Among the many stories of the missionary mission of Our Lady, there is another story that is very typical.

There lived a blacksmith named Li Zhuang in Licheng County. He and his neighbor Zhang Cai have been friends for many years, and the two look at each other unpleasantly, and from time to time they scold each other over trivial things, and sometimes even fight. The two pillars of the family are unhappy, and their wives and children are also strained.

As a result, two families separated by a wall are always wary of each other, for fear that the other party will do something bad to them.

After a long time, Li Zhuang felt that it was too tiring to live in such a panic, so he found the church. Under the guidance of the divine servant, Li Zhuang learned to pray, and pleaded with the Virgin Mary to solve the conflict between himself and his neighbor Zhang Cai.

After the prayer was recited, as soon as the sentence "Ah, the gate" landed, he couldn't wait to walk out of his courtyard, and happened to see Zhang Cai coming back from going out on the street outside the door.

Vaguely, he felt that Zhang Cai's eyes on him had become different from before. It's no longer so hostile, but a little softer and kinder.

Li Zhuang was overjoyed and sighed secretly: I didn't expect the matter of pleading with the Holy Mother to be resolved so quickly. Hurriedly strode towards Zhang Cai.

Zhang Cai was startled at first when he saw Li Zhuang walking towards him, and said that Li Zhuang was going to fight with him again, so he subconsciously took two steps back. But when he looked at Li Zhuang, he found that this guy had a smile on his face.

Laugh? Zhang Cai didn't know how long it had been since he saw Li Zhuang laughing, what kind of illness did he commit today?

"Brother Zhang." Li Zhuang looked a little embarrassed, and at the same time revealed a bit of cuteness and shyness. "Have you eaten?"

"Huh?" Zhang Cai was stunned for a long time, and said angrily: "What time is this, your family is only eating at this hour!" ”

Yes? Li Zhuang was stunned, didn't the Holy Mother help solve the conflict? Why is this Cai still talking in this tone. Still, he was convinced that Our Lady had fulfilled her wishes. He snorted and said, "Yes, yes, Brother Zhang is right, it's really not the point to eat now." ”

Zhang Cai was even more puzzled. On weekdays, Li Zhuang's stinky mouth is like eating dung, he has to top ten sentences when he says a word, and he starts beating people if he says it...... It's really evil.

As the saying goes, reach out and don't hit the smiling person. Li Zhuang smiled at Zhang Cai, speaking politely, even if Zhang Cai wanted to scold him, he couldn't find a reason. At the same time, Zhang Cai also felt in his heart that this Li Zhuang put on a high posture regardless of his previous suspicions, and he couldn't let him press it down. So, Zhang Cai became much more friendly when he spoke, "Where are you going?" ”

When Li Zhuang heard this, he said secretly: That's right, Our Lady really solved the contradiction. "I'm going to Lishan."

Zhang Cai asked: "The sun is so poisonous, what are you going to do there?" ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. Zhang Cai subconsciously said that "the sun is so poisonous" became a concern in Li Zhuang's ears, so he firmly believed in the power of the Holy Mother. "Brother Zhang doesn't know yet! At the foot of the mountain, a new temple called the church was opened, and the goddess in it could be realized. I tried to beg several times, and all my wishes came true. No, think about donating a few big bucks in the past, which can be regarded as repaying the wish. ”

"I've heard of the Lady of Mary. Is it really as spiritual as you say? Zhang Cai asked.

"It's true. I've seen it myself, and I just prayed a wish not an hour ago, and it came true. ”

Zhang Cai was overjoyed, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and he smiled, "Is this really the case?" Well, I happened to encounter something difficult, and I wanted to ask the gods. Let's go together! ”

"That's a good feeling." Li Zhuang smiled, "By the way, Brother Zhang has encountered something difficult." Speak up and listen. ”

"It's not that little thing at home, don't mention it!"

"Let's talk about it! Let's see if I can help. ”

Zhang Cai looked bitter and said, "This is not ...... The third boy wants to go to the academy to study, but you also know the situation of my family. I pay that little salary every month, and support such a large family, where can I afford him to go to school. ”

"Huh?" Li Zhuang's eyes lit up and said, "I listened to the servants in the church." The bishop is to open a church in the church and teach the children to read for free. Why don't you send the three boys there. ”

"And such a good thing?"

"It's not good!"

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As a result, the neighborhood, which was originally full of contradictions, released their previous suspicions in this way, and walked to Lishan side by side with talking and laughing. Everyone is cloudy, mentality determines everything, and the same is true for interpersonal interactions.

As Li Zhuang said, the college hosted by the church has officially begun to recruit students. All children between the ages of 8 and 14 who live in Jinan for a long time can apply. After passing the physical examination and the assessment of memory and reaction ability, the top 200 students can be enrolled.

