Jianbao life

Chapter 707 Playing (continued)

Entering through the door, the left hand side is where the shoes are stored. Chu Chen and the others followed the prompts and took off their shoes before walking in.

Entering the temple, I saw many small pagodas around the Shwedagon Pagoda. These pagodas are not the same, each has its own characteristics and colors.Some are stupas, and some are Buddhist halls below, enshrining many Buddha statues, just like Chinese temples.

In addition, the Buddha statues inside are also different. Some are sitting, some are lying down, and some are looking down. The images are different, and each has its own posture and expression.

There are different Bodhisattvas next to the golden pagoda. Zhang Yanbin also introduced to everyone that everyone can find the corresponding Bodhisattva according to their birthday.

The Shwedagon Pagoda is a sacred place in the hearts of Burmese people.So many people come to worship every day.When Chu Chen and others walked in, there were already many people kneeling on the surrounding grounds, worshiping the Shwedagon Pagoda.In addition, people here do not burn incense, but chant scriptures or count rosary beads.

After visiting the Shwedagon Pagoda, everyone felt extremely peaceful when they walked out of the Shwedagon Pagoda. Even Fatty Dong, who kept shouting that he was hot, felt much cooler than before.

Shopping is absolutely indispensable for tourism. Of course, outside the Shwedagon Pagoda, which is a holy place for tourists, there are also many hawkers, many of whom have set up stalls on the surrounding ground.

Because Myanmar is rich in jadeite, many of these stalls sell jadeite products, and some stalls sell fragrant wood powder, handicrafts and Burmese snacks. It can be said that the products are dazzling and dizzying.

However, the things sold at the stalls are generally not particularly precious. After all, people are not fools, and it is unlikely that they will sell real good things here.Of course, like in China, there is also the possibility of drilling holes here, but there are very few of them.

After visiting dozens of booths, the harvest was very little, but since it was for fun, everyone didn't pay much attention to it, and they were still in high spirits.

Just stop and go like this, before they had a lot of fun, everyone realized that they were about to reach the end of these small stalls.

Zhang Yanbin looked at the time and said, "It's not too early, let's go eat. Today I will take you to a local restaurant to taste the special Burmese food. I will keep you all full of praise."

Hearing that there was something delicious, Fatty Dong almost drools, and hurriedly urged everyone to leave.

But at this moment, Chu Chen was attracted by something on a booth in front of him. He hurried forward, held the thing that attracted him, and observed it carefully.

When Liu Sizhe and the others saw Chu Chen holding a box and observed it carefully, they thought they had found something good, so they hurriedly went to it, but after looking at it, they found that the box looked very new, and it should not be an antique , This made them all feel very strange, and they didn't understand how Chu Chen would fall in love with such a thing.

Of course, Chu Chen couldn't be aimless, because the shape of the box in front of him was actually the same as that described in the notes. The difference was that the box in front of him should have been made recently.That also means that the maker of this box probably made it according to the appearance recorded in the notes.

Then, the original of the box is probably still in the hands of the creator. How can this make Chu Chen not excited?
"This..." Chu Chen just started to ask, then realized that the other party might not understand Chinese, so he decided to ask Zuo Shan, who is proficient in Burmese, to help with the translation.

"Sir, don't bother, I'm Chinese." The stall owner said with a smile in not-so-fluent Chinese.

Due to historical reasons, there are not many ethnic Chinese in Myanmar. Therefore, Chu Chen was not surprised, but rather happy, because this way, he could ask more clearly.

So, he sighed and said: "The workmanship of this box is excellent, and some of the crafts on it have been lost in China now. Boss, I wonder if you can tell me who made this box?"

The stall owner scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "This thing was actually made by my grandfather, but his level is not as high as you said, it's just drawing from a gourd."

"It's really hard to find nowhere to go through iron shoes, and it doesn't take much effort to get it!"

"Even so, judging from the workmanship of this box, the craftsmanship of the old man is very superb."

Chu Chen was a little excited, praised him, and then said: "Boss, I am very interested in the style of this box. I don't know, can I appreciate the original?"

"Sir, do you want to buy it?" the stall owner asked after hearing the words.

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "I haven't seen the original, so I'm not sure. If it's complete, I'll definitely buy it."

The stall owner quickly said: "That box is complete, but it is an antique, and the price must be higher."

"It would be even better if it was an antique. I would buy it and display it at home. It would look good."

Chu Chen laughed: "As for the price, we can discuss it. Anyway, it won't make you feel disadvantaged."

The stall owner was also very happy when he saw Chu Chen's statement, but after a while, he looked a little embarrassed and said: "My boss, my family lives far away, and I have to go back and forth for several days. I don't know if you wait Can't wait?"

Chu Chen frowned secretly when he heard the words. He thought the stall owner lived in the local area. Now that this is the case, obviously he can only wait. Otherwise, it is no wonder that others think there is no problem when it comes to picking it up at his house!

So, he could only suppress the anxiety in his heart, and replied: "I'm here to participate in the jadeite auction, and I won't be back in China for a few days. When the auction is over, will you have time?"

