After the old man decided to make a deal, he didn't publicize it much, but silently took Fang Qi to visit the entire Liu Village, making Fang Qi and the others think that the old man was going to embezzle the money. But Fang Qi didn't say his doubts now, after all, when trading, it would definitely attract a lot of people. At that time, the old man would definitely not be able to hide it, and Fang Qi only needed to be able to trade smoothly.

The buildings here are all ancient tiled houses, and the furniture is even more backward, except for a few wealthy ones with televisions, the rest of the homes have very little modern furniture. Of course, apart from the ebony, Fang Qi didn't see anything of great value at that time.

"Mr. Fang, there are no delicacies of the mountains and seas in the mountains, this is the coarse tea we make with mountain herbs? , sir, please have a taste? Looking at the tea brought in by the old man, Fang Qi's eyes showed a hint of strangeness.

This tea is not particularly delicious, especially for pregnant women like Wang Xiaoya, and they can't drink some medicine-related things casually, but Fang Qi found that this teapot has a history of hundreds of years.

"Old man, this teapot is your family's ancestor." Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man immediately looked at Fang Qi in surprise, he didn't expect that with such an ordinary teapot, Fang Qi could see its history.

But the tour guide on the side looked moved, after all, something that is hundreds of years old, it is an antique. And he didn't doubt Fang Qi's words, Fang Qi could just tell that it was ebony, which already surprised him. After all, it wasn't the first time he had visited here with a guest, but Fang Qi could recognize it as ebony. And if you buy it for a million, it will not be a simple person.

"Yes, it is said that my grandfather's grandfather bought it when he was wandering outside, and it was still the Qing Dynasty at that time, and such things are said to be very popular outside, and they were precious at that time. At that time, the price was almost the same as the current price of 2,000 yuan, the price of a pig. But this thing is an ancestral heirloom, and I am going to pass it on to my son? ”

Hearing the man's words, Fang Qi smiled, he really didn't plan to buy this thing. Yam tea, which has been brewed for nearly two hundred years, is no longer right to buy this purple clay pot and make other teas.

"Huh. The old gentleman misunderstood, this is a purple clay pot, which is indeed very valuable and has a high collection value. Moreover, the purple clay pot has the function of preserving the taste, making tea without losing the original taste, and the aged tea is not rancid. These characteristics are due to the double air permeability structure that the purple sand mud does not have, which makes the purple sand pot brew more fragrant tea than other teapots. At the same time, it can preserve tea for a long time without deterioration.

In China, only in Dingshan, Yixing, can this kind of purple sand mud with a double permeable hole structure be mined. Therefore, purple sand mud is the only one, and the pot made of the only mud is of course irreplaceable. This purple clay pot is at least hundreds of years old, and it should be something in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

However, the old gentleman should pay attention in the future, because this thing has been brewing yam tea, if he rashly abandons his famous tea, it will taste bad. ”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, although the old man didn't know what it was, what would taste like it? But it is also clear that what Fang Qi said is definitely not untargeted. And after running for so many years, he has become accustomed to the taste of this tea.

"Mr. Fang. Old man, this purple clay pot should be worth a lot of money, right? At this time, the tour guide on the side couldn't help asking.

"It's not very precious, because it's not from a famous person. Or what famous tea has been brewed for a long time, even if it has a history of hundreds of years, it is 100,000 yuan. However, if you like to drink yam tea, it is possible for him to bid millions of dollars to make tea with this. ”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, both the old man and the tour guide were shocked. Although Fang Qi's psychology of 100,000 is not high, it is already a very high price in their psychology.

"What Mr. Fang said is true?" The old man's eyes were full of disbelief, he didn't believe that the broken pot he used to drink tea every day was so valuable.

"Of course, 'the pearl and jade in the world are enough to take it, how can it be like a pill of soil in the sun.'" The preciousness of the purple clay pot. It has always been regarded as an elegant thing to play with by literati. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Yixing purple clay pot became the main utensils for drinking tea because of its advantage of 'neither taking the fragrance nor cooking the soup'.

Moreover, its materials are particularly exquisite, the workmanship is exquisite and meticulous, the appearance is not flattering, the connotation is euphemistic and subtle, and it has the value of playing and collecting. Since the Ming Dynasty, the purple clay pot has become the object of the literati's pursuit of Tibet. At that time, when the literati collected a purple clay pot, they had to consider it from the six words "mud", "shape", "work", "style", "merit" and "name".

"Mud" is the fundamental value of the purple sand pot, and a pot made of pure Yixing purple sand mud has realistic use, investment and collection value. As I just said, the mud of the purple sand pot has a double breathable hole structure, which can make the purple sand pot have the advantages of flavor retention. Moreover, the pure purple sand mud also gives people sensory enjoyment because of its characteristics of 'color is not bright and the quality is not greasy'.

At the same time, the raw ore contains a large number of trace elements required by the human body, which will provide the human body with the needs of the human body while making tea. The biggest difference from other tea-making tools is that after a period of water nourishment, the purple sand pot can show the state of 'purple jade on the outside, like blue clouds on the inside', and the purple sand also has the name of purple jade gold sand, and the gloomy light emitted by its whole body makes the tea taster's feelings for the purple sand pot not be described by the word "intoxication". ”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, everyone couldn't help but look at the pot in the old man's hand, although it seemed to be black and a little dull, but there was a jade-like luster on it. But this is nothing special for the old man, after all, how many years, when he saw this purple clay pot, it was such a color.

