Chapter 31: Soft Solution
As soon as this doucai porcelain came out, Luo Fu and Wang Xiaoxian's eyes were immediately attracted, Luo Fu took out reading glasses from his pocket and put them on, picked up the cup and played with it repeatedly for a while before putting it down, and said: "The imitation of this chicken bowl cup is very well made, not machine-processed, but hand-painted. From the selection of materials to the drawing, there is no problem with the enamel, the shape of the instrument or the shade and lines of the pen. β
Speaking of this, Robb's words paused, sorted out his thoughts, and continued: "If it weren't for the fact that the thief light was too heavy, and the name of the imitator was clearly written on the inscription at the bottom, then as long as it was slightly old, I am afraid it would be a good enough product to be fake." β
"But...... The shape of this chicken bowl cup is slightly larger than the standard chicken bowl cup, but judging by the craftsmanship of this maker, there should not be such a low-level mistake...... Could it be? β
Seeing Robb's reaction, Ye Qian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said in his heart that he was worthy of being Wang Banxian's henchman, and this eyesight was really speechless.
Only Wang Xiaoxian didn't count it in his heart, and asked, "Rob, what is it?" You have something to say, how can you learn to be like my father, and you always love to hang people's appetites......"
Unexpectedly, Rob didn't answer her words this time, but looked up at Ye Qian and asked, "Ye Gan, this thing can't be a set of porcelain, right?" β
Originally, according to Ye Gan's temper, he should blow it up at this time, but now that he has an apprentice, he doesn't have to blow the conch himself, so he glanced at Luo Xing.
Luo Xing comprehended, stepped forward and said, "Grandpa, your eyesight is really amazing...... That's right, this is a set of porcelain, which was placed on Feng Jiang's antique shelf at that time, and my master could see it at a glance. β
Before Rob could speak, Wang Xiaoxian was taken aback and asked, "Your master?" Who, you still recognized a master in the casino? β
Luo Xing smiled and pointed at Ye Qian: "This is my master." β
"What! He...... He's your master!? β
Wang Xiaoxian jumped in front of Ye Qian in surprise, looked left and right, pointed at Ye Gan and said, "Ye Gan, there is really you, you said that you went to save Brother Luo Xing, and now you actually accept him as an apprentice?" You're here, you're ......"
Different from Wang Xiaoxian, Rob is old and serious after all, and his vision is many times more vicious than Wang Xiaoxian, although he was a little surprised by this news, he did not show any too intense emotions, nodded and said: "This is a good thing, Brother Ye has real skills in his hands, you can have a future if you follow him to learn." β
After saying this, Luo Fu cleared his throat and shouted at Luo Xing: "Kneel." β
At this time, Luo Xing was a little confused, and opened his mouth to say: "Grandpa, I ......"
Luo Fu's face sank: "Kneel!" β
Although I don't know what's going on, Luo Xing has always listened to his grandfather's words, and he thought that his grandfather's anger had not disappeared, so he knelt down directly.
Unexpectedly, Luo Fu immediately turned to Ye Qian and said: "Mr. Ye, I will entrust this kid Luo Xing to you, I don't want him to be rich and rich in the future, I just ask you to discipline and restrain him more, and don't let him fall into the casino like before." β
Now Wang Xiaoxian completely understood, it turned out that this was Luo Xing's grandfather who wanted his grandson to officially apprentice.
After saying this, Luo Fu turned his head to Luo Xing and said, "Luo Xing, kowtow to your master." β
This is the practice of old-fashioned people, but also a kind of etiquette, in ancient times apprenticeship, no matter what master, apprentices have to kowtow when apprenticeship, different industries have different rules, among which the rules of quyi and martial arts are the most strict, followed by the rules on the rivers and lakes.
In the past, even if you go to the blacksmith shop to be an apprentice, the apprentice has to kneel on the ground and kowtow to the master, this is the rule, people teach you to give you a living job, give you a craft that can support yourself, as the saying goes, teach the apprentice to starve the master, it seems to be nonsense now, but in ancient times this is a wise saying, the times are different, can not be generalized.
But like this kind of master-apprentice relationship, in fact, there are not many interests entangled in it, more of affection, so the writing master is not the master, the master master, such as the master is like the father, give you the ability to eat, discipline you, and give you the rules, this is something that a qualified master must do.
So people like Rob who came from the old society value the rules the most, Ye Qian knows this, but as a modern young man, he is resistant to these things, and he just wanted to stand up and refuse, but he was directly held down by Wang Xiaoxian.
Wang Xiaoxian leaned down and said in Ye Gan's ear: "Don't move, since you have promised to accept Luo Xing as an apprentice, then you must accept his worship, otherwise Rob will not be at ease, this rule will not stand up, and the antique business will not recognize it." β
Ye Qian glanced at Wang Xiaoxian with some surprise, this woman can always surprise him, although she is usually stupid and naΓ―ve many times, but she can always hit the nail on the head when it is critical, I really don't know what kind of mental illness this is......
