"Eh!" Zhao Xueyi quickly took the piece of ancient ink pointed by Zhu Dafu into his hand and looked at it carefully. But after a while, he couldn't help but let out a sigh, frowned, and the expression on his face began to become complicated. After a while, he took out the magnifying glass and looked at the ink bit by bit. Seeing that Zhao Xueyi was okay for a while, Uncle Wu asked curiously: "Xiao Chen, where did you get this piece of ancient ink?" Chu Chen smiled slightly and repeated what happened just now, Wu Uncle and Zhu Dafu couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing after hearing this. At this time, Zhao Xueyi had also finished reading the ancient ink, and he said: "Let me tell you, Xiao Chen, you are easy to talk to. Since what he did is so unreasonable, you should also take down that jade plaque." Chu Chen scratched He scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "I don't want to join them!" Zhu Dafu did not agree with this and said: "Xiao Chen, I'm going to tell you about this. What you did was not pity for him, but Harm him!" Chu Chen was stunned, and then asked: "What do you say?" Zhu Dafu replied: "I know, you think this piece of ancient ink is very unusual, and you feel that you have taken advantage of it, so just spare it. Horse. But then again, the other party definitely couldn't see the quality of this piece of ancient ink. In other words, in his heart, he felt that he was getting hundreds of thousands of dollars for this kind of money. Do you think he will do it again in the future? " Hearing this, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. The reason why he put the matter down lightly before was indeed, as Zhu Dafu said, because he felt that he had already taken advantage of it. Big bargain. In addition, the old man looked really pitiful, so he didn't care about it anymore. But now he understands. Overflowing sympathy is not a good thing, good intentions lead to bad things. It¡¯s a reflection of myself now. Just like Zhu Dafu said, high profits are obtained at a small price. I guess this is not something that many people can resist! If the other party does this kind of thing in the future, will he be considered as adding fuel to the flames? Seeing Chu Chen's tangled look, Uncle Wu said: "Okay, Xiao Chen, don't think too much. If he could do business properly, he wouldn't have come up with such an idea. Even if he didn't This is your case. Now that he has come up with this method, he will still implement it if he has the opportunity. As the old saying goes, if you do something wrong, you can forgive it, but if you do it yourself, the outcome depends on him. " Zhu Dafu took over and said: "Yeah, let's forget about this kind of thing. Let's study it and find out which period this Fang Gumo is from. By the way. Old Zhao, do you see why you came here? "This piece of ancient ink must be old," Zhao Xueyi replied. "What else?" Zhu Dafu then asked. Zhao Xueyi spread his hands and said: "I just think the texture of this piece of ancient ink is very good. As for the other things, I really can't decide!" After hearing this, Zhu Dafu said angrily: "After talking for a long time, You said some nonsense like this. Let me do it!" After saying that, he took Gu Mo in his hand. Also use a magnifying glass to observe carefully, but at a glance. There was a look of surprise and hesitation on his face, and his brows were furrowed, as if he had encountered some problem. Seeing the above situation, Uncle Wu said a little strangely: "Old Zhao, although you don't have a deep understanding of stationery supplies, you have some knowledge about the identification of ancient ink. Is it possible that besides being able to tell that it is an old ink? , you can¡¯t see anything else?¡± Zhao Xueyi shook his head: ¡°The gold on the surface of this piece of ancient ink has almost worn out, and this piece of ancient ink has no paint coating. It¡¯s really difficult for me to judge how old it is. When." "Can't you tell the approximate age?" Uncle Wu asked with a frown. Zhao Xueyi shook his head and said: "You should also know the time when lacquer clothing became popular. Judging from the hardness of this piece of ancient ink, I think the production time should only reach the late Qing Dynasty at the earliest. But judging from the traces of time, I think I think this piece of ancient ink should be made at least five hundred years ago" Hearing this, Uncle Wu also frowned and thought deeply. After a while, he said: "Could it be the material and material used to make ancient ink? The craftsmanship is particularly good, so this piece of ancient ink can still be so hard after hundreds of years." Zhao Xueyi nodded: "This is indeed possible, but such ancient ink is usually made by famous artists, and now it is painted with gold. The mark is so badly worn that it is impossible to tell who made it. "How about comparing it with the ink maker?" Uncle Wu asked again. ¡°Anyway, in my memory, there is no similar ink maker in the Ming Dynasty!