Chapter 58 Gentle Grandpa, Thoughtful Gift

Grandpa's words successfully earned him the cold stares from Zhang Yang and his sister.

Zhang Yang was not acting as his wingman.

He really has something important to do.

A few days ago, Zhang Yang decided to take on the job of replicating the Buddha statue.

He has already sent the photos and parameters to the 3D printing supplier.

What era is it now? Why are we still making models using traditional methods?
Just use software to model, 3D print, and then do some fine-tuning!

After making sure that Grandma Tian had time, Zhang Yang called the supplier and asked them to deliver the goods as soon as possible.

When the other party heard that Zhang Yang was in a hurry to get it, he directly called for a flash delivery.

An hour later, the freshly-made plastic Buddha statue arrived.

But this thing can't be used directly.

Because the facial features and patterns of the 3D printed Buddha statue are a bit blurry.

If you use this thing as a mold, the cast Manjushri Bodhisattva will definitely look like a mosaic.

The Indian cavalry said yes.

Zhang Yang first gave the plastic Buddha statue to Xiao Shen and asked her to make a ceramic mold.

The purpose of teaching the sister-in-law to make the mold was to do this kind of work.

After the simple ceramic mold is made, pour the melted white wax into the mold.

These steps are equivalent to turning a plastic Buddha statue into a wax Buddha statue.

Traditional metal Buddha statues are generally cast using the lost wax method, so as long as the wax model is well carved, there will be no problem in casting the Buddha statue itself.

After the wax model was completed, Zhang Yang made some minor modifications, scraping off the mold line and flattening the pouring mouth.

Then he placed the white wax Buddha statue in front of Grandma Tian.

"Can you please help me check if the size is okay?"

“Is the overall shape the same as in the temple?”

"Ok."

Grandma Tian agreed readily.

But she tilted her head and looked for a long time, and finally said:

"I do not remember."

Zhang Yang's face turned black after hearing this.

Don't remember watching it for so long?
You should have told me earlier!
If he had said it earlier, Zhang Yang would have given himself a method:

"It doesn't matter if you don't remember. You can ask Master Tingxian for help!"

"Ask him to help check if there are any details that have been missed."

"This……"

Grandma Tian was a little hesitant, with a thoughtful expression on her face. After thinking for a long time, she finally agreed to Zhang Yang's method.

She made a video call to Master Tingxian.

After the video was connected, the old monk happened to be standing guard near the "Wanfo Pavilion".

In front of you is the statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva.

After listening to Zhang Yang's words, he frowned and said, let Zhang Yang see for himself.

Then, like a thief, he came to the Bodhisattva statue timidly with his cell phone in his hand.

He put his hands together and pretended to worship Buddha, but he was actually showing it to Zhang Yang.

"Hurry up, the host will be here for inspection soon."

"Amitabha, benefactor, take care."

"Did you hear me? If not, just record the screen. Stop wasting my time."

Master Tingxian was a bit talkative due to his nervousness.

But Zhang Yang didn't listen to the old monk chanting at all.

He was using his hands to magnify the picture and observe the details of the Buddha's patina.

This is a typical metal statue from the Yongle and Xuande periods of the Ming Dynasty. However, because it has been well preserved and has been worshipped all the time, there is still red cinnabar pigment left on many parts.

Zhang Yang strives to match the real objects with the photos.

Because you can't imagine the feeling of the real thing through your imagination.

Zhang Yang must ensure that his work is worthy of Grandma Tian’s payment.

"Alright, have you finished reading?"

Master Tingxian urged repeatedly.

Seeing the host coming, he had no choice but to cut off the video.

When Grandma Tian saw the video go black, she knew that Master Tingxian was afraid of being exposed, so he disconnected it on his own initiative.

But Zhang Yang didn't say anything, as if he hadn't seen enough.

"Master Zhang, do you want to watch it later?"

"No, I've actually finished reading it a long time ago."

Zhang Yang explained with a smile:
"I don't know why, but Master Tingxian seemed so panicked, like a thief, so I wanted to watch him for a while longer." "Master, what's going on? Isn't that his own home?"

Grandma Tian felt nervous when she heard this.

