Both the mother-in-law and the old monk were doubtful.
The white begonia was spread out without cloth, and it was of original color. Sure enough, there was nothing on it. Then he walked to the candle and roasted it like an old monk.
Use ginger juice to write on the cloth, then lightly bake it with fire, and the characters will appear. Until the Republic of China, many spies still used this method to send letters. Bai Haitang knew this simple chemical knowledge very well. What surprised her was
Unexpectedly, the old monk also mastered this skill and used it to defraud poor people.
After roasting for a while, Bai Haitang read a few words in English, and the old monk was stunned for a while.
"What sutra are you reciting?" The old monk had never heard such a strange sutra.
"I don't know either, the Bodhisattva just dictated it." Bai Haitang replied.
When he took the cloth away, he saw a line of words on the cloth. The old monk's face turned green and red after reading it. It looked better than the cloth dyed by Begonia.
There were only five big words on the cloth: The bald donkey is a liar.
The mother-in-law also noticed that the monk had a bad look on his face and was full of shame.
"What did this Bodhisattva say?" the mother-in-law asked curiously.
"The Bodhisattva said..." Bai Haitang hesitated deliberately.
"You should hurry up, I don't see you like this usually." My mother-in-law became even more anxious.
"I don't know two words. When I go back down the mountain later, I'll ask the scholar in the village who wrote letters." Bai Haitang felt that these words were more credible when spoken by others.
"That's fine, that's fine." The mother-in-law carefully put away the Bodhisattva's instructions and knelt in front of the Buddha statue to thank the Bodhisattva.
The old monk took the opportunity to call Bai Haitang into the back hall.
"Master, what are your instructions?" Bai Haitang looked innocent.
"The girl is a sensible person, so why bother the young monk? The young monk just wants to live a stable life," the monk said.
This time he calls himself a young monk. Just now he was as aloof and inviolable as a Bodhisattva messenger... his expression changed quite quickly.
"Master has been living a stable life for a long time, and there are many tricks and tricks. Why don't you show compassion to the poor people, remove your merit box, and leave a way out for both of you." Bai Haitang stopped pretending to be confused with him.
The old monk also understood what Bai Haitang meant. He would no longer amass money like this in the future, and the temple would still be open. This was the end of the story, and Haitang would not go out yelling.
"That's what the girl said." The old monk had to follow.
"I will come often to worship Buddha and burn incense, and discuss life with the master. Goodbye." Bai Haitang went out and led her mother-in-law away.
She said she was worshiping Buddha and burning incense, wasn't she just supervising? The old monk knew her intention clearly.
We were almost reaching Qiaotou Village, and my mother-in-law was still thinking about the Bodhisattva's instructions. Finally, she came to a family who knew how to read and wrote letters for others.
I took out the cloth and asked others to take a look. I heard that there were only five words: The bald donkey is a liar.
"What is a bald donkey? Whose donkey has no hair?" the mother-in-law was confused.
Bai Haitang didn't expect her mother-in-law to be so cute. She had already known that the monk was a liar, but it became clear at a glance.
"Bald donkey is a curse word, and it should be a monk." The scholar didn't know what was going on, so he had to tell the truth.
"Liar, he is a liar! He defrauded me of my copper!" said the mother-in-law, and she was about to return to the temple to settle the score with the old monk. Fortunately, Haitang held her back.
"This Bodhisattva is telling us not to waste money on incense oil in the future. Think about it, Bodhisattva is kind-hearted and saves all sentient beings. How can he be greedy for money? Those who are greedy for money are all human beings." Bai Haitang said.