The monk explains that because he is hungry, he is eating meat. The monk asks the others to join him for a vegetarian meal. He tells the monk that he is the abbot of the temple and that it is time for them to eat. He asks the monk to call him if he has anything, but the monk says that he will come right away to find out what the matter is. He says that there is still a lot of lotuses in the temple, even in this cold day.