Happy Tycoon

Hey buddy, what are you doing squatting here? A voice suddenly sounded, waking Yang Jing up from his contemplation.

Yang Jing looked up, but found that it was the boss who sold him the Longquan brother kiln flower plate and the pair of Ru porcelain fragments just now.

This guy was riding a three-wheeled scooter with a lot of things wrapped in colorful strips of cloth, and he was looking at him with a smile.

Yo, it's nothing, I just got lost in thinking about things just now. Yang Jing smiled and stood up immediately. As a result, when he stood up, his legs suddenly felt sore and numb, and he almost lost his footing and fell.

Yo, you have to be careful. You have been squatting for a long time, and the blood in your legs is blocked. The stall owner was quick-eyed, and he grabbed Yang Jing while sitting on the car seat, and smiled at Yang Jing. Said.

Thank you! I didn't expect my leg to go numb after squatting for so long. Yang Jing thanked with a smile, and then slowly stood still.

Let's go, let's go in quickly, the door has been open for ten minutes. My position just now is a bit far away, or I would have squeezed in by now.

Yang Jing raised his hand to look at his watch, only to realize that it was indeed already 4:40, and he had squatted down for 20 minutes without realizing it.

Come on, you go in first, I'll stroll in later. Yang Jing said to the stall owner.

The boss smiled and waved his hands. With a push on his legs, he entered the market through the gate on three wheels.

Yang Jing also shook his head, and followed behind to the gate across the road.

It was the darkest time of the day, and the huge Panjiayuan flea market was completely dark except for the two light bulbs hanging high above the entrance to illuminate the small area near the entrance. Blockbuster.

Even if you walk into the inside of the market, it is still dark and you can’t see anything clearly, but at this time the market is completely lively, especially in the greenhouse area, where hundreds of small light bulbs are combined to illuminate, which also makes the greenhouse area There was some light, and countless figures gathered in the shed area. Under the dim light, they really looked like ghostly shadows.

Just received three treasures with wide open doors and a pile of more precious pieces of Ru porcelain, which made Yang Jing more confident in the ghost market of this era. Tightening his backpack, Yang Jing walked into the shed area with the flow of people.

As he walked, Yang Jing slowly stopped, and finally, he stopped in front of a booth.

This stall sells various objects made of bamboo, wood, teeth, and horns. There are many various objects. In addition, on the edge of the booth, there are several Buddha statues of different shapes.

What attracted Yang Jing's attention was not other things on the booth, but a Buddha statue that was less than 50 centimeters high and had four arms that seemed to be dancing.

Judging from the faintly visible reflected light, this Buddha statue should be a bronze statue, but the posture of this bronze Buddha statue is really very different from the posture of the Buddha statues we usually see.

Buddhism has an important position in the history of China. Many monarchs have destroyed Buddha in history, but there are also more emperors who are devout Buddhist believers. As for the common people in China, Buddhism is a sect comparable to Taoism, and its spread is very wide. It is not an exaggeration to say that Buddhism is even more powerful than Taoism in the hearts of common people in China.

There are many uneducated old ladies and old men in the rural areas of China. If you ask them who the ancestor of Taoism is, they may not know, but if you ask them about Guanyin Bodhisattva, almost all of them do not know.

This is the power of Buddhism.

Therefore, in the past dynasties, Buddha statues are often seen, from Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, to Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes, from miniature Buddha statues only a few centimeters high to Leshan Giant Buddha over 70 meters high, the number of Buddha statues in China It can be said that there are countless.

But most of these Buddha statues in China are dignified. Even the thousand-armed Guanyin Bodhisattva, although the densely packed arms make people look a little shaky, but the appearance of Guanyin Bodhisattva is extremely dignified.

But the Buddha statue in front of him deviated from the tradition of dignified and generous Buddha statues in China. The Buddha carved by this Buddha statue seems to be dancing, with his right leg bent and standing on the ground alone, his left leg is cross-legged and sitting cross-legged, his left arm is bent, and his left hand is level with his shoulders. The right hand of the Buddha statue made the same movement, but it held a cylindrical object in its hand.

The most terrible thing is that this Buddha not only has two arms, it has four arms!

In addition to the original two arms on the left and right shoulders of this Buddha, one arm has grown each. Among them, the palm of the right arm also made a posture of standing upright, with four fingers bent, and the palm facing forward.

