The stall owner looked up, smiled embarrassedly, and said, "Little brother, I'm really sorry, I only got this box in the morning, and I haven't had time to deal with it yet, if you want it, I can help you clean it right away to ensure it's clean." ”

"Alright, alright!" Chu Chen waved his hand: "I'm afraid that you will wash off the pulp of the box." ”

Pulp is indeed very important for antiques, and it is normal for customers to have such concerns, so the stall owner didn't think much about it, his mind was lively, and he immediately understood Chu Chen's thoughts, and said with a smile: "In this case, I'll give you a discount, even if it's eight hundred, this is authentic red-eyed furniture." ”

Chu Chen shook his head again and again: "It's too expensive, although this is mahogany, the quality is really ordinary, and how big is this box, I can pay two hundred at most!" ”

"Little brother, this is also a small business, and I can't even keep my capital for two hundred......"

Crying poor is the only magic weapon for antique vendors to do business, but Chu Chen has seen a lot of this magic weapon, and he can basically turn a blind eye, so the stall owner bargained with Chu Chen while scolding Chu Chen for slamming the door, and finally if Chu Chen didn't want to have an accident, he would have to "fight three hundred rounds" to deal with this kind of hawker.

After paying the money, Chu Chen left directly with Yuan Hongjian with the box, and after a few steps, he saw the middle-aged man who was arguing with the young man just now coming over. This had to make Chu Chen and the others sigh at this person's boldness, and they were not afraid that if the young man came back, it would cause trouble.

The middle-aged man looked at Chu Chen, walked to the stall owner with some confusion, and asked, "Lao Zhang." Who was the young man holding the box just now? ”

The stall owner was stunned and said a little strangely: "It's only been the second day since I came to Panjiayuan." Who knows anyone, is this person famous? ”

Speaking of which, in the end. He was a little nervous, in case the other party was more famous, his vision would definitely not be bad, so didn't he lose money just now?

The man shook his head: "It's just a little familiar, by the way, Lao Zhang, you can earn okay today, right?" ”

The stall owner smiled: "It's okay, your share must be indispensable." ”

The man frowned and said, "How do you kid know about dragging, hurry up and give me the money, I just saw a good thing." It's exactly the same as the one Chu Chen commented on last TV...... Well? ”

Speaking of this, the man was suddenly stunned, and after a while, he came back to his senses and suddenly said, "The young man who bought your box just now seems to be Chu Chen!" ”

"Huh?!" The stall owner exclaimed, and hurriedly recalled Chu Chen's appearance on TV, and then stood up suddenly, and said with a heartache: "It seems that he is indeed Chu Chen!" Finished. It's over, I'm definitely out of sight of that box! ”

The man said suspiciously: "It shouldn't be, when the old man sold the box to you, I also took a look." It's really mahogany, how much did you sell him? ”

"Four hundred and six."

"If you look at the condition of that box, four hundred and six is about the same."

"The key is that he is Chu Chen. How is it possible to buy something for more than 400? The stall owner said with a look of annoyance.

The man comforted him and said, "What's wrong with the expert, the expert can't buy more than 400 things?" Besides. Maybe he's going to buy it and put it away? ”

"Do you believe that?" The stall owner gave him an idiot-like look.

The man shrugged his shoulders: "Okay, so what do you say is that box worth?" It can't be what kind of treasure is the mud inside, right? ”

The stall owner clapped his hands: "Yes! It's all the mud. Maybe those mud are treasures, otherwise why didn't Chu Chen let me dump the mud?! ”

The man was speechless and said, "Is that mud made of gold dust, besides, even if that mud is valuable, what can you do?" Okay, okay, there are more people in the market, don't miss you, don't bother yourself, give me the money, I'm still waiting for the money to buy things! ”

"Wow, you two are really a gang, return the money to me!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, the young man ran up to the two of them, clamoring for a return with an angry face......

"Haha, it's fun now."

