OBS Chapter 965 The Ascetic Departs
Chapter 965 The Ascetic Departs
The principal nodded: "Yes, if the girl gave 6,000 yuan, how can the villagers earn 6,000 yuan?"
The village chief was silent for a moment. "If that's what you said, then I definitely agree with sending the children to school. However, many people have many opinions, and not everyone is willing to do so."
The principal said sincerely, "Uncle, my goal is to get all the children into school. If that's not possible, then I'll try to get as many as possible. When I go to lobby, I hope you can lend a hand and help a few more children, especially the girls."
The village chief nodded: "Okay."
The principal heaved a sigh of relief. Convincing the village chief was halfway to success. "Uncle, I just came over and saw a family preparing to marry off their daughter. What's going on?"
The village chief sighed and said, "That's the daughter of the Zhao family. She's not even fifteen yet. Someone is willing to pay a betrothal gift of 30,000 yuan, so her parents are planning to marry her off."
The principal asked, "Is his family short of money?"
The village chief glanced at the principal and said, "What are you saying? Who among those living in our area doesn't need money?"
The principal laughed quickly and said, "That's not what I meant. I meant that the family is in urgent need of money. Otherwise, marrying off your daughter for only 30,000 yuan would be a bit of a loss."
The village chief looked at the principal with a look that said, "You don't understand this, do you?" "Marrying someone off not only saves you a pair of chopsticks, but also earns you 30,000 yuan. Who wouldn't want that?"
The principal couldn't help but sigh: "That being said, it's still too cruel. He's not even fifteen years old, and his body hasn't even fully grown yet."
The village chief said, "It's like this in our village. We can't do anything about it even if we want to."
The principal said, "So I asked the village chief to help me get the children to go to school. This will open up another path for them, and it will also be a merit for us."
The village chief nodded: "I know, don't worry, I will speak for you."
Li Yaozong immediately said, "Grandpa Village Chief, can you help my eldest sister first? If she doesn't study, my parents will marry her off."
The village chief was surprised: "Are your parents also going to marry their daughter off?"
Li Yaozong nodded heavily. "I've heard them mention it, but they haven't put it into action yet. If we don't help my eldest sister, she will definitely be married off."
The village chief was very helpless and looked at the principal: "Then let's go to Yaozong's house and take a look."
The principal patted Li Yaozong on the back and said, "Let's go."
The two of them got up, Li Yaozong led the way, and went to Li Yaozong's house together.
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Li Yaozong's family.
This is a tiled house that is even more dilapidated than the village chief's house. There is also a circle of wall outside, and the wall has collapsed and there are some gaps, making it look even more dilapidated.
Li Yaozong has three older sisters. Needless to say, the eldest sister is the most tired one in the family. She is feeding pigs at home and cooking in the pot. She is busy running around like an adult.
Seeing Li Yaozong coming back, the eldest sister Li Zhaodi immediately came out of the house: "Brother."
Then she saw the two people following Li Yaozong. When she saw the principal, her eyes lit up: "Principal."
She studied for one year, but later her parents stopped allowing her to go to school because there was no one to do the housework. However, this happened several years ago, and it was a very distant thing in Li Zhaodi's heart, but she still felt very close when she saw the principal.
The principal had somewhat forgotten Li Zhaodi, but he remembered the name very clearly; it was so unique: "Zhaodi."
"Principal, it's me." Li Zhaodi's young but thin face smiled and she went to the house to bring out two stools. "Principal, village chief, please sit down for a while. I'll go call my parents back. They went to Zhao's house."
The principal nodded: "Okay."
Li Zhaodi ran out the door and quickly called back her parents and two sisters.
Li's parents respected teachers very much. When they heard that the principal had arrived, they rushed home immediately. When they saw the two of them sitting on the stools with Li Yaozong talking to them, they felt relieved.
"Uncle, Principal, why are you here at home?" Father Li greeted them warmly.
"I have something to tell you." The principal glanced at the village chief. Actually, he should have held a meeting to talk about it, but it was getting late. If he called a meeting, there would not be enough time. He planned to test the attitude of Li's parents first.
Father Li asked nervously, "Did Yaozong get into trouble at school?"
"No." The principal waved his hand. "What I want to tell you is that I want you to agree to let your three daughters go to school."
This was so sudden that the couple was slightly stunned.
The principal continued, "It's free to go to school, and the school will provide lunch. If your daughter gets into high school, she can get a scholarship of 6,000 yuan."
When they heard about money, the couple finally came to their senses.
Li's mother asked excitedly, "Six thousand for a daughter?"
Seeing the two people's big reaction, the principal felt more confident: "Yes, if all three of them are admitted to high school, that would be 18,000."
Mother Li seemed a little unconvinced and asked with certainty, "Really?"
"It's true." The principal emphasized, "If it wasn't true, would I come to your house specifically to lie to you?"
