Chapter 5 Grinding Jade Guanyin

This article is selected from popular novels in Beijing.The ending of the original text is very different from this one.The wife of a jade craftsman was abandoned by an official and buried alive in the garden.Later turned into a ghost seeking revenge.This article is only based on the front part of the original work, and later develops on its own, taking artistic creation and the author's life as the theme, and arguing that a great artist should destroy his work in order to hide his real life?Does the work show its life?This is a simple subject in art.The original text probably dates from the twelfth century.

* * * Traveling through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and driving against the current is really thrilling and extremely dangerous.However, I finally arrived safely at the mansion of the magistrate who resigned from office and retired in a town near Chengdu.The prefect is a famous collector of antiques, calligraphy and paintings.Some people say that when he was in power, he used his power to collect valuable antiques.If he is determined to want a piece of bronze ware, a piece of calligraphy and painting, he must buy it with money or use other methods.Others said that one family refused to sell him a bronze vessel from the Shang Dynasty, and he ruined the family.Although this is unreliable, it may be a rumor, but it is well known that he has a passion for antiques.Therefore, among the antiques he collected, there are indeed some rare treasures.

The magistrate met me in the living room downstairs.After entering the courtyard on the third floor, I arrived at the living room just now.In a collector's living room, there are no antiques, only ordinary mahogany furniture covered with red cushions and leopard skins. The atmosphere of the whole living room is elegant and simple, with a noble and exquisite flavor.While I was talking to him, I watched the blood-red vase and the beautiful silhouettes of the plum blossoms in the vase reflected on the window painted with landscapes.Overlooking the window is the garden. The magistrate's speech is amiable.Maybe it's because he's getting old and has lost his sharpness, but it looks like he's really hard to believe that he's as cruel as people say.He treated me as if he were entertaining an old friend who came here to chat.So I wondered, did my friend tell him my intentions when he made an appointment for me to visit him, or did this senior official forget it in his old age?

I really admire him as a person, he lives happily in this secluded mansion built for himself. I mention very politely the famous curios in his collection. He smiled kindly and said, "Those things are mine today, but they will be someone else's after a hundred years."You see, no family will keep an antique for a hundred years.Those curios have their own destiny.Those things can see us and laugh at us. 'At this time, he was talking very energetically, and he picked up a pipe and put it in his mouth. 'Really? ' 'certainly! ' He said vaguely without taking the pipe from his mouth.

'What on earth does this mean? 'I asked him timidly. 'As long as it is ancient, it has a personality and a life. ' 'Do you mean, sir, that he will turn into an elf? ' 'What is an elf? ' The old man asked me back. 'The spirit is that which gives life, the spirit brings life into being.Take a work of art.The artist injects his own imagination and blood into his works, exactly like a mother giving blood to a fetus.As soon as the life of the artist enters the work, the work of art itself has life, so what doubts do you have? ──Also, sometimes in order to give life to a work of art, the artist himself loses his life, just like my Nianyu Guanyin. '

I originally wanted to read some precious ancient manuscripts, but I have never heard of the Nianyu Guanyin, and few people have heard of it.I asked a question unintentionally, and it actually led to an unheard of strange story.He mentioned Nianyu Guanyin and the creation process of this Nianyu Guanyin. I still don't quite understand what he means, so when appreciating the manuscripts, I always want to bring the conversation back to the topic just now. I pointed to a roll of old manuscripts and said, 'Of course there will always be a part of the artist's personality that will be passed on behind him, living in his works. '

'Yes, as long as it is good and beautiful, everything will have eternal life.It's like the descendants of the artist's descendants. ' When the prefect answered my words, he himself firmly believed in this truth. ' And especially when the artist sacrificed his life for the creation of the work, just like your Nianyu Guanyin. ' 'The situation of the author of Nianyu Guanyin is very special, he didn't die just because of it.But his death is worthwhile──It is worthwhile to die after creating this work. ’ After a pause, he went on to say, ‘Look at the artist’s life, it is as if he was born to create this work, and should sacrifice his life for this work of art.Otherwise, it seems that he could not have created it. '

