Chapter 414 Vairocana Buddha Statue and Vajra pestle
Gao Jingfei smiled and replied:
"Although the workmanship of this thing is not very good, the materials used are very good."
As he spoke, he tore off two shells from two strings and a conch from another string and said:
"These three are all spiritual. Although their spirituality is not high, they are enough to make some amulets, small magic weapons, etc.!"
Although this is not the first time he has discovered spiritual materials in the real world, being able to gain such a harvest by just visiting a flea market is enough to make Gao Jingfei feel very happy. At the same time, he also thinks that the changes in the world caused by the revival of spiritual energy have finally developed.
It has reached this point now.
Wu Zhixuan also immediately thought of what the appearance of these spiritual materials represented, and said with some surprise:
"I didn't expect that such spiritual shells can be produced in the sea now..."
Gao Jingfei shook his head and said:
"The sea is the cradle of life, and many places are still inaccessible to human beings. It is not surprising that spiritual substances were born first. I had already made a guess when I found spiritual objects in the rain forest before!"
With the first discovery, and things like shells are in groups, there will naturally be more discoveries.
So after visiting half of the floating market, Gao Jingfei had a lot of things in his hands, mostly shell crafts, a string of coral beads and several coral ornaments.
These spiritual things produced in the sea are all water-based spiritual materials. Even if they are carried around without processing, they can naturally nourish the human body and keep people healthy. Therefore, Gao Jingfei plans to collect more and make them into amulets and small ornaments.
Give it to grandparents, uncles and other relatives and friends.
Although as a junior, his relationship with these elders is not as deep as his mother, and he only sees them only a few times a year, Gao Jingfei still thinks of his elders immediately when there is something good.
Using a blind eye, Gao Jingfei put away some of the things he bought. There were too many and he couldn't show off his head and six arms to get them, right?
Then he walked around the rest of the stalls with Wu Zhixuan again, fully clothed.
A few minutes later, in front of a shop selling antiques and handicrafts, Gao Jingfei stopped and winked at Wu Zhixuan.
Wu Zhixuan immediately understood that her boyfriend had discovered something good again.
Gao Jingfei did not look at the stalls at the door, but walked directly into the shop.
The shop is not large, and the wooden house has only two small windows. There are various handicrafts on the counter and the wall nailed with wooden shelves, making it look rather dark and crowded.
It's very similar to the scenes in old Southeast Asian movies.
After Gao Jingfei and Wu Zhixuan came in, they did not go straight to their target. Instead, they walked around the room before stopping in front of a bronze Buddha statue more than one foot high.
This Buddha statue is about fifty centimeters, with a thin body, sitting cross-legged, one hand holding a seal on the chest, and the other arm stretched out to one side, as if holding something.
There are some differences between Nanyang Buddha statues and Chinese Buddha statues. The Chinese Buddha statues are all fat, or plump, which makes them look more kind.
The Buddhist statues in Southeast Asia, especially those in countries around the peninsula, are more slender and give people a very thin look. They look similar to those of monks or ascetics. Gao Jingfei feels that the shapes here should be more in line with the real appearance.
The kind of life that Buddha and his disciples lived at about the same time as Confucius in history shouldn't be enough to make people fat, right?
On the contrary, the Buddha statues in the Xia Kingdom are in line with people's usual impression of monks.
Gao Jingfei pointed at the Buddha statue and said something in Bulgarian. The middle-aged boss didn't quite understand, so he asked in Siamese. Then it was Gao Jingfei's turn who couldn't understand. Apparently the boss they met this time was of that kind.
The type who doesn’t understand foreign languages.
Wu Zhixuan does know some Malayan and Javanese. The former is the first official language of the Bani Kingdom, and the second is Xia dialect. The latter is because Javanese is a neighbor, so she can speak it correctly.
But she didn't know much Siamese, and she spent most of her time learning foreign languages in several European countries such as Brittany, Frankfurt, and the Netherlands.
"What should I do? The boss doesn't seem to understand Bu language!"
Gao Jingfei spread his hands helplessly and said to Wu Zhixuan.
As a result, the boss said:
"You are all from Xia, you should have spoken Xia language earlier!"
Listening to this mixed Xia dialect with a southern Fujian accent and a Cantonese accent, Gao Jingfei was speechless.
"So boss, you, Xia Yu, speak so well!"
Unexpectedly, the boss, who looked obviously Nanyang-like, took his compliment as a compliment and immediately smiled proudly:
"It's funny, my wife is from Xia! Many of our neighbors are from Xia, so there's no way I can't tell them!"
Gao Jingfei heard what the boss said was interesting and found it funny in his heart, but he was not the type to chat happily with strangers, so he directly asked the price of the Buddha statue.
"This, this is an authentic product handed down from our great temple in Siam. It is a Buddha statue that has been blessed by masters and worshiped by believers for many years. It has a spirit..."
The implication is that you have to pay more!
Gao Jingfei was noncommittal and said deceitfully:
"I'm not a Buddhist, I just think this Buddha statue is quite unique, and I plan to buy it back and put it in the yard for decoration. Isn't that how the mansions in some European and American movies do? They like to put them inside and outside the house.
A Buddha head or something..."
Although Gao Jingfei knew that this was purely a fool's errand by those foreigners who didn't understand, he still said it seriously. He didn't want to haggle over and over with the boss.
Seeing that the young man in front of him really didn't seem to be the kind of Xia people who bought Buddha statues to worship, the boss knew that he might not be able to make a big profit this time, so he asked for a price three times the purchase price.
Because of its weird and unconventional shape, this Buddha statue is considered a slow-selling item in his store. It is still selling for a high price. The boss has no idea how beautiful it is!
Gao Jingfei pretended to be dissatisfied and didn't say much. He pointed to a bronze vajra ornament next to him and said to the boss:
"Then I won't bargain with you. Give me this as a match. It just so happens that this thing can be held in the hands of the Buddha statue!"
The boss took a look and found that the thickness of the handle of the Vajra coincided with the thickness of the round hole in the middle of the outstretched hand of the Buddha statue.
He had never discovered this before.
Although he actually made a lot of money with this combination, and the vajra was much cheaper when packed up, but the boss still habitually pretended to be embarrassed.
Seeing her little boyfriend awkwardly negotiating the price with the boss, Wu Zhixuan smiled and found it very interesting.
At this time it was her turn to come forward. She pretended to be dissatisfied and said:
"Forget it if you don't sell it, we can't take such a big thing away."
With that said, he picked up Gao Jing and flew out.
When the boss saw that the two of them, especially Gao Jingfei, didn't seem to have much nostalgia, just like the boss of Xia Guo Clothing Market, he hesitated and immediately asked to stay.
"Don't go, okay, okay, okay, okay, my price is really not profitable..."
In the end, Gao Jingfei bought the bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha at a not-cheap price, plus the suspected copper Vajra as a headgear.
After getting the thing, Gao Jingfei took the Vajra in his hand, then pointed at the Buddha statue and said:
"It's not easy to get this. Boss, just ask someone to take it to the hotel for me. I'll add the transportation fee to you..."
Then the two of them left the store with the boss looking confused and strange.
In fact, Gao Jingfei has no interest in this Buddha statue at all. Although he has not officially entered Taoism, most of his inheritance can be regarded as Xuanmen Taoism. It is impossible to put a Buddha statue at home. That would be uncomfortable!
Unless this Buddha statue is also a spiritual treasure!