Fang Zheng didn't care what the other party was thinking. It was true that he blocked the other party's mobile phone number. He was a monk, what kind of car did he drive? If there was a plane, he might consider it.
The next two days passed peacefully. After three days, Fang Zheng could indeed see things, and these things became particularly clear in his eyes! It feels like a black and white TV has suddenly been replaced by a 4K high-definition TV. It feels great!
Time passed quickly, perhaps because of the calligraphy competition, or because several couples came to the mountain to ask for children, and all their wishes came true. The reputation of Yizhi Temple began to spread.
In short, people started to come to the small, square temple one after another! Although it was winter, the weather was cold, the snow was heavy, and the mountain roads were difficult to walk, so all the people who came were villagers from nearby, but Fang Zheng was still very happy.
Cleaning the temple every day, watching the occasional pilgrims, chatting for a few words, burning incense and making wishes.
Fang Zheng would watch the other party leave very happily every time, then close the door and look around the futon to see if there was anything left behind...
However, most founders come back disappointed and have no money! Not a dime!
Moreover, none of the high incense sticks came out, and they were basically ordinary incense burners. Regarding this, Fang Zheng could only shake his head slightly. But if someone doesn’t burn high incense, he can’t force him, right? So, there was nothing I could do except shake my head.
A month has passed like this, and the number of incense sticks has reached twenty for the first time. Fang Zheng looked at the number of these incense sticks and smiled crookedly! This is the harvest of Yi Zhi Temple that year! Now that it was done in one month, he found that the task of one hundred sticks of incense was not that difficult.
Walking the dog and teasing the squirrels every day, my life is quite relaxed.
December, the village likes to call it the twelfth month.
In the twelfth lunar month, the incense in Fangzheng Temple is even more prosperous, with people coming almost every day! For the first time, Fang Zheng felt like an abbot. He stood at the door every day and was greeted by everyone. How could that be so exciting
At this moment, Yang Hua came up the mountain. When he saw Fang Zheng, he laughed loudly and said, "Fang... Abbot! Uh, that's what he's called, right?"
Fang Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "Donor Yang, you can call me whatever you want. Why is it so awkward to hear you call me abbot?"
Yang Hua chuckled and said: "Well, your aunt is not pregnant for more than three months, so she can't come up to the mountain. No, let me ask you. It's almost Laba. The Hongyan Temple next door has already announced , this year the Laba Buddha Bathing Ceremony will be held, and Laba porridge will be distributed widely. Can you do it in the temple? If you do, your aunt is afraid that you don’t have enough manpower, so she asked me to give you a hand."
When Fang Zheng heard this, he was stunned!
Laba? Buddha bathing party
Then it dawned on me that I had almost forgotten this incident just by looking at the incense these days!
The so-called Buddha Bathing Party is a grand event in Buddhism, usually held on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. This day is called Laba Festival among the people, and it is called Sakyamuni Tathagata's Enlightenment Day in Buddhism. . Therefore, Buddhists all over the world celebrate on the same day!
As an indispensable part of the Buddha's Enlightenment Day, in addition to bathing the Buddha, everyone in the world is invited to eat Laba porridge. Folks call it Laba porridge, but Buddhists call it Qibao and five-flavor porridge.
Later, Buddhism influenced the secular world, and the custom of drinking Laba porridge during the Laba Festival came into being.
However, Yizhi Temple is a small temple. In the past, it was difficult for my family to eat, so naturally I couldn't hold a Buddha bathing party. For so many years, the old monk Yi Zhi has never held a Buddha bathing party. On the contrary, every day, he would mutter: "It would be great if one day, Yi Zhi temple can also hold a Buddha bathing party... ah..."
Thinking of the long sigh from the Yi Zhi monk, Fang Zheng said without thinking: "This year's Laba, the poor monks will not only give away Laba porridge, but also hold a Buddha bathing ceremony to cleanse the soul and purify themselves with the world!"
"What? Are you going to hold a Buddha bathing party? This... It seems like you've never held one before, right?" Yang Hua asked, glaring at Fang Zheng.
Fang Zheng smiled and said: "Of course the poor monk has never held one, but he has never eaten pork and seen pigs running away? There is nothing difficult about the Buddha Bathing Party."
"Fang... Fangzheng, Guangshi Laba porridge, do you know how much it costs?" Yang Hua asked.
When Fang Zheng heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded! I almost forgot, this meeting is not for nothing, Guangshi Laba Porridge, if only three or two people come, forget it, if they come to treat him, Fang Zheng reckons that his little wealth may not be enough!
Just when Fang Zheng felt guilty...
"Ding! During the Buddhist festival, the system will give away all the materials. In addition, the secret formula and production method of the Buddhist Seven Treasures and Five Flavors Porridge will be given away. All the ingredients are selected from the foot of Lingshan Mountain and grown by the Buddha! So, you don’t have to worry about the ingredients of the Laba porridge. You should What I worry about is whether someone will come someday.”
When Fang Zheng heard this, he almost cried, and said in his heart: "System, that's interesting! When I return to secular life, I will reward you with a girl!"
System: “2#￥＠…”
With the system as his backing, Fang Zheng had nothing to fear. He immediately became rich and powerful, but his face remained calm and enigmatic as he smiled and said, "This donor does not need to worry, the poor monk has his own solution."
"Uh, are you serious?! Okay! I support you! But I may not be enough on my own. Later I will call Yang Ping and his wife to help. See who is idle, pull them all over!" Yang Hua heard this Fang Zheng was about to do it for real, and suddenly became energetic and said excitedly.
When Fang Zheng heard this, he was also moved in his heart. If the ingredients are prepared early and the cooking method is taught, wouldn't he be able to have some leisure time? Fang Zheng, whose lazy cancer has recurred, is about to nod.
result…
"Ding! You want to hold a Buddha Bathing Ceremony and spread Laba porridge. This Laba porridge has to be made by yourself to make sense." The system said.
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes and said: "Brother, do you know how many people will come then? If there are hundreds of people coming, are you sure you want to cook porridge and not stew me? If I am exhausted, just pat my butt and leave. .what about me?"
The system continued: "It's just a friendly reminder. You can ask them to help. But I want to remind you that the Laba porridge the system gives you is not just for eating. This porridge can cleanse people's soul and at the same time sort out their blood, essence, and spirit. , make people radiant, and get rid of hidden diseases! Treat diseases if they are sick, and prevent diseases if they are not! However, if someone else makes it, this bonus will be gone. It’s not that I look down on you, but I hope you can see the reality clearly, and with the current one-finger temple Judging from its influence, it’s hard to say how many people will come that day.”
Fang Zheng thought about it, and this was the case. Besides, most of the people who could come were villagers at the foot of the mountain. Everyone was kind to him. It would be too much to not eat the original Laba porridge for a meal.
(End of chapter)