"What kind of wood it is, after research, it will be clear." Tian Shi said, glaring at Hai Gongzi fiercely, blaming him for not being strict in his tone, and even casually leaking such a thing to outsiders.

I don't know, Qi Xiang also regretted it a little in his heart, he knew that there was such a good thing hidden in this broken temple, and when he heard about it, he should have come over to take a look.

Of course, it's too late to regret it now, Qi Xiang is broad-minded and won't continue to be entangled.

Hai Gongzi automatically shielded Tian Shi's gaze, stretched out his hand and slowly groped for the idol, and then said confusedly: "No matter what kind of wood it is, I can't see it anyway." ”

"Get out of the way, I'll come!" Tian Shi backhanded Hai Gongzi to the side, and also leaned over to look at the statue. But after studying it for a while, he didn't move......

Hai Gongzi was not polite, and directly debunked: "You can't do it, let's let the experts come." ”

"Humph!" Tian Shi pouted and said: "I at least know that this is not a very precious tree species such as red sandalwood, golden silk nan, huanghuali, and ebony. ”

"Cut, if you want you to say, who doesn't know." Hai Gongzi was very contemptuous, and then motioned to Tian Shi to get out of the way, then turned his head and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Qi, at this time, it should be you, a big expert, who has stepped out." ”

"Hai Gongzi, you're joking, I'm not a big expert, at most I'm a little bug." Qi Xiang humbled himself and walked over to inspect the situation of the statue.

Much of the multicolored paint on the surface of the statue has peeled off, revealing a mottled wood color. In addition, under the soak of rainwater, even if the idol did not rot and deteriorate, the surface was more or less covered with a layer of dirt.

Qi Xiang found a sharp corner stone and gently scraped the dirt marks on the statue, only to see a reddish-brown color that came into everyone's eyes. The color is relatively bright, and the wood grain is very fine.

"Red sour branches?"

After a glance, Tian Shi was a little disappointed and couldn't help but shake his head. The so-called red sour branch is a type of mahogany. But for him, no matter how precious mahogany, that is, ordinary things, he will not take it to heart at all.

"In vain."

Tian Shi's shoulders shrugged, and he suddenly lost interest.

Hai Gongzi's reaction was not much different, he sighed slightly, and said with a smile: "No wonder the wind and sun are exposed, but they are not rotten and cracked, it turns out to be red sour branches." Shopkeeper Qi, this thing belongs to you. ”

"Huh?" Qi Xiang was very surprised: "You don't either?" ”

The market price of mahogany is as tall as a person, and it is definitely not low. Even if the thing is a statue, it is not good to shoot directly. But as long as you find a craftsman to make a makeover and make something else to sell, you will definitely make money.

"Shopkeeper Qi, you don't know, in fact, we are believers."

Hai Gongzi explained with a smile: "The God of Wealth can also be classified in the Taoist god category from the perspective of priesthood attributes, so we naturally don't want to offend ......"

Qi Xiang was stunned for a moment, thoughtful.

"Okay, leave this matter to him, let's go back." Tian Shi opened his mouth and said, after doing it for a long time, the statue of the God of Wealth turned out to be just an ordinary mahogany, which made him completely impatient.

"Okay, okay, let's go." Hai Gongzi nodded, and asked again: "Shopkeeper Qi, do you want to go back together?" ”

"No!" Qi Xiang waved his hand and said, "I can handle it myself." ”

"That's good......" Hai Gongzi didn't insist on it, and left with Tian Shi immediately.

A moment later, the sound of the car starting came from outside the temple, Qi Xiang listened attentively, and made sure that the two were really gone, and a strange look immediately appeared on his face.

"Red sour branches? It's not like ah......" Qi Xiang stretched out his hand lightly, touched the scratch marks slightly, and only felt that his fingers were a little moist, which made him very surprised: "There is also a smooth feeling of tree pulp and grease, which is strange!" ”

You must know that the preferred material for wood carving must be dry wood. Even newly cut trees should be dried in the shade first, and then processed only when the moisture in the wood is completely dry.

Otherwise, the wood is prone to deformation and cracking during the processing process.

Speaking of which, this is also the common sense of wood carving, the basic skill of a carpenter. As long as you are engaged in the wood carving industry, it is absolutely impossible to make such a low-level mistake.

The problem is that Qi Xiang found a trace of grease on the statue, which is very abnormal and strange.

"Is it wet?"

Qi Xiang thought about it, looked up at the sky, and from the leaky hole on the roof, he could see that the sun was shining outside and the scorching sun was hanging high. And these days, it doesn't seem to rain either.

The most important thing is that Qi Xiang can also distinguish clearly, what is the difference between the dampness of the statue and the moist feeling.

The dry wood is wet, as long as it does not have moss, it will definitely not be slippery, and even a little astringent.

The so-called moist feeling is the fact that the bark of a living tree is scraped open by someone, thus secreting a touch of slurry juice. It is such a layer of sap, which is very smooth and moist, like fat and paste.

The feel is different, Qi Xiang is also an expert, so he naturally knows the difference.

