Author: Chop wood and carry water

Otherwise, these people are all about face. The more miserable they are, the more face they need! The poorer they are, the more they are afraid of being looked down upon by others! If they are not really forced to survive, who would be willing to come up and just hold a child?

A stranger is going to cry and complain?! Those who tell everyone they meet that they are miserable, wish they could have all the misfortune of the past eight lifetimes poured out on you, and pour all their misery onto you.

, then he is probably a liar, or he has a psychological problem!

The beggar in front of me is also an old gangster who has wandered around the world! What kind of storms and waves have he not seen?! And what kind of world has he not experienced?! Doesn’t his current appearance speak for itself? This man has everything.

He is as miserable as he is, what else is there to be miserable about?!

Besides, this is a holy land of Buddhism. Who among those good men and women can't see his misery?! If there are those who can't see it, they are just pretending not to see it. You go and sell misery with someone who pretends not to see it.

, how miserable would that be? Especially in front of such a beautiful little girl, a man would not cry and show off!

This beggar man has never taken his eyes off Yan Tingting since she came to him. A little girl dressed as a student will not be his big benefactor. It is enough to remind him of the good things in his memory. What?

It’s called beautiful and delicious? A little fairy like this is not something to be eaten every day!

So he has no intention of wasting time discussing business matters with her now. The uncle is also a human being, and people will have seven emotions and six desires! Moreover, this uncle is a pure man. When he meets the flower fairy, he also wants to show off his strength and want to be a hero.

Yes! After all, it was an era when heroes emerged in large numbers. Everyone, whether human or ghost, wanted to be a hero!

So he quickly laughed and said: Haha, that's okay. Today is Guanyin Bodhisattva's birthday, and there are more people than usual! Little girl, you are lucky enough to be here today. Let me tell you,

The Guanyin Bodhisattva in this temple is very spiritual. You should take advantage of this moment to make a wish with her. I guarantee that everything you wish for will come true!

Look, does this old man know how to chat? Yan Tingting immediately became interested. With an exaggerated expression, she shouted like an old man, and said in surprise: Hey, uncle, do you also believe in Buddhism?

The uncle subconsciously glanced at Cao Yu who was standing behind her with his peripheral vision. Cao Yu's annoyed and impatient expression had long been put away by him. They were hostile to each other. These were two strange men in the same beautiful place.

The instinctive reaction that comes out when the girl is around, the uncle will naturally not ignore the disrespect of this beautiful young man in gorgeous clothes!

He used his unique tone that had experienced many vicissitudes of life and had been read by countless people. He deliberately complained with a straight face and a smile: Hey~~ What do you mean by believing in Buddhism? This must not be said nonsense! You can be disrespectful to me, but this

Bodhisattva, you must have faith! Let me tell you, I have become what I am now because I have committed too many sins in my previous life. Thanks to the mercy of this Bodhisattva, I have food to eat here. You

Can I not believe it?!

Yan Tingting did not answer. She deliberately pointed to the paper box containing his money and continued to tease him playfully: "Hey, why do you believe in Buddhism so much? It turns out that this Bodhisattva rewarded a lot, including ten yuan and five yuan."

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You see, what if everything in the world is filled with knowledge? Begging for food is also a technical job. How much money should be put in the box is very particular. The knowledge in it is no less than the merit box in front of the Bodhisattva! The power of vows

This thing is very magical. For a Bodhisattva, the more the better. The more money, the more people believe in it! But for a beggar, this is not necessarily the case. It is best to limit it in moderation.

After all, this poverty alleviation relies on everyone's poor kindness. If you put a little more money in the box, just a few hundred yuan bills, it will make everyone think that you are not that pitiful. Everyone's

Naturally, there will be less compassion; but if you put too little money, just one or two steel pennies will give everyone the illusion of complacency. You see, no one else will give it.

The money, if I give you two cents, it should be a lot, right? After all, kindness is a rare thing in this era, and everyone will always be careful when showing kindness.

So when the uncle heard what she said, his muddy and dark face darkened even more. His instinct of not showing off his wealth made him cough twice to cover it up, and he quickly explained awkwardly: Ahem, hey, that's

I left it out on purpose. How can people nowadays be so good? Who would give so much all at once?! Besides, everyone is not rich to begin with, so it is God’s arrangement to give more to less, and I have never been willing to do so.

