"Monks abstain from eating meat. Young Benefactor Li, please don't joke around. There's no need for a banquet." The old monk, Tan Yin, still had a faint smile on his face as he said, "Young Benefactor just said something about Guanyin …"
At some point, Master Tan Yin's voice suddenly stopped as he stared at the Guanyin statue on the table.
The young monks behind him also widened their eyes. The next moment, a pious look appeared on their faces.
Fang took a step forward with some vigilance. If these monks dared to rob him, he would not be polite.
"Master, Master …" Seeing that the old monk had stopped talking, Li Yi stretched out his hand and waved it gently in front of his eyes.
Master Tan Yin's body shook, and then a look of guilt immediately appeared on his face. He said, "Amitabha, I lost my composure for a moment. I hope young Benefactor Li won't blame me."
"It's okay, it's okay." Li Yi smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Master, how much do you think this Guanyin statue is worth?"
"Amitabha …" The old monk chanted the name of Buddha again and said, "This is the sitting statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva. How can it be measured by these things in the secular world?"
"Master, you mean …" Li Yi looked at him and asked with some uncertainty, "Is this a priceless treasure?"
"Priceless."
The old monk nodded and said, "Glaze is a priceless treasure. Such a precious glaze statue of Bodhisattva can't be measured by money. It should be worshiped by believers in the temple. I wonder if young Benefactor Li can give this glaze Bodhisattva statue to the Cold Mountain Temple?"
Li Yi's expression froze as he looked at the old monk Tan Yin in disbelief.
He had originally thought that he himself was shameless enough... unconventional enough. He had not expected that this Master Sandalwood Yin would be even more shameless... unconventional than him.
He had already said that it was a priceless treasure. How could he have the cheek to say that he would give it to the Cold Mountain Temple?
Hearing this, Fang's face immediately fell and he took a step forward. Although this old monk didn't look like someone to be trifled with, if he wanted to snatch this thing away, he would definitely let him have a taste of his fist.
"Master, you must be joking …" Li Yi smiled and said, "We spent a lot of effort to get this Glazed Statue of Buddha. It's worth a lot, and we're planning to sell it to the Fahua Temple …"
Master Tan Yin's expression changed and he immediately asked, "I wonder how much Young Benefactor Li plans to sell this Glazed Buddha Statue for?"
"Five thousand taels?" Li Yi asked tentatively.
"How much is Fahua Temple offering you? Our Cold Mountain Temple will pay double!"
Before Master Tan Yin could speak, a young monk behind him immediately stepped forward and said anxiously.
"Fa Ming, step down." Master Sandalwood said softly, and the young monk immediately retreated.
Although the young monk retreated, there was an anxious look on his face.
Cold Mountain Temple and Fahua Temple were the two most famous temples near the capital. Both of them had a large number of believers. If Fahua Temple got their hands on this precious glazed statue of Goddess of Mercy, they would definitely treat it like a treasure and advertise it to attract more believers.
In this way, wouldn't the Cold Mountain Temple soon lose out to them?
Li Yi glanced at the young monk. Five thousand taels in double, wouldn't that be ten thousand taels in total?
This young monk could make the decision for such a large amount. Monks were actually so rich. It seemed that the old emperor's anti-corruption campaign this time had targeted the wrong target!
"I was being rude just now." Master Tan Yin bowed to Li Yi and said, "It's just that this Glazed Buddha Statue is very important to the Cold Mountain Temple. I hope that Young Benefactor Li can make it convenient for us. As for the price, please rest assured that the Cold Mountain Temple will definitely not let you suffer a loss."
"Well said, well said." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Master and I are friends. If I really want to sell this Buddha statue, of course, I will consider the Cold Mountain Temple first."
The old monk chanted again, "Amitabha. In that case, I will thank Young Benefactor Li in advance."
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An hour later.
"Thank you, Young Benefactor Li. I will take my leave now. Young Benefactor Li, you don't have to see me off anymore …"
"Goodbye, Master …" Li Yi smiled and saw Master Tan Yin and the few young monks out of the door.
One of the young monks reminded the young monk, "Senior Brother, you have to hold on tight. Don't fall. If you break it, it will be a great sin!"
"Don't worry."
The young monk hugged the things in the bag tightly. This was a great opportunity for the Cold Mountain Temple to flourish, attract believers, and surpass Fahua Temple in one fell swoop. How could he be careless?
"I've forgotten that the reason I'm looking for Young Benefactor Li this time is to ask him to translate a scripture." The old monk Tan Yin sighed and said unhurriedly.
Although the matter of the scripture was temporarily put on hold, the harvest was far better than the scripture …
"Master, are you leaving just like that?" A soft voice came from beside him. Master Tan Yin turned his head and nodded slightly. "Madam Li."
After a few simple greetings, Master Tan Yin and the few monks turned and left.
However, after taking two steps, he looked back with a meaningful look in his eyes.
"Master, what's wrong?" The young monk asked in confusion.
Master Tan Yin shook his head and said, "Nothing, let's go …"
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"Oh my god …"
After watching Master Tan Yin and the few monks leave, Fang sat down on a chair and picked up the teacup with trembling hands.
Eight thousand taels, a full eight thousand taels!
The thing made from the pile of sand was sold for eight thousand taels in the end. Moreover, according to the reaction of the monks, this price could be increased …
When he walked out of the courtyard and looked at the pile of sand not far away, he instantly felt that he was the richest person in the world.
Inside the house, Li Yi paced in the hall. A glass Guanyin statue was sold for eight thousand taels. Anyway, the monk was rich. If he made another Buddha statue and told Fahua Temple that Cold Mountain Temple bought a glass Guanyin statue from him for twenty thousand taels, would Fahua Temple buy the Buddha statue for thirty thousand taels?
If he told Cold Mountain Temple that Fahua Temple spent fifty thousand taels to buy a taller and larger glass Buddha statue, would Cold Mountain Temple spend another hundred thousand taels to buy an upgraded Guanyin statue …
If he told Fahua Temple that Cold Mountain Temple spent one hundred and fifty thousand taels … Forget it, he couldn't do that. This was too heartless. There would be retribution if he cheated the monks like this.
Even if he wanted to cheat them, he couldn't just cheat Cold Mountain Temple and Fahua Temple. Jinshan Temple, Nanhua Temple, Donghua Temple, Beihua Temple, Xihua Temple … He could cheat them one by one. After he cheated the Jing Kingdom, he could go to the Qi Kingdom. After he cheated the Qi Kingdom, he could go to the Zhao Kingdom. He could cheat all the monks in the world. How much would that cost?
After he cheated the monks, he could also cheat the Taoist priests and build a pile of glass statues of Taishang Laozi. He could visit the Jing Kingdom, the Qi Kingdom, the Zhao Kingdom …
He was rich, he was rich …
What was the Wang family? What was the Ma family? From now on, the Li family would be the richest in the world!
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