Mr. Yuan politely invited everyone to take a seat, and then said, "Are you sure to help me restore that statue and carve it into jade?"

Luo said indifferently: "I'm sorry, I'm not sure about restoring that statue, I can only say give it a try." And to put it mildly, what is the point of such a statue, even if it is restored?"

Mr. Yuan smiled: "Yes, many people think it is strange, thinking that I have nothing to do when I am full, why spend so much effort to restore the statue." In fact, my idea is very simple, that is, to help my master fulfill a wish. ”

"That statue is very important to my master, and I don't know what the story is in it, but when he died, he still remembered it. My master has a great kindness to me, and I can't do anything else, so I can only help him fulfill this wish. ”

At the end, the old man fell silent, as if caught in a memory.

After a while, the old man came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I'm old, and I like to think about the past. As for the restoration of the statue, you can do your best, and it doesn't matter if you don't meet my requirements, I will definitely pay the fee. ”

Luo nodded indifferently and said, "Old man, can you please come out and give us a view?"

Old Mr. Yuan nodded, and then Yuan Zeng immediately asked people to carry out the damaged statue.

The extent of the destruction of the statue is so severe that it is undoubtedly very difficult to deduce the shape of the entire statue from these only places.

Luo glanced at it indifferently, knowing that he would definitely not be able to do this, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

Meng Zitao got up and said, "Let's take a look first." ”

"It's up to you. Luo said indifferently.

Mr. Yuan thought that Meng Zitao was Luo Danran's assistant before, but now he felt a little strange when he saw Luo Danran being so polite to Meng Zitao.

"This is ......"

Luo said indifferently: "This is my boss." ”

The grandfather and grandson were slightly stunned, neither of them expected that it would be this answer.

Meng Zitao smiled and briefly introduced himself out of politeness.

Old Mr. Yuan's brows furrowed slightly: "I don't know if Old Zheng is yours?"

"It's the family teacher. Meng Zitao replied.

"Sure enough, it's not the same name and surname. Mr. Yuan laughed and said: "I didn't expect that there would be a chance for you, a great god, it seems that there is no accident today, I can get my wish." ”

Meng Zitao smiled and waved his hand: "Old man, you can't say that, I'm not an immortal, I can't do anything, I can only do my best." ”

"Just do your best!" Mr. Yuan nodded again and again.

Meng Zitao looked at the remaining part of the statue and said, "The process of this statue should be to store lacquerware." ”

Mr. Yuan's eyes lit up: "Why do you think so?"

Meng Zitao replied: "The lacquer storage vessel is also known as the reincarnation image, which is mainly molded with clay and gypsum, with lacquer as the adhesive, and then framed layer by layer on the embryo with ramie cloth or silk cloth, and then removed from the original tire after the shade is dried, leaving the lacquer cloth wrinkled, and then after the gray background, polishing, lacquering, grinding, and finally applying various decorative patterns to form a form of Buddhist statue. ”

"After the treatment of dry lacquer sandwiching process, the Buddha statue is brightly colored, showing a smooth and shiny texture, and should not be cracked and deformed, so as to better preserve the original charm of the Buddha statue, and its delicate lines and smooth clothing lines. Although the statue has been badly damaged, some of the technical features can still be seen, which are the characteristics of the lacquerware. ”

Mr. Yuan smiled and said, "That's right, then what kind of statue of Buddha do you think this is?"

"Let me look into it. Mencius carefully examined the features of the vajra and the ornamentation on the remaining foot.

After a moment, he stood up and said, "Judging from the characteristics of the vajra and the clothes of the generals on his legs, I think the prototype of this statue should be Wei Tuo. ”

Wei Tuo is one of the main protector deities of Buddhism, originally the godhead rank is very high, originally the South Indian Brahmin god of war, the first to enter the Mahayana Buddhist hall, is one of the eight gods and generals of the southern growth of the heavenly king, the first of the three gods of the four heavenly kings, and later transformed into the four heavenly kings.

According to the tenth volume of the "Biography of the Three Tibetan Masters of the Great Ci'en Temple", Master Daoxuan of the Tang Dynasty, saw this deity in a dream and claimed himself: "The disciple is General Wei, the son of the heavens, the presiding ghost and god, if he wants to enter Nirvana, the disciple will protect the legacy of the Ganbu (according to the South Ganbu Zhou)."

Old Mr. Yuan asked with some confusion, "Wei Dao?"

"Yes. Meng Zitao briefly introduced Wei Tuo and said: "Since the Taoist Xuan recorded the miracle of Wei Tuo's guardian, as the 'son of the heavens', the statue of Wei Tuo's protector is often placed behind the central Tianwang Hall of the Buddhist temple, holding a vajra pestle to protect the main god Shakyamuni Buddha in the Mahavira Treasure Hall. ”

"This statue was made during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, according to the shape of Wei Tuo at that time, it is more consistent, and in my memory, there are several statues of Wei Tuo in the Ming Dynasty that are more similar. It's just that Wei Tuo is mostly made of wood tires or gold and copper, and Wei Tuo in the Ming Dynasty is a clamping material, which is very rare. Of course, rare doesn't mean no, and I have a relevant example here. ”

Speaking of this, Meng Zitao took out his mobile phone and called up a picture, which was a photo of Wei Dao's statue made of sandwich material.

After showing the photos to Mr. Yuan, Meng Zitao searched for some photos of the statue of Wei Tuo in the Ming Dynasty from the Internet for the old man to identify.

Mr. Yuan compared the photo with the damaged statue, and a smile appeared on his face: "In the end, he is worthy of being a young handsome!"

"Don't dare to be!" Meng Zitao waved his hand modestly.

"I'm realistic. Mr. Yuan smiled and asked, "Then what do you think of the shape of this statue?"

Meng Zitao said: "Mr. Yuan, unless I can find the author, I really can't restore the statue exactly the same, I can only say that it conforms to the characteristics of the times at that time." ”

Mr. Yuan laughed: "It seems that you are not perfunctory to me, just do as you say." ”

"Okay, I'll draw you first. Meng Zitao said.

"Can you draw it now?" Mr. Yuan was a little surprised.

Meng Zitao said: "The sketch is no problem. ”

Mr. Yuan hurriedly said, "Zengxian, go get paper and pen." ”

Yuan Zeng hurriedly went to get the paper and pen, and after a while, Meng Zitao drew a sketch, only to see that Wei Tuo on the picture was wearing a phoenix helmet, wearing armor, wrapped in a brocade robe, tied with a tie at the waist, stepping on combat boots, holding a vajra pestle in his left hand, and crossing his waist with his right hand, his robe fluttered and flying, his chest and abdomen were thick and strong, and his image was mighty and strong, showing his fortitude and strength.

The face has the characteristics of kind eyebrows, gentle smile, wisdom and bravery, like a personable general descending into the world, which makes people feel more cordial. It shows the image of a good patron deity, embodying the perfect combination of compassion and wisdom.

After Mr. Yuan saw it, he was overjoyed, and shouted loudly: "Okay!"