There is a saying in Buddhism that says, "To save a person's life, you are victorious over the seven-level floating slaughter!" ”
In this world, if you save others in time when they are most in danger, you will definitely be thanked by others.
And the way to be grateful, probably most of the rescued people will choose to give each other money.
However, the act of saving others is a virtue, and the rescuer is definitely not going to get the thanks of others.
In 1971, in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, a postal driver rescued the frozen old man and was "thanked" by the old man.
In order to thank the driver for saving his life, the old man ignored the driver's push and forcibly gave the ordinary box he carried to the driver.
Seeing this, some people may not help but say: "Why is a box a heavy thank you?" ”
yes! The box is really not a treasure, but there is a small mud ball inside the box that is different!
Box
However, the driver who saved people did not care about this, for many years, he did not know that this small mud pill was a treasure, after all, he was not running to get the heavy thanks of others and save people!
Until an appraisal 36 years later, the postal driver was completely stunned, and the small mud pill in this box turned out to be a priceless night pearl!
So, why did the postal driver take so many years to identify, and how did he find the small mud ball unusual?
When he knew that this was a pearl of the night, what would he do about it?
Night Pearl
All these problems must start with the rescue of the postal driver.
One: Be kind and save people, be appreciated
In the winter of 1971, when heavy snow fell in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, the road was covered with snow, and the silver-shining snow overwhelmed the branches, at this time, Wang Zhankui, the driver of the Arukorqin Post and Telecommunications Bureau, was still driving on a small road in the wilderness.
This is the daily work of the drivers of the post office, no matter the winter or heat, no matter the storm, they are always on the road of the long journey, for them, there is no end, only the itinerary.
Wang Zhankui carefully drove in the ice and snow, and despite his superb driving skills, the bad weather did not allow him to slow down.
Wang Zhankui opened slowly, slowly, slowly.....
He noticed that there seemed to be a man lying on his stomach in the snow in front of him!
Wang Zhankui drove forward again, his eyes widened, and he was really a person! Be an old man!
old man
Wang Zhankui quickly parked the car aside and went down to help the old man, who was lying there frozen, already frozen and unconscious.
Wang Zhankui, a veteran who had learned some saving skills in the army, picked up a pile of snow and rubbed the old man's face and arms, then carried the old man to the car and sent him to a nearby villager's house.
In this way, this old man stayed in his hometown for an afternoon before slowly slowing down.
According to the old man, he had been the abbot of a Buddhist temple in a foreign country, but after the snowstorm, the temple fell into disrepair, and the trip was intended to defect to a nearby temple.
As he walked, the snow fell heavier and heavier, and he got lost in the ice and snow, and finally, the old man fainted because of his lack of strength.
Thanks to Wang Zhankui's passing, otherwise in this vast snow, who would know that an old man had fainted here!
And according to the situation of the old host who fainted at that time, if he did not get rescued in time, in a few hours, the old host would stop beating because of the loss of temperature.
Wang Zhankui saved the old man's life! As the saying goes: "The grace of water, when the spring repays," not to mention the grace of life!
In order to repay Wang Zhankui, the old host took out a delicate small box wrapped in yellow cloth from his arms and forced it into Wang Zhankui's hand.
Wang Zhankui hurriedly said, "No, no! ”
The monks have always cherished compassion, and the old abbot has repeatedly demanded that Wang Zhankui must accept it.
Helplessly, Wang Zhankui was not the old host, so he accepted the box.
The two reluctantly said goodbye and returned to their respective places.
After returning home, Wang Zhankui did not hang this ordinary box on his heart, he just threw the box in a pile of debris in the room, and did not care about it anymore.
More than 30 years later, Wang Zhankui's home needed to be moved, so he packed up the family's miscellaneous items, and at this point, the box was once again reflected in his vision.
Two: the small mud balls sealed in the box
After Wang Zhankui found the box in the debris pile, he vigorously recalled where the box came from, and soon he remembered that it was given to him by the old host.
Looking at this small box, Wang Zhankui suddenly had a curious heart, where there was nothing to do, he wanted to open the box to see if there was anything inside.
He clasped the side of the box hard, wasted half a day's energy, and did not open it, perhaps for decades, the box was eroded by the air, and some places had aged, so it was difficult to open.
Wang Zhankui
Then he found a small wire, slowly inserted the wire into the gap of the box, and with only one force, the box opened.
I saw that the box was filled with white wax, and for more than twenty years, the white wax had not deteriorated a little inside the box.
Wang Zhankui was suddenly puzzled: "Why is the box filled with white wax?" ”
Isn't there something in it?
Therefore, Wang Zhankui found a tool again, and slowly dialed the white ash outward, and when he dialed it, an earthy yellow thing suddenly appeared in the white wax.
