Speaking of excitement, Ma Dingxiang took out a black pipe, gently sprinkled it with tobacco, took a deep breath, and enjoyed it all over his face.

"Captain Black, Royal Family?"

Looking at Ma Dingxiang's surprised expression, Wen Yiming smiled and said: "Extra-pure, 42.5g paper bag, good quality, good taste, elegant fragrance, good taste, sweet, soft strength." ”

"Xiaoyou also likes to play with pipes?" Ma Dingxiang was a little surprised: "Are you also a fellow practitioner?"

Wen Yiming smiled slightly: "I am an incense master, and I am interested in all fragrances, what do you say?"

"Hahaha, good, interesting!" Ma Dingxiang clapped his hands and said happily: "It's rare to meet a confidant, the two hobbies of the old man in his life, one is ancient coins, and the other is pipes!"

After speaking, he handed over the pipe in his hand, Wen Yiming took the pipe, played with it a few times and said: "Aggressive, heather, new Ding Wei heather!"

"Heather grows mainly on the slopes and rock walls of the Mediterranean region and grows very slowly. Take the part of the nodule that is buried deep in the ground and is located between the rhizomes. The history of the Root Pipe can be traced back to 1850 in the Saint-Claude district of France, which is still one of the world's most important centers for the manufacture of heather pipes. ”

"In addition to the advantages of strong and durable, fine wood and beautiful wood grain, the most valuable thing is that it has countless invisible holes, which are very helpful to dissipate water vapor and heat when tobacco is burned, and also determines its light weight. This woody material has only a very slight effect on the flavor of the tobacco, which can maximize the original taste. ”

"This pipe is at least more than 100 years old, amber, the older it is, the better the wood, the more beautiful the grain, the more expensive it is, and of course the best burning quality. ”

Wen Yiming returned the pipe to Ma Dingxiang and exclaimed: "Before World War II, 250-year-old nodules could still be found, and the best rare heather is only 100 years old, which is hard to find." 15 years ago, 50~75-year-old trees were quite common, and today it is rare to see 20-year-old trees on the market. ”

"Okay!" Ma Dingxiang didn't expect the young man to be familiar with pipes, and said happily: "Xiaoyou's eyesight is extraordinary, come, take a look at these handfuls again!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and took out a brocade box, and there were three pipes in it, so that Wen Yiming could comment. Ling Tiancheng raised the teacup and said secretly: "Pretend to force the time to start!"

Wen Yiming picked up a dark brown pipe and said with a smile: "The sepiolite in the central production area of Turkey, the cigarette holder is made of local cattle thigh bones, and the pulp has been raised for at least ten years. ”

"Sepiolite is light, has good heat dissipation, and because the stone is delicate and soft, it can carve a very delicate and detailed relief pattern on the outer wall, which has high artistic value, which is also one of the places where it is superior to heather. After a long time, the sepiolite pipe will exude a deep and noble brown gold color under the combined action of the inside and outside of the e-liquid and hand sweat, a rare work of art. ”

Picking up the second black-brown curved pipe, he exclaimed: "Ma Lao is worthy of being a senior collector, even sea willow wood!"

"The sea willow is an ancient and precious seabed shrub with a lifespan of up to 1,000 years, fastened to the submarine reef with a suction cup, up to more than 4 meters high, black-brown or tan-colored, thick trunk and dense branches, and slender leaves, similar to the willow leaves on land. The wood is tough and corrosion-resistant, and is known as ironwood. ”

Wen Yiming played with the pipe, felt the slightest coolness and said: "Because they hide at the bottom of the sea all their lives, they are also known as sacred trees." Various works of art made of sea willow wood were noble playthings of emperors and generals in ancient times. Sea willow pipe, beautiful color, delicate wood, cool and refreshing to use, and has a natural filtering effect, a once-in-a-lifetime treasure. ”

"As for this ......" Wen Yiming frowned, picked up the last straight pipe, and said curiously: "Corn cob?"

"Hahaha, I really can't hide it from Xiaoyou, it's corn cob!"

Ma Dingxiang took the pipe with a smile and recalled: "This is my first pipe, although the material is low, but the meaning is extraordinary, so I have collected it to this day." ”

"Corn cob pipes, as the name suggests, are made of specially planted corn, take its cob, air dry it for about two years, and then process it through other processes, and finally glue it. ”

"One ear of corn can usually make two pipes, which has the advantages of light weight, porous heat dissipation, etc., and can also bring out its characteristic flavor when smoking. Because its price is very cheap, seven or eight dollars a piece produced in the United States, and about 15 yuan in China, it is the first choice for entry. The best use is to taste tobacco, and you can give it to those friends who are salivating for your aggressiveness without feeling sorry, so as to avoid the pain of being robbed of your love. ”

Everyone laughed, Ma Dingxiang took out the tobacco, opened it gently, pinched a small amount with his fingers, put it into the pipe and said, "In my opinion, filling tobacco is the most important thing! If you want to fill a bucket of tobacco, you need to be careful, patient, skilled and experienced." ”

"Be aware of the size and shape of the pipe bowl, as well as the cutting characteristics, humidity, type and other factors of the tobacco. Mastering this seemingly simple, but in fact probably the most profound art of pipe smoking, requires constant practice and experience, and this is the greatest joy of playing a pipe. ”

While explaining, he demonstrated: "I personally summarized it as a three-layer method, the first layer gently kneaded the tobacco into the bowl until it naturally overflowed the bowl surface. Then use the child's hand force and gently press the fingers until they are half full, and use the fingers to better perceive and control the force, which is not possible with dead objects such as pressure sticks. ”

"The second layer is rubbed with tobacco, added until overflowing, and then using the woman's hand, press until it is 2/3 to 3/4 full. ”

"The third layer is kneaded with tobacco, added to the overflow, and then using the man's hand, pressing the surface layer. Finally, test the elasticity of the filled tobacco with your fingers?"

After speaking, he picked up a match, lit it and began to ignite, the flame circled back and forth on the surface of the tobacco, and at the same time cooperated with the ignition, gently sucked with the mouth, rhythmically until the entire surface was evenly ignited.

Seeing that the surface of the tobacco, which had been flattened, would rise up due to the heat, he explained with a smile: "The tobacco erection is also conducive to expanding the contact surface between the tobacco and the flame, and it will be fully ignited more quickly." Until the tobacco is red, you can stop. Do not push the temperature of the tobacco too high, so as not to affect its flavor, the high temperature can even damage the bucket wall. ”

"Now you can use a pressure stick to flatten the upright tobacco, not too hard, so as not to extinguish the tobacco. If necessary, you can also cover the mouth of the bowl with your thumb slightly, and cooperate with light inhalation to re-energize the weak fire. ”

A smell of smoke spread, Wen Yiming took a breath and said: "Dennis black vanilla, 50g iron box, produced in Denmark, good quality, good taste, soft taste, light fragrance, light strength, excellent product." ”

"As the tobacco burns, there will be subtle changes in flavor, just like the top, middle and bottom notes of a perfume. ”

"For example, the flavor of this shredded tobacco has gradually developed from sweeter, simpler, and simpler, to more bitter and complex. It's varied and fun. ”