On the other side, Yuan Hongjian couldn't help but laugh when he saw the young man running past him.

Chu Chen also smiled: "This is the so-called injustice will kill yourself!" ”

Yuan Hongjian smiled and nodded: "By the way, let's continue what we just said, what's wrong with these soils?" ”

Chu Chen smiled: "These are all purple sand mud. ”

"Why does purple sand mud look like cyan?" Yuan Hongjian asked a little stupidly.

Chu Chen laughed and said, "Who said that purple sand mud doesn't have cyan, haven't you seen a blue-green purple sand pot?" ”

"Huh." Yuan Hongjian patted his forehead and felt a little stupid: "These are green clay in there?" ”

Chu Chen nodded and said: "Yes, to be precise, it is called dark green mud, this kind of mud is generally easy to be confused by people because of the color, it is called green mud, but in fact, the green mud is grass green, and this kind of mud is blue with a slight green light and no gray tone, and it is almost extinct." ”

There is a saying that things are rare and expensive, and when Yuan Hongjian heard that this kind of mud was going extinct, he couldn't help but light up his eyes and said with a smile:

"Teacher Chu, this should be the reason why you bought this box."

Chu Chen said with a smile: "There is part of the reason for this, but there are actually two kinds of mud in the drawer, and the mud in it is more precious." ”

"More precious?" Yuan Hongjian asked in surprise, "What kind of mud is that?" ”

At this time, the two happened to walk to the door of the antique shop, and Chu Chen said, "Let's go in and talk." ”

Because the purple sand mud in the box was more precious, Chu Chen took Yuan Hongjian to the VIP room upstairs. Pushing the door in, I saw Uncle Wu, Zhu Dafu and Zhao Xueyi drinking tea and chatting inside.

After a few words of greeting between the two sides, Zhu Dafu asked curiously: "I said Xiaochen, why did you bring back such a dirty box?" ”

Chu Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "Inside this box, there are good things hidden. ”

"What's good?"

To be able to make Chu Chen say that it is a good thing is definitely not ordinary. Therefore, when the three elders heard Chu Chen say this, they were all curious.

"Good things are here......" Chu Chen put the box on the table. Then I opened the bottom drawer.

"Yo, this looks like dark green mud!" Zhu Dafu, who has studied purple clay pots. The mud was immediately recognized.

Zhao Xueyi took over with some surprise and said: "This kind of mud is rare now, although there are not many such drawers, but when used together, it can be used for a long time." ”

The mud quality of dark green clay is more tender, and the fire resistance is lower than that of purple clay, and it is generally used as powder or paint on the outside of the fetal body, so that the color of purple sand pottery is more colorful. Because a piece of purple sand ware is not used much, coupled with the small quantity and high quality, only the top purple sand mud is willing to be used now. That's why Zhao Xueyi said this.

Zhu Dafu said with a smile: "I said Lao Zhao, you are really an insider speaking layman's words, these dark green clay can be known at a glance that they are all selected from thousands of high-quality products, and the predecessors don't know how much effort it took to pick out such a little, you still don't say much?" I'm too greedy! ”

Purple sand is actually a kind of ore, which is hidden hundreds of meters below the rock layer of Huanglongshan, between the "nail mud" ore layer. The purple mud excavated from the ore layer, commonly known as raw mud, resembles a blocky rock. If it is to be turned into usable purple sand mud, it needs to be stacked in the open air and weathered for a while, waiting for it to loosen, and then disposing of it.

In ancient times. Generally, the dried and mashed mud balls are gathered in a circle and washed with river water, and people stand in them and keep walking and trampling. It can not be used until the mud is moderately soft and hard, and it is generally difficult for people to imagine that the predecessors are so hard and backward in practicing mud.

And. This method was used until the fifties of the last century, and it was not until the late sixties that mechanized production began to be introduced. Workers don't have to work so hard anymore.