"It's too late, it's too late!" The stall owner nodded repeatedly.

Chu Chen said: "Well, here is my phone number and the hotel room number. If you arrive, you can find me in my room or call me."

As he spoke, he took out his business card, wrote down the hotel name and room number, and handed it to the stall owner.

The stall owner took the business card, and said a little coyly, "This...you have to pay for the phone call!"
Chu Chen didn't think that the stall owner was a bit petty in saying that. After all, his mobile phone was a domestic number. It might indeed be a bit expensive for the stall owner to make a call, so he smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I can reimburse you whether it's the cost of the phone call or your round-trip car fare... Well, I don't have any sincerity in just saying it. I'll buy you one thing first! Just this, how much is it? "

What Chu Chen was talking about was a jade crab ornament, the surface was yellow, and it looked rusty, as if it had been buried in the soil for a long time, and it looked inconspicuous.

When the stall owner saw the crab ornament in Chu Chen's hand, he smiled and said, "This thing is five yuan."

Five meters was equivalent to more than 40 RMB at the time. To Chu Chen, it was a trivial matter, and he paid the money readily.

Seeing that Chu Chen was so happy, the stall owner smiled and said, "Boss Chu, don't worry, I will definitely come to you when the time comes."

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and then left with Liu Sizhe.

After walking for a while, Zhang Yanbin hurriedly asked: "Xiao Chu, does that crab have another world?"

Hearing this, Chu Chen asked a little strangely, "Why do you think so?"

Zhang Yanbin laughed and said: "Haha, who are you, how can you do something aimless, come to think of it, that box is also an excuse, right?"

"Then what if the stall owner really brought the box?" Fatty Dong asked.

Zhang Yanbin smiled and said: "I bought it, anyway, it shouldn't be worth much anyway! And if it's a good one, Xiao Chu won't make money again!"

"Brother Chen, does this crab really have a different world?" Liu Sizhe looked at the crab in Chu Chen's hand with some doubts.

"Brother Zhang really guessed it right, look here!" After speaking, Chu Chen turned the crab over and pointed to a place on the crab's belly.

"Huh? It seems to have words?"

"This, it seems to be 'Zigang'!" Liu Sizhe said in shock.

Fatty Dong said in surprise: "No way, how could this crab be carved by Lu Zigang? Besides, has Lu Zigang ever carved a crab?"

Liu Sizhe said speechlessly: "Are you talking nonsense? Why can't Lu Zigang carve crabs? I've heard a story about Lu Zigang carving crabs..."

It is said that there was a vassal king in the Ming Dynasty who was extremely intelligent but cruel, and local officials could not do anything about him.He also has a hobby. He loves jade wares. He not only collects high-quality jade wares everywhere, but also raises a lot of jade craftsmen, and buys beautiful jade carvings himself.
One year, the vassal king received a large piece of precious mountain material, and none of the jade craftsmen in the mansion dared to do it. Some people said that the jade craftsmen of Wumen are the best in the world, so let's go to Gusu and invite famous craftsmen to do it!The feudal king thought it was reasonable, so he ordered Gusu Mansion to recommend the best jade workers.
At that time, the number one jade craftsman in Gusu was named Lu Zigang, and the second was Wang Xiaoxi.These two people have high skills and high spirits.In contrast, Lu Zigang has a bigger temper and has a quirk that no matter the master is willing or not, all jade wares he cured must be paid for.

Wang Xiaoxi was born with a different appearance, with six fingers on his right hand.Most people's sixth fingers are stick fingers, but his six fingers are extremely flexible. Because of this, Wang Xiaoxi's carvings are famous for their intricate craftsmanship.

Lu and Wang have always been dissatisfied with each other, and they always fight endlessly. When they heard that the feudal lord wanted to recruit the No. [-] jade craftsman of Wumen, whoever was selected would be the No. [-] throne, and naturally they all wanted to go.

The two men fought fiercely, and the prefect of Gusu couldn't make a decision for a while. At this time, Wang Xiaoxi said: "Since we can't stand each other, let's just compete. The two of us will each spend a day carving a small utensil. Please discuss who is right." His skills are better. If Lu Zigang wins, I would like to lose Kun Dao to him; if I win, then Lu Zigang can no longer compete with me in this life."

It turned out that although Wang Xiaoxi knew that his skills were slightly inferior to Lu Zigang's, he had a jade-carved treasure, the Kun Dao, which was said to be made from the head of the ancient Kun sword, and could sell jade like mud.

Although Lu Zigang's skill is slightly better than Wang Xiaoxi's, but the final polishing of the jade needs to be finely polished with emery, which is extremely time-consuming, and it will definitely not be in place in a day.Because Wang Xiaoxi has a Kun-cut jade knife, which saves the effort of polishing, he will definitely be able to carve a more exquisite jade article than Lu Zigang in one day. He has calculated this point before he dared to compete with Lu Zigang.

Lu Zigang had also seen this knives before, and when he heard Wang Xiaoxi offer such a condition, he agreed without even thinking about it.Seeing that he agreed, Wang Xiaoxi was very proud, and felt that he had a chance to win...

(End of this chapter)