712 What's Missing?
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Nuwa's mending stone is not a complete joke, after all, according to Cao Xueqin's description in Dream of Red Mansions, the Tongling Baoyu is the stone left behind by Nuwa after mending the sky, and then reincarnated as Jia Baoyu born from the jade.
"Tongling Jade!"
At this moment, Qian Lao was very surprised: "Is there really such a thing?" ”
"Big as a bird's egg, bright as a bright glow, as smooth as a crisp, with five-color patterns to protect ......" Zhou Lao slowly commented: "It's all right, it's not a Tongling Jade, what else can it be?" ”
As he spoke, Zhou Lao's fingers lightly touched the object, and he was even more certain: "That's right, this crystal texture, as well as the warm feel, is definitely jade, and it is not dyed." In other words, this is the Tongling Jade, and it is the legendary almost extinct red jade. ”
Red jade, that is, red jade, Hetian red jade. The ancients divided jade mainly according to the color, so there is a saying that jade is divided into five colors, which are red, yellow, white, green and ink. The so-called white is like cutting fat, yellow is like steamed chestnut, black is like paint, red is like a cockscomb, or slightly darker, such as rouge.
Green jade and white jade, which are the most common jade materials, while black jade and topaz are relatively precious. However, the rarest is the red jade, which has now become a legend.
The scarcity and preciousness of Hetian red jade, even in ancient times, was only circulated in the royal court. As the saying goes: Jade is red and valuable, which is the preciousness of red jade.
According to the literature, the red jade is as bright as a cockscomb, the clotted fat luster, its purple red place is like coagulation, the red part is like cinnabar, the texture is delicate and smooth, the oil is moist like a crisp, and the characteristics of Tongling Baoyu are exactly the same, no wonder Zhou Lao is very sure that Tongling Baoyu is the legendary Hetian red jade.
You can imagine it. The price of bloodstone with a somewhat lubricating texture is already hundreds of times that of gold, not to mention the red jade that is as transparent as clotted fat and exudes a brilliant glow from the inside out. Coupled with the cultural added value of Tongling Baoyu, Jia Qin's asking price is 400 million, and there is absolutely no lion opening his mouth, on the contrary, it is a little low.
After watching carefully, Zhou Lao hurriedly asked, "Wang Guan, where did you find the things?" ”
"Bought it." Wang Guan hesitated, and said, "You should also know the original owner. It's Mr. Jia. ”
Speaking of this, Wang Guan also sighed a little in his heart, he thought that he was lucky enough, but compared with Old Man Jia, it was a little dwarfed. After all, his "luck" has a lot of moisture, but people are really lucky, they just bought a set of torn official robes, and found a Tongling treasure jade in the official hat, and such an opportunity is enough to make him envious and jealous.
After explaining the origin of the Tongling Baoyu, Wang Guan was somewhat suspicious: "You really don't know? ”
You must know that as a big collector in the circle. Even if the relationship is not very familiar, it is more or less necessary to listen to some rumors when communicating with each other.
"Don't be so surprised if you know." At the same time, Zhou Lao shook his head and sighed: "Brother Jia is really deep enough, there is such a treasure." But he never revealed any heavenly secrets...... However, it is also understandable that he thinks that such a treasure must indeed be treasured secretly, otherwise the people of the Red Society will know about it. It's definitely going to be overwhelming. ”
Qian Lao nodded lightly, took the Tongling Jade in Zhou Lao's hand, and watched it carefully. While asking, "Since the Jia family is secret, why did it suddenly transfer it to you?" ”
"Jia Qin likes jadeite, and it just so happens that I have a lot of superb jadeite on hand, and then we exchanged."
Wang Guan understated the process in one stroke, but it made Qian Lao and Zhou Lao's eyes full of sighs, and directly classified Jia Qin as a super loser.
"It's fitting that it's in your hands." Zhou Lao nodded and said, at least he felt that the things were in Wang Guan's hands, and there was no need to worry about what happened in at least fifty or sixty years.
Wang Guan smiled, pointed to the five-colored markings on the Tongling Jade and said, "By the way, Old Zhou, do you know how these textures are formed?" ”
"That's skin ......"
Qian Lao groped for a while, then explained with a smile: "The predecessor of this Tongling Jade should be the seed material of red jade. Before the elaborate carving, the seed material naturally has some skin color. After the thing was discovered, it was carefully carved by a master carver before it finally became what it is now. ”
"In the process of carving, the jade carving master skillfully retains the skin color, forming a wonderful ornamentation, and adding a bit of ancient charm to the red jade." Between the words, Qian Lao was amazed: "Good materials and good work, complement each other, and they are worthy of being rare treasures." ”
"The main thing is its cultural value, which is very significant......"
When the two old men discussed, there was nothing to do, but he listened to it next to him and felt that he benefited a lot. It is not only the added value of the Dream of Red Mansions Tongling Jade, but also the jade culture itself, and more understanding.
Anyway, today is the harvest season, not only did he get the Tongling Jade, but more importantly, those superb jadeites were also sold at a good price, enough for him to take over the project, and he didn't have to worry about the lack of money.
