Maoshan Taoist priests practice falsehood and become reality

Chapter 57 Peimin Antique Shop

Su Heng glanced at the closet. The artifacts that had been consecrated so far included a magic sword, a copper washbasin, and a fruit knife.

No matter which item it is, it is not suitable to be given to Xia Xiaoling as a portable gift.

Small items that meet the three conditions of being easy to carry, can be effectively consecrated, and not easily arousing suspicion...

Su Heng couldn't help but think of jade.

Strange to say.

Since coming to this world, he has seen people wearing gold and silver, but he has never seen anyone wearing jade.

After searching for relevant information on the Internet, I found out that since the appearance of evil spirits, jade has been slowly eliminated from the market.

It’s normal to think about it. The main reason why jade is popular is that it is beautiful and satisfies the scarcity attribute. It is said that it has the function of warding off evil spirits.

The appearance of evil spirits directly broke people's beautiful illusions about jade, and they realized that they were just beautiful and fragile stones.

In addition, the industrial value of jade itself is extremely low, which is completely incomparable with gold, silver and other metals. The cost of mining and making jade is high. A combination of various factors has led to jade gradually disappearing from people's lives.

To this day, no one is selling jade on the Internet. Even if there is, it is a work of art that has been given special significance and is priceless at auction.

"If it's really not possible, I can only buy an iron necklace to enchant it."

I don't think about gold and silver. After all, in this world, precious metals are really outrageously expensive.

During dinner, Su Heng asked Master about jade. After all, Taoist priests have always had the tradition of wearing beautiful jade. Maybe they can find a few pieces in the Taoist temple.

Wang Zhiyuan regretfully said that all the jades in the Taoist temple that could be sold had already been sold.

"Kingshu was responsible for this in the first place."

Yuan Jingshu thought thoughtfully: "I remember that most of the jades were sold to Lao Xu's antique shop?"

"Where was the money from the sale?"

Yuan Jingshu hesitated and said he had forgotten.

"you!"

After hearing the key clue, Su Heng immediately asked: "Is this antique shop still open?"

"It's open. It's just four streets away from the Taoist temple, not far away. Why are you suddenly interested in jade?" Yuan Jingshu asked.

"Oh, I read in a book that Taoist priests used to wear a protective jade."

Hearing this, Wang Zhiyuan sighed: "I haven't heard of protective jade for many years."

After dinner, Su Heng followed the navigation prompts and drove to Lao Xu Antique Shop.

At the entrance of the store, there was an old man with gray hair, wearing a white vest and blue pants, lying on the bench with his eyes closed and shaking a cattail leaf fan to enjoy the cool air. He must be the old Xu mentioned by the master.

As for the name, the signboard of the antique shop clearly states: Peimin Antique Shop
  On the tea table next to Xu Peimin, there was a wooden birdcage with a macaw inside.

When the parrot saw the person, he shouted: "Welcome, welcome."

Xu Peimin opened his eyes and saw a young man.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Come and buy something."

Hearing that he was going to buy something, he finally got up, looked at Su Heng's clothes up and down, and asked calmly, "What to buy?"

"Jade."

"What are you buying that thing for?" Xu Peimin knew he wouldn't make much money from this deal, "Come on."

Su Heng followed Xu Peimin into the store and looked around. He saw bamboo, wood, teeth, horns, the four treasures of the study, lacquerware, embroidery, bronzes, Buddha statues, gilt utensils, etc., as well as some hanging ornaments, bracelets, and walnuts.

It feels like they are all good things suitable for consecration.

Xu Peimin knelt down behind the counter, searched for a long time, and finally pulled out a glove box, took out a white jade pendant from it, and handed it to Su Heng.

"Twenty dollars."

The jade pendant has a cool texture and looks good.

"Hold on."

Su Heng took out the manual diagram from his arms, turned his back, and conducted a simple consecration test on the jade pendant on the spot.

"...the light of the sky, the light of the earth, the light of the sun, the moon and the stars, the great light of ordinary people, shines in all directions. I serve the Supreme Lord as urgent as a law."

The effect is outstanding. The effect of the jade pendant on storing golden light is as good as that of lightning-struck wood.

good stuff!
  Xu Peimin thought he had met a madman at first, but when he heard "Urgent is like a law", he couldn't help but think of some old events.

I have an old friend who also likes to talk about this when washing his feet.

