Jianbao life

Chapter 92 Amazed
The two supported Mr. Liu and walked into the living room.

After sitting down, Mr. Liu looked at the box and asked curiously, "Xiao Chu, is there any secret to this thing? It's so mysterious."

"Yeah, I think this is just a smoking box? The big deal is that the materials used to make it are less. I really can't see any difference." Liu Qinshu's eyes were also full of puzzlement.

"Hey, wait, why is there a scent? Could it be from this candle?" Elder Liu suddenly sniffed it with his nose, and asked a little strangely.

After Chu Chen heard the words, he gave a thumbs up immediately, and said with a smile: "Old Liu, you are amazing, you guessed it right away, but the candle alone can't show the magic of this thing."

"Oh?"

Mr. Liu was thoughtful, and then observed the box more carefully. After a while, he shook his head.

"Xiao Chu, hurry up and unravel the mystery!" Liu Qinshu's curiosity is soaring now. With the bodiless jade from before, she is also full of expectations for this box. I think this thing should not be worse than the bodiless jade. .

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and then lit the candle. Just like yesterday, a strange fragrance wafted out instantly, and after a while, it filled the whole living room. Even Chu Chen, who had already smelled it yesterday, was also intoxicated. The look of indulging, let alone the other two.

"What kind of fragrance is this? How could it be so fragrant? The effect is so unique?" After a long time, Liu Qinshu asked in surprise.

Mr. Liu frowned and pondered for a while, then said hesitantly, "Could this be a tranquil candle?"

"Mr. Liu, have you ever bought this kind of candle?" Chu Chen didn't expect that Mr. Liu would recognize this kind of candle before, and he was stunned.

Mr. Liu waved and said with a smile: "How is this possible? This kind of tranquility candle was also seen in a book similar to Shan Haijing when I was young. The tranquility candle described above is such a manifestation, A hundred steps of strange fragrance, smelling it can calm people's mind, and eliminate troubles and anger. I always thought it was something in legends, but I didn't expect it to really exist."

Seeing Chu Chen's stunned expression, Elder Liu continued, "This candle is indeed somewhat miraculous, but it's not a miracle. I think the miracle you mentioned should be on this box."

Chu Chen said with a smile on his face: "Yes, Mr. Liu, you are right. Next, please enjoy the scenery of the fairyland!"

After Chu Chen put the lid on, before the picture was completed, he was attracted by the bright light refracted by the candlelight. As the candle smoke gathered, the sea of ​​clouds, fairy mountains, pavilions, and Taoists gradually appeared in the picture one by one. Before everyone's eyes.

"There are fairy mountains in Penglai, misty clouds and seas..." This picture made Mr. Liu unable to sit still any longer. His eyes were piercing, and he stared at this picture with a look of excitement.

"This... how is this possible, this is not a miracle, it is a miracle!"

Liu Qinshu was even more stunned by this scene.

And although Chu Chen had seen it yesterday, he couldn't calm down when he saw it again today, and he was yearning for the scene in the picture.

After a long time, Mr. Liu calmed down and sighed: "A rare treasure! Xiao Chu, have you studied it and how did you do it?"

Chu Chen smiled helplessly: "Old Liu, you are really hard on me. No matter how good I am, I don't have this skill, but I have researched some of the principles."

So he recounted yesterday's guess, then picked up the cover, and together with the magnifying glass, handed it to Mrs. Liu, saying:
"I think that the master at the time should have obtained such a piece of material by accident, and somehow discovered the phenomenon of reflection and refraction inside the material, and then based on his painstaking research, he finally used his superb skills to make this piece of material. Box."

After carefully looking at the box cover with a magnifying glass, Mr. Liu sighed: "It's really ingenious. The wisdom of the ancients is really unimaginable. It's a pity that such a miraculous craftsmanship has not been preserved."

After Chu Chen heard the words, he was also a little sad. It's a pity that such a craft has not been passed down.

After seeing their expressions, Liu Qinshu said, "You won't restore the lost technology like this. Let's look forward. Instead of being sad, we might as well study and verify."

The two looked at each other and smiled after hearing the words. Chu Chen thought of a question and asked, "Old Liu, can you tell the approximate age when this thing was made?"

Mr. Liu pondered for a while, and said with a wry smile: "It's difficult. First of all, the material is difficult to identify, and there is no engraved pattern on it. If there is a pattern, you can judge the approximate period based on the style. It is difficult to identify it now. , according to the story you told, it can only be judged that it may have been made after the Tang Dynasty."

Chu Chen pondered for a while and said, "Actually, it's nothing. I'm just curious about what this special material is. Mr. Liu, do you think this thing is made of meteorite?"

