I Can Extract Abilities From Antiques

After eating and drinking, Hu Muzhi parted ways with Qin Fan.

However, Hu Muzhi did not return to the courtyard, but went to Guxuan Pavilion.

He understood that he could not hide his dismissal from the museum.

So after the confession, Hu Muzhi decided to discuss with Xia Yurou so that the second elder would not worry about him.

Ask her to accompany him to perform in a play, saying that he is now working in Guxuan Pavilion and is doing well.

Come to Guxuan Pavilion.

Hu Muzhi saw that in addition to Xia Heze, there was another customer in the store.

At this moment, Xia Heze was watching carefully with a pair of Wenwan walnuts.

Obviously, this pair of Wenwan walnuts are sold by customers.

Wenwan walnuts are not the walnuts we usually eat, but hemp walnuts. This walnut has a hard texture and various shapes.

Wenwan walnut originated in the Han and Sui Dynasties, became popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Walnuts have been used to rub hands since the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, it was an auxiliary tool for court luthiers to exercise and maintain finger flexibility.

Later, after long-term rubbing, the court violinist discovered that the pattern of the walnut would gradually become red and round with continuous playing, and the pulp was as shiny as jade and porcelain.

It was gradually popularized later and became one of the tools for health preservation.

Then slowly spread to the people.

Because walnuts have auspicious meanings in folk customs, they are easily accepted by the common people, and more and more people play with them, forming a kind of atmosphere.

During the Qing Dynasty, Wenwan walnut reached the climax of development.

Qianlong himself liked the elegant and ancient taste, and the natural wildness bred by the texture of walnut and the sound of gold and stone after playing for a long time were in line with his taste.

Therefore, he is particularly fond of kneading walnuts.

What the emperor likes, the officials must love Wu and Wua.

As a result, Wenwan's walnut wind reached its peak, and was classified as one of the "four elegant" (walnuts, bird cages, fans, and gourds) by literati at that time.

At the time, a good pair of walnuts became a status and status symbol.

Merchants also scrambled to enter the ranks of collecting walnuts for arty, or paying bribes.

The price of Wenwan walnut has risen, and the division and naming of its varieties has been gradually improved during this period.

Names like lion head walnut, Gongzi hat walnut, official hat walnut, chicken heart walnut, and tiger head walnut were named at this time.

At that time, there was a popular saying among the people: "literati play with walnuts, warriors turn iron balls, rich people carry gourds, idle people go to walk dogs".

After that, in the Republic of China, there were still a lot of respected people in the Liyuan Bank and the accountant who played with walnuts.

Later, because of the war, all kinds of literary play, including walnut, were gradually forgotten.

In the dark decade, Wenwan walnut and all traditional culture were classified as "four jiu", and no one cared about it.

With the opening of the Pavilion, Wenwan Walnut began to attract attention again.

As for the pair of Wenwan walnuts in Xia Heze's hands, they looked shiny, red and purple, like agate, as if they had been served for decades.

In the end, Xia Heze put the walnuts back on the table, shook his head at the opposite guest, and said, "I don't think you look right at your walnuts.

"My old man has been serving dishes for decades, why is it wrong for you?" the guest said with a displeased expression.

What was wrong, Xia Heze couldn't say anything, so he was about to call Xia Yurou in the back room to come out and take a look.

At this moment, Xia Heze saw Hu Muzhi who had come in and was sitting on the reception chair in the store, his eyes lit up, and he quickly waved to Hu Muzhi and said.

"Muzhi, why are you here? Just, help me to see this pair of walnuts, I'm not sure.

Hearing this, the guest frowned and turned to look at Hu Muzhi.

Seeing that Hu Muzhi was young, he didn't say much.

Hu Muzhi nodded, stood up from his seat, picked up the walnuts on the table, glanced at them, and prepared to put them on the tip of his nose to smell them.

It was this small act that made the guest's complexion change.

He grabbed the walnut from Hu Muzhi's hand without any reason, turned and walked outside the store, while walking, he said, "If you don't sell it, you won't sell it, it's only two hundred yuan, and you have to find someone to look at it. unlucky."

"This... what's the situation? 33 This scene confused Xia Heze.

After all, Hu Muzhi hasn't talked about the quality of walnuts.

As the guest left, Xia Heze said with a puzzled face, "Muzhi, what's going on?

"Wenwan walnuts are fake, sometimes you can't see it, but you can smell it." Hu Muzhi said slowly.

"There are two most common ways to change the color of walnuts: soaking in hydrogen peroxide and soaking in oxalic acid.

"Soaking in hydrogen peroxide can make the color of walnuts lighter, and soaking in oxalic acid can make the skin darker and redder.

66.|| But no matter which method, there will be a chemical smell, which is very difficult to disperse.

"So when the other party saw what I wanted to hear just now, he knew that he was going to expose it, so he snatched the walnuts and left quickly.

"So that's how it is." Xia Heze showed a sudden realization.

"By the way, where's your sister? Are you back from a business trip?" Hu Muzhi asked.

"I just came back this morning, in the back office." Xia Heze nodded.

"Call her out for me, I have something to look for." Hu Muzhi didn't knock on the door and entered the back room, but ordered Xia Heze.

After all, this acting also requires the cooperation of Xia Heze.

"Sister, Muzhi is here to find you." Xia Heze shouted with a loud voice.

Not long after the voice fell, the door of the back room office opened.

"Manager Xia..." Hu Muzhi waved to Xia Yurou who came out of the back room.

(Li Hao) "Nothing goes without going to the Three Treasures Hall, tell me, what's the matter?

Chatting with smart people is convenient, and Xia Yurou could see Hu Muzhi's intention at once.

"Manager Xia, I want to ask you a favor." Hu Muzhi smiled and said, "It's just that my parents are coming to the capital in a few days, but I haven't told them about my dismissal from the museum. .""

"But paper can't hold fire after all.

"So I'm going to confess to them, and I'm afraid that they will worry about what I'm doing now, so when the time comes, I'll bring them to Guxuan Pavilion, you just say I'm working here, can you see?

"Small thing." Xia Yurou agreed happily: "Wait the day before my uncle and aunt come, let me know by phone."

"Thanks." Hu Muzhi laughed.

He didn't leave in a hurry, but chatted with Xia Yurou Xia Heze in Guxuan Pavilion.