'That must be a very valuable treasure?May I have a look? ' I was very clever and encouraged for a long time before he agreed to show it to me. Some of his best things are on the first floor, and the Nianyu Guanyin is on the highest floor. 'Who is the author? ' 'His name is Zhang Bai, and no one in the world knows him.I heard about his life from the hostess of Jiming Nunnery.I donated a large amount of property to that nunnery—to the cunning old abbot, who gave me this Jade Guanyin.At that time, the nun who was the owner of this Nianyu Guanyin had passed away.It is of course much better to preserve it here than in a nunnery. '

The statuette was carved from very white and very crystalline jade, inlaid with green jade, and placed in a glass case, which was placed in the middle of the uppermost floor, surrounded by wrought iron latticework, iron The grid is so heavy that no one can move it. 'Walk around her and her eyes will follow you, always looking at you. ' Hearing him say, this statue is very interesting, as if it is really alive.As soon as I walked around her, her eyes really followed me, which is really incredible. That Avalokitesvara statue looks really miserable. She is galloping. The most touching gesture at that moment is that her right arm is raised high, her head is tilted back, and her right arm is stretched forward slightly. The expression on her face is that of a woman and her lover being pulled The way it looked when it was taken apart.The carving shows that Guanyin Bodhisattva ascended to heaven, stretching out his hand to express blessings to all living beings, but looking at the expression on his face, no one believes that he is blessing all living beings.In an eighteen-inch miniature it is almost impossible to believe that the artist could have represented such a vivid and memorable experience.Even the folds of clothes on his body are so strange and unique, purely a special creation of the individual.

'How did that nun have such a statue? 'I asked. 'Look carefully at the posture of this statue, the posture of galloping, the expression of love, terror, and pain in the eyes. ' He paused here.Suddenly he went on to say, 'Let's go downstairs, and I'll tell you the story from beginning to end. ' The nun's name was Mei Lan, and she told this story when she was dying.The host of the nunnery may not have told the details of the story completely correctly, and maybe it has been polished to make the story more vivid.but.The magistrate corrected several important places, and confirmed one by one that there is nothing wrong with the real process.According to the old host, the nun was taciturn and never spoke to anyone before she died.

That was about a hundred years ago.Meilan was just a young girl at that time, living in an official mansion with a garden in Kaifeng City, and because she was the only daughter of the high official Zhang Shangshu, she was very spoiled.The father is extremely serious, but he dotes on his daughter in every possible way.His family is also like an ordinary official's family. Many relatives come to live in the mansion. Those who can read better will find a job in the yamen, and those who can't read will work in the mansion. One day, a nephew from afar came to Zhang's mansion.His name is Zhang Bai, he is seventeen years old, he is very smart, lively and cheerful, full of energy.Although he is only seventeen, he is very tall, with pointed fingers, and looks very delicate, not like a country boy.The whole family in Zhang's house thought he was very good, and the wife decided to send him to greet the guests, although he couldn't read and write. She was only one year older than Meilan, and they were both children, so they often talked and laughed together.He could tell stories from the countryside to Meilan, and Meilan liked to listen to them very much. After dozens of days, the mansion's enthusiasm for him gradually faded away, because he had a special temperament and was stubborn and withdrawn.He often forgets his duties, and since he cannot be a good servant, he refuses to be scolded for his mistakes.So Madam taught him how to take care of the garden instead, which is also very happy. Zhang Bai is the kind of person who is born very creative, not a person who studies secular knowledge.He was very happy with Huaerdaoer, wandering and roaring everywhere, as if he was the master of all things in nature.If no one pays attention to him, he can make wonderful and amazing things by himself.Without a master, he could learn to paint by himself.When he has nothing to do, he can make extremely exquisite lanterns, and the little birds and animals made of clay are also lifelike. At the age of eighteen, he still seems to be good at nothing.Where can he attract Meilan?Even Meilan herself didn't know.He's just different, he's