Li's mother quickly apologized: "Principal, don't be angry. That's not what we meant. It's mainly because the news came too suddenly and we didn't react for a while."
The principal asked, "What do you think?"
Li's mother thought of taking advantage of them: "If it's like what the principal said, it's fine to let them go to school. After all, they are young and can't do much at home."
The principal struck while the iron was hot: "If you agree, you can let the three children go to school with Li Yaozong tomorrow."
When the three girls nearby heard the principal's words, their hearts were already in turmoil. Only they themselves knew how much they wanted to study and how much they envied their younger brothers who were studying at home. Now, hearing the principal's words, it was like a dream.
Mother Li hesitated a little: "Are you going to school tomorrow?"
The principal said, "Yes, classes are already underway. If they go to school one more day, they can learn more knowledge and have a better chance of getting into high school."
Li's mother hesitated: "Does it really mean you can be rich if you get into high school?"
The principal said firmly: "Yes, I guarantee it."
Mother Li looked at Father Li and said, "In that case, let the three girls go to school. There isn't much work to do at home right now."
The principal didn't expect it to be so smooth, and said happily: "Okay, then I will wait for the three children at school tomorrow."
Mother Li smiled and nodded: "Okay."
The three girls of the Li family couldn't help laughing. They couldn't stop smiling. They were so happy that they could finally go to school.
The principal looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late. I'll go back first. If you have any questions, you can come to the school to find me."
Mother Li said enthusiastically, "I'll see the principal off."
The principal walked away with ease.
The village chief also stood up and said to the couple, "You two have a very good idea. Let your daughter go to school. If she has a bright future, she will enjoy endless blessings."
Mother Li's smile became more sincere: "If that's the case, then I must thank my uncle."
The village chief laughed and said, "Haha, that's great! I'm looking forward to drinking your child's champion wine."
Mother Li nodded: "No problem."
The village chief walked away slowly.
The couple closed the door and smiled at each other.
Li's mother envisioned the future: "Dad, if all three daughters get into high school, they'll get 18,000 yuan. With that money, we can renovate our house."
In their village, for those who farm at home, it is very good to save one or two thousand yuan a year. More than ten thousand yuan is unthinkable.
"Yes." Father Li called his three daughters over. "You must study hard and get into high school. Then you can bring the money back to us so we can renovate the house. Got it?"
The three daughters didn't dare to say anything more, but just agreed to Li's mother's request.
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Yufeng Temple.
When Master Tongyun saw Shen Xuening coming, he immediately stepped forward and said politely, "Donor, now that the temple opening ceremony is over, we must continue to practice."
Shen Xuening looked at the two of them: "Are you leaving now?"
Master Tongyun nodded and said with a kind look, "Yes, I should have left a long time ago. I have been delayed for many days. Benefactor, thank you for your care during this period."
Shen Xuening wanted to keep the two of them, but she couldn't, so she had to give up: "You're welcome, you helped me a lot, thank you."
Master Tongyun bowed and said, "Thank you, benefactor."
Shen Xuening took out two packages and handed them to the two masters respectively: "This is a small gift I specially prepared for you, please don't dislike it, Master."
In fact, they are just two sets of clothes worn by monks. They will not accept any money, gold, silver or jewelry.
Master Tongyun pinched the package and saw that it was made of cloth, so he accepted it and said, "Thank you very much, donor."
Shen Xue Ning said: "Master, after this farewell, I don't know when we will meet again. I hope you take care of yourself. If possible, you can come to my place in the future and chant scriptures for me in the temple."
Master Tongyun transcends all paths and says: "If there is a destiny, we will meet naturally."
Shen Xuening nodded: "Then the two masters, please take care."
"Goodbye, benefactor." Master Tongyun and the little monk bowed to Shen Xuening, and then they left together, with an indescribable ease in their gait.
Shen Xuening stood there and watched them until they could no longer see her.
Shen Wenxu ran over breathlessly, looked around, and saw no one: "Sister, are they gone?"
Shen Xuening pointed in the direction they left: "They left, just left, you can still catch up if you chase them."
Shen Wenxu looked very anxious: "Sister, I'll go chase them first and talk to you later."
"Yeah." Shen Xuening nodded.
Shen Wenxu ran over quickly and caught up with the two of them. He said a little aggrievedly, "Master, we have some friendship after all, and you actually left without saying a word."
The young monk bowed and said, "Donor, Master said that if fate allows us to meet again, we should not dwell on separation."
Shen Wenxu said, "I don't care. After this separation, I don't know if I'll ever see you again." He took the monk's hand and placed a cell phone in it. "Keep in touch."
The young monk went to see Master Tongyun.
Master Tongyun didn't say anything and let the little monk make his own decision.
The little monk wanted it, so he accepted the gift: "Thank you, Wenxu, I will contact you when I have time."
Shen Wenxu finally smiled: "Okay."