Fishermen in the south basically worship Mazu, while those in the north worship the Dragon King. In the old days, there was a Dragon King Temple in the village to protect the fishermen going out to sea.
Sometimes the village organizes villagers to donate some money to repair the Dragon King Temple. Occasionally, some wealthy people who come to collect goods or play will donate some money. Now the Dragon King Temple has become a local tourist attraction, and people come to visit on a regular basis.
Because many villagers helped to rescue the big turtle yesterday, many people came to worship the Dragon King today.
Zheng Gan and Lin Hao bought a lot of incense, fruit plates, cakes and other offerings, and arrived at the Dragon King Temple early.
"Agan, here you come."
"You two must pay your respects to the Dragon King."
"Indeed, let the Dragon King know what happened yesterday. He will definitely bless you."
The villagers greeted them very warmly, and some were afraid that they didn't know how to worship, so they kept giving them instructions.
There were many people coming to worship today, but the space in the main hall was not big, so only three people could worship at the same time. So Zheng Gan and Lin Hao could only wait in line outside.
After more than ten minutes, it was finally their turn. After Zheng Gan placed the offerings, he knelt devoutly on the cushion and kowtowed three times.
Then he stood up and lit the incense, bowed while holding the incense in both hands, and inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner one by one.
Finally, he clasped his hands together, knelt on the cushion and chanted the words of blessing, "Lord Dragon, please bless my family to be safe and healthy, and to avoid disasters and illnesses."
Don’t ask the Dragon King for wealth, just bless your family with safety and health.
When Zheng Gan looked up, he suddenly saw the statue of the Dragon King smiling. He was so frightened that he rubbed his eyes quickly, only to find that the statue was still smiling.
"Hare... look... at the statue... is it... smiling?" Zheng Gan stuttered and asked Lin Hao who was standing beside him.
Lin Hao glanced at the statue of the Dragon King, then looked at Zheng Gan, and said with a smile, "Brother, were you tired yesterday and didn't get enough rest?"
"It's really smiling, take a closer look." Zheng Gan pointed at the statue and seemed a little panicked.
"I don't see any difference in the statue of Dragon King. Besides, even if the statue is really smiling at you, it is the manifestation of Dragon King. The wish you made will definitely come true." Lin Hao comforted with a smile.
Zheng Gan thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. However, seeing the statue of the Dragon King still smiling, it always felt a little unreal. However, even the appearance of a golden finger like a map was not unacceptable.
He kowtowed three more times, made a wish respectfully again, and then dragged Lin Hao away. However, when he stepped out of the main hall door, he looked back and saw the statue of the Dragon King nodding to him again.
Zheng Gan was so frightened that he ran even faster.
After they returned home, they told Lin Gang and his wife what happened in the Dragon King Temple. As a result, the old couple excitedly said that they would buy some better offerings and go to worship again.
"You little brat, you know shit. This is the appearance of the Dragon King, which means your wish will come true!" Looking at Zheng Gan who was still trying to seek comfort, Lin Gang cursed.
"Um, okay, then I'll go there again in the next two days." Zheng Gan blushed a little. In fact, he believed in the existence of gods more than anyone else. After all, there was a map as a prerequisite. It was just that this situation suddenly appeared and he felt a little scared.
While a few people were chatting, Secretary Zheng Shantong came over.
"Agan, let me tell you, your plan to contract the sea area to create a tourist fishing area has been approved." Zheng Shantong said happily. As the village secretary, he naturally hopes that the village can be better.
Zheng Gan was also very happy. If the matter in the sea-hunting area could be settled, all the villagers in the village would benefit.
He grew up here. After his parents passed away, apart from the Lin Hao and Qiao Xin families who took care of him, no one in the village bullied him. Instead, they would invite him to their homes for dinner from time to time.
"I didn't expect that you are so powerful now and even know some big shots." Zheng Shantong sighed. He didn't expect that the little brat back then would be so powerful now.
Zheng Gan was stunned, not quite understanding what he meant. "Huh? What big shot? What do you mean, Fifth Master?"
"Don't hide it from me. The mayor told me that someone from higher up had to make a call about your contracting of the sea area, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible." Zheng Shantong was still a little dissatisfied, thinking that Zheng Gan was lying to him.
"Haha, I'm just lucky." Although he himself didn't know what was going on, he would just fool around if he could.
"Okay, that's it. You can study the specific area to be contracted later, and then come to me tomorrow and we'll take a look." Zheng Shantong left after he said that.
"Boy, tell me, what big shot do you know?" Lin Gang was also very curious. He originally planned to find someone he knew to see if he could help.
"Uncle, I really don't know who the big shot the secretary is talking about. I haven't told anyone else about this." Zheng Gan was also confused. He had previously planned to find someone else to look into it if he couldn't do it, but he didn't expect it to be so successful.
While they were still discussing, Zheng Gan's cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.
"Agan, can you tell who I am?" A familiar voice came from the phone.
"You are Mayor Gao!" Zheng Gan was slightly stunned before he knew who it was. These past few days, when he was free at home, he had specially searched for Mayor Gao's speech on the Internet.
"Hahaha, not bad, you can recognize my voice. I thought you didn't know who I was." Mayor Gao laughed. When he and Zheng Gan were fishing, he could clearly see that the other party didn't know his identity.
Zheng Gan was also very embarrassed. "Please don't make fun of me. I will take you out fishing again when I have time. I will definitely satisfy you."
He is not a fool. It is obvious that this call means that the contract for the sea area is handled by someone else.
"I've been waiting for you to say this. I'll come find you when I have time."
After saying this, the phone was hung up.
The two of them explained everything in just a few simple words.
"Brother, why did Mayor Gao call you?" Lin Hao came over curiously.
"Mayor Gao was the one who arranged the contract for the sea area. I told him that when he has time, I'll take him fishing as a thank you."
Lin Hao was a little confused. "How did he know we were going to contract the sea area?"
"He must have heard us chatting when we went out fishing last time." Zheng Gan thought for a while and said, "But he is the mayor, it shouldn't be difficult for him to know such a small thing."
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