Seeing Song Jun's anxious appearance, Chu Chen smiled and put the box containing azure mud on the table. Song Jun hurriedly took the box in his hand impatiently, opened it, and suddenly showed an excited look on his face.

Song Jun nodded ecstatically and said, "Yes!" It's azure mud! After looking for so many years, I finally saw it again! ”

When Zhu Dafu heard this, he asked curiously: "Xiao Song, have you seen Azure mud before?" ”

Song Jun raised his head and said with a smile: "Not only have I seen it, but I still have some azure mud in my house." ”

"Huh?" Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this.

Zhu Dafu asked curiously: "Since you have it at home, why do you keep looking for azure mud?" ”

Song Jun said with a smile: "I think everyone knows that the difficulty of making azurean mud, the azurean mud in my collection can only make a small pot, even if I am sure to make zuò, I don't dare to try it." ”

Speaking of this, Song Jun arched his hand to Chu Chen: "Director Chu, can I trouble you with something?" ”

"Please." Chu Chen nodded and said with a smile: "But if you ask me to sell Azure Mud, I will be reluctant." ”

"I do have this plan, but since you don't want to, let's do it another way."

Song Jun was a little disappointed when he heard this, and then said: "That's the case, I estimate that you can make three to four small pots of zuò these azure mud, can you let me also make a handful, if it fails, I will take those azure mud in my collection as compensation, what do you think?" ”

Such a request is not a loss at all for Chu Chen, of course he will not disagree, he smiled and said:

"Master Song, in this case, then I didn't take a big advantage?"

Song Jun waved his hand. smiled: "It's nothing, for me, the biggest wish in this life is to be able to successfully make a real azure clay work." But I've always struggled with not having such an opportunity, if you promise. It can be said that it helped me a lot. If you're embarrassed, just give me a hint when you're successful. ”

Chu Chen laughed and said, "That's for sure." ”

After speaking, Chu Chen took out another box, put it in front of Song Jun, and said, "Master Song, how about you take a look at these dark green clay?" ”

Song Jun was slightly stunned, then remembered that Chu Chen still had some dark green mud, and hurriedly took a closer look. smiled: "Yes, they are all good dark green clay, and they are all treasures at the bottom of the box now." ”

Zhu Dafu asked: "Xiao Song, how many things can these dark green clay make?" ”

Song Jun thought for a while and replied: "It depends on how big you make, and the combination of mud is also very particular, so I'm not sure, but anyway, if you make the kind of small pot I just said, it will definitely be much better than azure mud." ”

Zhu Dafu smiled when he heard this: "That's the case." We're going to trouble you this time. ”

Song Jun smiled and waved his hand: "That's no problem, but if it's more, there will definitely be some impact on the time." ”

Zhao Xueyi said: "It's okay. We are not in a hurry, you can do it when it is convenient for you. ”

Everyone nodded yes.

Next, everyone discussed the style of the pot, because there are ready-made pot shapes to choose from, everyone decided quickly, as for the details, that is Song Jun's problem.

After discussing the shape of the pot, Chu Chen asked, "Master Song, I don't know if you are familiar with the Dajin Mountain in Taodu?" ”

"Dajin Mountain?" Song Jun looked a little surprised. He asked, "Curator Chu, you don't want to do a building materials business, do you?" ”

Chu Chen was stunned when he heard this. Surprised: "How do you say this?" ”

Song Jun replied: "There are all quarrying or building materials factories, and I remember that there are many places where there is Dajin Mountain. Could it be that you are mistaken? ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, because he thought that Song Jun was coming over today, he didn't go to the Internet to check the information, but he didn't expect to get such a result.

Chu Chen hurriedly asked, "Master Song, do you know how long the quarry has been open there?" ”

Song Jun didn't know why Chu Chen asked this, but he didn't ask much, and replied truthfully: "I don't know exactly how long it is, anyway, I remember that there should be a lot of time." ”

After listening to Song Jun's reply, Chu Chen was basically sure that the possibility that it was the place mentioned in the poem was very small, besides, even if the place implied in the poem was there, after so many years of quarrying mountains and rocks, there was really a treasure that was dug up by others, right?

