Chapter 123 Arrangement
As soon as Roy returned to church, he locked himself in his room, much to everyone's bewilderment.
Fortunately, the old man returned to normal the next day, and there was nothing unusual on his face.
Now that it has happened, it is a bit naΓ―ve to dwell on why this is the case and how it can be so. The saint is there, he is annoyed or not, he can't change anything, it's better to go on honestly according to the predetermined plan now.
On the weekend, it's time for almsgiving.
Seven tables stretched out at the entrance of the church, behind which were mountains of baskets.
Early in the morning, people gathered the poor, beggars, and homeless people. Coming to church on weekends to queue up for some necessities or food has become an integral part of their lives.
Today, Rossi unexpectedly appeared in the team of Shi Shi, which made people a little confused, but everyone let it go, he is the real boss of the Imperial Capital Cathedral. The advantage of a big boss is that you can do whatever you want, and you don't have to explain why it doesn't have to be explained.
"May the Light be with you. Rosie gave an old man a piece of clothing donated by the faithful, along with a piece of black bread and two silver coins.
The old man took it tremblingly and stuffed the silver coin into his arms, took a bite of the black bread directly in his mouth, and draped his clothes over his body, he thanked him again and again, and his cloudy eyes were shrouded in mist. The shriveled hands are covered with age spots, and the skin has lost its elasticity due to age, and it hangs loosely on the bones. He held Rossi's hand tightly and shook it vigorously, "Thank you, thank you, thank you so much...... May the Light be with you. β
He turned back one step at a time, his heart full of gratitude.
There are a lot of them, and they are all gathered today.
In the process of distributing supplies, Rossi met different people. Some people express their gratitude with gratitude. Some people take it for granted, isn't the purpose of the church's existence to save the suffering masses?
Life is full of variety.
"Lord Rossi, thank you for all you have done for them. Bai Li wore a white cloak, and the slightly oversized cloak made her look thinner. Her expression was extremely serious, and her round eyes shone with spiritual brilliance.
Rosie smiled faintly, "It's nothing. β
Bai Li shook her head and said, "No, maybe you think it's nothing, but it's ...... for them." Bai Li and Rosie looked at the people who were receiving the supplies at the same time, "For them, it's a lifesaver." Do you know, Lord Rossi, if it weren't for your generosity with the church, maybe Mom would have left me. At one point, I couldn't find a little money to buy medicine, but here I got a precious silver coin, which allowed my mother's life to continue. You are a good person, and so is the church. β
Rosie rubbed her head, and Parkie pouted angrily because Rosie's behavior made her feel that she was being slighted, like a little child. But she is not a child anymore, in an ordinary family, she will be married in two years, and she is already an adult. "Rossi-sama, I'm not a child!", she laughed to herself, for she realized that what she said was what a child would say, "May I ask you a question?"
Rosie said again that the Light is with you, and shoved the mixture into the hands of a homeless man. In fact, it is difficult for Rosie to describe how she feels at this moment, a little disdainful and a little pity. If you are physically or otherwise unable to support yourself, then it is understandable that you are unwilling to work. If it's just plain lazy, it's really annoying. He glanced at Baili, "You ask." β
Bai Li's little face flushed, and she bit her lip lightly in hesitation, "Are you really a messenger sent by God?"
Rosie smiled dumbly, he pondered for a moment and nodded, "The power of God has guided me to you and listened to your plea. There is indeed a God in this world, and God is real, and even at this moment, He still exists. Of course, God is being whipped by the laws of the universe in a black hole at this moment, and he has long been deprived of God's power and power, and he is even weaker than he imagined.
"Really? Then you say, my father went to Heaven? If I go to Heaven in the future, can I see him? Will our family be together again?", the miraculous redemption planted a seed of hope in Bai Li's heart, she hoped that one day she could meet her father who loved her, and hoped that the family could live with Hemeimei, just like before, carefree and forever together.
Rosie glanced at Baili deeply and nodded, "Yes, you, me, and everyone will eventually meet in Heaven." β
If I die, maybe I'll go to hell.
