"Wengu Zhai" Yue family's ancestral craft "Holding the Remnant Sutra" once said: The world is meaningless to play true or false, only the old and the new say.

This sentence is also the truth that the antique shop has been regarded as the norm to this day.

This pair of "Buddha Picture of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty" sold to the United States by the hands of the shopkeeper Yue of "Wengu Zhai", there have always been rumors in the market that this is a fake from the hands of the shopkeeper Yue, and the original has long been missing.

It's just that the methods of the shopkeeper Yue make it impossible for them to find fault.

This "deal" finally ruined the Yue family, and it almost became a long-lasting heart disease for Wang Xiangfu.

Decades have passed, and he has never looked at these two stone carvings in any channel or on any occasion.

I am afraid of seeing things and thinking about people, and my heart is even more sad.

He also knew in his heart that it was impossible to overturn the case.

Whether he was forced by the situation or coerced and lured, after all, the matter was made by the shopkeeper Yue, the contract was signed by him, and the stone carving was chiseled by him, not to mention that he gave up the opportunity to overturn the case in order to protect his family and apprentices.

Wang Xiangfu also knows that the cause of this result is the "Purple Marquis".

Even if they let go of "Wenguzhai" in the first place, they would find other shops to cause trouble.

Now that Lin Yi and the others have finally obtained important clues, as a senior, he is even more obliged.

So not only did he promise to help them take a closer look at these two stone carvings, but he also promised to help them restore the stone carvings.

"Uncle, you're not kidding, are you, you're not talking drunk, are you?"

Qian Sheng was afraid that the old man would regret it, so he hurriedly asked more.

Wang Qiang also hurriedly poured the old man full of wine, and waited for him to speak with anticipation.

"Do you think I'm drunk?"

"But didn't you say before that according to the technique of "Holding the Remnant Sutra", you have to see the original product before you can imitate it? We have also inquired about the National Museum, and there were only two boxes of broken stones left, and there was almost no possibility of piecing them together. ”

Uncle Wang picked up the wine glass, drank half of it in one gulp, ate another bite of peanuts and asked:

"It depends on what you want to do? If you want me to make a replica that is enough to mess with the real thing, then I can't make it, but if you want me to restore all the places where the shopkeeper moved, then it must be fine. ”

Lin Yi thought about it, it seemed to be such a truth.

The one-to-one restoration is of no use to them, so is it possible to be the master and replace the two stone carvings in the United States?

What they are looking for is the "password" hidden under the original version of the "Emperor and Empress Buddha Map".

"But these two stone carvings, what the originals look like, I'm afraid no one can say now, right? There should have been no video material left at the beginning. ”

"Not necessarily!"

Uncle Wang replied loudly.

"Do you have any tricks up your sleeve?"

Qian Sheng looked at him with admiration, and the wine glass in his hand couldn't help but be raised again.

"Now that technology is developed, you can take pictures, shoot videos, and even use three-dimensional printing before you get old.

Back then, before making this kind of thing, there were only two ways to preserve the appearance of the original, either copying or rubbing. ”

When it comes to copying, this requires too much painting skills, and ordinary people are simply not competent.

When it comes to rubbing, Qian Sheng can be regarded as a middle and high master.

For this kind of cliff stone carving, inscription, the use of rubbing, is undoubtedly the best way to restore the original appearance of the work.

"According to what you say, the shopkeeper of Yue was back then."

Uncle Wang waved his hand.

"The old rule, but ask, let the girl of the Bai family go and bring me the current situation of another stone carving as soon as possible. I'll take care of the rest. ”

After speaking, he tilted his neck and drank wine in his cup.

The brothers glanced at each other, and there was a burst of ecstasy in their hearts, but it couldn't be too obvious, so they hurriedly accompanied the old man to drink several times.

Wang Xiangfu's line is now completely reliable, and Bai Lu's work is also being carried out in an orderly manner.

A day later, another piece was stored in Kansas City, and the Nelson Museum of Art's "Empress Wenzhao Buddha Picture" was also presented in front of Mr. Wang in almost the same way.

The old man looked very seriously, and from time to time he used his pen to record the details he saw.

After Bai Lu went offline, the old man also took off his glasses, put down the pen and paper, picked up the wine glass, and walked away first.

"Alright, your work is done, and I'll leave the rest to the old man, this time it's a big job, give me a week."

"Big job? Only for one week? ”

"It's slow, mainly because my eyes can't do it now, I have to wear glasses to restore the details little by little, and when I'm young, I can finish my work in two big nights."

After saying this, their brothers were dumbfounded.

can only toast the old man one by one.

The matter was agreed, the fixed money was paid, and the three of them returned to Shangjing to wait for the letter.

Bai Lu's work has also been completed, and she has no arrangements for the time being, so she takes this opportunity to visit her former teachers, classmates and colleagues to maintain her personal relationships.

Qian Sheng also searched the Internet for various materials and content related to the two stone carvings, in case of emergency.

Wang Qiang began to study the transactions at the recent large-scale autumn auctions to see what price he could sell for the study room he brought out from Lushan.

In addition to checking the information with them, Lin Yi also carried the stone box that continued to study the "Book of the Three Worlds", how to open it.

It's a pity that after a few days, I still have no clue, and I have the intention to break it directly, and I am afraid that I will ruin the life's work of Yuan Gong inside.

When they were at a loss, news came from Uncle Wang's side that the two stone carvings had been restored and asked them to go over to inspect the goods.

Lin Yi raised his hand and looked at the days, it only took less than 5 days to get the results, it can be seen that the shopkeeper Yue must have left important clues back then, it is not a copy of the picture scroll, it must be a rubbing.

Of course, this is a matter of people's own business, and they don't want to ask.

After receiving the news, the three of them immediately drove to the Bai family's courtyard and took Bai Lu straight to Cangzhou.

Entering the showroom on the fourth floor again, two stone slabs the size of door panels were laid flat on the ground, surrounded by stone dust and stone chips that had not had time to be completely cleaned.

Old Man Wang's face was haggard, his eyes were full of red bloodshots, and it seemed that he was tired enough today.

"Gentleman, let's see how our craftsmanship is?"

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he uncovered the two pieces of felt that covered the stone slabs, and the two stone carvings appeared in front of the four of them.

The air around them seemed to freeze instantly, and the four of them had their mouths half-open, and none of them could say a word.

Especially Bai Lu, who is considered to have seen the "real handiwork" with his own eyes, now covers his mouth with his hands, his eyes are wide and round, and he doesn't even dare to breathe.

"I said, brothers, let's take this thing and go to exchange it for their two pieces with Lao Mei, can they exchange it?"

"It's beautiful? They deserve to see the fakes. This thing is completely comparable to the original. ”

"Look at what you're saying, it's like you've seen the original."

"It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it, even if the original product is in the world, it's almost like that!"

Qian Sheng and Wang Qiang, you are chatting word by word.

Lin Yi's eyes were attracted by the details on these two stone carvings, whether it was the appearance, expression, and eyes of the people on these stone carvings, they were far better than those two imitations.

Most importantly, two of the objects in the hands of the figures do not appear in the stone carvings in the American Museum's collection. (End of chapter)