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After finishing his chant of Amitabha, Shi Tian looked up and noticed that this time, he hadn’t released the fish; instead, he had stuffed it into Yu Hu. This made the auntie beside him quite anxious.
"Young man, how much is this fish? I’ll buy it from you, and you can release it later!"
The auntie was quite decent; instead of being generous with someone else’s money, she opted to solve the problem with cash.
Since the auntie had such good manners, Shi Tian felt he should also display some decency; he couldn’t let himself be outdone by her!
"You talk about Buddhism, and I’ll talk back. Your Buddha may not be a true Buddha, so there’s no need for me to be genuine either."
"Ma'am, there’s a saying at home: 'To release life is the highest form of kindness!'
To save living beings from the knife and chopping board, to free birds and beasts from their cages. To let fish escape from nets, to spare ants from being trampled. To help moths avoid candle flames, and to allow crawling creatures to escape from frying pans!
Let birds return to the forest, beasts roam the grasslands, and fish dive into the depths. Ants placed under trees, moths dancing in the woods.
Fishermen cast nets, catching the big ones while leaving the small; hunters set traps, keeping males while releasing females. Woodcutters don’t cut trees unless they’re of a certain size; farmers harvest but leave seeds for regrowth!"
Shi Tian wasn’t well-versed in literature, so he felt a bit awkward stringing together those sentences. Since he couldn’t bite into words or chew on phrases, he decided to use grandiose talk to bluff his way through.
If a group of gullible people could fool the auntie, surely he, a Double First Class University student, could handle it too!
Whether it’s Buddhism or family teachings, they all mention the term "release life." It’s just two words: "release" and "life."
After finishing his point about release, Shi Tian took a sip of mineral water and continued: "Regardless of whether it’s Buddha or anything else, it’s not that mystical. Since we’re talking about it today, let me explain what 'release life' really means!
What does 'release' mean? Living beings don’t wear clothes. If we suddenly sent you all to Northeast China dressed like this, could you survive in thirty degrees below zero? You’d freeze to death in less than five minutes!
So this 'release' doesn’t just mean letting them escape human claws; it means sending them back to their own habitats! In other words, if you want to release life, you first need to choose local species!
If you were to release foreign creatures into our rivers like Hai Li, it would be like leading Xiao Ri Zi with guns to burn and plunder! That wouldn’t just be releasing life; it would be killing life!
With this bluster from Shi Tian, several aunties gathered around. Hearing him speak so confidently and eloquently left them stunned.
"Now that we’ve talked about release, let’s discuss life! What is life? It refers to living beings! You buy one fish for about ten dollars, right? But with the same amount of money, you could buy dozens of shrimp instead.
With ten dollars spent saving one life versus saving dozens of lives—what would you choose? Each life accumulates merit; wouldn’t buying shrimp for release be more worthwhile than releasing a fish? And have you ever heard of fishing? But can you see anyone fishing for shrimp by the seaside?
However, shrimp can’t be released here; there are too many rocks. If you drop them here, they won’t survive! When you came here, did you pass by Anyou Town? At the southernmost part of Anyou Town, there are several platforms built with concrete where the seabed is mostly muddy—perfect for shrimp survival!
Next time you go for a release, head there and buy some shrimp. Go down the steps and pour them directly into Hai Li. Just remember that they don’t allow trash there; you must take your plastic bags back with you and throw them in a trash bin! Otherwise, they won’t let you release anything there again!
After this lengthy explanation, Shi Tian felt he might gain a few free customers. If these aunties went across to his store and bought shrimp for release, that would be fantastic—the fish over there would surely multiply more and more so he wouldn’t even need to bait his hooks in the future.
With just a few words stunning a group of aunties, Shi Tian smirked slightly and casually picked up a shrimp to hook it on his line. Confirming that no aunties were behind him, he cast his rod into the water.
With just a few fish in those old ladies' buckets, it hardly makes a difference whether they release them or not. Such large fish in such small containers—those fish are practically suffocating in there.
Moreover, these fish are mostly farmed, having been caught and left out to dry for two days before being handed over to the vendors. Even if they were released into the sea, their chances of survival would be slim, not to mention the group nearby waiting with nets for their catch!
Why spend so much money to release just a few fish? Wouldn't it be better to release a few packs of mineral water instead? Nowadays, people are even releasing bottled water—it increases the quantity without causing much environmental harm. Just put up a sign that says "large quantities available," and it's perfect!
"Young man! You make a fair point, but don’t you think it’s a bit cruel to hang such a large fish hook on such a small shrimp and then toss it into the sea to feed the fish?"
After Shi Tian Dali finished speaking, the aunties began to counterattack.
This was a group of reasonable women, well-mannered! As long as they could articulate their arguments, dealing with them wasn’t too difficult. However, one must avoid those with charisma—those who command attention and are often well-educated. Engaging them in debate could easily lead to being outsmarted!
It was like dealing with Yun Wan'er or Li Ziyu; if you tried to argue with them using such flawed reasoning, they could silence you with just a few words!
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