After listening to Liu Sizhe's explanation, Dong Fatzi and Zhang Yanbin understood what kind of jade topaz was.

Then, Zhang Yanbin used a strong flashlight to observe the crab, and then he suddenly thought of a question, so he asked: "I said Xiao Chu, how did you know just now that the material used for this crab will be topaz?" ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly, he had already thought of his words, and after begging for the jade crab, he pointed to one of the crab's foot joints and said, "Look here!" ”

The three of them hurriedly came up and found that the color of the place Chu Chen was pointing at was different from the color next to it, it was the color of authentic topaz.

"This ...... Brother Chu, your eyesight is really good, can you find it? Dong Fatzi said with some dumbfounded.

Chu Chen smiled and waved his hand: "Of course I didn't find it all at once, you didn't see it, when I picked up this crab just now, I stopped for a while!" ”

Hearing Chu Chen say this, the three of them thought about it, and they all felt that there was indeed such a thing, which made them sigh a little, the opportunity is really for those who are prepared.

"Oh!"

Liu Sizhe stared at the place and pondered for a moment, and suddenly said with some excitement and excitement: "I know, this jade crab must have been treated." I said why this jade crab doesn't have the texture of jade to the touch, it turns out that this is the case! ”

Dong Fatzi and Zhang Yanbin also reacted, if there was no treatment, it would be impossible for the two places to have such different expressions, which was obviously the possibility of potions and other things when the treatment layer was done at that time. Not smeared in place as a result.

Chu Chen smiled and nodded: "Yes, this should be coated with a layer of substance, and then buried in the soil." That's why the Tuqin of the table looks so strict, and when we go buy something and process this jade, we should be able to show its true face. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, let's go!" Dong Fatzi couldn't wait to say.

When Chu Chen saw his eagerness, he laughed teasingly: "Fatty, why aren't you hungry?" ”

"Gollum!"

Dong Fatzi smiled. Just as he was about to say something, his stomach cried, which immediately caused everyone to laugh.

"Yes. Let's go to dinner first, and we'll talk about this after dinner......"

Burmese cuisine is closer to South Asian, with stews, curry stews, lettuce, and fried small fish. Use plenty of onions and lemons. There are few stir-fried dishes. The cutlery is mainly plates and spoons.

Meals at restaurants are divided into dishes. One point per person, followed by a plate of communal lettuce. Lettuce is a local specialty, quite a tropical rainforest style, and there is no oil and salt condiment, chew raw.

If this is the case, Chu Chen and the others are probably a little unaccustomed to eating, but fortunately, the restaurant that Zhang Yanbin took everyone to was opened by Chinese, and the Chinese in Yangon would combine Chinese food and Burmese food in a creative way. In this way, there are characteristics of Burmese food. and let Chu Chen and others eat habits, and the food is also very comfortable.

However, when Chu Chen was eating, he also discovered a phenomenon, in the nearly an hour that they were eating, there were only nine people at a table in the huge restaurant. There are more waiters and singers and dancers in the restaurant than they serve.

This made Chu Chen feel a little strange, and when he asked later, he learned that because the local income was not high, this situation was a common phenomenon, and generally speaking, the attendance rate of the restaurant was only 2 or 30 percent.

And the price of the restaurant is not expensive, they ordered a lot of dishes, but the cost of one person is only thirty or forty RMB, such a sitting rate, such a low price, Chu Chen really can't understand how these restaurants are maintained.

After the meal, under the guidance of the young man who had gone to the airport to pick them up before, Chu Chen bought the raw materials used to clean the jade crabs in a chemical store for a while, and then the group returned to the hotel.

"Hey! Why don't you play a little longer? ”

As soon as the group walked to the door of the hotel, they met Zhao Qirui and others, who had also just returned from eating.

"You don't know, Brother Chen has picked up a big leak again!" Liu Sizhe slightly exaggerated and told everyone what had just happened.

Zhao Qirui heard that Chu Chen had bought Lu Zigang's things, and couldn't wait to say, "Ah Chen, where are the things?" Show me! ”

"It still looks a little inconspicuous, I hope you don't be disappointed!" As he spoke, Chu Chen took out the things.

The jade that has not been processed is indeed as Chu Chen said, it is very inconspicuous, after Zhao Qirui and the others saw it, they felt that there was really something that did not look like Lu Zigang made of zuò, until Liu Sizhe stepped forward and pointed out the place that Chu Chen pointed out just now and showed them that everyone found out that this jade was actually made of high-grade topaz.

This made Yihong Guoda dare to be interested, and hurriedly urged: "Let's go!" Let's go wash it off and talk ......."

Next, everyone came to Chu Chen's room, and then Chu Chen took out the bottles and cans he had just bought, prepared a cup of translucent and green-looking liquid with a tool in a certain proportion, and then threw the jade crab into it.

