Nalan Xuan saw the surprised expressions of everyone present, but he was not surprised at all, and said with a smile, "I don't know if your seniors recognize this piece of wood." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Nalan Xuan's calm and atmospheric personality, coupled with his rugged appearance, made many people mistakenly think that he had entered middle age. In fact, his real age is less than 30 years old. In addition to the young people such as Qin Fan, Meng Xiaowei and Fang Xiaojun, the others here are at least one round older than him, and Mr. Lu Zhengyuan and Meng Daoqin are several rounds older than him, about the same as his grandfather.

Except for Qin Fan, all of you here are collectors who have been collecting antiques for decades, and it is reasonable to call them seniors.

Hu Debiao and the jade shop's boss Xu approached the piece of wood and looked at it carefully, but they couldn't see anything famous, this piece of wood was obviously not a root carving, and there were no traces of carving at all, it seemed to be a piece of rotten wood picked up from the mountain at random.

Could it be that this little prince of Nalan is playing with them?

Hu Debiao shook his head in his heart, there was no need to make such a joke with them as Nalan Xuan.

"Xiao Fan, what the hell is this rotten wood? Surely you already know, tell me about it. Fang Xiaojun was itchy and couldn't help but ask.

"Rotten wood? Junzi, this piece of wood is a priceless treasure. ”

"Worth a fortune? Just such a piece of rotten wood can be more expensive than gold. Fang Xiaojun looked incredulous, this kind of rotten wood he could dig more than a dozen pieces in the mountains when he was a child, what use could it be except for firewood.

"Hehe, you're really right, this piece of wood is not only more expensive than gold, but more than ten times more expensive."

Hearing Qin Fan's words, Fang Xiaojun and Meng Xiaowei were both taken aback, and looked at this black rotten wood curiously, unable to figure out why this piece of wood was more expensive than gold.

Nalan Xuan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Qin Fan with a smile and said, "So the little brother has already seen the origin of this piece of wood, so please introduce it to everyone here." ”

Qin Fan didn't shirk either, pointing to this piece of wood with a dull color and said unhurriedly, "If I'm not mistaken, this piece of wood brought by Brother Nalan should be the legendary Qi Nan agarwood." ”

"Qi Nan agarwood?"

Hearing this, Hu Debiao and Boss Xu suddenly realized, while Qiao Shan and Lu Zhengyuan had already seen that this was a piece of agarwood, but they were not too surprised.

"I've heard of agarwood, what is this Qi Nan agarwood, is it also agarwood?" Fang Xiaojun asked curiously.

Qin Fan nodded and continued, "The so-called agarwood is that the agarwood tree is bitten by insects or has wounds under the action of other external forces, and then the oil secreted by the agarwood tree in the process of self-repair is infected by fungi, and the secretion formed by condensation is agarwood. ”

Agarwood has the effect of relieving pain, stabilizing and relieving vomiting, absorbing qi and relieving asthma, and is a precious Chinese medicinal material. If you wear an agarwood bracelet for a long time, it can not only refresh your mind, but also have the effect of strengthening your body, which is very magical.

In recent years, the price has risen in the domestic and foreign markets, and a gram of high-quality agarwood is even many times more expensive than gold, and some of the best agarwood has even been speculated abroad to a sky-high price of tens of thousands of dollars a gram.

Because agarwood is extremely precious and the quantity is very small, many merchants in the market soak agarwood in spices and sell it disguised as agarwood.

In his previous life, when Qin Fan first entered the antique business, he couldn't figure out the difference between agarwood and agarwood. In fact, the relationship between the two is the same as that of a cow and a bezoar.

"Qi Nan is the best of agarwood, and some people say that it is the diamond of spices. Usually in a large piece of heavy spices, only a very small part can be regarded as Qi Nan, which shows the preciousness of Qi Nan. ”

Qi Nan, or Canaan incense, is made from the sublimation and metamorphosis of agarwood, but requires extremely harsh special conditions.

Since the Han Dynasty, the royal family sacrificed to the sky, prayed for blessings, worshiped the Buddha, and worshiped the gods, and Qi Nan was the most important spice. In ancient times, the emperor had three spices at the bedside: musk, ambergris and chinan. Qi Nan agarwood has a refreshing and calming effect, and is rumored to have the effect of evoking the soul in the royal family.

"The best Qi Nan agarwood is generally subdivided into white Qi Nan, green Qi Nan, yellow Qi Nan and black Qi Nan from the color. And the piece of Qi Nan brought by Brother Nalan is a precious piece of black Qi Nan. ”

"Compared with ordinary agarwood, Qinan agarwood has several characteristics, one is that ordinary agarwood is hard, while Qinan is softer. If you cut Qi Nan with a knife, there is a feeling similar to when cutting the skin of meat, and the knife edge has a clear sense of flexibility. ”

"The second is good oiliness, after the best Qi Nan is cut with a knife, the grease at the section can be pulled out like a shredded yam, and under careful observation, there will be shiny grease on the cross-section of the fracture."

"The third is that the smell is rich and natural, the fragrance of Qi Nan can be smelled without ignition, and the fragrance of the old Qi Nan in large pieces is enduring, which makes people feel inexhaustible."

Hearing Qin Fan's description, Fang Xiaojun came to the piece of Qi Nan agarwood brought by Nalan Xuan, sniffed it vigorously, and sure enough, he smelled a strong aroma.

