The reason why Yu Shan was looking for mercury was because he needed to practice the heavenly eye, and one of the main medicines was divine rubber, that is, mercury.

Mercury is highly toxic, and Yu Shan still knew about it, so Yu Shan was worried after that, but after checking some information, Yu Shan was not very worried.

For example, in "Bencao Shiyi" records: "People suffer from sores and scabies, they are mostly coated with mercury. They are slippery and heavy in nature and go straight into the flesh. Be careful."

This shows that as long as you use it carefully, mercury can also cure diseases and can penetrate directly into the flesh, indicating that mercury is full of penetration. If it drips into the eyes, it will definitely penetrate into the inside.

Of course, only God knows whether Yu Shan dares to do this. Now these are not the key points. The key is to collect all the things you need. Only when you find them can you calculate whether they are used.

Let’s talk about the essence of wood. This is even more irrelevant. The essence of wood, as the name suggests, should be the essence of trees, and it must be a good thing!

After Yu Shan got it, this is indeed a good thing, beeswax. Who dares to say that beeswax is not a good thing?

What is beeswax? Beeswax is a kind of amber. Amber with opaque or semi-opic shape is called swax. Liquid fossil of tree resin is amorphous body, without a fixed internal atomic structure and external shape. The fracture is often shell-shaped, with a density slightly larger than water. It is a precious decoration.

From this interpretation, who dares to say that beeswax is not the essence of wood?

I don’t know how many years it takes for tree resin liquefied fossils. Isn’t it considered the essence of wood?

How is beeswax formed?

As far away as the Eocene and Cretaceous period 30 to 40 million to 100 million years ago, many coniferous plants, pine, cypress and maple trees grew on the earth. These trees were highly irritated by external geological periods and secreted a large amount of lipid liquid fell on the ground. They were buried deep underground as the geological layer changed. After more than 30 to 40 million years of stratigraphic pressure and heat, these lipid liquids turned into amber.

Geological research also shows that amber first formed in the Cretaceous period about 100 million years ago, and the latest point was in the Miocene around 20 million years ago. Amber formed in the Miocene was relatively soft.

After that, due to the drastic reduction of coniferous forests and the petrochemical time becoming less and less, and the stratigraphic movement gradually stabilized, the formation of amber became less and less.

After the formation of amber, over the years, it has experienced various tempers such as the rise and fall of the earth's crust, the sun and rain, and the impact of glaciers and rivers. Some are exposed to the surface, and some are buried underground.

Some amber exposed on the surface are washed into the sea and become sea amber, some are washed into the lake and become lake amber, and those buried underground become mineral amber (mostly contained in sedimentary strata and coal-based strata).

During the formation process and the long years afterwards, amber has undergone various changes due to environmental factors such as the surrounding water, soil, organic matter, inorganic matter, sunlight, geothermal heat, etc. Except for the parent body still being a resin (which has been petrified), other things such as color, specific gravity, hardness and melting point have been different, which is very mysterious and mysterious.

And it is in this series of changes that beeswax has become the essence of wood, which can be said to be very difficult. The appearance of every piece of beeswax is a legend and a miracle.

The wood essence that Yushan needs is definitely the real old beeswax. There are not many such old beeswax in the world, but they are not impossible to buy, but they require a certain amount of luck or channels.

For example, if you buy Artemisia quinoa from her, it must be genuine, but from other places, especially the antique market, it depends on luck and eyesight.

It is too expensive to buy medicinal materials from quinoa, so after knowing that old beeswax is the essence of wood, Yushan had a different idea.

However, he would not naively think that he would find old beeswax when he entered the antique market, but if he didn't go, he would definitely not be able to find it.

Lao Miwasashi needed a lot of money in the mountains, so he had no choice but to do so.

As the Chinese New Year begins, the Hongmen Cultural Market is even more lively, and it can be said that people are coming and going, shoulder to shoulder.

With more people, more people come to set up stalls. Yu Shan also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to come and have a look. After all, with more sellers, the chance of buying good things is also high.

Taishan is a tourist destination. The most popular souvenirs here are small souvenirs, such as bracelets, which are available on almost every stall. These beads are small in size and carry a large number, so tourists can easily carry them when they buy them, so they are naturally the best sellers.

There are many types of beads, including various wood, some of which are various nuts launched in recent years, and some gems such as agate, jade, and of course beeswax.

However, there are a lot of things, but the quality of these things cannot be guaranteed. Yu Shan came here this time, so he also did a lot of homework.

Walking in the market and looking at the various beads, Yu Shan knew that he knew less.

For example, if a string of Bodhi is a must, some bosses dare to ask for five hundred yuan, and some only have five yuan. With such a big difference, even a fool knows that there is something wrong.

