"After all, I don't know how to do it, and it's normal to shoot eyes.!"

At this time, Zhang Lao said casually: "To be honest, the collection of guqin has only slowly emerged in recent years, but there are not many people who really collect it, mainly because it is difficult to find good pianos." ”

"That's right."

Someone next to him said: "Legend has it that the invention of the qin was that Fu Xi saw a phoenix and flew down on a plane tree." Then the three-foot three-foot-high plane tree was cut into three sections according to the three talents of heaven, earth, and man. Then send the middle section to the long running water, soak it for 72 days, corresponding to the number of 72 waits, and then pick it up and dry it in the shade, and finally cut it into a piano. ”

"When cutting the harp, I am more particular, the length of the piano is three feet six inches and six minutes, according to three hundred and sixty-six days; Eight inches wide in front, eight knots; The rear width is four inches, and it is pressed at four o'clock; Two inches thick, press two instruments. In addition, there are golden boy heads, jade girl waists, fairy backs, dragon pools, phoenix swamps, jade roots, gold emblems ......"

Speaking of this, the man sighed: "At the beginning, the qin was divided into five strings, the outer one was according to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and the inner one was according to the five tones of the palace and the upper corner. It wasn't until later that King Wen mourned his son and added a string, and King Wu added another string, one Wen and one Wu, known as the Wenwu lyre, which was completely formed. ”

"The so-called ancient phoenix around the sycamore, the three emperors cut the tung inlaid with jade, the Yao Pond flew and danced, and the fairy sound surrounded the beam and stroked the strings." Zhang Lao thought so and agreed: "A good piano, from the selection of materials to the production, must not be sloppy, but to keep improving." ”

"This piano is not only sloppy, it is purely perfunctory." At the same time, someone shook his head and said, "If you show it to the ancient qin master, you might immediately swing an axe and cut it down." Save him from obstructing his eyes. ”

"Bai Lao, it's not that serious."

Wang Guan walked down slowly, and greeted with a smile: "Elder Zhang, Elder Qin, Elder Tian......"

"Wang Guan, thank you for your hard work."

At the right time, several elderly people showed warm smiles on their faces, obviously satisfied with the results of Wang Guan's trip to Singapore. I thought the clue was interrupted, but I didn't expect him to find another clue.

Although I don't know if Seattle's clues work. But better than nothing.

"It's not hard, but I feel like I've gained a lot of knowledge." Wang Guan said with a smile.

"Not only did I gain knowledge, but I also looted a lot of good things." Yu Feibai smiled and said, "Of course." It does not include the broken guqin in front of me. "I finally found that Wang Guan also looked away once, and he must have held on.

Wang Guan naturally didn't mind, but smiled: "Guqin." If it is not broken, how can it be called a guqin. ”

"You, just be hard-mouthed." Yu Feibai pouted and said, "I see that the money you have to repair the piano is enough for you to buy a good guqin." The most important thing is that I am afraid that if you repair the piano, the sound quality is very poor, and it will be even worse. ”

After all, a good piano not only depends on the age of the qin, but also the craftsmanship of the qin. Ultimately, it has to be measured in terms of timbre. The guqin is originally a musical instrument, and if it can't play beautiful music, it can never be called a good qin.

"Feibai has a point."

At the right time, Zhang Lao smiled beside him: "Wang Guan, if you really like the guqin." I can introduce you to a few guqin collectors, although they do not have the precious masterpieces of the Tang and Song dynasties, but they also have some good qin from the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Of course, if you play occasionally, I suggest you don't collect it."

Tian Lao said with a smile: "The number of guqins handed down from ancient times is very small, and even fewer are well preserved. Scarcity is expensive. Even if it was a piano in the Ming Dynasty, it would be more than a million now, to say the least. I don't particularly like guqin, so there's no need to play this. ”

"I see it differently."

Next to him, Qin Lao smiled and said: "I suggest Wang Guan to play the piano, he is still young, and it is still too late to learn the piano now." I've heard people say that the guqin industry is very simple, as long as you have a good piano, a good teacher, and play it seriously for a few months, you can enter the classroom. After that, the improvement of piano skills depends on oneself to go deep into the ancient traditional culture to find inspiration. ”

"In that case, you can really give it a try."

After listening to this, the other old people also thought that Qin Lao's proposal was good. In their view, in the past few decades, there has been a disconnect and loss of traditional Chinese culture. Now that people are materially rich, it's time to pick up what was lost.

"Wang Guan, if you really want to learn, I can introduce you to a few good masters." Bai Lao said with great interest: "Not only is he a contemporary guqin master, but also an authentic inheritor of the ancient qin school." ”

"Bai Lao, you don't have to bother."

At this time, Yu Feibai smiled and said: "If Wang Guan wants to learn from a teacher, he definitely doesn't need any inheritors of the Qin School, he has a more suitable candidate." I wanted to buy this piano as an apprenticeship......"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Of course, Wang Guan knew what Yu Feibai wanted to say, glared at him fiercely, suddenly walked to the coffee table, stood up the old guqin, picked up a dry towel casually, and then pressed it on the body and wiped it hard.

"Phew!"

With a slight sound, the mottled patent leather on the surface of the guqin, like snowflakes, fell one after another.

