"Ding! All the ingredients have arrived! Do you wish to accept them now? "
"Accept … No!" Fangzheng nearly shouted to accept them. He looked at his tiny room. If he accepted them, there would probably be no room for him in the house. He crawled out of bed and ran to the yard before saying, "Accept!"
"Thud!" A tiny bundle of bags landed in front of Fangzheng.
Fangzheng squatted down and saw bags the size of a palm tied together with a rope. After a careful count, there were exactly eighteen bags!
"The number is correct. However, System, are you sure you didn't take the wrong bag? How much can such a small bag contain? There are more than three hundred people. Do you think it's three hundred squirrels? "Fangzheng said in a speechless manner.
"You can give it a try. If you can finish it, consider it my loss."
"It's that magical?" Fangzheng was immediately intrigued.
"This is a Sumeru Belt. The internal space can store a house's worth of items. Furthermore, it can maintain its freshness forever. Eighteen bags means eighteen houses' worth of ingredients. Do you think it's not enough? "asked the System.
"It's enough! It's enough to rear pigs! "At the same time, he wondered if he should leave some for himself.
The System added, "A friendly reminder. This is a holiday gift from the System. After the holiday, all the unused items will be automatically taken back. Of course, if it's really not enough, the System will provide more ingredients at any time. "
When Fangzheng heard that, he immediately felt bored. He could not keep it for himself and could only use it on that day. What a scam!
With a sigh, Fangzheng carried the eighteen bags out.
"System, I have the ingredients. How do I do it?" asked Fangzheng.
Just as he said that, a piece of paper landed in front of Fangzheng. When he picked it up, his face turned green. "System, is this the secret recipe you mentioned?"
"Is there a problem?" asked the System matter-of-factly.
Fangzheng said, "Heh heh … No problem … No problem as if there's no problem! There are only four words on it. 'Into the pot, add water!' This is a secret recipe? Can't you just tell me directly? Is there a need to deliberately mystify me? "
"The Laba Congee is something that monks consecrate to Buddha. It's a pity to throw it away, so it's like a pot of boiling water, forming a unique congee. Do you think there's a need for other means? If other means are involved, it wouldn't be Laba Congee. As for the secret recipe, the ingredients from Spiritual Mountain were the best! Think about the Crystal Rice you ate. "
Fangzheng thought about it and found it reasonable. Once the Crystal Rice was cooked, it would be fragrant and irresistible. Not to mention these better ingredients?
However, Fangzheng did not completely listen to the System. After all, the System was unreliable at times. Fangzheng opened a few tiny bags and looked inside. He was instantly stunned as he exclaimed, "System, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? How is this food ingredient? It's clearly a work of art! "
Fangzheng was truly frightened. When he opened the first bag, it was filled with emerald-green green beans! Most importantly, not only was the mung bean as green as jade, there was also a Buddha carved on it! Vivid and lifelike! A small green bean actually had carvings on it. It was simply unimaginable!
"Ignorant child. The Laba Congee of Buddhism is not the Laba Congee of the common people. It's very particular. The mung bean is carved with 800 arhats, and there are also auspicious lions made of jujube stones, true dragons made of walnuts, 18 arhats made of jujube paste, and so on … "the system said.
Fangzheng opened them one by one. Indeed, although there were eighteen bags, they did not contain eighteen types of ingredients, but eighteen different forms of ingredients! Some were made from a mixture of many ingredients, while others were carved from individual ingredients, assembled, or simply kneaded into different almond-colored sculptures.
Fangzheng sighed inwardly, "System, this … This is considered eating Buddha, right? Isn't it a little ruthless? "
The system directly replied, "Ignorant."
Fangzheng rolled his eyes and ignored the System. Fangzheng filled the five pots with water with Lone Wolf and brought them to a boil. Following that, he poured in the dried fruits and ingredients that were difficult to ripen. After cooking them on high heat for a while, he switched to low heat. After the dried fruits that were difficult to ripen were cooked, he placed in the ingredients that were not easy to ripen …
Finally, he switched to low heat and slowly stewed them …
As for Lone Wolf, he went up and down the mountain to fetch water the entire time. Squirrel scurried up and down, clearly excited. From time to time, he would bring back some dried branches. In a way, he was doing his part for the monastery.
Ignoring how Fangzheng was doing on the mountain …
With the crow of a rooster, the northeastern mountain village awoke. Smoke rose from the chimneys, followed by the sound of firecrackers. Bam! The sound of firecrackers signaled that the new year was finally coming!
The quiet village also became lively. Every family woke up and started cooking. It was a thriving scene.
After breakfast, everyone set off. They went up the mountain, prayed to Buddha, drank the Laba Congee, and participated in the Dharma Assembly of Bathing the Buddha.
Wang Yougui, Tan Juguo, Yang Ping, and company had already woken up long ago. They organized everyone to ascend the mountain together. Mt. One Finger's mountain path was difficult to traverse. There were many steep slopes and there were cliffs by the side. Without discipline, it was easy to get into danger. Especially the elderly and children, they needed to be taken care of.
The large group of people bustled as they chatted as they ascended the mountain. Instantly, the cold and silent Mt. One Finger turned lively.
However, there were always people who were exceptions …
"Are you really not going?" Inside a family, a middle-aged woman had already prepared everything. She called out to a man lying on the stove bed.
"I'm not going. What's there to go? All of them look like starving ghosts. Why? Haven't you eaten? Besides, what right does that Fangzheng have to host a Dharma Assembly of Bathing the Buddha? Does he really think he's an abbot after being an abbot for a few days? I'm not going! "said the man angrily.
"Hehe, how can you say that? Fangzheng didn't offend you, right? Fine! Forget it if you don't want to go. I'll go! "After the woman said that, she walked out.
The man was displeased as he crawled up and said, "Why are you going? I'm telling you, I can't say I'm going. No one in our family is to go! "
"Chen Jin!" The woman was infuriated as she glared angrily at the man. "Are you even a man? Why? Just because you are not organizing anyone to participate in the Dharma Assembly of Bathing the Buddha at Hongyan Monastery, does that mean our entire family can't go to One Finger Temple? Everyone going to One Finger Temple is to help Fangzheng. Why is everyone going to Hongyan Monastery with you? Isn't it just a Dharma Assembly of Bathing the Buddha? Isn't it just to drink Laba Congee and join in the fun? Why must we go with you? Also, didn't the village chief say so? Everyone will go with you next year. "
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