No wonder ancient books often describe that a piece of high-quality agarwood is a priceless treasure.

Qi Xiang sighed in his heart, and he was a little hesitant, weighing the pros and cons. 300,000 is too expensive, so he couldn't take it out. The problem is that after taking it out, he should lose everything and drink the northwest wind.

As if seeing his hesitation, the guy added: "Master Wei gave the order just now. If you really plan to plate the agarwood, you can get a 10% discount..."

The 10% discount is 270,000 yuan, which is much cheaper, so at least he can leave him living expenses.

Qi Xiang touched the eyebrows and suddenly made a decision: "I only brought over 100,000 yuan in cash. Can the rest be swiped for the card?"

"Yes." The guy smiled: "There is a card swiping machine at the counter downstairs, so just swipe it."

"Then wrap the things up." Qi Xiang said, putting the agarwood back into the box.

"Okay!" The guy quickly led the way.

Qi Xiang followed him out of the reception room and walked outside and saw a row of men in black standing on both sides of the door of a nearby VIP room. These people were burly and wearing uniforms, and should be bodyguards.

Qi Xiang was also a little curious, and glanced past her eyes, and then was surprised to find that there seemed to be a familiar face among the row of bodyguards.

He glanced at him twice, and the bodyguard also noticed his gaze. After looking back, he avoided it unnaturally, as if he was a little guilty and did not dare to look at him directly.

Qi Xiang's heart moved and immediately remembered. The bodyguard was clearly one of Wang Dong's gangs. When he was on the rooftop, he helped carry things. Why was he here?

Qi Xiang's thoughts were full of thoughts, and his eyes naturally moved away. Then he followed the clerk as if nothing had happened and went down the stairs lightly. Walking down the first floor store, he smiled casually and said, "There is such a big show upstairs. Who is the guest?"

The guy twisted his head and chuckled, "I don't know either, but it should be a big rich man. As soon as he entered the door, he asked us to put out the most expensive treasures in the store and let him choose..."

"Tsk tsk!" Qi Xiang looked admiring: "Refer to the tone, is it the Big Sheep Gu? He is wealthy from the sky, and Mr. Wei is going to make a fortune."

"It's all for everyone's care..."

The guy also said a few good words and took Qi Xiang to the counter to check out.

The 100,000 yuan cash given by Jiang Baiwan was sent out before he could warm up. In addition, he swiped the card and saw the balance text message sent by the bank to remind him that Qi Xiang was cut by a knife.

No matter what, Chen Shuixiang was given, Qi Xiang calmed down and said goodbye: "Then I'll leave first. Go back and you can tell me and Mr. Wei, and sue me..."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." The guy was enthusiastic: "Thank you for your patronage, welcome to come again."

"You can only come if you have money." Qi Xiang sighed in her heart and walked out of the store quickly.

After walking far away, Qi Xiang stopped, then took out her cell phone and dialed a number.

A moment later, when the phone was connected, Jiang Baiwan's hearty laughter came: "Brother Qi?"

"It's me..." Qi Xiang said without saying nonsense, "Boss Jiang, I just saw a person in the Boguya play shop in Confucius Temple. He seemed to be Wang Dong's younger brother. We had seen him on the rooftop before. But now, he has transformed into a bodyguard for some big man. Is it strange that this is strange?"

"oh?"

Jiang Baiwan was silent for a while before smiling: "It's indeed a bit strange... But that's someone else's business, brother, don't worry too much... By the way, do you have time tomorrow? If you have time, go here to visit me and I'll treat you to a meal..."

“…Okay, see you tomorrow!”

Jiang Baiwan quickly hung up the phone, so that Qi Xiang didn't have the chance to find out what the ancient tripod was like.

"Have the identification result not come out?"

Qi Xiang thought about it and went back directly. He vaguely understood Jiang Baiwan’s implicit meaning. Perhaps that person was very famous and Jiang Baiwan was worried that he would get into trouble, so he would have such a warning.

However, this is also in line with Qi Xiang's original intention. If Jiang Baiwan hadn't been taking care of him frequently, he would probably not have made this call...

After returning home, Qi Xiang also put this matter behind his mind and began to organize bags of spices.

According to the records of the basement incense sauce, he weighed different amounts of spices, then placed them on the chopping board, cut the mess like a quick knife, chopped various spices, and then pounded them into powder.

This is also the step for agarwood worth 270,000.

When Qi Xiang was pounding agarwood, her heart seemed to be dripping blood, her arms were a little weak and she was trembling.

It was difficult to make all kinds of spices into powder. The spice powders were mixed together, and then stirred evenly with water, placed in a pot, and cooked over high heat.

While cooking, stirring, so that the slurry powder boils and gradually forms a white paste condition.

At this moment, the whole kitchen was filled with a strong fragrance.

The air is as lingering as mist, filling the entire space with a rich fragrance. However, the fragrance is too strong, too much, it is very choking and not very pleasant.

Qi Xiang held her breath, and after the powder turned into a paste, she quickly turned off the fire, first covered the pot, then covered the lid with a thick towel, and then ran out quickly.

