When it comes to disaster relief, Wei Zhao said frankly that the Wei family's money is tight, but if others can fully support him, he will definitely not lag behind. -- It depends on the attitude of other families.

Master Zeng said readily that he would squeeze out 50,000 taels.

Young Master Liu also expressed 50,000 taels.

Wei Zhao said that he also donated 50,000 taels.

Xie Mingli did not hesitate to donate 100,000 taels.

Wei Zhao and the others all looked strange.

Young Master Zeng immediately smiled and said: "The Xie family can squeeze out 100,000, my Zeng family naturally can't lag behind, I'd rather suffer this year than contribute to the people." My Zeng family also paid 100,000 taels. ”

Even the weekly diary has come out with 100,000 taels.

Xia Weaving was overjoyed and looked at Wei Zhao and Young Master Liu expectantly.

Wei Zhaomo smiled silently.

Young Master Liu hesitated for a moment and increased by 30,000 taels.

The other stewards of the family did not say that they would not donate, but only that they could not be the masters.

Xia Weaving's face flushed with anger - what is the use of these hundreds of thousands of taels?

The most annoying thing is that except for Zhou Ji who sent the silver afterwards, the other families did not see a penny of silver. sent someone to urge, Wei Zhao and others said that if someone else handed it over, they would hand it over.

The families did not sit idly by and ignore the disaster, and each family set up soup kitchens in various places to give porridge to the victims, but they refused to pay the money.

Xia Orizo finally felt frightened.

He slapped the table and shouted: "Others are just fine, how dare the Xie family perfunctory officials?" ”

Xie Family Courtyard, on this day, Xie Yinyue received a letter from Young Master Zeng.

The letter warned her not to send the relief money out yet. This time, Xia Weaving may be in a catastrophe. If she wants to be cautious, she must not be dragged down by the Xia family.

Xie Yinyue smiled slightly after reading the letter.

She said softly, "It's meant to kill two birds with one stone." How could he be involved! ”

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In the chaos, all the brocade families received news from the capital:

The emperor has sent Qin to Huzhou, first, to verify the corruption of officials, and secondly, to examine the possession of Guo Zhinu's demon, and specially appointed Master Pudu, the abbot of the Royal Ci'an Temple, to assist in the investigation.

After Fang Chu received the letter, he was the first to react.

He immediately wrote a letter to the abbot of Putuo Mountain. The letter said: The master's meditation should not be disturbed by mundane things. However, Buddhism is compassionate in its heart. Today, there is Guo's Weaver Girl, who once worked for the well-being of the people of the world, but was possessed by slander and evil. I hope that the master will go down the mountain to rescue him.

Black Wind personally sent it.

After reading the letter, the abbot of Jingxu looked solemn and immediately went down the mountain to Huzhou.

At the same time, the Shen family invited Master Juehui of Wutai Mountain; The Yan family invited Master Jueming from Jiuhua Mountain; The Han family also sent a letter to the abbot of Putuo's Pure Void.

this day. Fang Chu received a message: Qin Cha has arrived in Huzhou.

The heavy rain that had been falling for several days finally stopped. Fang Chu hurriedly went out with Yuan'er and the others.

At the dock, he met Xie Tianhu, as if he had just disembarked.

He nodded to him, said hello, and walked over.

Xie Tianhu stopped him with his arms open and said, "Wait." Brother Fang, junior brother has something to say to you. ”

Fang Chu stopped and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Xie Tianhu instructed his entourage, "You go first." ”

He looked at the people beside Fang Chu again.

Fang Chu nodded to Yuan'er. Yuan'er and the others also retreated.

Xie Tianhu stared straight at Fang Chu and asked, "Why are you doing this to my sister?" ”

Fang Chu was silent.

Thank God for protecting his eyes. Said: "In my heart, you are not a ruthless and unrighteous person. Why do this to her? Are you really treacherous because you fell in love with Guo Qingdu? ”

Fang Chu took a step and left.