Small mud balls
He took it out and looked at it, it was a round ball similar to a small mud ball, the texture was very hard, similar to a glass ball, and there was nothing special to look at. Wang Zhankui loved fish farming, so he casually threw this thing in the fish tank inside his home.
When he returned in the evening, he was startled by what he saw!
The inside of this room suddenly lit up with green light without turning on the lights! Wang Zhankui followed the green light to investigate, and it turned out that this was exactly what the mud balls in the fish tank emitted!
What is this baby? Wang Zhankui was immediately surprised!
He quickly fished out the mud balls in the fish tank and carefully examined them in his hands.
The crystal clear light emitted by this mud ball suddenly made the whole room bright, he had learned about the characteristics of the night pearl in the book, but was this mud ball really a night pearl?
Wang Zhankui immediately decided to send the bead to the relevant identification center for identification.
After some inquiry, Wang Zhankui learned that there was a well-known jewelry appraisal expert in Tianjin, so he bought a train ticket to Tianjin.
Three: The first identification of the beads
On this day, a jewelry center in Tianjin received an old man who claimed to be from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, and had a glowing bead that needed to be identified.
This person is None other than Wang Zhankui!
Li Shiwei, an expert at the Tianjin Jewelry Appraisal Center, heard that there was a night pearl that needed to be identified, and was very interested, and immediately received Wang Zhankui.
Wang Zhankui took out a red cloth from his arms, peeled off the red cloth, and an egg-sized sphere came into view.
Li Shiwei had seen many jewels in his life, like such a large night pearl, he was the first time to see it, he took a magnifying glass and carefully studied in front of this sphere.
After a while, Li Shiwei said in a trembling voice, "Good thing, really a good thing!" ”
"Where did you get such a good thing?" Li Shiwei asked Wang Zhankui.
Wang Zhankui then explained the origin of the beads to Li Shiwei.
"Good people have good rewards!" You're rich! Li Shiwei patted Wang Zhankui's shoulder and said.
Immediately afterward, Li Shiwei used equipment to test the material and thermal conductivity of this bead, and then concluded: This is a diamond night pearl!
"Diamonds? But it's yellow during the day! Wang Zhankui asked incomprehensibly.
Li Shiwei said with a smile:
"This diamond is very rare, I have seen a night pearl of similar shape in the Washington Museum in the United States before, it is a meteorite diamond night pearl, which is said to have fallen from the sky!" The crystal structure of your bead is different from that of ordinary diamonds, so it does not have the crystal clarity of diamonds, I see, the material of your beads is also meteorite diamonds, and its value is definitely not less than that of the American Museum! ”
After listening to the expert's appraisal, Wang Zhankui was surprised, and he quickly wrapped the beads in a red cloth and carried them into his arms again, afraid that others would snatch them!
Then, the expert gave him an appraisal certificate, and at night, Wang Zhankui put the appraisal book and beads next to his pillow and accompanied them day and night!
Then, a few days later, Wang Zhankui received a call from the Tianjin Jewelry Appraisal Center, which told him that the appraisal report was invalid and revoked the recognition of the meteorite diamond night pearl.
It turned out that after the identification, another authoritative expert also did an investigation, and finally disagreed with the conclusion of this meteorite material!
Wang Zhankui's heart was suddenly half cold, could it be that it was fake?
Then he kept thinking about tea, thinking about this bead without thinking about it, and didn't sleep well for several nights, and finally he found Li Shiwei.
Li Shiwei told him: "We have never seen this thing before, and now we dare not jump to conclusions, you go to Beijing to see, there is a professor at China University of Geosciences who may be able to identify whether its material is natural or artificial!" ”
It turned out that the reason for revoking that determination was because the professor suspected that the bead was artificially made! However, whether it is necessary to use professional infrared equipment to detect, Tianjin did not have this equipment at that time, so it could only go to Beijing.
Wang Zhankui sighed and came to China University of Geosciences according to Li Shiwei's introduction and found Professor Wu Guozhong.
Four: Is the material of the bead a meteorite diamond?
Professor Wu Guozhong was getting busier and busier, and he had to engage in some professional exploration and research every day, and Wu Guozhong did not immediately receive him without knowing the value of the beads in Wang Zhankui's hand.
Wang Zhankui patiently stayed in Beijing for a few days, and when he waited for the fourth day, he finally waited for Professor Wu Guozhong's appraisal.
Wu Guozhong asked curiously, "What beads, take them out and look at them!" ”
Then, Wang Zhankui delivered the beads to Wu Guozhong's hand, and then waited nervously for the identification results.
Wu Guozhong used microscopes and infrared equipment to carry out round after round of testing, and the result was that no organic components and artificially manufactured traces were found, which means that the material of the pearl is pure natural!
