big antique dealer

Chapter 99

When the car got up the mountain, Zhou Shui saw Fatty Du looking at something at the door from a distance. Seeing Zhou Shui and Yan Jing get off the car, Fatty Du walked a few steps to meet him, and said to Zhou Shui: "You are back, I have a cousin, I beg you, the couple have been waiting here for a whole day."

Zhou Shui was surprised and said, "Why are you waiting for me? We have two famous doctors in our family to see a doctor."

Fatty Du said, "Oh, I don't understand either, you guys meet and talk."

After entering the courtyard, everyone was there. Although the weather was a little cold, the river was clear and the breeze was blowing. A full moon was hanging in the sky. Everyone sat around and watched the moon. It was really like the ancients.

Fatty Du introduced his cousin and his wife to Zhou Shui.Zhou Shui was amiable at the first sight. The two looked like they were in their fifties, with simple faces, and they looked like hardworking farmers.

Fatty Du's cousin was surnamed Zhao. Old Zhao held Zhou Shui's hand vigorously, and said earnestly, "You are Zhou Banxian? I've heard of your name. I have to rely on you for my family's affairs." .”

Hearing this, the girls laughed out loud, and the old men couldn't help but laugh too.Especially Xiao Zuo, who was so angry from laughing while sitting in the wheelchair that Aunt Ding had to beat her back all the time.

Zhou Shui was even more embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "What kind of half-immortal, I dare not be. If you have anything to say, if you can help, I will definitely help."

Lao Zhao said: "No, yesterday morning, I pulled soil from the old Zhang family's cemetery to fill the pigsty. This old Zhang family ancestor was a teacher for the emperor. It is said that the cemetery was tens of acres in size. , memorial archways, ancestral halls, hundreds of years old pines and cypresses hugged thickly, but now the graves have been flattened, pines and cypresses have also been cut down to make steel."

Then Lao Zhao said: "The soil in this land is of good quality. It's full of watery yellow plaster soil. Whoever puts the soil on the house and pads the yard, they all come here to steal some."

Old Zhao's daughter-in-law looked very anxious, and scolded Old Zhao: "Pick what's important, why are you still rambling on?"

Lao Zhao hurriedly got to the point and said, "No, I was thinking about getting some soil to cushion the pigsty, but I dug out a big incense burner, it's just this big." Lao Zhao said, wrapping his arms around, Zhou Shui understood Yes, this incense burner is the size of a washbasin.

Old Zhao went on to say, "It's copper, with one piece of yellow and one piece of purple, and there are words underneath. Even my old eyes are too dim to recognize it."

At this moment, Du Juan suddenly picked up the words, and she said with a smirk on her face, "Uncle, even if you are not old and dim-sighted, you probably won't recognize her."

Old Zhao blushed. He looked at Zhou Shui and said awkwardly, "I've been studying for two years, but I've already returned that bit of culture to the teacher."

Old Zhao's innocence and fun suit Zhou Shui's appetite, and Zhou Shui has a little more affection for Old Zhao out of thin air.Zhou Shui pretended to be serious on purpose, and scolded Du Juan: "Be serious, we are discussing a problem here."

There was another burst of laughter, and Lao Zhao continued: "Bring this incense burner home and put it in the courtyard."

Glancing at his wife, Lao Zhao said again: "She won't let her take it into the house. She said it was something from the tomb, which is unlucky."

At this time, the old Zhao daughter-in-law took the lead: "Why are you so moaning? Let me tell you. At night, that thing screamed by itself. It's called a man. It woke me up. I found the source of the sound. , It turned out that it was calling, and it frightened me at the time. The two of us sat hugging the quilt all night, no, we ran to find my elder brother early in the morning."

Zhou Shui understood everything at this time, it seems that this incense burner is a treasure, and its material is called "wind fighting copper".The earliest batch was paid tribute to Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty by Southeast Asian countries.This kind of copper is smelted after adding precious metals such as gold and silver. Its material density is much higher than that of ordinary copper. It is called Xuande Furnace.The reason why the material is named "Wind Fighting Copper" is because the objects made of this kind of copper will "buzz" when the wind blows, and the sound is clear and sharp, which is very close to the sound of blowing silver coins with your mouth. .

But there are almost no such furnaces in the world. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the country was fighting for years, so that the treasury was empty.

