"You?" Guan Taishan's old face suddenly turned red and he was speechless.
Everyone around looked at him in surprise.
When he saw the surprised looks of everyone, he felt even more embarrassed. At this moment, he wished that there was a crack in the ground and he could crawl through it.
Except for Guan Haowen, his nephew, who knew about this matter, he was too embarrassed to tell anyone.
Mr. Li looked at Ye Zhiqiu with a puzzled look, then glanced at Guan Taishan, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
Cao Changjiang stared at Guan Taishan with suspicion. Although he knew that his level was limited, he did not expect that he would be so embarrassed.
At this moment, Mr. Li said: "Zhiqiu, didn't you say you had something for me? What on earth is it?"
Ever since Ye Zhiqiu came in, he had been staring at the leather bag in Ye Zhiqiu's hand.
This time, Guan Taishan's embarrassment was resolved.
"Boy, I got a piece of material two days ago. I wonder if Mr. Li likes it?" Ye Zhiqiu said, slowly walking forward. He placed the bag on the coffee table next to him, opened the bag, and took out the piece of material.
Ye Zhiqiu slowly removed the black cloth wrapping the bloodstone, revealing the true face of Lushan inside.
"This is... bloodstone?"
Not only Mr. Li, everyone was shocked, their eyes widened, staring at the bloodstone without blinking.
Zhao Nanxing, Bai Rumeng, Cui Zihao, Cao Changjiang, Guan Taishan and others couldn't help but stand up, surrounded tightly, and were dumbfounded.
Most of the items circulating on the market are finished chicken-blood stone items, and there are very few raw chicken-blood stones.
Not only is the storage of bloodstones extremely rare, the more reason is that many collectors cannot tell the authenticity of bloodstones at all. Even if they are genuine, they are not sure of their quality.
The collectors who dare to play with raw chicken blood stone can be counted on one hand in the huge Jianghai City. Those dealers have no profit, so they naturally stop selling.
Although there are very few players who like raw chicken blood stone, Mr. Li is one of the few.
"Zhiqiu, this gift you brought is really great! I like it so much!" Mr. Li was so excited that his whole body trembled and he looked up to the sky and laughed.
"I have always wanted to find a piece of raw chicken-blood stone, and I was thinking about carving something casually. However, after a lot of help, the quality of the raw chicken-blood stone I found was really bad!"
"Some of them are not chicken blood stones at all, but ordinary Changshi stones!"
"Little friend Zhiqiu, you have fulfilled one of my old man's wishes! Haha!"
Mr. Li was very excited, with a smile on his face, and he seemed to look much younger.
"Mr. Li, this is just a small matter!" Ye Zhiqiu said pretending to be humble.
"I stumbled across this rough piece of chicken blood stone a few days ago. I thought Mr. Li might like it, so I bought it!"
"I like it! I like it! Of course I like it! As an old man, besides jade and bronze ware, what I care about most is bloodstone!"
Not just Mr. Li, anyone who studies antiques is obsessed with soapstone.
Soapstone is known as the king of gemstones and has been favored by emperors, generals, and literati since ancient times. However, because there are so few of them, it can only be made into seals or carvings, and its uses are not as wide as other jade stones.
According to legend, chicken bloodstone can also bring prosperity to the family and ward off evil spirits, adding a mysterious color.
What has been passed down are all items belonging to celebrities from past dynasties, and the bloodstone seals or carvings are all extremely rare treasures.
Not only ordinary literati, but also Kangxi, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Xianfeng, Cixi and others in the Qing Dynasty all owned several chicken-blood stone seals.
"Let me take a look. Where does this bloodstone come from? What is its quality?"
Mr. Li was very interested. He held a magnifying glass in his left hand and a strong flashlight in his right hand, carefully inspecting a corner.
"I'll come and see, I'll come and see too!"
Guan Taishan was also very excited and used instruments to test the other end.
Zhao Nanxing, Cui Zihao, Cao Changjiang and others also rushed to check carefully.
"Is this the Changhua Chicken Blood Stone?" After two minutes, Mr. Li raised his head and looked at Ye Zhiqiu in disbelief, with some doubts on his face. He was not sure.
"Is this... from Bahrain?"
Guan Taishan also raised his head, holding a flashlight in his right hand, and lightly scratched the original stone with his left index finger.
"The color of Bahrain's bloodstone is dark red, while the color of Changhua's bloodstone is bright. The blood color of this rough stone is obviously a little darker. I guess it is from Bahrain!"
Zhao Nanxing, who had been silent for a long time, took a closer look and suddenly said: "Laoguan, are you wrong? Bahrain's blood is light, delicate, delicate and moist, but it is almost all frozen!"
"But look at this stone, the upper half is almost frozen, but the lower half is obviously soft!"
"Moreover, on the surface, there are some vague sand nails in the half-frozen ground above. The sand nails are the obvious symbol of Changhua Soapstone!"
Sand nails are the quartz sand in the stone. When soapstone is used to make seals, the quartz sand is too hard and can only be cut with a diamond knife. Some quartz sand particles are so large that they can almost be seen on the surface.
Just like bean jade, you can intuitively see short column-like crystals.
Guan Taishan suddenly blushed. He always looked at the beginning and the end, grasping a small point, but neglected other aspects.
Cui Zihao couldn't help but said: "I agree with Mr. Zhao, this should be Changhua chicken blood stone!"
Cao Changjiang glanced at Guan Taishan and nodded slightly: "This is undoubtedly from Changhua! Although it hasn't been polished yet, you can still vaguely see it. You see, the blood forms strips and sheets, and in some places it is lumpy. Spraying in one direction, this is obviously the unique mark of Changhua Soapstone!"
"Bahrain's is completely like a ball of cotton wool, with no direction!"
Everyone nodded.
"But President Cao, it's dark in color, what's going on?" Although Guan Taishan was sure that this was indeed Changhua Chicken Blood Stone, he still raised this question.
Everyone was also a little puzzled. Cao Changjiang pondered for a while and said: "The only explanation is that this rough stone has either been mined for a long time and forgotten aside, or it is in the open air, exposed to wind, sun and rain, and its surface will naturally fade! "
"Isn't the early mining of soapstone exposed on the surface of the rock? Changhua soapstone does not fade, but it does not fade as badly as Bahrain's!"
"It's just fading on the surface! It must be as bright as blood inside! If this is from Bahrain, I'm afraid the blood color can no longer be seen on the surface!"
Everyone agreed.
Ye Zhiqiu nodded secretly, Cao Changjiang was able to become the president, and his skills were indeed unmatched by Guan Taishan.
Mr. Li looked happy.
"Now that the place of origin has been determined, let's taste the texture!"