tall, he's beautiful, he has magic over everything, and everyone in the family loves him except Mi-ran's father.The cousins ​​are getting closer, but the fact is obvious that they have the same surname and cannot marry. One day, Zhang Bai told his wife that he was going to learn a business.He has already found a jade workshop, and he has already told them that he wants to be an apprentice.Madam thought it was good, because it was not good for him to be too close to Meilan.However, Zhang Bai still lived in the mansion and came back every night. In this way, he talked to his cousin more and more. One day the wife said to Meilan, "Meilan, you and your cousin have grown up, even though he is your cousin, you don't need to see each other all the time." ' Instead, what her mother said made Mei Lan think even more.Mei Lan never really knew that she had fallen in love with Zhang Bai before. That night, she met Zhang Bai in the garden.Sitting on a stone bench under the moonlight, she occasionally recalled what her mother had said. 'Brother Bai! ' She said with a little blushing on her face, 'Mom said I shouldn't see you all the time. ' 'Yes, we've all grown up. ' 'But what does that mean? ' She looked down, as if half talking to herself. Zhang Bai put one arm around Meilan's waist, and said, "That means there is something about you that fascinates me more and more, and makes me want to see you more and more."When you are by my side, I am happy, and when you are not by my side, I am lonely and desolate. ' Mei Lan sighed and asked him, "Are you happy now?" ' 'Yes, I am happy, with you by my side, everything is different from usual.Mi-ran, you are mine and I am yours. ' Zhang Bai's voice was very gentle. 'You know, I can't marry you.My father and mother are going to marry me off soon. ' 'No, no, don't say that, don't say such things. ' 'You have to understand that this is the case. ' 'That's all I know. ' Zhang Bai said and pulled Mei Lan into his arms. 'Since the beginning of the world, you have lived for me, and I have lived for you, and I will never let you go.I love you can't be wrong. ' Mei Lan ran away from Zhang Bai's arms and ran back to the house. The awakening of youthful love is a terrible thing, especially when both men and women understand each other's situation and have a deep taste of the sweet and bitter taste they crave.That night, Mei Lan lay on the bed, thinking about what her mother said, thinking about what Zhang Bai said, and from that night on, she completely changed.The more the two tried to suppress the awakened love, the more they felt that they could not get rid of love.The two tried their best to avoid seeing each other.Three days later, Mei Lan shyly went to see Zhang Bai, because the two met secretly, and the flame of love became more and more irresistible.In those days, the enthusiasm of youth, the gentle regret, the short parting, and the deeper vow were both sweet and bitter.Both knew it, both were yielding to an irresistible force. They have no idea, just love each other blindly.According to the custom in those days, Mei Lan's father was looking for a young man for her, but she rejected them one by one.Sometimes she even said that she didn't intend to marry at all, which really surprised my mother.But because Meilan is young, her parents are not very persistent, and there is only one daughter, and they intend to teach her to stay at home for a few more years. During these times, Zhang Bai still works and learns crafts by himself.In carving jade wares, Zhang Bai has discovered the closeness of his nature.Like a born artist, he has developed himself into a master in the jade trade in a short time.He loves sculpture very much, and when he works, he is tireless and perfect in every detail.The master of the jade workshop was surprised.There are more and more orders from wealthy families. One day, Mei Ran's father decided to present a gift on the queen's birthday.He wanted to offer something wonderful and had found a large piece of fine jade.Following his wife's suggestion, he went to Zhang Bai's shop in person and explained his intentions.He took a closer look at Zhang Bai's sculptures, and was amazed at the characteristics of Zhang Bai's works. 'Nephew, this is a good job for you.This is dedicated to the queen. If you carve it well, you will be rich. ' Zhang Bai looked at the piece of jade carefully, and slowly touched the uncarved stone with his hands. He was very happy, and decided that he would use that piece of jade to carve a statue of Guanyin.He himself firmly believes that he can carve into a peerless beauty that the world has never seen before. Before the statue of Guanyin was finished, he did not allow anyone to see it. After the carving is finished, the artistic conception and posture of the Avalokitesvara statue conform to the traditional rules in every way. It can be regarded as a perfect work of art, regardless of its demeanor and demeanor, it is all extremely graceful and elegant.In addition, he also achieved what other craftsmen could not, that is, carved a pair of freely rotating earrings on Guanyin's ears.Also, the earlobe is so delicate, so thick and undulating, exactly like a real person, which is really lovely. Also, Guanyin's face is just like his lover Meilan's face. Lord Shang Shu naturally likes it very much, even among the countless treasures in the palace, this statue can be regarded as outstanding. Master Shangshu said: "This face is carved very much like Meilan's face. ' 'good! ' Zhang Bai answered very proudly. 