Later, in the prosperous period of the Qing Dynasty, the country allocated a batch of "wind fighting copper" to cast incense burners according to the original proportion.There is also a little gold, the integration of various techniques such as gold paste and gold sprinkling, which is a great pioneering work in the history of traditional smelting. In the antique market, the price of this kind of furnace is very expensive. Until today, Zhou Shui has not bought one.

That being the case, Zhou Shui told the truth, and he said simply: "There are no ghosts and ghosts in here, you put away this stove. Don't wipe it or wash it, wrap it with a soft cloth, put it in the cabinet, and wait for it." When you need money, send it to the auction house, it will be a lot of money."

Old Zhao looked suspicious, and the husband and wife looked at each other. He said to Zhou Shui: "This is the end of the story, let me tell the truth. I used to play foreign money when I was young, but it was the sound of metal. Listen carefully. The sound of the furnace sounds like someone is crying. I didn’t mention it just now, because I was afraid to scare the girls.”

Zhou Shui was taken aback by this, and said in his heart: "The furnace made a human voice, and there is a supernatural thing attached to the furnace. There may be grievances in it, but the furnace is an ancient relic, and I believe that the ghost attached to it is not today's ghost. It seems that this It's got to be on me. Well, don't sleep again tonight and go and see."

Zhou Shui didn't want to take the girls with him, but Du Juan had to go, and Yan Jing was worried. Sister Ma wanted to drive, and there were old Zhao and his wife. There were six people in a car, so Yan Jing had to sit in Zhou Shui's arms.

Old Zhao sat in the co-pilot to show Sister Ma the way, the car left the city, and drove in a wobbly way for more than an hour.During this period, Lao Zhao said something that Zhou Shui admired.For the rest, apart from a feeling of being shaken apart, there is nothing to record.

First, Sister Ma asked Lao Zhao: "Is it necessary to worry so much? Just throw it out and it's over?"

Lao Zhao said: "I've thought about it too. If I want to throw it out, will it be picked up sooner or later? I was scared and scared, so don't let others scare it again. Besides, it will naturally have grievances when it cries. , I dug it out, even if it is destined for me, it would be reasonable to hire a mage for it."

Zhou Shuixin said: "This man who has no education, speaks of the mean and the right way. This old Zhao is really a character."

This is a typical small farmyard. There are two pagoda trees at the door. The yard is kept clean. A diesel tricycle is parked in the shed.Zhou Shui could smell the smell of raising livestock from a distance, Zhou Shui was used to this smell, it can even be said that he liked it, because he felt the atmosphere of home that he had not seen for a long time.

Although it was midnight, the big moon was in the middle of the sky, and everything in the yard was as clear as day.Zhou Shui saw an incense burner quietly placed under the eaves. This is a double bridge ear burner, with the ears above the furnace wall, like an arch bridge.The furnace is full and has three legs.This furnace is the most common style among the furnace types, and it is precisely Zhou Shui's favorite shape - the beauty of simplicity and simplicity is the beauty.Zhou Shui has always believed that true beauty must be simple and simple, pointing directly at the heart.

At this time, the furnace stood quietly, neither ringing nor crying.Everyone entered the house. There are three main rooms in this room. The east room is the bedroom of Lao Zhao and his wife. In school now.

Du Juan seemed to be at her own home. When she entered the house, she touched the kettle and poured water for everyone, and then asked the old Zhao's wife: "Sister Xiaohua lives in school, right?"

Old Zhao's daughter-in-law nodded: "This kid is less courageous, thanks to living in the school, otherwise, he must fall ill."

Everyone chatted nonsense all the time.The stove in the yard was always quiet, and she carefully checked the time, and it was almost midnight, she yawned, and asked Zhou Shui, "It seems that tonight came in vain."

As soon as the words fell, there was a "buzz" in the yard.The voice was not sharp, and it was completely different from Yin Yuan's. Old Zhao's daughter-in-law trembled, and she got into Lao Zhao's arms, and she couldn't stop saying, "Amitabha, Amitabha. Here we come again."

Zhou Shui didn't move, trying to distinguish the sound with his ears.Sure enough, there was a crying sound that seemed to be there, mixed in the sound, carefully distinguishing, it should be the voice of an old man.

This made Zhou Shui scratch his head a little. It is certain that there is something supernatural in this furnace, but it is not harmful, so Zhou Shui can't touch it.If it is said that it is very easy to take it, just take out a few dollars and throw it in the furnace, because the money is in the hands of thousands of people, and the yang energy is the most abundant, especially in the hands of eminent monks and great virtues, it is especially effective.Because these people have great merits and blessings, and the real fire of samadhi on their heads is far better than ordinary people. What kind of ghosts, monsters, demons, wrong views, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Throw the money in the furnace, absorb the spirit, and then put it under the Buddha seat of the Fasheng Temple, and be suffocated by the Buddha's power. In less than three to five days, all kinds of spiritual things will pass away.

