Two monks in monk's robes got out of the car and went straight to the Main Hall. Jingye frowned after looking at them, but he still went up to them, clasping his hands together and bowing slightly.

"Amitabha, why are you two brothers here?"

One of the monks also put his hands together and bowed in return, saying, "Amitabha, may I ask if the abbot of your temple is here? We are from Baiyun Temple and there are some things we need to discuss with the abbot."

Jingye was stunned. He had heard of Baiyun Temple. It was one of the largest temples within a hundred miles. There were dozens of monks. The size of the temple was ridiculously large. There was an endless stream of pilgrims who used to go there to offer incense.

, is the signature temple of this scenic spot.

"It turns out he's a senior from Baiyun Temple! The master has gone down the mountain for a trip. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back in the near future. You just need to talk to me about anything. There are only two of us, master and apprentice, in this Qingshan Temple."

Jingye thought to himself, my master has not come back for so long, something may have happened. It is better for him to decide the affairs of the abbot and abbot.

When the two monks heard this, they looked at Jingye up and down and said, "Okay, I can tell you that during the Laba Festival in two months' time, our Baiyun Temple will hold a large-scale Dharma ceremony and invite eminent monks from various temples.

Go and watch the ceremony. If the abbot of your temple comes back, please give this invitation to him."

After saying that, he took out an invitation from his pocket and handed it to Jingye.

Jingye took the invitation and put it away and said, "Okay, I will definitely give it to the master when he comes back."

"One more thing. We checked it when we came here. Qingshan Temple has not joined our Buddhist association yet. Let's go through the formalities when we go to watch the ceremony this time. Remember to bring the five thousand yuan membership fee when you go. After joining,

Pay another five thousand yuan in membership fees every year."

One of the monks seemed to have remembered something and spoke again.

"What? Join the Buddhist Association? Do you need to charge a membership fee?" When Jingye heard this, he frowned and felt a little unhappy.

"Can you not join? My Qingshan Temple is a small temple, and the annual fee of five thousand yuan is probably unaffordable."

Jingye will refuse if you ask directly.

"What! Not joining? You have to know how important it is to join the Buddhist Association! As long as you join, our association will promote your Qingshan Temple, so that more pilgrims will come to your place."

When one of the monks saw Jingye saying this, he glared and said.

Another monk also immediately interrupted and said, "Don't look at the location of your place. It's so remote and the roads haven't even been repaired. How can anyone come here? If we can promote this small temple of yours, it may increase its popularity."

This way you can earn more incense money!"

After hearing this, Jingye was so angry that the character he had cultivated through fasting and chanting Buddha's name these days suddenly disappeared without a trace. He stared and cursed loudly, "You bunch of fake monks, you don't know what you do all day long! So many

Have you read the scriptures in vain? Get out of here! You two are not welcome in Qingshan Temple!"

After that, he picked up the broom in the corner and pretended to sweep the floor, then swung it at the feet of the two monks.

"Hey! You little monk, you don't know how to flatter me. I only invited your temple to join the temple because our abbot sent an invitation to your Qingshan Temple. You are so shameless! Hmph!

Let’s go.”

After that, the two monks quickly walked out of Qingshan Temple one after the other.

Jingye looked at the backs of the two of them and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, it was really unfortunate for Buddhism to have such a monk.

The two monks got into the car, and Jingye specially used his magical power to observe for a while. Sure enough, at this time, the two of them were discussing in the car that they should go back and talk about the matter in front of the abbot.

"Tch! I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!"

Jingye calmed down and went back to accompany Hu Haishan and others.

Hu Haishan saw the scene just now and was unhappy with the behavior of the two Baiyun Temple monks. They were simply Buddhist scum.

"Do you want me to investigate their background and teach them a lesson?"

Hu Haishan gritted his teeth and said, Jingye was the benefactor of their family, and now even he couldn't stand being so angry.

Unexpectedly, Jingye smiled faintly and shook his head.

"Forget it, don't worry about trivial matters. Monks must be compassionate. How can we retaliate against them!"

