After the old man decided to trade, he didn't publicize it much, but silently took Fang Qi to visit the entire Liucun. Fang Qi and others thought that the old man was planning to embezzle the money... but Fang Qi did not express his doubts now.

After all, when trading, many people will definitely be attracted. The old man will definitely not be able to hide it, and Fang Qi only needs to be able to trade smoothly.

The buildings here are all ancient tile-roofed houses, and the furniture is even more backward. Except for a few wealthy people who have TVs, other homes rarely have modern furniture. Of course, except for the ebony one, Fang Qi was not there at that time.

See something of great value.

"Mr. Fang, there are no delicacies in the mountains and seas. This is the crude tea we made from mountain herbs? Sir, please have a taste?" Looking at the tea brought in by the old man, Fang Qi's eyes showed something strange.

This tea is not particularly delicious, especially for pregnant women like Wang Xiaoya, who cannot drink anything related to medicine casually, but Fang Qi discovered that this teapot has a history of hundreds of years.

"Old man, this teapot is inherited from your family, right?" Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man looked at Fang Qi in surprise. He didn't expect that Fang Qi could see the history of such an ordinary teapot.

But the tour guide on the side had a look on his face. After all, something that was hundreds of years old was an antique. And he didn't doubt Fang Qi's words. Fang Qi could just tell that it was ebony, which already surprised him. After all, this

This is not the first time he has brought guests to visit here, but Fang Qi can recognize that it is ebony. And if he bought it for one million, he is by no means a simple person.

"Yes, it is said that my grandfather's grandfather bought it when he was working outside. It was still the Qing Dynasty at that time. It is said that such things were very popular outside and were precious at the time. The price at that time was about two thousand yuan today.

, the price of a pig. But this thing is passed down from ancestors, am I going to pass it on to my son?"

Hearing what he said, Fang Qi smiled. He really had no intention of buying this thing. After brewing yam tea for nearly two hundred years, this purple clay pot no longer tasted good when he bought it and brewed other teas.

"Haha, the old man misunderstood. This is a purple clay teapot. It is indeed very valuable and has high collection value. Moreover, the purple clay teapot has a flavor-preserving function. The original flavor of the tea will not be lost, and the old tea will not go rancid, and it will not be greasy in the summer.

, can withstand great changes in temperature. These characteristics are due to the double breathable structure of purple clay that other clays do not have. This structure allows the purple clay teapot to brew more fragrant tea than teapots made of other materials, and at the same time, it can last longer.

Preserve tea for a long time without deterioration.

In China, only Dingshan in Yixing can mine this kind of purple clay with a double breathable structure. Therefore, purple clay is unique, and the pot made from the unique clay is of course irreplaceable. This purple clay pot is at least one of the few

It has a history of hundreds of years and should be from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

But the old gentleman should be careful in the future. Because he keeps making yam tea, if he abandons his famous tea rashly, it will lose its flavor."

Hearing Fang Qi's words, although the old man didn't know what "off-taste" means, he also knew that what Fang Qi said was definitely not without purpose. Moreover, after running yam business for so many years, he had become accustomed to the taste of this tea.

"Mr. Fang, this purple clay teapot should be worth a lot of money, right?" At this time, the tour guide on the side couldn't help but ask.

"It's not very precious, because it's not made by a famous person, or it's a famous tea that has been brewed for a long time. Even if it has a history of hundreds of years, it only costs one hundred thousand yuan. But if you like yam tea, use this to make tea.

It is possible for him to bid millions."

After hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man and the tour guide were both physically shocked. The one hundred thousand that Fang Qi said was not high in Fang Qi's mind, but it was already a very high price in their minds.

"Is what Mr. Fang said true?" The old man's eyes were full of disbelief. He didn't believe that the broken pot he used to drink tea every day was so valuable.

"Of course, there are enough pearls and jade in the world, which is not as good as a pill of earth in Yangxian." The preciousness of purple clay teapots has always been regarded as an elegant plaything by literati. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Yixing purple clay teapots have "both

It has the advantage of being fragrant and not having the smell of cooked soup, so it has become the main utensil for drinking tea.

Moreover, the materials used are particularly exquisite, the workmanship is exquisite and meticulous, the appearance is not vulgar, and the connotation is euphemistic and implicit, so it has the value of playing and collecting. Since the Ming Dynasty, the purple clay teapot has become the object of pursuit by literati. At that time, the literati collected a purple clay teapot

, we should also consider it from the perspective of six words: "clay", "shape", "work", "style", "gong" and "name".

"Clay" is the fundamental value of the purple clay pot. Only a pot made of pure Yixing purple clay has practical use, investment and collection value. As mentioned just now, the clay of the purple clay pot has a double ventilation hole structure, which can make the purple clay

The pot has the advantages of preserving taste. Moreover, the pure purple clay also gives people sensory enjoyment because of its characteristics of "not bright in color and not greasy in texture".

At the same time, its raw mineral contains a large number of trace elements needed by the human body, which will provide the human body with the needs while making tea. The biggest difference from other tea making tools is that after a period of water nourishment, the purple clay teapot can show its external appearance.

Similar to purple jade, with a state like blue clouds inside, purple sand is also known as purple jade gold sand. The dim light emanating from its whole body makes tea drinkers' feelings for the purple sand teapot be described as "intoxicated".

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After hearing Fang Qi's words, everyone couldn't help but look at the pot in the old man's hand. Although it looked black and a bit gloomy, it had a jade-like luster. But this was nothing special to the old man. After all, there was nothing special about it.

