My years as a fortune teller

The four of us walked into the jade shop, and there was a Tibetan Bodhisattva statue facing us.However, it can be seen that this Tibetan Buddha statue is not ordinary.From the texture point of view, it should be copper inlaid with turquoise, gemstones and other items.

When Jin Nantian saw this, he rushed forward with a wow.He is an expert in these things, so he can see the dignity of this Tibetan Buddha statue at a glance.

Looking at his greedy gaze, I ignored it and looked at this small shop carefully.There is a glass counter behind the Buddha statue, and rows of jade pendants lie there on the black velvet cushions inside.Under the illumination of the light inside the counter, it looks crystal clear.

Behind the counter is a bogu rack, on which are some jade wares that can be placed on the table.There is also a counter on the left, which contains some jade articles such as bracelets.On the right is a large tea tray with three teacups on it, one of which still has some tea in it.There is still half of the ashtray, unburned cigarette butts.

It seems that there have been guests here just now, and we probably went out before we came in.I don't know why the shop owner went there, leaving such a big jade shop behind.If a thief comes in, the loss will be heavy.

Siyan pulled me, pointed to the wall and asked: "Master Zhang, look at the painting on the wall, is this a fierce god? Why does it look so hideous, it looks quite scary." After hearing Siyan's words I followed the direction he pointed and looked to the left.

I took a look, and it was a Thangka. It was painted black all over, short and fat, with a big belly, red hair and black skin, three eyes wide open, a man with hair and eyebrows as red as fire, wearing a crown, Decorated with jeweled necklaces and eight dragon kings, the genitals are upright, the backrest is glowing, and the belly is bold. Yellow holds the back of wealth and heaven, and lives on the lotus moon seat.

It turned out to be the Black God of Wealth of Tantric Buddhism.And I smiled and said: "It is the black God of Wealth in Tibetan Buddhism. It is enshrined in Lama Temple in Beijing and Guangren Temple in Xi'an. There are many Thangkas like this. It seems that the owner is also a disciple of Tantra."

"Master Zhang still knows about Tibetan Buddhism?" Four eyes asked in amazement: "Then can you tell me about this black God of Wealth? Why does it look so scary, not as kind as our Taoist God of Wealth. "

I smiled, and said to my four eyes: "The Black God of Wealth evolved from the ancient Indian God of Wealth, the Sanskrit name Kubera. The Tibetan name "Zanglanabo" is the Vajra Buddha in Eastern Buddhism. For the benefit of all living beings To get rid of the suffering of poverty, in Tantric Buddhism, the Black God of Wealth is the God of Wealth who gives immediate results among the five Gods of Wealth, and he is even called the King of Wealth. The main merit is to get rid of all the entanglements of unfavorable fate, and to make all good wishes come true. All wishes come true, without hindrance.”

I paused at this point, and then said: "This Thangka mainly depicts a form of the Black God of Wealth. There is another kind that holds a fat Tubao mouse in the left hand and holds a pearl in its mouth to show that it can spit out endless treasures. The right hand holds the Gabala bowl on the chest, which represents the surrender of various karma; a long snake hangs on the chest, intertwined in the lower abdomen to form a knot, and the appearance of stepping on a male demon!"

Jin Nantian looked up, and then said to me: "You are not bad, you even know this. Have you ever been to Tibet? It seems that you have done some research to be able to explain this so clearly."

I squinted at Jin Nantian and said, "You forgot that my family is from Gansu, which is closer to Qinghai. So I have seen more lamas there, so I probably know a little about it. I have been there from Qinghai-Tibet Road. Once in Tibet, but at that time the altitude sickness was more severe. Hehe, it was not so much fun!"

Jin Nantian looked up at me and said to me, "Okay, then I'll test you. Do you know who this Bodhisattva is? If you don't know, you can just tell me without embarrassment."