In addition, under the coordination of relevant departments, the monk also returned smoothly and arrived at the capital airport the next day with a batch of precious cultural relics. Wang Guan hurriedly went to greet him, as for whether to pick up people or things, then let's talk about it.
After some washing, and under the personal reception of a senior leader of a religious affairs bureau, the monk officially settled down and became a member of the local monks. Then the monk of Banshan did not delay, and came to the Banshan Temple with great interest, preparing to prepare for the opening of the temple.
I came to the foot of the Banshan Temple again, but the construction site of the resort center was in full swing at this moment, only to see the surging traffic of vehicles and people, and the roar of various machinery, the hustle and bustle.
Wang Guan was very satisfied with this, and felt that professional matters really had to be handled by professional people. If it were him, even if the project was successfully completed, it would probably feel confusing and I didn't know how to start.
Where is it like now, the project was only negotiated yesterday, and today it will be directly started. Looking at this movement, it is estimated that it will not take a year, maybe the task can be completed in three or five months.
Of course, compared to the construction site, the monks in the mid-levels are more concerned about the situation of the monastery. Hurriedly went up to the mountain temple, and when he saw that there was no change in the temple, he was finally relieved.
It is no wonder that the monk in the middle of the mountain is so concerned, mainly because of the "license" issued by the Religious Affairs Bureau, this is the place where he settles down, and it is also the dojo of the revival of the sect, no matter how much attention is paid to it.
After entering the temple, Wang Guan also discovered the ingenuity of the temple architecture. Due to the obstruction of the mountains and forests, coupled with the high walls and thick walls of the temple, the noise of construction below cannot be heard at all. There is indeed a bit of a deep mountain ancient temple, a quiet and ethereal feeling.
At the same time, Wang Guan pondered: "But it feels like something is missing?" ”
"What's missing?" Pi Qiu was a little puzzled, looked left and right, and suddenly smiled: "Do you think there are too few monks?" ”
It's not less, it's clear that there is only one monk in the middle of the mountain......
Wang Guan complained in his heart, and admitted that Pi Qiushi was right, and it was indeed a big problem that there were too few monks in the monastery. After all, this is a large temple that can accommodate hundreds of monks, not a small temple that can accommodate two or three people.
A hero has three gangs, and a fence has three piles, this is the most obvious truth. I think that when the Buddha promoted Buddhism, he also had a group of disciples around him to help him take care of all kinds of miscellaneous things, so that he could concentrate on enlightenment and finally achieve a great cause.
The monks in the middle of the mountain have a great temple and revitalize the sect, so they must not fight alone. But where the helpers come from is also a big question.
The temples of famous mountains and rivers do not have this kind of trouble, because the people have an orderly inheritance, a very long history, and a very strong foundation, which has a good reputation. Even if there is an accident on the way and the temple is destroyed in the war, as long as it is rebuilt, a group of people can be pulled up at any time to erect the mountain.
In contrast, Banshan Temple is not good, there is no foundation at all, it is equivalent to a self-made business, and the difficulty of it can be imagined.
Of course, if there is really no way, then you have to ask a professional monk for help.
"Professional monk?" The monk was a little stunned, after all, he had been living overseas and did not know much about the situation at home.
However, after listening to Wang Guan and Pi Qiushi explain what a professional monk is, the monk in the middle of the mountain immediately shook his head, saying that he could not accept the existence of these people, which was simply an insult to Buddhism.
"Amitabha!"
When Wang Guan and Pi Qiushi were helpless, the monk in the middle of the mountain looked at him and said, "It seems that I have to go back to Hangzhou." ”
"Huh?"
In an instant, Wang Guan and Pi Qiushi suddenly thought that the monk in the middle of the mountain did not have any foundation in China, and his master was in the same door as Master Hongyi. Even if he later went to Singapore to develop due to the war, it can be regarded as a branch of a certain temple in Hangzhou.
Not to mention this kind of incense with the same vein and origin, it is the reason to open a mountain and establish a temple and expand the influence of the sect, I am afraid that the temple will definitely support it, and it is inevitable to contribute people.
Thinking of this, Wang Guan and Pi Qiushi were no longer worried about the monks in the middle of the mountain, and continued to walk around the mountain temple.
However, when he walked to the Bell and Drum Tower, Wang Guan suddenly realized: "I finally thought of what was missing here, not only the monks, but also a Buddha bell." ”
"By the way, there is only a bell and drum tower here, but there is no ancient bell." Pi Qiushi also reacted.
In many famous temples, the hanging bell is a solemn ritual instrument, which makes the temple more majestic. There is a clock at the place of interest, which is particularly fascinating. I don't know when the mountain temple and the bell began to be linked.
Maybe it's Zhang Jifengqiao's night park that Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell to the passenger ship in the middle of the night is too famous, but also makes Wang Guan impressed, as soon as he comes to the temple, he will unconsciously think of the bell.
Of course, how the ancient bell and the temple are connected is also a big proposition, and it is not clear for a while. Anyway, after discovering that the temple was missing an ancient bell, everyone immediately felt that this was a big flaw...... (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )