Chapter 34: The town house of Suan, the tomb of the town of warding off evil spirits
Hearing Song Xiong's words, Hua Borong glanced at Fang Ming, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and asked: "Fang Ming, is there anything wrong with this pair of stone lions?"
If it were another person, Hua Borong would not have asked such a question, but he knew his benefactor's abilities. As the benefactor's apprentice, Fang Ming would have meant something when he said such a thing.
Moreover, Hua Borong only asked such a question after thinking about it, because he believed that Fang Ming would say this to Song Xiong with the intention of reminding Song Xiong.
"Of course there is something wrong, and it is still very wrong."
Fang Ming answered directly and quickly, then looked at Song Xiong, "I want to ask first, are these pair of stone lions given by Boss Song's friends or invited by Boss Song himself?"
"I got this from a flea market. The owner's family belonged to a large family during the Republic of China. Later, when the family fell into trouble, the pair of stone lions were sold. I saw that the stone lions were in good condition, so I took them over.
"Although Song Xiong didn't know why Fang Ming asked this, he still answered truthfully.
"So this is an accident." Fang Ming nodded clearly. Seeing Song Xiong's puzzled expression, he explained: "It's true that lions are auspicious animals, but since Boss Song is in the entertainment business, he should
I’ve also heard of Suanni.”
"Of course I have heard that a dragon gave birth to nine sons, and the fifth one was named Suanni."
"Does Boss Song know the description of Suanni in the records?" Fang Ming continued to ask.
"this……"
Song Xiong was stunned for a moment, but Hua Borong answered from the side: "Suanni looks like a lion and is an auspicious animal. It is generally used to guard houses. It is deeply loved by ancient dignitaries. It is said that Suanni likes to smoke, so many people in ancient times
The carvings on the heel of the incense burner mostly show the image of Suan Ni."
"Yes, this is how ancient people described the Suan Ni. In fact, many people in modern times directly regard the lion as the Suan Ni, because there is no difference in appearance between the two. The so-called stone lion refers to
Suan Ni." Fang Ming added: "However, few people still remember that there is a mythical beast that looks very similar to Suan Ni."
"A mythical beast similar to Suanni?"
Not only Song Xiong, but also Hua Borong and Hua Mingming looked at Fang Ming with doubts on their faces at this moment, waiting for Fang Ming to answer their questions.
"Bixie is a mythical beast with the same shape as Suan Ni. The difference is that it has an extra pair of flying wings than Suan Ni."
"Warning against evil?"
Hua Borong and Song Xiong had expressions of contemplation on their faces, while Hua Mingming still looked confused because he had never heard of such a mythical beast as warding off evil spirits.
"Actually, Uncle Hua, you should have been exposed to warding off evil spirits, but maybe you didn't pay much attention to it. After all, this thing is not common now. If it exists, it is mostly in museums, because warding off evil spirits is exactly the opposite of Suan Ni.
House, and warding off evil spirits is to guard the tomb."
"The ancients paid attention to the burial of peace, so they hoped that the dead could rest in the cemetery forever. The evil beast can also be heard from its name. It is used to suppress evil spirits, so that the dead can sleep peacefully underground."
Fang Ming looked at Hua Borong. Hua Borong's Huabao Building mainly deals in the business of jewelry and jade, and mythical beasts such as warding off evil spirits usually appear in tombs, but ordinary people in ancient times could not afford jade wares to ward off evil spirits.
Most of them are replaced by evil spirits carved from wood or stone.
Those who could afford to use jade to ward off evil spirits were ancient dignitaries, and the tombs of such people were naturally not easy to be excavated. In the early days when tomb robbing was popular, more of them were bought and sold privately, and of course more of them were archaeological
Scientists excavated it and put it in a museum.
"Fang Ming, I remembered what you said. The store did collect evil spirits, but that happened many years ago, and now there are fewer of them."
Hua Borong nodded, but his expression was slightly strange when he said this, as if he didn't want to talk more.
Fang Ming saw the change in Hua Borong's expression and sighed inwardly. Of course he knew why Hua Borong didn't want to talk more, because it was not a glorious thing.
Obviously, Hua Borong also received a lot of illegal goods when Hua Bao Lou first started operating. Black goods is a jargon, which means the kind of goods that cannot be seen in the light, for example, stolen from a certain tomb.
Because it was not visible to the public, the price must be lower than the market price. Hua Borong relied on collecting illegal goods at low prices and then selling them to third-party buyers through other channels to earn the price difference. This was presumably the largest price when Huabao House first started operating.
of revenue.
The primitive accumulation of capital is always not so glorious. This is not just the behavior of Hua Borong alone. In fact, Hua Borong's behavior can only be regarded as a side ball.
"What was meant for the dead becomes for the living, what will happen then?" Fang Ming looked at the three of them and asked.
