The old granny clasped her hands together and said emotionally: "Little girl, you're so kind, good people will be rewarded."
The vicious monk was dissatisfied that Gong CaiCai only put in ¥50, but he saw that Gong CaiCai still had a lot of ¥100 bills in her wallet, so he didn't say anything.
"Gong CaiCai, you're so unnecessary." I complained, "Instead of giving money to this smelly monk temple, you might as well treat me to a meal later."
I was only saying it casually, but Gong CaiCai took it seriously. She took out her bunny purse again and took out ¥100. She respectfully handed it to me with both hands, then she lowered her head and apologized:
"I'm sorry. I'm too weak and I've lost everyone's face. I've also lost the face of the Happiness Science Conference. I hope this money is enough for lunch … "
"Hey. If others see this, they would think I'm extorting you in front of Guanyin. It's fine if I'm misunderstood by humans, but if I'm misunderstood by Guanyin, I'll be in big trouble. "
At this time, Fang Xin pondered for a moment, then he walked in front of the vicious monk who was in charge of the merit box and asked:
"Bhikkhu, may I know what conditions I need to fulfill to become a monk in your esteemed temple?"
"Huh? You can tell that I'm not a novice monk, but a monk. You have good eyesight. "The vicious monk said with interest," You're the Buddhist Fang the gatekeeper mentioned, right? Do you want to become a monk? "
Fang Xin clasped his hands together, "It's not that I want to become a monk, but this young benefactor wants to become a monk. I'm asking on his behalf."
Then he pointed at me.
Who wants to become a monk? I don't care what you want, don't use me as a tool.
Subconsciously, I made an angry face. The evil monk glanced at me and felt ashamed. I guessed he thought that if I shaved my head and became a monk, I would affect the income of Jianren Temple. Moreover, the media would report that I was in cahoots with the underworld.
"Uh-huh, Lay Buddhist Fang, is this friend of yours seventeen years old? According to the temple's rules, the age of a monk can't be younger than 17 or older than 60. "
"It doesn't matter. Although he's not 17 yet, it'll be enough after the new year." Fang Xin lied to me about his age. I looked mature, so people would believe me if I said I was a high school student.
"Then, why does he want to become a monk? What do his parents do? "
Fang Xin shook his head mysteriously. "Buddhists are particular about treating everyone equally. If I say that this young man's parents are either rich men or salarymen, is there any difference?"
"There are hard and fast rules about who can become a monk and who can't. I'm just following the rules. Since Mr. Fang wants to know the specific conditions of becoming a monk, I'll explain it in detail …" The vicious monk was rebuffed by Fang Ping's refusal.
Gong CaiCai, who was at the side, also widened her eyes as she listened. It was as if she was the one who was going to become a monk.
"To become a monk at Jianren Temple, you must first have all the necessary identification documents. You must have at least a middle school education. You must also have the permission of your parents. You must not be in a relationship, have no debt disputes, and have not been involved in a lawsuit. Most importantly, you cannot be a wanted criminal …"
The evil monk glanced at my face as if he had seen me on the Public Security Bureau's A-class wanted list.
"Secondly, a monk cannot have any physical or mental defects. Missing limbs, poliomyelitis, leprosy, crooked necks, mental weakness, schizophrenia, epilepsy … None of these are allowed to become a monk …"
"Wait, why can't a person with a crooked neck become a monk?" I felt that Fang Xin was asking the obvious.
"Ha, because a person with a crooked neck can't walk properly. It will damage the temple's image," the evil monk answered proudly for some reason. Maybe it was because his neck was not crooked.
"Also, a monk must not only walk properly but also have proper facial features." The evil monk continued, "Blind, cross-eyed, deaf, crooked mouth, rabbit's mouth, mute, and so on. None of them can become a monk!"
Fang Xin chimed in, "Does it mean that you can become a monk if you meet the above conditions? But you don't have to believe in Buddhism?"
