The only thing that made Fang Zheng happy was that after the Buddha bathing, everyone's mentality changed subtly. When they entered the temple, they had a sense of awe, no one threw anything littering, and the temple was still clean.
After finishing the work, I filled up another tank of water, and the day passed like this. I looked at the setting sun, ate the last of the Laba porridge, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fang Zheng came to the Buddhist hall with satisfaction and said silently: "System, receive the merit box!"
Buzz!
A flash of yellow light flashed, and in the Buddhist hall, there was a red merit box in front of the futon, with the word merit written on it.
The merit box looks like it is made of wood, but it feels a bit icy to the touch, but not cold and feels very good. There is a small opening on the top for easy insertion of incense money.
"Finally I have a merit box. I no longer have to look for money all over the house... Uh, I almost forgot about the real thing! I should have a lot of incense money today!" Fang Zheng hurriedly searched the room, and sure enough, there was a gift box on the table. The wads of money were quite fragmented, including one yuan, fifty cents, ten yuan, and a few hundred-dollar bills! But the most eye-catching thing is the wad of money!
Fang Zheng picked it up and counted it, it was more than two thousand yuan! There was some change inside, and it seemed that the other party had put all the money in his wallet here.
Fang Zheng rubbed his nose and estimated that Tan Ming was the only one who could do such a thing.
"Sure enough, good people are rewarded... Well, the poor monk is a good person, Amitabha." After Fang Zheng proclaimed the Buddha's name, he walked out of the temple, waved his hand, and greeted the squirrel and the lone wolf: "Let's go and play!"
At the same time, in Hongyan Village, which is not far from Yizhi Village, there is a small hill behind the village. The hill is not high, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery is beautiful. There is also a suet road winding directly to the top of the mountain. There is a temple on the top of the mountain called Hongyan Temple.
"How is it possible? How is it possible? My people from Hongyan Temple were robbed by a small temple? Chen Jin, let me tell you, whether I can win the position of abbot is based on this. This matter You've screwed everything up for me... Forget it, there's nothing more to say, friends!" A bald monk roared and then hung up the phone.
At this moment, a middle-aged monk came over and said, "Amitabha, Junior Brother Wuming, the abbot is asking everyone to come over."
"Yes, senior brother, the poor monk will come over right away." The unwillingness on Wu Ming's face immediately disappeared, and he said with a kind face.
"Brother, do you know what the abbot asked us to do?" Wu Ming asked on the way.
Wu Xin sighed: "In previous years, during the Buddha Bathing Ceremony, although Hongyan Temple was not as good as those big temples, there were still more than a thousand people coming and going. This year, there were suddenly a lot less people. The incense is not as good as before. The abbot must have something to do."
Wu Ming's face darkened when he heard this. He took the initiative to invite Ying to handle the Buddha Bathing event this time, and it ended up like this. He just felt his heart skip a beat! I'm afraid it's going to be terrible...
After passing through the hall, we came to an open space. At this moment, there were more than twenty monks sitting on the ground. An old monk wearing a red cassock sat in front, holding rosary beads in his hands, as if the old monk was in meditation.
Wu Ming and Wu Xin were ready. After a while, the old monk opened his eyes.
At this time, a monk stood up and said: "Abbott, there are many fewer believers at this year's Buddha Bathing Ceremony, and the incense is not as strong as in previous years. I don't know why."
"In previous years, senior brother Wu Xin took care of this matter. This year, Wu Ming showed off his talents and insisted on taking care of it, and it ended up like this." Another monk sneered.
Wu Ming's face sank, as gloomy as if he was about to drip.
However, Wu Ming was not willing to be so passive, so he stood up and said: "Abbott Abbot, I blame the poor monk for this matter. But I can't blame the poor monk entirely. This year, the Yizhi Temple, which should have been disbanded long ago, suddenly came back to life for some reason. Come here. A young monk inherited the mantle of Zen Master Yi Zhi and ran the Yi Zhi Temple. The young monk is from Yi Zhi Village. He grew up in Yi Zhi Village. This year, he also held a Buddha bathing party, and all the people in the village were him. Their elders and relatives naturally came to support them. Besides, it was organized by the village...
The believers of our Hongyan Temple are mainly from Hongyan Village, Yizhi Village and Hongying Village. If a village is missing, there will definitely be fewer people. "
"This is not a reason. We all know what is going on in Yizhi Temple. When Master Yizhi was here, it was still a temple, but it was also dilapidated. How could it support a Buddha bathing party? They couldn't disperse with just Laba porridge. Get up?" Someone said.
Wu Ming was also puzzled. How could such a poor temple afford a Buddha bathing party? When he arranged this matter, he also thought about Yi Zhi Temple, but the small temple was dilapidated and poor. Even to his death, he didn't think that there would be any problems with Yi Zhi Temple. In the end, something went wrong... I regretted it so much!
"Amitabha." At this moment, the old monk suddenly announced the Buddha's name, and everyone fell silent.
Zen Master Hongyan looked at Wu Ming and said, "Is there anyone who will succeed Yizhi Temple?"
Wu Ming didn't understand what Zen Master Hongyan meant, so he nodded and said, "Yes, it's a young monk named Fang Zheng."
"Amitabha, you are so good. You are so good at Zen master Yi Zhi. He cultivates his mind but not his body. Now it is a great joy to have someone succeed him. Why do you have to look like a bitter gourd? Founder... When this little guy came to Hongyan Temple, the poor monk also saw him. , is a clever little guy.”
Everyone did not expect that Zen Master Hongyan was not angry, but smiled, and everyone looked at each other. Is it a good thing that there is less incense
At this moment, Wu Xin asked: "Abbott turns out to have a relationship with Fang Zheng, but it's fate."
Zen Master Hongyan nodded and said with a smile: "When the poor monk observed Fang Zheng, the boy's eyes were unruly and unruly like a naughty little monkey, so he said to Zen Master Yizhi: "Fang Zheng is not suitable for becoming a monk and has no relationship with the Buddha. "As a result, Zen Master Yizhi said that he had a predestined relationship with the Buddha.
Now it seems that the poor monk made a mistake. This little guy actually supported the One Finger Temple, which is really commendable. "
"Abbott, but he stole our believers and incense." Wu Ming said.
Zen Master Hongyan shook his head and said: "Incense is offered to the Buddha, but where is it not offered? Bathing the Buddha is to cleanse one's own soul, not to add face to anyone. Should the villagers of Yizhi Village go to Yizhi Temple to bathe the Buddha, or come to Hongyan Temple to bathe? Buddha, what's the difference? Wu Ming, you have too much ambition to be strong and competitive. Please remember not to have such unreasonable thoughts in the future."
After saying that, Zen Master Hongyan stood up and said, "Let's leave it as it is. I've called you here today to discuss the grand event after the year..."
Wu Ming could no longer hear what Zen Master Hongyan said. He only felt his face was burning, and his heart was filled with shame and anger! He is the earliest disciple of Wuzi generation who entered Hongyan Temple. If he does well, he is likely to take over Hongyan Temple after Zen Master Hongyan retires! What is Hongyan Temple? Although it is a small temple, the annual incense money, government subsidies, and various donations... thinking about it makes Wu Ming's eyes a little red!
(End of chapter)