Ancient and modern exploration
Editor|Ancient and Modern Exploration
In 1971, in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, there was heavy snow, and on the road covered with ice and snow, only a man wrapped in a military coat walked with difficulty with one foot deep and one shallow foot.
Suddenly, the man saw a frozen monk on the side of the road, and he carried the monk back to a nearby villager's house to help. When the monk wakes up, he gives the man a quaint box.
The man opened the box 38 years later, and it contained a mud pill, which was identified by experts as an inconspicuous small mud pill worth 200 million.
What is this little mud pill? After finding out the value, who did the small mud pill belong to?
Saving
In 1971, in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, the cold wind wrapped in snowflakes whistled wantonly, and on a cold day, almost no one wanted to go out, and the road that was usually crowded was empty at the moment.
Wrapped in a thick military coat, his neck tucked into a fur collar, and one foot deep and one shallow, Wang Zhankui struggled to step on the road covered with nearly 10 centimeters of snow, and he would not have wanted to go out anyway if it were not to buy fuel for his colleagues.
After Wang Zhankui was discharged from the army, he returned to his hometown of Inner Mongolia to work as a driver at a post and telecommunications office. The winter in Inner Mongolia is so cold that even Wang Zhankui, a native of Inner Mongolia, can't stand it, and if he doesn't burn the stove, he can't stay in the room at all.
About 30 minutes ago, he noticed that the fuel in the unit was running out, and the fuel used for heating on the grassland was usually not firewood, but cow dung. Wang Zhankui, who has always been enthusiastic, found that there was not much cow dung in the unit, thinking that he could handle it alone, so he wrapped up his coat and hurriedly went out to purchase.
"I don't know how long this snow will fall, and the road is too difficult to walk." Usually walking for half an hour, today it took the same time to walk halfway, Wang Zhankui was sighing that the snow was heavy, and suddenly saw a touch of orange on the side of the road not far from the right front.
The whole city is covered in snow, and as far as the eye can see, it is white, and this orange color is particularly eye-catching. "What? Didn't cover it with such a lot of snow? Driven by curiosity, Zhang Zhankui took three steps and made two steps, walking in the direction of orange.
Walking closer, the scene in front of him shocked and nervous, and half-hidden in the snow was a monk wearing an orange robe. The weather was cold, and Wang Zhankui still felt cold in a big cotton coat, but the monk only wore two single clothes, frozen to the point that his face was bloodless, and his eyebrows were scraped with ice ballast.
On the empty road lay a stranger whose life and death were unknown, and most people must not dare to approach when they saw it. Wang Zhankui had military experience, was bold and kind, he did not dare to slacken, and hurriedly squatted down to check the state of the monks.
"Great, alive!" As he spoke, he took off his coat and wrapped it around the monk. At this moment, any heavy snow and cold are nothing, Wang Zhankui's only thought is to save people, he carries the monk, shouts for help, and looks for nearby farmhouses.
When Wang Zhankui carried the monks on his back to find someone's farmer's house, his sweat was already soaked with cotton clothes in the temperature of ice pouring water.
Time was urgent, he did not care about rest, gasped and asked the master's house to boil a pot of hot water, and the kind host's house boiled hot water, and took out a quilt to cover the monk. Wang Zhankui wiped the monk with a towel dipped in hot water, and when the monk woke up, the host just made a bowl of warming soup and brought it over.
After the monk finished drinking the soup, his body temperature gradually returned to normal, and his complexion improved a lot. The next day, Wang Zhankui was worried that the monk would be frozen out of hidden diseases, so he took a day off to take him to the hospital for physical examination, and he was relieved to hear the doctor say that everything was normal.
After the monk recovered physically, he refused Wang Zhankui's retention and could not wait to embark on the journey again. Before parting, he took out an antique wooden box from the package he was carrying, and said in a positive tone: "Lord Wang, please accept it, only this can repay your kindness." ”
From the moment he saw him in the snow, Wang Zhankui never wanted to get a return, not to mention the wooden box he took out, even if he didn't know what was inside, just by looking at the exquisite carvings on it, he knew that it was not a bargain, so he repeatedly refused: "Can't accept it, see that you are in difficulty, help it, it's nothing." ”
Wang Zhankui's attitude of refusing was very resolute, and the monk also looked like he would not give up the gift, and when the two were deadlocked, the monk opened his mouth to say something, probably feeling that Wang Zhankui was even more unlikely to accept the thank-you gift after listening to it, and swallowed the words that came to his mouth abruptly.
