OBS Chapter 963 Donation
Chapter 963 Donation
The Buddha has a kind face and looks down upon all living beings.
There were a lot of people fundraising, and some even donated $100 in an attempt to get blessings.
At this moment, there were also tourists who got the chance to draw lots. He was one of those who got the chance. After getting the chance, he was so happy that people around him cast envious glances at him.
After getting the chance, tourists immediately go to the lottery tube to draw the lot.
He shook it a few times, and a bamboo stick fell out of the stick holder. He picked it up and said in surprise, "A very good stick!"
The staff member said: "Please come over here to interpret the fortune..." and then left with his people.
The second person started drawing numbers again...
Tan Zongrui pulled Shen Wenxu and asked, "Should we go and draw lots?"
Shen Wenxu glanced at the long queue over there and said, "Forget it, we kids won't join in the fun. Let the adults smoke. We still have so much life ahead of us, and we can't predict it."
After hearing this, Tan Zongrui gave up and said, "Yeah, let's go play somewhere else."
Shen Wenxu shook his head: "No more playing, I want to go back to my business."
Tan Zongrui became interested: "I'll go with you."
Shen Wenxu nodded: "Okay."
The entire Yufeng Mountain was bustling with people.
When Shen Xuening and Qin Zizhou were preparing to go down the mountain, they met Liu Juan and Liu Yun. The two were talking about something and looked very happy.
Shen Xue Ning called them: "Mom, Auntie, you guys are coming down the mountain too?"
The two of them stopped immediately and turned around to reveal two smiling faces.
Liu Juan said happily, "Ningning, I drew a lot, and then I went to the fortune teller to interpret it. It was so accurate. She said that my first half of life was miserable, I was plagued by illness, and my daughter was not close to me, but I would be rich in the second half of my life. As long as I keep my attitude unchanged, I will continue to be fine in the future."
Shen Xue Ning said: "Mom, isn't this something everyone knows?"
Liu Juan said quickly, "Not only that, the master also told me some things about my childhood, which no one knows."
Shen Xue Ning said: "Everyone has their own opinions. Your destiny should be in your own hands."
"That's true." Liu Juan looked at her watch. "I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go deliver the goods. Someone in your grandma's team wants thirty chickens. I have to deliver them quickly."
Shen Xue Ning urged: "Mom, go slower."
"I know." Liu Juan quickened her pace and went down the mountain.
Liu Yun followed him.
Shen Xuening and Qin Zizhou walked leisurely down the mountain while chatting.
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The news and video of the successful opening of Yufeng Temple circulated among scenic spots, villages and the Internet, and soon many people knew about it.
No one knows whether the Bodhisattva in the temple is efficacious or not, but since they have come to the scenic spot, they will still buy some incense and worship. If they are richer, they will donate some money to the merit box to overcome their misfortunes and accumulate blessings.
On the first day, more than 50,000 yuan was collected in donations to the donation boxes, filling up several boxes. The staff took a long time to count the money.
Shen Xue Ning plans to use one tenth of the money to support poor children to go to school, and the remaining money will be used to pay staff salaries and maintain the daily operation of the temple.
Their place is a remote area. Before Shen Xue Ning came back to start a business, most families had the same living standard as the Shen family and were very poor. Even now that Shen Xue Ning has started a business and provided jobs for thousands of people, there are still many poor families.
For example, places that are even more remote than their village are really in the mountains. Going out is like going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, and the road is extremely rugged.
Shen Xuening told Qin Zizhou about her idea of sponsoring children in poor mountainous areas to go to school.
Qin Zizhou disagreed: "I understand your idea, but people nowadays are so eager to help others that they will be ungrateful. If we want to help them, I think it is better to build a road. With a road, it will be more convenient to get in and out, the economy will be improved, and people's knowledge will increase, and things will naturally get better."
Shen Xue Ning felt that what Qin Zizhou said made sense: "But if we build roads for them, this project is too big. It would be better to build houses for them and let them move out of the mountains."
Qin Zizhou calculated the cost. Compared with building roads, building houses doesn't seem to cost that much. "This..."
Shen Xue Ning blinked: "Is it?"
Qin Zizhou suddenly smiled: "Really." He paused, "Then what are you going to do?"
Shen Xue Ning was also undecided: "There is a primary school on the other side of the mountain. Why don't we go there and see what they need, and then make a decision."
Qin Zizhou agreed: "That's fine."
After some discussion, the action-oriented Shen Xuening and Qin Zizhou put some bread, eight-treasure porridge, instant noodles, snacks, and extracurricular books into the pickup truck, and then drove to the primary school that Shen Xuening mentioned.
Don’t say that instant noodles are not nutritious. These kids can’t even eat them. Instant noodles are their dream food. Some of them can only eat a bag of them on their birthdays.