Extravagant hopes or something.

Yan Tingting didn't mind his nonsense and continued to chat with him. After all, her purpose was to chat with him for a few more words. As for what to talk about, it all depended on her mood, so she deliberately found someone to talk to.

He raised a topic and mocked: Look at what you said, don’t reveal your wealth, right? You are quite wary!

The uncle accidentally glanced at Cao Yu again and grinned, as if he was telling him: As the saying goes, the poor do not show their poverty, and the rich do not show their nobility. As a person who depends on God for food, how can I

What kind of wealth can you show off?! But the young man next to you looks so noble, I'm afraid he's not quite the same as you!

Yan Tingting was so happy when she heard this, knowing that she was talking about Cao Yu again! People at that time still had a bit of backbone. Most people who had no money had a saying, what's wrong with being rich? Do you think you are great if you have money?!

Although she didn't even look at Cao Yu now, she could still feel the cold air emanating from him, because this chilling air was exactly the same as when they met the fortune teller before. She

She just likes how Cao Yu is jealous for her. This little happiness and pride unique to girls makes her so proud at the moment.

Thinking that his handsome face must be smelly at this time, she was so happy that she deliberately said: Haha, you can see this?! Then what do you think is different between me and him?

The uncle looked at her cute smiling face with a smile, and said quietly like an old monk: Hey, you are kinder than him. Little girl, you listen to me. Now that you are here, don’t believe it or not.

Go and worship, you have a predestined relationship with the Buddha, and the Bodhisattva will definitely help you in the future!

Yan Tingting laughed happily and said naughtily: Haha, why are you begging him? I don’t have anything to ask for! Hey? By the way, you don’t want to chase me away, do you?! Am I getting in the way here? If so,

I'm interfering with your business, so I'm leaving now!

The old man was defeated by her innocent energy. He blinked his gray eyes and said with a sly smile: Hehe, look at what you said, what is the end of the world if there is no money? I am afraid that you are here with me.

If you chat for a long time, someone will be unhappy!

Yan Tingting blushed and said deliberately: Look at what you said, who would be unhappy when we chat? Our chat is our business, what does it have to do with others? Isn't it okay for us to have a happy chat?

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The uncle's eyes lit up, he blinked with a smile, and said slyly: That's right, you girl, despite your young age, this is a very good idea, just like my daughter-in-law at home, she looks like she is in charge.

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When Yan Tingting saw his doting eyes looking over her, her face immediately turned slightly red. She rolled her eyes and had a new idea. She quickly interrupted: Hey, by the way, uncle, we have been chatting for a long time.

I'm really thirsty on this hot day. Can you treat me to a popsicle?

As Yan Tingting spoke, she stared at the uncle with her eyes, for fear of missing something on that dark and muddy face. She didn't expect that this uncle is your uncle. This pair of boys and girls in gorgeous clothes obviously didn't come here to ask for popsicles.

Yes! Of course he couldn't lose his place in front of this fresh and lovely flower fairy!

The heroism in his heart is definitely not a show-off. If he doesn't seize such a good performance opportunity, he will only be able to pretend to be a grandson in the Beggar Clan! So Gujing Mubo still had a cheerful smile on his face.

Without even stumbling, he readily agreed: Okay! This is a reward from God, you can take it as you like, there is no need to be polite to me.

Even Yan Tingting was surprised by the uncle's generosity. She couldn't help but wonder a little: Oh, uncle, you earned that money with so much hard work. Why do you always say that it was rewarded by God?

The uncle chuckled disapprovingly and said: Those people are willing to give me money, don’t they do it for the sake of God! They may not know what they are thinking in their hearts, so if they want to thank me, they are also thanking God. If there is no God, who would

Give me a meal?!

How did Yan Tingting know that the uncle has been begging for food for most of his life? He has seen all the hardships of this world, and how much sympathy and pity he has when seeing those people leaving their money and leaving? Compassion and compassion are the characteristics of human beings.

Great love, it can only be achieved by expressing feelings. This is completely different from doing some small good deeds because of pity for a beggar!

