Rudraksha is the fruit of a hardwood tree. This tree mainly grows in plateau areas above 2,000 meters above sea level, and there are many in Nepal.
People find that the color of Rudraksha changes greatly after being coiled. If it is coiled well, it will turn into maroon, oily and steady, very beautiful.
So someone discovered a business opportunity, connected Rudraksha with Tibetan Buddhism, and gave a meaning based on the 1-21 petals, which was similar to the flower seller's flower language, and the price went up immediately.
More than ten years ago, the streets were full of Rudraksha Bodhis. Ordinary ones were really not expensive. They were available for a few yuan each, and a bunch of them were not uncommon for more than ten yuan.
He Ren knows this very well. After all, before he was struck by lightning, he had been playing Rudraksha for several years just because it was cheap...
He had seen a string of 108 Buddhist beads from the Qing Dynasty, which were beautifully plated and sold for only RMB 10,000. If He Ren had not had money at that time, he would have wanted to take them.
"Sister, just pay attention to a few points when choosing Rudraksha. The more petals the better, the larger the diameter the better, and the fuller the pattern on it the better. Do you understand the dealer?"
The eldest sister smiled and said, "I really don't understand. Please tell me, Teacher He."
"Just look at the type of beads. Yuanbaozhuang is the most expensive, followed by UFO, Dwarf, and Yuanzhuang. Also, look at whether there are any broken teeth. Just choose according to this standard. If you are making Buddhist beads and rosary beads, choose pure ones. If you want to make a bracelet, you can use some pearls and turquoise beads..."
When He Ren was explaining Rudraksha Bodhi to his eldest sister, his friends were also asking questions.
"Is Rudraksha fake?"
"How come I heard about the Thousand-Eyed Bodhi?"
"If you find a twenty-one-petal Rudraksha, isn't it a hairy one?"
He Ren shook his head, "Rudraksha is rarely fake, but some people will pass it off as other Bodhisattva. Just now a treasure friend mentioned Thousand Eyes Bodhi, which is actually a kind of Bodhi seed. It is cheaper and of poorer quality. There are thirty or forty kinds of similar Bodhisattva, Thousand-eye Bodhi, Phoenix-eye Bodhi, Rudraksha, and Longan Bodhi are all relatively common types."
"Don't even think about the twenty-one-petal Rudraksha. It's very rare. If you see it, it's probably cut by someone else. If it's fake, it can be faked in this aspect. Everyone should pay attention to it when choosing. Texture, if you find several Rudrakshas with similar textures, it must be fake, and natural Rudrakshas will have cracks to some extent, and you can also see the clues."
"I want to remind everyone that the so-called bodhi seed is not the fruit of the bodhi tree, but the fruit of a hardwood tree. Don't get it wrong."
The eldest sister was stunned, "Then why is it called Bodhisattva?"
"It's a gimmick. Otherwise, how could anyone spend a lot of money on it?"
"Spend a lot of money?" The eldest sister shook a bodhi in her hand, "Teacher He, there are twenty-one in this basket, you can choose any of them."
He Ren laughed and said, "Isn't twenty-one pieces expensive? The basket you are looking at is all Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva, which is the cheapest type, costing one hundred and eighty yuan per catty."
"Thousand-eyed Bodhi? Fake? Teacher, which basket is Rudraksha, this basket?"
"This basket is made of floor-to-ceiling reds. Floor-to-ceiling reds are very similar to Rudraksha. They are larger and have more petals, but most of them are round and have poor texture. They will easily break after being played for a while. Sister, the basket on your right is the one on your right. It’s Rudraksha, please take your time to pick it, I’ll connect the other treasure friends first.”
"Okay, thank you teacher..."
He Ren wiped the sweat from his forehead. He could no longer do this kind of live broadcast as a free expert. Just as his cell phone rang, He Ren looked down and saw that it was Ma Jian.
"Xiao Nuo, you talk to your treasure friends while I go to the toilet."
"Anchor, are you under so much pressure?"
"Anchor, is your waist weak? You have to go to the toilet twice now."
"The anchor is called Jingcheng Little Shower, don't you know?"
He Ren didn't have time to argue with his treasure friends, so he answered the phone as soon as he went out, "Brother Ma, what are your instructions?"
Ma Jian was obviously in a good mood, "No, no. Didn't I see that you just finished connecting? I wanted to let you rest for a while."
He Ren heard Xian Ya's intention and asked, "Is there anything you need me to do?"
"Hehe, Brother He is just smart." Ma Jian shook his hat first, and then explained, "The person who appraised the bronze sword just now has given up."
"So fast?" He Ren was shocked. There was not even an hour before and after. Ma Jian's efficiency was too high, right?
Ma Jian seemed to have guessed what He Ren was thinking and said with a smile, "There is no need to interrogate him. The boy took the initiative to confess as soon as he entered the interrogation room. He even confessed about stealing popsicles from his classmate in elementary school. That bronze sword is He bought it from a friend, and I just received news that his friend also caught it."
"..."
He Ren was speechless. "One inch long, one inch wall" looked very confident in the video. How come he was attacked by everything as soon as he entered? I sold it directly to a friend...
"Is there anything I can do to help?"
"It's true. We found a batch of bronzes from his friend's house, and we want you to come and show them to us."
"A batch of bronzes?" He Ren was startled. "How many tombs has he stolen?"
Ma Jian became serious, "We just have suspicions. This guy is much more strict with his mouth. We don't have any clues yet. So I want you to come over and have a look. As long as we can confirm that the bronze is real, we can defeat his psychological defenses." .”
It doesn't matter. Judging from the quality of the bronze sword in "One Inch Long One Inch Wall"'s hand, the owner of the tomb should not be a famous nobleman, so He Ren's eye for treasures should be able to use it.
"There's nothing wrong with me going to take a look. It's just that I'm too young and my eyesight may not be accurate. The final result must be based on the opinions of the experts in the bureau."
Unexpectedly, Ma Jian said directly, "We have no experts in the bureau."
"Ah?" He Ren was confused, "Then how do you usually deal with cultural relics cases?"
"It's really not true. Generally, cases like this have to be reported to experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau for appraisal. We want to try it out overnight. Just one answer is enough, no appraisal report is needed. And if I ask for an expert, this case may not be in my hands... …”
He Ren immediately understood that Ma Jian was a civilian, and if this case was directly reported to experts, it would indeed be in the hands of others. It turned out that this was his idea.
"No problem, Brother Ma, I'll be there right after the broadcast."
"Brother He, Xiao Li is packing bronzes over there. He will be back in more than an hour. Soldiers are so quick..."
"Okay, Brother Ma, I will definitely download it in one hour and go directly there then."
"No, I'll send a car to pick you up."
He Ren had no choice but to agree. He didn't expect Ma Jian to be so anxious. It seemed that Ma Jian really wanted to make progress...