Looking at Jin Nantian with a smirk, I slowly said: "If I read this correctly, it should be one of the incarnations of Avalokitesvara, the Four-Armed Avalokitesvara. One of the deities. There are two common four-armed Avalokitesvara, which are divided into quiet phase and wrathful phase. The Avalokitesvara of the silent phase has a white body. The expression is calm, kind and kind, and the shape is beautiful. Wearing five Buddha crowns and wearing heavenly clothes, Wear crowns, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, etc., with hair knotted on the top. One head and four arms, the two hands of the main arm make a lotus palm print, and the other two hands hold a crystal rosary in the right and an eight-petal lotus in the left. The vajra sits on the lotus throne. Am I right, Brother Tian!"

After finishing speaking, he tilted his head and deliberately looked at Jin Nantian, and he was so angry that he cursed: "You are a wolf with a big tail, you know so clearly and still ask me if you are right. Are you trying to make me look ugly, or provoking me on purpose?"

I smiled and said to everyone: "Why isn't the shopkeeper here yet? Why don't we go out and wait. Don't lose something later and come to us to ask for it. By then we won't be able to explain clearly even with our mouths all over our bodies."

Jin Nantian nodded, we were about to go out.I just saw a person leaning against the door of the store, looking at us and smiling with his hands folded on his chest.I took a closer look and it turned out to be Wen Xinghe. I don't know when this kid appeared.

He looked at me and walked over with a smile, stretched out his hand and said, "Master Zhang, I've been waiting for you every day, and I didn't call me a single call. Why do you have time to come to me now?"

I shook hands with him, and said with a smile: "My client in Henan is also a very good friend. This time, I am going to buy some jade. I think the better ones from Datang West Market will be brought here. By the way Come here to see if there is anything better to recommend."

"Thank you very much!" Wen Xinghe patted me on the shoulder and said, "Master Zhang, I didn't expect you to introduce customers to me. I'm really sorry, little brother. Come and sit here and I'll bring you some boutiques for you to choose from." pick."

As he said that, he let us go to the seaside of tea, and hurriedly cleaned the tea set and made tea.Then we took out a small tray from the safe under the cabinet.Inside is dark blue flannelette with many jade pendants placed on it.

Jin Nantian took a look at it, picked up one of them and said: "The color is really good, this is a typical Lantian hibiscus jade. Huzi, such jade is very rare now."

Wen Xinghe was taken aback, looked Jin Nantian up and down and said: "Expert, you can tell the quality of the jade just by using it. And he can explain the details so clearly, this elder brother can't be a colleague!"

After speaking, he looked at me, and then at Jin Nantian.The meaning is very clear, did I bring my colleagues here to mess things up?I was a little speechless, I wanted Jin Nantian to pretend to be a jade buyer to fool me.It turned out that this guy's knowledge was too rich, and he immediately showed the level of an expert as soon as he got such a thing.

But Jin Nantian said with a chuckle: "Hehe, you and I can be said to be in the same industry, or not. You are selling jade, and I am in the auction. It is just an auction in a small circle, and it is for those who have money. An auction run by cultural bumpkins. Dazhi Auction Company, you should have heard of it!"

Wen Xinghe clapped his hands when he heard this, and said: "It turns out that Dazhi's teacher has come to welcome you! I said that the expert came from somewhere, but he can see through the texture of jade at a glance. It turns out that it is from Dazhi Auction Company. Teacher, it’s no wonder you have such eyesight. I don’t know what the name of the teacher is?”

"My surname is Jin, you can just call me Lao Jin!" Jin Nantian said with an air of a master: "Brother, these jades are good, but they can't be sold at a good price. It's best to find me some high-quality jade." Ancient jade, or a good imitation. You understand this!"

As he said that, his eyebrows twitched twice, I really don't understand Jin Nantian now.Wen Xinghe thought for a while, and said to Jin Nantian: "Mr. Jin, I really have two pieces of jade of your standard here, but I can't make up my mind about one piece."

Jin Nantian patted his thigh and said: "This kind of jade is the best, and it is the easiest to catch people's eyes. Especially those pretentious experts like to stumble on this kind of jade. Brother, go and get it for me to see." !" Wen Xinghe hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the counter...