'Was it supposed to be my inspiration? ' 'Yes, of course your future success is unquestionable. '．Lord Shangshu rewarded Zhang Bai generously.And also said; 'I have found such a good opportunity for you, you should be grateful to me. ' Zhang Bai has become famous.But he couldn't get what he wanted most.Fame is of no use to him without Mi-ran.Knowing that the greatest wish in his heart could not be obtained, he lost interest in work.He is not in the mood to accept a fixed job with a good salary.nothing else.He just couldn't work, and the treasurer of the jade workshop was very upset. Meilan is about to be twenty-one years old now, and she is already at the age of gossip, not to mention she doesn't have a husband's family yet.Now someone is trying to match her to a very powerful family.She couldn't delay any longer.Soon after, a grand engagement ceremony was held, and the two families exchanged gifts. Disappointed, Mei Lan and Zhang Bai were so anxious that they went crazy, so they managed to elope.Mei Lan believes that Zhang Bai's skills are enough to make ends meet, so she only takes some of her own pearls, thinking that she can live in a distant place. The two were going to escape from behind the garden one night.That night, it happened that an old servant saw them in the dark, and became suspicious, because the whole family knew about them.The old servant felt that such a scandal should not happen in Zhang Shangshu's house, so he went over and grabbed Meilan and refused to let her go.Zhang Bai couldn't think about it, so he wanted to push the old servant away.The old servant staggered, his footing was unstable, but he refused to let go. Zhang Bai punched him and knocked him on the rockery. His head hit the corner of the rock, and he fell to the ground and died. .When they saw that the old servant was dead, they ran away together. The next morning, the family found that they had eloped and the old servant was killed.So on the one hand, they try their best to cover up this scandal, and on the other hand, they use various methods to track them down.It turned out to be futile.Lord Shangshu was furious.He swore: "Even if I search all over the world, I must bring him back and sue him." ' After escaping from Kyoto, a couple kept walking and rushed forward.Avoid the big cities, cross the Yangtze River, and go to the south of the Yangtze River. 'I heard that Jiangxi has good jade. ' said Zhang Bai and Mei Lan. 'Do you think you should still carve jade? ' Meilan asked him hesitantly. 'Your statues can be seen by others, and they will know that you carved them at a glance. ' 'Didn't we plan to live as statues? ' Zhang Bai said. 'That was the idea of ​​Old Dai when he was not dead.Now people think we murdered him.Can you change your career? ──How about making lanterns and clay dolls like you used to? ' 'How can I do that kind of thing?I have carved jade and become famous. ' 'good!You've already become famous, but that's where the trouble lies. ' 'I think we needn't worry.Jiangxi is almost a thousand miles away from Kyoto.No one will know about us. ' 'Then you've got to change your style, don't carve anything out of the ordinary, just carve as long as someone buys it. ' Zhang Bai bit his lip and said nothing.Does he still carve like thousands of mediocre jade craftsmen?Hiding his name incognito, what about Gou An stealing his life?Or does it destroy art by itself?Or let art destroy itself?These, he did not think of at all. After all, the wife's intuition was right, and she was afraid that carving vulgar goods would not suit her husband's character.He also knew that after the two of them crossed the Yangtze River, there was a mysterious force that attracted her husband to the avenue for jade merchants in Jiangxi Province. Southeast Plains.They did not dare to stay in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, and went straight to Ji'an.When I arrived in Ji'an, my wife mentioned the issue of changing careers.Jiangxi produces the best kaolin and produces the best porcelain.Porcelain could have satisfied his artistic genius, but Zhang Bai refused to listen. He said: 'Even if I make porcelain, others will recognize the porcelain I make.Then you still want me to make that vulgar china, don't you?I think carving jade here can also be safe and sound. ' This greatly violated a woman's intuition, and