At the beginning of the day, the monks in the temple began to get busy.
In modern society, monks are actually a profession. In a large temple, there are very few formal monks who have turned to study Buddhism. Most of them are paid to do this job. After the morning class and breakfast, the monks perform their duties, such as cleaning, cooking, greeting pilgrims, checking the merit boxes, or chanting scriptures, preaching, and reciting Buddha's name.
The same is true for Zhuangyan Temple. It has been like this for decades, but today it is obviously different from the past.
The work of monks is not that interesting, and you won’t feel anything after doing it for a long time. However, today is obviously an exception. All the monks look listless, drowsy, absent-minded, and twitch their noses from time to time, which makes them look indescribably greedy...
It's all because of this smell.
After Huixuan and Huiyin left Lin Wei's family, they went straight to find Master Mingfeng who was in charge of leading the reading. The two were bribed by Ye Chui's delicious food and said that the smell would soon dissipate. Although Mingfeng had a bad temper, he had been in the temple for many years after all. He decided not to argue with Ye Chui and let Huixuan and Huiyin do their daily work.
Hui Xuan and Hui Yin smiled at each other, thinking that they would sneak out of the temple in the evening to eat Ye Chui's delicious leftovers...
However-
"Hui Xuan and Hui Yin, you two just left the temple. Where did this fragrance come from?"
"What on earth is that smell that makes you think like that? I've never been late for such a delicious smell."
"Tell me now!"
The two men came to the Arhat Hall where the Eighteen Arhats were enshrined and were about to start cleaning when a group of monks immediately surrounded them, wanting to ask them about the source of the fragrance.
"It's nothing, it's just a restaurant outside cooking beef." Hui Yin said quickly, thinking that if people knew where the taste came from, wouldn't everyone go to Ye Chui to ask for the delicacy
"Boiled beef?" a monk asked in confusion, "I've eaten boiled beef before, and it doesn't taste like this. And why would beef need to be boiled for so long?"
"That's right, there must be some mystery in this. Huixuan, please tell us!" another monk shouted.
"It's really nothing..." Huixuan and Huiyin still tried to be stubborn.
"You two are boring now - Huixuan, last time I found you hiding in the toilet and watching a porn movie on your phone. Believe it or not, if I tell Uncle Mingfeng about this, he will beat your hands until they are swollen?" a monk immediately questioned.
"No way!?" Huixuan's face suddenly changed.
"And Huiyin!" The monk said to Huiyin proudly, "Last time you borrowed my pornographic magazine to read. Believe it or not, I will die with you. Tell Uncle Mingguang and see how he punishes you!"
"Damn, I'm really impressed by you!"
Huiyin broke out in a sweat and exchanged glances with Huixuan, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.
"There's a person outside who is cooking a dish that will take three days and three nights to cook. The dish is so delicious. When Huixuan and I went there this morning, we just happened to eat a bowl of leftovers. Don't underestimate them, they are super delicious. It's worth dying to eat such a dish in this lifetime... No, this dish will be the finished product tomorrow. It won't be too late to die after eating the finished product!"
Hui Yin also showed an intoxicated expression and licked her lips vigorously: "It smells so good..."
The other monks couldn't help but lick their lips as well.
"I want to eat it too. Will he sell this dish to you?" a monk asked immediately.
"It's for sale, but you can't afford it. It's three hundred yuan a bowl." Hui Yin said with contempt.
"So expensive!?" The other monks were shocked.
"But don't worry. I think that gentleman is a nice guy. When he came to the temple before, he was driven out by Huixuan and I, but he is not angry now. As long as I give him a little benefit, he will definitely give it to us for free." Huiyin said thoughtfully.
"What benefit? Can I give him my collection of pornographic magazines?" The monk who had threatened to die together with him said immediately.
"Come on, your magazine is useless. He has a girlfriend, so just keep her in our temple." Hui Yin said contemptuously.
"Could it be the family that Master Mingjing brought back?" Someone immediately thought of this. His eyes moved. "I understand. Master Mingjing told the family to stay here for a month to atone for their sins. I heard that it was because the girl's boyfriend made some mistakes... This gentleman wanted to use food to attract his girlfriend's attention. Even from the monk's perspective, I am moved."
"I have an idea. We will be able to let everyone taste this delicious dish at the same time." A monk suddenly said in a mischievous way.
"Tell me what you think."
"Hey, listen to me slowly..."
…
Zhuangyan Temple is a famous tourist area in Xizhou City. On weekdays, many people come here to visit the temple and burn incense and worship Buddha. However, the weather has been hot recently and it is the off-season for tourism, so not many people come here. However, today is obviously an exception.