She was afraid that Zhang Yang might think the truth, so she quickly explained:

"The master was nervous because taking photos of Buddha statues is disrespectful."

"Master Zhang, you've seen enough just now. You should have said it earlier."

"is it?"

Zhang Yang responded with a bit of embarrassment. He was so busy enjoying the fun that he forgot that Grandma Tian might be a devout Buddhist.

He, his master, Xiao Shen, and Grandpa Lu, none of them believed this.

When I suddenly met a devout believer, I had no thoughts about this at all.

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay, brother. The Bodhisattva won't take it to heart." Xiao Shen spoke up to help.

"Well, Master Zhang, you really don't have to worry. Manjusri Bodhisattva is a symbol of great wisdom and will naturally forgive the ignorance of mortals."

Grandma Tian clasped her hands together and a pious expression appeared on her face.

Recite softly:
"Thus I have heard, at one time the Blessed One was staying at the top of Vulture Peak in Rajgir with a group of 1,250 great bhikkhus..."

It sounded like he was just chanting sutras. Zhang Yang shook his head and left.

The same goes for Xiao Shen.

Only Grandpa Lu stood there and listened to the scripture devoutly, then clasped his hands together and said:
"Amitabha."

"Xiaotian, what were you reading just now? Was it the exclusive scripture of Manjusri Bodhisattva?"

“It’s not exclusive, but there is a certain relationship.”

"I just recited the first section of the Great Prajna Sutra, the first part of the chapter on dependent origination."

"What sutra?"

"The Great Prajna Sutra, also known as the Great Prajnaparamita Sutra."

"Oh, I see."

Grandpa Lu nodded pretentiously.

I silently said in my heart: "What is the jackfruit sutra?"

……

A week later, Zhang Yang's new replica of the Buddha statue was completed.

The appearance of the Buddha statue looks exactly the same as in the photo.

Moreover, based on his knowledge of Buddhist statues, Zhang Yang also made the "back cover" that was not in the photo.

Buddha statues made of copper are generally hollow.

Buddhist sacred objects such as scriptures and relics are placed inside, and sometimes treasures such as gold, silver, jewelry, and spices are also placed inside, and then it is sealed with a thin copper cover.

In consideration of the deposit that Grandma Tian had added, Zhang Yang specially bought some blessed scriptures online and prepared to put them in the Buddha statue.

But when the roof was being capped, Grandpa Lu suddenly ran over and said:
"Zhang Yang, please seal this thing of mine inside."

Zhang Yang was still wondering how it was possible for such a big man like Grandpa Lu to be sealed in.

Then he saw the other party handing him a black plastic block, and he understood a little bit.

It seems like this is a little thing he prepared for Grandma Tian.

"What is this?"

Zhang Yang took it and took a look. It looked a bit like a Bluetooth speaker.

"This is a multi-functional and super-invincible music player that I customized online."

"It can play Buddhist scriptures 24 hours a day, non-stop, for seven consecutive days."

"So awesome?"

"Yes, and I set a timer for it to play Buddhist scriptures for an hour every night at nine o'clock."

"It just happens to coincide with the time when Xiaotian usually recites the sutras."

After Grandpa Lu finished explaining, the corner of his mouth twitched.

He showed the same smile as the crooked-mouthed Dragon King.

Grandma Tian is a devout Buddhist. When she heard the Buddha statue chanting by itself, her first reaction was definitely that the Bodhisattva had appeared.

Zhang Yang thought this idea was okay.

It doesn’t matter if the battery dies in the future, at least when I first got this Buddha statue, it was stunning.

Zhang Yang stuffed the player into the Buddha statue and reminded his grandfather:

"Remember to take the initiative to call and claim the credit, otherwise Grandma Tian will attribute the credit to me."

"Don't worry about that."

"I called her at 8:59 to let her know in advance. This way, the surprise wouldn't be diluted, but it would leave a deep impression right from the start."

"Grandpa, do you understand this well?"

"Nonsense! Your grandpa is still your grandpa, Zhang Yang, you should learn from him and know what the old senior means by being generous and dignified."

　Thanks to DatangdiNlong, Hellcat, and jccai2 for the tips! The bosses are so generous!
　　
　
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