Unparalleled Treasures

Once the knife was cut, the old Wu turned off the power switch on the cutter, then moved the cutter away, then bent his head and blew on the cut surface, blowing away the stone chips, and carefully looked at the cut surface , but at this glance, he was immediately stunned!

On the cut surface that is a little bigger than a fist, the edge of the whole stone is a circle of cyan stone skin, but inside is a whole piece of emperor yellow!

Old Wu Ke is very familiar with this kind of yellow. This kind of yellow can only be seen on top-quality Tianhuangshi!

But it is very strange, the stone skin of Tian Huangshi usually does not look like this kind of bluestone, and I have never seen such a thing with such good experience as old Wutou.But the old Wutou affirmed that this color belongs to Tianhuang stone, and it is the most superior color. Among the Tianhuang stones, "Tianhuang cool stone", "gold wrapped in silver", "orange peel red", "golden yellow", "kai "Park yellow", "chicken oil yellow" and so on, all belong to the best of Tianhuangshi, especially golden yellow, also known as "emperor yellow", which is the best of Tianhuangshi.

In ancient times, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, Tian Huangshi's fame reached its peak, and literati and scholars competed to collect Tian Huangshi deliberately. It is said that in the early Qing Dynasty, when the emperor offered sacrifices to heaven, there would be a top-grade Tian Huangshi on the divine case, which means "Fu Shou Huang". The auspicious meaning of "Fu naturally refers to Fujian, Tianhuangshi is produced in Fujian, Shou refers to Shoushan, the place where Tianhuangshi is produced, and Huang refers to Tianhuang, so Tianhuangshi is called "Emperor Stone".

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty had a "three-chain badge" carved from the top-quality Tianhuang stone, which was regarded as a treasure by Qianlong. It was passed down from generation to generation in the Qing Dynasty. Zhang" shows the preciousness of Tianhuangshi.

Old Wu was stunned for a while, then came to his senses, quickly found a towel, wiped it carefully, wiped off the stone chips on the cut surface, then stared at it for a while, the more he looked, the more he looked at it. Surprised, he pointed at the stone with trembling fingers, and then said to Zhang Can: "Little... little brother, you... you are very rich! There is really a piece of jade in this stone, and it is the most... the most Excellent Tianhuang steatite..."

Zhang Can naturally knew it long ago, smiled and said: "Master, don't worry, it's just a piece of jade. No matter how good it is, it's just a bit more valuable, and it's not too special. If you are in the desert, you will die of thirst." At that time, I think there is a bowl of water and a high-quality Tianhuang stone in front of me, what would you choose?"

Old Wu was stunned, and naturally disagreed with Zhang Can's words, but he couldn't find anything to refute him. Under the current world situation, how could his life be in danger?Even if there is, it is extremely far away from ordinary people!

Seeing that Zhang Can was unmoved, Old Wu felt that Zhang Can was not an ordinary person. How could ordinary people be so calm after hearing Da Cai's words?

Old Wu was afraid that Zhang Can would not understand the preciousness of this stone, so he immediately explained: "Little brother, there are many kinds of Tianhuang stones. The more precious ones are orange peel yellow, chicken oil yellow, gold wrapped in silver, silver wrapped in gold, and white field stones." Stone, golden yellow, etc., especially the steatite in golden yellow is the most top-grade among Tianhuang stones. The whole stone is transparent, like solidified honey, extremely moist, and looks like it has been frozen appearance, so it is called 'frozen stone'."

Old Wutou said this, and then said: "Little brother, look, Tian Huangshi's identification starts with four points, one depends on the color, Tian Huangshi is divided into yellow, white, red, black and other colors, among which yellow is the most important. Your Majesty, look at the color exposed on the cut surface. It is pure and thick yellow, which is the best frozen yellow. The second is the texture. If you touch the cut surface, the texture is fine and delicate, and it feels warm and smooth. The third is to look at the transparency. You see, only one side has been cut at this time, and the other sides have not been exposed to light, but from this cut side, it seems that the innermost part has been faintly seen. Finally, it depends on whether there are impurities in the jade. , the ones with impurities are next, and the pure ones are the top grade. You see, it looks like there is no impurity and stone chips in it. The texture of the radish is obvious, the texture is fine and orderly, the texture is obvious, but not heavy, just matching the color of the texture It can't be too heavy, and it can't affect Tian Huangshi's principle that purity is the most important thing!"

Zhang Can still listened very carefully. Although he has the ability to see through, his understanding and familiarity with Tian Huangshi is definitely inferior to that of Old Wutou, so he was very interested in listening to Old Wutou's story about Tian Huangshi. .

"Look at it!" Old Wutou continued to explain, pointing to the cut surface, "The texture determines the preciousness and value of Tianhuangshi. It is said that Tianhuangshi can't be made into a field with or without skin, and it can't be made into a field without a grid. Tianhuangshi is also called 'King of stones', Tian Huangshi is identified from the shape, hue, texture, shape of the grid, feel and specific gravity, etc., my brother, you don't need to explain this stone in detail, just use the current section. If you sell it at a high price, I can be sure that if you take it to a regular big auction house, this piece of Tian Huangshi will be worth at least 2000 million yuan, which is a pity..."