"Of … of course, you have to be pious!" The evil monk said hurriedly. In his panic, he almost said 'pious' as' faith and wealth. '
Fang Xin suddenly sighed. "Sigh! After Gautama Buddha died, Buddhism changed! When Gautama Buddha was a prince, he knew how to pity the farmers who worked under the scorching sun. He even pitied the lice under the farmers' feet. In the end, you fake monks only care about making money. You set so many requirements for becoming a monk! Where is your heart to deliver all living beings from suffering? "
The evil monk's face turned red at Fang Xin's words. He became angry and said, "I didn't set the rules! If you are not satisfied, go find the abbot! I am just doing things according to the rules … Also, if a disabled person becomes a monk, it will cause trouble for everyone! "
"Hmph," Fang Xin sneered, "Buddha said: emptiness is form, and there is no difference in all things. Since there is difference, it means that you have two minds. How can you enter the Dharma with two minds? As a monk, if you have a heart of separation, you will build a sin and enter the Samsara! "
This speech, which was similar to a Buddhist gatha, made the evil monk speechless. He probably didn't even know what Fang Xin said. He was afraid that he would make a fool of himself if he answered casually, so he didn't dare to open his mouth.
I had learned some basic Buddhist knowledge from my dad. I knew what Fang Xin meant: If there is a difference between a tall building and a thatched house, a difference between a rich person and a beggar, and a difference between a healthy person and a disabled person, then you have committed a Buddhist taboo. In the future, you will fall into the Samsara hell and suffer. (The movie "Infernal Affairs" used the Buddhist "Samsara hell" as an allusion. The Samsara hell refers to eternal punishment without rest.)
After ridiculing the fake monk who only cares about making money, Fang Xin took me and Gong CaiCai out with a 'laugh' and attracted a lot of onlookers. The monk at the gate sighed: "No wonder people say Master Fang is a modern Buddhist monk, he really doesn't give us any face."
On the way back, Fang Xin briefed me and Gong CaiCai on the current income of monks. According to him, a novice monk at a tourist attraction like Jianren Temple gets a monthly salary of ¥3000. After becoming a monk, they get ¥5000 a month. After a year, they get at least ¥8000 a month. They also have a 6-hour work schedule with free food and accommodation. They also get extra money when they go out to perform rituals.
"What do you think? You keep saying that our Scientific Happiness Seminar is a cult, but how do we look like a cult when compared to Jianren Temple's methods of making money? Isn't it more scientific to guide people to improve themselves than blindly praying to the gods and Buddha? "
"That's right." Gong CaiCai said in high spirits, "Under the encouragement of my fellow members, I've already … become a bit braver. I even rejected a salesman last week. Although she felt very guilty afterwards … "
Refusing a salesman's offer is not considered brave! That's a basic human skill. Gong CaiCai, if you don't change now, you'll be despised by your husband after you get married because you're not good at rejecting salesmen and buy a bunch of things you don't need.
"I just went to Jianren Temple, should I continue at Tianwang Temple?"
Fang Xin rubbed his smooth chin and had ideas about the Daoists.
"Let's not go, Tianwang Temple is in the eastern district, it's too far from here." I said, "Also, look at the traffic jam."
Fang Xin nodded, "Ye Lin, as the future Protector of the Right, I have a difficult task for you. Did you see the old lady who came out of Jianren Temple? She's the one who prayed to Guanyin to cure her husband's illness … bring her to the Scientific Happiness Seminar. "
"What? You want me to preach on the streets? "I frowned," Even if you want to harm people, you don't have to choose an innocent old lady. "
"How is it harming people?" Fang Xin snorted, "Since the establishment of the Scientific Happiness Seminar, can you give an example of us harming people? The current society is unfair mainly because of unequal information. As long as we have enough information, we might be able to quickly cure the old lady's husband's illness. Or do you think it would be more effective to have her burn incense and pray to Buddha? "
That was true. To be honest, the Scientific Happiness Symposium didn't lack members who were doctors. If the old granny joined, she might really be able to help her husband's condition. Also, my goal was to become a core member. As the future "Guardian of the Right", it would be a bit unreasonable if I didn't recruit anyone other than Xiao Qin.
Thus I hesitantly chased after the old lady. Gong CaiCai also followed after Fang Xin's permission and wholeheartedly wanted to bring the old lady into the group.
I was careful and purposely slowed down so Gong CaiCai could walk first. I called out to the old lady from behind.
