Of course Chu Chen won't agree to this kind of thing, he doesn't even know what to do with Wu Ke now, how can he provoke other girls, and besides, he has no interest in three wives and four concubines.

"Uncle Wu, why are you waiting for me at the door again?"

When he came to Uncle Wu's house, Chu Chen found that Uncle Wu was already holding the painting and standing at the door waiting for him.

Uncle Wu was not embarrassed, so he said, "Hey, don't you want to see the dignity of that painting earlier?" I was really itchy to do it all night. ”

Chu Chen was speechless when he heard this, he is not in a hurry as a master, you are in a hurry, it is really the emperor who is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry, well, this analogy is a bit inappropriate, Uncle Wu is not a eunuch.

"But let's go so early, won't it disturb Liu Lao a little?"

Uncle Wu gave him a reassuring look: "Of course not, I have already called him just now, and he is also very interested in this painting now." Xiaochen, have you ever had breakfast? If you have eaten, let's go. ”

The two came to Liu's hometown familiarly, and it was still the same as yesterday, Liu Qinshu was waiting for them at the door, and unlike yesterday, today Liu Lao was here, and there were only two of them.

This time, Liu Qinshu did not take them to the gazebo yesterday, but directly took them to the living room. And Liu Lao was already waiting for them there.

The decoration and furnishings in the house are also in a simple and natural style, different from the two places that Chu Chen saw before, the style here is naturally with a warm feeling, which makes people feel as if they have entered their own home as soon as they come in.

When the two of them just wanted to greet Liu Lao, Liu Lao couldn't wait to interrupt them and said:

"Okay, don't go out of your way, take out the painting and show it to me."

Seeing this, Chu Chen opened the painting and smiled secretly in his heart, he had always looked steady when he saw Liu Lao before, but he didn't expect him to have a very anxious side.

After the caryophyllum was displayed in front of everyone, Liu Lao stepped forward to observe it carefully, at this time he was not in a hurry, first browsed the whole painting carefully, and then focused on the place where the water had passed, and carefully touched the paper.

After reading the whole painting, Liu Lao said with some admiration: "The person who framed the painting is very exquisite, and he should be a master-level figure in the "Wu Costume" faction. ”

In the art of painting and calligraphy mounting, it can be divided into four major schools: Suzhou, Shanghai, Yang, and Beijing, among which the art of mounting in Suzhou is famous all over the country, which is the "Wu costume" that Liu Lao said.

The characteristics of Supai mounting are that the mounting pieces are flat and soft, the pigment is clean and elegant, simple and generous, harmonious and unified, the installation is close to the past, the old method is obtained, the mounting work is exquisite, and it has the reputation of "Wu costume is the best, and it is not as good as others", and has had an important impact on the mounting style in other regions.

Liu Lao is learning to mount Beijing, and the mounting is directly influenced by the Su mounting, because of the influence of the court, the mounting is characterized by the color is magnificent and generous, the back is heavy, giving people a sense of nobility and gorgeousness. The Peking and Su mounting, one in the north and one in the south, have become the two most representative genres, and they still occupy a dominant position today.

Now this work, since it is framed by Wu, will Liu Lao not be able to reveal the painting in it? There is no need to worry about this, because the framed jishu at the core is actually about the same.

This is also thanks to the rules handed down from generation to generation in the framing line, and the glutinous rice used in framing can be dissolved when exposed to water, so that future generations can re-reveal the heart of the painting when they need it.

Liu Lao said with a smile: "The person who framed the painting had a heart, and he actually thought of using a genuine handiwork of a shoulder to cover up the painting inside, how could ordinary people think that there would be a painting hidden under the painting." But you're also lucky, there should be a hint of oiliness in the water this touch, otherwise the color of the painting below will not be so easy to show. ”

Hearing Liu Lao say this, Chu Chen and Uncle Wu looked at each other, this point, they didn't expect it at the time, but when they thought about it, it was true, if it was just ordinary water, it would be a yellow spot after drying, and it would not show the color of the painting below.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen couldn't help but scold secretly, how unreliable is that Xiao Zhou, who actually looks at paintings while eating, as long as he has a little idea of cherishing his works, he will not do such a thing anyway.

"Xiao Chu, when the painting is unveiled for a while, it may cause damage to this open-shouldered painting, what are your plans?" Liu Lao asked Chu Chen.

Chu Chen thought about it and said with some hesitation: "Old Liu, I'm not sorry for the 10,000 yuan, I just think it's a pity that such a painting is broken, but let's go according to the important ones." ”

Liu Lao listened to Chu Chen's choice, and said happily: "Xiao Chu, you have a good attitude, not only in terms of calligraphy and painting, but also in other antiques, like this case, we still have to keep the low value as much as possible, because these are also the sweat and artistic crystallization of the ancestors, and we must protect them if we have the conditions." ”

"However, Xiao Chu, the meaning of your zuihou sentence is not doubting my level?" Speaking of zuihou, Liu Lao joked again.

