Since the main owner only returned to the porcelain capital in the early hours of Thursday morning, Chu Chen and the three of them have been visiting various ceramic research institutes in the porcelain capital in the past few days. But it's okay to visit, it's not easy to buy technology, Chu Chen said that there was very little gain, which strengthened his determination to set up his own ceramic research institute.

Early on Thursday morning, the seller that Ning Yi's friend said called and said that the main owner had returned, and asked Chu Chen to meet him in his store, and he would take Chu Chen over again.

After hanging up the phone, the three of them hurriedly went to the hotel's restaurant for breakfast, and then Hu Yong drove them off.

The seller's shop pù is located in the antique market where Chu Chen first came to the porcelain capital, but today is Thursday, and there are not many stalls and people in the market, so Chu Chen and his party walked straight to the shop.

When approaching the shop, Chu Chen suddenly heard a fierce quarrel coming from an antique shop in front of him, and after listening to a few words, Chu Chen roughly guessed what was going on. It's nothing more than a customer who has something to sell, and the store has a pitiful amount of money, which makes the customer angry enough, so there is a quarrel.

On the way to the destination, he was about to pass by the shop, and when Chu Chen walked by, he looked inside, and what made him feel a little coincidental was that the owner of the antique shop was actually the blind shopkeeper Wang that he met that day.

"Humph! When I meet someone like you, I have also poured mold for eight lifetimes! The guest snorted coldly, and then walked straight to the shop, and the shopkeeper Wang didn't care about this, and walked directly to the side of the chaise longue, sat down and rested.

Originally, Chu Chen didn't care about such an episode, but it was a coincidence. Because he wanted to pick grass and beat rabbits in the antique market, Chu Chen opened the usually closed Baojue. When the guest entered the range of Bao Jue's induction, Chu Chen suddenly perked up. Unexpectedly, the thing in the guest's hand was really a treasure.

For this accident, Chu Chen didn't feel strange when he thought about it, since the shopkeeper Wang could see the iron as bronze, the real thing was a fake in his eyes, and it was normal.

So, when the guest was about to pass by Chu Chen's side, Chu Chen hurriedly spoke up and greeted, "This old gentleman." Please wait a minute. ”

The guest was about fifty or sixty years old, and judging from the way he was dressed, the conditions at home should be good, and he still exuded a strong bookish atmosphere, and he knew at a glance that he was a high-level intellectual.

The old man stopped, frowned, and asked, "This gentleman, I don't know what is going on with you?" ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Old man, that's the case, just now I heard that you have something to transfer." I wonder if you can let me enjoy it? ”

In broad daylight, the old man was not worried that something would go wrong, and judging from Chu Chen's dress, the family conditions should be very good. So, he nodded and said, "Yes, but I'll explain it first." The price of this thing is not cheap. ”

Chu Chen smiled: "Old man, don't worry. If I'm happy with something, I'll definitely buy it. ”

The old man said, "Is the thing good?" You'll know if you've seen it, but shall we just watch it here? ”

Seeing that he and the others were standing in the middle of the road, Chu Chen hurriedly led everyone to a side of the eaves.

Then the old man took out a small rectangular box and opened it.

When Chu Chen saw the contents of the box, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, it turned out that there was a Buddhist magic weapon inside, Vajra.

Wu Ke saw the contents of the box, and his face showed a curious color, and asked, "Achen, what is this?" ”

Chu Chen replied: "This is a vajra. ”

Wu Ke asked again: "Vajra?" What does this thing do? ”

The old man next to him explained: "The vajra was originally a weapon, and was later absorbed by Tibetan Buddhism as a magic weapon, made of copper, silver, wood, ivory and other materials, similar in appearance, all have a pointed blade, but the handle is decorated differently due to different uses. ”

"Some of the handles are Buddha heads, and some are statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva, wearing a five-skull crown and a horse's head at the top. It means wrath, surrender. ”

"In Tibetan Buddhist rituals, vajra is used to contain and destroy the demonic obstacles in the heart, that is, the obstacles on the path to enlightenment. The mysterious power of this artifact comes from the wrathful deity on the handle, and through this blade, it can cut off and destroy the negative evil power...... Little brother, am I right? ”

Chu Chen smiled: "Yes, it seems that you have always studied this aspect. ”

The old man smiled and said, "I used to be a professor in the Chinese Department of XX University, I like to study history and culture, and I know a little about this aspect. This vajra was actually handed down by my grandfather, because my grandson found a girlfriend, and it was time to talk about marriage, buy a house, and start a family, but the money was not enough, so I would have transferred it, otherwise I was going to pass it on from generation to generation......"

Chu Chen nodded, but he didn't fully believe the old man's words, there are too many cats in the antique market, and some words can't be trusted.

Of course, for Chu Chen, as long as the thing is genuine, the old man's words, whether they are true or not, really have nothing to do with him. So, he said hello to the old man, and took out the vajra in the box and appreciated it.

