Li Fei bowed emotionally and said,""Thank you, teacher. I will work harder to learn from you!”
"Teacher, don't listen to Fatty's nonsense. I just got a rather special pearl and wanted to show it to you.”Li Fei said with a smile and handed the dark purple bead over.
Elder Song reached out and took the bead. His expression changed slightly as he smiled and said,"This thing is a little interesting. It seems to be red sandalwood."
"Purple sandalwood!" Everyone was stunned.
"It should be correct."
Elder Song looked at the crowd as if he didn't understand, so he explained,"According to the scientific definition, this heavy wood can be called carbonized wood. Because it was usually black, the southwest area was usually made of ebony.”
"I know Ebony!" Fatty said smugly.
"The formation of ebony can be said to be an accident. Some of the wood was buried at the bottom or in the mud puddles due to earthquakes, mountain torrents, mudflows, and other reasons. It was formed after thousands of years of carbonization under the anoxic-pressure and the effect of microorganisms such as bacteria.”Fatty read out this paragraph on his phone.
Elder Song smiled." Third Fatty, you're not bad. When can you stop checking on your phone and say these things? That's already amazing!"”
Fatty scratched his head and muttered,"In this information age, if you can find it, why bother to remember it?"”
"It's precisely this characteristic that makes ebony so precious." Elder Song smiled. The ancients used ebony as an item to ward off evil spirits, making crafts, Buddha statues, and amulets. There is also a folk legend, home has half a square of ebony, more than half a box of treasure.”
"Yuan Mu, a scholar from the Qing Dynasty, also described ebony in his book Zi Buyu.”Elder Song said after taking a sip of tea.
Li Fei added," I've heard of this legend before. It's said that the ebony tree sank into the sand waves and was reborn after going through the tribulation of the heavens and earth. Therefore, when it's buried in the earth, it won't rot for ten thousand years. It is dark green and has patterns like brocade. Put it on the ground, a hundred paces away, flies and gnats will not fly.”
"So magical!" Fatty, Nie Feifei, and Yiyi exclaimed at the same time.
"Of course, this kind of record also has a certain historical element. However, there was no doubt about the value of ebony.”Li Fei continued.
"The ancients felt that ebony would not rot after being buried in the ground for ten thousand years, which was the best material for longevity wood. Therefore, it was also recorded in the Water Classic that there was a stream beside the village, and there were many Lingshou trees in the stream. There was even a saying among the people that ten thousand taels of gold were sent to the underworld in exchange for ebony to worship the heavenly spirit.”
"Brother Fei, why do I feel like you've suddenly become so full of yourself?" Fatty hurriedly said. I didn't notice it before."
"Read more books and you'll know! There were many types of ebony. The common ones were willow trees, cyclobalanthes trees, and camphor trees. However, the most precious ones were indeed red sandalwood and golden ebony.”Li Fei replied.
"The greatest wish of the emperors and generals in ancient times before their temporary arrival was probably to obtain the golden ebony as the material for longevity wood. Unfortunately, Golden Phoenix-Ebony and Purple Sandalwood were rare to begin with. Moreover, the probability of forming ebony was very low. Therefore, their wish was destined to fail.”
"Strictly speaking, the golden ebony has already exceeded the scope of wood and should be classified as a treasure. Due to its scarcity, low success rate, non-regenerative, and extremely ornamental value, it had extremely high scientific research value, cultural value, and economic added value. It could be called a national treasure.”
"I think this bead is more precious than a national treasure." Fatty shook his head.”
"Sanpang, you're going a little overboard!”Elder Song replied.
Then, he looked down at the bead in his hand and slowly commented,"The texture is as hard as stone. It is slightly heavy in the hand and has some weight. The wood texture is delicate and the whole body is dark and purple. These were the characteristics of rosewood. However, it would be best if he could scrape some powder and test it.”
"Can't scrape"
In an instant, Li Fei and the other three opened their mouths to stop him.
"What's wrong?" Elder Song was confused.
"You can't scrape it. It'll be bad if you scrape it.”Li Fei explained.
"I didn't expect Elder Song to be wrong." Fatty smiled.”
"Elder Song was wrong? Who was joking so early in the morning?”
Suddenly, Liu Chunfeng's heroic voice came from the courtyard. He strode in with a suitcase in his hand and said with a smile,"Everyone's here. What interesting things are you talking about? Can you tell me about it so that I can laugh too?”
"Haha!"
Elder Song didn't mind. He smiled gently and said,""It's normal for old people to make mistakes. However, I can be sure that this pearl is made of red sandalwood.”
"Purple sandalwood, really?" Liu Chunfeng's eyes lit up." Who found this treasure? Do you want to sell it to my Spring Breeze Auction House?"”
" Li Fei's," Fatty said enviously.
"This kid's luck is already heaven-defying. I'm filled with envy and hatred.”
Elder Song frowned slightly." Zhu Tianpeng, mind your attitude. Although rosewood and ebony are rare, they are still available. You can buy them in the southwest market."”
"Elder Song, you don't know. If this bead can be bought, I'll buy it even if I have to take out all my family's assets.”
" The problem is that even if I wanted to buy such a peerless treasure, Li Fei probably wouldn't agree." Fatty smiled bitterly.”
Li Fei smiled and nodded to show that he agreed with Fatty's words.
Liu Chunfeng's eyes were filled with confusion.""I know the background of your Zhu clan. It can be said that your family is extremely wealthy.”
However, Elder Song was a little different. If it was just Fatty who said it, he would definitely be suspicious. However, even Li Fei nodded, which fully explained the problem.
At the same time, Elder Song also recalled what Fatty had said. Everyone had stopped him at the same time. It didn't seem like they were joking.
In an instant, Elder Song was deep in thought. He raised the rosewood pearl and observed it more carefully.
"Elder Song, you won't be able to read the explanation like this!”Fatty said.
Fatty began to show off, as if he wanted to give Elder Song some pointers. It was a very impressive thing.
"Then what do you think?" Elder Song said modestly.”Such breadth of mind and such bearing was definitely not something an ordinary person could do.
"Sanpang, you're starting to get cocky again. Do you want me to go out and teach you a lesson?”Nie Feifei said as she looked at the fatty who was asking for a beating.
When the fatty heard Nie Feifei's words, he was so frightened that he trembled. He hurriedly said,"Don't, I'm joking!"
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