Jianbao life

Chapter 451

After the concoction is prepared, you only need to use garlic cloves to smear it. After smearing, tie it with a rope and fix it. It will be very firm after two or three days!However, the shortcomings of the porcelain glued by this method are also very obvious, that is, it cannot be wetted, and it is precisely because of this that Chu Chen does not intend to use it.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Uncle Wu, we have to go to Mr. Du's place later, it's too late for a while, and I planned to ask Mr. Du to help restore this porcelain, so we're still here Then talk about it!"

Uncle Wu nodded in agreement, and then quickly said: "Okay! Then let's go now! I want to see the elegance of Chenghua blue and white porcelain sooner!"

Next, Chu Chen put all those ancient books in the safe, picked up the tiles that Uncle Wu helped wrap, and the porcelain cups he got a few days ago, and then the two of them went downstairs together to buy some fruits and the like Gifts, rented a car and headed for Du Hou's house.

Because the security personnel of the kiln factory have not yet arrived, Hu Yong has been helping the kiln factory for the past two days, so he did not follow.

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Ten minutes later, the two arrived in front of the villa where Du Hou lived in a taxi. As soon as they got off the car, Du Hou, who was standing at the door, greeted him with a smile on his face. People were welcomed into the house.

Du Hou has three children in total. The eldest son lives in Shanghai, the second daughter married to other places, and the youngest son has immigrated. Therefore, there are only Du Hou and his wife in such a big villa, and there is a nanny living there. deserted.In Du Hou's words, Chu Chen and the others are here, and the popularity in his room has increased a lot.

Originally, Du Hou’s eldest son wanted him to live in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, but Du Hou has already gotten used to life in the Porcelain City, and he already loves porcelain. No matter how good the Shanghai Stock Market is, it is not as attractive as the porcelain culture atmosphere of the Millennium Porcelain City. he.

Du Hou invited the two of them to sit down, and when he saw the gift Chu Chen put on the table, he shook his head and said, "I told you before, don't buy gifts, I will be very happy when you come!"

"It's the first time to visit, it should be!" Chu Chen changed the topic with a smile: "I want to trouble you with something, maybe bring some gifts to make you feel soft!"

The two elders laughed when they heard the words, and when the nanny poured tea for the three of them, Du Hou made a gesture of invitation, and said with a smile:
"Okay, then I'll be soft-hearted once. I wonder what kind of help you want me to do, Xiao Chu?"

Chu Chen laughed and took out the tiles when he heard the words, then put them on the table and spread them out.

When Du Hou saw the tiles on the table, he knew what Chu Chen asked him to do for him.Knowing that what Chu Chen took out should not be too bad, he immediately took out the magnifying glass and looked at it. As a result, he had the same expression as Uncle Wu before. The more he looked, the more surprised he became, and finally there was pain on his face The color of pity.

"I said Xiao Chu, the fracture of this piece of porcelain is so new, you couldn't have accidentally broken it, right?"

"No way! I bought these tiles at the morning market." Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "If I dropped it, then both my master and Uncle Wu will blow my ass off. "

"I said, Xiao Chu, you shouldn't be so reckless!" Du Hou said with a smile: "Well, let's put it together with garlic juice first, the general shape has a number, and then we will talk about other things."

Du Hou did this to avoid future disputes. It would be best if it is a complete product. If there are any tiles missing, then mark it and write it in the contract, so as not to be unclear when you get it.

Chu Chen didn't have any opinion on this, and nodded directly: "Okay!..."

Next, everyone moved to Du Hou's study room. After asking the nanny for related items, Chu Chen began to prepare the concoction liquid. It was not difficult to mix this thing, and Chu Chen was quick with his hands and feet. The preparation is successful.

Everything was ready, and under Chu Chen's operation, everyone began to carefully glue the porcelain pieces together one by one according to the shape of the palace bowl.

The bonding process went smoothly. When it was time for lunch, a total of 21 porcelain tiles were glued together one by one. With the last tile returning to its place, one glazed surface was as bright as fat, as moist as jade, and as green as green material. The Chenghua blue-and-white palace bowl with lingering ganoderma lucidum and precious patterns, which is soft and elegant, is displayed in front of everyone.

The three admired it obsessively for a long time, and they didn't come back to their senses until Mrs. Du said that they were going to prepare dinner.

Du Hou said solemnly: "Xiao Chu, I will definitely do my best to help you restore this palace bowl."

"Thank you! Thank you!" Chu Chen quickly thanked, "You can just tell me how much it costs!"

"No fee!" Du Hou waved his hand, jokingly said: "It is a great honor to be able to restore such a treasure, and besides, it can also entertain my loneliness. I didn't give you any money. That's it. That's it! That's the deal, if you want to withdraw money, be careful, I'm in a hurry with you!"

Seeing Du Hou's statement, Chu Chen could only agree with a little embarrassment, and then Du Hou wrote a receipt to Chu Chen, which stated that it would be picked up in three months.