But today is different, Zhou Shui doesn't know the good and evil, cause and effect of this spiritual creature.He is playing the role of a sorcerer today. A sorcerer must first be fair and just.

Zhou Shui didn't come up with a good idea after thinking about it for a long time.To be honest, Zhou Shui wanted to chat with this spiritual creature and ask him what happened.There are quite a few people in this room, but it is not suitable for anyone in the spirit body.Not to mention scary, what's more important is that it will hurt the vitality of the living. Take the time when Aunt Ding was caught by the second noble mother last time. Afterwards, Aunt Ding ate a hundred-year-old ginseng from Bailao before she was raised.

Thinking about it, Zhou Shui had an idea - Fu Luan.This is good, and the communication is convenient, but Zhou Shui is not sure if the other party will go to court.This is the only way to think about it, try it.

Zhou Shui hadn't done this before, but there was a record in the Daozang that he had read.Zhou Shui briefly introduced the precautions to everyone, and arranged for Lao Zhao to prepare a basket, chopsticks, millet, paper and pen, and two red candles.

Rigorous as Zheng Luan, Du Juan as Vice Luan, Sister Ma and Lao Zhao Changluan, Zhou Shui and Lao Zhao's Wife Record, the six parts are just complete.

The millet is spread out on the table, and the chopsticks are pinned to the bamboo basket.After Yan Jing and Du Juan set up the baskets and lit red candles, Zhou Shui took three cigarettes from Lao Zhao and lit them—because there was no incense, the cigarettes were also made up.

Zhou Shui put the cigarette in the white rice bowl, then bowed deeply, and said: "Xiao Ke, Zhou Shui offered three pillars of incense, so as to teach the seniors to know, Xiao Ke prepared the rice case today, and would like to invite the seniors to speak on the case. Xiao Ke Everyone, don't ask about the future and the future, but only ask about the karma between the senior and the Zhao family."

Luan's pen didn't move, Zhou Shui waited for a while, and then said: "Ask senior to be famous? If senior's Dharma body is here, please come to the table to speak."

As soon as Zhou Shui finished speaking, Du Juan said, "It seems to be moving."

Sure enough, Luan's pen started to move, and he wrote a beautiful cursive script on the rice table, only to hear Sister Ma read word by word: "You can't shoot short shots with Linbiao arrows."

Zhou Shui wrote it down on the paper, and said to himself: "The arrow is short, so the bow is naturally long. Oh, this is the word Zhang."

Zhou Shui wrote a word on the paper.

Then Zhou Shui asked again: "Ask senior official taboos?"

Luan's pen started to move quickly again, and the words written this time were a parallel couplet. I only heard Sister Ma read: "Apprentice class ninety-five supreme, the hall sits on the emperor's door curtain."

Zhou Shui was taken aback, and said to himself, "He's really a former grand master."

Zhou Shui hurriedly put down his pen, greeted the ceremony again, and said: "Old Master Wen Zong, a generation of Wen Zong, can be so rude, so don't blame me for offending you."

Luan's pen stopped moving again, and Du Juan was a little sore while holding the basket, and asked Zhou Shui, "When do I have to take it? Master told me that people will pass away in 49 days. This old man stays for hundreds of years. Years, he is not in a hurry."

Seeing that the red candle was burning brightly, Zhou Shui scolded Du Juan in a low voice: "You have too many things to do, and the old master is still there. Back then, it was difficult for ordinary officials to see the old master. You are impatient."

After a while, Zhou Shui said again: "People like the old master are all figures who have influenced the course of history. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have the position of stars. It is not a chaotic world, and they can't just die casually. This You have to listen to God's arrangement, and waiting for hundreds of years is not uncommon."

Just as he was talking, Luan's pen finally moved again, and saw the writing on the rice table: "I slept in Nanchuan for 400 years. I don't envy the waiting family or the immortals. I just wait for the country to be peaceful for a long time, so that I can kill demons and repay the sky."

Zhou Shui was stunned after reading it, and said to himself: "I dare you to wait for the troubled times down there. If that's the case, wait stupidly. I won't disturb you. Damn, I'm also a person who hates the chaos in the world."

(End of this chapter)