Du Mei was a little confused by Fangzheng's words, but she found it reasonable. She waved her hand and said, "I don't understand. Forget it. Let's pray to Buddha. After praying to Buddha, I still have to go back to harvest rice. "
Yang Hua heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Du Mei finally return to the topic at hand. He greeted Fangzheng before entering the temple hall.
However, when they entered the hall, they saw a new sign at the entrance. Curious, they took a glance at it and were shocked.
Du Mei exclaimed, "Fangzheng, your high incense costs 200? Isn't this a little too shady? Let me tell you, you have to be kind and honest. You can't be so black-hearted. You have to change immediately! "
Fangzheng said with a bitter smile, "Auntie, I didn't set the price. It was set by my master. He's already gone, and as his disciple, I can't just change his price, can I? " Fangzheng also knew that it was useless arguing with Du Mei. He could not bring out the true mastermind, the System, so all he could do was bring out One Finger.
Indeed, although One Finger was poor, he still had some prestige in the foot of the mountain. Upon hearing that it was One Finger's dying wish, Du Mei didn't say a word.
Yang Hua chimed in, "That's right. Why do you care how the monastery collects money? If you don't have money, don't burn high incense. Why don't you just burn ordinary incense? It's free. "
"Look at you. You've already spent a few thousand yuan to go to the hospital, and you've thrown away a few hundred yuan to buy folk prescriptions. You're begging Buddha, and you still want to save money? Didn't you hear what Fangzheng said? Success depends on sincerity? Your heart is definitely not sincere! "Du Mei said.
Yang Hua wore a bitter look while Fangzheng chuckled secretly. His wife was still as domineering as ever!
In the end, Yang Hua still took out 400 yuan and put it on the ground. Then, he took two sticks of incense and went in. Originally, one joss stick was enough for the two of them to ask for one thing. However, Du Mei wanted to burn one herself. Yang Hua could only endure the pain in his heart and buy it.
The two of them took the incense sticks, stood and bowed, then knelt and bowed, silently praying for something. After a long time, the two of them stood up, inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner, and left.
Fangzheng stood at the door the entire time, waiting.
When the two of them came out, Du Mei asked Yang Hua, "What did you wish for?"
Yang Hua said, "Don't mention it. In the beginning, I wished for a son. Later on, after thinking about it, begging for one or two daughters was the same. Since he had spent all his money, he could only beg for a daughter. A pair of twins! How about you? "
"Look at you. Twins …" Du Mei was a little shy. Then, she added, "Me too."
The two of them were instantly amused.
Fangzheng was amused as well, but in return, the duo rolled their eyes. "If it doesn't work, we'll get a refund!"
Fangzheng: "# ¥#% …"
After sending off Yang Hua and Du Mei, the mountain became quiet again.
In the afternoon, Dong Qingshan and two lads came to the mountaintop. They were not there to pray to Buddha, but Tan Juguo had gotten them to deliver two bags of rice to Fangzheng.
Fangzheng got Dong Qingshan to thank Tan Juguo before sending the trio down the mountain.
Looking at the two bags of rice in the yard, Fangzheng sighed. "This old man sure is something. Back then, I had only casually mentioned that I didn't have any rice for next year, but he actually gave me two bags of rice."
As Fangzheng spoke, he opened a bag of rice and looked inside. It was all new rice! Clearly, it was rice that had just been produced this year.
He had stayed in a village before, and the rice in the village was usually not sold out. A portion of it was stored in the house, and a portion was used for eating. And people often could not finish it, so they left it for the second year. The second year, when new rice was produced, people could not bear to eat it. They continued eating old rice. As such, the new rice became old, and they ate old rice every day.
However, Fangzheng was given new rice. Fangzheng naturally knew how much he owed him.
He silently knelt in front of Buddha and recited the scriptures for Tan Juguo, Du Mei, and company, praying for their health and longevity.
Only then did he leave the temple hall to prepare lunch.
He received another four hundred yuan. Together with the remaining five hundred yuan, Fangzheng had another nine hundred yuan. This time, Fangzheng gritted his teeth and bought seven Crystal Rice seeds. Then, he planted them in a flower pot. The next day, seven catties of Crystal Rice were produced.
Fangzheng placed the seven catties of Crystal Rice into the rice vat and sealed it. When he cooked, he would mix a bowl of ordinary rice with half a bowl of Crystal Rice. This way, although the taste was not as good as Crystal Rice, it was still a lot better than eating ordinary rice. When he ate some pickled vegetables and pickled vegetables, Fangzheng felt like he was celebrating the new year! His thoughts of delicacies also faded …
Life on the mountain was very simple. Fangzheng ate every day, cleaned the yard, tidied the temple hall, burned incense, and recited Buddhist scriptures. His days passed quickly.
Seeing that a month was about to pass, Fangzheng stood under the bodhi tree in a daze. It had been a month. Apart from the few people he had met in the beginning, only Lone Wolf had been running around. There was not a single other person. The temple had been renovated, but it remained as cold as ever.
"Sigh, it looks like I can't complete the mission," said Fangzheng with a wry smile.
Over the past month, Fangzheng ate Crystal Rice every meal. Although it was not pure Crystal Rice, Fangzheng's body had clearly improved. His skin turned fairer and smoother. When he took off his shirt, his muscles were well-proportioned and filled with strength. He wore his monk robes, making his bald head shine.
In addition, he read Buddhist scriptures day and night, paid respects to Buddha daily. Under the influence of the tranquil atmosphere on the mountain, his entire being was no longer as impetuous as when he first returned to the mountain. His entire being was closer to that of Buddha. Standing there, he exuded a tranquil and peaceful aura.
In addition, Fangzheng liked cleanliness. This could be seen from how he cleaned up the temple hall every day. The fair and handsome young monk, coupled with his tranquil and peaceful bearing, looked rather tranquil as he stood under the lush green bodhi tree. It was like a beautiful painting.
The only drawback was that the monk robes were a little tattered.
"System, is our temple efficacious or not?" Fangzheng was bored out of his mind as he thought of Du Mei and Yang Hua's request. A month was almost over, and the answer was about to be revealed.
"The Golden Body of the temple is the true body that the System has consecrated! It's naturally efficacious! As long as one is sincere, there's nothing that can't be efficacious! However, the temple only has a child-giving Guan Yin, so it's only efficacious when it comes to praying for children. It won't work if it's praying for wealth, "said the System.
Fangzheng felt relieved when he heard the System say that.
Meanwhile, in Songwu County's hospital outside One Finger Village.
"How many times have I told you? Why are you so worried? Just this year, you have come to our hospital for a checkup thrice! The last time was this month, right? It hasn't even been a month, and you are here again. Do you not trust our medical skills that much? "A young doctor looked helplessly at the couple from the countryside.
"Doctor, it's different this time," said Yang Hua hurriedly.
The doctor was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "When have you not said that? I'm telling you, I won't stop you if you want a checkup. It's your money that's being spent. I'm stopping you out of goodwill. There's no need to spend money, understand? There's something wrong with both of you. There's no solution, alright? "
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