Thinking wildly in his head, Ye Qian had to put on the appearance of a master, Luo Xing kowtowed in an orderly manner, and shouted, "Master." β
Ye Qian smiled bitterly in his heart, raised his hand and said, "Okay, good apprentice, get up." β
Although he said that he had accepted an apprentice, Ye Qian had miscalculated in his heart, he had told Luo Xing before that accepting an apprentice was purely a whim, and he didn't plan to make it so formal, the original intention was to accept a younger brother, but he never expected Luo Fu to be so serious, it was really ......
After Luo Xing finished worshipping the teacher, he stood up and stood behind Ye Gan respectfully, Ye Qian shook his head, he didn't know what to say at this time, but Luo Fu provoked the conversation again: "Mr. Ye, this set of porcelain things has always been difficult to get, how do you plan to get the things inside?" β
Ye Qian put his mind down for a while, thought about it for a while, and said: "This thing, in fact, can't be simpler, there are two solutions to this set of porcelain, do you know?" β
Luo Fu shook his head and said, "I've only heard about it, and I've heard the old man mention it twice, but I really don't know the specific method." β
Ye Qian turned to Wang Xiaoxian again: "Xiaoxian, do you know how to solve this set of porcelain?" β
"How do I know?"
Wang Xiaoxian pouted and said: "You all only care about talking about your own affairs, and I still don't know what is going on with the set of porcelain, let alone any solution." β
Everyone laughed, and in the end, Luo Fu apologized: "It's my negligence, miss, the so-called set of porcelain is like this......"
When Luo Fu explained the ins and outs of the set of porcelain, Wang Xiaoxian suddenly realized: "The craftsmen in ancient times were really powerful, so they could be fired, I don't know if people still have this craft." β
"Of course there is, far away, close at hand."
As Ye Qian spoke, he pointed his hand at his nose: "It's just a matter of being proficient in this craft." β
Wang Xiaoxian glanced at Ye Qian, and flattened his mouth: "Just blow it, I haven't seen you until now, I haven't seen you ......."
"Then you can tell me, what of the things I said I haven't done until now?" Ye Qian asked proudly.
These words immediately choked Wang Xiaoxian, yes, from Ye Qian's coming over to now, there is really nothing he said that he didn't do.
Ye Qian enjoyed the process of arguing with Wang Xiaoxian very much, but now was not the time to quarrel, so he straightened his attitude and said to Luo Fu:
"The method of setting porcelain is roughly divided into two kinds, one is called hard solution, and the other is called soft solution...... The so-called hard solution, according to the current words, is brute force cracking, which is divided into hot and cold method, frosting method, and cocoon breaking method, which is basically solved by violence through physical means. β
Generally speaking, the craftsmen who make the set of porcelain will add some special substances to the outer layer of enamel, and then prepare the corresponding potion according to the specific formula, put the set of porcelain in, and within three days, the outer layer of enamel can be dissolved, revealing the true body inside."
Luo Fu nodded, he didn't know the trick at all, but deliberately hid it, and now that he saw that Ye Qian knew these methods, he no longer hid them, and said:
"I have heard of this method of softening the solution, but it is said that only by finding the specific enamel formula at that time can the corresponding 'antidote' be concocted, otherwise the ingredients are wrong, and the enamel outside cannot be melted, not to mention, and it may destroy the original things inside."
Ye Qian slapped his face: "That's the truth, but you don't know, there is a universal formula for this thing, and it just so happens that I will." β
When Luo Fu heard this, he didn't ask anymore, because he knew that this kind of secret recipe was generally not passed on, so his grandson worshipped Ye Qian as a teacher and could ask and learn, but he couldn't tell him the secret recipe, this was the rule.
But Ye Qian didn't intend to hide his secrets, he knew too much knowledge, and he didn't care about revealing these two points at all, but he also had to take into account Luo Fu's feelings, so he beckoned Luo Xing over, and told him all the materials he needed in his ear, and then he stood up and stretched: "Eh, I haven't slept this night, I'm really tired...... It's not even five o'clock, so let's go to sleep. β
After speaking, Ye Qian said to Luo Xing: "Luo Xing, you accompany your grandfather to chat, when you leave, it is best to go back to where you live, take the suspected porcelain thing in your house, and then buy all the things I want, if you are tired, sleep well, and come back at night." β
Luo Fu was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "Luo Xing, when did you have such a set of porcelain where you live?" β
"I don't know if it's true...... Luo Xing was a little embarrassed, and explained: "Because the bottom of this set of porcelain is from Liuyin Mountain, I remembered that I also found a fine imitation of Doucai porcelain from Liuyin Mountain on the antique street before, but I don't know if it's true." β
Luo Xing and Luo Fu didn't talk about how they talked for the time being, here Ye Qian came to the backyard to find a random place to deal with it and sleep, just saw Wang Xiaoxian coming out of a room, his expression was slightly pale, and he looked quite tired, Ye Qian stepped forward and asked, "Why, I haven't slept all night?" β
"Hmm!"
Wang Xiaoxian nodded, then looked at Ye Qian again, and said, "Don't think about it, I'm not worried about you, I'm just, I'm ......."
Ye Qian leaned against the pillar and smiled evilly: "What is it?" Say ......"
"I ...... I'm just worried about those two million! That's a small amount of living money in the store, and I'm now the big shopkeeper of Lingyuxuan, so of course I have to worry about it......"