Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 311 Master Tang

  'Men wearing Guanyin and female wearing Buddha'

   You must have heard this phrase.

  ‘Men wearing Guanyin and women wearing Buddha’ is actually a folk prayer and a folk custom.

   "Men wear Guanyin", mainly because those who did business in the past, took exams, etc., were all men.

  Going out all year round, men tend to be more irritable, and the Guanyin of Chinese Buddhism is a female body, which is a symbol of compassion and softness.

   Therefore, "men wear Guanyin", it is hoped that men can be softer and not so violent.

   The bodhisattva "woman wearing Buddha" does not refer to other Buddhas, but refers to Maitreya Bodhisattva's large belly.

   Only women and villains are difficult to raise

  The ancients sometimes believed that women were more cautious and caring, and the shape of Maitreya Bodhisattva with a big belly, a smiling face and a big belly, meant that happiness was measured.

   Therefore, "female wearing Buddha" hopes that women can be more calm and open-minded.

   There is another explanation, 'Men wear Guanyin, and women wear Buddha'. The plain reading is: 'Men carry official seals, women carry blessings. ’

  Men's official luck is prosperous and the future is promising, and women's blessings are like the East Sea, with no worries about food and clothing.

   Of course, this is just a prayer of people.

   As the saying goes, everything 'believes there is, and if you don't, there is nothing'.

   Yang Chen didn't really catch a cold with these things before.

   However, since the incomprehensible thing like rebirth appeared, Yang Chen has maintained a state of half-belief and half-awakened.

   Ask Master Tang to take out a Maitreya Buddha pendant. After Yang Chen explained to Laura the meaning of 'men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha'.

   It was obvious that Laura was moved.

   "Chen, does it look good?" Laura touched the jade Buddha pendant on her neck that Yang Chen personally put on her, and she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.

   Seeing Laura's look of anticipation, Yang Chen pressed his chin, looked at it for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "It's very beautiful, this pendant is very suitable for you."

   Hearing Yang Chen's comment, Laura's rosy cheeks were like blooming petals, very beautiful.

   Without further ado, Yang Chen asked Wu Yaoxin, who was beside him, to pay for this jade Buddha pendant worth 20,000 US dollars.

   This time, Laura didn't refuse anymore, Yang Chen had already brought the Jade Buddha around her neck, if she continued to refuse, it would be Yang Chen who would be embarrassed.

   "Master Tang, what is this?" After buying the Jade Buddha Pendant, Yang Chen set his eyes on the counter, the stone that Master Tang had been studying.

  Master Tang said with a wry smile: "This is the rough jadeite stone that was just shipped from Burma. My two apprentices, who were incompetent, bought it back at a high price."

   "Rough Emerald Stone" Yang Chen muttered to himself.

   Speaking of jadeite, the price of different jadeite materials can really be described as 'a small difference, a thousand miles lost. ''

  The same piece of jadeite Buddha, there are hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, even in the 1980s, hundreds of millions are not unheard of.

   Of course, millions of jadeites do not normally appear in jewelry stores, and the clearly marked prices do not reflect their value.

   Only by placing them in the auction house for everyone to bid can they achieve their maximum value as much as possible.

  The reason why Master Tang smiled wryly was because he found that his two incompetent apprentices had misunderstood and bought the waste stones as treasures.

   It can't be said that his two apprentices who are not good enough have misunderstood, they can only say that his two apprentices have lost the bet.

  Emerald is called the "King of Jade" and comes from the rough jadeite.

   Regarding the rough jadeite, there is a jargon in the industry, called "immortals are hard to break the jade", which is to guess the rough jadeite.

   Even if it is a god, it is very difficult to guess the jade material under one inch.

   After the precipitation and weathering of time, a layer of skin will form on the surface of the rough jadeite. Because of this, it is difficult for everyone to tell whether a rough stone is a high-quality material.

  Because of this, an ordinary and unremarkable rough stone may also be worth a fortune.

   Even if you have enough experience and professional vision, sometimes you cannot judge the value of a rough stone 100%.

   This is also the reason why gambling stones have always been popular in the world. No one can determine the value of the stones in their hands before they are cut.

   Hearing that Master Tang is not sure if there is any jade in this rough stone, this can't help but attract Yang Chen's attention.

   It is reasonable to say that the rough stone is green, so there should be jadeite. But after cutting it, the original stone of the size of a washbasin is now cut to the size of a soup basin.

   From the beginning it was green, and now the green is getting lighter and lighter, and the two apprentices of Master Tang felt that they had encountered a fake.

   Originally, the two of them wanted to cut them all directly, but in the end they were stopped by Master Tang.

   When I bought this rough stone, I spent a lot of money. If it was all cut open, if there was really nothing inside, it would be a big loss.

   Anyway, his shop is open for sale of rough stones on weekends and holidays. If someone is willing to spend money to buy this rough stone, even if the price is low, they will not lose the bottom line.

   Master Tang saw that Yang Chen was interested, so he invited Yang Chen to sit down and drink tea. There was no business in the shop at night, so he was also idle when he was idle.

  Master Tang's two apprentices didn't dare to show up for several days because of the purchase of rough stones this time. It was boring for him to stay in the shop all day by himself.

   Hearing that Yang Chen came from the Xiangjiang River, Master Tang had a great feeling of knowing Yang Chen in a foreign land.

   In these years, the tourism craze has not yet arisen, let alone the inland areas, even in Xiangjiang, where the economy has developed, few people travel abroad.

  Master Tang's shop mainly relies on old customers and foreigners from other countries to visit France.

   There are very few Chinese people who come to travel on weekdays. Even if there are, it is difficult to meet them when they are leisurely at night.

  Master Tang’s ancestral home was in Foshan. As he got older, he seldom went back to see it. Xiangjiang is very close to the inland, so what the news is, he is naturally more informed than he was in France.

   Deliberately wanting to know the situation on the inland side, as soon as Master Tang's chatterbox was opened, he couldn't hold it back.

   In this regard, Yang Chen didn't have any trouble, and chatted with the old man.

   After chatting, the two talked about jade again. Yang Chen was a novice who didn't know anything about jade.

   Seeing this, the old man seemed to be very interested in teaching disciples. Seeing that Yang Chen understood it, he taught Yang Chen a little bit how to identify the quality of jade.

   With decades of experience in knowing people, Master Tang's eyes can see clearly. The army and his party just now, although dressed in ordinary clothes, are obviously bodyguards or the like.

   There are so many people following him when he goes out, and his family background can be guessed with his toes. It is useless to know more about other aspects, unless the other party has the intention to develop into the jade industry.

   This is just because of liking and whim, then it is enough to be able to identify the quality of jade and not be deceived by others.

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   Thanks Bin Lincheng Xia boss for the reward and serving tea to the boss. .

   (end of this chapter)