"Do you know the Maoshan Taoist Temple on Taihe Street?"

"know."

"Do you know a Taoist priest named Yuan Jingshu?"

"He is my uncle."

"Good good."

Xu Peimin became extremely angry when he mentioned this matter. It turned out that back then, Yuan Jingshu sent him a batch of jade articles, saying that they were all antiques and guaranteed that the price would increase dozens of times in the future. Xu Peimin was so obsessed that he spent 20,000 yuan to buy all these jades.

"Twenty years later, I only sold a few yuan from the beginning to the end, and I didn't make two hundred yuan. Damn it."

How many yuan were sold in total? Could it be...

"Are all the remaining jades still there?"

"Of course. Jade is cheaper than glass beads, so I wouldn't give it away for free."

Su Heng was ecstatic in his heart, but pretended to be calm on the surface: "Uncle Third Master, it's true. Sigh, otherwise you make a price and I take it all."

"Is this true?"

"kindness."

"Twenty thousand, all for you."

Su Heng shook his head: "I kindly helped my uncle make up for his mistakes, but you took me for granted. Forget it, I don't want a piece of it."

"Don't, don't leave!" Xu Peimin gritted his teeth, "One price, ten thousand!"

"Ten thousand? It's still too expensive."

"I paid 20,000 yuan to buy the goods! Damn, it's like asking your uncle to wash his feet fifty times! Twenty years later, every time I think about this, I have to slap myself twice. 10,000 yuan is really not expensive. Just do your best and take pity on me, a bad old man!"

The parrot at the door also shouted: "Have mercy on me, this bad old man!"

It turns out that the money was used by Third Master Uncle to wash his feet? Why does it cost 400 yuan to wash your feet?

Su Heng hesitated again and again, and finally said, "Okay. Just treat it as a friend with 10,000 yuan. Remember to give me a discount next time you come to buy something."

"it is good!"

Su Heng scanned the QR code in the store and saw that 10,000 yuan had arrived in his account. Xu Peimin was overjoyed.

"Young man, I haven't asked you your name yet. Let's add your contact information."

Su Heng raised his eyebrows, looking at this posture, he was planning to treat himself as a long-term meal ticket?
  "Su Heng."

"A good name, it makes you feel noble when you hear it."

Three boxes, three boxes of jade.

When you open it, you will find jade pendants, jade rings, jade pendants, jade statues, etc. In short, there are jade articles of various materials, styles, and colors.

Make big money.

Even if it costs 20,000 yuan, Su Heng feels it is worth it.

This was a transaction that satisfied both parties. After putting the jade in the trunk, Su Heng said goodbye to Xu Peimin.

Looking at the car driving away, Xu Peimin took out his mobile phone and dialed a phone number skillfully.

"Hey, Xiaohong. It's me, Lao Xu. Are you still doing business? Well, I placed a big order today...Wait for me, I'll be there soon!"

If the parrot feels something, it flaps its wings and shouts:

"Wash your feet! Wash your feet!"

……

Back at the Taoist temple, Su Heng found that all four old men had gone to bed.

He could only move the three boxes of jade items back to his room quietly.

After closing the door and lighting the lamp, Su Heng began to look for suitable jade items to give away.

Finally, in the third box, dozens of white field jade pendants were found.

Su Heng took out two of the pieces, tied them with brown string, placed them aside, and started practicing the "Guyi Heart Technique".

It was not until late at night when the mana returned to its peak level that he consecrated two white field jade pendants.

Ten minutes passed.

Su Heng wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I didn't expect that two small pendants can consume a quarter of my mana."

But looking at the pendant emitting a faint golden light in the darkness, he felt that the effort was worth it.

"I just don't know how it works."

Next, Su Heng selected a yellow jade pendant, a flame light jade pendant, and a nine-light jade pendant, and performed the consecration ceremony respectively, preparing to give them to his master and uncle on a certain day as protective jade.

These three jade pendants made of higher quality materials almost consumed all of Su Heng's mana.

He had to meditate again until four o'clock in the morning to restore his magic power to its peak state, and then fell asleep.

The next day, Su Heng was woken up by his third uncle.

Yuan Jingshu was lying on the window, burping from wine, and shouted with great excitement:

"Nephew, wake up! There's an incredibly beautiful girl here, and she says she's looking for you specifically!"

(End of this chapter)