"It's strange that the statue that should be dry has this kind of fat-secreting condition of growing trees......" Qi Xiang was puzzled, then hugged it, directly carried the statue, and walked out step by step.

The statue is very heavy, to say the least, it is two or three hundred catties.

Qi Xiang also took some effort to carry the statue out. After that, wrap the whole statue with straw leaves, and wait for the bus on the side of the road.

There are few cars in the suburbs, but after a long time, there will be one or two cars passing by. Anyway, under the escort of a kind driver, Qi Xiang also returned to the villa with the statue smoothly.

Back at home, Qi Xiang also let go of his hands and feet, and he could study the statue to his heart's content.

He carefully wiped the statue with a semi-damp towel, cleaned all the dust and dirt on the statue, and saw it more and more clearly.

The carving of the statue is very fine. Especially the facial features, kind eyebrows, kind eyes, smile, polite and polite, but also carved a long beard, which is very in line with the world's perception of Fan Li's image.

Of course, no matter how good the statue carver is, it is only secondary, and the key is the material of the statue itself.

Mahogany, in fact, is a very wide range, originally referred to red hardwood, and there are many varieties. Later, according to the density and other indicators, the state standardized the mahogany, and standardized the mahogany into two families, five genera, eight categories, and thirty-three types.

Among them, the most famous mahogany is red sandalwood and yellow pear.

As for the red sour branch, it is a type of sour branch wood. Although in terms of fame, the red sour branch is not as famous as red sandalwood and huanghuali, and the value is far inferior.

However, the red acid branch, the color is similar to jujube red, the wood is hard and delicate, can sink in water, and it generally takes dozens of hundreds of years before it can be used as a timber. In any respect, the red sour branch is also a very high-grade wood.

However, Qi Xiang was also a little unclear whether the statue in front of him was made of red acid branches.

At first glance, it looks similar, but on closer inspection, it doesn't look like a ......

Qi Xiang looked at it and felt a little confused. However, he also knows the easiest way to distinguish and analyze, that is, to directly saw the statue and inspect the materials, which is naturally clear at a glance.

Thinking of this, Qi Xiang pondered for a moment and decided to do it.

At that moment, he rummaged through the manor for a while, but did not find a saw, so he simply took a kitchen knife and came out.

Qi Xiang carried a kitchen knife, with a sharp blade, dangling from the statue, looking for a place to go down. He hesitated for a while, but he couldn't make up his mind.

The main thing is the real sampling inspection, that is, without destroying the overall appearance of the object, turning a small hole in an inconspicuous place and intercepting a little powder is enough for laboratory analysis.

The problem is that Qi Xiang does not have professional analytical instruments at hand, so he has to use the most stupid method to cut off a corner on the statue and then observe the texture of the facet in it.

But this kind of chopping is a bit too violent.

Qi Xiang shook his head, suddenly grabbed the knife and waved his hand, the white swaying knife flashed, and a fingertip on the statue's palm suddenly broke off and flew a few meters away.

"Tsk......" Qi Xiang felt unbearable: "Evil." ”

Saying that, Qi Xiang's eyes did not blink, and he hurriedly looked at the facet. At this moment, a strange situation happened, which made him feel a tingling scalp and creepy.

I saw that after the statue's fingers were broken, a little bit of red liquid suddenly oozed out inexplicably on the small faceted surface. It looks like someone is injured and bleeding......

"Phew!"

Even though it was a blue sky and a white day, seeing this scene, Qi Xiang seemed to be electrocuted, and his heart suddenly contracted into a ball, shocked and frightened.

"Ghosts?"

Qi Xiang is going to be stunned, I don't know how good scientific research suddenly became a supernatural event, this style of painting is wrong. Feeling a little uneasy, he swallowed his dry throat and clenched the kitchen knife tighter in his hand.

After half a ring, the crimson liquid on the fingertips of the statue overflowed and fell even more, dripping on the ground.

Qi Xiang's eyes moved, but he calmed down. Because he suddenly found that the liquid dripping on the ground did not splash and disperse, but was in the form of glue and solidification.

"Is there a problem......" Qi Xiang thought thoughtfully, he has always been bold, after discovering the strange situation, he immediately calmed down, walked over lightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at it carefully.

After some scrutiny, he could be sure that what was spilling from the statue's fingertips was definitely not blood. Because when he got closer, he didn't smell the slightest bit of blood at all.

On the contrary, when looking at the liquid, he seemed to smell a faint smell that seemed to be absent. The smell is a little light, fresh and natural, not very obvious.

If it's not blood, that's easy.

Qi Xiang let go of the hesitation in his heart, and decisively reached out and wiped it on the fingertips of the statue, moistening the smooth liquid like glue, and then attached to his fingers.

This gelatinous texture also made him completely relieved!

"This ...... Is it tree sap? Qi Xiang raised his fingers, and the inexplicable liquid shone in the light, with a touch of red and bright luster, just like the purest ruby, faintly shining with brilliant brilliance.

Qi Xiang studied it for a moment and was 100% sure that the statue wood was definitely not a red sour branch, but a tree species that he had never heard of......

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