The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 339: Niangniang Shiji, do you want to grow on the head of the Buddha statue?

A piece of stone that gradually becomes spiritual after being influenced by the essence of the sun and the moon.

It was carved into a Buddha statue and worshipped with incense, and its spirituality gradually became stronger. However, it was broken into two by a cannonball during the war, and its spirituality was almost destroyed.

Then, the upper half of the Buddha statue that was blown away was chiseled into a tombstone and placed in front of the martyr's tomb. From then on, for ten, twenty, or even several decades, it followed the martyrs and was respected and commemorated by the world...

"I can feel the spirit inside the tombstone..."

Perhaps, the spirituality that was almost weak to extinction gradually gathered together under such respect and commemoration?

Although it may be different from the previous spirit, it is a new and ignorant life. But no matter what, it is still alive, right?

Shen Le walked around the martyrs' tomb twice. He didn't bring any incense or candles, so he could only use some soil as incense. He bowed several times in front of the tomb, then took out an apple, a piece of bread, and a bottle of mineral water from his bag and placed them in front of the tomb:
“Although it’s very weak, and although it’s not quite the same as the lower half of the statue, it’s definitely there…”

He picked up Lady Shiji with an embarrassed look on his face, held her up with both hands, and bowed twice to the tombstone:

"What do you think? Do you want to take it with you? It may not be a good idea to move the tombstone of the martyrs..."

The goose egg-sized jade stone rolled twice in Shen Le's palm. Shen Le followed its instructions and placed it in front of the tombstone, right next to it.

The stone monster was silent for a long time, then rolled back to Shen Le's feet. He rubbed the tip of his shoe listlessly:
[Forget it, no more. Just leave it here... It's nice here, quiet and peaceful...]

Having someone there to care for you and worship you facilitates spiritual growth;
No one is here, no one is taking care of me. The location of this place is also good. It is convenient for gathering the essence of the sun and the moon, and it is also convenient for spiritual growth...

It's just a big rock, so it doesn't matter where you squat. This place is good. Remember the location and come to see it occasionally in the future!
"Then... shall we go home?"

【go home!】

【go home!】

[Wait, I haven't had enough fun yet! ]

[I didn’t play at all! We were supposed to go on a trip!]

The little ones were making a lot of noise. The driver, Xiao Guo, took advantage of the fact that they were not sure of the direction and quickly went around to inspect the tombstone and uploaded the information:

Remind the local special affairs bureau personnel that there is a situation here that requires attention and patrol!
Shen Le had no choice but to take the kids to play around the Yanmen Pass Scenic Area, and then to the nearby Wutai Mountain, the Hanging Temple, and the Yungang Grottoes.

By the way, you should also absorb the artistic influence of Buddha statues, so that when the time comes to repair the Buddha statues, you will not have no idea in your mind and can only work according to pictures and statues.

Then, they drove back to Zhuxi Town and respectfully placed Shiji Niangniang in front of the Buddha statue:
"That's it. There are a lot of powdered and cracked parts on this stone. Can you please fix it?"

[No problem! Put me on it!]

Shiji Niangniang was full of confidence. Shen Le carefully placed it on the lotus seat, between the folded hands of the Buddha.

The crystal jade stone, as big as a goose egg, first remained still, then gradually sank, and was completely "immersed" into the Buddha statue. Shen Le quickly grabbed the stone powder and poured it upwards:
"Please, fix these loose, powdered, and cracked parts first. Once we have finished the Buddha's head and hands, we will install them again!"

The expert's work was indeed extraordinary. The goddess Shiji sank into the Buddha statue without any movement, and the stone powder sank into the Buddha statue piece by piece and disappeared.

The entire Buddha statue was visibly renewed, and its spirit and aura looked different!

"Wow……"

Shen Le exclaimed in admiration. As expected, every profession has its own expertise. The skill of Lady Shiji is roughly equivalent to the paper repaired by Ah Lu.

It’s perfect!
"How about it?"

The crystal jade slowly emerged from the Buddha statue. This time, it did not appear from the lotus platform, but rose from the broken neck of the Buddha statue.

After it rose, it did not immediately condense or roll, but slowly stretched and extended, and gradually took on the shape of a Buddha's head, as if the head of a Buddha statue that had been chopped off had grown back...

Moreover, there is a jade head growing on the sandstone Buddha statue!
The visual effects are particularly terrifying!
"Stop, stop, stop, stop!"

Shen Le was sweating profusely and quickly called a halt. Are you just playing cosplay for fun, or are you trying to usurp someone else's position?
I don’t need any of them, I really don’t need them, thank you so much!

[Hey, don’t you need to fix the head and hands of this Buddha statue? I’ll fix them for you while I’m at it!]

The goddess Shiji condensed the jade egg on the broken neck of the Buddha statue and rolled it over in confusion. Shen Le stepped forward quickly, respectfully, and took it down with both hands:

"Thank you, but this is really not necessary. This is not the way to repair cultural relics - I will wait until I find the missing parts or carve out new parts, and then I will ask you to connect them. During this time..."

