gifted collector

Chapter 563 Tea pet
Zheng Bai sat down on the sofa and took a few breaths before he calmed down. When he received Fang Ming's call just now, he was worried that he would miss the good show. A little hurry.

"Fang Ming, why didn't you call me when I left just now?"

"Ah."

Fang Ming said with a little guilty conscience: "This... I forgot for a moment just now, and you left in a hurry..."

"Really? Didn't you mean it?"

Zheng Bai obviously didn't think so, and looked at Fang Ming suspiciously.

"Of course, you were the one who was in a hurry to leave before."

When Zheng Bai left before, Fang Ming did not want to stop Zheng Bai on purpose, but how could he admit this at this time, wouldn't he be asking for trouble if he admitted it?

"Forget it, I won't tell you about it, even you won't admit it."

Zheng Bai waved his hand.Seeing this, Ke Liu and the others showed a knowing smile on their faces, thinking that Zheng Bo is also the character of an old child, he must be obsessed with such things, and in the end he seemed to be very generous.

"Fang Ming, what is in this box?"

Ke Liu's words immediately attracted everyone's attention, so they all stared at the box that Zhao Zhuzi moved and put on the ground.

"Pillar, open it and take out the contents."

Fang Ming didn't answer Ke Liu's words, but asked Zhao Zhuzi to open the box and take out the contents.

Zhao Zhuzi nodded, opened the box, and took out the contents one by one.

"Just put it on the tea tray."

Fang Ming pointed to the tea table in front of everyone, and asked Zhao Zhuzi to put all the things he took out on the tea tray.

Zhao Zhuzi nodded, and rearranged the things he took out on the tea tray.

"What is this?"

Zheng Bai counted and found that there were twelve pieces in total, and each piece was only half the size of a fist. The black ones could only be seen to be made of mud, including cows, dogs, and rats, but the closer ones were. But he couldn't see what was so good about it, but Fang Ming valued it so much.

It even took a lot of effort to "cheat" out of Gao Tian's hands.

"These are tea pets."

The so-called tea pet is a pet nourished by tea. A good tea pet is a work of art made of purple sand or clay. When drinking tea, dip it in tea soup or drip it directly with leftover tea. The tea pet will become warm and moist like jade, with an attractive luster. If you pick it up and smell it for five minutes, you will find that there is actually a substantial tea fragrance in the tea pet.

Generally speaking, tea pets include brave, golden toad, etc. This is mainly because such tea pets can represent wealth and wealth, good luck, etc. There are many types of tea pets, and the modeling techniques are also very different. Generally speaking, tea pets have a common feature, that is, there is only a mouth but no anus, which means "the wealth is abundant, and the water does not leak".

"Tea pet?!"

They are all tea drinkers, so it is impossible for them to be unfamiliar with this, so when Fang Ming said it, everyone understood what he was talking about, but they did not understand the value of the twelve tea pets in front of them.

"Tea pets are a good thing. That is to say, having a tea pet is actually the same as raising a purple sand pot. That is to say, if the tea pet is well cared for, it is also very valuable for collection."

"Keeping tea pets is a technical job. Generally speaking, only tea can be used for watering in the process of raising tea pets, and boiled water cannot be used. The so-called saying that tea pets can only be used for Pu'er is not correct, but It’s just that Pu’er tea is easier to produce results.”

"For raising tea pets, one thing is to keep patina, that is, to form a thin 'protective layer' on the surface of tea pets. There is a way to do this. First of all, after buying tea pets, you must use clean Use a towel to clean up all the dirty things on the surface, and then polish it more. At the same time, you should pay attention not to leave the tea soup on the surface of the tea pet, because the surface of the tea pet will be covered with tea stains over time. Oh no."

"When there are red marks on the tea pet, it means that the bottom layer of the tea pet has been formed. At this time, it should be left for a period of time to let the tea pet dry naturally. This is to allow the surface of the tea pet to fully contact with the air. Form a protective layer of oxidation. When this step is completed, you can play hands, that is, play with your hands."

"When you hand plate, you should pay attention to the fact that your hands must be clean, and they must not be wet or sweaty. For 34 minutes a day, you will feel a sticky feeling on the tea pet in about a month. When this feeling When it appears, it means that the patina has actually appeared. Pulling it down is a long and continuous cultivation. As time goes by, the patina will grow better and better."

Facing Fang Ming's long speech, Zheng Bai nodded lightly after listening to it, then spread his hands and said, "Then what?"

