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Rubbing the patterns on the porcelain bowl with his fingers, Mo Bingzhong was a little dazed looking at the light yellow glue marks that had been slightly revealed.

"Master, how is the restoration of this porcelain bowl? After more than ten years, it can still be so intact. There must be no trace of it back then."

Ji Mo asked, he rarely saw objects restored by other people, and those restored by the restorer, unless they were for practice, they would choose some expensive antiques, and such objects would return to the old owner after restoration, or find another new master.Both the old and the new owners are from wealthy families, which cannot be easily seen by outsiders.

I don't know how skilled his peers are, and only compare with Mo Bingzhong. If Ji Mo hadn't had a good attitude, he might have lost confidence in himself long ago.

Now seeing the work of this colleague, it is comparable, and I have some confidence in my heart. After all, there are still few people like Mo Bingzhong.

"Back then, I'm afraid it was comparable to you."

Mo Bingzhong seemed to have seen what Ji Mo was asking for, so he commented, and then he put the porcelain bowl on the table, and after the crisp knocking sound, he said lightly, "Since the original owner loves it, return it, don't damage it." .”

"Yeah." Ji Mo agreed, and said with a smile, "Even if it's broken, Master will repair it again, and it will be even better, so I'm not afraid."

As usual, Mo Bingzhong would have to respond to these words, or think him frivolous, or smile, but now he has no words, no expression, and he can't tell the depth for a while.

Seeing this, Ji Mo didn't joke, he carefully took the porcelain bowl downstairs and returned it back, and when he came up again, he saw that Mo Bingzhong didn't start the repair work right away, but stared at the carving knife in his hand in a daze.

Waiting to be restored on the table is a small Buddha statue. The kind-hearted and kind-hearted venerable stands on a lotus pedestal, his clothes flutter like the wind, and various colors are like clouds, dipping on the sculpture.It is carved from a material called white stone that is inferior to jade and superior to stone. One advantage of this white stone is that it is easy to paint, but the same disadvantage is that it is easy to fade. Touching it for a long time will cause some colors to peel off. At the same time, it will be easily damaged due to the loose material.

This kind of material is not very suitable for carving, but because it can be colorful, it is also sought after by people, especially in this city, there are many people who choose this kind of white stone Buddha statue to put in their homes.

If it is accidentally damaged, it is easier to repair. Carve out parts that can be replaced and connect them directly with glue, which is the color part. If the old color cannot be completed, it is also possible to redeploy a new color to cover it.

In the past few days, Mo Bingzhong has been taking over the repair work of such small Buddha statues, and Ji Mo has also followed suit. He only feels that the difficulty is less difficult, but it is convenient for practice.

After a few times, I can get more experience in outlining the lines of Buddha statues. These carvings are not from the same family and the same person, but the belief in Buddhism has been going on for a long time. The sculptors in this city probably use this as a stereotype. There is no innovation. Thousands of people After one side's craftsmanship, except for the flaws, the others are similar, except for the particularly good and particularly poor ones, and there are not many personal characteristics.

After a moment of silence, Mo Bingzhong began to repair again, and Ji Mo watched from the sidelines. This repair has come to an end. Mo Bingzhong is fine-tuning the positions of some lines, and the newly added traces are more vivid. Then refine it.

When the small Buddha statue was finished, Mo Bingzhong put down the carving knife, Ji Mo consciously stepped forward to tidy it up, put the tools into the box, and cleared away all the debris, put the small Buddha statue on a cloth and put it in the box, and it can be handed over to the old man tomorrow. Master, at the same time collect the final payment.

The payment for the restoration of the object is paid in installments. First pay a fixed amount, including the materials used for the restoration. After the restoration is completed and the property is returned to the original owner, the rest of the money will be paid. If it is done well, You can also get some rewards, this rewards are not only exclusive to rich and noble families, ordinary people can also give them, even if they have no money, giving them money for food and tea is also a sign of gratitude.

Ji Mo has been working as a restorer before. He is considered a graduate in the restoration of wood and porcelain. He may not be able to do calligraphy and painting. He has not had much time to practice, does not do much, and the growth of professional knowledge is not endless. It was satisfactory, but it was after he came to this city that he was really treated as a restorer by others and took on some restoration work.

It has something to do with Buddha, and they are all higher in the city. Even the restoration of Buddha statues is different from others, more solemn, and more ceremonial.

"I will send this little Buddha statue tomorrow."

Ji Mo said, and put the box aside.

"Ah."

Mo Bingzhong nodded and didn't talk too much. The two ate their meals in silence. Ji Mo sent the dishes to the bottom. The old lady was still there. When she saw him coming down, she greeted him with a smile and asked him to put it in the pot. Put up two bowls of hot soup, "Your master has also worked hard, but he never sees anyone. Take it up, drink it with him, drink it hot, and sweat a little, so as not to stay in the dark and cold room."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Ji Mo took it and thanked him. After staying here for a while, he found that the people are all very nice, like some kind of family hotel. When he sees people, he speaks with a three-pointed sense of closeness. If he stays for a long time, I'm afraid they are like relatives.

