Pi Qiushi was in a hurry to visit Master Banshan, so Wang Guan naturally had no objection.

While wearing shoes and preparing to go out, Wang Guan suddenly felt aroused his heart and asked casually: "Brother Pi, can Master Banshan carve other things besides wood carving?"

"What?" Pi Qiushi asked back.

"For example, jade, amber or something."

Wang Guan was a little expectant. If Master Banshan had this ability, he would ask him to help him cut and carve the Guanyin Buddha's peace card with that piece of amber, and then use scraps to make a string of Buddhist beads or two, and then give it to his family.

"Jade Amber?"

Pi Qiushi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know this. Let's take the things with you and ask the master after you arrive."

"OK."

Wang Guan nodded, went back to the room and took a bag, and hurried out with Pi Qiushi. Soon after, the two of them came to the temple halfway up the mountain, shouted twice, and the little novice monk opened the door.

Seeing the two of them coming again, the little shaman was very surprised and confused and said, "Uncle Pi, did you fall behind something?"

"No." Pi Qiushi shook his head and smiled, "Go and tell the master that I have found the Buddha's fate."

"Hey, really? Congratulations to Uncle Pi."

The little novice monk was a little happy and led the two in, then quickly informed the monk Banshan to go.

At this time, Wang Guan suddenly thought of a question and said in confusion: "Brother Pi, you had known that Master Hongyi's things were Buddha-related, so why didn't you get some of them?"

"The authorities are confused."

Pi Qiushi patted his head and said, "If I hadn't seen the seal just now, I wouldn't have thought I could do this. Besides, I'm not sure in my heart now, and I don't know if Master Banshan recognizes it."

Wang Guan also felt that something was right when he heard the sound. After all, antiques, calligraphy and paintings are a troublesome thing in China, and it is really embarrassing if he is not sure. He was afraid that he would bring things over, but the monk Banshan refused to recognize it. That was Bai Bai.

Be busy.

At the same time, Wang Guan was also a little lucky that he left the country at the Macau Harbour. With the Chen family's relationship, the inspection was not so strict and it was easy to come out. If he left the country in the mainland, it might take some trouble.

However, there is no way. You should know that there is no explicit definition of antiques in law, and they are all called handicrafts. However, for the sake of distinction, things before the founding of the People's Republic of China are called cultural relics, and in principle, they are prohibited from carrying them out of the country.

However, I remember someone said that China's counterfeiting technology is the world's top, and even customs experts cannot recognize it. Just buy more handicrafts and mix real antiques in. This way, it is easy to bring things out of the country.

Antique dealers in other countries use this method to take away Chinese antiques.

Of course, if you meet a more powerful expert, this method won’t work. Therefore, dirty things such as smuggling, bribery, collusion between inside and outside will happen.

Just as Wang Guan sighed secretly, the monk Banshan walked out and smiled and said, "The two donors have gone back. Have you really met the Buddha's fate?"

"We think so, but we don't know what Master Banshan thinks." Pi Qiushi smiled and was a little nervous.

"Get in and talk."

The monk Banshan was not in a hurry and asked him to greet him.

After a while, several people came to the meditation room and sat opposite each other with a cushion. Pi Qiushi hurriedly took out Master Hongyi's seal and exquisite horned Buddha sculptures, and smiled and said, "Master, look, is this a Buddha's fate?

”

"This is……"

When the monk Banshan saw it, he first picked up the Buddha carving with the horns and looked at it. After observing for a while, he couldn't help but praise it: "This is the Southern School of the Qing Dynasty. The carvings are exquisite and transparent, small and exquisite, and they are unique."

"Master, your skills are not bad, maybe even better." Pi Qiushi smiled, with a bit of flattery.

"No, no..." Monk Banshan shook his head and said, "I learned the Northern Style and focused on the overall temperament. Although the details also incorporate some of the Southern Style's meticulousness, it definitely cannot reach this level of slight slight slightest detail.

.”

"The master is humble." Pi Qiushi smiled, never mentioning any craftsmanship, but picked up the seal and signaled: "I want to ask the master, the unintentional one is the master, and the selfless one is the enlightenment."

"If there is no prejudice in your heart, you will be fair; if there is no self in your heart, you will be open and upright..." Monk Banshan explained instinctively, suddenly moved his heart, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, this is the famous saying of the master. Could it be that this seal is the master's relics?

”

"That's right."

At this time, Pi Qiushi was no longer modest and said 100% sure: "According to my brother Wang Guan and I, this thing is the work of Master Hongyi. When you look at the lines of seal characters, it is very comfortable and natural, and it is clearly a cone-shaped knife carving.

The traces come out, and the appearance of Qingtian stone..."

"Amitabha." The monk Banshan smiled and listened to Pi Qiushi's explanation, and finally nodded slightly and said, "It seems that the seal must be the work of the ancestor, and the donor of Pi is determined."

"It should be, it should be." At this time, Pi Qiushi looked at the monk Banshan with a gaze and said hesitantly: "Master, look... this is considered a Buddha's fate."

