Not long after, Liu Yunhe sent an address.
Zhuang Zhou opened it and took a look.
It was at the same Golden Hammer Hotel as last time.
Zhuang Zhou put away the ambergris and then went out to take a taxi.
When they arrived at the hotel, Zhuang Zhou took out his phone and called Liu Yunhe:
"Hey, Lao Liu, what's the room number?! I forgot!"
"I'm already at the hotel entrance!"
"Ah? I'm so sorry for making you wait for me."
"It's okay, we'll talk when we get there."
After hanging up the phone, a taxi stopped at the hotel entrance shortly afterwards.
Sure enough, I saw Liu Yunhe already waiting there.
Zhuang Zhou hurriedly got out of the car and came forward to say hello:
"Old Liu, sorry to have kept you waiting!"
"Brother Zhuang, you are too polite. To be honest, it is me who has kept you waiting for so long."
"That's fine! Let's not be polite and go upstairs to talk!"
"Brother Zhuang is indeed a man of temperament."
Liu Yunhe laughed, led Zhuang Zhou into the elevator and went straight upstairs.
Just entered the hotel room.
Zhuang Zhou discovered that there was someone else inside.
In addition to Liu Mengxuan, there was also an old man.
"Brother Zhuang, come here, let me introduce you."
Liu Yunhe said, and then introduced Zhuang Zhou:
"This is Professor Li. He's an expert on ambergris, so I invited him over to do an identification. Do you have any objections?"
Zhuang Zhou waved his hand and said:
"Of course not! Actually, I'd love to hear the experts' opinions! This is a great opportunity to learn!"
As he spoke, Zhuang Zhou looked at Liu Mengxuan again:
"I just didn't expect Sister Xiaoxuan to be here too!"
Liu Mengxuan's face darkened slightly, and he said very generously:
"I followed here because I was worried that my old man would be cheated."
Zhuang Zhou: “…”
"Brother Zhuang, please don't mind me. My daughter has been spoiled by me since she was a child. She is really outspoken. How could Brother Zhuang lie to me?"
Zhuang Zhou had no choice but to pretend to be calm and said:
"It's okay! It's good that Sister Xiaoxuan is here, so we can all be witnesses together!"
"Brother Zhuang is really straightforward. Fine, then, take out the things!"
Zhuang Zhou opened his backpack and carefully took out a cloth bag.
But who knows.
He actually got a bag of agarwood.
Suddenly, the scent of agarwood filled the air.
Professor Li sniffed his nose:
"Hmm? Boss Zhuang, is this agarwood?"
"Oops! Sorry, I got the wrong one!"
When Zhuang Zhou was in Chang'an City, he bought a few cloth bags.
In addition to ambergris, there are also agarwood bracelets, all packed in the same cloth bag.
So I got confused for a moment.
But Liu Mengxuan was already very interested in these bracelets.
When he saw that it was actually an agarwood bracelet, he was immediately delighted:
"Brother Xiaozhuang, do you mind if I take a look at this agarwood bracelet?"
This was the first time I heard Liu Mengxuan call me that.
Zhuang Zhou is still a little uncomfortable.
But my sister is Sister Xuan, and it seems normal for her to call me brother.
"I don't mind, you can look at it as you like."
As Zhuang Zhou spoke, he handed the bracelet containing agarwood to Liu Mengxuan.
Liu Mengxuan finally smiled and took it happily.
Then he started playing with it.
Zhuang Zhou searched in the bag again and finally found the cloth bag containing ambergris.
Then he took it out and placed it on the coffee table:
"Professor Li, this is ambergris. Could you please identify it?"
Professor Li nodded calmly, and then began to observe carefully.
Zhuang Zhou didn't quite understand these things, so he just looked at Liu Yunhe.
Obviously, Lao Liu should know more than him.
With nothing to do, Zhuang Zhou asked the questions he wanted to know.
It just so happens that Professor Li is here today, so I'll just take this as a learning opportunity.
"Professor Li, how do you generally identify the authenticity of ambergris?"
Professor Li's eyes were still fixed on the ambergris, but he slowly spoke:
"This is to see the flaws. Real ambergris has tiny bone structures that can be seen, but fake ones don't."
Zhuang Zhou said "oh", and Professor Li continued:
"The second thing to look at is the color. Real ambergris is yellow or gray, like a stone, and has textures like growth rings. This piece we are looking at has all of these characteristics."
"Then there's the smell. Real ambergris has a fishy, milky smell, but fake ones don't, or the fake ones have a pungent smell."
Zhuang Zhou had already discovered these two points.
Especially this taste, I really felt it when I was in Chang'an City.
"Then there's the method of identifying ambergris. There's the pinching. Real ambergris can be easily crushed into powder. And then there's the burning. Ambergris is used as a spice, after all, so it's easy to ignite."
Professor Li talked about it, and Zhuang Zhou also learned a lot of knowledge.
I didn't expect there were so many tricks involved.
It seems that there are top talents in every field!
After Professor Li made an appraisal, he nodded with great satisfaction and said:
"Old Liu, this ambergris is real, and it's pure natural and top-grade. It's a rare treasure you can't find anywhere else!"
Although Liu Yunhe didn't say much, he had actually already made up his mind.
"Brother Zhuang, I'm planning to buy this ambergris. Are you willing to buy it?"
Zhuang Zhou came here late at night, of course, to take action!
“How is this price calculated?”
Zhuang Zhou looked at Liu Yunhe and asked.
"Old Li, you're an expert in this field. Your association sets the market price. What's the market price for ambergris like this?"
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