When the woman in her thirties and forties, dressed as a noble lady, stood up, the girl from other places hesitated for a moment, and then took two steps closer and asked softly, "May I ask this lady, is this wishing fountain really effective?" ”

The noble lady first looked at the girl with a vigilant expression, and saw that the girl was well-dressed and sincere, so she smiled slightly and nodded, "This is the first time the girl has come to the Big Buddha Temple, right?" ”

The girl smiled in surprise, "How does Madame know?" ”

Your lady glanced at her, raised her chin slightly proudly, and said lightly, "As long as you have been to the Great Buddha Temple, you know that the wishing pool here is the most effective, as long as you sincerely make a wish, you will definitely get your wish." ”

The girl's little face seemed to blush faintly, looked at your lady, and asked sincerely and implicitly, "Forgive me for being rude, can you ask Madame a few questions?" ”

The noble lady glanced at her proudly, and judging by her shy and timid expression, she probably guessed what she wanted to ask. After a little hesitation, a rare good temper said patiently, "Does the girl want to ask how to make a wish here?" ”

The girl nodded busily, looking at her in surprise and expectation, "Exactly, I wonder if Madame can solve the puzzle?" ”

"If you want to fulfill your wish, you must first be sincere," the noble lady was probably in a very good mood, and actually stood in place and explained to the girl in detail, "and secondly, the girl made a wish in front of this wishing fountain at the same hour for three consecutive days, and if the rain and rain do not change, the girl's wish will definitely come true." ”

"Is that all?" The girl was stunned, but then said gratefully, "Thank you, Madame, for your advice." ”

The lady smiled and nodded, and then turned and walked away.

The girl from other places immediately knelt down, folded her palms in front of her chest, closed her eyes and lips moved slightly, although there were words in her mouth, no sound came out, obviously silently making a wish.

After kneeling for a while and bowing reverently, he got up and walked away.

In order to fulfill her wish, the girl then went to add a lot of sesame oil money, and naturally asked for a room to live in the Big Buddha Temple.

At the same hour the next day, she came to the Trevi Fountain very punctually, straightened her skirt, and knelt down gently.

However, before she closed her eyes and made a wish, she subconsciously looked into the pool, and by the way, counted the eight money turtles in the pool that were lazily floating in the water.

However, after this silent count, she unexpectedly found that the number of golden turtles was wrong.

"Seems to be one less than yesterday?" Her brows furrowed slightly, a little suspicious of herself, "Impossible, right?" ”

Then she stared at her eyes again and continued to count again, but she counted them over and over again, and finally determined that the number of golden turtles was indeed one less.

At this time, several pilgrims also came to the trevi fountain.

The girl stood up, and before the other pilgrims began to make their wishes, she suddenly said softly, "For some reason, there is one less money turtle here than yesterday." ”

"One missing?" Someone next to him immediately looked into the pool with wide eyes, "How is it possible?" The eight golden turtles in this wishing pond have been raised here for decades, and these golden turtles are treasures of the Great Buddha Temple. ”

Listening to her tone, the girl knew that she was a frequent visitor to the Big Buddha Temple.

The girl was in a hurry, but she didn't think much about it, she was worried that the lack of a money turtle, which had always been regarded as a treasure, would affect the failure of her wishes.

"If Madame doesn't believe me, you can count them yourself."

The lady turned her head to look at her, and probably felt that her eagerness was somewhat unusual, and that the look in her eyes was a little strange. However, seeing that the other party was just a little girl, she didn't take her rudeness to heart, but turned her eyes to the pool.

Seeing this, the rest of the people next to them also opened their eyes at the same time to count the money turtles in the pool.

After a while, several pilgrims nodded in confusion, "Sure enough, there are only seven golden turtles in the pool." ”

Seeing that everyone had the same conclusion, the girl immediately echoed happily, "Yes, yes, I'll just say that there is one less money turtle in this." ”

Listening to her elated tone, everyone sank for a while, and Qi Yi, who was a little annoyed, turned their heads to look at her.

One of them was quick-tempered, and immediately asked unhappily, "What do you mean, girl?" There is one less treasure in the Big Buddha Temple, and we are all anxious, why do you look like you are very happy? ”

The girl's face turned pale, and when she met the man's angry eyes, she realized that she was wrong, and quickly lowered her head and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm ...... I was only ...... for a moment, and I was just worried that people wouldn't believe me, so ......" got carried away instead of gloating.

The other pilgrims were all dressed as women, and it seemed that they were also frequent visitors to the Big Buddha Temple, and they were not only familiar with the situation of the Trevi Fountain, but also had some friendship with some of the more high-ranking monks in the temple.