Zheng Bai has been playing with antiques all his life, and he is also a master of tea tasting. Of course, he is clear about what Fang Ming said.But the crux of the problem is that he simply doesn't understand what Fang Ming's purpose is.Therefore, the more Fang Ming talked, the more confused he became.

"Heh, what I want to say is that tea pets can actually be very valuable. At the same time, what I want to say is what is the value of tea pets."

Fang Ming reboiled a pot of water while talking.

"Where is the value?"

Zhao Zhuzi is a typical person who is not very clear. Basically, only he can ask such elementary questions. As for Zheng Bai and Zhou Yafang, even if they are not very clear, it is impossible for them to be ignorant.

"Texture, workmanship, and the degree of maintenance, etc., all affect or determine the value of a tea pet."

"First of all, texture is an important factor in determining the value of tea pets. For example, tea pets made of purple sand, the value of tea pets produced from different soils is hugely different."

"Utensils made of purple sand are between porcelain and pottery in terms of texture, but in terms of mud color, they can be divided into red mud, purple sand mud, white mud, yellow mud and gun flower mud. The quality of the tea is not the same, of course the quality of the purple sand ware produced is also different. Naturally, the tea pets made of the best quality purple sand clay are the best. Therefore, to see if a tea pet is worth money, The first thing to look at is its texture.”

"Secondly, of course it is workmanship. Although tea pets are only small accessories in tea sets, and their status is not the same as that of teapots and teacups, if they are made by famous masters, they are completely different."

"Thirdly, that is the degree of raising. If the tea pet we mentioned just now is raised well, it can be crystal clear, and the collection value will soar. But it is like it is impossible for a Maxima to eat ordinary forage. If you want to raise tea pets well, you must use good tea. That is to say, a good tea pet may be raised with thousands of cups of good tea soup. So think about it, what will its value be? Degree?"

"This...heh..."

Zheng Bai scratched his head, but he never thought about it in this direction. Antiques that he has played with for many years, in his eyes, of course, antiques refer to porcelain, bronze, etc., and at most it is miscellaneous items such as pens and inks, tea pets He really seldom touches this thing.

So I didn't think that there are actually many ways to do this, but when I heard what Fang Ming said at this time, I found that it was indeed very reasonable.

"Fang Ming, what you said is very reasonable, but these twelve tea pets... don't look very eye-catching at all, so they can't be good things."

Zhou Yafang frowned slightly, she was also a tea lover, and she understood what Fang Ming said, but she still couldn't see what was so good about the twelve tea pets in front of her.

"Heh, these twelve tea pets belong to the twelve zodiac signs, and they come in a set. Of course, it makes sense for me to say that they are valuable."

At this time, the water was already boiled, so Fang Ming took out a small pot from the bottom of the tea table after scalding the teapot first, and then carefully squeezed out a handful of tea leaves from it.

"Good tea! Is this the best Dahongpao?"

Zheng Bai sniffed, and the faint fragrance in the air made him immediately know what kind of tea Fang Ming brought out.

"Oh, yes, it's the top-quality Dahongpao. This thing is really priceless now. I also got some by chance, and I have never been willing to drink it..."

Fang Ming nodded. After carefully putting the tea leaves into the teapot, he picked up the kettle for boiling water. The scalding water passed through the air with a silver column as thick as a little finger, and then fell into the kettle accurately.

The aroma that rose with the water vapor lifted everyone's spirits even more.

"Fang Ming, have a drink."

How can Zheng Bai bear the scent of flowers like this?He immediately made a request, but what he didn't expect was that Fang Ming ignored him at all.

"Ah? Fang Ming, what on earth are you trying to do? You can't be stingy to such an extent, right? Although this tea is good, there is nothing wrong with it, but it's not to the extent that you don't want to share a cup with me, right?
Seeing that Fang Ming was still concentrating on adding water to the pot, as if he didn't hear his own words, Zheng Bai couldn't help muttering.

However, Fang Ming still didn't hear Zheng Bai's words, but he picked up the teapot and stretched it over the tea pet. On the side of his hand, the tea soup sprayed out from the back of the teapot as if it was leaking, and then poured down. Rushing onto the tea pet, it made a "popping" sound, and then bursts of small water splashes, followed by water vapor that seemed to be thick fog.

A seductive scent of tea rose, causing everyone to sniff their noses...

(End of this chapter)