Meilan had no choice but to obey her husband's opinion.He said: 'Then, dear, for me!You must not become famous anymore, we are suffering now, if you become famous again, we will only die. ' Meilan was afraid, so she said such a thing.But she knew in her heart that her husband would never be reconciled if he didn't make the most perfect things.He now has a superb sense of beauty, a penchant for perfection, pride in his work, and a passion for jade.What he wants to escape is not the arrested Yamen servants, but himself.He too felt the irony of the tragedy of his own situation. Zhang Bai used his wife's treasures to buy some jades of different properties and opened a shop.Meilan watched the work and often said: 'It's already done, and no one else can carve it so well.For me, stop bothering and forget it. 'Meilan often discouraged him. Zhang Bai just looked at her and smiled wryly.So he started making mediocre earrings and stuff like that.But jade requires jade's own spirit and special methods.Carving earrings out of jade, even if it is made into something lovely, like a monkey stealing a fairy peach, is not of the right nature.So he occasionally--surreptitiously at first, with a very disturbed conscience--occasionally carves something original and very lovely, which especially shows his creative genius.These beloved works of his were snapped up as soon as they were carved, and the profits were much higher than ordinary vulgar works. When Meilan saw her, she begged him, saying, "I'm really worried, you are getting more and more famous every day."I am pregnant with a child now, you have to be careful. ' Zhang Bai heard that he shouted, "Are you going to have a child?"It's really like a family now. ’ With one kiss, all the worries of a woman he thought were gone. Meilan murmured to herself, "However, our life is too good." ' The two of them did live well, and a year later, the reputation of Baohe Yuware was established—the name Zhang Bai gave his shop was Baohehao.All the high-class people come to buy his jade wares, and Ji'an City is also famous for its jade wares. People who pass through here to the provincial capital always stop here to buy some lovely jade wares. One day, a man came into the shop, looked around at the displayed goods, and asked Zhang Bai, "Are you Zhang Bai?"Relatives of Zhang Shangshu of Kaifeng Mansion? ' Zhang Bai quickly denied it, saying that he himself had never been to Kaifeng Mansion. The man was very skeptical, looked at Zhang Bai and said, "You speak northern Chinese very well."Are you married? ' 'It's none of your business to get married or not. ' Meilan looked around from the back of the shop.After the man left, he told Zhang Bai that the man was a secretary in her father's yamen.Probably Zhang Bai's jade has revealed his identity. The next day, that person came again. 'I tell you, I really don't understand what you're saying. ' Zhang Bai said. 'Very well, let me tell you about Zhang Bai.He committed murder, he abducted Shang Shu's young lady and stole Shang Shu's jewelry, if you teach me to believe that you are not Zhang Bai, please come out and pour me a cup of tea from your wife.If only I saw that she was not Shang Shu's miss. ' 'I'm here to keep the shop straight.If you make trouble with me, I will teach you to walk away. ' The man smiled and left. Zhang Bai and his wife packed up the jade and precious things in a hurry, hired a wooden boat, and fled before dawn.Has been going up the river.The child was only three months old at this time. Maybe it's bad luck, maybe it's destiny.The child became ill in Gan County and had to stop.The one-month water journey has exhausted all the money.Zhang Bai had to take out one of his most exquisite jade wares and sold it to a jade warder surnamed Wang.The jade piece depicts a dog with one eye half-opened and half-closed. “The merchant saw it and said, 'Oh!This is treasure and jade!Others can't do it.There is no way to imitate it. ' 'Yes, I bought it from Baohehao. Zhang Bai was secretly happy. Gan County is under the high mountains.It was winter then.Zhang Bai was obsessed with the blue sky and the fresh air in the mountains.He and his wife made up their minds to stay here.The child's illness has recovered, so Zhang Bai decided to open another shop.Gan County is a big city, and they felt that it would be safe to move a little further away, about twenty miles away from the city. Zhang Bai now had to sell another piece of jade. Mei Lan couldn't help asking him, 'Why are you selling it? ' 'We still need money to open a shop. ' 'Listen to me this time, let's open a cement shop this time. ' "What are you doing──" Zhang Baihua didn't finish his sentence, but suddenly swallowed it down again. 