Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Finally, we can only conclude:

The master of the temple is indeed not a mortal being.

I felt more and more that the master of the temple was extremely mysterious and must be treated with the utmost respect.

Chen Qingzhu quickly swept his eyes over everyone and said in a gentle voice:

"I heard from Huiyun that you all came very early. Thank you for waiting for so long!"

Everyone hurriedly said:

"It was us who came so early. How can we blame the abbot?"

"Yes, and the mountains are cool and open in autumn. It is very interesting to drink tea and chat with everyone!"

Chen Qingzhu smiled and continued:

"I heard from Huiyun about your performance during the last relief effort for flood victims. You all did a great job."

As he said this, he looked at Zheng Yuannai with approval.

"Especially Zheng Yuan, a good believer, mobilized the entire Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce to provide relief and rescue, and personally drove to pick up the elderly, the weak, women and children, saving countless lives. He should be credited with the greatest achievement."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yuannai's face immediately flushed and he puffed out his chest proudly.

Everyone looked at Zheng Yuannai with envy and admiration.

Even Qin Dafu was convinced by the temple master's judgment.

Although the Qin family has always been a model believer, they cannot compare to the Zheng family in terms of both money and effort in this disaster relief effort.

After all, the other party has the power of the entire Yangzhou business community behind them. Even if they pluck a tiny hair from their body, it would be much more in money and materials than what they donated.

What's more, the Zheng family itself also donated a lot.

Chen Qingzhu said to everyone in a loud voice:

"This temple master has said before that those who make outstanding contributions will be rewarded. Now it seems that everyone is very active. Those who contribute their efforts will be rewarded, and those who contribute money will also be rewarded. Then everyone will be rewarded!"

"For this disaster relief, each believer will be given a bottle of nectar, and they or their relatives will have a chance to be cured of a serious illness."

When everyone heard this, they all looked delighted.

They were originally worried that only the top few with the best performance would receive rewards, and they were quite nervous, not knowing what the temple master's judging criteria would be.

Merchants who contribute money are worried that their contribution will not be as great as that of officials who contribute hard work.

Officials who contribute work are also worried that their performance will not be as good as that of merchants who contribute money.

Unexpectedly, everyone got a reward, and it was more generous than they had expected.

Not only did they find the elixir they had been longing for, but they also had a chance to recover from serious illness.

This is double protection.

For those with acute illnesses, you can directly take the magic dew to bring the person back from the brink of death.

If the disease is not an emergency but the doctor is helpless, the abbot can personally treat it.

In this world, is there anything more precious than your own life or the life of your family?

The temple master's reward made people no longer afraid of any unexpected injuries, and they felt completely safe!

Everyone sat at a side table with their family members.

Huiyun came in with a tray and placed a bottle of nectar on each side table.

As soon as the elixir was put on the table, it attracted the fiery gazes of the believers.

There were some who were not reserved and quickly said, "Thank you, Master!" and then held it in their arms like a treasure.

Zheng Yuannai originally thought that he had already taken the elixir in advance, so he didn't have any today.

Unexpectedly, Taoist Huiyun also sent it to him.

Suddenly her face was as bright as a flower.

No wonder the temple master said he was the first to contribute. It turned out that he got one more bottle of elixir than others. This really makes people so happy!

Now that I think about it, obeying the orders of the temple master and participating in disaster relief was the most correct and meaningful thing I have ever done in my life.

Not only did he earn two precious chances to save his family's lives through his own efforts, he also saved many disaster victims.

Even now, whenever he thinks of the grateful eyes of the disaster victims, he feels warm all over. He can even say with a clear conscience that his life in this world has not been in vain!

He wasn't the only one who thought so.

The thoughts of other officials and businessmen also changed to varying degrees.

For many of them, it was the first time that they were thanked by so many people.

This is the first time so many lives have been saved.

For the first time, I felt the peace of mind, solidity and joy that came from doing good deeds.

Officials increasingly understand the meaning of the four words "serving the people".

Businessmen, after being praised as righteous businessmen by countless people, also feel that they should do things more in accordance with their conscience in the future so as to live up to this reputation.

Chen Qingzhu's unintentional action this time actually changed many people.

After distributing the rewards, she sent her believers away in a straightforward manner.

So, Old Madam Yuan didn't have to wait outside for long before she saw everyone coming out with smiles on their faces.

As they walked, President Du said to everyone:

"It's best for everyone to keep their mouths shut about the reward the temple master has given us this time. Don't reveal a single word to anyone!"

Everyone agreed with this and echoed:

"nature!"

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone a word!"

"That's right, I won't even tell my son and daughter-in-law a word!"

If we tell others, there's no guarantee that other powerful people won't come to us for help, and then we'll lose our precious elixir and the chance to save our lives.

Old Madam Yuan didn't hear what President Du said, so she went forward and asked:

"You guys came out so soon? What reward did the temple master give you?"

Everyone suddenly fell silent.

Finally, it was Old Madam Qin who stepped forward and said:

"Please forgive me, Madam Yuan. It is really difficult to tell you this."

