pappabearbooks Chapter 1332: Cutting wood to make paintings
Chapter 1332: Cutting wood to make paintings
"One thousand six?" Tong Yang was stunned for a moment. This was beyond his expectation. He immediately pretended to be angry and said: "Mr. Lin, I have some respect in Confucius Temple Antique City. Which vendor deceived you?" ! I'll help you settle accounts with him!"
Not only did he not see the benefits of these items, but he was surprised at the money Lin Ran spent.
1600 yuan is not a small amount of money, and it is definitely not worth spending on this pile of things.
Lin Ran shook his head and said, "Boss Tong, you should also know the cutting rules. Since I didn't object when I bought it, I won't refund it."
"Oh, but you were deceived." Boss Tong was a little annoyed. Young people are very energetic. Sometimes the rules can be accommodating. To put it bluntly, it depends on whose fist is stronger.
Just like Lei Jiangtao came to make trouble in his store, without Hoxha to help, he could only swallow this dumb loss by himself.
But through previous events, he had already understood Lin Ran's personality.
He is indeed a very decent person. Since he had no objection, Boss Tong obediently kept his mouth shut.
Lin Ran didn't care what Tong Yang said to him, but carefully inspected the two wooden stakes.
As the man told him before, there were indeed calligraphy and paintings inside.
It's just a blind box. Before taking out the calligraphy and painting, you don't know what is inside.
And it’s similar to what the man said, if you forcefully pull out the calligraphy and painting, it’s very likely that they’ll all be broken.
Wood is not like an iron box. Wood is a material that can seep water. If it is in a humid tomb, it is very likely that the calligraphy and paintings inside will also be damaged, which will cause considerable damage.
After a slight touch, you can feel that the calligraphy and painting are a little damp.
If you force it out, it will definitely be damaged a lot.
Although it is already damaged, it may take some time to repair.
However, based on his understanding of antiques, the calligraphy and painting being stuffed into such narrow wooden piles must have been a desperate response by a wealthy family who suffered from house confiscation or other crises.
Maybe, this thing was not stolen from the ancient tomb, but just dug out of the ground.
This also proves why after so long, the wood has turned black and is completely rotting.
Thinking about it this way, Lin Ran decided to take it out quickly.
"Mr. Tong, can I ask you a favor? Get me a knife." In a store like theirs where bronze sculptures are the main sales force, there should be a lot of tools available.
"Knife? If you want to chop off the wood, you probably have to use an axe." Boss Tong didn't understand what he was thinking.
"Please." Lin Ran made a request gesture.
Boss Tong immediately asked his men to get a carving knife. This knife was indeed very sharp and even had grooves like blood grooves on it.
After Lin Ran took it, he drew on the wood.
This knife is indeed very sharp, but the material of the wood is also extraordinary.
It's so hard.
Lin Ran spent a lot of effort to peel off the surface of the wood, revealing the brown part inside.
Seeing this scene, Tong Yang stepped forward to help.
Lin Ran did not shirk the blame, but told him not to insert the knife directly, as he might touch the calligraphy and painting inside.
At this time, I also realized that there was a cave inside.
He looked at Lin Ran in surprise, because he had tried whittling it just now, and the hardness of the wood was far beyond his imagination, almost as hard as soft copper.
"I'll do it myself." Lin Ran saw his look and knew that he was not good at physical work.
This is his job, so let him experience it.
Tong Yang didn't shirk this time and directly returned the knife to Lin Ran, his tone also changed.
"Mr. Lin, there are calligraphy and paintings here. Do you know it yourself, or did the vendor tell you?"
If Lin Ran hadn't reminded him, he would have thought it was just an ordinary piece of rotten wood.
But when he was peeling the surface just now, he saw through the gaps in the wood that there were indeed traces of calligraphy and painting inside.
This method of preservation is simply unheard of.
How could someone put calligraphy and painting among wooden piles without fear of being burned as wood?
"The black color on the surface of the wood is not ordinary charcoal, but a material similar to rust." Lin Ran did not dare to smell the black part, who knew if there were any virus residues inside.
"That's it!" Tong Yang showed an expression of enlightenment.
This is not a wooden pile at all, but a wooden barrel, a small barrel specially used to store calligraphy and paintings.
Moreover, in order to prevent others from being suspicious, a layer of fireproof material was attached to the surface, but what kind of material it was, he had never seen it in 20 years of working at Tianxia Pavilion.
Lin Ran actually couldn't answer. The black substance on the surface looked a bit like asphalt, but it wasn't that massive.
And it adheres to the surface of the wood and is extremely hard.
This had to make him think of chemical paints.
It is the existence of this layer of paint that preserves the calligraphy and painting inside.
Otherwise, we don’t know how the calligraphy and painting will corrode.
However, the paint did not completely cover the wood, and the surface was corroded by microorganisms, exposing the calligraphy and painting inside.
Although the hole is not big, you have to close your eyes to see it.
The impact on calligraphy and painting is also obvious.
After learning that there were calligraphy and paintings inside, Tong Yang's attitude changed.
He explained to the clerk and then brought the grinder.
"Mr. Lin, try this."
First, remove the paint from the surface so that the wood can break apart.
With such advanced tools, it is worthy of being a professional shop.
Lin Ran put the wood on the grinding tool and rubbed back and forth on the surface of the wood with a dull knife.
Soon, the table was covered with a thick layer of black substance.
The full shape of the wood is exposed.
This turned out to be iron wood, which was also a common material used by the ancients to make wooden boxes. Although the price was not expensive, it was not affordable for ordinary people.
Coupled with the calligraphy and painting inside, Lin Ran suddenly felt confident.
You can definitely get your money back.
Tong Yang watched quietly from the side. At this time, the store manager who had finished cleaning up outside came over. Seeing the dust inside, he said, "Boss, do you want him to go inside the workshop? The whole living room is full of smoke." of!"
"Shh, don't talk. Go about your own business." Tong Yang interrupted him rudely.
Through this incident, he confirmed it.
The young man in front of me is Mr. Lin, he can’t be wrong!
There was no problem with the wood at all on the surface, but he could see the clues and spent a lot of money to buy it.
He also wanted to see what Lin Ran could produce.
He drove the store manager away and closed the door, leaving dust floating in the air inside.
Finally, the wood cracked.