Five minutes later, Li Youran arrived at Mr. Qu's home.
"Xiao Li, come here today, do you want to practice Tai Chi with me or play two sets?" Mr. Qu led him to sit down on the sofa in the living room and asked with a smile.
The nanny at home came over immediately to make tea.
"Old man, it's neither. I want to ask you about Ma Walnut today." Li Youran got straight to the point and directly stated the purpose of his trip.
"Oh, Ma Walnut, I didn't expect you to be interested in this." Mr. Qu was quite surprised when he heard this. After all, there are not many young people who like this thing.
When Li Youran heard this, he realized that he had guessed correctly, and the other party was indeed a man of the same kind.
Next, he first asked Mr. Qu for advice on playing with walnuts, but did not immediately take out the pair of lion heads from his pocket.
Mr. Qu suddenly became interested, and the more he looked at the young man in front of him, the more he liked him. It was rare that all his hobbies suited his taste, and he was better than his two sons.
So he opened up his chatterbox and began to talk endlessly about his many years of experience playing with paper and walnuts. When he talked about interesting things, he couldn't help but feel happy.
"Old man, if this is the case, why have I never seen you playing with walnuts?" Li Youran asked the doubt in his heart.
"Well, that thing makes a clicking sound when it spins. It wouldn't be polite to play with it when meeting and chatting with others," Mr. Qu explained.
It turns out that Mr. Qu really pays attention to the details of life. Li Youran sighed in his heart.
"It's no use just talking, Xiao Li, come with me." The old man said, taking the studious Li Youran to the study on the second floor.
The study room was very large, with three sets of bookcases placed against the west wall. Mr. Qu walked closer and opened the drawer, took out several flat brocade boxes, and then placed them on the large desk and opened them one by one.
"This is my collection in recent years. It's quite good. Look at it. This is a tiger head with wheat ears, a lion's head with horseshoes, a white lion's head, an official hat, a young man's hat, and a wild chicken heart." He placed the brocade.
The treasures in the box were pointed out to Li Youran one by one. His love was beyond words.
Most of the items in the box are in good condition, and they are obviously old walnuts. The skin is dark red and the pulp is shiny. It can be seen that it takes a long time to play with it to achieve this effect.
"Old man, I just got a pair of new walnuts. I don't know how they are, so I would like to ask you to give them a try." When Mr. Qu finished explaining, Li Youran made a request.
"Actually, for a beginner like you, don't worry. You should practice your eyesight first before taking action. There are many counterfeiting methods on the market now, and some of them can't even be seen by old guys like us. Forget it.
"Now that I have bought it, let's take a look." After hearing this, Mr. Qu felt that he had the responsibility to remind the young people. The water in this industry is also quite deep.
Li Youran didn't defend himself. He took out his pair of walnuts from his pocket, held them in his palm and handed them to the other party.
Mr. Qu took a closer look and his expression changed slightly. He then took the walnut and took it to a well-lit area by the window to examine it carefully.
"It's actually a pointed lion's head! It's in good condition." After a moment, he praised it loudly.
"A pointy lion head? What's the term for this?" Li Youran asked curiously. He knew about the lion head, but he wasn't very clear about it further.
"There are many types of lion heads, including old lion heads, dull-pointed lion heads, white lion heads, Nanjiang stone lion heads, horseshoe lion heads, millstone lion heads, etc. Among them, old lion heads and dull-pointed lion heads are the top grades.
.It is also relatively rare on the market. I took a look again, and yes, it is indeed sharp and has not been tampered with. It is a rare good product." Mr. Qu explained that the pair of lion heads in his hand made him feel like he couldn't put it down.
"So that's it, then why is it called Mengjian? And what's the best way to get the quality of these walnuts?" Li Youran continued to ask.
"Look here. This walnut has a solemn appearance, with thick edges and blunt points. The points are quite small. They are almost gone after being plated for a while, so they are called dull points. Also, look at the appearance of this walnut. It must be four in height.
About a centimeter, with a low sole and a plump shape, a round belly, wide and thick sides, and deep and wild lines."
"The leather is thick, quite punchy, and the sound is crisp and tough. When the lion head is rolled up, it will be colored and patinated very quickly. Remember to use your hands to plate it steadily, and it will turn into agate red, which is very beautiful and eye-catching.
"Mr. Qu played with it a few times, his eyes shining.
He invited Li Youran to sit down on the armchair by the window in the study room, and then he turned the two walnuts over and over and looked at them carefully, constantly making noises of admiration from his mouth.
"Hand-grilling is good, but it takes a lot of effort. I saw other people's experience on the Internet, saying that coating walnuts with olive oil is very beautiful and can prevent the skin from drying out and cracking. Is this method feasible?" Li Youran proposed a new method.
question.
"Ordinary walnuts don't matter, but for high-quality walnuts, never oil them. Let me teach you a word, remember, oiled walnuts are as bright as paint when kneaded; unoiled walnuts,
It will be as clear as jade when rubbed!" Mr. Qu said solemnly.
Li Youran nodded, indicating that he remembered it.
"Wow, the pairing is so perfect. Xiao Li, you are very lucky. How much did you pay for it?" Mr. Qu compared the two walnuts, then turned to ask Li Youran.
"Haha, the walnut tree in my greenhouse produced these by myself. It didn't cost anything. But there is only one tree and only twenty berries are left. Most of them are not yet ripe." Li Youran immediately revealed the answer to the mystery.
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"What, you grew it at home? You are so awesome. Oh, by the way, I should have thought that the trees and bamboos in your yard are growing so well, so it's not surprising to plant a good walnut tree." Mr. Qu
I was surprised at first, then relieved.
"This walnut has no white tips and no yellow edges. It seems you didn't use chemical fertilizers." He looked at it again and came to a conclusion.
"No, all the plants in my garden don't use chemical fertilizers. I just bought some farmyard manure and biological fertilizers from outside." Li Youran explained.
After hearing this, Mr. Qu nodded in approval.
An old man and a young man were chatting and enjoying walnuts in the study, enjoying themselves happily.
Li Youran saw that Mr. Qu really liked these pair of pointy lion heads, and thought that he still had a lot of them on his tree, and that these things were no better than jade and could be regenerated. So he proposed to give them to him as a gift to the younger generation.
"This can't be done. A gentleman will not win the love of others. Furthermore, these pair of dull-pointed lion heads are worth a lot of money. Based on their appearance, they are probably worth tens of thousands. It's amazing that you can have such a pair on your tree.
It's quite difficult. Generally speaking, the others are probably much worse." Mr. Qu shook his head after hearing this.
Li Youran insisted on his opinion, saying that he was grateful to the other party for teaching him Tai Chi and also taught him the art of Go. He had benefited a lot and should reciprocate.
The two argued for a while, and Mr. Qu offered to pay for it.
Li Youran still disagreed. Seeing that the old man really couldn't save face, he handed over his hand and hurriedly left.
"Hey, this kid." Mr. Qu looked at his leaving back, sighed and said to himself. Dear! If you think this site is good, please remember this site to help promote it! This site!
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