'We almost got arrested just because you didn't listen to me.Jade articles are like your lifeblood, more important than wives and children?Let's carve jade after things are over. ' Zhang Bai had no choice but to open a shop specializing in clay figurines.He made hundreds of Buddha statues.But every week, he saw jade dealers coming back from Guangzhou passing by here, so he was eager to carve jade again.He often strolls in the street, walks into the jade shop to look, can't help but see the anger in his eyes.When I got home, as soon as I saw the wet clay statues I made, I pinched them with my fingers and smashed them to pieces. 'soil!I can carve jade, but I want to make this kind of clay! ' Seeing the anger in his eyes, Meilan was terrified and said anxiously, "Isn't this fatal?" ' One day, Wang, a jade merchant, met Zhang Bai and invited him to sit in the shop, hoping to get some more treasures and jade from Zhang Bai. 'Where have you been? ’ Zhang Bai asked Wang. 'I just came back from Ji'an. ’ Wang said as he opened the package, ‘Look, this is what Baohe is producing now. ' Zhang Bai remained silent.When Wang took out an agate monkey, Zhang Bai shouted, "Fake!" ' Wang said calmly: "You are right."Hou Jian had no expression on his face.Listen to you, you are very expert. ' 'Of course I'm good at it. ' Zhang Bai said very coldly. 'Oh yes.I remember you selling me a recumbent dog.In fact, it doesn't matter if I tell you, that dog, I have earned a hundred times the interest.Do you still have such good things? ' 'You show me the real treasure and agate monkey. ' In his shop, Zhang Bai showed him an agate monkey he carved in Ji'an.Wang actually persuaded Zhang Bai and bought the monkey again.When Wang went to Nanchang for the second time, he told a few friends in the jade shop that he bought these precious and rare things in the hands of an ordinary clay carving craftsman in the south, and said; , there is such a good jade, how strange! ' About six months later, three yamen servants came to Zhang Bai's shop with official business to arrest Zhang Bai and Lord Shangshu's young lady and escort them to Beijing. Shangshu's secretary also came with the yamen servants. Zhang Bai said: "You have to promise me to pack something and take it with you. I will file this lawsuit." ' Mei Lan also said: "I have to bring things for the children too." ' 'Don't forget, he is the grandson of Lord Shangshu, if he gets sick on the way, you will have to bear it. ' Several yamen servants have been ordered by Lord Shangshu to treat them well along the way.Zhang Bai and his wife were allowed to go back to the back of the shop, while the yamen guard waited in front. It was a hard parting.Zhang Bai kissed his wife and children, and jumped out of the window.From then on, we parted, and we never saw each other again in our lifetime. Meilan whispered to her husband at the window, 'I will love you forever.Don't touch the jade anymore. ' Mei-lan stood at the window, raising one arm high in begging farewell.Zhang Bai turned his head and gave her one last look. After Zhang Bai disappeared completely, Mei Lan went back inside, to the front of the shop, calm as usual.She put some things in her pockets, as if she was just busy packing.He taught a yamen servant to hold the children for her, and talk to them while loading things.When the yamen servants became suspicious and searched the house, Zhang Bai had disappeared. When Meilan came home, she saw that her mother was dead and her father was old. She greeted her father, but there was no forgiving smile on his father's face.Shang Shu glanced at his grandson, and his face softened a little.Now that Zhang Bai had already escaped, Zhang Shangshu also relaxed a bit, because if Zhang Bai hadn't escaped, he really didn't know how to deal with this matter.However, he still couldn't forgive Zhang Bai, because Zhang Bai ruined his daughter's life and made his family miserable. A year has passed, and there is no news of Zhang Bai.One day, Yang Zhichuan from Guangzhou came to Kyoto.Zhang Shangshu held a banquet for Yang Zhizhou to clean up the dust.During the conversation during the meeting, Yang Zhizhou revealed that he brought an extremely precious statue, which can be compared to the Jade Guanyin that Zhang Shangshu dedicated to the queen, and the style is very similar, and the craftsmanship is also extremely similar—it can be said that h is even more beautiful. It is very beautiful.This statue is intended to be dedicated to the queen, so that it can be paired with the previous Jade Guanyin. The guests present were very skeptical, saying that there would be no more jade wares that were better than the craftsmanship of Yuguanyin. 'Then wait for me to bring it to you to see. 'Yang Zhizhou is very happy. After the meal, the table was cleared, and Yang Zhizhou ordered someone to carry it into a bright wooden box.Yang Zhizhou took out the white jade Guanyin and put it on the table, the whole room fell silent immediately.What was on the table at that time was the miserable image of Guanyin, which is in my collection now. A maid hurriedly went to tell Miss Meilan.From behind the lattice partition, Meilan looked into the room, and when she saw the statue on the table, her face immediately turned pale.She whispered: 'He's statued again and I know it's him. ’ So he forced himself to be calm, and continued to listen to see if Zhang Bai was still alive. 