After saying that, he pretended to twist the Buddhist beads in his hand. In fact, he had already scolded the two monks in his heart. If they hadn't been so powerful, they would have started fighting just now. Then Baiyun Temple can be regarded as the most powerful one in Shangyi County.

I went to the largest temple, but with my own small Qingshan Temple, how can I compare it with others?

After hearing these words, Hu Haishan was immediately in awe. It turned out that Master Jingye had such a compassionate heart and must be a person with profound Buddhist teachings.

At this time, the three masters also finalized the construction budget of the Manjushri Bodhisattva Hall and gave two implementation plans. In the end, Hu Haishan decided to use the most expensive one. The entire hall was made of solid wood mortise and tenon structure. After rough calculation,

It is estimated to cost 300,000 yuan.

This shocked Jingye all of a sudden. It was a full three hundred thousand! He had never seen so much money in his life.

After deciding on the plan, Hu Haishan and the four drove away, and Jingye sent everyone out of the mountain gate specially.

After a few people left, Jingye immediately closed the mountain gate and hurried down the mountain. He had promised Hu Haishan to invite a statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva home to worship him in two days. He had to prepare the statue of Bodhisattva first.

After walking for more than an hour, Jingye met a tractor going to the town. After discussing with the driver, he took a ride to the town. Jingye first bought a mobile phone card, and after using it on his mobile phone, Jingye finally made the decision.

, this old Nokia can indeed be used to make calls, otherwise my little incense money would not be enough.

After finding his business card, Jingye called the number named Li Tao. The last time he went to buy incense, he seemed to have seen something like a Bodhisattva statue in his store.

"Hey! Li Tao?"

"I am, who are you?"

"It's me, the monk from Qingshan Temple who owes you money!"

"Oh, it's you. Why, what do you want from me?"

"I'm at the entrance of Sunshine Market. Come and pick me up. I have something to do."

"Ah? Pick you up? Well, who told you to owe me money? Wait a minute!"

After a conversation, Jingye hung up the phone and waited at the spot. After a while, Li Tao came over on a small electric donkey.

"Little Master Jingye, right? Get in the car and tell me what you need at the shop."

Li Tao rubbed the dust on the back seat of the electric donkey with his hand and said.

Jingye sat on it directly and was pulled into the small shop by Li Tao.

These days, Li Tao's store has added a lot of new goods, and the placement of the goods has also been adjusted. As soon as you enter the store, you feel completely refreshed.

After his future intentions were revealed, Jingye asked Li Tao if he had anything ready. If not, it would be a bit troublesome. The day after tomorrow would be the day to agree to Hu Haishan.

"Yes, I have the goods here at any time. Although I am only in my twenties, my family has opened this store since the Qing Dynasty. It has been passed down to me for the fourth generation. I have been familiar with the supply channels and so on since I was ten years old.

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Speaking of this aspect, Li Tao looked proud, but in fact, in this town, in terms of this industry, there is no one that does better than Li Tao's family. Even people from other towns often come to his house to buy things.

"Come with me, little master, I will take you to the warehouse to select."

With that said, Li Tao led Jingye towards a small alley next to the store.

After pushing open an iron door, Jing Ye's eyes were dazzled by the mountains of goods piled up in the warehouse, ranging from incense bracelets to Buddha statues and sculptures, and even some funeral paper figures, horses, and white cloth and white flags.

Jingye searched for it and finally found the Bodhisattva statue he wanted on the shelf inside. The two of them packed up a dozen statues together, and Li Tao drove a farm truck to send Jingye back.

"Drive slower on the way back!"

After Jingye moved the statue to the Main Hall, he escorted Li Tao out of the mountain gate. He also took out a small book and wrote down the amount on the first page, preparing to make a clear settlement together before the end of the year.

"Oh! I guess I'll lose this job again!"

Li Tao drove for two hours on the forty-mile mountain road and spent dozens of yuan on gas alone. In total, not only did he make no money this time, but he also lost a tank of gas.

"Don't care about temporary gains and losses. Your business will continue to grow in the future! There will always be a time to make money!"

Li Tao comforted himself on the way back.


Chapter completed!