"Abbot Fangzheng, where did this bamboo forest come from?" Wang Yougui was eating bamboo shoots, his eyes almost turned into crescent moons with smiles. These bamboo shoots were so delicious, better than anything he had ever eaten!
Fang Zheng looked up at the sky and said, "Come from where it should come." There was no way, there were some things that couldn't be explained clearly, so just make random nonsense.
"Uh... You guys are still telling me such roundabout things. Okay, I won't ask anymore. Let's talk about business..." Wang Yougui said seriously.
Fang Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Donor, are you here for the bamboo forest?"
"Yes, this bamboo forest is so beautiful. Not to mention the bamboo shoots, the bamboo itself is very valuable. I have compared various bamboos, and none of them can grow so crystal clear, like jade. And, the point is , and it’s delicious!” Wang Yougui said.
Fang Zheng said: "Then what?"
"Abbot Fangzheng, look, can we develop the bamboo forest in our village? Selling some bamboo, bamboo shoots, etc., this will definitely be a big profit. Bamboo grows fast, and it can still grow after being cut..." At this point, Wang Yougui rubbed his hands. , smiled a little sheepishly. This mountain was treated as a barren mountain and given to the One Finger Temple. Now that it has benefits, he comes to ask for it. Even with his thick skin, he feels that it is not enough.
Fang Zheng smiled and said: "Donor, the mountains belong to the Yi Zhi Temple, and the bamboos also belong to the Yi Zhi Temple."
Wang Yougui felt a little embarrassed when he heard this and didn't know what to say.
Fang Zheng continued: "However, the villagers have been kind to the poor monk, and the poor monk should repay the kindness to the villagers. However, it is definitely not possible to cut down the bamboo forest. If you do this, it will make too much noise and affect the purity of the temple. Moreover, cutting down the bamboo forest on the mountain Bamboo is always unsightly. However, you can dig some bamboo shoots. This bamboo grows very fast. It is estimated that it will grow to the mountainside in a few days, which is where the spring is. There is also a flat land there. Villagers can dig bamboo shoots by themselves. , chop some bamboo, the poor monk won’t ask any questions.”
"What about the ones on the mountain? Just leave them like this? This... this is too wasteful." Wang Yougui looked at the emerald green bamboo forest and felt distressed.
Fang Zheng smiled and said: "Donor, greed can never be satisfied. As for this bamboo forest, it should be able to attract many pilgrims to come and see it."
"Uh..." Wang Yougui was stunned for a moment, then smiled, slapped himself and said, "Indeed, I'm overthinking it. If this bamboo forest is cut down, it will ruin the scenery. With this bamboo forest, it will definitely attract a large number of outings. pilgrims, when the time comes, our village can also take advantage of the trend to develop tourism, haha... That is a long-lasting, green and environmentally friendly good business."
Fang Zheng also laughed. If Wang Yougui insisted on cutting bamboo, it would be really difficult for him to handle it. Although monks emphasize that the four elements are empty, cutting off cause and effect, etc. But how can a person truly be completely empty while living in this world? Materials, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, eating, drinking, sleeping, etc. Many things are connected with each other. If they are all empty, you will become a Buddha.
After sending Wang Yougui away, Fang Zheng immediately went to the bamboo forest, found the mother bamboo, and then controlled the roots of the mother bamboo to spread down the mountain. However, Fangzheng is not a person who likes to eat alone. Back then, the villagers did not treat him as an outsider and took care of food, housing, clothes, and so on. Now that he has good things, he naturally doesn't mind sharing them. After thinking about it, Fang Zheng simply let the roots of Hanzhu climb up the back mountain, directly into Tongtian Mountain behind, and merge into the Changbai Mountains! As long as the growth range is controlled, the local ecological balance will not be affected.
Moreover, if the villagers can really rely on this to make a fortune, this can be regarded as a meritorious deed.
So Fangzheng ordered Hanzhu to speed up the growth of the back mountain. However, no matter how powerful Hanzhu is, it is not a god after all. The growth speed is limited. At the current growth rate, it can reach halfway up the mountain in two or three days. If he really wants to send his roots to Tongtian Mountain It may take a month or two, or even longer, to go up there.
However, Fang Zheng had no effective way to deal with this and could only let it grow.
Wang Yougui went down the mountain and found Tan Juguo, Yang Ping and Yang Hua, now the richest man in the village. The group got together and discussed how to use cold bamboo to make a fortune. They discussed and discussed, and finally found that there were too few cold bamboos to be developed now. The value is too small, so we can only wait.
However, the news that there were bamboos on Yi Zhi Mountain spread. Fang Zheng obviously felt that there were more people going up the mountain every day, and some people quit.
The construction team is building the road. It's okay for one or two people to go up and down the mountain. But it won't work if there are too many people. If there is an accident, no one will be able to bear the responsibility. So the construction team directly blocked the road up the mountain and no one was allowed to go up. When Fangzheng saw this, he was really worried that this would dampen people's enthusiasm and affect the future of his family. He went up the mountain to look at the village every day. At the beginning, he could see many people appearing at the foot of the mountain. , and then there were fewer and fewer people there, and finally they disappeared.
Fang Zheng shook his head: "Amitabha, as expected, you can't have your cake and eat it too. When you build a road, you have to lose something."
Although Fang Zheng felt a little pity, he was also happy to be at ease.
The next day, the sky was clear. Looking at the blue sky, Fang Zheng really felt like he wanted to cry without tears. He had no choice but to do it. The temperature had risen, the sun was getting stronger, and the water was evaporating faster. The water in the crystal rice fields must be replenished every day, otherwise the crystal rice harvest will probably fail. For the sake of his mouth and belly, Fang Zheng could only carry water manually to water it. Such a big field was filled to the brim, and it basically passed in one morning.
It was useless to talk too much. I cleaned the temple, ate, and then picked up a big bucket and prepared to go down the mountain to fetch water. But when I opened the door, there was a woman standing at the door!
"Uh, morning, this female donor." Fang Zheng was startled. The last time he opened the door and met a pilgrim, it was the respectable old man Liu Fangfang. This time, it was a woman!
"Hello, Master. Sorry to bother you, but the construction team has closed the mountain road. I have no choice but to get up early and sneak up." The woman smiled slightly, and she looked very nice. This man looked familiar to Fang Zheng, and he seemed to be there. I've seen it somewhere, but I can't remember it.
"Amitabha, the female donor is very polite. Female donor, please come in..." Fang Zheng put down the bucket, clasped his hands in salute, and stepped aside.
The woman nodded slightly and walked into the Yizhi Temple. Fang Zheng smelled a scent of fragrance floating by. He had never smelled the smell before. It was quite strange, but it also smelled good. It must be the smell of some kind of perfume.
The woman was wearing black clothes with a black silk shawl and a round hat. She looked very fashionable and fashionable. At least among the women Fang Zheng had seen, the only one who could surpass this woman in terms of dress and temperament was the big star Li Xueying. Even Jing Yan, who also had an extraordinary background, was a few points behind her.
Fang Zheng asked the lone wolf to go down the mountain to fetch water, and he followed the woman to the foot of the bodhi tree.
(End of chapter)