Hua la la …
Fangzheng poured the money in the Merit Box onto the bed and looked at the stack of brand new money. His eyes curved into crescents from smiling. Now, Fangzheng could control 20% of the incense money, which also meant that 20% of the 100,000 bills were his! As a little money grubber, how could he not be happy?
He happily stuffed the twenty thousand yuan into his pocket and lay in bed. Fangzheng felt that Jing Yuhang was quite a nice person.
After an uneventful night, Fangzheng walked out of his meditation room early the next morning. He struck the drum and bell with Monkey. Monkey swept the floor while Fangzheng planned on walking around. When he looked up, he saw a row of geese flying south in a straight line.
Fangzheng could not help but sigh. "Swan geese come to visit, sparrows enter the water to become toads, chrysanthemums have yellow flowers. I never expected it to be Frost Dew so soon."
The monkey was confused and asked, "Master, what do you mean by that? I don't understand at all. "
Fangzheng smiled. "Read more when you have nothing to do. It's good for you. This was an ancient saying that described the three great scenes after the arrival of the cold dew. Cold Dew was the 17th solar term of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. After the Cold Dew arrived, cold dew began to appear on the ground. At the same time, the temperature began to drop significantly. With the arrival of the cold dew, winter was not far away. At this time, three scenes would appear …
Swan geese as guests referred to the geese flying south in a straight line to avoid the cold of winter.
When a sparrow enters the water to become a clam, it meant that there would not be many birds in the north. At the same time, there would be many shells that looked like the feathers of birds. The ancients thought that birds flew into the sea and became clams.
Chrysanthemum yellowing means that this is the season when chrysanthemums bloom. "
"It sounds very profound. Seriously, why don't you just say it in simple terms and I'll understand?" Monkey grumbled.
Fangzheng couldn't be bothered with the uncultured monkey.
At that moment, Squirrel jumped down from the tree and landed on Fangzheng's shoulder. Fangzheng frowned and said, "Jingkuan, you need to lose weight. In the past, you jumped down as light as a feather. Now, you are like a shot put."
Squirrel said shyly, "I'm fattening myself in the autumn. I'm waiting for winter."
Fangzheng smacked him on the head. Ever since autumn, the little guy seemed to have found a reason to eat freely. His tiny mouth would munch like a stove pit every day. He was never idle.
Squirrel rubbed his head and hurriedly changed the topic. He looked up at the geese in the sky and asked curiously, "Master, why do those silly birds have to line up? It feels weird … eh? They've transformed into the shape of a human figure. How strange. "
Fangzheng looked up at the geese and sighed. "This is their intelligence. The winds in the sky are strong, and long-distance flight is very draining. Whether it's a herringbone or a monogram, it's mainly to save energy. "
With that said, Fangzheng caught a fallen leaf and threw it into the sky. Just as the leaf was about to fall, Fangzheng waved his hand from the side of the leaf. The leaf was immediately blown up by the wind from Fangzheng's hand. Fangzheng said, "My hands are the geese flying right in front. The geese right in front are typically the ones with the strongest stamina and experience. When they flap their wings, they will create an updraft. The geese at the back are the leaves. By using the updraft to fly, it will save them a lot of effort. They can also fly for a longer time. Therefore, the ones flying in the middle are young geese or geese with relatively weak bodies. Similarly, the geese leading the geese are experienced and can identify most dangers. Once danger arises, they can warn us ahead of time.
The journey from the north to the south is long. If we don't work together, there's no way a lone geese can fly to the south to survive the winter. Be it the geese or us, there's no way for us to survive alone. Only by working together and helping each other can we go further. And if we drag each other down, it's destined that no one will go far. "
Upon hearing Fangzheng's explanation, Squirrel fell into deep thought. It was unknown when Red Boy, Lone Wolf, and Monkey came over. All of them were deep in thought as well.
At that moment, Lone Wolf looked up with an excited look as though he had discovered a loophole. He asked excitedly, "Master, you are wrong. Isn't Perfected Letian living alone in the mountains? Isn't he living well? "
Fangzheng raised his hand and rapped the arrogant fellow. Then, he said with a smile, "Do you really think Perfected Letian lives alone? Although he can be self-sufficient, there are certain things that aren't available in the mountains. He has to come out of the mountains to buy them. In addition, even if he can obtain these things himself, there's no way for him to survive alone. Think about it, if he's the only one left in the world, would there be so few jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards that they're nearly extinct? If tigers, leopards, and jackals are rampant, how is a person to survive alone? "
Lone Wolf was instantly rendered speechless.
Fangzheng continued, "A person's survival might appear to be a person, but in fact, it's because of the unity of the environment. It's not because a person has the ability to do so alone. Therefore, all of you have to get along well in the future and help each other. Only then will our monastery improve. "
The few animals nodded in unison.
When Fangzheng saw how perceptive his disciples were, he felt extremely gratified as he left. It was the Cold Dew season, and the grass outside was covered in crystalline dew. As the sun rose, its rays scattered down, and the dew on the grass reflected bits of golden light. It was as though there were pieces of gold hidden in the grass.
The Frost Bamboo remained emerald-green in the cold wind, as though the cold had nothing to do with it. Instead, the pine forest in the distance had already turned a dark green. The leaves of the cypress trees had already turned yellow. With the autumn wind, a large number of leaves fell, filling the sky in a beautiful manner. Further away, the Mt. Tongtian mountain range was also beginning to change its appearance. All of this meant that autumn was about to pass.
At that moment, Fangzheng heard a shout behind him. "One, two, one! One, two, one! "
Fangzheng turned his head and saw Lone Wolf walking right in front. Behind him were Red Boy, Squirrel, and Monkey. The four of them were in a line as they walked in a silly manner.
Fangzheng pricked up his brows and asked, "What are all of you doing?"
"Master, we are learning from wild geese. We are forming a line to save energy," Squirrel jumped onto Lone Wolf's head and shouted.
Fangzheng rolled his eyes and said, "Wild geese form a line because they lack stamina. You guys are clearly full of energy and have nothing better to do."
"Master, let's do it together!" Squirrel and company did not care what Fangzheng said. They were indeed having fun.
Fangzheng chuckled. What a joke. He was a mentally sound adult, an accomplished monk of the monastery, and a future Buddha. Yet, he was walking in a line with a bunch of animals? It would be embarrassing if word of it spread!
"One, two, one! One, two, one! Jingzhen, you are going astray! "
On the mountaintop, a particular monk was walking at the back, shouting slogans. In front of him were a few animals and a child. They were walking on the grass while shaking their heads …
Once Cold Dew passed, the weather turned colder. The commonly seen flies and mosquitoes began hiding and could no longer be seen.
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