At noon, only a few wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys.
A roast suckling pig was sitting on a rack in the yard.
"Ha~ Hoo~, Ha~ Hoo~"
Black Rabbit resumed her old ways, running on the treadmill with her belly protruding as if it were about to fall to the ground, her tongue lolling out, panting heavily.
"Black Rabbit, you've worked so hard! Can you run a little faster? My stomach is getting so thin from hunger!"
Little Fatty stood to the side, holding a small fan in his hand, fanning Black Rabbit.
"Ha~ Hoo~, ha~ Hoo~, Little Fatty, without Yi Cheng whipping me, I have no motivation to run!"
"Oh no! What do we do now?"
Little Fatty scratched his head.
"Black Rabbit, the whip is coming!"
With a flick of his finger, Qin Shou conjured a whip that lashed out at the black rabbit's rump with a sharp crack.
"Awoo~"
The black rabbit cried out excitedly, and its feet suddenly seemed to fly.
The Holy Buddha and the Immortal Phoenix of Nanning exchanged glances for a moment, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes: "You beast!"
With its powerful engine, the black rabbit is quite efficient at work.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the roast suckling pig began to turn golden brown and ooze oil, emitting a fragrant aroma.
Next, Qin Shou added some secret seasoning to it.
It's really nothing special. It's just a few grade-five spiritual herbs ground into powder, mixed with dragon marrow, mixed in a certain proportion, sprinkled on top, and then coated with several layers of King Bee honey...
The fragrance travels for hundreds of miles.
"It's ripe! It's ripe!"
Little Fatty was drooling as she unconsciously took a step forward, trying to tear off a big pig's trotter. But a big hand beat her to it, tearing off the golden, oily suckling pig's trotter and taking a big bite out of it.
"Amitabha! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a lingering fragrance and an unforgettable aftertaste, it's a truly delicious pig!"
The holy Buddha exclaimed in admiration, his eyes revealing a compassionate look towards the pigs.
Seeing this, Little Fatty immediately recoiled in fright, hiding behind his sister, his legs wobbling, and his head resting on Da Mei's shoulder as he asked:
"Sister, didn't you say monks don't eat meat?"
"Yes, the book says that monks practice Buddhism and don't eat meat."
"Then why does this monk eat meat?"
"This... I don't know either." Da Mei shook her head and said, "Maybe this monk is improper."
"Sister, what does 'improper' mean?"
"Don't ask, you wouldn't understand."
"Okay, okay." Little Fatty was quite obedient about this; he didn't ask anymore, which meant he didn't have to rack his brains. I, the King of Koi, hate having to think too much.
But then Little Fatty became worried again.
Clinging to Da Mei's arm and shaking it, she said, "Sister, I want to eat meat too!"
"Go ahead and eat! There's still plenty of meat over there!"
"But...but..."
Little Fatty looked at the monk eating meat and felt he was somewhat ferocious.
"Black Rabbit, go ask that monk why he eats meat."
Little Fatty moved next to Black Rabbit and poked his little belly with his little finger.
"don't want... "
Black Rabbit shook its belly and shook off Little Fatty's fingers. At the same time, it held a big pig's head in its hands, opened its mouth, and started howling and gnawing at the pig's nose.
"Hmph... Fine, I'll go then. I'm the King of Lucky Koi, I'm not afraid of this bald guy!"
Da da da!
Little Fatty, his round belly protruding, walked up to the Holy Buddha, tilted his head back, and opened his mouth, but the sound that came from his throat was as faint as a mosquito's buzz: "Aren't monks supposed to not eat meat? You... why do you eat meat?"
"Amitabha!" The holy disciple raised one hand in front of him and said in a loud voice, "What! What did you say? Speak louder!"
“I…I…”
The chubby boy panicked and his short legs involuntarily took two steps back.
"Om Mani Padme Hum, I pray to our great ancestors, that my sister may be fearless..."
Seeing this, Da Mei immediately began to silently make a wish upon the wishing bead.
boom!
Suddenly, the chubby boy's head jolted, and he felt his whole body filled with power and confidence.
Even looking at that big bald head no longer filled them with fear; instead, they became angry when they saw him eating their own pig.
"Phew~"
The chubby boy angrily breathed on his little hands, then jumped up and met the big bald head with a big thud on the head.
"I said you're a monk, so why do you eat meat?"
The chubby boy asked with a serious expression on his round face.
At that moment, it seemed as if two little people were fighting in her mind. One was saying, "Kill him! He stole my pig!" and the other was saying, "Don't go! He's ruthless!"
“..........”
The Holy Buddha blinked, then fell silent, completely taken aback.
Snap!
Seeing this, Little Fatty came up and gave him a big chestnut.
"Squeak—!"
At this moment, even the black rabbit, who was obsessed with gnawing on a pig's head, was stunned in shock.
That bald guy... he's making a really loud noise!
I, Uncle Rabbit, also want to knock on it!
wrong!
It must be that Little Fatty is really amazing!
That's not right either.
Little Fatty was really amazing today!!
"I, the King of Koi, am asking you a question!"
The chubby boy pinched his belly and asked arrogantly.
"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk has not eaten meat."
The Holy Buddha, having recovered, wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth and replied.
"Nonsense, you're clearly eating meat."
The chubby boy pouted and said, "I saw it all! Let me tell you, my eyes, the King of Koi, are crystal clear!"
"Amitabha Buddha, it is crystal clear."
"It's...it's sparkly bright!" the chubby boy said arrogantly and fiercely. "My sister taught me this, it can't be wrong."
"I didn't teach him, I didn't teach him!"
Upon hearing this, Da Mei quickly waved her hand in acknowledgment.
