"This young master is an expert, and this piano..."
Meng Xinzhu turned around and looked at the shop owner, "I said it's a good piano, but that doesn't mean you're not lying."
"Wha...what?"
"This piano is well made and sounds good. It's a good new piano."
"New Qin?" Hongde Longhao was surprised, "How could it be a new Qin? There are broken lines on the piano!"
"Yes, broken patterns are a sign of the age of the instrument, but it is not necessarily a Guqin with broken patterns. Besides, it takes many people to work hard for a piano to last for thousands of years. How can such a priceless treasure be changed hands at will?
For sale? The preciousness of the guqin lies not only in its sound quality, but more importantly in the historical value it embodies. This is why the guqin is priceless. Since it is priceless, it is naturally profitable, and the broken pattern is the best place to make a fuss about it.
." Meng Xinzhu tapped the piano body lightly, "The real broken lines are caused by the weathering and vibration of playing. However, baking the finished piano body with a strong fire and then agitating it with ice and snow can also break it.
Burst; or you can infiltrate egg white into ash and paint, steam it in a retort and then air-dry, and there will be broken lines. However, these false broken lines are made by hot and cold catalysis or knife carving, so they are inevitably distorted and have many natural flaws, while the real lines are not.
The shape is smooth and the tail of the pattern disappears naturally, so it is not comparable to fake pattern."
After hearing this, Hongde Longhao took a closer look at the piano body and found that these "plum blossom" cracks were indeed a bit rough. "What a shopkeeper, I almost got deceived by you!" He turned around and grabbed the shopkeeper's collar, "Now
I will send a profiteer like you to the police."
"Forget it, this world is full of businessmen and traitors." Meng Xinzhu shook her head and was the first to leave the musical instrument store.
I didn't expect that the antique identification knowledge I learned before could be used here. It seems that making fake antiques is a traditional industry whether in my own time and space or this other time and space.
"Brother Zhu, Brother Zhu!" Yu'er caught up with her, "How do you know so much?"
"You have two answers to choose from. One is that I bought too many fakes and 'a long-term illness becomes a cure', and the other is that I am also a counterfeiter."
"That is of course the first choice."
Meng Xinzhu smiled and said, "Half of the guesses are correct, no points will be given."
"half?"
"Yes, because I bought too many fakes, I couldn't bear to be fooled, so I started to learn to make fakes myself. Until I learned how to fake the real ones, I would not be fooled again. This is a double-choice question, both
is the correct answer."
"ah?"
"Hahaha!" Hongde Longqiu had to shake her head after hearing this. Her thoughts were always so weird.
A group of people, it shouldn't be four men who had been shopping with two little girls all morning. Hongde Longhao suddenly pointed to the teahouse not far ahead, "That teahouse is very famous. Many talented people like to talk about world affairs there.
Third Master, you might as well go in and listen."
As soon as everyone sat down and ordered tea, they heard people at the next few tables talking loudly about so-called state affairs. Meng Xinzhu listened attentively, and they all talked about rectifying officialdom, improving criminal laws, reducing taxes, etc.
The tone of these people seemed to be politically frustrated and dissatisfied with the current government. Many of them threatened that the current situation was too dark and they might as well live in seclusion. She felt a little bored, smiled, and turned to look outside.
of streets.
Hongde Longqiu noticed Meng Xinzhu's disapproval, and one of the talented men also noticed it. He suddenly walked up to Meng Xinzhu and gave a slight salute, "Master, Lin is polite here."
Meng Xinzhu turned around and looked at him with some surprise.
"I just saw that the young master seemed to be very disapproving of what we were talking about."
Hongde, Longqiu and others looked at the man named Lin and then at Meng Xinzhu.
Meng Xinzhu smiled slightly, opened the fan and fanned, "I'm afraid sir, you've seen it wrong."
"The young master's smile just now made it very clear that Lin came here to ask for advice."
Meng Xinzhu frowned and sighed: "Even if that's the case, what do you think you should do? What if you don't think so?"
Lin was stunned for a moment, "If you think so, I should invite you to have a chat with us. If you don't think so, I should ask you for advice."
"I'm just here to have a cup of tea. I'm not interested in state affairs. Sir, please go back."
Lin was stunned again, "Young master, do you not see us so much?"
Meng Xinzhu shook his head and said with a smile: "Sir, you are serious. I have always respected knowledgeable people. It's just that I am not as talented as you and I am not as knowledgeable as you. I dare not show off in front of everyone. Please come back, sir!"
"If the young master is willing to give you some high-level lectures and be useful to us, then Lin should resign."
Meng Xinzhu rubbed her temples, "Then what do you want me to say?"
"May I ask what you think of the current government?"
"I don't understand, I can't tell!" Meng Xinzhu pointed at Hongde Longqiu, "This gentleman knows better than me."
Lin did not look at Hongde Longqiu and continued to ask: "Then how should the young master view the current official system?"
"I'm not an official, so I don't know!" Meng Xinzhu pointed at Hongde Longrun again, "This young master also knows better than me."
Hongde Longhao couldn't help it anymore and lowered his head and snickered. Hongde Longqiu also looked at Meng Xinzhu with a smile.
"What do you think today's knowledgeable people should do?"
"Then it's up to you. No one can help you make up your mind."
"You..." Lin pointed at Meng Xinzhu, "Are you teasing us?"
Meng Xinzhu said with a smile: "I told you that I just came here to have a cup of tea, and I didn't want to talk about national affairs or world affairs. Alas, people like me don't have any lofty ambitions, so I don't dare to talk side by side with Mr.
."
"You..., a dignified seven-foot man, do not intend to serve the country, but just want to relax here, the Moon Kingdom will be destroyed in your hands!"
Hongde, Longqiu and others were about to stand up when they heard Meng Xinzhu burst out laughing, and everyone looked at her strangely.
"Hahaha, oh, now I really understand a sentence personally. No wonder they say that there is no one in the world who is never criticized, and there is no one who is always praised. When you talk too much, others will criticize you.
When you talk little, others will criticize you. When you are silent, others will still criticize you." Meng Xinzhu stood up, crossed her hands on her chest, and looked at everyone, "It seems that it is difficult not to say something today.
Get away. Well, since you want to communicate, let me give you a chance. You have discussed so much just now, and now it’s time to summarize. Just use one word to summarize the key to the success or failure of a country."