Chapter 323 The treasure of the country - the magic pot!
Chapter 323 The national treasure "Magic Pot"!
"Backflow pot? What is a backflow pot?" Lin Haitao asked in surprise, "Grandpa, isn't this just an ordinary teapot or wine pot?"
"You said it's just an ordinary kettle, then open its lid and take a look." Mr. Zheng said with a meaningful smile.
"Just open it, it's not difficult." Lin Haitao said nonchalantly. After that, he stretched out his hand and gently grabbed the handle, but something strange happened. No matter what he did next, the pot lid
It just can't be opened, as if it is integrated with the body of the pot.
Lin Haitao said "Hey" and said in surprise: "Why can't the lid of the pot be opened? Is there a mechanism on it? It's just a kettle, there's no need to make it so complicated, right?"
He suspected that there was a clever mechanism on the lid of the kettle, but after careful inspection, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his head and said, "That's weird, what is going on? Grandpa, the lid of this kettle is obviously
It’s sealed!”
"Yes, it is sealed, so it is not an ordinary kettle." Mr. Zheng nodded solemnly, "There is no mechanism on it. It is sealed to begin with, and it is impossible to open it normally. But it really is
A kettle!"
"Then how do you put the water in? Is it from this small spout?" Lin Haitao asked puzzledly.
Mr. Zheng said: "This is a good question. How does it hold water? Xiao He, can you see it?"
As he said that, he turned to look at He Qing, who was standing quietly aside. The strange kettle that couldn't be opened was taken back by He Qing, but I don't know if he saw it correctly. What's the trick?
He Qing shook his head slightly and said: "I don't know very well, but I know that the water must not be poured in from the spout of this small pot, but from other places."
"But there are no holes at all except the spout. How to do it?" Lin Haitao questioned.
He Qing smiled and said, "Just because there's nothing on top doesn't mean there's nothing on the bottom either. Maybe we can fill it with water from below."
He said this seriously, as if he had done some research.
"How is this possible?" Lin Haitao chuckled, "Brother Qing, are you kidding me? If the opening for water injection is below, can it be filled with water?"
He just felt that He Qing's words were out of touch with reality and not reliable at all.
However, after hearing what He Qing said, Mr. Zheng nodded approvingly and said, "Haitao, Xiao He is right. There is an opening underneath. That is the opening for injecting water."
After he finished speaking, he gently picked up the kettle and turned it upside down.
When the bottom of the pot was turned upside down, Lin Haitao's eyes lit up and he shouted: "Oh?! There is really a small hole!"
The opening was in the shape of a plum blossom. It was very small. The kettle had always been placed there upright before. Lin Haitao had not looked at it from all directions, so he didn't notice it. Now the kettle was turned upside down, and the small opening suddenly appeared.
, he suddenly realized.
"Brother Qing, you are right!" Lin Haitao said with some embarrassment, "But how did you think of it? Did you just discover it?"
He Qing shook his head and said: "I haven't discovered it yet. I'm sure now. I just made a random guess. This is what I thought. Since it is a kettle, it must have a hole for water to enter. Otherwise, it cannot be called a kettle. It is just a decoration.
And the pot has a function."
"I know this too." Lin Haitao said doubtfully, "The key is that the spout is at the bottom. How is the water put in and how is it poured out?"
He Qing said casually: "Why don't you just put it in through the entrance and pour it out from the spout?"
"This is connected up and down, isn't it leaking while filling water?" Lin Haitao said with wide eyes. He was confused by Mr. Zheng and He Qing.
He Qing said with a smile: "Haitao, don't worry. This kettle is really weird! I can't explain it clearly on paper, so let's test it in person."
He then filled a basin of water from the bathroom and filled it with a ladle, of course from the small opening at the bottom.
A magical thing happened. After half the ladle was filled with water, no water leaked out of the inverted spout, as if it was blocked by something.
Seeing this, Lin Haitao was surprised and said: "Why is this like this?! Why doesn't the water leak out? Is the spout blocked?"
He Qing shook his head firmly and said, "It's not blocked. I'll prove it to you later."
After the water was almost filled, He Qing turned it over again. Now it was upright, with the spout facing upwards.
Later, He Qing raised the phoenix-shaped handle and made a gesture of pouring water.
After the body of the kettle tilted slightly, a "squeaking" sound was heard immediately, and a stream of clear water flowed out from the lion's mouth-shaped spout. It was very smooth without any trace of obstruction, indicating that the channel inside the kettle was unobstructed.
Yes, there is no obstruction.
"No way?! This... this is really a miracle!" When he witnessed this scene with his own eyes, Lin Haitao was dumbfounded. The facts were there and there was no room for doubt.
