Or is it that Mr. Meng knew that his painting was defective, but he was embarrassed to tell others that he could only cover it up in this way? ”

Lou Guobin's face turned white when he heard this, his uncle's temper was really not afraid of heaven and earth, like a powder keg, just a little bit, the old man was already very angry, why do you still say such annoying words, isn't this adding fuel to the fire?

Moreover, Lou Guobin also roughly saw that Tang Hao must have done something deceptive to make his uncle so angry, which made him suddenly disappointed.

When he was taken to see Tang Hao by Kang Maocai before, Lou Guobin didn't think that this young man was as powerful as Kang Maocai said, but he could make Mr. Kang value it so much, he still felt that Tang Hao should have some ability.

Moreover, Tang Hao's examples of intuition, Lou Guobin sounds very magical, but now it seems that this is purely a trick and a trick, and it is estimated that even Kang was deceived by his so-called intuition!

Thinking of this, Lou Guobin immediately said, "Mr. Tang, since my uncle doesn't welcome you, you better go." ”

Unconsciously, Lou Guobin's tone had cooled down, and he no longer had the enthusiasm he had just now, and at the same time, he had already made up his mind that from now on, he would never have any contact with the person in front of him, and he would call Kang Maocai later to remind him not to be deceived again.

Just as the fat nanny came over to drive Tang Hao away like yesterday, Meng Kangshi suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute! ”

Several people looked over, only to see Meng Kangshi staring at Tang Hao with a gloomy face, and said, "You said that my painting is defective?"

Young man, do you know that if you tell nonsense, you will go to eighteen layers of hell! ”

"How do you know I'm not coming back from hell?"

Tang Hao didn't have the slightest fear, and said without giving an inch: "Do you know how bad your painting is?"

Judging right and wrong based only on subjective assumptions, if you want me to see, you, the so-called calligraphy and painting master, are nothing more than that. ”

"Mr. Tang, you're a little too much!"

Lou Guobin's face sank.

"It's okay, let him say it."

Meng Kang laughed angrily and said, "I really want to know, where is my painting defective?"

If you can name one, two, or three today, I will not blame you for the past.

But if you can't say it, then don't blame me for being rude! ”

Tang Hao wanted Meng Kangshi's words, he was not verbose, he directly took out the picture scroll in the bag, slowly unfolded it, and said to Meng Kangshi: "Mr. Meng, look at what this is?" ”

Lou Guobin didn't know much about painting, so he couldn't see why, and the fat nanny had been with Meng Kang for a long time, but he understood a little, and after looking at it twice, he sneered: "What kind of treasure should I be, it turned out to be a painting copied by Wang Shimin?"

Boy, it's such a thing, are you embarrassed to bring it to Mr. Meng to offer ugliness? ”

"If you don't understand, don't talk."

Tang Hao said indifferently: "I can't see it, it can only mean that you are not at the level, so you are not afraid of losing Mr. Meng's people by jumping to conclusions so casually?" ”

"You ......"

The fat nanny only said one word, but was stopped by Meng Kangshi with a wave of his hand, the old man stared at Tang Hao, and said coldly: "I don't see anything unusual about your painting."

Although Wang Shimin is one of the four kings and four monks of the Qing Dynasty, this is just a painting he copied yesterday, how can it not compare to Ren Renfa's authentic works? ”

"I said, your picture is real, and my picture is also true, doesn't the old man really understand?"

Tang Hao asked rhetorically with a smile.

Meng Kang looked at Tang Hao fixedly, frowning and thinking, not understanding what he meant by this.

Seeing Tang Hao and Meng Kangshi choking, Lou Guobin persuaded beside him: "Uncle, you don't have to be angry with him, since I brought the person, I'll take him away!" ”

Seeing Lou Guobin coming over, Tang Hao hurriedly said: "Mr. Meng, I need a few processes to prove that what I just said is true, and I still need some time to buy chemical raw materials, as well as flasks and other utensils called 99."

"Mr. Tang, don't talk about it, let's go quickly.

Lou Guobin urged impatiently.

At the same time, Meng Kangshi seemed to remember something, and asked suspiciously, "Are you going to uncover it?" ”

"That's right."

Tang Hao showed a smile on his face, and said confidently: "The most superficial layer of this painting is Wang Shimin's copy, and the bottom is Ren Renfa's genuine work.

If Mr. Meng doesn't believe it, you can wait for me to uncover the first layer, and then you will know the truth at a glance. ”

"Okay, I'll give you time, I have everything you need."

Meng Kangshi said: "However, don't think I'm easy to deceive.

Ren Renfa's "Zhang Guo Lao Sees the Ming Emperor's Picture Scroll", I have been collecting it for more than ten years, and every detail is clear, even if it is copied again, I can see the clues. ”

"Since I said it, I naturally have this confidence."

Tang Hao replied confidently.