In the end, the monk couldn't help but say, shoved the box into his hand and turned his head and ran, probably running to more than ten meters, before turning around and saying goodbye to Wang Zhankui: "Master Wang, don't pass here, take care!" Then dashing away.
Wang Zhankui didn't see it, and when the monk turned around, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Bidding farewell to the monk, he casually put the box in his coat pocket and went back to his unit to get busy with work.
A few days later, after the snow, the first clear day, the unsuspecting wife took advantage of the good weather to wash and dry her coat. When I collected the clothes the next day, I saw that the cuffs had faded, and I thought of my husband who was diligent, but he was reluctant to spend money on himself, and a piece of clothing was worn for so many years, so he put the coat at the bottom of the storage box and bought a new one for Wang Zhankui.
After that, Wang Zhankui never wore the old coat again, so the wooden box in his pocket did not see the light of day until 24 years later.
See the light of day again
In 1995, 55-year-old Wang Zhankui worked hard for half of his life to live a retired life, watering flowers every day, taking a walk, and recently learning to play chess.
But I am used to busy days, and I am quite comfortable when I am just idle, but I always want to do something after a long time. One day, when he was idle, he decided to clean his home thoroughly, and in the process of packing his clothes, he accidentally found a military coat that had accompanied him for many years, and the past experience instantly surfaced in front of him.
The "click" sound pulled Wang Zhankui back to reality from his memories, and he looked in the direction where the sound came from, and it turned out that the small wooden box had fallen out of his pocket.
He was slightly stunned and remembered the origin of the wooden box: "Time flies so fast, more than twenty years in a flash." While sighing, he picked up the box. In so many years, he had never opened the box to see it, and today after the box was opened, he saw for the first time what was inside.
The contents of the box made him feel strange: full of wax. Is there anything else? If so, what is it, and it has to be sealed with wax?
Wang Zhankui's face was full of doubts, in order to find out, he found a small knife and carefully scraped the wax in the box out little by little. The box was small and could not hold much, and after a while, he scraped all the wax in the box, and the mysterious items sealed in the wax were also taken out intact.
It was a mud pellet the size of a glass ball, and somehow, at first glance, Wang Zhankui first thought of chocolate candy. After wiping the remaining wax on the mud pellet with a paper towel, he studied it carefully, observed it for a long time, did not see a reason, rubbed his eyes, and went out for a walk.
After that, Wang Zhankui took out the mud pill and played with it whenever he had time, and he was really curious why the monk sent such a strange item, "Is it a Buddhist magic weapon or something?" He guessed. One day, he was lying on a deck chair on the balcony with a mud pill in the sun, and he had an unexpected harvest.
That day, the sun was warm, and he lay in the warm sun, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep. In the haze of sleep, he vaguely felt that there were shining points of light in front of his eyes, and he could feel the light even with his eyes closed. When he opened his eyes, the bright light actually came from the mud pill in his hand.
He thought he had just woken up and looked at it, so he went back to his room to put on his glasses, took a magnifying glass by the way, and returned to the balcony to take a closer look at the mud pills. Through the magnifying glass, you can see that the surface of the mud pellet is a crystal connected together, and the crystal shines in the sun.
After observing for so long, he finally had progress, and he couldn't wait to share his new findings with his lover: "Wife, come and see." The wife also saw crystals and flashes, further proof that he was not mistaken.
This unexpected discovery made Wang Zhankui, who had no hope, regain interest, and for a period of time, he abandoned all entertainment activities, except for eating and sleeping, and spent all his energy on studying mud pills.
He guessed that the mud pill might be some kind of gemstone, but after consulting all the information he could find, he couldn't find any information related to the mud pill at all. He was hit hard and had less and less time to study mud pills.
But after all, it was a gift from others, and he was reluctant to throw it, so he put the mud pill into the fish tank as an ornament, but he didn't expect that his unintentional move brought an unexpected discovery again.
Mud Maru Dawn
Late one night, Wang Zhankui was thirsty, took advantage of the moonlight to go to the living room to drink water, a little faint green light suddenly appeared in the afterlight, fixed eyes, green light came from the fish tank, to be precise, from the mud pill he put into the fish tank.
He instantly fell asleep, forgot to drink water, and fished out the mud pill again with excitement and put it under the light to observe, but as soon as he turned on the light, the light of the mud pill disappeared.
"Is it the Pearl of the Night?" Wang Zhankui said to himself, with unconcealed joy in his voice. In the spirit of seeking truth and pragmatism, he turned on and off the lights continuously, and the mud pellets were intertwined with light and dark. After several attempts, he had determined that this mud pill was undoubtedly a night pearl.