Therefore, not bracelets with the word Bodhi are all high-end bracelets, and not all beads made of wood are just cultural relics.

Don’t wear some bracelets when you go out, otherwise you will be laughed at by people!

For example, red agate bracelets can flow into the ordinary market, and the general market price is around 100 yuan, but most of the red agate bracelets in the market are less than 10 yuan. If they sell for 100 yuan as normal red agate bracelets, the profits will be huge.

Nowadays, red agate has fallen into the situation of street stall cultural relics. The key is that these so-called red agate are not agate at all, but dyed glass beads. If you wear such bracelets and bracelets, you will easily be laughed at by experts.

Many people will buy the Tibetan stars and moons in the street. What is the Tibetan stars and moons? It is the old star and moon in the Tibetan areas.

The old Xingyue has no fakes, and it is impossible to open a piece or such patina without the rest of the year. You can see that the patina in the hole and the holes ground out of the rope will understand that old antiques are definitely different.

Even if Yu Shan doesn’t know much about the so-called Star Moon Bodhi on the street stalls, you can see at a glance that this is simply water-milled seeds.

In fact, it is very simple to identify water-ground seeds. First, look at the stars. If the stars are sank severely and the stars are connected into pieces, the density is very poor. Usually, the stars with very strong star depressions are mostly treated with water.

Then look at the color. The dry-ground stars and moons are usually milky white, while the water mills are usually very, very white. If you see a series of stars and moons, there is no pale color difference, it is mostly water mills.

Third, look at the car marks. Generally, if the dry-milling moon is not of particularly good quality, there will be car marks one by one. This is because the turning knife is not sharp during the grinding process, and there is no such car mark on the surface of the water-milling moon.

Four, look at the feel. The water mill star moon is added to cool and bleached during the grinding process, and the density is severely damaged. Therefore, the water mill of the same size will feel very floating, without the feeling of falling hands. The dry-mill moon has a high density and will feel much heavier, but you need to experience this slowly.

Of course, there are also many things that look like old objects, such as Boiled Vajra. I heard that when Boiled Vajra came out, I deceived many players who liked Kalakra. They all thought it was a Kalakra of a young man. It was not until later that friends in the cultural and entertainment circle continued to explore and research that they found that they had been deceived. This thing had a very high scam index.

Speaking of boiled Vajra, there is also a so-called ground-breaking red, which is absolutely the best trick. Many friends who like Vajra suffer losses in their hands. There are still many illegal merchants who use the Vajra as Vajra to sell them at high prices to deceive people, but there is still a certain gap between the physical objects of this thing and Vajra, so you can avoid being deceived by looking at more and buying less.

Of course, some so-called red sandalwood bracelets, just look at them. These must be quick-formed red sandalwood. Quick-formed red sandalwood is also small-leafed red sandalwood, but they are produced by artificial catalytic methods in places with better conditions.

The quality of this quick-formed forest rosewood is much worse than that of normal rosewood. Many merchants use it as normal rosewood, which has also deceived many people.

In fact, if you don’t want to pick up bargains, you don’t even have to look at them. Many Tibetan accessories, imitation beeswax and imitation agate, look ridiculous.

There are also some bracelets that are decorated like Christmas trees. Although they look very much like Xiao Jingang, they really have no place in the cultural relics circle.

Cultural play can be used for playing with plates. After playing with plates for a period of time, such bracelets will not only turn black but also tend to become moldy. The colorful accessories on them are just resin, cheap metals and dyed stones.

The most ridiculous thing is the bosses who keep talking about green sandalwood, ebony, blood sandalwood, and blood dragon wood. I believe everyone will feel familiar with these wooden bracelets, especially in tourist attractions with temples, and some bracelets are printed with Buddhist scriptures.

If you really buy such a thing, don’t think about finding someone to estimate the price. The price of such bracelets in the wholesale market is no more than 5 yuan per string. The wood used to make such bracelets is actually not as good as the wood used in restaurant floors.

Yu Shan walked around the market and just turned back, he was stopped by a boss. It seemed that his eyes were noticed.

When walking in the market, your eyes float over those bracelets from time to time, and you will naturally be considered to want to buy a bracelet.

"Little brother, look, it's the Bodhizi, are you interested?" The boss is a young woman, who seems to be in her twenties at most, but his words are full of old ways.

"Red Heart Bodhizi? Do you think I'm wearing it appropriately?" Yu Shan said with a smile.

"Why is it not suitable? Many young men nowadays wear bodhis, and my red-hearted bodhis are the best." The boss lady said loudly.

Yu Shan was a little speechless, but he still wanted to test it. After all, he had only heard of the Bodhizi of Red Heart and did not fully understand it.
Chapter completed!