The height of this vajra is about twenty-five centimeters, and it is composed of three parts, the first part is the three-sided head of the wrathful king on the top; The second part is the handle; The third part is the Capricorn fish and the triangular pestle, which are the main features of the ritual vessels.

The three-sided wrath of the head of the King of Ming is the most symbolic. It is generally believed that the three-sided wrath of the Ming King is the image of the Ming King formed after the deification of Puba. I saw that the three-sided head shared a red snake-shaped knot like a flame, and a total of nine eyes were wide open, symbolizing that the three methods of righteousness, non-righteousness and non-duality were reached at the same time.

The second part of the handle is composed of a symmetrical set of patterns, that is, the upper part is a "Han-style convex knot", and the lower part has a circle of lotus petals. In one of the lotus petals, the yin line is engraved with the six-character regular script of "Ming Yongle Nian Shi". The "Han-style convex knot" resembles a kind of woolen braid, symbolizing a qiē evil spirit that is bound and unable to escape.

The third part is the Capricorn fish and the triangular pestle. The pestle body sticks out from the mouth of the "murderous destroyer" Capricorn, which is said to be a rui beast that devours demons and monsters, and has extraordinary magical powers, which can call the wind and rain and practice the law thousands of miles away. The snake hanging from the mouth of the Capricorn fish indicates the relationship between the Capricorn fish and the dragon snake that is surrounded by wind and rain.

The upper part of this ritual vessel is bronze gilt, and the triangular pestle part is cast in iron, and some parts are gold. Due to the complex craftsmanship of iron and gold, the King Kong was respected as a precious magic weapon in the Ming Dynasty court. The gilded copper vajra engraved with "Daming Yongle Nianshi" is even rarer, and Chu Chen only saw two records before.

Therefore, if this gilded copper vajra of "Ming Yongle Nian" is genuine, it can be said to be an unattainable object. Of course, if this is not genuine, it is unlikely that Bao Jue will react, and Chu Chen's appraisal can also prove that it is genuine.

Of course, Chu Chen couldn't miss such a good thing, and after he identified the thing, he asked, "Old man, I don't know how much money I need to invite this vajra back?" ”

The old man stretched out his hand and gestured, and said, "At least 500,000!" ”

Speaking of this, the old man may be worried that Chu Chen will not agree, so he said eloquently: "Little brother, I see that you are also a person who likes antique collections, this antique collection, in fact, should pay attention to taste, rather lack than indiscriminate, only the collection of fine products can have room for appreciation, and only have artistic charm." It is better to buy a few fine pieces than to collect a house of things, that is, it does not occupy space, it is tasteful, and there is a lot of room for value preservation and appreciation. Like me, this vajra ......"

Next, the old man praised his vajra greatly, anyway, it means that Chu Chen will lose a lot if he doesn't buy this vajra, and 500,000 is not cheap at all, if it weren't for the urgent money at home, he would definitely collect it himself, and it is estimated that it will be doubled in a few years.

Chu Chen was originally interested in this vajra, but the old man's words made him really not know what to say, if it weren't for the fact that the old man was a professor, he would have thought that the old man was an antique businessman who had been doing it for many years, otherwise how could he be so good.

However, although Chu Chen was very satisfied with this vajra peg, and the price of 500,000 yuan was not expensive, there was generally no reason not to bargain in antique transactions, coupled with the eloquence of the old man, Chu Chen did not dare to respond directly, so he began to bargain, and after some verbal arguments, they traded at a price of 450,000.

went to the bank to transfer the account, and Chu Chen hurriedly took Wu Ke and Hu Yong to the antique shop.

The two sides introduced each other, and after a period of politeness, Chu Chen apologized: "Shopkeeper Song, I'm really sorry, I just received something from Shopkeeper Wang, and I delayed some time." ”

The owner of the antique shop was named Song Weiqing, and he listened to what Chu Chen said: "What? Did you buy something from him? ”

Chu Chen hurriedly said: "I didn't make it clear, I received something at the door of his store." ”

When Song Weiqing heard this, he was a little curious: "What's going on?" ”

Chu Chen smiled and recounted the incident, as for the reason why he wanted to see the old man's things, he also blamed it on knowing that the shopkeeper Wang's eyesight was too poor, and there was a certain possibility of missing things, plus the old man's expression did not look like a fake, so he wanted to see what the old man was going to transfer, but he didn't expect it to be an antique treasure.

After listening to Chu Chen's retelling explanation, Song Weiqing hurriedly asked Chu Chen to give him something to enjoy, and of course Chu Chen agreed.

After seeing the Vajra Tree, Song Weiqing said with envy: "Boss Chu, your luck is really good, a Vajra like this is a treasure that you can't find!" I take the liberty of asking, I wonder if you have any ideas for transfer now? ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he smiled and politely refused: "I'm really sorry, I still want to collect this vajra for a while...... for the time being" (to be continued......