Chapter 113 Golden Phoebe

Bai Zirui asked quietly: "Uncle Liu, this stove is..."

Landlord Liu looked at the Xuande stove in Bai Zirui's hand and said: "This incense burner is an old thing. It was passed down from my great-grandfather. It was my father's death anniversary two days ago. In order to pay homage to his old man, I found this incense burner."

Offer incense to my father.

Before I had time to put it away, you young man saw it. You have really good eyesight. This incense burner is the famous Xuande burner, which was used by the emperor in ancient times."

Bai Zirui smiled lightly and said: "Uncle Liu, you really think I'm young and easy to deceive! This is a good Xuande stove, but it's an imitation from the Republic of China period. You can buy as much as you want at Panjiayuan and Liulichang."

After Landlord Liu heard what he said, there was a trace of embarrassment on his face. He knew nothing about these things. He just listened to his father say a few words and wanted to hoodwink Bai Zirui, a young man. Unexpectedly, he saw through it at a glance.

He said naa-naa: "Let's go inside and look at the bed!"

Bai Zirui gently put the Xuande stove back on the stool, but he was thinking about how to get this treasure without arousing Landlord Liu's suspicion.

Bai Zirui and the two followed Landlord Liu into his house. Landlord Liu said a little embarrassedly: "Young man, the house is a bit messy. It is not as clean and tidy as your city. It makes you laugh."

Then he told his wife: "My dear, there are guests at home. You go and make some tea to entertain the guests."

His wife had heard Bai Zirui's intention in the house just now. Thinking that her family could live a good life, she nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, young man, take your time and watch. After that, let's drink tea and talk."

The current house of Landlord Liu's family is not their previous ancestral home. Their ancestral home was demolished in the storm of 10 years ago. The house they live in now was built by them later, but the wood used in the new house is

It was the old wood in their ancestral house, so in the TV series, Han Chunming bought their house, firstly because of their antique bed, and secondly because of these old woods.

Landlord Liu led Bai Zirui and his wife to the east wing of their house, pointed to the antique bed, and said with some pride: "Look, this is the old furniture bed handed down from my ancestors. After a long time of aging,

Things, and made of good quality wood." Landlord Liu didn't know anything about antiques and couldn't explain anything, but in his eyes, the things left by his ancestors must be good things.

Bai Zirui stood in front of the bed and looked at it. This bed was different from those magnificent beds with dragon carvings and paintings. It was just a square and simple bed. The wood used to make this bed had fine and magnificent textures, was extremely exquisite, and had a smooth texture.

It is warm and soft, the cut surface is golden yellow, and the outer layer is slightly lavender. It has a strong luster and emits a slight golden light under the light, but it is also innocent, quiet and low-key.

Bai Zirui was shocked when he saw this. He thought: "Is this bed made of golden nanmu? If it is true, it will make a lot of money."

Golden nanmu is a precious wood unique to my country. Because of its characteristics of "not rotten for thousands of years and immortal for ten thousand years", golden nanmu was regarded by the ancients as the most ideal, most precious and most advanced building material.

It has been used in royal palaces, mausoleums, gardens, temples and other buildings for a long time. Therefore, golden nanmu is also called the "wood of the emperors". It is not only worth thousands of gold, but also sought after by dignitaries of all dynasties.

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Since the Han Dynasty, the ancients have begun to use golden nanmu in large quantities. The most commonly used one is for the coffins of the royal family. Almost every emperor with a title has collected golden nanmu.

After the Qing Dynasty, golden nanmu became more and more rare. Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong even stole the golden nanmu under the guise of Xiu Minling Mausoleum, which shows how precious the golden nanmu is. In the official history of the Qing Dynasty, one of the important charges against He Shen was "unauthorized use"

Golden nanmu".

Phoebe is an evergreen tree, most of which can grow to more than 30 meters with straight trunks. Wild Phoebe is mostly found in broad-leaved forests below 1,500 meters above sea level, and is widely distributed in mid-latitude areas of my country, such as Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hubei and other places. , all have Phoebe trees distributed.

The climate in these places is mild and mild, with neither the violent snowstorms in high latitudes nor the scorching sun in tropical rainforests. The mild natural conditions create the warm and gentle wood characteristics of nanmu. Among them, nanmu is the most precious, valuable and rare.

It is the king of trees - "Golden Nan".

There are a lot more crystals in golden nanmu than ordinary nanmu, which makes the wood grains on the surface of the wood shine golden in the sun, like gold threads emerging, and the golden nanmu itself is elegant and fragrant, has a fine structure, and is difficult to deform and deform.

Cracking, it is a very fine wood.

According to the "Museum Guide": "In the Sichuan stream of Jinsinan, the wood grain has gold threads. The material is fine and soft, and the color is yellowish brown and slightly green. When viewed brightly, there are wavy wood grains, horizontal and vertical gold threads, and shimmering

cute."

Bai Zirui carefully identified the golden nanmu according to the method taught by Bashahou Hou. He stretched out his hand to touch the bed frame of the bed. The golden nanmu wood is mild in nature. It is not cold to the touch in winter, not hot in summer, and does not hurt the body.

Other hardwood furniture does not have this excellent feature. It is winter in the north now, and the bed frame feels very warm to the touch, as delicate as stroking a baby's skin.

He bent down on the bed and smelled it. Sure enough, there was a light and elegant medicinal fragrance. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded a variety of medicinal recipes for golden nan. This fragrance can repel mosquitoes and repel insects. Modern experiments have also proved that

, golden nanmu can resist the erosion of wood-rot fungi and termites.

After smelling the aroma, he stood up straight and took two steps back, looking at the bed, which was full of three-dimensionality and clarity. He walked back and forth in several directions, and under the light, the texture, ripples, and flow of the scene changed unpredictably, and every angle was different.

It's different, showing a phantom effect of one scene at a time and changing scenes with each step.

The golden nanmu has a smooth texture and is not easily deformed. There is no warping or cracking on the bed, and it does not give people a hard feeling. The entire bed has not been painted or waxed since it was built, and it has a simple and elegant temperament.

Golden nanmu furniture pays attention to the wood color, that is, no painting or waxing, because after painting and waxing, the color of the golden nanmu will turn black and lose its original color.

Bai Zirui can be sure that the bed in Landlord Liu's house is made of golden nanmu, the king of woods. Based on the fragrance and the growth rings of the wood, he can tell that it is an antique from the Ming Dynasty. No wonder it can be cited in the TV series as Han Chunming and the Taoshahou Hou fighting over it.

Bai Zirui looked at the bed and said to Landlord Liu with a smile: "Uncle Liu, I really like this bed in your house. Please give me a price! If the price is right, I will buy it."

Landlord Liu had a look of reminiscence on his face and said with emotion: "I slept on this bed when I was a child. My father and grandfather also slept on it. Even our old man spent his whole life on this bed. Now in my home

It is so dilapidated that I have to sell the things left by my ancestors to survive. I really feel ashamed of my ancestors."

When Bai Zirui heard Landlord Liu's words and his tone, he was quite dissatisfied with his family's experience. He actually missed his family's past glory. Could it be that he still wanted to continue to be a wealthy landlord?

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