Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The next day, some strange changes appeared on the streets of Banshan Ward.

The bulletin boards set up on the street were crowded with people, and many commoners pointed and talked at the announcements.

Later arrivals, not knowing why, asked the explainers with curious faces.

"Hey? What's written on this? Can you explain it?"

The explainer smiled broadly. Today, the government had issued an extra bonus for this job, so he explained it with extra effort and without getting tired.

He had already explained it to several waves of people early in the morning, and had drunk two pots of water in a row.

Seeing someone else come to ask, he enthusiastically explained: "Good news! This is good news!"

"Several eminent monks have come to Fuyun Temple in Banshan Ward to reside. Today, in order to thank the people of the ward for their incense offerings, the masters in the temple have decided to give each pilgrim who enters the temple a string of prayer beads. Moreover, the eminent monks will personally hold the prayer beads and chant scriptures to consecrate them. It's extremely effective!"

"Oh, if I couldn't get away, I would have wanted to go there."

After speaking, the explainer shook his head regretfully.

The person who asked was happy: "Really! There's such a good thing?"

"Of course it's true! Can there be half a lie in the Buddha's affairs? Moreover, this is the government's bulletin board, how can it be nonsense? Go quickly! You won't be able to get in line in a while!"

"Thank you!" After the person finished speaking, he ran away in a puff of smoke. The surrounding people heard it and rushed towards the direction of Fuyun Temple without hesitation.

"Hey? What's written on this? Can you explain it?"

As soon as one wave left, another wave came. The explainer greeted them again.

..............

In less than half a day, the news of Fuyun Temple's masters giving away free prayer beads and consecrating them on the spot had spread throughout the entire ward and even the surrounding wards and markets.

Countless commoners flocked to Fuyun Temple to receive the free consecrated prayer beads.

What a good thing! Don't take it for nothing. I didn't expect that such a great thing as a pie falling from the sky would actually happen!

Abbot Hongcheng of Fuyun Temple naturally didn't know what was going on.

Recently, he had been in a very good mood. Someone gave him money and begged him to send eminent monks to the temple. With such a good thing, he naturally agreed readily.

As he expected, the arrival of several eminent monks at Fuyun Temple immediately brought a rich incense offering to the temple.

For a time, the threshold of Fuyun Temple was almost broken, and the merit box was cleared again and again.

But this morning, when Fuyun Temple opened its doors to welcome guests, countless people blocked outside the door swarmed in.

Abbot Hongcheng was initially overjoyed to see the crowd, but soon fell into contemplation...

The dense crowd looked at him and said in unison that they wanted free prayer beads consecrated on the spot.

Abbot Hongcheng was at a loss... He had never heard of such an activity before. Where did the rumor come from?

He wanted to explain, but looking at the fanatical crowd, he silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

If he really said there wasn't, I'm afraid something big would happen to Fuyun Temple! Who is spreading rumors outside!

Abbot Hongcheng barely mustered a smiling face: "Since all of you benefactors have come, this old monk should give out prayer beads... The masters will come out later, please line up!"

Upon hearing this, everyone lined up with happy faces, but there were too many people in Fuyun Temple, and no matter how they lined up, it was still dense.

Some people even started fighting because of the crowding.

Fortunately, the abbot was skilled at mediating disputes and remotely stopped the fight.

Then, Abbot Hongcheng ran back to the main hall in a cold sweat and gathered several eminent monks together.

"A major event has occurred in the temple today! If it cannot be handled properly, I'm afraid my Fuyun Temple... will undergo a major change."

"Please, masters, give each pilgrim in the temple a string of prayer beads, and consecrate each string of prayer beads by chanting scriptures... I'm sorry to trouble you masters, but this old monk has no choice, I'm ashamed..."

After speaking, Abbot Hongcheng performed a great salute.

Several eminent monks agreed without hesitation, but they felt a little strange in their hearts.

But it's just consecrating and chanting scriptures, what's so difficult about such a trivial matter? Don't we usually do it? It's just a little more troublesome. In the past, we consecrated them in batches, but today we consecrate them one by one, which is nothing.

The relaxed mood did not last long. When they walked out of the main hall, several eminent monks were immediately broken, their faces immediately collapsed, and they let out a silent shout in their hearts.

Damn! What's the situation! Is there still a place to stand in the temple?

Why are there so many people!

The number of people in front of them was far more than usual! If they really had to consecrate them one by one, I'm afraid it would take until the year of the monkey! Isn't this a scam!

The cunning Abbot Hongcheng had already ordered the little monks to move out all the prayer bead stock in the temple.

A box was placed in front of each eminent monk...

"Everyone, don't worry! Now, please masters consecrate the prayer beads. Come forward one by one, and don't be chaotic!"

The old faces of several eminent monks twitched at the same time. They were in a dilemma! What to do! What to do?

No way! It's already a matter of life and death!

The eminent monks could only put on professional smiles, began to kneel on the futon, picked up a string of prayer beads, closed their eyes and chanted...

Time passed little by little... The familiar friction of the prayer beads that used to be normal had begun to turn into stinging pain.

However, the eminent monks were highly cultivated and remained calm, maintaining a calm expression while chanting scriptures to consecrate the prayer beads.

The commoners who received the prayer beads were naturally grateful and left happily.

However, even after half a day, people still flocked to the temple to seek prayer beads.

Several eminent monks didn't dare to look anymore, and the Buddhist scriptures in their mouths gradually turned into rap through continuous acceleration.

...........

Finally, it was evening, and the people in line were still endless.

Seeing this, Abbot Hongcheng quickly jumped out: "Everyone... this temple is closed for tonight! Please go back, benefactors, lest it be too late and the road is not easy to walk."

Dissatisfied voices came from the crowd: "What! We've been queuing for a day! Now you want to send us back, is this reasonable?"

"That's right! That's right! Breaking your word, how dare you call yourself a monk!"

"Damn, can you hurry up! I've been queuing for a day! If you keep doing this, I won't come to your temple anymore. You're all untrustworthy villains! We won't leave! You must give us a satisfactory explanation!"

"Hurry up, you bald donkeys!"

"..........".

Although everyone was a Buddhist enthusiast, their patience and cultivation had long been exhausted in the long queue.

The several masters who were still frantically consecrating were about to spit out a mouthful of old blood when they heard them say this.

A day of frantic consumption had already made several people totter, and they hadn't even eaten breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

Their lips were chapped, and their hands were calloused! After suffering for a day, they didn't even get any good in the end.

Abbot Hongcheng jumped anxiously and could only say helplessly: "Everyone, don't worry! Tomorrow! Come again tomorrow, everyone go back and rest early!"

"Will you still give them out tomorrow?" Someone in the crowd asked.

Abbot Hongcheng gritted his teeth and said: "Give them out! Give them out for another day tomorrow! But there is only one day, and there are not many prayer beads left in the temple. Tomorrow, whoever comes first will get them! Today is the end of this!"

"Tch ~ ~"

Seeing that the abbot's attitude was firm... everyone had no choice but to leave Fuyun Temple with resentment.

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