Although the stone has been processed with strong acid, there are still some imperfections left in some places.
When Qin Feng cut the area, he only picked the areas with the richest greenery and the purest planting water. If the color was slightly wrong, he would eliminate it.
More than two hours later, the "jade", which was the size of two fists, had been broken down into three pieces, two of which were only the size of thumbs, and the other was about the size of a baby's palm. This was also the largest piece of material in the whole piece.
The "essence" part.
It was also noon at this time. Qin Feng wrote some materials on the paper and brought them back when he sent Li Tianyuan to buy food. Then he focused on the three pieces of materials.
After the carving officially started, Qin Feng's movements slowed down a lot. Each cut was even and even, with no more and no less. The process of the earrings was relatively simple and took more than half an hour to take shape.
But Buddha statues require exquisite carving work. From the Buddha's face to clothing, even some pleats must be highlighted, which is a great test for the carving skills.
Qin Feng spent more than two hours carving, and an image of Maitreya Buddha with a kind face and an open mouth appeared in Qin Feng's palm.
"Master is right, I was born to do this job!"
Seeing the "emerald" Buddha statue in his hand, Qin Feng was filled with pride. He had practiced with other things before, but the three objects in front of him were undoubtedly his most successful works.
Not to mention the pair of "emerald" earrings that are not very difficult, the craftsmanship of this Buddha statue is extremely exquisite. Although the sword technique is very simple, it looks like "sparse but thin and airtight".
Moreover, Qin Feng made full use of this piece of material, and the technique he used was exactly the declining Northern School carving technique. It was neat and elegant, and in the eyes of experts, it was definitely made by a master.
"Little Fatty, where is Yuanzi? You haven't come back yet?"
Just now, Qin Feng was completely immersed in carving without any distractions. Once he relaxed now, he suddenly felt his stomach growling. Even though this small handiwork, it almost exhausted all Qin Feng's energy.
"Brother Feng, who knows where Brother Yuanzi has gone? He has been out for several hours."
While Qin Feng was carving, Xie Xuan didn't dare to take a breath. Now that he saw it was finished, his voice became a little louder.
"Brother Feng, I'm back..."
But just as Xie Xuan finished speaking, Li Tianyuan's voice came from the door of the courtyard. Li Tianyuan walked in from the door, his forehead was covered with sweat, and even his clothes were soaked, as if he had just been fished out of the water.
"Yuanzi, why are you going? Didn't I just let you buy something?" Seeing Li Tianyuan's appearance, Qin Feng and Xie Xuan were both surprised. This guy wouldn't have fallen into the river, right?
Although the materials Qin Feng needed were relatively rare, he had already pointed out where they were sold. Logically speaking, Li Tianyuan wouldn't be in such a mess, right?
"Brother Feng, Boss Feng, you said it lightly, but I traveled all over the city to buy all those things..." After hearing Qin Feng's words, Li Tianyuan immediately called out to Tianqu.
Originally, it would be okay to go to a few more places, but unfortunately, when Li Tianyuan was buying the last thing in the east of the city, he found that he didn't have enough money.
He pestered and persuaded the boss to sell the things cheaply, but what was even more tragic was that after buying the things, Li Tianyuan couldn't even get a dime out of him.
From the east of the city to the east and west of this courtyard, there is a distance of nearly ten kilometers between the two.
Although Li Tianyuan used to be quite a bastard, he was a face-conscious person. He was too embarrassed to take the Bawang car, so he could only run back on his legs. After 20 miles, he became like this.
"You...you can only blackmail elementary school students!"
It only cost one yuan to build a bus, but this guy was able to run back without any hesitation. Fortunately, he had been in a juvenile detention center. After listening to Li Tianyuan's words, Qin Feng couldn't laugh or cry.
"Okay, let's eat..." Seeing how tired Li Tianyuan looked, Qin Feng couldn't bear to talk to him anymore.
"Brother Feng, I...I don't have a penny in my hand. We have no money for dinner." After running for twenty miles, Li Tianyuan finally had the concept of money in his mind. Xie Xuan had been keeping it before.
, he doesn’t need to worry about it.
"I still have ten yuan here. Let's buy ten yuan of sesame cakes to eat tonight!"
Qin Feng was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He searched all over his body and only found ten dollars. The rest was given to Li Tianyuan to buy the materials.
"Then... what should we do tomorrow?" Xie Xuan looked at Qin Feng eagerly and said, "Brother Feng, how about I work out the stall tomorrow? If you're lucky, you can get enough food for a few days.
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"Going out to the stall? Forget it."
Qin Feng laughed, pointed at the three shaped "jades", and said: "This thing is not made for decoration. After we take action tomorrow, we will leave the stone city in the evening. You have something to take away.
Get ready early!”
"Leaving tomorrow... where should we go?"
Qin Feng's words stunned both Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan, especially Li Tianyuan. He had never left Shishi City in his whole life. When he suddenly heard that he was leaving, he couldn't help feeling a little panicked.
