Chapter 23: Xuande Furnace
After Jiang Yang and Ou Zhoushi, the two brothers returned to the small building.
As soon as Ou Zhou entered the house, he said: "I was afraid of the water and was curious along the way, so I didn't dare to talk about it." Senior brother, have you noticed that this pigeonstone has an inseparable relationship with the empress. ”
Jiang Yang was surprised: "I only saw that it was something from the Tang Dynasty." How can you tell if this pigeonstone is related to the Empress? ”
"When I was in the jewelry store, I saw the queen with this pigeon's blood stone on her chest."
"Hey, why didn't I see that?" Jiang Yang was surprised.
"There were a lot of people at the time, you probably didn't look carefully, it's just the two of me at the moment, senior brother might as well take a look."
"It's fine." Jiang Yang took the pigeon's bloodstone, and after a while, he explored the micro-heart method of the silent luck cave. He sighed slightly and said, "Senior brother, it seems that in terms of the cultivation of the mental method, you are already one realm higher than me, could it be that you have entered the sixth layer?" ”
"When I perform the Cave Exploration Micro Mind Method, I can hear the sound of insects and ants fifty kilometers away."
"I could only hear thirty kilometers away. Congratulations, junior brother, your entry has surpassed me. ”
Ou Zhou said modestly: "I just like this magical mental method." ”
"Likes are one thing, and perception is another. Your comprehension in taekwondo is higher than mine. In this way, your Sun Heart Sutra exercises must be much higher than mine! ”
Ou Zhou is eager to try: "Since the Youth Games, we have not had a fight. It's getting late today, why don't we compare and see? ”
"Okay, go out and be in the house?"
"Inside, I'm worried about damaging the structure." Ou Zhou touched the back of his head and smiled.
"But if you go out, you're not afraid of being seen."
"You might as well wait a little longer, after midnight, and then compare."
"Forget it, junior brother, with your qualifications, even if you don't surpass me now, it won't be long. By the way, just now you said that the pigeon's bloodstone is related to the empress, after midnight, we might as well use the ancient and modern heart method, and use the letter incense to meet the empress, first, to distinguish whether the pigeon's bloodstone is hers, second, to see the empress's demeanor, and third, to understand why she left a wordless tablet back then? ”
Ou Zhou clapped his hands and smiled: "Senior brother, I originally meant this. Now the two of us can always think of everything. ”
"But there's one aspect we can't think of together." Jiang Yang corrected.
Ou Zhou touched the back of his head and smiled: "Senior brother is saying that I always want to test martial arts, right?" ”
"Twice. The last time was on the first day of the Youth Games Taekwondo Champions Cup final, do you remember? ”
"How could I forget!" Ou Zhou smiled embarrassedly.
Jiang Yang smiled understandingly: "Let's go down and fill our stomachs first!" ”
"Okay, senior brother."
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After dinner, returning to the small building, Ou Zhou said: "Senior brother, I think that at the current speed of the two of us, the university course can be completed in two years at most." Should we choose a subject and apply for a graduate school earlier? ”
"Originally, with our grades, the university would definitely guarantee the graduate school, but we would not be able to obtain this qualification until we graduated from university. We might as well plan to complete our sophomore year in our freshman year and our junior and senior years in our sophomore year. Then I will participate in the graduate recruitment examination at the same time. ”
"Senior brother, let's do this."
"In the same way, we have passed the graduate student entrance examination, and we aim to complete all the graduate courses in one year, and then participate in the doctoral recruitment. When the students graduate from university, we get our doctorates, and we can start the research work of the Xuanji Sutra. ”
"Yes, time is running out, the sooner this research is carried out, the sooner Liu Ji's predecessor's wish can be realized."
"So, let's make a study schedule and follow it in the future."
"Okay, senior brother, I completely agree."
Calculating the time, half a month has passed, and when Ou Zhou took out the incense burner soaked in old vinegar to look at it, the rust on the skin was almost peeled off.
He rinsed it under the faucet and wiped it inside and out with a rag.
Under the light, the incense burner glows with a bronze sheen, and the tentacles are warm. At this moment, the words engraved at the bottom are particularly clear.
Looking at it, Ou Zhou's brows twisted: "Hey, how can there be peeling?" As he spoke, he used his fingernails to detach an irregular piece of copper about two millimeters thick from the part where the furnace lug was connected to the furnace body.
Jiang Yang also came over, took the thumb-sized piece of copper, and looked at it over and over.
