Jianbao life

Chapter 913 Vajra Prong

Since the Lord did not return to Porcelain Capital until early Thursday, the three of Chu Chen have been visiting various ceramic research institutes in Porcelain Capital for the past few days.But it’s okay to visit, but it’s not easy to buy technology. Chu Chen’s harvest is very little, which strengthens his determination to set up his own ceramics research institute.

Early on Thursday morning, the seller that Ning Yi's friend mentioned called, saying that the owner had returned, and asked Chu Chen to meet him in his store, and then he would bring Chu Chen there.

After hanging up the phone, the three hurriedly went to the restaurant of the hotel to have breakfast, and then Hu Yong drove them away.

The seller's shop is located in the antique market that Chu Chen visited for the first time in the porcelain capital, but today is Thursday, and there are not many stalls and people in the market, so Chu Chen and his group went straight to that shop.

When approaching that shop, Chu Chen suddenly heard a fierce quarrel coming from an antique shop in front of him. After hearing a few words, Chu Chen roughly guessed what was going on.It was nothing more than a customer who had something to sell, and the store paid so little money that the customer was so angry that a quarrel broke out.

It happened that he was passing by that shop on the way to his destination. When Chu Chen passed by, he looked inside. It made him feel that it was a coincidence that the owner of the antique shop was the blind shopkeeper Wang he met that day. .

"Hmph! Meeting someone like you, I will be unlucky for eight lifetimes!" The customer snorted coldly, and then walked straight out of the shop, and the shopkeeper Wang didn't care about it, and walked directly to the reclining chair beside him. side, sat down and rested.

Originally, Chu Chen didn't care about such an episode, but it was a coincidence, because he wanted to hug grass and shoot rabbits in the antique market, Chu Chen opened the normally closed Baojue, and when the guest entered the range of Baojue's induction , Chu Chen suddenly lifted his spirits. Unexpectedly, the thing in the guest's hand was really a treasure.

For this accident, Chu Chen didn't find it strange after thinking about it. Since shopkeeper Wang can regard iron as bronze, the genuine product is a fake in his eyes, and that's perfectly normal.

So, when the guest was about to pass by Chu Chen, Chu Chen hurriedly called out, "Old gentleman, please wait a moment."

The guest was about five or sixty years old. Judging from his attire, his family's conditions should be good, and he exuded a strong bookish atmosphere, so he could tell he was a high-level intellectual.

The old man stopped, frowned and asked, "Sir, what's your business?"

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Mr., that's the case. I just heard that you have something to transfer. Can you let me appreciate it?"

In broad daylight, the old man was worried about what might go wrong, and judging from Chu Chen’s attire, his family conditions should be very good, so he nodded and said: “Yes, but let me explain first, the price of this thing is not cheap .”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Old man, don't worry, if I am satisfied with the item, I will definitely buy it."

The old man said: "You can tell if something is good or not, but shall we just watch it here?"

Seeing himself and others standing in the middle of the road, Chu Chen quickly led everyone to a nearby roof.

Afterwards, the old man took out a small rectangular box and opened it.

When Chu Chen saw what was in the box, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback. It turned out that what was inside was a Buddhist instrument, the Vajra Prong.

When Wu Ke saw what was in the box, his face showed curiosity, and he asked, "Ah Chen, what is this?"
Chu Chen replied: "This is a diamond prong."

Wu Ke asked again: "Vajra prong? What's the use of this thing?"

The old man next to him explained: "The vajra prong was originally a weapon, but it was later absorbed by Tibetan Buddhism as a magic weapon. It is made of various materials such as copper, silver, wood, and ivory. The shape is similar, with a sharp blade. But the handles are decorated differently for different purposes."

"Some handles are the head of Buddha, and some are statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva, wearing a five-skeleton skull crown with a horse's head on top. It contains the meaning of wrath and surrender."

"In Tibetan Buddhist rituals, the vajra prong is used to contain and destroy the inner demons, that is, the obstacles on the road to enlightenment. The mysterious power of this magic weapon comes from the wrathful deity on the handle, through which the blade can be cut Constantly destroying the evil power of the negative...Little brother, am I right?"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Yes, it seems that you have always done research on this aspect."

The old man chuckled and said, "I used to be a professor in the Chinese Department of XX University. I like to study history and culture, and I know a little about it. This Vajra Prong was actually handed down by my grandfather, because my grandson found a girlfriend. It's time to talk about marriage, buy a house and start a family, but I don't have enough money to transfer this thing, otherwise I was planning to pass it on from generation to generation..."

Chu Chen nodded, but he didn't fully believe the old man's words. There are too many tricks in the antique market, and some words can't be trusted.

Of course, to Chu Chen, as long as the thing is genuine, it has nothing to do with him whether the old man's words are true or not.So, he greeted the old man, and took out the vajra prong from the box to appreciate it.

