The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 312: Shen Le, how many months will it take you to repair this Buddha statue? (Last day to ask for monthly votes)

Shen Le's interest was immediately piqued.

Although this Buddha statue has no head and half of its arm is broken, its aesthetic value is still unquestionable.

It is sitting cross-legged on a lotus pedestal, in the lotus position, with a jeweled necklace on its chest, and its clothes belt hanging down slowly with smooth lines, giving it the beauty of "Cao's clothes emerging from water".

The postures are lively and natural, the hands are graceful, and the accessories such as necklaces, celestial clothes, armlets and bracelets are extremely delicate without being complicated.

Even though most of the decorations on it have fallen off, it can still be seen that it must have been made by a master craftsman to have such a soft, slender, vivid and gentle shape.

If it could be fully restored, this statue would be very, very beautiful...

Shen Le simply moved closer to take a closer look. He didn't have a flashlight with him, and with a slight thought, a talisman flew up, illuminating the Buddha statue with white light.

Shen Le read it carefully again, wanting to sigh even more:

The Buddha statue was dull and mottled, with many parts peeling off, and looked rough at first glance. The two hands that were forming a seal on the knees had completely faded on one side, revealing their true nature, while on the other side, some decorations were still left.

The decoration reflected a dim light under the lighting. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be covered with gold foil - gold foil!
(This is what it looks like after the mottled skin has fallen off - it doesn't mean the Buddha statue in the article has a head)

In the gold foil, you can see nails painted with cinnabar mixed with something unknown, you can see eyes open in the palms, the whites of the eyes, the pupils, and even the eyelashes are all clearly visible, and you can see various instruments held in the hands:

In addition to the eight commonly used Buddhist instruments, namely, wheel, conch, umbrella, canopy, flower, crown, fish, and cane, Shen Le also saw common knives such as sutras, vajra, bottle, and rosary.
Swords, halberds, maces, axes, bows and arrows and other weapons;

Folk objects such as pens and inkstones, treasure boxes, food boxes, bronze mirrors, cattail fans, hydrangeas, and baskets;

Musical instruments such as clappers, waist drums, bells, and cymbals;
Animals such as lions, elephants, and carp;

Plants such as grapes, lotus, gourd, pomegranate, etc.

The bunch of grapes hanging down at the waist of the Buddha are clearly visible. Even though the colors are mottled, they still give people a crystal-clear feeling, as if they were just picked from the branches, with water drops still hanging on them.

On the other side, the pomegranate was actually open, revealing pomegranate seeds that were half red and half white. You could see the crystal clear pomegranate flesh on the outside and the pale white seeds on the inside...

It’s just that!

Who could be so cruel as to knock off the head of such a beautiful work of art and chisel off half of its hand!

The broken marks on the neck, arms and/or wrists are obvious signs of chiseling!
Shen Le was anxious and gnashing his teeth. The thief who stole the Buddha statue——

Why don't you take the whole statue back with you? That would be a great honor for you!

Take it back whole, at least it's still complete!
Like now, with a severed head, and half of an arm and hand missing, do you know how difficult it is to put it back together?!

Those who chiseled off the Buddha's head and stole it deserved to be put to death!
I support the Buddha and Bodhisattva to personally curse you, or personally kill you!

Shen Le scratched the wall angrily for a long time before he calmed down and took two steps back. As he stepped back, he discovered that the niche containing the Buddha statue was also a remarkable work of art:

The material used for the shrine is extremely fine. If he is not mistaken, the frame should be rosewood - even after years, even if it has been soaked in water for an unknown period of time, the unique luster of rosewood can still be seen at a glance.

Seven treasures and eight treasures, circling clouds and flying dragons, are extremely exquisitely carved. On the wooden board in the center of the wooden frame is a painted silk painting with bright colors. The heavenly palace and clouds above, and the palace, figures, and mountains and rivers below are all lifelike.

There are countless small holes on the silk painting, and inside each hole are tiny Buddhist niches, each of which contains a small Buddha statue.

These small Buddha statues cannot be compared with the main statue. Each one has a different shape and vivid features. It seems that each one has its own story.

"If I continue to repair the textiles, I will be a dog...If I continue to repair the textiles, I will be a dog..."

Shen Le muttered softly, looking at the Buddha statue, the shrine, and then the cracked, worn, peeling and color-missing silk painting on the shrine, wanting to find evidence that "this Buddha statue and shrine are not a set."

However, after looking at it, the arms of the Thousand-armed Buddha were stretched out and fit neatly into the main seat of the niche, with only less than five centimeters missing the edge.

Under the main seat, there is a circle of obvious marks, along with traces of dust, proving that the Buddha statue has been sitting in the niche for at least several decades.

There is no other way, let’s pick it up and repair it together, oh!

In the teacher's words, "In our line of work, we can't just think about eating meat and not thinking about gnawing bones! Once the meat is eaten, who will gnaw the bones?"

The proprietress followed closely beside him, watching Shen Le walk around the Buddha statue again and again, knowing that he had taken a fancy to this thing. When Shen Le stepped back slightly, she asked with a smile:
"How about it? Do you want me to ask someone to help you carry it away?"

