Pi Qiu was in a hurry to visit the master of Mid-Levels, and Wang Guan naturally had no opinion.

When he was putting on his shoes and preparing to go out, Wang Guan suddenly moved in his heart and asked casually: "Brother Pi, can the master of Mid-Levels carve other things besides wood carving?" ”

"What's that?" Pi Qiushi asked back.

"For example, jade amber or something."

Wang Guan has some expectations, if the master of Banshan has this ability, then by the way, ask him to help, use that piece of amber to cut and carve Guanyin Buddha peace plaque and the like, and then use leftovers to make one or two strings of Buddha beads, go back to give to his family.

"Jade amber?"

Pi Qiu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know about this." Well, you bring your things and ask the master when you get there. ”

"Okay."

Wang nodded, went back to the room to get a hanging bag, and hurried out with Pi Qiushi. Soon after, the two of them returned to the temple halfway up the mountain, and after two calls, the little novice opened the door.

Seeing the two of them coming again, Xiao Shami was very surprised and said in confusion: "Uncle Pi, did you leave something behind?" ”

"Nope." Pi Qiushi shook his head and smiled: "You go and tell the master that I have found the Buddha's fate." ”

"Huh, really? Congratulations to Uncle Pi. ”

The little novice was a little happy, led the two in, and then quickly informed the monk in the middle of the mountain.

At this time, Wang Guan suddenly thought of a question, and said a little puzzled: "Brother Pi, you already knew that Master Hongyi's things were Buddha's fate, why didn't you get some earlier." ”

"The authorities are confused."

Pi Qiushi patted his head and said, "If I hadn't seen the seal just now, I wouldn't have thought that I could do this." Moreover. Now I don't know if the master of Mid-Levels recognizes it. ”

When Wang Guan heard this, he also felt that there was some truth. After all, it is a troublesome thing to leave the country in antique calligraphy and painting, and it is really difficult to be sure of it. I was afraid that the dredge would be good, so I brought something over, but the monk in the middle of the mountain did not approve of it. That's all for nothing.

At the same time, Wang Guan was also a little glad that he was leaving the Macao seaport. There is also a relationship between the Chen family, and the inspection is not so strict, so it is easy to come out. If you are leaving the mainland. It may take a bit of a setback.

However, it's not impossible. You must know that there is no explicit definition of antiques in the law, and they are all called handicrafts. However, for the sake of distinction, things before the founding of the People's Republic of China are called cultural relics, and in principle, they are forbidden to be taken out of the country.

However, I remember someone saying that China's counterfeiting technology is the best in the world, and even customs experts can't identify it, as long as they buy more handicrafts. Mix in the real antiques. It's easy to take things out of the country if it's true or false. Antique dealers in other countries use this method to take away Chinese antiques.

Of course, meet some of the best experts. That won't work. Therefore, there will be smuggling, bribery, internal and external collusion, and other dirty things.

Just when Wang Guan sighed secretly, the monk walked out and said with a smile: "The two donors went and returned, didn't they really meet the Buddha's fate?" ”

"We think so, but we don't know what the Master of Mid-Levels thinks." Pi Qiushi said with a smile. There is also a bit of apprehension.

"Go in and talk."

The monk in the middle of the mountain was not in a hurry, and stretched out his hand to invite him to get up.

After a while, several people came to the meditation room and brought futons to sit down. At the right time, Pi Qiushi hurriedly took out the seal of Master Hongyi and the delicate tooth horn Buddha carving, and said with a smile: "Master, look, is this a Buddha fate." ”

"It's ......"

The monk in the middle of the mountain looked at it, first picked up the tooth horn Buddha carving and looked at it, and after observing for a while, he couldn't help but praise: "This is the craftsmanship of the southern school of the Qing Dynasty, the carving is exquisitely clear, small and exquisite, and it can be called a must." ”

"Master, your craftsmanship is not bad, maybe it is even better." Pi Qiushi smiled, a little flattering.

"No, no, no, no......" The monk shook his head and said: "I learned the northern style, focusing on the overall temperament, although the details also integrate some of the details of the southern school, but it is definitely not up to this level of meticulousness." ”

"The master is humble." Pi Qiushi smiled, never mentioned any craftsmanship, but picked up the seal and said: "I want to ask the master, the one who has no heart is the father, and the one who has no self knows what it means." ”

"If there is no prejudice in the heart, then everything is fair, and if there is no self in the heart, it is fair......" The monk in the middle of the mountain instinctively explained, and suddenly his heart moved, and he put his hands together and said: "Amitabha, this is the famous words of the ancestor, could it be that this seal is a relic of the ancestor?" ”

"That's right."

At this time, Pi Qiu was not modest, and said with 100% certainty: "According to my appraisal with Brother Wang Guan, this thing is the work of Master Hongyi. You look at the lines of the seal character, it is very comfortable, natural, and it is clearly the traces carved out of the conical knife. There is also the appearance of Qingtian stone......"

