With this in mind, he looked at Fangzheng with reverence. However, he did not say a word. Without Fangzheng's urging, he carried the water buckets down the mountain.
Monkey scratched his head and stood at the door. He watched Zhou Wu run down the mountain and asked Fangzheng out of curiosity, "Master, isn't this guy a little too enthusiastic? Don't tell me he's trying to cheat and run away with our water buckets? That's the only big bucket we have. "
Fangzheng was stunned. On second thought, he realized that the water buckets were rather precious. However, when he thought of Zhou Wu, he shook his head with a smile, "He won't. He will become more energetic the more he works."
"Are you serious?" Monkey was in disbelief. He squatted by the door and waited. He wanted to see how many buckets the person could carry.
This time, Zhou Wu filled the two buckets to the brim. He carried them up the mountain with gritted teeth and poured them into the Buddha Vat. Then, he immediately looked at the Buddha Vat. Indeed, another mole on his face disappeared. It happened to be the size of a fingernail. Two buckets of water could remove a fingernail-sized mole! Half a bucket could remove half a fingernail-sized mole.
After coming to this realization, Zhou Wu, who was so tired that his legs felt weak, immediately felt energized. Without a word, he carried the water buckets and rushed out. His speed was so fast that he stirred up a gust of wind.
Monkey scratched his head and mumbled, "Is fetching water really addictive? It can't be, right? "
With the passage of time, more villagers began to come up the mountain. Some were there to dig bamboo shoots, while others were there to pray to Buddha. However, when they saw Zhou Wu, everyone's eyes turned odd. Zhou Wu was no stranger to them. News of him digging bamboo randomly and having moles on his face had long spread.
When they suddenly saw Zhou Wu fetching water up and down the mountain, everyone exchanged looks and began discussing quietly.
"See that? It's this guy. He was so fierce yesterday but today, he's obediently fetching water. Tsk tsk. Look at that face of black hair. It's retribution. "
"What Man does, Heaven watches. Doing less immoral things is the right thing to do."
"The gods are watching from above. You have to be reasonable in your actions …"
When Zhou Wu heard that, his face turned livid and red. Thankfully, his face was covered in moles and hair, so no one could tell. Zhou Wu had the intention to be fierce back, but when he thought of the outcome of his previous actions, he completely abandoned the thought. Carry the water obediently and pretend not to hear what others say.
At the foot of the mountain, Ge Yan waited with her child for a long time without seeing Zhou Wu descend the mountain. Finally, she could not help but bring her child up the mountain to look for him. Halfway there, she saw Zhou Wu diving. She immediately turned anxious and shouted, "Old Zhou, what are you doing? Why are you fetching water? "
Zhou Wu said with a wry smile, "Do you think I want to? Look at my face. Is there any change? "
Ge Yan went up to take a look and said in surprise, "The moles are gone!"
Zhou Wu said, "That's right. Every time I carry a bucket of water up the mountain, there will be fewer moles. Do you think I should be picky about this water? "
"But … isn't this too tiring?" Ge Yan looked at the big bucket and said with a pained expression.
"Tired? I was tired. I had gone up and down the mountain many times, and I had thought about it for a long time. What I hadn't thought about before, or what I couldn't figure out, I understood now. Why did I have to be so stupid yesterday? It was just digging bamboo shoots, there was no need to make such a fuss. Yesterday, he had encountered such a monk and had grown a mole. If he had encountered someone he couldn't afford to offend, what would happen now? If the person with this divine power wasn't a monk but a homicidal maniac, we would most likely die without even knowing how we died. Brother once said that I have to change my character. If I continue fooling around like this, even if I had some wealth in the past, it wouldn't last long. Ge Yan, don't you think I'm a little cowardly by having such thoughts? Like a grandson? Am I not a man anymore? "With that said, Zhou Wu quickly walked down the mountain.
Ge Yan looked at Zhou Wu's back and suddenly realized that the man was a little unfamiliar. However … she realized that she liked him even more!
Therefore, Ge Yan chased after him with Zhou Wenwu in her arms. "Old Zhou, I realize that you are even more manly today! I'm also at fault on this matter. If I wasn't a little shrewish, I wouldn't have caused trouble for you. My mom once said that a good daughter-in-law can stop the war from happening in front of her mouth and not send her husband to the battlefield. I didn't understand it in the past, but now I do. In the future, let's live well. Wenwu, in the future, you are not to be like your father in the past. You are not to be ruthless, understand? "
Little Fatty nodded immediately when he heard that. His father had been taught a lesson, so how could he dare act out of line?
Ge Yan accompanied Zhou Wu as he fetched water the entire way. This lasted an entire day, and after a day, nearly half of the moles on Zhou Wu's face were gone. The trio stayed at the foot of the mountain for a night. At dawn the next day, Zhou Wu came up the mountain again. Without Fangzheng's instructions, he took the initiative to dive into the water.
After three consecutive days, the moles on Zhou Wu's face completely disappeared.
Three days later, under the bodhi tree.
Zhou Wu placed the water buckets down and came in front of Fangzheng. He bowed and said, "Thank you for your teachings, Master."
Fangzheng smiled. "Patron, everything you gained was figured out by yourself. This Penniless Monk was only a spectator."
Zhou Wu shook his head and said, "If not for Master's guidance, Zhou Wu would still be in a daze. I'm the first, second, and third. If I were to bring disaster to my family because of my crappy temper, it would be too late for regrets. Master, you made Zhou Wu understand a principle. Gods are always watching. There are always people and matters in the world that one cannot afford to offend. If one gives in to everything, everything will be fine. "
When Fangzheng heard that, he slowly got up and pressed his palms together. He bowed at Zhou Wu and said, "Amitabha!"
Zhou Wu led Ge Yan and Zhou Wenwu to the temple hall to offer three sticks of incense. They prayed for peace and thanked Bodhisattva. When they left the monastery, Zhou Wu turned to look at One Finger Monastery. When he saw the white monk under the bodhi tree, he could not help but ask, "Master, I've always had a question."
"Make way!" However, before Fangzheng could say a word, a fierce voice sounded from behind him. Zhou Wu turned his head and saw Red Boy walking over with two buckets of water. He subconsciously made way for him. Red Boy kicked off the ground and leaped into the air. He crossed the threshold and walked into the backyard with extremely light footsteps. He did not even look at Zhou Wu the entire time.
Upon seeing this scene, Zhou Wu said with a wry smile, "Master, I have no more questions."
That's right. Zhou Wu had always been wondering if Red Boy could carry the two buckets of water. He wondered if Fangzheng knew that he would come and deliberately prepared two buckets to trick him. Now, from the looks of it, he had been overthinking things. At the same time, he was even more certain that everyone in the monastery was an extraordinary person! There was an abbot who could make him grow a mole on his face. There was a six-year-old child who could carry hundreds of kilograms without lifting a finger. Although he was a monkey, he had a Zen-like monkey monk … All of this turned out to be extremely mystical the more he thought about it.
As a result, when Zhou Wu reached the foot of the mountain and looked back, he felt like he was in a fog or a dream. He could not tell what was going on.
"Dear, do you think I've been dreaming for the past three days?" Zhou Wu asked on the way.
"I don't know. I'm a little confused too."
"Dad, Mom, have some bamboo shoots!" Zhou Wenwu brought the bamboo shoots over and ate them happily.
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