"Three experts, our enthusiastic audience is here with a mission today, and we need your help to palm, can we all talk about it?"

Zhang Yang asked the three players to say their requirements, and in the process of recording the show, they chose their goals, and introduced them all the way, and the show had highlights.

"Hello expert, I'm Lao Li, I like to play for many years, I like walnuts and gourds the most, and I have a sense of accomplishment. Today I want to buy a cost-effective gourd, there is a grasshopper at home, give it a home. ”

Cao Ming smiled: "Then you mean to find a songware?" Loading a grasshopper? Gotta know, know it. ”

"Hello expert, my old man has a birthday, and I want to send a good gourd as a daughter, which is highly ornamental, if it can be matched with a songworm, it will be better, you can help take a look."

"My request is the simplest, which is to follow the expert Taobao to pick up the leaks! It would be best if you could find grass gold! ”

Wu Shixiang glanced at the youngest audience and said with a smile: "At first glance, this is an expert, but he is greedy enough, grass gold?" If there's such a treasure, let's take it first! ”

Everyone laughed, the atmosphere was warm, and it was a joy to play. The purpose of going to the market is to Taobao to pick up cheap, and it is best to buy good things at low prices. However, merchants are also taking advantage of this unhealthy psychology to deceive players, anyway, in a word: what is bought is not sold fine, cheap is not good, and good goods are not cheap!

"Today, we have a camera, we can only shoot together, otherwise, everyone walks together, and when you meet what you like, let the three guests comment on it, if it is suitable, you can take it, and if it doesn't work, you can continue."

Everyone has no opinion, the group began to shop, now is the season to play gourd insects, many businesses have stalls at the door, a large number of large and small gourds, dazzling.

"Lao Li, if you want to find a gourd for a grasshopper, the target range is much smaller, there are generally several kinds of songworms, and different species of songworms have different living habits, so the gourd used to hold and store songworms has different characteristics. The songworms that can be kept are mainly clads and burrowing species, such as gnats and crickets. ”

Cao Ming often does shows and knows that he can't waste time, so he introduces while walking. Because many viewers are new players and don't know much about it when they first get started, they take the opportunity to popularize more knowledge.

"In the natural living environment conditions, such as the grasshopper, the gourd should be high above the ground, according to its living habits, the gourd containing this kind of songworm should have a large enough space, empty inside, the center of gravity of the gourd is upward, and the bottom of the soil is not put down, so as to facilitate the life of the songworm in the air. The size of the gourd can vary depending on the size of the songworm, and it is generally used as an "oblate round gourd". ”

"Burrowing songworms are inseparable from the soil for life, such as crickets, and in order to be suitable for their survival, the gourds used must have a soil bottom. The center of gravity of the gourd is downward, and the bottom space is larger, which is conducive to the underground life of such songworms, and this problem should be paid attention to when choosing a gourd. ”

Wu Shixiang secretly listened and learned, he knew some gourd, but he was not very proficient, Cao Ming was a master, and he naturally couldn't let go of being able to steal the teacher.

"The gourd for storing the gnats is generally made of "flat round gourd", and a very light and perforated scoop cover is installed at the opening to facilitate the transmission of sound. Yu Hongfei also interjected, the purpose of being on the show is to increase exposure, and it is best to say more.

"Teacher Cao, what do you think of these gourds?"

Walking to a stall, Lao Li stopped and began to choose a gourd, everyone watched, to see if there was a good one?

"There are a few secrets to choosing a gourd, I will hand it over to you today" Cao Ming did not hide his selfishness, and shared his experience with the audience: "First of all, the gourd must be dry, good in shape, and positive in core." The heavier the gourd, the higher the density, so the growth period of the gourd should be long. ”

Then the gourd should have a round and smooth feel when you put it in your hand. After all, if you want to plate it in your hand, the feel is very important. As the old saying goes, the lining should be bran, thick, elastic like a sponge pad, and the jargon is called porcelain bran. ”

Cao Ming said as he picked up a gourd and gestured, and everyone learned from the experience.

"The skin color of the gourd should be clean, it must be free of any blemishes, it must be as clean as water, the jargon is called a puddle of water. Those gourds with pale skin must not be wanted, because the gourd must have been soaked in potion, and you will have to spend the skin in a few days after you buy it, and the plate will not be brilliant for a lifetime! ”

"Finally, you should pick up the gourd and ask about the taste of the inside and skin with your nose, and the gourd that has not been touched should emit a strong and natural gourd fragrance. If the inside and skin of the gourd have a pungent smell or no taste at all, this indicates that the gourd itself has been manipulated and resolutely not! ”

The ripe gourd is pale yellow after peeling and drying, and there is a feeling of heaviness of the fruit in the palm, and there is a crisp "whoosh" sound when the gourd seeds hit the inner wall of the gourd when shaken a little hard, which is the best gourd.

With the passage of time, the color will gradually turn into dark yellow, and the color will gradually turn into brownish purple after a long period of sunshine.

"After a long period of play, the color of the gourd itself will gradually change from yellow to red, from red to purple, bright and moist. The value of this color gourd must be much higher than that of ordinary gourds. Therefore, some businesses in order to pursue the needs of profit, the phenomenon of old-fashioned has arisen, and some people want to know the old-fashioned method? ”

Yu Hongfei pretended to be profound, arousing the interest of players, Wu Shixiang pursed his lips, glanced at Cao Ming, and secretly laughed that this old guy likes to be photogenic.

