At that instant, Lame Ma seemed to hear the sound of jaws dropping to the ground. He looked at Fangzheng as though he had seen a ghost. He had been asking Ma Jiangping for money for so long, but to no avail. He had even wasted quite a bit of money on his cell phone. Yet the moment Fangzheng opened his mouth, he asked for ten thousand, and then another twenty thousand … Lame Ma felt as though the concept of earning money that he had held since he was young had been blown apart! If money was so easy to get, why would he bother with sculpting? To become a monk! To solicit donations!
The others felt the same way. If Meng Changming had given the money because he had a conscience, then it was completely unreasonable for Ma Jiangping to give the money! Everyone knew what kind of person Ma Jiangping was … All of them exchanged looks, completely at a loss as to what was going on. However, the way they looked at Fangzheng was filled with respect and awe.
At that moment, a woman shouted. "Abbot Fangzheng, Ma Jiangping still owes me a thousand yuan. It's been more than a year. She has the money to buy a car, but she doesn't have the money to return it … Sigh, Abbot Fangzheng, do you think … "
The woman was only giving it a try, but it was mostly a plea for help.
However, Fangzheng smiled. Without waiting for Ma Jiangping to snap out of her daze to curse or shout, he directly said, "Patron, This Penniless Monk wishes to solicit a thousand yuan."
"Fangzheng, don't go overboard!" Meng Changming cursed inwardly when he heard that. This monk was odd! As long as he asked, anyone would have to give it to him! If this continued, his family would go bankrupt!
However, he realized that Fangzheng was actually saying it to him!
At that instant, Meng Changming felt his mind buzz as he thought, "I'm doomed!"
Indeed, when he snapped to his senses, he happened to see Fangzheng hand a thousand yuan to the woman who had asked for the money.
Meng Changming looked at the money in his hand that had clearly thinned as his heart bled. He felt a chill run down his spine as his body turned cold! The feeling of losing control of his body and taking the initiative to hand over money was terrifying! This was because it wasn't that he didn't have any recollection of handing over the money. It was just that he had an uncontrollable desire to hand over the money! Then, for the first time in his life, he showed off in front of Ma Jiangping. he directly snatched the money from her hand and counted ten bills for Fangzheng. Although that feeling was a little satisfying, it was more of the despair of being beaten to death …
At this moment, a face that was distorted by anger appeared in front of him! That face belonged to none other than Ma Jiangping!
Ma Jiangping said with a fake smile, "Alright, Meng Changming. You have grown capable, haven't you? You dare to rob us now, don't you? "
"No … I … You also know that this monk … Aiyah … What do you want me to say?" At that moment, Meng Changming was close to tears. It didn't make sense at all.
However, Ma Jiangping was not a lunatic. After her anger subsided, she felt a chill in her heart. When Fangzheng asked her for money, she could not help but give it to him. It felt as though she wanted to give it to him from the bottom of her heart. It was the kind that she could not stop. That feeling was really strange …
Thinking of this, Ma Jiangping knew that she couldn't go on like this. Otherwise, her hard-earned wealth would be gone.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard the man sitting opposite her say, "Abbot Fangzheng, she still owes our store five hundred yuan. Look … "
The moment the man spoke, the others who were watching the commotion also spoke up. Some owed a hundred yuan, while others owed fifty yuan. That wasn't all, but what was worse was that someone was making phone calls, calling for friends to collect the debt!
At that instant, Ma Jiangping felt the world turn dark. She couldn't see anyone clearly, and her ears buzzed. She couldn't hear anything clearly either.
The only person she could see clearly was the white-robed monk.
The only thing she could hear was the monk saying, "This Penniless Monk wishes to solicit donations …"
Then, all that was left was her looking at the monk in front of her in despair as she mechanically took out the money.
More and more people came to Ma Jiangping's place. Everyone knew that Ma Jiangping's family was doing well, but Ma Jiangping rarely flaunted it. However, Ma Jiangping rarely showed off. Everyone thought that she was living a good life on the surface. Some people even felt that Fangzheng was being too ruthless. By asking for money for everyone, he was cutting off Ma Jiangping's family's path of survival! No family could afford to repay their debts in such a manner … But when they saw Ma Jiangping take out stacks of money from the bottom of the cabinet, all of them were enlightened. Everyone had been scammed! She was a classic example of a debtor. She didn't return the money!
Therefore, those who originally sympathized with her reached out and asked for as much as she needed. They showed no mercy.
After the crowd dispersed, Ma Jiangping looked at the two stacks of money in her hand and sat on the ground, wailing …
Meng Changming also looked like he was in mourning as he sighed bitterly. "It's over, it's over … Everything is over. I told you long ago that it wouldn't be difficult to borrow again after you return what you borrowed, but you refused to listen. You thought everyone else was a fool. You said that fools spend their own money to survive, while smart people spend other people's money to live. We pretend to be poor if anyone asks for it. As long as the other party has some dignity, they won't fall out with us. Great, now everyone knows who we are. How are we to live in the future … "
Ma Jiangping cried. "Now you know how to criticize me? Why didn't you say that back when we borrowed money to eat and drink well? "
Meng Changming raised his hand and slapped himself. "I was blinded by greed back then. Sigh …"
"Dad, Mom, someone hasn't left yet." At that moment, Meng Dezi, who had been silent all this while, whispered.
When the duo heard that, they looked up and were surprised to realize that Fangzheng was still standing in the room!
Upon seeing Fangzheng, their hearts tightened. Ma Jiangping, who was sharp-tongued, was so frightened that she immediately fell silent. Her lips trembled as she said after a while, "Master … Master Fangzheng, we have already repaid what we owed. Why haven't you left? Are you trying to force us to our deaths? "
Fangzheng smiled. "Patrons, do you think you suffered a loss by repaying the money?"
"A loss …" Ma Jiangping wished to cry. How was this a loss? It was a huge loss! Not only had she spat out the money she had borrowed over the past few years, but her reputation was now tarnished. She wouldn't be able to go out in the future. But even if she didn't go out, she would likely be criticized in the back … The more she thought about it, the more miserable she felt.
Fangzheng continued. "Patron, do you think This Penniless Monk is here to help Patron Ma settle her debts?"
"What else?" Meng Changming asked with a sour heart.
Fangzheng shook his head. "Yes and no. This Penniless Monk is here mainly to help you. "
"Help us?" Meng Changming and Ma Jiangping were taken aback. Following that, Ma Jiangping curled her lips and said, "You really helped us a lot. Thank you …" She said it with a bellyful of resentment.
Fangzheng took out his cell phone and flipped through it before handing it to Ma Jiangping. "Take a look for yourself."
Ma Jiangping received it suspiciously and her expression changed immediately …
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