Wang Zhankui had mixed tastes in his heart, and he learned through the Internet that the night pearl was a priceless treasure, and the monk actually gave himself such a precious thing as a thank-you gift. At the same time, he doubted whether the mud pill was a real night pearl.
To know the exact answer, you have to find a professional to identify, but if it is true, what if you, a layman, have been deceived? He knew the truth of his guilt, and after thinking about it, he decided to ask someone who knew how to do it with the photo first.
Wang Zhankui was eager to figure out the mystery behind the mud pill, and immediately turned out the dusty camera to take pictures of the mud pill, and when the camera flash turned on, the mud pill reacted wonderfully again.
Every time he pressed the shutter, the mud pellet would glow brightly, and the intensity of the light became worse and stronger each time. It seems to absorb the light of the flash, and after the photo is taken, the mud pellet is as bright as a full moon. He held the mud pill in his hand and confessed affectionately to his wife who got up when he heard the movement: "The moon on the hand is the moon in the sky, and the person in front of him is the sweetheart." ”
In the process of consulting with a friend with the photo, he heard that there was a special testing agency in Tianjin, and the husband and wife unanimously decided to take the mud pill to Tianjin to find out.
Wang Zhankui put away the mud pill properly, and cautiously stepped on the train to Tianjin, such a valuable thing, but if something happens, I am afraid that I will want to cry when I think about it for the rest of my life.
selfless
Wang Zhankui found jewelry appraiser Li Shiwei according to his friend's instructions. It was determined that the mud pill was not a night pearl, but a rough diamond. Li Shiwei said he had never seen such a large rough diamond.
"It's not a night pearl, why can it shine?" Wang Zhankui voiced the question in his heart. In this regard, Li Shiwei explained that the usual diamond is polished, and this mud pellet is a rough stone, and the crystal inside the rough stone is refractive, to be precise, it is not luminous, but reflective.
"How much is it worth?" Finding out the value of mud pills was one of his main purposes for coming to Tianjin. But the other party did not tell him the exact amount, and only answered in two words: priceless.
In addition, Li Shiwei added that in addition to the large size of this diamond, there is something more special: it is not a product of the earth, but a foreign object. Therefore, its value far exceeds that of ordinary diamonds of the same size, worth at least 30 million and hundreds of millions.
He said: "There are only 2 such meteorites in the world, except for you, the other one is in the United States. ”
"So expensive?" Wang Zhankui could hardly control his voice, his ugly mud pill turned out to be so precious, he was so frightened that he did not dare to go home alone, and called his wife overnight to come to Tianjin.
In this way, the couple returned together, and he was worried about something going wrong, so he specially chartered a private train room. Along the way, the couple took turns keeping the whistle, afraid that something would go wrong. After arriving home safely, Wang Zhankui and his wife escorted the mud pills home, and without resting, they went to the mall non-stop to buy safes.
The salesman asked which one he needed, and he said without hesitation: "The best!" Then they returned home and shrunk the mud pill into the safe, and the couple dared to rest steadily.
A few days later, the certificate issued by the appraisal center arrived, and all the experts of the appraisal center signed it. Before the appraisal certificate was hot, Li Shiwei called and asked to invalidate the appraisal document.
Wang Zhankui was struck by lightning and hurriedly asked the reason. The other party explained that the identification center has limited equipment, and can only characterize the mud pill as an ordinary diamond, and in order to prove that it is a foreign object, it is necessary to find a more professional institution for identification.
He hung up the phone, immediately packed his luggage, and came to Beijing according to Li Shiwei's suggestion to seek verification from many authoritative institutions such as China University of Geosciences and the Academy of Address Sciences.
In 2009, 38 years had passed since the monk gave the treasure, and the identity of this mud pill was finally confirmed: it was identified by 9 authoritative experts in China, which was a meteorite diamond night pearl. As for the value, the figure given by professional bodies is $25 million.
A wealthy Hong Kong businessman heard the news and contacted Wang Zhankui and expressed his willingness to buy this night pearl for 200 million yuan. Unexpectedly, the latter refused this sky-high price without hesitation.
Does he think there is less money? People who heard about this speculated.
Soon Wang Zhankui broke the doubts of the outside world with his actions, and he donated the night pearl to the Chinese Buddhist capital free of charge.
Wang Zhankui's kindness and selflessness have added priceless spiritual character to this valuable treasure.