A treasure-appraisal maniac

The light green boiling water was allowed to stand until the temperature reached about 60 degrees. Lu Fei soaked the entire rabbit hair lamp in the water, then lit a cigarette and waited quietly.

Five minutes later, a few scattered oil flowers floated on the water, and the color of the water became slightly heavier.

"Huh?"

"Did this rabbit hair cup hold oil before?"

Kong Jiaqi asked curiously.

"Do you smell anything?"

"What is the taste?"

"No!" Kong Jiaqi said while twitching her nose.

Chen Xiang smelled it and said.

"It seems to have a bit of mutton smell."

"Yes, this is suet." Lu Fei said.

"Where is it and why can't I smell it?"

"Huh?"

"how so?"

"Does the rabbit hair take off the color?"

Kong Jiaqi lay in front of the basin and twitched her nose vigorously, only to find that the color of the water changed again.

It was light green before, but turned into light red after a few minutes, which confused Kong Jiaqi.

Lu Fei didn't answer. He took out the pH test paper from his bag and tested it. The water in the basin was acidic, and Lu Fei frowned again.

Seeing Lu Fei's serious expression, the two women also became nervous. Kong Jiaqi was full of curiosity but did not dare to ask questions.

A few minutes later, there was a sudden "click" in the basin, and the thick and flawless rabbit hair exploded into nine pieces.

"ah--"

"how so?"

The two women exclaimed at the same time.

Lu Fei picked up the largest piece of broken porcelain, looked at it and said.

"This rabbit hair lamp itself is a remnant."

"This technique is so clever that even I almost fell for it."

"Remaining weapon?"

The two women asked in surprise.

Lu Fei nodded, brushed the stubble on the porcelain tiles with a small brush, and then fell into deep thought.

This repair method is indeed very clever. When I was in the Jubao Pavilion, I was so proud that I almost got a slap in the face.

The oily flowers floating in the basin are mutton oil, and mutton oil is added to the repair agent to disguise the patina of the stubble.

Water is acidic, that's what the yeast does.

It is necessary that the repair agent contains yeast.

With high-end porcelain repair techniques, there are no cracks in the repaired work. That is the function of yeast.

The yeast in the repair agent expands rapidly during the secondary calcination process, seamlessly connecting the two pieces of porcelain.

Most of the yeast in the repair agent is pure natural yeast, and Lu Fei used rice milk for fermentation.

This rabbit hair cup uses distiller’s yeast, which can better cover up the taste of mutton oil and other ingredients.

What surprised Lu Fei wasn't Tuhaozhan's superb repair skills.

Although the method of repairing the rabbit hair lamp is clever, it is still far from the level of heavenly workmanship.

If Lu Fei watched intently, he could easily find flaws with this method.

What surprised Lu Fei was the formula of the repair agent in the rabbit hair cup.

The distiller's yeast is combined with mutton oil and a pure natural plant adhesive, which is the exclusive patent of Zhongzhou "Xingli Bureau".

This is the only one in China that has no semicolon.

Xingli Bureau is an antique restoration workshop. In the 31st year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, Ruan Lichen, a retired restoration master from the Qing Palace Building Office, and his only apprentice, Ruan Lichen's nephew Ruan Meng, founded the Xingli Bureau Restoration Center in Liulichang, Tiandu.

In that era, folk craftsmen and actors were almost as mean as dogs.

But the emergence of Xingli Bureau changed this pattern.

Relying on Ruan Lichen's reputation and skills, Xingli Bureau quickly established a foothold in Liulichang.

But just two years later, for unknown reasons, the Xingli Bureau evacuated Tiandu City and returned to its hometown in Zhongzhou.

As the saying goes, the aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley.

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Even after returning to Zhongzhou, Xingli Bureau's business is still booming.

Many old customers from Tianducheng went all the way to Zhongzhou to find Xingli Bureau for repairs.

During the Republic of China, Xingli Bureau was famous as China.

Anyone who is engaged in antique business or collection will know the existence of Xingli Bureau.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. In the 13th year of the Republic of China, a sudden fire destroyed Xingli Bureau. From then on, there was no Xingli Bureau in the world.

Some people say that the Ruan family's business was so good that they offended their peers and suffered retaliation.

Others say that the Ruan family offended the bandits and was wiped out.

But no matter what, Xingli Bureau never appeared again.

Since then, China's restoration skills have gradually declined.

For this reason, Kong Fanlong also sent people to Zhongzhou many times to inquire about the existence of descendants of the Ruan family, hoping to obtain the formula of the Ruan family's repair agent. However, he returned disappointed every time.

Now that a hundred years have passed, Xingli Bureau's craftsmanship has come out again. How can Lu Fei not be surprised?

What surprised Lu Fei even more was that whether the other party was a descendant of the Ruan family or had accidentally obtained the formula of the Ruan family's repair agent, what purpose did he use to test it out with the repaired product?

That's right, it's a test.

Lu Fei is 100% sure of this.

Judging from Lu Fei's experience, the repair of this rabbit hair lamp should not take more than three months at most.

And although the repair craftsmanship is not up to the level of heavenly craftsmanship, it is close to perfection.

Unless they meet themselves or those experienced great masters in Guan Haishan, it is difficult for ordinary people to find flaws.

Several old guys who were appraised for free, including Xu Jianye, collectively suffered a loss. This is the best proof.

Even if such a near-perfect work is put up for auction, it will still look like a fake.

However, the silver rabbit hair cup worth more than 80 million was sold to Gao He Nian at a bargain price of 2.6 million at the free treasure appraisal site. This is completely unreasonable.

The only explanation is temptation.

The other party deliberately used this rabbit hair cup to test the waters.

But what the other party's purpose was for doing this puzzled Lu Fei. Maybe there would be a clue to find the treasure holder Li Bo.

But no matter what, Lu Fei always had a bad feeling in his heart, as if this matter was not that simple.

After thinking for a long time, Lu Fei had no clue in his mind.

Rubbing his painful temples, Lu Fei took out the other fragments, wiped them clean and put them away.

"Lu Fei, are you encountering something troublesome?"

"Can you tell me and let's work together to find a solution?" Chen Xiang said.

Lu Fei smiled slightly.

"There is indeed something I don't understand."

"This rabbit hair lamp is worth more than 80 million. Although it is a remnant, it has been repaired almost perfectly. Even an old monkey like Xu Jianye can't tell."

"Why did the treasure holder agree to the deal for more than two million?"

Kong Jiaqi's little deer eyes turned quickly and said.

"This is called having money and being willful."

"Eighty million may seem like a huge sum of money to you, but to a truly wealthy person, it's just pocket money."

"In order to show off their wealth, some rich people will spend hundreds of millions at random."

"This is perfectly normal."

"Get out!"

"The person you're talking about is not a wealthy person. Just like you, he's a lunatic." Lu Fei rolled his eyes and said.

"You stinky bastard, you are mean to me again!"

Chen Xiang thought for a while and said.

"Lu Fei, do you think the other party will deliberately use it to test his own repair level?"

"Um!"

Lu Fei nodded heavily.

"What you said is the same as what I guessed, but the difference between the inside and outside is tens of millions. Will the cost of such an experiment be too high?"