Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 112 Hebei accent?Baby living abroad!

"Thank you for your hard work, son."

On the bed, Lin Ran tossed and turned, thinking about what his father said.

The father, who had just been discharged from the hospital, was filled with self-blame after learning about Zhang Mazi. He almost lost his children's life because of his medical expenses.

Fortunately, Lin Ran grew up and solved the problem.

Lin Ran was not arrogant because of this, but felt even more that it was not easy at the bottom, and that a small thing could bring down a family.

If you want your family to live a better life, there is only one solution, which is to keep climbing!

Thinking of this, Lin Ran was even more motivated!

……

Early the next morning, Lin Ran got on his tricycle and set off again.

The purpose this time is still Xiping Village.

The last time I went to Xiping Village, it was a little hasty and I only received one Xuande stove.

Subconsciously, Lin Ran was very optimistic about Xiping Village. Even though it was poor now, it had a rich ancestor.

In the previous life, many artifacts were dug up and wandered from Xiping Village.

There is no reason to have nothing left.

Although the crisis at home has been resolved, it is far from the end.

My father is back, and I need money for follow-up nutrition and conditioning.

The family house has not been renovated yet, and my sister’s dowry is not ready yet...

All of these require money.

Of course I can’t stop and rest!

Thinking of this, Lin Ran became more energetic in pedaling and arrived at the entrance of Xiping Village.

"Collect the rags, exchange the unused items at home for money!" Lin Ran shouted at the top of his voice.

Since this was not his first time here, the village was much less wary of him.

An aunt welcomed him to her home and asked enthusiastically: "Rag collector, how much do you think these waste paper boxes can be exchanged for?"

After taking a quick look, I saw that it was a cardboard box for leather shoes, which was not valuable at all.

But Lin Ran didn't just collect rags. He took a closer look at his aunt's house. Compared with other houses, the decoration was very good. There were so many shoe boxes. It seemed that the family was in business and had a good family background.

They were all new things, and Lin Ran lost interest.

After collecting the things, I was called out by another family.

It looks like business is good, but I haven't caught anything yet.

Lin Ran was dragging a cart of used goods and kept moving forward when he was suddenly stopped by a man who looked like an old man.

"Trash collector, what kind of stuff do you collect?" the uncle asked with a strong foreign accent.

"Uncle, I'll search for everything, as long as it's valuable." Lin Ran replied cheerfully.

The capital city did not have a large population at the beginning. It was the continuous attracting of people from other places that led to its current prosperous situation.

When Lin Ran was at the National Museum, he received many scholars from other places, and their accents sounded a bit like those from Hebei.

"Uncle, aren't you a local?" Lin Ran started chatting with him as he followed him to his home.

The uncle was slightly startled and said with a smile: "My little brother is so well-informed that he can recognize that I am a foreigner."

"Well, judging by your accent, are you from Hebei?"

Now the uncle was even more surprised: "Can you still hear the Hebei accent?"

Although Hebei is not too far from the capital, the transportation in this era is underdeveloped, and the foreign accent is obvious and easy to be heard.

The two chatted for a few words and became familiar with each other.

The uncle smiled and said: "My little brother guessed it right. I am indeed from Hebei, but it has been about 40 years since I settled in the capital."

40 years?

Lin Ran thought for a moment: "So, you came to the capital during the war?"

"Yes, I came to live in Xiping Village to escape the war." The old man's eyes were filled with vicissitudes of life.

Having experienced times of war, we cherish the hard-won peace even more.

He then sighed: "Originally, the conditions at home were pretty good, but it was a pity that I didn't take everything with me when I fled. Now my son is sick and needs some money, but he can't get it."

Hearing this, Lin Ran comforted him and said, "Everything will be fine."

"Thank you for your kind words, little brother!"

The two of them were talking as they arrived at the door of the uncle's house.

The house is old and there is a damp smell when you walk in.

The uncle asked him to wait in the hall while he went to the backyard to get busy.

After a while, the uncle shouted from the backyard: "Little brother, come and help me."

"Okay." Lin Ran walked to the back of the room and saw that the uncle wanted to remove all the straw on an old Luohan Lane.

But his waist was not good and he couldn't get up, so he had to ask Lin Ran to clean the straw on the surface.

During the cleaning process, Lin Ran felt that the Arhat in front of him looked familiar.

When all the straw was cleared away, under the sunlight, the Arhat statue appeared clearly before his eyes!

Lin Ran's eyes immediately froze.

The Arhat in front of you looks like a real person, with three-color glaze applied on the pottery body.

Appearing like a monk, he is a disciple of Buddha!

The Arhat is wearing a cassock, his hands are in meditation mudra, and he is sitting quietly on the rock base with a calm and composed appearance.

Just now, the Arhat statue was shaking slightly during cleaning, which shows that the chassis and the Arhat statue can be separated.

It is rumored that when the Arhats of this type were first forged, they were cast according to the Eighteen Arhats, but due to historical changes, less than ten of them remained!

Thinking of this, Lin Ran couldn't help but sigh.

Moreover, nine of these ten Arhats are collected in public museums in five countries, and one is in a private museum in Japan.

Only there is no Chinese Museum!

Moreover, among the Arhat elephants collected in other countries, some Arhat elephants have lost both arms, leaving only the head and a small amount of the torso.

According to folk rumors, these Arhat statues were discovered in a cave near Yixian County, Hebei Province in 1912.

However, after research by archaeologists, it is generally believed that the Arhat statue was fired at the Longquan Wu Kiln on the outskirts of the capital.

The production period was the late Jin Dynasty.

In order to make these Arhat statues, potters needed to fire the plain bodies at a temperature of 1000 degrees, then add three-color glaze, and use black and red glazes to decorate the eyes and lips.

Finally, it is fired in the kiln for the second time at low temperature.

Most other Buddha statues beautify the image of gods and Buddhas.

The most special thing about the Arhat statue in front of you is that its face, hands and even skin are all processed extremely delicately, reflecting a realistic style.

It is an extremely rare realism in ancient times and looks like a real person.

Looking closely at Arhat, his expression is calm and peaceful, giving people a sense of peace.

When the information about the Arhat statue appeared in Lin Ran's mind, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Everything can be exactly the same as the description he read in the books in his previous life, if he guessed correctly.

The Arhat statue in front of you is exactly the three-color Arhat statue!

It is the pinnacle of the Liao, Song and Jin dynasties!