As such, the entire One Finger Village became especially busy at the beginning of spring. Every household was severely lacking in labor, so Fangzheng could not bring himself to send him a hoe.
However, this season was the children's favorite. They could run out to play when the weather was nice and sunny. When they were tired from running, there would be a well pumping water from the fields. They could drink a mouthful of the sweet, unpolluted underground water, feeling refreshed to the core. Most importantly, the parents were busy and had no time to care about them. Naturally, they could wreak havoc and have fun.
With regards to this, the parents were helpless. Many of the children had yet to attend kindergarten, and they could not bear to spend money on nursery schools. All they could do was let them run around.
When Lone Wolf and Monkey reached the foot of the mountain, they were surrounded by a group of children. However, the two of them already knew the habits of the brats at the foot of the mountain, so they thought nothing of it. When they found Dog Song's house, Monkey carried the hoe while Lone Wolf followed. They quickly went up the mountain. However, when they passed by the village entrance, Monkey turned his head and saw two unfamiliar women. They were squatting there chatting with a young girl. It was unknown what they were talking about. However, Monkey thought nothing of it and followed Lone Wolf up the mountain. When they passed by the construction team, Liu Tao and company looked curiously at the hoe-carrying Monkey and Lone Wolf. However, no one had the time to care about them. After all, they were very busy!
Fangzheng took the opportunity to tidy up the temple hall and sweep the yard.
When he saw the hoe arrive, he immediately carried it and got Lone Wolf to carry the basket. The human, squirrel, wolf, and monkey stormed into the bamboo forest that had just sprouted!
Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders and brandished his hoe at a bamboo shoot that had just emerged from the ground. With Fangzheng's immense strength, the hoe sank straight into the ground. With a forceful prying, a bamboo shoot wrapped in a purple skin was pried out. Fangzheng hurriedly threw away his hoe and picked up a bamboo shoot the size of a person's forearm. He peeled off the outer skin, revealing the tender green bamboo shoot meat inside. When he looked at it against the sunlight, it appeared green and lustrous. Overnight, it had turned somewhat translucent. He tore off a piece and placed it in his mouth. It was crisp and delicious. It had the unique fragrance of bamboo. The taste was excellent!
"Gulp!" Just as Fangzheng was having a good time, he heard the sounds of saliva being swallowed. Squirrel, who was standing on Fangzheng's shoulder, tugged at Fangzheng's ear and craned his head. He looked at the bamboo shoot in Fangzheng's hand like a curious baby before looking back at Fangzheng. Following that, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Fangzheng was immediately amused when he saw the little guy's gluttonous look. He tore off a tiny piece and stuffed it into Squirrel's hands. Then, he split it into three sections, one for Monkey, one for Lone Wolf, and one for himself. Hence, the four of them sat on the ground and began eating.
This was the first time the four of them had eaten bamboo. The unique fragrance made the three of them fascinated. The huge bamboo shoot was eaten by the four of them in no time. However, after looking at each other, they realized that they were not satisfied yet!
Therefore, Fangzheng got up again and brandished his hoe to continue digging for bamboo shoots!
Having eaten one, he was no longer as curious. Even though he felt a little craving, Fangzheng endured it. With each hoe, bamboo shoots were dug out one after another. Monkey followed behind and picked up the bamboo shoots, throwing them into the basket that Lone Wolf was holding. Squirrel ran in front and immediately waved his claws to summon Fangzheng whenever there was a bamboo shoot of a suitable size.
The four of them worked together the entire way. Furthermore, the Frost Bamboo had just grown, so there were bamboo shoots everywhere. In less than ten minutes, they had gathered a huge basket. Lone Wolf's tall and strong physique found it a little difficult to carry the basket. However, the moment he thought of the delicious food inside, Lone Wolf's strength immediately increased.
He brought the bamboo back to One Finger Monastery and placed it in the kitchen. Fangzheng prepared to cook. Just as he lifted the lid, he heard hurried footsteps outside.
Following that, he heard someone shout, "Fangzheng, are you there? Fangzheng, are you there?! "
Fangzheng hurriedly ran out and saw that it was Sun Qiancheng.
Fangzheng was puzzled. Why was Sun Qiancheng not tending to the land at home but up the mountain? On careful look, Sun Qiancheng's face was flushed red. He was panting and his eyes were red. Clearly, he was anxious.
"Patron Sun, what's wrong?" asked Fangzheng.
Sun Qiancheng did not look at Fangzheng. Instead, his eyes swept the area as though he was looking for something. He looked extremely anxious! Sun Qiancheng said, "Abbot Fangzheng, have you seen Mengmeng?"
"Mengmeng? Mengmeng isn't here? " Fangzheng immediately recalled the adorable girl who was covered in firearms and firecrackers on the fifteenth day of the first month. At the same time, his heart skipped a beat. Could something have happened? Fangzheng activated his Heavenly Eye and looked at Sun Qiancheng, but he could not see anything. When he activated his Wisdom Eye to take a look, he saw a surge of bad luck. Clearly, bad luck had befallen him! Fangzheng thought, "The Heavenly Eye can't see it, so the disaster isn't on him. The Wisdom Eye can see bad luck. It's probably the people around him! " With this in mind, Fangzheng turned anxious. Mengmeng was extremely adorable. He did not wish for anything to happen to her.
"Mengmeng isn't here?" Sun Qiancheng refused to give up when he heard Fangzheng say so. His eyes were filled with disappointment. At the same time, he looked like he was pleading with Fangzheng to tell him that Mengmeng was in the monastery.
Fangzheng sighed and said, "It's true that Mengmeng isn't here. But Patron Sun, don't worry. Can you tell me what happened? Perhaps This Penniless Monk can help you. "
However, Sun Qiancheng did not say a word. He turned and ran down the mountain.
Fangzheng was not angry when he saw Sun Qiancheng's back. Clearly, Sun Qiancheng was about to go mad from anxiety. If not, he would not have run up the mountain to ask Fangzheng. He could have made a phone call. Realizing that something might have happened to Mengmeng, Fangzheng immediately gave Wang Yougui a call.
However …
"What? Something happened to Mengmeng? "Wang Yougui suddenly raised his voice when he heard Fangzheng's words.
Fangzheng asked, "Patron, you don't know?"
"I … How would I know? I'm looking for the water pump! I'll return to the village to see what's going on. "After Wang Yougui said that, he hung up and got on his motorcycle before rushing back to the village.
Fangzheng turned anxious when he saw that Wang Yougui did not understand the situation. He immediately wanted to go down the mountain to help find Mengmeng. However, Lone Wolf, Monkey, and Squirrel followed.
Fangzheng frowned and said, "This Penniless Monk is going down the mountain to save her. Stay on the mountain and don't run around."
"Abbot, we heard what you said. Back then, the young patron gave us the firecrackers to teach those brats a lesson. Now that the young patron is in trouble, we have to help. "Squirrel stood on Lone Wolf's head and waved his claws as he shouted.
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