Chapter 59: Flowing Water Symbol (Part 2)
Zhou Mingluo bought four pieces of porcelain, the first one was a Qing Yongzheng period blue and white glaze flower bird pattern jade pouring spring bottle. The big bottle is about 30 cm high, with an everted mouth, slender neck, drum-shaped abdomen, and ring foot. The white glaze is pure and moist, the body is fine and hard, and from the neck to the bottom are decorated with blue and white glaze patterns such as banana leaves, curved shapes, rolled grass, flowers, birds, bamboo, and stones. The layout is sparse and clear, the color tone is bright and cheerful, it can be considered a mid-to-high-end product of Yongzheng period porcelain. Such a bottle indeed has a certain collection value, in today's porcelain antique market, the rough market price is around 700,000 to 800,000 yuan, but Zhou Mingluo bought this bottle for 1.2 million yuan.
This is not that he spent money lavishly as soon as he had it, completely disregarding the difference of tens of thousands, but rather this bottle was well-preserved and intact.
It's the same old story, an antique porcelain piece that isn't particularly rare, like the Song Dynasty official kiln ceramic vessel purchased by Ren Zhongshan, of which only four exist in the world, is naturally very expensive even if it's not well-preserved. On the other hand, something like this Yongzheng-era flower and bird patterned jade pouring spring bottle, there are still many existing today, so depending on its preservation and completeness, the price varies greatly. Those that are generally preserved can be had for 700,000 to 800,000 yuan, but those that are well-preserved naturally cost more.
Apart from this, the second and third pieces of porcelain he bought were a pair of yellow glaze straight-mouthed plates from the Ming Hongzhi period.
The plate is entirely yellow, with only the bottom being white. The rim, curved wall and ring foot have a blue and white double circle mark with the six characters "Da Ming Hongzhi Nian Zhi" in regular script. The inside and outside of the plate are evenly coated with a smooth, soft and elegant glaze, similar to chicken oil, making it extremely beautiful and a representative work among Hongzhi yellow glaze wares.
And these two plates are not expensive either. The market price of a pair of plates is around 170,000 to 180,000 yuan. Zhou Ming Luo spent 190,000 yuan to buy these two plates.
As for the last piece of porcelain, it is still a Ming blue and white, and it is a work from the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, which represents the beginning of Ming blue and white. It is also the most beautiful one among the four pieces of porcelain.
Even from an aesthetic point of view, the thing that Zhou Ming spent 3.2 million yuan on is more beautiful than the Kangxi-era young flower glaze red peony patterned bell-shaped vase worth tens of millions that he had previously bought.
This is a Qinghua wrapped branch chrysanthemum patterned square mouth tray.
The saucer, it's what ancient people used to drink tea with, a small plate placed under the teacup to separate the heat. However, this saucer is quite large, nearly 20 centimeters in diameter. Zhou Ming Luo isn't even clear who exactly used such a large saucer in ancient times, or perhaps it was just for decoration and appreciation. As far as he knows, there are many saucers of this size, not just one or two.
The entire saucer has a shallow arc wall and a wide plate rim that are molded into an octagonal shape. The decorations on the inner and outer walls and the plate rim are also very luxurious and beautiful, all of which are evenly arranged according to size. The white glaze is thick and dense with bubbles, and the bottom of the vessel is unglazed, with a prominent fire-red color.
Seeing such exquisite and beautiful porcelain, Zhou Ming Luo was immediately captivated by it, regardless of its cultural background or connotation. Not to mention that he could use it to absorb "wenqi", even if he put aside this point, as long as he had the money, he would want to collect one just for fun.
And these four pieces of porcelain instantly cost him 6.3 million RMB.
It has to be said that this was something he couldn't have imagined before. Within the short span of less than 10 hours, the amount of money that had changed hands in his care was probably enough to fulfill a certain very famous quote: every minute is worth tens of thousands...
After returning home, Zhou Ming first cleaned up the table in the living room and then carefully took out the four pieces of porcelain from the cardboard box, placing them side by side on the table. Next, he called out the yellow skin book and directly covered it over the Qinghua entwined branch chrysanthemum patterned Liangkou pen holder.
