due to the lack of material preparation, I can only do this." ”

"It doesn't matter, it's already an unexpected joy to be able to see the incense technique that has been lost for more than a hundred years, and what else is there to ask for." Boss Zhang laughed, and his tone was a little emotional.

Su Yu smiled slightly, poured the blended incense powder into a smooth porcelain piece, and then took out something similar to a mold, and gently pressed it on the incense powder, and a seal style longevity character was immediately presented in front of everyone.

Then, Su Yu lightly lit the incense powder, and in an instant, a wisp of light smoke rose, gathering into a slight thin line for a while, as if there was nothing, like a gossamer; After a while, it poured down, like pieces of catkins, like clouds and mountains and a sea of fog.

Anyway, cigarettes are hidden from time to time, gathered and scattered, ever-changing, and indescribable. All of a sudden, the hall was filled with a sense of tranquility, which made people feel calm, as if they had entered a state of meditation as the Buddhists say.

At the same time, everyone had no interest in talking, just breathing gently and savoring the elegant fragrance.

After a long time, I heard Zhang Lao sigh: "It's really a good thing, but it's a pity that this way of incense is declining like pure arts such as poetry, lyrics, music, dance, and chess." ”

"Otherwise, it's okay, at least there's a heritage, even if you don't know about it, at least you've heard of it. However, except for some experts and scholars, or people with hobbies, and old men like me, I'm afraid not many people know about this Hexiang. ”

Zhang Lao glanced at Wang Guan, shook his head and said: "Especially young people, they know Chanel or something, I'm afraid they don't know what Hexiang is, and they don't know how popular Hexiang was in ancient times." Reading with red sleeves and fragrance was once the highest ideal of literati scholars, but now it is no longer enjoyable. ”

"Elder Zhang, you can't blame us young people for everything."

At this time, Wang Guan smiled awkwardly, and then retorted aggrievedly: "You must know that what education we receive is formulated by you." What is not in the book and in society, so that we can be clear. Even if you want to understand, you don't have this condition. ”

"That's just as well."

Zhang Lao was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "It's indeed your fault." After the Qing Dynasty, due to frequent wars and the invasion of Western civilization, everyone had no intention of inheriting and learning. Especially after the founding of the People's Republic of China, I couldn't even eat enough, and I didn't care about this, so I basically disappeared. ”

"So, until the problem of food and clothing is solved, it is nonsense to talk about any art."

Wang Guan said casually: "The economic foundation solves the superstructure, and everyone's living conditions are good, so they will naturally pursue a higher level of spiritual enjoyment." However, to put it mildly, similar to the art of incense, flower arrangement, tea ceremony, and chess games, no matter ancient or modern, I am afraid that only some people can afford to play and play well, and it is unrealistic to want to popularize it among the whole people. ”

"Crooked!"

When Su Yu heard this, his lips moved, and he opened his mouth silently, but he couldn't think of a reason to refute it

"Also to ......"

However, Zhang Lao and Gao Dequan were very sensible, and after a little thought, they knew that Wang Guan was very reasonable. Anything that can be called art must be studied with great care, and it will take a lot of time and energy. Ordinary people need to support their families, where is this kung fu. At most, it's just an occasional play, a touch, and a momentary spiritual enjoyment, which is simply impossible to last long.

Of course, this proposition is very big, so big that it involves the social division of labor and all aspects of the problem, and it is not something that can be told in a few words, so Wang Guan and others will no longer discuss it.

More than an hour passed, the longevity incense seal was burned, Zhang was old, and some energy was low, so he simply went back to the room to rest. As for Gao Dequan, he asked for two ancient books from Zhang Lao, and he also went back to the room to read the books.

At this time, Wang Guan was bored watching TV, while Su Yu was cleaning up the incense. No one spoke, and the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat silent. After a while, Su Yu suddenly spoke: "You said something wrong."

"Uh......" Wang Guan was a little stunned, and didn't react for a while.

After that, I saw Su Yu pick up the incense plate, turn around and walk towards the second floor, and when he reached the corner stairs, he took advantage of the gap in the turn to look at Wang Guan and hummed: "The incense has never been broken, and it has long been popularized by the whole people." ”

While speaking, Su Yu walked like a willow, went up to the second floor briskly, and disappeared into the corridor in the blink of an eye.

"It has not been cut off, and it has been popularized by the whole people?" Wang Guan scratched his head, his first reaction was impossible, and then he thought about it, and then suddenly realized that he understood it completely.

At this time, Wang Guan understood what Su Yu meant, and the popularization of incense by the whole people in her mouth should refer to the Taoist temple in the temple, as well as the tradition of burning incense to the ancestors during the New Year's festival and the fifteenth day of the new year. In particular, the custom of worshipping ancestors, which has lasted for thousands of years, has not been banned even in the special decade of the last century.

Theoretically, Su Yu is not wrong at all, and it is not far-fetched, but the meaning is not this meaning, and the nature is completely different. You must know that what we just talked about is that it is difficult for high-level art forms and spiritual enjoyment to be popularized by the whole people, but Su Yu stripped away this basic meaning and directly discussed the popularization of incense.

"Is this a strong word?" Wang Guan smiled bitterly and sighed again at a woman's heart......