Next, it takes a long time to wait until the ointment cools naturally and drys out.

"I don't know if it can be successful, but if it cannot be successful, the loss will be huge."

Qi Xiang was also a little nervous. He didn't expect that the simplest entry-level incense recipe in the incense recipe would have consumed his years of savings. If the incense is made, he would definitely cry without tears.

"The Three Pure Dao Ancestors, Jade Emperor, bless, bless..." Qi Xiang prayed, immediately ran back to the room, picked up the teapot and took a bite. He was exhausted from working hard for most of the day.

After a breath, his eyes turned and he fell on the walnuts he had picked up from the street stall.

At this moment, the pair of walnuts is still the same, as it seems inconspicuous, but a layer of clear and lively light flashes on the edge of the walnut and is vague.

Qi Xiang put down the teapot, and there was a little more scrutiny in her eyes.

He knew very well that something abnormal would happen, and there would be a cause.

Walnuts are so abnormal, so there must be some mystery hidden.

With this idea, Qi Xiang picked up one of the walnuts and looked at them. Based on his understanding of walnuts, he felt that this pair of walnuts should be the lion's head among the four famous cores and the short-stake lion's head.

Walnut, originally named walnut, also known as Qiang Tao, long livestock or longevity fruit.

According to historical records, this is something that Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty and brought back from the Western Regions. During the Five Barbarians' invasion of China, Shi Le, a general of Jin State, occupied the Central Plains and established the Later Zhao. Because he was taboo about the word "Hu", he changed the name of "Walnut" to "Walnut" and has continued to this day.

Some people found out that the trend of enjoying walnuts should have originated in the Han and Sui Dynasty, popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has been popular in the long history of more than two thousand years, forming the world's unique Chinese walnut culture.

Throughout history, from emperors, generals, ministers, talented men and beautiful women, to officials, and ordinary people, all have been proud of having a pair of exquisite and transparent walnuts that are as bright as a witness.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the style of enjoying walnuts in the palace became even more intense. Having a pair of good walnuts in his hand became a symbol of his identity, value and taste at that time. At that time, there was a rumor in the capital that Beile had three treasures: rings, walnuts, and birds in cages.

A pair of ordinary walnuts has reached a level that is comparable to treasures, which is amazing enough.

In modern society, the atmosphere of enjoying walnuts is not inferior to that of the past. Based on years of experience, some players have called the four best quality walnuts, lion's head, tiger's head, official hat, and chicken heart the four famous cores.

The lion's head ranks first among the four famous cores. It has a plump shape and a spherical shape, beautiful patterns, many rolls of flowers, twists flowers, and has holes and eyes, and looks like a lion's head, hence the name.

Qi Xiang looked at the walnuts in his hand carefully. Although the walnuts were covered with cracks, they could also distinguish the textures. The tendons were like flowers, rolled and woven, and they should undoubtedly be the head of a lion.

Lion Head, even though Qi Xiang doesn’t know much about the price of cultural walnuts, she has heard of some things and knows some basic situations.

At least he has heard that a pair of lion-head walnuts with thick patinas, red and bright, and perfect appearance can be sold at a price of more than 100,000 yuan, and there is no market price.

Speaking of which, this is also the charm of cultural relics.

You should know that ordinary Bodhi seeds, hand-twisted gourds, pecans, these things are not rare plants. However, after being played with by people, they immediately exuded endless charm and increased their value by a hundred times.

However, Qi Xiang is more aware that the value of Wenwan walnuts is the accumulation of time. After seven or eight years of grinding, a pair of ordinary walnuts will form a layer of moist patina.

With patina, the walnuts are as beautiful as amber, exquisite and transparent, the sound of collision is like bones like the sound of teeth, metal and stone, and the color is as fine as jade...

Such things are what old players call things.

However, no matter what it is, once it is profitable, it begins to change its flavor.

The same is true for cultural walnuts. After being sought after by the world, some people are eager for quick success and start to have bad ideas. Through some means, processing, coloring, polishing, and oiling, the walnuts become very delicate and beautiful.

Ordinary people don’t know how to identify them, and seeing such beautiful walnuts, they are inevitably moved to buy them back.

Needless to say, the result must have been fooled.

Moreover, over time, the exquisite and beautiful walnuts will dry and crack, and will not be able to see them.

Qi Xiang was very suspicious that the walnuts in his hand were the product of quick success and instant benefits. But he couldn't figure out what the surface of the thorny walnuts was like?

He looked for a magnifying glass and looked carefully.

After gesture, the walnuts are quite large in size and at least five centimeters in diameter. One is quite relaxed and comfortable when holding one in your hand. If it is a pair of walnuts, the palms will definitely be full and it will be difficult to plate.

After studying for a while, Qi Xiang smelled it with a low nose and felt that the walnuts seemed to have some strange smell.

"No, it seems wrong..."

Qi Xiang thought about it again, and unconsciously twitched the walnuts with her fingers. Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration and suddenly realized: "If it was a dry and cracked walnut, the weight would not be so heavy."

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Chapter completed!