Chapter 440
"So amazing!" This time it was not Zhao Jing's little girl, but Mr. Song himself.
Indeed, the scene that was presented to everyone is indeed only magical. If it weren't for seeing it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe. Everyone had studied that square medicine seal carefully before, and the hardness was comparable to that of stone (please, the hardness of others is comparable to diamonds, stones? You underestimate them too much), but such things are almost gone in this short period of time under the soaking of tea, salt water and vinegar. Sure enough, everything in the world has its nemesis. The ancients really didn't do it!
"It's really strange. If the medicinal paste was just melted, I would understand it. But those things that looked a bit like grass stems were afraid that the water would turn into nothing. This was really unimaginable." Boss Zhen's words attracted everyone's unanimous nodding. Such a magical phenomenon has now adjusted everyone's appetite. Although they were afraid that the freezing air would be bad for their health, everyone was still reluctant to leave, for fear that they would not be able to see clearly when they were far away, and they would miss the treasure that was protected by this magical medicine.
As the medicine seal slowly melted by the harmonized liquid, although the things inside could not be seen, the outline of the sealed object began to slowly appear.
"This looks like..., cicadas? paired cicadas?" This was the slightly hesitant voice of Mr. Song. Mr. Song felt a little strange now.
You should know that in the eyes of the ancients, cicadas were very noble, drinking the wind and sucking the dew, free and free. Cicadas could live in the soil and unearthed and feathered. Since the Han Dynasty, people have used the feathered cicadas to be reborn. They like to hang cicadas on themselves, and after death they put them in their mouths, entrusting the wish to be feathered. People at that time believed that cicadas had five virtues, like jade. Having a crown on their heads is literary; drinking dew with air is clear; not eating millet and sorrow is honest; not living in a nest is frugal; keeping up with integrity and roaring is faith.
So in ancient times, there were many accessories in the shape of cicadas, but could such things be hidden like this? And as far as Mr. Song knows, when the grandfather of Monkey Three passed away, there were many jade cicadas donated, and even a Han Dynasty jade cicada with blood secretion. It was the standard "Han Ba Dao". The knife technique was simple, rough and powerful, and the sword was sharp. After years of playing, the blood secretion jade cicada seemed even more moist. It was definitely a rare treasure and fine product. It was absolutely valuable, but didn't the old man donate it lightly like this? Could it be that there was any difference between the jade cicadas in front of him?
"Could it be..." Suddenly an idea hit Old Master Song's mind, "No, it's impossible, absolutely impossible!" Although he immediately denied it when the thought arose, because it was almost impossible to have something, only this situation would make the old master do this measure to such a level. If it was really what he thought, then it would be a priceless treasure.
Mr. Song felt that his brain was a little too small, and reason told him that this possibility was very small, but his intuition kept saying that it was very high. The two thoughts kept fighting in Mr. Song's mind, which made the old man feel that one head was two big, and he couldn't help but stretch out and ravage the head that was not many in existence on his head.
"Grandpa Song (Old Song) What's wrong with you? Is it okay?" Mr. Song's screams and his sudden appearance of becoming a little crazy scared the others, and they all gathered up to care for them.
"It's okay. It's okay, I'm fine." No matter what happened, it would be revealed in a while. No matter how foolish he guessed, it would be useless. So Mr. Song firmly calmed down and took his arm back from the support of everyone. He took a deep breath and looked into the bowl again, but at this time, Mr. Song's face had become extremely solemn.
"Old Song has a good vision! This is indeed a jade cicada, and it may be like what you said. This may be a pair of jade cicadas!" Boss Zhen gave Mr. Song a thumbs up. It turned out that as the medicine seal became thinner and thinner, the outline of the sealed items inside became more and more obvious. No one needs to say now, as anyone with eyes can tell that this should be a pair of jade cicadas.
