Chu Chen then talked eloquently: "Actually, the formula dense wax made of amber is quite good, and it is somewhat valuable, and what Middle Eastern aristocratic secret wax is actually basically an artificial fake, made of polymer artificial resin, and the cost is only a few dozen yuan." These are just handmade jewelry, and it's okay to spend a little money to buy them for fun, but it's not necessary to spend a lot of money. ”

"Ahh The little fat girl exclaimed in surprise and said, "Brother Chu, which kind of noble beeswax is my string?" It can't be the beeswax of the Middle Eastern aristocracy, right? ”

Chu Chen said helplessly: "You don't count any of them, it's just plastic beads." ”

"No, how could it be plastic beads!" The little fat girl was surprised and said: "You see there is still pulp on it, the person who sold it to my father said that this is more than a hundred years old aristocratic beeswax!" ”

"Who said there were no plastic beads more than a hundred years ago?" Chu Chen asked.

"It's true that there was plastic more than 100 years ago, but no one is so stupid that they would wear this kind of thing all the time, right?"

Chu Chen explained: "There is a reason for this, more than 100 years ago, European colonists made a large number of plastic beads to Africa in exchange for resources, because the people there lacked understanding of plastic at that time, and they thought it was a precious gem, and this kind of plastic beads is known as "trade beads" in history." ”

But perhaps it was retribution, a hundred years later, these "very precious" plastic beads are flowing back to European antique shops and sold to Europeans at very high prices, and your string of beads should be one of them. ”

"This ......"

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, the little fat girl didn't know what to say.

"Brother Chu, how do you know if it's real beeswax?" Su Jinning asked with concern. She wanted to buy a beeswax bracelet before, but she didn't expect there to be so many ways to do it.

Chu Chen smiled: "Actually, the amber we talked about and the beeswax are the same thing. To put it simply, the transparent one is called amber. The opaque one is called beeswax. Because the appearance of beeswax is like honey-like wax, bright yellow to dark red opaque, it was called beeswax by the ancient people. Therefore, to verify whether it is beeswax or not, you can use the method of verifying the authenticity of amber. ”

"The density of beeswax is between 1.05-1.10, so in saturated salt water, it will float, and most of the counterfeit beeswax can be excluded in this way. In addition, there are natural lines in the beeswax, which are soft and irregular, and many of the imitations have no lines. Or the texture is rigid. Also, beeswax is an organic gemstone that will not be very hot in summer, not too cool in winter, and very mild, which is also a characteristic of beeswax. ”

Speaking of this, Su Jinning asked: "Brother Chu, I heard that if it is real beeswax, it will produce a fragrance when rubbed by hand, right?" ”

"Yes!" Chu Chen nodded and said, "But there is a misunderstanding here, generally speaking." The new beeswax has little fragrance when rubbed by hand, or basically nothing, only the older the beeswax shell, the more fragrant it is. In addition, beeswax can be identified with a hot needle. Real beeswax will burst open and give off a fragrance, but this method is not as good as this. You might as well spend some money on a scientific appraisal. ”

"Oh!" Su Jinning nodded clearly, and then asked, "Brother Chu." So how do you identify the noble beeswax made of amber you just mentioned? And what about the old beeswax? ”

"It's very simple, beeswax that is secondary processed like this. Under strong light, the texture inside it is silk feather-like and agitated, while the real natural beeswax texture is cloud-like. ”

Chu Chen took a sip of tea, and then said: "As for the old beeswax, it can generally be judged from several characteristics of the appearance, first of all, the old beeswax is weathered and prone to orange peel patterns, of course, this phenomenon may not be seen in places that are often touched, but there must be places that cannot be touched." Second, under natural conditions, the orifice mouth is shaped like a pig's mouth. ”

"Thirdly, as I just said, the older the shell of beeswax, the more fragrant it must be. Also, the older the beeswax, the more translucent it looks. Zuihou, the natural weathering of old beeswax, produces a kind of crushing that resembles the flakes on the wings of flies. This is caused by water loss, which is most evident in the pores. And because it's in the hole, it's extremely difficult to fake. ”

"But I advise you, if you don't know much about beeswax, it's better to buy new beeswax, the water of the old beeswax is too deep, and you will be hit by accident. What else is noble beeswax and recycled beeswax, these are not natural after all, if you want to invest, it is better not to buy it. ”

Seeing that Chu Chen said that these characteristics were not on her bracelet, the little fat girl really wanted to cry without tears, and the things she bought for tens of thousands of yuan were only worth tens or hundreds of yuan, and this result really hit her enough.

Saddened for a while, the little fat girl suddenly thought that she still had a piece of amber pendant, and hurriedly took it out, put it on the table, and asked a little eagerly: "Brother Chu, please help me take a look at this pendant, is it really green amber?" ”

Chu Chen nodded, took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, then looked at the light again, and then put the things back on the table.