"this……"
Hua Borong and Song Xiong's expressions became ugly, while Hua Mingming muttered: "Isn't that just like a curse? It's like giving a dead person's clothes to a living person, bad luck!"
"If it's just bad luck, it's nothing."
Fang Ming glanced at Song Xiong meaningfully, and then explained: "Heaven and earth are divided into yin and yang, with yang at the top and yin at the bottom. Warding off evil spirits is the thing that suppresses yin, and you must have often heard the saying that people and ghosts have different paths, which means
People and ghosts cannot stay together, even if the ghost has no intention of harming people. The reason is very simple. Ghosts and other ghostly objects themselves repel the yang magnetic field of the human body. If people and ghosts or ghosts stay together for a long time, they will
It will cause the magnetic field to be destroyed, which will then affect all kinds of luck, and in severe cases, it will be life-threatening."
"this……"
Song Xiong's face turned pale because he thought that his health seemed to be getting worse over the past two years, but originally he thought this was because his body was slowly declining as he got older.
"That's not right, Fang Ming, you said that Jiuxie is similar to a lion but with an extra pair of wings, but we all saw it when we were outside the door just now. The pair of stone lions do not have wings. In other words, the pair of stone lions have no wings.
It’s not about warding off evil spirits.”
Hua Mingming suddenly spoke, and his words suddenly woke up Hua Borong and Song Xiong. Yes, the stone lion at the door of the shop is not to ward off evil spirits.
There are definitely many people who know the evil spirits in the entire antique street. If Song Xiong really placed a pair of evil spirits at the door, there is no reason why they would not be discovered. Those who know the evil spirits will probably remind Song Xiong.
"You are wrong. The pair of stone lions are meant to ward off evil spirits. The reason why they have no wings is because someone deliberately designed them that way."
Fang Ming's words stunned the three people present. The next moment, Hua Mingming suddenly ran downstairs, and a minute later he ran up panting. Before he could stop, he shouted dissatisfied:
"Fang Ming, are you kidding me? Why did you make me run down and take a closer look? Those stone lions have no wings at all."
"Master Fang, this stone lion has been placed in front of the store for several years. I can confirm that this stone lion has no wings and is definitely not what you said to ward off evil spirits, Master Fang." Song Xiong also said firmly.
Fang Ming didn't care about the attitudes of Hua Mingming and Song Xiong, "I just said that the pair of stone lions were used to ward off evil spirits, but it seems I didn't say that the stone lions had wings."
"Aren't you still playing tricks on us? You said that evil spirits have wings, and you also said that there are a pair of evil spirits outside. Doesn't that mean that the pair of stone lions outside have wings?"
Hua Mingming rolled his eyes, but Fang Ming just smiled and replied: "I have said before that this pair of evil spirits was deliberately designed like this, but in fact, this evil spirit also has wings, but ordinary people
It’s just impossible to tell.”
"Most people can't see it, but you can see it. Do you want to praise yourself for your sharp eyes?" Hua Mingming curled his lips and said.
"I can't say that I have fiery eyes and golden eyes. It's just that the auras of warding off evil spirits and Suanni are completely different. One belongs to yin and the other to yang. Naturally, I can feel it."
Fang Ming did not hide it. In fact, when he walked to the door of the store, he was attracted by the pair of stone lions at the door. Because Suanni is an auspicious animal, its aura is peaceful and uplifting, giving people a comfortable feeling.
, but the pair of stone lions gave him a cold feeling.
This is why he stared at the pair of stone lions for a while, and why he asked Song Xiong about the stone lions.
Seeing that Hua Borong and Song Xiong still had puzzled expressions on their faces, Fang Ming thought for a moment and continued to explain: "You can understand that there are two types of aura in this world, one is good and has an amplifying effect on people,
One is bad and has bad effects on people. The two auras give people completely different feelings. The former is like bathing in the warm sunshine of spring, while the latter is like the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month."
"Of course, under normal circumstances, whether it is a good aura or a bad aura, it is not particularly obvious, so it is difficult for ordinary people to feel it, unless it is an excellent aura or an extremely bad aura."
"But for some reason I could feel the difference in aura, so I noticed the pair of stone lions at the first moment."
When he said this, Fang Ming looked at Song Xiong, "Boss Song, I remember that I asked Boss Song how long you have been posing with these stone lions."
"That's right." Song Xiong nodded.
"Actually, I have been thinking about how this pair of special evil spirits came into being. At first, I suspected that someone might have had a grudge against you, Boss Song, and deliberately brought such a pair of evil spirits. But when Boss Song, you said that you bought it yourself,
This eliminates this possibility. Therefore, I have another inference in my mind, and only this inference can explain why this pair of special-shaped evil spirits appear."
"What inference?"
Almost subconsciously, Hua Borong, his son, and Song Xiong asked at the same time.
"Someone made such a pair of special-shaped evil spirits in order to hide a certain secret from being discovered, and this secret is related to the properties of evil spirits."