MTL - A Mouthful of Sky-high Fried Rice, Lao Tang Apprenticed on the Spot-Chapter 318 Bletilla striata glue

  Chapter 318 Bletilla striata glue

  In front of the camera, Li Yi took out a glass bottle, which contained a beige viscous liquid.

  After opening the bottle, he used a small wooden stick to stir up the liquid from it, smeared it on the broken gold wire, and stuck the liquid on the outer wall of the golden bowl.

  Put the gold wire pattern on the outer wall, and squeeze it lightly for a few seconds, then Li Yi let go.

  Just a few seconds of pressing, and the gold wire pattern is firmly attached to the bowl tire.

   Seeing this scene, Geng Wanhua couldn't bear it anymore.

   Taking a few steps forward, he walked into the shooting range of the camera and asked, "What kind of glue is this?"

  Hearing his voice, Li Yi turned his head to look at him, and the camera also cut to show him a scene.

  After seeing him, Li Yi's old audience in the live broadcast room immediately recognized him.

   "Eh? Isn't this the cultural relic expert? Why is he here?"

   "Isn't he here to persuade Brother Yi to donate bowls again?"

  Cai Yi saw Geng Wanhua stepping forward to inquire, and also stepped up to follow.

  They could also see the audience's barrage, and after seeing the audience's questioning barrage, Geng Wanhua explained with some embarrassment: "We came to observe Mr. Li Yi's reproduction of the Wanshou Wujiang Bowl, and we didn't intend to persuade Mr. Li Yi to donate.

   This set of bowls is Mr. Li Yi's private property. If Mr. Li Yi is not willing to donate, we respect Mr. Li Yi's wish. "

  Li Yi smiled when he heard this, and didn't get entangled in this topic, but answered the question he just asked: "This is bletilla striata paste, a kind of vegetable glue."

   "Bletilla striata?"

  Geng Wanhua was a little puzzled: "Isn't Baiji a traditional Chinese medicine?"

   Cai Yi on the side seemed to have thought of something, and reminded: "Old Li seems to have said that bletilla striata can be made into glue. When he repairs calligraphy and paintings, he uses bletilla striata paste."

   Hearing what he said, Geng Wanhua also remembered: "Oh, yes, he said it when he mounted the calligraphy and painting."

   After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Yi in surprise and asked, "Bletilla striata paste can stick to metal? It's the first time I've seen it. How does it work? Can it work?"

   "Of course, how else would I use it?"

  Li Yi laughed and said: "The ancient utensils for sticking gold and silver all used bletilla striata glue, not only bletilla striata was used for cloisonné enamel, but also bletilla striata was used for filigree emerald emerald."

   "Is that so?"

  Geng Wanhua suddenly realized, and asked a little excitedly: "Do you also understand the craftsmanship of filigree and emerald green?"

  Diancui is the most exquisite technique in traditional jewelry making techniques. It combines metal craftsmanship and feather craftsmanship. The most beautiful blue feathers on the kingfisher's back are inlaid on metal ornaments, and the finished product is exquisite.

   But like cloisonne, the craftsmanship of Diancui has also been lost.

   "Know a thing or two."

  Li Yi said casually and explained: "Bletilla striata glue is a vegetable glue with good viscosity and high strength. The glue is relatively thin, but it dries faster, so it is more suitable for fine work.

  Filigree dot emerald, cloisonné enamel, stele rubbing and painting, unearthed silk fabrics can all use this glue. "

   "Wait a minute! Unearthed silk fabric?"

  Geng Wanhua's expression became serious, and he asked solemnly, "Are you sure that the unearthed silk fabric can be exposed with this glue?"

"Of course."

  Li Yi nodded and said: "Bletilla striata glue dries quickly, so it will form a film after drying, which is a dry colloid, which is equivalent to wrapping the things that need to be glued in it.

  Because it is a colloid, it can isolate oxygen and dry quickly, so it can preserve its shape and the mechanical strength of the silk body before the unearthed silk fabric rots. "

Speaking of this, Li Yi paused for a moment before asking in confusion: "This is very commonly used! Isn't bletilla striata glue always used for the silk wrapping of paintings and calligraphy? Don't you know that it can expose the silk fabrics? ?”