Lou Guobin looked at the old and the young with a shocked face, it's not that he doesn't understand, it's really that the world is changing fast, it's just a blink of an eye, and it was tense just now, so soon it will disappear? Meng Kangshi didn't mention the matter of driving Tang Hao away, but asked him to wait here, while the old man himself ran to the storage room and brought over the same utensils used for unmounting.

With all the things he needed, Tang Hao immediately started to get busy.

Taking advantage of this, Lou Guobin pulled the fat nanny over and asked curiously, "Aunt Zhang, what's going on?" ”

The fat nanny said with a confused face: "This person came to the house last night and said that he wanted to sell Mr. Meng a painting, which is the "Zhang Guo Lao Sees the Ming Emperor's Picture Scroll".

However, the authenticity of that painting had long been collected by Mr. Meng, so I thought he was a liar and asked me to kick him out.

I didn't expect Mr. Lou to bring him over again today, of course Mr. Meng would be angry.

It's just that Mr. Meng seems to believe the nonsense he said again, and I can't understand what is going on. ”

Lou Guobin didn't know what to say, his uncle has always done whatever he wanted, and no one could control his thoughts, and now he asked Tang Hao to prove that he was not a liar, and there was no one to stop him

Whether it is Lou Guobin or the fat nanny, they all know the temperament of the old man, so they can only accompany them and wait for the result.

Seeing Tang Hao skillfully fiddling with various utensils, Lou Guobin asked curiously, "Mr. Tang, what are you doing here?" ”

Tang Hao kept his hands in his hand, and replied casually: "Uncovering."

This is one of the traditional techniques for framing old paintings and calligraphy, and it is also a necessary skill for many ancient calligraphy and painting merchants.

In ancient times, rice paper was made in layers, and an ordinary rice paper could be split into two or three layers, and some of the best rice paper could even be split into more than a dozen layers.

When the ancient calligraphy and paintings made of rice paper reached the hands of the merchants, they could split as many layers of the original work as possible, and then thicken each layer of the split.

In this way, a work becomes two or more pieces, and each one is genuine, and the calligraphy and painting dealer can sell more paintings and make a few more money, which is also one of the common methods of counterfeiting.

It's just that although these calligraphy and paintings after splitting are genuine, the color is definitely not as good as the original, even the top layer.

Often, those who commit counterfeits need to make up for the original work and then smoke it to make it old, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

There are even some dishonest framers who often use this method to steal other people's paintings and calligraphy. ”

Tang Hao's explanation was very detailed, so that people could understand it as soon as they heard it, and his skillful movements made Meng Kangshi's heart start to feel a little uneasy.

Judging from Tang Hao's demeanor, this person is not a beginner, especially in the spraying and steaming of the copied paintings, he is very professional.

Meng Kangshi himself is a well-known collector, and naturally he has also learned the craft of unmasking.

As the old saying goes, calligraphy and painting are not framed by famous hands, although they are tattered, they would rather be wrapped in a hidden box, not pressed with other things, not to be in a hurry to pay for clumsy work, and to pay for clumsy work in a hurry, is to destroy its traces. However, when encountering good ancient paintings and calligraphy, if you want to collect the whole piece, you must know how to uncover the mounting technique.

You must know that those ancient paintings and calligraphy that have been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years cannot all be well preserved, and the inheritance time is too long, once you meet someone who is not ladylike, it is easy to be poorly preserved, if it is rotten and dirty, it will be very uncomfortable to look at.

And at this time, it is time for the uncovering technique to shine.

Seeing Tang Hao's skillful unmasking skills, Meng Kangshi's attitude towards him had changed unconsciously, and the appreciation in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

It was a very long process to completely uncover, Tang Hao was busy from morning to afternoon, and it was almost a lot of effort before he finally removed the first layer.

To Tang Hao's surprise, there was still an imitation of Wang Shimin under the first layer, and it was not the real product as expected.

This result also made Tang Hao soberly aware that the things he had heard in his previous life sometimes did not necessarily fully represent the truth of the matter.

Obviously, Wang Shimin's imitation does not have only one layer, but two or more layers.

Thinking about it, if you want to completely cover up Ren Renfa's imprint, the surface must be thick, and obviously a layer of rice paper is not enough to achieve this effect.

Shaking his head, Tang Hao began the process of continuing to uncover.

Meng Kangshi did not urge, although this result made him quite disappointed.

However, Tang Hao's professional unmasking technique has made the old man have a lot of changes in his opinion, even if it turns out that Tang Hao is a liar in the end, at least the old man has seen a very professional unmasking technique, and it is not a waste of time.

As for Lou Guobin and the fat nanny, one was drowsy and had been waiting for a long time, and the other went to busy himself.

Fortunately, the first layer of the painting has been revealed, and the rest is not as cumbersome as before, Tang Hao has been busy for a while and successfully uncovered the second layer.

After this layer was revealed, all the tiredness on Tang Hao's face was swept away, and it was replaced by a full smile.

Turning his head, Tang Hao smiled at Meng Kangshi and said, "Mr. Meng, I think you can compare the painting in your collection." ”

Meng Kangshi walked over, bent down slightly, and stared at the uncovered scroll on the table.