"Girl Jian, ask you..." Without answering the words of Boss Zhen's compliment, Master Song is now fully focused on the bowl, looking at it with a good look, "After this layer of bread outside has been melted, well, what should I do if it is vaporized? Wouldn't the things inside be destroyed if they are soaked in this thing? Why don't we take out the things inside when there is still a thin layer left?..."
"Don't do it!" When Jian'er heard Mr. Song's suggestion, he almost jumped up. The cold sweat was so loud that he was wailing. "If you take it out, it would be really ruining the thing."
"How do you say it?" Mr. Song Cai was stunned and asked. You should know whether the priceless treasure he thought in the end was the one he thought of, and that monster was just a pair of ordinary jade cicadas. The jade quality that was soaked in such a solution was also damaged. How could you not take it out in advance?
"The answer is here." Jian'er slapped into the bowl, "Look, it's about to start."
As Jian'er finished speaking, the smoke that had originally risen seemed to be attracted by something, no longer rising, but gathered tightly in the bowl. The smoke became more and more, and slowly began to condense from the original gas.
"Look, look, it's tied up again. This, it won't put the jade cicada inside and seal it in the bowl again, right? What should I do then? Break the bowl again and then soak it again?" Zhao Jing, who had been holding it in for a long time, could no longer hold it back, and once again opened his mouth to throw out the questions one by one.
"You'll know if you look at it." Jian'er said. Although Lu Zong had told her about the method of using medicinal paste to hide things, Jian'er had never seen the real thing, so Jian'er was as curious as everyone now, so she didn't have the heart to answer Zhao Jing's question.
Fortunately, Zhao Jing asked this question casually, and she didn't think that anyone would have to explain it clearly for her. Besides, just like Jian'er said, you will know the answer in a while, right? He still has the patience to wait for this moment.
The thick smoke slowly began to spread out. After a while, even the liquid in the bowl began to condense. After a while, the whole bowl formed into a bowl of translucent crystals.
"Okay!" Looking at the situation, Jian'er slammed her fingers proudly, showed a satisfied smile, and did it.
"That's good? But, this... this..." Old Master Song surrounded him, looked at the translucent crystal, gestured for a long time but couldn't make the words clear.
"This is the reason why I didn't let the jade cicada be taken out in advance. If I took out the last layer of medicine seal in advance, it would not be able to remove it and soak it again. Because the few gasified medicines cannot crystallize, the things there cannot be taken. But at this point, the rest is simple, look!" Jian'er reached out and took the bowl into his hand, then pressed the crystal with his hand and then slid along the edge of the bowl. The crystals came out of the bowl and the whole thing was taken to the palm of his hand. Then, Jian'er pinched the white crystal, and the white crystal easily turned into powder and fell down, "Okay, finish!" Under Jian'er's skillful hands, the things inside were completely exposed in a short while.
"The jade cicadas that are full of blood are still in pairs!" Zhao Jing couldn't help but scream. God, how is this possible?
"Rebirth of Jade!" The voice of Zhao Jing was heard at the same time, but it was Mr. Song himself. God, he read that right. Although he had a certain premonition, when this thing was really placed in front of him, Mr. Song still couldn't believe his eyes. It turned out that it was really this thing, especially this one was paired with each other. That was even more rare. No wonder, no wonder the old man wanted to hide this thing, and this thing was so stubborn!
"Reborn jade? What is that?" Zhao Jing asked.
"This jade is called the best among jade. And "inherited jade" is rare in the world. Many people have no chance to see it in their own lives." After touching their chin, Mr. Song did not ignore Zhao Jing's question this time, but instead explained it to her seriously.
The so-called "rebirth" means that it was a piece of white mutton fat with excellent texture, buried in the soil for hundreds of years, and was invaded by corpses and blood and corpses. After being unearthed, it was hung around you. The popularity infiltrated for a hundred years, and then it was unearthed again. It took several repetitions to form "rebirth".
"God, it's so troublesome!" Zhao Jing couldn't help but stick out his tongue.
