"Of course I'm excited about such a glorious mission."

Ye Yaodong can imagine it.

"I came here in the morning and everyone was guessing how much money you made. They said they sold a boat for more than 10,000 yuan. After deducting expenses and other expenses, you can earn 8,000 or 9,000 yuan. If you are lucky, you can earn 10,000 yuan."

"You have three boats, and your in-laws have a share in it. You also sell sea urchins, and you may earn five or six times. Some people even say more, saying that while you are not at home, your wife is also drying fish to make money. It has been said that she has been making money for two months.

I made 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.”

"The more it gets spread, the more exaggerated it becomes, and the more it gets spread, the more outrageous it gets. It's all because you're so full that you have nothing to do."

Ye Yaodong had already expected it, "I just came back yesterday, and today we are all talking about how much money everyone has earned, right? Don't worry about it. When something new happens after a while, we will naturally talk about other things."

"

He turned to look at Lin Xiuqing again, "Why didn't the old lady see it?"

"I went to Mazu Temple to fulfill my vows, but I haven't come back yet. Early in the morning, she prepared some vegetarian dishes and took Tianjin Yuanbao to burn incense. There were many people there, and it seems they were still chanting sutras there."

"Oh, then I'll go and burn incense later, and bring her back by the way, and then go to the shipyard. Dad, have you burnt incense?"

"We've been there. We've been there early in the morning. Who's sleeping till now like you?"

While talking, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also came over.

When I heard that he hadn't offered incense yet, I thought I'd wait at the door. It wouldn't take long to offer incense anyway, so we could go together if we could.

Dongzi has many ships, and he seems to them to be experienced, seasoned, and eloquent. Only when he and Father Ye go with them can they feel at ease.

But when Ye Yaodong finished burning incense and came back with the old lady, he saw the village chief, Secretary Chen, and his mother sitting in the yard. As soon as he stepped through the door, he was confused.

He smiled and said, "What brought the two big guys here? I have to set off two firecrackers to welcome you."

"Don't be poor, we still want to talk to you about business." Secretary Chen stood up with a smile.

The village chief also stood up and said: "Your mother went to the village committee early in the morning and said that you want to spend some money to help children who cannot go to school. By the way, you can also set up a scholarship for the school to reward some hard-working children and sponsor them."

Good reading.”

"Yes, you are discussing how to contact the school and how to arrange it. I don't understand this. You officials know more. You can just discuss it. You don't need to tell me."

"How can I not tell you this? You are the initiator, so I have to let you know anyway." The village chief said disapprovingly.

"You have made a lot of money and want to do good things. It is a good thing to donate money to help children in need to study. The villagers near us will have to thank you, and the children who have been helped will also have to thank you when they grow up. It is you who has some hidden dangers."

"Maybe this will bring some trouble to your family. It's too ostentatious and may not be a good thing sometimes, even though it has a good reputation." Secretary Chen said sincerely.

"Then if I don't donate money, I'm showing off. Who in the dozen or so villages nearby doesn't know that I have built a big workshop and my dried fish business is doing very well. Some people have called me Salty Fish Dong for a long time. And this time

If I make a lot of money on a trip to Zhejiang Province, the whole village will know about it, and within a day or two people from all over the country will know about it."

"This is all on the surface. Even if I don't do anything, I still show off. I have already lost all the limelight. Everyone knows that I am rich. However, now that I am rich, I still care about the villagers. I still care about the villagers.

Boy, that's another story."

"It seems that it is a good thing that I have made money. It can help the village. If the simple villagers know this, why don't they praise me and give me a thumbs up?"

"You are right to think so. It is a good thing to donate money to help students. We are just worried that if you do it in your own name, you will easily cause unnecessary trouble to yourself. By then, some people in other villages will be sick and die, and they will not be able to eat.

Please come to your door."

"Don't help. People say you are hard-hearted. You are willing to help the children after earning so much money. Why don't you help other people in need? Help? Why do you feel so? You are not their parents, neither a relative nor a parent.

Therefore."

“It’s already annoying enough when relatives from home come to complain about their poverty, but if you add strangers to the mix, how can you stand it?”

Ye Mu also said: "That's it. What the village chief and secretary said makes sense. Who can bear to deal with these people at home every day? Some people are just shameless. If we open this hole, the nearby villages will be in trouble.

Everyone wants to come to our door. We don’t make money for outsiders to spend, so who doesn’t have to work hard to make money?”

Ye Yaodong had a headache. Didn't he just want to do something good? Do good deeds to accumulate merit, add merit to himself, and be grateful for the opportunity to come back again, but it turned out to be so troublesome.

It's obviously a simple thing, but it makes me so timid.

It was just done in a nearby school, and it didn't create much of a sensation.

"Then what should I do? Then don't donate."

"Hey, this can still be donated. This is a good thing." The village chief quickly stopped him from taking back his idea.