For example, you don't have to think about things like hot water and rice, others will think about it first, and it will warm your heart, even if there are a few bad things, you don't have to worry too much about it.

This may also be the cunning of the store, but it is not annoying.

The hot soup was brought upstairs, and while handing it to Mo Bingzhong, Ji Mo said: "This old lady is a warm-hearted person, she cares about whether Master is up there, she said it's not good to always sit in the room, her face is gloomy and cold , a little damp..."

"Yes, I believe in Buddhism, can it be bad?"

Mo Bingzhong took the soup bowl, took a sip, seemed to drink too much, felt his mouth burning, and spoke with a strange accent, which seemed to be sarcastic.

Glancing at Mo Bingzhong in surprise, Ji Mo felt that there were many stories in this old place, otherwise he wouldn't be so eccentric, so he didn't want to say too much so as not to annoy him, so he cleaned up early and let him rest.

Early the next morning, Ji Mo went out with the box, and when he went to return the Buddha statue, he also collected the money. The other party opened the box to see how the Buddha statue was restored, and praised him in his eyes, "Your master's craftsmanship is nothing to say, if you don't How about leaving in a hurry, how about staying a few more days and repairing another Buddha statue?"

"What kind of Buddha statue is it?" Ji Mo asked. Seeing what Mo Bingzhong meant, he probably wouldn't leave in the short term, so he had to talk about it after the Buddha's birthday.

The man looked like a rich man, and he only told the origin of the Buddha statue to reveal his family background. He was the housekeeper of a rich family.

"My master has to restore the Buddha statue every year. Many people come to participate in the grand event of ten thousand Buddhas. Your master's craftsmanship can also come and go. If it can be repaired, it is necessary to give more rewards. "

The butler's face was full of enthusiasm.

Ji Mo guessed that this kind of promotion, not to mention the royalties, would at least leave a good impression on the host's house after it was successful, which made people so positive.

On this Buddha's birthday, every family will invite out their own Buddha statues, bathe in the sun, and sprinkle flowers and dew on them, which is a bit like bathing Buddha.

Because all the Buddha statues will be placed in one place, even the big Buddha statues in the temple will be moved out. According to the order of size and the number of Buddhist seats, they will be lined up one by one. The whole city is really like a Buddhist kingdom in the sky. spectacular.

For such a grand event, the owner specially prepared a tall Buddha statue, second only to the one in the King of Han's mansion. Please come out when the time comes, but it will be located next to the one in the King of Han's mansion, which is considered to be in a very high position. From this ranking, It can also be seen that the status is high and low.

When the housekeeper said it, he was spitting, and he seemed to be pointing the country, and he looked like he was proud of the head of the family.

However, Ji Mo heard something else from these words. It turned out that a restorer who had been promised earlier was invited by someone else. The other person was nothing but the enemy of the owner of the house. It was imperative to find a substitute, and the two outsiders, Mo Bingzhong and Ji Mo, were lucky enough to fall into the opponent's eyes.

Quickly repairing small Buddha statues and repairing them well, first of all, the craftsmanship and speed are there, and secondly, if there is any difference, it will not be too much.

The main force is not them, it just means that they have more helpers.

The big Buddha statue is more than two meters high, and it is made of white stone. It's not that jade cannot be used, but the three-meter Buddha statue in the Hanwang Palace is made of a whole piece of jade, so they can no longer use jade. , to be inferior, there is a taboo.

This is not the first time Ji Mo has heard of the Buddha statue in the palace of the King of Han. Even if it is invited out every year, the common people are lucky enough to have a look, but it is rare to see it. Some people always look carefully and say that the Buddha statue is not a whole piece of jade. It is clearly made of many jade stones.

Jade is difficult to color, and the color change of a whole piece of jade is also limited. Moreover, it is rare to use a variety of jade and colors, and splicing them one by one on the base. .

Whether this statement is credible or not, Ji Mo has never seen the Buddha statue, so it is unknown, but he has heard that the finger of the Buddha statue was once broken. As expected, locust plagues fell from the sky that year, and many surrounding areas were not spared. Fortunately, the severed finger of the Buddha statue reminded that there was surplus food in Guangfeng City. .

Therefore, everyone said that the Jade Buddha is efficacious, the most compassionate.

Before the Buddha's birthday in the following year, the Buddha statue was restored by Na Wang Kui, who won the first prize because of this, and then changed his name.

This leader is the restorer's own competition before the Buddha's birthday, and the Han Palace will give the final prize, which is to let the leader restore the Jade Buddha. After the restoration, the Jade Buddha is shining brightly. Thousands of miles of fame.In addition, there is a lot of reward money, which is the so-called lottery.

This year they came too late, they didn't have time to participate in this matter, the result will be seen tomorrow, it is said that Wang Kui will win the championship, it is nothing new.