Seeing the two young monks push out a statue from the side door, the old man actually ignored Liu Hao and went up to them with a smile.
"Little Masters, what are you doing? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Judging from the old man's familiar tone, he should be an acquaintance.
The two monks, one fat and one thin, stopped in their tracks when they heard the old man's voice. The fat monk wiped the hot sweat on his forehead with the sleeve of his loose monk robe.
"Oh, it's Almsgiver Wang. Why didn't you go to the birthday banquet today? There are still seats now, but if you're any later, there won't be anything left.”
The old man laughed and said,"I'll go when I'm free, I'll go when I'm free."
After saying that, the old man used his eyes to indicate Liu Hao's direction.
The fat monk revealed an " I understand " expression.
The skinny monk did not seem to have a good relationship with Old Man Wang, but he knew his character. His tone carried a hint of mockery as he said,"Benefactor Wang, are you planning to fool people again?”
"Aiyo, Little Master Biqing, you've wronged me to death. I've been setting up a stall at the entrance of Daxiang Temple for more than 30 years. I've been influenced by the Buddhist voice every day and I'm also dedicated to doing good.”
Geezer Wang complained, but he spoke like a good old man, but his eyes kept rolling.
The fat monk and Old Man Wang had some kind of tacit understanding. He directly scolded the thin monk,"Don't speak nonsense, Junior Brother Bi Qing. Almsgiver Wang is also a loyal devotee of our Great Minister Temple. How can you slander someone's innocence?”
The skinny monk did not dare to argue with the fat senior brother. He could only turn his head to the side and curl his lips.
Old Man Wang rolled his eyes for a while, then looked straight at the one-meter-tall stone statue on the small cart and asked in a low voice,
"Why did the Buddha statue appear?”
The fat monk seemed to have some misgivings. His voice became a little lower as he explained,"This Buddha statue doesn't look very good. It was originally fine to keep it in a corner of the monastery.”
"But today, a great devotee brought his granddaughter to attend the birthday banquet. The little girl was playful and ran around the courtyard. In the end, she saw this Buddha statue and seemed to be frightened, so she kept crying.”
"That great devotee was very angry and said that he didn't want to see this Buddha statue in Daxiang Temple again, so our temple supervisor, Martial Uncle Guang Liang, asked the two of us to push this Buddha statue out and quietly dispose of it.”
"Heh, when this mission was handed to me, I immediately thought of Benefactor Wang…We're old friends after all, so I can only let you take advantage of it.”
Old Man Wang rubbed his hands excitedly.
He and the fat monk were indeed old acquaintances and business partners.
Perhaps many people would be curious. What kind of business could an old man who set up a stall have with a monk?
There really was!
This fat monk had some status in Daxiang Temple. He was the nephew of Monk Guangliang, the overseer of Daxiang Temple. Therefore, he often stole some antiques from the monastery and handed them to Old Man Wang to sell. The two of them split the money equally.
What kind of antiques did this Daxiang Temple have?
It was really quite a lot!
Although the Daxiang Temple had only been in charge of the temple for two to three hundred years, there had been a temple ruins here before.
Later, an eminent monk rebuilt the monastery here and named it Daxiang Temple.
The original ruins also belonged to the Daxiang Temple.
Daxiang Monastery had been passed down until now, and the abbot, Master Huijue, was wholeheartedly devoted to Zen. All the affairs in the temple were handed over to Monk Guangliang, who was in charge of the temple.
Guang Liang himself was a monk who "made money". The Xie Sheng Banquet was very popular because of him.
As Monk Guang Liang's nephew, this fat monk had some business acumen. He would usually read the fortune of the devotees and say a few Buddhist words to earn incense money.
Later on, the fat monk set his sights on the ruins in the monastery. If he found any antiques inside, he would ask Old Man Wang to take action.
With this deal, the fat monk had three houses in the capital.
Old Man Wang also earned a lot of money from this.
Therefore, when the fat monk saw Old Man Wang, he asked him why he didn't go to the Life Appreciation Banquet.
After all, Old Man Wang was not someone who lacked money.
At this moment, the fat monk gently patted the Buddha statue that was covered with cloth and whispered,""Although this Buddha statue looks strange, it was also dug out from the ruins. It should be worth some money.”
Old Man Wang was already familiar with this matter. He patted his chest and promised," Don't worry, leave everything to me.”
The fat monk put his palms together with a smile." Then I'll leave everything to you, Almsgiver Wang."”
The two monks returned to the monastery, and Old Man Wang pushed the cart back to the stall.
"Young man, I just found a good item. Do you want to take a look?”
Liu Hao had also heard some news intermittently just now, so he said,""I heard from the fat monk that this Buddha statue scared a little girl to tears. Are you sure this is a good object?”
"How can it be fake!"
Old Man Wang was very confident about this." Young man, you might not know the origins of this Daxiang Temple. Although the Daxiang Temple was only built more than two hundred years ago, there is a ruin in this temple!”
"Those ruins were passed down from ancient times. There are many mythological antiques inside. It is said that a Buddhist relic was dug out!”
"Just now, the two masters told me that this Buddha statue was originally dug out from the ruins…If this is a magic treasure, then we'll be rich.”
"No one would use a Buddha statue as a magic treasure, right?" Liu Hao couldn't help but say.”
Old Man Wang also knew that he had gone too far, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face." Aiya, don't take it seriously. Why don't we take a look at the Buddha statue first…If you like it, then invite him back. I'll give you a discount. It's my fault for liking you."”
Liu Hao was furious!
Do you like me?
You think I'm young and suitable to be a sucker, right?
Old Man Wang's hands moved swiftly, removing the cloth covering the stone statue.
Liu Hao looked at it carefully…This Buddha statue was indeed strange.
First, he looked at the face. This Buddha statue was actually half frowning and half smiling.
That pair of extremely uncoordinated eyes, if you looked at it, you would feel as if you were looking at each other.
It was as if a pair of living eyes were looking at him.
'No wonder the little girl cried,' Liu Hao thought to himself.
Looking at the appearance of the Buddha statue, it was wearing a tattered monk robe. Although it was carved from stone, one could see that there were many patches.
The Buddha statue was wearing a pair of patched shoes carved from stone, and there was a playful thumb on the left toe of the shoe.
In addition, the Buddha statue held a tattered palm-leaf fan in its hand and a stone-carved gourd on its waist.
No wonder that monk Guangliang threw the Buddha statue away without hesitation.
This was because the shabby appearance of this Buddha statue was incompatible with the magnificent Daxiang Temple.
Old Man Wang also had a bitter expression.
This Buddha statue was probably going to be smashed in his hand.
Even the most loyal of believers would not buy this.
However, Liu Hao was very interested in the Buddha statue. He kept poking and prodding at it.
The appearance of this Buddha statue was very similar to a person in his memories.
A glimmer of hope flashed in Old Man Wang's eyes…He only hoped that this silly kid would be able to buy this Buddha statue.
Liu Hao pointed at the broken fan.
The Mythological Appraisal System in his mind was activated.
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