"Haha..." Monk Banshan chuckled softly, pondered for a long time before speaking, "Do you know if the donor know why I have always emphasized that it is necessary to agree to the donor's request."

"I don't know." Pi Qiushi shook his head, feeling a little confused. Could it be that he was wrong in the guess?

"Actually, this is an excuse." The monk Banshan said calmly: "What the donor asked for is something left by the master. I have kept it for more than ten years and are unwilling to give it to outsiders, especially like

A businessman like Pid donor.”

In the astonished eyes of Pi Qiushi and Wang Guan, Monk Banshan fell into memories: "I have followed Master to practice since I was a child, and I still remember that more than 30 years ago, Master went to the pier to beg for alms every day. However, Master also

It is not asking people to give alms, but asking for some rag and garbage that are seen by ordinary people."

"At that time, I was very surprised and asked the master why he did this?"

The monk Banshan smiled faintly and said leisurely: "I have not forgotten my master's reply yet. He told me solemnly that those things are not rags, but national treasures and treasures of China."

"Later, the master removed the collected rags, removed dust, mounted them, steamed them, and circled them to color them... It took several years to make these things regain their glory." The monk Banshan sighed a little.

, smiled and said, "At that time, I understood what the Master meant by the treasure."

Listening to the story of Monk Banshan, Wang Guan vaguely understood that what he was talking about was the catastrophe that made people look back on.

Over the years, with the rising collection boom, everyone's attention has been no longer limited to the domestic and more concerned about national treasures lost overseas. Some people even conducted detailed investigations and listed the lost items on the form, which makes people clear at a glance.

This patriotic enthusiasm is undoubtedly worthy of praise. However, some people do not know that the things that were destroyed in those ten years are no less than the total number of treasures lost overseas.

Of course, in addition to the ones that were destroyed on the spot, some of the things survived and were transported to various places like cabbage, like cabbage.

At that time, the merchants did not attach as much importance to antiques as they do now, let alone pay attention to maintenance. They stuffed them directly into the corner or placed them under other things, and naturally they were easily frustrated. So, when those things arrived

When it is in the destination, it naturally becomes a messy garbage.

It is conceivable that for those who truly love cultural relics, they would feel so heartbroken when they see such a situation. Obviously, the master of Monk Banshan is this kind of person.

As a disciple of Master Hongyi, Monk Banshan’s master must have been influenced by traditional culture and understood the importance of these things better than ordinary people, so he took all his efforts to collect them, which is very respectable.

However, monks are also humans, and it is impossible for them to completely eliminate all kinds of emotions in humans.

After the master passed away, Monk Banshan felt that instead of letting others take away the things and destroy them during the process of circulating and spreading them, it was better to keep them by yourself and pass them on generations.

The monk Banshan thought this way and did the same. He stayed in a small temple, meditated and recited scriptures and meditation every day. When he was intrigued, he would carve some Buddha statues and sell them to his colleagues for daily living expenses. Other times, he would protect him.

Those items.

Life was very leisurely, and the monk Banshan felt very comfortable. But three years ago, Pi Qiushi accidentally passed by this temple. As he said, when he went to the mountain to worship the temple, he came in to burn incense sticks.

Unexpectedly, at that time, the monk Banshan took an ancient painting and was drying. When Pi Qiushi looked at it, he immediately became surprised and wanted to buy it. The monk Banshan naturally refused. No matter how high Pi Qiushi's bid was, he had a slight slightest.

Unmoved.

After all, Monk Banshan did not attach great importance to money. Otherwise, he could just take one of the things he had hidden and sold them, and he could build a wider and more comfortable temple.

However, Pi Qiushi is very persevering, and it doesn’t matter that Monk Banshan refuses. Anyway, the transportation is convenient now, and as long as he has time, he will run here. There is no need to go too many times, just two or three times a year. After a long time, Monk Banshan will naturally be able to do so.

He was also a little impatient, so he had to say that he had no Buddhist affinity and hoped to dispel the thought of seeking truth from his own eyes.

However, Pi Qiushi is really resilient and never gave up. It has been three years until now, and the monk Banshan himself feels embarrassed, and finally stops hiding it and tells the truth.

"Shame." Monk Banshan sighed: "I have insufficient Zen mind, which has broken the Buddhist rules and precepts, and I have sinned."

"Master, it's not your fault..."

After knowing the whole story, Pi Qiushi sighed very much and said with a wry smile: "And you are right, I bought that ancient painting and planned to make a profit at a high price. If you don't want to give it to me evenly, you have the foresight.

”

"The donor of the skin is a businessman, and it is very normal for him to go in and out."

The monk Banshan blamed himself: "It's my monk who keeps the precepts and does not lie when he takes refuge. However, he first has no intention and then has intention. In the end, he has broken the precepts. Forget it, just, I have to make mistakes..." (Welcome to come, your support

, it is my greatest motivation.)
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