Chapter 288 Good Man
When the little girl was asked, she said, "Will you come tomorrow? My grandma said she can help collect some."
"We won't come tomorrow, we'll just collect today." Du Yun never lets words drop, he's very good at communicating with people with social anxiety, "You guys are so kind, I want to thank you on behalf of Master Wende. I wonder if you or your grandmother have ever met Master Wende before?"
"Yes, I have. It was snowing before and I was sick. My grandma took me to the hospital on a tricycle. Master Wende happened to be passing by the village at that time and saw the tricycle stuck in the snow. He carried me to the hospital on his back."
The little girl said, "I heard from my grandma that he didn't have any food at that time, and he carried me on his back for several miles, so if you are free, can you come again? My grandma said there are a few more, and she will go to ask today."
"No need, we have collected enough." Xia Wange said with a smile, "We will pass on your kindness to Master Wende."
"No...no need." The little girl was a little embarrassed. "These are insignificant."
After communicating for a few more words, they set off for the next village. The car stopped at the destination. Xia Wange got off the car and stood in the square waiting with a bag of cloth that she had just collected.
The tabby cat looked at the cloth on the car silently all the way. When she saw Xia Wange get off the car, she followed.
Xia Wange didn't stand there for long before an old lady came over with a bag. She opened the bag and said, "Take a look. These are all scraps of cloth. See if there's anything you can use?"
"This one will do." Xia Wange casually took a piece of cloth from the bag and said, "Auntie, have you also come into contact with Master Wende?"
"Everyone who lives near the temple in the surrounding villages and is a little older has come into contact with him," the aunt said. "That monk Wende... I don't know how to describe him. He's a good man, just a little silly, but he's a good man. Let's help him if we can."
"Thank you." Xia Wange said.
"What's there to thank for? They're just a few pieces of cloth. Take them if you think they're useful." After the aunt said that, she stuffed a better piece of cloth into Xia Wan's mouth, waved her hand, and left.
Not long after, more people came carrying some rice and cloth, and they came one after another, as if a gap had been opened and they kept coming.
When the time was almost up, Xia Wange got in the car and continued to the next village.
The next village was closer to the temple, and this time there were people waiting there early. When they saw Xia Wange coming with a plastic bag, they quickly handed over the prepared cloth and a bag of rice.
They all said that Master Wende was a good man.
Everyone was very polite to Xia Wange.
The tabby cat looked at some of the people inside. She remembered that when Wende was sick, she went door to door to borrow money, but some people refused to lend it to her...
Why are you so enthusiastic now?
After collecting the things, Xia Wange was about to turn around and leave again when the tabby cat standing on her shoulder asked, "Have you been to the newly built temple? Have you made a wish there?"
Xia Wange had her back to the crowd. When she heard the tabby cat talking, she turned around and pretended that she was the one who said the words.
"Ah? Are you talking about the shrine?"
The tabby cat's eyes widened immediately, and it was so shocked that it was about to speak.
Xia Wange quickly grabbed the cat's neck and asked for her, "Do you know which one is the ancestral temple?"
"People from other places may not know this, but we, who have lived at the foot of the temple for generations, certainly know it. The statue is obviously of a monk of great virtue. But he deserves it. He has been consistent for so many years and has always been firm in his ideals. He is amazing, and it is only right that someone builds a shrine for him."
"Also, if you need money, we can also raise funds here. It may not be enough, but at least it will make up for the shortfall."
Silence, constant silence. The car was almost reaching the city, but the tabby cat was still silent.
After an unknown amount of time, she seemed to collapse and yelled, "Why? Why did they ignore me when I asked for money, but only paid attention to you when you asked for cloth? When I asked for money, I gave it to them under their supervision, so why are they so nice to you? At that time, they clearly said that Master Wende's illness had nothing to do with me, so why are they telling you now that he is a good person?!"
"Little... ahem, that Ms. Ruguan Cat." Du Yun turned his head and glanced at the crazy tabby cat. "Excuse me, what was your way of asking for money?"
"I just told the truth. I said that Master Wende is sick and needs money for treatment. He has done good deeds all his life and endured all the suffering in the world. For the sake of all living beings, can you provide some donations as a token of gratitude for his hard work over the years?"
The tabby cat said everything he said at that time.
She remembered that some people donated at that time, some more, some less. Some people, no, the person who said today that he could help with fundraising, told her that day that he would not donate, and said that what did Wende's love of hardship have to do with him, he didn't get any benefits, so why should he donate.
Everyone in the car was silent, not knowing how to respond.
Seeing that everyone was silent, the tabby cat jumped up and down and said, "Am I wrong? Wende has suffered all his life, doing good deeds and accumulating virtues. He has never broken his vows. Everyone who has seen him says that he is a good person. Why would someone still say that about him? He has suffered so much for helping others..."
Xia Wange opened a package and said to the tabby cat, "Come, eat something first."
"I don't want to eat it." The tabby cat frowned as he looked at the white thing in the box.
"Why don't you eat it?" Xia Wange said, "I specially ordered this last night. It's a mixture of minced fish and minced chicken, all steamed and delicious. If you don't eat it, wouldn't it be a waste of my heart and the chef's hard work? How can you be so ungrateful? Don't force me to beat you."
Hearing the last sentence, the tabby cat was about to explode: "Are you crazy? I didn't ask you to make these! Why do you insist that I eat it?! This thing doesn't taste good at first glance. It's not suitable for me to eat just because the ingredients are good! You are crazy! I didn't ask you to make these!"
After closing the box, Xia Wange placed the things in front of the tabby cat and said calmly, "Take Wende's suffering with you and go play somewhere else."
"What do you mean? What kind of suffering is this..." At this point, the tabby cat's eyes suddenly widened. She stared at the box in front of her in a daze. Through the white flocculent stuff inside, she vaguely saw the face of the man when she asked for money that year.
What he said was very similar to what I just said...
Is that so?
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