Seeing the player's expectant look, Yu Hongfei said with satisfaction: "The simplest is the sunshine oiling method, placing the gourd in the sun, evenly exposing it to the sun for a period of time, and then dipping it in a fine fabric with clean walnut oil and evenly applying it to the surface of the gourd. Alternating between the two processes can greatly speed up the process of discoloration of the gourd, but it still takes about 1 to 2 years to reach that antique state. ”

"The faster is the boiling water boiling method, where the gourd is boiled or soaked at high temperature for a period of time after the gourd is put into strong black tea, Chinese herbal catechu or mahogany powdered water, so that the color is immersed in the skin of the gourd."

"The most lacking virtue is the high-temperature frying method, the gourd is completely immersed in high-temperature edible oil, and after a period of time, the gourd will change color and look antique."

Lao Li just answered and asked, "Then how can we tell the difference?" Especially the first one, what if you can't see it? ”

"No matter how old it is, we still have a way to distinguish it from a truly natural discolored gourd. First of all, from the color point of view, the old gourd may resemble the natural discoloration gourd in terms of chromaticity, but there is no restrained halo, and the floating skin on the surface is extremely stiff and easy to identify. ”

"Secondly, looking at the inner wall of the gourd, the naturally discolored gourd looks relatively old, especially the insect tool, the inner wall of the gourd is generally gray-black, and there are often traces of insect moth. However, the color of the inner wall is mostly the same as that of the outer wall, and there is an infective appearance. ”

"Finally, judging from the coloring of each part of the gourd, the color of each part of the gourd that naturally changes color is not completely consistent, and generally the darker the color is the place where you play and touch it, and the lighter it is."

"Taking the fan gourd as an example, the convex part of its yang text is much darker than other parts due to frequent friction. Artificially colored hoists, on the other hand, are diametrically opposed in this regard. The more friction there is, the color will fade and become lighter, and the sunken place will be darker. ”

Wu Shixiang nodded, don't say anything else, this Yu Hongfei still has a bit of a background, and ordinary people can't really summarize these identification experiences. Now the market is very impetuous, the price of the cultural play with pulp is very high, and many unscrupulous merchants try their best to make it old, but everything changes from its origin, as long as the player's mentality is calm, not greedy for small and cheap, and more identification and learning, the fake can't be true after all.

"What do you think of my gourd?" The youngest Xiao Zhang couldn't help it, and took out a gourd on his own plate and let everyone palm.

"Hey, that's good!" Cao Ming took it and looked at it carefully: "It's been a year, right?" The skin color is dark red, uniform and bright, and the shape is also thoughtful, without a little dark spots, pubic skin and scars, and the standard is a puddle of water! ”

Xiao Zhang said proudly: "I haven't left my hand for almost two years, and I usually have a walnut in one hand and a gourd in the other." My girlfriend says every day that I spend a lot more time playing with them than she does! ”

Everyone burst into laughter, which all players know very well, and there is not enough hands! There are too many treasures, only two hands, every day I plate this, and I want to plate that, I can't wait to become a thousand-armed Guanyin!

"Xiao Zhang's gourd is really good, the pulp is beautiful, how is it plated?" Lao Li looked envious and asked curiously.

"Tell me, let's listen and talk about the experience." Wu Shixiang encouraged Xiao Zhang that players have their own experiences and experiences, and some of them are very useful and worth recommending.

Xiao Zhang saw that he was going to face the camera, and said with some excitement: "I don't have much experience, and I also play around at the beginning, either the flower skin or the color is uneven." Later, I gradually gained experience, and I felt that the first thing to do at the beginning of the plate was porcelain, that is, to use a cloth plate to make the gourd skin plate smooth and dense, the same as porcelain. ”

"Personally, I recommend using a cloth with coarser fibers and then a thinner cloth, which is actually the same as polishing. Don't forget to stop when you're almost there, and leave the next task to your hands to complete. If you hit the porcelain too much, the layer of the gourd skin will be removed, and if the porcelain can't come out of it, it will be wasted. ”

"After the porcelain came out, start the plate with your hands, and don't oil the gourd of the new plate, in fact, it is also the same as the core of the plate. The gourd is not as dense and uniform as bamboo, and it absorbs oil well. When the hand should be clean, I won't say much, some people say that no more than 10 times a day, no more than 5 minutes each time, I don't think this is necessary, at the beginning of the less disk will gradually strengthen it, mainly to prevent the plate flower, this period is more casual. ”

The more Xiao Zhang said, the more smooth he became: "If it is more frequent, it can have a shallow layer of slurry in more than 1 to 2 years." At this time, if the plate is good, the basic gourd will be finalized. The gourd that has been pulped can occasionally be put on the oil pan, which can prevent the loss of fiber moisture and brittle after the gourd is old. ”

"Personally, I recommend olive oil, the more diluted kind, which is sold in supermarkets, skin care. This oil is volatile, and the hoist that comes out of the dish will not be sticky. However, I think it is better to use less oil. And I am used to wiping it with a glasses cloth after applying it with oil. Be careful, you won't spend it. In this way, over time, a good gourd will come out. ”

Cao Ming nodded and said with a smile: "You kid is quite experienced, yes, the head is the Tao, if I play, it will be at this level." ”

"I add!" Wu Shixiang continued: "The gourd must pay attention to moisture and insect prevention. Many people put peppercorns, and I personally like to put a small camphor wood in it. Sichuan pepper is difficult to get rid of after a long time. There is a trick, use the ground coffee bean powder, dry it after cooking, wrap it in a napkin and put it in it, you can absorb the flavor better. ”

This kind of program format works very well, the questions raised by the players are representative, and some of the experts' experience is also precious, and they can make progress by exchanging with each other and sharing experience.