"Old money?"

Xiao Changyi and Li Nenggan shouted the man's name at the same time.

There is no doubt that the person Xiao Changyi is going to visit with Wang Ding today is this Boss Qian. And Lao Qian and the stall owner Li Nenggan still look very familiar.

Lao Qian, also known as Qian Zhongshui, glanced at Li Nenggan with a smile, and then introduced Xiao Changyi to Li Nenggan.

"Lao Li, this Master Xiao Changyi is my friend, he is a household name in the collection circle, he fell in love with your banyan bonsai, you don't say give it to him, you can't ask for a high price of 3,000 yuan."

"Ha Lu Ha." Li Nenggan also smiled, and said apologetically embarrassedly, "Ahem, it turns out that I am still your friend, so since we all know each other, I will give you this banyan bonsai, and I will not charge money." ”

"How can it be, the money must be given, but you give us a little cheaper, isn't it, Wang Ding. I forgot to introduce to you, this is my brother Wang Ding, old Qian, the beads I want you to see today are his. ”

As soon as Xiao Changyi was introduced, Wang Ding was busy nodding with Lao Qian and Li Nenggan.

"Hello, junior Wang Ding, just like my brother Xiao said, I will definitely give this banyan bonsai money, and I can't make Uncle Li suffer a loss, you look at it and ask for a price."

"Okay, that's three hundred yuan, you give me a capital, I'm not happy to give it more."

Wang Ding was still shocked by Li Neng's words, it was not a matter of three hundred yuan, but the difference was too big, it was ten times.

Wang Ding was very interested in the bonsai next to him, which Li Nenggan said was worth 20,000 yuan, and he also wanted to know how much it was.

This pot of osmanthus has a claw-shaped root shape and is clawed and grips on the soil. The stems are straight. The trunk is only thirty centimeters high. There are three forks on it, and countless smaller forks are divided. There are also a few white flowers between the leaves, apparently of the silver cinnamon variety.

He asked casually. "Uncle Li, I still want to know Lu Dao, how much is your silver cinnamon bonsai?"

"This silver cinnamon, if you take a closer look, this silver cinnamon is not natural."

Li Neng smiled dryly, Wang Ding and Xiao Changyi took a closer look at the silver cinnamon in front of them.

After watching it for a long time. Xiao Changyi made a discovery, but Wang Ding still didn't notice anything different, and looked at the stall owner Li Nenggan with a puzzled expression.

Before Li Nenggan could say anything, Qian Zhongshui's son Qian Le replied first, "This bonsai is not natural, because the roots and trunks under this silver cinnamon are tassels, and only the crown on the top is osmanthus. The native osmanthus belongs to the southern flowers, and although it can survive in the north, it needs to adapt for several years. Sometimes the care is not good, and they will freeze to death in winter. And the osmanthus grafted with tassels. The cold and drought resistance has been greatly improved, so many osmanthus bonsai in the north are grafted with tassels. This grafted silver cinnamon is not as valuable as the original silver cinnamon, and this pearl can be bought for 3,000 yuan! ”

Qian Le didn't say that Wang Ding hadn't watched it carefully, but when he opened it to take a look, sure enough, there was a tassel under this silver cinnamon, and only the crown on the top was osmanthus.

"What, Xiaoding, do you like this silver cinnamon? If you like it, I'll give you a pot, and I always have to show a little bit when we meet for the first time! ”

"No need, Uncle Li, I'm just asking, but I'm still very interested in this bonsai. In the future, if I come to learn from you, you must accept me as an apprentice! ”

Li Nenggan's impression of Wang Ding's young man is okay, and now young people are not much interested in bonsai, Li Nenggan saw that Wang Ding liked it, and said with relief, "Okay, as long as you are interested, if you like it, then I will tell you about it, there are still prospects for bonsai!" ”

"Lao Li, you really don't know what to do, the young man in front of you is not an ordinary person, he is also a rising rookie in the collection circle. This time he came to me and asked me to take a look at a bead that he picked up some time ago, by the way, you can also help us take a look at it, Xiaoding, where are the beads? ”

Qian Zhongshui was still looking forward to the beads, and looked at Wang Ding with longing eyes, and Wang Ding quickly took out the beads in Jin Toad's mouth.

"Mr. Qian, I'm not a rookie in the collecting circle, but I'm just more interested in collecting. I got a special bead some time ago, and I would like you to help me take a look. Wang Ding smiled and handed over the dark purple beads.

Qian Lao stretched out his hand to take it, and the beads were in his hands, his expression moved slightly, and he smiled: "This thing is interesting, it seems to be a gloomy wooden ...... of red sandalwood."

"Rosewood gloomy wood!"

Wang Ding was stunned, he heard Xiao Changyi say this red sandalwood, and he also felt like it. However, the gloomy wood is relatively unheard of.

"That's right."

Qian Lao nodded, seeing that Wang Ding seemed to be a little confused, he simply explained: "This gloomy wood, in the scientific definition, can be called carbonized wood. Because it is generally black, the southwest side is generally called ebony. ”

"The formation of gloomy wood, so to speak, was unexpected. Some wood, due to earthquakes, floods, mudslides and other reasons, is buried in the mud puddle of the stratum or river, under the state of lack of oxygen, high pressure, under the action of bacteria and other microorganisms, after thousands of years of carbonization process, finally formed. ”

Qian Lao smiled: "It is this characteristic that causes the preciousness of gloomy wood. The ancients used gloomy wood as a thing to ward off evil spirits, and made handicrafts, Buddha statues, and amulet pendants. Moreover, there is a saying that a family with ebony is better than a box of treasure. ”

"The Qing Dynasty scholar Yuan Mei, in his writings, also has a description of gloomy wood."

At the same time, Qian Le added: "That's what he said. Legend has it that the gloomy wood is the tree that opened up the past, sinking in the sand waves, overturning the world and the number of catastrophes, re-emerging in the world, so that it re-enters the soil, and it is not bad for ten thousand years. Its color is dark green, and the pattern is like a brocade. Put a piece on the ground, a hundred steps away, and the gnats do not fly. ”

"It's amazing." Wang Ding exclaimed.

Of course, this kind of record also has a certain element of deduction. However, there is no doubt about the preciousness of gloomy wood. Qian Zhongshui said: "The ancients felt that gloomy wood would not rot for 10,000 years in the ground, which was just the best material for longevity wood. Therefore, it is also recorded in the note of the water scripture that there is a stream on the side of the village, and there are many lingshou trees in the stream. Even, among the people, it is known as the proverb that 10,000 taels of gold are sent to the underworld in exchange for ebony sacrifices to the heavenly spirits. ”

"There are many kinds of gloomy wood, the common ones are hemp willow tree, green oka tree, camphor tree, etc., but the most precious of them are red sandalwood and golden silk nan gloomy wood."

Qian Lao said with a smile: "The ancient emperors and generals, before they died, their greatest wish was probably to be able to get the golden silk nan gloomy wood as a longevity wood material. It's a pity that golden silk nan and red sandalwood are already scarce, and the probability of forming gloomy wood is also very low. Therefore, their wish is destined to be frustrated. (To be continued......)

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