And at that moment, Fangzheng, Monkey, Lone Wolf, and Red Boy were surrounding Squirrel, glaring angrily at him!
"Master, we wanted to come out to take a look since there was a commotion outside. It was Jingkuan who said he would use his life to protect the mooncake and refused to come out. That's why we handed the mission of protecting the mooncake to him and went out to watch the commotion. Therefore, Jingkuan's responsibility for the mooncake is the greatest. I think we can eat roasted squirrel tonight, "said Red Boy.
Lone Wolf prodded Squirrel's fat belly and said, "Look at how fat this guy is. He doesn't even need any oil in the pot. He's full of fat."
When Squirrel heard that, he looked pitifully at everyone and said, "About that, I … I only went out to take a look. Who knew that he would immediately be burnt. Master … "
"Master, we are monks. We can't kill, right?" said Monkey.
Squirrel immediately looked at Monkey gratefully.
Monkey smiled warmly at him before continuing. "Junior Brother made a mistake, so he should be sacrificed. Why don't you stew him in the pot?"
Squirrel immediately glared angrily when he heard that. He ground his front teeth loudly! He knew that the darn monkey was as evil as his master!
Squirrel looked pitifully at Fangzheng. After all, Fangzheng's decision was the most important.
Fangzheng said, "All of you have a point."
Squirrel immediately felt his heart turn cold. He had a nagging feeling that their eyes were filled with greed! Wasn't he just a little meaty? Was there a need to do that? He felt stifled!
Fangzheng continued. "However, everyone makes mistakes. We can't stew him the moment he makes a mistake. That's a little inhumane. Besides, our monastery doesn't have many people. To stew a squirrel today, a monkey tomorrow, a wolf the day after, and a child on the last day? "
Red Boy, Monkey, and Lone Wolf shuddered when they heard that.
Squirrel immediately raised his paws and cried out in joy. "Agreed!"
Red Boy said, "Master, what do you think we should do?"
Fangzheng did not say a word as though he was considering a solution.
Red Boy chuckled. "Master, I think we can avoid the death penalty, but we can't escape punishment. Since Jingkuan saw the mooncake disappear, he should compensate us with food."
"Agreed!" Squirrel immediately shouted. He was afraid that he would be stewed. Even if he wasn't, it was impossible for them to come up with something. Hence, he immediately raised his paws.
"Master, Junior Brother has agreed," said Red Boy.
Fangzheng nodded. "Jingkuan, how much do you plan on paying?"
"At the very least, I'll need all of my belongings. We have so many mooncakes … "Lone Wolf spread his paws and sprawled on the ground, gesturing with his butt.
Squirrel's face turned ashen. He wanted to shake his head, but he saw Monkey scrubbing the pot as though he was about to stew something. Hence, Squirrel said bitterly, "Alright, everything."
The next moment, there was a whooshing sound as the few of them rushed out of the backyard. Squirrel chased after them and saw Red Boy climb up a tree and dig for pine nuts with his butt in the air. Squirrel's adorable eyes turned puzzled. The situation didn't seem right.
After a while, they were done. The unscrupulous master and disciple were eating the pine nuts as they walked. When they passed by Squirrel, they said one by one.
"Thank you, Jingkuan."
"Jingkuan, you're really capable. You hid so many goods for yourself."
"Master, didn't I say so? This little thing has been stuffing things into the house for the past two days."
"Yes, yes. Amitabha."
Looking at their backs, Jing Kuan suddenly came to a realization. He seemed to have been tricked!
"Return my pine nuts!" Squirrel howled as he chased after them.
Following that, he saw the unscrupulous monk run out the back door with Lone Wolf, Monkey, and Red Boy. Squirrel chased after them, but the few of them circled around the front door. They circled around in circles. Squirrel cried out in anger.
The others laughed out loud.
Finally, Squirrel realized that he could not catch up. He angrily flicked his tail, entered his nest, and closed the door! He wasn't going to play with these blessing-squirrels!
Red Boy shouted for Squirrel from below, but Squirrel did not say a word. He refused to come out.
"Master, this little guy seems angry," Lone Wolf said as he looked up at Squirrel's villa.
Fangzheng nodded. "Yes, he seems angry."
"What do we do? Should we return some to him? "asked Red Boy.
Fangzheng shook his head. "There's no need. I have a way to make him come out in a while."
"What way?" Lone Wolf, Monkey, and Red Boy asked out of curiosity.
Fangzheng smiled. "Let This Penniless Monk think about it."
"Uh …" The few of them were rendered speechless.
At that moment, there was the sound of footsteps coming from outside. There was someone panting. Who was in such a rush?
Fangzheng went out and saw Chen Jin's son, Chen Long, running over. The moment he saw Fangzheng, he roared with laughter. It gave Fangzheng such a fright that he thought his brother was sick. He nearly closed the door to release Jingfa.
He heard Chen Long laugh out loud. "Haha, I'm the first to arrive at the monastery! Abbot Fangzheng, it's the festive season. My family is here to deliver mooncakes to you. I wish that your monastery will have more incense offerings. Haha … "
Fangzheng was taken aback. Was he here to deliver gifts?
Red Boy, Lone Wolf, and Monkey stared at the mooncake box with their eyes lit up. The mooncakes they made were especially ugly, and they were burnt. They could not be eaten. Looking at the mooncake in Chen Long's hand, it was a huge gift box. Without eating the mooncake, just looking at the gift box would make one feel half full. All of them secretly gulped a mouthful of saliva. Red Boy looked at Fangzheng and asked pitifully, "Master, do you accept it?"
"Take it. It's just a box of mooncakes. It's not something valuable." Chen Long hurriedly handed it over.
The mooncakes did not look cheap, but it was a token of Chen Long's sincerity, so it was fine if he accepted it. Furthermore, Fangzheng believed that he had saved their family's lives before, so he had no qualms accepting it. Hence, he nodded. "Then accept it."
Red Boy immediately took the Mooncake box and excitedly opened it. It was a huge box. After opening the big packaging, there was also a small golden package. Inside the golden package was a golden brocade box. The brocade box was wrapped in a golden cloth. When he opened it, he saw a layer of paper. In the end, Red Boy was shocked to find that there were only four Mooncakes! He said with a dumbfounded look, "Master, there are only four mooncakes in such a huge box! Isn't this a scam!? There's not even enough to go around! "
Fangzheng was taken aback as well. He originally believed that the huge box would have at least ten to twenty mooncakes. The monastery's mooncake drought would be over. But from the looks of it, it did not seem like there were enough for each person. Was there going to be a war for the mooncakes?
Chen Long was taken aback as well. Back when he bought the mooncakes, he had only chosen the most expensive ones. He had never considered the problem of quantity. After all, it was just a token of goodwill. Who would want one for each person? But the situation before him seemed to really require one for each person. How awkward …
"Patron, there's not enough to go around," grumbled Red Boy.
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