And those local students, who go home every day, are extremely envious and jealous of these free birds. If you have money and leisure, no one cares about it. If you don’t study, it’s just a waste. Who wouldn’t envy you
Of course, Fang Zheng is an exception. He has time and no money, so he can’t afford it! Children in the city and Fang Zheng lack a common language. Children in rural areas go out to drink, brag and surf the Internet every day. Fang Zheng has no money and can't do anything, so he is marginalized. Which one was ignored before and is still ignored now? Fang Zheng could only smile bitterly in his heart.
Just when Fang Zheng was about to give up and pretend to be dead, a classmate suddenly called him: "Is this Fang Zheng? Welcome old classmates to join the group."
When Fang Zheng saw this line of writing, he almost cried. Finally, someone noticed him! Amitabha, he is still alive and has not been ignored... happiness!
Look at the other party's name, Liu Dacheng [Mr. Liu]. An unfamiliar face flashed subconsciously in Fang Zheng's mind. It seemed to be Fang Zheng's classmate in the first year of high school. Later, he was assigned to the same class in the third year of high school. There were not many intersections and little communication. Liu Dacheng is one of those students who is average in his studies, neither a top student nor a loser. He works hard and can be on par with Fang Zheng and others if he relaxes a little. Liu Dacheng's popularity is so great that he can be visited by more than ten or twenty classmates on his birthday, so he is considered a small celebrity. Looking at the title behind him, Mr. Liu, it is obvious that Liu Dacheng is doing well.
Fang Zheng replied: "Amitabha is a poor monk. Hello, all donors."
"Haha... Fang Zheng, you really are a monk." Fang Zheng's words immediately attracted many people to jeer.
"Fang Zheng, when you said you came down from the monastery, I didn't expect it to be true."
"Fangzheng, which temple are you currently a monk in?"
"Still bald?"
"I heard that monks are very rich now. They are so rich that they can eat meat and drink alcohol, pick up girls, and drive luxury cars. Founder, you are the first one in our class to get a job. You are awesome. Back then, we all I made a mistake, and now I can’t even envy you anymore.”
A large group of people shouted, and Fang Zheng was immediately confused. What are they talking about? Do they live in the same world? Being extremely rich, eating meat, drinking alcohol, and picking up girls? Neither Zen Master Baiyun nor Zen Master Xiaguang receive such treatment! Moreover, if Fang Zheng remembered correctly, he had said more than once when he was in school that he had become a monk at Yi Zhi Temple. As a result, these people actually forgot about it! Sure enough, he was still so miserable and had no status.
So Fang Zheng replied: "The poor monk wants to live a prosperous life, but the poor monk lives in a small monastery and does not have the ability. Now he eats all the rice and vegetarian food every day, and his life is miserable. But all the donors seem to be very happy. OK."
"It's not bad. By the way, Mr. Liu, what did you say before?" What left Fang Zheng speechless was that he had just announced his family status, and a man named Chen Xiao started to change the topic.
Then Liu Dacheng came out and said: "What did you just say? By the way, are we all classmates? If anyone needs work or something, let me know. Now the business is getting bigger and bigger, and we need some trustworthy friends. As long as you believe I, Liu Dacheng, just come here! When you get here, your air tickets will be reimbursed, and your food, drink and accommodation will be taken care of. As long as you have the ability, you can make whatever money you want!"
"Mr. Liu is so generous!"
"Mr. Liu is awesome. I'm going to learn from Mr. Liu now..."
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Fang Zheng looked at all this and shook his head helplessly. It seemed that he had become the ignored one again. But it didn’t matter to Fang Zheng. He was an outsider. If he really wanted to talk, he probably wouldn’t be able to talk together. He smiled slightly, didn't take it to heart, and just watched the excitement with peace of mind.
Everyone was chatting and the topic came up about a female classmate.
"Qi Liya, I heard that your family has encountered some difficulties recently. Mr. Liu is now rich. You can go to work for him. If you make money, won't all the problems be solved?" Chen Xiao said.
Everyone agreed immediately, and then the girl named Qi Liya appeared.
"I'll forget it. I studied Chinese language and literature. To be honest, I didn't learn anything useful. In the past, I'm afraid I couldn't help..." Qi Liya said.
Seeing this girl coming out, a figure flashed in Fang Zheng's mind. That girl who had always been in the corner, was a bit cowardly, and her voice was very low when talking to others. It's not that she has low self-esteem, it's just that this girl's character is timid and she cries when someone scares her...
"Qi Liya, it's okay. I'm short of manpower. If you have no place to go, come to my place." Liu Dacheng said immediately.
Qi Liya thought for a moment and said, "I'll think about it and discuss it with my family. If everything is okay, I'll go over. Thank you in advance, Mr. Liu."
"Haha...are we all old classmates? You're welcome." Liu Dacheng said.
Then everyone started chatting again. Fang Zheng watched for a while, and most of the chat was about Liu Dacheng. Liu Dacheng would show off his house and luxury cars from time to time, causing a cry of exclamation.
Shaking his head, Fang Zheng silently wished Liu Dacheng continued to make a fortune. If you can make money and think of helping your classmates, you can be considered a good person.
The next few days were very leisurely, ringing the bell, eating fast and chanting Buddha's name, watching the pilgrims coming and going, paying homage to the Buddha, and I felt extremely satisfied. Unknowingly, the number of pilgrims coming to Yizhi Temple has also changed. They used to be villagers, but now many people from the county are coming, but there are still very few people from Heishan City. This can be seen from the license plates of the cars parked at the foot of the mountain.
A week later, Fang Zheng was playing with his phone and suddenly received a friend request. Fang Zheng took a look and saw that it was Liu Dacheng! Fang Zheng had a good impression of Liu Dacheng.
The other party's friend applied to leave a message, which also made Fang Zheng very comfortable: "Hi, old classmate Fang Zheng, I haven't contacted you for a long time, do you still remember me? Liu Dacheng! Looking at your photo album, you are really a monk."
So Fangzheng clicked to confirm, and the two officially became friends.
To Fang Zheng's surprise, the other party immediately sent a smiley face and said hello.
Fang Zheng immediately responded with an expression of hands folded.
"Fang Zheng, long time no see. I heard that you have become an abbot. Are you doing well?" Liu Dacheng asked with a familiar face.
Fang Zheng replied humbly: "Amitabha, it's okay, my life is a bit miserable." He can't say that he eats crystal rice every day and drinks rootless pure water and magic horse, right? Modesty is a virtue, and you should never show off.
"That's it." Liu Dacheng said.
Fang Zheng asked: "I heard that the donor is now very prosperous and awesome. Where is he now?"
"Me, I'm in Beijiang in the south. The river flows into the sea. It's a land planned by the country. It's quite good." Liu Dacheng said.
Fang Zheng smiled. He had heard about Beijiang. There was indeed a river flowing into the sea and it was a coastal city. However, it was a bit ridiculous to say that it was a nationally planned place. It was not far from Haicheng, and it was too difficult for him to develop with Haicheng standing in the way. However, it is a big city after all, bigger than Heishan City. Compared with others, Yizhi Village is simply incomparable.
(End of chapter)