"It's getting late, everyone come and help carry Mazu and the two generals into the temple."
Upon hearing Feng Ye's words, the men became even more enthusiastic, rolled up their sleeves, and eagerly jumped aboard the Rising Sun.
Chen Lusheng was the most cunning of them all; he stood next to the statue of Mazu early on and secured a spot.
Whenever it involves Mazu, everyone in Dongtou Village is incredibly enthusiastic.
Because this is faith!
Without any other assistance, the three statues were carried off the boat by the crowd with their bare hands, and then carried towards the Mazu Temple.
"Let's go, Ah Ye, Ah Can, you guys come too."
The others didn't leave either, but followed behind Feng Ye and A-Can, surrounding them.
The road to the Mazu Temple was quite long, and it was a mountain road. It took more than half an hour to reach the platform at the top of the mountain.
Hearing the commotion, Old Man Lu, who was guarding the temple, quickly ran out as well.
Upon seeing the statue of the deity being carried by everyone, he quickly guided them into the main hall.
Where should we put it first?
Old Lu looked at the main hall, then at the statue of the god being carried by the crowd, and was somewhat troubled.
The Mazu Temple is too small, with only one main hall and one side hall.
The main hall also enshrines a statue of Mazu and a pair of all-seeing and all-hearing deities.
Although the statue of the deity is a bit small, it's impossible to just take it down like that.
Moreover, the enshrinement of a deity's statue is not something that can be done casually by simply placing it on a throne; there is a strict set of rituals involved.
The side hall was where he lived, so it was not appropriate to place a statue of Mazu there.
"Let's leave it here for now," Feng Ye said, pointing to a spot. "How it's arranged later depends on the council's opinion."
Old Lu nodded: "Alright, let's leave it there for now."
Others naturally had no objections, as many didn't even understand the rules of the temple.
After everyone put down the statue, Old Man Lu took out a bundle of incense and distributed it to everyone, saying, "Although Mazu has not yet ascended to the throne, let's all offer our prayers."
Then, he took out an incense burner and placed it in front of the statue of Mazu.
Everyone lit incense and knelt down to offer incense before the statue of Mazu before leaving the Mazu Temple together.
...
Back on the Rising Sun, which was docked at the pier, Feng Ye first divided the money from selling fish that day, and then each of them carried their baskets and buckets of miscellaneous fish home.
As for the samurai sword, it was left on the ship.
Although it could be worth a lot of money, he has no intention of selling it.
Instead, it's left on the boat, where it might come in handy later, or at the very least, used to bleed big fish.
When he got home, his family was almost done having dinner.
When they saw him return, they all asked him about bringing back the statue of Mazu.
He had no choice but to repeat it while eating.
After the meal was finished and the workers had left, he found a moment to carry the box containing the miscellaneous fish back into the house, called Ye Qingling in, and closed the door behind him.
"Today, in addition to bringing back three statues of gods, we also received a windfall. The amount is quite large, so be prepared."
"You found some money?"
"Although it's not cash, you could say that."
As he spoke, Feng Ye opened the box, revealing gleaming gold bars inside.
Ye Qingling's eyes widened, and she stammered, "Gold...gold bars, I...I'm not seeing things, am I?"
Seemingly unable to believe what she was seeing, she rubbed her eyes vigorously.
"Of course not, it's just gold bars."
"So much! I'm rich!" She swallowed hard. "No wonder emperors like to wear yellow clothes; this color is really beautiful."
Feng Ye nodded in agreement: "It really is beautiful, it's almost blinding."
He counted out fifteen pieces and then closed the box: "The ones in the box are ours, now you can keep them safe."
Ye Qingling glanced at the fifteen gold bars placed to the side: "Is this for my eldest brother?"
"Yes." Feng Ye nodded. "Ah Can also got this much."
"Although my older brother isn't on the ship, he invested money, so he definitely shouldn't be left out."
"I'm glad you understand."
"I'm not like my sister-in-law, that miser, what's there to not understand?" Ye Qingling glared at him, then added, "Was this really fished out of the sea?"
"Yes, I found it while looking for the statue of Mazu. It was being held by a skeleton, which gave me quite a fright. Later, I found a samurai sword next to the skeleton and realized it was a Japanese soldier. I wasn't afraid anymore, so I chopped the Japanese soldier's bones into pieces and reduced it to ashes."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingling couldn't help but shudder, imagining the terrifying scene, and couldn't help but sigh, "Truly, good and evil are rewarded in the end, and the Japanese devils deserve it."
“Yes, what goes around comes around, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven,” Feng Ye echoed.
"In that case, this is probably a blessing from the Goddess Mazu. If you weren't so focused on finding the Goddess Mazu, you wouldn't have come across this box of gold bars."
Feng Ye thought about it and realized that what he said made sense.
Every drink and every bite is preordained by Heaven.
He then said seriously, "You must keep these gold bars safe and never let anyone know about them, not even your parents. I'm afraid they might accidentally let it slip."
"I know, I'll hide them carefully," Ye Qingling nodded in response. "Oh, by the way, how many gold bars are there in total? Thirty?"
“32 sticks. There should have been 31 sticks, but Ah-chan said he wouldn’t share the extra one and told me to keep it.”
At this moment, Feng Ye remembered something.
Ye Qingling doesn't own a single piece of gold jewelry now; her only piece is a silver ring from her wedding.
He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, so he said, "How about I take one out and make you some jewelry?"
"No need, I work every day, why would I wear jewelry? It would be such a waste if I accidentally lost it."
Ye Qingling refused, but a hint of barely perceptible longing flickered in her eyes.
What woman doesn't love gold and silver jewelry?
Those who say they don't like it either don't have the means or are too sensible.
Seeing this, Feng Ye became even more determined in his decision.
He smiled, opened the lid, picked up a gold bar, and placed it in Ye Qingling's hand:
“You are my wife. I treated you poorly before because I didn’t have the means. Now that I do, how can you not even have a piece of jewelry? Besides, this gold bar was an unexpected windfall, so it’s not a big deal if it’s lost.”
"That wouldn't require this many..."
"You can decide how many marks you want to make, just cut them off. Keep the extra ones around and play with them, take them out to look at them and touch them from time to time."
"Alright then, it's good to be able to see it occasionally and have some fun."
After saying a few more words, Feng Ye took the fifteen gold bars wrapped in cloth and went out of the house. He called his elder brother, who was killing fish in the yard, into the main room and secretly gave him the gold bars.
When Feng Xuan saw the gold bars, he was also stunned.
Feng Ye spent some more time explaining before dispelling his doubts, and then repeated his instructions to A-Can.
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