Chapter 347 We can't just keep taking advantage of her, let's crowdfund!
"Yes, Master Shanhui did say that. He also said that Huguo Temple needs to be renovated and the Buddha statue needs to be gilded. Whoever donates the most gold will surely be blessed by Buddha with peace, health, and success in their family..."
Lin Luoxi had no intention of hiding the truth about Master Shanhui looking for her; she told Lin Lingtian and the others everything.
"ah?"
"This, this..."
Everyone present thought the whole thing was ridiculous, but since they were in a temple, it wasn't appropriate to say anything else.
"Luo Xi, how much are you planning to donate?" Lin Lingtian immediately grasped the key point of the topic and asked.
“You are all my beloved family members. Your safety and health are my greatest wish. I want to donate half of my assets…”
“You can also donate. Master Shanhui said he will write down the names of the donors and chant sutras for them every day…”
"Oh right, I also need to go down the mountain to find Xiao Jingchen and ask him to help me find some people to raise funds. Maybe the fundraising will be completed soon."
"You guys enjoy your time here, we need to go back and take care of some things..." After saying that, Lin Luoxi hurriedly pulled Xie Hanchuan home.
"Judging from how energetic Yunxi is, she must have found a solution. Let's take the children for a walk around here, and then ask them again when we get back tonight."
Su Xue'er originally wanted to go back with them, but Lin Lingtian held her hand and said that it was also Lin Dayou and the others' first time here, so they should have fun first.
Su Xue'er hesitated for a moment, then agreed. She composed herself and continued to wander around Huguo Temple with the others.
Lin Luoxi pulled Xie Hanchuan all the way to the Ninth Prince's mansion. Without needing to announce their arrival, Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan entered the mansion smoothly and met Xiao Jingchen.
After discussing the matter for a long time at the Prince's residence and reaching a satisfactory conclusion, Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan also began to take action.
The next day, everyone in the capital knew about it. Wealthy and powerful families flocked to Huguo Temple to see Master Shanhui and explain their purpose.
Seeing his Prajna Hall completely surrounded, Master Shanhui smiled wryly. It seems this girl has really grown up.
Now they even know to find things for him to do. Seeing so many wealthy families who want to donate, Master Shanhui asked the young novice to bring out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and personally wrote down the names of the people who came to donate.
These wealthy and powerful families have no shortage of money, but what they desire most is health and longevity. If fundraising can help them stay healthy and their families stay safe, donating a little money is nothing.
After the wealthy people who were anxious to donate returned, they learned that whoever donated more money would be at the front of the queue and receive more blessings.
Those wealthy families who had already donated were so happy to hear the news that they slapped their thighs in frustration.
They quickly sent the servants—no, they personally went up the mountain again to donate money.
Master Shanhui, who had seen the pilgrims return and also received the news, almost lost his composure.
I never expected Lin Luoxi to have so many tricks up her sleeve. Is this some kind of indirect revenge on him?
But the other party had come to donate money, so Master Shanhui could only force a smile, add the amount of donations she had previously recorded to the amount donated later, and re-rank them, which suddenly increased her workload considerably.
Those who donated felt reassured when they saw that Master Shanhui personally registered their donations without showing any impatience.
At the same time, he also sent his own servants to guard Huguo Temple to see which family donated more.
The donation to Huguo Temple caused quite a stir; even the old emperor and his concubines in the palace knew about it.
On the third day, the old emperor, accompanied by his concubines, personally left the palace to donate money to Huguo Temple.
Master Shanhui's lips twitched when he saw the amount of gold the old emperor had donated.
It wasn't that Master Shanhui looked down on the amount of gold donated by the old emperor, but rather that when the old emperor arrived, he had people put the gold down and wanted Master Shanhui to write it at the very beginning, which left Master Shanhui speechless.
Donating such a small amount of gold, and coming all the way from the palace with a face beaming with the expression of "I've donated the most," really gave Master Shanhui a headache.
The old emperor's donation of gold was less than that of the owner of the Treasure Pavilion in the capital, yet now he wants to dominate the list, which is unfair to other donors.
Master Shanhui thought for a moment. The other party was the ruler of a country. He could only take advantage of the emperor's inattention, take out a new booklet, and write the old emperor's name at the very beginning.
When the old emperor saw his name written at the very beginning, he laughed heartily. Instead of leaving immediately, he had a chair brought over and sat down to watch.
The old emperor's concubines saw this as an opportunity to rise in status, so they sent their own family's wealth to Master Shanhui, swaying gracefully as they announced the amount of their donations.
Master Shanhui could only record the amounts of donations from these concubines in the same notebook as the emperor's, so that the old emperor wouldn't notice anything amiss.
However, with the old emperor present, those officials who originally did not want to donate reluctantly deducted the last few percent of their own assets to make the donation.
Master Shanhui was not angry. He recorded the dozens of taels of gold donated by those officials in a notebook along with the old emperor's.
The old emperor thought he had set a good example, and only after all the officials had donated did he lead a large entourage back to the palace.
After the old emperor left, the wealthy merchants stepped forward to donate.
It wasn't that they were afraid of the old emperor, but rather that the amount he was donating was less than what they were supposed to donate. If they were to donate more in front of the old emperor, it would definitely embarrass him.
Therefore, those wealthy merchants only started donating money after the old emperor had passed away.
The day after the old emperor made his donation, Xiao Jingchen had Ji Feng bring people up the mountain with the amount of gold he wanted to donate.
After half a month of fundraising at Huguo Temple, fewer and fewer people came up the mountain to donate.
Seeing that it was about time, Lin Luoxi went up the mountain alone to reconcile accounts with Master Shanhui and see how much money Huguo Temple had collected in the past few days.
It was discovered that this fundraising method had raised a considerable amount of gold; half of the gold had already been collected. There are still many wealthy people in the capital!
Lin Luoxi filled in the remaining half.
"You little girl, you're getting smarter and smarter, but you're really causing me a lot of trouble." Master Shanhui felt like his hands were about to be ruined.
"Hehe, you're just doing your part, it's not like I'm asking you to pay. You'll have plenty of time to rest after this is over..."
Lin Luoxi's hands moved non-stop, her fingers flying across the abacus as she calculated back and forth.
"This is the gold I'm donating to you, don't be surprised!"
Lin Luoxi looked at Master Shanhui with a mischievous smile, and with a wave of her hand, all sorts of pots, pans and utensils instantly appeared in Master Shanhui's Prajna Hall.
"I think we're missing a bed and blankets..."
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