After the bone rubbing incident, the master became more cautious in receiving the goods.

He also warned me, don't be greedy for money, the most taboo thing to do in the antique business is to receive whatever goods come from, some goods know that they can make money, but if the source is not pure, or don't touch it, that Lam who is in the bone rub is kind-hearted, not a wicked person, oh no, not a wicked ghost, if you really meet a wicked ghost, we will probably explain.

In the winter of 2014, it was colder than usual, and I never understood the answer to Qu Zhen's words, and I never met anyone with the faint fragrance of Qu Zhen.

Perhaps for psychological reasons, I feel that every winter is colder than the previous winters. However, we came down from Alishan, and the low temperature of minus a few degrees in Lhasa is not in our eyes.

I recall that one winter, when the sun was very strong during the day, I was playing at the third brother's house, and the third brother's daughter-in-law was washing clothes by the well. It was very troublesome, and the washing machine had to be moved to the well and pumped into the washing machine to wash. At noon, I was playing with my mobile phone at my third brother's house, and I saw his daughter-in-law running over and saying that the washing machine was broken.

I went over with the third brother to see, for some reason, the washing machine did not turn, the power supply was good, I didn't understand, the first sister who passed by saw it and said that the washing machine was frozen. Then my third brother and I carried the washing machine full of water to the house, put it next to the stove and baked the washing machine for about ten minutes, and then slowly, the washing machine drain began to come out of the water, and then plugged in the electricity, and the washing machine resumed rotation.

I inserted this passage to let friends understand how cold Ali's winter and the winter of the change are.

In winter, because the weather is cold, the shop is not busy, Master and I are getting lazier and lazier, and we just bask in the sun outside when we have nothing to do.

Butter tea to drink Baima Kangzhuo's family, his family's butter tea is particularly sweet, or it is the old Guangming Teahouse, both of which are in Danjielin, Bajiao Street.

There is also a new Guangming teahouse outside, the full name is Guangminggang Qiongtian Teahouse, the business is very good, there are many tourists, most of the friends who travel to Lhasa like to go, but in fact, the new Guangming teahouse is a good location, famous, butter tea tastes average, and people specialize in sweet tea.

After lunch that day, Master and I were sitting outside the shop basking in the sun and drinking butter tea, when a merchant came.

We know this person, he rarely makes deliveries, and he hasn't dealt with him a few times. I saw him wearing a sheepskin coat, a hat, and a big bag, running to the two of us, and after looking around, he lowered his voice and said, "Friend, do you want a Buddha statue, you have it." ”

Master pointed to the store, which meant talking in the store. The owner followed Master and I into the store, went to the inner room, and after making sure that there were only three of us in the whole store, he carefully opened the bag......

There is a small Buddha statue in the bag, slowly take it out, it is a silent Buddha of Vajra immovable Buddha (also called Ajin Buddha, the Buddha of the Five Directions in the East does not move Buddha), look at the size of about 40 centimeters high, this is considered a large size in the gold and bronze statue, generally more than 20 centimeters is not small, this size is rare.

This Vajra Buddha is a large-size bronze gilt Buddha statue, lost wax casting, open face round and full, eyes blazing, calm and benevolent, sitting on the whole knees, the left hand knot meditation seal holding the vajra, the right hand knot touching the ground, the body proportions are symmetrical, clothing, streamers and other details are flowing water, the lines are smooth, the lotus petals of the lotus seat below are full, the double-layer duplex lotus petals, the whole body is full of gold water, the gold water is very thick, the bottom is the original back cover, take it in your hand and shake it, you can hear that there are hidden objects in the inner chamber, and the whole Buddha statue has no obvious scars, There is no repair, and it is a rare boutique.

Judging by the shape and style of the statue, it should be a Tibetan official masterpiece in the early Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, the Buddha statue has a more obvious smell of incense, which should be from a large family Buddhist hall or a large temple.

"Breathtaking." That's what I think. The master also looked at it for a long time, but did not make an evaluation, and asked, "How much?" The owner of the goods held out four fingers. Based on the price of such Buddha statues at the auction house, I estimate that the owner of the goods is talking about four million.

The master waved his hand and did not make a counteroffer, meaning no. The owner of the goods immediately said: "At least 380." The master shook his head again and said, "It's not about money, you can take this Buddha statue, I won't accept it." The owner smiled wryly, didn't say anything more, wrapped the Buddha statue and left the store.

"Boss, why don't you want this? I look at the one auctioned by Hong Kong Hanhai, which is not in good condition, and it also sold more than 5 million, and it also makes money in addition to commissions. I was a little puzzled and asked Master.

"This Buddha statue, in good condition, the overall artistry is very high, it is the official construction of Tibet in the early Qing Dynasty, but we can't accept this Buddha statue. Although the Buddha statue is good, I can feel that this Buddha statue is unwilling, the temple is too small to accommodate the big Buddha, it should be in the big temple, not an antique shop or auction house. Master explained slowly.

"Boss, what do you mean by being unwilling?" I continued.

"You're still young, and you don't understand what you said, this is a spiritual realization, learn slowly." Master said inscrutablely.

I thought for a moment and savored what Master said.

At this time, the master added: "There is one more point, you must remember." ”

Looking at Master's serious appearance, I felt that the next words must be the key: "Master, you say. "Seeing Master's serious face, my title to Master changed from "Boss" to "Master".

"We can't afford it, three or four million, where to borrow it, I told you, everything ......is difficult at the beginning," the master turned around and went out for tea after speaking. I was left alone in the store with a black line on my face......

A few days later, I heard that the Vajra Buddha was taken over by Lao Chen, an antique dealer in Lhasa, at a price of 3.6 million.

Lao Chen has been making antiques in Lhasa for decades, his family is big, several relatives have opened separate shops in Lhasa, they also have money in their hands, and they know a lot of high-end customers, and it is estimated that it is no problem to make more than one million yuan from changing hands.