The name of the primary school is Hope Primary School, and it was donated by someone for charity. The environment here is average. There is one class with 32 children.
There is a principal, a teacher, a teacher who came to the mountainous area to teach, and an administrator.
There is a red flag erected on the school playground. The red flag is a bit old, but clean and beautiful, which shows that someone washes it regularly. When the wind blows, the bright red flag flutters in the wind, announcing to everyone that there is still a school here and the flowers of the motherland are growing there.
While driving, Shen Xue Ning told Qin Zizhou the basic situation of the primary school.
Qin Zizhou asked: "Have you been here?"
Shen Xue Ning said as a matter of course: "Since you are here, I must have checked it."
Qin Zizhou felt that he had asked the wrong question, and quickly said, "Well, I shouldn't have asked that. It makes me look unskilled."
Shen Xue Ning smiled, stepped on the brakes and stopped the car in front of the school gate.
Hearing the noise, the administrator came out of the simple house with a curious look in his eyes: "Who are you? Is there anything wrong?"
Shen Xue Ning asked: "Can I have a glass of water?"
"Okay, okay, please wait a moment." The administrator was a woman in her fifties. She was quick and nimble, and quickly brought two bowls of water to the two people.
Shen Xuening took the bowl but didn't drink it. She was just testing the person in front of her to see what her temper was like. Now it seems that she is okay and quite hospitable.
The woman smiled and asked, "Where are you going?"
Shen Xue Ning did not answer her, still testing her, she asked: "How is your school? Can you send your child here to study?"
The woman was puzzled: "You are dressed so well, why do you send your children to school here? You should send them to a big city."
Shen Xue Ning said: "It's not my child, it's the child of a relative of mine. His family is poor and can't go to a big city, but they want their child to go to school..."
The woman said, "Then send it here. We have two teachers here. They are both very nice and patient. The children's grades are all good. It's just that the conditions are a bit poor. However, we will still provide a lunch so that the children can have enough to eat."
Shen Xue Ning asked again: "How much does it cost for one child?"
The woman sighed and said, "Two hundred dollars per child, and you don't have to pay anything else."
Shen Xue Ning nodded: "That's OK, the burden is not too heavy."
The woman shook her head and said, "Our school is purely a charity. We charge 200 yuan per semester for each child. We don't make any money at all, and we have to pay for it ourselves. Fortunately, there are some kind-hearted people in society, otherwise this school would not be able to continue."
"Indeed." Shen Xue Ning asked about some other things. The woman told her everything. Finally, she asked, "Are there many children in the nearby villages who don't go to school?"
The woman's tone became more anxious: "There are so many, many, all girls. Their families don't let girls go to school. They stay at home to pick grass for pigs and farm. When they are fifteen or sixteen years old, they get married. It's a sin."
Shen Xue Ning asked tentatively: "Aunt, if the school allows children to study for free, will parents send their daughters to study here?"
The woman thought for a moment and said, "If it's free, someone will probably bring it to me, but I don't think there will be too many. A girl can help with a lot of housework. If she goes to school, there will be one less laborer in the family."
Shen Xue Ning thought about what the woman said. She was right, but she wanted to help the girls in these mountainous areas so that they could have more choices and not have to live such a hard life.
"Aunt, go to the village and mobilize them. Tell them that the school is free. If a boy is admitted to high school, he will be rewarded with 5,000 yuan. If a girl is admitted to high school, she will be rewarded with 6,000 yuan."
As for this reward, when they go to high school, the children will be older and have a certain ability to resist. They will most likely strive to go to high school. Then, can't this money be used as the cost of high school tuition?
To take a step back, if the child does not go to high school, the money can improve his/her life, which is also a good thing.
The woman looked at Shen Xue Ning in surprise: "Are you just passing by?"
"I'm a caring person in society." Shen Xue Ning explained, "Aunt, I don't want anyone to know me, but what I just said is true. Do you think you can do it?"
The woman said excitedly, "If what you said is true, then everyone will definitely want to send their children to school."
Shen Xue Ning took out her business card and handed it to the woman: "I'll leave you a contact number. Find a free time to go to the village to mobilize people. Tell me if you have any results."
The woman continued with both hands: "If you really achieve what you just said, all the children here will be grateful to you."
Shen Xuening emphasized: "Don't mention my name, just say it was donated by caring people in the society, understand?"
The woman shook her head: "Why?"
Shen Xue Ning said: "I don't want to cause trouble."
The woman understood now. She looked at the business card. Shen Xue Ning: "Sister Shen, thank you."
"No need." Shen Xue Ning pointed to the pickup truck behind him, "I brought some food and books. Can you help me distribute them to the children?"
The New Year has passed and the children have started school. They are now sitting in the classroom attending classes.
"Okay, okay." The woman was very happy, and immediately called out the principal and the teacher who didn't teach, and together they moved things off the pickup truck.