But Wu Guozhong did not judge whether the material of this night pearl was a meteorite diamond, to know, further identification must be carried out, the method is to scrape off some of the powder of the night pearl, and then use the relevant equipment to do experiments!
This made Wang Zhankui feel bad, if this was a real meteorite diamond, wouldn't the scraped powder be very valuable, and he wouldn't be willing to let the Night Pearl be hurt!
However, if this price is not paid, the value of the night pearl is unknown.
Wang Zhankui's heart fell into an extreme contradiction, and he decided to go home first and then think about it later.
This consideration is three months, three months, he has been struggling with whether to pass it on as an heirloom, or to test it now, as an heirloom, maybe the future technology can be tested without taking the powder!
One day, Wang Zhankui finally couldn't hold his breath, and he came to Beijing again with the beads to find Professor Wu Guozhong.
In order to be more authoritative and accurate, this test is a joint test, led by China University of Geosciences, jointly tested by Wu Guozhong and Professor Zhou Jianxiong.
Identification in progress
After taking the beads, Professor Zhou Jianxiong told Wang Zhankui that it would take a month to produce results.
During this period, the two professors worked day and night, turned over a large number of materials, conducted continuous experiments, and finally concluded: "It is indeed a diamond night pearl!" ”
Wang Zhankui was greatly pleased and asked Professor Zhou Jianxiong on the phone: "This time the result is accurate!" ”
Zhou Jianxiong explained: "The reaction that occurs after the collision of the taken sample with the electron beam is the same as that of diamond! (Diamond is diamond)
Wang Zhankui then asked, "Why do diamonds glow like that?"
Then, Professor Zhou Jianxiong's professional explanation deeply impressed Wang Zhankui, and at the same time, a stone in his heart also landed.
The reason why diamonds will shine is actually the result of energy conversion, there are some minerals in nature, after being exposed to external light, the electrons in its atoms will absorb light energy, they will continue to absorb energy under the stimulation of light, and finally released in the form of light, which produces the phenomenon of luminous light. There are many kinds of diamonds, and this one has this property!
However, he remembered the original appraisal given to him by the Tianjin Jewelry Appraisal Center, and then he asked Professor Zhou Jianxiong: "Is it a meteorite diamond?" ”
Professor Zhou told him that the equipment here could not be detected, and even if it could, it would need to completely destroy the beads!
This was obviously unacceptable to Wang Zhankui, who had spent so much effort on beads for such a long time, and even if they were not meteorites, diamonds were also worth the same. He plans to go to Beijing to retrieve the beads some time later, thinking about what to do next.
Soon, however, Professor Zhou Jianxiong brought him good news.
PetroChina Exploration and Research Institute has a very advanced "X-ray diffractometer", which can identify whether it is a meteorite without destroying the beads!
Wang Zhankui was overjoyed and immediately rushed to Beijing, where he brought the beads to the China Petroleum Exploration and Research Institute.
This bead can be said to have received layers of professional appraisal, and it was wang Zhankui who could not have imagined this honor at first, and the old abbot gave him such a precious thing in order to repay his life-saving grace, which he could never have imagined.
This appraisal did not make Wang Zhankui wait for a long time, and the appraisal results came out quickly: the beads did not bear the weight, that is, the meteorite diamond night pearl!
The professor in charge of the inspection used the "X-ray diffractometer" to do a series of studies on the characteristics of the beads, the spacing between the crystals, and finally found from the data of the six diffraction rays of the bead: "It is completely confirmed by the diffraction data of the meteorite in the American Museum!" ”
Wang Zhankui held this bead, and his heart could not be calm for a long time!
Five: the value is not cheap, dedication first
In July 2007, the professors concerned jointly signed a new appraisal certificate for the meteorite diamond Night Pearl.
It is predicted to be worth about $25 million, which is about 200 million yuan according to the exchange rate at the time!
And a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong is willing to bid for it!
Wang Zhankui fell into thinking under the temptation of huge sums of money, his family was not very rich at that time, and if he could get this money, it would definitely be enough for his family to spend for several generations.
After some ideological struggle, Wang Zhankui made a bold decision to donate the beads to the Buddhist Association!
Someone once asked him why he did this? After all, this bead is the reward he deserves!
Wang Zhankui replied without hesitation:
"To tell the truth, I have been touched by it, but I was a veteran, I remember the mission and responsibility of the soldier, saving people is a matter of course, I never thought of getting any thanks from others, I think the best destination of this pearl is where it comes from, and where it will eventually go back!"
Wang Zhankui's reply deeply impressed all the people.
The beads may lose their original color with the rings of history, but Wang Zhankui's spirit of selfless dedication will eventually shine forever!
Such acts of kindness also make us feel the shock of our hearts, see the light of benevolence, and may these kindnesses and emotions converge into a river and inject new energy into traditional virtues!