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Chapter 626 Tea Set or Cup Set (1)

Chapter 626 Tea Set or Cup Set (1)

Xia Zhiyuan and Luo Yu Xia Jing looked into the wooden box curiously.

Inside was a fist-sized purple clay teapot and four purple clay teacups.

Luo Yu was forced by her grandfather to learn Chinese classical culture since she was a child. When she saw the appearance of this purple sand tea set, her heart skipped a beat.

This kid was really willing to spend his brains in giving gifts. The purple sand tea set was not conspicuous, but the price was definitely expensive, and more importantly, it was very suitable for Xia Zhiyuan's wishes.

Luo Yu slightly turned his head to look at Xia Zhiyuan's expression. Although the old boy's face was calm, Luo Yu and Tai Shiyou caught the strong joy in his eyes.

Tai Shiyou was very proud. Since it was a gift, he had to choose what others liked. Seeing Xia Zhiyuan's expression, he immediately felt that the information that Xia Zhiyuan liked antique calligraphy, painting and tea sets for spending 5 yuan before was not a loss.

"This set of tea sets was made by Hui Mengchen, a master of purple sand during the reign of Emperor Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty."

The assistant brought by Tai Shiyou talked eloquently: "Master Hui Mengchen is good at making small pots, and the small ones are better than the big ones. The master is good at marking money with bamboo knives, and the small seal seal of 'Yonglin' ​​inside the lid is a masterpiece."

"Director Xia, please take a look." The assistant carefully lifted the lid of the tea, which was engraved with seven small seal characters of "Water Soaked One Day Xing Mengchen".

This kind of genuine product can't be bought without a price of one million. Luo Yu looked at Tai Shiyou and thought to himself that he spent a lot of money this time.

In the past, Luo Yu heard that someone gave someone a mutated orchid as a gift, and the price of the mutated orchid was almost on the same level as this tea set.

Xia Zhiyuan naturally has a lot of research on this purple sand tea set.

Naturally, he has heard of Hui Mengchen's name. The teapots he made are especially suitable for drinking Kung Fu tea and are popular in southern countries.

Later generations called the teapots he made Mengchen pots.

Hui Mengchen's craftsmanship is extremely refined and full of rhythm.

Xia Zhiyuan picked up the teapot and observed it carefully. The spout was straight and upright, the body of the teapot was shiny and shiny, the body was thin and light, and the lines were round and smooth, which were the characteristics of Mengchen teapots.

Xia Zhiyuan had only seen two types of Mengchen teapots at the exhibition of purple sand teapots before. At that time, he watched them through the glass, but now he holds such a genuine one in his hand. Can't help showing a strong look of joy.

The old man wouldn't be so distracted.Luo Yu saw Xia Zhiyuan looking at the teapot with a little joy in his eyes, coughed a few times, and despised Xia Zhiyuan in his heart.

"Water, cousin, pour me a glass of water." Luo Yu coughed until her face turned red.

Xia Jing hurried to pour water for Luo Yu.

Hearing Luo Yu's cough, Xia Zhiyuan came back to his senses, his face flushed slightly, and he felt ashamed.

Seeing that Xia Zhiyuan's eyes had returned to clarity, Tai Shiyou gave Luo Yu an annoyed look. If he hadn't coughed indiscriminately, it would have been easier for him to say the following.

He won't be following me all the time.Tai Shiyou was taken aback by his own thought, and immediately shook his head in denial.

Only a few people knew about his visit to Xia Zhiyuan. Naturally, Fang Jie would not be told this kind of business secret, so Luo Yu's appearance here today can only be said to be a coincidence.

It's just that every time he meets Luo Yu, nothing good will happen to him, Tai Shiyou secretly prays that Luo Yu will not demolish his platform today.

Xia Jing poured a glass of water and handed it to Luo Yu, looking at him with concern.

The teacup is a porcelain cup with a large handle, and there is a faint lipstick mark on the mouth of the cup, which is clearly Xia Jing's drinking cup.

Still my wife treats me well.Feeling warm in Luo Yu's heart, she took a sip of the lipstick, and the faint fragrance quickly filled her mouth.

"This Mengchen pot is indeed a rare treasure. Mr. Tai specially brought it to me today to open my eyes. I am very grateful." Xia Zhiyuan said in an official tone.

Your son-in-law also brought the best quality tea today.Luo Yu snorted, and reached out to touch the small bag of tea leaves stolen from Miao Xinghai in his pocket.

Tai Shiyou said before that this tea was given to Xia Zhiyuan, but now that Xia Zhiyuan looked completely ignorant, Tai Shiyou couldn't help feeling a little anxious: "This is a small gift, and it's what juniors should do when they come to see elders. Mr. Xia accepted it with a smile."