However, people are like this, sometimes if you don't take a look at it with your own eyes, you won't be able to let go of it at once, Chu Chen is also like this now, he decided to wait for those strange words to be solved, to see what is written on it, if it is not clearly stated, he still has to go to the Dajin Mountain in Taodu to take a look, otherwise he will not give up.

"Or maybe I'm mistaken." Chu Chen hid and changed the topic.

Since he received Zhu Dafu's phone call until now, Song Jun has been in a state of continuous rotation, and then, chatting and chatting, he couldn't hold back his sleepiness, and yawned at the end, which made him very embarrassed.

Everyone understood this very well, and persuaded Song Jun to go back to rest, and he agreed, and then Chu Chen drove him back to the hotel.

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Because there were many things, the next day, after signing an agreement with Chu Chen, Song Jun went back to Taodu with the mud, because there were too many uncertain factors, and he didn't say anything about the time when the pot was made. Chu Chen guessed that maybe Song Jun needed to make the azure clay pot for a few years.

Some people may think it is incredible, how can a purple clay pot be made for several years?

Generally speaking, the real connotation of "handmade pot" must be to use the "traditional handmade molding technique", that is, to follow the wooden turntable patting and inlay molding techniques inherited from the Ming Dynasty, and to use traditional bamboo and wood, horns, copper, iron and other tools in the process of making zuò.

It is best to use sandalwood and jujube wood for beating mud chips and mud strips, and the wooden turntable is generally beech wood and sandalwood. To make a pot, you need to use a "moment car" to draw a round clay piece, and an "elephant car" to draw a straight clay strip, and the shape of these two tools has been inherited from the Ming Dynasty to the present.

Another major feature of the "traditional hand-made molding technique" is that it can be carefully crafted without having to rush to complete it at one time. The coarse glaze sleeve used to store the mud is one of the important tools, and the bottom of the tank stores water. In the middle, it is separated by a mud layer dug with a water injection hole, and the finished and semi-finished mud products are placed on top of the mud layer, and then closed with a wooden cover. You can adjust the water surface height at any time to control the humidity of the mud billet without worrying about it getting out of shape or damaging it.

Because of this. Some masters need to carve a work for several years to complete, and the artistic value is high, and the price is naturally expensive.

But in the same way, the time cost is not low, so although the shops in the general market advertise that they sell all handmade purple clay pots in their stores, many of them have to put a question mark on the price of those so-called handmade pots.

In the blink of an eye, another half a month has passed. Early this morning, Chu Chen went to visit Liu's hometown.

After chatting with the parents for a while, Liu Lao said: "Ah Chen, it will take some time for that odd character poem to be accurately translated." ”

Chu Chen waved his hand: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry about this." ”

Liu Lao smiled: "There is one more thing I want to tell you, I looked through the relevant information and found that the original judgment of Dajinshan is very likely to be wrong." ”

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I also checked some information and found that there are still a few places called Jinshan in Taodu." Like some kind of Jinshanwu or something, maybe the poem is talking about one of them. ”

"We can't guess the right thing about this now, so let's wait for the whole poem to be translated."

Liu Lao waved his hand. Then he said: "Achen, there is an urgent matter now, and I want you to go to other provinces. ”

"Where to go?" Chu Chen asked.

"Jiangcheng."

"No problem, you have something to say."

"That's what happened." Liu Lao explained the matter.

It turned out that after learning about Cai Jianxuan's appearance after plastic surgery that day, the case-handling personnel began to investigate, because several days had passed, and Cai Jianxuan was more cunning, and the clues were almost cut off during the period. But even so, it is only known that Cai Jianxuan should not have gone abroad yet. There is only an approximate range of where.

Of course, as the old saying goes. The most feared thing in this world is the word "serious", and yesterday the investigators finally sent a very important clue, saying that someone bought a piece of Jun porcelain from a suspected Cai Jianxuan's subordinate the day before yesterday. And according to the clues, the man was caught.

It's just that the man didn't admit that his things were fake, and he didn't admit that he knew Cai Jianxuan, so he couldn't open his mouth for a while.

In this case, the most convenient way is to identify the authenticity of that porcelain, but many experts, including Qiao Qingtai, could not determine the authenticity of the thing, so they thought of asking Chu Chen to help identify the authenticity.