"Wait a minute." Shen Le circled the Buddha statue again, his face full of longing and reluctance. Finally, he hardened his heart and walked into the storeroom:

Although the hope is slim, and although generally speaking, the chopped-off Buddha heads and hands are packed in separate boxes and taken away separately, but what if these Buddha heads and hands are also thrown into the water?

What if we can find it? What if!
As long as he can find a part, a small part, his restoration work will save the boss a lot of trouble!
He searched from east to west and from south to north, and looked through all the new collections in the boss's wife's warehouse.

These collections had all been soaked in water and had a bit of silt on them, and even the auras on them were somewhat similar. It was obvious that they came from the same place - a bit like what he had seen in the shipwreck museum when he was repairing the compass.

Shen Le felt that if he was lucky enough to see the "Jiangkou Sunken Silver Secret Treasure", he should be able to see similar spiritual characteristics.

To put it simply, it means having soaked in the same river, the same stream, or even the same section of river, and having been infected with the characteristics of that body of water.

However, no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find the other components of the Buddha statue.

He was afraid that he had missed something, so he even went through the proprietress's old collection carefully, but he didn't find anything.

Feeling helpless, he returned to the Buddha statue and sighed:
"This is it! - Can you help me ask the original owner what conditions he would like to transfer this Buddha statue to me?"

As he asked, his heart was beating fast. If it was just about money, he wasn't afraid. A damaged Buddha statue like this wouldn't sell for much money - fifty thousand or a hundred thousand. Even if the other party asked for five hundred thousand, he wouldn't care.

However, judging from the faint spiritual energy on these objects, it is estimated that the master and the practitioner must be strongly related. What if the master proposes a task that he cannot handle?
For example, to help the master build a house, or even build a magic weapon?

"50,000 for a Buddha statue," the lady boss was well prepared. She opened the file form on her phone, found the corresponding entry, and smiled:
"The Buddha shrine is also fifty thousand. The main reason is that the red sandalwood on the shrine is valuable. A red sandalwood of this size and with such exquisite carvings would cost this much if it were disassembled and sold separately—"

One hundred thousand!

Very good!
It’s like picking it up for free!
It would be best if you could get it done with money!

Shen Le breathed a sigh of relief and transferred the money immediately. Even if the original owner of the item needed his help later, as long as he didn't put forward conditions right away, there would be room for maneuver.

He could just take the Buddha statue home and repair it first!
The boss lady called out two little flower fairies to help him carry the Buddha statue and the shrine back to the studio. As soon as the people here retreated, the little guys in the studio exploded instantly:

【Is there going to be a new companion at home? 】

[Shen Le, have you found something new to repair? ]

[Shen Le, can you repair Buddha statues? ]

[It seems to have a bad temper... It keeps crying...]

[Nonsense, it was you who got your head and hands chopped off, and you're crying too! ]

[Who said that! My face has been damaged for so many years, my internal organs are hollowed out, did I cry? Did I cry? ! ]

Who said such scary words?
Among these little ones in my family, who has his internal organs hollowed out?
Shen Le was shocked and turned to look. The dressing box was shining brightly and was arguing with the red wedding dress:
[But you, who make trouble every day and brandish swords and guns, are only good-tempered by Shen Le. If he doesn't want to discipline you and throws you out, what will you do! ]

Shen Le: “…”

Well, when the dressing box was received, the lacquer, gold painting, mother-of-pearl, and precious stone inlays on the outside were all damaged or lost, and the various porcelain boxes, porcelain plates, bronze mirrors, and combs inside were also mostly gone.

It says "all its internal organs are hollowed out", and there is nothing wrong with it, not a single thing wrong with it...

"Stop arguing..." Shen Le waved his hand weakly:

"Lanzhuang, you are very considerate, comfort it more... Qingdeng, don't keep flashing around the room. The things we just moved in are very fragile. Be careful of static electricity sucking away the gold foil and paint..."

He chatted with the little ones one by one, making promises, assurances, and comforting them. After a long time, he finally sat down.

As soon as my butt touched the chair, there was a sound of footsteps outside the studio, shaking the ground:
"Shen Le! Shen Le, you got something to fix again? Do you want my help?"

"Mr. Jin..."

Shen Le sighed and went to open the door, welcomed him in, and quickly closed the door. As soon as the Alloy Boss entered the door, his eyes lit up, and then he rushed to the Buddha statue:

"Gold! Gold foil! So much gold! Shen Le, do you want me to help you redo it?"

"That's really not necessary..."

Shen Le quickly pushed him away from the Buddha statue. Are you kidding? Restoring the gold foil on the Buddha statue is extremely difficult.

I'll use my power to change it from gilding to gilding, and from gilding to gold-plating, and it's all over!
"No need... How long will it take you to fix this? One month? Two months? Can it be finished in three months?"

　The last day!
　　The last day!

　　Meow meow, please give me a monthly pass... If you give me a monthly pass, I will show you a beautiful Buddha statue...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)