"I also heard about a girl in our village who didn't go to school this semester. I heard that her grades were pretty good. The teacher couldn't bear to part with the good girl, so she came to invite her to her home. My parents thought it was useless for girls to study.

, you can stay at home and work for a few years before getting married, there is no need to study."

"If you get a scholarship, some older kids with good grades will have the opportunity to go back to school if they apply for the scholarship."

"What should we do?" Ye Yaodong looked directly at the village chief and secretary, wanting them to come up with a plan.

How could he, an uneducated fisherman, know this? Leave it to them.

The village chief said with a smile: "We need to discuss this with you. We discussed it early in the morning and thought you could donate the money to Mazu Temple as a repayment of your vow."

"Then we go to help the children go to school in the name of Mazu. This can save a lot of unnecessary trouble. Moreover, the villagers also know that you donated a lot of money to the Mazu temple and are the most loyal believers of Mazu. It is not in vain that you spend time on the merit monument.

It’s engraved with number one.”

"But our Thean Hou Temple has just been built this year, and there is no need for any repairs, so we just use this money to help students. This will be friendly to you, our village, and those children."

Secretary Chen also added, "This way everyone will know that the money you donated is just in the name of Mazu Temple. Mazu will take care of everything. Yes, it is also beneficial to promote the Tianhou Temple in our village. It serves multiple purposes!"

Ye Yaodong gave a high-five and said, "Wonderful!"

He gave a thumbs up again, "Sure enough, ginger is still hotter, and you still have plans."

The old fried dough sticks are the old fried dough sticks.

By donating to Mazu Temple, he can gain a wave of merit, and by helping those children in the name of Thean Hou Temple, he can passively gain a wave of reputation.

Anyway, everyone knows that he did something good, but this also prevents shameless strangers from coming to morally kidnap him. Shameless relatives are inevitable anyway.

His purpose is also to do good deeds, accumulate virtue, and give back to the village. It doesn't matter whether he does it in his own name or not, it is better to do it in the name of Mazu.

It can also make the incense of Mazu Temple even more prosperous.

"Then you have no objection?" Secretary Chen said with a smile.

"No objections. If you have any opinions, this is a great idea. It honors Mazu and helps the children."

The village chief said: "Maybe if you take the lead in donating a sum to the Mazu Temple, other people who have made a lot of money may follow suit and donate a little money to show their kindness. It's already the second half of this year, so let's do this for now.

.”

"Then we thought we could also set up a merit box in Mazu Temple, and use the money in the merit box to continue to help the children. When no one donates, we can keep dropping it."

"If it's not enough, I'll ask those of you from rich families to donate a little. It won't be too much. Each family can pool in a little so that this charity can be passed on."

"Anyway, those who will benefit are the children in our neighborhood, and the reputation of our Thean Hou Temple will continue to be passed down."

Ye Yaodong listened and nodded, "Okay, okay, this is okay. Village chief, you are so thoughtful and wise."

"Hahaha, aren't I afraid that my good intentions will lead to bad things? It is originally beneficial to our village. I just want to reduce the negative impact of this matter and maximize the benefits. This is what everyone has discussed."

He agreed, "That's it. Anyway, you just need to come forward to help. I will directly donate 600 yuan to Thean Hou Temple to fulfill the wish, and then you will be responsible for communicating with the school about arranging scholarships."

"The bursary is not a lot of money. When the time comes, the Women's Federation will visit them, confirm the list, and ask Ah Qing to give the money."

"I won't use this small amount of money to speak openly. Anyway, I just need to help in the name of Mazu."

The village chief smiled happily and said, "Okay, since you have no problem, then let's do this. We will ask the two suona players to prepare later. You will see when we will go to Mazu Temple to donate money. When the donation is completed, we will put up incense sticks and let them play the suona.

I'll take you home and be honored."

"ah?"

Ye Yaodong was dumbfounded. He just donated 600 yuan and asked a trumpet player to take him home?

"No, no, no, that's unnecessary..."

"If you donate such a large amount of money to Thean Hou Temple, our village committee will definitely publicize it. Don't shirk it."

"No, no, no, I'll just donate it. If you want to publicize it, just publicize it. Don't let Suona come home with me. How embarrassing."

It’s not like he donated six million.

This is too exaggerated.

"Isn't it really necessary? How about some ceremony?"

"No, no, no."

The village chief glanced at Secretary Chen, "Then don't force yourself?"

Secretary Chen also said, "If you don't want to, don't force it."

"Okay, then we will promote it independently."

Secretary Chen looked at Dongzi, "Then when will you go to Mazu Temple to donate?"

Ye Yaodong looked at his eldest and second brothers, "Are you in a hurry to go to the shipyard?"

"It's not that you're in a big hurry. If you're quick, we'll wait a moment."

When the village chief and secretary came over, they knew that Dongzi wanted to donate money to the school to get some bursaries and scholarships.
To be continued...