Chapter 14: Stick hits porcelain (please collect)
When Lin Yuan opened the treasure hunt instrument, there was nothing there, which meant that not only the jade in the old uncle's hand, but also the stall had no good stuff.
He shook his head slightly at his old uncle.
Seeing his nephew's expression, Chen Shiquan put down the jade piece tacitly and smiled coquettishly.
Although he already knew that there were no good things at the stall, Lin Yuan still pretended to stop for a while before leaving. To tell someone at a glance that the things on other stalls are fakes really makes people wonder whether you understand.
Nowadays, Lin Yuan's treasure hunt device can cover a radius of 2 meters, which is still different from before. Some larger stalls can now be "clearly visible".
The uncle and nephew continued to walk forward. When they saw someone placing porcelain at the very edge, Chen Shiquan curled his lips with a bit of disdain.
This approach is nothing more than trying to get into trouble. As long as people passing by accidentally touch it, they can break the porcelain and start blackmailing people.
Chen Shiquan glanced at the stall owner. He was an Asian. He must have just come from Asia, right?
Generally speaking, people who have been here for a long time and are familiar with the local customs will not do this. Blackmailing people is not a problem in Asia. There is no cost if the blackmail fails. Just apologize.
However, here, there are many people holding "truth" in their hands, and if they annoy others, a sudden change may send you to reincarnation.
Seeing this, Chen Shiquan did not remind the guy to let him remember it.
As soon as he and Lin Yuan passed by, there was the sound of breaking porcelain behind them.
Good guy! Isn't this too fast?
When the two of them looked back, they saw a white man raising his hands to show that he was innocent, and there were several broken pieces of porcelain on the ground.
Hearing the stall owner's gibbering, Lin Yuan and Chen Shiquan understood that he was not Chinese.
Finally, Lin Yuan realized that it was a stick.
Because I heard "Smecta".
The stick seemed afraid to touch the white porcelain man. He waved the white man away, then pointed at Lin Yuan and Chen Shiquan and said in English that it was Lin Yuan and the others who broke it.
Not to mention Lin Yuan and Chen Shiquan, even the audience in the live broadcast room had their brains shut down.
Can Chen Shiquan get used to such a person? He didn't like sticks at first, so he went up and slapped the opponent several times.
Smita was a little dazed from being slapped, but when she came to her senses, she immediately called the police and other threats.
Something surprising happened. The white man just now stepped forward to speak for Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan, Chen Shiquan, and stall owner Smecta are all in trouble, especially Nasmecta.
Brother, I've let you go, are you mentally ill?
Lin Yuan went up and kicked him: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly. I am still broadcasting live. You deliberately knocked over the porcelain."
Bangzi, who originally wanted to be arrogant, immediately lost his temper when he saw Lin Yuanzhen's live broadcast.
The white guys also came over and found out that it was really the guy who was doing it himself. He became angry instantly and punched Bang Bang twice, hitting his nose with a stick until his nose started to bleed.
For a moment just now, he really thought he had broken it.
Lin Yuan: "..."
No, buddy, I don’t think I’m blackmailing you. I can’t understand what you’re doing!
"What's going on with this foreigner?" Chen Shiquan stared at him with big eyes.
"How do I know?"
But no matter what, at this moment, Lin Yuan had a good impression of this white guy.
The worst thing was the stick. When he failed to blackmail someone, he was beaten by three people in turn. "You are the foreigner."
Who would have thought that he would speak Chinese fluently, even more standardly than Chen Shiquan.
The audience in the live broadcast room was surprised at first, and then burst into laughter.
There is nothing wrong with people saying that. In the United States, Lin Yuan and the others are indeed foreigners.
"Ah! Sorry!" Lin Yuan quickly apologized.
"Don't be sorry, my name is Henry. You can also call me Li Qiang, which is my Chinese name." Henry stretched out his hand and shook hands with Lin Yuan to express his goodwill.
He told Lin Yuan that he once studied in China and only returned to China in the past two years. Now he misses his days in China and so on.
All right! Lin Yuan and others understood.
No wonder this person prefers Lin Yuan and the others because he studied in China.
Lin Yuan's eyes fell on the jade Buddha on Henry's neck. At this time, a blue light appeared in his mind. In other words, the value of that piece of jade is within $100,000.
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"Can you take a look at this jade Buddha?" Lin Yuan asked.
Henry took it off without hesitation and told Lin Yuan that he bought it while visiting the Confucius Temple during his studies in China and spent 500 yuan. At that time, his Chinese classmates also said that he had been cheated.
Lin Yuan took the jade in his hand and determined that it was the treasure shown in the treasure hunt instrument.
The jade is white jade, it should be Hetian jade.
Hotan jade, as the name suggests, is jade produced in Hotan.
As far as Lin Yuan knows, Hotan white jade is divided into three or four grades, namely: mutton-fat jade, first-grade white jade, second-grade white jade, and third-grade white jade.
The color of mutton-fat jade is mutton-fat white, soft and even, dense and delicate in texture, with a waxy luster, moisturizing, smooth and translucent. It is the top grade of Hetian jade.
First-grade white jade is inferior to mutton-fat jade. Although it is also white, it is not as "oily" and its luster is not as good.
Second-grade white jade may occasionally appear grey, yellow, bluish or green, and may even occasionally have minor wrinkles, cracks, impurities and other defects.
The third grade is the worst, with a color that is white with a hint of gray, yellow, bluish, or green, a waxy luster, translucent, and has stone flowers, strands, cracks, impurities, etc.
The jade Buddha in Lin Yuan's hand belongs to the first-grade Hetian white jade.
Judging from the carving work, it is also quite impressive. It seems like only a few cuts, but it vividly displays the appearance of Maitreya Buddha.
The image of Maitreya Buddha is usually a "Laughing Buddha" with a big belly and a big smile. This image is very common in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism.
Everyone does not know that the early image of Maitreya Buddha was not the smiling image we see now. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the image of Maitreya Buddha was a cross-legged Maitreya Bodhisattva. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, it evolved into an image of a meditating or sitting Buddha dressed in Buddhist attire. Since the Five Dynasties, the image of Maitreya Buddha sitting cross-legged with a big belly and smiling face has become popular and has gradually become the common image we see now.
The look of Maitreya Buddha is not only an expression, but also a state of mind. His smile symbolizes peace of mind and open-mindedness, which can make us forget our troubles and unhappiness.
As for whether this was the Jade Buddha of that era, Lin Yuan could not tell for the time being.
Uncle Chen Shiquan asked: "Didn't your classmates tell you that men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva is mostly female in Chinese Buddhism, symbolizing compassion and gentleness. When a man wears Guanyin, it means that he can be less irritable and increase gentleness and compassion, so that he can be blessed by Guanyin and be safe and happy.
When a woman wears a Maitreya Buddha, she hopes that she will be less petty and jealous, and more tolerant and open-minded.
"Is there such a thing? They didn't say anything." Henry shook his head.
(End of chapter)