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The visitor was not tall, with a fat belly and a dark face. He looked like an old farmer in the country. He was Liu Qi's friend, a master of porcelain appreciation and restoration, Ma Sanjia.

Several people stood up, and after some pleasantries, they sat down again. Luo Ping skillfully made tea and served it to Ma Sanjia.

"Lao Ma, what have you been up to lately? I asked you to come out for tea last night, and I called you a few times and said you were not free."

Li Xiaoguang smiled and said, "Uncle Ma, I heard that someone went to stir up trouble with you, is it true?"

"Oh, there is such a thing?" Liu Qi had just returned from the capital, and the news hadn't reached his ears yet. He couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard such news just now.

Ma Sanjia nodded to Luo Ping first, thanked him, and said, "There is such a thing... But I am no longer able to do anything, let them young people toss, if the signboard is really broken, it is not as good as it is." People are far away from anyone."

In Jiangcheng, Ma Sanjia's porcelain appreciation skills may not be the best, but his restoration skills are definitely ranked first.A large number of repaired products represented by Liu Qi's pair of baby bowls have established his position as the No. 1 porcelain repairer in Jiangcheng.A few years ago, Jiangcheng City Government and Jiangcheng Collection Association jointly held a porcelain repair competition. Ma Sanjia lived up to expectations and won the plaque of "Jiangcheng Porcelain Repair No. 1" issued by Jiangcheng City Government.

This time, two people suddenly came from the capital, one old and one young.The older one is Huang Banshan, about 60 years old, and the younger one is Ding Li, in his early thirties. They claim to be experts in porcelain repairing, and they want to discuss porcelain repairing techniques with Ma Sanjia.The meaning inside and outside the words is that if he loses, he will take off the signboard of "Jiangcheng Porcelain Repair No. 1".

As early as the year before last, after Ma Sanjia suffered an accidental injury to the tendon of his right hand, he could no longer continue to repair high-grade porcelain with complicated craftsmanship.These two people's door-to-door challenge is tantamount to door-to-door slap in the face, and it is obvious that they want to embarrass him.

"It's not that the raptors don't cross the river, old horse, you really let your students deal with them? If you lose that sign, you will have no face in the future!"

After listening to his introduction, Liu Qi couldn't help feeling anxious for his old friend.Of course, the students in Ma Sanjia knew that even though they had obtained the true teaching of Ma Sanjia, it was a pity that they were all impatient and eager to make money everywhere, so they couldn't settle down to study technology like Ma Sanjia.

"It's okay. If you really want to lose, maybe it's a good thing. Those bastards are all self-righteous and don't listen to what they say. Let them learn a lesson this time, and maybe they can calm down in the future."

Ma Sanjia was quite open-minded. Luo Ping could see that what he said was the truth, and he admired his open-minded attitude very much.

"Uncle Ma, what's the competition for this porcelain repair?"

Hearing Luo Ping's question, Ma Sanjia laughed and said, "It's nothing more than picking two porcelains with similar defects, repairing each, and finally asking experts to judge. Why, Xiao Luo, are you also interested in my craft? As long as you are willing to come On my side, I promise that I will never hide any secrets, with your spirituality, my few incompetent apprentices are definitely not your opponents."

Liu Qi on the side laughed and scolded, "Good old horse, I said it was only a few days later, why did Xiao Luo suddenly refuse to stay with me any longer, did you drag him to your side?"

"No!" Ma Sanjia looked surprised, staring at Luo Pingdao, "You really don't learn from Lao Liu? Although he is a bit obsessed with money, in terms of porcelain appreciation, as far as the whole country is concerned, he is the best. number."

In fact, Luo Ping didn't intend to follow Liu Qi to continue learning porcelain appreciation. Even if Li Xiaoguang's incident didn't happen, he planned to bring it up with Liu Qi in a few days.These days, Liu Qi treated him well and placed great expectations on him, so he couldn't bear to mention it for a while, but Li Xiaoguang's actions finally made him make up his mind.

So, speaking of it, he would also like to thank Li Xiaoguang.Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Xiaoguang, just as Li Xiaoguang was also looking at him, and when he saw him looking over, the smile on his face froze, showing a bit of shame.