Seeing Chu Chen's sincere and frightened appearance, Liu Lao Daxiao said: "You kid, you are acting so exaggerated, go and help me boil a pot of boiling water, and then take it to the studio next door to me." ”

The function of boiling water is to wash the whole painting, so that not only can the floating dust on the surface of the whole painting be cleaned, but the most important thing is to clean the place where the water has been used before. Of course, this aspect can only clean up the water stains that have just been stained for a few years, and if it has penetrated into the painting for a long time, it can only be used with potions.

When Chu Chen walked to Liu Lao's studio with freshly boiled water, he had already removed the heavenly axis and earth rod of the painting scroll, leaving only a painting scroll.

Liu Lao put the scroll on the case, surrounded it with a towel, and then used a watering can to wet the scroll, and when the scroll was wet, then poured the boiling water just now, and poured it up, this step is to wash off the place where the water was used before, and the dust and impurities that the ancient paintings have been stained with for a long time have also been washed away.

Liu Lao carefully sorted out the scroll, and then carefully dipped the water on the painting with a towel and screwed it into the basin on the side.

After that, Liu Lao used the same steps to go back and forth several times before the whole painting scroll was a little drier.

After the whole thing was finished, Liu Lao straightened up and twisted his waist, after all, he was a little old, he bent over for a long time just now, and felt a little uncomfortable, looking at the worried eyes of the three people on the side, Liu Lao smiled:

"Okay, I've practiced it in the end, I'm not so squeamish, now let's take a look at where the painting below is hidden."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Lao took out a pair of tweezers and began to try to reveal from a corner, and this revelation immediately revealed a thin three pieces of paper, everyone was very excited to see this, thinking that these three pieces of paper should be the first painting of the heart paper, the support paper, and the second painting of the heart paper.

"No, it shouldn't be that simple."

Liu Lao looked at it carefully, and then used tweezers to try to reveal it on the first layer of paper, and sure enough, after a while, the first layer of paper was divided into two sheets, and the second paper should be a blank paper, which played the role of isolating the two paintings, and the third paper was divided into two.

In this way, counting from top to bottom, there are five layers of paper, the first layer is the heart paper of "Stone Bamboo Drawing", the second layer is its heart paper, the third layer is a blank paper, the fourth layer is the heart paper of the second painting, and the fifth layer is the heart paper of the second painting.

"Master!"

Seeing that the whole painting was divided into five layers, Liu Lao couldn't help but sigh, and the three people on the side also nodded. You must know that there are five layers of paper here, and its thickness is actually about the same as the thickness of the usual framed scroll, which shows that of course, the person who framed this painting has deep intentions and high craftsmanship, which is indeed breathtaking.

Seeing this, Liu Lao said to Chu Chen with some seriousness: "Xiao Chu, the next work will be a little troublesome, you see that you can uncover five layers here, this paper is a little thin, so it will be a little difficult to uncover, you have to do a good job of ideological equipment." ”

Originally, Liu Lao thought that there were only three layers of paper at most, so he was relatively sure of lifting the painting, but now that there are five layers of paper, the difficulty has greatly increased, so he had to remind Chu Chen again.

"Row"

Chu Chen didn't even think about it, so he responded, "Old Liu, even if you get started, my current thinking is that I am fortunate to be lucky and lose my life." ”

"Haha, Xiao Chu, you have a good mentality, but since you say so, then I will try my best to preserve both paintings."

After listening to what Chu Chen said, Liu Lao was very happy, and then, he explained the steps of unveiling the painting to the three of them, and then took out a bottle of secret unveiling potion, ready to start the official unveiling of the painting.

The first step is to use the peeling potion to suffocate the painting, but because you should pay attention to the second one, the boring time should not be too long, and when it is almost boring, Liu Lao's idea is to start with the second layer first, which is done to ensure that the first one is foolproof.

After the first one is removed, it should be turned over and flattened as soon as possible, and the supporting paper should be removed, and then the first painting should be trimmed, and then the heart should be put on the wall.

After the first painting is processed, the new liquid is re-applied, and the second painting is continued to be bored, because the time for the first painting is short, and there is a blank layer of paper in the middle, which is likely to block the infiltration of the medicinal power.

After the boring painting is completed, you can remove the blank paper, then turn over, flatten, and then remove the support paper of the second painting, clean, trim, zuihou support the heart on the wall, so that down, the whole step is completed.

As Liu Lao's unveiling work unfolded step by step, it proved that his plan was still very reasonable, and the first painting was displayed in front of everyone without accidents.