'Is the artist still alive? ' was asked by a guest. Yang Zhizhou said: "Speaking of this person, he is very special. He is not an ordinary jade craftsman."I heard it from my niece.When my niece got married, she borrowed an ancient bracelet from my wife to wear. There are two bracelets in a pair, and there are two entangled dragons carved on them. The carving is very exquisite.One of them was interrupted inadvertently, and she was very frightened, and indeed it was a pity, because the pair of bracelets were so delicate that they could hardly match.She must find someone to get another one.She has been to many jade shops, but none of them can take on this job. The people in the shop clearly stated that no one can make such good things now.So she put up an advertisement in the teahouse, inviting people openly.After a while, a man in ragged clothes came and said he was willing to apply.The bracelet was shown to him, and he said it could be carved, so he carved one to match it.This is the first time I've heard of this man. ' In the future, I heard that the Queen Mother would like to find a statue to match the Guanyin statue, so I thought of that person.I bought a beautiful piece of jade in Guangzhou and invited that person to come.He arrived, as if frightened, as if a thief had been caught.It took me a long time to explain to him that I wanted to carve a statue of Guanyin.He cringed a little when I described the swivel earrings, but said nothing.He slowly approached the piece of jade and looked at it from all angles.I asked him: 'How is it?Is this piece of jade any good? ' Later, he turned his face and said arrogantly: 'This piece of jade can be used, and it is worth carving.I have been looking for such a piece of white jade for many years, and I just found it now.My lord, I want to carve a statue, but don't pay me—teach me how to do what I want, don't interfere with me. ' I gave him a house with a simple bed and table, and other utensils he needed.This man is so strange that he doesn't talk to anyone, and he is somewhat rough with the servants who bring things in.He worked as if possessed by a god.For five months he forbade me to see the statue.After another three months, he took out the finished product.When I first saw it, I felt a little unsteady on my feet, just like when you saw this statue just now.He looked at his creation with a very special expression on his face. '"My lord!" he said, "I thank you, my lord. This statue is my biography."' ' Before I could say anything, he was gone.When I chased him out, I could no longer see him, he was already gone. ' The guests heard a scream in the next room, a woman's scream, it was really shocking, heartbreaking, everyone was stunned.Old Shangshu ran to Meilan's side, and she fell to the ground. One of Shangshu's close friends saw Yang Zhizhou bewildered and at a loss, so he whispered to Yang Zhizhou, "Shangshu's miss Meilan is this Guanyin."I dare say that the artist is absolutely none other than Miss Meilan's husband Zhang Bai. ' After Meilan regained consciousness, she walked to the front of the table in public, slowly raised her hand, and leaned against the small statue of Mosuo.And Mosuo that small statue, touching that small statue is like touching her husband Zhang Bai.Everyone could tell that the jade statue was a woman just like Meilan. After Yang Zhizhou heard what happened, he said to Meilan: "My child, you can keep this statue. I'll find another gift for the queen."I hope this statue can give you some comfort.If you don't see your husband for a day, the statue is yours. ' From that day on, Mi-ran became thinner and thinner, as if a mysterious pain had consumed her body.Now Shangshu only hopes to find Zhang Bai, and everything in the past can be forgiven.In the spring of the following year, Lord Yang of Guangzhou wrote to say that he had exhausted all means to find Zhang Bai, but to no avail. Two years later, a plague infected the whole city, and Zhang Bai's son died of illness.Meilan shaved her hair and became a nun in a nunnery.Meilan only carries this Guanyin statue, which is her only property.According to the old abbot of the nunnery, Mei Lan seems to be living in another world.She did not allow other nuns to enter her house, not even the old abbot. The old host told Master Shangshu that someone saw Meilan writing prayers one by one at night and burning them in front of the statue.She does not allow others to enter her mysterious world.She seemed to be very happy and never hurt anyone. Meilan died after entering the nunnery for about twenty years.Avalokitesvara, the physical body that has life and death.It is already dead, this Nianyu Guanyin is still alive in the world.