Chapter 108: Win people’s hearts
Song Qingwan ran away in panic. When Song Dalin heard his daughter's cry for help, he grabbed his shoes and rushed up. The father and daughter soon reunited.
Xiuniang, should she go out?
What's going on with this couple? They were sweet and loving one moment, and then they turned hostile the next. Are young people like this nowadays?
"Where is he? Where is that gangster? He dares to bully my daughter. I'll beat him to death!" Father Song was really angry and spoke in a vicious tone, wishing he could cut the gangster into pieces.
But when he rushed to the top panting, he only saw a girl hanging slowly behind Song Qingwan, but there was no shadow of even a male mosquito.
"Wan, Dad is not in the mood, don't tease him." Father Song put his shoes back on. He thought he could vent his anger, but it turned out to be a waste of time.
"Maybe you were scared away by dad's prestige. Dad, what's wrong with you? What can be difficult for you?" This shouldn't be the case. Dad has always been smart and not stupid.
Father Song suddenly slapped himself on the face. He didn't have time to compose himself. How could such a small difficulty defeat him?
"It's because someone doesn't want your father to have an easy life. The official in charge of the terraced fields suddenly sprained his foot and couldn't come, and then the villagers he hired as temporary workers suddenly wanted a pay raise, otherwise they would not work.
But the wages cannot be increased just because the people below say so. It also needs approval from the superiors. Whether it is accurate or not is another matter. Anyway, it takes a lot of time to go through the whole process.
Humph, but they have their own plan, and I, your father, have a way to get over the wall." Father Song changed his depressed look and raised his head proudly.
Besides, Lingtai Temple has been doing good deeds and accumulating good results for many years. It provides assistance wherever there is disaster and often takes in people in desperate situations. Aren't these all expenses?
Father Song snorted, but he didn't say he looked down on him. Instead, he said with insight, "The world is bustling with people, all for profit; the world is bustling with people, all for profit.
Once the fight starts, will she save him or not? But I guess the old man isn't that stupid, right? Right?
As long as people are alive, they cannot live without eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, so how can they not need money and things?
Otherwise, how many arrows can someone shoot at this little Song family? However, people can follow the situation and take advantage of it to reach the top.
Father Song carefully looked around, and when he saw that there was no one else, he whispered, "Dad is going to look for Lingtai Temple. You see, within this area, Lingtai Temple is the most powerful. With them watching, they will definitely be able to deter some villains.
Therefore, as long as the benefits we offer are big enough, we won’t be afraid of not being able to change the Buddha’s heart. If that doesn’t work, Dad has other ways.”
After saying the last sentence, Father Song laughed, just like a villain.
"What Dad said makes sense, but will Lingtai Temple agree?" Song Qingwan really doesn't know anything about this kind of thing.
"From now on, we will give them some food as a sacrifice every year. You should know that it is a taboo to monopolize the benefits of the world. We must divide them and take the majority in order to avoid being the target of public criticism."
"What did Dad think of?" Could he target Lingtai Temple? Would that work?
However, Song Qingwan thought of a good idea that could expand her fine factory.
The corner of Song Qingwan's mouth twitched. Did her father know that there were Eighteen Arhats in Lingtai Temple? It was said that their combined strength was much stronger than Xiao Huatian's. If that was the case, she really couldn't handle it.
"Dad, do you need me to go in with you?" Maybe she could stop him from fighting before he started.
"No, just do your thing. This is not a problem for your father. And my girl, if you encounter a gangster, just fight him when necessary. Don't let yourself suffer any loss."
But, did she really meet a gangster? Song's father looked suspicious, and could only say that his daughter was really worrying now that she had grown up. "I know, Dad. I was just startled just now. When I heard your voice, I subconsciously wanted to ask for help. My dad is still very reliable."
However, what Song Qingwan heard was actually shouting and cursing. Dad must have thought that there was no one nearby, but in fact, there were secret guards everywhere. I just don't know why no one stopped him from going up the mountain?
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. After Song's father entered Lingtai Temple, Song Qingwan also went down the mountain with Xiuniang. Anyway, these are the problems with the terraced fields. She will go and solve them now. In case her father's side doesn't work, she still has a backup plan.
"Girl, this is not the way back to the city. Where are you going now?" No one knows how the master, at such a young age, can think ten steps ahead, which makes Xiuniang admire her very much.
"Let's go to the Mountain God Temple." The Mountain God Temple is not far from Lingtai Temple. It is just on the fork in the road on the way back. However, it is an abandoned temple and is said to be haunted. But desperate beggars live there.
I heard from Xie Qingcheng that in the past two years, some vagrants who fled famine also lived there, numbering several hundred people, forming a beggar village of not too big.
Because these people had not committed any serious crimes, the government was too lazy to bother with them.
These beggars often sneak into the capital and beg in the streets. They are well-informed, so Xie Qingcheng buys some of the information from them at low prices.
After Song Qingwan mentioned this, Xiuniang immediately guessed what she was thinking, but she didn't think highly of those beggars, so she had to remind her, "Miss, those beggars are usually wild.
They don’t usually know the rules, and there are many patients, all kinds of people, I’m afraid it’s hard to control them, and they may not be willing to sell themselves.”
They are all troublesome and useless people. I am afraid that this deal will result in a loss. Otherwise, some landlords and rich people would have bought them out long ago and it would not be their turn.
"Let's go and take a look first." Song Qingwan thought for a moment and immediately came up with an idea.
Not selling? She would make them willing to sell themselves and use them for her, the kind that would be obedient and docile.
Xiuniang forgot how the seven saints came to be followers of the Song family?
The two of them soon arrived near the mountain temple. Although it was still early, they were beggars and did not need to work hard. They could win by lying down and basking in the last rays of the sun.
A few hundred meters away from the mountain temple, some small and dilapidated thatched houses began to appear, extending all the way to the mountain temple.
This may be the residence of some marginalized beggars, while those with greater abilities occupy the best sites in the temple.
The path was quite clean. Maybe it was where beggars often lay, as it was bare.
With the arrival of Song Qingwan and Xiuniang, the beggars on the roadside no longer lay down. They stood up and ran towards them, causing a commotion for a while.
"My dear lady, please have mercy on me. I haven't eaten for three days."
"Have pity on me, I have a one-month-old baby at home who is almost starving to death."
"Please save my mother. She only has one breath left."
The beggars gathered around in an instant. You have to say, the smell was really stinky. Song Qingwan was disgusted, but she managed to remain calm.
Xiuniang couldn't stand it. She suddenly drew her sword and shouted, "Back off! Otherwise I will kill you without mercy!"
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