Rosie lied.
Heaven?
With the change of the laws of the universe, perhaps the kingdom of heaven did exist, but now, I don't know where to go. Maybe because of the change of the laws of the universe, it has completely broken and disappeared into the universe, or maybe it has been closed and can no longer enter.
But he was unwilling to tell the truth and disappointed Baili.
The little girl is simple and innocent, and her smile is exceptionally clean and penetrates people's hearts.
She clasped her fingers to her chest, "That's really great! I miss my dad a lot, and I don't know how he's doing alone, he's sometimes sloppy, he doesn't do his own laundry, he doesn't cook food." He still has to live alone for so long, I wonder if he will get moldy when I see him?", Bai Li's laughter was very crisp and bright, and Rosie looked at her and was in a much better mood.
The almsgiving lasted a day, and when the clothes were finished, all that was left was bread and wheat kernels, and a basket of silver coins.
A gold coin can be exchanged for more than 110 silver coins, the exchange rate has been constantly changing, as the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year and the tide of business subsided, the demand for gold coins in the market began to decline, and silver coins became strong again. At this time, many families began to accumulate gold coins, waiting for the next business tide to come.
Such a basket of silver coins can be exchanged for five or six hundred gold coins at most, which is far from enough for the entire emperor to help people.
Rossi thought of something else, microfinance.
Many families like Parklane have suddenly suffered a fatal blow because of the lack of a life-saving money, which led to the destruction of their families. In fact, it is not that these families do not have the ability to create wealth, but the rate of wealth creation cannot match the rate of consumption. So why not help these people with credit, and if Bai Li's father had an objective amount of cash to save his injuries after his injury, maybe he wouldn't have died. He will not die, he will be healed one day, and he will still be able to work and earn wealth when the time comes.
And it's not a lot of money, maybe a few gold coins will do the trick. It's like a blacksmith on the street where Baili lives, because of a broken foot bone, his children sold the family's very important donkey in order to heal his injuries. Two gold coins are not much, but without the donkey, the bellows will not be able to work, and the endurance of the people is not as good as that of the donkey, and the efficiency of the work will be greatly reduced, and the negative effect may affect the blacksmith's family for two or three years, maybe longer.
Rosie wasn't trying to be a loan shark, so everyone could afford to pay it back. And he has money, and he is not short of money now, but he can help more people.
It was a great idea, and he decided to get it done. Maybe it's for yourself, maybe it's for the church.
Rossi's idea passed without hindrance within the Imperial Cathedral, and the bishopric did not bind Rossi in any way, and it was a good thing. Rosie's own money, without using the church's funds, can still bring a positive impact to the church, and no one will refuse.
Of course, there is a premise, and that is that those who deserve help must be helped.
Rosie left the matter to Parklane.
When Bai Li found out, she immediately refused the errand, "No, no, I can't do it." β
"You can do it, you're a strong girl, you have your own opinions, and you know what kind of people need help and what kind of people don't," Rosie encouraged. And if you find someone in need, you don't give them money right away, but make a list, and I will arrange a team to review it, and only those who meet the criteria will release the funds. β
Bai Li still shook her head, Rosie was a little strange, and after questioning, Bai Li blushed and said the reason - illiterate.
This caused Rossi to laugh, and he thought for a moment, "Then let's start studying!", he joked, "Bai Li, the people in the imperial capital who need help are waiting for you, you must study hard." β
The little girl nodded earnestly, waving her fists, and her whole body was filled with something called a sense of mission.
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Recently, I've been a little stuck.,While thinking about simplifying the plot.,And at the same time, I'm thinking about explaining some things clearly.,It's a bit out of the outline.γ But fortunately, it hasn't deviated from the main line for the time being.
The third application for signing failed again, maybe the story arrangement is really not good enough, maybe the theme is really not attractive, in short, it is very frustrating.
Do you have to write some simple and clear stories of pretending to slap your face to be a good story?