"You know better." Lei Zi said cheerfully: "But, I just need to know that these things are valuable. Xiaoshan, start pretending, as much as you can. Anyway, these are ill-gotten gains.
"
"Why are there so many silver coins hidden here?" Fu Yu asked curiously. In those troubled times, she only studied abroad for a period of time, then stayed in Miao Village, and later entered the cliff coffin. No wonder she was not familiar with some of the habits of that era.
knew.
"At that time, there were constant wars, and the people in charge could change things at their will. The banknotes issued at that time were not worth much. Everyone knew that gold was in troubled times. Rich people hid gold, and ordinary people hid silver coins. Every family had a custom of burying silver coins in their cellars.
This is true for all, but the number and method are different. This is true for city people, but more common for country people. Because
Because the value of silver dollars is long-lasting, and hidden underground, it can prevent robberies, fires, and floods. In the past, fire-fighting equipment was extremely crude, and hundreds of houses were burned down at once. Storing banknotes was extremely dangerous, and storing banknotes in cellars was very rudimentary.
Yin Yuan has no such worries." As soon as Bai Yi finished speaking, he heard Lei Zi laughing.
It turned out that he found gold in the last tank: "Bai Yi, you are right, gold in troubled times, just say how can this third best friend not have gold bars!"
Bai Yi shrugged, like Lei Zi, he would insist on doing such interesting things. Now that he sees these things, he is a little numb. Unless it is a very rare weapon, he is just a talisman.
Yu continued: "Later, before the Anti-Japanese War began, there was a period
, the silver dollar was nationalized, and only banknotes could be used universally, but the silver coins stored in each household still refused to be taken out. It was not until after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that the paper money collapsed and the people did not believe in any currency, so everyone took out the silver coins stored in the hoard. At that time,
It’s completely a world of silver dollars.”
"Speaking of it, it's a bit pitiful." Fu Yu always looks at problems from such a special angle.
"Yes, I saw with my own eyes at that time that many people were reduced to selling their sons and daughters because they had no money to live. Fortunately, that era has long passed." Bai Yi said with a smile: "Isn't it a good time now?
Start?"
Lei Zi and the others filled the prepared bags and took the gold first, then the silver coins and ingots. Xiao Shan happily helped him, but Xiao Ning saw that he couldn't help, so he and Tang Sancheng watched from other places.
, the calligraphy and painting on the wall, the gold and silver in the jar, strange, "Tang Sancheng, look, why is there a Buddhist niche here?"
"Soldiers go to the battlefield to risk their lives. Maybe they believe in Buddhism and seek shelter for themselves." Tang Sancheng said disapprovingly.
"But, is there something else inside this?" Xiao Ning discovered with sharp eyes: "The belly of the Buddha statue above is so big. Even if he is Maitreya Buddha, the belly is too scary. The whole Buddha statue is completely out of proportion.
, do you think so?"
Tang Sancheng took a closer look and immediately agreed with Xiao Ning's point of view: "It's true!"
Xiao Ning rolled his eyes and stepped forward to hug the disproportionate Maitreya Buddha, but Tang Sancheng suddenly stopped him: "My aunt, you are really disrespectful to gods and Buddhas. What are you doing?"
"I think there is a ghost inside. I'll take it down and take a look. Don't worry, your aunt doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, and she's not afraid of retribution. If you're afraid, just get out of the way and let me come." Xiao Ning became stubborn.
It was not something that Tang Sancheng could control. Tang Sancheng had no choice but to stretch out his hands to protect Xiao Ning, lest he fall down.
Xiao Ning carefully carried down the Maitreya Buddha, who was as tall as a three-year-old child, and asked Tang Sancheng to carry it around with her for a while. Tang Sancheng's expression lit up when he heard a "thumping" sound inside.
: "There is really something in your stomach, Xiao Ning, you are really amazing."
"Anything that doesn't seem to conform to the norm, I will think it has a ghost." Xiao Ning said with a proud smile: "How about, let me get it right?"
Others also gathered around. Lei Zi was a rough guy to begin with, but now he said even more impatiently: "Why are you two grinding so hard? Damn it, if it were me, I would have smashed it open and taken a look."
As soon as Xiao Ning heard what Lei Zi said, he let go immediately. Tang Sancheng couldn't hold it by himself, and the Maitreya Buddha fell directly to the ground. With a "bang", it fell to pieces on the ground, and a string of Buddhist beads fell out of it.
, there is also a small box, Lei Zi said proudly: "Did you see this Duolisuo, these Buddhist beads, Bai Yi, take a look, is there anything strange about it? Let me see what's inside this box."
As soon as Lei Zi opened the box, his face changed slightly, and he looked at Bai Yi again. Bai Yi also held the string of Buddhist beads and frowned: "This is a string of hanging beads. There are actually three types of Buddhist beads we call one.
There are holding beads, which are Buddhist beads that are held in the hand and chanted, one kind is called pendant beads, which are beads that are worn on the wrist or arm, and there are also called hanging beads, which are hung around the neck.”
"Usually, among monks, only abbots, elders, hosts of Dharma meetings and heads of households can hang beads. Lay people are absolutely not allowed to hang beads. This string of beads is not easy to come by. Shi Yousan is not a monk, let alone a monk.
For people of high status, these are not important. What is important is that this string of hanging beads is made of twenty-nine jade beads. The jadeite belongs to Burma's Laokengmangreen material and is a top-notch jadeite jewelry. This
A jadeite Buddha bead has a delicate texture, full color, crystal luster, and is transparent and clear. It is the top grade among jadeite." Bai Yi said: "I dare say, if you take out this hanging bead, the money you can sell it for will be enough for the rest of our lives.
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"Is it such an exaggeration?" Lei Zi swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Didn't I say that my family members are all stoic? Why are there such precious Buddhist beads?"
"You have forgotten how many pilgrims there are among the people. Among these pilgrims, they are all wealthy businessmen and powerful people. It is not surprising to present such beads to the master. I really did not expect that there would be such a discovery here. Thirty percent, this
It's a big gift from your father, Lei Zi, what are you holding in your hand?" Bai Yi asked immediately after seeing Lei Zi holding the box without speaking.
"See for yourself." Lei Zi actually had such a moment. He put the box in front of Bai Yi with both hands. Bai Yi took it and took a look at it, and his expression changed: "Isn't this a relic?"
"Yeah, it seems that when this good friend burned down the Shaolin Temple, he took away a lot of things. You can touch other things, but this relic..." Lei Zi scratched his head: "I heard that it is very spiritual."
"Yes." Bai Yi looked at the three relics inside. The relics originally refer to the bones and bead-shaped gem-like products left after the death and cremation of the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha. The relics are similar to those of ordinary dead people.
Bones are completely different. Their shapes are ever-changing, including round, oval, lotus-shaped, Buddha or Bodhisattva-shaped; their colors include white, black, green, red, and various colors; relics
Some are like pearls, some are like agate or crystal; some are transparent, and some are as bright as diamonds.
When Sakyamuni Buddha entered Nirvana 2,500 years ago, his disciples obtained a skull, two shoulder blades, four teeth, a middle finger bone relic and 84,000 bead-shaped true body relics from the ashes when he cremated his body.
These relics of the Buddha are regarded as sacred objects by believers and they rush to worship them.
The scriptures say that relics are obtained by a person through the practice of precepts, concentration, wisdom, and his own great vows. They are very rare and precious. For example, after the Buddha's nirvana, the relics burned out have one
There were as many as six buckets of stone. At that time, eight kings competed to divide the Buddha's relics. Each of them got a piece of the relics. They took the Buddha's relics back to their own countries and built pagodas for the people to look up and worship.