Speaking of which, the development of science and technology does have the benefits of developed science and technology, but it also has its drawbacks, for example, in the past, there are not some unscrupulous businessmen in order to reduce costs, beauty and other reasons, using chemical raw materials to mix purple sand mud.

You must know that the purple sand ware made of this kind of mud is not only not beneficial for making tea, but also has toxic substances that are harmful to the human body, so when you buy a purple sand container, you must be careful not to buy this kind of purple sand ware.

Zhao Xueyi smiled and said, "No matter how greedy I am, it's useless, these mud are not mine." However, Xiaochen, can I discuss with you, can I sell some of these dark green clay? I don't want much, just the amount of a bead pot. ”

A bead is a traditional pot type, which is said to have been created by Hui Mengchen. The characteristics of the shape of the pot are that the body of the pot is round and spherical, without neck, the lid adopts an embedded structure, the lid button is a small bead type, a three-bent tubular flow, a large round handle, and the workmanship is exquisite, because this pot type is used to drink kung fu tea, which is the predecessor of the so-called "horizontal pot" in later generations.

This kind of pot is generally not large, and in this way, the amount of dark green clay is not needed.

Zhu Dafu hurriedly said: "Xiaochen, can you sell me a little too?" ”

Uncle Wu then smiled, and the meaning he wanted to express was self-evident.

Seeing that even the old man had spoken, Chu Chen smiled and said, "That's it, after a while, I will ask Master Song to help make a teapot for everyone, what do you think?" ”

Everyone agreed, and Zhu Dafu couldn't wait to say: "Don't wait a while, wait a while, I'll call Xiao Song and ask him to come over as much as possible." ”

Zhao Xueyi said with a smile: "I said Lao Zhu, your shelf is inevitably a little too big, others are pot making masters, if you don't go in person, forget it, and let him go all the way, are you embarrassed?" ”

Zhu Dafu waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, what is my relationship with him, besides, if he hears these fine dark green mud, he will definitely come over in a hurry, and he doesn't need me to invite him at all." ”

"Anyway, you can do it, and we'll sit back and enjoy it." Uncle Wu said with a smile.

"Why?" Zhu Dafu said.

"Why? Just because Xiaochen is my son-in-law! Uncle Wu smirked.

"Well, who told me that I don't have a good daughter!" Zhu Dafu spread his hands helplessly.

After laughing for a while, Yuan Hongjian asked, "Teacher Chu, didn't you just say that there is a more precious mud in the drawer?" ”

"More precious mud?" When the three elders heard this, they all showed a very surprised look on their faces.

"Ahh

At this time, I heard Zhu Dafu exclaim in surprise, and asked a little open-mouthed: "Xiaochen, you don't mean it." There's also azure mud in there, right? ”

"Azure mud (what's it)?!" Uncle Wu and Zhao Xueyi both looked very shocked, while Yuan Hongjian had never heard of this kind of mud. There are some doubts.

"I think the mud inside should be the Azure mud that has been lost."

Chu Chen first opened the drawer completely, and saw that the entire drawer was divided into two compartments. The dark green clay placed on the outside is a kind of mud that is somewhat similar to the dark green clay, but if you look carefully at the particles, we flash blue light, and it is very delicate and moisturizing.

"Is this Azure Mud?" Zhu Dafu hurriedly came up excitedly and observed carefully.

At this time, Chu Chen explained to Yuan Hongjian: "The name Tianqing Ni comes from the "Yangxian Tea Pot Series" written by Zhou Gaoqi, a historian in the late Ming Dynasty, in the Chongzhen period, which is the earliest professional book about Zisha, and the Zisha industry before the Qing Dynasty is basically described. ”

"Some of them in the book are his own personal experience. Such as mining, mud and green billet zuò; Some are hearsay, such as the legend of Shi Tao monk, rich soil, Jinsha Temple monk, and spring. Regarding the Zisha incident before the Qing Dynasty, the later works basically quoted Zhou Gaoqi's statements, or supplemented and enriched, or speculated and explained. ”

