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"Teacher Ma, don't you mean that the crystal that Teacher Yu bought is the legendary long-lost weeping thorn, right?" Wang Guangshui finally understood, and said in disbelief.

"That's right." Marchand said. He had studied the weeping thorns for a period of time, and he also knew a little better, so he could be the first to think of "three thorns and six differences". However, because of the importance of the matter, even he did not dare to assert it, so he used the word "should".

"But isn't that right?" Wang Guangshui said suspiciously: "As the name suggests, the weeping thorn is a beautiful jade, but this is a piece of crystal." How can the two of them be the same thing? ”

The question asked by Wang Guangshui was also strange to Yu Fei. He also looked at Ma Shangdu, wanting to hear his explanation.

"On this point, let's ask Dong Lao to explain." Ma Shangdu said happily.

"You, you." Dong Dechang smiled and said: "The oldest name for crystal in China is called water jade, which means jade like water, and it is also said to be transformed by ice for thousands of years. The word water jade was first frequently used in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and was mentioned many times. That is to say, in the impression of the ancients, crystal is also jade, so there is a saying of "the beauty of thorns". ”

"I see." Wang Guangshui nodded, and then asked suspiciously: "That's not right, at the auction before, Mr. Ma said that the jade bi is round, with a round hole in the middle, the jade flesh is larger than the hole is called Yubi, and the jade flesh is smaller than the hole is called Yuhuan." Even the crystal belonged to jade in the eyes of the ancients, but this crystal was not round. And there's no hole in the middle. ”

"Hey! I said Xiao Wang, you really have the spirit of some scholars to break the casserole and ask the end. Dong Dechang said with a smile: "As soon as you talk about this shape, you will fall on the word 'weeping thorn'. There are also the words 'three thorns and six differences'. Pony has studied the Thorn Tree in the past, and knows more than I do, so let's listen to him. ”

Dong Dechang kicked the ball back to Ma Shangdu.

Ma Shangdu smiled bitterly and said, "Old Dong, I'm afraid I'm not the only one who has studied this point, right?" ”

Dong Dechang didn't deny it, but he didn't answer the conversation, so Ma Shang had no choice but to continue.

"Among the 'weeping thorns' and 'three thorns and six differences'. The focus is on the word 'thorn'. Previously, it was thought that 'weeping thorns' referred to the name of the place, and thus interpreted the weeping thorns as the beautiful jade produced in the place of weeping thorns. If that's the case, the weeping thorns shouldn't be a piece. And maybe a lot of blocks. However, there is a clear description in "Left Turn", Jin Chuixian said that the thorn is his treasure, so the thorn cannot be a general term for many pieces of jade, but should refer specifically to a piece of jade. And. To this day, no one has verified where the ancient land of Kuching in the spring and autumn period was 'hanging' or 'weeping'. So. I think the word 'weeping' should refer to the name of the gemstone and not to the name of the place. ”

Ma Shangdu paused, and seeing that Yu Fei and Wang Guangshui still had puzzled expressions on their faces, he continued: "As for the four words 'three thorns and six differences', they come from the record of "Mozi". He said: 'The beauty of the He's family, the pearl of the marquis, the three thorns and six differences, the good treasure of the princes. ’”

The Bi of the He's family, Yu Fei, the pearl of Suihou, has heard of it, not only has it heard of it. Even Sui Hou Zhu is in Yu Fei's hands at this time, if Yu Fei takes it out, I am afraid it will cause a sensation. However, he has never heard of the "three thorns and six differences" that are as famous as the two treasures of "easy-going". The word "thorn" in "Three Thorns and Six Differences" is the same as the word "thorn" in "Weeping Thorn". Is there any connection? If it is said that the "one thorn" in the "three thorns and six differences" in "Mozi" is "weeping thorns". So what do the rest of the "two thorns" refer to?

Yu Fei's mind was constantly searching for this knowledge, and after the chaotic qi recovered, he was about to use his brain as a computer, constantly stockpiling knowledge, which made his learning efficiency improve a lot. But there is also a disadvantage, that is, although these contents have been "copied" into the brain by the chaotic qi, if they are not retrieved, Yu Fei still does not know the way.

But Yu Fei was soon disappointed, although he absorbed a lot of knowledge, but there was no content related to "three thorns and six differences". It seems that he can only listen to Marchand's explanation.