Tai Shiyou's attitude has been made very clear, I brought such a precious gift here today, and it is for you.

Xia Zhiyuan liked this teapot very much, after all, not everyone could afford it.

But he also knows the truth of being soft-spoken and short-handed, and today his unfathomable son-in-law is still on the side.

Xia Zhiyuan knew that his son-in-law and Tai Shiyou, who gave the gift, were business competitors. For the sake of his daughter, he naturally wanted to help Luo Yu instead of Tai Shiyou.

However, judging from Tai Shiyou's attitude, it seemed that he didn't know that Luo Yu was the big boss behind Xiangpa Company. Xia Zhiyuan's eyes flashed and he glanced at Luo Yu.

Seeing Xia Zhiyuan's eyes full of deep meaning, Luo Yu gave him a hard look, but quickly nodded slightly.

Xia Zhiyuan's meaning could not be more clear, this person is your opponent, you go and get rid of him.

That's all, Luo Yu lamented that he didn't read the almanac when he went out today, and he was going to be a bad person again.

"Shiyou, don't blame me, this is all instigated by that old man, and has nothing to do with me." Luo Yu said in his heart, his mind spinning rapidly, thinking about how to trip Tai Shiyou.

"This teapot..." Xia Zhiyuan hesitated to speak.

Tai Shiyou looked eagerly at Xia Zhiyuan waiting for his answer, and now seeing that he opened his mouth, he didn't ask whether he would accept the gift, but seemed to have some complaints about the teapot, so he hurriedly asked: "Mr. What do you think of this teapot?"

"Well——" Xia Zhiyuan kept looking at Luo Yu consciously or unconsciously, "Mr. Tai, are you sure this teapot is genuine?"

When these words came out, not only Tai Shiyou was extremely shocked, but Luo Yu was also so frightened that he almost spit out the water he just drank.

Old man, you want to play me to death!Luo Yu's hands trembled, Xia Zhiyuan meant to break the real Mengchen pot into a fake one.

Telling the black into the white, the truth into the fake, and the dead into the living, when did this old man know me so well?

Luo Yu's eyes kept turning on Xia Jing and Xia Zhiyuan's father and daughter.

"Mr. Xia, do you think this Mengchen pot is a fake?" Tai Shiyou looked at the assistant beside him, and asked Xia Zhiyuan cautiously.

Xia Zhiyuan looked at the teapot carefully again, and everyone else thought he was carefully identifying the authenticity. Only Luo Yu knew that the old man was completely acting, as if he was real.

"Nephew, take a look." Xia Zhiyuan frowned, and gently pushed the teapot in front of Luo Yu.

Seeing that Xia Zhiyuan dropped the burden on Luo Yu's place at once, Tai Shiyou was taken aback, screaming in his heart, Luo Yu would most likely make nonsense.

However, Tai Shiyou quickly calmed down. The assistant he brought today was a teapot appraisal master hired at a high price. I believe that even if Luo Yu said it was a fake, it would not have much impact.

After all, authority figures sit on their side.

Luo Yu was now thinking about eating Xia Zhiyuan alive.

I'm here to see my wife today, so I don't want to have nothing to do.

"Luo Yu, you have to be careful what you say, and don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. The man next to me is a master of authenticity. Even TV stations have invited him to do programs."

Luo Yu originally wanted to find an excuse to escape. After all, he and Tai Shiyou didn't have much enmity, so he didn't want to have a too tense relationship with him, but Tai Shiyou's words suddenly made Luo Yu unhappy.

Seeing Xia Jing looking at her expectantly, Luo Yu swallowed.

Old man, father's debt is paid by daughter, you have made a lot of money.

Luo Yu squinted at the teapot for a few moments, took another sip of water, and said slowly, "The tea set is a good tea set, but unfortunately it's just a cup set."

Luo Yu's words were inscrutable, pretending to be full of coercion, neither saying well nor saying anything, but it just made people puzzled.

Tai Shiyou looked at Luo Yu with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean?"

Since Xia Zhiyuan wanted Luo Yu to help him reject this gift, he simply made it clear: "Xiao Luo, do you think this teapot is not genuine?"

Luo Yu glanced at Xia Zhiyuan contemptuously. Is this teapot real or fake? Your old man is more aware than I am. Just now, my saliva was almost dripping on the ground. Now I have to say that it is fake without conscience. I really can't understand it.

Hearing that Luo Yu thought the teapot was fake, both Tai Shiyou and his assistant showed disdainful expressions on their faces.

No matter how you look at it, Luo Yu is an ordinary college student. Although he has done some unreasonable things in front of Tai Shiyou, when it comes to appraising antiques, Luo Yu really has no place in the hearts of Tai Shiyou and others.

