Chapter 121: Father, Elder Folks
Not at all like an old man, but like Father Balin, an old acquaintance of Linzi. Father Mai snatched the golden ticket from Lin Qi's hand like the wind, leaned in front of him, and looked at it carefully. He stroked a few special secret marks on the golden ticket with his fingers very familiarly, and carefully sniffed the fragrance of the special ink on the golden ticket, and he nodded with satisfaction, and smiled at Lin Qi: "God will bless you!"
Linzi humbly and respectfully bowed deeply to Father Mak and said respectfully, "The light of God shines on all of us. ,’
Father Mak smiled even more happily, and he took out a badge of the Holy Ten Universes carved from old oak from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Qi. Lin Qi's eyes flickered, "This is only the size of a baby plum's head", and the carving is simple and heavy, and the heavy badge reveals a strange light, as if there is a certain and deep white light. When you hold the badge in your hand, you can feel that there is a power hidden in it that is not very strong, but it is extremely pure.
There was a black silk thread on the badge, and Lin Qi thought for a moment, and then bowed again to Father Mak in thanks. He felt the same aura of power from Father Mak's insignia as the white light source on the badge, 'Obviously, this badge was made by Father Mak's hand.
Father Mai's strength may not be very strong, but he is obviously a person with strong beliefs, his divine power is weak, but the quality of his divine power is extremely high and extremely pure, and the Holy Ten Universe Badge from the hands of such a pious clergyman has various and wonderful effects, and Lin Qi naturally wants to wear it with him, at least it is unlikely that the matter of seeing a ghost in the middle of the night will happen to Lin Qi:
Father Mai smiled and put the golden ticket into his sleeve, and he was raised with both hands, and happily talked with Lin Qi and Enzo:
A thousand gold coins only' in Dunrk, 'those who are the sons of the ladies may have to spend tens of thousands of gold coins on a meal, or ** at one point, and those who are really in power of the rich and noble, 'they may spill hundreds of thousands of gold coins with a single game of poker. But in a simple town like Wrighttown, 'a thousand gold coins is a huge sum of money.
Not to mention the fact that Father Mai's small civil structure can be completely renovated after the beginning of the spring, and it can be transformed from a less sturdy civil structure to a completely stone structure, and it can be at least three times larger in size.
Now the church only has a prayer hall, a confession hall and a small courtyard where Father Mak lives every day, but with this thousand gold coins, the prayer hall can be made bigger, the confessional hall can be built more solemnly, and some other functional buildings can be attached, and even the small courtyard of Father Mak himself can be opened up for a few more rooms, and some people can live for more people.
Fr. McKee was even able to "apply to the upper class of the church for the presence of young clergy" because of the expansion of the size of the church, so that the influence of the church in the town of Celette could be increased several times, and the light of God would naturally shine on more foolish people:
The 1,000 gold coins brought to Father Mak and this church was a great opportunity for development, so Father Mak did not hesitate to give Lin Qi the badge of the Holy Ten Universes, which he had worn since he joined the church. Father Mak didn't say it explicitly, but there was no nonsense in his intentions.
After talking to Father Mai for ten minutes, Linzi and Enzo picked up their suitcases and walked into town. Father Mai smiled and looked at the tall and straight backs of the two, and rubbed his slightly red nose vigorously: "Enzo, this little villain, he has found a good friend." Well, God will bless you, but find a team of reliable people to help me build a house!"
Holding six bottles of rum, Father Mak walked into the small chapel humming a hymn, and at this moment, Father Maik's heart was filled with satisfaction and joy: "A thousand gold coins were nothing," and for a simple and simple paper-level clergyman like Father Mak, "a thousand gold coins had left him with nothing more to ask for."
The town of Wright was neither small nor large, 'the whole town was five or six thousand people,' the center of the town was inhabited by more than three thousand,' and the rest were scattered among the surrounding hills, farmlands, grasslands, and weighing forests. There are two vertically intersecting avenues in the center of the town, and this is where Wright Town is most prosperous.
Walking inward along the street, the 'rattling sound of Linzi and Enzo walking through the snow' attracted the attention of the roadside residents. From time to time, someone pushed open the window or opened the door to look out, and some people saw Enzo and said hello faintly, but others greeted him affectionately.
It can be seen that the people who are 'cold to Enzo's mountain wings' and their eyes are full of jealousy' are those who live in a good environment, whose own Xiaoheng is obviously repaired, and whose clothes are quite new, and those who greet Enzo outside the door and talk warmly are all those who are in tattered clothes, obviously with patches, and who are small and shabby in their own Xiaoheng:
Soon Enzo was surrounded by a dozen middle-aged men and women, who greeted Enzo warmly and asked him why he hadn't returned to Wright for the New Year. There were even a few children with snot in their hands, hugging Enzo's legs, "Uh-huh, ahhhhhh
Enzo's usual face like an iceberg melted instantly, and he was busy answering the questions of those middle-aged people, while constantly reaching out and stroking the heads of those children. He put the big box on his shoulder on the ground, and 'took out the fine ham and sausages from it', and the fragrant wine was distributed to the middle-aged men,' and he said generously, "Uncle, auntie, 'This is a little gift for you,' take it, 'Take it?'
The uncles and aunts didn't pretend to be too pretentious, and they gladly accepted Enzo's gift: when Enzo pulled out a large bag of sugar cubes mixed with milk and cocoa powder from the big box, the little children who surrounded him cheered, and Enzo laughed and gave them the candy cubes, and the children cheered for joy as if they had seen the gods descend, and the laughter broke the silence of Leyte in an instant.
Especially when Enzo took out a large handful of silver coins and gave them to the children, not only did the children laugh, but the uncles and aunts laughed with trepidation and joy: all the faces were flushed, and they were all overjoyed by Enzo's generosity, and at the same time they felt a sense of uneasy shyness.
Enzo didn't give the kids much money, 'this is not the Imperial Capital,' or 'He just gave five silver coins to each of the children', but in Wright, 'five silver coins can also come in handy: if Enzo gives them gold, it will cause them trouble.'
The laughter was incessant, and Enzo, accompanied by everyone, 'visited the homes of the uncles and aunts who had given him food and clothes back then' and distributed the gifts he had brought to them.
To be continued