if relics could talk

Jiang Zhaohe has not been to Beijing for many years.

The summer in Beijing is not much better than that in Yuezhou. For an elderly person like Jiang Zhaohe, spending a long time outdoors takes a lot of energy.

Tao Le took him to the hotel to get settled first, put down his luggage, and then took him to a taxi to eat roast duck.

The grandfather and grandson ordered half a roast duck, and the duck rack was stewed into soup. Jiang Zhaohe was sweating profusely after eating, but he called it "refreshing".

Tao Le was relieved to see him eating so happily, but on the other hand he was worried about his cholesterol: "Grandpa, please drink less soup, it will raise your blood sugar, and my mother will scold me then!"

But Jiang Zhaohe finally made a trip to Beijing, thinking about the authentic Beijing roast duck for many years, it is impossible to eat less.

After he finished eating, Tao Le thought it was better to take him back to the hotel to have a rest. After all, the journey was tiring, and the high-speed train took so long, and he always had the habit of taking a lunch break.

Of course Jiang Zhaohe followed her back to the hotel obediently, but he was too excited to fall asleep at all.

Tao Le booked a suite. Grandpa slept in it, and she was outside. There happened to be a desk in the outside room for her to work.

The website has been in contact with them recently to finalize the matter she proposed before, and needs to submit a more detailed project plan.

Tao Le now has to keep up with the progress of the stage play script, and it can't be done with hard work. He has to prepare a lot of materials and have inspiration.

For example, this time I specially came to Beijing for an on-the-spot visit in order to finally select the theme cultural relics.

Qin Yi sent her a voice message: "There is no rush on the website, they also know that we are busy with the stage play recently, and we will post the behind-the-scenes video of the stage play in the column of 'If cultural relics can talk', It won't stop."

"Then you go to discuss the schedule with them?"

"no problem."

After talking about work matters, Qin Yi easily switched to boyfriend mode.

"How are you, are you tired?"

"I'm not tired, but Grandpa probably is, but he's very energetic, he doesn't take a nap anymore, and he's still in his room fiddling with the photos he just took."

Tao Le smiled and said, "Actually, you should bring him here this time and take more pictures of him, he will definitely be happier."

"Isn't this for work? Otherwise, of course I want to go."

After Qin Yi finished speaking, he asked again: "Grandfather seems to have contacted his old colleagues to meet up, have you made an appointment?"

Tao Le was stunned: "Grandpa didn't tell me."

"Then I guess I don't want to delay your trip."

"This old man is really, how could I leave him alone, when the time comes, I won't be able to find the place."

Tao Le took the phone and got up to knock on the door. When the old man opened the door, he was still chewing toffee.

"Eat less, grandpa, I won't buy any more for you after eating."

Qin Yi said, "Give the phone to Grandpa."

Tao Le handed over the phone: "Qin Yi is talking to you."

The old man took the phone over, and Qin Yi said a few words to him, so he obediently agreed: "No, I won't eat after eating this."

Tao Le finally heaved a sigh of relief, stared at Jiang Zhaohe and took the medicine, then hung up Qin Yi's phone and asked him: "Where do you want to go, Grandpa? I have reserved tickets for the Forbidden City tomorrow, and there is still half a day left today." You can go shopping."

Only then did Jiang Zhaohe say: "I have an appointment with some old colleagues."

"Then I'll take you there."

"No need," Jiang Zhaohe said with a smile, "They will drive to the hotel to pick me up later, just do what you do."

The old man has quite a face.

Tao Le sent him downstairs, greeted the elders, and then returned to the room.

Not every museum has exhibitions of clocks and watches, especially palace clocks and clocks, which are all specially made. It is also difficult to restore them to performing functions, because there are too many performing functions, and even a slight difference is not considered a complete restoration. It makes do with being exhibited.

Taking advantage of this time, Tao Le re-read the information she found.

Guan Xueling's "The Rising Sun and the Constant Moon——Clocks and Clocks of the Qing Dynasty in the Palace Museum Collection" mentions that the writer's clock was specially made by the British craftsman Williamson for the Qing Palace. It is a work of the [-]th century. , the writing robot at the bottom is the most exciting and complicated part of the clock.

The writer is dressed as a European gentleman, kneeling on one leg, supporting the table with one hand, and holding the brush in the other. After dipping the brush in ink, the writer can write "Eight Directions, Nine Earths Come King" on the paper, neatly and gracefully, It is a masterpiece in the collection of the Forbidden City.

This time when Tao Le was reading the information, he noticed the magic clock again.

The magic clock is a work of the [-]th century in Switzerland. The shape of the clock is the architectural style. There is also a magic performance in the building. As for the box, the magician nodded and blinked as if speaking. He picked up the cup, buttoned it and lifted it up again. There was a red bead under the cup on the left side and a green bead on the right side.

When the button is closed and then lifted, the positions of the red and green beads are exchanged, and then it becomes a bird and disappears.

At the same time as the performance, the ball on the roof rotates, and the bird standing on the ball spreads its wings and sings.

The magic clock uses seven springs as the power source, and various types of machinery are linked through pull rods. The design is ingenious and the structure is complex, showing a very high level of design and production.

It has a total of seven sets of transmissions, one for travel time, one for music, one for bird singing, one for opening doors, and another for magic magic.

Each set has its own operation mode, and there is a connection in the seven sets. It is necessary to ensure that the magic is performed when the door is opened. When the bowl is opened, what kind of ball will be thrown, and under what circumstances, when the middle bowl is opened, the bird will fly out. , must pay attention to the linkage of time, and it is impossible to make a mistake.

The restorer in the documentary mentioned that at the beginning of the restoration, there was no blueprint, and a large piece was removed step by step.

Some rods were broken and had to be joined together; the airbags for the birdies were all ruined, and the worms were smashed, so I had to buy leather from Holland and paste it again.

When it was repaired back then, there was no such thin leather in China, and the small valves inside were all redone.

Debugging is also very labor-intensive.

The area on the clock is very small, and the four things are changing each other. If you are not careful, it is easy to fight each other, and when you fight, you will get stuck and can't get out.

Restorers don't dare to do it lightly. If they make a mistake, it will be more difficult to restore in the future. Debugging can only be done if they are spotted.

The more Tao Le watched, the more fascinated he became, and felt that the restorers were really great, and this job was not something ordinary people could do.

She was fascinated by it, and even when Jiang Zhaohe came back, she only realized it when she heard the door knock.

"Grandpa? You're back!"

Only then did Tao Le realize that it was almost dark.

"Hungry, wait for me for a while, I'll..."

"Come on, don't worry about it, I've eaten it all. A few old guys will start eating when they arrive somewhere. I'm still holding on."

Only then did Tao Le sit back: "Alright then, after I finish watching this documentary, I'll take you out to find other delicious food!"