Ou Zhou's heart suddenly moved, took a flat-edged screwdriver from the drawer, and began to clear it little by little along the peeling point.
As the clearing surface continued to expand, the two of them had already seen that this incense burner had been covered with a layer of copper skin from the outside.
After about an hour's work, the coating of the incense burner had been completely removed.
At this moment, the necklace looks smaller and thinner than before, but it is still thick.
"No wonder it's so clumsy and heavy, that's what happened." Jiang Yang was surprised.
Ou Zhou took the cleaned incense burner to the bottom of the faucet and rinsed it again, and slowly wiped it with a rag under the light.
A shocking scene appeared.
The incense burner with the coating removed emits a subtle and deep crape myrtle light, like an eggplant purple.
The tentacles are delicate and warm, with a very skinlike feeling.
Outside the furnace body, above the foot corresponding, there are three Rui beasts, the shape is realistic and lifelike.
Look at the bottom again, the six characters of the Ming Xuande year system are drawn with gold hooks and irons, which are very charming.
Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang were shocked, and couldn't help but look at each other.
After a long time, Ou Zhou sighed: "I watched a TV series before, and there is Bao Yushu in it. I didn't expect to be lucky enough to see the copper wrapping technique this time. It seems that this is the well-known Xuande furnace. ”
Jiang Yang took a breath and said with a smile: "The ancients tried their best to cover up the true face of the Xuande Furnace with the copper wrapping technique, which shows how precious it is. ”
"The incense burner personally supervised by Emperor Zhu Zhanji of Xuande is not precious. Throughout the ages, no matter the material or origin of the Xuande furnace, there is no incense burner that can compare! ”
"It is said that the type of vessel is selected from the Xuanhe Bogutu, and the copper material is refined wind-ground copper from Siam."
"Not only that, but gold and silver were added to it, and after four repeated smelting, only 3,000 incense burners were cast."
"It is said that during the Xuande period, it was already hard to find."
"But who would spend such effort to cover up the true face of this Xuande furnace?"
"Those who have such miraculous skills, if they are not great collectors in the early Qing Dynasty, are craftsmen with extremely high smelting skills."
"But why would they do that?"
"The jade wrapping technique is to cover up the truth of the Buddha's head, and is the wrapping copper technique also to cover up the identity of the Xuande furnace?"
"Yes, there is only one Buddha head, but the Xuande furnace has cast three thousand, what is the secret worth hiding for?"
Ou Zhou picked up the incense burner, looked inside and out at the light, shook his head, and sighed: "I don't see any strange aspects." ”
"It's better to try it with the Cave Exploration Micro Heart Method."
"Yes, I'm happy, how did I forget this?"
Ou Zhou contemplated and used the cave exploration micro-heart method, but after a while, he could only confirm that the incense burner was indeed the year of Xuande, and there was no other information.
Jiang Yang acted in accordance with the law, and did not find anything special about it.
"Could it be that the level of our Cave Exploration Micro Heart Method is too low to see the secret in the incense burner?" Ou Zhou said suddenly.
"Maybe!" Jiang Yang was noncommittal.
"Senior brother, you said that we have discovered heirloom treasures one after another, is it related to our possession of the Xuanji Sutra?"
"If it weren't for that, we wouldn't have had such good luck."
"However, since it is related to the Xuanji Sutra, then these treasures should hide secrets related to the Xuanji Sutra, right?"
"Yes, ordinary things will not be arranged for us to touch in the dark."
"Senior brother, such a precious thing is placed indoors like this, what if there is a little thief?"
"Yes, the ancients took great pains to disguise their identity with copper-cladding. We casually put it indoors, and we were sorry for the original owner of the incense burner. ”
"Why don't we buy a safe?"
"Yes, as long as we go to Panjiayuan, we can always find treasures. There will be more and more babies in the future, it's time to buy a safe, and it's a big one. ”
"Then order one from the Internet now, and it will arrive tomorrow. In addition, in case of accidents, it is necessary to install a pinhole camera. ”
"Okay, that's it." Jiang Yang said.
"This copper-wrapping technique is really extraordinary, and it can actually hide from our cave and secret exploration method." Ou Zhou said with a smile.
"The wisdom of the ancients was vast and profound, and many of their achievements cannot be explained even by today's science!"
"Yes, as far as the Xuanji Sutra is concerned, the astronomy, geography, art of war, battle array, and humanities covered in it are enough for us to spend our whole lives researching."
"In four years, we must get our PhDs."
"Yes, only with a wealth of knowledge can you study the Xuanji Sutra."