Subsequently, the first batch of 200 students of the church will be evenly distributed into five majors: classics, mathematics, craftsmanship, medicine, and art, among which the majors of classics and mathematics are similar to those studied in Yingchuan College, except that one is more focused on the study of the subset of scriptures and the Sutra of Our Lady, and the other is more focused on the study of arithmetic.

The medical and craftsman majors are as their name suggests, and they study medicine and hundred crafts respectively. In between, the medical curriculum also added content related to economics and history, and while learning craftsmanship, it was necessary to master a certain amount of arithmetic knowledge.

The art major mainly studies art courses such as painting, music, and singing, so as to prepare for the expansion of the Notre Dame Church in the future.

After enrollment, students enjoy free accommodation and board, and free textbooks and school uniforms are distributed. At the end of the three-year study, those who have achieved excellent results in the graduation examination will be arranged by the church - either to work in the church, or to work in the property owned by the Shenmu Sect in Jinan.

Although some of the five major majors of the church school are closely related to lowly industries such as engineering and medicine, they can learn a skill in the academy and find a well-paid errand in the future. Tolerate the majority of those who have been poor all their lives, and they do not ask their children and grandchildren to be heard by the princes, but only that the next generation can live better than themselves. As a result, the conditions offered by the college are already quite attractive to the poor.

As a result, there were more than 4,000 school-age children who signed up, far exceeding expectations. Unfortunately, the church is now too small, with a maximum capacity of 600 people. It is divided into three grades, which is 200 people. Therefore, applicants who are outside the 200 in the assessment will have to apply for the exam again next year.

Luan Yi thought that if this could not go on, more people had to be given the opportunity to receive education. Gradually, small churches began to be built in various towns in the prefecture to give children in the town the opportunity to receive enlightenment education.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was feasible, and now the church's funds were very sufficient, in addition to the continuous replenishment of funds from the various industries of the Luan family in Jinan, the major merchants in Licheng County also sent abundant donation silver to the church.

Speaking of businessmen's dedication of silver, there is a small episode in the middle. During the period when the Church of Our Lady was first established, several merchants in Licheng County had setbacks in their business, and their goods were accumulated in warehouses and could not be sold. So they came to church and asked Our Lady to help them out of their troubles. As a result, after attending two services, they were pleasantly surprised to find that their business problems were solved.

As for the reason...... The rich man Zhang, who sold timber, met Luan Yi, who made furniture, in the church, and the timber hoarded in the warehouse was found; The rich man Sun, who opened a grain store, met the rich man Wang who was collecting grain on a large scale and preparing to dump it in the south; Then there is the rich man who buys and sells gemstones, and he met many rich women at the church, and after a period of sales, the sales of gems in the store suddenly doubled...... The weekly service of Our Lady of Mary has become a commercial salon for merchants.

Of course, the merchants knew that it was not the Virgin Mary who turned the tide of business, but made more friends from all walks of life through worship. However, they also credited the business turnaround to the Church of the Virgin, after all, without the Church of the Virgin, they would not have had such a good opportunity to open so many channels.

So, they jointly agreed that every time they negotiated a business, they would donate half of it to the church to support the church.

The church has money and can be self-sufficient, and Luan Yi's waist pole is much harder. Immediately, within the jurisdiction of Licheng County, a small church with worship ability was built every 30 miles with the county seat as the center. The chapel is open to the public every Sunday by a priest. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, it is used as a school to teach the most basic literacy lessons to the nearby school-age children using the Notre Dame Sutra as a teaching material.

The scientific name of the chapel is also called the altar of Our Lady. The role is obvious. Not only does it have the function of education, but it also allows Notre Dame to take root in the whole county. Through the mouths of the servants of God, more and more people forget themselves and give themselves all to their God, Our Lady. More and more they feel that when life is filled with the Virgin it turns out to be so reliable and hopeful. They begin to understand that once they have the heart to give, they can give birth to strength and happiness out of thin air.

Up and down Licheng County, it has been a long time since I have tasted this kind of happiness. As a result, people in other counties and towns of Jinan began to believe in the religion of Our Lady after hearing about the miracles performed by Our Lady in Licheng County, coupled with what they heard and saw when they entered and left Licheng.

It's a pity that because the official does not allow the Church of Our Lady to spread outside Licheng County, there are no churches in other counties, and there are no servants of God to settle in.

However, as Sun Ru had predicted before. Ideology has no boundaries, and there are policies and countermeasures. Many literate believers from other counties shouldered the heavy trust of their fellow villagers, and traveled hundreds of miles from other counties to Lishan General Hall to study scriptures. After completing their studies, they will return to their original county to pass on the knowledge they have learned to their fellow villagers. They organized religious meetings of their own accord.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble for the Church of Our Lady, these religious meetings were held secretly in the middle of the night, and they were called Bible study classes in other counties of the main church, not preaching, but only discussing with each other the reading of the Holy Mother of the Blessed Virgin. However, even so, the number of people attending the party is still increasing rapidly, and the liveliness in many places has even surpassed the major altars in Licheng County.

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