"Amitabha." The monk in the middle of the mountain smiled and listened to Pi Qiushi's explanation, and finally nodded lightly and said: "In this way, there is no doubt that the seal must be the work of the ancestor, and the owner of Pi Shi has a heart." ”

"It should be, it should be." At this time, Pi Qiushi looked at the monk in the middle of the mountain with blank eyes, and said, "Master, you see...... This can be regarded as a Buddha's fate. ”

"Hehe......" The monk smiled lightly and pondered for a long time before he spoke: "Do you know why I keep emphasizing the need for Buddha fate to agree to the donor's request?" ”

"I don't know." Pi Qiushi shook his head, a little confused in his heart, could it be that he had guessed wrong?

"Actually, it's an excuse." The monk said calmly: "What the Pi Shi Master asks for, it is something left by the family teacher, I have kept it for more than ten years, and I am not willing to give it to outsiders, especially people like the Pi Shi Master...... Merchant. ”

In the stunned gazes of Pi Qiushi and Wang Guan, the monk fell into a memory: "I have been practicing with Master since I was a child, and I still remember that more than 30 years ago, Master went to the dock every day to make a fortune. However, the Master is not begging for money, but for some rags and garbage in the eyes of ordinary people. ”

"At that time, I was very strange and asked why Master did this?"

The monk smiled lightly and said leisurely: "To this day, I have not forgotten Master's reply, he solemnly told me that those things are not rags, but national treasures, treasures of China. ”

Later, the master decontaminated, dusted, pasted, steamed, and colored the collected rags little by little...... It took years of work for these things to regain their brilliance. The monk sighed a little and smiled: "At that time, I understood what Master meant by the treasure. ”

Listening to the narration of the monk in the middle of the mountain, Wang Guan vaguely understood that he was talking about the unbearable catastrophe.

Over the years, with the heating up of the collecting craze, everyone's attention has not been limited to China, but more attention has been paid to the national treasures lost overseas. Someone even did a detailed survey and listed the lost items in a table so that people could see them at a glance.

This patriotic fervor is undoubtedly appreciated. However, some people do not know that what was destroyed in those ten years is no less than the total number of treasures lost overseas.

Of course, in addition to those that were destroyed on the spot, some of them were spared and transported to various places like Chinese cabbage in bundles and piles through Hong Kong and Macao.

At that time, merchants did not pay as much attention to antiques as they do now, let alone pay attention to maintenance or something, and stuffed them directly into the corner, or put them under other things, which were naturally prone to festering. So, when those things arrive at their destination, they will naturally become tattered garbage.

It is conceivable that for people who truly love cultural relics, how heartbroken it must be to see such a situation. Obviously, the master of the monk in the middle of the mountain is this kind of person.

As a disciple of Master Hongyi, the master of the monk Banshan must have been influenced by traditional culture, and he understands the importance of these things better than ordinary people, so he took great pains to collect them, which is very respectable.

However, monks are also human beings, and it is impossible to completely cut off people's various emotions.

After Master's death, the monk felt that instead of letting others take things away and destroy them in the process of circulation, it was better to keep them for themselves and pass them on from generation to generation.

The monk in the middle of the mountain thought so and did the same. Staying in a small temple, meditating and chanting sutras and participating in Zen meditation every day, when the interest comes, he carves some Buddha statues and sells them to his peers in exchange for his usual life. The rest of the time, it's just guarding those items.

The days are very leisurely, and the monks in the middle of the mountain feel very comfortable. But three years ago, Pi Qiu stumbled by the temple. As he himself said, when he worships the temple in the mountain and visits the Buddha in the temple, he comes in to make incense.

Unexpectedly, at that time, the monk in the middle of the mountain took an ancient painting to dry, and when he saw it, he was immediately pleasantly surprised and wanted to buy it. The monk in the middle of the mountain naturally refused, no matter how high Pi Qiushi's bid was, he was not moved in the slightest.

After all, the monks of Mid-Levels don't value money very much. Otherwise, he could take one of the things he kept in his possession and sell it, and he would be able to build a more spacious and comfortable temple.

However, Pi Qiu is very persistent, it doesn't matter if the monk refuses in the middle of the mountain, anyway, the transportation is convenient now, as long as he has time, he will run here. It doesn't take too many times, just two or three trips a year. After a long time, the monk in the middle of the mountain was naturally a little impatient, so he had to deduce that he had no Buddha fate, hoping to dispel the idea of seeking truth from the skin.

However, Pi Qiu is really resilient and has never given up. It has been three years now, and the monk himself felt embarrassed, and finally stopped hiding it and told the truth.

"I'm ashamed." The monk sighed: "The lack of Zen heart has broken the rules and precepts of Buddhism, and it is a sin. ”

"Master, it's not your ...... to blame"

Knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Pi Qiushi also sighed very much, and said with a wry smile: "And you're right, I bought that ancient painting back, and I also planned to make a fortune at a high price." You are not willing to give it to me, and you are also prescient. ”

"The owner of Pi Shi is a businessman, and it is normal for one entry and one exit."

The monk in the middle of the mountain blamed himself: "It's a poor monk, who keeps the precepts and doesn't lie when he takes refuge, but first he has no intention, and then he has a heart, and after all, he has broken the precepts." That's it, that's it, I have to ...... the wrong wrong" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )