After receiving Chu Chen's praise, Zuo Shan scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "However, I don't know if that person is the old monster you said." ”

Chu Chen was slightly stunned and asked, "What does that person you see look like?" ”

After Zuo Shan described the person's appearance, Chu Chen smiled and said, "Saying that he is Ding Lao Monster, he is not exactly the same as in TV." ”

"That's right?" Zuo Shan asked happily.

"Surely yes, the person you saw is Ding Lao Wei." Chu Chen smiled and nodded.

"Then I'm relieved, but why is this guy so sloppy?" Zuo Shan muttered.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Leave him alone, it's noon, let's go, let's go eat first." ”

Zuo Shan shook his head: "The person who is monitoring Ding Lao Wei has not arrived yet, so I'll wait here for a while." ”

"Haven't arrived yet? How long has it been? I'll call and ask. Chu Chen frowned, and then took out the mobile phone to dial.

At this time, Zuo Shan suddenly said: "Wait, they have arrived, over there." ”

Chu Chen looked in the direction of Zuo Shan's finger and found that there was an inconspicuous van parked over there, and someone inside was waving to them.

For the sake of safety, Chu Chen asked Zuo Shan to investigate, while he took Jia Yuqiang to a restaurant not far away, asked for a private room and ordered food.

When the waiter walked out of the box, Zuo Shan also came back from inquiring about the news, he made an OK gesture to Chu Chen, and said, "It is indeed someone sent by Liu Lao, and in addition, Liu Lao also asked them to bring a message to you." Let you eat and go to his place. ”

"Okay, got it."

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and then he took out the statue of the Fox and said with a smile: "This is actually a Fox made of old materials of Venus Small Leaf Rosewood, from the point of view of craftsmanship. It should be the palace office system in the Qianlong period. ”

"Venus Rosewood?" Jia Yuqiang looked very surprised.

Venus is actually a common name in the collecting world, in fact, the technical term for Venus is the sediment in the "brown hole (brown eye)". Specifically, the mineral components in the soil are deposited in the nutrient channels of the trunk of the pterophylla tree in the brown pores to form metal products, which have a metallic luster, in the form of dots or threads, which is called Venus.

Generally speaking. Not all rosewood trunks can produce Venus, only in special soil conditions. Because of this, Venus rosewood is also hard to find in the market.

And this is the old red sandalwood, which is even more precious. Why old red sandalwood? This is because red sandalwood is known for its delicate wood, especially after there is a distinction between old and new red sandalwood. Everyone understands that the old red sandalwood is more delicate and characterized by "small brown eyes", so the red sandalwood beads with small brown eyes are gradually favored by everyone.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "This is actually very easy to observe, you can see the arrangement of these dotted light yellow substances......

Speaking of this, he took out a strong flashlight and lined it up against the light yellow substance, only to see that there would be a reflected light under the illumination of the light. In addition, coupled with the characteristics of the small leaf red sandalwood, it is obvious that the material of this statue is the Venus small leaf red sandalwood.

"It's really Venus small leaf red sandalwood." When Jia Yuqiang saw this, he couldn't help but feel a little envious. Originally, there were not many Venus small leaves of red sandalwood, and it was an old material, and it was also the craftsmanship of the palace office in the Qianlong period, and such a thing could not be bought for tens of thousands of yuan.

However, Jia Yuqiang frowned again and asked, "Director Chu." Since this is Venus, why does the red sandalwood look jet black and has no luster at all? This is not like the characteristics that old red sandalwood should have, right? ”

In general, there is a substance in rosewood. The new cut is orange and oxidized for a short time. The color will change. From orange to orange to deep red, deep purple.

Many people say that red sandalwood will turn black later, which is a visual problem, and in good light conditions, you will find that it is purple, which can be verified in any museum. No matter how old the red sandalwood is, it has not turned black, and its final color is "purple". Therefore, from ancient times to the present, people call it "purple" sandalwood.

In this case, how did this statue become like this, Jia Yuqiang was a little puzzled.

"It's not well maintained."