Nowadays, everyone says that this relationship is not worth a lot of money. Do you think that you can use this money to buy love? I am happy that it is difficult to buy it with money. Love is not expensive, but you can only buy it with love.

Yes! Have you ever seen anyone buy true love with money?

What's more, the money you are willing to pay is limited, and sometimes it is just a little bit. With that little money, you just want to express your pity for others' misfortunes. Do you think that is possible? It's like saying

Reading books, everyone is enjoying themselves, but who has ever thought about the hard work and pity of this coder?!

Naturally, Yan Tingting didn't think too much about that, because she only thought about whether this old man was destined to be a Buddha. As the saying goes, if you think something, you will see something! She secretly sighed that this old man was really like a Buddha.

When I was alive, I was speechless for a moment.

The uncle thought that she was hesitating whether to take more or less, so he said boldly: You can take it with confidence, sell three pieces, each of us will have one piece, and it will all be counted on God, so there is no need to thank me!

Of course, the old man knew how hard it was to thank him so much! He didn't want the little girl to feel burdened because of this popsicle incident. After hearing what he said, Yan Tingting took back Luan Fei

When the thought came to me, I stopped being polite and quickly agreed: Hey, okay! Then I won’t be polite to you!

As he said that, he reached out and took out one dollar and fifty cents from the paper box, turned around and handed it to Cao Yu and said: Hey, sir, I'm treating you to a treat. You can go and take a trip!

No matter how thick-skinned Cao Yu is, it depends on the occasion! He can treat hooliganism as a common thing, but when it comes to asking for food, he really can't pull that face off! He can't help but frown and complain.

Said: I'm not thirsty! Are you too greedy? This is all uncle's hard-earned money, I'm not as shameless as you!

What Cao Yu said is true. For an uncle, this is really not a small amount of money! In school at that time, two cents could buy a meatball bigger than a table tennis ball. For an uncle, this one dollar and a half is not a small amount of money.

That might be a dinner with meat and vegetables! Use it to treat guests to some popsicles, don’t be too extravagant, okay?!

Yan Tingting rolled her eyes at him, stopped talking nonsense, stood up directly, and ran straight away to buy popsicles.

He was left alone and was actually messing around with the old man. The old man and the young man were sitting and standing, one noble and the other lowly, just looking at each other blankly and speechless. After a while, the old man was still there quietly.

Breaking the awkward silence, he sighed: Hey, sometimes, I really envy you young people!

Of course, Cao Yu didn't know what he meant. He only knew that the old man's sigh was full of disappointment and unwillingness. This must be greedy! But what exactly is this greedy? It's because he wants to eat popsicles.

, still want to eat this beauty? Then he doesn’t know.

Hey, it doesn’t matter what it is, anyway, the greasy old man in front of you is greedy, so of course he has a reason to be greedy, he is young and invincible!

Cao Yu's mood at this time was still somewhat complicated, at least it was not like he was full of hostility towards him just now because he ruined his good deeds. What was wrong with him? He couldn't figure it out for a while, so he had to think about it.

He said casually angrily: Uncle, what do you envy me for?

The uncle glanced at him disdainfully, and sighed quietly: Hey, young people nowadays are really caught up in a good time. If they have the opportunity to study, they will have the opportunity to develop their skills. Isn’t it time to experience this knowledge when you get older?

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Cao Yu didn't know what he meant, so he could only respond with a grin and a "hehe" smile. The uncle ignored him and continued: "But you are so capable and experienced, shouldn't you believe it?"

There are fewer of them? Young man, listen to my advice. No matter where you go for fun in the future, if you see a Bodhisattva, you should stop by and pay homage whenever you have time. It will not do you any harm.

Cao Yu was also curious: Oh? Why is that?

The old man thought to himself: Humph! Look at you, you don’t know how to respect ghosts and gods! You look like you are eating everything and wiping everything clean. It’s disgusting! If everyone is like you, how can there be a way for poor people to survive in this world?! The world’s customs

Nowadays, if people’s hearts are evil, how can we do business in the future? How can a poor person like me survive?!

But he said: It's not easy to go out alone. It's windy and rainy outside. If you don't protect yourself, something will happen to you. If there is someone who can protect you behind your back and worry for you, that's not yours.

What a blessing!
Chapter completed!