"How?" The little chubby girl asked cautiously.

"This pendant is indeed amber, but it ......"

"Ahh What's the problem! At first, the little chubby girl was quite excited, and when she heard the word "but", she suddenly stepped down her whole face.

"I'll tell you what green amber is." Chu Chen shook his head secretly and said, "The color formation of green amber is the same as that of blue amber, both because of an optical phenomenon produced in the sun. In terms of light sources, blue and green amber are golden yellow or honey or even red. And your piece of green amber, when you look at the light source, is indeed grass green, so it should be an amber roasted color. ”

"This profiteer!" The little fat girl said indignantly: "I still bought it in a large jewelry store over there in my house, and he actually sold me a fake thing, and gave me a certificate, I must settle accounts with him when I go back!" ”

"It's useless for you to look for him!" Chu Chen shook his head and said: "Amber baking color in the jewelry industry, called optimization, according to international and Chinese industry rules, optimization does not need to be specially stated when selling, and the certificate also writes natural amber." ”

"Isn't it? Is there any reason for this! The little chubby girl wailed, and the others all looked at each other.

Chu Chen spread his hands and said: "So, buy this kind of thing or polish your eyes before buying, but the texture of this thing is indeed amber, as long as you like it, the price is also appropriate, and it doesn't hurt to wear it." ”

"Hey!" The little fat girl sighed in frustration and said, "I've been wearing this thing for more than a year, and I like it a lot, so let's wear it like this." With that, she picked up the pendant and put it back on.

Seeing the identification results of the two things of the little fat girl, Su Jinning was a little reluctant: "I didn't expect that there are so many ways to buy amber and beeswax, so I won't buy them first." ”

Dong Fatzi nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, it's better not to buy it for the time being, otherwise if you buy a fake, it will be very distressing." ”

"Humph! You fat man! I'm not buying to save your money, you're very happy, aren't you? Su Jinning snorted coldly.

Dong Fatzi smiled and said, "How can it!" A gram of new beeswax is not as expensive as gold, how can I not be reluctant to pay for this money! ”

"That's what you said, then you can buy me a beeswax bracelet these days, or I want you to look at it!" As he spoke, Su Jinning raised his fist.

"This ......"

"What, don't want to?!"

"Hey, hey!" Dong Fatzi laughed dryly: "How can it!" I'll buy it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, right? ”

"Count you as acquaintances!"

Looking at Dong Fatzi's distressed appearance, everyone laughed secretly.

When Chu Yulan and the others were about to return to their respective seats, one of the girls named Kang Xiu took out a jade pendant, put it on the table, and said with some trepidation: "Chu ...... Brother Chu, can you help me take a look at this jade pendant? ”

"Huh!" The little fat girl sighed lightly and said, "Isn't this the jade pendant Xiuxiu you have been wearing?" ”

"Hmm!" Kang Xiu nodded lightly and said, "I want Brother Chu to see if it's worth it, if it's worth, I'll sell it." ”

"You...... Ay! The little fat girl knew the situation of Kang Xiu's family, although she knew that she liked this jade pendant very much, but she sighed and didn't say anything.

This Kang Xiu girl, Chu Chen looked at her dress, and knew that her family background might not be very good, and then looked at the little fat girl's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, and knew that Kang Xiu's family should encounter any difficulties, but after all, she was not familiar with her, and all she could do was to seriously help her identify.

However, when Chu Chen took the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but admire in his heart.

"That's a good thing!"

Chu Chen's hand is a piece of carefully carved jade pendant, the jade pendant is oval, carved on both sides, one side of the bas-relief "Qing Qin Shen forbearance" four words, the other side engraved inscription: "The ancients Yun for the function of Qing Qin and Shen Shen plus a forbearance word what is not distinguished, foolish with this four words to solidify the people, the Tao Shi bowed to the model of the story to introspect" Ming Qian Jiang Yi question", the surrounding dragon pattern as the decoration, the jade plate has a round hole to wear a rope.

The jade pendant should be made of high-grade mutton fat white jade, the jade is warm and crystalline, smooth and white without flaws, the pattern lines are smooth, the turn is natural, it can be described as exquisite workmanship, delicate and moist, the pattern is exquisite, with a typical palace office style, is a perfect model of work.

"Brother, what do these four words on the jade pendant mean?" Chu Yulan asked curiously.

Chu Chen explained with a smile: "This is called "diligence and prudence", which refers to an attitude of being a person. Qing, on behalf of a taste, a cup of tea, a clear breeze and a bright moon, pure heart and few desires. Prudence represents a kind of morality, prudence, prudence, prudence, and not deception. Diligence represents a kind of conduct, diligence and self-encouragement, diligence can make up for clumsiness, diligence and thrift. Forbearance, on behalf of a kind of character, the mind of the world, can do the world, endure hardships and hardships, Pepsi can do. (To be continued......)