Chapter 95 Beware of Complaints from Parents

"Let's not talk about whether I can do it or not, brother, do you know what you want?"

"I know, the tomb-touching talisman and the Fa Qiu seal." The bearded man answered quickly, but it was as good as saying nothing.

"..." Zhang Yang could only explain: "I mean, do you know what these two things are like?"

"Yes, I know. Not only do I know, I can also tell you how to make it."

"Oh? Please!"

Zhang Yang asked without hesitation and made a gesture of invitation.

The bearded guy was obviously prepared. He took out his cell phone and showed a photo.

The film shows someone writing the production method handwritten on paper, which feels like a martial arts secret manual.

[Gold-touching Talisman: The sharpest claws of the pangolin must be soaked in wax for 49 days, then buried a hundred meters underground in the Dragon Tower to absorb the spiritual energy of the earth for a full eight hundred days before it can be made.]

[Fa Qiu Seal: Forged from meteorite copper from outer space, engraved with the eight characters "Blessings from the Heavenly Officials, No Taboos..."]

"Brother, you don't want me to do it this way, do you?" Zhang Yang asked in disbelief.

I was looking forward to it before watching it.

After reading it, he now had doubts about the bearded man's mental state.

"Buried a hundred meters underground in the Dragon Tower", what is the Dragon Tower? It is an ancient tomb with excellent feng shui.

Even if Zhang Yang could learn how to find the Dragon Tower from the master in the prison, digging 100 meters down?
The Mawangdui of the Han Dynasty is only 20 meters deep, and the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum further ahead is estimated to be less than 40 meters.

100 meters? This is not absorbing spiritual energy, this is clearly digging for Jurassic dinosaur fossils.

"Is it not possible?" the bearded man asked Zhang Yang.

"Of course not. Pangolins are first-class protected animals, and Longlou is the site of an ancient tomb. You want to mess with both of them together. Are you afraid that the police won't be able to find you?"

"Oh, that's true."

The bearded man suddenly sighed and said in a somewhat depressed tone:
"In fact, I have asked many stores, and the answer is the same."

"Why can't I spend money now even though I want to?"

"It's normal for you to not be able to spend money in your situation."

Boss Deng nodded and said.

He also enthusiastically gave the bearded man some advice:

"I think you might as well go find the real thing, right in Cao Cao's tomb, and you'll definitely find what you want."

"Haha, thank you, but I don't know how to rob graves."

The bearded man shook his head and asked Zhang Yang and Lao Deng again:

"Can the ones in TV dramas be made? The ones sold online look like modern handicrafts, so fake."

"I want something real."

"You mean, antique ones?" Boss Deng asked helpfully.

"Yes, anyway, when others see it, they will think it is something handed down from ancient times, and it is an authentic tomb raider."

"I'm sure I can't do this. I'll have to see Boss Zhang."

Boss Deng looked at Zhang Yang. He felt that since Zhang Yang was able to work with old calligraphy and paintings, he should have no problem with seals.

Because imitations of ancient calligraphy and paintings all need to be stamped.

Zhang Yang answered very honestly:

"I can do it, but to be honest, I'm afraid it won't meet your expectations."

"It would be a waste of both our time."

What if the other party really uses the Fa Qiu Seal to hit the big Zongzi on the forehead, but fails to hit him and comes back to cause trouble for him? What should I do?
This is hard to explain. Zhang Yang had just seen a related report on the Internet. There was an author named Xiang Baotou and his incredible fans in the group. Three of them conspired to dig up the ancestral grave that another member of the book club had posted online.

But that is the Northern School's way, which does not require the use of the Touching Gold Talisman.

The bearded man in front of him wanted a complete set of seals and talismans. In case they were going to the Jingjue Ancient City or something, Zhang Yang was afraid that if something happened to him, he would pester him.

Hearing his words, the man patted his waist bag:

"It's okay, I'm not short of money."

"Can you pay the deposit first? Then you can make one for each, the Fa Qiu Seal and the Mo Jin Talisman. I'll see the results."

"If the effect is not good, we won't lose too much."

Zhang Yang opened a business, so there was no reason to chase away customers, let alone those who were so eager to give money.

He nodded and responded:
"Row!"

"Then let's make it 10,000 yuan each. You pay half of the deposit first."

This price is really not low.

The average price of a genuine small Han Dynasty seal, the kind that can be hung around the waist and carried around, at an auction is less than ten thousand.

Considering that the other party said he was not short of money, Zhang Yang gritted his teeth and asked for a little more.

Give the other person enough face.

Hearing Zhang Yang's offer, the bearded man was very happy. He took out a wad of red cash from his wallet and handed it to Zhang Yang.

"I'll give you a deposit of 10,000 first. How long will it take for me to see the samples?"

"It will take at least a week." Zhang Yang replied.

"Okay, I'll come over to check out the goods in a week. Come on, young man!" the bearded man encouraged.

"Haha, okay. Then let's go sign a simple contract."

"No, no, your store is so big, it's impossible for you to cheat me out of this ten thousand dollars."

"This isn't about the money... Hey, what are you doing?"

Before Zhang Yang could finish his words, the bearded man found an opportunity, turned around and rushed to the store door.

He ran away without looking back, as if he was running away from the bill.

The problem is, he didn't take the money.

Zhang Yang looked at the other person's back, shook his head helplessly, and continued:

"It's okay not to sign a contract, but you should leave your contact information!" "Brother Zhang, it's obvious that he doesn't want to reveal his information. Don't you understand that people still pay in cash these days?"

