Chapter 81 Qingquan Academy
The village chief originally thought that he was going to die, but now someone suddenly told him that as long as he believed in the Virgin Mary, he could survive, so he naturally believed it without hesitation.
He gathered all the villagers to the pine tree at the entrance of the village and introduced the woman and her group to them.
"This is the Holy Mother, this is the Saint, this is the Dharma Protector, and these are the Saint's maids and guards. The Saint said that as long as we kneel down and worship the Holy Mother sincerely, we can receive life-saving nectar."
The villagers were skeptical.
But their lives are at stake, so they would not only kneel down to a jade statue but also eat cockroaches and mice, they would do it without hesitation.
After the jade statue was placed on the altar, they all knelt down.
Three bows and nine kowtows.
After worshiping, they stared at the jade statue intently and prayed continuously: "Holy Mother, please save us."
The jade statue is shrouded in sunlight, emitting a warm glow.
Suddenly, two lines of water flowed out from the eyes of the jade statue. The saint girl next to it handed over the jade plate in her hand and the statue caught it.
The villagers were stunned.
"T-this is nectar?"
"Oh my god, a miracle! I actually saw a miracle!"
"We are saved! Thank you, Our Lady of the Blessed Virgin Mary! Thank you!"
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Following the saint's instructions, the village chief mixed the nectar bestowed by the Virgin Mary with water and distributed it to all the villagers. As soon as he finished drinking it, he felt the abdominal pain stopped.
The same goes for others.
The whole village was delighted.
Survived!
They survived!
After the ecstasy, someone burst into tears and said, "Mom, it would be great if you could hold on for two more days!"
Others who lost their loved ones also cried bitterly.
The saint showed compassion: "The dead are gone, the living are like this, the Virgin Mary will bless you with peace and harmony for the rest of your life."
The village chief thanked the saint again and again and wanted to kill chickens and geese on the spot to entertain them.
The Saint shook her head: "We in the Ruifeng Society do not kill. We appreciate your kindness."
The village chief then changed the subject and asked, "You guys collected the merit money, right?"
The saint nodded slightly.
The village chief gave money for merit, and the villagers naturally followed suit.
After the ceremony, a villager asked, "If we want to worship the Holy Mother in the future, which temple should we go to?"
The Saint replied, "We don't have a temple. If anyone wants to worship the Holy Mother, they can join our Ruifeng Society."
"How do I join?"
"You can join by paying the Five Blessings Money. This Five Blessings Money is used to accumulate merit. If you need money urgently in the future, it will be returned tenfold."
After the village chief asked about the amount, he paid the money on the spot.
The villagers only paid a small half.
The reason they didn't pay was not because they didn't want to, but because they didn't have that much money.
The Saint comforted her, "The blessing doesn't stop today. When you have saved enough money, you can join later and it will be the same."
The villagers were very grateful: "We will collect enough money as soon as possible."
After the saint designated the village chief as the contact person, she left with the guardian and others.
The same miracle was performed in one disaster-stricken village after another.
The Ruifeng Society grew and developed quietly, but no one in the capital knew about it.
After the disaster relief was completed, it was Qingming Festival. After Feng Qingsui, Qi and Ji Changqing swept Ji Changfeng's grave, they took the big black dog and Wuhua to a hill in the far suburbs to sweep the graves of their sister's family.
The rain is drizzling and the mountains are silent.
The grave is green and has a few small flowers blooming.
She was a little reluctant to shovel it away.
My sister likes spring. When spring comes, she will embroider the small flowers and grass that emerge from the cracks in the corners of the wall onto her handkerchief.
"The little flowers and grass are so pretty."
My sister said.
"There's no need for care, I can live well on my own."
She always remembered these words and survived no matter what situation she was in.
But sister, “Spring and Qingxi grow long”, why can’t Qingxi grow long as spring?
Spring goes, but spring comes again.
You left and never came back.
She swept the tomb silently and returned home with a damp face.
Just after she changed her clothes, the doorman sent someone to report that the maid of the eldest daughter of the Pei family had sent a visiting card, wanting to invite her to the house for medical treatment.
Feng Qingsui hadn't heard of the deeds of the former Crown Princess for a long time, and he had never seen her doing disaster relief.
So he agreed.
When he came out of the Chuihua Gate, he happened to run into Ji Changqing and asked casually, "What's wrong with Miss Pei?"
Ji Changqing looked puzzled: "How should I know?"
Feng Qingsui: “?”
Ji Changqing knew she had misunderstood as soon as he saw her expression.
"I'm not familiar with Miss Pei. I asked you to treat her illness and ask you for scar removal medicine because of a friend."
"Do you really have such a friend?"
Feng Qingsui chuckled.
"I thought you were making friends out of nothing."
Ji Changqing: “…”
What was this person thinking about before?
He said seriously, "Miss Pei and I are really not familiar with each other. The time she gave evidence against the Crown Prince was the first time I met her."
Feng Qingsui nodded: "I understand."
It turns out that I was not hurt by love.
Then why...
Forget it, she is not his mother, why should she worry about this.
After saying goodbye to Ji Changqing, she went to Pei Mansion.
Miss Pei came to see her with a haggard face and dark circles under her eyes: "I'm sorry to trouble you again, Madam."
"How long have you suffered from insomnia?" Feng Qingsui asked.
Pei Minru smiled bitterly: "Madam, you can tell at a glance. I have had trouble falling asleep since I returned home, and recently I can't sleep at night. I stay awake until dawn, and then wake up again after sleeping for an hour or two."
Feng Qingsui checked her pulse and asked, "Are you unhappy after returning home?"
Pei Minru shook her head: "My family treats me well, just like when I was still married. But my heart feels like it's floating in the air, with no support and no idea where to go."
When she was tortured in the Eastern Palace, she always wanted to escape; but when she actually left, she felt anxious and uneasy.
She looked at Feng Qingsui with envy.
"If I had medical skills like my wife, I could save people from danger instead of just helplessly watching the victims suffer."
Feng Qingsui comforted him: "It's not only medicine that can help people. You are well-read, and your knowledge of poetry and literature can also be of use."
"A scholar is good for nothing."
Feng Qingsui smiled.
"Ms. Pei was born into a family of scholars and has been able to read and write since childhood. I'm afraid she doesn't know what it's like to have no access to education. In the countryside of Xi Country, few girls can write their own names."
"If you have nothing to do, why not go to the countryside and teach them to read?"
Pei Minru was stunned.
After a moment, a light flashed in her eyes.
"You're right. I can teach people to read and write. There's no girls' academy in Xi State, but I can set one up. I have a dowry and the gold that His Majesty gave me when I left the palace. It's enough to buy hundreds of acres of fertile land and support the academy..."
She became more and more excited as she spoke.
It took a while to calm down.
He thanked Feng Qingsui: "Madam Ji, thank you for your guidance. When the academy opens, you must come and participate."
Feng Qingsui nodded in agreement.
Pei Minru did what he said and built the academy in just half a month.
She bought school land in Qingquan Town, a suburb of Beijing, and opened an academy in the town, called "Qingquan Academy".
Qingquan Academy only recruits girls from farming families. They are exempt from tuition fees and receive a free lunch. All students are welcome to attend regardless of their age.
On the opening day, Feng Qingsui sent a batch of pens, ink, paper and inkstone to congratulate the start of the school.
While Pei Minru was giving a lecture in the classroom, she was strolling around the academy and found a little girl of seven or eight years old lying outside the window in the courtyard wall, staring at the classroom.
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