  Geng Wanhua and Cai Yi looked at each other, their faces pale, and their hearts ached.

   Not only they don't know, but the whole archaeological world doesn't know that bletilla striata glue can reveal earthen silk fabrics!

  The archaeological community has always believed that silk fabrics cannot be preserved, and it is not easy to leave photos and video materials.

  The main component of ancient silk is animal protein. Its preservation conditions are very harsh, and basically it will rot immediately when it is unearthed.

  Because under the soil burial, the air structure environment, dry humidity and pH around it have reached a balance.

  After long-term storage, its molecular structure is already very fragile, once exposed to the air, it will quickly degrade and rot.

  Both Geng Wanhua and Cai Yi have participated in archaeological excavations, and have seen many exquisite silk fabrics. The moment they were unearthed, they quickly decomposed like special effects in a movie and turned into a pile of debris.

  So, after hearing Li Yi say that bletilla striata glue could actually reveal the earthen silk fabric, they were heartbroken at the moment.

   Had this been known earlier, how many fine silk fabrics would have survived?

  Seeing their expressions, Li Yi already understood, and shook his head involuntarily.

  There are a lot of lost things in this world, no wonder Cai Yi and Geng Wanhua value cultural relics so much.

  Geng Wanhua sighed, looked at Li Yi, and asked seriously: "Mr. Li Yi, how did you know that bletilla striata glue can expose the earthen silk fabric?"

"read."

  Li Yi explained: "There was a mounting theorist named Zhou Jiazhou in the Ming Dynasty. He wrote a book "Decoration Records", which said that he folded the edges with silk and paste them with bletilla striata. They never took off and were extremely elegant.

  Silk is silk fabric. Since using bletilla striata paste can make silk fabric never fall off, why not try to use bletilla striata paste to treat unearthed silk fabrics? "

  Hearing Li Yi's words, Geng Wanhua was silent. After a while, he sighed and said to Cai Yi: "Send this news to the group! Tell the Department of Archeology too. If there are silk fabrics unearthed recently, you can try it."

   As he spoke, he looked at Li Yi, and said solemnly: "Mr. Li Yi, if this matter proves to be effective, it must be a good thing with immeasurable merit, and the entire archaeological world will owe you a favor!"

   "No need."

  Li Yi waved his hand: "It's fine if we can preserve more silk cultural relics. It's just such a little thing, how many good things are lost?"

  Geng Wanhua and Cai Yi felt another pain in their hearts when they heard the words.

  It’s heartbreaking!

  Listening to their conversation, Huang Xiaoming and the others behind were confused.

   But even though they couldn't understand, they could roughly hear that Li Yi had taught these two experts an incredible skill.

   And the thing used in that technique is the can of bletilla striata glue in Li Yi's hand.

   Seeing this, Huang Xiaoming couldn't help asking: "Is this glue very precious?"

   "It's not expensive, it's just a very common vegetable glue."

  Li Yi smiled and said: "It is very commonly used in industrial production, and the paper cigarette holders produced by those tobacco factories are glued with this glue.

  It can also be used as a natural thickener, and can be used as a skin care product, whitening and removing spots, shrinking pores, and making the skin better. "

   "Huh? Really or not?"

  Hearing that it can protect skin care, Zhao Jinmai immediately regained his energy and interjected to ask a question.

"of course it's true."

  Li Yi said with a smile: "It is recorded in "On the Nature of Medicine" that Baiji can cure facial sores and make the skin smooth, and "Compendium of Materia Medica" also says that it can cleanse the face and remove freckles.

  Mr. Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera, often eats medicated porridge with soybeans, baiji, and walnut kernels, so his face is still ruddy, his skin is shiny, and he looks young in his later years. "

   As he spoke, he picked up the glass bottle containing Baiji glue on the table, and said with a smile, "Use it to wipe your face, and your skin will get better."

"Let me try."

Zhao Jinmai curiously reached out his hand to dip some, but Li Yi withdrew his hand and said with a smile, "How dare you? This is high-concentration glue, so you can't just wipe it on your face, or it will dry after a while, and you can just peel it off." A membrane."

"oops!"

  Zhao Jinmai realized that he had been cheated, and turned around to sue Liu Yifei in annoyance: "Sister Yifei! Look at him!"

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