In the book "Yangxian Tea Pot Series", in terms of mineral materials, Zhou Gaoqi used 174 words in the book, 74 of which describe azure mud. It can be seen that he attaches great importance to azure mud. And this mud is also the best kind of mud found at that time. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Hongjian asked: "Since this kind of mud is so good, why haven't I seen a few handed down pots that use this kind of mud?" ”

Zhao Xueyi said with a smile: "Azure mud is originally a rare purple sand mud, and it is not easy to mine. Therefore, there are not many people who can be used to make pots, but there are not no heirlooms, and Yang Pengnian and Shao Daheng have two handfuls of handsome azure clay. They are all regarded as treasures in the collection, and you will definitely not see them if you don't have a chance. ”

Yuan Hongjian said with some regret: "So that's the case. That is, this kind of mine is because of the small stock. So now it's lost? ”

"You can say that, but it's mainly caused by changes in the place of origin."

Chu Chen explained: "Zhou Gaoqi's book says that the azure mud is produced in Lishu, and this mining area was abandoned because of permeability, forming today's big pool. The specific permeability time has not been accurately verified so far, and there are many theories, the biggest possibility is the early Republic of China. Not to mention that there are few azure mud mines, because the mining area is abandoned, the azure mud will of course be lost. ”

Zhu Dafu raised his head and said: "Actually, I have heard of it before, and the azure mud has also been mined in the place next to the mining area. ”

Zhao Xueyi said: "I think the possibility of rumors is relatively large, otherwise there is really azure mud, and it won't make a fuss!" ”

Uncle Wu smiled: "Don't mention this kind of shadowless thing, let's talk about whether this is azure mud or not." Lao Zhu, what do you think? ”

"I think it's Azure Mud." Zhu Dafu nodded affirmatively.

"Why do you say that?" Zhao Xueyi said: "I remember, the book "Yangxian Tea Pot System" roughly says, 'Azure mud, out of Lishu, Tao Zhi becomes dark liver color. and its clamping branch, there is pear skin mud, and the pottery is pear jelly color; Pale red mud, Tao is now loose and changing, and all kinds of strange clouds are revealed. 'In that case, that day of green mud must be dark liver color, right?' ”

Zhu Dafu smiled: "Which teacher taught your Chinese?" In the text, it is clearly said that 'Tao Zhi becomes dark liver color', that is, it becomes dark liver color after firing, and if it is dark liver color before burning, it doesn't matter if it 'changes'. Therefore, no matter what color the azure mud is, it must not be dark liver color before firing. ”

Zhou Gaoqi did not explain the reason why the azure mud is called azure mud, but according to the law of mineral naming, it is either azur in the form of the ore, or in the process of making mud, it is azure. Look at these mud again, do they match the description in Zhou Gaoqi's book? So I think this should be azure mud. ”

"Not necessarily." Zhao Xueyi shook his head and said: "There are several kinds of azure ores, but after firing, they are not dark liver color, but brown, purple, white, yellow, blue-gray, etc., so whether it is azure mud or should be burned out to count." ”

"Who do you let burn? Xiao Song? Even if Xiaochen is relieved, I am not at ease! Zhu Dafu resolutely disagreed.

Zhao Xueyi was surprised: "What? Master Song is a master-level pot maker, I don't know what else you don't worry about? ”

Zhu Dafu said: "That's because you don't know the difficulty of firing azure mud, don't look at this mud seems to be about the same as the dark green mud next to it." But in fact, it's like a beautiful girl wearing a veil, very squeamish. The requirements for the production process and firing conditions are high, and there is a slight inconsistency. He causes his temper to lose his temper, and he does not show his true face. ”

"Yang Pengnian and Shao Tycoon are basically in the same era, so it is not surprising that only Yang Pengnian and Shao Tycoon have Azure clay works handed down in history. It is estimated that these two guys found Azure mud at that time, but they kept it a secret. ”

