As soon as Yu Yao heard Xiao Zhou say this, he nodded at Lao Zhou, and then said to Xiao Zhou with a smile, "I've seen similar ones before, this can be regarded as blinding." ”

Of course, this is not blind, but is derived from comprehensive analysis. The split bronze Buddha statue is generally mostly a sitting statue, and this kind of bronze large sitting statue, Sakyamuni statue is more, and it is more common in the Jiajing Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the Buddha's head is large, the face is plump, and the texture of clothing is smooth, which is its typical characteristic.

This kind of Buddha body and lotus seat cast Buddha statue, commonly known as "two Buddhas".

If the seated statue is taller than a person, the width will be much wider than that of a person, and it is not easy for such a large Buddha statue to survive the special period and be completely preserved. Of course, this is on the premise of the real thing.

As soon as Old Zhou saw Yu Yao nodding, he immediately responded, "Such a thing should be seen." But Xiao Zhou, let's be a villain first and then a gentleman, if we don't look down on it and don't make a move, you and your friends will be busy in vain. ”

"Look at what you said, how can you do business overnight? I don't know about bronze Buddha statues, this is also learning from you!" Xiao Zhou is very good at talking.

"Okay, then let's go!"

The young man drove in a van to a village. It is said that it is only fifty miles, but most of the roads to this village after leaving the city are not easy to walk, and the road is bumpy, and it will feel far away.

The village is at the foot of a hill, and there is a small river in front of the village, but fortunately, the stone bridge over the river is relatively wide, and vans can drive through it.

When he arrived at the gate of a courtyard in the west of the village, Xiao Zhou buttoned the door knocker. The one who opened the door was an old man, who looked almost seventy years old, his two front teeth were gone, and his speech was a little leaky: "Reporter Zhou is here?"

"Huh?" As soon as he heard the title of "reporter", Lao Zhou unconsciously let out a sound.

"Feng Bo, the teacher who came to see the Buddha statue is also surnamed Zhou, and there are friends who came with him. Xiao Zhou responded with a smile, and then turned his head and briefly explained to Lao Zhou, "Feng Bo still met me when I was a reporter, and I haven't been in touch since then, and I met again in the city a few days ago." ”

"Reporter Zhou is a good person, at that time, my second son was working in the city, and the black-hearted boss was in arrears, so she wrote an article and saw the newspaper······"

Feng Bo let them into the courtyard and chattered.

This yard is not small, and there is a small square table in front of the main house, on which there are peanuts, melon seeds and fruits.

"The old woman is out, sit down, rest first. ”

"No need Feng Bo, let's look at the Buddha statue first!" Xiao Zhou hurriedly said.

"Also, don't hurry away after reading it!" Feng Bo led them to the backyard. The backyard is not small, but Yu Yao looked at it, but he didn't see the Buddha statue.

Feng Bo came to a corn stalk stack by the backyard wall and pulled it open.

It turned out that this bronze Buddha statue was inside the battlement.

"Feng Bo, let's take a look first. Lao Zhou said as he beckoned Yu Yao to step forward.

Pu Jie couldn't get close to the back, so he just asked Uncle Feng, "Uncle Feng, how did this big guy come from?"

"Our village, called Lotus Village, originally more than ten miles west of the village, there is a Lotus Temple, this Buddha statue, originally when the main Buddha was enshrined in the temple. ”

"Huh?" Pu Jie heard this, this is worth it! How dare you trade in this situation?! This has to be found out, and it is a big trouble!

Yu Yao and Lao Zhou couldn't help but turn their heads in unison.

Xiao Zhou hurriedly said, "Listen to Uncle Feng." ”

Feng Bo continued, "When I said the Lotus Temple, it was a long time ago. When the Japanese devils were about to call, my grandfather took a few descendants from the village to smuggle this Buddha statue out of the temple and bury it in a nest in the back mountain. ”

"It's really thanks to the early shipment, this Lotus Temple was later bombed. After driving away the devils of the Japanese country, someone from the county asked about it, and they dug it up again. The Lotus Temple will not be rebuilt, they want to take this big Buddha to smelt copper, saying that it is to prepare military supplies or something. ”

"At that time, the director of the county smelter was my uncle and grandfather. He believed in Buddhism, and he was afraid of retribution for destroying the Buddha, so he contributed a sum of money himself······"

"Oh. I bought it like this!" Pu Jie nodded.

"I can't say that I bought it, my uncle and grandfather paid for it, and he bought a batch of copper, and he said that it was refined, so he coped with it and quietly left this big Buddha statue. ”

Xiao Zhou also interjected, "Uncle Feng, this can be regarded as a purchase!"

Yu Yao knew what she meant by interjecting, if there was a private inheritance during the Republic of China, then it was something that could be traded now. Of course, for Buddha statues, transactions often do not say "buy", but "please", but Xiao Zhou speaks relatively casually in private.

Feng Bo grinned and continued, "My uncle and grandfather live in the city, so I asked my grandfather to transport this big Buddha to the village again, this time it was not buried in the back mountain, but in my yard. When these things happened, it wasn't me, but my father told me about it later. ”

"And then it's been buried in your yard?" Pu Jie asked again.

"Not really. Since then, he has not dared to move. My uncle and grandfather don't have any children, even if they fall into our family. When my father was dying, he said to me that this is also our family's ancestral. I asked when I could dig it up, and he said, "Wait until we farmers collect taxes!"

"Whew!" said Pu Jie, "this agricultural tax has long been exempted." ”

"This is true, but I didn't know what to do with it at that time, so I didn't move. Now my second son is getting married and wants to buy a house in the city, I went to the antique market a few days ago to inquire, and I met reporter Zhou. I said in my heart that Reporter Zhou is a good person, and he is a well-informed reporter, so I just consulted her, I really found the right person, but I didn't expect Reporter Zhou to change his career to do antique business now!"

Pu Jie looked at Xiao Zhou, "Beauty, haven't you found a buyer?"

"It's not easy to find a reliable buyer!" Xiao Zhou responded, "I don't have that much money myself, otherwise I will take it first." ”

The so-called reliability, in addition to affordability, the most important thing is that there are not many things to do, and there is no trouble. Xiao Zhou met Lao Zhou at this juncture, and immediately felt that he was quite suitable, a foreigner, but he knew the roots, and he had a wide range of knowledge and many ways.

Yu Yao listened and watched at the same time, and after listening, he could make a conclusion.

This bronze Buddha statue of Sakyamuni is a fine product of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and judging from some residual traces, it should have been gilded. But according to Feng Bo's introduction, at least during the anti-Japanese period, the gilt was gone.

However, in addition to the gilding has been worn out, some bumps are inevitable, and the overall is relatively intact.

This Buddha statue is more than 1.8 meters tall, and such a large volume is 2 million, to say the least. Moreover, the upper limit of antiquities such as Buddha statues is likely to be raised, and sometimes they don't care about the price when they meet someone who is eager and has a net worth.