Chapter 83: Not worth a thousand pieces of gold
When Bajie saw that no one was paying attention to him, he kept chattering to himself.
Unexpectedly, his soft voice was heard by the breeze and the bright moon.
They came in to take away the cold tea.
I heard what Bajie said, "I'm happy if I haven't eaten the ginseng fruit, I have to eat it again."
Qingfeng and Mingyue said, "Mingyue, that monk with a long mouth and a pig face, said that he was not happy eating."
"They said they wanted to eat ginseng fruit. How could they still eat ginseng fruit?"
"Before Master left, he gave many instructions not to let the ginseng fruit tree encounter any problems."
"Could it be that they secretly picked our ginseng fruits?"
"I'll go to the garden and have a look soon!"
Mingyue ran to the ginseng orchard in a flash.
Although this ginseng fruit tree has lush branches and leaves.
But the ginseng fruit only matures once every ten thousand years.
I remember Guozi clearly that early.
Mingyue clicked it again, it was wrong.
He clicked it again, but it was still wrong.
He said to Qingfeng, "Brother! It's not good! It's not good! There are four pieces of fruit missing! Four pieces are missing!"
Qingfeng will also look for the golden pot and pill tray in the room.
Although it is still in the same place, there are signs of movement.
The two finally turned back to the ginseng orchard.
Mingyue counted it again, there were only twenty-two.
Qingfeng said, "There were originally thirty fruits, but Master ate two of them when he opened the garden."
"There should still be those twenty-eight."
"Just now I gave two to the master, and there should be twenty-six more."
"Now there are only twenty-two."
"Four coins missing! Four coins missing! I counted correctly! I counted correctly!"
The breeze and the bright moon are all at a loss.
The two coins that were counted on Li Fu's head were eaten by each of them.
But if Li Fu didn't say anything, who would ask who ate the ginseng fruit?
The two fairy boys were quite familiar with this technique, so they thought there would be no problems.
However, now four are missing out of thin air, what should we do?
Mingyue said on the other side, "Brother! If that's the case, we'll go scold Tang Monk and make the matter bigger. Anyway, it's not our fault."
The two fairy boys went straight to the front hall and found Li Fu.
Meeting is a waste of dirty words.
Who is bald this and what is bald that.
It's very unpleasant to say.
The expression on Li Fu's face didn't change much.
Instead, he comforted Qingfeng Mingyue and said, "Two fairy boys, what happened to you? If this matter is serious, don't worry too much, just wait until your master returns."
The two Taoist boys, seeing Li Fu looking like this, seemed to have no fear, and became even more angry.
They said, "You monk! Don't you know what we are talking about?"
"You ate that ginseng fruit secretly, why don't you let me tell you?"
Li Fu said, "Ginseng fruit? When did I eat ginseng fruit?"
The Mingyue said, "Just now, what we brought was the ginseng fruit. You said you were like a child and refused to eat it no matter what."
Li Fu said, "Then I really didn't eat it, so how could I steal the fruit again? You two little boys, don't accuse someone of their innocence out of thin air!"
Qingfeng said, "Innocent! Where is the innocence! If you don't want others to know, unless you do nothing, do you dare to swear to the gods and Buddhas of this world that you didn't take the ginseng fruit?"
"I dare!" Li Fu said.
Li Fu raised his three fingers together and said, "All gods and Buddhas in heaven and earth, please listen to me. I, Li Fu, have never stolen ginseng fruit, nor have I eaten it."
"If I have ever done such a thing, I will be killed immediately by five thunders, and I will fall into the eighteenth level of hell."
Li Fu said so seriously that Qingfeng and Mingyue opened their mouths in shock.
The two quickly took a few steps away, fearing that Li Fu would be struck by lightning and harm them.
However, they moved far away, but nothing happened.
There was no thunderclap, nor did I fall into the eighteenth level of hell.
Mingyue murmured, "Did this monk really not steal the fruit?"
The two of them suddenly didn't know what to do.
Qingfeng suddenly woke up and said, "Although you have never stolen or eaten, what if your subordinates ate secretly?"
Li Fu said, "The two fairy boys have been coming in and out for so long. A poor monk, a mere mortal, drinks tea in this front hall."
"My three apprentices and I have never met each other. I don't know the specific situation."
"Perhaps my eldest disciple got greedy and ate it when he was herding his horses."
"It's also possible that my second apprentice wanted to pick vegetables when he was cooking. He saw the fruit and ate it when he was thirsty."
"It's also possible that my third apprentice accidentally hit the fruit with his stick when he was carrying the luggage."
"It's even possible that those ginseng fruits of yours are ripe and fall off by themselves, so you can't tell if they fall on the ground?"
"Ten thousand steps back, look around the ginseng fruit tree. Are there any text signs saying that picking of the ginseng fruit is prohibited?"
Li Fu's series of words made Qingfeng Mingyue retreat in shock.
Li Fu, however, refused to give in. He said, "If there is a shortage of ginseng fruits in this world, the ultimate responsible person will not be me, but you."
"I said we were going to camp outside that palace, but you insisted on inviting me in."
"After I came in, you said you lost something."
"I still suspect that it is you who are stealing from others and greedy, but you want to blame it on my master and disciples!"
The breeze and the bright moon broke into cold sweat after listening to it.
The reason why they are covered in cold sweat.
It's because they ate the ginseng fruit given to Monk Tang first and then shamed the ginseng fruit later.
If they had not eaten the ginseng fruit, they would naturally have a clear conscience and be open-minded.
However, the situation is different now.
If you want to clear up the fact that you ate four more ginseng berries, you must first admit the fact that you ate two ginseng berries.
There are only thirty ginseng fruits in ten thousand years.
Among the many senior brothers, very few can enjoy one to themselves.
Why should they, two children with the worst cultivation and not the highest talent, have one to themselves?
Li Fu said, "Ten thousand steps back, even my disciple would really have to eat it."
"It's just a few fruits. Just teach him to wait and pay you."
"Compensation? What kind of compensation?" Qingfeng said, "This ginseng fruit does not exist in the sky, but this one is the only one left on the ground. If you can't buy it for a thousand gold, how can you compensate it?"
Li Fu said, "You are wrong to say that. Everything in this world has a price. You must also have ginseng fruit."
"Why don't you wait to find my three disciples and confront them face to face. If they really ate it, you two can divide the responsibilities with my three disciples and discuss how to deal with it."
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Li Fu said to Xini like an old traffic policeman, "Just go quickly."
Qingfeng Mingyue over there is looking for three disciples.
The three disciples were playing hide and seek in this Taoist temple, but they never came out.
Until Li Fu called out.
"Disciples! Come out!"
Chapter completed!