Some people say that it is because Shao Daheng is at a higher level than Yang Pengnian, and the azure clay works he makes are more exquisite and meaningful than Yang Pengnian. But according to research, Shao Daheng's works are fired at a slightly lower temperature of a few degrees, so I think. It is not so much that he is higher than Yang Pengnian, but that he has studied Azure Clay more thoroughly. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Dafu took a sip of tea, rested for a while, and then said: "You said, even with Yang Pengnian's level, he can't grasp the characteristics of azure mud very well, so I can't rest assured that Xiao Song will burn it, after all, this is a little less azure mud, but there is no extra for him to study and trial." ”

Everyone agrees with Zhu Dafu's explanation. Zhao Xueyi said: "Since it can't be fired, can you tell if it's real azure mud?" And if it's really azure mud, isn't it a pity to just leave it like this? ”

Zhu Dafu nodded and said, "If you don't have a perfect certainty." It's better to leave it alone. Of course, the thing belongs to Xiao Chen, how does he deal with it. It depends on what he means, and my mind won't change anyway. ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "I want to take it to the laboratory first and analyze it with an instrument." As a result, you should be able to tell if it's azure mud or not. If it's azure mud, then decide what to do with it. ”

"Hey! How did I forget that jì is still a scientific instrument! Zhu Dafu and Zhao Xueyi all smiled and shook their heads. This is mainly because they have always disliked the use of instruments to identify the relationship between antiques.

After a while, Zhao Xueyi asked: "By the way, Xiaochen, where did you get this box, the seller is too ignorant, even if he doesn't know Azure Mud, doesn't he know Dark Green Mud?" ”

"That's the case......" Chu Chen repeated what had just happened to everyone.

After listening to what happened, Zhu Dafu sneered: "This kind of person is the black sheep of our antique world, and some reputations are ruined by people like them." ”

"It can't be helped, now some people can do anything for their own personal gain. For example, the azure mud purple clay pot, there are also some so-called such pots on the market now, which are actually made of chemicals. ”

Uncle Wu shook his head: "The most ridiculous thing is that last year I went to a very large purple clay pot store to visit, there were many azure purple clay pots on the table, marked 'azure mud', the price is only a few hundred yuan, some customers bargained with the sales staff, the lowest is only one or two hundred yuan." ”

"In fact, these are chemical grouting pots, not to mention that making tea with this kind of pot is harmful to the body, its cost is less than ten yuan, and bad merchants are so black-hearted."

Speaking of bad profiteers, even Chu Chen and they all feel the same way, after all, they are all beginners, and they have all suffered losses in this regard.

After chatting for a while, Uncle Wu mentioned that Chu Chen took out all the mud in the drawer, on the one hand, it was really inconvenient to put it in the drawer, and on the other hand, it was also easy to preserve.

Chu Chen happily agreed, then went to get the tools and began to carefully clean up the mud.

Taking advantage of this period, Zhu Dafu called Song Jun, and he didn't say that he wanted to ask Song Jun to make a pot, but just said that as soon as he talked about the dark green mud and azure mud, Song Jun immediately put down the work in his hand, and yelled on the phone not to dispose of the mud, and to wait for him to come.

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Dafu laughed and said, "I'll just say it, Xiao Song will definitely come over in a hurry." ”

Zhao Xueyi smiled: "You're not talking nonsense, it's like if you know that there is a real Zigang card to sell, will you run over in a hurry?" ”

Zhu Dafu said: "I want to do this too, but how can there be a real Zigang brand for sale?" Do you have one? ”

Zhao Xueyi said helplessly: "Nonsense, if I had, I wouldn't have to worry so much about my son's marriage!" ”

"What, your son's girlfriend asked him again?"

"It's not, I don't know why girls are so vain nowadays, don't say anything good, I can't wait to give her all my net worth......"

"Forget it, that's what your son encountered, there are many good girls in the world, and only your son's eyes look at this one, if you want me to say, you still persuade your son to break up, anyway, he is still young, and there is time to find ......" (to be continued......)