Chu Chen took off his gloves and said with a smile: "Okay, let's just wait for another two hours." ”

"It's going to take two hours!" When Dong Fatzi heard that it would be two hours, he seemed a little impatient.

Seeing this, Liu Sizhe smiled and said, "Why are you in a hurry, fat man? It's worth millions, what if the potion is too strong and it damages? Is it difficult for you to pay? ”

Dong Fatzi scratched his head a little embarrassed when he heard this.

Zhao Qirui smiled and said, "Okay, anyway, we don't have anything to do, just wait......"

Because of the jade in front of me and the two topics of tomorrow's jade market, a group of young and old combinations, I didn't think there was anything I couldn't talk about, so I talked and laughed, and the two hours were fleeting.

Chu Chen poured a basin of water first, and then used tweezers to take out the jade in the potion that was already very turbid, and threw it into the clear water.

In an instant, everyone put their eyes into the clear water, only to see a touch of sweet yellow pure color that seems to be as delicate as a stamen, reflecting this pot of clear water out of a different scenery.

And as the protagonist of the crab, it is even more fat, this crab has round eyes, eight legs slightly standing, two big claws slightly raised, the look of showing off the might, it seems so vivid, and the material of topaz makes it look very playful and cute.

This made Chu Chen see it at a glance, and he couldn't help but feel a feeling of love in his heart.

"This is the best chanterelle yellow that is rarer than mutton fat white jade!" After half a ring, Yi Hongguo couldn't help but sigh.

When Dong Fatzi heard this, he pushed Liu Sizhe next to him with his elbow, and asked softly: "Why is chanterelle yellow, didn't you say what kind of yellow steamed chestnut it was just now?" ”

Liu Sizhe said with a smile: "Fat man, you should read more books, in our ancient times, we didn't use words like chicken fat, we used 'steamed chestnuts'." Emperor Cao Pi of Wei said in the Book of Dali with Zhong: "Eavesdropping on the jade book is called beautiful jade, white as fat, black as pure lacquer, red like a cockscomb, and yellow and steamed chestnuts." So, what I mean is the same as what Uncle Yi said. ”

At this time, Chu Chen fished out the jade from the clear water, wiped it carefully, and saw the vivid crab in his hand, coupled with the wonderful jade quality, his heart was full of admiration.

"Let me see ......"

Zhao Qirui took the crab in his hand, carefully appreciated it, and couldn't help but sigh: "The image is smart, grinding delicately, which fully reflects the style of Lu Zigang's imitation of Han and taken from the Song Dynasty, which is quite ancient, and also has his artistic characteristics of emptiness, floating and fine, I think it is indeed Lu Zigang's authentic work!" ”

The emptiness mentioned here is the contrast between the virtual and the real, which is appropriately dense and appropriate, so that people do not feel cumbersome and have an ethereal feeling. Floating, that is, to sit vividly, the lines are smooth, so that people do not feel sluggish and have a sense of elegance. Fine, that is, pondering fine, exquisite design, so that people do not feel rough and have a sense of ingenuity.

Just like the jade carved by Lu Zigang, the most famous water is like a fairy hairpin, Lingcheng is a kit kat , the stems and branches under the flower holder are as thin as a hair and continuously, trembling to show the delicate state of the flower, it is really difficult for people to imagine that this is carved with jade.

And the crab in front of you, obviously, is the same, not to mention looking at it from a distance, even if it is close, if you don't pay attention, you won't think that this crab will be carved out of jade, which all reflects the ingenious carving skills of the maker.

The handicraft industry of the Ming Dynasty was very strict and had a strict hierarchy, even in the late Ming Dynasty, when the "master system" had been deposed. From the carving of this crab, we can know why in that social background, Lu Zigang, a craftsman who was engaged in humble jade carving, could still be regarded as a guest by literati.

Next, everyone took turns to appreciate it, and they were all shocked by the extreme carving of this jade crab and the jade quality of the jade color pure, smooth as fat, and yellow and steamed.

"Hey!"

Everyone expressed their opinions on Lu Zigang's ingenious skills, and at the end of the speech, Yihongguo sighed.

Seeing this, Zhao Qirui smiled and said, "I said grasshopper, what are you doing with a sigh?" ”

Yi Hongguo spread his hands and said: "What else can I do, I covet this crab of my junior brother, you are okay, you live in the capital, you can see it when you want, I live in Shanghai, specifically to see this jade crab to the capital by plane, I don't know, I thought my brain was broken!" ”

"If you say that, I'm not worse than you?" Wan Qijun said with a smile.

Zhao Qirui laughed when he heard this: "Then you can come to the capital to play if you have nothing to do, or simply open a branch in the capital, anyway, the capital has such a population, you don't have to be afraid of no business, and then there will be a reason to come!" ”

Yi Hongguo said with a smile: "It's not impossible to do this, but how do I feel, the practice of opening a shop just to see a crab is a bit stupid......" (to be continued......)