Over there, Mrs. Du came to urge dinner again, and everyone could only leave the study with some reluctance.

The lunch was very sumptuous, and the atmosphere was very joyful as we talked about the palace bowl just now.

After the meal, the three of them rested for a while, and Du Hou invited them into his heavily guarded treasure room.

As soon as they walked into the room, Chu Chen and Uncle Wu felt as if they had come to a sea of ​​antiques and treasures. The variety and variety of collections made them amazed.

After a while, Chu Chen came back to his senses and exclaimed, "Mr. Du, I didn't expect you to be such a great collector. You have so many collections, it's more than enough to open a private museum!"

Du Hou repeatedly waved his hands and said: "No! No! I can't be called a great collector. Although I have a lot of collections, I am sure of only porcelain among them. I am half-baked about the others. Is it true or not? , I'm really not sure."

Chu Chen asked a little strangely when he heard the words: "You must have a lot of friends in the antique world. Since you can't tell the truth from the fake, why don't you let your friends do it?"

Du Hou laughed and said, "I like to be alone. Besides, as an old man, I often take some good things to ask others to help me. If someone with ulterior motives finds out, it's not safe, is it? And I People are also afraid of trouble, so they don’t want to be famous.”

After listening to Du Hou's explanation, both Chu Chen and Uncle Wu agreed deeply. It is said that people are afraid of being famous, but pigs are afraid of being strong. Once a person is famous, there will be more troubles. Moreover, Du Hou and his wife are already in their 80s and [-]s. , and there is only one nanny in the family, it would be really dangerous if someone cared about her.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

Du Hou smiled and said: "Xiao Chu, I'll just say it straight. I'm very interested in your fairness cup and the pair of Sanskrit cups. If you agree to exchange them, they can be included in my collection later." Choose, if it's porcelain, it's fine if it's a little higher, if it's something else, how do you want to change it, we can discuss it, I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Chu Chen also said happily after hearing the words: "Okay, but Mr. Du, we have agreed in advance that the justice cup can only be exchanged for the old man's, and the other civil servant's justice cup, I want to keep it for myself."

"Okay, then you can see for yourself, if you see something, just tell me directly!..."

Next, Chu Chen and Uncle Wu each found something they were interested in and started admiring it.

To say that Du Hou has a lot of collections, regardless of whether they are good or bad, these collections add up to nearly a thousand pieces. Of course, these nearly one thousand collections cannot all be good things, most of them are ordinary goods. However, there are actually quite a few good things. Chu Chen took a rough look and estimated that there were nearly a hundred of them.

Just like the porcelain-bodied painted enamel snuff bottle in front of me is quite good. This snuff bottle has plump shoulders, a barrel belly, a dignified shape, and a simple atmosphere.A goldfish is painted on the body of the vessel, and the pattern of the goldfish is elegant and agile, as if it is about to jump out, implying that the house is full of gold and jade.The lines are carefully outlined, many but not complicated, light blue enamel is applied, the color is elegant, and the gradient is soft.

Although this snuff bottle is already a work of the late Qing Dynasty, and the enamel color is no longer as charming as the three-color color of the Qing Dynasty, in terms of its workmanship and painting, it can be regarded as a rare boutique, although its value is even higher than that of a blue and white Sanskrit cup. It was incomparable, but Chu Chen still wrote it down as a backup.

Then Chu Chen looked at a few utensils, and there were some good ones, but they were not what he liked, and as Du Hou said, he was not sure of the authenticity of utensils other than porcelain. Then I came across a piece of high antique jade.

The texture of this piece of ancient jade seems to be okay, and it was Hetian jade that was pretended to be Qinghai jade.Generally speaking, Qinghai jade is translucent, better than Hetian jade in transparency, slightly thicker in texture than Hetian jade, slightly lower in proportion than Hetian jade, less delicate in texture than Hetian jade, lacking the dignified feeling of suet jade, and often transparent waterline.

But these characteristics need to be seen by people who understand this aspect of knowledge. It is really not easy for ordinary consumers to recognize them, especially for the fine products of Qinghai jade, it is even more difficult to judge.

And the piece of ancient jade in Chu Chen's hand was a piece of high-quality Qinghai jade used to pass off Hetian jade. If it weren't for the black spots made on it, Chu Chen almost didn't notice it at first glance.

Some ancient jade will be affected by minerals in the ground, resulting in black spots.The way to fake black spots is to boil the "jade" in boiling water, then wrap the stone with soaked cotton and then put it on the fire for barbecue. After the cotton is burned to ashes, wax is applied to the stone. Turn it over and wipe it evenly to achieve the desired effect.

This kind of fake jade with "black spots" is very deceptive, and the quality of the jade is not bad. For a person like Du Hou who is not proficient in jade, it is not surprising to get a double eye.

(End of this chapter)