The sky was overcast, the beach was a mess, with thatched roofs and logs floating on the sand. It wasn't hard to tell that these were once the thatched roofs of countless fishermen...
It is their home.
The crowd was heavy-hearted. Seeing so many people coming out, several people gathered from both sides of the beach toward them.
The abbot naturally recognized the person in charge.
When the temple was being built, it was this young steward who transported boatloads of supplies ashore...
Now middle-aged, his face was full of anxiety, and his eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of life.
"Abbot..."
The manager's voice choked as soon as he uttered the words.
Song Chengjian gestured for Lao Shi to put him down, then looked out to sea...
The sea was still turbulent, but compared to the previous storms, it was much calmer.
Song Chengjian saw several people floating in the water from afar, while several others on the shore were searching around.
The abbot grasped the steward's hand and asked him about the progress.
The manager shook his head; the methods and the outcome were obvious.
After pondering for a moment, the abbot suddenly spoke to Song Chengjian, "Benefactor Song, we haven't participated in many underwater rescues..."
It was thanks to the Second Young Master Song's great talent and skillful command that the losses were minimized...
Do you have any suggestions, sir?
If there were no typhoon, the abbot might send his disciples to borrow boats from the Tanka people and fishermen, or even ask them for help in searching for people at sea...
But right now, with the typhoon still raging, if temples have suffered such losses, what about the Tanka people and fishermen?
Not to mention those at sea, we don't know what their situation is, or whether they returned safely...
How could he possibly drive them out of the way and put them back into the storm, into danger?!
Seeing the abbot's concern, Song Chengjian addressed the steward directly, saying bluntly, "Your methods are wrong; you're just wasting time..."
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