"Go to Jintian City, didn't I tell you some time ago?"
Qin Feng took out the steamed buns Li Tianyuan bought and took a bite, and said vaguely: "These things can be exchanged for some capital. We can do some small business in the future and we can support ourselves."
The reason why he chose to go to Jintian City was firstly because Jintian City is close to the capital city and has a complex population of people from all walks of life. There are also countless people who play antiques. Qin Feng plans to use that place as the foundation for development.
Another more important reason is that the train that took Qin Jia away stayed at the Jintian Market freight yard for the longest time. Qin Feng had reason to suspect that his sister was lost there.
Xie Xuan's parents are in Jintian City, and he is not very opposed to Qin Feng's arrangement. However, Li Tianyuan is a little entangled. He usually doesn't go back to this home very often. Once he has to leave now, he is really reluctant to leave.
Qin Feng had no intention of doing any ideological work for him at this moment. After eating, he took the bag of things he asked Li Tianyuan to buy and entered the room. Of course, there was also a little tail named Xie Xuan behind him.
Taking out the three shaped "jade" ornaments and placing them on the silk cloth in front of him, Qin Feng glanced at Xie Xuan and said: "Little Fatty, these skills cannot be learned in a short time. If you are really interested,
You can find a master in the future, there are many old artists in Jintian City."
Qin Fengzhi's hand carving skills were forced out by being forced to do so. He has extremely strong micro-control ability with his hands. He can even play the most difficult piano music in the world at will. The carving work is relatively simple.
However, Xie Xuan, who had no foundation, wanted to make a living in this industry, but he had to work hard. His fingers were as fat as carrots, and he was skinny and bones without practice, so he couldn't get results.
After telling the two of them not to bring too many things, Qin Feng locked himself in the room after eating. This time, even Xie Xuan was not allowed in.
As the saying goes, a disciple will starve his master to death, so Qin Feng had to save some money, because what he had to do at the moment was to polish and make these three "jade" jewelry old, which was also the most important step.
Opening the bag that Li Tianyuan brought back, Qin Feng took out a small bag of paste-like green sticky substance. This stuff is called chromium oxide. Using it for polishing will make the slurry thicker and give it a sense of age.
Chromium oxide dries very quickly. After applying the chromium oxide evenly on the three objects and waiting for about ten minutes, Qin Feng took out a piece of sandpaper with as fine as 2,000 grit grit and gently polished the surface of the "emerald"
got up,
Qin Feng repeated this process three times in total. After polishing, the surface of the jewelry became a little dull, as if it was covered with a thin layer of paste.
After completing this process, Qin Feng found another small bag of powder from the bag.
This thing is called diamond powder. Of course, although it is called diamond powder, it is actually ground from diamonds. Real diamond powder may not be found in the entire stone market.
After applying diamond powder on the jadeite, Qin Feng began to polish it with a hard-bristled brush. The pair of earrings were easy to handle, but the Maitreya pendant required careful work. Qin Feng took a toothpick to smooth out those lines bit by bit.
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Finally, Qin Feng found the piece of pure cowhide that Li Tianyuan got from the shoe store, put several objects in the middle and polished it. This process took two hours.
When all three pieces of jewelry were polished, the emerald cabochons of the pair of earrings became green, rich and beautiful.
The deep color covered up all the flaws of this "jade". Even Qin Feng looked a little obsessed with it. He believed that with the jade appraisal level of this stone market, he would not be able to find any flaws in it.
And that Maitreya Buddha pendant presents another kind of beauty.
The entire Buddha statue pendant is completely transparent. If you press your finger on the back, you can almost clearly see the texture of the finger. The exquisite carving and the thick green color give people a solemn feeling.
"Grandma, I almost forgot to drill the hole. The inside of the hole also needs to be re-polished!"
Qin Feng, who was fascinated by what he saw, suddenly slapped his head. If he took it out like this tomorrow, it would probably be the biggest joke in the antique shop of this century.
After spending several more hours, Qin Feng completed all the processes and took out a three-strand red rope from his body. This thing he "shunned" from Mr. Ge's shop.
This red rope is also very particular. After it is hand-woven, it must be soaked in a special potion so that it can be worn on your body for ten years without being worn out. If you spend money to buy it, such a short section is worth more than a hundred yuan.
Using a very strange technique, Qin Feng threaded the red rope on the Maitreya Buddha and held it in front of his eyes. The breathtaking beauty made Qin Feng unable to distinguish the true from the false.
As for the pair of earrings, Qin Feng used old silver that had faded a little to set them in place. After some processing, the earrings suddenly had a sense of age.
PS: Second update, since the Fahrenheit temperature is superfluous, let’s change the water temperature to steam, and change the iron basin to a porcelain basin. Thank you friends for your corrections. These guys read the book very carefully, but they don’t have the habit of voting.