From time to time, you can see cars driving outside the temple, but the people who get off the cars do not go inside the temple, but instead run to the small restaurant next to it. This is because they have heard the news and want to taste this priceless delicacy.
It's not surprising that these people were attracted here. If Ye Chui sold the leftovers at a cheap price, it would not have attracted so many people. However, Ye Chui set the price of each bowl very high. A small bowl costs three hundred yuan, which is already better than the treatment in a five-star hotel. What's more, the dish is really delicious. Although it is leftovers, the fragrance is indescribable. As the saying goes, scarcity makes things valuable, so it naturally attracted attention.
In this era, information dissemination is very rapid.
"I heard that someone here is making a Fu Shou Quan dish that can prolong life. Is it true?" A middle-aged man who just got off the bus hurriedly asked the person next to him.
"Yes, it's there. I came here and waited at noon. They said it will not be open for sale until the evening." The man replied.
"Do we have to wait that long?" The middle-aged man asked in surprise, "What is the origin of this dish? Is it really that magical?"
"Anyway, everyone who has eaten it says it's good. Those who were feeling a little uncomfortable immediately felt better after eating it." The man continued. He had heard all this from others. It sounded very mysterious - Fu Shou Quan isn't a medicinal food. At most it's nutritious. Of course it doesn't have any healing effects. But this kind of thing is all about psychology. If a dish that's so expensive is so delicious and has some special curative effects, it's easy to convince people.
The middle-aged man nodded immediately after hearing this: "This dish is indeed worthy of being blessed by the Buddha. It's all worth it to buy a bowl for three hundred yuan!"
The saying that "this dish was blessed by the Buddha" has spread like wildfire, and the evidence is that two monks had eaten here in the morning...
It also indirectly increases the "divine nature" of Ye Chui's dish.
An ordinary pendant can be bought for a few dollars, but after being blessed by the Buddha, it can be sold for hundreds of dollars. It’s the same principle.
When the man who was asked about this laughed, he said, "Three hundred yuan a bowl? That's the price this morning. Tonight it will be five hundred yuan a bowl, and it will go up to eight hundred yuan a bowl tomorrow morning. That's not all. When the dish is finished tomorrow night, it will be three thousand yuan a bowl."
"So expensive!?" the middle-aged man exclaimed.
"Hey, if you can't afford it, don't eat it. There are only about sixty servings at a time. If there is one less person, I can buy one more." The man sneered.
"Who said I can't afford it? It's only 500 yuan. This dish is worth it no matter how expensive it is because it has been blessed - I'll reserve two servings tonight!"
…
"Master, this is getting more and more mysterious..."
Outside the small restaurant, Tian Xiaodu held his mobile phone in front of Ye Chui. On the screen of the phone was an app similar to Weibo, and the news displayed on it was about the delicious Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Ye Chui took a quick glance and saw that someone had eaten this dish and took a photo and posted it online.
"Today I was lucky enough to eat a super delicacy that costs 300 yuan a bowl. It's called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. I felt like a completely different person right after I finished eating it. It really deserves to be blessed by the Buddha!"
The photo below shows the small half bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Supreme leftovers in a bowl…
"How come this has been blessed by the Buddha?" Ye Chui broke out in a sweat.
It's just the waste residue after cooking, but it has been hyped up like this...
"This information has been forwarded more than 8,000 times and has become the hot news on the Internet today." Tian Xiaodu said with a chuckle, expressing a similar sentiment to Han Yuyan, "Master, you have thought of all this in advance, right?"
Ye Chui: "... I really don't have this!"
More and more people gathered around. The fragrance of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was indeed worthy of its name, which made people laugh. I haven’t tasted it yet, but it’s good to smell it first. There were also a few people standing around with their hands folded, silently chanting Buddha’s name - Ye Chui couldn’t stay calm. If your Buddha knew you were doing this, he would be angry...
But this was not what made Ye Chui feel the most speechless, because in the evening, a car with a label of "Xizhou City TV Station" suddenly drove outside the store. After the car door opened, a beautiful reporter came out, and someone else carrying a camera hurriedly came to Ye Chui and started to show his skills.
"Sir, can you accept an interview from Xizhou TV? Your Buddha Jumps Over the Wall has caused a sensation. Can you tell us the origin of this dish?" The beautiful reporter asked Ye Chui with a smile.
Ye Chui: “…”
He really just wanted to win his girlfriend back, so he made this dish. Why did he invite the TV station
Seeing that Ye Chui did not answer, the beautiful reporter continued to ask: "I heard that your Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was blessed by the Buddha. Is this true?"
Ye Chui: “… ”(~^~)