"You only know!" Mr. Song rolled his eyes to Zhao Jing, and then turned to Jian'er, "Not only that, this jade cicada still appears in pairs, which is even more rare. Well, Jane girl, I want to test you this time. How much can you see about this pair of jade cicadas? Try to say it, it doesn't matter if you say it wrong."
Knowing that Mr. Song was competing for her exam, Jian'er was still a little nervous at that time. After adjusting her breathing, Jian'er spoke: "First, there are no holes on the jade cicada, so this should be a pair of jade cicadas that contain their mouths."
Mr. Song nodded to Jian'er encouragement and signaled to Jian'er to continue, saying that he had started talking, but Jian'er calmed down. As soon as the man calmed down, he felt even more relaxed when he answered.
"If my inference is correct, this should be a jade artifact from the late Shang Dynasty. The basis for my judgment is that although the shape of this pair of jade cicadas looks very simple, its expression is very prominent, especially because it is decorated with a double hooked sunstring as cloud patterns and thunder patterns, which are the characteristics of the Shang and Zhou jade artifacts." At this point, Jian'er paused for a moment, looked at Mr. Song again, and saw that he was nodding with satisfaction. It seemed that his answer was not wrong, so he felt even more relaxed, paused his verbal words, and then answered.
"Also, this pair of jade cicadas with blood should be a pair of jade cicadas that were buried at the same time and then unearthed at the same time. And judging from the traces on it, this pair of jade cicadas should have been stripped by their predecessors for many years. Well, apart from that, I can't see it anymore."
Hearing this, Mr. Song nodded with satisfaction: "Well, the answer is pretty good. This pair of jade cicadas is indeed a burial jade from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and this should be an object from the early Western Zhou dynasties. Where, please pay attention to the eyes of this pair of jade cicadas. The heavy ring pattern is used here. This heavy ring pattern was knotted in the Shang Dynasty, but it was popular in the Western Zhou Dynasty. This should be a carving technique during the evolution of heavy ring pattern. As the mouth of the burial jade, the jade cicadas first appeared in the Western Zhou Dynasty." As Mr. Song said that, he showed the eyes of the jade cicadas and signaled everyone to take a closer look.
"Also, the second unearth of this pair of jade cicadas should be in the late Tang Dynasty, and then the medicine was buried again in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it should be unearthed again in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. You should take a closer look at the patina of this pair of jade cicadas, and there are traces of jade plate techniques from different periods on it.
Jian'er leaned over and looked at it. As expected, if you look closely, you can really see that the traces on the jade cicada are different. At this time, Jian'er was sincerely impressed when she looked at Mr. Song. The old man had such strong eyesight. He even found that even a little bit of subtle and almost traceless difference was really amazing! It can be seen from this that Jian'er's experience is still insufficient, otherwise it should be completely visible with her current abilities.
"Girl from the Zhao family, go in and get some clean water for me. Well, use a basin to fill it. Remember, it's better to find a white basin." Mr. Song ordered, "Let's try it and see if this jade is born like the legend."
"Okay!" This is a big ensemble for everyone. Hey, indeed, it is said that putting the jade in the clear water, it can dye the water red. I don't know if it is true. This will happen, and the thing is just right in your hand to try it.
"The water is coming!" Zhao Jing put the water on the table, "What do you want water?"
"You'll know if you talk nonsense." Old Master Song nodded to Jian'er and signaled her to put the two reborn jade cicadas in the water to see.
Jian'er nodded, indicating that she understood, took two steps forward, and then gently put the jade cicada in her hand into the basin.
"It faded!" A scream came out of Zhao Jing's mouth. Everyone present staggered and fell to the ground without ever leaving.
"What does fade?" Old Master Song's face suddenly flushed. Oh my God, let's kill him. Although it was not the disciple he taught step by step, he had been learning with him for a few days. He didn't even know that the birth jade would dye the water red in the clear water. If this matter is to be spread, where will his old face be put, "Shut up, see clearly before talking!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!