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Chapter 600 Song Wuliangshou Buddha

Liulichang was originally called Haiwang Village.

A very domineering name.

Later, the Yuan Dynasty opened an official kiln here, specializing in firing glazed tiles.

In the Ming Dynasty, this place became one of the five major factories of the Ministry of Industry, and the name Liulichang was preserved.

During the Qing Dynasty, many people who came to Beijing to participate in scientific research liked to live in this area, making it a distribution center for antiques, calligraphy and paintings, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and carved boards and steles.

By the time of the Republic of China, "listening to operas, eating in small restaurants, and visiting Liulichang" were regarded as the three major pleasures of literati at that time.

It is said that Mr. Lu Xun lived in Kyoto for 14 years and bought more than [-] volumes of inscriptions on inscriptions in Liulichang alone. He copied ancient inscriptions as a hobby, and he wrote "Diary of a Madman" while copying on inscriptions.

Today Liulichang has become a large cultural district. In addition to the consistent features of books, calligraphy and paintings, there are many antique shops.

Xiaozhu looked at the shops and pedestrians on the street and frowned: "Lame Dragon didn't provide Xiang Zixun's specific address. Where can we find him?"

I replied: "Don't worry yet, let's go shopping and make some money."

What happened to Ya Mei stirred up the uneasiness deep in my heart.

I haven't made any money in a long time.

Money is not all powerful.

But it seems that apart from money, I have nothing else to give the people around me a good explanation.

This time I came to Liulichang.

I need to get some money.

Xiaozhu and I wandered around the store.

I have been shopping all day.

Although I also saw a lot of good things.

But the people who can open a shop in Liulichang are all good people, and the price of goods is not much different.

Ordinary leak-picking methods cannot be used at all.

Near evening.

We entered a calligraphy and painting paper shop called "He Baoxuan".

The shop is not big.

It mainly deals in paper, pen, ink and inkstones, and the calligraphy and painting collection only accounts for a small part of it. Most of them are calligraphy and painting from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and none of them belong to famous artists.

The boss was lazily leaning on the recliner, listening to the cross talk on the radio, and drinking jasmine tea. When he saw us coming in, he raised his eyelids and said, "Just take a look, they are all good things."

People in Kyoto love jasmine tea.

I don't know why.

Xiaozhu and I took a walk.

Just when I felt that there was no worthwhile goal and was about to leave, my eyes suddenly caught sight of a corner on the left.

There is a large plastic box in the corner.

Inside the box are some broken toys, Transformers with broken hands, children's cards, eight treasure boxes, telescopes with broken lenses, building blocks...

These were probably played by the store owner's children, and they were packed up and piled on the side.

Among the pile of broken toys, I caught a glimpse of a dusty thing.

A small Buddha statue.

It can be held in the palm of your hand.

This kind of small Buddha statue is actually not very valuable. Even if it is pure gold, if it is not something clearly passed down from a large temple or palace, it will only cost 10,000+ yuan at most.

I really don't like it.

But the shape of the Buddha statue surprised me a little.

Because this is a longevity Buddha.

That is what the common people call the Buddha of Infinite Life.

The Buddha statue is sitting cross-legged, with hands in mudra, a wide forehead and a majestic appearance. The Buddha's hair is in a spiral shape, with a gentle bun and obvious bun beads.

I judge that this Amitayus Buddha is the Buddha of the Song Dynasty.

The basis for judgment lies in the bun of the Buddha statue.

The Buddhist statues of each era have strong dynasty characteristics.

For example, most of the Buddhist statues in the Tang Dynasty are fat Buddhas with plump and plump bodies. Their hairstyles are usually in the shape of spirals or waves, with relatively high buns and looming bamboo buns.But by the Song Dynasty, Buddhist statues were basically characterized by southern realism, integrating Khitan and northern aesthetic tastes. Except for the Buddha's head, the figure was generally more realistic. The main feature was that the bun was relatively flat and the beading was very obvious.

Since I didn't look closely, it was covered with a layer of dust and mud, so I couldn't know the specific material of this Infinite Buddha.

But I have a keener sense for treasures.

I vaguely think it is probably a golden Buddha.

But the store owner didn't take it seriously at all and kept it as a broken toy.

Moreover, judging from the precious aura overflowing from its surface, this thing is definitely an extraordinary thing.

This strong desire for me to take it away.It’s been a long time since I’ve been here.

But in a blink of an eye, I saw the shop owner's eyes again and felt that this matter was not easy to handle.

I asked: "Boss, do you have good rice paper and inkstones in the store?"

Seeing that the real business was coming, the boss got up from the recliner and took out some rice paper and some square inkstones for us to choose.

While I was picking things up, I was thinking about how to pick up the pieces of the Amitayus Buddha.

I thought about it for a while.

I feel like there is no good solution for the time being.

When dealing with the Liulichang store owner, if you say anything wrong, he will wake up.

You can't make a move without complete assurance.

I thought about it for a long time, then said I would think about it again, and took Xiaozhu out of the store.

After walking away.

Xiaozhu asked: "Brother, are you interested in something in the store?"

I nodded: "There is an Infinite Buddha in the plastic box among the broken toys. I feel it is a big leak, but I didn't think of any good solution just now."

Xiaozhu asked in surprise: "Why didn't I see you looking at the corner?"

I replied: "If you saw the look in my eyes, didn't the store owner also see it?"

Xiaozhu curled his lips when he heard this.

I said: "Go back and think of a solution another day."

Although it was evening, the streets were still bustling with activity.

We plan to find a delicious Kyoto specialty restaurant and find a place to stay after eating.

But just when the two of us were about to leave Liulichang.

My back seemed to have been bounced by something.

Touch it with your hand.

Didn't touch anything.

Xiaozhu said: "Brother, there is a paper ball underground!"

really.

A small paper ball is at my feet.

Still rolling.

I picked it up and took a look.

I saw a line of words written on the ball of paper.

"Friends, welcome to Kyoto! At twelve o'clock tonight, please come to No. 73 Xiama Hutong to meet you. If you don't come, you will regret it!"

This character is written crookedly and extremely wrong.

Written like a primary school student who doesn't like studying.

I look back.

I can no longer find who threw the paper ball at me.

Xiaozhu asked: "Does Xiang Zixun know that we are coming?"

I am noncommittal.

This is a three-way simultaneous attack plan.

I can only ensure that people around me will not leak the news.

But I am not sure about the people around Lame Dragon.

I crumpled up the paper ball again and threw it in the trash can.

"It's a blessing, not a disaster, it's a disaster that can't be avoided."

"Have a good meal first, and then go to Xiama Alley to have a look in the evening."

After eating.

We found a hotel to stay at.

while on the road.

I have been secretly watching to see if anyone is following me.

It was not found.

The time soon came to eleven o'clock in the evening.

Xiaozhu knocked on the door of my room: "Brother, are you going?"

I replied: "I have to go!"

(End of this chapter)