The master raised the glasses on the bridge of his nose, looked at the soapstone on his hand with a magnifying glass, looked at Luo Tian up and down, and hummed in his nose: "The frozen chicken bloodstone is a fine product."
"That's right." Luo Tian said, "Master, I have a good eye."
The old master didn't take Luo Tian's praise seriously: "I have seen more soapstone in my life than the salt I eat. I can tell whether it is real or fake and what its texture is."
"Of course." Luo Tian nodded affirmatively.
"Do you know the myth related to bloodstone?" The old master looked at Luo Tian and asked him.
Luo Tian was in a seal shop at this time. After thinking about it all night, Luo Tian was really reluctant to sell this bloodstone. Didn't he have a signature? Coupled with a bloodstone seal, the feeling was completely different.
Early in the morning, Luo Tian came to this famous seal shop. The master's surname is Niu. I heard that he has the same temper as an ox. He is very stubborn. If you want him to process a seal for you, you must cooperate.
Otherwise, he would lose his temper and stop doing it. Because he is good at craftsmanship, I heard that he once processed seals for the leaders of a certain country in Beijing. Countless people came here because of his reputation, and many people went back in anger.
Master Niu said that he would only process it for those who know the goods, and no need to talk to others. Therefore, as soon as Master Nian asked this question, Luo Tian knew that Master Niu wanted to see if he was a "good person."
"According to legend, there was a kind of bird in ancient times, called the bird lion, also known as the phoenix bird. It was aggressive by nature. One day, while looking for food, I flew over Yuyan Mountain and saw a phoenix hatching its eggs. I suddenly had evil thoughts and attacked it. Unprepared
The Phoenix's leg was bitten off. After hearing the news, the Phoenix arrived and fought against the same enemy, defeating the bird and the lion. Although the Phoenix won, the Phoenix's blood flowed out and dyed the entire Yuyan Mountain red, turning it into a chicken blood stone that was as shiny as jade." Luo
Tian said.
Master Niu nodded: "Yes, then do you know which stone is the most valuable among the bloodstones?"
Luo Tian smiled: "Isn't the most valuable one in the hands of Master Niu now? The colors of bloodstone include bright red, light red, purple red, dark red, etc. The most valuable one is the active bright red blood stone.
My ashlar stone is an active bright red blood-shaped stone, which is the best among soapstones."
"Yes." Master Niu nodded: "That's right. What kind of seal do you want to carve into this piece of chicken blood stone?"
It seems that Master Niu is willing to engrave for himself, but Luo Tian really doesn't have any special ideas about the style of the engraving, but he is unwilling to stick to the orthodoxy: "This chicken bloodstone is not regular, so I want a different one."
The official seal is ready, but the specifics..."
"Young man, I do have an idea, how about a Chihu button?"
Luo Tian was startled and pointed at himself: "I use the Chihu button. Isn't this too overbearing?"
No wonder Luo Tian was shocked. Ancient seals all had animals as their main form. At the earliest, they were nose buttons. They were named because the holes were so small. Later, after improvements, the holes became larger, so they were also called tile buttons or bridge buttons.
After that, there was turtle button, because the button combined with snake is called Xuanwu. Xuanwu is the personality god, and turtle is the same as noble, and it is also a symbol of longevity and auspiciousness, like other buttons, such as snake button, sheep button, horse button, and deer button.
, fish buttons and these sacred buttons are mostly used by ethnic leaders.
As for the Chi-Tiger button, it was used by emperors and empresses. Chi is a type of dragon. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, emperors’ seals all used the shape of Chi-shaped buttons. Chi is a hornless dragon in ancient Chinese legends.
The master suggested that Luo Tian use the buttons that can only be used by emperors and empresses. Can he not be shocked? This does not mean that he considers himself an emperor. This is too domineering and revealing.
Master Niu glared at Luo Tian: "In my opinion, among so many people here, you are the only one who can use the Chihu Button. On the surface, you appear to be modest, polite, gentle and elegant, but when you speak
He is very confident and obviously very confident in himself. He is domineering inside but suppresses it so that he does not show it. Am I right?"
Luo Tian was stunned. He didn't expect that this old master could see people very accurately. He had this powerful talent, but he didn't want it to stand out too much, so he kept suppressing it deliberately and tried to be humble in front of others to avoid being left behind.
He didn't say anything, but deep down, Luo Tian was extremely confident. He had a domineering nature but suppressed it so as not to show it. Yes, that's it.
Seeing that Luo Tian remained silent, the teacher shook his head and said: "There are all kinds of people who ask me to make seals. They are either powerful people or business people. I can't be wrong about people. In my opinion, you deserve it."
Get this chicken blood stone and tiger button, okay, that’s it, round or square?”
Luo Tianxin said, "Is there anything I don't dare to use? That was in the feudal era, and it was reserved for emperors and queens. Now it's a new society. I've used it. How about it?"
"Square shape." Luo Tian likes things with edges and corners.
The master came down and put away the bloodstone: "Well, you can come and get it tomorrow."
Luo Tian paid the money, took the receipt, and didn't forget to thank the old master: "That's troublesome, master."
After walking out of the old seal shop, before Luo Tian got in the car, a man slapped him on the shoulder from behind. Luo Tian turned around angrily, saw the person clearly, and immediately cursed: "Well, you're not big or small.
Master, are you also able to take pictures of these things?"
When the man heard this, his face darkened: "Here you go again, how long will it take you to arrest me before you let me go?" The person who came was none other than Han Bing, the son of the police chief and a jade merchant.
"For a lifetime." Luo Tian said with a bad smile: "Otherwise, it's not worth it. By the way, what are you doing here?"
"This is a seal street. You need jade to make seals. I am the largest supplier here, specializing in all kinds of jade." Han Bing said proudly. At his age, he is considered a small player in the jade business world.
Now that he is famous: "What about you, what are you doing here?"
"I took a piece of chicken blood stone and asked Master Niu to carve a seal for me."
"Chicken blood stone?" Han Bing heard that the chicken blood stone seemed to have been injected with chicken blood: "How much do you know about chicken blood stone?"
"No more, no less." Luo Tian said, making a gesture with his hand: "You can tell the real thing from the fake one."
"Master..." Han Bing circled Luo Tian's waist, which made Luo Tian jump back quickly: "What are you doing, don't come over, you are so disgusting, you must have bad intentions!"
The two grown men acting like this on the street attracted numerous glances from passers-by. Luo Tian also felt that he was being too exaggerated. He stood up straight and said seriously: "Tell me, what can I do for you? I can help you."
Will definitely help.”
Han Bing clung to Luo Tian's ear mysteriously, looking very proud: "I may have found the largest chicken blood stone in the country. Please help me take a look."
The biggest one in the country? Luo Tian glanced sideways: "Really? Then what are you waiting for? Take me there quickly."