Madam Yan, who had a good relationship with Madam Yuan recently, came over and advised:

"Alas, old lady, you lost a lot by not going to provide disaster relief this time! Next time, you must actively respond to the call of the temple master!"

Madam Yuan immediately understood that everyone must have gained a lot, and in her heart she once again cursed her stubborn old man who did bad things a hundred times.

She had heard about disaster relief before.

When she heard that some counties in Southern Zhili were severely affected by the disaster and the victims had all moved to the outside of the capital city of Nando, she asked her servants to buy one hundred taels of silver worth of brown rice and donate it to the camp for the victims outside the city as a token of her gratitude.

At that time, she heard that it was Yan Tongzhi who was in charge of disaster relief and that many merchants had also donated money and materials. She thought they were just pretending and did not take it seriously at all.

Only now do I know that this happened because of the call of the temple master.

Judging from everyone's expressions, everyone involved received an extremely satisfactory reward.

She immediately felt that she had suffered a huge loss!

She definitely can’t compete financially.

But her old man personally presided over many disaster relief efforts in the past!

This was a rare opportunity for her family to perform well, but they missed it in vain!

When she returned home, Censor Yuan had just finished his shift and entered the main hall just one step later than her.

As soon as he stepped into the door, he saw his old wife sitting in the hall, staring at him with a sullen face.

This look was so intimidating that even though Censor Yuan had once held the position of Prime Minister, his scalp tingled and he subconsciously retracted his right foot that had already stepped over the threshold.

"Uh... I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do at the Inspection Office..."

Seeing that he was about to run, Old Madam Yuan immediately said:

"Stop! Come here!"

The lady showed her authority, and Censor Yuan dared not disobey, so he walked forward obediently.

Old Madam Yuan stood up and grabbed his ear.

"Tell me the truth, old man. What good things did you do on July 25th?"

Apart from him, who else in this house would dare to intercept the letter left for her without permission?

Although Censor Yuan is old, he has a very good memory.

In addition, his wife was furious just after she came back from Cihang Temple today, so he immediately thought of what it was about.

"Ah... it hurts... Madam, please calm down... I thought the mountain road was slippery and difficult to walk on, and I was afraid that something might happen to you on the way, so I stopped the letter..."

That's only part of the reason.

More importantly, he felt that the abbot of Cihang Temple suddenly summoned these believers, which must be a bad thing, so he did not let his wife go.

Old Madam Yuan was deeply distressed:

"Do you know what we missed this time? The last time the temple master called on everyone to provide disaster relief, all participants will receive a reward!"

"Although I didn't find out what they got, I can tell from their expressions that it was something extremely valuable! Such a rare opportunity, but you, an old man who acted on your own, wasted it!"

As he said this, he punched him twice angrily.

Censor Yuan was originally shouting exaggeratedly that his ears hurt, but he stopped immediately after hearing this.

"Madam, are you saying that the wealthy merchants in Nandu City were actively providing disaster relief because of the call from the abbot of Cihang Temple? She actually asked her followers to provide disaster relief on July 25th?"

"Of course. Duke Dingguo, Co-Governor Yan, General Zheng and other officials have all made great efforts and received rewards, but my family didn't even go!"

Censor Yuan's mood suddenly became extremely complicated.

His wife naturally didn't know since she wasn't in the officialdom, but he, who was very concerned about the disaster, knew very well:

The magnitude of this flood can be said to be a once-in-a-century event.

According to common sense, the death toll from this flood would definitely be in the hundreds of thousands.

Even if they managed to survive, the victims would die of hunger and cold, or sell their children and themselves into slavery because their food and property would be swept away by the flood.

But the final result was that only more than 600 people died of the disease.

Even in normal times when there is no migration, over 600 people died of the disease in several counties with hundreds of thousands of people in a month or two.

Such a great result was achieved, on the one hand, thanks to Duke Dingguo's early warning to the court, organizing the migration of the victims to Nandu, and preserving the victims' food and property.

On the other hand, it was also thanks to the full relief efforts of the Nando officials (Yan Tongzhi) and many merchants.

The big merchants in Nandu were so generous that they were completely unlike the merchants he had known before.

Not only did they donate tens of thousands of taels of silver in material form, but the head of the family also personally led people to the disaster relief camp to participate in the disaster relief.

The subsequent relief supplies from the court were also distributed to the victims thanks to the impartial supervision of Duke Dingguo and others.

Having served as an official for decades, he has never seen officials and businessmen with such conscience and passion.

Now, his wife actually told him that all this was due to the order of the abbot of Cihang Temple.

The temple master not only had great magical powers and predicted the flood in advance, but also organized believers to make all-out efforts to rescue the disaster, thus saving hundreds of thousands of victims.

And he, at that time, had the meanness to stop his wife from going to Cihang Temple.

For the first time in his life, Censor Yuan felt ashamed.

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After Old Madam Yuan returned home from Cihang Temple, Censor Yuan was brutally abused.

At the home of Qin Dafu, a model believer, a major event also occurred while they were burning incense at Cihang Temple.