According to his estimate, the last time he only absorbed a Qinghua Yunhe Bagua-patterned gourd bottle worth about 100,000 yuan, which gave birth to one-third of the [Flowing Water Floating] technique. Now, this tray, which is worth about three times that of the Qinghua gourd, might be able to make up for the remaining two-thirds of the technique in one go.
After putting down the yellow book, he quietly waited for a moment before immediately picking it up and starting to read.
At that moment, when flipping to the Kan Hexagram chapter recording 【Flowing Water Talisman】, I was delighted to find that the remaining talismans were indeed replenished in one go.
The third talisman, the Flowing Water Talisman, has finally reached its complete state.
"Liú shuǐ fú, zhǔ yào gōng xiào nǎi shì jiǎn xiū..."
Translation: "Flowing water symbol, the main function is to inspect and repair..."
He then focused his gaze on the three large characters of "Flowing Water Symbol", and a thought clearly informed him of its effects. After another round of careful consideration, Zhou Ming's expression finally changed to become more colorful.
Kan hexagram is the water image, and water is the source of all things. Flowing water refers to flowing water, and if water wants to flow, it needs a channel, just like in the real world, there are various kinds of waterways, and these waterways refer not to the meridians in the human body but to the channels that carry the flowing water image.
For example, in the real world, ordinary people's eyes want water to flow, they need a channel to support it, or a riverbed or a stream.
In the Kan Hexagram chapter, the water image corresponds to the veins and arteries, referring to the things themselves.
Modern science has shown that the human body contains approximately 60% to 70% water, most of which is not directly visible to the naked eye but exists in some mysterious forms. The scientific explanation for these forms is not clear, but the Flowing Water Symbol gives its interpretation, and those waters all exist relying on the life meridians that make up the human body.
If a person has contracted a certain disease or disability, it means that there is damage or incompleteness in a part of the life pulse, which makes it impossible for the water image to nourish all things naturally.
To put it simply, the role of [Flow Water Symbol] is to check if the composition of an object has been damaged and then repair it.
After thoroughly understanding the meaning of "Flowing Water Symbol", a very strange feeling indeed arose in my heart. If I were to follow this idea, wouldn't "Flowing Water Symbol" become something that cures illnesses and saves people? And what's more, it would be able to cure all diseases?
After all, according to the Bagua chapter's interpretation, any living being that appears with illness or disability is due to its life meridian being damaged. As long as it can be inspected and repaired through the "Flowing Water Symbol", it would indeed cure all diseases.
Even at this moment, he felt a sense of eeriness. He had seen and heard some "divine people" or "fairy ladies" in some movies or from the mouths of older generations, who would draw a talisman, burn it into ash water, and claim that it could cure all diseases... This "flowing water talisman" actually matched that evil scene, he couldn't help but feel strange.
Of course, this thought was quickly suppressed by him again, because he suddenly remembered that the previous 【Golden Symbol】 had been messed up by him. The effect of 【Golden Symbol】 is to strengthen all things. When he first knew it, he excitedly took out the 【Golden Symbol】 to strengthen his body, but the result was that the strengthening effect was applied to the human body and the effect was simply terrible. In the end, he found the greatest use of the 【Golden Symbol】 in ceramic repair.
As soon as he thought of this, he completely calmed down and looked at the Flowing Water Symbol with even more suspicion. "This thing sounds like it can cure all diseases, but I don't know what its actual effect on a human body is. If it's still like the Vajra Symbol, I reckon it won't even be able to cure a cold..."
After some thought, Zhou Ming Luo's mind was clear again. Who cares what the actual effect of the "Flowing Water Symbol" is? Anyway, now it's just wild speculation and guessing, when the time comes to actually draw a few out and verify them, then we'll know!
Ugh, I'm so frustrated! The direction might be a drug allergy. Last time I coughed, the doctor said it was probably a respiratory tract infection and prescribed me moxifloxacin hydrochloride tablets. That thing is one tablet per day. When the doctor prescribed the medicine, he asked if I had any history of drug allergies, but I didn't remember having any so I didn't think much of it. After taking the first tablet, I didn't feel anything, but after taking the second tablet, less than half an hour later, while I was typing away, I suddenly felt itchy all over my body and started scratching without realizing it. As I continued to type with one hand and scratch with the other, when I finished writing a chapter, I looked down and saw that both legs from thigh to ankle had broken out in big patches of red rashes! I'm going crazy! I really hope there's something in this world that can cure all diseases...