The height of this vajra prong is about 25 centimeters, and it consists of three parts. The first part is the three-faced head of the angry King Ming on the top; the second part is the handle; feature.

The three-faced wrathful King Ming's head is the most symbolic.It is generally believed that the Three-faced Wrath King Ming is the image of King Ming formed after Puba was deified.It can be seen that the three heads share a red snake-shaped hair knot like a flame, and a total of nine eyes are wide open, symbolizing that they have mastered the three methods of righteousness, non-righteousness and non-ambiguity at the same time.

The second part of the handle is composed of a set of symmetrical patterns, that is, the upper part is a "Chinese-style convex knot", and the lower part has a circle of lotus petals.On one of the lotus petals, the bardot line is engraved with the six-character inscription "Daming Yongle Nianshi" in regular script. The "Chinese-style bump" is similar to a kind of woolen fabric, which symbolizes that all demons are bound and cannot escape.

The third part is the Capricorn fish and the triangular pestle.The club sticks out from the big mouth of Capricorn, the "savage destroyer". It is said that Capricorn is an auspicious beast that devours demons and ghosts. It has extraordinary magical power and can call wind and rain and act thousands of miles away.The snake hanging from the mouth of the Capricorn fish shows the relationship between the Capricorn fish and the dragon snake that is carrying wind and rain.

The upper part of this ritual vessel is gilt copper, part of the triangular pestle is cast iron, and part is gold.Due to the complex craftsmanship of iron and gold, the vajra prong was revered as a precious magic weapon in the court of Ming Dynasty.Gilt-bronze vajra prongs engraved with "Daming Yongle Nianshi" are even rarer. Chu Chen only saw two records before.

Therefore, if this gilt-bronze vajra prong from "Yongle Nian Shi of the Ming Dynasty" is genuine, it can be said to be an object that cannot be found.Of course, if this is not genuine, Bao Jue is unlikely to respond, and Chu Chen's appraisal can also prove that it is genuine.

Of course, it is impossible for Chu Chen to miss such a good thing. After he appraised the thing, he asked, "Mr., how much money do I need to take this vajra prong back?"

The old man gestured with his hand and said, "At least 50!"

Speaking of this, the old man might be worried that Chu Chen would not agree, so he talked eloquently: "Little brother, it seems that you are also a person who likes collecting antiques. In fact, collecting antiques should pay attention to taste, rather than excessive, only the collection of high-quality goods can have room for appreciation , have the artistic charm. It is better to buy a few high-quality goods than to collect a house of things, which does not take up space, has good taste, and has a large room for value preservation and appreciation. Like my diamond prong..."

Next, the old man praised his vajra prong greatly. Anyway, he had the same idea. If Chu Chen didn’t buy this vajra prong, he would be at a big loss, and 50 yuan is not cheap at all. If it wasn’t for him The family is in urgent need of money, so I must collect it myself, and it is estimated that it will double in a few years.

Chu Chen was originally interested in this vajra prong, but what the old man said made him really not know what to say. If it weren't for the fact that the old man was more likely to be a professor, he would have thought that the old man had been doing it for many years. Antique businessman, otherwise how could he be so eloquent.

However, although Chu Chen is very satisfied with this vajra prong, and the price of 50 yuan is not expensive, there is generally no reason not to counter-offer in antique transactions. Coupled with the eloquence of the old man, Chu Chen dare not directly agree , So he began to bargain, and after a bit of arguing, they settled the deal at a price of 45.

After going to the bank to transfer the account, Chu Chen hurriedly took Wu Ke and Hu Yong to the antique shop.

The two sides introduced each other, and after being polite for a while, Chu Chen apologized: "Shopkeeper Song, I'm really sorry, I just took an item from shopkeeper Xiwang, and I wasted some time."

The owner of the antique shop was named Song Weiqing. After hearing what Chu Chen said, he said, "What? Did you buy something from him?"

Chu Chen said quickly: "I didn't make it clear, I received something at the door of his shop."

Song Weiqing was a little curious when he heard this, "What's going on?"
Chu Chen recounted the incident with a smile. As for the reason for wanting to see the old man’s things, he also attributed it to knowing that shopkeeper Wang’s eyesight is too poor, so he might miss things, and the old man’s expression did not look like the old man’s. It was a lie that he wanted to see what the old man was about to transfer, but he didn't expect it to be an antique treasure.

After hearing Chu Chen's recounted explanation, Song Weiqing quickly asked Chu Chen to show him something to appreciate, and of course Chu Chen readily agreed.

After seeing the vajra prong, Song Weiqing said enviously: "Boss Chu, your luck is really good. A vajra prong like this is a treasure that can't be found! I would like to ask, I don't know if you have it now. No idea of ​​transferring?"

When Chu Chen heard this, he smiled and politely refused: "I'm really sorry, I want to keep this diamond prong for a while..."

(End of this chapter)