"Old Liu, this is Yang Jing, the younger generation of Old Yang Tianmin. You can just call him Yangzi. Yangzi, this is Old Liu, a leading expert in cultural heritage protection technology in our institute. He has profound attainments in the maintenance and restoration of bronzes. I have invited Old Liu out for you today. I hope that what you bring will not disappoint us." As soon as he entered the door, Cai Yi introduced both parties.
Mr. Liu looks very kind, has dark skin, and wears a pair of large myopic glasses. His smile gives people a very honest feeling.
"Hey, Xiao Yang, I heard Lao Cai talk about the bottle you bought before, and I was very envious. I wonder what good things you can bring this time?" The old man stood up with a smile and stretched out his hand.
Seeing this, Yang Jing hurriedly took two steps forward, stretched out his hands and tightly held the old man's hands, and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Liu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
"Haha, it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer. If I see something good, I don't mind waiting another day. You are the descendant of Mr. Yang, so you must have a deep understanding of antiques. Otherwise, you wouldn't have bought the bottle that made me jealous from the street stall."
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Liu."
After a while of greetings, Yang Jing took out the three gold coin swords from his bag. Of course, Old Liu naturally didn't care about the gold coin sword with the best quality. Although this sword was made of copper coins cast by thirty-six different emperors, for an expert in bronze ware like Old Liu, he had seen a lot of such things.
However, the two rusty money swords immediately made the old man frown.
"These two swords are not easy to take care of... Tsk tsk, they are already so rusty, and the earthy smell has not dissipated yet. They are things from a tomb. Yangzi, you didn't get them from a tomb robber?" The "tomb robber" in Liu Lao's mouth refers to tomb robbers.
Yang Jing smiled and shook his head and said, "Mr. Liu, how can that be possible? We are honest people and we dare not accept things from local robbers. I bought these three swords from a shop called Qian Tong Si Hai in Panjiayuan. These two badly rusted swords cost one thousand yuan each. I have signed an agreement with the boss."
Hearing this, Mr. Liu nodded in relief, put on gloves, picked up the Golden Money Sword woven by Li Shizhen, weighed it gently, and looked at the degree of rust, then said: "Fortunately, although this sword is severely rusted, most of it is earth rust, so it is not difficult to clean it. But Yangzi, I have to tell you, if this sword is cleaned out, I am afraid it will not be saved. The hemp rope used to weave this sword is all wrapped in earth rust, and I don’t know what state the hemp rope is in. But based on my experience, the hemp rope must have rotted away long ago, and now this sword is all attached together by copper rust. Once the rust is removed, the sword will fall apart."
After a pause, Mr. Liu picked up the coin sword made of the thirty-six treasures of Guquan, examined it carefully and said, "This sword is in a similar condition to that sword. They are both from the unearthed pit and have not been unearthed for a long time. If all the rust is removed, this sword will not be able to be preserved either."
Yang Jing nodded and said, "Mr. Liu, you can tinker with it. I have never learned anything about this and I don't know how to remove the rust. When I bought these two swords, I just felt very good about them. If I really can't keep these two swords, it doesn't matter. I only spent two thousand yuan in total anyway."
Yang Jing had already thought about it before coming here. If the sword made by Li Shizhen himself was destroyed, it was destroyed. There was nothing that could be done about it. Fortunately, the precious energy in the sword had been absorbed, so let it be destroyed. Anyway, even if the sword was cleaned up, it would probably be impossible to find out that it was the Golden Money Sword made by Li Shizhen himself.
As for the other sword, there is no problem. In addition to the huge amount of cultural treasures contributed by this sword, the more important thing is the thirty-six ancient coins! If we don't clean it out, what will happen to these thirty-six ancient coins? Let's destroy it!
Old Liu also shook his head and sighed, "These damn tomb robbers, they don't know how to protect the old objects that have just been unearthed. Many old objects were destroyed because of these tomb robbers."
After a pause, the old man said, "Let's go to my workshop. Old Cai, you have nothing here, how can I remove the rust from these two swords? You should go to my place. I have all the tools there, and they will be easy to use."
The three people walked out of Cai Yi's office and walked in the Forbidden City for about ten minutes before they arrived at Mr. Liu's workshop.
In comparison, Mr. Liu's workroom is much larger than Cai Yi's office. After all, Mr. Liu is responsible for cultural heritage protection, and they are responsible for the protection of many cultural relics, so their workrooms are very large.
There were a few younger people busy in the workshop, apparently maintaining some bronze artifact.
Mr. Liu did not alarm them, but took Yang Jing and Cai Yi to his office. Mr. Liu's office was next to the workshop, and there was a door directly connected to the studio.
Mr. Liu's office is not tidy either, with information, documents, tools, and bottles and jars piled everywhere. It is obvious that the big room outside is a studio, and Mr. Liu's office is also a small studio.
"Alas, there's nothing we can do. We are engaged in cultural heritage protection, not like you who are engaged in research. We are born to work hard..." Old Liu complained to Cai Yi with a smile.
Cai Yi did not take it as an offense and scolded with a smile: "It seems that the burden added to you, an old ox, is not enough, otherwise where do you get so many complaints?"
The two old men burst into laughter.
Although Mr. Liu is almost 70 years old, he is still very agile. He first took out a fiberglass sink that was more than one meter long, placed it on an electric heater, and began to fill it with water. He stopped filling it when the water was about 20 centimeters deep. Then he began to look for various bottles and jars on the shelf, and finally took out all the bottles and jars he found and arranged them one by one.
At this time, Cai Yi said, "Yangzi, learn this. Next, Lao Liu is going to mix a special rust removal solvent. This solvent is something Lao Liu has explored through years of work. The effect is very good, and it is much better than those so-called rust removers on the market. If you can learn Lao Liu's skills, you will benefit from it for the rest of your life."
Old Liu said with a smile: "Xiao Yang, don't listen to Old Cai's nonsense, these are just some little things. If you want to learn, I will read them to you, and how much you can remember is your own business."
Hearing what Mr. Liu said, Yang Jing bowed gratefully and said, "Thank you for your teachings, Mr. Liu. I will definitely study hard."
Mr. Liu smiled and showed an expression of "a man of great potential to learn", and then he started to operate while explaining...
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