"Squeak—that's what Da Mei taught me. I remember it. It means my eyes are really, really sharp." Black Rabbit hopped happily.
"So bright and shiny, hahaha, I, Grandpa Rabbit, am incredibly clever! Among the Four Scoundrels of Turtle Mountain, I'm the fourth smartest."
Black Rabbit was very pleased with this.
Snap!
Da Mei slapped her forehead, speechless with emotion.
"Yeah, I'm the third smartest after my older sister and Yi Cheng, but sometimes even Yi Cheng isn't as smart as me."
"Amitabha Buddha, you're truly amazing!"
The holy Buddha gave a thumbs up.
"Hahaha-- "
The chubby boy immediately shook his shoulders triumphantly and laughed loudly.
"Wait a minute! Something's not right!"
While laughing, the chubby boy suddenly realized something and looked at the monk, continuing to ask, "I was clearly asking you, and you were clearly eating meat, but you said you weren't eating meat."
"Hmph, don't think you can fool me, the King of Koi! I remember everything. Tell me now, or I'll have my master hang you from a tree and spank you!"
Faced with Little Fatty's threats, the Holy Buddha remained calm and composed, with a dignified and solemn demeanor.
"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk has no flesh in his heart, so what he eats is naturally not meat."
"???"
A bunch of question marks immediately popped up on Little Fatty's head.
She ran up to Da Mei, whispered in her ear, and asked, "Sister, what did that monk mean? Tell me quickly, or he'll look down on me, the Koi King!"
"This..." It's a bit complicated to explain. Da Mei knows that her younger sister's intelligence is definitely not enough to understand it. Instead, she will keep bothering her. In fact, even the wisdom that Da Mei has now developed is not enough to fully understand the profound meaning of this sentence. She has only grasped the general idea.
"Sister, you should go ask that monk."
Da Mei offers advice.
"oh oh. "
Little Fatty obediently ran over.
"What...what did you mean by what you just said? I understand everything you said, but Black Rabbit doesn't. Explain it to him."
"Squeak—I really don't understand!"
Black Rabbit stared wide-eyed. If it was said that Yi Cheng's CPU burned away while burning, then Little Fatty was asking what a CPU was, and Black Rabbit naturally didn't have such a thing as a CPU.
"Amitabha Buddha means that although I am eating meat, in my heart I am not eating meat, but vegetables. I have always thought this way, so I am not eating meat."
Faced with the two little spirits, the Holy Buddha was not angry at their overstepping their bounds, but instead patiently answered their questions.
? ? ? ?
"Black Rabbit, did you understand?"
Little Fatty whispered something in Black Rabbit's ear.
No.
The black rabbit stared at the chubby boy with its big, innocent eyes, looking adorably foolish.
"Shh~, don't say anything if you don't understand. Just nod and pretend you understand. That way, they'll think we're just as smart as they are."
"Oh—! I understand."
Black Rabbit immediately understood, nodding its little head and saying "Mmm-hmm," indicating, "Oh, I see. I get it now."
"Hehehe..."
Seeing this, the Holy Buddha chuckled and said, "Little fish spirit, would you like to give it a try?"
"Hmph! My name is Little Fatty!"
Little Fatty became unhappy when he heard the monk call him Little Fish.
I, the King of Koi, can grow to a very large size, okay?
"Little Fatty, would you like to try and see what I just said?"
"How do I try it?"
The chubby boy asked innocently.
The Holy Buddha pointed to the small green vegetables on the table next to him and said, "You can try eating this plate of green vegetables, but when you eat it, you should think that you are not eating vegetables, but eating meat. In this way, even if you are eating small green vegetables, you are actually eating meat."
Another advantage is that next time you don't have meat, you can eat bok choy, and every time you eat it, you'll feel like you're eating meat.
"Really!! "
The little fat boy's big eyes immediately filled with light.
Eating vegetables is the same as eating meat!
That's amazing!
"Okay, I'll eat it."
Little Fatty immediately started showing off the little green vegetable he usually ignored.
"I'm eating meat, I'm eating meat, I'm eating meat........"
While eating, she muttered to herself, and at the same time, she sniffed the aroma of the meat next to her with her little nose.
After about ten seconds, Little Fatty put down his chopsticks and proudly boasted to Da Mei, "Sister, sister, I really feel like I'm eating meat!"
"This monk is really amazing!"
Watching the chubby boy jumping and skipping around, Da Mei began to despair, repeatedly muttering in her heart, "Father, Mother, I'm so sorry, I've raised my little sister to be stupid..."
"Black Rabbit, Black Rabbit, let's eat vegetables together..."
Immediately afterwards, the fish and the rabbit devoured all the vegetables on the table, and while doing so, they were quite pleased with themselves, as if they had discovered a new continent and were extremely excited.
"The wine from your family's shop smells wonderful!"
"Pigs are delicious too, burp~"
The Holy Buddha sipped his wine and leisurely showed off half a roasted pig.
After finishing her meal, she took out a handkerchief and elegantly wiped the grease from the corners of her mouth. Then, she clasped her hands together and solemnly began chanting the Dharma name.
"Amitabha Buddha, excellent, excellent! Little roast pig, our meeting is a matter of fate. This humble monk will now recite the Rebirth Sutra a few more times for you."
“............”
Qin Shou looked at the serious-looking monk, unsure of what to feel.
Perhaps it's because...talented individuals are rare.
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This author is lazy! Updates this month have been sporadic. Next month, I'll guarantee a stable daily update of at least 4,000 words (depending on the situation, I'll try for 6,000; I'll try, not guarantee it. Sigh, I'm so incompetent, it seems unlikely, ahhh~~~).
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