The aroma of Qi Nan is rich and sweet, and it is rich in variety, which is completely different from the aroma of agarwood soaked in spices, and it is very natural.

After Qin Fan's explanation, everyone's eyes lit up.

Due to over-mining, natural agarwood on the market is no longer common, and instead it is agarwood soaked in spices. The old Qinan brought by Nalan Xuan has a strong fragrance, smells like honey, and the year is at least more than 100 years, which can be said to be a diamond in the spice, which is very precious.

"Little Lord Nalan, I don't know what price you are going to pay for this piece of Qi Nan agarwood?"

Hu Debiao couldn't help it for the first time, like this hundred-year-old Qinan agarwood is extremely precious, almost unattainable, if you miss it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to encounter the second piece.

"This is not in a hurry, I want everyone to try the color of this piece of Qi Nan, and it is not worth bidding." Nalan Xuan was not in a hurry, and said with a smile, "Mr. Meng, I don't know if you have a smoker here?" ”

Old Man Meng was also very interested in this piece of old Qi Nan agarwood, and immediately ordered, "Xiaowei, go and bring the copper smoker I collected." ”

Not long after, Meng Xiaowei walked over with a copper smoker lotus step.

To Qin Fan's surprise, the copper smoker that Old Man Meng took out was also a remarkable antique, and the style should be a bronze openwork cloud dragon pattern gilt smoker in the late Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. Meng, your copper smoker is good, it should have been used by the royal family in the Ming Dynasty."

"Hehe, Nalan Little Prince has good eyesight, this openwork cloud dragon pattern gilt smoker is indeed handed down from the Ming royal family, and it took me a lot of effort to get my hands on the old man."

In Qin Fan's eyes, this copper smoker was covered with an extremely strong layer of treasure light, and it was indeed a genuine copper smoker of the Ming Dynasty. Qin Fan guessed that this copper smoker alone was probably worth millions.

At this time, Nalan Xuan suddenly took out a sharp knife from his body, which startled everyone present.

Then, Nalan Xuan carefully cut a small piece of old Qi Nan agarwood with a knife.

Just when Nalan Xuan used a knife to cut a small piece on Qi Nan, everyone saw that at the section of this piece of Qi Nan agarwood, the rich and fragrant oil was just like Qin Fan said, like a silk yam, it could pull out filaments, which was very magical.

After putting a small piece of Qi Nan into the copper smoker and heating the smoker, a rich and sweet fragrance rose not long after.

Qin Fan closed his eyes and gently inhaled the heated fragrance of Qi Nan agarwood into his nose, only to feel that the fragrance began to rush straight to his head from his nasal cavity, which was refreshing and clear. It's like pouring a basin of cold water on a hot summer day, and the impetuous mind is completely calmed, which calms people and refreshes their minds.

The rich fragrance spread in his nasal cavity, Qin Fan's mouth and tongue were full of relish, and there seemed to be a mouthful of nectar in his mouth, which was refreshing to swallow, and he felt that all the cells in his body were happy.

At this time, everyone present was immersed in the rich and sweet aroma of Qi Nan agarwood and enjoyed the tranquility of this moment.

The fragrance of Qi Nan agarwood is rich and enduring, and it takes a long time for the fragrance in the air to slowly fade, making people have an endless aftertaste.

When Qin Fan opened his eyes, he only felt that his mind was clear, the tricks on the top of his head had been opened, and his thoughts had become much more agile.

"Tsk, such a small piece of Qi Nan agarwood is at least tens of thousands of dollars according to the price in the international market, and the little prince of Nalan is willing to do it." Hu Debiao said with a sigh that although he is the real estate king of Luzhou with a net worth of more than 100 million, he is still incomparable with the Nalan family in the three eastern provinces.

Such a large piece of precious Qi Nan agarwood is not something that can be bought with money, and only a family with profound and huge energy like the Nalan family can get it through some special channels.

"How is it, what do you think of the quality of my piece of Qi Nan agarwood?"

"Nalan Little Prince's Qi Nan is indeed the best in agarwood, and the old Qi Nan is more than 100 years old." Qiao Shan estimated the price of this piece of Qi Nan, and said, "I am also interested in this piece of Qi Nan, according to the price in the international market, the best agarwood of this quality should be more than 5 million, I will take an auspicious number, and add another 880,000." ”

Fang Xiaojun was taken aback by this price, this inconspicuous piece of rotten wood was actually sold for 5.88 million, which was simply crazy.

More than 5 million is nothing to Qiao Qiye, but Boss Xu and Manager Qiu don't have so much money on hand, so they can come up with millions at once, so they can only reluctantly withdraw from the bidding.

Hu Debiao hesitated for a moment, and tentatively came up to 6 million.

"I'm also interested in this piece of Qi Nan Agarwood old man, so let's do it, I'll add another million, and I'll pay 7 million for this piece of Qi Nan."

As soon as Old Man Meng spoke, Hu Debiao and Qiao Qiye did not continue to bid. Although this piece of Qi Nan is precious, they don't have to get it, and the price of 7 million has greatly exceeded the market price, and if they continue to increase the price, it will be a deliberate price increase, and it will offend Old Man Meng if they don't do it.

In the end, this piece of Qinan agarwood was sold at a sky-high price of 7 million and was bought by Mr. Meng.