"I looked up "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" again." Marchand continued: "The explanation of 'thorn' is as follows: 'Thorn: the small, the clumped, from the merger. And Xiao Di is a 'wood mang', that is, a 'thorn' like a thing. ”

Ma Shangdu's research can make Wang Guangshui very confused, in fact, he doesn't need Ma Shangdu to say it in such detail, just tell him the conclusion. However, although he was a little impatient, Wang Guangshui didn't dare to show the slightest, so he could only sit there patiently and let Ma Shang continue.

Obviously, Ma Shangdu was also very proud of his own evidence, and said like a river: "That is to say, 'thorns' are objects that are clustered together like wooden mangs, smaller than sheep's horns. The word 'thorn' is a morphological and precise image of the object. This image is studied using the crystallography of gemstone mineralogy in modern gemology: it perfectly corresponds to the morphology of crystal clusters. 'Thorns' refers to crystal clusters. So what about the meaning of the word "vertical" in "weeping thorns", the "three" character and the word "six differences" in "three thorns and six differences"? ”

Ma Shang said and looked at Yu Fei and Wang Guangshui, he really wanted the two of them to look at him with expectant eyes, and at the same time asked again and again, "What is the meaning?" Tell me, we're all dying. ”

But the two of them almost fell asleep when they listened. Ma Shangdu's chatter was gone, so he had to say hastily: "The vast majority of crystals are produced in the crystal mines; 100% of the high-quality optical crystal crystals are produced at the top of the crystal geode, the top crystal is better than the crystal growing around the cave wall, the worst is the crystal at the bottom of the geode, the crystal is short, and the turbid part is more. From the study of "weeping thorns", we know the vividness and accuracy of the ancients' use of words to create words. These two words indicate both the morphology of the crystal cluster and the part of the crystal cluster that grows in the geode. "Vertical" refers to the orientation. That is, the crystal clusters growing in the four walls of the geode are tentatively called "wall spines", and the ones at the bottom of the geode can also be called "bottom spines". Because the quality of "wall thorns" and "bottom thorns" is inferior compared with "weeping thorns", the ancients only respected "weeping thorns" as treasures. And the rest of the "two spines" are rarely mentioned. From this, it can be seen that the "three thorns" in the "three thorns and six differences" recorded in "Mozi" are the "three thorns" mentioned above. The "six differences" are the six colors with different colors in the crystal. There are many different colors in the crystal, such as brown crystal, purple crystal, red crystal, yellow crystal, green crystal and colorless crystal. In other words, it is very likely that the ancient Chinese thorn is crystal! Moreover, in ancient China, small crystal minerals were not regarded as "good treasures". Therefore, the volume of this weeping thorn should also be relatively large, and from these points, the crystal in Yu Fei's hand is completely consistent. And it can be seen from the pulp on the crystal that this crystal should have been circulating for a long time. The fit is even higher. ”

Ma Shangdu finished speaking in one breath, and said to Dong Dechang again: "Does Dong Lao have anything to add?" ”

"You're so comprehensive, where else do you need to add?" Dong Dechang said with a smile. But having said that, Dong Dechang still said: "According to the information in the "Ancient Mineral Records" and the modern "Mineralogy": Kuching and Guliang have crystal minerals. Crystal may not be very precious to modern people, but in the middle and late Spring and Autumn period more than 2,600 years ago, there was no glass, and large transparent mineral crystals were rare. Finding high-quality natural crystals, with edges and corners, and crystal clear textures, will naturally be regarded as a 'good treasure'. This is also the reason why the weeping thorn is the reason why it will become the first beautiful jade before He's bi. ”

"It's still Dong Lao's thorough research." Marchand said with a smile.

"Come on, come on, what are you guys doing with me?" Dong Dechang said with a smile.

Hearing that the weeping thorn was just a piece of crystal, Wang Guangshui couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, even if it had been passed down for more than two thousand years, its value was probably still limited.

As if seeing what Wang Guangshui was thinking, Ma Shangdu said again: "To evaluate the value of an antique, in addition to its material, it is also necessary to look at its historical status!" The historical research value of the weeping thorn is very high, and in terms of value, the tide is also rising. ”

As for the value, Marchandu did not give an exact estimate in the end.

After saying all this, Ma Shangdu looked at Yu Fei with a flattering and expectant look, like a kindergarten child waiting for the teacher to send sugar!

Ma Shangdu's thoughts, how could Yu Fei not know the way? (To be continued......)