"I'm sorry, can I take up a bit of your time?" Gong CaiCai was as nervous as a person handing out advertisements on the streets.
The old lady turned around and saw it was the girl who helped her out at the temple. Her worried expression eased up a bit.
"Little girl, do you need something from me? If you don't hate vegetarian food, can I treat you to lunch? "
"Thank, thank you. No need for the trouble. Actually I … actually we … we're in the Scientific Smoke Pipe Society … "
In the end, Gong CaiCai was too introverted. The courage that she had summoned with great difficulty disappeared like smoke in the face of danger.
I walked up at the right time and tried to keep a calm expression. I stood shoulder to shoulder with Gong CaiCai and said, "Old lady, have you heard of Amway?"
The old lady's expression changed, "Um … I'm not interested in multi-level marketing. My niece's classmate was tricked by a multi-level marketing organization and hasn't returned yet. "
I said sternly, "You misunderstand. We're not a multi-level marketer. I just want to tell you that there's a multi-level marketer who sells Amway under the bridge. He used to have a stutter, but after coming to our Mutual Aid Association, he was able to cure it! So if someone in your family is sick, you can try joining our group. It might help. "
"That's right!" Gong CaiCai reacted and handed me a promotional card. "We're members of the Scientific Happiness Conference. It's a scientific organization, and we welcome anyone to join. We won't discriminate against the disabled and the sick like Jianren Temple."
That was true. The leader of the Scientific Happiness Sect was mentally ill, so he had no reason to follow Jianren Temple's example and not accept people with mental illness.
The old woman had been seeking medical help because of her husband's illness, and she had left a good impression on Gong CaiCai in the Jianren Temple. Now, after hearing Gong CaiCai's words, she was moved and began to ask us about the Scientific Happiness Conference.
It was all thanks to Gong CaiCai, the mascot who was very approachable, that I managed to become the first member. Otherwise, with my fierce appearance, even if I learned from Fang Xin, Professor Yu, and the others how to talk and reason, it would be hard to avoid scaring the old granny away in the end. The old granny might even leave the lunch money for me as a toll fee.
I'm not sure if it was done on purpose, but the old lady really did receive help from the Scientific Happiness Conference. There was a Chinese doctor who had been a member for half a year who specialized in treating rheumatoid diseases, and it just so happened that he was good at treating the old lady's illness.
I feel like Fang Xin is the same as Ai ShuQiao, trying to instill in me the idea that our cause is beneficial to humanity. But whatever, I don't want to get too deeply involved in either side. It would be best if both sides get hurt, then it would be a happy ending.
The next day was Sunday. Due to a series of reasons, I chose to spend the day at Ai Mi's VIP building. The class leader and Xiao Qin originally agreed to cook something delicious for me, so they also chose the VIP building. The class leader, who likes cats and dogs, would never let go of an excuse to get close to Obama and Miba.
Other than that, Xiong YaoYue also pulled Gong CaiCai over. This had nothing to do with the class leader and Xiao Qin cooking, it was because Xiong YaoYue felt Golden Lightning lacked a mascot (Ai Mi was a shareholder and refused to be the mascot), so she felt Gong CaiCai was a good fit, so she forcefully pulled Gong CaiCai over and made her a temporary 'team assistant'. Then, she would take a group photo with the team members and post it on the promotional website.
Gong CaiCai desperately refused: "No! Don't put my photo on the internet! I heard that once the photo goes on the internet, it will be photoshopped into a mess. If that happens, I … I won't have the face to continue living! "
That's a bit too exaggerated! Fortunately, I had already stopped Eunuch Cao from selling the girls' PS nude photos. Otherwise, if one day Gong CaiCai sees her PS appearance and suffocates herself to death with a pillow, it would be a grave sin.
"It's fine!" Xiong YaoYue persuaded Gong CaiCai with a giggle, "We want a photo of you with everyone, not a single person photo, so it won't be photoshopped! Also, you don't actually have to do any work as an assistant, you just have to be a mascot and you'll get a salary! "
"I don't need a salary!" Gong CaiCai was a Ms Perfect, different from the money-minded Xiong YaoYue.
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