Chu Chen said: "Like some people who like to play with red sandalwood, the reason why they feel that it has turned black is that on the one hand, it is due to the lack of light and the visual error, and on the other hand, you are playing a little 'dirty', which is the result of not knowing how to maintain it." ”

"Some people take care of the red sandalwood every day, in fact, they rub it with their hands, and even rub the oil secreted on their faces, knowing that it is not only the oil that rubs on the beads, but also sweat, mud, bacteria and so on. After a few weeks, the beads look black and shiny, with a thick layer of dirt on the surface, and they mistakenly think that their beads have been pulped, which is actually a misunderstanding of the pulp. ”

In fact, this pulp is a form of improper maintenance of red sandalwood, and its preservation greatly affects the beauty of red sandalwood, making red sandalwood look dull like this statue. In addition, if the red sandalwood is not properly maintained, cracking is also a common phenomenon. ”

Jia Yuqiang heard these words and said, "Do you mean that this statue has become what it is now, and it is a relationship that has been maintained by someone in the wrong way?" ”

"Isn't it!" As he spoke, Chu Chen took out a white glove from his pocket and wiped it on the statue's body a few times: "The surface of the real slurry is a layer of vitreous glossy, clear and fluorescent, and visually it can be divided into the wood. You see, dirty or not? ”

Seeing that the gloves turned from white to black, and the place where the statue was wiped was still a little brighter, Jia Yuqiang was also very speechless, and then he asked, "Then can this statue still recover?" ”

Chu Chen smiled and replied: "I don't think the original owner has been playing like this for a long time, and the possibility of recovering is still very high." ”

As soon as Chu Chen's words fell, the waiter began to serve the food.

Everyone ate and talked, and Jia Yuqiang asked: "Director Chu, I also have red sandalwood Buddha beads at home, how can I make it have pulp?" ”

Chu Chen said: "It's easy to say, that is, to get started less, use a clean cloth plate, the material of the cloth, generally a delicate soft cotton cloth is the best, the cotton cloth should not be stained with grease, or something similar to alcohol, washing liquid and other chemical ingredients, otherwise, the color of the beads looks unnatural." ”

Jia Yuqiang asked: "Why use soft cotton cloth?" ”

"Nowadays, some merchants, in order to meet the enthusiasm of the majority of wood friends for the little brown eye, have come up with a lot of ways to 'improve' the surface skin of red sandalwood."

Chu Chen smiled meaningfully: "The most advanced machine I have seen so far can put the red sandalwood beads in an alloy grinding disc, add water and grind hard, and the wood pulp is fully filled into the brown eye, making the surface of the beads appear smooth and delicate, but if after a long period of vigorous play, the substance filled in the brown eye will slip off, then the consequences of not using soft cotton cloth can be imagined." ”

Jia Yuqiang was speechless when he heard this: "Today's businessmen really do everything in order to make money!" ”

"Otherwise, why is it called that money can make ghosts grind!"

Chu Chen smiled, and then said: "As for the pulp, it is definitely a very slow process, as for how slow, I only know that my master has a string of red sandalwood beads that have been plated for decades with pulp, and I have really never seen anything else, if you have to give me a deadline, I think it will be more than ten years." ”

Hearing that it will take ten years, Jia Yuqiang smiled bitterly: "With my character, it seems that I don't have the opportunity to make any pulp in person." ”

Next, the three of them chatted about the topic of red sandalwood and antiques while eating, and in the end, Jia Yuqiang couldn't help but sigh that Chu Chen was not a well-known expert, his knowledge was too profound, and he didn't know how he learned it at a young age.

"Huh! Why hasn't he come back? Chu Chen asked a little strangely, just now Jia Yuqiang said that it was convenient to go to the bathroom, but it turned out that more than ten minutes had passed, why didn't he come back, could it be that he fell into the toilet? Or is something wrong with him?

When Chu Chen thought so, the door of the box suddenly opened, and a waiter ran in and said anxiously:

"Your friend has been beaten, go and see!"

Hearing the news, Chu Chen and Zuo Shan were both slightly stunned, could it be that Jia Yuqiang had met a gangster?

Chu Chen hurriedly stood up and asked, "Waiter, do you know what's going on?" Also, did you call the police? ”

"I've called the police and called the emergency number, but I don't know what happened to your friend."

The waiter said: "I just heard that your friend came out of the toilet and ran into other customers in our store, I don't know what's going on, they quarreled, and finally started to move, but your friend is only one person, the other party has five men and one woman, he can't beat at all, and after a while he lay motionless on the ground." ”

Hearing that the matter had reached this point, Chu Chen hurriedly asked the waiter where Jia Yuqiang was now, so he quickened his pace and walked towards the destination.

When he walked to the position that the waiter said, Chu Chen saw a burly bald man, pointing at the security guard who stopped in front of him and scolding, but the security guard just kept asking the bald man to wait for the police to come over, and he didn't say much else

Seeing that the only young woman in her thirties among these people looked like Jia Yuqiang had described the object of his cheating before, why did the two sides conflict, Chu Chen could guess without thinking too much.

It is estimated that the biggest possibility is what they thought before, the young woman in front of him made a game for Jia Yuqiang, and now that Jia Yuqiang discovered the true image by chance, how could he give up? (To be continued)

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