Chapter 0303: Black as Paint, Thin as Paper (II)

Tung oil is China’s specialty oilseed tree species — oil tree seeds extracted from the oil. Olea europaea belongs to the Euphorbiaceae genus, native to China, a long history of cultivation, more than a thousand years ago, the Tang Dynasty that is documented, the Yuan Dynasty by the Italian Marco Polo introduced, tung oil is gradually spread overseas.

The appearance of tung oil is clarified transparent liquid, with rapid drying, high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance and other characteristics, can replace varnish and paint and other coatings, directly for machine maintenance, indoor wooden floors, wooden ceilings, sauna panels, wooden balcony handrails, etc., and outdoor wooden floors, arbors, wooden houses, pavilions, fences, wooden bridges, boats, chairs and so on.

However, the general public rarely know, diluted with water tung oil, can also be used as ceramic maintenance, which is also Uncle Te taught Zhuang Rui’s unique formula, Zhuang Rui promised that the shopkeeper, but also want to borrow him a little tung oil, so that he went to buy this stuff, but also to spend a lot of money.

“Xiao Zhuang, let you wait a long time, I this store did not store this thing, or run to others to borrow.”

General furniture store, will store some tung oil spare, but the porcelain store is not, Zhuang Rui waited for about ten minutes later, that shopkeeper only with a small bowl, holding a thick stack of white gauze came in.

“That shopkeeper, please take two more big bowls.”

Although the tung oil was transparent, there were some impurities in it, it had to be filtered before it could be used, and it was the first time Zhuang Rui had used this recipe that Uncle De had taught him, so he couldn’t help but feel a hint of nervousness in his heart.

Zhuang Rui took the shopkeeper handed over a large bowl, with white gauze covered the mouth of the bowl, will be another small bowl of tung oil, slowly poured in, with the naked eye can be seen, gauze left some impurities, and then Zhuang Rui and changed a gauze, will be a large bowl of tung oil and filtered again, so that after three times, it is considered to be clean of impurities.

Filtered tung oil, Zhuang Rui took a clean bowl, received two-thirds of the water, and then filtered clean tung oil, poured in a little, about a spoonful of root or so, tung oil into the water does not dissolve, Zhuang Rui took a chopstick can not stop stirring, three or four minutes later, like egg white general tung oil, dissolved in the water.

After the tung oil and water, Zhuang Rui took a clean white gauze soaked in it, due to the tung oil volatilization is relatively fast, it is easy to dry, so this gauze can only be used when you can take out.

After doing this work, Zhuang Rui and the black pottery jar cleaned, and then wiped with a dry cloth, put this room to the backyard doorway sunlight can irradiate the place, pottery density is not as large as porcelain, after dipping into the water, it will penetrate into the inside, alone to wipe the outside clean is not possible, but this August weather, the sun is very large, placed for a while is estimated to be able to dry up the inside of the water.

“Zhuang little brother, the old man I really have grown insight today, the original tung oil can also be used in this way ah?”

Waiting for Zhuang Rui to finish this series of moves, that shopkeeper only took a long breath of relief, just now Zhuang Rui’s every move, even if it is the slightest action, he firmly remembered, to know, generally speaking, know these skills of people, this is secret, Zhuang Rui is willing to use this kind of method in front of him, for him, that is a great chance.

“Just a small skill, let that boss laugh.”

Zhuang Rui didn’t care much, when Uncle De taught him this technique, he didn’t say that he couldn’t use it in front of people.

“Right, that boss, do you have any literary utensils for sale here?”

Zhuang Rui just walked into the store, see behind the counter seems to be set with a few parties of ink stone, Zhuang Rui knows that the old man calligraphy written good, usually nothing to do is like to grind their own waving, night to see the old man to buy a square ink stone is not bad, the literati to send elegant things, buy something else is estimated to be scolded by the old man again.

“Oh, I’m specializing in ceramics, literati is really not, little brother is to see my store that a few inkstones, right? That thing is some time ago someone looking for door to door to sell, I look good on the acceptance, Zhuang little brother if interested, I bring you to see?”

The shopkeeper spoke while standing up, those several inkstones he received has not been able to get out, although the price is very cheap when received, but the pressure in the hand heart is not comfortable.

“Mr. Zhuang, take a look, if you like it, take it and play with it.”

The shopkeeper also looked for someone to see, these several inkstones are very unusual, the age is not very long, it is estimated that the Republic of China made, but although he said generous, Zhuang Rui can not really not give money to take away, that would be too impolite.