"Well, that's what Zhang Zhenren meant."
Ou Zhou looked at the time and said with a smile: "Midnight has come, let's use this Xuande furnace first to pay homage to the empress." ”
"Very well, once we solve the mystery of the pigeonstone, we will be worth a hundred times in no time!"
"Hahaha, it's exciting to think about."
"But I don't know, does the Empress remember this pigeon's bloodstone?"
"Since it's related to the Xuanji Sutra, I guess I can remember it."
"I hope so!"
Ling Zhiyuan was hit by a car in the rain and snow that day, and it has been two weeks since he had surgery, and he is still unable to take care of himself.
As the saying goes, even if he hires the best doctor, he also gets the most comprehensive diet and nutrition, and the most careful care, but he may not get what he wants.
At this time, the mood is particularly important.
Although life is full of accidents, and the god of fate always likes to trick people who don't follow the rules and make them deviate from the original trajectory of life.
Two men and women who play life seem to have a chance to come together again after being tortured and hurt by each other.
In the past few days, Ling Zhiyuan has plenty of time to think about this problem.
He reminisced about the days with Xia Zining over and over again, which was like a spring breeze, galloping happily, happy with each other, and drunk and infatuated, which made him unforgettable.
Now, however, the reversal of the tide has wiped out his original advantage.
Xia Zining wanted to use the pregnancy test report to force him to comply, and with his obedient temperament, he would definitely not give in.
But he can weigh it out, and he understands the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils, and he agreed and took 100,000 yuan, which is also his expedient measure.
But everything changed the moment the car accident happened.
His sister Ling Min was kind and careful, she always remembered what Xia Zining blurted out that day, and she wanted to find out what the reason was.
Ling Zhiyuan couldn't resist his sister's repeated questioning, so he told her and her mother about Xia Zining's pregnancy.
and said that it was because of this incident that Xia Zining wanted to make a break with him, and he didn't plan to marry her at that time, so he wanted to take the money, and whoever wanted to make it like this.
After hearing about it, I was worried at first, and then I was happy, so I asked you what you plan to do now?
Ling Zhiyuan said that if Xia Zining was willing to marry him, he would marry her.
Mother sighed, speechless.
Although she is a fellow mother, Ling Min has a strong sense of justice, she stands in Xia Zining's point of view, and when she thinks about it, she can easily understand her situation.
Therefore, instead of blaming Xia Zining, she blamed her brother, saying that you were purely retribution.
And the mother doesn't know that it's okay, once she knows the reason for her son's broken leg, it is because she takes care of her emotions, and she feels very sorry in her heart.
The old man couldn't help but sigh and said, "Alas, if you weren't worried about my grandson's height, you wouldn't have suffered this sin." Looks like it's all mine, isn't it! ”
Although Ling Zhiyuan was also blaming himself and introspecting, he never wanted his mother to feel sorry for him, and said: "Perhaps, I am a blessing in disguise!" ”
Ling Min sneered angrily: "You think beautifully. Now do people want to marry you? If it were me, I wouldn't want to find a lame man, besides, there is a baby! ”
When the mother heard that, she became more and more uneasy: "Minmin, your brother has become like this, you have to look like a sister?"
Seeing that her mother was angry, Ling Min restrained a little: "I hope you have a fate." ”
Ling Zhiyuan smiled and patted his sister's ass: "It's up to you, if you are willing to come forward to lobby, this matter will be easy to do, my good sister?" ”
"Hmph, I knew today, why bother in the first place." Ling Min glanced at her mother as she spoke.
The mother knew her daughter's heart, pretended not to see it, followed her son's tone, and instructed Ling Min in a commanding tone: "Your brother's business is my business, you give me more care." ”
Ling Min didn't want to upset her mother, so she joked, "No problem, wait for my brother's business to be done." I'll find you a wife in the future. ”
Her mother slapped her and scolded, "It's out of shape when you talk about it, so let's worry about you!" ”
The reason why the old man said this was that she once went out to the bathroom and saw Zhang Zhiqiang talking and laughing with a woman, looking very intimate.
Because she was in public, she couldn't say anything, but she paid attention to it since then.
Ling Min was puzzled, so he asked, "What am I worried about?" ”
The mother felt that she had lost her mouth, but she also knew that since she had missed something, she might as well simply tell her, so she told her what she had seen that day.
How do you know that Ling Min laughed out loud and said, "You mean the female doctor in the white coat, that is Zhang Zhiqiang's classmate, I have long known that my brother's surgery is the relationship that people are looking for, so it went so smoothly." ”
"Anyway, I think they seem to be too much." The mother is still arguing.