As for the extra arm on the left, the arm is stretched out to the lower right, and the palm is directly under the right palm, making a downward vertical gesture. The two extra arms made the gesture of Xiaobai and Xiaohong using Dugan Qiwave Kung Fu in Quick Fight Three Generations.

The whole bronze statue looks like some kind of ceremony is being held in this Buddha.

Let’s talk about shaping the Buddha statue into a dance. Oh no, it should be a ritual posture, which is not absent in the Buddha statue sculptures in Chinese history, but suddenly a Buddha with four arms and performing rituals appeared. What the hell is this?

If there is any reasonable explanation, it is that this Buddha statue is not a Chinese Buddha statue at all, but should be imported. Especially the gods with this peculiar shape, most likely came from southern India.

India is a very strange country, which is wonderful in all aspects, especially in terms of belief, which is even more speechless.

In the belief of the Indians, there are so many gods that even the Indians themselves can’t count them, from the three main gods of Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu to the god of wisdom like Ganesha, and then to What bull gods, horse gods, etc., it seems that as long as they are animals, they can become gods in the minds of Indians.

Well, even monkeys can become monkey gods—Little Lolita’s uncle monkey god is like a Bollywood movie.

ok, messed up

Anyway, there are so many gods in India, and their shapes are also strange. And the god with four arms in front of him, although the shape is very strange, Yang Jing still recognized the true identity of the god shaped by this sculpture at a glance.

That's right, this is not a statue of Buddha, but a bronze statue of a god from India, and it is also a bronze statue of Shiva, one of the three most famous gods in India.

Lord Shiva has five faces, four arms and three eyes. Although the bronze statue in front of him has four arms and one face and three eyes, its posture is really special.

In India, God Shiva often appears in this posture. After all, God Shiva is also the legendary god of dance. He knows one hundred and eight kinds of dances.

Turning this kind of ritual action into a dance action, it is estimated that only this dancing god will do this.

Yang Jing had seen a similar bronze statue in an Auction Yearbook.

The bronze statue that Yang Jing once saw was called The Bronze Dance King Shiva's Bronze Dancing King Shiva Descends from the Ganges. It was a bronze statue from the Chola Dynasty in Tamil Nadu in southern India in the ninth century.

This bronze statue once sold for a high price of 2.85 million US dollars at the 2015 Christie's - Jinse Nianhua - An Siyuan Private Collection Auction.

However, the bronze statue in Mr. An Siyuan's collection is only 41.2 centimeters high, which is almost ten centimeters shorter than the bronze statue in front of him. The most important thing is that the bronze statue in front of him should not only be bigger, but also better in appearance.

The statue of the dancing king Shiva descending from the Ganges in the collection of Mr. An Siyuan has turned black in color, and the bronze statue in front of him, whether it is patina or the original copper color, is undoubtedly better . Obviously, the bronze statue in front of me should have been enshrined for a long time and wiped frequently, so it can be preserved so well.

I just don't know why this bronze statue, which has been enshrined for a long time, ended up in the hands of dealers in the Panjiayuan flea market.

Except for the difference in size, there is almost no difference between this bronze statue and the one collected by Mr. An Siyuan.

If this bronze statue is genuine, then if it is brought back for auction, it will definitely surpass the Bronze Dance King Shiva's Bronze Dance King Shiva's Descending from the Ganges that is collected by Mr. An Siyuan. Especially recently, the Indians have indeed produced a few rich men with top rankings in the world. This kind of foreign antiques that I don't want to collect but are extremely valuable, it would be quite good if I can take them back and sell them for money.

Thinking of this, Yang Jing pretended not to understand anything and said to the stall owner: Boss, how do you sell the Buddha statues here? There is an elder in my family who likes Buddhism, and I want to invite one back to worship.

The stall owner was delighted when he heard this. No matter his age or the way he spoke, he could tell at a glance that he was a bear blind (a rookie). Hey, why are the color of this guy's eyeballs this color? Could it be crooked nuts?

Haha, crooked nuts are my favorite, stupid people and a lot of money! If you don't kill you, who will you kill?

Hello, little brother, the Buddha statues here are all authentic ones. Look at this stone Buddha. It was invited from the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Look at this one again. It's from Longmen. Grotto invited.

It is said that the taxi drivers in Yanjing can talk, but Yang Jing feels that if the taxi drivers in Yanjing come to Panjiayuan, they will definitely be stunned by these businessmen in less than ten minutes!