The price, to be honest, was a bit out of Zhang Can's expectation. He originally thought it was 200 million, but he didn't expect it to be worth ten times more. He could pick up such a big leak as soon as he arrived in the capital. , that's still good luck, but I heard old Wutou say "it's a pity" again, but I don't understand what he is referring to. It can be worth 2000 million, so what's the pity?Are there any disadvantages?Not worth 2000 million because of shortcomings?

Zhang Candang immediately asked: "Master, is there any regret? What's the pity?"

"It's a pity..." Old Wu shook his head and said, "Those who understand Tianhuang will know that the best Tianhuang is rare, but the best Tianhuang still can't become a priceless treasure, why?"

Old Wutou sighed and said slowly: "The preciousness of Tianhuang stone is one of them. It is difficult to get one of the best Tianhuang stones, but what is even more difficult is to have a master sculptor with excellent craftsmanship. Only when the two are combined can they be brought to their full potential. Good, if there is only excellent craftsmanship but no excellent Tianhuang stone, then it is of no use, just like a work carved out of ordinary wood, no matter how skilled the craftsman is, then this work will not be handed down from generation to generation Zhibao, so to say, if there is top-quality Tianhuang, then there must be a top-notch sculptor, and the two will help each other, so that the value of this top-quality Tianhuang can be expressed to the extreme!"

Zhang Can breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Old Wu was saying that Tian Huangshi had other shortcomings and made it worthless.

When it comes to money, Zhang Can has always been relatively indifferent. Although he has been pursuing money all the time, but now he is in this situation. Money, as long as it is enough, as long as it can make the family happy and happy, he does not want to To pursue the realm of super rich.

After thinking about it, Zhang Can still said to Old Wu: "Master, I think it's better to ask you to cut out all this stone!"

Old Wutou was startled, but he still didn't say anything. He nodded, and then cut the other side along the line drawn by Zhang Can. The line on the other side is really miraculous to the extreme. It is just right, no more, no less, one point more, and the Tian Huangshi inside will be damaged if it is cut with a knife, and the Tian Huangshi will not be found if it is less. If the knife is cut again, it is impossible to cut it so thin, and it will definitely cut Tian Huangshi!

And if you cut the other side, with the cut side, there is a comparison. Look at the thickness of the Tian Huang and the outer stone skin after cutting this side, and the other line is similar to this Thickness, if the old Wutou draws the line and cuts down, it will almost be at this level!

However, at the beginning, Old Wutou did not have Zhang Can's level of accuracy, so Old Wutou became more and more surprised. The key points of looking at the stone skin that Zhang Can just said at the beginning, logically speaking, he also knew this, for him For this kind of master, it is not considered the most important experience and technology, but from Zhang Can's mouth, he thinks that is the case, which is really strange!

After another cut from the other side, the old Wutou looked carefully again, and he was much more careful with this cut. After all, he was a little nervous when he cut out such a fine Tian Huangshi. If it was him before, his hands would not tremble. No jumping, but after so many years of hiding and living an extremely peaceful life, old Wutou has never seen any valuable treasures at all. This piece of Tianhuang stone can be regarded as the best, and it is indeed an extremely rare and high-quality piece. Taste.

For people like old Wutou, if what Zhang Can gets is a different kind of treasure, such as antiques, coins, porcelain, etc., no matter how precious it is, old Wutou will not pay too much attention to it, but He is a master of engraving seals, and the most important thing in his life is Tian Huangshi, which is exactly what he likes, and he didn't expect that the stone that Zhang Can brought happened to be a Tian Huangshi, so he was so nervous!

While cutting the stone skin, he secretly admired that this piece of Tianhuang stone is really a top-quality piece. Old Wutou was very happy when he saw the jade gradually cut out of its original shape. To be honest, his level of happiness was far stronger than that of Zhang Can, the owner many!

"The air of the emperor, the air of the emperor!"

While cutting, the old Wutou muttered again, after cutting off several sides of the stone, the old Wutou picked up the Tianhuang stone, and then slowly peeled off the stone chips on the jade with a chisel, because Tianhuang It is nephrite, so it is much easier than unraveling jadeite. After unraveling jadeite, the remaining stone chips have to be slowly polished by the grinding wheel, because jadeite is extremely hard, and it will be broken if it is not good. But Tianhuang's skin is soft, as long as you are careful, you can easily peel off the stone chips, so the speed will be much faster.

But no matter how fast it was, it took the old Wu Tou nearly two hours to get out the piece of Tianhuang in his hand, because he was a sculptor, his hands were very steady, and he talked about delicate work, so he was faster than others many.

But when Old Wutou was concentrating on his work, the delivery man from the restaurant who delivered the fat sausages had already come over. It was Zhang Can who affected him, so he quietly gave the money, and found a tableware cover in the store to cover the dishes. Then wait for the old Wu head.