Chapter 32: Don't forget the original intention

"What? Are you saying that someone would be willing to fund the recreation of a standing Buddha in a border city? This project is not small, why did he find you? If the project has been approved, it will not be built in violation of laws and regulations. ”

Out of prudence, Chen Yuliang still hoped that Shen Qingcheng would ask things clearly before taking the job.

Shen Qingcheng habitually poked his nose, "Teacher, I'm ...... I thought that my Master's wish could be fulfilled, so I ...... I, I have signed an agreement with Bi Wentao. ”

Chen Yuliang sighed lightly with a hatred of iron and steel, "You, Qingcheng, this is too aggressive." This Buddhist temple, the statue of Buddha is not a trivial matter, and it must be reported to the local cultural relics department for approval. There is also the first station Buddha in the border city, there is a record in the history books, the Daxing Buddhist Temple during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Buddha culture is transmitted from the border city to Chang'an along the ancient Silk Road, and then to the hinterland of the Central Plains. ”

There was light in Shen Qingcheng's eyes, "Yes, Master also said so, Master's wish has always been to reshape the Buddha's body in the border city, and now there are finally people who are willing to spend money to invest, teacher, I think this is a good thing." When I talked to Mr. Bi that day, I felt that he was a pragmatic person, so I signed an agreement with him on the spot. ”

Chen Yuliang saw the eagerness in Shen Qingcheng's eyes, but he was inexplicably a little worried in his heart, after all, building a temple and building a Buddha is not a trivial matter, it involves all aspects of the relationship, and it must follow history, and cultural relics cannot be destroyed, let alone invented legends.

After Chen Yuliang was silent for a moment, he finally opened his mouth. "Qingcheng, since you and the other party have signed the contract, then we must also have the spirit of the contract, did he say when to start and how long is the construction period?"

Shen Qingcheng shook his head, "The other party said that when I return from Dunhuang, he will give me the detailed planning drawing, and then there is a construction schedule, but he said that he hopes to complete the sculpture within the year." ”

Chen Yuliang frowned and looked at Shen Qingcheng, "With such harsh conditions, why did you hastily agree to carve a Buddha statue, and also carve a one-to-one restoration of the original standing Buddha in the border city, within the year?" It's been half a year, what's the joke? It's a fantasy talk, and don't forget that you also have a big job. How do you have time? ”

In the face of Chen Yuliang's dissatisfaction, Shen Qingcheng didn't dare to squeak beside him, and he waited until Chen Yuliang finished speaking, and then slowly opened his mouth.

"Teacher, I have calculated the time, the grottoes that need to be restored at present are the Dunhuang Grottoes and the Yungang Grottoes, so after I complete the restoration work in these two places, there should be a period of personal time, and I can work overtime to complete it without affecting the progress of the work here,"

Chen Yuliang was a little distressed, "This is an east end, a west head, are you sure you want to toss back and forth like this?" The Buddha statues in the border city can be made when the work here is completed......"

Shen Qingcheng had his insistence, he shook his head, and he looked at Chen Yuliang apologetically. "Teacher, I know that you can't have both fish and bear's paws in this world, and I know that the work of applying for the World Heritage Site is not easy to come by, but I have my original intention, I am a Buddhist carver, and the master's words seem to be in my ears when he is dying. Master asked me to inherit the Buddhist carving culture and not forget my original intention. I am a craftsman, and my ingenuity is in Buddha carving. ”

The reason why Shen Qingcheng was so touched was because when he visited the Mogao Grottoes at night, he stood in front of the Buddha statue, and at that moment he understood where he belonged and what he should do...... He may not be as skilled as his predecessors, but he wants to bring the old Buddha statue back to life through his own hands.

"Teacher, as the inheritor of the Buddha carving art in Beiliang Cave, I hope the teacher can support me." Shen Qingcheng got up and bowed deeply to Chen Yuliang, he was grateful from the bottom of his heart for Chen Yuliang's kindness to him over the years.

Chen Yuliang saw that Shen Qingcheng had made up his mind, he sighed lightly and said to Shen Qingcheng in a serious tone.

"Okay, since you've decided, then when the work in the Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes comes to an end, I'll grant you a few months off. In addition to the grotto culture, our team needs you, you are not only a Buddhist carver, you are also a review expert of the Huaguo World Heritage Office. ”

After talking to Chen Yuliang, Shen Qingcheng went back to his room. When he returned to his room, Bai Yu had already fallen asleep.

Shen Qingcheng was afraid of arguing with Bai Yu, so he walked lightly on the floor of the hotel with his bare feet.

At this time, Shen Qingcheng's phone rang, and there was no one else who could call him late at night except Lei Zhe.

"Qingcheng, when will you come back, Brother Gua has been arrested." Lei Zhe said anxiously to Shen Qingcheng on the phone.

Shen Qingcheng only felt that his head was big, he had not found the disappearance of Mrs. Wang before, and now that Brother Gua was arrested again, what kind of people did Lei Zhe meet.

Shen Qingcheng lit an orchid cigarette for himself, and when he spit out the first smoke ring, he reacted that Bai Yu was in the room, and hurriedly extinguished the cigarette butt again.

Shen Qingcheng opened the door of the balcony and tiptoed to the balcony.

Shen Qingcheng lit a cigarette again, spit out a smoke ring, and interrogated Lei Zhe on the phone. "Didn't you give the money to Brother Gua? What's the matter, he was arrested, what does it have to do with you? Money and goods are gone, what do you do with so much care. ”

Lei Zhe cried on the phone, "I can be regarded as having been moldy for eight lifetimes, this mountain material is not from Brother Gua, it is from Brother Leopard, the shop next to Brother Gua." Now Brother Leopard doesn't care, he said that he can't find Brother Gua, just let me pay the account. Brother Leopard's reason was that the goods came from me in the end, so he said that he wanted to pay the mountain material money back. ”

What mess? Shen Qingcheng's intuition told him that it was not easy for Lei Zhe to meet this group of people.

"Fool, you must have fallen victim to a serial scam. This melon brother, this leopard brother, and the princess must be together, and they are blackmailing you for money by doing this.

Also, let me tell you, the mountain material you gave me to carve the jade Buddha head is not right, and it just so happens that a merchant who makes a luminous cup in Dunhuang was stolen not long ago, and it is the same size as the mountain material you gave me. ”

Lei Zhe swallowed his saliva, his throat slid slightly, and he asked Shen Qingcheng nervously, "Qingcheng, is what you just said serious?" That...... I...... Am I not an accomplice? ”

Shen Qingcheng angrily scolded Lei Zhe on the phone, "Accomplice? With your IQ, you were sold, and you helped you count the money. You can't even talk about accomplices, you remember for me, this matter can be big or small. Don't talk nonsense to me, you bite a little bit from now on, to tell you the truth, you don't know where their mountain material came from. ”

Lei Zhe also realized the seriousness of the matter, "Qingcheng, that...... Didn't he call the police? If he touches the melon along the vine, he will definitely be able to find Brother Gua and the leopard brother you said. ”