Xie Tianhu blocked it and asked, "You don't dare to answer?" ”

Fang Chu asked rhetorically, "Do you believe what I said?" ”

Xie Tianhu was a little hesitant when he heard this, do you want to believe it?

Fang Chu said lightly: "Even if what I say is true, as the son of the Xie family, you shouldn't believe it." You are not a child anymore, there are some things, it is better to ask others to verify it yourself, it is much more real. Again, it depends on what you think. What's the use of explaining the same thing if we think differently about the same thing! ”

With that, he bypassed him and left.

Xie Tianhu thought in a daze, how to verify it?

Besides, at the beginning of the year, he took a boat to the Guanyin Temple in Wuqiao Village.

The village of Wuqiao also suffered from flooding.

The flood water spread to the front of the steps of the Guanyin Temple, flooding the ginkgo trees half a person high.

Now the water has receded a little, leaving traces of water soaking on the trunks.

However, the ginkgo tree seems to be unaffected, still standing leisurely in front of the Guanyin Temple with its huge canopy. The red silk wafting among the branches and leaves of the canopy carries a reverent atmosphere.

There are still villagers doing small business under the trees.

They may not be in good spirits because of the calamity.

Fang Chu stood under the tree, looking up into the depths of the branches and leaves.

Quietly, I don't know how long I stood there.

There was a sound of conversation in my ears:

"Oh, have you heard? It was rumored everywhere that Guo Zhinu was a goblin and was locked up. ”

"Do you believe this nonsense?"

"I don't believe it. The government believed. Are you going to lock people up? ”

"Isn't that! Guo Zhinu is such a good person. ”

"This is pouring dirty water on Guo Zhinu's head!"

"Whew! It's not that those people are jealous of the prosperity of the Guo family and deliberately want to harm Guo Zhinu. There is nothing good about this official, so I believe in such a thing. I see they're goblins! ”

The man who said this had a very loud voice and a very angry tone, but halfway through speaking, he was pulled by the people around him, signaled him to stop talking, and glanced at Fang Chu again.

Fang Chu was dressed extraordinarily, and they were afraid of what he would come from.

The man closed his mouth and glanced at Fang Chu hatefully.

And the people were no longer talking about it. One person said that he would help Guo Zhinu put a stick of incense in front of the Bodhisattva and pray for her to be safe. Everyone responded. This is the only thing they can do at the moment.

So they went to the temple to offer incense.

Fang Chu turned his head and looked at the Guanyin Temple.

When this group came out, the temple was empty.

He slowly walked into the temple, knelt in front of the Bodhisattva, and knelt silently for a long time.

After getting up, let Yuan'er find the abbot of the temple and donate 5,000 taels of silver.

He said that when the flood had just occurred, the temple was afraid that it would still have to help the victims who asked for help, so the money was used to buy rice and grain for the temple to temporarily alleviate their plight.

The abbot couldn't help but be overjoyed, thanked him again and again, and invited him to tea.

Fang Chu walked into the backyard, at the door of the clean room, the old monk who had signed the document greeted him with his palms suitable, "And the Buddha of Mito, the donor, please!" ”

Fang Chu hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Master, please." ”

So he walked into the clean room and sat down with the guests.

The abbot did not sit down, he personally served tea to the two, and then stood beside the old monk.

Fang Chu's heart moved when he saw this situation.

After drinking a small cup of tea quietly, the abbot came to pour it again.

Fang Chu asked the old monk: "Has the master heard about Guo Zhinu?" ”

The old monk nodded.

Fang Chu asked again: "Does the master think that people can be possessed by demons?" ”

The old monk didn't nod or shake his head.

He said: "There are no demons in this world. Everything is burdened by people's hearts. ”

Fang Chu was silent after hearing this.

After a while, he asked, "I heard that Guo Zhinu came to this temple to pray for blessings." From the master's point of view, what kind of person is Guo Zhinu? ”

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Tomorrow is the New Year, good morning friends! Ask for recommended tickets and commuter passes! (To be continued.) )