Mr. Liu pondered for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "When you say that, I really think of one thing. Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty recorded that a meteorite fell from the sky during the Northern Song Dynasty."

In the first year of Zhiping in the Northern Song Dynasty, when the sun was setting, the people in Changzhou suddenly heard a loud noise like thunder in the sky. It turned out that a big star, almost like the moon, appeared in the southeast.

After a while, there was another shock, and it moved to the southwest.After another shock, the stars fell in the courtyard of a family named Xu in Yi*xing. People near and far could see it. The flames shone brightly, and the fence of Xu's house was burned down.

At this time, the fire was extinguished, and there was a hole on the ground that was the size of a teacup, and it was very deep.Looking down, I saw stars in the cave, shining faintly.After a long time, it gradually became dark, but it was still too hot to approach.

After a long time, I dug the cave, which was more than three feet deep, and finally I got a round stone. It was still hot, its size was like a fist, one end was slightly pointed, its color was like iron, and its weight was also like iron. .

Zheng Shen, the prefect of Changzhou, got it and sent it to Jinshan Temple in Runzhou for preservation.

Mr. Liu went on to say: "Maybe this box is made of the meteorite that fell that time, and the Jingshen Candle is said to have been invented during the Northern Song Dynasty. Maybe these two are really related. Of course, this is just mine. It’s just a little speculation, as to whether it’s true or not, I don’t know.”

After listening to the story told by Mr. Liu, Chu Chen guessed in his heart that there was really such a possibility. As for the story that the meteorite was only the size of a fist, but who could say it clearly, it might end up being coveted by others.

Everyone admired the fairyland-like scene for a while, and Elder Liu asked, "Xiao Chu, what are you going to do with this strange thing of yours? Don't worry, I don't want to ask you if you want to sell it."

Chu Chen thought for a while, and immediately understood what Mr. Liu meant, and said, "Mr. Liu, do you mean to study this thing? There is no problem at all. Just take it out, and you Not to mention, I also want to ask you to find someone to help me analyze the composition of the candle."

Seeing that he agreed, Mr. Liu said happily: "Xiao Chu, thank you for your trust. It is not an exaggeration to call this thing a national treasure. It is very meaningful just because the technology in it can be restored, and there is also that candle. It is also very useful to research out the ingredients, if it can be produced in energy, then you will be rich, little Chuchen."

"In the end, the materials themselves are also very valuable for research, but you can rest assured that when researching, I guarantee that no one will harm anyone."

Chu Chen said with a smile: "If you don't damage a single bit, you won't be able to study what kind of material it is. As long as it doesn't affect the formed vision, it's fine to take a little powder in an inconspicuous place."

Mr. Liu said with a gratified smile: "Xiao Chu, you have a very high level of awareness, but we will talk about taking the powder later. After all, if it is destroyed, it cannot be restored." At this point, Mr. Liu asked Liu Qinshu to prepare a copy protocol.

Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "Old Liu, there's no need for that, don't I believe you?"

Old Liu put on a straight face and said, "How can you not make an agreement on such a valuable thing? And strictly speaking, this is also a matter of the state, so you can't suffer from it."

The agreement was not troublesome. After a while, Liu Qinshu came back, and then the two signed their own names, and the matter was completed.

After signing the agreement, Mr. Liu smiled and said, "Xiao Chu, what did you want me to study just now?"

"Hehe, I just want to analyze the composition of that candle and see if it can be remade." Having said that, Chu Chen briefly explained the reason.

Mr. Liu nodded with a smile, and said, "Old Zhao does have that problem, but have you ever thought that the treasure touches people's hearts? If it weren't for the upright son of Old Zhao, would you still be able to keep this rare treasure?"

"Old Liu, what you said is true, but I didn't know it would be such a treasure at the time. Don't worry, just ask me to pay more attention."

To say that Chu Chen was really careless this time, he clearly knew that such a hidden thing was hidden, it would definitely not be easy, but he did not think about the safety issue at the time, even if Mr. Liu said it, it was thanks to Zhao Qirui's personality Being open and aboveboard, if someone else saw such a treasure, what would happen to her?

But it was also because Chu Chen's abilities had been used up at that time, if he knew the value of the box at that time, he would not be so reckless.

Seeing the sincerity of Chu Chen's words, Mr. Liu nodded and said, "Xiao Chu, since you asked me to take it to study, then scrape off some candle powder first, so that I can explain to others."

Next, Chu Chen carefully took the candle off the candlestick, and then asked Liu Qinshu for a knife paper, ready to take a little powder off the candle.

"and many more!"

(End of this chapter)