¡± ?"Actually, I think" "Brother Chen, what are you doing?" " As soon as Chu Chen opened his mouth, he saw Liu Sizhe walking in: "Uncle Wu, you guys are here too! " Uncle Wu smiled and said, "Xiao Liu, why are you here? Liu Sizhe said with a smile: "Brother Chen and I came here together after lunch." Just now, Brother Chen came in with an old man and left us next door. We waited and waited but didn't see him. Everyone sent me here to see if Brother Chen had been abducted by the old man! " Chu Chen heard this and cursed with a smile: "Go! I'm not a three-year-old child, am I that easy to be abducted? " "That's impossible to say! Liu Sizhe chuckled, and then asked: "By the way, what are you doing?" " "Isn't this what you said about the old man staying behind" Chu Chen smiled and recounted the story again. "Hi! Liu Sizhe clapped his hands: "Brother Chen, I'm not telling you, you are too soft-hearted. In that case, why don't you take off the jade medal?" Let me tell you, if you do this, the old man¡¯s son will definitely laugh at your foolishness and not think twice about your kindness at all! Chu Chen chuckled and said, "I won't talk about it anymore. I feel at ease anyway!" " "That's right! Liu Sizhe smiled slightly, and then asked: "What about this piece of ancient ink now?" Do you know the year and production? " "Well, Lao Zhao looked at it, but he didn't know anything about it! "Uncle Wu laughed and said. Zhao Xueyi laughed when he heard this and said: "Old Wu, we laugh at fifty steps at a hundred steps. This piece of ancient ink has so little information left. I don't believe you can be any better than me. go! " After listening to the conversation between the two, Liu Sizhe finally understood what was going on, which made him feel a little surprised. Although Zhao Xueyi's main focus was not on the Four Treasures of the Study, but based on Zhao Xueyi's many years of appraisal experience, he could tell something about how a piece of ancient ink was used. Come, but now he doesn¡¯t know anything about it. How could he not feel strange? At this time, Zhu Dafu also put the piece of ancient ink back into the box. At this time, his expression was a little solemn. Seeing this situation, Liu Sizhe was curious. He quickly looked at the piece of ancient ink. "Hey, this piece of ancient ink has a lacquer coat, and the broken lines on the lacquer coat look like the lines of rhinoceros horns, which is really weird! " "The pattern is like a rhinoceros? ! "After hearing Liu Sizhe's sigh, Zhao Xueyi began to think deeply. After a while, his expression suddenly changed, and he even let out an exclamation. "Uncle Wu and Zhu Dafu, who are not knowledgeable and knowledgeable people? When they heard Zhao Xueyi's exclamation, they all understood the meaning immediately, and their expressions were quite shocked. Although Chu Chen had already guessed this from the results of the superpower, when everyone went there. When he thought about the direction of his guess, he couldn't help but get excited. "What's wrong with you?" "At this time, Liu Sizhe was a little confused. He really couldn't understand why he just said one sentence and caused such a big reaction from everyone." Chu Chen chuckled: "Didn't you also read several books introducing ancient ink?" As for the books, I never thought that "its pattern is like a rhinoceros" is a praise for the ancient ink produced by which famous artist? " "The pattern is like a rhinoceros? Liu Sizhe pondered for a moment and then thought about it: "It's as strong as jade, and its patterns are like rhinoceros. It doesn't cost one or two points to write dozens of paintings. Isn't this the ancient people's praise for Li Tinggui's ink!" etc! Are you saying that this piece of ink is the famous Li Tinggui ink? " At the end of the sentence, Liu Sizhe almost jumped up with excitement. This is also because Li Tinggui's ink is so famous. He is also a person who loves calligraphy. Sometimes he dreams of owning such a good piece of ink, but this kind of ink is now available except for treasures. Outside the Forbidden City, it can be said that it is harder than reaching the sky. Now, a piece of ancient ink is very likely to be Li Tinggui ink. How could he not be extremely excited? Early ink was all natural graphite. It is easy to fall off after writing. Artificial ink production began in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It was said that the ink making technology was perfected in the Tang Dynasty. The ink was not only black and shiny, but also had a fragrance, so it became a brand. At that time, the domestic calligraphy and painting circles were all flocking to it, so in order to maintain the brand, Xi Nai printed the word "Xi Xi Nai" on all the ink he made. The Nai family's ink-making factory was a well-known family business. It was run by ancestors and grandchildren for three generations, and the technology was continuously improved. From the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms, due to social unrest, there were mountains and plains of Huangshan pine, which was the best raw material for making ink. , the family continued to work in their old business here, and their production continued to grow, and their reputation grew. Because the Xi family's ink was really good and easy to use, they were well-known for their calligraphy and painting skills at that time.The empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yu, highly praised the music, and the empress Li bestowed the surname Li on the Xi Nai family. Xi Nai¡¯s ink-making technology developed further when it was passed on to his grandson Li Tinggui. Li Tinggui also strives to innovate while inheriting the technology of his ancestors. After repeated research and countless experiments, he invented a new formula: one pound of pine smoke, three ounces of pearls, one ounce of jade chips, one ounce of borneol, and raw lacquer, antler glue, pearls, rhinoceros horn, garcinia, and croton. , tung oil, musk, borneol, ash, wood bark, pomegranate peel and other substances, pounded one hundred thousand times. Therefore, the quality of the ink he made did not deteriorate and the ink did not deform. The quality greatly exceeded that of his grandfather and father, reaching the pinnacle. Therefore, a new brand "Li Tinggui Ink" was formed, or "Li Ink" for short. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!