Liu Yuhao finally rejected Shi Bao's proposal to give him the "noble person".

Without him, our buddies don't care about that bit of money, besides, Liu Yuhao really doesn't want to have anything to do with Shi Bao, especially since Shi Bao is still doing illegal things behind his back.

The practice of saving people is out of public morality, but there is an unclear deal with a "criminal", which is not what Liu Yuhao wants.

This is Liu Yuhao's bottom line as a man, which cannot be crossed!

"Brother Liu, leave Yao Si'er there, aren't you afraid that he will run away?"

On the way back, without Yao Si'er's disgusting guy accompanying him, Teng Yi was obviously in high spirits, and couldn't help humming a little song and smiling all the way.

Liu Yuhao smiled faintly and said, "He wants to run?" Where can you go? ”

Teng Yi held the steering wheel in his hand and looked ahead, so he didn't see the sneer on the corner of Liu Yuhao's mouth, and said worriedly: "I have been in contact with Shi Cheng for a while, that person is honest, I'm afraid he is not Yao Si'er's opponent." ”

Liu Yuhao was really happy this time, fiddling with the jade kneeling man in his hand and said: "Shi Cheng is indeed honest, but his cousin is not a fuel-efficient lamp, don't look at Shi Bao's lame leg, but if he wants to deal with Yao Si'er, ten Yao Si'er are not his opponents." ”

Shi Bao probably never imagined that Liu Yuhao would have such a high evaluation of him.

Teng Yi nodded, feeling that Liu Yuhao's words were reasonable, and quipped: "The ancients really couldn't think of it, what was not easy to get, and after they died, they still had to make such a lot of rotten jade burials, and as a result, they were dug up and dug up the grave." ”

"What do you know, the influence of jade culture on human religious beliefs can be said to be an extension of totem worship culture, and it is definitely not as simple as you kid imagined."

Liu Yuhao shook his head helplessly and glared at Teng Yi.

The ancients' understanding of jade was first changed from the ancient people's unfathomability of the magical power of nature, heaven and earth, and the environment to worship as a god, and then transformed into a religious concept.

In primitive societies, the idea of animism began with the death and burial of people. This eventually led to the birth of primitive religions. Its earliest manifestation is totem worship; Another primitive expression was witchcraft, which gradually evolved into a ritual system.

When various religions were formed in our country, whether it was Taoism, Confucianism, or Buddhism, it was believed that the jade of the gods would give people wisdom and strength, so that people could spend their lives in peace.

Fuji Yi smiled and pouted: "That's right, you don't eat if you don't have to be afraid of, isn't that the truth?" ”

"Uh, what nonsense!"

Liu Yuhao suddenly had black lines on his head, and said with a wry smile: "The ancients said: 'If jade enters its country, it is an important weapon of the country, and if jade enters its home, it is a treasure of heirlooms, and righteousness is in memory, and evil cannot be done', which means that there is beautiful jade in the family, and evil qi cannot be invaded, and wearing a piece of beautiful jade on the body will add a natural power." ”

As early as 8,000 years ago, the ancients had this special custom of burying jade.

According to Liu Yuhao's memories when he was in school, the Xinglongwa site, now located in Inner Mongolia, is the earliest cultural remains of ancient jade, and it is here that experts discovered the earliest burial jade of the unearthed age.

The ancients believed that jade is a treasure gifted by nature, it condenses the essence of heaven and earth, and the jade pieces can be covered in different parts of the human body to pursue the immortality of the body after death.

Today, in those ancient jade shops in Panjiayuan, people will buy a jade to wear on their bodies, perhaps some of them are for decorative preferences, some are for auspiciousness, but there are also some people, the purpose of wearing jade is based on a psychological hint to ward off disasters and evil spirits.

In the tradition of jade culture, the concept of driving away disasters and avoiding evil spirits is very peculiar, and its origin comes from a unique jade fashion of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Yuhao took out a few small and exquisite ancient jades and said: "The ancestors of the Han Dynasty, under the influence of Taoist thought, believed that natural jade condensed the essence of heaven and earth, and after death, as long as the jade was covered on the surface of the corpse, the body could be blessed with immortality and the soul ascended to heaven." ”

It was under this belief that the Han Dynasty jade clothes came into being, and people used the human body as a model, and connected thousands of jade pieces to make jade clothes to put on the bodies of the deceased. Under such careful and strict protection, they firmly believe that even in the feared underground world, they can still enjoy the glory and wealth of life.

The idea that this jade can make people immortal has gradually given jade the connotation of warding off disasters and evil spirits, and its influence has continued to this day. If it is said that the ritual and town function of jade are the result of the totem worship of the ancient ancestors; Then, the function of warding off evil and protecting oneself may be a psychological effect.

The fact that jade was spared from accidents may have been purely accidental, or it may have been psychological, but in any case, jade can be kept safe as a belief, at least reflecting the common aspirations of mankind.