This businessman's eloquence is called good, that's called eloquence, that's called a brilliant tongue, that's called one. Anyway, this guy talked non-stop for three minutes before he let him down. The origins of the six or seven Buddha statues on the website are explained clearly. Even the statue of the dancing king Shiva descending from the Ganges was stunned by this guy as a bodhisattva invited from the Buddhist holy place Mount Putuo

In the end, the businessman pointed to the so-called Buddha statue invited from the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and said, Little brother, I think you are quite sincere. The Buddha likes sincere people, so I suggest you take this statue. Buddha statue, please go back.

Yang Jing thought to himself: Since you are pretending to be blind, let's just pretend to be the end. So he smiled and asked, How much is this Buddha statue?

Little brother, you can't ask the Buddha how much it is. You have committed a taboo. You should say that I want to offer 20,000 incense money to the Buddha.

Yang Jing rolled his eyes, regretting playing blind. Just now, while the boss was rambling, Yang Jing used the holy ring to appraise it, and confirmed that this bronze statue was undoubtedly authentic, and it was from the same place and the same dynasty as the bronze statue in Mr. An Siyuan's collection.

His sister, just such a stone Buddha that was obviously produced in batches by a certain stone factory, this guy dared to open his mouth for 20,000 yuan, and what he didn't have was called incense money for the Buddha! Are you a little novice who serves the Buddha?

Yang Jing shook his head, looked at the boss with a half-smile and didn't speak.

Seeing this, the boss said with a smile: Little brother, you are going to invite the Buddha. There is nothing else to invite the Buddha. Sincerity leads to spirituality, so you can't care too much about the incense money!

Damn it, my buddy doesn't want to argue with you, you're still kicking your nose? Don't force your buddy to use 'good oil root' for you, it will make you find your teeth all over the place! Yang Jing thought to himself.

Seeing that Yang Jing was still silent, the stall owner continued to fool around: Little brother, you see, this Buddha statue was invited all the way from Dunhuang. This is a national first-class cultural relic. If you want to go, please go. If you don’t get some incense money, do you think the Buddha can go with you?”

Yang Jing was amused by this guy, Boss, are you sure this is a stone Buddha from Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang?

Then there are still fakes? All I sell here are real ones!

Well, you just said that this is a national first-class protected cultural relic. You are here to sell the first-class national protected cultural relic. Aren't you afraid that the police will invite you to drink tea? Although I am a British-Chinese, but What flows on my body is the blood of our Chinese Han people. If you sell our country’s first-class protected cultural relics like this, are you afraid that I will turn around and tell the police after buying this Buddha statue? Or should I just go to the police comrades to call the police?”

When the boss heard this, his expression changed immediately.

But Yang Jing didn't give him a chance to speak, but continued: Boss, don't treat me like a blind man. Although I have been abroad all year round, I can tell that your Buddha statue is still fresh and fresh. It’s steaming hot. If I’m not mistaken, there are many stone factories in Fangshan and Mentougou that produce this kind of Buddha statue. I remember how much it was? Twenty or thirty? You want 20,000 for me. That might be a little too much to say.”

The boss's face changed again, and now he finally stopped talking.

Yang Jing pointed to the other Buddha statues unceremoniously and said: These Buddha statues should come together with your so-called Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Buddha statue? Even this bronze statue is probably not very good. Goods. In the myths and legends of our country, Sun Monkey and Erlang God have three heads and six arms, Chi You has eight arms and nine toes, and there is also Avalokitesvara with thousands of arms, but I have never heard of that god with four arms? Could it be which one is this bronze statue? A fool imagined it out of thin air? Boss, even if you buy something, you have to buy something reliable, take a look at this bronze statue you bought!

Boss, don't give me a wink. I'm a British Chinese. I don't understand the rules in the circle. Besides, I just say what I say, and I can't hide things in my heart. There is no such thing as the thing you entered. One that can stand the test, you still want me 20,000, you really take me for a fool? Look at you.

The boss's face turned green. If the young man in front of him was from China, and he was in the circle, it would be a taboo for him to quarrel like this. As a boss, no one can say anything else even if he beats someone. Let you talk nonsense?

But as someone said just now, he is not a member of this circle, and he does not even have Chinese nationality. He is a crooked nut, can you expect crooked nut to obey the rules? Do you dare to do anything to Crooked Nuts?

If the police don't let you sit in prison, you are very capable!

Brother! Grandpa! Is it okay that you are my uncle? Please don't talk about it, okay? You can pay as much as you want