The wood is not big, it is the size of a young child's palm, it is thicker, with purple and red color, and some parts are dark purple, and the appearance emits oily light. When it is placed in the sun, the light suddenly rises.

Seeing this piece of wood, Ao Wenchang was a little excited and said, "Mr. Yun, is this Xiaoye Rosewood?"

The old man smeared his beard on his chin and smiled, "No, you can appreciate it yourself."

The wood is beautiful, and the observation process can indeed be called by appreciation.

The four of them looked around the wood, and Ao Muyang asked in a low voice: "What are we looking at? Who knows Xiaoye Rosewood?"

Ao Wenchang rubbed his hands and said, "I probably know a little. Judging from the appearance, this piece of wood is indeed small-leaf red sandalwood. You see, its new section is orange-red, and its appearance is purple-red to dark purple for a long time. Unfortunately, we don't have time. Otherwise, we can stick an opaque tape on the newly made red sandalwood. After a week, the tape will be damaged by the tape. The location of the tape will be significantly different from the surrounding color."

Seeing that the four of them were just looking around the wood, Mr. Yun smiled slightly and raised his hand and said, "Young friends, don't be polite, just get started and take a closer look."

The four of them took turns to pick up the wood and studied it, but in the end there was no result.

Ao Wenchang simply said: "Mr. Yun, I have heard of your name and trust your character very much. Why don't you introduce it to us?"

Mr. Yun suddenly laughed: "My friend's words made me deeply honored. In fact, it is logical that the buyer's own eyesight, so it is not convenient for us sellers to say more. But my friend and I hit it off at first sight, so I will say a few more words. You can use it as a reference, okay?"

Ao Wenchang and his wife nodded, and the old man picked up the piece of wood.

He said: "Let me first say that the most African large-leaf red sandalwood on the market is African large-leaf red sandalwood, so let's first rule out this possibility."

"From the appearance, the small-leaf red sandalwood has patterns and is shiny and oily, while the large-leaf red sandalwood is purple-black and has no luster. This is very clear when placed in the sun, right?"

The sun shines on the wood through the window, and a ray of oil spreads over its appearance.

Ao Muyang stretched out his right hand and touched the piece of wood. It felt very good. The sunlight shone on the string of nanmu on his wrist. It was also oily, but it was very light and inconspicuous.

Mr. Yun continued: "The wood grain of small-leaf red sandalwood is not obvious, and some are almost invisible. The texture of large-leaf red sandalwood is thicker, and there will be obvious wood lines after polishing. This is a special name in our circle, called 'brown eye'."

"In other words, large-leaf red sandalwood usually has thicker fibers. After drying and shrinking, some gaps formed by different shrinkages of different bodies will appear. This is commonly known as the 'cow hair pattern' in our circle. It is precisely the existence of this cow hair pattern that causes its value to plummet."

Speaking of this, he waved his hand, and the young man took out another piece of wood. The color of the wood was slightly lighter than the small-leaf red sandalwood in the old man's hand. It looked rough and dull, and it felt much worse.

"This is the big-leaf red sandalwood. You see, the difference is very big? This piece of wood can be discharged, not the big-leaf red sandalwood, right?" the old man said with a smile.

Ao Wenchang nodded: "Yes."

"Identification of small-leafed red sandalwood can be done through smell, let's get together," the old man said, scraping some wood powder from the wood with a knife, "Smell it."

Ao Muyang leaned over and smelled it, and a clear fragrance came into his nose.

Ao Wenchang couldn't hide his excitement after smelling this fragrance: "Yes, this is the fragrance of small-leaf red sandalwood."

Ao Muyang wondered, have you ever smelled the small-leaf red sandalwood before? Do you know what the real small-leaf red sandalwood smells?

Mr. Yun said: "Let's continue to identify, and another method is to scratch. The small-leaf red sandalwood will be scratched on the white sandpaper, and there will be orange scratches..."

The young man brought a piece of paper, and the old man pulled it hard, and a scratch indeed appeared.

"There is also a 'weight', which is also an important detection method. You should know that this small-leaf red sandalwood has a fine texture and you have received higher education. You know that such items have a large proportion of gravity. Therefore, you can use your hand to weigh the specific gravity of the object to see if it reaches the level of red sandalwood."

As he said that, he handed the wood to several people.

There is no need to try this. Ao Muyang had already discovered that this piece of wood is indeed heavier.

Mr. Yun said: "The density of small-leaf red sandalwood is extremely high, and its specific gravity is greater than that of water. Put the wood into the water and it will sink quickly. This is definitely no problem. Let's not try it, otherwise it will be wet and not good-looking."

"In addition, put the small-leaf red sandalwood beads into a cup filled with alcohol, and red things will seep out of the red sandalwood in a smoke-like shape. This is red sandalwood. Similarly, we won't try it. If you don't believe it, you can try it. I can guarantee this..."

The young man next to him said, "Mr. Yun, let's try it. Cut a little and try it without any trouble."

Mr. Yun pondered for a moment and nodded: "That's right, cut a little bit."

The young man took a bottle of alcohol and poured it into a transparent glass. He cut a little from the corner of the wood and put it in. Soon, a very light pink mist appeared.

Ao Wenchang nodded excitedly: "That's right!"

Mr. Yun pursed his chin and beard and said, "Of course there will be no mistakes. There are too many fakes on the market now. It is not easy to get a real piece of small-leafed red sandalwood. In addition, there is a saying in our circle, "Ninety-ten Sandalwood is empty. Look at this piece of wood, it has hollow inside, which is its signature feature."

Ao Wenchang said gratefully: "Thank you Mr. Yun for your help. It's a fate to contact you. Thank you God for your blessing."

The old man smiled and said, "This is indeed fate. You don't know how lucky you are. Our shopkeeper also encountered such an old piece of old material for demolition. An old house in Beijing was demolished and the wood was demolished, but most of it had been snatched away by the cultural and entertainment tourists in Beijing. Our shopkeeper was late and only grabbed this piece."

"This piece of wood has been around for a long time?" Su Xiuxiu asked subconsciously.

The old man nodded and said, "It must be so. In fact, the older the small-leaf red sandalwood is, the better the old material, and the better the one that can be traced back to the Tang and Song dynasties. And the original wood that can be preserved from that time must be old material for demolition. If it is placed outside, it will definitely be polished and carved by craftsmen."

Hearing this, Lu Zhizi frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Yun, I have a question. Since the small-leaf red sandalwood is nine out of ten, how do hollow sandalwood build a house?"

Mr. Yun was stunned and said, "Oh, the main beam of the house was not made of small-leaf red sandalwood, but was decorated with small-leaf red sandalwood. Of course, there is no problem."

Lu Zhizi said again: "However, according to the provisions of my country's Cultural Relics Law, houses built with rare wood such as red sandalwood belong to national protected cultural relics and must be listed on the cultural heritage list. How could such a house be demolished?"

She asked two questions in a row, and the atmosphere on the scene was a little stagnant.8)
Chapter completed!