Years ago, when he first saw this purple clay pot, it had this color.

But now that he heard what Fang Qi said, the old man really felt like he couldn't put it down. At the same time, he looked at Fang Qi, his eyes full of curiosity. After all, Fang Qi only talked about one of the six aspects.

"The following is the 'shape' of a purple clay teapot. The 'shape' of a purple clay teapot is ever-changing, because purple clay teapots with investment and collection value are all made by hand. The purple clay teapot not only gathers the creative wisdom and hard work of the craftsmen, but also embodies the

Handicraftsmen’s understanding and expectations of purple clay teapots...

As an indispensable part of Chinese tea culture, the artistic conception pursued by the purple clay teapot should be harmonious with the artistic conception pursued by the tea ceremony of 'purifying the hustle and bustle, being indifferent and clearing the will, and being transcendent and refined', so it has a simple tradition of 'ancient clumsy charm'

The shaped purple clay teapot has more collection significance and room for appreciation than the strange shaped teapot.

This purple clay teapot is relatively traditional in its making, and is considered good. It is a pity that it is not made by a famous artist. And a purple clay teapot made by a famous artist involves the two words "name" and "style" of the purple clay teapot.

'Style' refers to the poems, calligraphy, paintings and seals engraved on the purple clay teapot. These are also included in the value of the purple clay teapot. Good engravings or even engravings by famous people will greatly enhance the artistic value and collection of the purple clay teapot.

A pot merchant named surnamed Yixing once asked a well-known person to carve the four words "Tasting Tea and Discussing Tao" on a pot, and the value of the pot increased several times.

The 'name' of a purple clay teapot refers to the author of the teapot, and the author's reputation constitutes the added value of the purple clay teapot. The teapots made by people with great names are sold at a higher price than those made by ordinary craftsmen. The late modern purple clay master Gu Jingzhou

a stone scoop

It was auctioned for a sky-high price of 900,000 yuan. His other purple clay teapots are also worth hundreds of thousands. And famous people from the Ming and Qing Dynasties made many purple clay teapots worth more than one million yuan, even if they are tens of millions.

It’s happened before.”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, everyone couldn't help but take a breath. They didn't expect that such a purple clay teapot could be so valuable. The old man looked at the purple clay teapot in his hand, which had no "name" or "model", and couldn't help but sigh.

"The 'work' below is the soul of the value of the purple clay pot. The making of a teapot requires dozens or hundreds of processes. Only through careful production of each process can the pot properly reflect the warmth and moistness of the purple clay mud and be compared with the purple clay pot.

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'Style' and 'gong' are fundamentally compared with each other. In addition to the flow, handle, buttons, lid, shoulders, belly and ring feet of the pot, a good purple clay pot should be in harmony with the overall proportion of the pot body, as well as the transition of points, lines and surfaces.

Turns must also be explained clearly and smoothly.

On the whole, the shape of the purple clay teapot is correct and there is nothing awkward about it; in terms of details, the purple clay teapot is straight when it is straight, curved when it is curved, whiskers when it is hairy, and hairy when it is hairy. A well-made purple clay teapot may give people

The stimulation of high emotions, or the reserved temperament, not only express the author's thoughts, but also have the 'spirit', 'qi' and 'state' that are different from other pots."

After hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man looked at the purple clay pot in his hand, which had reached a completely 'restrained' level. After all, it was not made by a famous person, and their ancestor was not a famous person, so he couldn't get a good purple clay pot.

The pot is also a normal thing.

"Another value of the purple clay teapot is reflected in the function of the purple clay teapot. The functions of the purple clay teapot are mainly reflected in four aspects: moderate capacity, appropriate height, tight lid and smooth water discharge. A good purple clay teapot has certain functions.

To a certain extent, it has a higher value than the purple clay teapot with poor performance.

However, some purple clay artists do not drink tea themselves, so they lack the understanding of using purple clay teapots to make tea, and they do not know the differences in workmanship details required by different tea leaves. Therefore, even if the teapot is made with better workmanship, it is not as good as workmanship.

The performance is good, but the teapot cannot well reflect the characteristics of different tea leaves, making tea tasting completely uninteresting. Of course, the value of such a purple clay teapot is not very high.”

After hearing what Fang Qi said, the old man looked at Fang Qi, full of curiosity in his heart. Although he was just an old village chief and didn't know much. But Fang Qi was obviously a young man. There have been many tourists here over the years, but he can be very familiar with it.

There are very few people who make such long speeches while holding an ordinary 'kettle'. Even many elderly people who seem to be well-educated have not discovered the preciousness of this pot.

"Old sir, it's a pity that this teacup is not original, otherwise the value of this teapot would be higher." Hearing Fang Qi's unintentional words, the old man was completely convinced by Fang Qi, because this teacup was bought by his son who was working outside.

There are no signs on it.

But after decades, the teacup was completely black and integrated with the entire purple clay teapot. It looked like it was a complete set. If it weren't for Fang Qi, he really wouldn't have remembered that the teacup wasn't the original one, but Fang Qi didn't think of it.

You can still tell the truth and falsehood at a glance.

"Mr. Fang is really knowledgeable. As an old man, I have lived in vain. But since Mr. Fang understands these old things, I have some copper coins passed down from my ancestors. Mr. Fang wants to see if they are worth anything. Last time I asked my son
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