Here, the girl is still worried and annoyed, and she doesn't know what to do; Over there, someone had already sent someone to find the monks in the temple.

After a while, a monk walked towards the Trevi Fountain with a solemn expression.

When he came closer, he solemnly pronounced the Buddha's horn before saying, "Please let the donors go to the side for the time being, and wait for the poor monks to see the situation before making plans." ”

With his words, all the pilgrims naturally stepped aside.

The monk stood around the pond and counted four times, making sure that there were indeed only seven golden turtles in the pool.

His brows furrowed, and he looked around at the pilgrim standing next to him and asked, "May I ask which benefactor was the first to notice the wrong number of golden turtles in the pool?" ”

Later, a group of women who came over naturally raised their eyes to look at the girl from other places, and said in unison, "It's her." ”

Someone said even more anxiously, "Master Wuxing, you have to quickly find the missing money turtle." ”

The monk named Wuxing nodded, walked slowly to the girl, and asked, "I wonder when the girl came to the Trevi Fountain?" ”

The girl thought for a moment before she said, "Master, I came here at the end of the hour, and I counted before making a wish, and only then did I know that there was one less money turtle in the pool. ”

Someone next to him immediately said, "This pool is not deep, could it be that the money turtle quietly climbed out by himself at some point?" ”

"This has never happened before," the monk thought for a moment, "but it can't be ruled out." ”

"Before the hour, there was probably no one here, and if it really climbed out of the pool on its own, probably no one saw it."

The girl looked at the crowded square, and couldn't help but worry, "What can I do about this?" How can we get that lost money turtle back? ”

"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, the poor monk will arrange it, and he will definitely find the lost money turtle as soon as possible."

After the monk saluted the crowd, he turned around and hurried away.

The girl felt bad all over the place, and she was anxious and worried. She wanted to help them find it, but after thinking about it, she was not familiar with her surroundings, so she finally gave up.

But in order to fulfill her wish, the wishing fountain was not completed today, and she was not in the mood to bow to other places until the lost money turtle was recovered.

The other women probably had the same thoughts as hers, or maybe they, as regular visitors, paid more attention to these golden turtles, which were regarded as treasures, so they didn't go away for a while, but stayed nearby to help find them.

In the case of a money turtle that is over 80 years old, even if it is curious to sneak out of the pool and wander outside, it probably won't go far.

However, after the monk named Wuxing arranged for several monks to search around the neighborhood, they finally returned in vain.

"I searched all over the grass and corners nearby, but I couldn't find it." One of the pilgrims who had also joined the search returned to the vicinity of the Trevi Fountain and sighed worriedly, "I don't know where that golden turtle will crawl." ”

At this time, the monk walked over with a solemn expression.

Before he announced the results, some people couldn't help but say worriedly, "Master Wuxing, could the lost money turtle have been secretly captured and hidden last night and sold on the mountain?" ”

Because people who often come to the Big Buddha Temple know that these eight money turtles kept in the wishing pond have a high life expectancy and are the treasures of the Big Buddha Temple. It is not impossible for someone to secretly catch one and exchange it for money without conscience.

As long as you know the goods, you will know that the money turtle in this pool is worth a lot of money at a glance.

There are many people who come to the Big Buddha Temple, and no one dares to guarantee the hearts of the people under the well-dressed. This lack of virtue has not been done before, and it does not mean that no one dares to do it now.

The monk's brows jumped very quickly, and he was silent for a while before he said, "It shouldn't be possible for the donor to say that this situation is not possible. ”

"If someone really does such a thing in front of the Buddha with a clear conscience, the poor monk is sure that the lost money turtle will definitely still be in the temple."

When the anxious girl heard him so sure, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "How can Master be sure?" ”

"If someone really stole the Golden Turtle, that person would definitely hide the Golden Turtle down the mountain in the first place."

The monk glanced at everyone lightly before explaining, "Because last night, the disciples of the temple also came here to check, and there was no shortage of money turtles at that time. ”

"If someone steals after the hour, then he will have to wait until the mountain gate is wide open this morning before he can go down."

The girl was stunned, then showed a thoughtful look, and muttered in a low voice as if talking to herself, "Since Master is so sure, there is a way to be sure that after the mountain gate is opened today, no one will come down the mountain." ”

The monk nodded in displeasure, "Exactly. ”

As soon as these words fell, other pilgrims anxiously urged, "Since you are sure that the lost money turtle is still in the temple, then please ask Master Wuxing to find a way to find it back quickly, and don't let that foolish person secretly take the money turtle down the mountain to sell it." ”