He picked up the jade bead, walked out of the door with it, and walked back and forth along the alley between the two courtyards:
"Would you like to rest here and come back after everything is repaired, or should I take you back first and come back to pick you up when I need you?" Lady Shiji originally wanted to go back directly. A nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own thatched nest, and no place is worse than your own home - even if your own place is really a desolate mountain.

However, in Shen Le’s house, even the air is sweet!

Just by staying here without moving, a constant stream of power will flow into your body. It is more comfortable than the essence of the sun and the moon, or than the place where you have stayed and transformed for hundreds of years!
[Then...I will stay here for a few days. When can you finish the repair? ]

Shen Le really didn't know the answer to this question. Half of it depended on how long it took him to apply gold foil and paint the Buddha statue, and the other half depended on when the shape of the Buddha's head and hands could be determined.

By the way, he remembered seeing it once before, and he drew the appearance of the Buddha’s head and hands. Before leaving, he sent it to his fellow students and asked them to convert it from 2D to 3D. Now it depends on how they do!

If possible, let them revise it quickly!

Shen Le staggered to the next studio. His fellow students welcomed him with great enthusiasm:

"Brother, I'm back from traveling in Shanxi!"

"Brother, how was your fun?"

"Brother, do you have any gifts?"

There were gifts. While playing with the little ones, Shen Le bought a lot of postcards, picture albums, tourist peripherals, and various Shanxi specialty foods, and distributed them to everyone.

The brothers cheered and rushed forward, dividing up all the donkey meat, fire cakes, stone cakes, and walnut buns. They were only dissatisfied with one thing:

"Brother, where's the Monkey King ice cream that's popular online these days? Didn't you buy any?"

...Is it possible that even if I buy it, I can't bring it back?
Without a suitable freezer, this thing would melt when it arrives. Even if it didn’t melt, its two-color molding would have become a mess?
Shen Le suppressed his complaints and stared at his junior fellow apprentice with an expressionless face:

"If I buy it, would you eat the Monkey King's head first, or the Monkey King's arm?"

They all look like monsters...

There was laughter all around. The junior fellow being questioned did not hesitate:
"Keep the monkey head for drinking, and give the rest to my brother!"

...Thank you, I don't really want to...

In any case, with the pictures of his sketches, his junior and senior classmates have indeed made great progress in converting 2D to 3D.

Shen Le was welcomed all the way to the room filled with Buddha statues. He was satisfied to see a row of five Buddha statues, with their heads, arms, palms, fingers, and various instruments in their hands, all perfect.

Five junior brothers and sisters stood in a row, each occupying a Buddha statue:
"Brother, take a look. Which plan is more reliable? This is the final version we revised. I showed it to the teacher and he thinks both are OK!"

Shen Le narrowed his eyes and walked around each of the five Buddha statues, silently comparing them with his memory. After a long while, he shook his head:

"Move to my studio first, I'll study it. Um...you guys go about your business, I'll give you an answer later!"

The five plans are all quite similar, but also a little different. Of course, the best plan is to repair the Buddha statue as much as possible, and then see if you can trigger the Buddha statue's resonance and find its head and hands?

Considering that when he was repairing the dressing box, the distance that resonated with the audience could already be pointed to the imperial capital in Zhuxi Town, Shen Le felt that as long as the parts of the Buddha statue were in the country, he should be able to find them?
Of course, this depends on the progress of the restoration of the Buddha statue. Shen Le returned to the studio, rubbing his hands, and began to repair the Buddha statue:
With the help of Niangniang Shiji, the first step, repairing the stone body, has been basically completed.

The next step is to lay the base layer to prepare for applying gold glue paint and pasting gold foil.

The sandstone has become somewhat smooth after the process of carving and polishing, but it is still too rough to be directly gilded.

In addition, there are many holes inside the sandstone. As the rock breathes, the water content of the rock will vary under different environmental conditions, causing the gold glue and gold foil on it to crack.

To this end, laying the ground layer is an indispensable step:
"Oh, painting stone is so troublesome, much more troublesome than painting wood..."

Shen Le complained while working. First, he diluted turpentine and raw lacquer to make a 40% raw lacquer, and then painted the raw lacquer on the surface of the body.

After applying one layer, wait until it is almost dry, then apply another layer. Apply three times in a row. The key is to apply it according to the shape, whether it is fingers, palms, necklaces or lotus flowers, you must apply it evenly.

Especially the junction between the newly plastic carcass and the original main body surface, no accumulation of paint is allowed when painting, and the original leveling shape must be retained!
"It's so troublesome... When this stuff is applied, the raw lacquer can penetrate 1 mm into the surface of the stone. Can you believe it?"

And it’s the Thousand-Armed Guanyin!

So many hands, so many gaps between fingers, all need to be painted and polished!

This is simply not a job for humans!
(End of this chapter)