Zhuang Rui on the inkstone know very little, only know China has four famous inkstone, respectively is produced in China Gansu Province Lintan County within the territory of the Taohe River Taohe stone inkstone, produced in the present day Jiangxi wuyuan longwei mountain west foot wu xi she inkstone, in order to filter the fine mud material production of chengyi inkstone, as well as was pushed for the group of inkstone first inkstone, but how to differentiate, he is a layman.

So, Zhuang Rui can only use the aura to check some, but the results let him very disappointed, these inkstones inside not the slightest presence of aura, and the system material is rough, it should only be the most common stone inkstone.

Zhuang Rui shook his head and said, “Boss, I can’t read these inkstones, huh, forget it.”

That shopkeeper heard also not disappointed, these inkstones he was not optimistic, can fool out naturally the best, but listen to Zhuang Rui this, obviously see out, and then said: “Little brother a moment if you have free time, I will take you to the opposite side of the book of Ya Zhai to see, where it is estimated that you can get a good inkstone.”

“Cheng, then turn around and also trouble that boss.”

Zhuang Rui nodded, stood up, the doorway at the pot to the house, rubbed his hand on it, but there is no wet feeling, must have seeped into the pot body of water, also evaporated.

Although this pot has been cleaned, but the black is still very dull, looks like an inconspicuous look, but Zhuang Rui know, this is due to the characteristics of the pottery caused by, like porcelain after a long time, porcelain tires will be slightly yellow, and pottery after time oxidation erosion, but it will be in the surface layer of the formation of a substance, so that the surface of the dust, dull and light.

Zhuang Rui reached out to soak in a bowl of tung oil in the gauze out, and then with the gauze dipped in tung oil water, carefully and evenly in the black pottery jars wiped once, until the tank body are dipped in tung oil water, Zhuang Rui hastily took a clean piece of gauze, quickly rubbed up hard on the jar, and he rubbed the place, the kind of “black as paint, bright as a mirror! The color “black as paint, bright as a mirror” appeared in front of the eyes of the shopkeeper and Miao Fei Fei.

In seven or eight minutes later, the whole piece of pottery pot is already a new look, this pearl dusty years ago Longshan black pottery, finally in Zhuang Rui hands revealed the original appearance, the kind of black in the bright, bright with the light, light with the flesh of the black color, so that the sweaty Zhuang Rui, is also to look at the fascination.

No matter what color, as long as it is pure to the extreme, can reveal its unique charm, this Longshan culture period of black pottery is so, although there is not a trace of decoration, but that kind of simplicity to the extreme lightness, elegance, innocence but let it give off a mysterious charm.

Placed on the table in the black pottery after revealing the original face, appears to be so dignified and beautiful, its material is delicate and moist, luster in the calm elegance, has a kind of pearl like soft elegant quiet beauty.

Zhuang Rui took this pottery jar up, reached out and gently knocked, a pleasant sound of chirping jade came out from it, on this pitch-black jar, like ink and jade, and implicitly contained the light of bronze, reflecting Zhuang Rui’s face as clearly as if it were a mirror.

“Little brother Zhuang, really good vision, old man I am ashamed of myself!”

See this black pottery out of the world, that shopkeeper has long been looking at is the eyes of the golden light, can not help themselves, he is playing ceramics, naturally know the value of this object, I’m afraid that all the real porcelain in his store added up, not this one black pottery worth money.

“Where, that boss is too polite, I happen to have heard my elders describe the characteristics of black pottery, this is a lucky pick up a leak, luck, luck only.”

Zhuang Rui modestly smiled, he bought the black pottery this thing, I’m afraid that in a few days it will spread all over Panjiayuan, I don’t know that the smart mouth stall boss, know that it is his own sold treasure, will be angry into what kind of situation.

“Zhuang little brother, you this black pottery, want to go out? My old man can come next, and the price will definitely satisfy you.”

That shopkeeper after observing for a long time, finally couldn’t resist, such a fine black pottery, not to mention in the folk, that is, the major domestic museums, also can’t be seen, so that shopkeeper got up the idea of putting it in the bag.

Have not waited for Zhuang Rui back, the shopkeeper heard and Zhuang Rui came in with the girl’s voice: “Zhuang Rui, can not sell ah! Such a beautiful thing, when your courtyard is well decorated, how nice to put it in the living room!”

Zhuang Rui smiled like that shopkeeper, but did not open his mouth to say anything, what Miao Fei Fei said, and his own thoughts, this object, he will not take to sell money.

But as for the Miao Fei Fei said in the living room, Zhuang Rui is to think about it, after all, this thing is too expensive, I’m afraid to learn from his dad Wei, specially ordered a booth to get a few spotlights in it, although some of them are flashy, but this is also in order to carry forward the traditional culture of the nation ah!