"Oh? Since this gentleman said that this Mengchen pot is fake, please tell me a reason, otherwise Director Xia will misunderstand that we deliberately deceive him with fakes, which will have a great impact on our reputation. You will be held legally responsible." Tai Shiyou's assistant said that he wanted to take legal responsibility, which shocked Luo Yu.

"No way, who of you heard me say that this teapot is a fake? You don't want to spout blood." Luo Yu's face was full of panic. It seemed that the sentence of legal responsibility frightened him a lot.

Seeing Luo Yu flustered, Tai Shiyou couldn't help but feel refreshed, don't you dare to criticize famous magazine editors in front of the media?Being intimidated by this hasn't revealed your true colors of bullying the weak and fearing the hard.

There was a sneer on the corner of Tai Shiyou's mouth, he couldn't be more proud to see Luo Yu deflated.

Seeing Tai Shiyou's complacent look, Luo Yu felt angry, the old hooligan rolled his eyes, and smiled: "But there are indeed a few things about this teapot that make me have some doubts."

"What question?" Tai Shiyou looked at Luo Yu with disdain, and snorted.

Luo Yu pretended to take a sip of water, and carefully recalled the knowledge he had memorized when he was a child, and then said quietly: "Master Hui Mengchen's achievements are not many, he is good at preparing a variety of mixed sand Even Queen Anne, at the end of the seventeenth century, asked for imitation of Hui Mengchen's pear-shaped pot when she ordered silver tea sets."

The assistants around Tai Shiyou heard Luo Yu talk about historical allusions very fluently, and gradually put away their thoughts of underestimating him.

"Mengchen pot, this gentleman also said just now that the small seal of 'Yonglin' ​​in the reform is the best quality, but this teapot does not have it." Luo Yu touched the body of the teapot and said, "But it is not a high-quality product. It doesn't matter, the high-quality goods are also national treasure-level cultural relics, and you can't see them on the market."

Tai Shiyou showed a look of disdain, and interjected: "You mean to say that this pot is real? Didn't you just say that it is a fake?"

"What's the rush, I haven't finished yet." Luo Yu rolled his eyes at Tai Shiyou, turned his head and smiled at Xia Jing, and continued, "To determine whether a teapot is a modern imitation, it is nothing more than looking at the clay, shape, and technique. , Qiyun, seals and other places to look at.”

Luo Yu scratched his head and recalled his pitiful knowledge, and then he was going to talk nonsense. Anyway, he just needs to call this genuine product a fake, but it would be bad if someone produced an internationally certified certificate.

So Luo Yu asked cautiously: "Shiyou, did someone invoice you when you bought this teapot?"

"Receipt?" Tai Shiyou had a mocking smile on his lips, "Do you think you bought razors in a mall? You probably haven't heard of a place where you buy such things."

"Oh, it's like this." Luo Yu wiped off his sweat, as long as you don't have any international professional certification, it will be much easier for me.

Xia Jing saw that Tai Shiyou's tone seemed to look down on Luo Yu, she had long believed that Luo Yu and herself were husband and wife, and looking down on Luo Yu was naturally looking down on her, Xia Jing felt dissatisfied suddenly, and snorted softly.

Seeing Xia Jing's unhappy expression, Xia Zhiyuan smiled and didn't say anything, but urged Luo Yu to continue.

There has always been a kind of inertial thinking in people's minds, that is, they think that the success rate of older people in doing something must be higher than that of young people, especially in the field of antique appreciation.

Tai Shiyou's assistant saw that Luo Yu's tone of voice didn't sound like an ignorant person, but he denied his vision, and the assistant was a little unconvinced: "Then ask this Mr. Luo to tell Director Xia where is the teapot?" Problem."

Let Luo Yu go, but he is good at little girls, but now in front of him is an expert in this field, Luo Yu is not absolutely sure to fool her.

But this time it was the father-in-law who gave the order himself, and it was a kind of test for the son-in-law by the father-in-law, so Luo Yu had no choice but to bite the bullet.

Clearing his throat, Luo Yu picked up the teapot: "Let's look at the clay from the very beginning. Zisha teapots have different crafts in different ages, and the clay naturally comes from different veins, such as in the Qing Dynasty. The purple clay teapot is a bit blue, it is because of the iron oxide powder mixed in, this teapot feels smooth and full of elasticity in the hand, it should be quite straight, it should be warped, not bad, not bad."

Luo Yu touched the teapot while talking, his eyes were lewd, his technique was extremely obscene, he kneaded gently and slowly, watching Tai Shiyou cursed in his heart: "What does this kid think of the teapot?"

ps: At present, the biggest wish is that the evil god can buy pirated books on Taobao after finishing the book.