Punch: From third-rate anchor to top chef

Chapter 360 361.60. The strangeness of Chenpi in [-] years
As soon as the tangerine peel was in his hands, Li Xiao subconsciously felt something was wrong, because the tangerine peel was too heavy.

Generally speaking, after many years of air-drying, the water will be completely drained, and the weight will be reduced a little bit.

However, this piece of tangerine peel is quite overwhelming, and the finished product of the same size is similar to the 30-year-old tangerine peel that Li Xiao held for the first time just now.

However, when he put the tangerine peel under the tip of his nose and smelled it, he couldn't smell even a trace of it.

The longer the age of tangerine peel, the more restrained the taste, because the volatile smell has already evaporated in the baptism of time.

Moreover, the color and texture of the surface of this tangerine peel are far more than 30 years old.

It's no wonder why the old man had doubts about this piece of tangerine peel.

He looked left and right at the tangerine peel in his hand, and for a while, Li Xiao couldn't tell how old the tangerine peel was.

The weight is like 30 years old, but the color is like 40 years old, and the taste is like 50+ years old.

This strange phenomenon gave rise to a bold guess in Li Xiao's mind: make it old.

As far as this craft is concerned, it is quite popular in the collection industry.

Of course, what everyone is most familiar with should be the counterfeiting of antiques.

Turn modern handicrafts into old antiques.

Handicrafts that were originally worth only a few dozen yuan immediately became hundreds of thousands, and there are many schools of old-fashioned techniques.

There are countless methods for washing acid, biting acid, planting acid, alkalization, and dealkalization.

The ones you hear the most are:

One scoop of Qing, two scoops of Song, three scoops back to the top cave!

This kind of old-fashioned method is the most common one that everyone hears the most.

Because of this old-fashioned method, the operation is simple, the time consumption is short, and the manpower and cost required are also low.

Adding sulfuric acid to a special solution and pouring it on bronze and silver objects can make a huge change in the surface of these metal objects.

Of course, some more sophisticated ones will also buy pickled antiques into the soil to make the antiques smell of earth.

And burying it in the soil can also decompose and fuse the chemical substances on the surface and the microorganisms in the soil, making it more ancient.

However, the above are all low-level tricks and can only be sold in some street stalls or small shops.

It can only be used to deceive those customers who visit tourist attractions with curiosity and little discernment.

Of course, there are some more serious dealers in old work.

They will even put some modern antiques into the dead body of a cat or dog, and bury the two together in the soil to wait for months or even years.

In this way, antiques have both earthy and bloody smells and a sense of age.

In this way, the old antiques will suddenly change from modern times to hundreds of years ago, and their value will immediately increase dozens of times.

Such meticulously forged antiques, unless they are experts, can only be hated on the spot.

Of course, as long as you have enough experience, you can still tell the difference between real old antiques and old antiques from some subtle places.

And the black tangerine peel in front of him gave Li Xiao this feeling.

Tangerine peel is good orange peel, but the fragrance, shape and weight cannot be matched by the three.

If there is anything that can be done, the easiest one may be a piece of tangerine peel that has been carefully crafted by counterfeiters.

Seeing Li Xiao lost in thought, the old man was complacent, as if he finally felt happy because the other party was hit by him.

After being silent for a long time, it was a pity that I was sure that I had no way of judging whether the tangerine peel in front of me was real or not from the three external factors, let alone its specific age.

He spoke softly:
"This tangerine peel is a bit strange, can you give me a little taste, just a little bit is all you need."

Li Xiao stretched out her nails, indicating that only a small one is needed.

The old man was not surprised that Li Xiao would make such a request.

Because it is really difficult to judge this strange piece of tangerine peel based on its appearance and smell.

The old man nodded:

"Wait a minute, I have a small piece here."

After finishing speaking, he picked and picked from the box, and found a piece of tangerine peel that was only half the size of a fingernail and put it in Li Xiao's hand.

Li Xiao didn't care about the old man's picking and searching, after all, this thing is really not cheap at all.

Now that the two sides have not started trading, the old man can give him a taste of such a small piece of tangerine peel that is more expensive than gold, which is considered quite generous.

After all, if the age of this dark orange peel is really more than 60 years, then its price will be three times that of gold.

Then the price of such a small piece of tangerine peel the size of half a fingernail is several hundred yuan.

Li Xiao showed a small piece of black tangerine peel in front of the audience:

"Good guy, this small piece of stuff costs hundreds of dollars, which can be said to be the most expensive of all the dried tangerine peels I've ever eaten!"

"I'm going to give you a taste now, what does this small piece of tangerine peel worth several hundred yuan taste like?"

in the live room.

"Hiss, a few hundred yuan? To hell!"

"Before, I felt that the tangerine peel was too expensive, but I didn't have a specific concept. Now I finally have a specific concept."

"It's only a few hundred dollars? I might as well spend a few hundred dollars to have a big meal."

"The world of the rich is completely incomprehensible."

"Such an expensive thing, can you live forever if you eat it?"

"You can tell it's hype at first glance. I suspect that the anchor also took money from the old man to help promote it."

"I don't know if I can live forever, but I have 30-year-old tangerine peel in my house. Every time I cough, I just need to soak a third of the tangerine peel in water to drink, and I will be fine soon."

"I have a few cans of tangerine peel that have been used for more than 20 years at home. The medicinal effect is really good, even more effective than taking anti-inflammatory drugs."

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Li Xiao didn't care about the audience's comments. He had already closed his eyes at this moment.

The tongue constantly secretes saliva to release the taste of the tangerine peel, and puts all the attention on the tangerine peel on the tip of the tongue.

The taste of aged tangerine peel is very restrained, not as lively as that of young tangerine peel.

The taste of tangerine peel develops very slowly, sweet, mellow and old.

The taste is very positive, there is no special smell, only the pure taste of tangerine peel.

There is no other flavor, that is to say, there is no addition of anything other than tangerine peel?
But why do its various performances vary so much?
and many more!

Li Xiao felt as if a bolt of lightning had passed by and hit him.

He opened his eyes, and already had a general idea in his mind.

Seeing Li Xiao who had a tangled expression, a faint smile suddenly appeared on his face.

The old man's heart skipped a beat, secretly feeling bad.

(End of this chapter)