"Wang Guan, what are you doing here?" Yu Feibai was a little surprised: "Even if you are annoyed and angry, and you break the jar, there is no need to vent it on the piano." ”

Wang Guan turned a deaf ear, ignored Yu Feibai's shouting, crumpled the towel into a ball, and kept rubbing it on the body of the piano, only to see pieces of patent leather splashing and easily peeling off on the piano.

"Hey, it doesn't seem right!"

In an instant, the eyes of several old people narrowed slightly, and their expressions gradually became serious and serious.

It is said that although the old people are old, they are not so dizzy as they are, and they can naturally see that after the patent leather falls off, there is a deep glow on the piano body.

Seeing this situation, Yu Feibai stopped talking, his eyes stared at the guqin without blinking, and he vaguely felt in his heart that this thing might not be so simple.

After a while, Wang Guan wiped off the rough lacquer coat on the entire guqin, and the body immediately took on a new look. I saw that the surface of the piano was bright and purple, which was the color produced after a long period of precipitation after the pure antler gray lacquer tire was dyed and brushed.

Other than that. Beneath the bright purple color, there is a clearly visible texture. These textures are very beautiful, as if they were the texture of a turtle's back.

"This is the real guqin broken line."

At this time, several old family members couldn't help but come over to watch. Suddenly, Zhang Lao pointed to the tail of the piano and exclaimed, "Look, everyone, what is this?" ”

The crowd immediately looked towards the end of the piano. The color of the tail is darker and darker, but the color is noticeably different from most parts of the body. The yellowish color gives people the feeling of ......

"It looks like it's burnt!"

After a long time. Tian Lao's eyes showed a sense of horror, and his voice trembled: "Scorched marks, even if the tail of the piano is painted." You can also see scorch marks. ”

"Lao Tian, have you seen clearly?" Zhang Lao's eyes widened, not only the whole person trembled, but even his voice trembled: "Don't be mistaken, this can't be a joke." ”

Normally, hearing Zhang Lao questioning like this, Tian Lao must have retorted unceremoniously, but now he hesitated, and his voice hesitated: "I'm dazzled, I'm not sure." Lao Qin. What do you think......"

"I don't know, I'm watching ......" Qin Lao's performance was even more unbearable, with an excited look on his face, he kept blinking, and leaned closer to the end of the piano to observe. The face is like it's going to be pasted.

"What's scorched?"

Yu Feibai was very confused, he was squeezed out of the outermost, and he couldn't see the specific details of the guqin at all.

At this time, Zhang Lao unconsciously replied: "The tail of the piano is scorched." ”

"How can the tail of the piano be burned, and it's not firewood...... Yu Feibai said, suddenly reacting. His face immediately changed, and he exclaimed in a voice comparable to a dolphin voice: "Jiaoweiqin! ”

"What scorched tail?" Wang Guan was stunned.

Don't doubt it, it's not pretended. When he was in the monastery, he didn't come to take a closer look at the guqin in time, so he was invited to a room by a monk in the middle of the mountain, and then he flew back and slept again, and he didn't have time to watch the guqin at all.

The situation is similar now, he just wiped off the camouflage paint on the surface of the guqin, and was squeezed aside by a few old people. The specific details of the guqin, what is special about it, he is completely unclear.

"Jiaoweiqin, how can it be Jiaoweiqin, doesn't it mean that the piano has been destroyed?"

At this time, Yu Feibai was very shocked, and he couldn't care about respecting the old man anymore, relying on his youth and strength, he hurriedly squeezed in, carefully looked at the guqin on the table, and immediately saw the scorched yellow and black traces at the end of the piano.

"It's a bit like it, but could it be a replica?"

In an instant, Yu Feibai naturally had such a question.

"Imitation?"

In an instant, several old people also came to their senses and regained some calm, feeling that this possibility was not impossible. You must know that the imitation of the guqin has already begun in ancient times, and even the broken lines can be forged. Of course, there must be some differences between forged broken lines and naturally occurring broken lines.

"Look at the back!" After coming back to his senses, Zhang Lao hurriedly said, "There should be money on the back of the piano." ”

While speaking, Zhang Lao hurriedly stretched out his hand and turned the guqin over, and carefully observed it. Generally speaking, there are two types of imitation of famous pianos. One is simple antique, and the other is fake.

However, in either case, there are some clues that can be seen in the payment.

"Scorched Tail!"

When Zhang Lao flipped the piano over, everyone next to him hurriedly focused on watching, and immediately saw two seal inscriptions above the dragon pond, that is, the slightly wider direction of the headstock.

In addition, on the left and right sides of the dragon pond, the four characters of Tongxin Ming Stove are also engraved.

Tongxin Ming stove is an allusion to the origin of Jiaoweiqin. Legend has it that Jiaoweiqin is Cai Yong, a great calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, who rescued a section of sycamore wood that had not yet been burned and had an abnormal sound in the fire. Based on the length and shape of the wood, he made a lyre and found that the sound of the instrument was indeed beautiful and beautiful. Because there are still scorch marks left at the end of the piano, it is named Jiaowei.

This allusion can be said to have been passed down through the ages, and it can be verified that this is a true deed, there is no need to doubt, and now the only thing to identify is the authenticity of this qin.

In the end, it was the descendants who admired Jiaoweiqin, so they made one themselves. Or, this old guqin that has been lost and Yueshan is missing, is a relic of Cai Yong back then?

Among the people present, everyone was full of doubts and expectations, and hoped that this was the real thing......

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