Chapter 2098 I can’t laugh
After visiting the living room, Chu Heng was invited by Ben Shaming to sit down in front of the teak sofa in the room, drinking local black tea, smoking Cohiba cigars, and chatting with They were talking as a family.
"Excuse me, Mr. Chu Heng, can I talk to you about wizards?"
"Yes, you can, but there are some more secret things that I can't say, please." Forgive me.”
“Then let’s talk about what we can. Can you tell me what the wizarding world is like?”
"Haha, I don't need to say this. I introduced it in my book."
"Platform nine and three-quarters really exists?"
"Yes, but Ma I can't see it, let alone get in."
"Where's Diagon Alley?"
"There is one, but it has disappeared long ago. A demolition destroyed the magic there. Can only move.”
"Can you let me see magical animals?"
"Sorry, this violates the wizarding regulations."
The Benshaming family naturally couldn't help but ask about wizards. Chu Heng After fooling around for a while, he simply She simply praised a transfiguration technique, which was to replace the bone china teapot on the coffee table with an enamel teapot in the warehouse. After that, she didn't change it back...
This caused the family to exclaim again and again. Finally, he promptly guided Benshamin to talk about antiques.
Ben Shaming loves Chinese antiques, especially porcelain, and can be said to be an expert. This immediately scratched his itch, and he immediately started chatting with Chu Heng.
"In fact, compared to the porcelain of the sixth century, which is quite mature in technology, I prefer the porcelain of the second century, that is, the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although the porcelain firing technology at that time was not yet mature, it had a different kind of beauty. I I like that kind of original "It's a coincidence. I also like porcelain from the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, especially celadon. Oh, by the way, I have a celadon jar in my collection. The glaze is crystal clear and ice-like. Like jade, extremely beautiful.”< br>
“Ah, your description is very appropriate. This is how I feel about celadon. I have a piece of celadon from the Jin Dynasty in my collection. It is really beautiful.”
“Speaking of beauty , I think it’s still the Qing Dynasty Those official kiln porcelains from the period are the most beautiful. Not only are they gorgeous in color, but they are also diverse in shape. It can be described as colorful."
"Yes, especially the Kangxi five colors, which are simply the pinnacle."< br>
"Do you still know this?"
"Haha, don't underestimate me, Mr. Chu, I am a China expert."
When the two of them started chatting, they stopped asking and couldn't get in the way at all. Benshamin's wife Emily, who spoke, looked helplessly at her daughter and son, then left the living room with her children on the pretext of going to the kitchen to check on the preparation of ingredients.
She knows her husband very well. Whenever the conversation involves antiques, especially Chinese things, he always talks endlessly. Looking at the current situation, it is estimated that they will not be able to finish within an hour or two. So it’s better to leave early.
Chu Heng and the others didn't care about this, and still chatted enthusiastically. They talked about almost every dynasty in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. At first they talked about antiques, but later they talked about history.
And whether it was official history or unofficial history, Ben Shaming could talk a lot, making Chu Heng, who boasted that he had so much sesame oil in his belly, almost unable to resist.
The two of them chatted like this for more than an hour. At around 12:30, Ben Shaming, who was excited about chatting, finally took Chu Heng to his collection room. It is located underground, next to the wine cellar. There are two doors on the left and one on the right, with the wine cellar on the left.
“This wine cellar was built together with the castle. It has a history of 210 years. There are still several bottles of wine from that time stored in it, but it is no longer drinkable. It can be used as a collection." Standing in front of the two doors, Bensha introduced with a smile on his face.
“That’s really rare, a wine from more than two hundred years ago.” Chu Heng sighed on his face, but sneered in his heart.
You have the nerve to tell me about two hundred years of wine?
I don’t even mention the ancient wine of the Han Dynasty unearthed in Mawangdui, but the ancient wine of the Liao Dynasty in Ye Maotai is not comparable to you.
Talk to me about this?
Bah!
What if five thousand years are just a joke?
Naturally, Ben Shaming didn't know what this guy was thinking. He looked at the exclamation expression on Chu Heng's face with help, smiled slightly, stepped forward to open the door of the collection room, and made a funny gentleman's salute, saying: "Please, Chu Mr. Heng, come and take a look at my collection."
"It's an honor." Chu Heng bowed slightly and walked into the collection room with Ben Shaming.
This collection room is very large, covering an area of more than 3,000 square meters. According to Benshamin, it was not very big originally, only a few hundred square meters. He expanded it after taking over the ancestral property, and It has exceeded the construction area of the castle.
The walls and floors of the entire storage room are made of granite, and there are several strings of gorgeous crystal lamps hanging from the cherry wood ceiling. There are also several load-bearing columns with ornately carved patterns erected in the center of the room.
There are several rows of sealed glass display cabinets in the middle of the room, used to store some important or difficult-to-preserve antiques. Surrounded by rows of wooden shelves, various antiques are placed on them, mostly Chinese porcelain.
The first time Chu Heng entered the room, he noticed the two copper heads surrounded by several glass display cabinets in the center of the room. They were the snake and sheep heads among the twelve animal heads in the Old Summer Palace. Under the soft light, , shining with a light golden luster.
He immediately couldn't move his eyes away, and regardless of etiquette, he quickly stepped forward, squeezed in through the gap in the display cabinet, bent down and carefully looked at these two treasures that had disappeared in later generations.
The color is deep, the interior is polished, it has withstood the wind and rain without rusting, and the casting is fine, the surface is finely carved, and the fine details such as fluff are clear and lifelike.
It can be called the pinnacle of Qing Dynasty bronzes!
Of course, if we only look at the craftsmanship, it is indeed a bit excessive to regard the twelve beast heads as national treasures. Therefore, in addition to their craftsmanship, their preciousness also has the historical value behind them.
How do you say that?
Five thousand years of great powers are mentioned in one stroke, while a century of humiliation is divided into two volumes.
The twelve animal heads record the glory and tragedy of the Old Summer Palace, so they are remembered and valued by the Chinese people, because they always remind us not to forget the humiliation of the past, and also express our hope for the rejuvenation of China. belief!
Ben Shaming stood beside Chu Heng with a smile, looking at him looking at the animal head with a sad expression, and did not say anything to disturb him, but just stood aside with a proud face.
Unlike their meaning to Chu Heng, these two animal heads represent their Abel’s glorious past.
After a long time like this, Chu Heng slowly straightened up and stood upright in front of the beast's head, just like Hua Xia's back that had been bent down and then straightened up again!
Just like many people who cannot walk out of the British Museum with a smile, Chu Heng cannot stand in this storage room with a smile at this moment.
Because this room not only contains the cultural crystallization of ancient China, but is also filled with the wronged souls of our ancestors!
(End of this chapter)