Hearing this, Chu Chen asked, "What are the characteristics of the slurry?" ”

Liu Lao shook his head: "Lao Qiao said that the slurry is not too old, but it looks quite natural, and there is no trace of slurry, but he always feels that something is wrong, it is not easy to judge, you can know the specifics when you go to see it." ”

Chu Chen said: "Okay, then I'll arrange things and set off." ”

Liu Lao nodded and said, "Ah Chen, help me say sorry to Xiao Ke when I go back!" ”

Chu Chen hurriedly smiled and said, "Master, what are you talking about, besides, with my mother and Xiaolan at home, I can't help much." ”

Speaking of which, Qiao Qingtai has always wanted to invite Chu Chen to his place, but Chu Chen has never had time to go to Jiangcheng, and this time he just took the opportunity to go.

Next, Chu Chen went back to the courtyard to pack his luggage and told his family about the matter, but everyone was a little worried, because they all remembered the previous gift giving and tracking, and they were afraid that Cai Jianxuan would jump over the wall in a hurry and make some crazy moves.

Chu Chen hurriedly comforted everyone not to worry, because their concerns and case-handling personnel have already taken countermeasures, it can be said that Jiangcheng at this time is already a net of heaven and earth, as long as Cai Jianxuan's people make any moves, it won't be long before they can be discovered.

If this weren't for that, Liu Lao wouldn't have let Chu Chen go to Jiangcheng with confidence, after all, Chu Chen was his most proud disciple who closed the door, how could there be any reason to push Chu Chen into the fire pit.

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation and comfort, everyone was a little relieved, but even so, they still asked Chu Chen to bring Hu Yong and Zuo Shan, and with the protection of the two of them, they were relieved.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Chen and the three of them stepped on the land of Jiangcheng, and as soon as they walked out of the passage, they saw the pick-up staff sent by Qiao Qingtai, holding a sign to the exit. So, the three of them went up to meet them.

The two sides made introductions, and the pick-up staff took the three of them to the parking lot, invited them to get into a business car, and then the car drove to Qiao Qingtai's home.

Qiao Qingtai's place is a lakeside villa, the surrounding mountains and water resources are closely connected, and the lake and mountains are contrasting, I have to say that this is a good place to recuperate.

Chu Chen got out of the car at the door of the villa, and saw Qiao Qingtai standing at the door to greet his arrival, after the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Qiao Qingtai invited Chu Chen into the house, first let them go to their respective rooms to pack their luggage, and then invited everyone to the living room.

When the maid aunt served tea to Chu Chen, Qiao Qingtai smiled and said, "I've always wanted to invite you over, but today I finally got my wish." ”

Chu Chen looked around the antique living room and said with a smile: "Old Qiao, you should have said that you live in such a good place, otherwise I would have come over to disturb you a long time ago." ”

"Well, you can bury me hard." Qiao Qingtai nodded at Chu Chen with a smile and said, "It's not like I haven't been to your house, whether it's the Yuhuating side or the courtyard, which one is much bigger than me, right?" ”

Chu Chen smiled and shook his head: "You can't say that, don't say anything else, how can I have such a beautiful lake on your side?" ”

Qiao Qingtai said with a smile: "Yes, don't compliment me, when we solve this matter, I will take you to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Jiangcheng." ”

"Okay!" Chu Chen agreed, and then asked, "Old Qiao, where is the thing now?" ”

Qiao Qingtai replied: "Let Old Man Qin see it, and he will bring it over in a while." ”

Chu Chen asked again, "Old Qiao, who do you say this is?" ”

Qiao Qingtai said: "His name is Qin Jin, and like you, he mainly focuses on porcelain, but this person is not very good, so you can ignore him." ”

"Oh." Chu Chen nodded.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, as soon as Chu Chen's words fell, Qin Jin, two porcelain experts, and three case-handling personnel arrived at the door of Qiao Qingtai's house.

The servant took the group of six people to the living room, and Qiao Qingtai introduced the two parties, only to see that Qin Jin was an old man with half-long hair and quite an artist's temperament.

Qin Jin looked around for a moment, and said with a smile: "Old man Qiao, you are quite good at enjoying it, you actually live in such a good place." ”

Qiao Qingtai sneered: "It's like you live in a worse place than me." ”

"I bought it with my own money, what about you?" Qin Jin said with disdain. (To be continued)