Boss Deng smiled and reminded Zhang Yang, while at the same time not forgetting to flatter himself:

"Our store has a very good reputation. Don't mention people who pay deposit without thinking. In the future, you may even meet someone who pays the full amount directly if there is a disagreement!"

"But if we run into this kind of person, we have to be careful. I have installed surveillance cameras here, you can use them directly."

"I see. Thank you, Brother Deng."

Before Zhang Yang officially opened the store, he had already felt the changes in the way of doing business after having a physical store.

……

Although the contract was signed and the money was paid, Zhang Yang could not move in until at least three days later because Boss Deng still had to cancel the business license, move house and take care of a series of other chores.

During this period of time, I just managed to complete this new business.

After all, this was the first order of business for the new store. Not to mention repeat customers, Zhang Yang worked very seriously to have a good sign for a good start.

He did not use the ready-made copper seal blanks in Boss Deng's shop.

After returning home, Zhang Yang specifically unlocked the [Knowledge of Seals from Past Dynasties] and learned about the seal specifications from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty before starting.

The owner of the "Faqiu Seal" was Faqiu Zhonglang Jiang, who was appointed by Cao Cao and whose status at that time was "equivalent to two thousand stones".

According to the printing system of the Qin and Han dynasties, the seals of the prime minister and the general had a tortoise-shaped button, while those with an official position of 1,000 to 200 shi or above had a nose-shaped button.

Therefore, the real Fa Qiu seal should be a very simple nose-button seal.

In addition to the regulations of the seal, the most important thing is the engraved text.

The seal texts of the Han Dynasty were mainly in negative script, using Miaozhuan (a variant of small seal script) as the font, and were chiseled out one cut at a time directly on the bronze seal blank with a carving knife.

Sometimes, a whole piece of raw material will be ruined if your hands shake even a little.

Zhang Yang worked for a whole day but still couldn't finish it.

In order not to delay the progress, he relied on Red Bull and persisted until four in the morning.

Finally done.

As for the tomb-grabbing talisman, it is relatively simple.

Zhang Yang asked Lao Hu, using his connections, to buy an old black bull horn.

The material of cow horns is the same as that of pangolin claws, both are keratin. Although the color is slightly different, after they are aged, the difference is basically invisible to the naked eye.

Grind the ox horn into the shape of a claw, inlay it with gold thread, engrave it with a flying tiger pattern and the words "Touching Gold", and the prototype of a Touching Gold Talisman is ready.

However, Zhang Yang couldn't find a way to make the pangolin's claws look old in the system.

This thing has only become popular in recent years, and there is no such thing as making it look old.

He had no choice but to use the method of [aging rhinoceros horn carving] and barely produced a patina that would be passed down from generation to generation.

I don’t know if it can be hidden from Hu Bayi’s eyes, but from the outside, it looks like that.

As for whether it has the same effect as the real tomb-touching talisman, we can only wait for after-sales feedback.

After finishing these two things, Zhang Yang had almost no time to catch his breath, and quickly plunged into the work of bringing intangible cultural heritage into campus.

……

"Brother, I interviewed some high school students in our staff dormitory. Most of them are freshmen and sophomores."

Shen Yiyi was holding a small notebook, which contained all the information she had heard.

This time, she really worked hard.

She asked all the students living in the nearby residential buildings, regardless of whether she knew them or not.

It was conducted under the name of “social practice questionnaire survey”, so everyone was very cooperative.

"Aren't there any seniors?"

"The senior year students don't have a holiday yet, and they won't participate in this kind of activity. Doing two papers when they have time is no better than anything else."

"That's right, then go ahead and tell me. I want to hear it."

While Zhang Yang was preparing the materials, he was listening to the information Xiao Shen had found out.

According to Xiao Shen’s survey, more than half of high school students play Yuan Shen;

One third of the people play the king;
About a quarter of them play a mobile game called Ark.

The rest are more niche, including those who play music games, watch anime, like SCP, and a small number of star-chasers.

"Oh, by the way, these people are basically all black fans, and their favorite star is always Kun Kun."

"..." Zhang Yang didn't expect that his mentality was so young.

"What about bronze artifacts? How much do they know about them?"

"I don't know much, and I'm not even interested."

Shen Yiyi shook her head with regret.

She knew that her hobby was relatively niche, but she didn't expect that it had reached the point where "no one will come close to it."

"Whether it's tomb-robbing novels or bronze artifacts, only the grandson of an archaeology professor likes them."

"But that guy is too complicated. He actually plays both Yuan Shen and Zelda at the same time, and he also provokes fights with Black Myth Wukong on the forum every day. I suspect that he knows about Bronze Art, but he just wants to lead the pace."

"I see. That boy is a fun guy."

Zhang Yang nodded, and the general situation was clear to him.

The outlook is not optimistic!
He originally wanted to make a few bronze swords, but yesterday, Deputy Director Miao said in the group that we should pay attention to safety.

Especially when preparing gifts for students, be careful about being complained by parents.

These words were basically spoken to Zhang Yang and another woodcarving craftsman.

Helplessly, Zhang Yang could only give up his great idea of ​​"Eight Swords of the King of Yue".

If he were to be complained by students' parents, accusing him of promoting violence among students, he would be finished.

There is no other choice but to...

Yuanshen, start!
Hope you can find some inspiration.

(End of this chapter)