Ling Min's mouth pursed: "If even that one is suspicious, I think it will be difficult for this society to have a couple who are not divorced." ”
Ling Zhiyuan was worried that the mother and daughter would pinch each other, and said with a smile: "Mom is also good for you." However, if you live with two people, you have to watch some opening, otherwise you will be very tired. ”
"You're to the point, I like to hear it, so I'll rush here, I'll help you out."
Xia Zining has also been paying close attention to Ling Zhiyuan's recovery recently, and she will greet her through WeChat or phone in a few days.
In fact, her mind is very irritable and entangled, and she doesn't know whether she should visit or not, go, for fear of seeing the broken leg, don't go, always think about her future.
In a dream the night before, I dreamed that her classmates and relatives were laughing at her, saying that she was playing with a short, lame man with a child.
And she also knows that if Ling Zhiyuan can't recover to his original state, if she marries him, she will have to grow old with him for the rest of her life.
If he is completely healed, he will probably hesitate to deal with his own affairs, or even not think about it at all.
People, why is life so difficult?
Her mother looked at her daughter alone, although she hoped that her daughter would have a home sooner, she was a little sooner, but she had a lot of worries.
When she saw the happy appearance of the old people in the community teasing her grandson, she couldn't wait to open her eyes tomorrow, and there was also a grandchild crying and shouting for her grandmother to hug and grandma I want to pee, to pass away her lonely heart.
She didn't know what she had done in her previous life, so she kept herself a widow and even her daughter followed her own path.
She had been pondering this issue since her daughter's divorce, but at this point, prayers and repentance had not solved anything.
For this reason, she thought of eating fasting and reciting the Buddha, burning incense and praying to the Bodhisattva every day to inflict all the sins on herself, and to give all the blessings to her daughter.
In this way, she wants to find spiritual comfort.
She can't wait to carry everything, so that her daughter can have a home of her own as soon as possible, so that she can have a grandson to take with her, and she can also enjoy the blessing of her children and grandchildren around her knees.
In the world, there is always something missing, and what is missing, just think. As a mother, a woman with deep pain, a woman with complex social experience, she knows the importance of a complete family.
What is home, is a harbor to live on, a nest where you can find warmth and comfort.
However, for their mother and daughter, home has become a concept, a luxury, seemingly close at hand, but out of reach, like the moon in the sky.
As a daughter, although Xia Zining is not clear about her mother's psychological state, she can guess eight or nine.
During the day, she can use her studies to cover up her empty and complicated feelings, but at night, when she faces the TV, her eyes are fixed on the screen, but her heart cannot be calm.
Like constantly switching cameras, two different shadows will involuntarily alternate in her mind, sometimes clear, sometimes blurry, she doesn't know how to choose, whether she is wrong or the other party's.
Most of the time before bed, she passes the time on her phone, chatting with friends and watching jokes and videos online.
Otherwise, just look at clothes and shoes on Taobao. In short, she was in this extreme anxiety and contradiction, spending sleepless nights one after another.
My mother slept beside her, and although it was difficult to fall asleep, she still had to lie quietly and pretend to be asleep as much as possible.
Sometimes, this compulsive gesture can also help her fall asleep for a short time, but she will wake up soon, and her mind is full of unsolvable propositions waiting to be answered.
Either staring at the roof with wide eyes and weeping, or tilting your head sideways and silently sad.
As for the little life in the womb, whether to keep it for the future to settle accounts with that irresponsible man, so that he will bear the guilt that he can't get rid of in his life, or to beat it and find his life again.
However, in the vast sea of people in the world, which one is the person she wants, and which place is the post station she stops at!
She used this to blackmail Ou Yiyi, but she made it incompatible from then on, so that all contact information was cut off.
To this day, I don't know if I need to continue to hold my shares.
To blackmail Ling Zhiyuan in this way, he was supposed to take revenge on him, slaughter him and make him bleed, but who would have thought that he would fall into a catastrophe.
She didn't know how to deal with and face everything in the back next, she would continue to associate with Ling Zhiyuan by mistake, but she was afraid of his capriciousness.
Although the balance between him and Ling Zhiyuan has been tilted in his favor at the moment, whether to spend his life with a lame man as a cocoon, or continue to search in the red dust.
She is in the midst of all kinds of contradictions, repeatedly entangled, not sure how to do better, but still never woke up, her emotional forward-looking and cautious style has affected her for the second half of her life.