Therefore, in the minds of the ancient people, jade is an indispensable god, jade culture has gradually developed into a religious culture, since ancient times, jade has been loved by the world is not difficult to imagine.

These theories cannot be understood in a few words, and even if Liu Yuhao is willing to put in that effort, Teng Yi may not be able to understand it.

After entering the city, the number of traffic jams increased significantly, and Teng Yi had time to look at the other jade pieces in Liu Yuhao's hand, "Hey, Brother Liu, what are these for?" ”

"Test your eyesight, guess for yourself."

Liu Yuhao laughed, a rare hint of humor flashed in his eyes.

Teng Yi scratched his head, fiddled with the jade pieces for a long time before he slapped his head suddenly, pointed to a cicada-shaped jade piece and said suddenly: "This is Yuhan, then this should be a jade hold, these Brother Liu, you tell me first, I guessed right just now." ”

As the name suggests, the so-called jade is of course the cicada-shaped jade stuffed into the mouth of the deceased in the ancient eunuch family after the death of a loved one.

The feathering of the cicada represents the meaning of rebirth, similar to the male mother mountain that has been there, the mother mountain has a seam like a line of sky, and people will be reborn when they walk past, and the rights and wrongs of the past are written off.

The use of jade grip is much more extensive, not only limited to burial vessels. Grip is the palm of the hand sports equipment, such as when the hand is tired when writing, pinch something in the palm of the hand to move the muscles and bones.

In the forties of the last century, during the Yan'an large-scale production movement, a small iron-making factory was built in the border area, and the iron-making workers gave a small iron bar to the chairman. The chairman used it as a paperweight, and sometimes when he was tired of writing, he also used the iron bar as a hand. Now, the iron bar is still on display in the memorial hall in Yan'an for people to admire.

Before the Han Dynasty, the grip was very common, the most common is the pig grip made of jade, which was used before the identity of the person, and after death, two pieces of jade were pinched in the hand to make it into a pig shape, representing the meaning of wealth.

Liu Yuhao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay, I even know this object, it seems that your kid hasn't been with me in vain all these years, but he has gained a lot of knowledge." ”

Teng Yi smiled and said, "Master Wang once received two pieces of this kind of old goods, and I happened to be by his side at the time, so I recognized them, but I haven't seen the others." ”

"These nine small jade pieces are called Nine Trick Plugs."

Liu Yuhao put the nine small jade pieces on the car console, and said with a smile: "Shi Bao felt that a jade kneeling person made a lot of money by selling it for 10 million, so he gave me these nine tricks together." ”

"What is the Nine Tricks?"

Teng Yi was so surprised that he couldn't help but take the remaining jade pieces that he had never seen before and put them in his hands to play with.

Liu Yuhao did not stop him, and said with a smile: "In the past tombs, if the owner of the tomb was wealthy, he not only had to place a delicate jade in the mouth of the deceased, but also put a delicate jade grip in his hand, and the deceased's facial features were also blocked with special jade, and even the genitals had to be protected with a special jade cover box. ”

The ancients believed that there are nine parts of the human body that can blend with the essence of heaven and earth, and after death, in order to prevent the essence of the body from overflowing, it is necessary to block these exits with nine kinds of jade, including pairs of eye plugs, ear plugs, nose plugs, and mouth plugs, ** plugs and genital cover boxes.

Because there are nine pieces in total, it is named Nine Tricks.

"I'll go!"

Teng Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly threw the jade box in his hand far away, and suddenly had a feeling of wanting to cry without tears, but he was embarrassed to get angry with Liu Yuhao, so he had to take out a wet tissue to wipe his palm with a smile.

"What are you kidding, it turns out that thing is for the dead to cover that thing, dare you be more disgusting, Brother Liu!"

Teng Yi frowned and shouted loudly, he had already used more than a dozen wet wipes, but no matter how he wiped it, he still felt that there was a peculiar smell on his hands, and his face was as sad as a bitter melon, and he complained again and again.

"You didn't ask me before you took it, but now it's my fault."

Liu Yuhao smiled narrowly, the two old men are wrapped up together every day, and they are really idle and panicked, and they really can't live without making some harmless jokes.

Teng Yi was really unconvinced, pouted and muttered, and while Liu Yuhao didn't pay attention, he stepped on the accelerator suddenly, and the car rushed out.

"Hey, hey, still playing with character?"

Liu Yuhao smiled when he saw that the light was already green in front of him, and he was just about to joke that the phone next to him rang, so he gave up.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yuhao lost his mind to joke, and suddenly said, "Go to Jingxi Hotel." After speaking, Liu Yuhao didn't explain, leaned back, and tried his best to put on a posture that could make him comfortable.

Teng Yi has been following Liu Yuhao for three years, of course, he is thinking about the problem whenever Brother Liu shows this expression, so he didn't ask why he suddenly went to Jingxi Hotel, but did his duty, turned the car and went straight to the destination.