"Hehe, I know that the opportunity to learn from Mr. Liu is very rare, but I think it is not easy for a person to do one thing well and figure out a profession. I have learned calligraphy and painting appreciation and calligraphy and painting repair from Mr. Chen. It’s been a while, and I don’t want to give up, plus the school is about to start, and the time will be less and less in the future, and the time to study with Mr. Liu will definitely be less and less, so I have to give up this plan for the time being.”

Ma Sanjia sighed unceasingly when he heard the words, Liu Qi's complexion was not very good, both of them thought that Luo Ping was a good seedling, but it was a pity that he couldn't be accepted as a disciple.

Under Luo Ping's inquiry, Ma Sanjia introduced to him the basic knowledge of repairing ancient porcelain.

"To restore ancient porcelain, the first step is to use soaking to remove the dust and dirt accumulated over the years on the porcelain, especially the dirt on the cross-section. Different types of dirt need to be soaked in different solutions.

Then there is the matching link, which is also one of the most important links in restoring ancient porcelain.

Many ancient porcelains are broken into fragments of different sizes.To put it together is to try to combine these pieces together. The whole process requires patience and eyesight, which is very cumbersome.After the assembly is completed, it is bonding and reinforcement. This process tests the selection of adhesives.

After these steps are completed, the restoration work is only half completed, and there will be repair and coloring later, that is, using putty to repair the seams and incomplete places on the spliced ​​and reinforced porcelain; while the coloring is ancient porcelain. The most difficult and most important process in restoration.The level of restoration mainly depends on whether the color of the appearance is consistent with the original. "

Ma Sanjia is concise and concise, and in a few words, he clearly introduces the repairing process of ancient porcelain.

Liu Qi smiled and said, "The strength of Lao Ma lies in the coloring. The glaze color of the ancient porcelain restored by him is almost the same as the original one, and it is difficult to distinguish it. Moreover, the materials he chooses are also the same. Absolutely. No matter the shape or color of the porcelain he restores, it can last for a long time and remain consistent with the original, thanks to his unique secret recipe."

Ma Sanjia smiled and said nothing, acquiescing to the unique secret recipe.

"By the way, Xiao Luo, the broken pieces of porcelain brought back from Fenghuang Ridge last time are still there. Next time you bring them over, let Lao Ma take a look. Maybe they can be repaired." Liu Qi said suddenly.

"It's still there, but I think it will be a while. Uncle Ma has a lot of things recently, so I won't add trouble."

"Just bring it," Ma Sanjia waved his hand, "I don't care about such a small thing. I heard Lao Liu said that the bottle was just broken, and the pieces are still there, so it should be easier to repair. .”

Luo Ping nodded with a smile and agreed, and said that he would bring the fragments to him in a few days.

"In this way, they will start the competition in three days. You brought the fragments here at that time, just to help my few incompetent apprentices. Old Liu, you all go too, don't shirk."

Speaking of the competition three days later, Ma Sanjia suddenly showed a look of winning.It seemed that he actually attached great importance to this competition, not as indifferent as he said.

Both Luo Ping and Liu Qi agreed to go to observe and cheer for his apprentice when the time comes.After sitting for a while, Luo Ping left Pincixuan on the pretext of family affairs.

On the way back to Jiang University, he remembered the quarrel with Xu Ting yesterday.In my impression, this was the first time the two had quarreled like this.For so many years, although Xu Ting always made all kinds of moths, he could tolerate them, even if he quarreled, he would not get really angry, but this time, he really got a little angry.

Thinking about it afterwards, although what she said was a bit harsh, it was all the truth, and there was really no need for her to be angry.However, her words somewhat hurt his self-esteem, making it difficult for him to accept.

"He's just a goblin. He's very good at bullying men and women. When did he know how to take care of other people's self-esteem?" Luo Ping smiled self-deprecatingly. gift for her.

As soon as he walked into the small courtyard in front of the door, Luo Ping heard Xu Ting's somewhat exaggerated laughter from the room, mixed with it, there was even a man's laughter.

"Who is coming at this time? Could it be that Fairy Xu has a boyfriend?"

Luo Ping's footsteps faltered, but he suddenly quickened his pace and pushed open the door.