Not to mention Sonoko's expression turned ugly after hearing Suzuki Jirokichi's words, even Ayako on the side also looked a little ugly after hearing what Uncle Jirokichi said.
Just because what Suzuki Jirokichi said just now is a bit lethal...
Bugs are every woman's natural enemy.
But who would have thought that something that cannot be seen at ordinary times would actually be used in products that women use every day.
That's right, cochineal, cochineal, when you hear this name, you already understand that it has some connection with women's paintings.
And indeed, cochineal is not only used in pigments, but also in women's lipstick.
As for what lipstick means to women, I guess there is no need to say more.
Of course, there is no need to feel disgusted, because these little bugs are quite expensive, and ordinary-priced lipsticks are made of chemical colloids and industrial pigments.
Only some particularly expensive lipsticks use such natural and harmless materials.
But most people are reluctant to buy it, but for the two Suzuki sisters...
That's really just sprinkling water.
However, Ayako's mental ability is pretty good and she quickly accepted this raw material, while Sonoko may have a deeper memory of wearing lipstick because she was still a student and didn't wear much makeup.
As we all know, people are able to make associations, especially the more disgusting things are associated with them, the more disgusting they are...
And Yuanzi fell into this strange circle, covering her mouth and retching twice, falling into nausea.
"Okay, okay, don't feel bad."
Suzuki Jirokichi saw that his niece had a weak stomach, so he quickly continued talking in an attempt to divert Sonoko's attention: "These natural animals and plants have been used in ancient times to attach their leachate to clay to make lake pigments.
But these are still cheap.”
Seeing that Sonoko's attention was attracted to him, Suzuki Jirokichi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "For example, the color ultramarine was originally ground from the natural "semi-precious stone" jadeite.
Its color is very beautiful, crystal clear and transparent, but the price is also one of the most expensive."
"What about now?" Sure enough, Yuanzi's attention was attracted, and she asked curiously: "Is this kind of material still used now?"
"It's naturally impossible to use such expensive materials now. Most of them are synthetic ultramarine."
Karasawa explained with a smile: "The advantage of this synthetic ultramarine is that it is very stable, but the disadvantage is that the coverage is average and the adhesion is poor. It dries slowly and is suitable for transparent painting."
"What about besides these? What else will be used?"
Yuanzi didn't expect that a simple oil paint could be so complicated, so he couldn't help but curiously asked.
"There are many more. For example, ocher is a mixture of limonite and manganese oxide."
Seeing that Sonoko was interested after all, Karasawa smiled and said a few more words: "Asphalt red is a paraffin-like hydroxide compound."
"Isn't it true that animals, plants, minerals, gems, and paraffin are all occupied."
Yuanzi counted the previous introductions between Tangze and the two, so don't be surprised and said: "Just 5 colors use so many things, so wouldn't there be so many colors..."
"Yes, this is another precious part of "Mirror Lake". Every color on it is precious now.
No, it was just as precious in ancient times. For example, ocher was mined in Italy a long time ago, and asphalt red was shipped from Damascus, Syria.
Even though time has made the color of the paint old, the precipitation of time has given it a different kind of beauty.”
Suzuki Jiroyoshi had a smile on his face, obviously very proud of being able to get this precious painting.
"Okay, I've seen the paintings, let's go." Suzuki Jiroyoshi looked at Sonoko who wanted to stay a little longer and said with a smile: "Wait for the oil painting exhibition later to appreciate it. There are many as excellent as "Mirror Lake" there.
His precious works.”
"Really, then I'm looking forward to it." Yuanzi nodded after hearing this, and immediately walked out of the warehouse.
Suzuki Jiroyoshi nodded to the security personnel next to him and double-sealed it according to the previous process.
After the painting was sealed again, Suzuki Jirokichi walked out of the warehouse with peace of mind.
Afterwards, the group of people went home, and after Karasawa got the car back, he took Ayako on a date. Originally, Ayako wanted to ask Sonoko to go with her, after all, it was just a normal shopping trip, watching a movie or something.
But because he didn't want to eat dog food, Yanzhi decisively rejected his sister's invitation.
After watching a movie, we didn’t eat dinner out. Instead, we went back to the Suzuki family’s mansion and had dinner together.
As for what happens next...
Hehehe...Of course it was Karasawa who took Ayako home with him.
The next morning, Tang Ze woke up from the softness and started to wash up, ushering in a new week again.
Sometimes I feel that this day-to-day cycle is a bit boring and annoying, but sometimes I feel inexplicably relieved.
What kind of mentality you have always depends on your mood that day. Maybe this is why people are accused of being fickle.
After dividing the tickets for the oil painting exhibition among friends, not surprisingly, only a few people were interested, and the others planned to give them to interested friends.
Because the exhibition was held over many days, the interested people did not deliberately make appointments to meet on any specific day.
But depending on the situation, Takagi and Sato must have planned to go there on the same day as a date, while Shiratori must have planned to eavesdrop on "top-secret information" and then go and disrupt the two of them.
Perhaps because of the calm before the storm, it has been rare to be quiet in the past week. Time flies by and the day of the launch soon arrives.
Just in case, Karasawa and Ayako accompanied Sonoko to the exhibition hall that day.
As expected, Conan, the god of death, accompanied Xiaolan when she got up.
Seeing this, Tangze couldn't help but turn on his super sense of smell and check around everything.
After confirming that there was no suspicious smell, Tang Ze entered the exhibition hall while chatting with a few people.
The painting placed at the top of the exhibition hall is "Mirror Lake".
But just when Sonoko was happily talking to Xiaolan and Conan about the knowledge they had heard from Karasawa and Uncle Jiroji.
Tang Ze on the side looked at "Mirror Lake" in front of him, his expression became serious.
Although the painting reflected in the eyes is still beautiful, the oil paint is still full of the sedimentation of time, and it looks exactly the same as what I saw before.
But the pungent smell filling his nose told him that the "Mirror Lake" in front of him was completely different from the smell of the work he had seen in the warehouse before.
In other words, this painting is a fake!!
This chapter has been completed!