But now that he heard Fang Qi say this, the old man really felt a little in love. At the same time, he looked at Fang Qi, his eyes were full of curiosity, after all, Fang Qi only said one of the six aspects.

The following is the 'shape' of the purple sand pot, the "shape" of the purple sand pot is ever-changing, because the purple sand pot with investment and collection value is made by hand. The purple clay pot not only gathers the creative wisdom and painstaking efforts of the craftsmen, but also reflects the understanding and expectations of the craftsmen for the purple clay pot.

As an indispensable part of Huaguo tea culture, the artistic conception pursued by the purple clay pot should be in harmony with the artistic conception of the tea ceremony of 'cleansing the hustle and bustle, indifferent and bright, and transcending the world'.

This purple clay pot is more traditional. It's not bad, but it's a pity that it's not from a famous artist. And the purple sand pot from the hands of famous artists will involve the words "name" and "style" of the purple sand pot.

'Style' refers to the poems, calligraphy, paintings and prints engraved on the purple clay pot, which are also included in the value of the purple clay pot. Good engraving, even engraving by celebrities, will greatly enhance the artistry and collectibility of the purple clay pot. A pot merchant in Yixing once asked a well-known person to engrave the words 'tea tasting and Taoism' on a pot, and the value of this pot has doubled several times.

The 'name' of the purple clay pot refers to the author of the pot. The author's fame constitutes the added value of the purple clay pot. Famous people make a pot that sells at a higher price than ordinary craftsmen, and a stone scoop of the late purple sand master Gu Jingzhou in modern times was auctioned at a sky-high price of 900,000 yuan, and his other purple sand pots are also worth hundreds of thousands, and like the famous masters of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the purple sand pots they made are worth more than one million abound, even if they have appeared in tens of millions. ”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, everyone couldn't help but gasp, they didn't expect such a purple clay pot to be so valuable. The old man looked at the purple clay pot in his hand, and there was no 'name' or 'style'. I couldn't help but sigh.

"The following 'work' is the soul of the value of the purple clay pot. The production of a pot has to go through dozens or hundreds of processes. Only the elaborate production of the process can make the pot properly reflect the warmth of the purple sand mud, and can it have the basis for comparison with the "style" and "function" of the purple sand pot. In addition to the flow, handle, button, cover, shoulder, belly, and circle foot of the pot, the transition of points, lines, and surfaces must also be explained clearly and smoothly.

On the whole, the shape of the purple clay pot is upright, and there is no awkward feeling; , in the details of the purple clay pot 'when straight is straight, when the song is curved. When the beard is the beard, when the hair is the hair'. A well-made purple clay pot may give people a high emotional stimulus. or the subtlety of the temperament, which not only expresses the author's thoughts, but also has the 'god', 'qi', and 'state' that are different from other pots. ”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man looked at the purple clay pot in his hand. It's already completely 'restrained'. After all, it is not from the hands of famous artists, and their ancestors are not celebrities, so it is normal to not get a good purple clay pot.

"Another value of the purple clay pot is reflected in the use of the 'function' of the purple clay pot. The function of the purple clay pot is mainly manifested in four aspects: moderate capacity, appropriate height, tight mouth cover and smooth water discharge. To a certain extent, the purple clay pot with good 'gong' has a higher value than the purple clay pot with bad 'gong'.

However, some purple sand artists themselves do not drink tea, so they lack the understanding of making tea with purple sand pots, and they are not clear about the difference between different tea requirements and purple sand pots in the details of workmanship. Therefore, even if the teapot is better for 'work', the 'work' is good. But the pot does not reflect the characteristics of different tea leaves well, making tea tasting not fun. Of course, the value of such a purple clay pot will not be very high. ”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man looked at Fang Qi, his heart was full of curiosity, although he was just an old village chief, he didn't know much. But Fang Qi is obviously a young man, there are many people who have been sightseeing here over the years, but there are very few people who can make such a long speech at an ordinary 'pot', even many old people who seem to be knowledgeable have not discovered the preciousness of this pot.

"Old gentleman, it's a pity that this teacup is not original, otherwise this teapot is worth more." Hearing Fang Qi's inadvertent words, the old man was completely convinced by Fang Qi, because this teacup was bought by his son who was working outside, and there was no sign on it.

But after decades, this teacup is pitch black, and it has been integrated with the entire purple clay pot, and it looks like it is a complete set. If it weren't for Fang Qi, he really couldn't remember that the teacup wasn't original, but he didn't expect Fang Qi to see the truth at a glance.

"Mr. Fang is really knowledgeable, my old man has lived in vain. But since Mr. Fang understands these old things, I have some ancestral copper coins here, and Mr. Fang will see if these are worth anything. Last time, I asked my son to take it to the city to sell it, and it was only a few dollars a piece. Hearing the old man's words, Fang Qi watched the old man walk towards the inner room, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes. (To be continued......)