Seeing this scene, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Deng looked at each other and couldn't help but smile knowingly, with a look of joy on their faces.
"Haitao, can you see clearly now? Do you doubt the authenticity of the existence of this 'backflow pot'?" He Qing then put the pot down and said solemnly, "I saw some clues from the beginning.
I think this kettle is not an ordinary kettle, but has a strong sense of playfulness, reflecting the lofty ideals of our ancestors.
Super smart, you see, there are very few kettles like this nowadays. If you were a modern person, no one would be able to make it so exquisitely. This craft would have been lost a long time ago, right? Otherwise, it would be on the market now.
It’s rare to see this kind of backflow pot, and some of them are probably just crude imitations that can’t achieve this effect.”
"Xiao He, you are absolutely right." Mr. Zheng nodded in agreement, "Except for the backflow pot in the Shaanxi Museum, I have never seen such a beautiful one, and the internal structure is equally ingenious. Xiao He
He, I thought you didn’t see it, but it turns out you already knew this?”
He Qing said modestly: "I mostly guessed."
Of course, he didn't rely on guessing, but "saw it with his own eyes", because he had long seen its formation and use process through his eyes, so he knew the situation of the kettle very well, but he didn't know that this thing was called "reverse flow"
"pot" is still so valuable.
"Grandpa, Brother Qing, I still don't understand why this kettle reacts like this? How do you do this when you use the kettle upside down?" Lin Haitao asked curiously.
He Qing replied: "It is possible because of the ingenious structure inside. I guess there is a 'hollow core' inside. The hollow cylinder goes all the way to the top, and there is also a barrier under the spout to block the water surface. Otherwise,
If so, the water will definitely leak out directly from the spout if poured in."
He also knows the structure of the pot body very well and knows what it is.
After hearing his explanation, Lin Haitao looked stunned and said: "I understand, it should be like that. It's a pity that I don't have clairvoyance eyes, otherwise I could see clearly."
He Qing said: "You can check this online. There should be structural diagrams."
Mr. Zheng added eloquently: "Actually, the backflow pot is made based on the principle of 'equal heights of liquid levels in connecting devices' in physics. After water is poured in from the bottom of the pot, it always maintains a flat surface.
In other words, this liquid has a flat surface in any environment, for example, it flows to the ground of the pit.
Square, the uppermost end of the pit is still a flat surface, so the liquid level is the same height. When the water flows in and reaches this position, its flat surface will be at this position and will not go to other places. And then in reverse,
Its plane is at the top again, so this is called the principle of 'liquid level equal height'.
"There are several names for this kind of pot, such as 'backflow pot', 'inversion pot', 'inversion pot', etc. In fact, it doesn't matter what its name is, what's important is that it can
A revelation for us modern people. This is that after making use of a scientific principle, the backflow pot also illustrates a biological
Living philosophy. This is: when the reverse is right, it is the reverse. The end point of the reverse is right, and the end point of the right is reverse. Such a seemingly unbelievable truth actually tells everyone: Do not exceed the limit in anything you do.
The "pot" is also known as the "magic pot". It is extremely mysterious and embodies the wisdom of our ancestors."
"Master, it turns out that this kettle is so scientific. It is not only ornamental, but also has scientific significance and is extremely precious!" He Qing exclaimed. This was something he had not thought of at the moment. It was really eye-opening and insightful.
"Of course, didn't I say that from the beginning? This backflow pot of yours is a national treasure, priceless!" Mr. Zheng nodded vigorously, "I just don't know how you collected it, you are so lucky!
"
He Qing said: "I got it from a friend introduced by a friend."
At that moment, he told Mr. Zheng the origin of the piece of porcelain. Mr. Zheng said: "Xiao He, don't forget the well digger. Although you collected the things, this transaction is a consensual one. It's simple.
It's normal, but you only spent 50,000
Collecting 1 yuan, this leakage is really too big, a bit exaggerated. The key is that the family who asked someone to sell you the things is so difficult. They urgently need money to treat illnesses and save lives, so I suggest you support them, at least help them.
They paid the medical bills."
He Qing nodded without hesitation and agreed: "I know, master, of course I will do this. In fact, I have been helping them from the beginning. They only had thirty or forty thousand yuan for this kettle, so I gave them more."
Their 10,000 yuan is considered support. If I had known that this thing was so precious at that time, we would not have paid so much."
"Well, that's good." Mr. Zheng said happily.
He Qing said: "I will call Miss Cai right now and ask her to take her to her colleague. I have to go and see the seriously ill old man in person."
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